Jill Valentine
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is a fictional character in the Resident Evil survival horror series by Capcom
.
Jill is one of the two protagonist
s of the original Resident Evil
game, where she was introduced as a member of the Raccoon Police Department's Special Tactics And Rescue Service (STARS), trapped in a secret research complex of the sinister Umbrella Coproration. She returned as the protagonist in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
, where she escapes Raccoon City following the zombie
outbreak; in Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, in which she and Chris Redfield
raid Umbrella's Russian base; and in Resident Evil 5
, as a founding member of the UN
-funded paramilitary group Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA).
The film version of Jill appears in Resident Evil: Apocalypse
and Resident Evil: Afterlife
, where she is played by Sienna Guillory
, who confirmed recently that she will reprise her role as Jill in the next installment, Resident Evil: Retribution
.
During development of the original Resident Evil game
, Jill was conceived as the physically weaker than the male protagonist Chris Redfield
, but she was given more skills and weapons to compensate for this. The development team for Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
commented that Jill was deliberately designed to make her "beautiful for everybody" and appeal to both male and female gamers, as males would find her physically attractive and females would see her as a tough role model.
In the remake of Resident Evil, producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi said the team wanted Jill to be "a little cuter" so that "her action and atmosphere has charm". Her facial and physical appearance from the remake onwards is based on Canadian model Julia Voth
, and her body was scanned into computers to make her look as much like Voth as possible. Character designer Kenichiro Yoshimura said that he "made Jill's face as much similar as I could to the model actress face." However, so that she remains a tough character, her body is designed to be "not skinny, more like muscular".
On the change of appearance for Jill (who was turned blonde) and Chris Redfield in Resident Evil 5
, production director Yasuhiro Anpo said that he tried "to preserve their image and imagined how they would have changed over the passage of time" and so they "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 Nintendo GameCube
version [of Resident Evil], and we added various details to these in order to develop a realistic structure." Producer Jun Takeuchi
said Jill's unlockable "classic look" STARS uniform from the first Resident Evil is his favorite extra costume in the game.
in Resident Evil 3 and Marvel vs. Capcom 2. Heidi Anderson
voiced her in the 2002 GameCube remake of the first game, in which Julia Voth was Jill's motion capture
actress. Patricia Ja Lee provided the voice and motion capture in The Umbrella Chronicles, Resident Evil 5 (including all of its later released downloadable content) and Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
. She will also be returning to the role yet again for Resident Evil Revelations. Kari Wahlgren
assumes the role in Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Sienna Guillory
portrays Jill in the films. In the Japanese versions of Apocalypse, she was dubbed by Okamoto Maya for the TV version and by Atsuko Yuya
(who also returned as Jill's Japanese voice actress in Marvel vs. Capcom 3) for the Blu-ray release.
protagonists of the original Resident Evil game (1996), in which she is a member of STARS Alpha team and is a partner to Chris Redfield, with background in the U.S. Army
's secretive special unit popularily known as Delta Force
. Before the game begin, the Alpha team is deployed to investigate a series of bizarre murders in the Arklay Mountains, where they discover and enter the Umbrella Corporation's Arklay Research Facility. Inside, with Chris missing, Jill initially works with Barry Burton, another Alpha team member, as they inspect the mansion and discover its undead residents. Eventually, she and Chris discover that STARS leader Albert Wesker
had betrayed them. After defeating the Tyrant
released by Wesker, Jill escaped the self-destructing mansion with Chris, Barry, Bravo team member Rebecca Chambers
, and Alpha team pilot Brad Vickers. She is also the sole protagonist in Resident Evil: Genesis (2008), an alternative-story version of this game.
Jill returns as the sole protagonist of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
(1999), where she fights alongside Carlos Oliveira, a mercenary for the Umbrella Corporation. Jill and Carlos cooperate to escape from the now-dead Raccoon City before a nuclear strike by the U.S. government. Along the way, she encounters Nemesis
, a Tyrant super soldier sent by Umbrella to dispose of the remaining STARS members. After several encounters with the creature, she is infected by the T-virus, though Carlos is able to procure a vaccine from the nearby hospital. Finally, Jill defeats Nemesis and Barry Burton returns to Raccoon City to bring her and Carlos to safety moments before the city's destruction.
Jill re-appears in Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (2007), where she works with Chris Redfield to expose and destroy the Umbrella Corporation by attacking their Russian research facility. She and Chris defeat Umbrella's newest BOW (Bio-Organic Weapon), T-ALOS, and survive the ordeal.
