Lisa Trevor



Lisa Trevor was a human test subject forced to undergo a plethora of heinous biological experiments conducted by the nefarious Umbrella Corporation. The side-effects of the experiments have mutated Lisa into a monstrous abomination.

Background
Lisa was born to Jessica Trevor and George Trevor in 1953. Several years after her birth, Ozwell E. Spencer hired George to design a special mansion complex for him in the Arklay Mountains, which would also host a secret underground laboratory. Spencer eventually became paranoid that George would someday leak the mansion's secrets to the public, and ordered his henchmen to apprehend and execute George. Instead of being done away with immediately, George was thrown into a secret compartment of the mansion, and endured a subtle and lonely demise.

While George was writhing in his eternal resting place, Lisa and Jessica were kidnapped by Spencer's henchman, and used as human test subjects for the Progenitor Virus. On November 10 1967, Lisa was administered the "type-B" variation of the virus, while her mother was administered with "type-A". Jessica's body systems were able to fight off the virus, while Lisa's body immediately began to exhibit signs of mutation. Over a period of time, under observation, both Lisa's mental and physical state were grotesquely altered.

Lisa's mental deterioration culminated when she began to develop a morbid obsession to remain with her mother. Ultimately, Lisa killed Jessica by ripping her face off, convinced she was an imposter, and began to aimlessly hope for her mother's return, vowing to return her face upon their reunion. For safe-keeping, Lisa wore Jessica's decomposing face over her own like a mask.

Even after her mother's death, Lisa continued to serve as a test subject for even more biological experiments. Unlike her fellow, more fortunate test subjects, Lisa was able to survive all of their tests, regardless of the potency of the implanted virus or parasite. This uncanny immunity earned the attention of Umbrella Corporation researchers, Albert Wesker and William Birkin, who injected their formidable guinea pig with a specimen of the Nemesis parasite. To their astonishment, Lisa not only overcame the specimen, but also managed to absorb it and adapt its powers into her system. Ultimately, this was a major breakthrough for the Umbrella Corporation, that would later go on to play a pivotal role in the engineering of the G-virus.

After the G-virus was extracted from Lisa, the Umbrella Corporation lost interest in her. As time passed, Lisa’s mutations and loneliness lead her to become increasingly violent. On one occasion, she brutally assaulted and killed three lab researchers in one go. As Lisa was now seen a vestigial threat, Umbrella Corporation officials called for Lisa's destruction. Sometime in 1995, Lisa was supposedly slain in an undisclosed area of Spencer’s estate. However, little did the Umbrella Corporation realize, the myriad of experiments conducted on Lisa had left her impervious to almost all forms of physical battery, rendering her immune to all gunfire, to the extent an anti-tank missile had little to no effect on her aside from swatting her against a wall. Lisa would go on lurking through the catacombs of Spencer’s estate, secretly taking residency in a neglected, dilapidated cabin in the Arklay Forest. On an unspecified date, Lisa was able to find the secret tomb of her mother, built under the Spencer Mansion. While she was able to recognize the scent of her mother, she was unable to open the stone coffin and "reunite" with her.

During the 1998 "Arklay Mountains Incident", various members of Raccoon City’s Special Tactics And Rescue Service (S.T.A.R.S.) encountered Lisa while seeking refuge in Spencer’s mansion. After either Jill Valentine or Chris Redfield (depending on the chosen scenario) solved the puzzle of Trevor's crypt, Jessica Trevor's skeleton was finally exposed. Lisa suddenly became emotionally crazed, and grabbed her mother's skull from the casket. After a bizarre display of closure, Lisa jumped into the abyss surrounding the altar.

In the "Rebirth" scenario in Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, Albert Wesker met Lisa in the Laboratory, next to an elevator. But yet again, due to her regenerative abilities, she managed to awaken shortly after the elevator went up with Wesker in it. Shortly later, at the Main Hall, Wesker met her again. Knowing he had minutes left, he counted a fight with Lisa as a secondary, and so looked for another way out. Shortly, he "killed" her again, and abandoned her. She then managed to find him by heading from the Main Hall. After the final battle, she ends up being crushed by a chandelier. Although Wesker told her to "Be a good girl and stay dead this time", it is unknown if she perished.

Appearance
As aforementioned, Lisa’s mutations have hideously deformed her physical build. Lisa’s hideous face is partially masked by collections of flesh from her victims. During some cut scenes, one may be able to notice one of Lisa’s uncanny eyes through a small hole in her mask. In Rebirth 2 it is possible to see her teeth. Her oversized arms and hunchback resembles the body build of an orangutan. Furthermore, Lisa is draped in a tattered hospital gown, and her hands are held together by a pair of wooden manacles lined with iron, which act as deterrent to Lisa's attacks. There is also a eyeball-like tumor visible on her back, a typical sign of the G-virus. Nevertheless, Lisa is able to deal considerable amounts of damage to her victims, and should not be confronted directly, as no weapons can truly stop her. When attacked, numerous tentacles fly out and spasm from her body, a sign of the NE-Alpha parasite used to create the Nemesis Tyrant.

While in various parts of Spencer Estate, one may hear the harrowing wails and cries of Lisa. This characteristic suggests that Lisa is incapable of utilizing a higher level of thought process, and therefore conforms to a more animalistic nature. However, it should be noted that Lisa was able to start a fire in order to warm herself, as well as write a few crude entries in her journal. She also is able to croak, "Mo...ther..." upon finding her mother's skull.

Trivia

 * Lisa did not appear in the original Resident Evil; she was added to the remake in order to provide additional support to the background story of the game.
 * Lisa's improvised living space bears a strong resemblance to Larry Drake's hideout in the 2001 film, Dark Asylum. Furthermore, the opening sequence of the movie is very similar to the cut scene where one first hears Lisa in the mansion's main hall.