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"I didn't know what else to do. So I helped him. I helped Simmons breach the president's security.
" — Helena to Leon, regarding her guilt |
Helena Harper (ヘレナ・ハーパー Herena Hāpā) is an agent of the United States Secret Service (USSS),[2] a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security, and a former CIA agent. She had a younger sister named Deborah.
Biography[]
Early life and CIA career[]
Little is known of Harper's childhood, though by the time she reached adulthood her parents were dead and her younger sister, Deborah, was her only family member.[3] Harper got a career in the Central Intelligence Agency, but is known to have been chaotic, and became notorious within the agency for repeated cases of misconduct. In one incident, Harper assaulted the suspect of a serial murder investigation when he made crass remarks in front of a victim's family.[4] In another, she shot her sister's ex-boyfriend after he assaulted her in the breakup. As he was unarmed at the time, an inquiry ruled against her.[4] The CIA made plans to fire her, but this was changed to a secondment to the Secret Service with the possibility of a permanent transfer to the Division of Security Operations.[3][4]
Assassination plot[]
With her new position within the Secret Service secured around 2012, Harper was scouted by National Security Adviser Derek Clifford Simmons who, with his Family organisation, was planning to assassinate President Adam Benford. Her record of misconduct, particularly regarding her sister, made her a perfect candidate for the mission, as these proved she could be manipulated.[4]
Realization of the president's death begins to sink in.
In June 2013, Harper was abducted by The Family and taken to a secret chamber beneath Tall Oaks Cathedral. There, she found her sister already present, and was threatened with her murder if she refused to co-operate with the assassination. Giving in to his demands, Harper joined Simmons' plan. Three days later, on Saturday 30 June, President Benford was scheduled to give a speech at Ivy University in Tall Oaks. As a member of the Secret Security, Harper's new job was to cause a distraction and open a hole in the President's protection for assassination. Though she succeeded, she quickly changed her stance and insisted over the radio it was a trap; but was ignored by her colleagues owing to her erratic records. Soon after, a Lepotica was released into the halls of Ivy University, and others in Tall Oaks; they released a fog which contained C-Virus, turning those inhaled the fog into Zombies. Harper and DSO agent Leon Scott Kennedy reached President Benford's private room to find he had already succumbed to infection, and Kennedy was forced to kill him. Refusing to explain her role in the plot, Harper insisted Kennedy to go with her to Tall Oaks Cathedral to see the evidence in person.
Tall Oaks[]
"It's hard to explain. If I don't tell you at the cathedral, you may not believe me." |
Helena pleading with Simmons to let her sister go.
During their escape from the campus, Harper and Kennedy helped a man search for his daughter, Liz. However, they were both killed when Liz turned and killed her father, forcing Harper to kill her. Moments later, they were swarmed by zombies but evaded into the parking garage. As they escaped, Harper and Kennedy witnessed two survivors on the campus' security monitors and had to convince Kennedy to abandon them as they were attacked shortly before their eyes. Eventually, they escaped through the west entrance and into a patrol car. The ride was short-lived as Kennedy flipped the car when a zombie latched itself to the roof before reaching through the window. They both got out of their wreckage.
Helena boarding the escape bus with survivors while Leon covers them.
Under Hunnigan's directions, they head to the sewers to bypass a pile-up of flaming vehicles, leading to a still-active subway systemwhere they met another survivor who Kennedy insisted on saving again, despite Harper's complaints. Obsessed with saving a man named Peter, Harper tried to stop her from opening a shutter that was keeping a mass of zombies out but the woman was killed. They reached to the chaotic street where people were attacked and vehicles crashed in continuance, but Harper was only concerned with pushing through. However, Harper reluctantly agreed to help Kennedy protect a group of survivors. Although Harper reacted hostilely to a woman named Nancy, snapping she should stop crying and shoot if she wanted to live, Harper softened and scolded the girl's boyfriend, Peter, as the young man insulted a rookie officer for risking his life to save Nancy's. They kept the survivors safe till a bus arrived to take them to the catherial, where they learnt survivors were congregating.
