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"Covenant, come in! Are you reading us? Covenant, come in... We're here, we're here! This is Private Cole, Expedition team. Do... you... read?"
Cole contacts the USCSS Covenant (from Alien: Covenant (novel))

Private Cole was a member of the security team assigned to the Weyland-Yutani Corporation colony ship USCSS Covenant. When the Covenant intercepted a mysterious signal from an uncharted world, Cole was part of an expeditionary team sent to investigate. The resulting events would see the loss of much of the Covenant crew and its entire security complement, including Cole; after many of his fellow officers were killed by a dangerous alien lifeform, Cole himself was slaughtered by an even more formidable creature.

Biography[]

Recruitment[]

"No bang, but just as deadly. Flechettes won't penetrate a survival suit, though."
Cole speculating on the saboteur's weapon (from Alien: Covenant - Origins)

During or prior to 2103,[4] Private Cole was chosen by Weyland-Yutani Corporation security chief Dan Lopé for a position aboard the Weyland-Yutani colony ship USCSS Covenant, which was slated to travel to the distant world of Origae-6. Shortly before the Covenant's departure from Earth orbit, Cole and his immediate colleagues were tasked to deal with an incident—a saboteur had mined the main door in[5] one of the ship's terraforming bays[6] and taken a hostage. When chief terraformist[5] Katherine Daniels[7] appeared on the scene, Cole pointed out that negotiations had failed, and helped Daniels into a spacesuit when she decided to negotiate with the saboteur herself. During the negotiations, Cole commented on the attacker's apparent choice of weapon, which was later revealed to be an origami gun. The attack was subsequently neutralized.[5]

Following the successful launch of the Covenant, Cole was present at a celebration held by the crew.[8]

Cataclysm[]

One year into the voyage in 2104, the Covenant was hit by the energy scatter from a supernova and badly damaged. The crew were awoken from stasis to deal with the threat; however, captain Jake Branson was killed in his cryotube. Cole and fellow guard Ben Ledward were charged by acting captain Chris Oram with dealing with Branson's remains. Some time after, the Covenant intercepted a rogue transmission from a nearby world. Oram declared that the crew would investigate rather than continue traveling to Origae-6 and risking further incident. Cole and his colleagues traveled with Oram and several others aboard Lander One to conduct the investigation.

After setting down on the planet, the expedition team discovered a crashed alien ship; Cole and security officer Ankor were ordered by Lopé to remain outside and secure the premises while the others explored the vessel. Shortly afterward, Ledward and Lopé's second-in-command Tom Hallet fell ill after breathing in mysterious spores. Cole helped escort Hallet back to Lander One. Before they could reach the craft, Cole and the others witnessed its destruction following a misguided effort to kill the Alien creature that had torn its way out of Ledward. Subsequently, a second creature emerged from Hallet's throat and mouth, killing him. Following this, Cole helped secure the area with the remaining security personnel.

Ambush[]

"Get it off me!"
"Can't get a clear shot!
"
Rosenthal and Cole during the fighting (from Alien: Covenant)

Later on, one of the creatures returned to attack the team. Cole, Ankor and colleague Sarah Rosenthal attempted to kill it; however, this resulted in Ankor's death when the creature struck him with its tail, mortally wounding him. Cole was then knocked to the ground when the alien leaped on him; it was subsequently killed by Rosenthal.

The team's relief was short-lived, as the second alien appeared. It attacked Rosie and began mauling her; Cole attempted to shoot the creature but, owing to the low visibility and risk of shooting his colleague in the process, was unable to do so. As the situation deteriorated, a mysterious figure appeared and fired a flare gun into the air, scaring the creature away. The interloper exhorted the crew to follow him, and they did so. After reaching shelter, their rescuer introduced himself as David, the synthetic from the lost USCSS Prometheus. Shortly after, Cole helped Lopé reestablish communications with the Covenant; however, due to atmospheric conditions, the crew would have to hold their positions until it subsided.

Search[]

"I found her, Sergeant. I found her..."
Cole upon discovering Rosenthal's mangled corpse (from Alien: Covenant)
Cole

Cole's demise

Later that night, Rosenthal went missing; Oram went to look for her, but did not return. Cole and Lopé conducted a search for them; in a nearby chamber, Cole happened upon Rosie's body, which had been mutilated by one of the creatures. With first light nearing, Lopé and Cole decided to gather the necessary supplies and prepare for the evacuation. While arming themselves, they were ordered by Daniels to stay in radio contact while she went to find ship's synthetic Walter. The two then combed the temple for Oram; Cole eventually found the captain dead, his chest having been ripped open by the emergence of an alien lifeform.

Cole was promptly ambushed by one of the parasites which had infected Oram, which latched itself on to his gun. Cole fought it off and tried to shoot it, though it dodged his gunfire and instead moved toward Lopé. As they searched for it, it attacked Lopé and latched on to his face. As Lopé struggled to pull the parasite off, Cole used his knife to cut it off and threw it aside, saving Lopé. However, the resultant acid spray still contacted Lopé's face and left him badly injured. As Cole attempted to bandage Lopé's wound, Lopé's attention was drawn to the ceiling, alerting Cole. The alien born from Oram—now in its adult stage—attacked Cole from above, pinning him down and swiftly killing him with its inner jaw before tearing his corpse apart.

Personality and traits[]

The most impulsive member of Lopé's team,[9] Cole was nonetheless an expert soldier. He had a particular admiration for Lopé, especially respecting his superior's tendency to always carry his weapon on duty.[10]

Equipment[]

Cole's primary weapon was a Thales F90 rifle outfitted with an attachable weapons light underneath the barrel. He also carried a combat knife as a backup. The knife was later destroyed when he used it to cut the parasite from Lopé's face, spilling its acidic blood and melting the blade.[3]

Behind the scenes[]

"The dynamic of the team, under Hallett and Lope[sic], is really quite family-orientated. The crew are a small group anyway. We don't get to see too much of the personalities, but overall the feel of the crew is that they are a tightly knit group of people."
―Uli Latukefu[src]

Cole was portrayed by Uli Latukefu.[3]

Appearances[]

Non-canon[]

References[]

  1. Alan Dean Foster. Alien: Covenant, p. 33 (2017), Titan Books.
  2. Cole's actor's (Uli Latukefu) height is 6ft 5 (195.6 cm), which reflects Cole's height.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Jack Paglen, Michael Green (writers), Ridley Scott (director). Alien: Covenant (2017), 20th Century Fox [DVD].
  4. Alien: The Blueprints
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Alien: Covenant - Origins
  6. While the bay in question is merely labelled as "the main cargo bay" in Alien: Covenant - Origins, Alien: Covenant: The Official Collector's Edition states that the Covenant is in fact outfitted with four terraforming bays.
  7. Alien: Augmented Reality Survival Manual
  8. The Last Supper
  9. Alien: Covenant: The Official Collector's Edition
  10. Alien: Covenant novelization
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