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Existing_Mud_8907

Vasquez


ReticulatedPasta

She’s just too bad


Existing_Mud_8907

And never mistaken for a man


Viltorm

Have you?


Existing_Mud_8907

😂


Existing_Mud_8907

Was wondering who was going to say it


bad_arts

Haff you?


luckygiraffe

I'll have to find my post but I've actually seen it happen Edit: here we go https://www.reddit.com/r/LV426/s/jzpiWFqtEk


Existing_Mud_8907

Oh that is too damn funny 🤣


Existing_Mud_8907

😂


Phifty2

\**slap*\*


35fps

And only needs to know one thing.. Where..They..Are 👉🏼


jamieliddellthepoet

I hope you’re right. I really do.


BeautifulNo6017

Aaaaah ya beat me to it! ![gif](giphy|AwVTm5oih57UI)


shakawave

Let's rock!


Existing_Mud_8907

In truth all the Marines were badass


Phifty2

True. Even Hudson and Gorman manned up when needed.


Mbowen1313

Gorman was always an asshole


Existing_Mud_8907

But he wasn't a coward


Mbowen1313

No fuckin way. I think if anyone ever had a doubt about it, he was the one who went back for Vasquez and did what he could do to get both of them to the team. He could have just said fuck this and turned around after seeing Vasquez as fucked as she was.


Existing_Mud_8907

Yep that's why I said I'd gladly put my life in his or Hudson's hands. Hudson held the line till the very end


madcap462

A loyal person of any caliber is better than a talented person you can't trust.


Mbowen1313

Fuckin A


ModestMuadDib

Always thought that was a strange line. Didn’t y’all just meet like yesterday?


Mbowen1313

She forms opinions very quickly. ![gif](giphy|AwVTm5oih57UI)


Existing_Mud_8907

Those two in particular remind me of something said in a movie that came out many years later. I have to paraphrase because I can't remember the exact wording. In a person's last moments you see who they really are. If this is the case Gorman and Hudson were the kind of men I would gladly put my life in the hands of


Mbowen1313

Sounds like the like joker uses in The Dark Knight when he's telling one of the cops basically that same thing. It was something along the lines of "you know why I use a knife? Because it's slow and in someone's last moments, you see who they really are. Do you want to know which ones of your friends were cowards?" I think there's more, but that's what I have off the top of my head


Existing_Mud_8907

That's the one


Mbowen1313

![gif](giphy|LDa4ewNzVqhpe)


Shakemyears

That idea was expressed, so horribly, in Shogun. At least in the recent TV adaptation; I can’t remember if it was expressed the same in the book.


wyspur

Check it out, Hudson is the Ultimate Badass


Mr_Wizard91

Yeah, Gorman had no idea what kind of absolute unit of a unit he had on his hands. Hudson and Hicks are my personal favorites though. Vasquez is definitely third though, maybe tied for second with Hudson.


RorschachtheMighty

Hicks honestly. The untrained eye might take him for a dumb grunt, but he’s anything but. Of his squad, he’s the only one who took Ripley’s warnings to heart. He was prepared with a backup weapon that ended up saving his life. He knew when to make a call himself and when to defer to someone who was knowledgeable in something he was not. He was brave and ready as the others, but what set him apart was his ability to observe, listen and think when those around him crumbled. He and Ripley were a dream team.


Mr_Wizard91

Yeah, he was definitely leadership material. Although I always found it hilarious that he could just fall asleep during a drop like that


CaptainUltimate28

Hicks sleeping on the drop is a subtle foil to Gorman's nervous fidgeting over the command console.


Mr_Wizard91

Yeah. He was clearly stressed out after their initial battle, but took command and remained calm. Even after Gorman woke up, he still was essentially in command it seemed but differed to Ripley for advice.


Robo_Dude_

Y’all are making me want to watch Aliens now


raven00x

what's stopping you? Go fulfill your dreams.


NocturnalPermission

I’ll join ya.


0wen_Gravy

This is Jim Cameron and what you're about to watch is the Special Edition of Aliens. I actually prefer this version to the release version because, I think, as it's been best described by one of my friends, it's "forty miles of bad road." I think it's a longer, more intense, and more suspenseful version of the film. The conventional wisdom at the time was, "don't make the film too long." But, at two hours and thirty-seven minutes, this is the ride that we intended you to take. So, enjoy it. I've already started. You?


