10 Characters Who Survived The Movie (Only To Suddenly Die In The Sequel)
2. Newt, Hicks And Bishop - Aliens
Newt, Hicks and Bishop were definitely some of the best characters in Aliens. Newt was the little girl who was the sole survivor of a colony infested by Xenomorphs, Hicks was a member of the Marine Corps and the only marine to actually make it to the end, and Bishop was everyone’s favorite android who also survived the last act.
By the end of the massive final act of Aliens, all of these characters remain alive, going into hyper sleep in a journey home to Earth. A whole lot of people died, but at least these three were able to make it out safe after Ripley fights hard to protect Newt in particular.
Except just kidding: in the opening of Alien 3, Newt and Hicks both die immediately, and Bishop is so badly damaged that Ripley deactivates him. After everything the characters went through in the last movie, every one of them but Ripley ends up dying anyway. Some victory, huh?
The death of Bishop and Hicks can maybe be forgiven, but why Newt? This makes the end of Aliens more heartbreaking than it is badass, knowing that the struggle to save Newt is kind of pointless. It would be like if at the end of a Mario game you rescue the princess after all your struggles, but then Bowser just kills her anyway.