Carlos Oliveira

I know. You want to ask me out. All the foxy ladies love my accent. It drives them crazy.

Carlos Oliveira is a mercenary formerly hired by the Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service (UBCS). He was a member of the Alpha Squad within the Delta Platoon and was the team's Heavy Weapons specialist, and also charged with rear security.

Background
Looks like our roles have been reversed from the time we first met, huh?



A young mercenary with Native-American blood in his veins, he was active in anti-government guerilla operations in South America. After government forces wiped out his organization, he was scouted by Umbrella Corporation to join their U.B.C.S. special ops unit. He is an expert in heavy weaponry and vehicle operation, making him a valuable asset.

He is warm-hearted and is known to joke around. Perhaps as a result of being raised amidst violence, he is brave and always willing to throw himself in the middle of danger. He uses an M4A1 carbine and a SIG Pro SP2009, and wears a green fatigue shirt and a black tactical vest with the Umbrella logo displayed predominantly on the back.

Raccoon City Incident
Calm down, lady. I'm no zombie! My name's Carlos.

When news of the tyrant virus outbreak hit, he was sent in with a unit to the heart of the disaster in the hopes of rescuing any survivors. However, in the heat of battle, Carlos was forced to fight for his own life. He managed to acquire a radio (possibly from his Unit's communications officer), where he transmitted a plea for help. Former S.T.A.R.S. member Jill Valentine heard the transmission in the Raccoon City Police Department. In the novel of Nemesis, Carlos obtained a radio from one of his allies, a man named Randy. A very good friend to Carlos, Randy was infected by the t-virus and was shot by Carlos.

However, by the time she met Carlos, he was only one of as little as three Platoon Delta members. The other two, Delta Platoon leader; Lt. Mikhail Viktor and B Squad member Sgt. Nicholai Ginovaef, had taken cover in a train, while Carlos searched for help.

Jill was reluctant to trust Carlos, due to his affiliation with Umbrella and macho attitude, but she quickly learned that Carlos was almost unaware of the company's nefarious deeds and was simply an expendable pawn to them. The two teamed up and managed to escape the Downtown area of the city and into the St. Michael Clock Tower, where Jill fought an experimental Tyrant known as the Nemesis T02.

Carlos attempted to help Jill in battling Nemesis but the Tyrant overpowered him. As a result of the battle, Jill became infected with the t-virus after being struck by one of the Nemesis' tentacles. Carlos regained consciousness and saw Jill fall unconscious after the battle. He brought the unconscious Jill inside the chapel of the clock tower to take refuge.

Remaining at the Clock Tower afterwards, Carlos guarded Jill, who was still unconscious for the next two days, in the chapel from the Nemesis. He might have wandered inside the Clock Tower and hoped for Jill's recovery on that day although this was uncertain. Obviously, Carlos did not meet both Leon and Claire as Carlos and Jill were already at the St. Michael Clock Tower, located in the far Downtown area of Raccoon City.

On the early hours of October 1st, the day after Leon, Claire, Sherry, and Hunk successfully escaped the city without Carlos' awareness, Carlos was told by Jill, who finally regained conciousness, that she was infected by the virus. He forced himself to find the cure to prevent her in becoming one of the undead. Carlos was also asked by Jill that if she turned into a zombie then he should not hesitate to kill her. Carlos went to the Raccoon General Hospital and managed to prepare a vaccine to save Jill from infection. He also spotted Nicholai inside the Hospital only to find that he was a traitor that killed most of his fellow UBCS members. Carlos also discovers that Nicholai also planned to kill Jill. He managed to escape Raccoon General Hospital after the building had been completely demolished by a bomb set by Nicholai in order to destroy all the vaccines. He returned to the chapel meeting the still alive nemesis and gave Jill the vaccine. Carlos told to Jill that Nicholai was still alive and warned her not to trust him because he was on the way to kill her. Afterwards, he proceeded to the Abandoned Factory near Raccoon Park. Carlos managed to contact Jill and warned her about tenshe presence of nuclear missiles that would strike the city and destroy everything. While searching for a possible escape plan, Carlos learned that there was a chopper headed towards the factory on its way and wanted to rescue them. After Jill defeated the Nemesis in a final battle and went up to the balcony, Carlos showed up and told Jill that there was an awaiting helicopter went by for the chance but she had not believe because there was no way for them to escape. He signaled the awaiting helicopter and it was ready to pick them up for safety. Luckily, Carlos and Jill finally escaped Raccoon City via helicopter and Jill was surprised that the one who piloted the helicopter was none other than Barry Burton. They witnessed the annihilation of Raccoon City done by the missiles.Carlos is named dead in a document in resident evil 5 found on the boat as your fighting excella.The paper shows the umbrella companys "Loose ends"and reports carlos as found and disposed of,proving his death at umbrellas hands.

