Naokao Yutani

Naokao Yutani an executive director of Weyland Yutani and is one of the four supporting protagonists of Alien: Blackout, the mobile sequel to Alien Isolation. She is one of the four crew members of the Haldin who enter the Mendel research station to repair their vessel, where they encounter both Amanda Ripley, and the Xenomorph stalking the station, and responsible for the abandonment of the station. Evading the creature numerous times, she and the others managed to recover the items needed to repair the ship with Ripley's help, but a Weyland Yutani special order prevented the ship from being released. WIth no choice, the four went down to the AI Core, intending to dismantle the core to make sure it released the vessel. With the station on the brink of destruction due to their tampering with the core, the four were forced to enter the main Xenomorph nest in the research labs in order to escape to the shuttle. Creating an explosion to get into their vessel, they were joined shortly after by Amanda Ripley, who had managed to sprint right behind them and made it onto the vessel before the Xenomorphs captured her. The vessel departed the station just before it exploded, and Yutani praised Ripley for saving them all, before departing for a nearby colony.
== Arrival on Mendel and Searching the Administrative Hub ==
Naokao Yutani was the second cousin of Ms Yutani, one of the heads of the Weyland Yutani Corporation, with her last name causing her to have to live up to a lot, and dealing with many responsibilities. It also gave her some useful advantages when it came to dealing with other workers in the company, due to mistaking her for her cousin, while she was personally in charge of four Weyland Yutani stations. On a trip with Andrew Thorncroft on the courier ship Haldin, piloted by Miwa Saito and Dougal Studwick, the shuttle docked at Mendel Station to repair the scrubbers. Upon entering the station, they were contacted by Amanda Ripley. Yutani introduced herself and was about to press the request for repairs, but Ripley immediately warned them not to be so loud as they were all in danger. Just then, the Xenomorph dropped from the vent and prepared to attack the crew, as they backed away in horror. Just then, Ripley shut the door, and the Xenomorph retreated into the vents. Saito immediately demanded to know what the creature was, and Ripley asked if they got her transmission, warning them that the station was a death trap and heavily infested. Yutani revealed they had received no transmissions and that the station mainframe allowed them to dock for repairs without incident. Studwick then revealed the vessel wouldn't be able to leave without a new set of scrubbers and Saito offered to fly Ripley out if she got them the parts. Ripley agreed and opened the door. Yutani ordered Saito and Studwick to recover the parts while she and Thorncroft stayed in the shuttle. Ripley then revealed that they were under time pressure, as the power grid was damaged by security early in the outbreak. Ripley had managed to wire up some solar panels, but they were only good for eight minutes while also revealing she was on her own, and everyone else was either dead or had fled the station. After disengaging the lockdown in the control room, Saito and Studwick, headed to Engineering to retrieve the scrubbers. Ripley revealed she had seen the Xenomorph before at Sevastapol Station, where Yutani stated that it had been accidentally destroyed while it was being decommissioned, only for Ripley to reveal it hadn't been an accident and was the result of the Xenomorphs. Saito and Studwick entered Engineering to find the scrubbers, but they learned that one of the station employees, Greg, had taken the scrubbers. Ripley revealed that the scrubbers could be tracked down in the Administrative Hub, and Yutani stated they would need her credentials, and informed Thorncroft to come with her. Ripley instead stated that the other two should return to the shuttle first. When Saito and Studwick made it back, Yutani asked Thorncroft if they would head to the elevator and Thorncroft agreed. Arriving at the elevator, the two entered and prepared to descend to the Administrative Hub. Ripley informed the two that she would have to change access points, but would get a new one at the Hub. Before she left Yutani asked Ripley if she had worked at Mendel long. Ripley revealed the crew had rescued her after Sevastopol and brought her to the station, but when she came out of hypersleep, most of the station's crew was dead. Ripley then asked Yutani if she knew what the company was doing on the station. Yutani was shocked at Ripley's accusation that Weyland Yutani created the Xenomorph, but Ripley stated it was clear the Xenomorph was born here. Ripley informed the two they could talk about it later, but they had to be quiet for now, before departing for the Administrative Hub.
