- "He could have saved them all. He could have...But he didn't. He just saved himself. And me."
- ―Selkirk regarding Foss (from Aliens: Salvation)
Foss was the Captain of the Nova Maru. He and his crew were assigned to transport mysterious cargo, the contents of which were classified. The cargo was revealed to be Xenomorph creatures, and following an outbreak, Foss took ship cook Selkirk hostage and jettisoned them both into the planet PCW9512, abandoning the Maru. The two subsequently crash landed on a remote island, and were forced to survive together as castaways.
Foss was eventually killed by Selkirk, who was acting in self-defence from one of Foss' violent outbursts.
Biography[]
Foss kils Stutz, then takes Selkirk hostage.
Foss opens fire on a Xenomorph corpse.
Foss was the Captain aboard the Nova Maru, then assigned on a supply-run by the Weyland-Yutani Corporation to transport Xenomorph cargo, the contents of which were withheld from the crew beyond Foss and crewmember Dean. When Hold Four was breached, causing an outbreak within the ship, Foss was brutally attacked by the creatures, and heavily maimed. Foss barely managed to escape with his life, and, in a delirious state, subsequently burst into the ships' kitchen where the rest of the crew resided. He killed crewmember Stutz with his assault rifle, blaming him for the outbreak, then took the ship cook Selkirk hostage to pilot the escape pod.
Foss had the two of them enter the pod and abandon the ship, leaving the other crewmembers for dead. The pod subsequently crashed on the desolate planet PCW9512 in a small isolated island, leaving the two as castaways. Foss was continuously delirious and would have random outbursts of insanity, largely at Selkirk's expense.
Selkirk is forced to kill Foss in self-defence.
At some point Selkirk encountered Foss firing his rifle at a washed up corpse of an Alien. Selkirk excitedly deduced that if the Maru's cargo had reached the island, then the Nova Maru must have crashed on the planet too, managing to contact the ships' deep-space distress beacon from the escape pod. Foss suddenly opens the hatch and, in a mad state, began opening fire at Selkirk. After his gun jammed, Selkirk tackled him, and kills him by stabbing him in the eye with a screwdriver.
Personality & Traits[]
It is unknown what Foss' personality was like prior to the incident aboard the Maru, though it can be assumed he was at least a capable captain. Following the outbreak, his experiences with the Xenomorph creatures, alongside the injuries he suffered, plunged his psyche into a deep, violent madness. From then on, he became aggressive and paranoid, prone to manic outbursts.
Equipment[]
Foss was equipped with an unidentified assault rifle, kept within arm's reach. He also kept a Med Pouch with him to self medicate.