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"This is a nightmare. It can't be real!" -Helena Harper

I've been replaying some Resident Evil 6 lately, and it has some of the most top-notch voice actors and actresses for its cast of characters. In RE6, Kate Higgins plays Deborah Harper, who was the little sister of Helena Harper and one of the bosses. Deborah was a college student who retained a positive attitude even after her and Helena's parents died. While Helena is a serious, responsible government agent, Deborah was a carefree party girl. This caused some tension between the sisters, but they were actually close. Helena was very protective of her sister, at one point even shooting Deborah's abusive boyfriend in rage. This led to Derek C. Simmons kidnapping Deborah and blackmailing Helena into helping him kill the president to avoid revealing the truth about the Raccoon City incident in 1998. Even when Helena fulfilled her end of the bargain, Simmons had no intention of freeing her sister and had his men do C-Virus experiments on her. They wanted to see how a pretty and healthy young woman would react to the virus; after waiting for hours, they decided to leave Deborah for dead in the underground cathedral to evacuate Tall Oaks before destroying it. Leon and Helena eventually find Deborah, but she eventually did react to the virus, turning into a Chrysalid and hatching into a slimy, humanoid monster with the ability to sprout spider limbs from her back. Helena had to drop Deborah to her death down a bottomless pit when she realizes there was nothing she could do to save her, and swore not to cry until she avenged her sister's death.

Deborah was one of the tragic monsters of RE6 (along with President Adam Benford and Piers Nivans). Considering how Carla was able to remember who she was after her transformation to Ada Wong, Deborah could still have had some memories of herself surviving. During her last moments, she was grabbing on Helena's hand and even as the latter released her, Deborah's hand was still in a grip. Her dying scream sounded like she was giving a Big "NO!" in the only way she could. It's kind of a shame that Higgins didn't get that many lines as Deborah. Her snarling did sound like an alligator at points...

On another note, the art book of RE6 stated that Deborah's monster form was designed to be fanservice-y. It's pretty clear from her behavior during the boss fight, along with her attack when pinning you down. (There's Barbie Doll Anatomy, but still.) On the flip side, Deborah was originally going to have her head split open into one giant maw like the dogs in RE5.

Higgins is also the voice for Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury in the Viz dub of Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon Crystal. She is able to sound close to the original Japanese performance from Aya Hisakawa, portraying a shy bookworm really well. This is especially notable in that Higgins is usually known for voicing tomboys and tsundere characters, such as Sakura Haruno from Naruto. Higgins was also the first actress to make Tails from Sonic to sound boyish. As Ami, Higgins even did the screaming parts in the Season 1 finale believably. (F*ck the 90s dub's censorship!)

By putting together Higgins' characters, I created a mutated Ami with sharp spider limbs made of compressed water. The stingers can also freeze into ice for more damage. However, they also become brittle and act as weak points when shot.

Happy Birthday, Kate Higgins! Have your cake and eat it too 

Resident Evil belongs to Shinji Mikami and Capcom. Sailor Moon belongs to Toei Animation and Naoko Takeuchi.

"No more tears. Not until I avenge your death. Please... forgive me..." -Helena Harper
"Ami is... Ami is... Ami is dead!" -Sailor Moon

(Should I put a mature filter over this?)
Image size
2448x3264px 1.67 MB
Make
Apple
Model
iPhone 6
Shutter Speed
1/30 second
Aperture
F/2.2
Focal Length
4 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Nov 14, 2015, 3:40:46 PM
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