Despite their effort, two survivors were lost in the process, the gunshop owner and a young Japanese man. On the bus, they were informed by Hunnigan that a group named Neo Umbrella claiming responsibility for the attack, but Simmons began to inquire about the situation, worrying Harper due to his involvement. Their progress was delayed again as the driver lost control of the bus and skidded to the edge of a cliff after they hit a lone zombie. Although zombies swarmed the bus, and a stray truck collided it off the edge, Kennedy and Harper emerged as lone survivors as they crawled away from the burning wreckage. Kennedy voiced his disgust at the senselessness of so many deaths, Harper was sympathetic but told him they did not have the time to grieve.
Helena and Leon preparing to try and rescue survivors from the Lepotica.
Making their way to the church, one of the survivors, Paul, refused to let them in, forcing Harper and Kennedy to hold out, with zombies drawn in by the ringing bells. They overheard another survivor overruling Paul until the man provided aid with a sniper rifle until Paul agreed to open the door. To the survivors's disappointment, they told them they were not rescuers. As they settled down, Harper pointed out a secret passage beneath the altar though when he asked her what was there, she merely repeated it would be better to show him in person. Much to Harper's chagrin, they rang all the bells in the chruch to unseal the passage, unknowingly releasing a Lepotica. Though they managed to kill the creature, it was not without casualties. Obtaining the keycard needed to enter the laboratory beneath, they went on.
Helena finally finds Deborah alive.
In the underground labs, Harper became more hectic and erratic as she searched her sister, though Kennedy was not informed, and Harper chose to ignore him and focused on her search. Eventually, Kennedy voiced his frustration but Harper pleaded for him to bear with her a little longer. They came to a lab lined with chrysalids in tubes and found a videotape labeled Happy Birthday, Ada Wong. The tape depicted the birth of Ada's doppelganger, though when Kennedy asked if this was what Helena wanted to show him, she insisted none of it was present when she was there three days ago. As they ventured to the caverns, Harper asked about the woman on the tape, who Kennedy believed was Ada, but he only retorted Harper should provide some answers herself if she wanted some in turn, a point she conceded. Through the caverns, Harper was reunited with her sister, alive but unconscious. Awaking Deborah, Harper dismissed Kennedy's demands for answers, promising she would tell him everything if he helped them get to safety. Reluctantly, Kennedy agreed. Kennedy provided protection as Harper carried Deborah, until she was overcome with burning pain. Putting her sister down, Harper watched in horror as Deborah suddenly combusted and encased in thick residue that hardened into a cocoon, which began to hatch. Harper reached out for her sister's hand as it freed itself only for Deborah's body to be thrown out of its shell as a crossbow arrow embedded itself in her head.
Taking aim at Ada Wong after she shot the hatching Deborah with an arrow.
Wong revealed herself and Harper was hostile towards her, but is calmed by Kennedy. Harper broke down, mourning her sister. The cavern began to show signs of collapse as Harper clutched to her sister's body, apologizing. However, Deborah's mutation took form as arachnid-like appendages burst from her body. She pleaded them not to harm her, but was thrown off and attacked. As the fight continued, Deborah dislodged a pillar, causing the floor beneath to collapse and Harper became separated briefly from Kennedy and Wong. They found their way down to the next level where Deborah attacked again until her brute strength caused the floor to collapse again from. This time, Harper and Wong were separated from Kennedy, meeting up in a minecart Deborah targeted next. Harper pleaded Deborah to stop, but to no avail. The minecart was dislodged from the tracks and crashed into a wall, sending the four plummeting below.
Finally letting go of her sister, already long-lost.
Harper and her sister landed on an unfinished bridge as Kennedy and Wong landed on a higher platform. As an appendage erupted from Deborah's mouth, she prepared to attack Harper as Kennedy and Wong protect her from afar. A shot rang from Harper Helena, causing Deborah to retract the appendage in pain, and toppled over the edge. However, Harper grabbed Deborah's hand and said her goodbyes, but Deborah only responded with snarls and hisses. Swearing to avenge her, Harper let go of her sister who fall to her death. Finally, Harper told Kennedy everything about Simmons and her involvement, to which Wong remarked how it sounded like something he would do. Wong told them to be careful as they were dealing with the people who "really run the country" before exiting.
