Chris Redfield

Chris continued to be redesigned over the course of the series. In ''[[Resident Evil 5]]'' (2009), [[modeler]] Yosuke Yamagata said that they "made a new design that retained their signature color—green for Chris, blue for Jill—to carry over the same look from the past". The character's facial features are mainly based on the visuals in the [[Resident Evil (2002 video game)|2002 remake of ''Resident Evil'']], with various details added to arrive at a "realistic structure".{{harvnb|Nicholson|Price|2009|page=195}} The game features Chris as a protagonist; designers opted to focus on how the character had aged since the original game. His increased muscle mass was to show that he had trained intensely to fight the series' powerful villain, [[Albert Wesker]], bare-handed.{{harvnb|Capcom|2010|page=18}} ''Resident Evil 5''{{'}}s producer [[Jun Takeuchi]] said that the series' fans want a video game featuring both [[Leon S. Kennedy]] and Chris as the protagonists at the same time, due to their popularity. Takeuchi opined that it would be "pretty dramatic" if the two characters never met before the series ended;{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/previews/resident-evil-5_6?pager.offset=4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019170047/http://www.1up.com/previews/resident-evil-5_6?pager.offset=4|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 19, 2012|title=''Resident Evil 5'' Developer Interview|author=Mielke, James|website=[[1UP.com]]|date=July 11, 2008|access-date=June 15, 2011}} the meeting happened in ''[[Resident Evil 6]]'' (2012), where Chris has a slightly disheveled look due to his [[alcoholism]] and [[post-traumatic amnesia]].{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/07/13/every-important-plot-point-i-know-about-resident-evil-6.aspx|author=Tim Turi|title=Every Known Plot Point about ''Resident Evil 6''|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|date=July 13, 2012|access-date=April 20, 2024|archive-date=April 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420125435/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/07/13/every-important-plot-point-i-know-about-resident-evil-6.aspx|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Fresh ''Resident Evil 6'' details bleed in|author=Tom Phillips|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/fresh-resident-evil-6-details-bleed-in|website=[[Eurogamer]]|access-date=March 25, 2024|date=February 15, 2012|archive-date=May 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529083840/https://www.eurogamer.net/fresh-resident-evil-6-details-bleed-in|url-status=live}} Character designer Tsutomu Kawade noted that the team was aware of Chris' powerful arms being his most distinctive feature. Their design thus accentuated his arms, with attire in blue-tinted green that continued his concept color.{{harvnb|Capcom|2014|page=42}}

Chris continued to be redesigned over the course of the series. In ''[[Resident Evil 5]]'' (2009), [[modeler]] Yosuke Yamagata said that they "made a new design that retained their signature color—green for Chris, blue for Jill—to carry over the same look from the past". The character's facial features are mainly based on the visuals in the [[Resident Evil (2002 video game)|2002 remake of ''Resident Evil'']], with various details added to arrive at a "realistic structure".{{harvnb|Nicholson|Price|2009|page=195}} The game features Chris as a protagonist; designers opted to focus on how the character had aged since the original game. His increased muscle mass was to show that he had trained intensely to fight the series' powerful villain, [[Albert Wesker]], bare-handed.{{harvnb|Capcom|2010|page=18}} ''Resident Evil 5''{{'}}s producer [[Jun Takeuchi]] said that the series' fans want a video game featuring both [[Leon S. Kennedy]] and Chris as the protagonists at the same time, due to their popularity. Takeuchi opined that it would be "pretty dramatic" if the two characters never met before the series ended;{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/previews/resident-evil-5_6?pager.offset=4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019170047/http://www.1up.com/previews/resident-evil-5_6?pager.offset=4|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 19, 2012|title=''Resident Evil 5'' Developer Interview|author=Mielke, James|website=[[1UP.com]]|date=July 11, 2008|access-date=June 15, 2011}} the meeting happened in ''[[Resident Evil 6]]'' (2012), where Chris has a slightly disheveled look due to his [[alcoholism]] and [[post-traumatic amnesia]].{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/07/13/every-important-plot-point-i-know-about-resident-evil-6.aspx|author=Tim Turi|title=Every Known Plot Point about ''Resident Evil 6''|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|date=July 13, 2012|access-date=April 20, 2024|archive-date=April 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420125435/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/07/13/every-important-plot-point-i-know-about-resident-evil-6.aspx|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Fresh ''Resident Evil 6'' details bleed in|author=Tom Phillips|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/fresh-resident-evil-6-details-bleed-in|website=[[Eurogamer]]|access-date=March 25, 2024|date=February 15, 2012|archive-date=May 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529083840/https://www.eurogamer.net/fresh-resident-evil-6-details-bleed-in|url-status=live}} Character designer Tsutomu Kawade noted that the team was aware of Chris' powerful arms being his most distinctive feature. Their design thus accentuated his arms, with attire in blue-tinted green that continued his concept color.{{harvnb|Capcom|2014|page=42}}

