- Listed within this file is a general background
- information overview of BSAA agent - Sheva Alomar -
- as pieced together from various sources.
- The information listed here is neither complete nor
- should it be used as a psychological analysis of the
- subject.
- Sheva Alomar was born into an impoverished family
- situation in a small factory town situated in Africa.
- This particular town being home to Umbrella Plant 57.
- As with most factory towns, the plant was the
- lifeblood of the town, bringing in much needed
- revenue and steady employment for its populous.
- Almost 80 percent of the town's adult population was
- employed at the factory in some facility, including
- Sheva's parents. While pay was low by most
- nation's standards, it provided a steady income for
- the townspeople and a happy childhood for Sheva.
- This happiness was short-lived however.
- While only eight years old, Sheva's peaceful life was
- brought to an abrupt end by the sound of sirens
- erupting from the factory.
- As the sirens pierced the air, an ominous plume of
- black smoke poured out of the factory.
- Even as a child, Sheva knew something was terribly
- wrong. With dread in her heart she ran toward the
- factory.
- Arriving at the factory, she soon discovered the
- entrance blocked.
- In place of the kind old man who used to stand guard
- at the entrance, strange adults in protective suits
- were everywhere. Their faces hidden by masks. Sheva
- could not understand what was happening.
- "I realize years later that they were wearing anti-
- biohazard protective gear. They were part of Umbrella's
- Special forces."
- She may have not understood the muffled voices
- emanating from beneath those masks at the time, but
- the assault rifles they leveled at her more than made
- their intentions understood. The country was not a
- very stable place to begin with, and near her town
- resided members of a large anti-government guerilla
- army. Although only a child, Sheva knew all too well
- the violence that often accompanied those with guns.
- The adults in the village that remained were promptly
- executed by these gunmen.
- Sheva was spared this same fate thanks to the
- vigilance of a neighbor who was able to get her back
- to her parent's home unnoticed.
- Thus began the longest night of Sheva's life. Crippled
- by fear, she could only wait and pray for her parents
- return. The night passed and a new day dawned, but
- still they did not return.
- As night on another day fell she sensed a presence
- outside her home. Unable to contain her relief and
- joy, she ran to the door to greet her parents.
- As she swung the door open, crying aloud with joy,
- she was soon met with disappointment and confusion.
- For at the door, were not her parents rushing to
- embrace her, but her uncle, with a look of shock and
- horror painted upon his face. His words crushed any
- hope she had left…
- "Your parents are dead. There was an accident at the
- factory."
- Taking anything of value left in the house, her uncle
- then took Sheva to live with his family. Taking her
- away from the only home she had ever known.
- Her life with her uncle would be brief.
- Not only was her uncle's family extremely poor, but he
- also had seven children of his own to care for. Even
- thought Sheva was a blood relative, he probably never
- would have come for her if he hadn't thought he would
- receive financial compensation from the factory.
- That compensation never came. Umbrella never gave
- out any payments. And soon, her aunt and uncle were
- unable to feed her.
- Life was hell for Sheva, not only was she on the verge
- of starvation, she yearned to be with her parents
- again. In her grief, she became fixated on the notion
- that they were still alive.
- As the days passed, this belief grew so strong to the
- point where she could think of nothing else. She knew
- she had to find them.
- So one night as the moon bathed the savanna in silver,
- Sheva ran away from her uncle's house and headed back
- to her hometown and the life that was stolen from her.
- The thought of her parents drove her on.
- But the expansive savanna is a harsh environment for
- one so young and small. During her second night, she
- began to feel the effects of malnutrition. Unable to
- find food, Sheva soon collapsed.
- A night in the savanna is not a quiet affair. The
- sounds of animals plodding along, beasts howling at
- the moon, insects chirping and buzzing about, and the
- dry wind soughing through the grass. Sheva
- considered them all with wonder. She had grown up in
- a town and was unaccustomed to her new surroundings.
- Through the cacophony of strange noises, Sheva picked
- up a sound that was quite familiar to her. She heard
- the low rumbling of an engine and the sound of tires
- cracking over the dirt.
- A truck pulled up next to Sheva and a stranger got out
- of the passenger side and spoke to her. If she replied
- to him or not, she couldn't recall, but the man picked
- her up and placed her in the bed of the truck.
- The man that found Sheva was an anti-government
- guerrilla fighter. He provided her with food, shelter,
- and a place to call home. Unfortunately for Sheva,
- this good turn was accompanied by some bad news.
- She was told that the incident at the Umbrella factory
- was not an accident. That the factory manufactured
- bioweapons and Umbrella was carrying out the final
- test on one of its newest weapons at the dilapidated
- factory.
- The regular employees who worked there were unaware
- of what Umbrella was actually creating, and they
- paid for it with their lives, including Sheva's mother
- and father...
- After concluding the test, Umbrella took measures to
- conceal the entire affair. With the assistance of the
- government's army they destroyed the factory along
- with the entire town, effectively wiping the town
- Sheva had called home off the map.