Before the events of Resident Evil 5
(2009), Jill apparently dies while saving Chris during a confrontation with Wesker. During the game, however, Chris finds information suggesting that she may still be alive, and discovers she is under Wesker's control, Wesker having used Jill's DNA and the remnants of the T-virus within her body to perfect his new Uroboros virus. Chris and his new partner Sheva Alomar
manage to subdue Jill and free her from Wesker's influence. Jill then worked with fellow BSAA agent Josh Stone, Sheva's mentor, to assist Chris and Sheva in defeating Wesker.
Jill and Chris are set to return in the latest installment of the main series, Resident Evil Revelations, as well as in the upcoming action-orientated Nintendo 3DS
exclusive, Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
, which features well known characters from the series fighting to defeat as many foes as possible against the clock.
Jill appears as a player character in the crossover fighting game Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
(2000), wearing her STARS uniform. She returns as a playable character in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
(2011), where her design is based on her appearance in Resident Evil 5, available as downloadable content
. In addition, she also makes a guest appearance
in Under the Skin (alongside Carlos and Nemesis) and has a character card in the SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash
series.
Gameplay
Jill was one of the first two player characters in the Resident Evil series. In the original game, Jill plays differently to Chris as she runs slower and can take less damage, but has access to stronger weapons as well as a lockpick
. In Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, Jill will enter the "Live Selection Mode" during certain sections of the game, in which the player is prompted to quickly choose between one of two possible actions; the choice of action affects the direction of the game and story, including which ending the player receives. It was also during this game that Jill became the first character to be able to perform a quick 180-degree turn, which has since become a staple of the series. In Resident Evil 5, Jill now actually runs faster than Chris. While the majority of Jill's melee moves (kicks and acrobatic leg attacks) are the weakest of the four playable Mercenaries mode characters in RE5, they are also the fastest, and her exclusive Px4
handgun has the best chance of a critical hit of all the characters (meaning that almost all of her shots to the head guarantee an instant kill). Jill also knows how to play piano
.
In the Marvel vs. Capcom series, Jill is able to summon monsters to attack her opponent and she could also heal the player's active character if she is summoned as a supporting character.
(2004), the second film in the live-action series. In this version of the series she is a STARS member and foil to the main character, Alice. Jill tries to escape Raccoon City along with a group of survivors and is one of the few to make it out. She was set to appear in the sequel, Resident Evil: Extinction
, but Sienna Guillory had commitments to other work. Later, producers Paul W.S. Anderson and Jeremy Bolt
decided to have a separate game character (Claire Redfield
) appear alongside the previous film's lead Alice
: "We thought, rather than bring Jill back, put her with another game heroine."
Jill returns in a costume based on her Resident Evil 5 suit at the end of the film Resident Evil: Afterlife
(2010). She is under the control of Umbrella Corporation, leading an attack against Alice, Claire, and Chris and the remaining human survivors. Guillory confirmed that she will be returning to the role of Jill in the fifth film, Resident Evil: Retribution
.
Jill appears in several novels based on the Resident Evil series, particularly in those by S. D. Perry
. In the 1998 novel Resident Evil: The Umbrella Conspiracy, Jill is said to be the daughter of professional thief Dick Valentine and to having been his accomplice prior to her career in law enforcement (in apparent conflict with her supposed Delta Force background), explaining her unrivaled infiltration skills and "mastery of unlocking".
She also appears in Lee Chung Hing's manhua
adaptation of Nemesis, titled Biohazard 3: Last Escape (1999), as well as in the Marvel
's comic series Resident Evil (1996–1998) and the comic book Marvel Vs. Capcom: Fate of Two Worlds (2011).
s released by Moby Dick Toys in 2001, a statuette released by NECA
in 2006 for the 10th anniversary of Resident Evil, and the official promotional figures licensed by Capcom to promote The Umbrella Chronicles. Various other merchandise has also been produced, including replica
s of her beret and STARS badge from the original Resident Evil game. In 2010, Hot Toys
have released detailed 1/6 scale figures of Jill based on her appearance in Resident Evil 5 (one in her BSAA uniform and one in her RE5 'Battle Suit' outfit) with over 30 points of articulation, commissioned by Capcom to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Resident Evil series.
as the "best super heroine this side of Lara Croft
" and NEWS.com.au
named her as the number one sexiest video game character of all time, noting her popularity with both male and female gamers for different reasons. In the Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition
of 2011, she was voted for the 43rd best video game character of all time.