The Mercenaries - Operation: Mad Jackal
During the mercenaries game, he is ranked at the medium difficulty. He carries an M4A1 Carbine, an STI Eagle 6.0, 90 Handgun Bullets, and 3 Mixed Herbs (R+G+B)

Wardrobe
Carlos' outfit in Resident Evil 3 is a folded up green short sleeved shirt covered by a black tactical vest with the Umbrella logo engraved behind and gray pants with combat boots.

Gameplay
Carlos is a playable character in both the main game in a small part and in The Mercenaries - Operation: Mad Jackal minigame, along with Nicholai and Mikhail. Carlos is armed with his trademark M4 Carbine and an STI Eagle 6.0. He has numerous recovery items but has only moderately powerful weapons. As Carlos, the player is more likely to die due to running out of time; it takes more time to kill a single monster with either the carbine or the handgun than with another, more powerful weapon. However, in Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles, he uses an MP5-A5.

Resident Evil: Apocalypse


Carlos Olivera (portrayed by actor Oded Fehr) appears in the 2004 film Resident Evil: Apocalypse. Carlos was part of Umbrella's UBCF team during the 2002 T-virus outbreak in Raccoon City. While returning from a mission, Carlos disobeyed orders which were issued by Umbrella, and proceeded to attempt a rescue of a citizen who was being attacked by a group of zombies.

While the attempted rescue was a failure, Carlos and his partners Nicholai and Yuri Loginova later received orders up with the Special Tactics And Rescue Squad at an extraction point located in the heart of Raccoon City. Carlos later became a rogue agent (after Umbrella failed to escort Carlos and his platoon out of the extraction point) and vowed to help Alice and Jill Valentine bring Umbrella down. Carlos later manages to help find a way out of the city by using Umbrella's last escort from City Hall before the destruction by a nuclear device. When the missile detonates, a shockwave hits the helicopter, crashing it in the Arklay Mountains. Everyone survives except Alice and they flee the scene before Umbrella arrives.

Three weeks after the Raccoon City disaster, Carlos and Jill both infiltrate the Detroit facility and rescue Alice whom has been reanimated using a new virus. Before gaining clearance to leave the complex, Dr. Sam Isaacs orders that they let them go. Once they begin driving off, Isaacs activates "Project: Alice".

Resident Evil: Extinction


After the infection of the planet, Carlos and LJ joined up with Claire Redfield's convoy. During an attack in an abandoned Las Vegas, Carlos was bitten by an infected LJ, whom he killed shortly afterwards. Knowing that he would soon turn into a zombie, Carlos took a tanker truck rigged with dynamite, and detonated it outside of an Umbrella research facility, sacrificing himself to allow the other survivors to reach a helicopter, and safety. However, right before his death he took a hit from a joint that belonged to LJ.

Trivia

 * In Umbrella Chronicles, Carlos claims that he carried a gun ever since he was a kid.
 * In Umbrella Chronicles, this character has a more manly attitude than the one he had in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, since he doesn't have doubts and he always accompanies Jill, never leaving her alone. He is not even afraid of the Nemesis when both Carlos and Jill encounter this mutant in the police station.
 * The film version of Carlos, like all characters from the films, is somewhat different from his character in the game, even to the point that his name is spelled differently. His personality is also much more sombre.
 * Like Billy Coen, Carlos only appeared in two games. In fact, both appear in The Umbrella Chronicles, which is a remake, and therefore neither have more than one actual game credit.
 * He, Billy Coen, and Leon S. Kennedy are the only main male characters that don't directly meet with the series' main antagonist: Albert Wesker,although Leon is aware of him.
 * Carlos seems to have an important role in the films, more important than his role in the game. Having to appear in two movies and who seemingly has a relationship with Alice.
 * In the films, Carlos was infected twice. In Resident Evil: Apocalypse, he was bitten by his former UBCS comrade, Yuri Loginova, who was infected and succumbed to his infection without Carlos noticing. However, Carlos was saved by Alice, who injected him with the Anti-virus. In Resident Evil:Extinction, he was bitten once again by an infected L.J. after saving K-Mart. Sadly, there was no Anti-virus available that time.
 * Carlos is likely to be of Portuguese ancestry. Carlos is a common name in all Latin American countries and the Iberian peninsula, and Oliveira is a Portuguese surname. Several countries were colonized by Portugal, including Brazil.