Jill Valentine
| Jill Valentine | |
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| Resident Evil series character | |
| File:Jill Valentine.jpg Render of Jill Valentine in the GameCube version of Resident Evil. Seen here wearing her standard S.T.A.R.S. uniform. | |
| First game | Resident Evil |
| Created by | Shinji Mikami |
Jill Valentine is a video game character in the Resident Evil survival horror series. She is one of the two selectable protagonists in the original Resident Evil, where is she is introduced as an operative of the fictional law enforcing task force S.T.A.R.S. and a member of the unit's Alpha Team. She would return as the protagonist Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, where she is no longer a member of S.T.A.R.S., but merely a citizen trying to survive the viral outbreak in Raccoon City.
Jill also appears in the film Resident Evil: Apocalypse, a sequel to the original Resident Evil film and a loose film adaptation of Resident Evil 3 (taking several liberties with the plot of the game).
She is one of the most prominent characters in the franchise, appearing in other Capcom games in the form of a cameo or a crossover appearance.
Background
Within the Resident Evil timeline, by 1998 Jill was a member of the Special Tactics And Rescue Service (S.T.A.R.S.) Alpha team in the fictional Raccoon City. Jill was a former member of U.S. Army Delta Force before she joined S.T.A.R.S., which implies that she must have been a very talented soldier to be selected for the elite unit. Jill was already acquainted with her fellow S.T.A.R.S. member, Chris Redfield, prior to joining the squad. However, details of their initial encounters was never explained.
The Mansion Incident
On July 23 1998, S.T.A.R.S. Bravo team was deployed to the outskirts of Raccoon City located in the Arklay Mountains after evidence of grisly, cannibalistic murders. A day later, after contact with Bravo team was lost, the Alpha team was sent to find out what happened to their comrades. Soon after their arrival, the team found the destroyed remains of Bravo team's helicopter and were quickly attacked by vicious Cerberus, canines infected with the T-Virus. After witnessing the death of fellow Alpha team member Joseph Frost, the team was abandoned by their helicopter pilot, Brad Vickers and the remaining members fled to a nearby mansion, the Arklay Research Facility.
Jill, along with fellow survivors Chris Redfield, Barry Burton, and Albert Wesker, assumed the mansion to be deserted. They would quickly discover the various beasts and monsters inhabiting the mansion, as well as the remains of their fallen Bravo Team comrades. Through her cooperation with Barry, Jill was able to discover that the mansion was actually a front for a top-secret research facility owned by the Umbrella Corporation. They also came to find that Wesker was a double agent working for Umbrella and had planned the whole operation as an experiment to test out Umbrella's T-Virus B.O.W.s and to destroy the S.T.A.R.S. team. However, after Wesker was seemingly killed by one of his own creations, Jill and Barry escaped, along with Chris Redfield and surviving Bravo Team member Rebecca Chambers, leaving behind the ruins of the secret lab of the Mansion.
Raccoon City Incident
After their return to Raccoon City, S.T.A.R.S. request for a full-scale investigation of Umbrella's activities was denied by their superior, Chief Brian Irons of the Raccoon Police Department (RPD). With no support from the American government, Chris, Barry, Jill, and Rebecca decided to travel to Europe and investigate Umbrella's main headquarters themselves. Chris went ahead and traveled to Europe by himself by the end of August, while Barry went to Canada to relocate his family first. Jill decided to stay in Raccoon City in order to investigate the whereabouts of Umbrella's Underground Facility before joining her comrades.
However, two months after the mansion incident (on September 28), her investigation was ruined when Raccoon City was infected with the T-Virus. During her escape, Jill witnessed the death of Alpha Team's pilot, Brad Vickers, at the hands of "Nemesis", a B.O.W. sent by Umbrella to eliminate the remaining S.T.A.R.S. members and any trace of Umbrealla Inc's involvement in this disaster. Jill managed to thwart Nemesis temporarily and met with Carlos Oliveira, a surviving member of the Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service (UBCS) along with Nicholai Ginovaef and Mikhail Victor. However, Mikhail gave his life protecting Jill and Carlos from Nemesis while Nicholai was presumed dead after an accident. Jill and Carlos ended up in a nearby clock tower after their cable car collided off-course. During the following battle with Nemesis, Jill was infected with the T-Virus and was taken to the clock tower's church by Carlos, where she lay there in a semi-coma.
Three days later, Jill recovered after being administered with a serum by Carlos, and continued her search for escape. Soon afterwards, she discovered another one of Umbrella's secret research facilities hidden behind a park. In this lab, she confronted Nicholai for the last time (it seemed that she had a bounty on her head that he wished to collect), and fought with Nemesis once again. As Nicholai tries to make his escape, Jill manages to shoot down his helicopter, taking him down (in another scenario, Nicholai manages to escapes; which scenario is considered canon is still debated). Jill successfully destroyed Nemesis with a top-secret weapon that was transported to the facility a few days earlier and managed to escape from the city with Carlos via a helicopter piloted by Barry Burton. As they flew away, Jill witnessed the annihilation of Raccoon City from a surgical nuclear strike by order of the U.S. government.
