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* StrawHypocrite. Subverted, given that he was actually ordered to deliver the alien by any means necessary. Ash disturbingly [[AdmiringTheAbomination admires]] the Alien's hostility, unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality. [[spoiler: As a self-aware android he ''hates'' the fact [[ThreeLawsCompliant he's mostly held in check by programmed safeguards]] and adores how the alien is free to kill indiscriminately.]]
* ThreeLawsCompliant: Subverted. The Hyperdyne Systems A/2 series understand they ''should not'', rather than cannot, harm a human being through action or inaction. Ash pulls some erratic faces and involuntary movements as he tries to suffocate Ripley. Clearly struggling with obeying the company's orders, more than the crew themselves fighting back. Newer androids like Bishop noted the A/2 models were always "twitchy".
* ThreeLawsCompliant: Subverted. The Hyperdyne Systems A/2 series understand they ''should not'', rather than cannot, harm a human being through action or inaction. Ash pulls some erratic faces and involuntary movements as he tries to suffocate Ripley. Clearly struggling with obeying the company's orders, more than the crew themselves fighting back. Newer androids like Bishop noted the A/2 models were always "twitchy".
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* {{Hypocrite}}: He's quite quick to remind the crew [[EncyclopaedicKnowledge of the clause in their contract requiring all transmissions of alien-origin to be investigated]], failure results in total forfeiture of shares. Yet as a ''Science Officer'', he conveniently violates Science Division's basic quarantine laws to suit his own agenda. He's borderline StrawHypocrite also. He disturbingly [[AdmiringTheAbomination admires]] the Alien's hostility, unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality. [[spoiler: As a self-aware android he ''hates'' the fact [[ThreeLawsCompliant he's mostly held in check by programmed safeguards]] and adores how the alien is free to kill indiscriminately.]] However, given that he was actually ordered to deliver the alien by any means necessary, this is probably a subversion.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: He's quite quick to remind the crew [[EncyclopaedicKnowledge of the clause in their contract requiring all transmissions of alien-origin to be investigated]], failure results in total forfeiture of shares. Yet as a ''Science Officer'', he conveniently violates Science Division's basic quarantine laws to suit his own agenda. He's borderline StrawHypocrite also. He disturbingly [[AdmiringTheAbomination admires]] the Alien's hostility, unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality. [[spoiler: As a self-aware android he ''hates'' the fact [[ThreeLawsCompliant he's mostly held in check by programmed safeguards]] and adores how the alien is free to kill indiscriminately.]] However, given that he was actually ordered to deliver the alien by any means necessary, this is probably a subversion.
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* StrawHypocrite. Subverted, given that he was actually ordered to deliver the alien by any means necessary. Ash disturbingly [[AdmiringTheAbomination admires]] the Alien's hostility, unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality. [[spoiler: As a self-aware android he ''hates'' the fact [[ThreeLawsCompliant he's mostly held in check by programmed safeguards]] and adores how the alien is free to kill indiscriminately.]]
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* MrSeahorse: Though not ''literally'' his child, Kane is still the first man in motion picture history to "give birth" '''onscreen.'''
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* MrSeahorse: MisterSeahorse: Though not ''literally'' his child, Kane is still the first man in motion picture history to "give birth" '''onscreen.'''
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* BlackBestFriend: To Brett.
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-->'''Dallas''': Alright. Ripley, when I give an order I expect to be obeyed.\\
'''Ripley''': Even if it's against the law?\\
'''Dallas''': You're goddamn right!
-->'''Dallas''': Alright. Ripley, when I give an order I expect to be obeyed.\\
'''Ripley''': Even if it's against the law?\\
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* ThatsAnOrder: He uses this phrase on Ripley in order to convince her to open the hatch. Ripley, however, still turns him down.
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* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:When the Alien has him pinned down and is opening its jaws to blow a hole in his head, he lets out a snarling laugh while continuing to struggle]].
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* PayEvilUntoEvil: [[spoiler:He gets to do the honors by executing Ash with a flamethrower.]]
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Veronica Cartwright
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* {{Transgender}}: Supplementary material on one of the box sets for the franchise has the personnel file for her showing her birth sex as "Male".
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* {{Transgender}}: Supplementary material on Played with. Her personnel file in one of the box sets for the franchise has the personnel file for her showing lists her birth sex as "Male".male, though in an interesting sci-fi twist, it also says that her gender was reassigned ''at birth'' in something called the "[[AppliedPhlebotinum Despin convert process]]. This suggests it was Lambert's ''parents'' who made this decision before Lambert had any gender identity of her own (perhaps having wanted a daughter instead of a son, or perhaps she was {{intersex}} in a way that skewed closer to a nonfunctioning penis), though the file also notes that she has no psychological problems from this forced reassignment.
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Veronica Cartwright, Creator/IanHolm, Creator/JohnHurt, Creator/YaphetKotto, Creator/HarryDeanStanton, Tom Skerrit Skerritt & Creator/SigourneyWeaver
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: He is the first to die from a chest burster in the alien series.
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: He is the first to die from a chest burster chestburster in the alien series.
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* DyingSmirk: Gives one last [[CheshireCatGrin winning smile]] before Ripley yanks out his plug, freezing his expression in place. Then Parker [[KillItWithFire burns the grin off with a flamethrower]].
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* GoOutWithASmile: Gives one last [[CheshireCatGrin winning smile]] before Ripley yanks out his plug, freezing his expression in place. Then Parker [[KillItWithFire burns the grin off with a flamethrower]].
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* DyingVocalChange: [[spoiler: After getting decapitated, battered into submission and hastily reactivated, Ash's voice has turned distinctly tinny and metallic from all the damage; it's clear he's almost beyond repair, but just to make sure of it, Parker incinerates him with a flamethrower.]]
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* DecoyProtagonist: Tom Skerritt had the first name on the cast list and comes across as the most heroic character; he's a rugged and courageous leader who cares about his crew. However, Ripley is the main protagonist.
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* DecoyProtagonist: Tom Skerritt had the first name on the cast list (and was the biggest star at the time of the film's release) and comes across as the most heroic character; he's a rugged and courageous leader who cares about his crew. However, Ripley is the main protagonist.
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* FateWorseThanDeath: In a deleted scene, he is held hostage in an alien hive, where he (And Brett) are being transformed into additional alien eggs, [[AndIMustScream and he's alive and conscious through the entire thing]]. When Ripley finds him, [[KillItWithFire he begs her to incinerate them both]].
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!!Navigator Joan Marie Lambert
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"[[LetsGetOutOfHere I say that we abandon this ship! We take the shuttle and just get the hell out of here!]]"'']]
->'''Portrayed By:''' Veronica Cartwright
-->''"Well, how about a little something to lower your spirits?"''
The navigator of the ''Nostromo''. Disinclined to taking risks beyond the confines of her console, she resents being chosen as one of the team to explore the derelict, and later angry with Ripley for her decision to leave Kane, Dallas, and herself outside of the ship when the facehugger was attached to Kane.
!!Navigator Joan Marie Lambert
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"[[LetsGetOutOfHere I say that we abandon this ship! We take the shuttle and just get the hell out of here!]]"'']]
->'''Portrayed By:''' Veronica Cartwright
-->''"Well, how about a little something to lower your spirits?"''
The navigator of the ''Nostromo''. Disinclined to taking risks beyond the confines of her console, she resents being chosen as one of the team to explore the derelict, and later angry with Ripley for her decision to leave Kane, Dallas, and herself outside of the ship when the facehugger was attached to Kane.
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!!Navigator Joan Marie Lambert
!!Warrant Officer Gilbert Ward Kane
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->'''Portrayed By:'''
-->''"Well, how about a little something to lower your spirits?"''
-->''"The pit is completely enclosed. And it's full of leathery objects, like eggs or something."''
The
* BurialInSpace: The only victim in the movie who gets a proper burial, actually.
* ButtMonkey: Though he did volunteer to go down into the egg chamber.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: He is the first to die from a chest burster in the alien series.
* DramaticSpaceDrifting: During the BurialInSpace.
* MrSeahorse: Though not ''literally'' his child, Kane is still the first man in motion picture history to "give birth" '''onscreen.'''
* NumberTwo: To Dallas, apparently. He would be in charge when Dallas is off the ship, if he hadn't gone along.
