Ellen Ripley
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- "I don't know which species is worse, Burke. You don't see them fucking each other over a god damn percentage."
- – Ripley, to Burke (Alien)
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Lieutenant Ellen Ripley (b. January 7th 2092 – d. 2179 / cl. 2279), was born on the Olympia colony on Luna.
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[edit] Early History
She had one daughter, Amanda Ripley-McClaren (b. June 24th 2111 – d. December 23rd 2177). In 2122, she was hired as Warrant Officer for the Weyland-Yutani commercial hauler USCSS Nostromo.
[edit] Distress Call
Ellen Ripley was the sole survivor of the destruction of the Nostromo and escaped in the shuttlecraft Narcissus where she entered a prolonged period of hypersleep.
[edit] Return to LV426
The crew of the Tripast Salvage recovered the Narcissus in 2179 and Ripley was transported to Gateway Station, where she remained for several months as a powerloader operator and cargo worker. Ripley was later persuaded to accompany a team of USCMC marines back to Acheron LV-426.
[edit] Fiorina 161
The operation was unsuccessful and in 2179 Ellen Ripley was stranded on Fiorina 161, where she committed suicide to prevent the birth of the Xenomorph queen growing inside her.
[edit] Life After Death
Following the events on Fiorina 161, seven unsuccessful attempts were made to clone Ellen Ripley on the medical vessel USM Auriga. The eighth clone (dubbed Ripley 8) produced was a mixture of Xenomorph and Human genetic material, providing it with certain superhuman abilities and a peculiar attachment to the Xenomorph species. Following the events on the Auriga Ripley 8 and the synthetic auton Call returned to Earth.
[edit] In Popular Media
A cybernetic "clone" of Ripley is mentioned in the novels Aliens: Nightmare Asylum, and Aliens: The Female War.
Although not consider canonical to the main series of Alien it serves as an improtant spin-off that adds a twist to the plot over all.