Hunnigan contacted them again, and Kennedy tried to warn her about Simmons, discovering he was observing the conversation. Simmons question them, naming them as primary suspects in the president's attack. Harper accused Simmons to be the responsible culprit but Simmons brought up how Harper had abandoned her post and no proof of his involvement. He suggested they turn themselves in to prove their innocence before cutting off the call. Harper agreed to partner with Kennedy so long as he helped her get to Simmons, now driven to make him pay for his crimes. Through the catacombs, Harper asked Kennedy about Wong, questioning if she could be trusted but Kennedy was unable to give a straight answer, leading her to guess the two had shared history. Through the unstable catacombs, they came across a dangerous shark-like B.O.W. they evaded.
Having barely escaped, Helena and Leon watch as Tall Oaks is destroyed.
The creature stalked them through the flooded caverns, chasing them down through a long tunnel where they killed it with an explosive barrel. The tunnel led to a lake outside of Tall Oaks where they watched the city destroyed, eliminating any evidence against Simmons. Hunnigan contacted them again, and was informed Simmons had already left for his private jet, planning to head for China where another attack had occurred with the same C-Virus used in Edonia six months prior. Kennedy was adamant to take Simmons to custody, but Hunnigan told them had no evidence. Intending to pursue Simmons, Kennedy asked Hunnigan to fake their deaths, and they went after him to China.
Lanshiang and Tatchi[]
"Why didn't you turn me in? You could have cleared your name." — Helena to Leon on the plane to China |
On the plane to China, Helena questions Leon's choice.
On an American airline to China, Harper asked Kennedy why he would not turn her in and clear his name, and was told the act would not have stopped Simmons and joked she was growing on him anyway. The plane hit turbulence and lost altitude as passengers panicked. They raced to the cockpit, only to find the pilot hatching from a chrysalid as a Lepotica. They forced it to retreat to the lighting system above, but were immediately informed by Hunnigan about an issue in the bulkhead.
Preparing to inspect the issue in the cockpit.
They arrived in time to stop a gas leak, but the Lepotica returned and crashed through the ceiling. As they fended off their attacker, they got the cargo hatch to open, leading Lepotica to fall to its death. They closed the hatch, but found the creature had succeeded in infecting all passengers. Back in the cockpit, they discovered they had accidentally destabilized the plane and Kennedy was forced to take control and stop the plane from crashing. As infected passengers swarmed the cockpit, Harper protected Leon as he tried to get the plane under control. They were forced to make a crash landing into Lanshiang. Exiting the plane, they met an old friend of Kennedy's, DSO agent Sherry Birkin, and mercenary Jake Muller.
Preparing to draw her Picador on Sherry and Jake.
The situation grew tense as Kennedy discovered Birkin was reporting to Simmons directly and Muller assaulted him when he tried to get answers, with Harper ready to engaged. As Birkin tried to defuse the situation, they were attacked by a B.O.W. that was tracking Muller called Ustanak. Together, they fought it off ,forcing him to retreat for the time. When the coast was clear, Kennedy and Birkin to find a way out for the others, but the Ustanak attacked again. Harper was left with Muller to fight again, and was impressed with Muller able to survive its previous and questioned his sanity when he remarked he found the whole thing fun. Kennedy and Birkin crashed a double-decker bus to incapacitate it. The fight continued until the fire overcame a nearby electrical tower, causing it to fall upon the Ustanak and separating Kennedy and Harper from Birkin and Muller. Through the wreck, Birkin told them they were going to meet Simmons at the Kwun Leng building, but before Kennedy could reply an explosion cut him off. Harper asked if they would be alright, and Kennedy only hoped Muller's skill was good as he thought himself to be. On their way to Koocheng, they cut through a market that had been blocked off, and found a dangerous regenerating creature stalking the streets. They escaped to a nearby butcher shop where they disposed it through a nearby grinder.
