Alyssa Ashcroft

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Alyssa Ashcroft
jp name	アリッサ・アッシュクロフト
Biographical information
Date of birth:	c.1970
Date of death:	Unknown
Place of death:	The Wrenwood Hotel
Race/Nationality:	Caucasian/American
Affiliation:	The Raccoon Press (1993-1998)
Occupation:	Reporter
Family	Grace Ashcroft - Daughter
Status:	Deceased
Biological information
Sex:	Female
Height:	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Mass:	62 kg (137 lb)
Gameplay information
Vitality:	2000
Infection rate:	0.89/min
Starting item (Outbreak):	Stun Gun (File #2)
Other Information
Appearances:	Resident Evil Outbreak (playable) Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 (playable) Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (mentioned) Resident Evil: Requiem
Voice:	Sarah Carver (Resident Evil Outbreak) Wendee Lee (Resident Evil Outbreak File #2)

Alyssa Ashcroft (アリッサ・アッシュクロフト, arissa asshukurofuto) was an investigative reporter for The Raccoon Press who focused on social cases. She was among the few who managed to escape Raccoon City before its destruction by the U.S. government's "Sterilization Strategy." She later gave birth to a daughter named Grace Ashcroft.

Biography

Early Life

Alyssa Ashcroft was presumably born in 1970, with her being 28 years old in 1998. Details about her early life remain unknown.

Career

In May–June 1993, Alyssa joined the Raccoon Press as a journalist, where she became close friends with fellow reporter Kurt. Kurt was investigating suspicious activities at a private hospital in the northwestern Arklay Mountains and, recognizing Alyssa’s talent, recruited her to assist in the investigation. The case revealed an illegal drug-testing scheme secretly sponsored by the Umbrella Corporation. Kurt was ultimately killed by one of the patients, Dorothy Lester—the wife of hospital director Al Lester, who had accepted Umbrella’s offer to save the hospital from bankruptcy. Following the incident, Alyssa’s memories were apparently suppressed by an unknown party—likely Greg Mueller, a chief researcher for Umbrella.

In 1994, Alyssa reported on renovations at Raccoon University that were sponsored by Umbrella. She also discovered that Greg Mueller, the man suspected of blocking her memories, had been promoted to lead researcher at the new facility.

In October 1996, Alyssa covered a story about a heavily decomposed body discovered on the shores of the Aimes River, near the private hospital where Kurt had been killed. The body showed traces of unknown chemicals. Alyssa suggested that a certain “corporation” might be illegally dumping chemical waste into the river.

In June 1998, Alyssa received a tip about illegal activities at Raccoon Zoo, implicating its director, Elliot Martin, in smuggling protected plants. Alyssa was not the only reporter pursuing the story; Ben Bertolucci was also investigating but ultimately lost out on the scoop.

On September 8, 1998, a robbery occurred at the MacLeed's Gun Shop. Approximately $800 in cash and several firearms were stolen by Nathan Donnelly and Samuel Kirk. The suspects were arrested by the Raccoon Police Department and remained in their cells during the events of "Desperate Times."

Raccoon City Destruction Incident

Work in Progress

After Raccoon City

"I'm fully aware of that, thank you very much. It's all about strength. Physical strength."

In the aftermath of Raccoon City, Ashcroft wrote of her experiences in the city in an exposé condemning the Umbrella Corporation with an article titled "What is a B.O.W.: Blowing the Lid Off this Horrifying Secret Project" / "巨大製薬企業の疑惑” ”生物兵器とは？恐るべき真相に迫る".

This article ignited the five-year Raccoon Trials and contributed to the company's eventual downfall. Despite her efforts, the US government was successful in containing information relating to their involvement in incident, and for a number of years prior to the Terragrigia Panic, the public opinion on the existence of BOWs continued to linger in a gray zone between reality and urban mythology. Along with her efforts to expose further corruption, Ashcroft had time to raise a daughter, Grace, who would find a career in federal law enforcement.

In 2016, Ashcroft wrote an article for The Dulvey Daily, a local newspaper based in Dulvey Parish, Louisiana, discussing the mysterious disappearances in the town over the previous two years. These disappearances became one of the only public accounts of the biological disaster there; a subsequent cover-up and quarantine of the affected region ended any search for these missing persons, and they were not listed among the dead.

Wrenwood Hotel Case

Alyssa was murdered during her investigation of the Wrenwood Hotel. Her daughter, Grace, eventually became an FBI technical analyst and sought the truth of her death eight years later.

Appearance & Wardrobe

During the Outbreak, Alyssa is a reporter with a "no-nonsense" manner, which suits well with her outfit: short blond hair, closed shirt in red suit and trousers, and brown shoes. It's her trademarked suit that follows most of her time as a field reporter, even during a Flashback.

Alyssa has 4 unlockable alternatives costumes:

• Type B: Street Scene, a jogger set with orange sunglasses.
• Type C: Midnight Caller, a seductive red dress with black stiletto heels and she has slight resemblances to Alice.
• Type D: Karate Uniform, a white karate gi tied with a black belt.
• Type E: Victory Road, another type of sportswear set with the exception of a very short bottom and a white cap, instead of the glasses.

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