* NameOfCain: Yeah, you should have figured this the instant [[spoiler: Ash calls the adult xenomorph "Kane's son" after it takes Brett]].
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Fiddling with the eggs was a very bad idea.
* TheSmartGuy: He was indicated to be this on his record screen on ''Aliens'' (it indicated he had multiple flight and science majors, but had to drop from one school due to medical treatment abuse). However, he doesn't get to use it to full effect.
* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: It may not be exactly surprising - first time viewers probably expect ''something'' will happen to him during the dinner scene - but they probably didn't expect ''that''.
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[[folder:Ripley]]
See [[Characters/AlienMain Main characters]]
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[[folder:Lambert]]
!!Navigator Joan Marie Lambert
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"[[LetsGetOutOfHere I say that we abandon this ship! We take the shuttle and just get the hell out of here!]]"'']]
->'''Portrayed By:''' Veronica Cartwright
-->''"Well, how about a little something to lower your spirits?"''
The navigator of the ''Nostromo''. Disinclined to taking risks beyond the confines of her console, she resents being chosen as one of the team to explore the derelict, and later angry with Ripley for her decision to leave Kane, Dallas, and herself outside of the ship when the facehugger was attached to Kane.
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* ButtMonkey: Though he did volunteer to go down into the egg chamber.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: He is the first to die from a chest burster in the alien series.
* DramaticSpaceDrifting: During the BurialInSpace.
* MrSeahorse: Though not ''literally'' his child, Kane is still the first man in motion picture history to "give birth" '''onscreen.'''
* NumberTwo: To Dallas, apparently. He would be in charge when Dallas is off the ship, if he hadn't gone along.
* NameOfCain: Yeah, you should have figured this the instant [[spoiler: Ash calls the adult xenomorph "Kane's son" after it takes Brett]].
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Fiddling with the eggs was a very bad idea.
* TheSmartGuy: He was indicated to be this on his record screen on ''Aliens'' (it indicated he had multiple flight and science majors, but had to drop from one school due to medical treatment abuse). However, he doesn't get to use it to full effect.
* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: It may not be exactly surprising - first time viewers probably expect ''something'' will happen to him during the dinner scene - but they probably didn't expect ''that''.
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[[folder:Ripley]]
See [[Characters/AlienMain Main characters]]
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[[folder:Lambert]]
!!Navigator Joan Marie Lambert
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"[[LetsGetOutOfHere I say that we abandon this ship! We take the shuttle and just get the hell out of here!]]"'']]
->'''Portrayed By:''' Veronica Cartwright
-->''"Well, how about a little something to lower your spirits?"''
The navigator of the ''Nostromo''. Disinclined to taking risks beyond the confines of her console, she resents being chosen as one of the team to explore the derelict, and later angry with Ripley for her decision to leave Kane, Dallas, and herself outside of the ship when the facehugger was attached to Kane.
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!!Warrant Officer Gilbert Ward Kane
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"[[ButtMonkey I do remember some horrible dream about smothering, and...]]"'']]
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JohnHurt
-->''"The pit is completely enclosed. And it's full of leathery objects, like eggs or something."''
The Executive Officer aboard the ''Nostromo''. During the investigation of the derelict space ship, he incautiously moves to get a closer look at one of the unusual 'pod' forms encountered and from this an unknown life-form (later known as an Ovomorph, or face-hugger) attaches itself to his face and (unknown to him and to the crew) impregnates him with an alien creature.
!!Warrant Officer Gilbert Ward Kane
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JohnHurt
-->''"The pit is completely enclosed. And it's full of leathery objects, like eggs or something."''
The Executive Officer aboard the ''Nostromo''. During the investigation of the derelict space ship, he incautiously moves to get a closer look at one of the unusual 'pod' forms encountered and from this an unknown life-form (later known as an Ovomorph, or face-hugger) attaches itself to his face and (unknown to him and to the crew) impregnates him with an alien creature.
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!!Warrant Officer Gilbert Ward Kane
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-->''"I do take my responsibilities as seriously as you, you know. You do your job and let me do mine, yes?"''
The
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* BurialInSpace: The only victim in the movie who gets a proper burial, actually.
* ButtMonkey: Though he did volunteer to go down into the egg chamber.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: He is the first to die from a chest burster in the alien series.
* DramaticSpaceDrifting: During the BurialInSpace.
* MrSeahorse: Though not ''literally'' his child, Kane is still the first man in motion picture history to "give birth" '''onscreen.'''
* NumberTwo: To Dallas, apparently. He would be in charge when Dallas is off the ship, if he hadn't gone along.
* NameOfCain: Yeah, you should have figured this the instant [[spoiler: Ash calls the adult xenomorph "Kane's son" after it takes Brett]].
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Fiddling with the eggs was a very bad idea.
* TheSmartGuy: He was indicated to be this on his record screen on ''Aliens'' (it indicated he had multiple flight and science majors, but had to drop from one school due to medical treatment abuse). However, he doesn't get to use it to full effect.
* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: It may not be exactly surprising - first time viewers probably expect ''something'' will happen to him during the dinner scene - but they probably didn't expect ''that''.
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[[folder:Ash]]
!!Ash
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"[[FauxAffablyEvil I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies.]]"'']]
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/IanHolm
-->''"I do take my responsibilities as seriously as you, you know. You do your job and let me do mine, yes?"''
The ''Nostromo's'' inscrutable science officer. He administers medical treatment, conducts biological research, and is responsible for investigating any alien life forms the crew may encounter. It is at Ash's insistence that the crew investigates the mysterious signal emanating from LV-426.
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* ButtMonkey: Though he did volunteer to go down into the egg chamber.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: He is the first to die from a chest burster in the alien series.
* DramaticSpaceDrifting: During the BurialInSpace.
* MrSeahorse: Though not ''literally'' his child, Kane is still the first man in motion picture history to "give birth" '''onscreen.'''
* NumberTwo: To Dallas, apparently. He would be in charge when Dallas is off the ship, if he hadn't gone along.
* NameOfCain: Yeah, you should have figured this the instant [[spoiler: Ash calls the adult xenomorph "Kane's son" after it takes Brett]].
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Fiddling with the eggs was a very bad idea.
* TheSmartGuy: He was indicated to be this on his record screen on ''Aliens'' (it indicated he had multiple flight and science majors, but had to drop from one school due to medical treatment abuse). However, he doesn't get to use it to full effect.
* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: It may not be exactly surprising - first time viewers probably expect ''something'' will happen to him during the dinner scene - but they probably didn't expect ''that''.
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[[folder:Ash]]
!!Ash
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"[[FauxAffablyEvil I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies.]]"'']]
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/IanHolm
-->''"I do take my responsibilities as seriously as you, you know. You do your job and let me do mine, yes?"''
The ''Nostromo's'' inscrutable science officer. He administers medical treatment, conducts biological research, and is responsible for investigating any alien life forms the crew may encounter. It is at Ash's insistence that the crew investigates the mysterious signal emanating from LV-426.
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* [[spoiler: DiscOneFinalBoss: From the very beginning, Ash has been setting up the crew to be killed by the Alien, so as to ensure its survival, making him the biggest obstacle to the crew's efforts to kill the creature. The crew can't even confront the Alien until Ash is out of the picture.]]
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* [[spoiler: DiscOneFinalBoss: From the very beginning, Ash has been setting up the crew to be killed by the Alien, so as to ensure its survival, making him the biggest obstacle to the crew's efforts to kill the creature. The crew can't even confront the Alien until Ash is out of the picture.]]
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* {{Transsexual}}: {{Transgender}}: Supplementary material on one of the box sets for the franchise has the personnel file for her showing her birth sex as "Male".
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* AIIsACrapshoot: Unless the Company programmed him to be so utterly sadistic towards his human comrades, he's got some serious malfunctions.
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-->'''Ash''': [[UltimateLifeform The perfect organism]]. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility. \\
'''Lambert''': [[DiscussedTrope You admire it]]. \\
'''Ash''': I admire its purity.
* AIIsACrapshoot: Unless the Company programmed him to be so utterly sadistic towards his human comrades, he's got some serious malfunctions. It's played with in the sense that he's not really going rogue, and is perfectly following his given orders. They just come from the Company, not the rest of the crew.
-->'''Parker:''' The damn company. What about our lives, you son of a bitch?!\\
'''[[spoiler:Ash the Android]]:''' I repeat, all other priorities are rescinded.
