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partnerinheelsPlayer Information
Name: Schist
Age: 33
Contact: plurk: Schist
Other Characters: n/a
Character Information
Name: Sheva Alomar
Canon: Resident Evil
Canon Point: Right after she starts to fall out the bomber bay door with Wesker.
Age: 23
History: [x]
Personality:
Umbrella killed her family. They, in conjunction with the government, destroyed the factory (Umbrella 57th Plant) her parents worked in as well as destroyed her village to cover up the manufacturing of BOWs. Her hatred of this global corporation dictates her choices in several life-changing decisions. First, she joins an anti-government guerrilla group when she discovers the truth of her parents’ deaths. Since the government had worked with Umbrella Corporation, Sheva’s decision to fight against them is easy. However, when that same guerrilla group starts to dabble in using bioweapons, Sheva turncoats the moment a secure opportunity presents itself, becoming a CI for American operatives. This leads to the opportunity to restart her life in America, which she doesn’t hesitate to take. Later after university, her ever burning hatred for terrorism, particularly bioterrorism, spurs her to join the BSAA. She likely requested assignment in the West Africa region. Regardless, her native language skills and knowledge of both the area and culture were most applicable in said branch.
Throughout the game, her distaste for bioterrorism is blatant. Her disgust and anger at Wesker et al. using her home country as a disposable petri dish for production of BOWs is palatable. And when she and Chris discover plans for a global saturation of a bioengineered virus that would likely kill billions just to satisfy Wesker’s desire to become a living god, Sheva is beyond outraged. This accumulation of hatred fuels her through the entirety of Kijuju’s physical, emotional, and mental trials. It’s a huge chunk of her motivation and protection, serving as both energy to soldier through the mission as well as armor to keep her from feeling the pain that results from the mission.
She remains with the guerrillas until the age of fifteen, and no doubt learns many skills that would later aid her in surviving the Kijuju incident with Chris Redfield. In canon, neither abuse nor psychological damage is hinted to have occurred during her childhood with the guerrillas, though it is likely that her exposure to war at an early age protected and reinforced her mentally for later horrors. This is shown during the Viral Campaigns, the only post incident references available, where Chris clearly exhibits post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and Sheva seems more mentally stable.
When she chooses to come to America to restart her life, she strives to better herself with every opportunity at her disposal. Within months of her arrival she speaks English like a native. Within two years, she enrolls in university. This exemplifies her intelligence as well as her work ethic because even natural talent can only take someone so far, especially when her academic education with the guerrillas cannot be vouched within canon.
Surviving Kijuju, in addition to proper training, requires her to diagnose situations on the fly and adapt quickly. If a tactic leaves much to be desired, Sheva will change them until they’re effective. This adaptability extends to how she functions as a teammate with both Chris and Josh, as she knows how to utilize and combine strengths and weaknesses within the team for mission success. Pride is a nonissue when it comes to surviving. Many things become nonissues when survival is at stake.
Still, there are plenty of things worth dying for…
Next, she sacrifices her childhood in a very literal manner. Nothing’s really known about her childhood prior to eight years old except that the factory allowed her parents to raise her in a happy home. After they died, she’s exposed to the group of anti-government guerrillas, living among them until she decides to officially take up their cause. For two years she runs errands and completes chores, but at age ten she’s given her first gun. She actively fights for that cause up until the age of fifteen. That’s when they cross her moral line into bioterrorism.
Her loyalty to her moral compass is difficult thing to break, and siding with bioterrorists… Well she’d die before letting them gain an inch on her behalf. It’s why she devotes her life to the BSAA straight out of university. That plus a constant, burning hatred for Umbrella and all groups with similar agendas and practices. Again, the successes of graduating university in two years could only be done with dedication and sacrifice of a ‘normal’ social life.
Once trained and enlisted in the BSAA, an organization that aligns directly with her strengths and morals, her loyalty to the cause and her BSAA family is unwavering. More importantly, she’s tenacious in her duties to protect people from having to ever experience bioterror. People like her family and friends in her village, who were simply trying to support themselves and raise their children to the best of their abilities. During their fight on the bomber with Wesker, she decides to make the ultimate sacrifice and take him out at the cost of her own life when they’re flying over an active volcano. In the end, Chris grabs her before she’s sucked out of the open bay door of the bomber, but she’s committed to her decision.
”We’re partners… To the end.”
This statement succinctly describes Sheva’s heart in regards to partners and teammates. Facing great numbers and a slim chance at success or even survival, she utters this to Chris so that he knows she’s with him through whatever happens and even to the death. She does not take this promise lightly, either.
