>>40427550Not in the comic series. She became the penultimate alien hunter after Ripley died. In the movie though Newt was critical to Ripleys character growth. Newt was Ripleys surrogate daughter to the one shes still reeling over losing, vice versa Ripley is Newts surrogate mother and family to the one she lost. The compliment each other and push eachother outside their comfort zones to do shit they wouldn’t dream of doing... til Alien 3