In 2003, GameSpy
ranked her as the seventh of 10 top "babes in games", adding: "even those of us who weren't big fans of the games (...) will remember Jill". In 2007, she was listed by Tom's Games among the 50 greatest female characters in video game history, describing her as "a true survivor and an elite fighting machine, not to mention a drop-dead gorgeous brunette". According to GamesRadar
, Jill has "emerged as perhaps the most sensible design of the period [of mid-to-late '90s], being both tough and sexy without shedding her clothes at the first sign of trouble". GamesRadar also placed Jill among the top 20 "overlooked game vabes" in 2008, and included her among the 11 "heroines [that] embody the best of videogame girls" in 2009. She was listed as one of the most attractive female characters in video games by Spike TV
in 2008, ranked ninth, and Virgin Media
, ranked seventh. In 2009, IGN listed her as one of the characters in all media "who deserve better"in response to her treatment in the films and lack of appearances since Resident Evil 3 until a small role in Resident Evil 5, with her roles being "stolen" by Alice and Sheva. In 2010, she was included in Videogamer.com's list of top video game crushes.
UGO Networks included Jill in the lists of top 50 "videogame hotties" and top 11 "videogame heroine hotties", noting her as a core character of the Resident Evil series and citing her high popularity, and in 2011 featured her on the list of the 50 "imaginary women that really need to be brought to life by science somehow", while The Times of India
included her on the list of nine "sexiest babes of action games". She was featured in several articles by GameDaily
in 2008-2009, including listed among the gaming's fines brunttes and ranked as their tenth most favorite Capcom characters of all time. GameDaily also listed Jill among the 10 "babes who should meet your mom", as she was described as both noble and confident even as having a questionable fashion sense, and used as an example for the archetype
"smart and sexy heroine". In 2010, Complex ranked her as 43rd on the list of "hottest women in video games". In the 2011 GameZone
poll that asked "who would you rather?", Jill was pitted against Lara Croft and won.
One point of the sometimes negative reception was the character's famous outfit from Resident Evil 3, which has been strongly criticized by some for being unsuitable for the series' theme and appearing to be designed specifically for male gamers, with 1UP.com
calling this look a "slutty cop" Halloween costume, and GamesRadar ridiculing it as "douche bag's girlfriend".
" scene in the first RE game sparked a popular Internet meme
of the same name. Another Jill and Barry-related meme is "master of unlocking". In 2011, UGO featured both of these "hilariously dumb" scenes on their list of the 25 worst cutscene
s in gaming history.
The both memes were referenced by Capcom in the video game Dead Rising
, which features a location called "Jill Sandwiches", its description stating: "Jill is the master of sandwich making". In Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D one of the achievements
is called "Master of Unlocking".
Capcom
is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Devil May Cry, Chaos Legion, Street Fighter, Mega Man and Resident Evil. Capcom developed and published Bionic Commando, Lost Planet and Dark Void too, but they are less known. Its...
.
Jill is one of the two protagonist
Protagonist
A protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
s of the original 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, where she was introduced as a member of the Raccoon Police Department's Special Tactics And Rescue Service (STARS), trapped in a secret research complex of the sinister Umbrella Coproration. She returned as the protagonist in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, released in Japan as is a survival horror video game and the sequel to Resident Evil 2, developed and published by Capcom. The game was released for the PlayStation, and was subsequently ported to the Dreamcast, Microsoft Windows and Nintendo GameCube...
, where she escapes Raccoon City following the zombie
Zombie
Zombie is a term used to denote an animated corpse brought back to life by mystical means such as witchcraft. The term is often figuratively applied to describe a hypnotized person bereft of consciousness and self-awareness, yet ambulant and able to respond to surrounding stimuli...
outbreak; in Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, in which she and Chris Redfield
Chris Redfield
is a fictional character from Capcom's Resident Evil series.Chris is one of the two main protagonists in the first Resident Evil game, the other being Jill Valentine. Redfield returned as a playable character in Resident Evil Code: Veronica, where he must search for, and ultimately rescue, his...
raid Umbrella's Russian base; and 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...
, as 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...
-funded paramilitary group Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA).
The film version of Jill appears in Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Resident Evil: Apocalypse is a Canadian-British 2004 science fiction action horror film directed by Alexander Witt, from a screenplay written by producer Paul W.S. Anderson...
and 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 she is played by Sienna Guillory
Sienna Guillory
Sienna Tiggy Guillory is an English actress, and former model. She is known for playing the title role in the TV miniseries, Helen of Troy, her portrayal of Jill Valentine in the science fiction action horror film Resident Evil: Apocalypse, and as elf princess Arya Dröttningu in fantasy-adventure...
