Resident Evil film character
Alice
First Appearance	Resident Evil
Portrayed By	Milla Jovovich
Age	31
Gender	Female
Relations	Spence Parks (Former Husband; fake marriage used for cover at the Hive)
Current Status	Alive

Alice is a fictional character and the primary heroine of the Resident Evil film series, based on the Resident Evil video game series. Though she does not appear in the games, she does eventually interact with a number of characters from the games including Jill Valentine, Carlos Oliveira, Claire Redfield and Nemesis. Alice plays a principal role in each films, the storylines all somewhat revolving around her and the struggle with the Umbrella Corporation (the company she used to work for). In Resident Evil, she is displayed as suffering from amnesia. In Resident Evil: Apocalypse, her character is portrayed as tough and rugged, as she is more familiar with the situation surrounding her. She also plays a similar role in Resident Evil: Extinction. Apart from the films, she appears in the film's novelizations where her background is explained, however, the novels are not considered canon. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Resident Evil is a 2002 science fiction horror film extremely loosely based on the Resident Evil series of survival horror games developed by Capcom, and the first in a series of film adaptations. ... Milla Jovovich (Serbian: Милица Јововић/Milica Jovović, Ukrainian: Мілла Йовович/Mіlla Jovovič; born Milica Nataša Jovović on December 17, 1975) is an American supermodel, actress, musician, singer, and fashion designer. ... For other uses, see Female (disambiguation). ... Spence Parks is a fictional character from the movie Resident Evil. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... For other uses, see Hero (disambiguation). ... A film series is a collection of related films in succession. ... This article is about the video game series. ... Computer and video games redirects here. ... Jill Valentine is a video game character in the Resident Evil survival horror series. ... Corporal Carlos Oliveira is a video game character in the survival horror game, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis played by voice actor Vince Corazza. ... Claire Redfield is a leading video game character appearing in the Resident Evil series of survival horror games. ... Nemesis is a fictional monster from the Resident Evil series of survival horror games. ... This article or section on a video game-related subject may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ... Resident Evil is a 2002 science fiction horror film extremely loosely based on the Resident Evil series of survival horror games developed by Capcom, and the first in a series of film adaptations. ... Resident Evil: Apocalypse is the sequel to the 2002 film Resident Evil from Screen Gems, written by Paul W. S. Anderson and directed by Alexander Witt. ...

Alice is portrayed by Milla Jovovich in all three films and is also known as Alice Abernathy and Janus Prospero. The Umbrella corporation, however, has been known to refer to her as Project Alice or Program Alice. Milla Jovovich (Serbian: Милица Јововић/Milica Jovović, Ukrainian: Мілла Йовович/Mіlla Jovovič; born Milica Nataša Jovović on December 17, 1975) is an American supermodel, actress, musician, singer, and fashion designer. ...

History

Alice is shown in a promotional image from Resident Evil, posing in the laser room.

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Resident Evil

In Resident Evil, Alice is a security operative working for the Umbrella Corporation. She and Spence Parks, posing as a married couple for cover, were placed at a mansion outside Raccoon City that is an entrance to The Hive, a functional large top secret underground laboratory owned and operated by the Umbrella, buried a half mile underground. Resident Evil is a 2002 science fiction horror film extremely loosely based on the Resident Evil series of survival horror games developed by Capcom, and the first in a series of film adaptations. ... Spence Parks is a fictional character from the movie Resident Evil. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that may be overly long, confusing, or ambiguous. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Red Queen The Hive (or Hive) is a fictional top secret underground laboratory in the 2002 film Resident Evil. ...

Waking up with amnesia, she recalls nothing of this and joins Matt Addison, an environmentalist posing a police officer, and a team of commandos who take them and venture into the Hive to investigate why the artificial intelligence computer, the Red Queen, killed all the employees. Spence is found, appearing to suffer from amnesia like Alice, and it is revealed that the memory loss was caused when a nerve gas was released into the mansion by the Red Queen to prevent a viral outbreak from spreading. Despite working for Umbrella, it's revealed Alice was willing to expose Umbrella's dangerous and illegal experiments in order to bring the company down. She is shown to be the contact of Matt sister, Lisa Addison, who was trying to smuggle out a sample of the T-Virus; Alice tells this to Matt. However, at the end of the film, Spence is shown to be the one who would foil her plans. He had stolen T-Virus samples with the intent to sell it on the black market, releasing the virus in the Hive to cover his tracks. Alice refuses to go along with Spence's plan, despite flashback sequences shown of the two having a relationship, and eventually kills him when he re-animates into a zombie. Alice and Matt are the only survivors to escape the Hive. Upon returning to the mansion, both are seized by Umbrella scientists and taken into quarantine at the Raccoon City Hospital. Alice awakens on an operating table in a white room with no knowledge of what has happened, heading outside, she sees the infection has ravaged Raccoon City. Matt Addison is a fictional character of the Resident Evil movies. ... This article is about the evolutionary hypothesis. ... Also known as Nerve agents, it is the term used for a type of chemical warfare substance that interferes with the transmission of nerve impulses. ... Lisa Addison is a fictional character from the film Resident Evil. ... T-Virus and G-Virus samples from Resident Evil 2. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into underground economy. ... This article or section on a video game-related subject may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ...

