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=== A.J. Dallas ===
{{quote|''"Standard procedure is to do what the hell they tell you to do!"''
Portrayed by Tom Skerritt}}
 
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=== Ellen L. Ripley ===
{{quote|''"I don't want to hear your god damned explanation!"''
Portrayed by [[Sigourney Weaver]]}}
 
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=== J.M. Lambert ===
{{quote|''"I say that we abandon this ship! We take the shuttle and just get the hell out of here!"''
Portrayed by Veronica Cartwright}}
 
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=== Thomas Kane ===
{{quote|''"I do remember some horrible dream about smothering…"''
Portrayed by [[John Hurt]]}}
 
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=== Ash ===
{{quote|''"I can't lie to you about your chances, but... [[You Have No Chance to Survive|you have my sympathies]]."''<br />
Portrayed by Ian Holm}}
 
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=== Parker ===
{{quote|''"I'm not for drawing straws. I'm up for killing that god-damned thing right now."''
Portrayed by Yaphet Kotto}}
 
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=== S.E. Brett ===
{{quote|''"You see, Mr. Parker and I feel that the bonus situation has never been on a-an equitable level."''
Portrayed by Harry Dean Stanton}}
 
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=== Jones the Cat ===
{{quote|''"Meow."''}}
The ship's pet, and the only non-human being to survive the movie. Ripley's particularly attached to him, even going back to retrieve him before leaving the ''Nostromo''.
 
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=== Lieutenant Gorman ===
{{quote|'''Ripley''': ''"How many drops is this for you, Lieutenant?"''
'''Gorman''': ''"Thirty eight." (''[[Beat]]'') "Simulated."''
'''Vasquez''': ''"How many '''combat''' drops?"''
'''Gorman''': ''"Uh, two. Including this one."'''
Portrayed by William Hope}}
 
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=== Sergeant Apone ===
{{quote|''"Alright sweethearts, what're you waiting for, breakfast in bed? Another glorious day in the Corps..."''
Portrayed by Al Matthews}}
 
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=== Corporal Dwayne Hicks ===
{{quote|''"We're all in strung out shape, but [[Stay Frosty]], and alert. We can't afford to let one of those bastards in here."''
Portrayed by Michael Biehn}}
 
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=== Private Hudson ===
{{quote|[[Game Over Man|''"GAME OVER, MAN! GAME OVER!"'']]<br />
Portrayed by Bill Paxton}}
 
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=== Private Vasquez ===
{{quote|'''Hudson''': ''"Hey, Vasquez, you ever been mistaken for a man?"''
'''Vasquez''': ''"No, have [[Insult Backfire|you]]?"''<br />
Portrayed by Jeanette Goldstein}}
 
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=== Private Drake ===
{{quote|''"They ain't payin' us enough for this, man."''
Portrayed by Mark Rolston}}
 
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=== Bishop ===
{{quote|''"Not bad for a... human."''
Portrayed by Lance Henriksen}}
 
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=== Corporal Ferro ===
{{quote|''"We're in the pipe, five by five..."''
Portrayed by Colette Hiller}}
 
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=== Corporal Dietrich ===
{{quote|''"Top! Top, get over here, we got a live one!"''
Portrayed by Cynthia Dale Scott}}
 
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=== Private Frost ===
{{quote|''"Man, I'm telling you, I got a bad feeling about this drop."''
Portrayed by Ricco Ross}}
 
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=== Private Spunkmeyer ===
{{quote|''"What's this crap supposed to be?"''
Portrayed by Daniel Kash}}
 
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=== Private Crowe ===
{{quote|''"You always say that Frost, you always say, I got a bad feeling about this drop..."''
Portrayed by Tip Tipping}}
 
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=== Private Wierzbowski ===
{{quote|'''Hicks''':''"Wierzbowski? WIERZBOWSKI?!"''
Portrayed by Trevor Steedman}}
 
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=== Rebecca 'Newt' Jorden ===
{{quote|''"They mostly come at night. Mostly..."''
Portrayed by Carrie Henn}}
 
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=== Carter J. Burke ===
{{quote|''"I'm Burke. Carter Burke. I work for the company. But don't let that fool you, [[Blatant Lies|I'm really an okay guy.]]"''<br />
Portrayed by Paul Reiser}}
 
