I don’t mind Ripley’s offspring getting involved with Aliens, like in Alien Isolation. Ripley’s daughter is brought in by a sympathetic android when the Nostromo’s flight recorder is found and runs into problems - that makes sense to me. As far as any ancestors running into Aliens, that's just based on pure coincidence. Out of the billions of people alive from 1950 to 2122, Aliens just happened to be dispatched by Ripley’s great-great-great-great-great-great grandad? It serves no purpose other to give some cheap name check to the audience. It’s just dumb and I hope no one outside of comic books tries it again, but considering the disastrousness of the prequels, I wouldn’t be surprised.

By far my favorite Alien source. Thank you

In Sea of Sorrows I love how the Aliens actually know Ripley as “The Destroyer.” If anyone wants to know what Xenomorphs think. Get Sea of Sorrows on Audible.

Everybody loves Ripley and I get that people like characters to be connected and in the case of Amanda Ripley in alien isolation and even Alan Decker in sea of sorrows I get why there is a connection to both Ripley and the xenomorphs. But I really don't think there's a need for generations of her ancestors to have had run ins with them, that just seems really lazy to me and really, really (like winning the lottery every week for a year) improbable!

How incredible would it be if Ridley led up to the events of the original Alien, like end the movie with the Nostromo crew getting briefed and then launching off into space. That would be wild..

So great to watch and listen to another edition of Alien Theory again. Welcome back!

Welcome back! Glad you are well enough for making awesome videos.

I am suprised you did not mention Alan Decker, the psychic thats a distant relative to Ellen Ripley. To those who have a itch for more alien should really listen to the alien audible dramas. Sea of sorrows, Out of the shadows and river of pain. Its like listening to a movie the voice actors are amazing and the storys are really great.

😂 Glad to see you back, my man! Awesome!

SWEET YOU ARE BACK!!!!

Love ur alien vids man...keep em coming....love the lore

He’s back again

You are finaly back!

Was missing you Alien Theory, great hear to hear you back with this intriguing video.

any more earth wars storys please

"My mommy always said there were no monsters..." This line is epic and it definitely they should use it.

If Ripley is 11 during Covenant there goes my theory that a young Ripley will be one of David's experiment in the in the third prequel. Well, back to the drawing board on my fan theories. Glad to see a new video!

Nice video Alien Theory been waiting to watch your awseome videos! You"r only Alien theories videos channel always i love to watch!!

Thank you soo much for your channel. Its really Incredible!!!!

Keep them coming, I love these videos!

Great to have ya back missed ya

Great video as always!

Back on form good sir glad your feeling better, great video

Opened the video and immediately paused it to write this! I’m excited for whatever you have to give about Ellen Ripley!!! ☺️

Love your videos. Your narration could be right out of a movie!

WOO !! Just an Egg as of today. I hope to one day morph into a Weyland-Yutani Executive.

Ripley is a really awesome & innovative character. Before her, her character type didn't exist: the strong female protagonist. I like the idea that she wouldn't be the first in her line to battle Xenomorphs. It would be really cool, however unlikely, if they did reveal Daniels to be related to Ripley. Daniels is one of my top 5 favorite characters from the Alien universe, and God willing she doesn't get the Hicks/Newt/Bishop/Shaw treatment before 'Awakening' (no pun intended).

So cool. Thanks for this great research and content!

The military chick and the older brother were the only good characters in Requim, at least in my opinion. It wasnt a great movie, although it did show a badass fight scene with the predator and pred-alien hybrid, but it didnt help knowing that a rag tag group of super badass futuristic soldiers, "armed to the teeth" with heavy weapons and explosives were helpless against tons of Xenomorphs, but somehow a small town with pump action shotguns and hunting rifles somehow could hold out in the town square. Sure there were more people fighting but still isnt plausible. Oh well. Also why wouldnt the sheriff listen to the only person with military experience?

Good to see you back. 😁👍

And so he returns This was awesome,thanks a while bunch for the awesome content

great vid Alien Theory, i love your channel. :)

Going waay back in Ripley's speculative ancestry, I wouldn't be surprised to find Boudicca as an ancestor.

Good to have you back is always always saw the commentary you bring up some great nuggets in Great Food For Thought I hope you also mention eventually in the future video Alan Decker who is also one of Ripley's ancestors from the novel sea of Sorrows looking forward to more great videos take care

Anytime bro I really enjoy all your videos thanks for clearing that up.