, who confirmed recently that she will reprise her role as Jill in the next installment, Resident Evil: Retribution
Resident Evil: Retribution
Resident Evil: Retribution is an upcoming 2012 3D science-fiction action horror film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. It is the fifth installment in the Resident Evil film series, which is based on the Capcom survival horror series Resident Evil.The film has many returning actors and...
.
Character design
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...
, Jill was conceived as the physically weaker than the male protagonist Chris Redfield
Chris Redfield
is a fictional character from Capcom's Resident Evil series.Chris is one of the two main protagonists in the first Resident Evil game, the other being Jill Valentine. Redfield returned as a playable character in Resident Evil Code: Veronica, where he must search for, and ultimately rescue, his...
, but she was given more skills and weapons to compensate for this. The development team for Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, released in Japan as is a survival horror video game and the sequel to Resident Evil 2, developed and published by Capcom. The game was released for the PlayStation, and was subsequently ported to the Dreamcast, Microsoft Windows and Nintendo GameCube...
commented that Jill was deliberately designed to make her "beautiful for everybody" and appeal to both male and female gamers, as males would find her physically attractive and females would see her as a tough role model.
In the remake of Resident Evil, producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi said the team wanted Jill to be "a little cuter" so that "her action and atmosphere has charm". Her facial and physical appearance from the remake onwards is based on Canadian model Julia Voth
Julia Voth
Julia Voth is a Canadian-born American actress and model who lives in Los Angeles.-Modeling:Voth's modeling career has included photo shoots and commercials for brands such as Calvin Klein and Shiseido. Working in Tokyo, Paris and New York City. She is noted for being the character model of the...
, and her body was scanned into computers to make her look as much like Voth as possible. Character designer Kenichiro Yoshimura said that he "made Jill's face as much similar as I could to the model actress face." However, so that she remains a tough character, her body is designed to be "not skinny, more like muscular".
On the change of appearance for Jill (who was turned blonde) and Chris Redfield 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...
, production director Yasuhiro Anpo said that he tried "to preserve their image and imagined how they would have changed over the passage of time" and so they "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 Nintendo GameCube
Nintendo GameCube
The , officially abbreviated to NGC in Japan and GCN in other regions, is a sixth generation video game console released by Nintendo on September 15, 2001 in Japan, November 18, 2001 in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia...
version [of Resident Evil], and we added various details to these in order to develop a realistic structure." 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...
said Jill's unlockable "classic look" STARS uniform from the first Resident Evil is his favorite extra costume in the game.
Portrayal
Jill was voiced by Catherine DisherCatherine Disher
Catherine Wilder Disher is a Canadian actress who won a Gemini Award for Best Actress for her role in the Canadian mini-series Snakes & Ladders, and was nominated for her role as Dr...
in Resident Evil 3 and Marvel vs. Capcom 2. Heidi Anderson
Heidi Anderson
Heidi Anderson is an American voice actor from Honolulu, Hawaii. She is best known to gamers as the voice of Jill Valentine from the Nintendo GameCube version of Resident Evil. She was also the voice of Samantha Sitbon in the game Killer7....
voiced her in the 2002 GameCube remake of the first game, in which Julia Voth was Jill's motion capture
Motion capture
Motion capture, motion tracking, or mocap are terms used to describe the process of recording movement and translating that movement on to a digital model. It is used in military, entertainment, sports, and medical applications, and for validation of computer vision and robotics...
actress. Patricia Ja Lee provided the voice and motion capture in The Umbrella Chronicles, Resident Evil 5 (including all of its later released downloadable content) and 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...
. She will also be returning to the role yet again for Resident Evil Revelations. Kari Wahlgren
Kari Wahlgren
Kari K. Wahlgren is an American voice actress who has provided English language voices for dozens of anime titles and video games. Her debut role was as one of the main characters of FLCL, Haruko Haruhara. She had a live-action role as Tinker Bell in the 2003 Damion Dietz film Neverland...
assumes the role in Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Sienna Guillory
Sienna Guillory
Sienna Tiggy Guillory is an English actress, and former model. She is known for playing the title role in the TV miniseries, Helen of Troy, her portrayal of Jill Valentine in the science fiction action horror film Resident Evil: Apocalypse, and as elf princess Arya Dröttningu in fantasy-adventure...
portrays Jill in the films. In the Japanese versions of Apocalypse, she was dubbed by Okamoto Maya for the TV version and by Atsuko Yuya
Atsuko Yuya
is a Japanese voice actress who works for Gekidan Subaru. Atsuko Yuya is originally from Nagasaki. She is the official Japanese voice dub-over artist for actresses: Angelina Jolie and Natasha Henstridge.-TV anime:*Angel Heart ...
