The Central "Jill Valentine" Discussion Topic

[TheBlackMamba]

Anyone else notice Jill's height in RE5?

She's always been 5'5", but in RE5, even though she's in her 30s, she's suddenly grown 3 inches and is now 5'8".

Actually everyone in the game is somehow 3 inches taller.
Wesker's always been 6', and now he's 6'3".
Chris has been anywhere from 5'9" to 6', and in RE5 he's 6'1".

Of course, that's a minor issue compared to some of the other disturbances present in RE5, but I did notice it and I don't see why you would to change a character's height when it's always been the same in past games. Unless you want to change the overall aspect of a character, which seems to be the case here, keeping in mind other changes to the looks of Jill and Chris. In fact, Wesker seems to best resemble the true original Wesker we know and love. Until he mutates of course.

wasn't Claire 5'5" and Jill always been 5'3"?

[Sonicboy 101]

I didn't know... I wasn't really focusing on their heights when I was playing the game, lol.

[Rakkoon]

Anyone else notice Jill's height in RE5?

She's always been 5'5", but in RE5, even though she's in her 30s, she's suddenly grown 3 inches and is now 5'8".

Actually everyone in the game is somehow 3 inches taller.
Wesker's always been 6', and now he's 6'3".
Chris has been anywhere from 5'9" to 6', and in RE5 he's 6'1".

Of course, that's a minor issue compared to some of the other disturbances present in RE5, but I did notice it and I don't see why you would to change a character's height when it's always been the same in past games. Unless you want to change the overall aspect of a character, which seems to be the case here, keeping in mind other changes to the looks of Jill and Chris. In fact, Wesker seems to best resemble the true original Wesker we know and love. Until he mutates of course.

[BadWolfX]

Yeah, I didn't think that backstory was too bad actually. Don't agree with everything Perry did, but I make an exception for actually giving Jill a past.

[Vogue_Dirge]

I actually thought SD Perry's back story for Jill was pretty interesting.

Jill's father, Dick Valentine (porn name much?), was a thief and often used Jill in his plans, but Jill changed to the side of justice and truth.

[missvalentine]

So if you're looking for closure on Jill's past, it'd probably be easier to just write your own version.

I agree, and i would LOVE to write a propar back story for Jill one day. I just need to infiltrate capcom first.

[Kronk]

And it would be great if they did so. I'm just saying we shouldn't be holding our breath for a detailed and cohesive backstory.

I would love to be wrong about that though.

[padamibr]

I think it best to not think about Jill's (and even Chris's, to an extent) backstory. The creators came up with completely implausible scenarios for the both of them. Aside from the whole "child prodigy" spin, the timing wouldn't work out.

So if you're looking for closure on Jill's past, it'd probably be easier to just write your own version.

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Yeah, that's true... Jill joined Delta Force with what? 17/18 years? For someone todo so, Jill's first words should have been: "Drop your weapon!" or "FIRE!"...
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Although I think that with criativity they could come up with a great back history, you know, it have not to be 100% real, they could change some aspects of the "real world" to make it fit...

[Kronk]

I was speaking hypothetically. I highly doubt we're ever going to get a backstory on either of them that makes any sense whatsoever. So our options are to just accept what we have and deal with it, or use your imagination to fill in the gaps.

I prefer to just accept what we have.

[TheBlackMamba]

I think it best to not think about Jill's (and even Chris's, to an extent) backstory. The creators came up with completely implausible scenarios for the both of them. Aside from the whole "child prodigy" spin, the timing wouldn't work out.

So if you're looking for closure on Jill's past, it'd probably be easier to just write your own version.

writing our own version wouldn't give any real closure though seeing as how it's something we just poofed up from our heads. We could make up any story as we see fit, doesn't make it anymore real though, seeing as how they created the charcters themselves, they should be the ones writing the backstories

[Kronk]

I think it best to not think about Jill's (and even Chris's, to an extent) backstory. The creators came up with completely implausible scenarios for the both of them. Aside from the whole "child prodigy" spin, the timing wouldn't work out.

So if you're looking for closure on Jill's past, it'd probably be easier to just write your own version.

[TheBlackMamba]

then it seems that everyone is in shadows, well not Sheva, they even gave more backstory on Wesker than the others, he should be the most mysterious of them all

[nemesiswontdie]

no the stuff in the books arnt canon ecspecially how she used to be a former theif.

[TheBlackMamba]

yea, there should be a lot more, maybe why she went into the Delta Force, what caused her to choose this type of profession etc. etc.

I know that Resident Evil Nemesis (book) somewhat hints at her past, but i dont think that's canon

[padamibr]

lol we should

I always wondered what hers, and basically every characters, past were, we only get a little bit of info in the manual for RE1 but I want more

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Yeah.
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We got a lot of back info on Sheva in RE5... and I notice that I know more about her past than about Jill's.
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I only know she was born in 1974, joined a Delta Force program incredibly young (and I love that) and joined STARS in 1996.