Dude welcome back!!!!!

Very intriguing.

Sooooo glad you’re back! Can’t wait for the next earth war video! Love your channel brotha!

AWESOME VIDEO I miss Amanda tho 😟😟😟😟😟😟

Interesting topic. Nice vid.

Welcome back dude. Awesome content as always Will you continue accounts of the earth wars??

Awesome video about Ellen Ripleys ancestry !

Sooooo cool. Glade I was able to see this on my lunch.

Ripley's great grandfather was the leader of an elite comando squad and the first to take down the Predator in South America. Different franchise, but it would be cool.

Great job!😁

Great to see you're back! I copied this from your community page (slightly edited): I was curious if you have done any reviews outside of Covenant, such as with the novels/reference books? You do such a MASTERFUL job incorporating them into your videos, and if there are indeed reviews and I missed them my apologies, but I doubt I'm alone in wondering what your thoughts are on River of Pain, Cold Forge, et al and how they work within the movie universe. Since I'm sure making even one of your videos is quite the ordeal, I'd be perfectly fine with one combined review, but as most (if not all) of your subscribers might say: the more the merrier! I see someone else asked a similar question, specifically about Cold Forge, and I've read your response. Personally, just an image of the book cover is good enough... for me anyway.

Another superinteresting video dear! Thanks for it. I wouldn't mind to see Amanda Ripley from Alien: Isolation in some Alien spin-off films

I think Ripley's ancestors might go back to the 1950S. I believe that one of her ancestors may have a part during the events of "Aliens vs Predator: Requiem". I think you should review that movie before or after "The events of the Earth war" video.

Thank you for this I've been waiting it really made my depressed day better

Ripley father is major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer

That avp theory is one hell of a stretch especially when they don’t even hint at it but good video none the leas

really loved the video :D can u do a video on Aliens earth angel, it sounds so awesome

Great video. True in AvP-R there is a definite connection especially just before the end credits when the soldier woman (Sounds like her voice) delivers Ripley's line from the last movie off screen. As I said before AvP is at leasttrying a fleshed out canon unlike the mess of Prometheus/Covenant.

So good to see you posting videos again! Where were you?

Amazing, new subbie

Does anyone know the song he uses? He uses it all the time and it's so perfectly placed... It sounds super chilled.

Daniels and Ellen Ridley are both similar characters,they both heroine and fearless,they are not afraid to take on the xenomorph,they both encounter synthetic androids,they both became the main protagonists. I like Sigourney weaver more than Katherine waterston. I did hear a rumor that Daniels will become the alien queen in alien awakening.

Yay your back now what series is next

I think it would be a cool after credits seen in AVPR. Obriens daughter would be back in school scared of shadows when she meets a boy whose last name is ripely. As for Ripelyes mom I think it would be a good twist. If her pregnant mom was at first was,t very tough. But Ripelyes dad at first protected her and in incouraged Her, before he died.

Welcome back alien theory

I like to know who was the fighters of soldiers in Ripley’s family before her showdown with the xenomorph happened that would be interesting to me at least. I would be curious if they expended on that idea in the future? Take care everyone and stay safe out there.

Glad to see you bouncing back, I, myself, had a stomach flu last week, not to bore you with the details, I'm better now. Anyways, it has been awhile since I seen Alien Covenant, reckon I need to crank em all up again, I generally liked the movie, though the idea that David was portrayed as the creator of the Xenomorph seemed farfetched when compared to the first Alien film where the ship appeared to be wrecked for a long time, but that could be explained by Acheron/LV426 atmosphere and weather, the gases could have aged everything to the point it looked like it has been there for centuries, but in reality, only a decade or two. Though I'm more of the opinion that Xenomorphs have been around for long time, and David refined the species. But to the theory that Daniels is a blood relative to Ripley, would be an interesting storyline, but just my opinion, would have sunk the franchise quicker than the overused plot element of scifi A.I. going rogue and attempting to exterminate or enslave humanity, which i think deep down was one of the reasons, there was such a backlash against Ridley Scott and the Alien franchise. So don't get me wrong I like the Alien movies, Alien is epic horror/suspense, Aliens is epic action/adventure, Alien 3 assembly cut is better than the original, but still so so, Alien Resurrection is epic weirdness, Prometheus is kind of a dull action flick, though it does redeem itself as a deep philosophical journey, and Alien Covenant does good with creature peril, but the danger is rather predictable and some of the characters are a little bland, but I do have some movie critic blood in me, so its just my point of view, but all are pretty good movies to sit thru. Oh yeah, I forgot AVP and AVP requeim , not great movies, but not terrible either.