(who also returned as Jill's Japanese voice actress in Marvel vs. Capcom 3) for the Blu-ray release.
In video games
Jill Valentine first appears as one of two playablePlayer character
A player character or playable character is a character in a video game or role playing game who is controlled or controllable by a player, and is typically a protagonist of the story told in the course of the game. A player character is a persona of the player who controls it. Player characters...
protagonists of the original Resident Evil game (1996), in which she is a member of STARS Alpha team and is a partner to Chris Redfield, with background in the U.S. Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
's secretive special unit popularily known as Delta Force
Delta Force
1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta is one of the United States' secretive Tier One counter-terrorism and Special Mission Units. Commonly known as Delta Force, Delta, or The Unit, it was formed under the designation 1st SFOD-D, and is officially referred to by the Department of Defense...
. Before the game begin, the Alpha team is deployed to investigate a series of bizarre murders in the Arklay Mountains, where they discover and enter the Umbrella Corporation's Arklay Research Facility. Inside, with Chris missing, Jill initially works with Barry Burton, another Alpha team member, as they inspect the mansion and discover its undead residents. Eventually, she and Chris discover that STARS leader 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...
had betrayed them. After defeating the Tyrant
Tyrant (Resident Evil)
The Tyrant is the code name of a series of boss characters in the Resident Evil video game series. Tyrants, biologically engineered supersoldiers created and used by the sinister Umbrella Corporation, make appearances as boss characters in most of Resident Evil games and the desire to create an...
released by Wesker, Jill escaped the self-destructing mansion with Chris, Barry, Bravo team member Rebecca Chambers
Rebecca Chambers (character)
is a player character in the Resident Evil survival horror video games, first introduced in the first game in the series in 1996. She is also one of the main characters in the Resident Evil novels.-Character design:...
, and Alpha team pilot Brad Vickers. She is also the sole protagonist in Resident Evil: Genesis (2008), an alternative-story version of this game.
Jill returns as the sole protagonist of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, released in Japan as is a survival horror video game and the sequel to Resident Evil 2, developed and published by Capcom. The game was released for the PlayStation, and was subsequently ported to the Dreamcast, Microsoft Windows and Nintendo GameCube...
(1999), where she fights alongside Carlos Oliveira, a mercenary for the Umbrella Corporation. Jill and Carlos cooperate to escape from the now-dead Raccoon City before a nuclear strike by the U.S. government. Along the way, she encounters Nemesis
Nemesis (Resident Evil)
Nemesis, also called the Pursuer or , is a fictional character in Capcom's Resident Evil franchise. It first appears in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, before later emerging in other titles and cameo roles. It is also featured on various merchandise and in the 2004 film Resident Evil: Apocalypse...
, a Tyrant super soldier sent by Umbrella to dispose of the remaining STARS members. After several encounters with the creature, she is infected by the T-virus, though Carlos is able to procure a vaccine from the nearby hospital. Finally, Jill defeats Nemesis and Barry Burton returns to Raccoon City to bring her and Carlos to safety moments before the city's destruction.
Jill re-appears in Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (2007), where she works with Chris Redfield to expose and destroy the Umbrella Corporation by attacking their Russian research facility. She and Chris defeat Umbrella's newest BOW (Bio-Organic Weapon), T-ALOS, and survive the ordeal.
Before the events of 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...
(2009), Jill apparently dies while saving Chris during a confrontation with Wesker. During the game, however, Chris finds information suggesting that she may still be alive, and discovers she is under Wesker's control, Wesker having used Jill's DNA and the remnants of the T-virus within her body to perfect his new Uroboros virus. Chris and his new 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:...
manage to subdue Jill and free her from Wesker's influence. Jill then worked with fellow BSAA agent Josh Stone, Sheva's mentor, to assist Chris and Sheva in defeating Wesker.
Jill and Chris are set to return in the latest installment of the main series, Resident Evil Revelations, as well as in the upcoming action-orientated Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo 3DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo. The autostereoscopic device is able to project stereoscopic 3D effects without the use of 3D glasses or any additional accessories. The Nintendo 3DS features backward compatibility with Nintendo DS series software, including Nintendo DSi software...
exclusive, 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...
, which features well known characters from the series fighting to defeat as many foes as possible against the clock.
Jill appears as a player character in the crossover fighting game Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
is a fighting game, developed and published by Capcom. It is the fourth game in the Marvel vs. Capcom series. With the fourth installment of this series, Capcom simplified the controls to make the gameplay more accessible for casual players. The button configuration was trimmed down to 4 main...
