Dr. Edgemar

Dr. Edgemar is a minor antagonist of Total Recall. He is a doctor working for a company named Rekall that offers memory ego trips, but turns out to be in league with Vilos Cohaagen of the Mars Federation as part of the latter's plot to wipe out the resistance and maintain his power over the colonies.

He was portrayed by Roy Brocksmith.

Role
As part of his company's offer for customers, Dr. Edgemar has built in a machine that can bring in memory ego trips. Needless to say, things get out of hand when a construction worker Douglas Quaid paid a visit to Rekall in Earth and nearly got his memory capped, resulting him to be chased down by men (led by Richter and Helm) wanting to kill him. Getting to the bottom of this, Quaid soon learns that he was once a Mars secret agent named Carl Hauser doing Cohaagen's dirty work in taking down the resistance, as Cohaagen plans to destroy an alien reactor that can produce a breathable atmosphere in Mars, as Cohaagen want to maintain his abusive monopoly of selling oxygen.

Heading back to Mars after killing off Harry and his men, Quaid uncovers more clues about his past and Cohaagen's plot. But while taking refuge in a hotel, Quaid receives an unexpected visit from Edgemar, who tries to explain tha the chases he endure are all part of a secret agent memory implant gone wrong, thus he is dreaming. Quaid doesn't buy it, but Edgemar convinces to think about it by bringing in Lori, the very same woman who tried kill Quaid on Earth.

Edgemar then tries to convince Quaid to swallow a red pill that will send him back to reality, but still having his suspicions, Quaid aims his gun at Edgemar's head, stating that it wouldn't matter if Edgemar dies in his dream. Edge then tries to talk Quaid out of shooting by warning him of the possibilities that his actions would result, such as being lobotomized back on Earth or having fantasies about alien civilizations. Though Quaid is convinced by this and attempts to swallow the red pill, he spots Edgemar sweating in fear. Realizing now that it's no dream and that Edgemar was working for Cohaagen all the time, Quaid angrily kills Edgemar by shooting him in the head, much to Lori's shock. Lori would later meet the same fate while atttempting to detain Quaid, much to the anger of Richter (who happens to be Lori's husband).