Chris Redfield

Chris was introduced as one of the two playable protagonists, alongside his partner Jill Valentine, in Capcom's 1996 survival horror video game Resident Evil.{{harvnb|Grimes|2003|page=6}} He was created by director Shinji Mikami and designer Isao Ohishi.{{cite video game|title=Resident Evil |developer=Capcom |date=March 22, 1996 |platform=PlayStation|scene=Closing credits}}{{cite web|title=Shinji Mikami departs Bethesda's Tango Gameworks|last=Good|first=Owen|url=https://www.polygon.com/23611036/shinji-mikami-quits-tango-gameworks-bethesda-microsoft-evil-within|website=Polygon|access-date=December 21, 2024|date=February 23, 2023|archive-date=August 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812044048/https://www.polygon.com/23611036/shinji-mikami-quits-tango-gameworks-bethesda-microsoft-evil-within|url-status=live}} Designer Hideki Kamiya described Chris as a "blunt, tough-guy type", admitting that he was a fan of this archetype.{{cite web |url=http://platinumgames.com/2009/04/01/greetings/ |title=Greetings |author=Kamiya, Hideki |publisher=PlatinumGames|date=April 1, 2009 |access-date=August 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721220933/http://platinumgames.com/2009/04/01/greetings |archive-date=July 21, 2010 |url-status=dead}} Of white American descent,{{harvnb|Martin|2016 |page=9}} Chris served in the United States Air Force{{cite web|first=Jacob|last=Roach|title=Everything you need to know before playing Resident Evil Village|url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/what-you-need-to-know-before-resident-evil-village/#dt-heading-the-story-so-far|website=Digital Trends|access-date=November 17, 2024|date=May 7, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250107111530/https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/what-you-need-to-know-before-resident-evil-village/%23dt-heading-the-story-so-far|archive-date=January 7, 2025|url-status=live}} and later joined the Special Tactics and Rescue Service (S.T.A.R.S.), a special operations unit of the Raccoon Police Department. Although their storylines progress similarly,{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/tips-for-playing-resident-evil-1680733790 |title=Tips for Playing Resident Evil|author=Klepek, Patrick |work=Kotaku |date=January 21, 2015 |access-date=August 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813012026/https://kotaku.com/tips-for-playing-resident-evil-1680733790 |archive-date=August 13, 2019 |url-status=live|author-link=Patrick Klepek }} the gameplay differs for Jill and Chris; Chris cannot carry as many items in his inventory, but he can run quicker and withstand more damage.

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 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}}

In Resident Evil 7 (2017), Takeuchi said Chris was being proposed as the main character at the time and had to be developed into a hero since this was the first time we had seen him in a long time. Looking back, Takeuchi realized that developing a Resident Evil game isn't the same as creating a hero 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}} 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}}

In the original Resident Evil, which uses live-action cinematics, Chris is played by Charlie Kraslavsky. Scott McCulloch voiced Chris in the original Resident Evil; Michael Filipowich voiced him in Resident Evil – Code: Veronica; Joe Whyte in the 2002 remake of Resident Evil; Kevin Dorman in Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, Resident Evil: Vendetta, and Resident Evil: Death Island; and Roger Craig Smith in Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6. David Vaughn voiced him in Resident Evil 7, while Jeff Schine took the role in Resident Evil: Village. In Japanese, Subaru Kimura voiced Chris in Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City.

Reuben Langdon performed Chris' motion capture in Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6,{{cite video game|title=Resident Evil 5|date=March 5, 2009|developer=Capcom|publisher=Capcom |platform=PlayStation 3|scene=Closing credits.}}{{cite video game|title=Resident Evil 6|date=October 2, 2012|developer=Capcom|publisher=Capcom |platform=PlayStation 3|scene=Closing credits.}} while Geordie Dandy acted as Chris for motion capture in Resident Evil 7 and Village. Wentworth Miller portrayed him in Resident Evil: Afterlife, while Robbie Amell played him in Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City.

{{video game timeline

|title= Resident Evil games featuring Chris Redfield

|range1 = 1996–2022

|range1_color = #DF260A #CCC

|1996 = Resident Evil

|1997 = Resident Evil: Director's Cut

|2000 = Resident Evil – Code: Veronica

|2002 = Resident Evil (remake)

|2007 = Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles

|2009a = Resident Evil 5

|2009b = Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

|2011a = Resident Evil: Mercenaries Vs.

