Resident Evil 4 - Who is the Merchant?
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- The Merchant is one of Resident Evil 4’s most iconic characters. But what is he exactly?
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You see more then what they may appear I can respect that
If you play on professional mode and kill the merchant he's dead for good.
he is just a pervert
He is on Money's side.
Plot twist: The merchant kidnapped Ashley just to sell weapons to Leon.
That funny, but I don't believe it.
Have to make the money somehow xD
@@tomahilaire3921 ofc you don't believe it,its a joke you dumbass
Clever!
Business scams at its finest
Idk why but every time I find the merchant I feel safe
no enemy dare to approach him, as he have all kind of weapon that could kill them
AMV PROMASTER me too lol
Me to becouse always I am with the merchant then there aren't enemies
AMV PROMASTER dude same I’m playing this game rn and every time I see the merchant I don’t have to worry about monsters scaring me this game scared me at first but I got over my fear and stopped being a bitch and I just wreck these suckers lol
The music helps too.
when he says "hehehehe thank you" i always thought that he is scamming me
xDD
Kiusza CM that’s the markup lol
Broken Smiles actually the merchant sells things very underpriced , if you do the conversion of pesetas (pts) to euro you will find out that the bazzoka is worth 160 euros lol
Right???
@Kiusza CM Well that sounds like a good merchant.
What kind of a monster kills the merchant
I killed him once... by accident and I never did again.
I did it once in a friendly fire tragedy during separate ways right before the battleship.
@@wk3818 I love Separate Ways. I really wish that it was on the GameCube version.
Well, when he tells you that you don't have enough cash to upgrade the broken butterfly, you shoot him with it.
If you accidentally kill him.....retry
"faking his own death"
*gets shot in the head with an RPG*
"HAHA TRICKED U"
"I'm still here"
HAHA TRICKED YAH NOW WHAT ARE YA BUYING!!!! 😂😂😂
The merchant is just a smart zombie trying to make a living instead of biting people. Be smart, be like the merchant.
I'm weak
what the fuck
lmao
Even though RE4 features no zombies, and the Ganados do not bite. Phew, it gets tiring having to explain the obvious.
+Spl4shD4m4ge Wait... So you're telling me they aren't zombies at all?? *lies down and sob*
When you start another round in RE4 & you're buying/upgrading all your weapons at the beginning:
Merchant: "What are ya buyin'?
Is that all-
Is that all-
Is that all-
Is that all-
Is that all-
Is that all-
Is that all-
Is that all-
Is that all-
Is that all-
**5 Hours Later**
Is that all-
Is that all-
Is that all-
Is that all-
Is that all-
*HEUHEUHEUHEU, THANK YA"*
LMAOOOOOOOO or when you are selling all your expensive gems and he be like " aah aah aah aah aah aah aah hehehehee thank you "
@@floowzer7067 hhheeheee heee. Thank you. come back anytime.
Ha ha ha! What you need that for? Goin' hunting an elephant?
I guarantee we all read this in the merchant's voice.
"Meesa Jar Jar Binks! *OH NO!"*
Leon: "I'm the iconic character in Resident evil game history"
Merchant: "hold my beer, stranger"
Not enough cash..... stranger
* Hold my cloak
Hold my blue medals
Chris: *punches boulder*
It'll always be Jill for me.
“He...he....he....... thank you” “comeback anytime” the merchant is definitely not infected he’s too nice and not always cussing you out in spanish
Did you even watch to the video? Idiot
¡Te voy a hacer picadillo!
@@elmstreetofficial ever heard of sarcasm?
@@thehealerofagroupp4nd422 yes because we can all tell when someone on the web is being sarcastic
@@Bignfluffy its pretty obvious.....
legend say the merchant still selling to the stranger
Bahauddin Zulhaimi no he was arrested a few months after resident evil 4 for selling meth
Anadog 609 never again will i look at the merchant the same LOL
But the lingering question is what are they buyin'?
Bahauddin Zulhaimi Legend says this meme died way before you made that statement...
Got somethin' that might interest ya'!
The Merchant should have been a playable character after beating the game on pro where you buy and sell from Leon.
lmao
That would be cool
Virtus there might be a mod for that lol...
Selling to strangers***
The Merchant for Smash Bros!
Plagas: "attack Leon."
Merchant: "no"
Plagas: "why not?"
Merchant: *in Mr Krabs voice* "CAUSE MONEY!"
@@rezeroaudiobook7375 MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY
@@rezeroaudiobook7375 HEHE THANK YOU
here comes the money
Merchant: “I’ll attack him…financially!”
Such a great comment.😂
WHAT ARE YOU BUYING?.
WHAT ARE YOU SELLING?.
AHH...NOW THAT'S A WEAPON?.
STRANGER, STRANGER, NOW THATS A WEAPON?.
AHH..ILL BUY IT AT A HIGH PRICE?.
HEHEHE..THANK YOU.
