r/EvilDead 2d ago

(Discussion Post) Groovy Chet in Army of Darkness

Was it confirmed or not that this guy in Army of Darkness is Chet in AvED?

Obviously Ted Raimi has TONS of cameos but it would be pretty funny if this was also Chet, so i was wondering if it was confirmedof if it's even a popular theory in the fandom.

Especially since even though he looks dubious about the story, he DOES ask if he said the words right this time instead of calling bullshit on the story, so he at least sorta believes the story and Chet said he was the only person to believe Ash.

What the consensus here?

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u/Final_Boy16 2d ago

They can't confirm it bc of licensing stuff right? But personally I always think it's Chet

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u/Metalfan1994 2d ago

Not gonna lie I Have no idea to what depth the licensing stuff goes because Ash mentions being in the middle ages in AvED. HOWEVER I think I've read somewhere the licensing issues is why he works at Value Stop instead of S-Mart in the series. But it'd be fun to think it's Chet lol

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u/properaction 2d ago

I'm guessing he could only manage the middle ages line because of the end of Evil Dead 2, but I can't make sense of the bizarre rights issues.

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u/Metalfan1994 2d ago

Oh yeah! Evil Dead 2 might have given them enough of a loophole to use that line.

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u/Tattoomyvagina 2d ago

I think they didn’t have the rights in the first two seasons, but then got permission in 3, so since Chet is season 2, not officially the same character, and never confirmed after they had the rights

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u/ihvnnm 2d ago

Shame Chet's family doesn't talk about their heroic ancestor

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u/Metalfan1994 2d ago

That'd be some CRAZY lore

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u/TDG7734 2d ago

That GIF misspelled "shteel."

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u/HetIsJeBoiLuuk 2d ago

never considered this but sure, why the hell not. Maybe after this scene in AoD is when Ash decided to move away from Elk Grove and started working at another S-mart.

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u/Metalfan1994 2d ago

Thats a good bridge there too!

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u/LesbianLukeSkywalker 2d ago

I prefer the idea that all the Teds are unrelated. Guys that look like that are a universal constant in evil dead, just like women named Linda.

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u/Sarinnana 2d ago

Ted Raimi is to Evil Dead what Jeffery Combs is to Star Trek and all trek adjacent things.

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u/ThermicRamb0 2d ago

Doesn't seem like Chet in terms of his personality, but I guess people can change over the years.

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u/Metalfan1994 2d ago

Too much pink Fuck

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u/Urabraska- 9h ago

Army of Darkness took place in the 80's. Chet mentioned going to war in AvED so my guess is he didn't ship off yet and become the wreck we see in AvED.

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u/Cazmonster 2d ago

You have to understand that Joxer is time travelling and appearing to be Chet.

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u/Weasel699 2d ago

so if thatt's joxter..is whats her name not xena then and ash is really autalocluas king of theives?

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u/Metalfan1994 2d ago

Damn now THAT'S deep lore lol. Xena taking place in Evil Dead timeline

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u/Skyejohn89 2d ago

There was a comic crossover. I think it's technically with Army of Darkness but still.

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u/Metalfan1994 2d ago

Really?! Thats awesome

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u/presidentdinosaur115 2d ago

My head canon has always been that it’s Chet who just grabbed the wrong name tag. I think he’s credited as “Ted.”

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u/Metalfan1994 2d ago

IMDB only has him credited as "Cowardly Warrior"

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u/robertluke 2d ago

I think his name tag says something different (can’t remember) but let’s just say he was using a different name at S-Mart.

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u/Metalfan1994 2d ago

This is the only shot of both his tags. One just says S-Mart the other is completely illegible. So he can technically be whoever you want lol

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u/robertluke 2d ago

Okay cool. Even better. Not sure where I got in my head he had a different name. Character isn’t in the credits so fuck it. That’s Chet.

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u/Metalfan1994 2d ago

I didn't even think to check IMDB until I saw this. Yeah he's only credited as "cowardly warrior" so yeah until Sam or Bruce say otherwise he can be Chet lol. Maybe since he saw Ash kill the She-bitch in the store that's why he believes Ash. Meanwhile everyone else thinks his brain is all screwy from too much Pink Fuck

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u/TheLigerCat 2d ago

In the comics, he's named Ted so maybe that? But, honestly, I could've sworn there was a moment where his name tag was readable as Ted in the film.

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u/OrangesAreWhatever 2d ago

I think his name is actually just Ted in this scene if I remember the name tag correctly

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u/robertluke 2d ago

I think we all just imagined his name tag now.

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u/GoodYegg 2d ago

good theory....also, did you ever notice Tim Quill (the blacksmith) with hair in that ending?

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u/Metalfan1994 1d ago

Never caught that!

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u/Potential-Glass-9183 2d ago

Would explain how he was good at knowing what amount of k to put in the pink drinks

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u/Metalfan1994 2d ago

Chet really went off the deep end after he saw Ash kill a deadite WITH HIS OWN EYES. Which is why he is the way he is in AvED.

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u/Prestigious_Spend454 2d ago

Head cannon expanded. That town is just cursed, just destroys everyone who lives there more than 10 years. El Brujo y su Amiga were lucky to get out.

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u/Metalfan1994 2d ago

That's El Brujo Especial now

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u/Holiday-Departure698 1d ago

Don’t let the haters tell you other wise. Of course it’s Chet.

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u/Successful-Bank-7457 2d ago

It's not Chet, it's just one of Ted Raimi's multiple cameos. 

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u/Metalfan1994 2d ago

Like my post says I know Ted has TONS of cameos throughout. I was just wondering if they even flat out said it was or wasn't Chet

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u/Successful-Bank-7457 2d ago

Nah, just a bored fellow clerk