|2011b = Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D

|2012a = Resident Evil: Revelations

|2012b = Resident Evil 6

|2017 = Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

|2021 = Resident Evil Village

|2022 = Resident Evil Re:Verse

}}

Every game in the series is set in the fictional American metropolitan area of Raccoon City until its destruction at the end of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis.{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/29110/resident-evil-the-story-so-far |title=Resident Evil: The Story So Far |author=Miller, Zachary |work=Nintendo World Report |date=January 29, 2012 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |archive-date=February 27, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170227062532/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/29110/resident-evil-the-story-so-far}} Subsequent games featuring Chris take place on an international scale, namely in Russia, Antarctica, China, Louisiana, Romania,{{cite web|url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/01/resident_evil_village_seemingly_set_in_romania|title=Resident Evil Village Seemingly Set in Romania|author=Liam Croft|website=Push Square|date=January 22, 2021|access-date=April 18, 2023|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021110040/https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/01/resident_evil_village_seemingly_set_in_romania|url-status=live}} Africa,{{cite video game|title=Resident Evil 5|date=March 5, 2009|developer=Capcom|publisher=Capcom |platform=PlayStation 3 }} and the Mediterranean Sea.{{cite video game|title=Resident Evil: Revelations|date=January 26, 2012|developer=Capcom |platform=Nintendo 3DS}} The original game is set in July 1998 in a mansion on the outskirts of Raccoon City,{{harvnb|Denick|2013|pages=2 & 3}} which Chris and his team enter while searching for lost colleagues.{{harvnb|MacCallum-Stewart|2019|page=135}}{{harvnb|Crowley|2014|pages=34–44 }} Working with fellow S.T.A.R.S. member Rebecca Chambers, Chris discovers the property is a façade for a biological warfare laboratory operated by the Umbrella Corporation, and its undead occupants are the scientists who developed the T-virus mutagen. His commander, Albert Wesker, is revealed to be a double agent for Umbrella. Chris and Jill are among the five survivors of the incident, who form a strong friendship and become passionate opponents of bioterrorism.{{harvnb|Denick|2013|page=2}}

Chris did not appear in Resident Evil 2 (1998), as the production team used new protagonists (Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield) to preserve the original game's horror elements. Mikami believed Chris and Jill would be too experienced to be scared by the events in the sequel.{{cite magazine |date=February 1997 |title=Resident Evil |magazine=GamePro |issue=101 |page=37 |url=https://archive.org/stream/GamePro_Issue_101_Volume_09_Number_02_1997-02_IDG_Publishing_US#page/n37/mode/2up/search/jill |format=pdf |access-date=September 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217102953/https://archive.org/stream/GamePro_Issue_101_Volume_09_Number_02_1997-02_IDG_Publishing_US#page/n37/mode/2up/search/jill |archive-date=February 17, 2017 |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |title=Keeping the Nightmare Alive |magazine=Edge |issue=74 |page=40 |date=August 1999 |publisher=Future plc |issn=1350-1593}} Set three months after the events of Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil – Code: Veronica (2000) sees Chris return as the protagonist in the second half of the game.{{cite news |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/resident-evil-story-synopsis-plot-summary-lore-explained |title=Resident Evil: The Story So Far |work=IGN |date=June 23, 2021 |accessdate=February 11, 2023 |archive-date=September 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907140658/https://www.ign.com/articles/resident-evil-story-synopsis-plot-summary-lore-explained |url-status=live }} He attempts to rescue his younger sister, Claire, from the Umbrella Corporation's research facilities on Rockfort Island, a fictional island in the South Pacific Ocean. Upon discovering she is in Antarctica, Chris is briefly confronted by Wesker, who is revealed to have survived the events of the first game and also to have gained enhanced strength, speed, and agility.{{cite news |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |url=https://sea.ign.com/resident-evil-9/186221/feature/netflixs-resident-evil-series-how-albert-weskers-convoluted-history-fits-in |title=Netflix's Resident Evil Series: How Albert Wesker's Convoluted History Fits In |website=IGN |date=June 7, 2022 |access-date=May 14, 2023 |archive-date=May 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514032721/https://sea.ign.com/resident-evil-9/186221/feature/netflixs-resident-evil-series-how-albert-weskers-convoluted-history-fits-in |url-status=live }} Eventually, Chris defeats antagonist Alexia Ashford and escapes with Claire before the Antarctic facility self-destructs. After that, the siblings vow to put an end to the Umbrella Corporation.

The Umbrella Chronicles occurs in 2003, when Chris and Jill join a private organization to expose Umbrella's biological warfare activities{{harvnb|Waples |2007 |page=16 }} and ultimately destroy Umbrella's only remaining research facility.{{efn|Albert Wesker: "It was the year 2003. Umbrella had a base of operations in Russia, where they were working on new B.O.W. (bio-organic weapons). They were preparing to arm the unstable regions of the world with their bio weaponry. Chris and Jill had joined a regional biohazard containment unit and had heard rumors about this nightmarish facility."{{cite video game|title=Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles|date=November 13, 2007|developer=Capcom |platform=Wii|scene=Umbrella's End}}}} After the fall of the corporation, the pair become founding members of the United Nations' Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA). In Revelations{{sndash}}set two years later{{sndash}}Jill and her new partner Parker Luciani are sent on a mission to rescue Chris, who is allegedly being held hostage on a ghost ship in the Mediterranean. Jill and Chris then unravel a political conspiracy involving an earlier mutagenic outbreak and a botched investigation by a rival agency.{{cite video game|title=Resident Evil: Revelations|date=January 26, 2012|developer=Capcom|platform=Nintendo 3DS}}

Resident Evil 5 takes place in 2009 in the fictional African town of Kijuju, where terrorists are turning local residents into zombies.{{harvnb|Geyser |2013|page=63}} Chris is the protagonist and is sent to Africa by the BSAA. In the game, he investigates while looking for Jill, who is missing and declared dead.{{cite video game|title=Resident Evil 5|date=March 5, 2009|developer=Capcom|publisher=Capcom |platform=PlayStation 3 }} Over the course of the investigation, he finds that she has been taken hostage by Wesker, who used her as a test subject in his biological experiments. Accompanying Chris is his new partner, Sheva Alomar. Working together, the two manage to find and free Jill, and ultimately defeat and destroy Wesker, who was planning to spread the Uroboros virus across the world.