'''Lambert''': [[DiscussedTrope You admire it]]. \\
'''Ash''': I admire its purity.
* AIIsACrapshoot: Unless the Company programmed him to be so utterly sadistic towards his human comrades, he's got some serious malfunctions. It's played with in the sense that he's not really going rogue, and is perfectly following his given orders. They just come from the Company, not the rest of the crew.
-->'''Parker:''' The damn company. What about our lives, you son of a bitch?!\\
'''[[spoiler:Ash the Android]]:''' I repeat, all other priorities are rescinded.
* EvilAllAlong: He's revealed to be a robot, working for The Company to bring an alien back, at the expense of the other crew members if necessary.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He's quite quick to remind the crew [[EncyclopaedicKnowledge of the clause in their contract requiring all transmissions of alien-origin to be investigated]], failure results in total forfeiture of shares. Yet as a ''Science Officer'', he conveniently violates Science Division's basic quarantine laws to suit his own agenda. He's borderline StrawHypocrite also. He disturbingly [[AdmiringTheAbomination admires]] the Alien's hostility, unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality. [[spoiler: As a self-aware android he ''hates'' the fact [[ThreeLawsCompliant he's mostly held in check by programmed safeguards]] and adores how the alien is free to kill indiscriminately.]] However, given that he was actually ordered to deliver the alien by any means necessary, this is probably a subversion.
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* BigBadEnsemble: At first he may simply seem like an UnwittingInstigatorofDoom with his actions on LV-426, but it later becomes clear he was manipulating from the beginning to ensure the alien would be born and the crew would be unable to fight it until it was too late. In this case, the Company serves as the GreaterScopeVillain, planning to use the alien for their own purposes. He shares the role of BigBad with the Alien, though considering they're both trying to wipe out the crew, they may qualify as a BigBadDuumvirate.
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* BigBadEnsemble: At first he may simply seem like an UnwittingInstigatorofDoom UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom with his actions on LV-426, but it later becomes clear he was manipulating from the beginning to ensure the alien would be born and the crew would be unable to fight it until it was too late. In this case, the Company serves as the GreaterScopeVillain, planning to use the alien for their own purposes. He shares the role of BigBad with the Alien, though considering they're both trying to wipe out the crew, they may qualify as a BigBadDuumvirate.
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* [[InfantImmortality Animal Immortality:]] He gets left behind with the Alien when Ripley flees. The Alien inspects it curiously, but thankfully doesn't kill Jonesy.
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* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Cat:]] Jones is the only one who can naturally sense when the Xenomorph is present and basically tries to alert the crew of the ''Nostromo'' when the Xenomorph is nearby.
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* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Cat:]] EvilDetectingDog: Jones is the only member of the ''Nostromo'' crew who can naturally sense the Xenomorph. Sadly, Brett doesn't take warning to Jones' sudden bout of hissing.
* OnlySaneMan: Jones is the only one who can naturally sense when the Xenomorph is present and basically tries to alert the crew of the ''Nostromo'' when the Xenomorph is nearby.
* OnlySaneMan: Jones is the only one who can naturally sense when the Xenomorph is present and basically tries to alert the crew of the ''Nostromo'' when the Xenomorph is nearby.
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* [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What Happened to the Cat?]]: Jones doesn't show up anymore after the first arc of the second movie. Ripley tells him he's staying there while she leaves for the colony with the marines, so presumably she left him with someone else while she was away (she had expected to come back, after all). If so, then Jones has the happiest ending of any of the characters in either of the first two movies.
* [[EvilDetectingDog Xenomorph-Detecting Cat]] Jones is the only member of the ''Nostromo'' crew who can naturally sense the Xenomorph. Sadly, Brett doesn't take warning to Jones' sudden bout of hissing.
* [[EvilDetectingDog Xenomorph-Detecting Cat]] Jones is the only member of the ''Nostromo'' crew who can naturally sense the Xenomorph. Sadly, Brett doesn't take warning to Jones' sudden bout of hissing.
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* [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What Happened to the Cat?]]: WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Jones doesn't show up anymore after the first arc of the second movie. Ripley tells him he's staying there while she leaves for the colony with the marines, so presumably she left him with someone else while she was away (she had expected to come back, after all). If so, then Jones has the happiest ending of any of the characters in either of the first two movies.
* [[EvilDetectingDog Xenomorph-Detecting Cat]] Jones is the only member of the ''Nostromo'' crew who can naturally sense the Xenomorph. Sadly, Brett doesn't take warning to Jones' sudden bout of hissing.movies.
* [[EvilDetectingDog Xenomorph-Detecting Cat]] Jones is the only member of the ''Nostromo'' crew who can naturally sense the Xenomorph. Sadly, Brett doesn't take warning to Jones' sudden bout of hissing.
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->'''Played By:''' Veronica Cartwright, Ian Holm, Creator/JohnHurt, Creator/YaphetKotto, Creator/HarryDeanStanton, Tom Skerrit & SigourneyWeaver
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->'''Played By:''' Veronica Cartwright, Ian Holm, Creator/IanHolm, Creator/JohnHurt, Creator/YaphetKotto, Creator/HarryDeanStanton, Tom Skerrit & SigourneyWeaver
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A modified Lockmart CM-88B Bison M-Class starfreighter captained by Arthur Dallas, registered to the Weyland-Yutani Corporation out of Panama. The Nostromo operated as a tug, connecting to and pulling loads like a tractor truck rather than carrying those loads on board like a traditional freighter.
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A modified Lockmart CM-88B Bison M-Class starfreighter captained by Arthur Dallas, registered to the Weyland-Yutani Corporation out of Panama. The Nostromo ''Nostromo'' operated as a tug, connecting to and pulling loads like a tractor truck rather than carrying those loads on board like a traditional freighter.
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[[caption-width-right:350: The crew of the Nostromo. [[note]]Brett, Ash, Kane, Lambert, Dallas, Ripley, Jones the Cat and Parker.[[/note]]]]
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[[caption-width-right:350: The crew of the Nostromo.''Nostromo''. [[note]]Brett, Ash, Kane, Lambert, Dallas, Ripley, Jones the Cat and Parker.[[/note]]]]
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The Nostromo is a commercial towing vessel owned by the enormous Weyland-Yutani Corporation. It hauls a massive ore refinery along with 20 millions tons of raw ore. It also has a self destruct sequence and an escape shuttle, The Narcissus. It's manned by seven crew members... and one cat.
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The Nostromo ''Nostromo'' is a commercial towing vessel owned by the enormous Weyland-Yutani Corporation. It hauls a massive ore refinery along with 20 millions million tons of raw ore. It also has a self destruct self-destruct sequence and an escape shuttle, The Narcissus.the ''Narcissus''. It's manned by seven crew members... and one cat.
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The laid-back captain of the Nostromo; he has sole access to Mother, the on-board computer. Despite his nonchalant and casual-seeming attitude, his leadership and decision-making skills become increasingly evident.
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The laid-back captain of the Nostromo; ''Nostromo''; he has sole access to Mother, the on-board computer. Despite his nonchalant and casual-seeming attitude, his leadership and decision-making skills become increasingly evident.
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* TheCaptain: He's the captain of the Nostromo, and barring alien interference, he's a pretty good one.
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* TheCaptain: He's the captain of the Nostromo, ''Nostromo'', and barring alien interference, he's a pretty good one.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Dallas lets the alien onto the Nostromo, but it's hard to blame him: he was trying to save Kane and he couldn't have known what would happen. It was still irresponsible of him to endanger the rest of the crew, however.
* TeamDad: Of the Nostromo.
* TeamDad: Of the Nostromo.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Dallas lets the alien onto the Nostromo, ''Nostromo'', but it's hard to blame him: he was trying to save Kane and he couldn't have known what would happen. It was still irresponsible of him to endanger the rest of the crew, however.
* TeamDad: Of theNostromo.''Nostromo''.
* TeamDad: Of the
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The navigator of the Nostromo. Disinclined to taking risks beyond the confines of her console, she resents being chosen as one of the team to explore the derelict, and later angry with Ripley for her decision to leave Kane, Dallas and herself outside of the ship when the facehugger was attached to Kane.
