Barry Burton
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| Barry Burton | |
|---|---|
| Game series | Resident Evil series |
| First game | Resident Evil |
| Creator(s) | Shinji Mikami |
| Voice actor(s) | Barry Gjerde (Resident Evil (1996)) Ed Smaron (Resident Evil (2002)) |
| Motion capture actor | "Grégory" Barry Gjerde (in live-action sequences in Resident Evil (1996)) |
| In-Universe Information | |
| Blood Type | A |
| Occupation | S.T.A.R.S. Weapons Expert |
| Relatives | Moira Burton Polly Burton |
Barry Burton is a video game character in the Resident Evil survival horror franchise. Barry, along with most of the characters who originally appearing in the first Resident Evil, is a member of S.T.A.R.S. and the "backup man" and weapons expert of Alpha Team. He is described as a veteran of numerous special forces (having even served in the same Air Force unit as Chris Redfield), as well a gun enthusiast who wields a Colt Python .357 Magnum revolver (changed to a .44 Magnum in the GameCube remake) instead of the standard-issue 9mm handgun used by the other members. Following his appearance in the original game, Barry makes a cameo appearance in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis and has a starring role in (the non-canonical) Resident Evil Gaiden. He was voiced Barry Gjerde in the original Resident Evil (credited as Gregory) and by Ed Smaron in the later GameCube remake.
[edit] History
In the original Resident Evil, Barry serves as Jill Valentine's partner character and does not appear in Chris Redfield's scenario beyond the game's introduction. Barry aids Jill during the course of the game, often saving her from some of the more dangerous predicaments in the game, as well as providing her with additional ammunition and items.
As the game progresses, Barry's actions in the story will start to become suspicious. At one point, the player must decide whether Barry is worthy of Jill's trust. This is done in the original game by choosing whether to wait for Barry to retrieve a rope when Jill falls into a secret passage and later when Barry asks the player whether or not to accompany him in the courtyard's underground tunnels. Choosing not to wait for Barry or not follow or accompany him in the underground passage will result in the player finding a dying Barry at some later point of the game and will give Jill a photograph of his family before passing away. On the other hand the player can choose to survive the game with Barry, and it is revealed that Barry was being threatened by the real traitor, Albert Wesker, into following his orders.
Resident Evil 2 reveals that Barry indeed survived the events of the first game along with Jill and Chris. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis elaborates on Barry's fate following the first game, by revealing in Jill's diary (as well as in one of the game's epilogues) that Barry sent his family into hiding somewhere in Canada. Barry also makes an uncredited cameo in an ending: if Jill loses her intended escape chopper to Nicholai before the final battle, Barry will come to retrieve Jill and Carlos in the game's ending moments before the destruction of Raccoon City.
In Resident Evil Code: Veronica, it is alluded that Barry joined an anti-Umbrella movement following the events of Resident Evil 3. Resident Evil Gaiden attempts to expand on this idea by having Barry as its main character. In Gaiden, Barry is sent to the Umbrella-owned ship, the "Starlight Cruiser", when another member of the same group (Leon from Resident Evil 2) goes missing during a mission. He eventually finds Leon and the two team up with a young orphan named Lucia to fight against one of Umbrella's newest Bio Organic Weapons.
The original Resident Evil was remade for the Nintendo GameCube in 2002. Barry's role in the game remains relatively unchanged, however his actions are even more traitorous.
[edit] In other media
Barry plays a central role in the non-canonical S.D. Perry novels, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Conspiracy and has a supporting role in Resident Evil: Caliban Cove, and the novelization of Resident Evil Code: Veronica. Despite being in Resident Evil Gaiden,: a non-canonical game,depicts the first time Barry met Leon S. Kennedy.
| Resident Evil characters | |
|---|---|
| Main | Chris Redfield | Jill Valentine | Barry Burton | Rebecca Chambers | Claire Redfield | Leon S. Kennedy | Ada Wong |
| Villains | Albert Wesker | Alfred Ashford | Alexia Ashford | James Marcus | Lisa Trevor | Nemesis | Nicholai Ginovaef | Ozwell E. Spencer | Osmund Saddler | Bitores Mendez | Ramon Salazar | William Birkin |
| Supporting | Steve Burnside | Billy Coen | Carlos Oliveira | Annette Birkin | Sherry Birkin | George Trevor | Minor S.T.A.R.S. Characters | Minor Characters | HUNK | Mikhail Victor |
| Outbreak | Kevin Ryman | Mark Wilkins | George Hamilton | Cindy Lennox | David King | Alyssa Ashcroft | Jim Chapman | Yoko Suzuki |
| One game only characters | Resident Evil 2 | Resident Evil 3: Nemesis | Resident Evil Code: Veronica | Resident Evil 4 |
| Film | Alice | Carlos | Claire Redfield | Jill Valentine | Albert Wesker | Nicholai | Dr. Birkin |