(2000), wearing her STARS uniform. She returns as a playable character in 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...
and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
is a crossover fighting game developed by Capcom. It is an updated version of Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds. After the events of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami disrupted the development schedule for downloadable content for the original game, the additional content was made into a...
(2011), where her design is based on her appearance in Resident Evil 5, available as downloadable content
Downloadable content
Downloadable content is official additional content for a video game distributed through the Internet. Downloadable content can be of several types, ranging from a single in-game outfit to an entirely new, extensive storyline, similarly to an expansion pack. As such, DLC may add new game modes,...
. In addition, she also makes a guest appearance
Guest appearance
In show business , a guest appearance is a participation of an outsider performer , usually called guest artist , in an event , i.e., the participation of a performer which does not belong to the regular crew In performance...
in Under the Skin (alongside Carlos and Nemesis) and has a character card in the SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash
SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash
SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash is a series of SNK Playmore games between 1999 and 2006 for hand-held consoles.This game has a CCG theme, spun off from the popular series of fighting games by SNK and Capcom, and also including references to many other kinds of games from both companies. The...
series.
Gameplay
Lockpick
Lockpick may refer to:* A tool used in lock picking** Slim Jim ** Torsion wrench** Tubular lock pick** Paper clip...
. In Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, Jill will enter the "Live Selection Mode" during certain sections of the game, in which the player is prompted to quickly choose between one of two possible actions; the choice of action affects the direction of the game and story, including which ending the player receives. It was also during this game that Jill became the first character to be able to perform a quick 180-degree turn, which has since become a staple of the series. In Resident Evil 5, Jill now actually runs faster than Chris. While the majority of Jill's melee moves (kicks and acrobatic leg attacks) are the weakest of the four playable Mercenaries mode characters in RE5, they are also the fastest, and her exclusive Px4
Beretta Px4 Storm
The Beretta Px4 Storm is a semi-automatic pistol manufactured by Beretta of Italy and intended for personal defense and law enforcement use. The Px4 uses the same short-recoil, rotating barrel lock as the Beretta 8000 Models and uses the same operating system as the M9/92/96 series, while being...
handgun has the best chance of a critical hit of all the characters (meaning that almost all of her shots to the head guarantee an instant kill). Jill also knows how to play piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
.
In the Marvel vs. Capcom series, Jill is able to summon monsters to attack her opponent and she could also heal the player's active character if she is summoned as a supporting character.
In other media
Jill first appears in Resident Evil: ApocalypseResident Evil: Apocalypse
Resident Evil: Apocalypse is a Canadian-British 2004 science fiction action horror film directed by Alexander Witt, from a screenplay written by producer Paul W.S. Anderson...
(2004), the second film in the live-action series. In this version of the series she is a STARS member and foil to the main character, Alice. Jill tries to escape Raccoon City along with a group of survivors and is one of the few to make it out. She was set to appear in the sequel, Resident Evil: Extinction
Resident Evil: Extinction
Resident Evil: Extinction is a Canadian-British 2007 science fiction action horror film also categorized as a doomsday and zombie film, and is the third installment in the Resident Evil film series, which is based on the Capcom survival horror series Resident Evil...
, but Sienna Guillory had commitments to other work. Later, producers Paul W.S. Anderson and Jeremy Bolt
Jeremy Bolt
Jeremy Bolt is a British film producer who often works with Paul W. S. Anderson at Impact Pictures.Since creating Impact Pictures with Paul WS Anderson in 1992, producer Jeremy Bolt has produced the majority of Anderson’s movies...
decided to have a separate game character (Claire Redfield
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...
) appear alongside the previous film's lead Alice
Alice (Resident Evil)
Alice is a fictional character and the primary heroine of the Resident Evil film series, which is loosely based on the video game series of the same name. Though she is not a character in the game series, she does eventually interact with a number of characters from the games, including Jill...
: "We thought, rather than bring Jill back, put her with another game heroine."
Jill returns in a costume based on her Resident Evil 5 suit at the end of the 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...
(2010). She is under the control of Umbrella Corporation, leading an attack against Alice, Claire, and Chris and the remaining human survivors. Guillory confirmed that she will be returning to the role of Jill in the fifth film, Resident Evil: Retribution
Resident Evil: Retribution
Resident Evil: Retribution is an upcoming 2012 3D science-fiction action horror film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. It is the fifth installment in the Resident Evil film series, which is based on the Capcom survival horror series Resident Evil.The film has many returning actors and...
