Who is Henry Kessler in ‘Saw X?’

Kessler appears at the beginning of Saw X as a member of the same cancer group as John, who claims to have Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He encounters John again at a café to inform him about The Pederson Project, a supposed “miracle cure” for terminal cancer patients with no hope of survival from regular procedures. Henry assures John that Cecilia Pederson — the daughter of a famed Scandinavian surgeon — has saved several lives with her groundbreaking two-step program.

He shows John a large vertical scar over his abdomen from the “surgery” he underwent to remove the cancer. Henry is a willing accomplice to the fraudulent activities run by Pederson and it turns out he was never inflicted with cancer and merely acted as a scout to lure potential victims to Cecilia.

Henry is ultimately brought to justice by John and his apprentice, Mark Hoffman, in the post-credits scene. John enlists Hoffman’s help in tracking down Henry and after Henry is located, he is strapped to a device referred to as “The Belly Scratcher.” It seems to be capable of severing and disemboweling his torso, although we are not privy to the outcome of the trap and whether or not Henry survived.