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* [[Dirty Coward]]
* [[Greedy Jew]]: Fits this unfortunate stereotype to a tee in all but surname; even the actor who plays him, Paul Reiser, is also Jewish.
* [[Jews Love to Argue]]: Rebukes accusations of irresponsibility with condescending and patronizing sarcasm, and pours oil on the fire of hopelessness after Ferro's personnel carrier crashes by '''unnecessarily''' quipping "Why don't we make a fire, and sing a song"."
* [[Karmic Death]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
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=== Dillon ===
{{quote|''"You're all gonna die. The only question is how you check out. Do you want it on your feet? Or on your knees... begging?"''
Portrayed by Charles S Dutton}}
 
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=== Dr Jonathan Clemens ===
{{quote|''"I really appreciate your affections. But I am aware that they deflected my question. In the nicest possible way, of course."''}}
{{quote|Portrayed by [[Charles Dance]]}}
 
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=== Superintendent Harold Andrews ===
{{quote|''"This is rumor control, here are the facts..."''
Portrayed by Brian Glover}}
 
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=== Robert Morse ===
{{quote|''"We ain't got no entertainment center, no climate control, no video system, no surveillance, no freezers, no fucking ice cream, no rubbers, no women, no guns. All we got here is shit!"''
Portrayed by Danny Webb}}
 
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=== Golic ===
{{quote|''"In an insane world, a sane man must appear insane."''
Portrayed by [[Paul McGann]]}}
 
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* [[Talkative Loon]]: Halfway. He doesn't say a lot, but when he ''does'' speak, he tends to babble.
 
=== Francis “85”"85" Aaron ===
{{quote|''"You all keep telling me how dumb I am. Well, at least I’m smart enough not to have a life sentence on this rock!"
Portrayed by Ralph Brown}}
Superintendent Andrews’ assistant, Aaron is mocked by the prisoners for his low I.Q. (Nicknamed 85 for his I.Q. level) and his total faith in the company.
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* [[The Smart Guy]]: Much smarter than some of the other prisoners.
 
=== Ted “Junior”"Junior" Gillas ===
{{quote|Portrayed by [[Holt McCallany]]}}
 
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=== Michael Bishop II ===
{{quote|''"Think of all we could learn from it!"''
Portrayed by Lance Henriksen}}
 
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=== Annalee Call ===
{{quote|''"You're a thing, a construct. They grew you in a fucking lab."''
Portrayed by Winona Ryder }}
 
* [[Its Pronounced Tropay]]: It's spelled "Call," but it sounds more like "Cole."
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=== Johner ===
{{quote|''"I'm not the mechanic here, Ironsides! I mostly just hurt people!"''
Portrayed by [[Ron Perlman]] }}
 
* [[Anything That Moves]] -: Invoked. While he claims to draw the line at automatons, Vriess thinks differently:
{{quote|''"Yeah, like you never fucked a robot."''}}
* [[The Big Guy]]: A given for any character played by Ron Perlman.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Dolls out a lot of angry, bitter sarcasm.
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Let's just say that when {{spoiler|Call is revealed to be an android}}, he's not very polite about it.
* [[Jerkass]]: Really living up to your [[Ron Perlman|physical description]] there, Johner.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Jerk]]: While it's true that he helps his teammates in a pinch, it's only because he kinda needs them to, y'know, ''survive''.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: See [[Wheelchair Woobie]] in the YMMV page.
* [[Last-Name Basis]]: According to the novelisationnovelization anyway.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: After Vriess successfully pilots the Betty and saves their butts, Johner gives him a big ol' ''kiss''.
* [[Psycho for Hire]]
 
=== Vriess ===
{{quote|''"Wanna check the chair?"''
Portrayed by Dominique Pinon }}
 
* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]: Implied for Call.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Whenever Johner is around.
* [[Handicapped Badass]]: heHe was at one point trapped in a room alone with an Alien in his weelchair, yet ''still'' got his way out alive.
* [[Butt Monkey]]
* [[Super Wheelchair]]: It's designed to seamlessly hide his [[Scaramanga Special]].
 
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{{quote|Portrayed by Michael Wincott}}
 
* [[The Captain]]: Of the ''Betty''.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Giving his authorization code as EAT ME, among other moments.
* [[Sacrificial Lion]]: You think he'd survive the film, but he's the first to die.
 
