Chris Redfield
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is a fictional character
Fictional character
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 from Capcom's Resident Evil series.

Chris is one of the two main protagonists in the first Resident Evil
Resident Evil (video game)
Resident Evil, known as in Japan, is a survival horror video game by Capcom. The first installment in the Resident Evil series, it was originally released in 1996 for the PlayStation and was subsequently ported to the Sega Saturn and PC. In 2002, a remake of the game was released for the Nintendo...

 game, the other being Jill Valentine
Jill Valentine
is a fictional character in the Resident Evil survival horror series by Capcom.Jill is one of the two protagonists of the original Resident Evil game, where she was introduced as a member of the Raccoon Police Department's Special Tactics And Rescue Service , trapped in a secret research complex of...

. Redfield returned as a playable character in Resident Evil Code: Veronica
Resident Evil Code: Veronica
Resident Evil Code: Veronica, released in Japan as , is the fourth installment in Capcom's Resident Evil survival horror series, originally released for the Dreamcast in 2000...

, where he must search for, and ultimately rescue, his younger sister, Claire
Claire Redfield
is a player character appearing in the Resident Evil series of survival horror video games.Claire is the younger sister of Chris Redfield, the protagonist of the first Resident Evil game...

. Chris returned again as the main protagonist in Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 5, known in Japan as , is a survival horror third-person shooter video game developed and published by Capcom. The game is the seventh installment in the Resident Evil survival horror series, and was released on March 5, 2009 in Japan and on March 13, 2009 in North America and Europe...

, where he works alongside partner Sheva Alomar
Sheva Alomar
is a fictional character in the Resident Evil survival horror series by Capcom. She was introduced in 2008 as an operative of the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance and the new partner of Chris Redfield.-Character design:...

 to search for his old partner and friend, Jill Valentine. Chris is also playable in Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, known as in Japan, is an on-rails shooter video game for the Wii developed by Capcom and Cavia. The game was released on November 17, 2009 in North America. It was released in Europe on November 27, 2009 bundled with the Wii Zapper accessory.-Plot:The game's...

and in the Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 2, known as in Japan, is a survival horror video game originally released for the PlayStation in 1998. Developed by Capcom as the second installment in the Resident Evil series, its story takes place two months after the events of the first game, Resident Evil...

Battle game. He will be appearing with Jill in the next installment of the main series; Resident Evil Revelations. The film version of Chris appears in Resident Evil: Afterlife
Resident Evil: Afterlife
Resident Evil: Afterlife is a 2010 Canadian-German 3D science-fiction horror action film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. It stars Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Kim Coates, Shawn Roberts, Spencer Locke, Boris Kodjoe, and Wentworth Miller. The film marks Anderson's second time to direct in...

, where he is played by Wentworth Miller
Wentworth Miller
Wentworth Earl Miller III is an English-born American actor; model and screenwriter who rose to stardom following his role as Michael Scofield in the Fox Network television series Prison Break.-Early life:...

.

Creation and concept

Hideki Kamiya
Hideki Kamiya
is a video game designer formerly employed by Capcom and Clover Studio. He is currently working with former Clover Studio members at Platinum Games.- Career :...

 described Chris as a "blunt, tough-guy type", admitting that he was a fan of this archetype. For Resident Evil 5, when asked, "Jill Valentine, Chris Redfield and Albert Wesker
Albert Wesker
is a character in the Resident Evil franchise. Although portrayed as a supporting character in the first game, he was later established as the primary antagonist of the series; he usually manipulated story events behind-the-scenes and had a role in more games than the other main characters...