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The navigator of the Nostromo. ''Nostromo''. Disinclined to taking risks beyond the confines of her console, she resents being chosen as one of the team to explore the derelict, and later angry with Ripley for her decision to leave Kane, Dallas Dallas, and herself outside of the ship when the facehugger was attached to Kane.
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The Executive Officer aboard the Nostromo. During the investigation of the derelict space ship, he incautiously moves to get a closer look at one of the unusual 'pod' forms encountered and from this an unknown life-form (later known as an Ovomorph, or face-hugger) attaches itself to his face and (unknown to him and to the crew) impregnates him with an alien creature.
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The Executive Officer aboard the Nostromo.''Nostromo''. During the investigation of the derelict space ship, he incautiously moves to get a closer look at one of the unusual 'pod' forms encountered and from this an unknown life-form (later known as an Ovomorph, or face-hugger) attaches itself to his face and (unknown to him and to the crew) impregnates him with an alien creature.
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The Nostromo's inscrutable science officer. He administers medical treatment, conducts biological research and is responsible for investigating any alien life forms the crew may encounter. It is at Ash's insistence that the crew investigates the mysterious signal emanating from LV-426.
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The Nostromo's ''Nostromo's'' inscrutable science officer. He administers medical treatment, conducts biological research research, and is responsible for investigating any alien life forms the crew may encounter. It is at Ash's insistence that the crew investigates the mysterious signal emanating from LV-426.
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An engineering technician on board the Nostromo and a good friend of his engineering chief, Parker. As a 'regular working Joe', he persistently angles for the increased pay and bonus awards he feels are due.
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An engineering technician on board the Nostromo ''Nostromo'' and a good friend of his engineering chief, Parker. As a 'regular working Joe', he persistently angles for the increased pay and bonus awards he feels are due.
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* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Cat:]] Jones is the only one who can naturally sense when the Xenomorph is present and basically tries to alert the crew of the Nostromo when the Xenomorph is nearby.
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* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Cat:]] Jones is the only one who can naturally sense when the Xenomorph is present and basically tries to alert the crew of the Nostromo ''Nostromo'' when the Xenomorph is nearby.
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* TeamPet: For the crew of the Nostromo. [[AllThereInTheManual External materials]] say that Dallas had him officially exempted from the company's no-pet policy by registering him as needed for vermin control. However, since most vermin would be killed being outside of shielded cryopods during [=FTL=] translation, this was just an excuse to allow him.
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* TeamPet: For the crew of the Nostromo.''Nostromo''. [[AllThereInTheManual External materials]] say that Dallas had him officially exempted from the company's no-pet policy by registering him as needed for vermin control. However, since most vermin would be killed being outside of shielded cryopods during [=FTL=] translation, this was just an excuse to allow him.
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* [[EvilDetectingDog Xenomorph-Detecting Cat]] Jones is the only member of the Nostromo crew who can naturally sense the Xenomorph. Sadly, Brett doesn't take warning to Jones' sudden bout of hissing.
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* [[EvilDetectingDog Xenomorph-Detecting Cat]] Jones is the only member of the Nostromo ''Nostromo'' crew who can naturally sense the Xenomorph. Sadly, Brett doesn't take warning to Jones' sudden bout of hissing.
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* TheChick
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* TheChickTheChick: Yeah, Ripley's a woman too, but Lambert is definitely TheChick of the crew.
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* DamselInDistress
* DeadpanSnarker
* DeerInTheHeadlights: Freezes up when she sees the alien near the end of the movie. Unfortunate, as Parker had been trying to hold it off...
* HystericalWoman
* LetsGetOutOfHere: She screams at Dallas to get out of the air shafts over the radio. It doesn't help, since it causes Dallas to panic.
* DeadpanSnarker
* DeerInTheHeadlights: Freezes up when she sees the alien near the end of the movie. Unfortunate, as Parker had been trying to hold it off...
* HystericalWoman
* LetsGetOutOfHere: She screams at Dallas to get out of the air shafts over the radio. It doesn't help, since it causes Dallas to panic.
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* DamselInDistress
DamselInDistress: Parker gets killed trying to save her.
*DeadpanSnarker
DeadpanSnarker: She keeps up with the rest of the crew in this regard until the dinner scene. After that she's doesn't snark much, and after Dallas is taken she becomes the HystericalWoman.
* DeerInTheHeadlights: Freezes up when she sees the alien near the end of the movie. Unfortunate, as Parker has a flame thrower but if he uses it he'll get her too...
* HystericalWoman: A classic example, but probably justified. How many co-workers do you know who would act exactly the same way if a deadly alien was crawling around the air ducts in your office and hadbeen trying to hold it off...
just offed your boss?
*HystericalWoman
* LetsGetOutOfHere:LetsGetOutOfHere:
** She screams at Dallas to get out of the air shafts over theradio. radio as she sees the alien getting closer to him on the motion tracker. It doesn't help, since it causes Dallas to panic.panic.
** After Dallas is taken she suggests the survivors abandon ship and run for it in the shuttle. Ripley has to remind her that the shuttle can't support four.
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* DeerInTheHeadlights: Freezes up when she sees the alien near the end of the movie. Unfortunate, as Parker has a flame thrower but if he uses it he'll get her too...
* HystericalWoman: A classic example, but probably justified. How many co-workers do you know who would act exactly the same way if a deadly alien was crawling around the air ducts in your office and had
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* LetsGetOutOfHere:
** She screams at Dallas to get out of the air shafts over the
** After Dallas is taken she suggests the survivors abandon ship and run for it in the shuttle. Ripley has to remind her that the shuttle can't support four.
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* ScreamingWomanScreamingWoman: Goes hand in hand with being a HystericalWoman.
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* BurialInSpace
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* BurialInSpaceBurialInSpace: The only victim in the movie who gets a proper burial, actually.
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* DramaticSpaceDriftingDramaticSpaceDrifting: During the BurialInSpace.
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* SurprisinglySuddenDeath
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* SurprisinglySuddenDeathSurprisinglySuddenDeath: It may not be exactly surprising - first time viewers probably expect ''something'' will happen to him during the dinner scene - but they probably didn't expect ''that''.
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!USCSS Nostromo
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A modified Lockmart CM-88B Bison M-Class starfreighter captained by Arthur Dallas, registered to the Weyland-Yutani Corporation out of Panama. The Nostromo operated as a tug, connecting to and pulling loads like a tractor truck rather than carrying those loads on board like a traditional freighter.
[[folder:In General]]
!!The Nostromo Crew
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/AlienCast_491.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350: The crew of the Nostromo. [[note]]Brett, Ash, Kane, Lambert, Dallas, Ripley, Jones the Cat and Parker.[[/note]]]]
->'''Played By:''' Veronica Cartwright, Ian Holm, Creator/JohnHurt, Creator/YaphetKotto, Creator/HarryDeanStanton, Tom Skerrit & SigourneyWeaver
The Nostromo is a commercial towing vessel owned by the enormous Weyland-Yutani Corporation. It hauls a massive ore refinery along with 20 millions tons of raw ore. It also has a self destruct sequence and an escape shuttle, The Narcissus. It's manned by seven crew members... and one cat.
* Captain Dallas
* Warrant Officer Ripley
* Navigator Lambert
* Engineering Technician Brett
* Executive Officer Kane
* Science Officer Ash
* Chief Engineer Parker
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[[folder:Dallas]]
!!Captain Arthur Koblenz Dallas
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"[[JustFollowingOrders Standard procedure is to do what the hell they tell you to do!]]"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Tom Skerritt
-->''"Mother's interrupted the course of our journey. She's programmed to do that should certain conditions arise. They have. It seems that she has... intercepted a transmission of unknown origin."''
The laid-back captain of the Nostromo; he has sole access to Mother, the on-board computer. Despite his nonchalant and casual-seeming attitude, his leadership and decision-making skills become increasingly evident.
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* BadassBeard: Dallas has a rather thick beard; his badassery is up for some debate, but he's certainly a brave man.
* TheCaptain: He's the captain of the Nostromo, and barring alien interference, he's a pretty good one.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Dallas is the third victim of the Alien.]]
* DeathByTransceiver: [[spoiler:He's killed while in communication with the rest of the crew over a transceiver.]]
* DecoyProtagonist: Tom Skerritt had the first name on the cast list and comes across as the most heroic character; he's a rugged and courageous leader who cares about his crew. However, Ripley is the main protagonist.
