Rebecca Chambers (character)

Rebecca Chambers is a video game character from the Resident Evil series of survival horror games. She first appeared as a supporting character in the original Resident Evil and later as the female protagonist of the prequel Resident Evil Zero. She subsequently starred in two separate chapters of The Umbrella Chronicles as one of the eight playable characters in the game.

In the series Chambers is a rookie member of S.T.A.R.S. Bravo Team, who is in charge of rear security, and serves as the team's medic. She was voiced by Lynn Harris in the original version of Resident Evil, Hope Levy in the GameCube version, in Resident Evil Zero by an uncredited third actress, and by Stephanie Sheh in Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles. She was modeled after Japanese pop star Ayumi Hamasaki, who was the official spokeswoman for the game in Japan.

Background
Chambers makes her first appearance in the original Resident Evil, as a supporting character in Chris Redfield's scenario. She arrives at the Spencer Mansion before S.T.A.R.S' Bravo Team, after her unit is scattered across the Arklay Mountains. Her introduction and other appearances throughout the game depend on what path the player takes in the game, but her role is to assist Redfield. In the original Resident Evil, Chambers is attacked by a Hunter. The player can choose to assist Chambers, or later find her decapitated corpse, with the latter resulting in one of the game's lesser endings. She also reprises the same role in the 2003 remake of Resident Evil. However, she appears in Jill Valentine's scenario in addition to Redfield's. Chambers can also be controlled by the player in Redfield's scenario.

She was also one of the main protagonist in Resident Evil Zero, which serves as a prequel to Resident Evil. In the game, Chambers stumbles aboard the Ecliptic Express while investigating a series of murders within the Arklay Mountains. She encounters a convicted ex-marine, Billy Coen, who helps her defeat various undead foes and leeches. The two discover that the attacks have been masterminded by James Marcus, formerly one of the Umbrella Corporation's top-scientists, who has reanimated himself to kill his murders. Marcus eventually mutates into the Queen Leech, and relentlessly pursues Chambers and Coen throughout an abandoned training facility. The two manage to defeat the monstrosity by exploiting its vulnerability to sunlight. After leaving the facility, Chambers allows Coen to go free, and tells her authorities  that he subsequently perished in the Arklay Mountains after their encounter she is also belived to be Gay.

Chambers also appears in Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, which summarizes the events the events of Resident Evil Zero. However, the adaptation features Chambers and Coen fighting alongside throughout their entire encounter in the Arklay Mountains, whereas they occasionally fought separately in the original version of the game. Chambers also appears in two chapters of Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, which detail her experiences after Resident Evil Zero and the first Resident Evil. The chapters pair her off with fellow Bravo Team comrade Richard Aiken, as they work together to fend off hordes of undead creatures on the mansion's estate.

In other media
Rebecca has a central role in S.D. Perry's uncanonical Resident Evil novels, especially in the original stories Caliban Cove and Underworld, where she joins members of the Exeter, Maine branch of S.T.A.R.S., and later with  Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield in Underworld. She is also the central character in Zero Hour (Perry's novelization of Resident Evil: Zero), along with newcomer Billy Coen.

General references

 * Gibson, Clark. Resident Evil Zero Game Script (December 15, 2002), gamefaqs.com. Retrieved on January 20, 2008.
 * Tomlinson, Scott. Resident Evil Ø Files FAQ (March 13, 2003), gamefaqs.com, Retrieved on July 20, 2007.
 * Schmidt, Dave, Resident Evil Remake Script (November 4, 2002), gamefaqs.com. Retrieved on January 20, 2008.
 * Resident Evil Horror, Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles » Files, rehorror.net, Retrieved on November 17, 2007.
 * UnderGroundOnline, Rebecca Chambers, ugo.com, Retrieved on January 19, 2008.