- At this news Sheva was filled with rage. She hated
- Umbrella and blame them for her parent's deaths, and
- she hated the government for just rolling over at
- Umbrella's behest.
- It was at this moment she decided to join the
- guerrillas in their fight against the government.
- Sheva started out by doing laundry, cooking meals,
- and taking care of other chores. After only a few years
- with the guerrillas, she was given her first gun. She
- doesn't like to talk about her time with the
- guerrillas. Perhaps the memories are too painful, or
- maybe she's too ashamed of what she did there.
- One of her main duties with the guerrillas was to go
- into town and purchase supplies for the group.
- For seven long years Sheva stayed with the guerrillas.
- By this time she was a teenager, and had spend most of
- her known life with the guerrillas. Perhaps due to her
- age, when she went into town, the townspeople never
- suspected her of being a guerrilla fighter. It could
- be for this very reason that she was the one they
- sent.
- It was on one of these occasions while she was in town
- that a man approached her. He looked like a local, but
- spoke with a strange foreign accent. Handing her a
- piece of paper and speaking in a hurried voice, he
- stated:
- "Read this. If you believe what it says, come to the
- church in the back alley in two hours."
- After speaking these words he disappeared into the
- crowd as quickly as he appeared. Sheva turned the
- paper over in her hand, and her eyes were drawn to one
- word - Umbrella.
- It was the same pharmaceutical company whose selfish
- aims took her parents from her. If that incident had
- never happened, perhaps her life would have been
- different.
- The message on the paper said that the guerrillas were
- planning on using bioweapons to conduct a large-
- scale terrorist attack that would overthrow the
- government. Umbrella was going to make a deal with
- the guerrillas to provide them with the bioweapons.
- The man wanted Sheva's help in stopping the deal
- from going through.
- At first Sheva thought it was a government trap, but
- deep down she knew the note spoke the truth. When
- asked how she knew, she had this to say:
- "My country was strongly influenced by France, and
- many government officials spoke in French patois.
- But this man was different. I couldn't place his
- accent at the time, but somehow I knew I could trust
- him."
- Sheva followed her instincts.
- She went to the church and met two men there.
- One of them had given her the note earlier. The other
- wore a suit with no tie and said that we was from the
- U.S. government.
- What the man in the suit wanted seemed
- straightforward enough - the apprehension of the
- representative from Umbrella. From what he said, this
- particular person held the key to causing an
- irreparable blow to Umbrella. But in order to arrest
- him, they needed Sheva's help. As long as they got
- their man, they wouldn't do anything to her or her
- fellow guerrillas.
- Even if they did not succeed in arresting the man in
- question, they promised not to turn her or her
- companions over to the authorities.
- The man in the suit's offer seemed credible. But could
- she betray those who had been like a family to her?
- The man seemed to understand Sheva's apprehension, so
- he asked her one simple question: "Don't you want to
- see Umbrella punished for what they've done?"
- Sheva quickly nodded her head.
- "That's why we selected you. But if you want to help
- us fight Umbrella, then you are going to have to leave
- your so-called friends."
- "And then what? What's in it for me?"
- "Look around! You know these guerrillas you are with
- aren't doing this for some greater good. They'll do
- anything to topple the government, including things
- you know are wrong. Help us, and you can finally do
- some good for the people of your country."
- "And what makes you think a 15-year-old girl can
- help?"
- "Some day you'll learn that age matters very little.
- A person's life is not defined by age, but by the
- choices they make. You have the chance to fight for
- something here that goes beyond just you, something
- that affects the entire world. Can you really walk
- away when so much is at stake?"
- Sheva would never forget these words...
- Three days later the special forces team arrived at
- the location where the deal was taking place. Sheva
- had left the door to the building unlocked, and she
- wore a wire so the team on standby could hear what was
- taking place.
- The operation was a success. The target from Umbrella
- was quickly apprehended and taken away.
- Sheva and the guerrillas were taken to the American
- Consulate, there to be release two days later with no
- charges pressed, just as promise. Recognizing Sheva's
- abilities, or perhaps moved by pity, the man in the
- suit offered Sheva the chance to start life anew in
- America.
- With nothing left in Africa for her, Sheva decided to
- take him up on his offer.
- Shortly after arriving in America, Sheva's high
- intelligence and drive quickly became apparent. She
- surpassed any and all expectations, even learning
- English to a native level in a mere six months. Within
- two years of arriving in the U.S. she enrolled at
- a university.
- After graduating with high honors from her
- university, her legal guardian (the man in the suit)
- suggested that she join the newly formed BSAA to
- help others as she had been helped. Umbrella had
- already been dismantled many years prior, but Sheva
- had not let go of her hatred toward them and all
- others like them.
- After completing basic training, she was assigned to
- the unit led by Josh Stone. There she trained with his
- unit for eight months, learning everything she would
- need to know to survive in the field. After the
- completion of her training, she was hand picked to
- become a BSAA agent. She is currently involved in
- operations throughout the world.
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