I have a feeling that Scott is going to have Ripley's Mother be the one who finally puts down David for good, and go toe-to-toe with the Xenomorphs to do it. She'd never talk about that if she survived, would you want to traumatise your child that way? But Ripley might just very much be her mothers daughter...

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Great video and good music. What is the name of the music playing?

What's your opinion of the newest Alien novel The Cold Forge ? And will you do any videos on it ?

Interesting idea. An a good one. Itd make a nice connection with the Ripley/Weaver Alien franchise we know and her ancestors that fought them before she came into the picture to basically finnally finish them off... before Weyland Yutani corp had to screw it up by pulling a quasi scifi intergalactic Jurassic Park and bringing them back.. minus even seemingly minimum adequate controls.

So over the predestination/blood lineage themes (ahem, see Star Wars series). Why can't we just have a bunch of tenacious strangers from different places and times who fight like mad to survive and overcome?

Ridley Scott is probably going to de-canonize every movie that followed his original 1979 movie with the release of his third prequel movie. And I'm pretty sure he doesn't consider the AVP movies canon. Although they both tried to rehash the Ripley formula.

The moment Alien: Covenant ended, I wanted a sequel. It would be great the Covenant sequel to connect to the original Alien... But unfortunately I don't think we're gonna see It soon...

I'd love to know more about Ripley's ancestors as well as her descendants such as Amanda Ripley and Amanda's encounter with the Xenomorph on Servastapol station.

To be honest, I’d rather learn more about the Yutani lineage. There’s room to explore it.

Having Amanda Ridley square off against the Alien in Alien: Isolation is a bit of a reach but the story is constructed well enough that I can suspend disbelief based on the nature of Weyland-Yutani’s drive to harness the xenomorph for economic exploitation intersecting with Amanda’s desire to discover the fate of her mother. It’s a pretty big coincidence they’d both be sole survivors of xenomorph encounters, with Amanda’s feat arguably being the more impressive at the time (until the events of Aliens and maybe Alien 3 giving Ellen some serious points), beyond these two though, that’s probably the limit. The idea of bloodlines being the explanation of why a character is effective has a considerable effect on a narrative and one I find completely incongruent with the universe Alien is set in. It’s a highly fantastical element and Alien is nothing if not rooted in a cold, scientific and somewhat nihilistic universe. This is not Star Wars where the Force essentially operates as “space magic” and certain individuals act as the product of destiny, forever fated to impact the universe in monumental ways. The entire universe of Alien is rooted in the idea that individual humans are small, expendable, and at the mercy of larger forces, be they the momentum of an anonymous corporate conglomerate or some terrifying creature from beyond the stars. Yes, characters like Ripley can win battles and claim personal victories, but look at the wider picture: Ripley basically only stalls the company in the first trilogy. She does not diminish their drive to capture the creature, nor do her actions ruin the company such that they are unable to pursue their agenda. She wins, but it’s always a delaying action, her ability to alter the course of the company and humanity making wider encounters with the xenomorph painfully limited. It’s not meant to be a dig against her - rather the opposite - as it’s impressive that an individual in this universe can achieve even this much of a win, but it’s more a product of the person she is also having the opportunity to be in a place to shape how these local encounters play out. By delving into the past, by trying to retcon Ellen Ripley into the culmination of some fated bloodline, it effectively removes the ability for other characters to accomplish even these chance wins while diminishing Ripley to merely a product of her heritage. Ripley - at least in Alien through Alien 3 - isn’t a Mary Sue, she’s an every(wo)man, who had the good judgment and fortune to make the right decisions at the right junctures to defeat the creature. What makes the story of Alien and Aliens so timeless, so compelling, is the believable and relatable nature of the characters in said universes. Much like in our world, there are forces at play beyond our scope, often the best we can do is score some wins on our own personal level that might have some minor impact on the currents advancing the story. To imply it was only because of our bloodline invalidates our achievements as individuals, particularly in a science fiction setting. Leave the chosen ones and bloodlines to fantasy like Castlevania where it’s effect is more in tone with the universe.

