Sheva Alomar

Sheva Alomar
Resident Evil character
Sheva Alomar in Resident Evil 5
First game	Resident Evil 5 (2009)
Created by	Yasuhiro Anpo
Designed by	Yosuke Yamagata
Voiced by	Karen Dyer
Motion capture	Karen Dyer
Portrayed by	Naja Hill (live-action trailer)
Fictional profile
Birthplace	South Africa
Nationality	South African American (naturalized)

Sheva Alomar (シェバ・アローマ, Sheba Arōma^?) is a fictional character in the Resident Evil horror video game series by Capcom. She was introduced in 2009's Resident Evil 5 as a native African operative of the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA) and a new partner of the series' veteran Chris Redfield. The character was met with mostly positive reception, but has not yet returned for any further installment of the series.

Sheva Alomar made her first and only game appearance in Resident Evil 5. According to the character's backstory, Sheva's parents died when she was eight years old in what appeared to be a factory accident. She was then taken in by her uncle to live with him and seven other children. Eventually, Sheva ran away and was found by a truck driver who took her in and looked after her, but unknown to Sheva, he was part of a rebel militia group. She later joined the group and soon learned that the factory was actually the location of a final test of one of Umbrella Corporation's bio-organic weapons (BOWs); with the help of the local government, Umbrella destroyed Sheva's village and all inhabitants after the test was complete. Sheva remained with the rebels through her childhood. When she reached the age of 15, she was contacted by U.S. operatives to sabotage Umbrella's attempt to sell a BOW. With Sheva's help, the deal was stopped and Sheva was offered a chance to start a new life in America. Sheva accepted and, within months, she was speaking fluent English and enrolled in a university two years later. After graduation, her benefactor recruited her to join the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (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, in which she excelled and was chosen to become an operative agent assigned to the BSAA's West African department.