* AFatherToHisMen: His absolute refusal to wait the necessary 24-hours before letting Kane in smacks of this.
* IdiotBall: [[spoiler:Dallas opts to go crawling about in dark, terrifying shafts to search for a creature he knows absolutely nothing about and which killed a man just by being born and killed another man mere hours afterwards. He does this ''by himself''. He mainly does it because Ripley volunteered and he insisted to be the bait for the airlock trap. Dallas may also be trying to atone for his failure to stop the alien to this point, especially when he brought it into the ship rather than following proper quarantine procedures. Sure he knows its dangerous to go after the creature, but he is TheCaptain.]]
* JustFollowingOrders: As he explains to Ripley, he doesn't question the company's orders regardless of how strange they might seem. All he wants is to do the job, get paid, and go home. He has no desire to make waves.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Dallas lets the alien onto the Nostromo, but it's hard to blame him: he was trying to save Kane and he couldn't have known what would happen. It was still irresponsible of him to endanger the rest of the crew, however.
* TeamDad: Of the Nostromo.
* WrongGenreSavvy: In most other sci-fi films, Dallas' would likely be vindicated in most of his decisions: his desire to leave the planet, the way he ignores standard procedure (Ripley comes across as a cold-hearted ObstructiveBureaucrat initially), his heroic volunteering to go into the vents...but he inhabits a much more cynical universe where ruthlessness is often rewarded. Dallas' attempts at heroism ultimately help nobody.
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[[folder:Lambert]]
!!Navigator Joan Marie Lambert
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"[[LetsGetOutOfHere I say that we abandon this ship! We take the shuttle and just get the hell out of here!]]"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Veronica Cartwright
-->''"Well, how about a little something to lower your spirits?"''
The navigator of the Nostromo. Disinclined to taking risks beyond the confines of her console, she resents being chosen as one of the team to explore the derelict, and later angry with Ripley for her decision to leave Kane, Dallas and herself outside of the ship when the facehugger was attached to Kane.
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* TheChick
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: The last time we see Lambert alive, she's screaming in horror as the Alien's tail slowly works its way between her legs; the scene then cuts to Ripley's point of view as she's listening to all of this transpire on her radio. Suddenly, [[NothingIsScarier Lambert's screams are cut short and everything goes silent.]] We probably dodged a bullet by not seeing what happened to her.
** The book, "Alien: Out of the Shadows" reveals what happened to her: [[spoiler: the alien ripped a hole through her face and hung her from the ceiling]].
* DamselInDistress
* DeadpanSnarker
* DeerInTheHeadlights: Freezes up when she sees the alien near the end of the movie. Unfortunate, as Parker had been trying to hold it off...
* HystericalWoman
* LetsGetOutOfHere: She screams at Dallas to get out of the air shafts over the radio. It doesn't help, since it causes Dallas to panic.
* TheLoad: As mentioned above, she's pretty useless after the dinner scene, save for the fight against Ash, where she finishes him off with the cattle prod.
* NeutralFemale: During the fight between the alien and Parker.
** But, to be fair, she managed to kill Ash when he had Parker pinned and Ripley incapacitated, so she wasn't completely useless after all.
* ScreamingWoman
* SoundOnlyDeath: And possibly the most disturbing in the movie.
* {{Transsexual}}: Supplementary material on one of the box sets for the franchise has the personnel file for her showing her birth sex as "Male".
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[[folder:Kane]]
!!Warrant Officer Gilbert Ward Kane
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"[[ButtMonkey I do remember some horrible dream about smothering, and...]]"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/JohnHurt
-->''"The pit is completely enclosed. And it's full of leathery objects, like eggs or something."''
The Executive Officer aboard the Nostromo. During the investigation of the derelict space ship, he incautiously moves to get a closer look at one of the unusual 'pod' forms encountered and from this an unknown life-form (later known as an Ovomorph, or face-hugger) attaches itself to his face and (unknown to him and to the crew) impregnates him with an alien creature.
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* BurialInSpace
* ButtMonkey: Though he did volunteer to go down into the egg chamber.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: He is the first to die from a chest burster in the alien series.
* DramaticSpaceDrifting
* MrSeahorse: Though not ''literally'' his child, Kane is still the first man in motion picture history to "give birth" '''onscreen.'''
* NumberTwo: To Dallas, apparently. He would be in charge when Dallas is off the ship, if he hadn't gone along.
* NameOfCain: Yeah, you should have figured this the instant [[spoiler: Ash calls the adult xenomorph "Kane's son" after it takes Brett]].
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Fiddling with the eggs was a very bad idea.
* TheSmartGuy: He was indicated to be this on his record screen on ''Aliens'' (it indicated he had multiple flight and science majors, but had to drop from one school due to medical treatment abuse). However, he doesn't get to use it to full effect.
* SurprisinglySuddenDeath
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[[folder:Ash]]
!!Ash
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"[[FauxAffablyEvil I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies.]]"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Ian Holm
-->''"I do take my responsibilities as seriously as you, you know. You do your job and let me do mine, yes?"''
The Nostromo's inscrutable science officer. He administers medical treatment, conducts biological research and is responsible for investigating any alien life forms the crew may encounter. It is at Ash's insistence that the crew investigates the mysterious signal emanating from LV-426.
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* AdmiringTheAbomination: A textbook case.
* AIIsACrapshoot: Unless the Company programmed him to be so utterly sadistic towards his human comrades, he's got some serious malfunctions.
* ArtificialHuman: Notably the rest of the crew is surprised that Ash in particular is a robot, but not surprised at the existence of human-appearing robots.
* BarbieDollAnatomy: Ridley Scott says in the DVDCommentary that his assault on Ripley was his attempt at emulating sex, as he lacked the equipment needed.
* BigBadEnsemble: At first he may simply seem like an UnwittingInstigatorofDoom with his actions on LV-426, but it later becomes clear he was manipulating from the beginning to ensure the alien would be born and the crew would be unable to fight it until it was too late. In this case, the Company serves as the GreaterScopeVillain, planning to use the alien for their own purposes. He shares the role of BigBad with the Alien, though considering they're both trying to wipe out the crew, they may qualify as a BigBadDuumvirate.
* BrainUploading: ''Literature/AlienOutOfTheShadows'' reveals that he uploaded a copy of his AI to Ridley's escape pod, keeping her adrift for 37 years in hopes of encountering the Xenomorphs again.
%%* EvilBrit
* {{Expy}}: As ''Alien'' was always inspired by ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'', it stands to reason that Ash is this film's HAL 9000, being a seemingly benevolent machine secretly manipulating events to ensure the death of the crew. The difference between them is that HAL had just [[AIIsACrapshoot gone crazy]], whereas Ash is more or less following orders.
* FaceHeelTurn: It sort of comes across this way, but he was [[TheMole never really on their side to begin with]].
* FauxAffablyEvil: Just look at him gleefully waving at his friends as they march to their doom.
* GoOutWithASmile: Gives one last [[CheshireCatGrin winning smile]] before Ripley yanks out his plug, freezing his expression in place. Then Parker [[KillItWithFire burns the grin off with a flamethrower]].
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: By [[TheLoad Lambert]], no less!
* LogicBomb: Once found out, Ash drops the facade of being human and starts behaving erratically. Some have theorized that the conflicting orders of "[[ThreeLawsCompliant Do not kill]]" and "Bring back lifeform, all other priorities rescinded" proves too much for him.
* LosingYourHead: His crewmates knock his head off, but it's still capable of spouting exposition if you hotwire it.
* MadDoctor: He seems more interested in his specimen than in general safety.
-->'''Ripley:''' You're ''still'' collating?!
* MarionetteMotion: After sustaining damage, he starts spinning like a top and making insane whirring noises.
* TheMole: Ash was placed on the ship specificially to ensure Special Order 937 was carried out.
* MrExposition
* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: Losing his head doesn't stop Ash from filling his role as MrExposition, nor does his permanent deactivation do much to hamper his mission of bringing back the alien alive.
* NotQuiteDead: Parker breathes easy once the android is decapitated.. only for it to rear back up and come at him with karate-hands.
* PercussiveMaintenance: "Ash, can you hear me?" ''(SMACK!!)''