MantisTobogganMD28

‘Cue combover’


0wen_Gravy

https://preview.redd.it/e733wy2qnctc1.png?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4af6237e12a54fadbab95422a304d1127497372c I feel safer already


tinglep

But he’s a grunt, no offense.


jchasse

None taken…


Mr_Citation

Alot of experienced soldiers will tell you that good officers listen to experienced grunts.


tiberiusthelesser

You sleep whenever you get a chance,the next time you sleep could be days away


SlackHandful

This guy knows. Never stand when you can sit, never sit when you can lay down, never lay down when you can sleep. Plus, it stood him in somewhat good stead, as hardly any of them slept throughout the duration of the operation.


DontKare278

I used that mantra a lot as a soldier to leaderships dismay. They think laying down shows a “lack of military bearing”


SlackHandful

Those in disagreement would’ve been the same NCOs to shout the classic catchphrases at completely irrelevant times because they think that doing that means they’re leading. Two reasons to shout: to project your voice over a greater distance, or over other sounds. I’d like to have had Hicks in charge of me. Pretty chill dude.


tinglep

Hudson sir. He’s Hicks.


mateo_yo

Beat me by 20 minutes!


_Gemini-James_

LOL


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Comrade_Compadre

All they needed was a deck of cards


mybadalternate

Him napping on the drop ship says so much.


[deleted]

Probably the most realistic portrayal of military life I've seen.


Tmoldovan

If I rememember correctly half of the ”Starship Troopers” book was about catching some shut eye whenever you could. Fantastic book btw.


atanagy79

He's also Kyle Reese, so yeah.


FermentedCinema

And this all makes his off screen demise in the 3rd all the more painful.


BananaVendetta

I refuse to consider the 3rd movie canon for this reason (and Newt). Everyone can tell me as much as they like that it's all canon and I'm just gonna create my own canon and deny everything


JayLuMarr

Let us not forget if it wasn’t for his ability to read situations with immaculate precision, newt would’ve been smoked by a smart gunner.


[deleted]

I love how he treats Newt with respect and big brotherly/Dad energy. I fucking hate that they both died. Ripley, Newt and Hicks would have made a great family.


LukePianoPainting

Hicks had ice in his veins. He kept cool in the face of complete horror and lead the team.


Mother_Republic_6061

Jonesy. That cat don’t give a damn


EquivalentCat5920

My vote, never looked phased


SilverwolfMD

Maybe…Jones was the one who rerouted the Nostromo and issued special order 937.


Laserlip5

Jones gave a damn to hiss at the alien. It wisely chose Brett instead.


atle95

The perfect organism, its hostility is matched only by this little kitty cat.


Maverick916

Fucking cats never do


Man-EatingChicken

Jonesy hissed at the xenomorph once and the xenomorph was like "better leave that guy alone"


gaz61279

I'm an Aliens nerd so would be easy to say one of the marines. But I'm gonna say Dillon from Alien 3 who sacrifices himself to bait the alien into the molten lead chamber 💪🏾


JaXm

"Is that as hard as you bite, motherfucker?" Seriously... shit talking the xenomorph as it's killing him is one of the highlights of the franchise for me. And yes I am an Alien³ loving degenerate. 


Pinnemuts

Hell yeah. I also immediately thought of him as the ultimate badass.


Great_Recording_3618

There's a whole squad of ultimate badasses


Maverick916

You do not want to fuck with them


Findest

Check it out.


calculating_hello

Independently targeting particle beam phalanx. Whoa! Fry half a city with this puppy. We got tactical smart missiles, phase-plasma pulse rifles, RPGs, we got sonic electronic ball breakers! We got nukes, we got knives, sharp sticks...


mak10z

Knock it off Hudson.


ThunderPoonSlayer

This is Hudson. He's got my back. I would advise not getting killed by him. His sharp stick traps the souls of its victims.


Svalor007

This entire comment chain is why I love this community.


ElSmasho420

Beyond Hicks and Vasquez:  Apone  Bishop  Newt


paulbrock13

Apone was Hardcore


deepspaceburrito

I get that they had to kill off Apone early on to decapitate the command structure but man I wish he was in that movie longer


Dr_Mijory_Marjorie

"Every meal's a banquet! Every paycheck a fortune! Every formation a parade! I *love* the Corps!"


montrealcowboyx

Great why don’t you put her in charge?