NAWT ENUFF CASH!!......strangah
Got a new selection for you stranger!
GOT A SELECCION OF GOOD THINGS STRANGAH !
Not only will you need CASHHH but you will ned GODSSS to buy that weapon... STRANGAAH
IS DAT ALL....STRANGAH?
The most important question that remains is still "What are you buying?"
KnorpelDelux Stranger stranger now that's a coment.
Daniel S
Not Enough Spellings Capability , Stranger.......
KnorpelDelux . who gives a f##k what your buying. The real question is...what r ya sellin???
+Robert Peters Not enough CASH stranger!
not gonna tell you. . i'll buy it at a high price...!!!.
The merchant calls Leon stranger but when you play as Ada, he never calls her stranger.
Cause ada is a great looking lady and the merchant is a fucking simP
Nah because he wasn't open for businesss yet that's why
@@magicalabood3292 Dogshit reply.
The Merchant is an Ada Wong simp
@@schemar17 that & he probably didn't want to scare away a potential customer plus he was probably staring 😆
I think the merchant being related to Luis has the most evidence.
Remember how in love with the red9 he is? And it's the only gun Luis is seen using.
C.L. Cannon but Luis was killed by saddler at castle.. and the merchant still appear till last chapter
@@jimliashsr7196 he said related to Luis, not that he IS Luis himself
@@TotinosOtherBoy hahaha the guy got it all wrong
good point, he might be his highshool friend that Ada mention on her reports...
@@pzkpfwivausf.h8681 yeah, we watched the video dipshit.
Saddler even mentions that he needs to choose hosts for the plagas carefully as they may be hard to control
Right his mind to sell and make profit trumps saddlers mind control
Edit just theorizing
@@Xxrooster138 That a somewhat well accepted theory, so it's not entirely out of the ballpark.
I feel its possible he might not have wanted to join the cult so when his plaga hatched he might have had control and decided to pick up stealing from the cult idk I could be wrong I never really thought why was there.
@@t_man7259 sounds like a good theory
Fun fact:The one who made the merchant voice is the same guy who did leon's...Paul mercier 🙂
Dive_q ` Did you mean Matt Mercer?
Paul Mercier for Resident Evil 4 and "Degeneration (animated movie). Also Darkside Chronicles? Maybe?
Andrewik Yeah, you have his last name Right, but his first name is Matt. Mathew Mercer. He's a voice actor among other things.
Andrewik actually, they've both voice acted for Leon, so we're both right. My fault! The similar last names confused me, and I didn't know about Paul Mercier before your comment. Cheers!
then perhaps in game, The Merchant and Leon are actually same person. Just like in that movie, Fight Club.
Merchant was a good lad back in them days.
Would'nt mind dealing with him again in RE8.
That’d guarantee the game would feel inviting. He was meant to be in 5 but got cut, let’s hope he comes back!
77moessa actually the leaks for resident evil 8 is going back to Europe! So it’s possible he could make an appearance
Not happening. They want to go back to survival horror with a psychological twist. Sorry but the action packed front flip out of several story tall building die hard movie script days are over.
Return to survival horror is back for good with resident evil 7 gaming system/engine. They came to their senses with the RE2 remake and realized they were going downhill since RE4. Hence why resident 7 is nothing like 4. 5. And 6. And why theres no unhuman like powers to push boulders and do ridiculous spin kicks off of buildings.
To hell with new age resident evil
And hello a new era of traditional resident evil but with a supernatural psychological twist
Well, The leaks have shown it called Resident evil: Village
It would be interesting if the merchant is actually part of the connections that was mentioned in re7. And how they were working with umbrella behind the scenes, they were/are more interested in mind control fungus and the like. However that wouldn't be too far off re 4 mind control parasites.
Maybe he was sent down to investigate the los plagas as a potential mind control weapon before they eventually wrote that off and decided to go with their fungus based research instead of the parasite based one. Would explain how he has so many weapons. Maybe he was using that as a disguise or to put the parasite to the test by selling leon everything he could need to fight off the los plagas why would he do that? Probably for more data on the parasite it self, all while he can keep his hands clean and stay out of the shadows. He has shown he is incredibly smart and cunning. Through the use of hidden passages ways to the fact he can modify just about any weapon as long as leon coughs up the $$$. He seems perfectly fitting to be in a secret company that managed to keep their hands clean until re7.
Since the connections was explained a bit in the last game and the rumors/leaks about re8 taking place in a place village-esq area he could make a return as a big story line character. He does have a lot he could offer if they actually wanted to use the character. And what better way than to continue some left over re4 side plots than the 8th game in the series 4 games after re4. (Okay that was a joke, not gonna go full blown Illuminati conspiracy theory on cha all.)
The connections are in the market for creating bio weapons out of kids. Why is that important? Well, at the end of the game during the credits it shows all the kids in the village being experimented on in re4 but they all died, knowingly or unknowingly they would die we don't know. Maybe the connections caught wind of that and is why they sent the merchant down there? The connections interest line up/point at the los illuminados is all i know.