 are stars of previous adventures. How do you go about remodeling a character already known to players and fans?" Production director Yasuhiro Anpo replied, "I tried my best to preserve their image and imagined how they would have changed over the passage of time. Chris trained and got stronger, while Wesker got more wrinkles." The Art of Resident Evil 5 confirmed that Chris' increased muscle mass was to show that he had trained heavily in order to fight Wesker bare-handed. Modeler Yosuke Yamagata added, "All the characters are very important for this series, and popular with fans. So we took care not to change their image from past games. It's a simple method, but we made a new design that retained their signature color — green for Chris, blue for Jill — to carry over the same look from the past. The facial structures are mainly based on the visuals of the GameCube version, and we added various details to these in order to develop a realistic structure." Resident Evil 5 producer Jun Takeuchi
Jun Takeuchi
is a Japanese video game director and producer. He graduated from the Division of Graphics at the Sozosha College of Design and joined the game development company Capcom in 1991. He served as the producer for Onimusha 3 and Lost Planet and chief producer for Resident Evil 5...

 explained that the series' fans "would really love" a video game featuring both Chris and Leon S. Kennedy
Leon S. Kennedy
is a player character appearing in the Resident Evil series of survival horror video games. Leon is a protagonist in Resident Evil 2 and the main protagonist of Resident Evil 4. During the events of RE2, Leon is a new police officer who arrives in Raccoon City late for his first day on the job,...

 as the protagonists due to their popularity, and at the same time, it would be "pretty dramatic" if the two characters never met when the series ended.

Chris was voiced by Michael Filipowich in Code: Veronica, Joe Whyte
Joe Whyte
Joe Whyte is an American actor and voice actor. He attended California State University, where he performed in acting groups...

 in the 2002 remake of Resident Evil and by Roger Craig Smith
Roger Craig Smith
Roger Craig Smith is an American voice actor. He is also known as Roger C. Smith. He is generally known as the voice behind Chris Redfield in Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, as Ezio Auditore da Firenze in Assassin's Creed II, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and...

 in Resident Evil 5, The Darkside Chronicles, Revelations and Marvel vs. Capcom 3. In Code: Veronica and Resident Evil 5 he was motion captured by Reuben Langdon
Reuben Langdon
Reuben Christopher Langdon is an American stunt actor, motion capture actor, actor, martial artist and voice actor for various martial arts films, television shows, and video games. He is a co-founder, producer and action director for Just Cause Productions, a motion capture company for various...

. He was portrayed by Wentworth Miller
Wentworth Miller
Wentworth Earl Miller III is an English-born American actor; model and screenwriter who rose to stardom following his role as Michael Scofield in the Fox Network television series Prison Break.-Early life:...

 in Resident Evil: Afterlife. and played by Will Lupardus in the Resident Evil 5 viral advertising campaign.

In video games

Chris Redfield first appeared in the original Resident Evil as a main protagonist is as one of two playable protagonist
Protagonist
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s. In the game, he is a member of the special forces STARS Alpha team, sent to investigate the disappearance of Bravo team. The squad discovers the remains of Bravo team's helicopter, but soon encounter a pack of undead dogs. Chris, accompanied by Albert Wesker, Barry Burton and Jill Valentine, seek refuge in the nearby mansion, which is filled with deadly traps and horrific monsters. Chris' scenario is more challenging than Jill's, as he has a smaller carrying capacity, and lacks certain items, such as the lockpick and grenade launcher, but can take a lot more damage from enemies than Jill can. The original Japanese release of the game features a clip of the live-action character portraying him smoking a cigarette, which was removed in the overseas version of the game, but restored in the PC CD-ROM port.

Chris returns in Resident Evil Code: Veronica as the protagonist of the second half of the game, where he attempts to rescue his younger sister, Claire, from Rockfort Island and then a secret Umbrella Corporation facility in Antarctica. While there, he confronts Alexia Ashford, the creator of the T-Veronica virus, and Wesker, who had survived the destruction of the mansion.

Chris is the one of main characters of game the Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles.
, in which he reunites with Jill Valentine. The two of them join a private biohazard containment unit. In 2003, they embark on a mission to destroy the Umbrella Corporation after hearing rumours of a new BOW being developed, resulting in an attack on an Umbrella facility located in the Caucasus
Caucasus
The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea...

 region.