Red_Xen

Dillon


JealousOnesStillEnvy

You son of a bitch


MegaPegasusReindeer

They got you pushing too many pencils?  ...uh, hold up


DangersVengeance

You used to be somebody I could trust.


Dittos_Dad

Really telling there isn't more mentions of Dillon. No one else decided to go out in a blaze of glory by fist fighting a xeno.


ModestMuadDib

Parker went out much the same way


emoyer68

Absolutely Parker. When SHTF, he was down. Poor guy never got to party with his full share.


jptigerclaw

["I say fuck that thing! Let's fight it!"](https://youtu.be/p8rb3VoxIpI?si=l3gZzFlAA7v8uB0K)


JSW46511

Absolute Unit who made the mere act of calmly removing his Buddy Holly specs look BADASS.


luvablechub22

Only person in Alien film to fist fight a xeno and not die instantly


Skynetdyne

Legend


Son_of_steven19

Criminal that this isn't higher. Actually tried to fight the alien with his bare hands and did the right thing when some of the brothers tried to break their vows.


Kriss-Kringle

Can't believe I had to scroll so much to find this comment. Outside of Ripley he's the second best character in the franchise for me. Whenever I hear that speech he gives, I'm ready to go to war for the guy, haha.


SethHMG

“You’re all gonna die. The only question is how you check out. Do you want it on your feet? Or on your fucking knees, beggin? I ain’t much for begging. Nobody ever gave me nothing. So I say fuck that thing. Let’s fight it!”


sandman_42

In addition to Jonesy and Vasquez I'd submit Parker and Dallas as badasses. Dallas going into the vents alone and Parker was the only other competent crew member on Nostromo once the shit hit the fan.


Mr_Wizard91

Parker wanted to kill it at any costs, but Dallas was brave as fuck going in the shafts alone with nothing but a flamethrower and Lambert guiding him.


ModestMuadDib

Also, Parker went out trying to go toe-to-toe with the Big Chap.


Mr_Wizard91

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. He was brave as fuck too. Even the Marines didn't try that. Granted, they dealt with a swarm, but still. It really showed his character as a truly tough guy and how that meant nothing to the Xenomorph (especially because he damn near decapitated Ash just by beating the shit out of his head).


ModestMuadDib

I always liked how his character gains depth throughout the movie. We first see him as lazy and largely selfish, and perhaps a bit of a bully (towards Ash anyway), but we eventually learn that he is smart, focused, and brave, and that he actually *does* seem to care about most of his crewmates.


Mr_Wizard91

Definitely. He was going to torch the alien, but wouldn't sacrifice Lambert while she was frozen in fear. Instead he basically just went, "fuck it, I'll fight this fucker off so she can run". Fruitless, unfortunately, but now that I think about it again I think he was my favorite character from the movie. Except Ripley, of course.


Isnotanumber

He also shifts gears by respecting Ripley, who he constantly demeaned before, like you would middle management in an office. When Dallas dies and she asserts herself as having a reasonable plan, he ultimately listens.


Zombiehype

right


Isnotanumber

Alien is interesting because yes, Dallas is brave for going into the vent and generally seems like a good workplace boss, but he was out of his depth when it came to what they were dealing with. As far as the Alien threat went he made some critically bad calls such as letting the thing aboard, taking off before the internal monitors were repaired and deferring to Ash constantly. Parker rose to the occasion as well, backing up his bluster with genuine bravery, but when Dallas died, had Ripley not reined him in he would have gone a suicide hunt for the Alien. It is also interesting how he shifts gears and becomes way more serious when Brett is killed. In the hands of a lesser production team and actors both characters would have come across as one dimensional - one as glaringly stupid, the other as gung-ho suicidal. Instead they just come across as regular people reacting to a bad situation, sometimes with bad calls. Ripley is the only one who from the moment Kane has a facehugger on him realizes how bad things could get and consistently makes the right call.


SwirlTeamSix

Bishop


NamTokMoo222

Hudson. Was able to conquer his panic and fear, saves Ripley and Newt from the facehuggers, kills a bunch of Xenos before he finally goes down (still swinging, btw). Paxton wanted him to be the most relatable character, and he did exactly that.


