chance to survive to a zombie attack. It also judged Chris from the original game as "horribly ill-prepared". In 2021, several staff from Kotaku cited Chris is the worst of the Resident Evil heroes, considering him to be "bland" and "boring". Several publications have noted the character's lack of consistent visual design for his appearances throughout the Resident Evil franchise. Polygons Cass Marshall noted his variations in body mass throughout the games by repeatedly changing from lean to muscular and back again, while Ian Walker from Kotaku compared his appearances in Resident Evil 7 and Resident Evil Village as "transition[ing] from global bio-terrorism agent to [...] a henchman in a British crime comedy written and directed by Guy Ritchie". Ravi Sinha of GamingBolt considered the character's design at Resident Evil 7 among the worst in video games, noting that "the buffed and macho man's design" was replaced into "normal looking guy". Sex symbol Chris has often been recognized for his sex appeal since his redesign in Resident Evil 5. Natalie Romano of GameZone ranked Chris as fourth on a list of the top five "gaming gods" of 2009 for his new look, describing him as "one gorgeous hunk" with "a killer body and dreamy good-looks". Joystick Divisions James Hawkins ranked Chris as the seventh sexiest video game character, commenting that despite Chris getting "matched up with some of the finest damsels in all of video gaming, he never comes across as sleazy" and shows loyalty to his partners. Hawkins moreover singles out Chris' "awesomely massive biceps". Pixel Vultures Marco Cocomello included him in a 2016 list of the most attractive characters from recent video games, highlighting his muscular arms and abs. In a poll held on subreddit r/askgaybros discussing the "most attractive video game character", various gaymers highlighted Chris, particularly his physique and fan works involving him. Ed Nightingale of PinkNews, an online newspaper marketed to the LGBT community, described Chris as "burly" and having arms "to thirst over". Eurogamers Matt Wales, in reviewing Resident Evil Revelations, described Chris as the "supreme beefcake". Many of Chris' alternate outfits since the release of Resident Evil 5 have been acknowledged for highlighting his muscular physique and sexualizing the character. Within Revelations, Chris has an unlockable outfit where he dresses as a sailor, which Jason Wojnar of TheGamer argued as being the best oufit Chris has worn throughout the franchise, describing it as