Alien Is Exploring Fallout of a Major Movie Death, And It Makes the Scene Way More Tragic

Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Alien: Paradiso #2! The Alien franchise has no shortage of brutal deaths throughout just the movies alone, but one definitely stands above the rest: the first one. The first person to be killed by a Xenomorph on-screen was Thomas Kane, a crewmember of the Nostromo. His death was gruesome, but somehow, it was just made even worse in the latest chapter in Alien lore, as the franchise is exploring the fallout of that major movie death.

In Alien: Paradiso #2 by Steve Foxe and Edgar Salazar, a gang of space-faring drug-traffickers have gone to an island paradise resort called Paradiso, where the leader hopes to make a deal with another criminal organization and expand his drug empire. However, these criminals’ plans are quickly upset when the person they’re there to meet walks into the resort with a Xenomorph in his chest. Not only that, but this man’s entire crew was impregnated by Xenomorphs, putting everyone at the resort in mortal danger.

Luckily for the leader of the first gang - named Ricky Valentine - he has a crew consisting of hired guns that certainly know how to handle themselves. In fact, one ‘hired gun’ will most likely stand out from the other members of Ricky’s crew, as she has a deep-seated connection to the Xenomorphs they’re fighting. This person is named Tsula Kane, and she’s the daughter of Thomas Kane. That means, with every Xenomorph she fights, it’s personal. However, there’s more to her story than just that.

Kane’s Death in Alien Impacted His Entire Family

Alien: Paradiso #2 Explores Tsula’s Backstory, & When She Learned of Her Father’s Death

Before the Xenomorphs that have invaded Paradiso started killing the guests, Alien: Paradiso #2 takes readers back to the time period of the first film - except, not in space, but on Earth. After word came down that Thomas Kane had died, a Weyland-Yutani representative visited his wife and daughter to deliver the tragic news. The company offered insincere regrets for what happened, and made sure to point out a technicality in Kane’s contract that resulted in the company only paying the family basic life insurance, leaving their financial future uncertain.

When that Chestburster popped out of Kane in 1979’s Alien, it didn’t just end the lives of most of the people aboard the Nostromo, it also ruined the lives of Kane’s family on Earth. While readers don’t know exactly what happened next, it’s fair to say, from Tsula’s current employment status, that things didn’t go great. The Kanes probably had to turn to crime to make ends meet, or maybe simply became destitute upon Thomas’ death, inspiring Tsula to take to the stars to get away from her life any way she could - even if that meant as a hired gun.

Tsula Kane has the Chance to Enact Vengeance Upon the REAL Villain of Alien

Weyland-Yutani is what Tsual Should Really Be Fighting, Not the Xenomorphs

While it’s true that every Xenomorph Tsula kills will be personal, as her father was literally the first-ever victim of a Xenomorph in the series (in the meta sense, of course, can’t forget the prequels), it’s also true that the aliens shouldn’t be her targets. Weyland-Yutani is the real villain of Alien, especially where Tsula is concerned. The company killed her father, left her mother with nothing, and led her to a life of crime. Indeed, this story should end with Tsula going after the true cause of her tragic life.

Alien: Paradiso becoming a revenge-tale starring Tsula Kane that pits the interstellar criminal against the most powerful company in the galaxy would definitely be cool. But, even if this story doesn’t follow that potential plotline, it still succeeds in fleshing out Alien lore in a truly fascinating way, as it explores the fallout of a major movie death, and actually makes it way more tragic.

Alien: Paradiso #2 by 20th Century Studios is available now.