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Carter Burke
Burke meets Ripley after her return and helps organize an expedition to LV-426. He speaks the language of support and reasonable compromises. But company interests are constantly present in the conversation about human safety.
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Friendly face of the company
Motive
Preserve the company's influence on the expedition and the value of its finds.
Role in history
Rep. Weyland-Yutani.
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Bottom line
Burke sent the colonists to the found ship, and then tried to remove the organisms, infecting Ripley and Newt. During the attack, he locks the door on his comrades and is confronted by a xenomorph. The film does not show the details of his death.
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Dossier on the film "Aliens" (1986). Biographies from the novels, deleted scenes and alternate sequels are not mixed with the on-screen story.