In Alien, Ash is directed to retrieve the unknown alien species and bring it back to Earth for further testing. Rook's messaging in Romulus is similar; he refers to the xenomorph as the perfect ...

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But Ash is in fact an android, one who has no emotions and no allegiances to anything but the company and its wishes. Upon arriving on the Romulus station, Rain and her cohort see signs of carnage ...

(BJ Colangelo) Rook Is Just A New Version Of Alien's Android Ash Other than the original xenomorph, "Alien: Romulus" doesn't bring back any of the characters from the rest of the "Alien" franchise.

and so looks like Ash. For starters, this link to the original film was unnecessary and felt more like a "look at me!" fan service moment than anything else. Alien: Romulus is easily the best ...