Resident Evil 5 Update

July 9th, 2008, 21:33 Posted By: Shrygue

via IGN


The mystery heroine who has been appearing in the Resident Evil 5 screenshots and trailers has at long last been identified. This week's Famitsu has first details on that character and more.

According to the magazine, the character's name is Sheva Alomar. Born in Africa, the setting of this latest RE title, Sheva is an agent in the West African branch of the B.S.A.A. (Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance), the organization whose North American branch has Chris's loyalty. In her past, she was caught up in some sort of bio-terror incident and grew extremely hateful of terrorism.

While Famitsu didn't get into specifics on RE5's storyline, it did reveal that Sheva will be meeting up with Chris in Africa after he's dispatched there on a mission. The setting of Chris and Sheva's new survival horror adventure is Kijuju, that ruined town shown in the trailers.

Sheva will be fighting alongside Chris, but she seems to have some advantages over the long time RE series hero. In addition to being good with guns, she's also skilled in hand-to-hand combat.

Also revealed in this week's issue is a mysterious masked character who dresses in robes. He may be a villain, or he may be an ally.

With E3 just around the corner, expect more details on Sheva, Chris, Kijuju, and all things Resident Evil 5 soon.

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