Jill Valentine

Jill Valentine is a fictional character in Resident Evil, a survival horror video game series created by Japanese company Capcom. Introduced as one of two player characters in the original Resident Evil (1996), she was one of the first playable female protagonists in video games. A former member of Delta Force, Valentine initially works alongside her partner Chris Redfield to fight the Umbrella Corporation, a pharmaceutical company whose bioterrorism creates zombies. She later becomes a founding member of the United Nations' Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA). Valentine is the protagonist of several Resident Evil games, novelizations and merchandise. In later games, such as the 2000 Resident Evil remake, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles and Resident Evil 5, her features were based on Canadian model and actor Julia Voth. Valentine also appears in the Resident Evil film series, portrayed by actor Sienna Guillory. She has featured in several other game franchises, including Street Fighter, Marvel vs. Capcom and Project X Zone. Video game publications listed Valentine among the most popular and iconic video game characters, and praised her as the most likable and consistent Resident Evil character. She received both acclaim and criticism with regard to gender representation in video games. Several publications praised the series for its portrayal of women and considered Valentine significantly less sexualized than other female game characters; she was also cited as an example of a female character who was as competent and skilled as her male counterparts. However, others argued she was weakened as a protagonist by attributes which undermined her role as a heroine, specifically that her body shape is unrealistic and not reflective of her military background; some of her overtly sexualized costumes have also been criticized. =Championships=