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    Ellen Ripley - Wikipedia

    • Two hundred years after Ripley's death, a clone of Ripley is successfully produced aboard the spaceship Auriga. Her DNA proved difficult to separate from that of the alien that was inside her during the events of Alien 3 , so the first six clones were useless monstrosities. See more

    Overview

    Ellen Louise Ripley is a fictional character and the original protagonist of the Alien film series, played by American … See more

    Biography

    Ripley is introduced as a warrant officer aboard the Nostromo, a spaceship en route to Earth from Thedus. Having been placed in stasis for the long journey home, the crew is awakened when the Nostromo receives a transmissio… See more

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    First appearanceAlien (1979)
    Last appearanceDead by Daylight (2023)
    Created byDan O'Bannon · Ronald Shusett
    Portrayed bySigourney Weaver · Nicole Fellows (young; Ripley 8) · Breanna Watkins (The Predator deleted scene)
    Reception

    Ellen Ripley is often featured in lists of the best characters in film history: in 2008, American Film Institute ranked her as the eighth best hero in American film history in their list of the 100 greatest heroes and villains, … See more

    Appearances

    • Alien (1979)
    • Aliens (1986)
    • Alien 3 (1992)
    • Alien Resurrection (1997)
    • The Predator (2018; deleted scene)… See more

    In popular culture

    • In the 2016 superhero film Deadpool, the titular character refers to Negasonic Teenage Warhead (played by Brianna Hildebrand) as "Ripley, from Alien 3!" when she answers the front door of the X-Mansion, i… See more

    Further reading

    • C., Ximena Gallardo; Smith, C. Jason (21 May 2004). Alien Woman: The Making of Lt. Ellen Ripley. Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 0-8264-1570-9. See more

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    Why Did Alien 3 Kill Off Ellen Ripley? - Game Rant

    Apr 26, 2024 · As it turns out, though, there's a simple explanation as to why Ripley died in Alien 3. After bringing the character to life in multiple films, Weaver was eager to see Ellen Ripley's story...

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    Alien: What Happened To Ellen Ripley? - Screen Rant

    Feb 18, 2020 · At the end of Alien, Ellen Ripley blasts the Xenomorph out of the airlock, and then burns it to death using her escape shuttle's engines. After recording a message explaining what happened, Ripley then enters …

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    Ellen Ripley | Xenopedia | Fandom

    Lieutenant Ellen Ripley, the last survivor of the Nostromo's destruction, had died. 200 years later, General Martin Peréz would state that "for all intents and purposes", Ripley succeeded in wiping out the Xenomorph species with her …

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    What Happened To Ripley? :: Alien: Isolation General …

    May 27, 2018 · 11 Dec 2137: Amanda Ripley escapes the dying Sevastapol. She dies of cancere at the age of 66, on 23 Dec 2178. 16 May 2179: Ellen Ripley is rescued, 57 years after Nostromo's destruction. Amanda has been dead …

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    What happened to Ellen Ripley?
    16 May 2179: Ellen Ripley is rescued, 57 years after Nostromo's destruction. Amanda has been dead for five months. Another theory that's been thrown around is the part with the Alien onboard the Torrens was a nightmare. The abrupt, cliffhanger ending is the only thing I hate about this game, since it seems there won't be getting a sequel.

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    How did Ellen Ripley kill the Xenomorph?
    Read on for a full rundown. At the end of Alien, Ellen Ripley blasts the Xenomorph out of the airlock, and then burns it to death using her escape shuttle's engines. After recording a message explaining what happened, Ripley then enters hypersleep for the long journey back to Earth.

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    What happened to Ellen Ripley in alien?
    So, everyone knows what happened to Ripley in Alien, one of the most famous sci-fi/horror films ever made. But what became of her later on in the franchise? Read on for a full rundown. At the end of Alien, Ellen Ripley blasts the Xenomorph out of the airlock, and then burns it to death using her escape shuttle's engines.

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    How did Amanda Ripley die?
    11 Dec 2137: Amanda Ripley escapes the dying Sevastapol. She dies of cancere at the age of 66, on 23 Dec 2178. 16 May 2179: Ellen Ripley is rescued, 57 years after Nostromo's destruction. Amanda has been dead for five months. Another theory that's been thrown around is the part with the Alien onboard the Torrens was a nightmare.

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    When was Ellen Ripley born?
    Ellen Ripley was born on January 7, 2092 at the Olympia colony on Luna. On January 7, 2094, an outbreak of XMB Virus on Earth 's moon led to the colony being quarantined for sixteen years. Ripley spent her childhood in a lunar quarantine facility and ultimately tested negative for XMB, [MEDSCAN CERT#90156E].

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    How did Ripley die?
    As Ripley was previously implanted with an Alien Queen embryo, she planned to die by suicide before the Weyland-Yutani corporation could arrive and extract it from her. While Ripley is briefly tempted by Bishop II's (Lance Henriksen) offer to surgically remove it and save her life, she decides to rid the universe of the creature once and for all.

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    The Entire Alien Story Finally Explained - Looper

    Aug 14, 2024 · In the year 2137, 15 years after Ellen Ripley beats back her first Xenomorph and enters cryosleep once more, her daughter Amanda (Andrea Deck) is tormented by her disappearance.

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    Alien 3's Original Ending Explained (& Why It Was …

    Aug 23, 2024 · Alien 3's finale sees Ripley and the prisoners luring the lethal "Dragon" Xenomorph into a trap, and finally killing it. As Ripley was previously implanted with an Alien Queen embryo, she planned to die by suicide …

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    The Ending Of Alien (1979) Explained - Looper

    Apr 12, 2021 · After the xenomorph kills its host, it hunts down the crew one by one until the lone survivor, Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), barely manages to kill it. Critics and scholars have spent the...

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