Ripley — Alien Character Profile

About Ripley

Warrant officer and Nostromo survivor, known for resilience and tactical leadership against the Xenomorph.

Ripley — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Survival instinct, Tactical leadership, Firearms proficiency, Xenomorph knowledge, Resilience

• Strength: 7/10
• Intelligence: 8.5/10
• Charisma: 7.5/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 9/10

Affiliations

• Weyland-Yutani Corporation
• Alien universe

Quick Facts about Ripley

Occupation

military officer

Eye Color

Brown

Hair Color

Brown hair

Manner of Death

Suicide

Ripley's Known Relations

• Amanda Ripley — Child
• Newt Jorden — Child
• Weyland-Yutani Corporation — Employer
• Xenomorph — Enemy

Ripley appears in 4 titles

• Alien (1979)
• Aliens (1986) — character page
• Alien³ (1992) — character page
• Alien Resurrection (1997) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Sigourney Weaver

Appears in

Alien (1979)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Ripley — Professional Captain And Warrant Officer — Dallas (Tom Skerritt)
• Ripley — Alliance Crewmates — Lambert (Veronica Cartwright)
• Ripley — Alliance Crewmates — Parker (Yaphet Kotto)
• Ripley — Conflict Survivor And Android — Ash (Ian Holm)

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More characters from Alien

• Dallas (Tom Skerritt)
• Lambert (Veronica Cartwright)
• Ash (Ian Holm)
• Brett (Harry Dean Stanton)
• Kane (John Hurt)
• Parker (Yaphet Kotto)
• Alien (Bolaji Badejo)
• Mother (voice) (Helen Horton)