1. Jill Valentine Birthday

. Heidi Anderson. (Japanese)Motion capturePatricia Ja LeeInformationOriginUnited StatesNationalityAmericanJill Valentine (: ジル・バレンタイン,: Jiru Barentain) is a in, a video game series created by Japanese company. Introduced as one of two in the original (1996), she was the first playable female character in the survival horror genre. Her describes Valentine as an American officer who initially works with her partner to fight the, a pharmaceutical company whose creates.The character went on to become a central protagonist within the franchise, and has featured in subsequent games in the series as well as associated and merchandise, along with several titles released by other gaming franchises including.

Her appearance was redesigned on multiple occasions as the series progressed; in later titles, such as (a 2002 of the original game), and, her appearance is based on Canadian model and actor. Valentine has also appeared in the, where she is portrayed by actor.have listed Valentine among the most popular and iconic video game characters in history, and have praised her as the most likeable and consistent character in the franchise. She has received both praise and criticism with regard to. Several publications praised the series for its portrayal of women, and consider Valentine significantly less than other female gaming characters; she has additionally been cited as an example of a female character who is as competent and skilled as her male counterparts. However, others have argued she is weakened as a protagonist by features which undermined her role as a heroine, and were critical of some of her overtly sexualized costumes.

Further information:Valentine features in several of the Resident Evil films. In (2004), she is a disgraced police officer who escapes the ruins of Raccoon City with the help of film-series protagonist and other survivors. The character appears in a in (2010), where she is under the control of Umbrella and leads an attack against Alice, Chris and Claire Redfield, and the survivors they rescued after a virus outbreak in Los Angeles. In (2012), Valentine is an antagonist programmed to capture Alice, but she regains control of herself when Alice removes Wesker's mind-control device from her chest. The film includes a fight between Valentine and Alice containing around 200 moves.She appears in several non-canon Resident Evil games. She is a playable character in several, and is the sole protagonist in (2008), an alternative-story version of the original game.

Apart from the Resident Evil series, she is a playable character in several games in the franchise, and the crossover tactical role-playing games. She makes a brief cameo appearance in 2004's Under the Skin.

The character also appears in of the films and games, and plays a supporting role in the first novel, (1998), in a series. In Resident Evil: The Umbrella Conspiracy (1998), Perry's novelisation of the original game, Valentine's Delta Force background is not mentioned, but before her career in law enforcement she is said to have acted as an accomplice for her father, Dick Valentine, who was a professional thief. Several comic books based on the game series have also been released. Merchandise Toys modeled on Valentine include action figures and figurines.

She appears as a character in 's Resident Evil Deck Building Card Game (2011). Actors portraying Valentine have appeared at Resident Evil-themed attractions at and at 's. Capcom's themed restaurant, Biohazard Cafe & Grill S.T.A.R.S., which opened in 2012 in, Tokyo, featured a noodle dish named after her. Reception and legacy Gaming publications, including the 2011 version of the, have listed Valentine among the most popular and iconic video game characters ever created.

Said she was the most consistent character in Resident Evil, explaining that her was the most believable, and traumatic, of any character found within the series. They went on to rate her the best female protagonist in gaming history. Similarly, described her as the most likeable character in the entire series, and called her 'the face' of the franchise, arguing that a visually-appealing yet strong female character such as Valentine had the potential to appeal to both male and female gamers.Several commentators have suggested that Valentine's portrayal as a military professional tempered the ability of developers to overtly-sexualize the character. As a result, praised Resident Evil for its portrayal of women, saying that its 'progressive approach' produced female characters who were not judged on, and highlighted Valentine as a 'competent, clever and professional' soldier who is 'not 'good, for a woman' but simply 'good'.' The same publication later included her among the least-sexualized female characters ever created, describing her clothing as revealing but not obscene. Her professional relationship with partner Chris Redfield has also been celebrated for its basis in loyalty rather than romance, and its balance of their personalities: Valentine's intellect and Redfield's brawn.

Said she was 'perhaps the most sensible' female character designed in the mid-to-late 1990s. Valentine in her Resident Evil 3 outfit: a blue, black and, and (right) in Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004).In 2014, Shinji Mikami expressed his opposition to the of.

In addition to avoiding eroticizing his characters, he said he refused to portray women who were submissive to men, and wrote female characters 'who discover their independence as the game progresses, or who already know they are independent but have that tested against a series of challenges.' Despite this, subsequent games in the series not directed by Mikami have depicted Valentine wearing more revealing outfits. As a result, she has appeared on several lists which rank characters on their. In 2011, The Escapist's said she was 'one of the hottest female character designs ever'.

Described her outfit in Resident Evil 3 as an 'embarrassing relic' from a period when game developers catered exclusively to teenage boys. Commentators have additionally noted that her body shape is unrealistic – specifically, that it is not reflective of her military background and physical training – and that she was the only member of her team in the original game to not wear a. Other media scholars have argued that players have been intentionally encouraged to both objectify and identify with her.The Resident Evil films have received consistently bad reviews. Described Guillory's performance in Resident Evil: Apocalypse, in which she has a supporting role, as the film's only 'saving grace'. Her outfit in the movie was based on her clothing from Resident Evil 3. Producer considered several ways to justify the usage of the costume, such as having it described as an outfit, while suggested using a as the reason.

