Is the merchant canon?

[R1ch4rd N1x0n]

Did the merchant actually appear and sell weapons to Leon in the lore or is he simply present in the game for gameplay purposes?

[R3troSim]

Not sure myself, but the Resident Evil Wiki[residentevil.fandom.com] categorises him as non-canon[residentevil.fandom.com] and describes him as such:

Extracanonical subject
(Unique game aspects not part of story canon)

[R1ch4rd N1x0n]

Originally posted by R3troSim:

Not sure myself, but the Resident Evil Wiki[residentevil.fandom.com] categorises him as non-canon[residentevil.fandom.com] and describes him as such:

Extracanonical subject
(Unique game aspects not part of story canon)

That's a wiki. I have seen that before. I'm wondering if there's any actual canonical proof of this.

[Leonard Wolf]

Well he appears in Rise of the tomb raider,So i'm guess that he is canon.

[Lanzagranadas]

You can watch the Biohazard 4 Incubate, an official compilation of RE4 events that Capcom made for the PS2 release:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSCQmLKks7M

The Merchant interactions are nowhere there. Capcom never officially stated that he's canon, or that he isn't, but he clearly doesn't have any background story and is non-existent to the plot. Basically, just a gameplay device, like item boxes and typewriters.

[76561198000973506]

I always thought the merchant was cool. Maybe because he's so greedy, he ignores the urge to kill Leon and make a profit.

[Chaoslord 87]

Originally posted by deepesh:

They'll probably reveal more about him on re4make

Only for a good price, Stranger. Hehehe.