Jill Valentine is one of the most popular and beloved characters in the Resident Evil franchise, a survival horror video game series created by Capcom. She was introduced as one of the two playable protagonists in the original Resident Evil (1996), alongside her partner Chris Redfield, as a member of the Raccoon City Police Department's Special Tactics And Rescue Service (S.T.A.R.S.) unit. Since then, she has appeared in several games, movies, comics, and novels, facing various threats and challenges in her fight against bioterrorism. But is Jill Valentine dead? This question has been asked by many fans and gamers over the years, especially after the events of Resident Evil 5 (2009), where she seemingly sacrificed herself to save Chris from Albert Wesker, the main antagonist of the series. However, the answer is not so simple, as Jill's fate has been subject to different interpretations and retcons throughout the franchise's history. In this article, we will explore the evidence and arguments for and against Jill's survival, and try to reach a definitive conclusion. ## Jill's Death in Resident Evil 5 The first and most obvious source of Jill's death is Resident Evil 5, the fifth main installment in the series, released in 2009 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. The game follows Chris and his new partner Sheva Alomar, members of the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA), as they investigate a new outbreak of a virus called Uroboros in Africa, orchestrated by Wesker and his accomplice, Excella Gionne. In the game, Chris and Sheva discover that Jill, who was presumed dead after a confrontation with Wesker two years prior, is actually alive and under Wesker's control, thanks to a device implanted in her chest that injects her with a mind-altering drug called P30. Jill serves as Wesker's loyal agent, and fights against Chris and Sheva several times throughout the game. The final confrontation between Jill and Chris occurs in an underground laboratory, where Wesker reveals his plan to launch missiles loaded with Uroboros across the world, creating a new breed of humans. Chris and Sheva manage to free Jill from Wesker's control by removing the device from her chest, but Wesker escapes and boards his plane. Jill urges Chris and Sheva to go after Wesker and stop him, while she stays behind to contact the BSAA and request backup. Chris and Sheva manage to infiltrate Wesker's plane and confront him in a final battle. During the fight, Wesker injects himself with Uroboros, mutating into a monstrous form. Chris and Sheva manage to damage the plane, causing it to crash into a volcano. Wesker survives the crash and chases Chris and Sheva, who find a pair of rocket launchers left by Jill and the BSAA. Chris and Sheva fire the rockets at Wesker, destroying him and ending his threat once and for all. The game ends with Chris and Sheva being rescued by a helicopter, piloted by Jill and another BSAA member, Josh Stone. Jill apologizes to Chris for her actions while under Wesker's control, and Chris tells her that it's over and that they are both alive. Jill smiles and says that they did it, and the helicopter flies away as the credits roll. ## Jill's Survival in Resident Evil: Revelations and Beyond While Resident Evil 5 seems to confirm Jill's survival, some fans have argued that the ending is ambiguous and that Jill could have died off-screen, either from the injuries she sustained during the game or from the side effects of the P30 drug. However, this theory is contradicted by the events of Resident Evil: Revelations (2012), a spin-off game that takes place between Resident Evil 4 (2005) and Resident Evil 5. In Revelations, Jill and Chris are sent by the BSAA to investigate a cruise ship called the Queen Zenobia, where they believe a bioterrorist group called Il Veltro is hiding. The game reveals that Il Veltro was behind a terrorist attack on a floating city called Terragrigia, where they unleashed a new virus called the T-Abyss, which turned people and animals into aquatic zombies. The game also introduces a new antagonist, Morgan Lansdale, the head of the Federal Bioterrorism Commission (FBC), who secretly orchestrated the attack on Terragrigia and the revival of Il Veltro, in order to justify his own agenda and power. Jill and Chris manage to uncover Lansdale's plot and stop Il Veltro from releasing the T-Abyss virus into the world's oceans. They also encounter a new ally, Parker Luciani, a former FBC agent who joins the BSAA, and a new enemy, Jessica Sherawat, a BSAA agent who is revealed to be a double agent working for Wesker. The game ends with Jill and Chris escaping from the Queen Zenobia, which explodes, and arresting Lansdale for his crimes. Revelations confirms that Jill is alive and well after the events of Resident Evil 5, and that she continues to work for the BSAA alongside Chris. The game also shows that Jill has recovered from the effects of the P30 drug, and that she has no lasting physical or psychological damage from her ordeal. The game also sets up the stage for the next main installment in the series, Resident Evil 6 (2012), where Chris and Leon S. Kennedy, another protagonist of the series, team up to stop a global bioterrorist attack. However, Jill does not appear in Resident Evil 6, nor in any of the subsequent games in the series, such as Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017) and Resident Evil Village (2021). Her absence has led some fans to speculate that she may have died or retired from the BSAA, or that she may be involved in a secret mission that has not been revealed yet. The only hint of her whereabouts is a brief mention in Resident Evil 6, where Chris tells Leon that Jill is one of the few people who can understand what he is going through, implying that she is still alive and in contact with him. ## Conclusion: Is Jill Valentine Dead? Based on the evidence and arguments presented above, we can conclude that Jill Valentine is not dead, but alive and active in the Resident Evil universe. She survived the events of Resident Evil 5, and continued to fight against bioterrorism in Resident Evil: Revelations. She has not appeared in any of the recent games in the series, but there is no indication that she has died or retired from the BSAA. She may be involved in a secret mission, or she may return in a future game or media. Until then, fans can rest assured that Jill Valentine is still alive and kicking, and that she remains one of the most iconic and heroic characters in the Resident Evil franchise. 

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