.
Jill appears in several novels based on the Resident Evil series, particularly in those by S. D. Perry
S. D. Perry
Stephani Danelle Perry is a novelist living in Portland, Oregon. She is the daughter of writer Steve Perry.S. D...
. In the 1998 novel Resident Evil: The Umbrella Conspiracy, Jill is said to be the daughter of professional thief Dick Valentine and to having been his accomplice prior to her career in law enforcement (in apparent conflict with her supposed Delta Force background), explaining her unrivaled infiltration skills and "mastery of unlocking".
She also appears in Lee Chung Hing's manhua
Manhua
Manhua are Chinese comics originally produced in China. Possibly due to their greater degree of artistic freedom of expression and closer international ties with Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan have been the places of publication of most manhua thus far, often including Chinese translations of...
adaptation of Nemesis, titled Biohazard 3: Last Escape (1999), as well as in the Marvel
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...
's comic series Resident Evil (1996–1998) and the comic book Marvel Vs. Capcom: Fate of Two Worlds (2011).
In merchandise
Jill has been featured as a purchasable figurine numerous times in various collections, including a range of RE3 Jill action figureAction figure
An action figure is a posable character figurine, made of plastic or other materials, and often based upon characters from a film, comic book, video game, or television program. These action figures are usually marketed towards boys and male collectors...
s released by Moby Dick Toys in 2001, a statuette released by NECA
National Entertainment Collectibles Association
The National Entertainment Collectibles Association or NECA is an American manufacturer of collectibles typically licensed from films, video-games, sports, music, and television based in New Jersey...
in 2006 for the 10th anniversary of Resident Evil, and the official promotional figures licensed by Capcom to promote The Umbrella Chronicles. Various other merchandise has also been produced, including replica
Replica
A replica is a copy closely resembling the original concerning its shape and appearance. An inverted replica complements the original by filling its gaps. It can be a copy used for historical purposes, such as being placed in a museum. Sometimes the original never existed. For example, Difference...
s of her beret and STARS badge from the original Resident Evil game. In 2010, Hot Toys
Hot Toys
Hot Toys is a Hong Kong based production house for designing, developing, and manufacturing highly detailed collectible merchandise to worldwide markets. Established in 2000, the company initially focused on producing 1/6 military special force gear set before extending to producing toys based on...
have released detailed 1/6 scale figures of Jill based on her appearance in Resident Evil 5 (one in her BSAA uniform and one in her RE5 'Battle Suit' outfit) with over 30 points of articulation, commissioned by Capcom to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Resident Evil series.
Critical reception
Jill Valentine has been received very positively as the Resident Evil series' main female protagonist and remains one of its most recognisable characters. In 2002, Jill was described by Duluth News TribuneDuluth News Tribune
The Duluth News Tribune is a newspaper in Duluth, Minnesota. It is published by Forum Communications, which bought it in 2006 after The McClatchy Company acquired the News Tribunes previous owner, Knight Ridder.The present incarnation of the newspaper is the outcome of the merger and takeover of...
as the "best super heroine this side of Lara Croft
Lara Croft
Lara Croft is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Square Enix video game series Tomb Raider. She is presented as a beautiful, intelligent, and athletic British archaeologist-adventurer who ventures into ancient, hazardous tombs and ruins around the world...
" and NEWS.com.au
News Limited
News Limited is one of Australia's largest diversified media companies. The publicly listed company's interests span newspaper and magazine publishing, Internet, Pay TV, National Rugby League, market research, DVD and film distribution, and film and television production trading assets.News Limited...
named her as the number one sexiest video game character of all time, noting her popularity with both male and female gamers for different reasons. In the Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition
Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition
Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition is a Guinness World Records book dedicated to video games. The first edition was released in February 2008 in association with the video games world records' tracking organization Twin Galaxies. The second edition was released in 2009...
of 2011, she was voted for the 43rd best video game character of all time.
In 2003, GameSpy
GameSpy
GameSpy Industries, Inc., known simply as GameSpy, is a division of IGN Entertainment, which operates a network of game websites and provides online video game-related services and software. GameSpy dates back to the 1996 release of an internet Quake server search program named QSpy. The current...
ranked her as the seventh of 10 top "babes in games", adding: "even those of us who weren't big fans of the games (...) will remember Jill". In 2007, she was listed by Tom's Games among the 50 greatest female characters in video game history, describing her as "a true survivor and an elite fighting machine, not to mention a drop-dead gorgeous brunette". According to 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...
