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Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for Alien: Romulus.At first glance, it wouldn't be completely inaccurate to assume that Ash gave the synthetics of the Alien universe a bad name. Yet as the series unfolded across eight subsequent movies, the same androids we once suspiciously side-eyed became the franchise's most compelling characters by far .
To that end, Holm's performance is appropriately unsettling long before Ash tries to murder Ripley with a rolled-up magazine. He never acts quite suspicious enough to warrant interrogation from the other characters, but his assessing glances and restrained frustration foreshadow his betrayal.
Winona Ryder's Synthetic Acts More Human Than 'Alien: Resurrection's Characters Speaking of more human than a human, let's talk about Annalee Call from Alien Resurrection, the franchise's only lady android to date. As one of the few survivors of a war between synthetics and humans , Call has every right to despise humanity. Instead, she risks her life to protect Earth.
Michael Fassbender's David Is the Franchise's Most Intriguing Character Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott's two prequel films, offer the reverse: a synthetic who assimilates and perpetuates humanity's worst sins . From the moment of his "birth," David , the Alien universe's very first android, is fascinated by art, music, and the act of creation, be that procreation or the growing synthetic industry. He's also increasingly repulsed by humanity.
David Jonsson Delivers a Franchise Best Performance in 'Alien: Romulus' Close Few Alien characters match David in terms of complexity, intrigue, and, yes, appeal . Alien: Romulus's Andy , a beloved king who must be protected at all costs, practically runs rings around David. He's soft, awkward, and always a little fidgety. He cracks a litany of terrible dad jokes to make people smile, and receives abominably degrading insults that clearly wound him in return.
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