Getting Lance Henriksen on board to reprise his role as Bishop is one of many ways Gearbox Software proves its dedication to the Alien franchise. Having him tell players, "Don't ask me to do the thing with the knife" proves that Aliens: Colonial Marines reallygets it.
Bringing Bishop back would be trite if Gearbox wasn't delicate about why he existed within this new story. Remember, Ellen Ripley's android went with her after his gruesome encounter at the end of Aliens. But he's synthetic, one model in a large line of manufactured men. Naturally, there's a synthetic attached to every Colonial Marine Corps group. So of course he'll join players as they explore the remains of The Sulaco, Hadley's Hope, and The Derelict.
If all this sounds like gibberish, well, it might be time to catch up on the Alien films. G
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