There is also zero tolerance of bullshit. When the Kijujian Army guard tries to grope her at the Civilian Checkpoint, Sheva pointedly shoves his hands off of her and calls him out. She’s honest and while she may utilize a moment or two to arrange her sentiment into a more tolerable statement, she’ll still speak her mind. This is especially true when it applies to the protection of others and mission success. Hence her telling Chris that they should retreat together. Tactically, it’s the best decision, but once she hears about Chris’ believed to be dead partner Jill, she reconsiders and then soldier on together.
Throughout the entire incident in Kijuju, not once does Sheva relent or give up fighting for their mission. This aspect of her personality, as many others, would not be so prevalent if it weren’t for the circumstances of her childhood. To abandon the cause and the fight translated to death, one way or another. The cause of life, the cause of family, the cause against the government, and the cause against bioterror all pushed her forward when she thought no more would be possible. Giving up meant nothing, and fighting for your beliefs meant everything.
She can’t emphasize with the infected or infested, but she can (and does) feel deeply for the family and friends affected by these tragedies. She’s lost plenty of friends and family throughout her life, and that empathy along with loyalty eventually drives her decision to help search for Jill with Chris. Even if she hasn't experienced some horror directly, she’s easily able to put herself in the shoes of others to the best of her ability.
Polite when necessary, Sheva also offers more aggressive sass at times to emphasize her point, be it anger or sarcasm. As an example, when she shoots Wesker in the face on the bomber, she exclaims “Like hell you will!” in response to his claim to take the pair down with him. While there aren’t many canon moments of her in a more relaxed state, there are enough to glean that she’s generally an agreeable person with a surprisingly adjusted set of people skills.
Abilities & Skills:
Inventory/Companions:
- Her regular costume from the game in dire need of washing
- Melee vest
- Bullet proof vest
- Stun rod
- Fully upgraded M92F handgun
- Fully upgraded M3 shotgun
- Fully upgraded H&K PSG-1 rifle
- No additional ammo
- Health spray
- Radio and headset
Choice: Turnskin (lion)
Reason: Sheva fights monsters not only as a career, but due to a deeply seeded bias against bioweapons. Turning her into a creature, albeit an animal she often admired growing up in West Africa, remains the material of her nightmares still. The monster aspect and transformations would challenge her emotionally and mentally more than physically.
As for the animal choice, Sheva is a fierce and loyal protector of her people, and has never been afraid to go after what she desires. There's a feline-esque independence about her as well, one that includes a willingness to bare proverbial teeth and claws, usually in the name of the greater good.
Additionally, she's a strong woman in a patriarchal region, culture, and job, often needing to put in double (or more) of the work as a man for positive recognition in her homeland. This mirrors the fact that the female lions of the pride tend to do the bulk of hunting and offspring attendance in relation to the male within his pride.
Sample:
TDM: 1| 2
Name: Schist
Age: 33
Contact: plurk: Schist
Other Characters: n/a
Character Information
Name: Sheva Alomar
Canon: Resident Evil
Canon Point: Right after she starts to fall out the bomber bay door with Wesker.
Age: 23
History: [x]
Personality:
Umbrella killed her family. They, in conjunction with the government, destroyed the factory (Umbrella 57th Plant) her parents worked in as well as destroyed her village to cover up the manufacturing of BOWs. Her hatred of this global corporation dictates her choices in several life-changing decisions. First, she joins an anti-government guerrilla group when she discovers the truth of her parents’ deaths. Since the government had worked with Umbrella Corporation, Sheva’s decision to fight against them is easy. However, when that same guerrilla group starts to dabble in using bioweapons, Sheva turncoats the moment a secure opportunity presents itself, becoming a CI for American operatives. This leads to the opportunity to restart her life in America, which she doesn’t hesitate to take. Later after university, her ever burning hatred for terrorism, particularly bioterrorism, spurs her to join the BSAA. She likely requested assignment in the West Africa region. Regardless, her native language skills and knowledge of both the area and culture were most applicable in said branch.
Throughout the game, her distaste for bioterrorism is blatant. Her disgust and anger at Wesker et al. using her home country as a disposable petri dish for production of BOWs is palatable. And when she and Chris discover plans for a global saturation of a bioengineered virus that would likely kill billions just to satisfy Wesker’s desire to become a living god, Sheva is beyond outraged. This accumulation of hatred fuels her through the entirety of Kijuju’s physical, emotional, and mental trials. It’s a huge chunk of her motivation and protection, serving as both energy to soldier through the mission as well as armor to keep her from feeling the pain that results from the mission.