In Resident Evil 6 (2012), Chris leads a squad of BSAA soldiers to investigate a bioterrorism attack in Edonia,{{cite web|first=Ben|last=Jessey|title=The Resident Evil Timeline, Explained|url=https://www.thegamer.com/resident-evil-timeline-explained-chronological-viruses-organizations/|website=TheGamer|access-date=November 17, 2024|date=March 28, 2023|archive-date=March 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331161343/https://www.thegamer.com/resident-evil-timeline-explained-chronological-viruses-organizations/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Gilbert|first=Henry|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/resident-evil-6-preview-impressions-frightening-new-chris-section/|title=Resident Evil 6 preview Impressions of a Frightening New Chris section|website=GamesRadar+|date=July 17, 2012|access-date=November 17, 2024|archive-date=August 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811150318/https://www.gamesradar.com/resident-evil-6-preview-impressions-frightening-new-chris-section/|url-status=live}} a fictional country in Eastern Europe.{{cite web |url=https://game.capcom.com/residentevil/en/exfile-2-27.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509104411/https://game.capcom.com/residentevil/en/exfile-2-27.html |title=Republic of Edonia |website=Resident Evil.net |archive-date=May 9, 2021 |access-date=December 21, 2024}} Ambushed by Carla Radames, posing as Ada Wong, they suffer severe casualties, with Chris and Piers Nivans the only survivors. They travel to China to investigate bio-terror activity and find themselves in another C-virus outbreak.{{cite web|first=Russ|last=Pitts|title=Resident Evil 6 preview: Leon and Chris, together at last|url=https://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/4/10/2924622/resident-evil-6-preview-leon-and-chris-together-at-last|website=Polygon|access-date=November 17, 2024|date=April 10, 2012|archive-date=December 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209125650/https://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/4/10/2924622/resident-evil-6-preview-leon-and-chris-together-at-last|url-status=live}} While attempting to work with Jake Muller, the illegitimate son of Albert Wesker, who possesses the antibodies needed to stop the outbreak, Chris and Piers encounter Haos, a powerful bioweapon. Piers is grievously injured during the battle and injects himself with the C-virus to gain superhuman powers. He saves Chris, but sacrifices himself to ensure Haos is destroyed.

At the end of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017), a man identifying as "Redfield" arrives to rescue Ethan. While the credits refer to the character as Chris Redfield, the helicopter he arrives in is branded with the Umbrella Corporation logo. This initially caused people to question the person's identity; Capcom later confirmed him to be Chris, albeit with a noticeable change in appearance.{{efn|"Response to Chris Redfield's appearance in the DLC from Resident Evil fans has been mixed. The biggest point of contention appears to be his character design, with some fans sounding skeptical that it's actually Chris. In their defense, he looks remarkably different in Resident Evil 7: Biohazard than he did in Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6, in which he was considerably beefier."{{cite news |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |url=http://www.polygon.com/2017/2/23/14721634/resident-evil-7-not-a-hero-free-dlc-chris-redfield |title=Resident Evil 7{{'}}s Next DLC stars Chris Redfield |work=Polygon |date=February 23, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226075903/http://www.polygon.com/2017/2/23/14721634/resident-evil-7-not-a-hero-free-dlc-chris-redfield |archive-date=February 26, 2017 |access-date=February 26, 2017}}}} Chris appeared in the downloadable content campaign Not a Hero.{{cite news |last=Donnelly |first=Joe |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/resident-evil-7-not-a-hero-dlc-will-star-chris-redfield-this-spring |title=Resident Evil 7 Not A Hero DLC will star Chris Redfield This Spring |work=PC Gamer |date=February 24, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225235411/http://www.pcgamer.com/resident-evil-7-not-a-hero-dlc-will-star-chris-redfield-this-spring/ |archive-date=February 25, 2017 |access-date=February 25, 2017 }} This subchapter focuses on Chris and his team attempting to apprehend antagonist Lucas Baker, and although he fails to save his squad, he confronts and kills Lucas.{{Cite news|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-10-16-resident-evil-7s-free-chris-redfield-dlc-is-finally-out-in-december|title=Capcom Shows Off a Bit More of Resident Evil 7{{'}}s Free Chris Redfield DLC|first=Matt|last=Wales|magazine=Eurogamer|date=October 17, 2017|access-date=May 10, 2021|archive-date=May 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510135751/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-10-16-resident-evil-7s-free-chris-redfield-dlc-is-finally-out-in-december|url-status=live}}

Chris returned for the eighth main installment in the series, titled Resident Evil Village (2021). During the events of Village, Chris and his Hound Wolf squad learn that antagonist Mother Miranda is capable of shape-shifting and had posed as Mia. They promptly shoot her to protect Ethan and the Winters' daughter Rosemary, though these efforts are foiled. After revealing the nature of his mission to Ethan, Chris saves the real Mia, learns Miranda's connection to the late Oswell E. Spencer{{sndash}}the founder of the Umbrella Corporation{{sndash}}and helps plant a bomb to destroy the infested village.{{cite web|author=Matthew Byrd|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/resident-evil-village-ending-post-credits-scene-plot-story-spoilers/|title=Resident Evil Village Ending and Post-Credits Scene Explained|date=May 7, 2021|website=Den of Geek|access-date=March 26, 2024|archive-date=February 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206032416/https://www.denofgeek.com/games/resident-evil-village-ending-post-credits-scene-plot-story-spoilers/|url-status=live}} During extraction, a dying Ethan gives the recently rescued Rosemary to Chris before sacrificing himself to ensure the village's destruction. Mia and Rosemary are rescued, and Chris and his team head to the BSAA's European headquarters to demand explanations for the BSAA's using bio-organic weapons as frontline soldiers.

