Chris Redfield

Chris Redfield is a character in the Resident Evil video game series. He is one of the two main protagonists in the first Resident Evil game. Redfield returned as a playable character in Resident Evil Code: Veronica, who must search for, and ultimately rescue, his younger sister, Claire.

Background
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 memeber), 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 Albert Wesker and Jill Valentine,The surviving members of Alpha Team seek refuge in the Spencer Mansion, 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 Game Cube, as well as the director's cut, which notably contained a controversial clip of live-action actor portraying him smoking a cigarette.



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.

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. Their mission succeeded and the Umbrella Corporation began to decline within a short period of time. Chris is also slated to appear in Resident Evil 5, which is set ten years after Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis.

Other Media
During the release of the Japanese Sega Saturn version of the original game, Capcom published a promotional sourcebook titled The True Story Behind Biohazard as a pre-order giveaway. The book contains an original short story titled Biohazard: The Beginning by Hiroyuku Ariga. The story depicts the events prior to the first game and fleshes out his character, describing the deaths of his parents in a car accident and his service in the Air Force.

Trivia

 * His quote when chosen in Resident Evil: Deadly Silence multiplayer is "Domo-kun #1!"
 * Makes a quest appearance in later ports of RE2 as an unlockable character in the minigame Extreme Battle*

Appearances

 * Resident Evil (first appearance)
 * ''Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
 * ''Resident Evil Code: Veronica
 * ''Resident Evil Code: Veronica X
 * Resident Evil 5