Jill, Barry and Carlos would go on to become involved in various anti-Umbrella groups and activities until Umbrella's closure in 2003.
Appearances
Jill was one of the two main playable characters (the other being Chris Redfield) in the original Resident Evil. In Jill's version of the game, the player is given a higher item capacity, along with additional equipment such as a lockpick and a Grenade Launcher. This luxury made the game easier for those inexperienced with the Resident Evil series. In addition, her main assistant in the game was Barry Burton, who is arguably a far more useful assistant than Rebecca Chambers (The assistant in Chris' part of the game) due to his strength and powerful magnum handgun. For example, when Jill first discovers the room containing a shotgun, she has access to it right away even though taking it sets off a trap (Barry shows up to save her from it). In contrast, Chris does not have access to the shotgun in the room until later when he finds a broken shotgun which he can use to replace the shotgun to keep the trap from being sprung.
Jill was later given the starring role in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. She is one of the more popular Resident Evil characters within Capcom's internal staff, making cameo appearances in Pocket Fighter, SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash and Marvel vs. Capcom 2. Jill also makes a rather humorous appearance in the off beat Under the Skin along with a comedic representation of the Resident Evil 3 setting. She was portrayed by Sienna Guillory in the live-action movie Resident Evil: Apocalypse, which was loosely based on the events of Nemesis.
In the live-action sequences of the first game, Jill was played by an actress/model known only as Inezh (later found to be the Irish actress Una Kavanagh) and voiced by Lisa Faye, who was uncredited for her performance.[1] Jill was then voiced by Canadian actress Catherine Disher in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, and followed by Heidi Anderson in the 2002 remake of the original Resident Evil.
Appearance
Jill's standard and most well-known outfit is a pair of blue assault pants with a light blue formfitting shirt and body armor, completed with a blue beret on her head. In addition to her S.T.A.R.S. uniform in the first game, Jill's alternate casual outfit consisted of a cropped black t-shirt and jeans. In Resident Evil: Director's Cut, she wore a sleeveless blouse with jeans and boots as a default outfit in the game's Arranged Mode. The Saturn version of the first game also featured Jill in an alternate version of her S.T.A.R.S. uniform.
In Resident Evil 3, she wears a blue tube top, black leather mini-skirt and a white sweater wrapped around her waist as her default outfit. This is a well-known outfit and is the outfit worn by Sienna Guillory in the second film, and is worn by Jill in Under the Skin. She has a total of five alternate outfits (eight in later versions), including her original S.T.A.R.S. uniform, an outfit that makes her resemble Regina, the heroine of the Dino Crisis series, a police uniform, a biker outfit, and a disco outfit. The Dreamcast and PC versions of Nemesis also featured two additional costumes not seen in the other versions. One was an outfit similar to her default outfit, however, the top was a blue sleeveless turtleneck with a denim skirt and black boots. The other outfit had the same color-scheme as the default, but instead of being a tube top and skirt, it was a blue blouse and black pants. The Resident Evil remake for the Gamecube featured her standard Resident Evil 3 outfit and a new military outfit modeled after Sarah Connor's outfit from Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
In Resident Evil: Deadly Silence (the Nintendo DS port of the original), Jill gets to wear her original casual outfit, as well as a revealing policewoman uniform in the game's "Rebirth" mode.
During the original games' conception, Jill is notorious for going through more changes in her appearance than any other character.
Heidi Anderson's facial design and expressions were mimicked for Jill's in the remake of Resident Evil.
Trivia
- Jill Valentine was originally depicted as having long hair hidden under her beret, as noted by one of the game's alternate endings and official artwork. In later installments, she has short shoulder-lenght hair.
- In Resident Evil 2, one can search Jill's desk in the S.T.A.R.S. office of the RPD. On her desk is a picture which, when examined, is of a young man. The man's identity is unknown.
- Gamespy.com recently rated Jill the seventh greatest video game babe of all time, and made remarks on how they await her return.[2]
- Jill is one of the very few Capcom characters that speaks English in Marvel vs. Capcom 2 during gameplay. Most of the Capcom characters speak Japanese, while the Marvel (excluding the Silver Samurai, who also speaks Japanese and Colossus, who speaks Russian) characters speak English. Jill says "Come on!," "What the-" and more memorably, "I'm a member of S.T.A.R.S.!"
- Jill is a "Master of Unlocking", proven by her quick lockpicking skills in Resident Evil and Resident Evil 3.
- Jill is the most reoccurring Resident Evil character, appearing in Resident Evil, Resident Evil 3, Marvel Vs. Capcom 2, SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash, Under the Skin, and Resident Evil: Apocalypse.
