Taylor Williamson

## Biographical information

deceased

*"You guys should go... find the Corporal. We'll wait here with your friend. Don't worry, she'll be safe."* —Colonial Marine

**Taylor Williamson** (known to her friends as **Taylor**) was one of the colonists living on the planet Nexus in the the colony. She, along with her boyfriend, Karsten worked in the mines at the refinery. She is shown to have no faith in what the Company does and dislikes having to do work for Weyland-Yutani. This has distanced the friendship she had with another colonist, Ryan. She managed to survive the initial Xenomorph infestation and made it most of the way to escaping.

She was later wounded outside the combat arena and killed by a Xenomorph Warrior.

## History

### Past Dealing

Taylor always had a hard time trusting Weyland-Yutani. The reason she moved to the colony on Nexus was intended to distance herself from the Company and its dark motives. Many people did not believe her claims that the Company was bad news, that they weren't truly working "for the greater good." She was in disbelief when Weyland-Yutani established a research facility a couple miles from the colony upon the discovery of an ancient temple. She was one of the few colonists who declined any type of work for Weyland-Yutani. Despite this, Karl Weyland was impressed by her attempts to warn people about the Company's darker intentions.

When she found out her old friend Ryan had agreed to do engineer work for the Company, she was angry and tried convincing him otherwise. When he didn't listen, she begun to shut him out, distancing herself from him. She also appeared hurt by her boyfriend's decision to work for the Company, but unlike Ryan, she still remained close to him.

### Infestation

The colony was soon overrun by the Xenomorphs, and the security was quickly wiped out. Karsten convinced Taylor that the safest place was Administration, and the two headed that way. Taylor was nearly killed on the way but survived thanks to Sierra Meyer. With the entire colony overrun and security eliminated from the picture, all Taylor could do was hide with her friends in Administration until help came.

Eventually, Jonathan Hicks and Ryan Lee would arrive at Administration. Taylor contributed to explaining that not many of the colonists survived the onslaught, but agreed that they had to leave. Remembering that she passed a security guard's corpse earlier, Taylor went to retrieve his handgun. After everybody was ready, they headed out of Administration, encountering Corporal Caroline "Willow" Floyd. Taylor explains that they plan on getting off the planet with Ryan explaining that they hope to find a dropship at the research facility. Willow hands a military-grade walkie-talkie to Taylor and promises to keep in touch with them while they head into the sewers.

### Leaving the Colony

After running into Caleb in the sewers, Taylor recommends getting out of the sewers ASAP, with Willow informing them about an elevator. By the time they reach the surface, their communications with Willow have been cut, and Taylor agrees with Karsten that getting comms back up is critical. Heading to the swamp, Taylor keeps watch with the others while Ryan fixes the antenna. They immediately receive communications from Willow, now flying shotgun in the dropship *Tornado*.

Before the *Tornado* can pick them up, the dropship comes under fire and is shot down. When Ashleigh urges them to go help, Taylor is already more than willing. Taylor is as shocked as the others to discover ancient alien ruins and is relieved to find the Marines of the *Tornado* alive. She is horrified to learn that Willow had been taken by what the Marines describe as a "big ass motherfucker." Taylor is subsequently impaled through the shoulder from behind by the recently born Predalien which is then chased off before it can further cause them harm.

### Death

The Marines urged Ryan and the others to go after Willow, promising to look after Taylor and tend to her wounds. Taylor agreed that it would be best for her to wait here until they got back. Sometime later, one of the Marines is tending to her when the crash site is set upon by Xenomorph Runners. Taylor is sent to hide in the wreckage of the dropship while the Marines fight off the Xenomorphs. However, the Marines are ultimately killed and a Xenomorph Warrior creeps into the wreckage, finding Taylor and killing her with a head bite.

Her body is later discovered by Karsten, who is heartbroken to discover his girlfriend's fate. Ryan, too, is saddened by this, but convinces Karsten that getting off Nexus is the best way to honor her memory.

## Notes and Trivia

* Taylor is the second human protagonist to be killed but the first to die by a Xenomorph.