Resident Evil: Apocalypse

In Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Alice discovers that she has been genetically altered by exposure to the T-Virus. Alice is explained to have adapted to the changes from the T-Virus, merging human characteristics and heightened strength, speed, and agility. During the evacuation of Raccoon City, Alice is released by the Umbrella employed Major Timothy Cain to combat their latest bio-weapon Nemesis. Resident Evil: Apocalypse is the sequel to the 2002 film Resident Evil from Screen Gems, written by Paul W. S. Anderson and directed by Alexander Witt. ... T-Virus and G-Virus samples from Resident Evil 2. ... Major Timothy Cain is a fictional character from Resident Evil: Apocalypse. ... Nemesis is a fictional monster from the Resident Evil series of survival horror games. ...

Alice is featured in a Resident Evil: Apocalypse promotional image, transformed by the T-Virus, and soon to be confronted by Nemesis.

She join survivors lead by S.T.A.R.S. officer Jill Valentine. The group make a deal with Umbrella scientist Dr. Charles Ashford to rescue his daughter, Angela Ashford, in exchange for a safe route out of the city, knowing that at sunrise a nuclear bomb will level the city. She fings Angela joins U.B.C.S soldier Carlos Olivera and civilian L.J.. They head to City Hall for the evacuation, but Major Cain overrules Dr. Ashford's plan and captures the group. He forces Alice to fight Nemesis, and they engage in battle, in which Alice emerges victorious, however, she discovers Nemesis was once Matt Addison and Alice refuses to kill him. Major Cain orders Nemesis to kill Alice, but Nemesis instead aids Alice's group in their escape; Nemesis perishes protecting Alice. In the helicopter, Alice is impaled by a loose pole when protecting Angela; the helicopter then crashed in the Arklay Mountains. Later an Umbrella team led by Dr. Isaacs retrieve Alice from the helicopter wreckage for further experimentation. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Resident Evil: Apocalypse is the sequel to the 2002 film Resident Evil from Screen Gems, written by Paul W. S. Anderson and directed by Alexander Witt. ... T-Virus and G-Virus samples from Resident Evil 2. ... This article covers characters introduced in the Resident Evil film series. ... Dr. Charles Ashford is a fictional character from Resident Evil: Apocalypse. ... Angela Angie Ashford is a fictional character from the movie Resident Evil: Apocalypse. ... // Main article: Jill Valentine Carlos Oliveira Cpl. ... This is a list of characters characters introduced in the Resident Evil film series. ... The Arklay Mountains (or Arclay Mountains) is a fictional region from the Resident Evil series. ... This article covers characters introduced in the Resident Evil film series. ...

Alice is resurrected by Umbrella, and she escapes the facility using her new telekenetic powers. Leaving the facility, Alice is confronted by a group of armed guards and is saved by Jill , L.J, and Carlos (accompanied by Angela), posing as Umbrella agents. During their departure, Isaacs orders the security guards to let them go. As they depart, Isaacs orders the activation of "Program Alice" and the Umbrella logo flashes in Alice's eyes.

Resident Evil: Extinction

In Resident Evil: Extinction Alice has separated from the group. She stays on the move to avoid capture by the Umbrella corporation after she learned Umbrella could track her through satellites. She left the group to protect them, using the satellites trajectories to stay off the grid. On her travels she finds a journal detailing the possibility of Alaska as sanctuary. However, the Umbrella corporation is utilizing the White Queen, a more advanced artificial intelligence computer that is able to find Alice. Early in the film, she uses her telekinesis to save Claire Redfield's Convoy; the convoy in which L.J. and Carlos have since joined. However, Alice is noticed by an Umbrella satellite, and Isaacs is then made aware of her location. The leaders of the convoy, decide to make the trip to Alaska, but first refuel in Las Vegas. Isaacs goes after Alice, defying orders from Umbrella Chairman Albert Wesker. Emma Frost decked out in her Hellfire garb Emma Grace Frost, also known as the White Queen, is a comic book superheroine (and former supervillainess) in the Marvel Comics universe. ... This article covers characters introduced in the Resident Evil film series. ... For other uses, see Las Vegas (disambiguation) and Vegas (disambiguation). ... This article covers characters introduced in the Resident Evil film series. ...

