| Sheva Alomar | |
|---|---|
| Resident Evil character | |
 Sheva Alomar in Resident Evil 5 | |
| First appearance | Resident Evil 5 (2009) |
| Created by | Yasuhiro Anpo[1] Haruo Murata Yoshiaki Hirabayashi Kenichi Ueda |
| Designed by | Yosuke Yamagata[1] |
| Voiced by | Karen Dyer (Resident Evil 5) Kayla Dixon (Dead by Daylight)[2] |
| Motion capture | Karen Dyer (Resident Evil 5)[3] |
| In-universe information | |
| Origin | Africa |
Sheva Alomar (Japanese: シェバ・アローマ, Hepburn: Sheba Arōma) is a character in the Resident Evil survival horror video game series created by the Japanese company Capcom. Introduced in the 2009 video game Resident Evil 5, she is a native African operative of an anti-bioterrorism group and the new partner of the series' veteran Chris Redfield. Sheva is controlled by the game's artificial intelligence (AI) when playing with a single player, and is controlled by a second player in the game's cooperative mode.
Designed to symbolize "the bond of partnership" within the game, the character's physical design was modeled off Australian actress Michelle Van Der Water, while her voice acting and motion capture were performed by American actress Karen Dyer. The character was met with mostly positive reception from video game journalists, who praised her strength and attractiveness, though her AI in-game received mixed to negative reviews. The character's depiction did, however, receive criticism from several sources for adhering to racial and gendered stereotypes. Sheva has not returned for any further installments of the series, though she appears in the 2022 video game Dead by Daylight as an optional playable character.
- ^ a b Price & Nicholson 2009, p. 195.
- ^ @KaylaDixon1 (February 9, 2015). "I am happy to announce that I've voiced the character of Sheva Alomar in chapter 25 of @DeadByBHVR by @Behaviour!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Capcom (2009-03-05). Resident Evil 5 (PlayStation 3). Scene: Closing credits.