I can never really maintain a favorite character. As I play through games again, I sometimes get different feelings towards certain characters. At the moment, I'll have to say
1. Wesker (Just an overall awesome guy. He wears shades in the dark! And nobody bothers to question that! Also his betrayal was a major slap in the face to Chris and the rest of the S.T.A.R.S.)
2. Rebecca (I feel Rebecca is underrated. Though she is just a young girl, she's still a tough cookie. A lot of people say she would'nt have made it without Billy. True, but Rebecca also took on the proto Tyrant by herself. She has a lot of guts to survive two major incidents one day after the other)
3. Barry (He has a lot of potential if Capcom would just take his character seriously. But still, Barry's awesome as comic relief as well. I don't think people have any idea just what Barry went through and felt in RE1. Poor guy. And even when he was reunited with his family, he went back into the heart of the storm to save Jill. That's pure bravery.)
4. Claire (Just a college student looking for her brother. I find it amazing how much she can kick ass and still be motherly at the same time. It's also awesome that she raided an entire Umbrella facility by herself even though she still got caught in the end. Alice only WISHES she could be as awesome as Claire with the whole "drop the gun but catch it before it hits the ground and shoot" thing.)
5. Forest (Awesome Bravo Team zombie man. He STILL freaks the hell out of me in REmake when he gets up and runs after you! "It's Forest! Oohh my Cod!"