Jill Valentine (Anderson) (2024)

Anderson universe
(Covers information from Anderson's universe)

Jill Valentine (died 2012) served as a Raccoon City police officer during the global T-virus pandemic of 2002–2012. Following her experiences in the outbreak's early stages, Valentine joined anti-Umbrella operations, later becoming a captive and subsequently transformed into an Umbrella agent. In 2012, she broke free from the Red Queen's mind control, only to meet her demise in Washington, D.C., betrayed by Albert Wesker.

Biography[]

Raccoon City Incident[]

Jill had risen through the ranks of the S.T.A.R.S. special police force, earning a reputation as their rising star. However, her career took a downturn after a failed investigation known as 'The Arklay Mountains Incident.' During this time, she uncovered a 'classified bioweapon weakness,' described as a 'cranial flaw.' Initially, Umbrella attempted to bribe her into silence about the international bioweapons market. When that failed, they planned to have her 'neutralized.'^[3][4] Seeking justice, Jill tried to bring the information to her superiors but was instead suspended from duty, accused of suffering from a breakdown following a colleague's death.

The Raccoon City Incident unfolded during her suspension, prompting Jill to arm herself and report for duty at the Raccoon City Police Station. There, she discovered the city ill-prepared to handle the Undead. After saving a criminal named L.J. from an Undead prostitute, Jill warned the inhabitants to evacuate. However, Umbrella's checkpoint at Raven Gate Bridge slowed the evacuation, and chaos ensued when an Undead civilian attacked S.T.A.R.S. Sergeant Peyton Wells.

Jill, Peyton, and journalist Terri Morales sought refuge at Raven's Gate Church, where they encountered Angus Mackenzie. Exploring the church, Jill discovered disturbing activities involving the priest and his Undead sister. A confrontation ensued, leading to the sister's escape and the priest's death. The group was saved by a rogue Umbrella agent named Alice.

Together, Jill, Alice, Peyton, and Terri navigated the city cemetery. As they progressed, Peyton began experiencing pain, prompting suspicion from Alice. Tensions rose, but they faced a greater threat when the Undead emerged from graves, forcing a retreat.

While roaming the streets, the group received a call from Dr. Charles Ashford, offering a way out of Raccoon City before Umbrella's impending nuclear strike. The condition: they must rescue his daughter, Angela Ashford.

On their way to Raccoon City Junior School, where Angela is hiding, the group faces a confrontation with the Nemesis, resulting in Peyton's tragic demise. Jill's gunfire proves ineffective against Nemesis, prompting Alice to instruct Jill and Terri to run while she distracts the monster. Attempting to hotwire a truck, the group is shocked when a revived Peyton attacks. In a harrowing moment, Jill is forced to eliminate him at point-blank range. As they head for the school, they encounter L.J., the man Jill had rescued earlier.

Upon reaching Raccoon City Junior School, Jill directs L.J. and Terri to split up to find Angela. The search leads Jill to Angela but reveals Terri's unfortunate fate. Navigating through Undead-infested areas and a pack of dogs, Jill, Angela, and Nicholai Ginovaef, who comes to their aid, make their way to the school's kitchen. Confronted by the pack of dogs once again, they manage to escape with Alice's timely intervention. Regrouping with L.J. and Carlos Olivera, who discloses he and the now-deceased Nicholai were also sent by Ashford to rescue Angela.

The group contacts Dr. Ashford, learning that the only escape route is an Umbrella helicopter at Raccoon City Hall. Successfully reaching the hall, they confront and defeat Umbrella soldiers, only to be taken hostage by Cain. After a fierce battle involving Alice and Nemesis, Jill and the others are freed. Securing Angela, they join forces against Umbrella soldiers. Boarding a helicopter, they flee Raccoon City just as a nuclear warhead descends. The helicopter crashes in the Arklay Mountains, with Alice sustaining critical injuries.

In an undisclosed timeframe, Jill and the others attempt to expose Umbrella's role in the outbreak by sending Terri's recording to the news. However, Umbrella counters with a false narrative of a nuclear reactor meltdown, discrediting their evidence. Wanted by the authorities, Jill and Carlos face legal consequences.

Three weeks later, Jill, Carlos, L.J., and Angela discover Alice's survival and infiltrate a laboratory. As Alice regains her memories and escapes, they secure her from Umbrella. Jill seeks answers about Alice's time in the facility but receives no response, unaware of Dr. J. Isaacs' involvement and the 'Project Alice' program.

