Alien Resurrection (1997) KILL COUNT

Alien Resurrection (1997) KILL COUNT is the thity-sixth video of James A. Janisse's series, The Kill Count

## Overview

In 2379, two hundred years after the events of *Alien 3*, United Systems Military scientists on the space vessel USM *Auriga* create a clone of Ellen Ripley, designated Ripley 8, using DNA from blood samples taken before her death. The Xenomorph queen's DNA has been combined with Ripley's, so the clone grows up with an embryo inside it. The scientists extract the embryo, raise it, and collect its eggs while keeping Ripley 8 alive for further study. As a result of the Xenomorphs' DNA inside her, the clone has enhanced strength and reflexes, somewhat acidic blood, and a psychic link with the Xenomorphs. Additionally, the Xenomorph's genetic memory allows the clone to have some of Ripley's memories.

A group of mercenaries consisting of Elgyn, Johner, Christie, Vriess, Hillard, and Call, arrives at *Auriga* on their ship *Betty*. They deliver several kidnapped humans in stasis. The military scientists use the humans as hosts for the aliens, raising several adult Xenomorphs for study.

The *Betty* crew soon encounters Ripley 8. Annalee Call recognizes her name and tries to kill her, suspecting that Ripley 8 may be used to create Xenomorphs, but the creatures have already been cloned. The now mature Xenomorphs, being aware of their blood's acidic properties from the aforementioned genetic memory, escape confinement by killing off one of their own to use its acidic blood to burn through their enclosures. They then capture Dr. Jonathan Gediman and kill a second scientist. They damage the *Auriga* and kill some of those people who failed to evacuate, including General Perez and Elgyn. Another crew member is captured and cocooned for eggmorphing. Military scientist Dr. Wren reveals that the ship's default command in an emergency is to return to Earth. Realizing that this will unleash the Xenomorphs on Earth, Ripley 8, the mercenaries, Wren, a Marine named Distephano, and surviving Xenomorph host Purvis, decide to head for the *Betty* and use it to destroy the *Auriga*. Along the way, Ripley 8 discovers a laboratory containing the grotesque results of the previous seven failed attempts to clone Ellen Ripley. The surviving one begs Ripley 8 to euthanize her; she complies and then incinerates the lab and its contents.

As the group makes their way through the damaged ship, they swim through a flooded kitchen. They are chased by two Xenomorphs. One is killed, while the other snatches Hillard. As they escape the kitchen, the Xenomorph returns and blinds Christie, who sacrifices himself to kill the Xenomorph, so the others can escape. After Wren betrays the group, Call is revealed to be an auton, an improved version of a human created by synthetics. Using her ability to interface with the *Auriga*'s systems, Call sets it on a collision course with Earth, hoping to destroy the Xenomorphs in the crash. She cuts off Wren's escape route and directs the Xenomorphs towards him. Ripley 8 is captured by a Xenomorph, while the others head for the *Betty*. Wren, who is already aboard, shoots Purvis, takes Call hostage and demands that she abort the collision. An injured Purvis attacks Wren and forces Wren's head to his chest just as the Xenomorph embryo that he is carrying bursts through his ribcage, causing it to go through Wren's head too, killing them both. The survivors shoot and kill the juvenile Xenomorph.

Ripley is taken to the Alien nest, where she finds Gediman, still alive and partially cocooned. The Alien Queen, having developed a uterus as a result of her genetic contamination with Ripley 8, gives birth to a Xenomorph with overtly human traits. Unable to bond with the Queen, the hybrid Xenomorph recognizes Ripley 8 as its mother, so it kills the Alien Queen and Gediman. Ripley 8 takes advantage of the distraction to escape and makes her way to the *Betty*.

The "Newborn Alien" reaches the *Betty* and attacks Call, killing Distephano when he tries to help her. Ripley 8 finds her way onto the ship and saves Call by distracting the hybrid. Using her acidic blood, Ripley 8 melts a hole in a window and pushes the hybrid towards it. The decompression violently blows the creature through the hole and out into space, killing it as Ripley 8 tearfully watches on.

The countdown on the *Auriga* continues as the survivors escape in the *Betty*. The *Auriga* collides with Earth, causing a large explosion. As they look down at Earth, Call asks what Ripley 8 wants to do next. "I don't know. I'm a stranger here myself", she replies.

## Deaths

### Counted Deaths

* Calabrese: Shot by Christy - 33 mins in
* 6 Other Guards: -Shot by Christy & Johner - 33-34 mins in
* Brian Clauss: Frozen in liquid nitrogen, arm broken off - 37 mins in
* Olsen: Killed by alien clone in escape pod - 40-41 mins in
* 6 Auriga Evacuees: Killed by alien clone in escape pod - 40 mins in
* General Perez: Headbite to back of head - 41 mins in
* Elgyn: Headbitten through back - 44 mins in
* 5 Captives from The Betty: Chestbursted - 58 mins in (bodies found)
* Hillard: Pulled underwater by Xenomorph, probably drowned? - 1 hr 6 mins in
* Christy: Acid sprayed in face, fell to death (drowned?) - 1 hr 12 mins in
* Purvis: Chestbursted - 1 hr 26 mins in
* Wren: Headbitten - 1 hr 26 mins in
* Auriga Crewmembers: Cocooned by alien queen - 1 hr 27 mins in
* Gediman: Top of head bitten off by newborn - 1 hr 31 mins in
* Distephano: Head crushed in newborn’s hands - 1 hr 35 mins in

### Non-Counted Deaths

* Alien/Xenomorph: Clawed by another Alien/Xenomorph
* Rottweiler: Eaten by Xenomorph
* 6 Ripley Clones: Embryonic implantation failure
* Alien/Xenomorph: Blown up by General Perez
* Queen Alien: Head punched off by Newborn
* Sprague: Chestbursted
* Fontaine: Chestbursted
* Vehrenburg: Disappeared from movie
* The Newborn: Body torn apart by vacuum effect