%%* ReliableTraitor
* RememberTheNewGuy: Dallas told Ripley he went out with another Science Officer in five of his previous trips. Said officer was replaced with Ash two days before the ''Nostromo'' took off from Thedus (the planet the ship received the ore refinery from) on their trip to Earth.
* RoboticReveal: A milky substance from his forehead after Ripley throttles him.
* TheSmartGuy: Well duh, he is the scientist.
* TheSocialDarwinist: There's a definite element of this to his admiration of the Alien.
-->''"I admire its purity. A survivor. Unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality."''
* [[YouHaveNoIdeaWhoYoureDealingWith You Have No Idea What You're Dealing With]]: Or so he says to the crew.
-->''"You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? Perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility."''
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[[folder:Parker]]
!!Engineer Dennis Monroe Parker
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"[[RoaringRampageOfRevenge I'm not for drawing straws. I'm up for killing that god-damned thing right now.]]"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/YaphetKotto
-->''"So, um, we think we should discuss the bonus situation..."''
The chief engineer aboard the ship, with Brett as his assistant. Assertive and acerbic, he is a dauntless complainer and, abetted by his sidekick Brett, demands more money for investigating the alien transmission. Occasionally at odds with Ripley, his respect for her resourcefulness and plans to combat the growing crisis prevails.
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* TheBigGuy: Of the crew. He's technically the GeniusBruiser since he's the Chief Engineer; he makes flamethrowers for himself and Dallas.
* BlackBestFriend: To Brett.
* DeadpanSnarker: He takes the lead in snark.
-->''"We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space."''
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Despite likely knowing that he couldn't physically match the Alien, he tries to save Lambert by attacking it. Unfortunately, it's a SenselessSacrifice due to Lambert's fear.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Parker is loud-mouthed, greedy and sarcastic but he's a good man at heart. [[spoiler:Notably he's devastated by Brett's death and tries his utmost to save Lambert.]]
* NotInMyContract: He doesn't want to investigate the distress signal, pointing out that it isn't his job to respond to distress calls. He tries to parlay this into getting more money before being abruptly told by Ash that his contract would be voided entirely if he refused.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Much like Brett. He doesn't even entertain the possibility of investigating the distress signal without a discussion of a possible reward.
-->''"I hate to bring this up but, uh, this a commercial ship, not a rescue ship...and it's not in my contract to do this kind of duty. Now what about the money? If you wanna give me some money to do it, I'll be happy to, uh, t-to, you know, oblige."''
* OnlySaneMan: He frequently voices the rational approach to a situation. Parker and Ripley ought to get along better.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:Following Brett's death, Parker quickly becomes the most passionate voice calling for the death of the Alien.]]
-->''"I'm not drawing any straws. I'm for killing that goddamn thing right now!"''
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Brett, his employee and friend. They're always seen together [[spoiler:until Brett's death.]]
* TokenMinority: Parker is the only non-white crew member.
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[[folder:Brett]]
!!Engineer Samuel Elias Brett
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"[[{{Catchphrase}} Right.]]"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/HarryDeanStanton
-->"''You see, Mr. Parker and I feel that the bonus situation has never been on a-an equitable level.''"
An engineering technician on board the Nostromo and a good friend of his engineering chief, Parker. As a 'regular working Joe', he persistently angles for the increased pay and bonus awards he feels are due.
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* ButtMonkey: He's the lowest on the totem pole, as evidenced by the crew's dismissive treatment of him. He's also the one sent off all alone to chase the cat.
* CatchPhrase: "Right". {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by Parker and Ripley.
-->'''Ripley:''' Whenever he says *anything* you say "right," Brett, you know that?
-->'''Brett:''' Right.
-->'''Ripley:''' Parker, what do you think? Your staff just follows you around and says "right". Just like a regular parrot.
-->'''Parker:''' ''[laughs]'' Yeah, shape up. What are you some kind of parrot?
-->'''Brett:''' Right.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Brett has the dubious honor of being the first victim of the full-grown Alien. While searching for Jones the cat, he stumbles upon the Alien and is subsequently taken by it.]]
* DeerInTheHeadLights: [[spoiler:When the Alien first reveals itself, Brett is frozen in place. He clearly has no idea just what the hell he's looking at, and is transfixed in fascination and horror.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:The Alien kills him this way, with it's inner mouth.]]
* NiceHat: Brett's usually seen wearing a baseball cap. He only takes it off to get cool from some condensation.
* OhCrap: [[spoiler:His usual blank, bored expression drops into astonished terror when the alien rises before him.]]
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Like Parker, he'll take any chance to chime in if he thinks there's an opportunity to inflate his paycheck.
* TheStoic: He doesn't register much emotion.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Parker, his co-worker and friend. They're always seen together, usually complaining about something or other. [[spoiler:Coincidentally, when Brett does go to do something by himself he gets killed by the Alien.]]
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[[folder:Jones]]
!!Jones the Cat
->'''Played By:''' Cats
-->''"Hiiiiisssssss!!"''
The ship's pet, and the only non-human to survive the movie (and ''Aliens'' too). Ripley is particularly attached to him, even going back to retrieve him before leaving the ''Nostromo''.
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* [[InfantImmortality Animal Immortality:]] He gets left behind with the Alien when Ripley flees. The Alien inspects it curiously, but thankfully doesn't kill Jonesy.
* CatScare: Just how did Jones get into that locker in the first place?
* DamselInDistress: Former {{Trope Namer|s}}.
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Cat:]] Jones is the only one who can naturally sense when the Xenomorph is present and basically tries to alert the crew of the Nostromo when the Xenomorph is nearby.
* SoleSurvivor: The only creature on the Nostromo to ''not'' die an eventual xenomorph-related death.
* TeamPet: For the crew of the Nostromo. [[AllThereInTheManual External materials]] say that Dallas had him officially exempted from the company's no-pet policy by registering him as needed for vermin control. However, since most vermin would be killed being outside of shielded cryopods during [=FTL=] translation, this was just an excuse to allow him.
* [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What Happened to the Cat?]]: Jones doesn't show up anymore after the first arc of the second movie. Ripley tells him he's staying there while she leaves for the colony with the marines, so presumably she left him with someone else while she was away (she had expected to come back, after all). If so, then Jones has the happiest ending of any of the characters in either of the first two movies.
* [[EvilDetectingDog Xenomorph-Detecting Cat]] Jones is the only member of the Nostromo crew who can naturally sense the Xenomorph. Sadly, Brett doesn't take warning to Jones' sudden bout of hissing.
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[[folder:Mother]]
!!MU-TH-UR A.K.A. "Mother"
->'''Played By:''' Helen Horton
* AIIsACrapshoot: [[spoiler:Averted. Ripley actually misses the deadline to abort the self-destruct sequence by several seconds. Mother clearly announces "The option to override detonation procedure has now expired" while Ripley is still going through the [[NoOSHACompliance ridiculously complicated abort procedure.]] She tries to convince Mother that the units are back on, but it's too late. The ship's reactors are overloading at that point and nothing can stop it. Subverted in that Mother was complicit with Ash in carrying out Special Order 937, even though she never actively tried to hurt the ''Nostromo'''s crew.]]
* SapientShip: Averted. The best it can do is answer questions and react. Much of it's time is spent "collating".
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A modified Lockmart CM-88B Bison M-Class starfreighter captained by Arthur Dallas, registered to the Weyland-Yutani Corporation out of Panama. The Nostromo operated as a tug, connecting to and pulling loads like a tractor truck rather than carrying those loads on board like a traditional freighter.
[[folder:In General]]
!!The Nostromo Crew
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[[caption-width-right:350: The crew of the Nostromo. [[note]]Brett, Ash, Kane, Lambert, Dallas, Ripley, Jones the Cat and Parker.[[/note]]]]
->'''Played By:''' Veronica Cartwright, Ian Holm, Creator/JohnHurt, Creator/YaphetKotto, Creator/HarryDeanStanton, Tom Skerrit & SigourneyWeaver
The Nostromo is a commercial towing vessel owned by the enormous Weyland-Yutani Corporation. It hauls a massive ore refinery along with 20 millions tons of raw ore. It also has a self destruct sequence and an escape shuttle, The Narcissus. It's manned by seven crew members... and one cat.
