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Other media: [[Characters/ResidentEvilDegeneration Degeneration]] | [[Characters/ResidentEvilDamnation Damnation]] | [[Characters/ResidentEvilVendetta Vendetta]] | [[Characters/ResidentEvilInfiniteDarkness Infinite Darkness]] | [[Characters/ResidentEvilTheMarhawaDesire The Marhawa Desire]] | [[Characters/ResidentEvilHeavenlyIsland Heavenly Island]]-]]]]]

* IdiotBall: An in-game universe example in ''6'' -- he already encountered [[spoiler:Carla who went under the alias of Ada Wong]] and during his pursuit for her later in game he witnesses [[spoiler:the ''real'' Ada Wong]]. Granted, he's [[spoiler:never met Ada]] nor is he aware of [[spoiler:the CloningBlues done by Simmons]] but considering that [[spoiler:both women were in different outfits (and that Carla possibly couldn't have changed clothes that fast)]] every time he saw them, he never put two and two together and considered that maybe [[spoiler:there was another person in the mix on the ship]]. [[spoiler:Ada herself]] even comments on this.

* LadySwearsALot: She swears almost every other sentence in 3's remake, dropping "fuck" more than anyone else in the series when all her lines are put together, which [[JustifiedTrope can be explained by]] her severe amount of stress from being placed under house arrest by Irons under surveillance by Umbrella, her trouble sleeping, and being stalked by an 8-foot-tall bioweapon while the city has gone to hell.

* SeriesMascot: Not officially, but she, Leon, Claire, or Chris could be considered the closest the series has to one. She is one of the most recurring characters throughout the franchise, serving as the main protagonist in several games and often serving as the ''Resident Evil'' representative in crossovers.

* RatedMForManly: Chris is by far the most macho character in the franchise, having an extremely built physique, almost superhuman power and a consistently hardened attitude. Taken to extremes in ''5'' where he famously punches boulders.

* TheBusCameBack: After fourteen years of not making an appearance post 5 barring Resident Evil Revelations which is a prequel to 5, a textual nod in Revelations 2, the remake of 3, and a few spin-offs, Jill makes her return in Resident Evil: Death Island.

** She makes a return in Mercenaries Reunion in ''5'' where she wields a powerful [[CoolGuns MP5]] and Striker shotgun to kill Majini. It being the Protecta Striker doesn't seem to matter much, she's still effective with it. Her flame spray melee makes her even more effective. It has an insane range that instantly kills most Majini standing in the general vicinity. Though she loses said melee in ''Mercenaries 3D'', she can gain skills to increase her critical hit rate, giving her head cracker melee a 100% chance of activating. The result is the sweet and innocent Rebecca Chambers rapidly exploding enemies' heads by bashing the back of them with her knee.

* HotBlooded: Jill is fairly confrontational and it's easy to rile her up into action or speaking her mind bluntly, though not to the extent of HairTriggerTemper. Her increasing frustration with Nemesis is a great example in the ''3'' remake, particularly the scene [[spoiler:when it kills a whole train car of survivors and her response is an incensed "How is this fucker '''not dead yet'''?!". Mikhail has to physically hold her back at this point.]] She also has no trouble turning the gun on someone should they double cross her as she did with Barry, stealing his magnum and holding him up under suspicion.

* HotBlooded: Jill is fairly confrontational and it's easy to rile her up into action or speaking her mind bluntly, though not to the extent of HairTriggerTemper. Her increasing frustration with Nemesis is a great example in the ''3'' remake, particularly the scene [[spoiler:when it kills a whole train car of survivors and her response is an incensed "How is this fucker '''not dead yet'''?!". Mikhail has to physically hold her back at this point.]]