In other media
Movies
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Template:Resident Evil film character In the movie Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Jill is portrayed by Sienna Guillory. Early in the film, a newspaper article in her apartment hints at her dismissal from the S.T.A.R.S. unit and her involvement with Nemesis. Both add to similarities between the movie and the game Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. Although, due to the vastly different conclusion, as well as the role of Alice, the game and movie are officially considered alternate universes.
In Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Jill had been a rising star in the S.T.A.R.S. organization, before her reputation was ruined after a botched mission known as "The Arklay Mountains Incident". Information from the movie's website indicates that she gained insight into a "classified bioweapon weakness", which was said to be a "cranial flaw". Initially the Umbrella Corporation intended to bribe her, so their bioweapons wouldn't lose market value. Had that failed, they planned to have her "neutralized". In the film, Jill maintains a strong friendship with S.T.A.R.S. officer Peyton Wells. During a t-virus outbreak in Raccoon City, Jill attempted to leave the city through a quarantine screening set up by Umbrella at Ravens Gate Bridge. When the infection reached the Gates, Umbrella sealed off the sector and urged that all citizens return to their homes.
Upon heading back to the city, Jill stumbled upon news reporter Terri Morales, who managed to video tape Umbrella's actions at the Bridge. When Jill decides to hold up at Ravens Gate Church, her group is attacked by Lickers, Alice manages to locate Jill and her companions whom are hiding out. It is notable that Jill is far less self-sufficient in the movie, and likely would have died if not for the help of Alice. When Umbrella intervenes Dr. Ashford's plan to use Alice to get his daughter Angela out of the city in exchange for a safe departure out of the city. Jill is taken hostage by Umbrella soldiers and is later released by Carlos during a gunfight (with Umbrella agents) against Alice at Raccoon City Hall. Before the destruction of Raccoon City, Jill manages to get the survivors out. Upon departure the helicopter is hit by the blast wave and crashes into the Arklay Mountains. All except Alice survive the crash; the remaining survivors flee the scene.
At the end of Apocalypse, Carlos and Jill are both wanted criminals by Umbrella for allegedly posting a hoax video to cover up a nuclear meltdown that occurred at Raccoon City. Both "infiltrate" Umbrella's Chicago Facility to recover Alice, who was resurrected using a new viral agent. It is shown at the end that they were "allowed" to infiltrate Umbrella and rescue Alice.
Differences From The Game
- Nemesis was not destroyed by Jill, he was first defeated in close combat by Alice, and then was crushed from debris of a falling helicopter.
- In Resident Evil 3: Nemesis comrade Carlos Oliveira seemed to have an interest in the heroine, while in Apocalypse Carlos had his eye on the more powerful Alice.
- Jill smokes in the movie whereas in the games, it is unclear whether Jill smokes or not (she is never shown smoking).
- In the games, Jill comes off as having a self righteous, sympathetic and caring personality with a sense of justice. In the film, Jill is a lot more cold, emotionless, and somewhat full of herself in character.
Resident Evil: Extinction
Sienna Guillory will NOT reprise her role as Jill in the film 2007 Resident Evil: Extinction.
Novels
In S.D. Perry's novelizations of the games, it is stated that Jill is the daughter of a professional thief (Dick Valentine), and was his accomplice prior to her career in law enforcement, explaining her unrivaled infiltration skills and expertise at lockpicking. However, this back-story is not supported by any of the games and is considered non-canonical.
Video games
- In the video game Dead Rising there is a restaurant called "Jill's Sandwiches", which is a parody of the infamous Barry Burton line from the first Resident Evil game: "You were almost a Jill Sandwich!". Also in the game if you look up the description of Jill's Sandwiches it states Jill is the master of sandwich making, an obvious parody of another infamous Barry line; "Jill, here's a lockpick. It might be handy if you, the master of unlocking, take it with you."
- Jill gets a Character Card in SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters' Clash. In Card Fighters' Clash 2, the design on her card was changed to reflect her RE3 outfit.
- Jill appears in Marvel vs. Capcom 2 as a playable character. She comes equipped with all her trademark weaponry from Resident Evil. As "special moves", Jill can dodge out of the way of incoming monsters, such as zombies, Cerberus dogs, and crows, leaving her opponent to deal with them. She can also use her deadly rocket launcher (presumably the same one from the original Resident Evil used to kill Tyrant at the end) as a Hyper Combo. As another Hyper Combo, the Tyrant appears and slashes Jill's opponent relentlessly and as a hidden command, she can pull out her rocket launcher and blast the Tyrant, causing addition damage to her opponent.
Actresses
- Sienna Guillory portrays Jill in the live action film Resident Evil: Afterlife.
- Sienna Guillory portrays Jill in the live action film Resident Evil: Apocalypse.
- Heidi Anderson is the current voice of Jill Valentine as seen in the GameCube version of Resident Evil
- Her voice actresses in the past include Catherine Disher in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis and Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, and Lisa Faye who was uncredited in the original Resident Evil.
- The actress seen in the live action sequences in the original Resident Evil was known only as "Inezh". This was later discovered to be Irish actress Una Kavanagh.
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