No, I'm not a feminist, but since we have a poll about the three most important male characters here, I was surprised not to find a female version. The series has lots of lovely ladies, but there are three that clearly outshine all the rest, and now I want to see their popularity measured against each other.
Jill Valentine is RE’s first heroine and, if my sources are correct, the first female character to use strong language in a game. Fifteen years of fighting bioterrorism have left her scarred, both physically and mentally, but she never lets it show. In some way she’s Leon’s female counterpart: Always calm and collected, she never lets emotions get in her way (except when it comes to Chris, or Ada in Leon’s case) and sees things through to the end, even if it means risking her own life for the greater good. Will she risk her reputation this time, trying to find out whether or not she’s this forum’s favourite?
Claire Redfield is the first and (so far) only motorcycle-loving woman in the series. She’s a Chris type: hot-headed and emotional, but also protective and caring, although both siblings have a tendency to lose the ones they care about. The only recurring playable civilian was introduced in Resident Evil 2, she continued her journey to find her brother in Code Veronica, but was never seen again in a canon game after that, and fans have been requesting her return ever since. But does that necessarily make her the most popular female RE character?
Ada Wong was introduced as a side character in Resident Evil 2, and an important one at that. Claiming to be a civilian looking for her boyfriend, she quickly won Leon’s heart, but turned out to be a spy working for an organisation we still don’t know anything about, and that’s exactly the deal with this woman: No one knows who she really is, what she really wants, and who or what she will become once she has it. If Wesker had a sex change and was not so obviously evil, he might as well be called Ada. Has the mysterious double agent won your heart too?
Mary Sue versus the Tomboy versus Femme Fatale. Whose side are you on?
Jill Valentine is RE’s first heroine and, if my sources are correct, the first female character to use strong language in a game. Fifteen years of fighting bioterrorism have left her scarred, both physically and mentally, but she never lets it show. In some way she’s Leon’s female counterpart: Always calm and collected, she never lets emotions get in her way (except when it comes to Chris, or Ada in Leon’s case) and sees things through to the end, even if it means risking her own life for the greater good. Will she risk her reputation this time, trying to find out whether or not she’s this forum’s favourite?
Claire Redfield is the first and (so far) only motorcycle-loving woman in the series. She’s a Chris type: hot-headed and emotional, but also protective and caring, although both siblings have a tendency to lose the ones they care about. The only recurring playable civilian was introduced in Resident Evil 2, she continued her journey to find her brother in Code Veronica, but was never seen again in a canon game after that, and fans have been requesting her return ever since. But does that necessarily make her the most popular female RE character?
Ada Wong was introduced as a side character in Resident Evil 2, and an important one at that. Claiming to be a civilian looking for her boyfriend, she quickly won Leon’s heart, but turned out to be a spy working for an organisation we still don’t know anything about, and that’s exactly the deal with this woman: No one knows who she really is, what she really wants, and who or what she will become once she has it. If Wesker had a sex change and was not so obviously evil, he might as well be called Ada. Has the mysterious double agent won your heart too?
Mary Sue versus the Tomboy versus Femme Fatale. Whose side are you on?