* Captain Dallas
* Warrant Officer Ripley
* Navigator Lambert
* Engineering Technician Brett
* Executive Officer Kane
* Science Officer Ash
* Chief Engineer Parker
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[[folder:Dallas]]
!!Captain Arthur Koblenz Dallas
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"[[JustFollowingOrders Standard procedure is to do what the hell they tell you to do!]]"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Tom Skerritt
-->''"Mother's interrupted the course of our journey. She's programmed to do that should certain conditions arise. They have. It seems that she has... intercepted a transmission of unknown origin."''
The laid-back captain of the Nostromo; he has sole access to Mother, the on-board computer. Despite his nonchalant and casual-seeming attitude, his leadership and decision-making skills become increasingly evident.
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* BadassBeard: Dallas has a rather thick beard; his badassery is up for some debate, but he's certainly a brave man.
* TheCaptain: He's the captain of the Nostromo, and barring alien interference, he's a pretty good one.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Dallas is the third victim of the Alien.]]
* DeathByTransceiver: [[spoiler:He's killed while in communication with the rest of the crew over a transceiver.]]
* DecoyProtagonist: Tom Skerritt had the first name on the cast list and comes across as the most heroic character; he's a rugged and courageous leader who cares about his crew. However, Ripley is the main protagonist.
* AFatherToHisMen: His absolute refusal to wait the necessary 24-hours before letting Kane in smacks of this.
* IdiotBall: [[spoiler:Dallas opts to go crawling about in dark, terrifying shafts to search for a creature he knows absolutely nothing about and which killed a man just by being born and killed another man mere hours afterwards. He does this ''by himself''. He mainly does it because Ripley volunteered and he insisted to be the bait for the airlock trap. Dallas may also be trying to atone for his failure to stop the alien to this point, especially when he brought it into the ship rather than following proper quarantine procedures. Sure he knows its dangerous to go after the creature, but he is TheCaptain.]]
* JustFollowingOrders: As he explains to Ripley, he doesn't question the company's orders regardless of how strange they might seem. All he wants is to do the job, get paid, and go home. He has no desire to make waves.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Dallas lets the alien onto the Nostromo, but it's hard to blame him: he was trying to save Kane and he couldn't have known what would happen. It was still irresponsible of him to endanger the rest of the crew, however.
* TeamDad: Of the Nostromo.
* WrongGenreSavvy: In most other sci-fi films, Dallas' would likely be vindicated in most of his decisions: his desire to leave the planet, the way he ignores standard procedure (Ripley comes across as a cold-hearted ObstructiveBureaucrat initially), his heroic volunteering to go into the vents...but he inhabits a much more cynical universe where ruthlessness is often rewarded. Dallas' attempts at heroism ultimately help nobody.
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[[folder:Lambert]]
!!Navigator Joan Marie Lambert
[[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lambert_3.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:300:''"[[LetsGetOutOfHere I say that we abandon this ship! We take the shuttle and just get the hell out of here!]]"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Veronica Cartwright
-->''"Well, how about a little something to lower your spirits?"''
The navigator of the Nostromo. Disinclined to taking risks beyond the confines of her console, she resents being chosen as one of the team to explore the derelict, and later angry with Ripley for her decision to leave Kane, Dallas and herself outside of the ship when the facehugger was attached to Kane.
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* TheChick
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: The last time we see Lambert alive, she's screaming in horror as the Alien's tail slowly works its way between her legs; the scene then cuts to Ripley's point of view as she's listening to all of this transpire on her radio. Suddenly, [[NothingIsScarier Lambert's screams are cut short and everything goes silent.]] We probably dodged a bullet by not seeing what happened to her.
** The book, "Alien: Out of the Shadows" reveals what happened to her: [[spoiler: the alien ripped a hole through her face and hung her from the ceiling]].
* DamselInDistress
* DeadpanSnarker
* DeerInTheHeadlights: Freezes up when she sees the alien near the end of the movie. Unfortunate, as Parker had been trying to hold it off...
* HystericalWoman
* LetsGetOutOfHere: She screams at Dallas to get out of the air shafts over the radio. It doesn't help, since it causes Dallas to panic.
* TheLoad: As mentioned above, she's pretty useless after the dinner scene, save for the fight against Ash, where she finishes him off with the cattle prod.
* NeutralFemale: During the fight between the alien and Parker.
** But, to be fair, she managed to kill Ash when he had Parker pinned and Ripley incapacitated, so she wasn't completely useless after all.
* ScreamingWoman
* SoundOnlyDeath: And possibly the most disturbing in the movie.
* {{Transsexual}}: Supplementary material on one of the box sets for the franchise has the personnel file for her showing her birth sex as "Male".
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[[folder:Kane]]
!!Warrant Officer Gilbert Ward Kane
[[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kane_4.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:300:''"[[ButtMonkey I do remember some horrible dream about smothering, and...]]"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/JohnHurt
-->''"The pit is completely enclosed. And it's full of leathery objects, like eggs or something."''
The Executive Officer aboard the Nostromo. During the investigation of the derelict space ship, he incautiously moves to get a closer look at one of the unusual 'pod' forms encountered and from this an unknown life-form (later known as an Ovomorph, or face-hugger) attaches itself to his face and (unknown to him and to the crew) impregnates him with an alien creature.
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* BurialInSpace
* ButtMonkey: Though he did volunteer to go down into the egg chamber.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: He is the first to die from a chest burster in the alien series.
* DramaticSpaceDrifting
* MrSeahorse: Though not ''literally'' his child, Kane is still the first man in motion picture history to "give birth" '''onscreen.'''
* NumberTwo: To Dallas, apparently. He would be in charge when Dallas is off the ship, if he hadn't gone along.
* NameOfCain: Yeah, you should have figured this the instant [[spoiler: Ash calls the adult xenomorph "Kane's son" after it takes Brett]].
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Fiddling with the eggs was a very bad idea.
* TheSmartGuy: He was indicated to be this on his record screen on ''Aliens'' (it indicated he had multiple flight and science majors, but had to drop from one school due to medical treatment abuse). However, he doesn't get to use it to full effect.
* SurprisinglySuddenDeath
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[[folder:Ash]]
!!Ash
[[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ash_7.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:300:''"[[FauxAffablyEvil I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies.]]"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Ian Holm
-->''"I do take my responsibilities as seriously as you, you know. You do your job and let me do mine, yes?"''
The Nostromo's inscrutable science officer. He administers medical treatment, conducts biological research and is responsible for investigating any alien life forms the crew may encounter. It is at Ash's insistence that the crew investigates the mysterious signal emanating from LV-426.
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* AdmiringTheAbomination: A textbook case.
* AIIsACrapshoot: Unless the Company programmed him to be so utterly sadistic towards his human comrades, he's got some serious malfunctions.
* ArtificialHuman: Notably the rest of the crew is surprised that Ash in particular is a robot, but not surprised at the existence of human-appearing robots.
* BarbieDollAnatomy: Ridley Scott says in the DVDCommentary that his assault on Ripley was his attempt at emulating sex, as he lacked the equipment needed.
* BigBadEnsemble: At first he may simply seem like an UnwittingInstigatorofDoom with his actions on LV-426, but it later becomes clear he was manipulating from the beginning to ensure the alien would be born and the crew would be unable to fight it until it was too late. In this case, the Company serves as the GreaterScopeVillain, planning to use the alien for their own purposes. He shares the role of BigBad with the Alien, though considering they're both trying to wipe out the crew, they may qualify as a BigBadDuumvirate.
* BrainUploading: ''Literature/AlienOutOfTheShadows'' reveals that he uploaded a copy of his AI to Ridley's escape pod, keeping her adrift for 37 years in hopes of encountering the Xenomorphs again.
%%* EvilBrit
* {{Expy}}: As ''Alien'' was always inspired by ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'', it stands to reason that Ash is this film's HAL 9000, being a seemingly benevolent machine secretly manipulating events to ensure the death of the crew. The difference between them is that HAL had just [[AIIsACrapshoot gone crazy]], whereas Ash is more or less following orders.
* FaceHeelTurn: It sort of comes across this way, but he was [[TheMole never really on their side to begin with]].
* FauxAffablyEvil: Just look at him gleefully waving at his friends as they march to their doom.
* GoOutWithASmile: Gives one last [[CheshireCatGrin winning smile]] before Ripley yanks out his plug, freezing his expression in place. Then Parker [[KillItWithFire burns the grin off with a flamethrower]].
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: By [[TheLoad Lambert]], no less!
