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    • Lieutenant First Class Ellen Louise Ripley was a civilian adviser to the United States Colonial Marine Corps and a hugely influential figure in humanity's encounters with the species Xenomorph XX121. … See more

    Biography

    Early life
    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 quarantine… See more

    Personality and Traits

    "That's the grenade launcher... I don't think you wanna mess with that."
    "You started this. Show me everything. I can handle myself."
    "Yeah, I noticed..."
    ―Hicks an… See more

    Equipment

    Although Ripley, of her own accord, was not a soldier, she would arm herself with whatever came to hand if it would help her survive. Aboard the Nostromo, she armed herself with one of Parker's custom-built Flame Thro… See more

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  1. The movies that make up the first three installments of the Alien franchise close a chapter with Ripley's death at the conclusion of Alien 3. She chooses to sacrifice herself and ensure the death of the queen gestating in her body, making her official death date August 11, 2179, according to Weyland-Yuanti records.
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    After having killed the Alien by thermal shock, Ripley sacrifices herself by diving into a gigantic furnace just as the alien Queen begins to erupt from her chest. Her plan was to exterminate the final trace of the Aliens and prevent the Weyland-Yutani Corporation from using it as a biological weapon.
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    Ripley was the sole survivor of the crash, Newt and Hicks died, while Bishop was damaged beyond repair. Stranded on the prison planet Fiorina "Fury" 161, Ripley faced isolation and a new form of the alien threat, a Xenomorph runner, nicknamed The Dragon. Furthermore, Ripley was infected with a Queen chestburster, and had only days to live.
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    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 before the Weyland-Yutani corporation could arrive and extract it from her.
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