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Chris features in several Resident Evil films. In the rejected Resident Evil film script written by George A. Romero in 1998, Chris is a Native American civilian and ultimately one of the few survivors.{{cite web|last1=Barkan|first1=Jonathan|title=A Look Back at George Romero's Rejected Resident Evil|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3367656/a-look-back-at-george-romeros-rejected-resident-evil/|website=Bloody Disgusting|access-date=February 27, 2017|date=October 27, 2017|archive-date=February 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203054341/http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3367656/a-look-back-at-george-romeros-rejected-resident-evil/|url-status=live}} In director Paul W. S. Anderson's live-action Resident Evil film series, Chris appears in Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010), where he is found trapped in a maximum security cell in Los Angeles.{{cite web|last=Doke |first=Shunal |title=Resident Evil: The Final Chapter - 10 worst moments from the movies|url=https://in.ign.com/resident-evil-the-final-chapter/103909/feature/resident-evil-the-final-chapter-10-worst-moments-from-the-movies?p=2|website=IGN|access-date=January 29, 2025|date=January 31, 2017|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250129065518/https://in.ign.com/resident-evil-the-final-chapter/103909/feature/resident-evil-the-final-chapter-10-worst-moments-from-the-movies?p=2|archive-date=29 January 2025}} Wentworth Miller said that he requested that the filmmakers put together a montage of noteworthy video-game scenes that elaborated on Chris' experiences and background, as this would help him understand the character.{{cite web|last1=McElroy|first1=Justin|title=Wentworth Miller to play Chris Redfield in Resident Evil: Afterlife|url=https://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/wentworth-miller-to-play-chris-redfield-in-resident-evil-after/|website=Engadget|access-date=February 22, 2017|date=September 30, 2009|archive-date=February 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223042835/https://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/wentworth-miller-to-play-chris-redfield-in-resident-evil-after/|url-status=live}} In the reboot film Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021), Chris is played by Robbie Amell. Chris also appears in the animated adult Resident Evil films, which, unlike the live-action films, are continuations of the games.{{cite web|last1=Keefer|first1=John|title=Resident Evil: Vendetta Is a Reunion for Chris and Leon|url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/99022/resident-evil-vendetta-is-a-reunion-for-chris-and-leon|website=Shacknews|access-date=February 21, 2017|date=February 13, 2017|archive-date=February 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222110709/http://www.shacknews.com/article/99022/resident-evil-vendetta-is-a-reunion-for-chris-and-leon|url-status=live}} Chris is one of the main characters in Resident Evil: Vendetta (2017). He is asking Rebecca and Leon for assistance in preventing a psychopath from spreading "The Trigger Virus" throughout New York City. Chris returns in the sequel, Resident Evil: Death Island (2023). He is a BSAA agent who investigates an outbreak of zombies in San Francisco caused by a new strain of virus.{{Cite web|first=Michael|last=McWhertor|url=https://www.polygon.com/23678865/resident-evil-movie-death-island|title=Resident Evil: Death Island is the Avengers of Resident Evil movies|date=April 11, 2023|website=Polygon|access-date=May 20, 2023|archive-date=October 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008212030/https://www.polygon.com/23678865/resident-evil-movie-death-island|url-status=live}}

Chris is a playable character in several non-canonical Resident Evil games.{{cite web |url=http://ign.com/articles/2011/06/02/alternate-costumes-in-resident-evil-the-mercenaries |title=Alternate Costumes in Resident Evil: The Mercenaries|author=Drake, Audrey |date=June 2, 2011 |work=IGN |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170812054422/http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/06/02/alternate-costumes-in-resident-evil-the-mercenaries |archive-date=August 12, 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=April 18, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Resident Evil Re:Verse Revealed as RE Village{{'}}s Multiplayer Component|url=https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/2021/1/21/22242994/resident-evil-reverse-village-multiplayer-capcom|date=January 21, 2021|access-date=May 23, 2022|first=Michael|last=McWhertor|website=Polygon|archive-date=May 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521033656/https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/2021/1/21/22242994/resident-evil-reverse-village-multiplayer-capcom|url-status=live}}{{cite web | url = https://www.pcgamesn.com/resident-evil-village/dlc-mercenaries-mode | title = Chris Redfield Gets a Punching Power in Resident Evil Village DLC | first = Josh | last = Broadwell | date = June 22, 2022 | accessdate = May 9, 2023 | website = PCGamesN | archive-date = May 23, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230523123720/https://www.pcgamesn.com/resident-evil-village/dlc-mercenaries-mode | url-status = live }} He features in the Resident Evil mobile game Resident Evil: Mercenaries Vs. (2011).{{cite web |url=http://au.ign.com/articles/2011/04/28/resident-evil-mercenaries-vs-iphone-review |title=Resident Evil Mercenaries VS iPhone Review |author=Gallegos, Anthony |date=April 28, 2011 |work=IGN |access-date=April 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171002073040/http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/04/28/resident-evil-mercenaries-vs-iphone-review |archive-date=October 2, 2017 |url-status=live}} He appears in three games in the Marvel vs. Capcom franchiseSources for Chris appearing in numerous Marvel Vs Capcom games:

