First designed by H. R. Giger in 1979, the menacing star of the Alien series is a unique xenomorphic being. Since the species was reawakened by the crew of the Nostromo Spacecraft, the encounter's sole survivor, Ellen Ripley, has battled to keep humanity safe from alien destruction, only to give her life for the cause. In Alien: Resurrection, set 200 years after her original untimely death, the company uses cloning methods to resurrect Ripley, complete with the Queen Alien embryo incubated inside her. Scientists extract the alien and begin breeding the species on board a spacecraft headed for Earth. Once again, Ripley must fight against the company of scientists to destroy the infested ship before the alien species reaches Earth.