* LogicBomb: Once found out, Ash drops the facade of being human and starts behaving erratically. Some have theorized that the conflicting orders of "[[ThreeLawsCompliant Do not kill]]" and "Bring back lifeform, all other priorities rescinded" proves too much for him.
* LosingYourHead: His crewmates knock his head off, but it's still capable of spouting exposition if you hotwire it.
* MadDoctor: He seems more interested in his specimen than in general safety.
-->'''Ripley:''' You're ''still'' collating?!
* MarionetteMotion: After sustaining damage, he starts spinning like a top and making insane whirring noises.
* TheMole: Ash was placed on the ship specificially to ensure Special Order 937 was carried out.
* MrExposition
* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: Losing his head doesn't stop Ash from filling his role as MrExposition, nor does his permanent deactivation do much to hamper his mission of bringing back the alien alive.
* NotQuiteDead: Parker breathes easy once the android is decapitated.. only for it to rear back up and come at him with karate-hands.
* PercussiveMaintenance: "Ash, can you hear me?" ''(SMACK!!)''
%%* ReliableTraitor
* RememberTheNewGuy: Dallas told Ripley he went out with another Science Officer in five of his previous trips. Said officer was replaced with Ash two days before the ''Nostromo'' took off from Thedus (the planet the ship received the ore refinery from) on their trip to Earth.
* RoboticReveal: A milky substance from his forehead after Ripley throttles him.
* TheSmartGuy: Well duh, he is the scientist.
* TheSocialDarwinist: There's a definite element of this to his admiration of the Alien.
-->''"I admire its purity. A survivor. Unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality."''
* [[YouHaveNoIdeaWhoYoureDealingWith You Have No Idea What You're Dealing With]]: Or so he says to the crew.
-->''"You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? Perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility."''
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[[folder:Parker]]
!!Engineer Dennis Monroe Parker
[[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/parker.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:300:''"[[RoaringRampageOfRevenge I'm not for drawing straws. I'm up for killing that god-damned thing right now.]]"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/YaphetKotto
-->''"So, um, we think we should discuss the bonus situation..."''
The chief engineer aboard the ship, with Brett as his assistant. Assertive and acerbic, he is a dauntless complainer and, abetted by his sidekick Brett, demands more money for investigating the alien transmission. Occasionally at odds with Ripley, his respect for her resourcefulness and plans to combat the growing crisis prevails.
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* TheBigGuy: Of the crew. He's technically the GeniusBruiser since he's the Chief Engineer; he makes flamethrowers for himself and Dallas.
* BlackBestFriend: To Brett.
* DeadpanSnarker: He takes the lead in snark.
-->''"We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space."''
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Despite likely knowing that he couldn't physically match the Alien, he tries to save Lambert by attacking it. Unfortunately, it's a SenselessSacrifice due to Lambert's fear.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Parker is loud-mouthed, greedy and sarcastic but he's a good man at heart. [[spoiler:Notably he's devastated by Brett's death and tries his utmost to save Lambert.]]
* NotInMyContract: He doesn't want to investigate the distress signal, pointing out that it isn't his job to respond to distress calls. He tries to parlay this into getting more money before being abruptly told by Ash that his contract would be voided entirely if he refused.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Much like Brett. He doesn't even entertain the possibility of investigating the distress signal without a discussion of a possible reward.
-->''"I hate to bring this up but, uh, this a commercial ship, not a rescue ship...and it's not in my contract to do this kind of duty. Now what about the money? If you wanna give me some money to do it, I'll be happy to, uh, t-to, you know, oblige."''
* OnlySaneMan: He frequently voices the rational approach to a situation. Parker and Ripley ought to get along better.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:Following Brett's death, Parker quickly becomes the most passionate voice calling for the death of the Alien.]]
-->''"I'm not drawing any straws. I'm for killing that goddamn thing right now!"''
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Brett, his employee and friend. They're always seen together [[spoiler:until Brett's death.]]
* TokenMinority: Parker is the only non-white crew member.
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[[folder:Brett]]
!!Engineer Samuel Elias Brett
[[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/brett.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:300:''"[[{{Catchphrase}} Right.]]"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/HarryDeanStanton
-->"''You see, Mr. Parker and I feel that the bonus situation has never been on a-an equitable level.''"
An engineering technician on board the Nostromo and a good friend of his engineering chief, Parker. As a 'regular working Joe', he persistently angles for the increased pay and bonus awards he feels are due.
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* ButtMonkey: He's the lowest on the totem pole, as evidenced by the crew's dismissive treatment of him. He's also the one sent off all alone to chase the cat.
* CatchPhrase: "Right". {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by Parker and Ripley.
-->'''Ripley:''' Whenever he says *anything* you say "right," Brett, you know that?
-->'''Brett:''' Right.
-->'''Ripley:''' Parker, what do you think? Your staff just follows you around and says "right". Just like a regular parrot.
-->'''Parker:''' ''[laughs]'' Yeah, shape up. What are you some kind of parrot?
-->'''Brett:''' Right.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Brett has the dubious honor of being the first victim of the full-grown Alien. While searching for Jones the cat, he stumbles upon the Alien and is subsequently taken by it.]]
* DeerInTheHeadLights: [[spoiler:When the Alien first reveals itself, Brett is frozen in place. He clearly has no idea just what the hell he's looking at, and is transfixed in fascination and horror.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:The Alien kills him this way, with it's inner mouth.]]
* NiceHat: Brett's usually seen wearing a baseball cap. He only takes it off to get cool from some condensation.
* OhCrap: [[spoiler:His usual blank, bored expression drops into astonished terror when the alien rises before him.]]
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Like Parker, he'll take any chance to chime in if he thinks there's an opportunity to inflate his paycheck.
* TheStoic: He doesn't register much emotion.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Parker, his co-worker and friend. They're always seen together, usually complaining about something or other. [[spoiler:Coincidentally, when Brett does go to do something by himself he gets killed by the Alien.]]
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[[folder:Jones]]
!!Jones the Cat
->'''Played By:''' Cats
-->''"Hiiiiisssssss!!"''
The ship's pet, and the only non-human to survive the movie (and ''Aliens'' too). Ripley is particularly attached to him, even going back to retrieve him before leaving the ''Nostromo''.
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* [[InfantImmortality Animal Immortality:]] He gets left behind with the Alien when Ripley flees. The Alien inspects it curiously, but thankfully doesn't kill Jonesy.
* CatScare: Just how did Jones get into that locker in the first place?
* DamselInDistress: Former {{Trope Namer|s}}.
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Cat:]] Jones is the only one who can naturally sense when the Xenomorph is present and basically tries to alert the crew of the Nostromo when the Xenomorph is nearby.
* SoleSurvivor: The only creature on the Nostromo to ''not'' die an eventual xenomorph-related death.
* TeamPet: For the crew of the Nostromo. [[AllThereInTheManual External materials]] say that Dallas had him officially exempted from the company's no-pet policy by registering him as needed for vermin control. However, since most vermin would be killed being outside of shielded cryopods during [=FTL=] translation, this was just an excuse to allow him.
* [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What Happened to the Cat?]]: Jones doesn't show up anymore after the first arc of the second movie. Ripley tells him he's staying there while she leaves for the colony with the marines, so presumably she left him with someone else while she was away (she had expected to come back, after all). If so, then Jones has the happiest ending of any of the characters in either of the first two movies.
* [[EvilDetectingDog Xenomorph-Detecting Cat]] Jones is the only member of the Nostromo crew who can naturally sense the Xenomorph. Sadly, Brett doesn't take warning to Jones' sudden bout of hissing.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mother]]
!!MU-TH-UR A.K.A. "Mother"
->'''Played By:''' Helen Horton
* AIIsACrapshoot: [[spoiler:Averted. Ripley actually misses the deadline to abort the self-destruct sequence by several seconds. Mother clearly announces "The option to override detonation procedure has now expired" while Ripley is still going through the [[NoOSHACompliance ridiculously complicated abort procedure.]] She tries to convince Mother that the units are back on, but it's too late. The ship's reactors are overloading at that point and nothing can stop it. Subverted in that Mother was complicit with Ash in carrying out Special Order 937, even though she never actively tried to hurt the ''Nostromo'''s crew.]]
* SapientShip: Averted. The best it can do is answer questions and react. Much of it's time is spent "collating".
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