I once “*accidentally*” shot the merchant before the Salvador boss fight. I wanted to die after that 🙃
He always comes back, unless you play on higher difficulties.
F
lmao
U mean salazar?
@@luisuriata7313 dr.salvador,chainsaw guy
Merchant is running a highly complex game in which Saddler, Leon, Ashley, Salazar and all the rest are merely players. He is not selling arms, as he is responsible for distributing the gold and treasures throughout the areas Leon visits. These are then 'sold' back to him as a form of credit which can be used to purchase various goods. The merchant is also responsible for distributing ammunition and grenades throughout the areas, as these are items which have no good reason to be present (none of the regular enemies are capable of using them). The Merchant is one man. Killing him is non-canon. The whole story is an elaborate game staged with real actors who do not know they are part of it.
Just consider the following:
The Merchant has to be responsible for planting the ammo, items, gold and
treasures throughout the game's many areas. He never sells you ammo (only
guns), but he clearly has tons of it (would be too easy for Leon if he could
just buy bullets).
He sells you maps showing the location of all the valuable treasure, so he must
know where they are; ergo he planted them. A lot of the treasures are picked up
multiple times (the jewels and jewelry); it is conceivable the Merchant reuses
them as Leon progresses through the various areas. Ditto with the gold, which
is obviously in short supply. You turn it in to the Merchant, he counts it up,
keeps a running tab on your current worth, and then recycles the gold bars and
coins for later use.
He shows up everywhere. It is not possible to get ahead of him, because he
knows exactly where Leon is going (and must go). He interacts with no one else
besides Leon. He arranges to conveniently have the surgery chair free and ready
to use. The Las Plagas infection might even be an elaborate ruse as far as Leon
and Ashley are concerned.
He sets up numerous little challenges for Leon, like the blue medallions and
the multi-piece treasures.
It's all an elaborate show, put on for the entertainment of this one Merchant.
The dog that Leon finds is his trained pet. That is how it is able to avoid El
Gigante's attacks. It has been trained to do so.
The Ganados do not attack him or go near him. In fact, they won't even appear
in his general area. That's because he is in charge of all of it. He is the
real cult leader and the master of Las Plagas. Everyone else Leon encounters in
his adventure apart from Luis and Ada are pawns in his game.
This, was worth the read.
Part of me wishes this were the truth behind the character vs. he's just a merchant with no back story.
I always supected him to be the one and only "Lord Saddler" himself.... o.O
I'm pretty sure the Dog is the same Dog from Hunting Grounds.
you mentioned only deal with leon, well.. in separate ways he deals with Ada.
You just blew my mind lol
It's kinda suck they didn't bring this character back, I freaking love The Merchant
Well there was gonna be a Merchant (not the same character, but same type of thing) in 5 but they cut it along with Barry.
What r ya buyin
@@blakeandrews6892 What r ya selln
@@longdirtytoenails1076 Is that all, stranger?
@@finalhour8622 Ah,ill buy that at a high cost...stranger.
Me and my bff pretty much bonded over playing RE4 in our teen years and to this day 10 years later we still quote the merchant at each other. Great video dude
Hello
Hello
I read "boned" not "bonded"... 0-0 lmao
@@jojodelacroix 😂😂😂
Fun Fact : We always felt safe when we see that blue flame or just seeing this hooded figure of a man who always greets you with, "Welcome!"
I'm guessing since the plaga is afraid of light that is why they don't come near the merchant because of his blue flame.
The merchant is actually claire redfield
ok
:O
Mind.. Blowned
knew it all along
Jose Lara HeHeHe.... Thank you
This guy obviously never played the game on Professional mode. If you play on Professional, then he won't come back if you shoot him. Once he dies, he is gone for good.
Have you played it on the Infected mode, though? No merchant, no saves allowed, no first-air or herbs, nothing at all. Just a knife and your 90s bowl-cut hairstyle. The way its meant to be played.
Dave Mitch never heard of it
Fuckkk! Lol
@@kuyt20 GEEZUS. At this point I'm surprised there isn't a quadriplegic mode where Leon is paralyzed from the waist down and every enemy is Krauser
Only way to unlock the one gun is by playing on proffessional
Louis Sera died literally 1 room over from where a merchant was standing. No way is he the grandfather imo.
Smart i remember that scene
Me: *Goes outside for a walk*
Drug Merchant: *"I got something that might interest ya"*
Lmao 👌😂😂
A Penguin with a Gun I’d buy his drugs if it helps to fight a boss or a mob of zombies in a couple of streets ahead.
*strangah
What are ya buying?
Your task is to save the president's daughter. You are sent to battle with a pistol and 18 bullets....Don't mind the 40,000 US Special Forces, one guy with a pistol and 18 bullets is enough.
PFG - 45 Ag. 042-IO It is 3 guys actually... The 2 useless cops who die at the start and leon.