• {{cite web |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/ultimate-marvel-vs-capcom-3-ps4-and-xbox-one-physical-release-comes-with-exclusive-comic-book-000529709.html |author=Michael Martin |title=Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 PS4 and Xbox One Physical Release Comes with Exclusive Comic Book |work=Yahoo! News |date=March 9, 2017 |ref=none |access-date=April 19, 2018 |archive-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508063002/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/ultimate-marvel-vs-capcom-3-ps4-and-xbox-one-physical-release-comes-with-exclusive-comic-book-000529709.html |url-status=live }}
• {{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/04/20/marvel-vs-capcom-3-officially-debuts-with-a-gorgeous-trailer.aspx|ref=none |title=Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Officially Debuts with a Gorgeous Trailer|author=Tim Turi|date=April 20, 2010|magazine=Game Informer|access-date=April 19, 2018|archive-date=April 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417033327/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/04/20/marvel-vs-capcom-3-officially-debuts-with-a-gorgeous-trailer.aspx|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/marvel-vs-capcom-infinite-release-date-and-new-cha/1100-6449560/|date=April 25, 2017|access-date=April 25, 2017|last=Hussain|first=Tamoor|website=GameSpot|publisher=CBS Interactive|title=Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite Release Date and New Characters Revealed|ref=none |archive-date=April 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425221237/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/marvel-vs-capcom-infinite-release-date-and-new-cha/1100-6449560/|url-status=live}} and the crossover tactical role-playing game Project X Zone 2 (2015).{{cite web|first=Richard|last=Eisenbeis|url=https://kotaku.com/the-56-playable-characters-in-project-x-zone-2-1743472346|date=November 20, 2015|title=The 58 Playable Characters in Project X Zone 2|website=Kotaku|access-date=April 24, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816145804/http://kotaku.com/the-56-playable-characters-in-project-x-zone-2-1743472346}} He is a playable character in the digital collectible card game Teppen (2019){{Cite web|first=Chris|last=Carter|url=https://www.destructoid.com/capcoms-card-game-teppen-adds-jill-valentine-into-the-mix/|website=Destructoid|title=Capcom's Card Game Teppen Adds Jill Valentine into the Mix|date=August 8, 2019|access-date=October 28, 2021|archive-date=May 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521161008/https://www.destructoid.com/capcoms-card-game-teppen-adds-jill-valentine-into-the-mix/|url-status=live}} and State of Survival (2019).{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/videos/state-of-survival-x-resident-evil-village-official-collaboration-trailer|title=State of Survival X Resident Evil Village - Official Collaboration Trailer|website=IGN|date=October 29, 2023|access-date=November 29, 2023|archive-date=November 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102214508/https://www.ign.com/videos/state-of-survival-x-resident-evil-village-official-collaboration-trailer|url-status=live}} He is an alternate skin in the asymmetric online multiplayer game Dead by Daylight (2016),{{cite news |last=Lada |first=Jenni |url=https://www.siliconera.com/dead-by-daylight-resident-evil-chris-and-claire-skin-sets-appear/ |title=Dead by Daylight Resident Evil Chris and Claire Skin Sets Appear |work=Siliconera |date=June 15, 2021 |access-date=June 15, 2021 |archive-date=June 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616045726/https://www.siliconera.com/dead-by-daylight-resident-evil-chris-and-claire-skin-sets-appear/ |url-status=live }} Tom Clancy's The Division 2 (2019),{{Cite web|author=Chris Moyse|url=https://www.destructoid.com/resident-evil-x-the-division-2-crossover-is-now-live/|title=Resident Evil x The Division 2 Crossover is now Live|website=Destructoid|date=February 2, 2021|access-date=November 29, 2023|archive-date=May 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505021032/https://www.destructoid.com/resident-evil-x-the-division-2-crossover-is-now-live/|url-status=live}} and in the Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster (2024) for Frank West.{{Cite web|author=Stephanie Liu|url=https://www.siliconera.com/dead-rising-deluxe-remaster-collaboration-skins-revealed/|website=Siliconera|title=Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Crossover Skins Revealed|date=July 2, 2024|access-date=January 1, 2025|archive-date=September 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917103111/https://www.siliconera.com/dead-rising-deluxe-remaster-collaboration-skins-revealed/|url-status=live}} He has a non-playable cameo in the Fortnite Battle Royale (2017),{{Cite web|first=Erick|last=Tay|url=https://www.gamespot.com/videos/fortnite-x-resident-evil-jill-valentine-and-chris-redfield-join-the-fight/2300-6456521/|website=GameSpot|title=Fortnite X Resident Evil - Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield Join the Fight|date=October 23, 2021|access-date=October 28, 2021|archive-date=October 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028014828/https://www.gamespot.com/videos/fortnite-x-resident-evil-jill-valentine-and-chris-redfield-join-the-fight/2300-6456521/|url-status=live}} Nintendo crossover video game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) as one of the 'Spirit' power-ups,{{cite web|first=Connor|last=Sheridan|title=Resident Evil Characters are Coming To Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (as Spirits)|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/super-smash-bros-ultimate-resident-evil-spirits/|website=GamesRadar+|date=November 28, 2019|access-date=November 26, 2019|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021232109/https://www.gamesradar.com/super-smash-bros-ultimate-resident-evil-spirits/|url-status=live}} Dying Light 2 (2022),{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/guides/701773-dying-light-2-easter-eggs-dead-island-hoverboard-developers-room-space-cock|title=Dying Light 2 Easter Eggs: Dead Island, Hoverboard, Developer's Room, and more|website=GameRevolution|language=en|date=February 4, 2022|access-date=September 7, 2024|archive-date=February 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220085816/https://www.gamerevolution.com/guides/701773-dying-light-2-easter-eggs-dead-island-hoverboard-developers-room-space-cock|url-status=live}} and a robot dressed as Chris in Astro's Playroom (2020) and Astro Bot (2024).{{Cite web|last=Hansen|first=John|url=https://www.gamepur.com/guides/every-cameraman-reference-in-astros-playroom|title=Every Cameraman Reference in Astro's Playroom|website=Gamepur|language=en|access-date=November 12, 2020|date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113055305/https://www.gamepur.com/guides/every-cameraman-reference-in-astros-playroom|archive-date=November 13, 2020|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|first1=Dale|last1=Driver|first2=Simon|last2=Cardy|url=https://sea.ign.com/astro-bot/220275/feature/astro-bot-every-playstation-character-easter-eggs|title=Astro Bot: Every PlayStation Character - Easter Eggs|website=IGN|language=en|date=September 6, 2024|access-date=September 7, 2024|archive-date=September 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240906203331/https://sea.ign.com/astro-bot/220275/feature/astro-bot-every-playstation-character-easter-eggs|url-status=live}}