During a battle between the zombies and survivors, Isaacs attempts to shut down Alice, the Umbrella logo flashes in her eyes and Alice freezes in place. She is able to overcome it and goes after Isaacs, but he manages to escape. Those left head to the Umbrella base, and the now infected Carlos, briefly kisses Alice before driving an oil truck with dynamite into a hoards of zombies to clear the way. The convoy leaves on helicopter while Alice stays behind. She meets with the White Queen who informs her that the cure to the infection would lie in Alice's blood. Alice pursues Isaacs into the lower levels, even seeing a clone of herself, but is soon attacked by Isaacs, who has since mutated into a monster (the Tyrant). The clone awakens, seemingly dying soon after. Alice follows Isaacs into a replica of the mansion from the first film. The two fight, both using telekinesis, and eventually make their way into the laser room, also from the first film. The lasers cut Isaacs into pieces and just as Alice is going to meet the same fate, the lasers dissipate, turned off by Alice's clone. A Tyrant is a fictional creature from the Resident Evil series. ...

Afterwards Alice, via holographic technology, interrupts a meeting between Wesker and the other Umbrella executives. She tells them that she is coming after them and will bring "a few friends". Standing beside a clone, they look out into a room filled with hundreds more, and as other clones begin to wake, the film ends.

In literature

Alice appears in the three novelizations of the films. The novels, for the most part, re-tell the events of the film, in greater detail and provide some additional information. In the novel, such concepts such as Alice's surname (revealed to be Abernathy) and her home town are exposed. It is never revealed in film, if Alice remembers any of her past beyond the flashbacks in Resident Evil, but in the novel, she has regained that memory. The novels explain in greater detail her relationships. The first focuses on hers with Spence and the third has the possible relationship of her with ex-U.B.C.S soldier, Carlos Olivera. It is revealed Carlos does have feelings for her and that some of Alice's thoughts rest on him while she is away from him. It also sheds light on other friends she has made over the years, what she does to protect them and goes into depth her thoughts about them. However, the ideas explored in the novel are for the most part not explored in the film, and are added from the author's point of view. The facts of Alice's background are typically not considered canon with the films.

Concept and creation

Alice was an original character created for the film, although writer Paul W.S. Anderson noted that Alice was based from the ideals of the strong women archetypes in the Resident Evil games. Anderson initially toyed with the idea of the film being an allegory to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, but the idea was not followed through. Despite that, the movie contains various references to the work. That included the concept of Alice's name.^[1] Although the name Alice was given as the character's name previous to Resident Evil's release, her name is not said during any parts of the film; it is however, listed in the credits. Resident Evil: Apocalypse is the first instance of the use of Alice as the character's name. In Apocalypse, for a brief moment in the film, a document is shown having Alice's name as Janus Prospero.^[2] According to the Apocalypse and Resident Evil: Extinction websites, and a promotional document released by Screen Gems called The Raccoon City Times, Alice is a nickname and Janus Prospero is the character's real name; this is never further explored or mentioned in any of the films.^[3] In the novel, her name is revealed to be Alice Abernathy, and like Prospero, it was never explored in any of the films. Paul William Scott Anderson (Born: March 4, 1965 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom-) is a British filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. ... “Alice in Wonderland” redirects here. ... Screen Gems is an American subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainments Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group that has served several different purposes for its parent companies over the decades since its incorporation. ...

Characteristics

In Resident Evil Alice is shown as an "ass-kicking amnesiac" and since then she has been an "iconic figure and is closely associated with the series", becoming far more skilled and rugged since her first appearance.^[4] She is primarily portrayed in Apocalypse and Extinction as a "a supremely efficient killing machine"^[5] and bio-weapon, while in the first film, she is shown first recognizing her abilities as a highly trained, but human security operative. Alice's superhuman abilities, as well as the use of various styles of martial arts and gun play have made her an almost super hero style of character. For example, in Apocalypse, after her exposure to the T-virus, she displayed psychic powers (akin to those of Alexia Ashford, in Resident Evil Code: Veronica) and was able to use those powers to kill a security guard with a glance. She also had the ability to jump long distances, as seen in her initial confrontation with Nemesis. In Extinction, her powers had developed further, for example, she displays even greater control over her telekinesis. For other uses, see Amnesia (disambiguation). ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... A superhero is a fictional character who is noted for feats of courage and nobility and who usually has a colorful name and costume and abilities beyond those of normal human beings. ...

Some have criticized the character of Alice, believing her to be a Mary Sue because she is an original character, supposedly portrayed as Anderson's concept of what "bad ass", "all powerful", and "totally awesome" are. The argument of IGN writer Scott Collura, is that Alice "completely devoid of depth" and the concept of a Mary Sue, "pretty much describes Alice to a 'T'".^[6] Mary Sue (or simply Sue) is a pejorative expression for a fictional character who is an idealized stand-in for the author, or for a story with such a character. ... For other uses, see IGN (disambiguation). ...