Oh man I'm actually listening to the audible Sea of Sorrows right now

Any family member would do, I don't necessarily need her mother to pop up in the next tho it would be cool

Great video! Though I would have to disagree with the content related to avp in this video and most other videos as I am sure that Ridley Scott has stated that they aren’t canon

Great video AT. Good to have you back :) Just have to say and I'm not being mean but... there is no connection between the Alien series or franchise and AVPR. Zero.

Quick question bfor I go back to work do u think they could make an alien isolation movie of ellens daughter or they will jus leave it in the game? And wat do u think they r going to do with the franchise now that disney bought fox?

I would love to see Ripleys Mum or a relative in another Alien film as the protagonist OR the protagonists crew member not necessarily the survivor either i think their survival wouldn't need to be set in stone as it maybe cliche to do that their death maybe more interesting like Where the first Ripley didn't succeed her or his ancestor will

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Ok there will be spoilers for Sea of sorrows ahead...you have been warned! First, I am kinda disappointed that Daniels wasn’t Ellen Ripely s mother...(personality I kinda hoped it would somehow be Elizabeth Shaw). Second, I would like to know how Ellen and Amanda Ripley are Alan Decker’s ancestors because it is stated in the extended version of aliens that Amanda Ripley aka Amanda McLaren didn’t have children. Maybe she did and somehow erased the information to protect the kid (I know that’s what happened in blade runner 2049 so don’t flame me!) or maybe his ancestor was Ripley 8 (which could possibly explain him and his family’s “psychic ability” ) thoughts anyone?

theres a MOTHER theme throughout the alien universe

I’ve always wondered who ripley’s parents were

I know but don’t blame me for being curious

It would be great to see Ripley's mom. Daniels was definitely not it, and it's clear that David is planning to kill Daniels or use her to make his Alien Queen.

Maybe they called her O’Brien after Dan O’Brien, the creator of the original Alien story?

Fortunately Amanda Ripley does not have a child, otherwise there would have been another generation and that would have been too much.

To be honest Prometheus as Alien Covenant where nice but in my personal opinion below there capabilities these movies could be. So I stick to Alien, Aliens and Alien3 because at least this 3 one had soul, cool characters and where good made movies. The rest like AvP series Alien 4 or Prom.. Conve... didn't have the spirit of the first movies. I doubt it that Scott will create something that can be even close to the original.

Having the "Ripley Family" eternally cursed with encounters past and future takes away from The Original movie. Ripley and the crew of the Nostromo were just a bunch of random space truckers. normal people who landed on the wrong planet. "6 Space Truckers and THE RIPLEY, Who's Family is sworn to a Thousand Generations of Combat with the evil alien that no one is supposed to know about yet" Just doesn't have the same ring to it ;)

I like the video. Sadly somewhere in America someone will see this and think it is a true story lol.

U been gone too long! U owe us a 30 minute Earth War video😬😬😬

I wonder what happens if a yaujta becomes a zombie yaujta

I thought the whole point of Ripley was that she was just a normal woman trying to get home to her daughter not some pre-ordined warrior queen destined to save humanity from Aliens.

I'm probably going to get some flack for this. I for one hope that Ridley Scott's prequel series does not continue. Covenant ruined Prometheus for me. I hated what happened to Shaw and giving the xenomorph an origin in my opinion was a very bad move. Keeping the alien a mystery is what made it terrifying and for lack of a better word alien. I refuse to acknowledge Prometheus and Covenant because again I strongly believe that it damages the franchise. If done right I would love to see Ripley's ancestors or better yet her descendants. I know her daughter is dead but it is never started if she had any siblings. But that is just me.

Hey, what happened to that Spanish copy-cat channel? Did the issue get resolved (in your favor)?

You know who I think would be a good person to play a ancestor of Ripley. Daisy Ridley. She has similar facial features and body size and the fact she is actually a good actress. Just my two cents.

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I only watched AvP:Requiem once, because it was terrible, but yeah, aren’t all the characters nuked at the end? I cared so little about any of them anyway...

she's my daughter