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sion about to depart for LV-426, Jones stayed behind on Gateway Station. It is unknown whathappened to Jones after that, but considering the average life expectancy for cats is about 14 years,Jones probably died some time before the Xenomorph infestation on Earth in 2192. (A1, A2)Jorden, Ann: A female human living in Hadley's Hope in 2179 together with her family. Wife ofRuss Jorden and mother of Rebecca and Timothy Jorden. Born in 2146.Ann Jorden was part of the expedition to the Derelict together with the rest of the Jorden family, theexpedition that caused the Hadley's Hope incident. She investigated the ship with her husband andhad to witness helplessly as Russ was impregnated by a Facehugger. She subsequently dragged thebody of her husband back to the tractor and set off a distress call to the colony. It is unknown whatexactly happened after that, but eventually, Ann Jorden was killed during the ensuing Xenomorphinfestation. (A2, A:NT)Jorden, Rebecca: A female human child and the only survivor of the initial Xenomorph attack andinfestation of the terraforming colony Hadley's Hope on LV-426 preceding the Hadley's Hope incidentin 2179. Born in 2173. Daughter of Russ and Ann Jorden and sister of Timothy Jorden. Nicknamed'Newt'.When Carter Burke relayed the location of the Space Jockey derelict following the interrogation ofRipley aboard Gateway Station, the Jordens were the family that signed up for investigating the coordinates.Russ Jorden took his family, including Rebecca, and went out to the derelict in his Daihotaitractor. When the parents set out to investigate the ship, Rebecca and Timothy were ordered tostay behind inside the tractor. To the horror of the children, Ann returned with Russ having a Facehuggerattached to his face. Rebecca's mother immediately sent out a distress call to the colony, andthe Jorden family returned to Hadley's Hope. Over the next few weeks, the Xenomorph organisminfected and overran the whole colony. During this time, Rebecca lost her entire family, but managedto survive by hiding inside the air duct system, only leaving her refuge inside an air exchangechamber to snatch whatever food and equipment she could find.Rebecca was eventually found by Ripley and the platoon of Colonial Marines who had landed at thecolony to investigate the communication breakdown with Hadley's Hope. Traumatized by the eventsof the previous weeks, Rebecca at first was suspicious of the new arrivals, even refusing to speak.Soon, however, Rebecca began to trust Ripley, even going as far as accepting her as some kind ofsurrogate mother. Rebecca later helped the survivors of the confrontations with the Xenomorphs toescape by using her knowledge of the air duct system, but became separated and was kidnapped bya Xenomorph Drone to be brought to the hive inside the Atmosphere Processor. The girl had alreadybeen cocooned and was about to be impregnated when Ripley arrived and rescued her. Together,they escaped to the Sulaco in orbit of LV-426. Rebecca was again in mortal danger when the Queenwas loose in the docking bay of the Sulaco, but was again saved by a joined effort of Ripley andBishop. After the Queen had been defeated, the Sulaco set course back to Earth, and Rebeccaentered hypersleep with the other survivors. Rebecca Jorden's life came to a tragic end when theEEV she was aboard crashed into the ocean on Fiorina 161. Her cryotube ruptured, and Rebeccadrowned in her sleep as the water filled her tube. (A2, A3, A:NT)Jorden, Russ: A male human living at Hadley's Hope in 2179 with his family consisting of his wifeAnn Jorden and his two children, Rebecca and Timothy Jorden. Born in 2144.When the coordinates of the Derelict were made available for investigation among the colonists,Russ Jorden volunteered and set out for the location together with his family aboard a Daihotaitractor. When they reached the Derelict, Russ was wildly enthusiastic about the find, realizing that,as the discoverer of an alien artifact, he could become a rich man. Together with his wife, he enteredthe ship to investigate and eventually discovered the cargo hold and the Xenomorph eggs inside it.Unaware of the imminent danger, Russ approached one of the eggs and was impregnated by a Facehugger.Ann dragged the unconscious body of her husband back to the tractor and set off a distresscall to the colony. The events following the impregnation are shrouded by the ensuing chaos, but it