Chris is the main protagonist in Resident Evil 5, where he is a founding member of the UN
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...

 paramilitary group Bio-terrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA). In the game, he is investigating a terrorist threat in Kijuju, Africa while also looking for Jill, who had been presumed dead following a previous encounter with Albert Wesker. Accompanying him is new partner Sheva Alomar.

Chris makes an appearance in Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, known as in Japan, is an on-rails shooter video game for the Wii developed by Capcom and Cavia. The game was released on November 17, 2009 in North America. It was released in Europe on November 27, 2009 bundled with the Wii Zapper accessory.-Plot:The game's...

, where he is a playable character in "Game of Oblivion" scenario's final chapter (a re-imagining of Code: Veronica). He is also available in the Extreme Battle mode in Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 2, known as in Japan, is a survival horror video game originally released for the PlayStation in 1998. Developed by Capcom as the second installment in the Resident Evil series, its story takes place two months after the events of the first game, Resident Evil...

.

He also appears in the crossover fighting game Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
is a crossover fighting game developed by Capcom. It features Capcom's own characters and characters from American comic book company Marvel Comics. It is the fifth installment of the Marvel vs...

as a playable character. The first cinematic trailer shows him fighting The Incredible Hulk.

Chris is one of the eight playable characters in Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D, known as in Japan, is a third-person shooter video game developed by Capcom for the Nintendo 3DS. The game was announced at the 2010 Nintendo conference in Japan...

, and will return in the latest installment of the main series, Resident Evil Revelations, with Jill Valentine.

In other media

In the rejected Resident Evil movie script by George A. Romero
George A. Romero
George Andrew Romero is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter and editor, best known for his gruesome and satirical horror films about a hypothetical zombie apocalypse. He is nicknamed "Godfather of all Zombies." -Life and career:...

, Chris is a Native American civilian and ultimately one of the few survivors.

Chris appears in the 2010 live-action film Resident Evil: Afterlife
Resident Evil: Afterlife
Resident Evil: Afterlife is a 2010 Canadian-German 3D science-fiction horror action film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. It stars Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Kim Coates, Shawn Roberts, Spencer Locke, Boris Kodjoe, and Wentworth Miller. The film marks Anderson's second time to direct in...

, played by Wentworth Miller
Wentworth Miller
Wentworth Earl Miller III is an English-born American actor; model and screenwriter who rose to stardom following his role as Michael Scofield in the Fox Network television series Prison Break.-Early life:...

. He is imprisoned in a maximum security cell by prisoners as a cruel joke after his unit's attempt to control the T-virus in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

 goes haywire. The survivors who find him believe him to be a prisoner. He is reunited with his sister Claire, who cannot remember him due to memory damage caused by an Umbrella mind-control device. He, Alice, and Claire defeat Albert Wesker and rescue imprisoned survivors being used for Umbrella's experiments.

During the release of the Japanese Sega Saturn
Sega Saturn
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe...

 version of the original game, Capcom published a promotional sourcebook titled The True Story Behind Biohazard as a pre-order giveaway. The book contains an original short story titled Biohazard: The Beginning by Hiroyuku Ariga. The story depicts the events prior to the first game and fleshes out his character, describing the deaths of his parents in a car accident and his service in the USAF
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

.

He also appears in several Resident Evil comic books by WildStorm
WildStorm
WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, published American comic books. Originally an independent company established by Jim Lee and further expanded upon in subsequent years by other creators, WildStorm became a publishing imprint of DC Comics in 1999...

, Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...

 and Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...

.