Arriving at the Administrative Hub, Thorncroft noted that he had never seen anything like the Xenomorph at any of the labs. Ripley informed them that the information regarding the scrubbers would be on one of the workstations, and that regardless of their credentials, they would still require crew id. Yutani conceded, stating that she knew administrative stations worked, since she had been in charge of four of them, and Ripley told them to check any bodies they found. Yutani found some of the crew in body bags, commenting on the powerful smell, while noting it was their best opportunity to get a crew ID. After rooting through the bodies, Yutani found a crew id, read the code aloud so that Thorncroft could get into the workstation, then thanked the crew member and apologized. Thorncroft, who pulled up the location of the scrubbers and learned they were at Pharma Lab 3. Ripley stated that they would need to use the transit to get to the pharma labs, but they would need all of the crew to do it. Saito admitted to hearing the instruction, and they would meet them at the transit station. Yutani and Thorncroft made it to the elevator. Ripley admitted she needed to change points again, and asked if Yutani was the Ms Yutani. Naokao confirmed she was merely her second cousin, noting it is a powerful name she bears that has many responsibilities which Ripley sympathized with.
== Transit Station and Pharma Lab 3 ==
Yutani and Thorncroft arrived at the transit station after Saito and Studwick confirmed that the train was not there. Ripley had identified two locations in the station they could call the train from. Yutani checked the first location, but it turned out to be the wrong one. Thorncroft found the correct location and called the train, while Ripley ordered the others to hide since the Xenomorph would be drawn by the train's approach due to the amount of noise it would make. Once the train stopped at the platform, Once the Xenomorph left, Ripley gave the all clear, and the crew emerged from their riding places before boarding the coach and departing for Pharma Lab 3. Ripley told them they would just follow the signs to Pharma Lab 3, she would be back in touch in just a bit.
At the lab, Yutani noted how her second cousin was a true visionary, and easily an equal to Weyland. People frequently mistake her for her second cousin due to the last name, which gives her some advantages. Studwick notes that it means keeping the lower workers in line, which Yutani noted was a harsh way to word it, but was somewhat close to the truth. RIpley located the scrubbers in mushroom farm filled with spores. The crew would need to pump fresh air to kill the spores and make it safe to retrieve the scrubbers. Yutani initiated the process which made using the air pumps possible, then when everyone had made it to the room, Thorncroft activated the air pumps, killing the spores and making it safe to retrieve the scrubbers. Upon retrieveing the scrubbers, the crew headed to the elevator. Ripley confirmed they were almost clear of the station, thanking them, and confirming she would head back and stand by while they replaced the scrubbers. Yutani admitted to looking forward to seeing Amanda shortly.
== Docking Tower and AI Core ==
Upon replacing the scrubbers, Ripley asked if they were good to leave, and Saito confirmed it would leave, once Ripley shut off the clamps which kept the ship from leaving Mendel. Ripley was surprised as she could not do that from her access point. Angered, Saito informed Ripley that releasing the ship had to be done station side. Ripley quickly noted that there was a docking tower that when activated, would allow them to release the ship. Ripley then noted that one of the doors was malfunctioning and needed them to fix it. Thorncroft activated the tower while Yutani, Saito and Studwick checked the door. Yutani found the door welded shut and she immediately used a welding torch to cut it open again. After forcing it open, Yutani managed to fix the door so it responded to Ripley's commands, while Thorncroft's activation of the tower meant they could now release the ship. As Yutani proceeded to input the commands to have the ship released, she was stunned to see the tower not accept her credentials. It was then that Special Order 941 came forward, and a horrified Yutani proclaimed she was an executive director, that she was authorized to release the ship. Ripley then noted that it was the Company, they were protecting the Xenomorph, and that they would have to go to the AI Core to get the shuttle unlocked, with Saito bitterly noting no one shut down her ship. Upon entering the elevator, Ripley told the crew she had some bad experiences with AI Cores, and they would not bother trying to be diplomatic with the Core. Ripley noted that there would be no way to get the Core to undo the Special Order and they would have to physically dismantle it instead.
