Sharice

— **Sharice**

**Sharice** is one of the two playable Cleaners in *Back 4 Blood* who got introduced with Tunnels of Terror, the first expansion that has been released on April, 12th 2022.

## Official description

*From fighting fires to fighting Ridden, Sharice knows how to keep her cool in the heat of battle. At an early age, Sharice’s father taught her the importance of community and the value of helping neighbors. He lived and died by those words, meeting a tragic end after attempting to save victims trapped in a burning building. Determined to honor his legacy, she graduated from the local fire academy with top marks, and joined Evansburg’s most prestigious force, Engine 12. After the Collapse, she and her crew fought the Ridden until only she was left alive. Now, she’s joined a new crew, The Cleaners, and pledges to fight the Ridden till every last one of them is snuffed out.*

## Traits

The following traits are being granted to Sharice with her Cleaners card:

**ARMORER**

Armor knocked off Ridden has a chance to become usable Makeshift Armor

**DAUNTLESS**

+ 25% Trauma Resistance

**FIRST RESPONDER**

+ 25% Team Bolstered Health

**STUNNER**

Starts with a Flash Bang

## Appearance

Sharice has brown eyes and her hairstyle features a short afro.
For the most part, Sharice wears an outfit that American firefighters wear during emergency deployments.

She covers her upper body with a simple dark navy blue long-sleeved shirt on which the Evansburgh Fire Department logo is printed. Over this she carries a compact khaki shoulder backpack. Sharice protects her hands with utility gloves that have glow-in-the-dark stripes.

For pants, she wears turnout pants which are equipped with an oversized Fireman's Carabiner Ladder Hook and red suspenders. Her shins are fitted with shin guards, one of which is made of a metal plate and tape. Her footwear consists of boots inspired by the German Haix Airpower XR1 or 2 series EMS boots.

## Developer comments

In the **developer diary "Creating a Cleaner"**, Senior Character Artist Alex Boatman gives an insight into the creative process of creating a cleaner such as Sharice. For more information please visit the official dev diary post.

Sharice moved to Evansburgh when she was fairly young after a fire started in their building and her family lost everything, including her father. He taught her the importance of community and the value of helping neighbors, words he lived and died by having tragically died trying to save others.

And so to honor his legacy, Sharice graduated from the local fire academy with top marks, and joined Evansburgh’s most prestigious force, Engine 12. Entering a male dominated service as a woman, especially a woman of color, was difficult at first. Hard work and grit earned her the respect of her colleagues and eventually she was promoted to Lieutenant.

After The Collapse, she and her crew fought the Ridden until only she was left alive. Now, she’s joined a new crew, The Cleaners, and pledges to fight the Ridden til every last one of them is snuffed out.

Personality traits are something I like to try to express in the shape of a model, and especially a character’s face.
We wanted her to also be in her early thirties and physically fit from her profession, but not a lean fit, more stocky.And for her main outfit to be a mix of firefighter gear mixed with civilian clothing.

I was also interested in adding some personal flair, and so I went to our Head Writer at the time and asked for some more tidbits about Sharice and I learned she’d grown close to Karlee.And so I put the same band logo that Karlee has on her shirt onto a pin on Sharice’s backpack. I enjoy the little things sometimes and I like to think maybe Karlee gave her the pin.
— **Alex Boatman, Senior Character Artist at Turtle Rock Studios**

## Journal entry

Sharice's journal entry has been shared on the Back 4 Blood 𝕏 account on March 18th, 2022.

Ran with a different squad back then. Johannes, Garcia, Miller, and me–Engine 12’s finest. We were like family. Faced some of my toughest battles with them.
I'll never forget when I first saw the world go to shit. I was a first responder on the front lines, racing toward downtown to contain a kitchen fire gone awry. By the time we arrived, the complex was mostly ash. No way there were any survivors. While wading through the smoldering debris, I saw something move. Got my hopes up, ‘cause when we got closer we saw it was alive. But it wasn’t human though, not anymore. First time I saved someone by killing them.
We pledged to stick together, to keep helping people. Wherever we went, Ridden fell and didn’t come back. Our last run though? Different story. While we were out there we saw something new and covered in spines. Decided to follow it into one of those tunnels that’ve started popping up more and more. Got surrounded and… needless to say, I did what I had to do. I can still hear their screams.
Found myself getting picked up by Phillips soon after it all went down and brought to Hope. A home for survivors; for fighters. After the shit I've seen, I know I'll be fighting the Ridden till my very last breath.
— **Sharice's journal**

## Gallery

* Main Gallery
* Concept Art
* Promotional Material
* Miscellaneous

Character render
Sharice render by Alex Boatman.
Sharice render by Alex Boatman.
Sharice render by Alex Boatman.
Sharice render by Alex Boatman.
Sharice render by Alex Boatman.
Sharice render by Alex Boatman.
Sharice render by Alex Boatman.
Sharice render by Alex Boatman.
Sharice render by Alex Boatman.

Character concept art
“Callout sheet” featuring reference material.

Promotional material featuring lore text of Sharice.
Sharice is voiced by Gina Keali'inohomoku Bowes
Promotional render
Promotional graphic featuring Sharice alongside Heng sent out via email newsletter.

Trait overview from the "Back 4 Blood - "Tunnels of Terror" Launch Trailer.
Sharice's Cleaner card.
Sharice's EMT knife

## Sources

1. ↑ Gina Keali'inohomoku Bowes on IMDb.
2. ↑ Official description from the official Back 4 Blood website.
3. ↑ Dev Diary- Creating a Cleaner [1].
4. ↑ Sharice's journal entry release (𝕏)