Chris features in novels of the films and games{{harvnb|Perry |2012a}}{{harvnb|Perry|2012b}}{{harvnb|Perry|2012c}} and plays a main role in the third novel in a series by S. D. Perry, Resident Evil: City of the Dead (1999). Additionally, he makes an appearance in the prequel manga for Resident Evil 6, which describes Chris' activities prior to the events of that game.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/03/05/resident-evil-6-prequel-comic-heading-to-north-america.aspx|title=Resident Evil 6 Prequel Manga Heading to North America|author=Kyle Hilliard|date=March 5, 2014|magazine=Game Informer|access-date=June 14, 2024|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125053912/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/03/05/resident-evil-6-prequel-comic-heading-to-north-america.aspx|url-status=live}} Several comic books based on the games were released,Sources for Chris appearing in comic books:

• {{cite comic |title=Resident Evil: The Official Comic Book Magazine |writer=Ted Adams and Kris Oprisko |artist=Carlos D'Anda, Ryan Odagawa and Lee Bermejo |issue=1 |date=March 1998 |publisher=WildStorm |id={{isbn|1887279954}} }}
• {{cite comic|title=Marvel vs. Capcom: Fate of Two Worlds|writer=Joe Epstein, Adam Deats, Campbell Tran and Ian Rogers|volume=1|issue=1|date=February 15, 2011|publisher=Marvel Comics|id={{isbn|0744012872}}|url=https://archive.org/details/marvelvscapcom3f0000epst}}{{registration required}} and he is a character in Bandai's Resident Evil Deck Building Card Game (2011) and Steamforged Games' Resident Evil 3: The Board Game (2021).{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916200445/http://www.bandaicg.com/residentevil/ |title=Resident Evil [Deck Building Game] |url=http://www.bandaicg.com/residentevil/ |website=Bandai Card Games |accessdate=May 14, 2023 |archivedate=September 16, 2011}}{{Cite web|first=Charlie|last=Hall|url=https://www.polygon.com/22696864/resident-evil-board-game-kickstarter-launch-price|title=New Resident Evil board game’s Kickstarter campaign is its own survival horror game|date=September 28, 2021|website=Polygon|access-date=March 6, 2025|archive-date=February 10, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250210023038/https://www.polygon.com/22696864/resident-evil-board-game-kickstarter-launch-price|url-status=live}} The character was featured in a Resident Evil–themed attraction at Universal Studios Japan's Halloween Horror Nights.{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-09-12-universal-studios-japan-transformed-into-raccoon-city |title=Universal Studios Japan Transformed into Raccoon City |author=Whitehead, Dan |date=September 12, 2012 |work=Eurogamer |access-date=April 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170731025154/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-09-12-universal-studios-japan-transformed-into-raccoon-city |archive-date=July 31, 2017 |url-status=live}} Merchandise featuring Chris includes outfits, perfumes, gun replicas, watches, and figurines.Sources that cite Chris's merchandise include:
• {{cite news|url=https://kotaku.com/hong-kongs-insanely-detailed-resident-evil-5-figures-5225467|author=Luke Plunkett|title=Hong Kong's Insanely-Detailed Resident Evil 5 Figures|ref=none |website=Kotaku|date=April 24, 2009|accessdate=April 28, 2024|archive-date=May 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508063319/https://kotaku.com/hong-kongs-insanely-detailed-resident-evil-5-figures-5225467|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/resident-evil-perfumes-are-now-on-sale/|title=Resident Evil Perfumes Are Now on Sale|first=Vikki|last=Blake|date=July 25, 2021|website=GamesRadar+|access-date=August 7, 2021|ref=none |archive-date=August 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807093243/https://www.gamesradar.com/resident-evil-perfumes-are-now-on-sale/|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.vg247.com/capcom-chris-redfield-resident-evil-village-coat|title=Capcom Selling Chris Redfield's Resident Evil Village Coat for $1,500|first=Alex|last=Calvin|ref=none |date=January 26, 2021|website=VG247|access-date=June 10, 2024|archive-date=May 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521174057/https://www.vg247.com/capcom-chris-redfield-resident-evil-village-coat|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|first=Stephanie|last=Liu|url=https://www.siliconera.com/resident-evil-vendetta-chris-and-leon-figures-hold-guns/|ref=none |title=Resident Evil: Vendetta Chris and Leon Figures Hold Guns|date=February 14, 2023|website=Siliconera|access-date=February 14, 2023|archive-date=February 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214224722/https://www.siliconera.com/resident-evil-vendetta-chris-and-leon-figures-hold-guns/|url-status=live}}
• {{cite news|last=Liu|first=Stephanie|title=Little Armory to Release Resident Evil: Death Island Gun Replicas|ref=none|url=https://www.siliconera.com/little-armory-to-release-resident-evil-death-island-gun-replicas/|work=Siliconera|date=April 18, 2023|access-date=July 15, 2023|archive-date=April 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425210325/https://www.siliconera.com/little-armory-to-release-resident-evil-death-island-gun-replicas/|url-status=live}}
• {{cite news|last=Bueno|first=Daniel|title=Resident Evil Death Island Seiko Watches Cost Over $2,300|ref=none |url=https://www.siliconera.com/resident-evil-death-island-seiko-watches-cost-over-2300/|work=Siliconera|date=April 19, 2023|access-date=July 15, 2023|archive-date=April 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426122557/https://www.siliconera.com/resident-evil-death-island-seiko-watches-cost-over-2300/|url-status=live}}