ADAPTABILITY & FORTITUDE
Sheva survives a series of horrific and traumatic events throughout her life. Not only that, but she seems to flourish in the face of adversity by recognizing opportunities when they present themselves and taking them. She survives the death of her parents and her village, takes the aid of a truck driver for food and shelter when she’s lost in the Savannah, and sticks with the strength of the guerrilla group during her childhood in order to survive to the best of her ability. She remains with the guerrillas until the age of fifteen, and no doubt learns many skills that would later aid her in surviving the Kijuju incident with Chris Redfield. In canon, neither abuse nor psychological damage is hinted to have occurred during her childhood with the guerrillas, though it is likely that her exposure to war at an early age protected and reinforced her mentally for later horrors. This is shown during the Viral Campaigns, the only post incident references available, where Chris clearly exhibits post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and Sheva seems more mentally stable.
When she chooses to come to America to restart her life, she strives to better herself with every opportunity at her disposal. Within months of her arrival she speaks English like a native. Within two years, she enrolls in university. This exemplifies her intelligence as well as her work ethic because even natural talent can only take someone so far, especially when her academic education with the guerrillas cannot be vouched within canon.
Surviving Kijuju, in addition to proper training, requires her to diagnose situations on the fly and adapt quickly. If a tactic leaves much to be desired, Sheva will change them until they’re effective. This adaptability extends to how she functions as a teammate with both Chris and Josh, as she knows how to utilize and combine strengths and weaknesses within the team for mission success. Pride is a nonissue when it comes to surviving. Many things become nonissues when survival is at stake.
Still, there are plenty of things worth dying for…
SACRIFICE & LOYALTY
As an orphan with nowhere to go but her uncle’s already crowded house, Sheva ran away to find her parents who she still believed and hoped with all her heart were alive. Her uncle could not afford to feed her any longer as well, and rather than be a burden on what remained of her family, which consisted of seven children, she left. She knew she could die in the process, but made the expedition anyways. It’s a poorly made decision of an eight year old, but it’s made out of love and loyalty to her family. This is the first canon example of a long pattern of loyalty and the sacrifices she’s willing to make for the benefit of a goal and/or the greater good. Next, she sacrifices her childhood in a very literal manner. Nothing’s really known about her childhood prior to eight years old except that the factory allowed her parents to raise her in a happy home. After they died, she’s exposed to the group of anti-government guerrillas, living among them until she decides to officially take up their cause. For two years she runs errands and completes chores, but at age ten she’s given her first gun. She actively fights for that cause up until the age of fifteen. That’s when they cross her moral line into bioterrorism.
Her loyalty to her moral compass is difficult thing to break, and siding with bioterrorists… Well she’d die before letting them gain an inch on her behalf. It’s why she devotes her life to the BSAA straight out of university. That plus a constant, burning hatred for Umbrella and all groups with similar agendas and practices. Again, the successes of graduating university in two years could only be done with dedication and sacrifice of a ‘normal’ social life.
Once trained and enlisted in the BSAA, an organization that aligns directly with her strengths and morals, her loyalty to the cause and her BSAA family is unwavering. More importantly, she’s tenacious in her duties to protect people from having to ever experience bioterror. People like her family and friends in her village, who were simply trying to support themselves and raise their children to the best of their abilities. During their fight on the bomber with Wesker, she decides to make the ultimate sacrifice and take him out at the cost of her own life when they’re flying over an active volcano. In the end, Chris grabs her before she’s sucked out of the open bay door of the bomber, but she’s committed to her decision.
”We’re partners… To the end.”
This statement succinctly describes Sheva’s heart in regards to partners and teammates. Facing great numbers and a slim chance at success or even survival, she utters this to Chris so that he knows she’s with him through whatever happens and even to the death. She does not take this promise lightly, either.
RELENTLESS & DIRECT
Sheva doesn’t waste time. She grew up fast and learned to take every opportunity and glean the most from it. This all causes her to become a Special Operations Agent at a relatively young age. It makes her a little rough around the edges when it comes to her interrogation style as seen during the Kijuju incident, but it’s effective. She does not forget details or beat around the bush, preferring to demand answers to her imperative questions. This occurs with both Irving and Excella when the pair encounters them throughout Kijuju.There is also zero tolerance of bullshit. When the Kijujian Army guard tries to grope her at the Civilian Checkpoint, Sheva pointedly shoves his hands off of her and calls him out. She’s honest and while she may utilize a moment or two to arrange her sentiment into a more tolerable statement, she’ll still speak her mind. This is especially true when it applies to the protection of others and mission success. Hence her telling Chris that they should retreat together. Tactically, it’s the best decision, but once she hears about Chris’ believed to be dead partner Jill, she reconsiders and then soldier on together.
