History Characters / Alien1

* TransTribulations: Downplayed, but her bio in the second movie (which can be [[https://www.cbr.com/alien-joan-lambert-trans/ seen briefly while Ripley's being debriefed]]) confirms she was born male and received a "Despin Convert" procedure shortly after birth, and implies that her risk aversion might be down to trauma connected to this.

* TokenMinority: The confirmation that she was assigned male at birth makes her the only character in the first film that was known to be a part of the LGBT community.
* TransTribulations: Downplayed, but her bio in the second movie (which can be [[https://www.cbr.com/alien-joan-lambert-trans/ seen briefly while Ripley's being debriefed]]) confirms she was assigned male at birth, and implies that her risk aversion might be down to trauma connected to this.

-->'''Dallas''': Alright. Ripley, when I give an order I expect to be obeyed.\\
'''Ripley''': Even if it's against the law?\\
'''Dallas''': [[SuddenlyShouting YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT!]]

-->'''Ash''': [[UltimateLifeform The perfect organism]]. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility. \\
'''Lambert''': [[DiscussedTrope You admire it]]. \\
'''Ash''': I admire its purity.

-->'''Ripley:''' What was your special order?
-->'''Ash:''' You read it, I thought it was clear.

-->''"I admire its purity. A survivor. Unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality."''

-->''"You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? Perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility."''

-->''"We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space."''

-->''"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."''

--> ''"What about our lives, [[PrecisionFStrike you son of a bitch?]]"''

-->''"I'm not drawing any straws. I'm for killing that goddamn thing right now!"''

-->'''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.

[[caption-width-right:350:''"Here kitty...Here kitty, kitty...Jonesy!"'']]

* 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. [[LoopholeAbuse However]], since most vermin would be killed being outside of shielded cryopods during [=FTL=] translation, this was just an excuse to allow him.

-->'''Dallas''': ''WHAT ARE MY CHANCES?''\\
'''Mother''': ''DOES NOT COMPUTE''

[[folder:Xenomorph Drone A.K.A. "Kane's Son"]]

--> ''"A survivor... unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality."''

[[caption-width-right:300:''"[[JustFollowingOrders Standard procedure is to do what the hell they tell you to do!]]"'']]

* TransTribulations: Downplayed, but her bio in the second movie (which can be [[https://www.cbr.com/alien-joan-lambert-trans/ seen briefly while Ripley's being debriefed]]) confirms she's assigned male at birth, and implies that her risk aversion might be down to trauma connected to this.

* AllForNothing: Despite his efforts [[spoiler:he ultimately fails to bring back the alien specimen to the company and his actions only ensure the destruction of the Nostromo, payload, and almost all crew. Which cost the insurers millions.]]

* 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.
* BadLiar: Perhaps it's part of his programming he is forbidden to misrepresent reality, but Ash is a ''terrible'' liar. His reluctance to take action against the Xenomorph or at least pretend he's being productive eventually gets the already-suspicious Ripley exasperated with his bullshit.

* FauxAffablyEvil: Just look at him gleefully waving at his friends as they march to their doom.

* BluntYes: Does this in a deleted scene.

'''Dallas''': You're goddamn right!

* 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.]]

* TheBigGuy: Of the crew. He's technically the GeniusBruiser since he's the Chief Engineer; he makes flamethrowers for himself and Dallas, and he's always one of the first to throw himself physically into the fray. Notably, when the chestburster rips its way out of Kane, while everyone else is staring in shock and horror it's Parker that grabs a knife off the table and looks ready to lunge at it when Ash yells at him to stop.

* TheWorfEffect: Despite being the biggest, burliest member of the crew, he's quickly caught off guard by the robotic Ash and later [[spoiler:goes down almost instantly against the Alien.]]

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:The uncut shows more of his death in detail; the Alien crushed his head in with its bare hands, causing his head to violently bleed while he's still alive. The Alien's tail began impaling his back, and finally the Alien struck him with its inner mouth, whereupon it finally dragged him away into the vents to finish its work. All while Brett either fidgets in shock or screams for Parker in terror.]]

