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find. One of the crew members, Kane, entered the Derelict's cargo hold to discover a vast amount ofXenomorph eggs and became impregnated when approaching one of the spores. The crew carriedKane back to the Nostromo, and soon after, the ship left LV-426. These events and the subsequentXenomorph infestation aboard the Nostromo would become known as the Nostromo incident.During the following decades, volcanic activity on LV-426 damaged the Derelict and buried parts ofit. Meanwhile, humanity colonized LV-426, but remained unaware of the Derelict's existence. WhenRipley, the last survivor of the Nostromo incident, was able to give her report of the Derelict in2179, a representative of Weyland-Yutani, Carter Burke, provided the administration of the Hadley'sHope colony with the coordinates of the Derelict for investigation. The administration assigned thetask to the Jorden family who set out for the location and eventually discovered the Derelict. Russand Ann Jorden proceeded to explore the ship during which Russ stumbled over the cargo hold andbecame impregnated by a Facehugger, eventually causing the Xenomorph infestation of Hadley'sHope and, in further consequence, the Hadley's Hope incident. When the Atmosphere Processor adjacentto the colony exploded in the culmination of the incident, the Derelict was presumably takenwith it. However, as the wreckage was located behind a large formation of rocks called the Iliumrange, it is possible that the ship escaped the destruction unharmed. (A1, A2, A:INF)Detention Planet 27: A prison world situated in the Requist system. Notable as the birthplace ofMark Drake, one of the Colonial Marines involved in the Hadley's Hope incident in 2179. (KAF)Dietrich, Cynthia: A female human serving as a Med-Tech for the USCM corps. Ranking Corporal,she was part of the unit involved in the Hadley's Hope incident in 2179. In her capacity as medicalofficer, Dietrich tended to Rebecca Jorden, found to be the only survivor of the initial Xenomorphinfestation of the colony. She was later incapacitated and captured by the Xenomorphs afterher squad had been ambushed inside their hive in the Atmosphere Processor nearby. What exactlyhappened to her afterward is unknown, although her death is certain, either by giving birth to aXenomorph or, at the latest, during the explosion of the Atmosphere Processor. (A2)Dillon, Leonard: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident in 2179.Born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 30, 2138. Sentenced and sent to the Fiorina 161 penal facilityfor murder and rape.At the point when Ripley arrived at Fury 16, Dillon was considered to be a spiritual leader and afigure of authority for the cult-like community the inmates had formed during their time on theplanet. He was responsible for hosting and performing religious duties and rituals and also acted asa liaison to Superintendent Andrews. Dillon held a moving eulogy during Hicks' and Newt's funeral,but later reacted reservedly when Ripley approached him in the mess hall. However, he subsequentlycame to rescue Ripley from a rape attempt at the scrapyard, enacting violent punishmenton the assailants as he felt was his responsibility. When the Xenomorph threat became apparent,Dillon agreed to help capture the creature and coordinated the efforts of the prisoners to prepare thetrap. By then, a certain kind of trust and respect had developed between him and Ripley, and aftershe had discovered her impregnation, it was him whom she asked to kill her and destroy the embryoinside her. Dillon refused on the grounds that he wanted to kill the Xenomorph that had slaughteredhis friends and needed her to succeed, but promised her to honor Ripley's request afterward. Togetherwith her, Dillon rallied the survivors for a last ditch effort to lure the Xenomorph into the blastfurnace. Eventually, Dillon sacrificed himself to keep the Alien busy in the furnace so that Ripleycould flood the furnace with molten lead and kill the creature. (A3)DiStephano, Vincent: A male human and a USM soldier serving aboard the Auriga in 2381. In additionto guard and security duty, DiStephano was also sometimes tasked with occupying the observationcapsule outside the highest levels of the ship. DiStephano was among the security staff whoconfronted the crew of the Betty in the mess shortly before the Xenomorph outbreak. Unlike his fellowsoldiers, DiStephano survived the encounter and was captured by the smugglers. When the dire