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.

Personality
Her strong, ambitious personality makes her pushy, argumentative, and a sore loser who often clashes with others. Alyssa can be very egotistical and self-centered, and refers to herself as "drop dead gorgeous." She enjoys being active through working out and looking beautiful is one of her utmost priorities. Despite her personality, Alyssa is a caring person who will take care of other people if needed.

Life Before the Raccoon City Outbreak


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 a zombified Dorothy Lester.

Such a horrible memory caused her to forcibly forget it, only to remember again during the 1998 Raccoon City Destruction Incident 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 Destruction Incident, 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 City
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).

Resident Evil: The Deck Building Game
Alyssa appears in the Outbreak expansion set of the Resident Evil card game. Her level 1 ability allows the player to pay 20 ammo to deal an extra 10 damage if she's equipped with only one weapon. Her level 2 ability allows a player to name a card type, look at the top card of their inventory, keep it if it's the named type and gain an additional explore during their turn. She maxes out at 80 health points.

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 Resident Evil Outbreak. (If you are playing in "lone wolf mode" this glitch will not occur.)
 * 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.
 * Her name may have been inspired by Alyssa Hamilton, the protagonist of an earlier Capcom game, Clock Tower 3.
 * As an AI partner, Alyssa will tend to carry a weapon (usually a handgun), ammunition and a recovery
 * She's the strongest female in the Outbreak series by having 2000HP, along with the ability to Pot shot and also being the fastest out of the three, but it should also be noted that she also has the fastest virus gauge out of the three but this is lower than the male characters.
 * Alyssa as an AI, she tends to follow the player character on whom she is on good terms with and will roam from room to room if otherwise, and wont hesitate to compete for items to see who can pick it up first. Alyssa will be a passive character and won't fight unless she's forced to defend herself or the player (this way could be used to save up ammo for bosses fights). However, she can get into meaningless fights with foes that can be avoided pretty easy.
 * In her Type C costume, Alyssa has a slight resemblance to Alice from the first Resident Evil film.
 * During Dead Rising, you can come across a survivor during Day 2 in the Huntin' Shack called Alyssa. She has the same hairstyle and outfit as Alyssa in her Type C costume.