Alien (franchise)/Characters: Difference between revisions

 

=== A.J. Dallas ===

Portrayed by Tom Skerritt }}

 

 

=== Ellen L. Ripley ===

Portrayed by [[Sigourney Weaver]] }}

 

 

=== J.M. Lambert ===

Portrayed by Veronica Cartwright }}

 

 

=== Thomas Kane ===

Portrayed by John Hurt }}

 

 

=== Ash ===

Portrayed by Ian Holm }}

 

* [[Losing Your Head]]: His crewmates knock his head off, but it's still capable of spouting exposition if you hotwire it.

* [[Mad Doctor]]: He seems more interested in his specimen than in general safety.

* [[Marionette Motion]]: After sustaining damage. Also, his body starts making insane whirring noises.

* [[The Mole]]

 

=== Parker ===

Portrayed by Yaphet Kotto }}

 

 

=== S.E. Brett ===

Portrayed by Harry Dean Stanton }}

 

 

=== Jones the Cat ===

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''.

 

 

=== Lieutenant Gorman ===

Portrayed by William Hope }}

 

 

=== Sergeant Apone ===

Portrayed by Al Matthews }}

 

 

=== Corporal Dwayne Hicks ===

Portrayed by Michael Biehn }}

 

* [[The Lancer]]

* [[Stay Frosty]]: Probably the most famous use of the phrase, and it fits Hicks very well. He even starts ''falling asleep'' during the drop ship ride!

* {{spoiler|[[Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome]]}}

* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: With Ripley.

 

=== Private Hudson ===

Portrayed by Bill Paxton }}

 

* [[The Berserker]]: After recovering from his [[Heroic BSOD]] and before his [[Heroic Sacrifice]].

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Even more so when he's [[Heroic BSOD|losing his shit]].

'''Hudson:''' ''Well, that's a switch.'' }}

* [[Doomed Contrarian]]

 

=== Private Vasquez ===

'''Vasquez''': ''No, have [[Insult Backfire|you]]?''<br />

Portrayed by Jeanette Goldstein }}

 

=== Private Drake ===

Portrayed by Mark Rolston }}

 

 

=== Bishop ===

Portrayed by Lance Henriksen }}

 

 

=== Corporal Ferro ===

Portrayed by Colette Hiller }}

 

 

=== Corporal Dietrich ===

Portrayed by Cynthia Dale Scott }}

 

 

=== Private Frost ===

Portrayed by Ricco Ross }}

 

 

=== Private Spunkmeyer ===

Portrayed by Daniel Kash }}

 

 

=== Private Crowe ===

Portrayed by Tip Tipping }}

 

 

=== Private Wierzbowski ===

Portrayed by Trevor Steedman }}

 

 

=== Rebecca ‘Newt’ Jorden ===

Portrayed by Carrie Henn }}

 

 

=== Carter J. Burke ===

Portrayed by Paul Reiser }}

 

 

=== Dillon ===

Portrayed by Charles S Dutton }}

 

* [[Sympathetic Murderer]]: Granted, this is only because we haven't seen the crimes he committed to end up on this prison planet in the ''first place''...

* [[Think Nothing of It]]: A belligerent example:

'''Dillon''': ''Yeah, well you don't wanna know me, lady. I'm a murderer and rapist of women.'' }}

* [[Took a Level In Kindness]]: Toward Ripley, sort of.

 

=== Dr Jonathan Clemens ===

Portrayed by Charles Dance }}

 

 

=== Superintendent Harold Andrews ===

Portrayed by Brian Glover }}

 

* Catchphrase: See the quote above.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Mostly just with this line:

* [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]]

 

=== Robert Morse ===

Portrayed by Danny Webb }}

 

 

=== Golic ===

Portrayed by Paul [[Mc Gann]] }}

 

 

=== Michael Bishop II ===

Portrayed by Lance Henriksen }}

 

 

=== Annalee Call ===

Portrayed by Winona Ryder }}

 

* [[Last-Name Basis]]: Probably the only way you'd know her first name is from the credits or her toy.

* {{spoiler|[[Ridiculously Human Robot]]}} Lampshaded by Ripley:

 

=== Johner ===

Portrayed by [[Ron Perlman]] }}

 

* [[Anything That Moves]] - Invoked. While he claims to draw the line at automatons, Vriess thinks differently:

* [[The Big Guy]]

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]

 

=== Vriess ===

Portrayed by Dominique Pinon }}

 

 

=== Captian Frank Elgyn ===

 

* [[The Captain]]

 

=== Christie ===

 

* [[Guns Akimbo]] - Wields dual "disposable" derringer type pistols, spring-loaded and attached to his arms.

 

=== Sabra Hillard ===

 

* [[Ms. Fanservice]]

 

=== Ripley 8 ===

Portrayed by Sigourney Weaver }}

 

 

=== General Martin Perez ===

Portrayed by Dan Hedaya }}

 

 

=== Dr. Mason Wren ===

Portrayed by JE Freeman }}

 

 

=== Dr. Jonathon Gediman ===

Portrayed by Brad Dourif }}

 

 

=== Vincent DiStephano ===

Portrayed by Raymond Cruz }}

 

 

=== Dr. Carlyn Williamson ===

 

* [[Big No]]: When Gediman gets pulled under by an alien.

 

=== Larry Purvis ===

Portrayed by Leland Orser }}

 

* [[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:

Purvis: "I've been saying that all day." }}