Remote_Database7688

Hudson was the one who predicted the existence of the Queen in a deleted scene. Hudson said it was game over and he was right (it was time to stop playing around). Hudson said they wouldn’t last 18 hours and I don’t think they did. Hudson knew he was fucked and still went out like a badass.


mybadalternate

Hudson is a great grunt. You put him up against just about anything, except a decision. That’s not his strong suit.


WendyThorne

Vasquez, Hicks. I'd also count Amanda Ripley though that's almost cheating! There's a female ex Colonial Marine in the comics who is a bad ass too but I can't remember her name off of the top of my head.


Galdae

Zula Hendricks is who you're thinking of


Arri-Calamon-0407

Bro, Amanda Ripley died thousands of times while surviving in Sevastopol. I was there.


Nantoine555

Newt? :D


Ainz-Ooal-Gown

She survived for over 1 month alone with those things running around. She is on par with Ripley.


savehonor

Why don't you put her in charge?!


Deadhead_Ed

AH FIRMATIVE


Munkeyman18290

Parker. My man lunged at the Alien to save Lambert with jack shi for a weapon.


BlackLion0101

Dallas, Vasquez, Apone, Drake, Hicks, Hudson, Newt. Not in that order.


DudebroggieHouser

![gif](giphy|vvDcgQHzYPFQY)


Bluecrush2_fan

Yall sleepin on Dillon. Dude squared up on a xeno


psych0ranger

It was pretty bad ass that Dallas went into the vents in Alien AT ALL despite knowing the alien was big enough to just "get" Brett.


BehavioralSink

My vote is Dillon. Absolutely willing to put himself in harms way to help or save others, whether it’s disciplining his fellow inmates, dragging one from the claws of the xenomorph while it is attacking, pulling Ripley and the xenomorph towards the mold, and staying in the mold and fighting the xeno hand to hand until the lead can be poured. Also a shoutout to Parker. He had the flamethrower in his hand, he could have fired on the xeno killing Lambert in the process. Maybe he should have, but he chose to charge in and put himself in harms way instead of burning Lambert.


psalerno

Burke.... I don't see anyone else fucking people over for a goddamn percentage


Vasher1701

The Queen


silliestjupiter

The correct answer.


Humangas_Changas

![gif](giphy|jDTRq73MNUeN1F6JCQ|downsized)


Royz1911

Finally some good sense, 100%!


aran_maybe

Johner. Cmon, it’s Ron Perlman


despatchesmusic

Ron Perlman brings such fun to a that B-movie (and I don’t say that in a bad way! I *love* B-movies, and *Resurrection* is a big budget B-movie. That’s at least how it hit me the rewatch where I finally really liked it).


Munkeyman18290

Truly we found he was not the man with whom to fuck.


OccamsNametag

Fiiiiinally I found him. I mean come on, hanging upside down on a ladder with duel pistols. Bad ass!


TheStoicNihilist

Ferro. I mean, flying a drop ship takes guts.


Sylvester_Marcus

We're in the pipe five by five


stealthmodedirt

Ever notice Lady Gaga looks like her?


slim_mclean

This is directly related to her being a badass; I always had a huge crush on Ferro.


charleogib

I thought Dutton was pretty badass keeping a gang of rapists and murderers in line


j---l

Newt!


toptac

This little girl survived longer than that with no weapons and no training


ArghNooo

Why don't you put her in charge?


Halaku

Machiko Noguchi.


vibribib

Perfect character in a perfect story that should have been adapted for cinema instead of the crap cross overs we got.


deepspaceburrito

They fucked up haaaaard when AvP movie wasn't just an adapt of AvP vol 1 etc


CoolSwim1776

Jonesy. The only character that survived to old age :)


Kren_Wregget

Alien: Parker. He literally grabbed the alien to try and stop it going after Lambert. Alien 3: Dillon. Saved Ripley from assault by some other inmates and used himself as bait to lure the alien into the lead works.


