Sheva Alomar Biography in Resident Evil

“	We're partners... to the end.	”
—Sheva to Chris before boarding the BSAA boat.

Sheva Alomar is an agent from the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance's West African branch. She was assigned to the current mission to assist Chris Redfield, who was unfamiliar with the area. A versatile fighter with extensive experience, her ability to use firearms were on par with Chris. She is much smaller and more flexible than Chris, enabling her to perform certain maneuvers that Chris cannot. In turn, this allows Chris to throw her up to high ledges, or over large gaps in order to reach areas or objectives that a lone operative couldn't reach.

BiographyEdit

“	Don't worry. I may not be as big as you, but I can still hold my own.	”
—Sheva to Chris after gearing up for the mission

At the age of eight, Sheva's parents died in what appeared to be a factory accident. Her uncle came to take Sheva and house her in his home along with seven other children. One day, Sheva ran away from her uncle's house into the Savannah, where she was found by a truck driver who housed and fed her. But little did she know that this truck driver was a member of the guerrilla group.

She later joined the anti-government guerrilla group, where she learned that what happened to her parents was much more than a simple accident. The factory was the location of a final test of one of Umbrella's many B.O.W.s. With the help of the government's army, Umbrella erased Sheva's village and its inhabitants once the test was complete.

Sheva remained with the guerrillas through her childhood. She was fifteen when she was contacted by American operatives to stop Umbrella from selling a B.O.W. to the guerrillas. With Sheva's help, the operatives stopped the deal and apprehended the Umbrella salesman. The man who initially contacted Sheva offered her a chance to start her life again in America. Sheva accepted. Within months, Sheva was speaking English like a native and enrolled in a university two years later. After graduation, her benefactor suggested she join the BSAA while Umbrella had dissolved years before this. Sheva's hatred of Umbrella and all others like them led her to join the BSAA Sheva was assigned to Josh Stone's unit for eight months for training. Upon completion of her training, the BSAA chose her to become an agent.

Unlockable costumesEdit

There are 4 costumes that can be unlocked for Sheva: Clubbin', Tribal, Business and Fairy Tale.

Clubbin' - Is unlocked by completing the main game once, its theme color is gold.

This costume consists of a revealing golden short skirt with a matching golden top, a belt, a pair of knee-high sandals and various accessories. Sheva's sporting a short blond wig while wearing this costume.

Tribal - Is unlocked by obtaining 30 BSAA emblems and completing the game once, its theme is African tribes attire.

This costume consists of a leopard print bikini top, a few pieces of cloth which form a skirt, a pair of black high-heeled sandals and tribal accessories. Sheva's body is decorated with white paint.

Business - Is unlocked by downloading Costume Pack 2 and by completing the main game once, it is also included in the PC version of the game as a bonus, it is unlocked by completing the main game once as well.

Its theme is modern office attire and it strikes a resemblance to Ingrid Hunnigan's appearance.

This costume consists of a pale dark brown suit with a short skirt with a white blouse underneath, a pair of black high-heels as well as various equipment. Sheva's sporting a pair of eyeglasses and her skin is lighter while wearing this costume.

Fairy Tale - Is unlocked by downloading Costume Pack 1 and completing the main game once, its theme is Red Riding Hood. This costume consists of a red hood revealing Sheva's brassiere, a matching red skirt, a brown corset, an apron, a pair of knee-high black boots and black stockings. Sheva's skin is lighter while wearing this costume.

Mercenaries ReunionEdit

Sheva will return as a playable character in Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition Mercenaries Reunion mode. Sheva will be playable in two different costumes - a PC exclusive will be the Business costume. The second costume will be a new costume called "Fairy Tale".

Position	Attack	Strength
Head	Roundhouse	350 HP
Arm (Front)	Twist Kick	250 HP
Arm (Back)	Knee	250 HP
Leg (Front)	Somersault	350 HP
Leg (Back)	Throat Slit	Instant Kill, no Plaga
Grounded	Impale	800 HP (Head Critical)
Grounded (With certain partners)	Double Fang	1000 X2 HP
Combo Finisher (front)	Skull Crusher (Only for normal Majini)	3000 HP
Combo Finisher (back)	Spinning Back Kick (The only attack against Sub-Bosses and normal Majini)	3000 HP
Grapple Breaker	Pivot Kick	450 HP
Licker Knockdown Combo	Somersault	600 HP
Licker Knockdown Combo	Stab	Instant Kill
Stunned Wesker	Reverse Kick, High Kick, Front Kick, Knee Strike, Double Heel Drop	2000 HP
Dazed Wesker	Somersault / Roundhouse	400 HP / 400 HP

Taunts:

Sheva whistles when taunting.

