Julie was a Weyland-Yutani Corporation employee and botanist working in Greenhouse 112 on LV-492. She was working there when a single Xenomorph Facehugger got loose in the complex.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Julie attended graduate school, where she became very close with her professor (and later boss on LV-492) Dev. After graduating, she was inspired to join a career in off-world botany thanks to Dev's frequent stories about summers spent working in the greenhouses on LV-492 and the lucrative paycheck he received.[1]
Working on LV-492[]
Upon reaching LV-492, Julie discovered the work of a botanist on the planet was tedious and dull — the greenhouses there served merely as a hub through which plants pass on their way to other destinations, most of what the botanists do is simply keeping them stable and healthy, and few people show interest in the limited research carried out.[1]
Quarantine[]
During a nightshift within the greenhouse lab, Julie discovered two unexpected barrels of soil samples and contacted Dev, who was dismissive of her concern and told her to get back to work. Julie obliged and continued the nightshift listening to her music whilst working, unaware that one of the barrels had tipped over, triggering the containment alarm. After finally noticing the tipped barrel and the alarm sounding, she realized that she was trapped inside the lab. Though she attempted to call Dev to have him override the lockdown, the primary power fails, rendering the radio useless and leaving the area only dimly lit by emergency lighting. While searching for her synthetic guard dog, Maggie, she discovered an Ovomorph inside a tipped barrel. Dev went on to reboot the facility's power, plunging it into total darkness. After retrieving a flashlight, Julie realized that a Facehugger was loose within the lab alongside her. She attempted to contact Dev once again, and was reunited with Maggie, before suddenly being attacked by the creature. Julie managed to bat the creature away with a shovel, before it then attempted to latch onto Maggie's face, with the dog disappearing into the darkness. The power eventually returned to the facility, and Maggie found the creature, wounded, alongside a dying Maggie, whose face had been melted off by the Facehugger. After Dev finally reached Julie to check on her, she mercy-killed Maggie. Julie survived the incident, thanks largely to Maggie.[2]
Personality and Traits[]
Julie was reliable and intelligent, traits that proved highly valuable on LV-492 where most of her co-workers were lazy and incompetent. She also felt a sense of betrayal and disappointment upon discovering Dev's lack of passion for their work.[1]
Ultimately, Julie retained a calm and collected mind when under the duress of the Facehugger, and with the help of Maggie, she was eventually able to kill it.
Trivia[]
- Throughout the short film, Julie wore a pair of black and silver Koss Porta Pro on-ear headphones.
Appearances[]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "AVPGalaxy - Kelsey Taylor (Director of Alien: Specimen, Alien 40th Anniversary Short) Interview". Retrieved on 2019-09-11.
- ↑ Alien: Specimen (short film)