The dumb thing is that knowing that Leon was surrounded and the central of operations had contact with him they didn't send him reinforcements...
PFG - 45 Ag. 042-IO that's why a put a mod in game to have león with a two assult weapons and a armour ...it's a lot more realistic that just a guy with a pistol to save the most powerful man on earth daughter
To be fair the hostiles were mostly farmers, priests, and terrible prison guards. Though the special bosses were unforeseen.
The merchant cared for us when america just threw us in there and left.
PFG - 45 Ag. 042-IO
...and an herbal spray...
“Not Enough Cash!”
The only thing that irritated me the most whenever I needed something.
not enough cashh ...strangeerr.. yeah i can here it
what're ya sellin?
When they do a RE4 remake, i want the Merchant to make a return, and be explained this time.
They won't remake it. They just HD it for new consoles.
They have sold re4 for every single console. I think a remake would sell like if it was a new game. If that was the case I’d buy the new re 4 for sure and most of the people will for sure
top 10 anime accounts RE4 is to modern for a remake. They only remade really old games that use outdated control schemes and mechanics. RE4 doesn’t need that because is built with this. An HD remake is enough for Capcom
RE4 doesnt need a remake.
@@waltermalone216 yeah it does.
The merchant is likely someone infected with a dominant strain plaga (Hence why he doesnt work for saddler). Also, Leon never kills the merchant in canon, you as a player may, but Leon never did.
It's so dominant that the PRL doesn't even work on him.
No merchant in RE5 or 6, clearly this guy is Leon related only...
remember when he first shows up, after and only after Leon is first injected with Las Plagas while captured with Sera.
perhaps the merchant is just a drug side effect and Leon hallucinates him which explains the dying and coming back to life cant kill what never existed
Dude. That is genius.
But Ada met the merchant before Leon and wasn't infected either. Ashley had seen him too. They also buy stuff from him so the merchant can't be a hallucination.
That is incorrect, you can see him after Leon's plagas is removed and Ada can talk to him.
trippy
when did ada talk to the merchant?
I don't think that Capcom put that much thought into the character, but it's an interesting video though...Stranger.
ClutchKman agreed
Honestly the merchant is my best friend. He's always there. I literally couldn't believe he gave me a Punisher for free. So happy :'D
I knew the merchant in college, he was such a nice guy always selling me guns.
I also found the Merchant as a swell guy too. He gives you an easy challenge and if you complete it he gives you a gun free of charge. Also in some locations, he leaves ammo on his set up for Leon to take, also free of charge. His prices are also quite reasonable and he buys treasures at a great price. Idk, I just get an overall friendly vibe from him that just likes to do business
I don't care who he is. I don't care where he came from. I don't care if he's the demon spawn of Hitler and Stalin and drowns puppies and babies in his spare time. At the end of the day he's my homie ride or die. Nothing brings me more joy than seeing him skulking around the corner.
The Merchant is the real MVP
Bullshit ride or die, this fucker was waiting in the last corner before the last battle and i killed him thinking was a fucking enemy and never came back i had to replay the whole game again, thats where i learned multiple saves come in handy
@@REXURECTION @Xavier Hernandez Was it really the first time you played the game and what screwed you was this guy at the end? Pretty peculiar.
Anyway, it's funny
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@nicosoftnt naa i been playing RE for a long time before 4 but i was playing professional so he didnt come back, i do not play video games much
Xavier Hernandez dude I just replayed professional on the Pcsx2 emulator. I DID THE SAME EXACT THING. I was tight.
All i know is that without him,this game would have been harder and less fun to play
Yep
Play profesional mode , once you kill him then be never comeback again
Before him luck often saved me from running low on ammunition and first aid kits
The Wesker connection makes sense given their accent. Maybe the Merchant is helping generate field data about which weapons are most effective at countering mobs and bio weapons. This also explains why there is a rewards point system every time you kill a ganado. The Merchant collects data about weapons that are resistant to the bio weapons. Wesker benefits from this data, as he can then develop even stronger bio weapons.
*One of Resident Evil 4's most iconic characters*
Isn't he one of the ONLY characters in the game?
There are several actually...Leon, Luis, Ashley, Ada, Saddler, Salazer Krauser, and hell, even the chainsaw guy has a backstory and name, Dr. Salvador.
Oh, and MIIIKKKEEE. The greatest character of all time.
watertommyz I was so pissed that mike was killed. Even more than Luis honestly.
one of the best games EVER
Yessssss
Hell yeah it is.
heck yea!!!
metal gear solid 3 you should play this game
I agree
He served me at The Ammunation near Downtown Los Santos last week.
lol
I patronized him on the Vestian Outpost last Friday. He had a Red Death.
Xur's Daddy.
«Wise choice sir, wise choice...»
To answer the question that I'm sure you've all asked yourselves...The answer is "No". Women dont find it exciting when you look at their body, open your hoodie and say "ahhhh.... I'll buy it at a high price!"