->'''Appearances:''' ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil'' (and [[VideoGame/ResidentEvilRemake 2002 remake]]), ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3 3]]'' (and [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Remake 2020 remake]]), ''Resistance'', ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvilTheUmbrellaChronicles Umbrella Chronicles]]'', ''Umbrella Chronicles: Prelude to the Fall'', ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil5 5]]'', ''Mercenaries 3D'', ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvilRevelations Revelations]]'', ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvilRevelations2 Revelations 2]]'', ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvilOperationRaccoonCity Operation Raccoon City]]'', ''[[Anime/ResidentEvilDeathIsland Death Island]]''

->'''Appearances:''' ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil1'' (and [[VideoGame/ResidentEvilRemake 2002 remake]]), ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3 3]]'', ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvilGaiden Gaiden]]'', ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil5 5]]'', ''Mercenaries 3D'', ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvilRevelations2 Revelations 2]]''

->'''Appearances:''' ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil1'' (and [[VideoGame/ResidentEvilRemake 2002 remake]]), ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2 2]]'', ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3 3]]'', (and [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Remake 2020 remake]]), ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvilTheUmbrellaChronicles Umbrella Chronicles]]''

->'''Mentioned:''' ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2 2]]'' (and [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2Remake 2019 remake]]), ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3 3]]'', ''Wesker's Report''

* AmbiguouslyBi: While she has no overtly displayed on-screen romantic relationships, Carlos is clearly set up as a potential LoveInterest for her, and there's some UnresolvedSexualTension with Chris too. Meanwhile, the remake of ''3'' shows that her apartment (where she lives alone) is decorated with posters featuring attractive and scantily clad women.

* FightingFromTheInside: After turning, he manages to briefly regain just enough control to tell Marvin that he's sorry before attacking him.

* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: He's impaled through the mouth by Nemesis in the original ''[[=RE3=]]''. His remake counterpart instead dies offscreen after getting bitten by a zombie, with no indication of Nemesis killing him this time.

* AdaptationalHeroism:
** In the original ''[=RE3=]'', Brad lived up to his nickname "Chickenheart" by running from the slightest sight of danger, disregarding his comrade Jill. The remake, however, portrays him instead as TheAtoner for what happened during the first game, one who risks losing his job by secretly helping Jill's investigation on Umbrella and then urgently warning her to get out of her apartment when he learns that the Nemesis is on the loose. He later comes to Jill's aid in person as she tries to escape the city, ultimately giving his life in the process.

* AdaptationalBadass:
** The circumstance behind his infection is changed in the third game's remake. In the original, he's just bitten by a random zombie in a bar with no fanfare. In the remake, his infection comes as the result of him actively trying to hold off a horde while Jill finds an escape, only to get bitten in the process.

* AdaptationalIntelligence: His original counterpart starts blabbing nonsense after getting bitten and doesn't even register the fact that he's been infected. His remake counterpart knows right away that he's done for and urges Jill to not make the same mistake he did.

** His zombified form in the original ''2'' is just a normal zombie with a unique skin and no bearing on the plot. His zombified form in the ''3'' remake actually becomes pretty significant when it bites Marvin and pretty much condemns Leon to be the sole surviving officer in the station.

* AdaptationalHeroism: In the original ''[=RE3=]'', Brad lived up to his nickname "Chickenheart" by running from the slightest sight of danger, disregarding his comrade Jill. The remake, however, portrays him instead as TheAtoner for what happened during the first game, one who risks losing his job by secretly helping Jill's investigation on Umbrella and then urgently warning her to get out of her apartment when he learns that the Nemesis is on the loose. He later comes to Jill's aid in person as she tries to escape the city, ultimately giving his life in the process.

* LightningBruiser: As lampshaded by Sheva in ''5'', Chris is quite fast and agile for his size.

%%* PermaStubble: In ''5'' and ''6''.

* PromotionToParent: For Claire. Particularly ''Resident Evil: The Book'', a rare tie-in novel published via a mail-order offer around the same time ''2'' was released, reveals that the Redfield parents died in a freak accident when Claire was only 14. Claire even tells Sherry this is in the remake of 2.
* RatedMForManly: Chris is by far the most macho character in the franchise, taken to extremes in ''5'' where he famously punches boulders.