Umbrella Agent[]

Now under the control of Umbrella, Jill, leading a unit of dozens of Umbrella soldiers, receives orders to eliminate all remaining survivors, with Claire Redfield, Chris Redfield, and 'Project Alice' as primary targets. Instructing her soldiers to take no prisoners and shoot to kill, Jill prepares for a decisive confrontation. Her unit successfully attacks the Arcadia, capturing the survivors aboard the ship.

Acting under the Red Queen's command, Jill pursues Alice and Ada Wong with the mission to capture them. Successfully capturing Ada, Jill faces Alice above the Umbrella facility where she was once held captive. The two engage in intense hand-to-hand combat, coinciding with a battle between Leon Kennedy and Luther West against the clone of Rain Ocampo. As Jill prepares to deliver a fatal blow to Alice, Alice manages to rip off the scarab device controlling Jill and shoots it, restoring Jill to normalcy.

United, Jill and Alice confront Rain, who had just killed Luther and injured Leon. After a fierce battle, Alice notices the Undead beneath the frozen sea. Jill, demonstrating a change of allegiance, throws Alice her gun, enabling her to shoot the ice, causing Rain to fall through and be consumed by the Undead. Present alongside Ada, Leon, Alice, and Becky, Jill witnesses Albert Wesker's return and his plot for a final stand against the Red Queen and the Undead, including the restoration of Alice's powers."

Death[]

In The Final Chapter, it is revealed that Wesker's defection from Umbrella was a calculated scheme to bring together the surviving remnants of humanity in one location. In a shocking turn of events, Wesker ultimately betrays those he gathered, orchestrating the destruction of the White House.

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Further Notes[]

• Natasha Henstridge was approached to play the role of Jill Valentine but had to decline due to prior work commitments.^[5][6]
  • Henstridge was initially considered for the role in early drafts of what later became Resident Evil (2002). Research on Biohazard 2 credits her movie Species (1995) as an influential factor on the video game franchise.
• Actresses such as Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kirsten Dunst, and Natasha Henstridge were among those considered to play Jill Valentine in the first film during the development of various scripts. However, many of them reportedly had reservations due to the high levels of violence and nudity associated with the proposed scripts.
• Her appearance in the final scenes of Afterlife, along with her outfit, pays homage to Jill as she was depicted in Resident Evil 5.
• Sienna Guillory observed and based her movements as Jill on the character's portrayal in the game Resident Evil 3: Nemesis.^[7]
• Originally, Jill Valentine was intended to appear in Resident Evil: Extinction as the leader of the convoy. Her role would have been significant, featuring a subplot involving her resentment toward Alice for killing Angela while under Umbrella's control and culminating in her sacrifice for the convoy after being infected by a zombified Carlos.^[8] Unfortunately, Sienna Guillory couldn't reprise her role as Jill due to scheduling conflicts with Eragon. Consequently, she was written out of the movie, and Ali Larter was brought in to replace her as Claire Redfield.
• In the mid-credits scene of Resident Evil: Afterlife, Jill is seen issuing explicit orders to take no prisoners on Arcadia. However, the opening scene of Resident Evil: Retribution shows Umbrella forces using nets to capture some refugees instead of outright killing them. Alice and Claire are later revealed to have been captured, suggesting that Jill's orders may have been limited to her immediate squad inside the airship she was traveling on, or that the orders were countermanded offscreen.
• In the non-canon novelization of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Jill faced a grave injury inflicted by Albert Wesker. He impaled her through her left eye socket with a tendril formed from his index finger. Surprisingly, this did not result in her immediate demise. Despite surviving, Jill was left in a heavily brain-damaged state. In a harrowing turn of events, she managed to free Alice from the Melange, a creature exclusive to the novel. Now liberated from the creature, Alice desperately crawled toward her injured friend, only to witness Jill being ensnared by the Melange, ultimately absorbed into its mass.

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Major	Alice · Claire Redfield · Albert Wesker · Chris Redfield · Luther West
Supporting	Bennett Sinclair · Crystal Waters · Angel Ortiz · Kim Yong · Axeman · Alice clones
Minor	K-Mart · J Pop Girl · Wendell · Captain Hotaka · Jill Valentine (post-credits only)
Other	Alice clones · Business Man · Duty Officer · Sniper #1 · Sniper #2 · Technician #1 · Technician #2 · Umbrella Sergeant · Kogal Girl Undead