Going after Simmons, after letting Chris and Piers follow "Ada".
As they continued, they caught a glimpse of Wong's doppelganger, Carla Radames, entering a nearby building. Under the impression Radames was Wong, Harper suggested they follow her. They discovered two others were pursuing her alongside them and forced to race against each other through several traps. The other pair of pursuers, BSAA operators Chris Redfield and Piers Nivans cornered Radames in a series of catwalks. Harper watched Kennedy fought against Redfield over her. In the midst of their heated discussion, Radames made her escape and an enraged Nivans followed her. Harper moved to follow him until Kennedy stopped her, despite her claim Nivans would kill her. Before letting Redfield go, Kennedy reasoned with him, to take her into custody instead of killing her. When Harper questioned if Redfield could be relied on, she was told Redfield had been involved as long as he had and trusted him. With her fate in Redfield and Nivan' hands, Harper and Kennedy continued to find Simmons.
Together Helena and Leon provide cover-fire for Jake and Sherry to escape.
Moments away from Kwun Leng, Harper questioned if Kennedy was fine with going after Simmons and regretted not following Wong. Kennedy answered Simmons was their objective. On the otherside, Simmons stood with armed members of The Family, but was surprised to see Harper and Kennedy to emerged though Birkin and Muller followed shortly behind. Birkin demanded answers from Simmons who admitted his involvement in the attack, claiming to be for the good of the country and placing the blame for the president's death on them. The Family opened fire, forcing them to cover. They planned to provide cover fire Birkin and Muller to make their escape. Before leaving, Birkin gave information that could stop the C-Virus to Kennedy. In the chaos, Simmons was shot with a dart by a rogue J'avo and infected. Stumbling away to a passing train, Harper and Kennedy gave pursuit. Finding him at the front end, Simmons tried to divert their attention by placing blame on Wong, and rationalized his actions. Kennedy and Harper dismissed his remarks as Simmons became enraged and succumbed to the effects of the enhanced C-Virus, his body rupturing and granting him ability to mutate into a larger canine-like creature.
Unflinching, Helena prepares to take a final shot at Simmons.
They fought Simmons throughout a series of train cars, and was taunted with her sister's death by him. Simmons prepared to ram the train they were on head-on, though they tripped him with firepower, causing the train to rammed and flipped him back to the top of the train. His body briefly succumbed to damage and reverted to his human form. He recovered quickly and mutated again, using his brute strength to dislodge a piece of the train's roof and sent it hurled towards them. Kennedy shot the debris off course, giving Harper an opening as it passed overhead and fired a bullet directly into his head. Becoming distraught as The Family abandoned him, Simmons slipped from the edge and fell onto the tracks, getting ran over. The cars became dislodged from the rails, forcing them to leapt to nearby water. Alive and exhausted, they pulled themselves ashore just outside of Tatchi. They briefly overlooked the wreckage on the bridge railroad before walking off the dock, watching civilians being escorted to safety by the BSAA. Harper asked Kennedy if their ordeal was over to which Kennedy positively affirmed.
Moments before infection hits Tatchi.
However, Hunnigan contacted and informed them Birkin and Muller had been abducted. She realized the files Birkin gave them was related, and looked over. They realized the key to produce a vaccine lied within Muller. As Kennedy awaited contact to someone near the vicinity, Harper noticed an airborne object. With Redfield patched through, Kennedy informed him of their location only to be told to leave the area immediately. Suddenly, a missile released the C-Virus in a blue fog across Tatchi, infecting countless civilians and BSAA soldiers. Kennedy told Redfield to quickly rescue Birkin and overheard Wong was deceased. Concerned, Harper asked Kennedy if he was alright, but was told to find survivors and escape. With the help of remaining BSAA operators, they were taken to the edge of the danger zone, directing them to the Quad Tower where evacuees were being taken. In their journey, a stray gas tanker knocked them both out briefly. As they came to, infected citizens began to surround them until Wong appeared in a helicopter, providing them with cover-fire as they made their escape. They found their way to a bridge overrun with zombies that would lead directly to the Quad Tower. However, a plane set inside a building dislodged itself, starting a series of explosions. They ran to a BSAA helicopter, only to find the pilot was injured. Kennedy took the controls of the failing helicopter, keeping it suspended enough to crash through the side of the Quad Tower. Barely escaping the crash, they head deeper into the tower.
