Dylan Faden in Control Resonant: Protagonist Guide

Quick answer

Dylan Faden is the playable lead of Control Resonant, replacing Jesse as the player character. The FBC deploys him during a paranatural disaster in Manhattan, where he must fight a reality-bending threat and search for his missing sister.

Dylan’s history

Dylan is Jesse Faden’s brother and a former FBC test subject. He spent years in confinement inside the Oldest House. Resonant begins from the tension that the Bureau now needs the person it once held captive.

That past shapes the new game: Remedy describes Dylan’s journey as a fight to retain his humanity while he develops from test subject into a paranatural superweapon.

Weapons and abilities

Dylan wields the Aberrant, a melee weapon that shifts into forms such as a hammer and dual blades. He also uses supernatural combat abilities. Defeating major bosses called Resonants grants unique abilities, while The Gap is the space where players shape forms, abilities and talents into a build.

Is Jesse playable?

Jesse is central to Dylan’s goal, but Remedy has announced Dylan—not Jesse—as the protagonist. No additional playable character has been confirmed. For the broader cast, visit the characters and story hub, or read Aberrant weapon forms for Dylan’s combat toolset.

Remedy has further clarified that Dylan is the sole playable character. Jesse retains a major presence and shapes his journey, but narrative importance is not evidence of a separate playable campaign.