Reception

The character of Chris Redfield has been popular within critics. GameZone
GameZone
GameZone is an American multiplatform video game website. GameZone's daily coverage includes reviews, previews, news, hints & cheats, and editorials. Additionally, GameZone offers downloads, a child-targeted website and in association with GameStop, hosts GZGameShop, an online retailer...

 ranked him fourth on a list of "The Top Five Gaming Gods of 2009," in response to his role across the series, giving high praise. In March 2009, GameTrailers
GameTrailers
GameTrailers is a media website that specializes in video game related content. It provides free access to original programming , game trailers and recorded game play. Along with standard definition , many of the video clips are offered in a higher resolution .Users can upload videos, create...

 uploaded a video focusing on the character's appearances across the series titled "Chris Redfield Character Evolution". Chris has often been compared with the other male Resdident Evil character Leon S. Kennedy
Leon S. Kennedy
is a player character appearing in the Resident Evil series of survival horror video games. Leon is a protagonist in Resident Evil 2 and the main protagonist of Resident Evil 4. During the events of RE2, Leon is a new police officer who arrives in Raccoon City late for his first day on the job,...

, with both of them being labelled as the male protagonists from the Resident Evil series. Gameplanet
Gameplanet
Gameplanet is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. It is the largest video gaming website in New Zealand...

's Aylon Herbet stated that if both Leon and Chris would share protagonism on an upcoming Resident Evil it would be "awesome", also sharing comments that both are the main protagonists from the series. Game Informer
Game Informer
Game Informer is an American-based monthly magazine featuring articles, news, strategy, and reviews of popular video games and associated consoles. It was formed in August 1991, when FuncoLand started publishing a six-page magazine, free in all its retail locations...

explored the meaning of Chris Redfield's name in their section of "Hello my name is: Exploring the Meaning of Your Favorite Character's Name", wondering what his first name stands for. GamesRadar
GamesRadar
GamesRadar is a multi-format video game website featuring regular news, previews, reviews, videos, and guides. It is owned and operated simultaneously in the UK and US by worldwide publisher Future Publishing...

 placed his team up with Sheva in their article "Gaming's most violent double acts" due to their multiple actions within Resident Evil 5. On the other hand, Chris was listed number five in IGN's article "Top 10 Most Overrated Videogame Characters" as Leon was favored over him by the author due to their abilities. Moreover, he was also in UGO.com's "Top 10 Out of Luck Video Game Characters" that cited his failures across the series.

His new design in the Resident Evil 5 has also received mixed comments by critics. When he was first announced to be in the game, GameSpy
GameSpy
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 stated that the new design appeared to be "a cross between Colin Farrell
Colin Farrell
Colin James Farrell is an Irish actor, who has appeared in such film as Tigerland, Miami Vice, Minority Report, Phone Booth, The Recruit, Alexander and S.W.A.T....

 and Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman
Hugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor and producer who is involved in film, musical theatre, and television.Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in major films, notably as action/superhero, period and romance characters...

". Examiner.com
Examiner.com
Examiner.com is a media company based in Denver, Colorado, that operates a network of local news websites, allowing "pro–am contributors" to share their city-based knowledge on a blog-like platform, in 238 markets throughout the United States and parts of Canada with two national editions, one for...

 ranked Chris second on a list of the "Top 7 Ridiculously Large Biceps in Gaming", noticing a change from "any other scrawny punk in an officer's uniform" to his current one, stating to could be the result of PowerBar
PowerBar
PowerBar is an American maker of energy bars and other related products ....

s and steroids and as a way to balance Leon Kennedy's appearance from Resident Evil 4. GamesRadar placed both his Code Veronica and Resident Evil 5 designs in their article "Which Resident Evil hero is best dressed for a zombie apocalypse?", finding the latter to have better chances to survive to a zombie attack. Alexander Sliwinski from Joystiq took a more humorous approach at his appearance, commenting that possibly during Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, known as in Japan, is a rail shooting video game co-developed by Capcom and Cavia. The game was released on November 13, 2007 in North America, November 15 in Japan, and on November 30 in Europe, excluding Germany, where the game is not available due to the...

the character started his "steroid abuse."

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