Scuba Steve "NOT ENOUGH CASH, STRANGER!"
It does seem like Ashley uses kind of looks away from the Merchant when you are interacting with him.
i always thought the red eyes mean something new is in the shop.
he's like the United States 😂 selling weapons for the both sides
True except the merchant doesn't act as the good guy he openly sells it.
Also the Australian accent.
so close
No that'd be the CIA
haha,victor that was funny but fuck you though.
I always looked at the merchant as someone who broke free from control but lacked the ability to fight a entire city worth of ganados, then enter leon someone with that ability and all he needs is the tools...
Yokonato that's good explanation brother
+Gerry Buckets If you compare his prices to the real world price for most of the weapons he sells, he's practically giving them away. If all he cared about was profit, he could sell this stuff to the Los Illuminados for a much higher price. So my theory is that he's staging a small rebellion against Sadler by stealing weapons and equipment from the Los Illumindos and selling it to anyone who's willing to fight against them. As for why he's not just giving it away for free, my best guess is that he's trying to raise enough money to rebuild his life after this nightmare is over.
+Gerry Buckets "Where do the ganados get the rocket launchers from?" That's actually one of the reasons for this theory. The only ganados who have that kind of fire power, or any real military equipment for that matter, are the ones on the island. The rest are using pitchforks and the like as weapons. If Salazar is any indication, then the Los Illuminados should be well funded so why are only a small number of them being given actual combat gear? One possibility is that said gear is being stolen by the merchant to sell to us.
@Warrior of Virtue
That's not true, there were multiple guys with rockets in the castle, as well as a free rocket launcher you can find in the castle. They werent only on the island
Gerry Buckets PTAS its an old spanish coin
My theory on the merchant is sometime before the Las plagas incident he went to Spain to trade and sell arms and goods he learned of all the secret passages from Louis sera's grandfather however when the incident broke out he tried to escape. Captured and made a deal with Sadler he would sell his Wares to Sandler at a reasonable price if he got a master plaga instead of a regular one at the time Sadlier needed office supplies and help he could get so he agreed and the merchant never really agreed with Sadler's views and was very upset that Sadler infected him so that's why Leon meets him in Secret locations because the merchant is getting his revenge through Leon. Also interesting fact not related to Resident Evil 4 but to the series there are technically bow weapons, people working for the bsaa I would not be surprised if the merchant was one of them
why saddler just wont kill him and steal
Something I find interesting about the theory that the merchant is Luis grandfather is that right before the first time you meet the merchant there is that cutscene with Leon and Luis trapped in that small building and after Luis departs, the merchant immediately starts to greet you. Making it seem almost as if the merchant had been watching over Luis and was following him. It would also make sense that the merchant would be helping Leon after finding out he and Luis have similar goals
Any theory of him being connected to a family of immediate Hispanic descent makes no sense when you consider The Merchant has a clear-as-day Australian accent. I like the idea of him being a really powerful character who had a different reaction to the virus, and could indeed resist Sadler's control.
If anything, no matter how you look at it, there isn't enough evidence to make a theory that isn't convoluted as shit.
On that note though, one could argue that the Merchant may have grown up in a different area and carried that accent with him. Similarly, Luis was born in a primarily Hispanic area, and if he perhaps had a Hispanic mother/father, then it is possible that the two could very well just be different due to where they were brought up. If traveling over the Merchant's lifetime took place then it is still possible for them to have different accents.
It's a stretch either way, but it is still fun to think about.
SwankyBox Yeah, I saw that theory in other comments. Still, though. Like you said, it's a stretch. I wish there was an answer, though. We all love Merchant!
i wouldnt say powerful you could kill him in one hit haha would not recommend tho
He doesn't sound Australian. Not in the way that I hear an Australian accent, anyway. He sounds closer to cockney.
+LunarD3A7H Australian here. I can do a spot on merchant. It sounds like an Australian doing a cockney accent.
Luis Sera uses the Red 9. When you buy the Red 9 from the merchant he says something different than usual, showing his appreciation for the Red 9. This may be a link to the luis grandfather theory
Very interesting... I wasn't aware of this. Thanks for sharing!
Dude you just blew my mind
+Albert Wesker it's been a while but doesn't he say it's the choice of an avid gun collector?
Doesn't he say it's the choice of an avid gun collector?
Something like that, but he also says unique things for other weapons as well. Like the Punisher the rocket launcher and a couple others i think.
The merchant is a manifestation of Leon’s imagination. Ashley never mentions him when Leon does business with him. This means Leon did it all on his own. Imagining this mysterious person was just a means to give self confidence to an agent who is way in over his head.
The real merchant was all the friends we made along the way. Clearly.
"Heh heh heh what are ya buying?"
Is that all, Stranger?
Ahh... I'll buy it with the high price.
Heheheh... Thank you
Come back anytime
ahhhh......I like it.
not enough cash! stranger...
I loved the line "Aah, I'll buy it at a high price!"
