Her characterization has received a largely negative reception from video game publications, with many questioning her relevance as a stereotypical damsel in distress or usefulness as a sidekick character. Her role was changed into that of companion character who is defenseless following a major structural change in the development team which led to the cancellation of the original version of Resident Evil 4.
Kennedy.Īshley was originally designed by game designer Yasuhisa Kawamura as an important player character in the original version of Resident Evil 4. She is briefly held captive by the Spanish cult Los Iluminados as a means of gaining influence over the United States President before being rescued by the game's protagonist, Leon S. She was introduced in the 2005 video game Resident Evil 4, in which she is presented as the daughter of the sitting President of the United States. Akari Kitō ( Resident Evil 4 remake) Īshley Graham is a character in Resident Evil ( Biohazard in Japan), a survival horror video game series created by the Japanese company Capcom.
