Jill Valentine

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Jill Valentine
Jill Valentine in the GameCube version of Resident Evil.
Game series	Resident Evil series
First game	Resident Evil
Creator(s)	Shinji Mikami
Voice actor(s)	Uncredited (Resident Evil) Catherine Disher (Resident Evil 3: Nemesis) Heidi Anderson (Resident Evil (GameCube version))
Motion capture actor	"Inezh" (in live-action sequences in Resident Evil (1996))
In-Universe Information
Blood Type	B
Occupation	S.T.A.R.S. Alpha Team, Rear Security (RE). Civilian (RE3).

Jill Valentine is a video game character in the Resident Evil survival horror series. She is one of the protagonists in the original Resident Evil, where is she is introduced as a member of the Special Tactics And Rescue Service, part of the unit's Alpha Team. She is in charge of rear security and specializes in bomb disposal (an ability she acquired as a Delta Force operative). She returned as the protagonist in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, where she was no longer a member of S.T.A.R.S., merely a citizen trying to survive the viral outbreak in Raccoon City. She has been played by Lisa Faye (credited as Inezh) in the original Resident Evil, Catherine Disher in Resident Evil 3 and by Heidi Anderson in the GameCube version of the original 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. Jill is notable for being the first major game character to appear in the Resident Evil films with her appearance in Resident Evil: Apocalypse, which was a loose adaptation of Resident Evil 3, where she is played by Sienna Guillory.

[edit] History

Jill Valentine, as portrayed by Inezh in the original Resident Evil.

Jill Valentine made her first appearance as one of the two selectable protagonists in the original Resident Evil along with Chris Redfield. The premise of the first game revolves around Alpha Team's attempt to escape a zombie-infested mansion. Jill's version of the game differs from Chris' in terms of difficulty. In addition to having a higher carrying capacity than Chris, Jill is also given the benefit of a lockpicking tool that allows her to unlock simple locks (Jill is referred as the "master of unlocking" in the original version of the first game), as well as a grenade launcher. However, she cannot take as much damage as Chris. Jill's partner in the game is Barry Burton, Alpha Team's weapons expert. Barry helps Jill out several times, sometimes rescuing her from peril.

Jill returned as the sole protagonist in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. Set during a time period that overlaps with the events of Resident Evil 2, the game depicts Jill's attempt to escape zombie-infested Raccoon City. During the game, she is hunted down by the Nemesis, the Umbrella Corporation's newest B.O.W., sent to eliminate the surviving S.T.A.R.S. members due to their knowledge of the Mansion Incident in the first game. Along the way, she teams up with a U.B.C.S. mercenary named Carlos Oliveira, who serves as Jill's partner character in the game. Ultimately, Jill and Carlos manage to escape from Raccoon City (either by themselves or with Barry's help, depending on the ending), moments before its destruction. In Jill's epilogue in the game, she is seeking to reunite with Chris, but to no avail. In Resident Evil Code: Veronica, it is mentioned that she has joined an anti-Umbrella group.

[edit] Appearance

Jill in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis.

Jill's standard 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 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.

[edit] 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-length hair.
• Gamespy.com recently rated Jill the seventh greatest video game babe of all time, and made remarks on how they await her return.^[1]
• 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 characters speak English (excluding the Silver Samurai, who also speaks Japanese and Colossus, who speaks Russian).
• 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.

[edit] In other media

[edit] Movies

[edit] Resident Evil: Apocalypse

Resident Evil film character
Jill Valentine
First Appearance	Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Portrayed By	Sienna Guillory
Age	32
Gender	Female
Relations	None
Current Status	Alive

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 Umbrella. 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.

[edit] 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 she doesn't.
• In the games, Jill comes off as having a sympathetic and caring personality with a sense of justice. In the film, Jill is a lot colder, and somewhat full of herself in character.
• Alice was a main protagonist in the movie, Jill was in the RE videogame.

[edit] Resident Evil: Extinction

Sienna Guillory who portrays Jill Valentine will not reprise her role in Resident Evil: Extinction. During the film's pre-production stage, Sienna confirmed that she was given an offer but couldn't accept due to schedule conflicts with Eragon, according to an interview from Empire magazine.^[2]

[edit] 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.

[edit] Video games

• In the video game Dead Rising there is a restaurant called "Jill's Sandwiches", which is a parody of Barry Burton's infamous line from the original Resident Evil: "You were almost a Jill Sandwich!". The description of Jill's Sandwiches states "Jill is the master of sandwich making", an obvious parody of Barry's other infamous line; "Jill, here's a lockpick. It might be handy if you, the master of unlocking, take it with you."

• Jill has a Character Card in SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash. In the Japan-only Card Fighters Clash 2, the design on her card was changed to reflect her Resident Evil 3 design.

• 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 summon incoming monsters, such as zombies, zombie dogs, and crows, leaving her opponent to deal with them. She can also use a rocket launcher 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 additional damage to her opponent.

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