Felt like a millionaire everytime he said it even tho it only gives like 10k~25k
4 is one of my fav games ever. The upgrades and re run through make it replay worthy
Legend part 2. The MERCHANT lives long after the resident evil biohazard incidents. Now well into the future. The MERCHANT still sells weapons to the Guardians in Destiny.
He’s xur
in destiny he is an agent of the nine
About time someone got this.
I love how capcom, when producing the game, probably thought "we need to create some way to the player to buy stuff" then came up with the merchant idea and then thought "OK, now the player has a way to buy things" but was never thinking of a side story about him or whatever. Yet we're here speculating shit
João Pedro Imagine the surprise when the dude they literally whipped up in a few seconds for gameplay function ended up being a fan favorite.
I dont see whats wrong in thath honestly, tho i agree whit you, if you dont like it just dont watch it, its that simple.
Nice to see another portuguese fellow, tho i dont hink its wrong to speculate its kinda fun actualy, at least imo
But that's not fun though
João Pedro how it feels to be so flipping right?
*Over here, stranger!*
*WELCOME!*
*Got something that might interest ya! Hehehehe!*
*Got a selection of good things on sale stranger!*
*Got some rare things on sale, stranger!*
*What are you buying?*
*What are you selling?*
*I see you have an eye for things! Gun's not just about shooting, It's about RELOADING you'll know what I'm talking about.*
*A wise choice mate! It's ammo will penetrate just about anything!*
*Ahhh a choice of an avid gun collector, It's a nice gun stranger!*
*Not only you'll need cash but you'll need GUTS to buy that weapon!*
*Stranger HAHA, what are you gonna need that for? Going hunting an elephant?*
*Stranger, stranger! Now that's a weapon!*
*Ahh.. An awesome choice stranger! It's got a three round rapid fire capability, although it uses up ammo rather quickly!*
*Is that all stranger?*
*HEHEHEHE thank you!*
*NOT ENOUGH CASH STRANGER!*
*Aah! I'll buy it a high price!*
*Come back anytime!*
Los Illuminados you forgot
*death rattle*
Los Illuminados You forgot the Handcannon !
Los Illuminados I don't know why reading this made me happy, probably because I recognize every gun in the game that promotes special dialogue (Punisher, Red9, Handcannon, etc) or that I read these with his accent in play. Anyway, thanks for the read. s t r a n g e r 🤘
Los Illuminados is it bad that I knew exactly which weapon each of those was for
Kevin Mercado Same
There's a note in the game from Salazar's Butler, talking about how he's served the family for generations. However, we never actually see him in the game. The merchant seems to know the area well, has the virus, but also has his own free will. The only characters we see like that are high ranking members of the cult, and so it would make sense for Salazar to allow his trusted butler to keep his free will. Him knowing the area well would also explain how he's able to get around so quickly, and his identity would explain why none of the enemies attack him.
I wanna thank this man for being there for me whenever I was close to dying, this man is the mvp, my ride or die, my lord and savior , thank you dear merchant
Not enough cash stranger
the amount of times u encounter leon in the game he isnt a stranger no more xD
I have some Ps4 games in my car lol
@@eatate4 he doesn't know his name
what if this is hunk in disguse
Ahh! i'll buy it at high price
When u r reliefed that ur weapon is worth it
you'll need guts to buy that gun
Ahh, a choice of an avid gun collecta, it's a nice gun stranger
...
He he he, thank you
"I see you have an eye for things! Gun's not just about shootin. It's about reloadin! You'll know what I'm talkin about!"
Aaah, hehe. Aah, hehe, Aaah hehe, Aaah hehehe.
"Whata ya buyin'? Sorry to starle you, Mister Winters. Just something an old friend used to say."
This is the type of guy i love to see everytime i see him
I don't know why would you want to kill such an awesome guy
+SilverDragon893 cuz we can't resist we be like what would happen if i shot him . oh he dies okay .-. we are weird
+SilverDragon893 To make the game challenging and tense.
I agree, he gives us weapons to kill wackos with. You don't kill the dealer!
+Jeff Anderson Unless you got everything you need also he died when the island exploded...
my younger brother killed him once because he was wondering if he could kill him. he said he got scared and shut off the PlayStation... he was like 7 or something...
Just who is this legendary salesman? And why isn’t he trying to sell me OxiClean?
He is the embodiment of pie.
+victini pokeparkroad SwankyPie.
Because SON ROBADOOOOOOS!
+SwankyBox HE IS SANS BLUE FIRE? SHORTCUTS HE BENDS TIME AND SPACE
+SwankyBox If you play the game on the harder difficulties (Technically canon playthrough) When you kill the merchant, he stays dead... This debunks the theory of him being multiple people.
I love this game , and have never actually even thought about the merchant, he's just there at just the right time , just like the typewriters that are conveniently located close by to him on most occasions, when you see the merchant, you generally know you can save your progress and call it a night , after being caught addicted to wanting to play on , especially when it's all hours of the night and know you need to go to bed lol
Don’t forget the fact Luis was a scientist that helped with the los plagues
Didn't he make a drug that suppressed the parasite's growth or something maybe the merchant took the drug made by Luis.