* EleventhHourRanger:
** In ''7'', he shows up only at the end of the game proper but shows up as the player in the ''Not a Hero'' epilogue DLC. He's also [[spoiler:playable for the penultimate chapter of ''Village'', where he leads an assault on Mother Miranda's stronghold]].

* TheHero: Out of the four most recurring protagonists alongside Jill, Leon, and Claire, he holds the most central importance of roles in the ''Resident Evil'' franchise. It's particularly notable in the Ethan Winters duology, where even though Ethan is the viewpoint character, Chris is still portrayed as a giant badass with decades of experience fighting monsters under his belt while Ethan is just some schmuck in over his head.

* TheBusCameBack: After fourteen years of not making an appearance post 5 barring a textual nod in Revelations 2, the remake of 3, and a few spin-offs, Jill makes her return in Resident Evil: Death Island.

Heroes: [[Characters/ResidentEvilLeonSKennedy Leon S. Kennedy]] | [[Characters/ResidentEvilAdaWong Ada Wong]] \\

* MarriedToTheJob: He comes off like this in ''Revelations''. He's partnered with Jessica, who's [[FridgeLogic routinely dressed much more attractively than the mission demands]] and who does everything up to and including throwing herself at him, and Chris doesn't seem to notice. Parker seems to think it has something to do with Jill, but implications are ambiguous.

* TheBusCameBack: While she made appearances in the Mercenaries spinoffs and retellings, within the canon's timeline, ''1'' was her final appearance for nearly twenty real-world years. WordOfGod states that she continued with her university education to achieve a doctorate in the field of virology and later became an advisor for the BSAA. She is finally seen once again, doing exactly that in the stage play and ''Vendetta''.

* RealMenWearPink: According to WordOfGod, his hobbies were dog training and gardening.

* RealMenWearPink: Despite his tough as fuck attitude and burly look, WordOfGod is his hobby was dancing.

** In ''7'', he shows up only at the end of the game proper but shows up as the player in the ''Not a Hero'' epilogue DLC.
** [[spoiler:He's playable for the penultimate chapter of ''Village'', where he leads an assault on Mother Miranda's stronghold]].

Heroes: [[Characters/ResidentEvilLeonSKennedy Leon S. Kennedy]] | [[Characters/ResidentEvilEthanWinters Ethan Winters]] | [[Characters/ResidentEvilAdaWong Ada Wong]] \\

->'''Appearances:''' ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil'' (and [[VideoGame/ResidentEvilRemake 2002 remake]]), ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica Code Veronica]]'', ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvilTheUmbrellaChronicles Umbrella Chronicles]]'', ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil5 5]]'', ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvilTheDarksideChronicles Darkside Chronicles]]'', ''Mercenaries 3D'', ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvilRevelations Revelations]]'', ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil6 6]]'', ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil7Biohazard 7]]'', ''[[Anime/ResidentEvilVendetta Vendetta]]'', ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvilVillage Village]]'', ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvilOperationRaccoonCity Operation Raccoon City]]'', ''[[Manga/ResidentEvilTheMarhawaDesire Marhawa Desire]]'', ''[[Manga/ResidentEvilHeavenlyIsland Heavenly Island]]''

->'''Voiced by:''' Lynn Harris (''1'', voice), Linda Rodriguez (''1'', live action), Hope Levy (''Remake''), Riva Di Paolo (''0''), Creator/StephanieSheh (''5'', ''The Umbrella Chronicles'', ''Mercenaries 3D''), Erin Cahill (''Vendetta'', English), Megan Orvold-Scheider (''VideoGame/DeadByDaylight''), Creator/AmiKoshimizu (Japanese)
->'''Appearances:''' ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil'' (and [[VideoGame/ResidentEvilRemake 2002 remake]]), ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil0 0]]'', ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvilTheUmbrellaChronicles Umbrella Chronicles]]'', ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil5 5]]'', ''Mercenaries 3D'', ''BIOHAZARD THE STAGE'', ''[[Anime/ResidentEvilVendetta Vendetta]]''