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 has featured in several other game franchises, including Street Fighter, Marvel vs. Valentine also appears in the Resident Evil film series, portrayed by actress Sienna Guillory. In later games, such as the 2002 Resident Evil remake, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, and Resident Evil 5, her features were based on Canadian model and actress Julia Voth. Valentine is the protagonist of several Resident Evil games, novelizations, movies, and other media. Jill and Chris Redfield later became founding members of the United Nations' Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (B.S.A.A).
Valentine is a former member of the Raccoon City Police Department's S.T.A.R.S team, and initially worked alongside her partner Chris Redfield to fight the Umbrella Corporation, a pharmaceutical company whose bioterrorism creates zombies and other bio-organic weapons. She was introduced as one of two player characters in the original Resident Evil (1996). Jill Valentine is a fictional character in Resident Evil ( Biohazard in Japan), a survival horror video game series created by Japanese company Capcom. Patricia Ja Lee ( Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles and Resident Evil 5).