Wardrobe

Alice is shown in the first promotional image from Resident Evil: Extinction and wears a Jovovich-Hawk designed costume, holding the kukhri knives.

Alice's costume, particularly that of the red cocktail dress in the first film, has also been attributed as "glamour and fashion [that] serve to fetishize her screen character" and the "sexualized representations of women". One analyzer had gone on to say that the first two film had "objectified through their Lara Croft-style wardrobe of short skirts or shorts and tight vest tops", also taking into account Sienna Guillory's portrayal of Jill Valentine who wore a mini skirt and tube top.^[7] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Jovovich, on the cover of the May 2006 issue of C (California Style), wears Jovovich-Hawk pieces Jovovich-Hawk is a line of clothing, now in its third season, created by fashion models Milla Jovovich and Carmen Hawk. ... For the genus of snakes having the common name kukri snakes, see oligodon. ... Lara Croft is a fictional British video game character and the heroine of the Tomb Raider series of video games, movies, and comic books. ... Sienna Tiggy Guillory (born March 16, 1975) is an English actress and model. ... This article covers characters introduced in the Resident Evil film series. ...

The costume in Resident Evil Alice had was a collaboration between Anderson and Jovovich. It consisted of a thin strapped red dress, that was deeply bias-cut exposing one leg and a darker red mini skirt underneath, which was based on a similar Jean Paul Gaultier outfit.^[8] This was accompanied by a pair of black Prada knee high boots.^[9] Jovovich, who had thought of herself in the film as "a young Sigourney Weaver", designed the costume with the intention of recreating the feel of the underwear outfit from the closing scenes of Ridley Scott’s Alien.^[7] The costume that Jovovich wore had been referred to as akin to "a runway model caught in a remake of Night Of The Living Dead."^[10] Jean-Paul Gaultier (born April 24, 1952, in Arcueil) is a French fashion designer. ... Prada, S.p. ... Sigourney Weaver (born Susan Alexandra Weaver on October 8, 1949 in New York City) is an Oscar-nominated American actress. ... Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30, 1937 in South Shields, South Tyneside) is a British film director and producer. ... This article is about the first film in a series. ... This article is about the 1968 film directed by George A. Romero. ...

The costume in Resident Evil: Apocalypse was described by Jovovich as "just jeans and a T-shirt. But it's my angle of jeans and T-shirt."^[10] It had consisted of an orange Spaghetti strap shirt, covered by a grey mesh sleeveless shirt, and a dark washed pair of jeans. Alice had also worn boots and various types of weapon holsters, and during the duration of the film, the costume had gone through considerable changes through fight sequences. One pant leg had been cut loose, the bottom portion still held on her leg with a gun holster, and the mesh eventually cut across her stomach. Spaghetti straps are kind of narrow straps used in tank tops, cocktail dresses, evening gowns etc. ...

Alice's costume in Resident Evil: Extinction was designed by Jovovich-Hawk, Jovovich's clothing line. The costume consists of a soiled American Eagle Outfitters brand tank top, a long tan coat, a brown snap up short sleeve shirt with matching attached leggings, brown shorts, a dark tan-ish green striped head scarf, and brown boots.^[11] The shorts Alice wears are a variation on the 'Alice Star' Shorts from the Spring 2007 collection.^[12] Alice's costume also includes various weapon holsters (the ones on her thighs are Blackhawk! brand),^[13] protective gear and a bracelet given to her by K-Mart. In Extinction, her clones also wear a dress, designed to look identical to that of the red dress of the first film, when enduring the tests within the replicas of the mansion. The dress however, is slightly different in design, using a slightly thicker material, and substituting the skirt underneath for a small pair of dark red shorts instead;^[14] there is also a zipper present on the costume, which the original did not have. Jovovich, on the cover of the May 2006 issue of C (California Style), wears Jovovich-Hawk pieces Jovovich-Hawk is a line of clothing, now in its third season, created by fashion models Milla Jovovich and Carmen Hawk. ... American Eagle Outfitters is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in the South Side neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... This is a list of characters characters introduced in the Resident Evil film series. ...

Weapons

The twin kukhri knives Alice uses in Resident Evil: Extinction are a visual reference to Resident Evil: Apocalypse in which she uses two batons to fight Umbrella guards. The image was used on many promotional images and the film posters. The kukhri knife props have an aluminum blade with wood handles, and measure approximately 19.5 inches.^[15] She also uses many different varieties of automated weapons, such as machine guns, pistols and the iconic zombie-slayer, the shotgun. For the genus of snakes having the common name kukri snakes, see oligodon. ...

See also

• Characters in the Resident Evil films
• Resident Evil (series)
• List of women warriors in folklore, literature, and popular culture

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References

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External link

• Alice's Profile at IGN.com