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2. Claire Redfield

Series: Resident Evil
Nominator: Snake5555555555 (0/4 remaining)
Personal Familiarity: Yes
Attractiveness: 85 (14/145 tie)
Personality: 92 (1/145)
Girlfriendness: 83 (11/145)
Overall Waifu Score: 86.6
Hair: Brown (0/22 remaining)
Eyes: Green (0/22 remaining)
Race: White (1/61 remaining)
Age: 20-29 (0/59 remaining)
Medium: Video Game (1/58 remaining)

When I started this list, I figured Claire would end up in the mid-high range. Somewhere in the 20-30 area. But the more I really thought about her, the more I realized what a high tier waifu she really is. The more I thought about Claire, the more pro-Claire I became. Slowly, I came to realize that I was all-aboard the Claire Express, even though I'd never really thought about her as a waifu ever before. Claire has almost everything I want in a waifu, except her terrible homophobia, but I guess we can work through that. I want to just address that really quickly before we go on. Claire encounters a Psycho-esque crazy guy who dresses up as his own sister, murders people, and runs an evil corporation that makes monsters, and the best insult shes got is to scream You crossdressing freak at him. So, Claire is losing a few points just based on that, Im sorry.

I should say before we go on that Ada and RE1 Jill are hotter, but Adas the most untrustworthy person in the world, and Jill is an adventurer, so Claire is still by far the best RE waifu. Jill also eventually dyes her hair blonde, in what might be the only case in the universe of a waifu being better as a brunette. Also of note: for purposes of this ranking, I used sort of a gestalt of Claires appearances, since her series ages in real time, so weve seen her from 19 to 40-something. Honestly, though, even at 40, shes still hotter than most waifus.

So, its notable that Claire got #1 in personality. The entire list, and I gave her #1. And not even by a small amount, too. Whys that? Well

I appreciate how Resident Evil gives its five main characters distinct personalities. Leons like a sarcastic prettyboy, Chris is a big dumb guy, Jill is really determined and professional but still a little empathetic, Adas just a straight femme fatale, and Claire Claire is super caring, empathetic, hardworking, and just. Like, I dont quite know how to express this, but theres this certain archetype of female character where no singular personality trait is strongly expressed compared to the others, but just the way theyre written feels very strong woman-ish? I can give examples more easily than definitions. Ashe from FFXII is another example of one. And Claire is the best example of it I can think of. Although, Ill admit that Resident Evil 2 would be far more hilarious if Leon had to take care of a little girl and Claire had to deal with an evil Bond Girl.

I guess thats another thing about Claire, shes really nurturing? Like, she instantly forms a connection with Sherry in Resident Evil 2, and is ready to risk everything for her. I respect that, thats cool. Anyway, point is, Claires good with kids. Always a good trait in a waifu.

What makes Claire good as both as waifu and a character is that shes actually pretty relatable. In a series where everyone is like a soldier or a cop or a spy or a mercenary or something, and in a list with an endless supply of princesses and adventurers, Claire is just a normal person. Even when she decides to fight monsters, her strategy is just to join an anti-bioterrorism organization and campaign against stuff. So, she wins a lot of points for being someone whom you, as a normal person, can conceivably keep up with. I also get the feeling that if a zombie apocalypse happens, Claire as my girlfriend has a realistic chance of getting me out of there? Whereas with Jill, Im definitely dying in the first act, despite Jill being better at fighting. And I say this knowing that of Claires three games, her boyfriends die in two of them Ill admit, though, Claire does sort of return the feelings of a seventeen-year-old when shes in her twenties. Thats not a good look on her.

If Claire has a weakness, its her job. Anti-bioterrorism activist is not on the same level as doctors and princesses, Im sad to say. Im not even 100% clear whos signing her paychecks. But its a fine, respectable job that only got Claire kidnapped by evil organizations twice. Ill concede that 83 might be high for something like that, but Im also factoring in things like Claire having the balls to enter a zombie city to rescue her brother, who is way stronger than she is, without hesitation. That earns her some girlfriend points, since Im assuming shed extend the same Im gonna rescue someone hand to her boyfriend as well. Yeah, a lot of waifus on the list would also do that, and I took that into consideration for most of them, but Claire in particular has the advantage of having actually done it and having a real world context for it. Its much easier to judge how waifus from the real world would behave in a situation than waifus from fantasy worlds would. The more 'real world' you are, the easier it is to judge you.

To be clear: Claire is the correct type of strong waifu, both in terms of being able to take care of herself in a crisis situation and having a strong will. She feels way more like a real person than 90% of the list. Shes not some kind of ridiculous anime character, and I say that having put a ridiculous anime character above her.

One problem with Claire as a girlfriend is the memes. In my mind, Chris Redfield is the meme version of himself, where hes constantly trying to get Leon or Ethan to **** his sister. I said this in my Resident Evil topic a while ago, but Ill say it again: Chris isnt a very compelling character, but hes easily the most memeable person in the series. Wesker is nothing compared to him. Can I just say, by the way, that Resident Evil has a serious problem with its protagonists being superheroes? Claire is the most normal of the main characters, and when she gets kidnapped and taken to an evil monster island in Revelations 2, her response is basically just to be annoyed at the inconvenience. The only time in that entire game that she shows fear is when mercenaries point normal guns at her. Thats scarier to her than literal monsters.

Anyway, Claire. Smart, capable, goodhearted, pretty, good with kids, likes ponytails, able to run around in Antarctica in skinny jeans a biker jacket, likes motorcycles, homophobic, owns a grenade launcher. Most of those things appeal to me.

Oh, hell, I can't end this writeup without showing it.


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Started: July 6, 2005