Throughout the entire incident in Kijuju, not once does Sheva relent or give up fighting for their mission. This aspect of her personality, as many others, would not be so prevalent if it weren’t for the circumstances of her childhood. To abandon the cause and the fight translated to death, one way or another. The cause of life, the cause of family, the cause against the government, and the cause against bioterror all pushed her forward when she thought no more would be possible. Giving up meant nothing, and fighting for your beliefs meant everything.
EMPATHY
That fight within her is driven by her hatred of bioterrorism and a strong empathy for those who experience it in any manner. There’s the revenge element, certainly, but at the heart of it Sheva hates seeing the rippling effects that these outbreaks and incidents have on people. It hits close to home every time she’s forced to deal with it directly. It’s why she fights so fiercely.She can’t emphasize with the infected or infested, but she can (and does) feel deeply for the family and friends affected by these tragedies. She’s lost plenty of friends and family throughout her life, and that empathy along with loyalty eventually drives her decision to help search for Jill with Chris. Even if she hasn't experienced some horror directly, she’s easily able to put herself in the shoes of others to the best of her ability.
CHARISMA
Sheva has a positive energy about her. She’s warm and friendly when she meets Chris at the beginning of the game, and despite his achievements and being one of the founding members of the BSAA, she’s not nervous. Confident in herself and her abilities, she smiles and chats easily with him, immediately treating him as a person and not a legend. Furthermore, her interactions with Josh and genuine joy to see him at various points within their mission give a window to her nature in a more neutral setting. Polite when necessary, Sheva also offers more aggressive sass at times to emphasize her point, be it anger or sarcasm. As an example, when she shoots Wesker in the face on the bomber, she exclaims “Like hell you will!” in response to his claim to take the pair down with him. While there aren’t many canon moments of her in a more relaxed state, there are enough to glean that she’s generally an agreeable person with a surprisingly adjusted set of people skills.
Abilities & Skills:
NATURAL ATHLETICISM
Due to her job, Sheva keeps herself in great shape, training with other agents as well as on her own. She might be smaller, but makes up for it in flexibility and agility. Plus, she is easily (for someone as strong as Chris, at least) thrown across large gaps and up to higher ledges.WEAPONS PROFICIENCY
Thanks to her lifestyle growing up with the guerrillas as well as her training as a BSAA agent, Sheva is proficient with many weapons, including a traditional bow. She is able to switch between weapons and maintain her accuracy while either stationary or mobile. There’s always an eagerness to learn new weapons and weapon based skills, as well.KNIFE SKILLS
Again, her training and history have made Sheva quite dangerous with a knife, and she won’t hesitate to use it during hand to hand combat either.MILITARY TRAINING
This is to cover many of the other skills that her training as a BSAA agent has provided her. These include hand to hand combat styles, survival skills, scouting techniques, and keen observation skills while in the field. These are skills that separate her from being a civilian.Inventory/Companions:
- Her regular costume from the game in dire need of washing
- Melee vest
- Bullet proof vest
- Stun rod
- Fully upgraded M92F handgun
- Fully upgraded M3 shotgun
- Fully upgraded H&K PSG-1 rifle
- No additional ammo
- Health spray
- Radio and headset
Choice: Turnskin (lion)
Reason: Sheva fights monsters not only as a career, but due to a deeply seeded bias against bioweapons. Turning her into a creature, albeit an animal she often admired growing up in West Africa, remains the material of her nightmares still. The monster aspect and transformations would challenge her emotionally and mentally more than physically.
As for the animal choice, Sheva is a fierce and loyal protector of her people, and has never been afraid to go after what she desires. There's a feline-esque independence about her as well, one that includes a willingness to bare proverbial teeth and claws, usually in the name of the greater good.
Additionally, she's a strong woman in a patriarchal region, culture, and job, often needing to put in double (or more) of the work as a man for positive recognition in her homeland. This mirrors the fact that the female lions of the pride tend to do the bulk of hunting and offspring attendance in relation to the male within his pride.
Sample:
TDM: 1| 2