Post by D on Aug 10, 2006 2:47:59 GMT -5
]Background
Brad Vickers was Alpha Team's pilot. Originally from a small mid-western town called Delucia, he was recruited by S.T.A.R.S. in Raccoon City and assigned to "Rear Security" within Alpha Team, where he was placed in charge of chemical protection, as well as being assigned the role of Alpha Team's primary helicopter pilot. He was often teased by his peers for his cynical and moody personality, as well as his somewhat cowardly tendencies. He is affectionately known by Resident Evil fans as "chicken heart" for his unfortunate habit of running away at the slightest sight of danger and abandoning his teamates at the most inappropiate times.
During the Arklay mission, after finding the Bravo Team's destroyed helicopter, Alpha Team was attacked by the "Cerberus" zombie dogs whilst searching for Bravo Team's remaining members. Vickers was overcome with fear and fled the landing site in Alpha's helicopter, leaving the rest of the team to seek refuge within the nearby Spencer Mansion. Sometime later, Vickers regained his composure and began searching the area from the safety of the skies above, attempting to communicate with the surviving S.T.A.R.S. members via his onboard radio as they investigated the facility. When the S.T.A.R.S. survivors managed to fight their way into the mansion's heliport and signal Brad using an emergency flare, they were attacked by the Tyrant B.O.W., which had been unleashed by the rogue operative, Albert Wesker. Brad provided critical assistance in the destruction of the rampaging monster by dropping the team a rocket launcher, and airlifting the surviving S.T.A.R.S. members (Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, Barry Burton and Rebecca Chambers) to safety before the mansion was destroyed by it's self-destruct system, activated earlier by the team to halt the spread of the T-Virus.
Sometime after the mansion incident, Brad became one of the surviving S.T.A.R.S. members targeted by Umbrella's experimental Nemesis B.O.W. sent to Raccoon City during the T-Virus outbreak. On September 28, during the chaotic few days that followed the mass-infection of almost the entire Raccoon City populace, Brad was relentlessly pursued by the Nemesis through the ruined city. While trying to escape his assailant, he was seriously wounded by a zombie at the Bar Jack where he came into contact with fellow Alpha Team member, Jill Valentine (if the player chooses not to assist Brad, he'll be far less forthcoming with his information). Warning Jill of the danger they both faced, Brad fled the area in his panicked attempt to escape the creature pursuing him. While making his way towards the R.P.D precinct, seeking Raccoon City's last hope of safety from the encroaching hordes of infected citizens, he was caught by the Nemesis and brutally killed right in front of a horrified Jill Valentine. Due to the high amount of T-Virus infected cells in the Nemesis' tentacles, and possibly infection from his previous wounds, it only took a day for Brad's corpse to mutate into a zombie. Although Brad was officially the S.T.A.R.S. Alpha Team pilot, it was obvious that he had also received combat training like his fellow squad members due to the fact he had managed to fight off the Nemesis and hordes of zombies for as long as he did.
In Resident Evil 2 (which chronologically takes place between the first and second half of the third game), a zombified version of Brad can be found wandering the precinct's perimeter as a hidden enemy if the player reaches the station in the first scenario without picking up any items (excluding documents) or changing weapons in the City Area. Brad has a higher vitality than regular zombies, but is still easily eliminated with the Remington 1100, the Desert Eagle or a headstomp if he manages to grab the character while down. Once killed, the player can search Brad's corpse for a key, which is used to open the locker inside the dark room and change the character's outfit (which also unlocks the Colt Single Action Army for Claire Redfield). If the player has already encountered Brad in the first scenario, he can also be found wandering the same area of the precinct's perimeter in the second. In the Nintendo 64 version, the player can also gain access to his diary as an "EX File" in which one entry tells of his attempts to escape from the Nemesis.