Not to shoot down an idea, but you can only kill the merchant repeatedly on normal mode. If you kill him on professional mode( which is obviously a very unprofessional choice considering the increased difficulty level and how the merchant provides your items), he will not come back. We could say that professional mode is the more realistic mode of the game, where your actions have more of an impact than on normal mode in which case the death of the merchant has now gone from something funny to a decision you will regret. With this said and considering how he will not show up after you kill him, it is not possible that there is more than one merchant. Unless of course the merchants heard word about a buyer killing one of them for no reason and then decided they were done trading with this guy so hid away, then that multiple merchants theory would make sense. Then again he could just be placed about for our benefit so that when things get rough or you just escaped a battle on low health, used up all your items, and have no ammunition left he would be there for you. Personally I never intentionally shot the merchant( I was afraid it would initiate one of the hidden instant death sequences and he would pull a gun on me), but isn't it common sense to not want to try and kill the guy who provides you with weapons? Just saying.
Makes a lot of sense. And with that, it probably is also true that the merchant uses a secret passage system that helps him get around quickly and stash his munitions.
Elon Snow I remember hearing from my friend that when the Merchant has red eyes and you stand next to him for too long, he breaks your neck.
PhillyCloud1234 That's... extremely.... fucking creepy... haha!
DJ Zek From what my sister told me, who is also his friend, he actually made a video that showed the Merchant doing just that. Unfortunately, I couldn't find it anywhere. Nor could I find his account.
crazy thing is that if you try and shoot luis enough times in the cabin where you gotta survive hordes of zombies then it'll trigger some sort of death scene where luis shoots and kills you
maybe the merchant is the president himself and he is filming leon trying to save his ashley but it's all a prankgame show
What if Leon shot him, but on profesional mode?
its just a prank bro
or
a social experiment
he's just a gameplay mechanic
the developers probably figured that having a 'mysterious merchant' figure to provide you with weapons and upgrades would be more interesting to players than a simple menu (like in RE5).
he will tell you when you're selling not so precious items "is that old stranger?" if you select "yes" he'll just laugh out loud....
if you're selling precious and rare items, fully upgraded guns he will say " Ahhh... I'll buy it for a high price"
Is that *all* stranger
Well, I deduced a theory that MAY explain the Merchant.
The Merchant is an outsider. He travels around alot dealing to those who can afford what he has to offer. During RE4, however, he comes across Saddler. Interested in arming the Ganodos, Saddler purchases many things from the Merchant and he stays around in case Saddler wants to deal some more. Then you, as Leon, come across him. He only sees you as a way to make money so he welcomes you.
His eyes would glow red like the Ganodos because he probably intereacted with Saddler in a way. Perhaps Saddler didn't pay the Merchant in money, but instead in a power of some kind.
That's all I could think of.
Bruh Good Theory. I could consider this true.
Ak-47_ Supercard It literally took me like 20 minutes to think of this. I just pieced together everything I knew and everything that could most likely be possible.
Thats a good theory. It's obvious he's only in it for himself.
what the hell does the merchant spend on, with all the money he gets.
Jonathan Duran Hookers and blow.
This guy is the best character in video games! Needs to be added to the next smash bros!
GoogooEyedChihuahua Stitch Darkrai LOL
WhatAreYouBuyen Not enough cash!
WhatAreYouBuyen true.
Mac Biernacki Stranger
A stranger buys him for a high price!
Theres a note which explains how an infected's character is based on their actual personality, which is why Luis went against the cult. If i remember correctly, this note was also found right behind the merchant before fighting U3. I assumed this was the game saying that the merchant was a greedy person who then got infected, so they became a merchant who intensely overcharged for items.
Merchant was one of my favorites and I too was always curious about him
NAWT ENUFF CASH!
Whaddaya boyin? (;
Whaddaya SELLIN?
Uhehehehehehh (; Thank yuh
AAAAHHHHH... I'll boy it at a HIIGHH Pryce, Stranjuh (;
Gawt sum RAARE things on sale... Stranguh (;
Well, all I know is he has the same voice actor as Leon.
Short amswer: the merchant is actually Scorpion from Mortal Kombat
You still play RE4?
No, he is undead acolyte from warcraft 3
S T R A N G E R....GET OVER HERE
@@sasukeschidorilv3 lol.
You did a great job of making the merchant seem just as mysterious as he actually is.
Swankybox, you forgot one CRUCIAL detail about killing off the merchant. You mention how you can kill off the merchant, and he will just be there again, but this does not happen on Professional difficulty. He simply dies off, no more buying, no more selling, you're fucked basically. And I think it's safe to say that out of the 2 difficulty levels available in Resident Evil 4, Professional closest emulates the experience Leon has went through, and is probably more 'canon' of the two. Therefore, there is an inconsistency with your theory.
as soon as he said that I scrolled down, glad you brought this up
I think it would be less canon.
