Parker Sears

Parker Sears
Biographical Information
Appearances	Saw X
Status	Deceased
Died In	Saw X
Cause of Death	Stabbed in the gut by Cecilia Pederson
Profession	Con Artist
Role	Main Character Antagonist
Reason Tested	Scamming John Kramer and other vulnerable patients as part of the Pederson Project Assisting Cecilia Pederson in fraud and being her right-hand man in the Pederson Project
Relationships	Cecilia Pederson (accomplice, girlfriend and killer) John Kramer (fraud victim and abductor)† Amanda Young (abductor)† Mateo (accomplice)† Gabriela (accomplice)† Valentina (accomplice)† Diego (accomplice) Henry Kessler (accomplice) Carlos (attempted victim)
Portrayed by	Steven Brand

Parker Sears is a fictional character from the Saw franchise as well as the secondary antagonist in Saw X.

He is portrayed by Steven Brand.

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What role does Parker Sears play in the Saw franchise?

Parker Sears is the secondary antagonist in Saw X. He is the boyfriend of Dr. Cecilia Pederson, who initiated the Pederson Project, a scam organization that defrauds terminal cancer patients by promising them non-existent cures in exchange for high six-figure payments. Parker is Cecilia's co-conspirator and acts as a cancer patient himself. When he and Cecilia scam John Kramer, aka Jigsaw, who suffers from incurable brain cancer, they are targeted by him and forced to participate in one of his games.

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Who portrays Parker Sears in Saw X?

Parker Sears was portrayed by Scottish actor Steven Brand in Saw X.

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What type of cancer is Parker Sears diagnosed with in the Saw series?

Parker Sears is part of the Pederson Project, a scam organization that defrauds terminal cancer patients by promising them non-existent cures in exchange for high six-figure payments. He acts as a cancer patient himself, pretending to seek treatment after being diagnosed with stage 4 thyroid cancer.

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How is Parker Sears introduced to John Kramer in the Saw franchise?

Parker Sears is part of the Pederson Project, a scam organization that defrauds terminal cancer patients by promising them non-existent cures in exchange for high six-figure payments. When John Kramer, aka Jigsaw, visits the organization's clinic outside of Mexico City to cure his brain cancer, Dr. Cecilia Pederson introduces him to her team. On this occasion, John meets Parker, who acts as a cancer patient himself, pretending to seek treatment after being diagnosed with stage 4 thyroid cancer.

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What is the personality of Parker Sears in the Saw series?

Parker Sears is a ruthless and greedy con artist. He is the boyfriend of Dr. Cecilia Pederson, who initiated the Pederson Project, a scam organization that defrauds terminal cancer patients by promising them non-existent cures in exchange for high six-figure payments. Besides feeling no remorse about these actions, Parker is also depicted as arrogant and sadistic, having little qualms about killing other people to protect himself and Cecilia. Nonetheless, he is genuinely shocked when Cecilia puts a child named Carlos into a death trap to torment John Kramer, aka Jigsaw.

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Background

Parker Sears appears as one of Dr. Cecilia Pederson’s patients being treated for stage 4 Thyroid Cancer. Parker came off as a jovial, family man who’s family pooled all their money together for him to seek treatment for his cancer. Parker was in the middle of a post-surgery checkup when introduced to John Kramer during the latter’s tour of the facility. After the introduction, Sears wished Kramer the best of luck on his procedure.

During the night of the Pederson Group’s game, Parker suddenly appeared armed with a gun on the outside of the facility, having realized the operation was a scam and demanding his money back from Cecilia. Sears was subdued by Amanda, while his gun was confiscated by John. John empathizes and reassures Sears that he would be able to get his justice on Cecilia after she completed her game. However, John also gave Parker his own game: Sears was given the opportunity to watch John’s method of “rehabilitation” on the scammers but the only condition given to Sears was “no guns.” As the games went on, Sears only lamented in disgust and indifference on John and Amanda’s methods.

Death

In a twist of events after Gabriela’s test, Parker points his gun at John and Amanda and demands they free Cecilia. It is revealed that Parker is Cecilia’s lover and co-conspirator in the scam. The phone call Cecilia made earlier in the game was revealed to be Parker. Both the scammers force John into what would have been Cecilia’s game. Parker suggests putting Amanda on the other end, however, Cecilia puts the boy Carlos on the other end of the trap. While Cecilia revels at the sight of John suffering, a slightly horrified Parker quickly changes the focus on getting the money from the observation room and escaping with Cecilia.

While in the observation room, Sears ponders why there are two sides to the Bloodboarding Trap if Cecilia was meant to be the final player. As Cecilia takes the money bag, the doors to the observation room lock, the Bloodboarding Trap stops, and a 10-minute timer sets off. It’s revealed that Diego gave Parker’s identity and involvement away to John and that the duo anticipated his arrival this entire time. Due to Detective Mark Hoffman not being able to find Parker's location, John and Amanda had to find another way to draw him out, which ended up being the phone call Cecilia made earlier. As the room fills up with a poisonous gas, a small air-hole only big enough for one person appears. As the toxic gas begins burning their skin, pair immediately fight off against each other with Parker initially gaining the upper-hand. Cecilia then stabs him with the same blade she used to disembowel Valentina’s corpse, killing him.

Personality

Parker appears as a jovial man that’s happy to gain a new lease on life thanks to the Dr Cecilia Pederson’s treatment. When finding out the whole operation was a scam, he appears to shows a lot of regret, anger, and a sense of justice by wanting revenge on Cecilia.

In reality, Parker is just as selfish and uncaring as everyone else involved with the scam. He shows bravery and cockiness when he reveals himself and makes John & Amanda free Cecilia. While it appears him and Cecilia love each other, their true colors are exposed during their final test, when Parker ruthlessly fights Cecilia for the head-space without any hesitation. While he is despicable, he’s slightly less cruel than Cecilia when he shows a visible look of shock and horror seeing Carlos in the Bloodboarding Game.

Trivia

• Before the release of the film, it was believed he was going to be a detective investigating the games.

Appearances and References

Films
Saw	Saw II	Saw III	Saw IV	Saw V	Saw VI	Saw 3D	Jigsaw	Spiral	Saw X
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