Talk:Epic Rap Battles of History 58/@comment-5393732-20151202173608/@comment-5264252-20151202191100

Yeah, but like, she still killed aliens. Even if she didn't set out to kill them initially, that's what she did, right? So the connection itself still works. Obviously it's not the strongest connection ever, but simple connections can still work. Plus,  if you want to bring in any other big alien killer characters to use in their place, both essentially paved way for heroines in fictional media as being badass instead of just typical sex symbols. :P

I've always known of Ripley alongside the name of the franchise itself. A lot of what I've seen of the franchise itself, I've seen Ripley alongside it. Of course, the Xenomorph alien itself is obviously the main icon to the franchise, but I'd say Ripley definitely has enough recognition to her as well. I mean, she's number 8 on AFI's 100 Greatest Heroes & Villains list, so that's definitely saying something, especially when she's higher up on the list than The Alien is on the Villains side, which is at 14. Of course, she's below characters like Rick Blaine from Casablanca, Will Kane from High Noon, and Clarice Starling from Silence of the Lambs, so it's not really the best example, I suppose.