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*A document in the Nintendo 64 port of ''[[Resident Evil 2 (1998 game)|Resident Evil 2]]'' can be found in which Brad describes an encounter with the [[Nemesis]] .
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*The ''[[Resident Evil 2 (1998 game)|Resident Evil 2]]'' Nintendo 64 port includes extra files that reference ''[[Resident Evil 3: Nemesis]]'', [[Resident Evil 0|''Resident Evil 0'']] and ''[[Resident Evil CODE:Veronica]]''. Among these is a note written by Brad describing an earlier encounter with [[Nemesis-T Type]].
 
*If Jill chooses not to assist Brad at the Black Jack Bar, his dialogue will be slightly different, as he vents about how the city itself could not anticipate such a problem, rather than the police alone.
 
*If Jill chooses not to assist Brad at the Black Jack Bar, his dialogue will be slightly different, as he vents about how the city itself could not anticipate such a problem, rather than the police alone.
   
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* The English version of the original ''Resident Evil'' manual gives biographies for characters different from the Japanese version, and may be non-canon. Brad's entry gives him the nickname "Chickenheart", which was picked up by S.D. Perry for her novels.
*Prior to [[Albert Wesker]]'s death in 2009, Brad was the most recent S.T.A.R.S. casualty, and the only S.T.A.R.S. casualty to occur after the [[Mansion Incident]].
 
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* Original ''Resident Evil 2'' director [[Hideki Kamiya]] came up with the idea of Brad appearing as a Zombie for a post-game easter egg.<ref>{{Cite twitter
 
*Until the [[Resident Evil 3 (remake)|remake]] of Resident Evil 3, he was the only S.T.A.R.S. member not to be recreated with updated graphics: only his back is shown in the ''REmake'', and doesn't physically appear in either the "Mansion Incident" or "Raccoon's Destruction" stages of [[Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles|''The Umbrella Chronicles'']].
 
 
* In the ''Resident Evil: Director's Cut'' dossier's S.T.A.R.S. BIO section, Brad is said to have to nickname "Chickenheart" for his fear of rushing into danger.
 
 
* The concept of Brad returning as a zombie was conceived by [[Hideki Kamiya]].<ref>{{Cite twitter
 
 
|url = https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/339742685214679044
 
|url = https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/339742685214679044
 
|user = @PG_kamiya
 
|user = @PG_kamiya
 
|date = 29 May 2013
 
|date = 29 May 2013
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|accessdate = 2013-06-30}}</ref> This was expanded upon by ''[[Resident Evil 3: Nemesis]]'' writer [[Yasuhisa Kawamura]], who would try to canonise it in a 1999 Famitsu interview, explaining he was infected and therefore escaped what should have been a fatal wound.<ref>[[Famitsu interview with Yasuhisa Kawamura]].</ref> In the ''Resident Evil 2'' remake, Brad only appears in a recruitment poster.
|accessdate = 2013-06-30}}</ref>
 
* Technically Brad was added as a zombie easter egg in ''Resident Evil 2'', however the backstory to his infection and death were expanded upon in ''[[Resident Evil 3: Nemesis|Last Escape]]'' when [[Yasuhisa Kawamura]] became the main scenario writer for the game, he intended to tie the story with the second game.
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* Brad's biography is greater expanded in the 2020 ''Resident Evil 3'' remake, revealing he was actively assisting in the S.T.A.R.S. investigation on Umbrella. While the original ''Resident Evil 2'' implied Umbrella saw him as a threat, it was never established until then that he was involved.
* Brad makes a brief cameo in the remake of Resident Evil 2; he appears on an RPD recruiting poster.
 
* According to Brad's character description unlike in the original games he was actually helping Jill with here investigation into umbrella.
 
 
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  • The English version of the original Resident Evil manual gives biographies for characters different from the Japanese version, and may be non-canon. Brad's entry gives him the nickname "Chickenheart", which was picked up by S.D. Perry for her novels.
  • Original Resident Evil 2 director Hideki Kamiya came up with the idea of Brad appearing as a Zombie for a post-game easter egg.[1] This was expanded upon by Resident Evil 3: Nemesis writer Yasuhisa Kawamura, who would try to canonise it in a 1999 Famitsu interview, explaining he was infected and therefore escaped what should have been a fatal wound.[2] In the Resident Evil 2 remake, Brad only appears in a recruitment poster.
  • Brad's biography is greater expanded in the 2020 Resident Evil 3 remake, revealing he was actively assisting in the S.T.A.R.S. investigation on Umbrella. While the original Resident Evil 2 implied Umbrella saw him as a threat, it was never established until then that he was involved.

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  2. Famitsu interview with Yasuhisa Kawamura.