Ellen Louise Ripley was the third in command aboard the commercial towing vehicle USCSS Nostromo in the first Alien film and the main protagonist of the film franchise. When the Nostromo encountered the alien Xenomorph on LV-426, Ripley's crew was killed and she was lost in space for 57 years. Ripley's encounter with the Xenomorphs continued to plague her for the rest of her life, encountering them again on LV-426 and then on Fiorina "Fury" 161.
Although a major character in the Alien franchise, Ripley does not appear in any of the Alien video games, though she is mentioned in many of the games, such as Aliens: Colonial Marines and Alien: Isolation, she is also often referenced.