Think of it like this.
The reason he doesn't die is the canon says so.
Why would Leon murder the man who only wants to sell him shit, and buy shit off him., he wouldn't
Which is why he always comes back, because in reality Leon Wouldn't do it as he has no reason to, and would be completely out of character for him to.
You do have a point there, and it's very much like the idea that Mario doesn't actually have extra lives because beating the game is the canon story, where he never died at all. But what Shane said is that Professional is the difficulty that most closely matches canon, in that it's the more difficult adventure with Leon barely scraping through. In that difficulty, were Leon to kill the Merchant, he doesn't come back to life. Not to say that killing him is canon, just that that's how canon behaves.
Of course we are basing this on the assumption that Professional is canon, but there are game series that explicitly call out the harder difficulty as being the real story, so why not?
Patrick Cox
Easy, we are talking about Resident evil Series Doesn't matter which difficulty is canon as the canon is what ever the next Dev retcons it to.
Heh. And a future canon remake could completely change the entire presentation of the game. :P
i think the Marchant is the director of this game, he likes to show up every couple of minutes just like how Stan lee shows up in every Marvel movie made xD
The new Resident Evil makes a reference to him
The idea of Merchant being a plant by Wesker to help Leon makes total sense. He doesn't have the Spanish accent, has access to a lot of weaponry that others don't have, and is not even mentioned in any of the files.
I hope Capcom brings him back in Resident Evil 8
sandro ilpelato exactly
That would be call if we use antique coins Edit:In the shop
Why? Nothing about 7 was resident evil. Why would 8 be?
they will probably tell us his story on resident evil 4 remake since theyu did alot of shits on resident evil 2 and they told us that black dude story
Make him the main villain where he runs some evil corporations with all the money he has from the stuff Leon sold him or we riot
THE MERCHANT WAS THE TERMINATOR THIS WHOLE TIME.........
Maybe he has the ability to bring himself back...Like wesker did.
Haha terminator theme song
IAMBUTTER yea
Bre Fujimoto does that mean Leon Kennedy is John Connor then? John Kennedy? Leon Carter?
Love the show too
Even in the og Salazar krauser the chief they were all infected with a dominant plaga. Not the same plaga the small fries uses. The merchant probably had the same dominant plaga and he's more of an errand boy that buys stuff for the main bosses. And also supplies them with weapons. He is probably their own arms dealer.
Forgive me, but I busted out laughin' when you blew that merchant away with that rocket launcher!😄
"You've got to have guts to buy that weapon."
*Buys weapon*
"Hehehe THANK YOU!"
the Merchant is just your friendly neighborhood Spiderman 😉
shang tsung A.K.A soulja boy So we've been shooting spiderman in the face the whole time?
lol exactly 😂
***** r u serious I had no idea
shang tsung A.K.A soulja boy At first I read that as Colonel Mustang
I like to think that the Merchant is your classic thief like in those common jRPG games. Which means he's not on your side, but he's not on anybody's side. He's just there doing what he does best. He don't care if you're a good guy or a bad guy.
Plot twist: He is patient 0 or the First host of Plaga-Parasite…
Resident Evil 4 is like the Friday movie of games u can always go back to it and u remember the lines and scenes lol
Such a memorable game, the dialogue was priceless lol
"Hey theres that dog"
One of the most unique and interesting characters in the history of video-games...
nah too many holes
HrinPixels thats what makes him so intruguing
*cough* G-Man *cough*
Rise and shine Mr. Kennedy... rise.... and shine.
I wish he was in RE7. I mean, how awesome could that be??!!?
How can he be Luis Seras grandfather, when Seras is clearly spanish, but the merchant speaks with a cockney accent?!
He moved
I don't even remember watching this video. Alcoholism isn't a joke y'all
@@wellitsureisntdale1860 bro I've had this happen to me too wtf?
@@Devuuse It's always funny to come across my drunken shitpost.
He could be disguising his voice
What has always fascinated me was that the merchant was able to navigate without being injured. This is why I feel he is partially infected, however the parasite had no effect on his mind. I can imagine him running throughout the village and castle blasting enemies with one of his firearms and then laughing and saying “come back anytime” (this line would be hilarious on a regenerator since he would be a *returning* customer. 😄
Only that regenerator doesn't need any weapons.
I know who he is! He's the merchant!
HOW COULD WE HAVE BEEN SO BLIND
I never knew the possibilites of who the merchant is but now its clear, the merchant is the merchant, it all makes sense now
+David Payne hallelujah
+TBProductions nice work sherlock
thank you
stranja stranja now that's a theory
Raja Fahad stranger not stranja
Interesting, that one hit weapon makes me think he's a carry of the T-Virus based on the eyes. Never thought about that before.
What're ya buying?-Haha,just something an old friend of mine used to say - The duke