* DumbassHasAPoint: Brett is the one who suggests that the facehugger uses acid like blood, which appears to be the case throughout all the films.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Even Parker looks down on him, blaming him for their mutual unpopularity with the rest of the crew. Brett seems to understand this, but takes it in stride. [[spoiler:Nevertheless, Parker's fearless insistence on destroying the alien, after it kills Brett, proves he really did care for him.]]

* ColourCodedCharacters: His pressure suit is yellow.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Fiddling with the eggs was a very bad idea.

* VillainHasAPoint: Was him preventing Parker from stabbing the chestburster [[spoiler: defending the alien to follow his secret order]]? Yes. Did it also prevent the alien from getting wounded and pissing HollywoodAcid blood all over he place and possibly causing an ExplosiveDecompression once it melted through the ship's hull? Also yes.

* CuteKitten: Not even the xenomorph can resist thinking Jones is cute.

* 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.
* ImprobableInfantSurvival: Encounters the xenomorph multiple times, but him and Ripley are the only survivors at the end. In the director's cut, the alien inspects Jones in his carrier cage up close before shoving it aside, apparently deciding he's an unsuitable host. In fact, Jones is the only passenger of the ''Nostromo'' who never ends up suffering a horrible fate in the end (that we know of).

* SoleSurvivor: The only creature on the Nostromo to ''not'' die an eventual xenomorph-related death.

* 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, presumably living a cosy life on Earth until he dies of natural causes.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Even Parker looks down on him, blaming him for their mutual unpopularity with the rest of the crew. Brett seems to understand this, but takes it in stride.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Even Parker looks down on him, blaming him for their mutual unpopularity with the rest of the crew. Brett seems to be aware of this, but takes it in stride.

[[caption-width-right:300:''"[[{{Catchphrase}} Right.]]"'']]

* CatchPhrase: "Right". {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by Parker and Ripley.

* AcidForBlood: Which nearly burns a hole in the hull.
* AmbigiousGender: While the phallic elements of its design and brutal sexual violence code it as male, a deleted scene shows it producing eggs out of Brett and Dallas.
* BlownOutTheAirlock: Its ultimate fate, courtesy of Ripley.

See [[Characters/AlienMain Main characters]]

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/VeronicaCartwright, Creator/IanHolm, Creator/JohnHurt, Creator/YaphetKotto, Creator/HarryDeanStanton, Creator/TomSkerritt & Creator/SigourneyWeaver

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/TomSkerritt

-->''"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."''

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JohnHurt

-->''"The pit is completely enclosed. And it's full of leathery objects, like eggs or something."''

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/VeronicaCartwright

-->''"Well, how about a little something to lower your spirits?"''

->'''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?"''

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/YaphetKotto

-->''"So, um, we think we should discuss the bonus situation..."''

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/HarryDeanStanton

-->"''You see, Mr. Parker and I feel that the bonus situation has never been on a-an equitable level.''"

->'''Portrayed By:''' Cats

-->''"Hiiiiisssssss!!"''

->'''Portrayed By:''' Helen Horton
->'''Dubbed By:''' Creator/PerrettePradier (European French)

[[folder:The Drone]]

* ApatheticPet: He sits and watches Brett get eaten by the alien.

* 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.

* TheChick: Yeah, Ripley's a woman too, but Lambert is definitely TheChick of the crew.

* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Alongside Lambert. They are the final human casualties of the film, meaning that from here on out, Ripley is all alone against the Alien.]]

* 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.
%%* EvilBrit

* ExactTimeToFailure: To override [[spoiler:[[JustFollowingOrders Special Order 937]] and escape, Ripley sets the Nostromo's engines [[SelfDestructMechanism to self destruct]]. Mother can only announce how long is left to abort, and then how much time until both ship and cargo are utterly destroyed. Typical for the Company, the sequence is just as [[NoOSHACompliance fiendishly obtrusive to abort]] it as it is to initiate. There is no quick reset button. Mother cannot abort unless Ripley turns the cooling unit back on, by manually disengaging several safety interlocks and inserting the control rods back in. Doing so, [[FailsafeFailure wastes precious time]] and misses her window by several scant seconds.]]