Rodrigo Juan Raval

"Go on. Get out of here. This place is finished."

- To Claire, after letting her free.

Rodrigo Juan Raval was a team leader in Umbrella Paris' Security Force of the Umbrella Corporation, assigned as the commanding officer of the 3rd Security Unit.

Early life
Rodrigo was born a native of a small village in Rockfort Island, with relatives (possibly parents) named Robert and Maria. This lasted until the Umbrella Corporation purchased the island and destroyed the village, forcing all the villagers, including Rodrigo, off the island. With nowhere else to go, and no other choice, Rodrigo accepted security work with the very group that destroyed his home.

Capturing Claire Redfield
In an ironic twist, Rodrigo joined Umbrella's private security force, and soon rose to command his own elite commando unit.

While stationed in Paris, France, to protect Umbrella Europe's Paris Lab, Rodrigo and the rest of the guards were involved in the ambush of the Umbrella-wanted fugitive Claire Redfield, who had come seeking her brother and fellow fugitive Chris Redfield. Claire brought destruction on the base, and was able to kill or injure many of her pursuers. But it was Rodrigo who personally captured Claire, with Rodrigo sneaking up on her and the two of them holding weapons at each other's heads.

For capturing such a wanted fugitive alive, Rodrigo gained many rewards and significant prestige. Rodrigo and his unit were tasked to transfer Claire to a prison on Rockfort Island, which was now a military training base.

Change of Heart
Initially, Rodrigo felt nothing for his actions, only caring about his career and his men, relishing in the opportunity to take on the prestigious assignment of taking his commando team to Rockfort and fighting B.O.W.s for useful combat experience.

This changed 8 hours later, when a Special Forces team attacked Rockfort. Their air strikes impacting on the island's laboratory and unleashing the t-Virus, Umbrella's most deadly bio-weapon, upon the island. The outbreak turned many of the survivors into Zombies, and many B.O.W's were freed.

With Base Commander Alfred Ashford not doing anything to stop it, Rodrigo and the other ranking soldiers took charge, and lead a defense against the zombies. Soon however, all the soldiers, including Rodrigo's unit, were wiped out, and the island overrun.

Rodrigo remained in hiding from the undead, having lost his weapon some time before, and took serious internal injuries along the way. Rodrigo quickly began regretting all of what he had done in recent days. And even with death and destruction all around him, Rodrigo resolved to find and free Claire from the prison's isolation cell.

Rodrigo made it to the prison, and released Claire from her cell, insisting on her leave, saying that he would be alright. This proved incorrect, as Rodrigo's injuries were incredibly serious, and soon blood loss and internal damage took their toll, making Rodrigo become increasingly weaker. Despite this, Rodrigo remained strong, gaining a pistol from a zombie guard who had fallen down the stairs and crawled into the cell room. Rodrigo killed the zombie with a boot to the head.

Claire returned some time later, providing medicine to relieve his pain, in exchange for advice on locating puzzle pieces to escape the island. Claire also left her lighter with Rodrigo for luck.

Rodrigo survived the self-destruct system going off and destroying most of the facilities on the island. On his way, he spotted Claire and Steve Burnside escaping in a Jet.

Death
Rodrigo remained injured in the island's underground catacombs, near the graves of his relatives, until Chris Redfield came in search of his sister and met him. Upon telling him of what became of her, the two men were suddenly attacked by a Gulp Worm, a giant t-Virus infected worm, who promptly swallowed Rodrigo whole. Chris managed to kill the worm, who promptly spat Rodrigo out as it died. Chris attempted to save Rodrigo, but the acid burns inflicted by exposure to the chemicals in the creature's stomach proved fatal. In his final moments, Rodrigo told Chris that Claire was a gift, and that he should go find her. Before dying, he gave Claire's lighter back to Chris, and then slumped to the ground.

Personality
Rodrigo was a good person at heart, and a man of conscience. When Rockfort experienced a t-Virus outbreak, Rodrigo was greatly shocked at the appearance of monsters, especially when they slaughtered his squad. In hiding, Rodrigo believed all that had befallen him and Umbrella is how it should be and was what they deserved. Refusing to have Claire's blood on his hands, as if Claire died on Rockfort it would be his fault due to him being responsible for her capture, and he also began believing in Claire's cause to bring Umbrella to justice. Rodrigo also regretted turning a blind eye and ignoring his conscience while in service to Umbrella, all for his own greed and not caring how it affected himself. Faced with this, Rodrigo did not shift blame on anyone else except himself. Although, he graciously accepts the hemostatic Claire gives him, and in return gives her the lockpick.

Trivia
In early concept art, Rodrigo would have worn a thigh protector with the Umbrella logo imprinted on it, displaying his affiliation with an Umbrella division known as "AAT".
 * In the opening FMV sequence, Rodrigo is shown wielding a polished chrome Desert Eagle of unknown caliber (possibly .50AE, due to the lack of flutes on the barrel). This gun has vanished, likely during the fight with the Zombies, by the time Rodrigo sets Claire free in the game's opening moments.
 * In Resident Evil Code: Veronica battle game, if a player chooses the 1st person view, he can be spotted behind some barrels, peeking at the player.
 * He's a playable character in Resident Evil Survivor 2 Code: Veronica, he will only be armed with a Knife.
 * If the player chooses not to come back and give Rodrigo the lighter while playing as Claire, the dialogue between him and Chris turns out a little different and Chris doesn't receive the lighter (which also means he can't get access to the weapons in the adjacent save room).