, Jill has "emerged as perhaps the most sensible design of the period [of mid-to-late '90s], being both tough and sexy without shedding her clothes at the first sign of trouble". GamesRadar also placed Jill among the top 20 "overlooked game vabes" in 2008, and included her among the 11 "heroines [that] embody the best of videogame girls" in 2009. She was listed as one of the most attractive female characters in video games by Spike TV
Spike TV
Spike is an American cable television channel. It launched on March 7, 1983 as The Nashville Network , a joint venture of WSM, Inc...
in 2008, ranked ninth, and Virgin Media
Virgin Media
Virgin Media Inc. is a company which provides fixed and mobile telephone, television and broadband internet services to businesses and consumers in the United Kingdom...
, ranked seventh. In 2009, IGN listed her as one of the characters in all media "who deserve better"in response to her treatment in the films and lack of appearances since Resident Evil 3 until a small role in Resident Evil 5, with her roles being "stolen" by Alice and Sheva. In 2010, she was included in Videogamer.com's list of top video game crushes.
UGO Networks included Jill in the lists of top 50 "videogame hotties" and top 11 "videogame heroine hotties", noting her as a core character of the Resident Evil series and citing her high popularity, and in 2011 featured her on the list of the 50 "imaginary women that really need to be brought to life by science somehow", while The Times of India
The Times of India
The Times of India is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. TOI has the largest circulation among all English-language newspaper in the world, across all formats . It is owned and managed by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd...
included her on the list of nine "sexiest babes of action games". She was featured in several articles by GameDaily
GameDaily
GameDaily was a video game journalism website based in the United States. Launched in 1995 by entrepreneur Mark Friedler under the name Gigex and focused on free game demo downloads, The site changed its business model from a flat fee per download CDN distributed service network to an...
in 2008-2009, including listed among the gaming's fines brunttes and ranked as their tenth most favorite Capcom characters of all time. GameDaily also listed Jill among the 10 "babes who should meet your mom", as she was described as both noble and confident even as having a questionable fashion sense, and used as an example for the archetype
Archetype
An archetype is a universally understood symbol or term or pattern of behavior, a prototype upon which others are copied, patterned, or emulated...
"smart and sexy heroine". In 2010, Complex ranked her as 43rd on the list of "hottest women in video games". In the 2011 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...
poll that asked "who would you rather?", Jill was pitted against Lara Croft and won.
One point of the sometimes negative reception was the character's famous outfit from Resident Evil 3, which has been strongly criticized by some for being unsuitable for the series' theme and appearing to be designed specifically for male gamers, with 1UP.com
1UP.com
1UP.com is a video game website owned by IGN Entertainment, a division of News Corporation. Previously, the site was owned by Ziff Davis before being sold to UGO Entertainment in 2009....
calling this look a "slutty cop" Halloween costume, and GamesRadar ridiculing it as "douche bag's girlfriend".
Memes
A cheesy "Jill sandwichSandwich
A sandwich is a food item, typically consisting of two or more slices of :bread with one or more fillings between them, or one slice of bread with a topping or toppings, commonly called an open sandwich. Sandwiches are a widely popular type of lunch food, typically taken to work or school, or...
" scene in the first RE game sparked a popular Internet meme
Internet meme
The term Internet meme is used to describe a concept that spreads via the Internet. The term is a reference to the concept of memes, although the latter concept refers to a much broader category of cultural information.-Description:...
of the same name. Another Jill and Barry-related meme is "master of unlocking". In 2011, UGO featured both of these "hilariously dumb" scenes on their list of the 25 worst cutscene
Cutscene
A cutscene is a sequence in a video game over which the player has no or only limited control, breaking up the gameplay and used to advance the plot, strengthen the main character's development, introduces enemy characters, and provide background information, atmosphere, dialogue, and clues...
s in gaming history.
The both memes were referenced by Capcom in the video game Dead Rising
Dead Rising
is an action-adventure, survivor horror video game, developed by Capcom and produced by Keiji Inafune. It was released on August 8, 2006 exclusively for the Xbox 360 video game console. The game was a commercial success. It has been introduced into the Xbox 360 "Platinum Hits" lineup, and a cell...
, which features a location called "Jill Sandwiches", its description stating: "Jill is the master of sandwich making". In Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D one of the achievements
Achievement (video gaming)
In video gaming parlance, an achievement, also sometimes known as a trophy or challenge, is a meta-goal defined outside of a game's parameters...
is called "Master of Unlocking".
External links
- Jill Valentine - The Resident Evil Wiki
- Jill Valentine - Capcom Database Wiki
- IGN: Jill Valentine
- Jill Valentine at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...