Anderson eventually decided to ignore the issue altogether, arguing that people who would criticise her attire 'probably shouldn't be watching a Resident Evil movie at all.' The extent to which Valentine's appearance changed over the course of the game series has also been criticized; in 2011, GamesRadar said she had been redesigned so many times it was 'getting ridiculous'.Several lines of dialogue from the first Resident Evil game have achieved enduring popularity. 'You were almost a Jill sandwich', a quip delivered in awkward voiceover by Barry Burton after a falling ceiling trap almost crushes her, was revived as an a decade after the game's release; it became the subject of fan art depicting Valentine in or as a sandwich.

Capcom in their games (2006), (2009), and (2015). Another piece of dialogue spoken by Burton, 'And, Jill, here's a lock pick. It might be handy if you, the master of unlocking, take it with you', also gained notoriety. The quote, which features an excessive amount of silence between words, has been widely criticized for being a poor translation of the original Japanese text. The line was removed entirely from later editions of the game.: 'Instead, Jill got a little cuter —in the context this appears to refer to personality. Her action and atmosphere has charm.

This time, we expect a lot more people to be charmed by Jill.' . 'At the beginning of the game, Jill is wearing diving equipment, including BCD (buoyancy control device).

I thought the gear had interesting details, but because the team wanted to show her bodyline, it was changed to one that only had straps.' .: 'We shot the opening movie in the Tama River side of Japan. In the beginning of the movie, Jill makes her face look like she is scared, but she was not supposed to be.

The actress for Jill was only a high-school girl at the time and she had to run around outside in the middle of the night and got mosquito bites, so she made that face; 'I wanna go home!' She was just an immature kid. That cheap shot was totally my mistake.

I didn't have enough time and money, also I should have picked the actors judging on performances but it's too late now of course.' . 'As our story opens, we learn what happened to Jill Valentine after the events of the original Resident Evil.

Disillusioned with the failure of Raccoon City's Police Department to act against Umbrella Corporation and its genetic experiments, she decides to quit the force.' Jill Valentine's diary can be unlocked in (2007). The entry for 24 August 1998 reads: 'Chris left town today for Europe. Barry said that he was going to send his family to Canada first and then meet up with Chris after that. I have decided to remain in Raccoon City for the time being because I know that the research facility here will be vital to this case. After gathering as much information as I can, I will regroup with Barry and Chris in about a month.

I know that is when my true struggle will begin.' .: 'It was the year 2003. Umbrella had a base of operations in Russia, where they were working on new B.O.W. (bio-organic weapons). They were preparing to arm the unstable regions of the world with their bio weaponry.

Chris and Jill had joined a regional biohazard containment unit and had heard rumors about this nightmarish facility.' .: 'Milla and I stay in touch with the fans, and one of the things I know they've been looking forward to is a fight between Jill Valentine and Alice.

We intend to deliver that.' : 'There's something like 200 fight moves, it's massive and it's so intricate.' . The dish was 'S.T.A.R.S.

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In addition to having a higher carrying capacity than Chris, Jill is also given the benefit of a lockpicking tool that allows her to unlock simple locks (Jill is referred as the “master of unlocking” in the original version of the first game), as well as a grenade launcher. However, she cannot take as much damage as Chris.Jill’s partner in the game is Barry Burton, Alpha Team’s weapons expert. Barry helps Jill out several times, sometimes rescuing her from peril. NemesisJill returned as the sole protagonist in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. Set during a time period that overlaps with the events of Resident Evil 2, the game depicts Jill’s attempt to escape zombie-infested Raccoon City.During the game, she is hunted down by the Nemesis, the Umbrella Corporation’s newest B.O.W. Nemesis was sent to eliminate the surviving S.T.A.R.S. Members due to their knowledge of the Mansion Incident in the first game.Along the way, she teams up with a U.B.C.S. Mercenary named Carlos Oliveira, who serves as Jill’s partner character in the game. Ultimately, Jill and Carlos manage to escape from Raccoon City (either by themselves or with Barry’s help, depending on the ending), moments before its destruction.In Jill’s epilogue in the game, she is seeking to reunite with Chris, but to no avail. In Resident Evil Code: Veronica, it is mentioned that she has joined an anti-Umbrella group.VideoThe HD remaster version of the trailer for the 1996 game. DescriptionJill’s standard outfit is a pair of blue assault pants with a light blue formfitting shirt and body armor, completed with a blue beret on her head. In addition to her S.T.A.R.S. Uniform in the first game, Jill’s alternate casual outfit consisted of a cropped black t-shirt and jeans.In Resident Evil: Director’s Cut, she wore a sleeveless blouse with jeans and boots as a default outfit in the game’s Arranged Mode. The Saturn version of the first game also featured Jill in an alternate version of her S.T.A.R.S.

Jill Valentine Birthday

Uniform.In Resident Evil 3, she wears a blue tube top, black leather mini-skirt and a white sweater wrapped around her waist as her default outfit. This is the outfit worn by Sienna Guillory in the second film, and is worn by Jill in Under the Skin.She has a total of five alternate outfits (eight in later versions), including her original S.T.A.R.S. Uniform, an outfit that makes her resemble Regina, the heroine of the Dino Crisis series, a police uniform, a biker outfit, and a disco outfit.