For ''[[Resident Evil 7: Biohazard]]'' (2017), Takeuchi said Chris was being proposed as the main character at that time and had to be written as the hero since his last appearance. Looking back, Takeuchi realized that making a Resident Evil game isn't the same as creating a character like Chris.{{cite web |author=Aoife Wilson|date=November 30, 2016|title=What I think after five hours of ''Resident Evil 7''|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/resident-evil-7|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102120046/https://www.eurogamer.net/resident-evil-7|archive-date=January 2, 2025|access-date=February 3, 2025|website=[[Eurogamer]]}} According to producer Masachika Kawata, the main playable character would be "totally new" rather than a "macho superhero" like Chris from ''Resident Evil 5''.{{cite web |author=Michael McWhertor |date=June 15, 2016 |title=''Resident Evil 7''{{'}}s demo content won't be in the main game, but a new hero will |url=https://www.polygon.com/e3/2016/6/15/11940734/resident-evil-7-biohazard-e3-2016/|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250508032800/https://www.polygon.com/e3/2016/6/15/11940734/resident-evil-7-biohazard-e3-2016|archive-date=May 8, 2025 |access-date=October 16, 2025 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]}} Director Kōshi Nakanishi thought that Chris' appearance in ''Resident Evil 6'' would be "not suitable for ''Resident Evil 7''{{'}}s game engine or aesthetic". Nakanishi reasoned that "[a]lthough it is a fairly realistic impression, even if it mixes with the character of ''7'', it seems that a sense of incongruity will come out."{{cite web |author=Tom Phillips |date=March 16, 2017 |title=Capcom Appears to Have Deflated a Popular ''Resident Evil 7'' Fan Theory |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/capcom-appears-to-have-deflated-a-popular-resident-evil-7-fan-theory |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201192112/https://www.eurogamer.net/capcom-appears-to-have-deflated-a-popular-resident-evil-7-fan-theory |archive-date=December 1, 2023 |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=[[GamesRadar+]]}} Producers wanted to give the character a more "photorealistic depiction" with an entirely new design.{{Cite web |author=Stephany Nunneley |date=March 16, 2017 |title=There's a Reason Chris Redfield Looks Different in ''Resident Evil 7'', and It's Not The Reason Many Think |url=https://www.vg247.com/2017/03/16/theres-a-reason-chris-redfield-looks-different-in-resident-evil-7-and-its-not-the-reason-many-think/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112032734/https://www.vg247.com/2017/03/16/theres-a-reason-chris-redfield-looks-different-in-resident-evil-7-and-its-not-the-reason-many-think/ |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |access-date=May 7, 2021 |website=[[VG247]]}} Nakanishi felt that if Chris looked the same as in previous titles, players would get a sense of "incongruity", although commentators and players held that the changes made the character unrecognizable.