Speech:

Asking Help - I need your help. Help me. (serious and worried tone when asking)

Send Out - Go. (serious tone when ordering)

Thanking - Thanks. Thanks, partner! I owe you one! (grateful and happy tone when thanking)

Wait - Wait. (neutral/monotone tone when asking)

Dying - I need help! *whimper* Help. (panicked and fading tone when asking)

Worried - Hold on! I'm coming! (serious tone when yelling)

Checking - Are you ok? You need to be careful! (serious tone when checking)

Compliments - Good work. Nice Shot! Kupendazaer! (impressed tone when praising) Compliments are used when chaining melee attacks, or when a perfect headshot is pulled off.

There are two weapons for the Business costume.

1. The L.Hawk Magnum
2. The SIG P226 Handgun.

There are three weapons for the FairyTale costume.

1. The Smith & Wesson Model 500 Magnum,
2. The Ithaca M37 Shotgun
3. The SIG 556 Assault rifle.

Resident Evil: The Deck Building GameEdit

Sheva appears as a character card in the Resident Evil DBG. She is one of the first ten characters released in the base set. Sheva specializes in Rifles and her abilities reflect that. Her Level 1 effect goes hand-in-hand with the Bolt-Action Rifle's effect by switching a card in the player's hand with the top card of their inventory. This allows the Rifle Sheva is equipped with to successfully activate it's effect; increased damage. Additionally, Sheva's Level 2 effect decreases the amount of ammunition required to use a Rifle by 20. She has 80 health in the game.

TriviaEdit

• Sheva is playable through online co-op and offline split-screen. When the game is beaten once, the player can play through the single player game as Sheva with Chris as the AI partner.
• She is the first left-handed character in the series. This was done by the developers so that the camera would go over her left shoulder to aim opposite of Chris. During split screen however, in many pictures, she is seen holding a gun with her right hand.
• When completing a combo melee attack, Sheva will exclaim "Kupendazaer!" The literal Swahili translation is something akin to "beautiful" or "delightful", but in context, she is commending the teamwork maneuver.

• Sheva's tattoo, a tribal design with the word "shujaa" in the middle, means "warrior" or "hero" in Swahili and "brave" or "courageous" in Arabic.
• Sheva's name is steeped in Arabic; Sheva is the name of a Sabaean kingdom and Alomar can be read either as Spanish Alomar or Arabic al-Omar.
• Sheva's character model was based on Australian actress Michelle Van der Water, but her voice and motions were performed by Karen Dyer.
• In the Resident Evil 5 viral advertising campaign, Sheva is played by actress Naja Hill.
• Sheva is the only female to have Magnums in her Mercenaries Reunion costumes.
• In all of Sheva's Costumes (BSAA, Clubbin', Tribal, Business, Fairy Tale), she is wearing high heels.
• If Sheva is partnered with either Josh Stone or Excella Gionne in Mercenaries Reunion, her Impale Downed move will be replaced with a 2 hit Double Fang Move.
• Sheva is the only character to use a knife in her melee moves (Impale, Throat Slit and Double Fang).
• Strangely, Sheva's tattoo only appears within her main costume and her Tribal costume.
• During the final Wesker battle in the volcanic area, some players, specifically single players, find it difficult (or nearly impossible) to help pull Sheva up when she is hanging on the edge of a cliff, in danger of falling into a pit of lava. Special controllers with a turbo function is one known easy advantage when overcoming this issue, as its automated function gives a much higher probability to safely pull Sheva up. PC players can also make this easier by changing the action button into the "wheel down" button on the mouse.
• If a player beats normal difficulty and then signs into Playstation Home, the player will be rewarded with a Sheva decoration trophy.

• Sheva Alomar
  Date of birth:	1986 [citation needed]
  Blood type:	AB+[1]
  Gender:	Female
  Height:	165 centimetres (5 ft 5 in)[1]
  Mass:	52 kilograms (115 lb)[1]
  Race/Ethnicity:	African
  Occupation:	BSAA Operative
  Status:	Alive
  Voice:	Karen Dyer
  Portrayer:	Naja Hill (Viral Campaign)
  Mocap:	Karen Dyer