Chris Redfield
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| Character | |
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| Name: | Chris Redfield |
| Occupation: | S.T.A.R.S Alpha Team (Resident Evil 1, Resident Evil: Code Veronica) Private Contract Anti-Biohazard Service (Biohazard Umbrella Chronicles, manga miniseries) BSAA Operator (Subsequent VG appearances) |
| Relationships: | Claire Redfield (sister) |
| Fandom: | Resident Evil |
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Chris Redfield is a protagonist in Resident Evil.
Canon
Chris appeared in the first Resident Evil game alongside Jill Valentine, Albert Wesker, and Barry Burton. He has been present in many of the other video games in the series, in multiple as a playable character, and also features in many novels, manga, webcomics and movies.
Fandom
Chris is a popular character in the Resident Evil franchise, arguably only Leon Kennedy is more popular within many of the fandom spaces.
There are a few fan sites for Chris Redfield and he is often discussed on the Resident Evil subreddit and on Tumblr. On Archive of Our Own, as of December 2023, there are 7,540 works tagged with Chris Redfield.
Pairings
M/M
F/M
Other
- Reader/Chris Redfield - Reader Insert fanworks are in the top 5 tags for Chris's character on AO3 and appear on Tumblr.
Fan sites
- Made in Heaven, a Chris Redfield fanlisting and fan site.
- Fuck Yeah, Chris Redfield, a fan Tumblr for Chris's character.
- Chris Redfield Club at Fanpop
Memes
Over the years, a number of memes have come out of the Resident Evil fandom about Chris, most notably:
- Memes focused on Chris's in-game appearance that went from being a fairly average build male character to a character with biceps bigger than people's head and who uses punching boulders as a viable means of removing an obstacle1 2.
- Chrisposting - Memes and parodies centred around Chris wanting Leon Kennedy to "continue the family line" with Chris's sister, Claire.
Fannish Resources and Links
- search for "Chris" on the Resident Evil subreddit
- Chris Redfield tag on Tumblr
- Chris Redfield at DeviantArt
- Chris Redfield tag at AO3