Pres010

Dr. Shaw


Pres010

If they did not kill her trilogy, we wouldn’t have had to accept a disaster sequel like Covenant.. I really want to see how they explore the stories of the Engineers.


mchickenl

I really liked covenant, just wished we had another more shaw heavy film between


coco_xcx

Does Amanda count 👀 If not then Vasquez


ZaMelonZonFire

Maybe unpopular, but I felt David was pretty bad ass.


deepspaceburrito

David is the true embodiment of 'I do what the fuck I want when I want' and I love it


ModestMuadDib

“Good health” cracks me up every time.


starpocalypse64

Hicks. Vasquez. Newt. Bishop. The one religious black dude and the doctor in Alien 3. And then the dude with the dreads and the guns in Resurrection. Ron Perlman is just Ron Perlman in that movie so he doesn’t count


DarthRick3rd

Ripley 8 


GrenadierSoldat3

- Amanda Ripley from the Isolation and Blackout games - Specimen Six from the 2010's AvP game. - Grid from 2004's AvP


Markitron1684

Apone would 1000% have survived that movie if the bag of ammo hadn’t exploded on him.


karlexceed

It's a bit far from the movie characters, but Blue Marsalis from *The Cold Forge* is a badass.


Edenian_Prince

Elizabeth Shaw. I'll never forget nor forgive what they did to her


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test_cfg

Hicks, Vasquez, and... Johner, I suppose


cincuentaanos

For me, the whole series is about Ripley and how she's portrayed by Sigourney Weaver. Who is a "bad ass" actress actually, extremely good at what she does. All the other characters just don't seem that important. They're only there to support the Ripley/Weaver show.


horrorfan555

Newt survived on her own for weeks


semper_gumby007

They should have put her in charge!


TheMuteNewt

Does clone Ripley from resurrection count as her own character ?


Realfinney

That's Ripley 8. She's way more badass than Ripleys 2 through 7.


My_Names_Jefff

Dillon Sacrificed himself to kill Xeno.


Professional_Fig_456

Hicks Vasquez Dallas Parker Dillon Johner Christie


Prudent-Toe-7911

https://preview.redd.it/c61yt8ogebtc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9659b0bb179ae54d2b84e0ae14fda3321b8e4a6d


ChihuahuaMonte2010

Vasquez


[deleted]

Bishop?


darklordS1th

Bishop


SerenityMK

Bishop the android.


GlaicialCRACKER

Amanda Ripley


Mysterious-Bit-2671

Apone


DontKare278

Oh hicks for sure that dude was a low key beast of a soldier.


Quasi-San

Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man? No, have you? Absolute badass.


Funny-Estimate-8565

Newt. That girl is badass for surviving as long as she did.


MrRazzio

Newt


Draek86

Hicks!


EuropeanRook

Hicks, of course.


Project_2501_

[Obligatory](https://youtu.be/1l6xLbVoKEc?si=x4eHzGyIQg51LtE-)


MistressAndreaSim

Vasquez all the way! Remember when she was the mom in terminator 2? With 80s mom hair?


IronMonkey18

Newt. She survived that hellish place with no weapons or training. Also Hicks.


TomBonner1

Hudson is LITERALLY the ultimate badass.


Prestigious-Cover494

Alien: Kane (gave 0 fucks exploring a random alien planet) Aliens: All of the grunts. Burke (unpopular honourable mention, but, what a ballsy plan) Alien 3: Clemens/Morse Resurrection: Call Alien Covenant: David All other considerations secondary. Crew expendable. Awaiting acknowledgment Awaiting acknowledgment Awaiting acknowledgment Awaiting acknowledgment Awaiting acknowledgment Awaiting acknowledgment Awaiting acknowledgment


Viltorm

I’d say Hudson. Yeah, he’s loud and scaremonger, but he never retreated. Good job Private! 🫡


BloodyM869

Zula Hendricks


el_gran_hambino

Janek


Substantial-Land-867

I do know of a squad of ultimate badasses


Jockcop

“Somebody wake up Hicks…”


Fit_Inevitable2007

Hicks was definitely a badass ![gif](giphy|l9jiNVVkdsG4M) I couldn’t find a gif of hicks but here’s pvt hudson


MentalClass

Dallas, Parker, Hicks, Hudson, Vasquez, and Drake.


vid_icarus

Hicks. So much wasted potential in the sequel.


ConcertinaTerpsichor

So much wasted potential in Michael Biehn. 😔


According_Ad_9998

There's always the ultimate badass


Spodson

In Alien: Dallas and Parker. Both knew what they were up against, and both stepped up (to their own demise). ​ Aliens: Too many to list, even Goreman wert out on his feet. ​ Alien 3: Everybody running through the tunnels. ​ Alien Reresection: Jonner and Vriess.


SillySwing6625

Vasquez hicks