Helena brings up Leon's feelings for Ada.
As they entered, they were dismayed to find Simmons alive. Still greatly angered, he mutated into a new, gigantic form as he witnessed Wong circling overhead. With Wong's help, they subdued Simmons and Wong retreated to the roof. On the elevator ride up, Harper knew Kennedy's deep-seated feelings for Wong. Before Kennedy could respond, the elevator was blown off course by an explosion, forcing them to make a leap to a neighboring elevator. Together, they climbed the support cable, and found Wong was fighting Simmons on top of a nearby connecting hallway between the two towers. They provided cover fire from afar until the platform began to fall, forcing them to resume their climb back. Simmons' attention shifted to the two, and Harped called out for Wong's help as she returned the favor, trying to slow Simmons down with gunfire. However, Simmons resumed his sight on Wong, giving them a chance to find even ground and Kennedy leapt to help Wong who was knocked out by Simmons. From afar, Harper provided cover. She watched as Simmons knocked Kennedy to the platform's edge, leaving him dangling until Wong rescued him. With Simmons dispatched, Wong bid Kennedy farewell before leaving, though Harper urged him to go after her. Kennedy refused, adamant they were sticking together.
Helena urges Leon to follow after Ada.
Reaching the roof, Simmons mutated further as he absorbed the infected to empower himself. Though Simmons briefly blocked their exit, they injured him who was left defenseless as surrounding undead began to feed on him. They saw Wong had left the helicopter for them and rushed to it, but was intercepted by Simmons who mutated into a massive amalgamation of different insects. Seeing how he used the infected to regenerate himself, they used a loosened lightning rod to impale a zombie as Simmons took it to regenerate its damaged head. The rod attracted the lightning from an ongoing storm, causing the electrified creature to crash through the floor. They reached the helicopter, but Simmons rose to try and stop them. They fired a rocket launcher left behind by Wong, with the blast knocking Simmons backwards. As Simmons fell, his body mutated back into his human state, and was impaled on the obelisk, killing him. Watching Simmons' death, Harper was satisfied with her revenge, made their way to the helicopter.
"That's for my sister."
In the helicopter, the two found a compact left behind by Wong with a hidden compartment. Inside contained a small data disk of all evidence needed to prove Simmons was behind the attacks, the evidence to ensure their innocence. However, Harper denied it, seeing she herself needed to be taken accountable. Before he could retort, Hunnigan informed them a way was found to stop the C-Virus. Before the collapsing Quad Tower could catch up to them completely, they made their escape.
Return to Duty[]
"It's time for me to take responsibility." |
Leon returns Helena's gun to her, along with her freedom.
Sometime after, Harper visited her sister's grave with Hunnigan, Kennedy, and other agents. Remarking it was time for her to take responsibility, she thanked Kennedy and was ready to be taken into custody. However, Kennedy took Harper's arm and placed her gun in her hand. Harper was confused, proclaiming she was an accessory to the president's attack.[5]
Helena gives Ada's compact to Leon.
Hunnigan informed Harper that upon reviewing the evidence, it was decided Harper was not to be hold for Simmons' crimes and announced the findings would not be made public. When Harper tried to protest, Kennedy told her the president would have pardoned her. Hunnigan suggested they go join the rest of the team, though before departing Harper gave Wong's compact back to Kennedy, so he could return it the next time he crossed paths with her.[5]
Sources[]
- ↑ Cast List Revealed
- ↑ Biohazard 6, Capcom.co.jp
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Resident Evil 6 (2012), file: "Helena Harper 1".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Resident Evil 6 (2012), file: "Helena Harper 2".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Resident Evil 6 (2012), scene: "Trouble with Women".
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