A Resident, or in full Resident Minister, is a government official required to take up permanent residence in another country. A representative of his government, he officially has diplomatic functions which are often seen as a form of indirect rule.

This full style was common as a diplomatic rank for the head of a mission ranking just below envoy, usually reflecting the relatively low status of the states of origin and/or residency, or else difficult relations.

On occasion, the Resident Minister's role could become extremely important, as when in 1806 the Bourbon king Ferdinand IV fled his kingdom of Naples, and Lord William Bentinck, the British Resident, was the author of a new and relatively liberal constitution.

Residents could also be posted with shadowy governments. For instance, the British sent Residents to the Mameluk Beys who ruled Baghdad province as an autonomous state in the north of what is now Iraq, until the Ottoman sultans regained control over it and its Wali (governor).

Resident may refer to:

Marilyn Manson (born Brian Hugh Warner; January 5, 1969) is an American musician, artist and former music journalist known for his controversial stage persona and image as the lead singer of the eponymous band Marilyn Manson. His stage name was formed from juxtaposing the names of two 1960s American cultural icons, namely actress Marilyn Monroe and convicted multiple murder convictCharles Manson as a critical and, simultaneously, laudatory appraisal of America and its peculiar culture. The seemingly outrageous styles for which he models and the controversy surrounding his lyrics have led to his public appeal.

Marilyn Manson was born in Canton, Ohio. He is the only child of Barbra Warner (maiden name Wyer) and Hugh Warner. Manson is of Polish and German descent on his father's side, and is a fourth cousin twice removed of Conservative commentator Pat Buchanan. In his autobiography The Long Hard Road Out of Hell, he detailed his grandfather's sexual fetishes (including bestiality and sadomasochism) which led to the forming of Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids.

Ada Wong (エイダ・ウォン, Eida Won^?) is a game character in the Resident Evil series. Ada is a mysterious and ambiguous antihero figure, working for the series' villains but also helping the hero Leon. She debuted in Resident Evil 2 in 1998 and since then became one of the most popular female characters in the series, alongside Jill. The film version of Ada is set to appear in Resident Evil: Retribution, played by Li Bingbing.

When Resident Evil 2 was still in development, Ada was known as a researcher named Linda who aided Leon across the game, but was changed for the game's final form.

Ada is voiced by Sally Cahill in Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 4 and The Darkside Chronicles, and by an uncredited actress in The Umbrella Chronicles. Cahill said that getting the part of Ada came from doing other voices for the company. Ada's costumes are her iconic red dress (including appearing with a Tommy gun in a homage reference to the 1979 gangster film The Lady in Red) and a black combat suit.

Producers of the Resident Evil live-action film series reportedly "chose her as a foundation for Alice."

Chris Redfield (クリス・レッドフィールド, Kurisu Reddofīrudo^?) is a fictional character from Capcom's Resident Evil horror series. Chris debuted as one of two main protagonists in the first Resident Evil video game, along with Jill Valentine, and is one of the two protagonists in the game Resident Evil Code: Veronica, in which he looks for his missing younger sister, Claire, and one of the main characters in Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles. Chris returned as the protagonist of Resident Evil 5, working alongside his new partner Sheva Alomar, and also appears in the latest installment of the game series, Resident Evil Revelations, as well as in several other games and the film Resident Evil: Afterlife. The character received a somewhat mixed (in particular regarding his later redesign) but generally positive critical reception.

Hideki Kamiya described Chris as a "blunt, tough-guy type," admitting that he was a fan of this archetype.Resident Evil 5 producer Jun Takeuchi said that the series' fans "would really love" a video game featuring both Chris and Leon S. Kennedy as the protagonists due to their popularity, and it would be "pretty dramatic" if the two characters never met when the series ended.