Moira Burton

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Moira Burton
jp name	Moira Bāton (モイラ・バートン)
Biographical information
Race/Nationality:	Caucasian/American
Occupation:	TerraSave member
Status:	Alive
Other Information
First appearance:	Resident Evil
Last appearance:	Resident Evil: Revelations 2

"What in the cock did I just see?"

Moira Burton is the daughter of Barry and Kathy Burton. She also has a sister named Polly.

Biography

Early life

The Burton family. It is not known which girl is Moira.

Moira was born around 1991, and lived in Raccoon City by 1998 while her father served in the Special Tactics and Rescue Service. In July, she, Polly and Kathy were held up at gunpoint by men affiliated with the Umbrella mole Albert Wesker. He threatened to have the three killed if Barry didn't help him cover-up the viral outbreak during "X-Day". The three were saved when Wesker went into hiding after faking his death. When it became clear Umbrella was now hunting down the surviving S.T.A.R.S. members; Kathy, Moira, and Polly were moved to Canada while Barry planned to investigate Umbrella HQ with Chris Redfield. At some point in her life, Moira suffered a traumatic event that left her afraid to handle firearms.

Attack on TerraSave and Island of Madness

"I mean, what in a moist barrel of fucks is going on? " — Moira to Claire, after being abducted

In 2011, Moira follows in the footsteps of her best friend and idol Claire Redfield, making the choice to join humanitarian NGO TerraSave. During a party being held at TerraSave headquarters, Moira is unaware that someone is watching Claire and the rest of TerraSave's members. A group of masked militants crash through the windows and take Moira and her new co-workers hostage briefly before injecting and abducting them.

When Moira comes to, she finds herself alone in a dark, run-down prison cell with a strange bracelet around her wrist designed to measure fear. She is not alone for long, luckily, as Claire soon finds her and surprisingly the cell door opens on its own. Together they brave the halls of the prison, coming across a knife and flashlight that Claire and Moira take respectively. Unfortunately, Moira and her friend discover they are not alone in the prison as Claire is attacked by a strange creature, and he is surely not the last.

If these creatures, Moira's fear of firearms, and watching fellow TerraSave members be killed weren't enough, Moira and Claire find themselves at the whims of an unknown individual who recites works from Franz Kafka and notifies them that they are participating in an experiment on human survival.

Personality and Relationships

Moira seemingly has an strained relationship with her father, being described as an "emotional minefield", constantly getting into arguments with him and referring to him by his first name.

Although Moira's current relationship with her sister, Polly, or her mother is unknown, it is established that she is best of friends with senior TerraSave member Claire Redfield, even looking up to and idolizing her. It is due to this strong bond that Moira ends up actually joining the NGO, despite being so young.

Moira is typically cheerful although has a penchant for being rebellious - as made evident from her style of dress - as well as being foul-mouthed. Despite this, Moira is still quite innocent, which is a balance to Claire's experience in horrific events of bioterrorism.

Moira has a fear of firearms, refusing to touch them even if it would mean saving her own life or that of someone else, brought about by some traumatic event in her past. Though Moira is aware of her situation and does not want to be a burden, insisting on finding a use for herself and facing situation head-on.

Appearance/Wardrobe

In Moira's first primary appearance, Revelations 2, her style of dress along with her short-cut, messy hair compliments her proclaimed rebellious personality. She wears dark pantyhose under a pair of denim shorts and a loose-fitting grey t-shirt. Her shirt is adorned with a logo and the phrase AS THE WORLD BURNS. The outfit is capped with loose black combat boots and a black leather jacket with a pink hood and sleeves on the inside. Moira also makes use of numerous accessories, including a watch on one wrist (which becomes covered by or replaced with the monitor cuff after her abduction) and bracelets on the other, including a matching pink "punk" bracelet. She also wears a necklace with a small skull pendant and a small hoop earring in one ear.

Gameplay

Though little specifics are known at present, Moira has been revealed to be a playable protagonist in Resident Evil: Revelations 2 alongside Claire Redfield. Whereas Claire acts as the primary combatant, in charge of the weapons, Moira fills in the support role. Not many details have been filled in, but Moira's primary strength comes in the form of her flashlight, which she finds on the island with the knife Claire uses.

With the use of the flashlight, Moira will be able to blind and stun the Afflicted that are attacking them on the prison island. Furthermore, the flashlight can be used to light up areas that Claire cannot see through her own eyesight. This will help find items or unlock secrets that could otherwise go missed. Aside from the use of this flashlight, however, Moira will not participate in combat.

Moira will also be able to find and utilize a crowbar. With this, Moira can pry off some small boards that are covering doors, creating new passages for her and Claire to go through. She is also able to incapacitate enemies when hit from behind with the crowbar, as well as performing a finishing move on a downed enemy with it.

Gallery

Moira's first render.

Moira's second render.

Moira with her family in the "Barry's Epilogue" bonus content in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis.

Moira saluting Claire during the party.

Moira with Claire.

Moira pointing her flashlight and stunning an Afflicted.

Moira using her flashlight to reveal the location of an item.

A frantic Moira with Claire.

Moira and Claire find a flashlight and knife.

Claire and Moira faced with many Afflicted.

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