The lack of explanation for her mother's disappearance greatly affected Ripley, to the point where, as a young adult, she took up work in the sector where the Nostromo had vanished, apparently hoping to be close at hand should any news arise. We think we may have found her, Amanda.' ― Samuels, to Ripley (from Alien: Isolation) During her teen years, Amanda developed a great talent for engineering and subsequently took up the profession as a means of getting by. Around that time, Weyland-Yutani set up a standing offer of employment within the company, something Ripley would continue to refuse over the years. By the age of eighteen she was on her own. Soon, the two began fighting, causing Amanda to run away from home, apparently multiple times. Amanda was raised by her stepfather Paul Carter, but their relationship was increasingly estranged due to Paul's self-destructive personality. Her mother's disappearance garnered attention in the press which made Amanda famous for a time, and she received direct financial support from the company as a result, from education, to healthcare to bail. Just prior to that, her mother had promised to be there for Amanda's eleventh birthday, a promise which she was unable to keep. Further tragedy would follow seven years later, when Amanda's mother disappeared following the loss of the Nostromo in deep space.

īy the time Amanda was 3 years old, her mother and father had separated and Alex had no further contact with his daughter.

Amanda was delivered in a home birth, in the presence of her father Alex. Despite the fact this contravened Weyland-Yutani policy, Ellen Ripley was not disciplined for her indiscretion and the pregnancy was allowed to come to term. 1.12 Surviving the nuke, rescue and exposing the companyĪmanda was conceived by her mother during a layover between haulage trips.

1.10 Reunion with Zula and battle against the Corporation.

My Alien Self by Amanda Green