Ellen Ripley
"Alien" is an action/horror film series created by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett. The series began with the four films "Alien" (1979), "Aliens" (1986), "Alien³" (1992), and ' (1997). A prequel series directed by Ridley Scott began with "Prometheus" (2012) and continued with ' (2017). Set between the 21st and 24th centuries, the plot focuses on humanity's violent encounters with a vicious alien life form, with the lead protagonist being Ellen Ripley, a woman determined to stop the creature and prevent the corrupt Weyland-Yutani Corporation from obtaining it for biological weaponry.