For ''[[Resident Evil 7: Biohazard]]'' (2017), Takeuchi said Chris was being proposed as the main character at that time and had to be written as the hero since his last appearance. Looking back, Takeuchi realized that making a ''Resident Evil'' game isn't the same as creating a character like Chris.{{cite web |author=Aoife Wilson|date=November 30, 2016|title=What I think after five hours of ''Resident Evil 7''|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/resident-evil-7|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102120046/https://www.eurogamer.net/resident-evil-7|archive-date=January 2, 2025|access-date=February 3, 2025|website=[[Eurogamer]]}} According to producer Masachika Kawata, the main playable character would be "totally new" rather than a "macho superhero" like Chris from ''Resident Evil 5''.{{cite web |author=Michael McWhertor |date=June 15, 2016 |title=''Resident Evil 7''{{'}}s demo content won't be in the main game, but a new hero will |url=https://www.polygon.com/e3/2016/6/15/11940734/resident-evil-7-biohazard-e3-2016/|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250508032800/https://www.polygon.com/e3/2016/6/15/11940734/resident-evil-7-biohazard-e3-2016|archive-date=May 8, 2025 |access-date=October 16, 2025 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]}} Director Kōshi Nakanishi thought that Chris' appearance in ''Resident Evil 6'' would be "not suitable for ''Resident Evil 7''{{'}}s game engine or aesthetic". Nakanishi reasoned that "[a]lthough it is a fairly realistic impression, even if it mixes with the character of ''7'', it seems that a sense of incongruity will come out."{{cite web |author=Tom Phillips |date=March 16, 2017 |title=Capcom Appears to Have Deflated a Popular ''Resident Evil 7'' Fan Theory |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/capcom-appears-to-have-deflated-a-popular-resident-evil-7-fan-theory |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201192112/https://www.eurogamer.net/capcom-appears-to-have-deflated-a-popular-resident-evil-7-fan-theory |archive-date=December 1, 2023 |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=[[GamesRadar+]]}} Producers wanted to give the character a more "photorealistic depiction" with an entirely new design.{{Cite web |author=Stephany Nunneley |date=March 16, 2017 |title=There's a Reason Chris Redfield Looks Different in ''Resident Evil 7'', and It's Not The Reason Many Think |url=https://www.vg247.com/2017/03/16/theres-a-reason-chris-redfield-looks-different-in-resident-evil-7-and-its-not-the-reason-many-think/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112032734/https://www.vg247.com/2017/03/16/theres-a-reason-chris-redfield-looks-different-in-resident-evil-7-and-its-not-the-reason-many-think/ |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |access-date=May 7, 2021 |website=[[VG247]]}} Nakanishi felt that if Chris looked the same as in previous titles, players would get a sense of "incongruity", although commentators and players held that the changes made the character unrecognizable.

Chris appears as a major supporting character in ''[[Resident Evil Village]]'' (2021); however, he is instead shown as more nefarious in the game's trailers due to killing protagonist [[Ethan Winters]]' wife [[Mia Winters]] and kidnapping his daughter [[Rosemary Winters]], which surprised longtime fans.{{Cite magazine|last=Wallace|first=Kimberley|date=May 3, 2021|title=More On Chris Redfield's Significant, Darker Role In ''Resident Evil Village''|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/05/03/more-on-chris-redfields-significant-darker-role-in-resident-evil-village|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503193341/https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/05/03/more-on-chris-redfields-significant-darker-role-in-resident-evil-village|url-status=live|archive-date=May 3, 2021|access-date=June 29, 2021|magazine=[[Game Informer]]}} Chris' actions served as a major mystery to the game before its release, which director Morimasa Sato felt was an opportunity to showcase the character's progression to fans who were already familiar with him. His appearance was again redesigned, with a new outfit incorporating a coat.{{Cite web |last=Marshall |first=Cass |date=June 16, 2020 |title=''Resident Evil'' Fans Can't Help But Notice ''Village''{{'}}s Big Chris Redfield|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/16/21291583/resident-evil-8-village-chris-redfield-theories-memes-character-design |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510143644/https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/16/21291583/resident-evil-8-village-chris-redfield-theories-memes-character-design |archive-date=May 10, 2021 |access-date=May 8, 2021 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]}}

Chris appears as a major supporting character in ''[[Resident Evil Village]]'' (2021); however, he is instead shown as more nefarious in the game's trailers due to killing protagonist [[Ethan Winters]]' wife [[Mia Winters]] and kidnapping his daughter [[Rosemary Winters]], which surprised longtime fans.{{Cite magazine|last=Wallace|first=Kimberley|date=May 3, 2021|title=More On Chris Redfield's Significant, Darker Role In ''Resident Evil Village''|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/05/03/more-on-chris-redfields-significant-darker-role-in-resident-evil-village|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503193341/https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/05/03/more-on-chris-redfields-significant-darker-role-in-resident-evil-village|url-status=live|archive-date=May 3, 2021|access-date=June 29, 2021|magazine=[[Game Informer]]}} Chris' actions served as a major mystery to the game before its release, which director Morimasa Sato felt was an opportunity to showcase the character's progression to fans who were already familiar with him. His appearance was again redesigned, with a new outfit incorporating a coat.{{Cite web |last=Marshall |first=Cass |date=June 16, 2020 |title=''Resident Evil'' Fans Can't Help But Notice ''Village''{{'}}s Big Chris Redfield|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/16/21291583/resident-evil-8-village-chris-redfield-theories-memes-character-design |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510143644/https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/16/21291583/resident-evil-8-village-chris-redfield-theories-memes-character-design |archive-date=May 10, 2021 |access-date=May 8, 2021 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]}}