Upon arriving at the core, Ripley told the crew that the Cores are usually well protected, but dismantling the Core should be straightforward, and that raising the Core was the first step. Saito caused the Core to rise up, upon which Ripley stated they needed to unlock the inner Core and extend the bridge to the Core. Thorncroft unlocked the Core while Studwick activated the bridge. Yutani then entered the inner Core area and noted that while she was no expert on Cores, she noted that if she pulled out some important parts, it should cause a chain reaction. Just then, a loud rumbling was heard and steam and sparks flew everywhere. Horrified, Yutani asked Ripley what was happening. Ripley noted that it was a failsafe that destroys the station if the AI Core mainframe is compromised. The reserve reactor unit powering the station had destabilized and would go critical and that they had to go through the research labs to escape. Once power came back to Ripley's access point, she was horrified. Saito asked what happened, and Ripley noted that red blips, representing Xenomorphs coming out of the vents and onto the floor in the northern part of the AI Core. Yutani suggested they flee and leave the Xenomorphs to be destroyed with the station. Once the crew got to the elevator, Ripley warned them that she had avoided the main lab so far, so she would not know what was in it. Saito noted it could not be worse than what was behind them.
== Escaping Through the Research Labs and Fleeing Mendel ==
After the crew arrived at the labs, Ripley told them that when she said they needed to go through the labs, she meant it, as there were Xenomorphs everywhere. The docking area was directly against the lab's wall, but there wasn't a door to it, at least not now. Saito expressed deep surprise, but Amanda was adamant there had to be something explosive in the labs they could use to help them escape, telling the crew to search the labs. On the other side of the labs, Yutani found an outlet giving off sparks and two gas nozzles present. Ripley noted that getting the gases flowing would cause a combustion that would allow them to escape, all they needed to do was get the gasses flowing out of the nozzles. Thorncroft turned on the anesthetic, while Saito managed to get the other gas flowing as well. The ensuing explosion caused Ripley to feel the explosion at her access point in the ducts and she urged the crew to hurry, noting the door would shut once they were in. The crew then moved to the door, and Saito told Ripley it was time for them to leave. Ripley ran to the door with a Xenomorph in hot pursuit, but the door shut on the Xenomorph at the last second. Ripley joined the crew at the Haldin, and the ship escaped from the Mendel just as the station exploded. Ripley recorded an audio log noting that the Mendel research station was destroyed, its crew was dead and that they were heading for a manufacturing colony. When Ripley mentioned the passengers, Thorncroft and Yutani, Yutani noted that Amanda Ripley should be rewarded for saving them from the Xenomorphs on Mendel. Upon reaching the colony in three days, Ripley stated her intent to head to Earth, and that Amanda Ripley was signing off.
== Personality ==
Yutani was a stern buisnesswoman, due to the pressure she faced to live up to her second cousin's legacy. This sterness hid a deep sense of unease, as she was constantly reminded of her second cousin's success. Yutani was strict and stern with employees, taking a no nonsense approach in regards to buisness. However, she was fair and reasonable and was willing to be polite to the subordinates. Furthermore, she was willing to defer to them, when the situation called for it, as shown when she listened to Amanda Ripley's instructions during the incident on Mendel regarding the Xenomorph. She showed confusion on some of the more menial tasks that an executive would not need to do, such as trying to activate the air pumps in the pharma labs, but she was an expert at decrypting and relaying commands to systems, due to her status as an executive director. She was also visibly horrified by the fates of the staff on Mendel, as shown when she apologized to the deceased crew of the Mendel after getting a crew ID, and she was horrified when she discovered Weyland Yutani was protecting the Xenomorph with a Special Order, showing no qualms about destroying the AI Core, or being completely unconcerned about the destruction of the Mendel station, openly acknowledging it was a lost cause. She also expressed gratitude to Amanda Ripley for saving her life, stating that Ripley should be commended for her actions, showing she was not like a typical Weyland Yutani executive.
== Trivia ==
* Yutani, along with Saito, are the first two protagonists of the Alien franchise to be Asians, as both of their names are Japanese. This makes them the first supporting Asian protagonists in the Alien franchise, while the first main Asian protagonist of the Alien franchise is Maeko Hayes in Aliens Dark Descent.
* Yutani is also the first Weyland Yutani executive to be a protagonist in the Alien franchise. While most of the protagonists of the franchise are affiliated with Weyland Yutani, they are frequently just workers who are being decieved by the Company or are unaware of thheir true nature. Yutani by contrast is an Executive Director, and therefore a higher up official, making her the first executive officer to be a protagonist of the franchise.
* Provided she survives the game, Yutani will give Amanda praise depending on how many people she manages to save. If all four of the crew survive, Yutani will state that Amanda Ripley should be rewarded. If only two survive or just herself survives, she will state she owes Amanda Ripley her life.
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