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Thanks to theAlienfranchise ’s many comics and video games , Newt lives on in substitute timelines despite her canonical demise inAliens 3 .
A standout character from James Cameron’sAliens , Rebecca Jorden , well known as ‘ Newt , ’ was one of the few baby characters that audiences adore . The sole survivor of the Hadley ’s Hope closure following the Xenomorph infestation , Newt became a surrogate girl for Ripley . unluckily , Alien 3revealed that Newt , along with the rest of the crew ( except for Ripley ) , had their hypersleep chambers breached by a Facehugger . Newt was then autopsied on - silver screen , with adeleted scene show all the gore , and cremated . Newt ’s death was shocking , with many fans thinking her graphic symbol - and others - deserved better than such a anticlimactic demise .
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While this spell the end of Newt in theAlienfilms , the franchise ’s cartoon strip and television game have had a long history of continuing her legacy in alternate timelines that mostly ignore the events ofAlien 3 .
Alien Comics And Games Changed Newt’s Fate
lean from 1988 to 1990 , Dark Horse ’s mini - series , Aliens , ab initio featured Newt and Corporal Dwayne Hicks , another case who pass away in the orifice ofAlien 3 . The first comic , Outbreak , is put several years after they meet the Xenomorphs on LV-426 . Now endure in an asylum , Newt is marred from her experiences and the doctors design to pass over her memory . Meanwhile , Hicks takes on a mission to go to the alien homeworld , recover some of their testis , and destroy one of the hives . Before departing , however , he learns of what is going to chance to Newt and preserve her .
Throughout the comic , Newt come up out of her shell and grows into a surefooted woman , fight on and taking charge as everything conceivable give way wrong . It gets bad when they retrovert to earth , where a Xenomorph - idolise cult has released a Xenomorph that the Weyland - Yutani Corporation has on Earth , start a major planet - spacious plague . Sadly , the sequel comics , “ Nightmare Asylum ” and “ Female War , ” were both made after the expiration ofAlien 3and thus the characters suffered a name variety . Hicks became “ Wilks ” and Newt became “ Billie , " although , in the words ofCBR , “ to fans they ’ll always be Hicks and Newt . ”
While no other media go as drastic as this , Newt ’s legacy continued . In 1992 , Dark Horse publishedAliens : Newt ’s Talewhich detail the events beforeAliensand ends with Newt daydream in her hypersleep chamber as a Facehugger approaches , setting upAlien 3 . The comedian is a affecting story of trauma and heroism , showing how much Newt lose before come across Ripley . This same chemical element in her character is in short touched upon in the video recording gameAliens : Colonial Marines , where the player can bring out a small audio recording that has Newt ’s female parent frantically solicit to leave the planet until Newt calmly reminds her that " daddy " is waiting in the cafeteria . Despite her language , it ’s her serene behaviour that ’s off - putt , showing how Newt was force to arise up quickly while everything around her crumbled into dismay .
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There was a possible video biz provision to “ [ reap ] heavily from the Dark Horse funnies , ” featuring Newt and Hicks alternatively of " Billie " and " Wilks . " Manned byGears of Warcreator Cliff Bleszinski , the plot would have featured an grownup Newt and a synthetic substance nominate " Casey , " after the doll she had inAliens . program for this plot were scrapped after20thCentury Fox was bought out by Disney . While inauspicious , Newt ’s bequest continues on in theAlienfranchise thanks to the honey and devotion from her loyal fans .
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