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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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