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Chris has received criticism for inconsistent design and characteristics. Several game publications have noted the character's lack of consistent visual design throughout the Resident Evil franchise. Other critics have suggested that Chris used steroids.{{cite web|last=Schedeen|first=Jesse|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/04/24/top-10-most-overrated-videogame-characters?page=3|title=Top 10 Most Overrated Videogame Characters|website=IGN |date=April 25, 2009|access-date=July 7, 2010|archive-date=November 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106162941/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/04/24/top-10-most-overrated-videogame-characters?page=3|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/pinpoint-exactly-when-resident-evils-chris-redfield-started-tak/|title=Pinpoint Exactly when Resident Evil{{'}}s Chris Redfield Started Taking Steroids|website=Engadget|date=March 11, 2009|first=Alexander|last=Sliwinski|access-date=July 7, 2011|archive-date=February 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222201715/https://www.engadget.com/2009/03/11/pinpoint-exactly-when-resident-evils-chris-redfield-started-tak/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/8-most-extreme-bodies-video-games/|title=The 8 most extreme bodies in video games|website=GamesRadar+|date=August 29, 2014|first=Ben |last=Tyrer|access-date=March 2, 2025|archive-date=September 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901224102/https://www.gamesradar.com/8-most-extreme-bodies-video-games/|url-status=live}} Polygon{{'}}s Cass Marshall noted his variations in body mass throughout the games repeatedly changing from lean to muscular and back again. GameSpy compared his design in Resident Evil 5 and said that "he look[s] a little bit like a cross between Colin Farrell and Hugh Jackman".{{cite web|url=http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/resident-evil-5/807890p1.html|title=Chris Redfield Confirmed in Resident Evil 5|website=GameSpy|date=July 25, 2007|access-date=July 7, 2010|archive-date=March 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326011635/http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/resident-evil-5/807890p1.html|url-status=live}} Several Kotaku writers have referred to Chris as one of the worst of the Resident Evil heroes, calling him "bland" and "boring", and criticizing the majority of his redesigns,{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/who-are-the-best-and-worst-resident-evil-heroes-1846917966 |title=Who are the Best and Worst Resident Evil Heroes? |last=Segarra |first=Lisa Marie |date=May 18, 2021 |work=Kotaku |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701040858/https://kotaku.com/who-are-the-best-and-worst-resident-evil-heroes-1846917966 |archive-date=July 1, 2021 |url-status=live}} while Ian Walker from Kotaku compared his appearances in Resident Evil 7 and Resident Evil Village as "transition[ing] from global bio-terrorism agent to [...] someone's henchman in a British crime comedy written and directed by Guy Ritchie." According to digital media scholars Matthew Wysocki and Steffi Shook, as we reach the end of the Resident Evil game, the return of long-time hero Chris, who is an ambiguously good or evil character, serves as part of his absolution because he is portrayed as a soldier who is performing the proverbial act of "just following orders." They additionally pointed out that he is a "lone hero of hegemonic masculinity". Rather, Chris' masculinity is capitulating, especially in the presence of strong women.{{harvnb|Wysocki|Shook|2025|page=243}}

