r/LV426 • u/JarretGax • 3d ago
Cast / Behind The Scenes Merry Christmas to the only cast member to have survived all the Aliens movies so far.
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u/tylocephale_gilmorei 3d ago
I am pretty sure because of his time in cryo sleep with Ellen, Jones is the oldest (ordinary) cat in fiction. Hes gotta be like 70 right? 😅
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u/unclefishbits Seegson 3d ago
If it was a young adult around 3 years old and Ripley was in cryosleep 57 years with that cat, at the beginning of aliens it's probably around 60 and could ostensibly live to around 75 if he made it to 18
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u/ahsataN-Natasha 3d ago
One of my spawn is named Jones. Needless to say, he can’t wait until he’s old enough to watch the movies to watch that cat in action.
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u/celestier 3d ago
Jones as a first name for a human is wild
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u/ahsataN-Natasha 3d ago
Considering what some people name their kids, I find it rather tame hahah
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u/celestier 3d ago
It's wild to me but only because my last name is Jones 😭😭
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u/ahsataN-Natasha 3d ago
Ahh I love that! That was one of the things I liked about it… it’s such a common last name but not first. It’s simultaneously unique and totally ordinary.
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u/cBurger4Life 2d ago
As another last name Jones person, I approve. Not that you need permission from internet strangers lol
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u/MasterCrumble1 3d ago
Sorry I read that too fast, and thought you were waiting for your cat to turn 18, to watch the movies with it.
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u/Neverhityourmark 3d ago
Yea they had to write Jonesy out of the sequels since he was too powerful.
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u/Theyos 3d ago
Pretty sure Jonesy would be dead by A:R.
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u/neverelax 3d ago
Maybe he was frozen again. You don't know!! Poor Jonesy ;( ...stupid cat. Lol
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u/DripRoast 3d ago
That actually seems plausible. If you're going on a long space voyage, you're probably going want to make sure your pet is still alive when you get back. Ripley had every intention of returning to her new home, and the technology exists. Why not right?
It's just the question of when they would decide to crack the lid in leiu of her safe return. You really gotta read the fine print of those pet freezing contracts. :P
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u/neverelax 2d ago
It seems pawsible indeed! I like to imagine when he wakes up in the future he will be able to travel at relativistic speeds outliving us all by millions of years!
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u/Game_Over_Man69 3d ago
It will be revealed in a future Alien Disney+ series that Jonesy was an android cat and still alive!
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u/blackhorse15A 3d ago
Doesn't Alien: Romulus happen between Alien and Aliens? Jonesy is still in cryosleep with Ripley during Romulus.
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u/Deca_Durable WheresBowski 3d ago
Yes by the time of A:R Weyland Yutani had been bought out by Walmart and Jonesy would definitely be dead.
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u/theniwo 3d ago
Fun Fact: They used 4 different cats in the movie
Source: https://avp.fandom.com/wiki/Jones_(cat)#Behind_the_Scenes#Behind_the_Scenes)
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u/Steepleofknives83 3d ago
Who the hell fed him after Ripley went back to LV426?
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u/PanthorCasserole 3d ago
She probably left him in a kennel where hopefully he got adopted eventually.
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u/Ainz-Ooal-Gown Nuke from Orbit 3d ago
After watching the alien in action and surviving, I think you should be worried about everyone else.
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u/ColdReferences 3d ago
A Flerken, of course it survived
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u/Sweaty-Sir8960 3d ago
The only answer considering that Xenomorphs are in the Marvel universe.
https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/marvel-vs-alien-variant-covers-xenomorphs
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u/taffnads 3d ago
I'm convinced that cat is in on the whole thing and was actively helping the big chap to bump off the Nostromo crew.
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u/Manestaltan 3d ago
Well I'm sorry to rain on your parade...
In alien 4 this little fleabag is long gone... So he didn't survive all the saga...
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u/Vivid-Vibes 2d ago
He called out to his orange kin for complete control of their singular brain cell to survive. Who's a good kitty kitty.
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u/THX450 2d ago
I would love some batshit story that reveals Jonsey ended up being owned by one of the Wey-Yu commandos who showed up with Jonesy to Fury 161 and the damn cat witnessed Ripley’s death. Then for some reason Jones gets frozen again and doesn’t wake up until 200 years later.
It’s stupid as hell, but I’d love it.
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u/chadbrochillout 3d ago
Yeah but Rip just like.. left Jonesy in her micro apartment with an automatic feeder... I mean..
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u/Nothinghere727271 3d ago
Yeah, Jones was left on earth according to the novelization iirc
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u/chadbrochillout 3d ago
What I mean is.. he's stuck in the apartment. No one is coming to get him or anything
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u/I-Have-An-Alibi 3d ago
Excuse me, Ripley survived Alien and Aliens....the only two Alien movies made....
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u/Nathaniel-Prime 3d ago
Technically, he didn't survive Resurrection. It's been like 500 years, he's most certainly dead by now.
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u/JarretGax 3d ago
They have the tech to extend pets lives by that point, and don't count out a bionic Jonesy.
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u/Wiggles2391 3d ago
It died on the 3rd movie. It didn't survive the crash
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u/Mr_Autobot_390 2d ago
The cat wasn't in the crash. Ripley left him back on Earth, or the space station orbiting Earth.
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u/Tornik 3d ago
The perfect organism.