Alyssa Ashcroft

"...I'll pass..."

Alyssa Ashcroft was a field reporter for The Raccoon Press, an occupation which has given her an insatiable appetite for collecting information.

Biography
Her strong personality makes her pushy, argumentative, and a sore loser who often clashes with others. Despite her personality, Alyssa is a caring person who will take care of other people if needed.

Life Before Raccoon


In 1993, her friend and fellow journalist Kurt went to the north-west Arklay Mountains investigating suspicious deaths in a hospital. During his investigation, he was attacked by Albert Lester's alternate alias - the "Axe Man". He was injured, and remained at the Suspension Bridge until Alyssa's arrival.

The two then hid from the "Axe Man" in the hospital, where they were again attacked. Whilst escaping the hospital, she saw Kurt on the floor being eaten alive by Dorothy Lester.

Such a horrible memory caused her to forcibly forget it, only to remember again during the 1998 Raccoon City Outbreak when she explored the area to find a way out of Raccoon City and the Arklay Mountains.

Outbreak
"I've got a gun, I'm stoked!"

During the 1998 Raccoon City Outbreak, Alyssa was confronted by numerous dangerous situations. Overcoming them, she managed to escape from the city before its destruction at the hands of Heaven's Gate's Mission Code XX.

After Raccoon
After the Raccoon City incident, Alyssa is seen weightlifting, she states that "it's all about strength, physical strength." Afterwards, she is seen sitting down and watching a news report apparently about Umbrella.

She then picks up a newspaper to see an article she has written titled "What is a B.O.W.: Blowing the Lid Off this Horrifying Secret Project." With a smile, she returns to weightlifting (it also shows a picture of her to the side of the headline).

Trivia

 * There is a glitch involving Alyssa on the Outbreak scenario. If the player uses her ad-libs once you get out onto the streets on Outbreak, the game will freeze, and you will need to reset the console. This glitch does not occur in PAL versions of Outbreak.


 * If Alyssa is not chosen as a character or ally during the Flashback scenario, she will walk after Al at the start of the scenario and disappear. On Easy or Normal difficulties, she will pause to rest at a dead end in the forest, freely giving her Stun Gun and a first-aid spray to anyone who passes by. On Hard or Very Hard difficulties, Alyssa can be found dead near the exit of the maze, and will subsequently reanimate as a zombie.