Chris has also been praised by gaming journalists. He has been named by IGN and in a Famitsu reader survey as one of the popular Resident Evil characters.{{Cite web|first=Jesse|last=Schedeen|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/03/13/hero-showdown-redfield-vs-leon-s-kennedy|title=Hero Showdown: Redfield vs. Leon S. Kennedy|date=June 15, 2012|website=IGN|access-date=April 2, 2023|archive-date=June 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607155745/https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/03/13/hero-showdown-redfield-vs-leon-s-kennedy|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|first=Liam|last=Doolan|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/03/resident-evils-most-popular-character-revealed-in-famitsu-reader-survey|title=Resident Evil{{'}}s Most Popular Character Revealed In Famitsu Reader Survey|date=March 21, 2023|website=Nintendo Life|access-date=April 2, 2023|archive-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329034048/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/03/resident-evils-most-popular-character-revealed-in-famitsu-reader-survey|url-status=live}} His professional relationship with Jill was celebrated for its basis in loyalty rather than romance.{{harvnb|Brock|2011|pages=443}} Noting previous criticism for being a "one-dimensional" character, PC Gamer{{'}}s Andy Kelly praised Chris as "finally a person" in Village, opining that, as a result of the game's design, he has been "given some depth".{{cite web|title=In Resident Evil Village, Chris Redfield is Finally a Person|author=Andy Kelly|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/in-resident-evil-village-chris-redfield-is-finally-a-person/|website=PC Gamer|access-date=March 25, 2024|date=May 10, 2021|archive-date=March 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305000623/https://www.pcgamer.com/in-resident-evil-village-chris-redfield-is-finally-a-person/|url-status=live}}

Chris has often been recognized for his sex appeal, particularly since his more muscular appearance debuted in Resident Evil 5. Some critics have described him as one of the sexiest video game characters.{{cite web |last1=Romano |first1=Natalie |title=The Top Five Gaming Gods of 2009 |url=http://www.gamezone.com/news/12_17_09_08_44AM.htm |website=GameZone |access-date=February 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201191351/http://www.gamezone.com/news/12_17_09_08_44AM.htm |archive-date=February 1, 2010 |date=2009 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Mercante|first=Alyssa|title=The Video Game Characters That Made Us Gay|url=https://kotaku.com/lgbtq-games-mass-effect-romance-options-overwatch-pride-1850586480/slides/5|website=Kotaku|access-date=March 29, 2024|date=February 13, 2024|archive-date=May 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508063013/https://kotaku.com/lgbtq-games-mass-effect-romance-options-overwatch-pride-1850586480/slides/5|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Vincent|first=Brittany|title=The 10 Best Male Asses In Video Games|url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/brittany-vincent/the-10-best-male-asses-in-video-games|date=January 9, 2013|website=Complex|access-date=December 7, 2024|archive-date=July 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713172717/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/brittany-vincent/the-10-best-male-asses-in-video-games|url-status=live}} Video game critic Veerender Singh Jubbal stated in a Kotaku interview that Chris, as he appears in Resident Evil 5, "allowed [him] to understand [his] bisexuality" better; noting that his design was "different than previous iterations", Jubbal described Chris as a "large muscle-bound hunk [and] something [he] was attracted to".

Near the climax of Resident Evil 5, Chris punches a large boulder until it falls into lava. The scene became recognized as one of the most memorable within the Resident Evil series, largely due to its ridiculousness. The scene inspired fans to create internet memes that highlighted Chris' masculinity and strength.{{Cite web|author=Alessandro Fillari|url=https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/remembering-2009-the-games-that-turn-10-this-year/2900-2646/|title=Remembering 2009: The Games That Turn 10 This Year|date=August 25, 2019|website=GameSpot|access-date=July 25, 2021|archive-date=April 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417065524/https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/remembering-2009-the-games-that-turn-10-this-year/2900-2646/|url-status=live}} Wes Fenlon of PC Gamer said that Chris punching a boulder inside an active volcano "gave us what is truly one of the greatest moments in the history of video games" and "as a quick time event. It is perfect."{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/monster-hunters-greatsword-has-the-best-videogame-animation-since-chris-redfield-punched-a-boulder/|title=Monster Hunter{{'}}s Greatsword Has the Best Videogame Animation Since Chris Redfield Punched a Boulder|first=Wes|last=Fenlon|website=PC Gamer|date=February 18, 2020|access-date=July 25, 2021|archive-date=February 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223082903/https://www.pcgamer.com/monster-hunters-greatsword-has-the-best-videogame-animation-since-chris-redfield-punched-a-boulder/|url-status=live}} In Resident Evil Village, antagonist Karl Heisenberg calls Chris a "boulder-punching asshole" during his boss fight, a reference to the aforementioned scene in Resident Evil 5.{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/22442023/resident-evil-village-chris-redfield-boulder-punching-asshole-heisenberg-mystery|title=Resident Evil Village{{'}}s Best Line Raises Big Chris Redfield Questions|first=Cass|last=Marshall|date=May 18, 2021|website=Polygon |access-date=July 25, 2021|archive-date=July 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725114134/https://www.polygon.com/22442023/resident-evil-village-chris-redfield-boulder-punching-asshole-heisenberg-mystery|url-status=live}}

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