I wouldn’t say so, no. Drifter’s lore tabs tell us that the drifter was born in the dark age, and that he left earth as soon as possible. I think he became involved with the Shadow’s of yor at some point, and discovered the darkness. He also killed every single one of them, and then came into contact with Shin Malphur who’s been watching him for awhile. If he really was dredgen yor, shin woulda gunned him down immediately. Shin tells the drifter to start up gambit to draw out other shadows, and that if people get too aggressive and trying to shoot out the light they’ll shut them down. https://youtu.be/NCEI9jwL_S8 Myelin games has all the lore tabs quoted directly. Dredgen is dead, his ghost disgusted with what he was. He wouldn’t revive him.