Chris Redfield

I'll end this once and for all. Say hello to my comrades you killed!

Chris Redfield was a S.T.A.R.S operative whose entire life was turned upside down during the Mansion Incident, when he and his fellow S.T.A.R.S. uncovered the scope of the Umbrella Corporation's experiments with the t-virus. Barely escaping from the Zombies and B.O.W.s with his life, Chris and the other remaining S.T.A.R.S. were quickly turned into fugitives by Umbrella. Chris and his comrades joined the Anti-Umbrella Movement to continue the fight against the evil corporation, intending to end their experiments into viral weaponry and bring them to justice. After succeeding (primarily due to the behind-the-scenes assistance of Chris' former commanding officer Albert Wesker), Chris became an operative of the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance, his experience in fighting above-normal biohazards serving him well.

Early History
Wesker! You son of a bitch!

Chris lived with his sibling; Claire. The two became close and forged a bond that lasted for years, which was tempered with the untimely deaths of their parents in a car accident. At some time, Chris served in the United States Air Force, but later gave up a military career for a job in the Raccoon City Police Department, and eventually became a member of their elite S.T.A.R.S. unit. With time, Chris and Claire saw less and less of each other, with the former going into law-enforcement and the latter going to a university.

Mansion Incident


Another Umbrella psycho

Redfield debuted in the original Resident Evil as one of two playable protagonists. In the game, he is a member of S.T.A.R.S. Alpha team (and an ex air force member), sent to investigate the disappearance of their compatriots. The squad discovered the remains of Bravo Team's helicopter, but shortly encounter a pack of undead dogs. Redfield, accompanied by the surviving members of Alpha team, Albert Wesker, Jill Valentine, and Barry Burton, seek refuge in the Spencer estate, which is also filled with deadly traps and undead foes. Redfield's scenario is more challenging than Valentine's, as he has a more limited carrying capacity, and lacks certain inventory items, such as a lockpick and grenade launcher.

He eventually learned that Wesker had set up his comrades, but is soon attacked by a Tyrant, a biologically engineered super-soldier. Chris finds Jill, and escaped the mansion before it self-destructed. The player's final escape party is determined by the scenario they choose, as well as choices they make within the game. Redfield appeared in two additional versions of the game, the 2003 remake for the GameCube, as well as the director's cut, which notably contained a controversial clip of live-action actor portraying him smoking a cigarette.

Finding Claire
Yeah! Its payback time. We've gotta destroy Umbrella. Now, let's finish this once and for all!

Redfield returns to the series in Resident Evil: Code Veronica, where he attempts to rescue his younger sister, Claire Redfield, from a secret Umbrella Corporation facility in Antarctica. While there, he confronts Alexia Ashford, the creator of the T-Veronica Virus, and Wesker. He manages to save Claire, and leaves the facility in a fighter jet before it explodes.

The End of Umbrella
Afterwards, Chris focused his life towards exposing and destroying Umbrella Corporation. He made his next appearance in the series in Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, where he fought alongside with Jill to attack an Umbrella Corporation in Russia. It was there that Sergei Vladimir used Umbrella's final bio-weapon, T-A.L.O.S., in combat against Chris and Jill, resulting in it's destruction. Their mission succeeded and the Umbrella Corporation began to decline within a short period of time.

Kijuju
After the collapse of Umbrella, rivals and terrorist groups managed to get their hands on Umbrella's projects. With the growing fear of a bio-terror holocaust in Africa, Chris and Jill joined a Bioterror Assessment group. Chris is joined by another B.S.A.A. agent,Sheva Alomar and the two will work together to try to put an end to the mysterious outbreak but Chris will have flashbacks that will have him reliving his past.

After his experiences in Kijuju, Chris appeared to be suffering from Posttraumatic stress disorder. His traumatic episodes happened three times so far in his life after Kijuju. The first time happening when he received an award from his superiors of the B.S.A.A. for his heroic efforts at Kijuju. The second time happening when he was on a date with a unknown Asian woman, experiencing flashbacks of Kijuju while being accidentally flashed by reflecting light from the woman's portable makeup mirror. The third happened during a training exercise with his sister, Claire Redfield. Whether this episodes are canon or promoted for the coming of Resident Evil 5 are currently unknown.

Trivia

 * Chris has, so far, appeared in 4 games.
 * His quote when chosen in Resident Evil: Deadly Silence multiplayer is "Domo-kun #1!"
 * Makes a guest appearance in later ports of RE2 as an unlockable character in the minigame Extreme Battle.
 * Chris Redfield is motion captured by Reuben Langdon in Resident Evil 5 and voiced by Roger Craig Smith. Langdon is best known for voicing and motion capturing Dante in Devil May Cry 3 and 4. Smith has done numerous commercial and cartoon voice-overs, and is also the voice of Curtis in Resident Evil: Degeneration.

Appearances

 * Canon
 * Resident Evil - (Joe Whyte in REmake)
 * ''Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles - uncredited voice actor
 * ''Resident Evil Code: Veronica - voiced by Michael Filipowich
 * ''Resident Evil Code: Veronica X - voiced by Michael Filipowich
 * Resident Evil 5 - voiced by Roger Craig Smith


 * Non-Canon
 * ''Resident Evil 2 - Extreme Battle