=== Christie ===
{{quote|Portrayed by Gary Dourdan}}
 
* [[Guns Akimbo]] -: Wields dual "disposable" derringer type pistols, spring-loaded and attached to his arms.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]] -: To save Vriess.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] -: Initially comes off like a thug, but turns out to be one of the nicest and most levelheaded characters in the film, becoming de facto leader, allowing Ripley to join them despite Call's protests, humoring Destephano when asked about his weapons and more prominently carrying Vriess when they have to "ditch the chair".
 
=== Sabra Hillard ===
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=== Ripley 8 ===
{{quote|''"My mommy always said there were no monsters. No real ones. But there are."''
Portrayed by Sigourney Weaver }}
 
* [[Badass Abnormal]]: ifIf you consider her the same character than original Ripley. Considering she seems to share her memory, that would count.
* [[Came Back Wrong]]: Well, for one thing, now she ''also'' has acid for blood...
* [[Creepy Good]]: herHer whole attitude is pretty creepy, especially the way she has more empathy for the aliens than the humans. As if this wasn't enough, she now shares the Alien's super-strenght and acidic blood. Yet, she does mean well, and helps the Betty Crew to get out alive.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: whenWhen compared to the original Ripley, this one is notably more sarcastic and cynical (even though the original Ripley wasn't exactly naive), displaying a dark sense of humor and almost ''enjoying'' the irony of seeing what's happening onboard.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: {{spoiler|When she discovers the previous failed Ripley clones. She's so horrified that she ends up destroying the lab. She has a second one when she is forced to kill the Alien-human hybrid}}. In the Special Edition, when shown a picture of a little girl during her testing, Ripley becomes silent and starts crying, obviously remembering Newt.
* [[Knight in Sour Armor]]: Is even more bitter and cynical than the original.
** {{spoiler|Arguably has a second one when she is forced to kill the Alien-human hybrid.}}
** In the Special Edition, when shown a picture of a little girl during her testing, Ripley becomes silent and starts crying, obviously remembering Newt.
* [[Knight in Sour Armor]]
 
=== General Martin Perez ===
{{quote|''"Ellen Ripley died trying to wipe this species out. For all intents and purposes, she succeeded!"''
Portrayed by Dan Hedaya }}
 
* [[Boom! Headshot!]]: fromFrom an Xenomorph's second head no less, and the man doesn't notice it until he checked the back of his head.
* [[General Ripper]]: He thinks breeding the aliens is a good idea so he must be this.
* [[Jerkass]]: Not only does he oversee illegal experiments, he's a dick about it.
* [[Jerkass]]
 
=== Dr. Mason Wren ===
{{quote|''"I think you will find that, uh, things have changed a great deal since your time."''
Portrayed by JE Freeman }}
 
* [[Big Bad]]: Of the fourth film.
* [[Karmic Death]]: Killed by the chestbuster of one of his victims.
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Breeding xenomorphs and tampering with their DNA can't possibly go wrong!
 
=== Dr. Jonathon Gediman ===
{{quote|''"You are... a beautiful, beautiful, butterfly."''
Portrayed by Brad Dourif }}
 
* [[Nightmare Fetishist]]: The above quote is said to {{spoiler|the Human/Alien hybrid}}.
* [[Sanity Slippage]]: Becomes extremely unhinged after becoming part of the Queen's hive.
* [[Tempting Fate]]: It takes a special kind of [[Asshole Victim]] to do [[Window Love|a Window Kiss]] to one of the ''aliens''.
 
=== Vincent DiStephano ===
{{quote|''"Begging your pardon, sir, but FUCK YOU!"''
Portrayed by Raymond Cruz }}
 
* [[Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right]]: He defects from the USM and helps the heroes to destroy the aliens and escape.
 
=== Dr. Carlyn Williamson ===
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=== Larry Purvis ===
{{quote|''"What's in-[[Precision F-Strike|fucking]]-side me?"''<br />
Portrayed by Leland Orser }}
 
* [[Face Full of Alien Wingwong]]: Done offscreen.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: The way he utilizes his [[Chest Burster]] for the greater good is a sight to behold.
* [[Human Resources]]: Specifically, he and his crew mates are the [[Unusual Euphemism|cargo]] that the ''Betty'' delivers to the ''Auriga''.
* [[Innocent Bystander]]: Though in the end, he takes advantage of his [[Chest Burster|impending doom]] to become a [[Heroic Bystander]] when he {{spoiler|dispatches Dr. Wren by placing Wren's head directely ''in front of'' where his chestburster comes out.}}.
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Illustrated in this exchange:
{{quote|Call: "It's not right!"
Purvis: "I've been saying that all day." }}
 
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