

In the audio drama, they leave him alone because he has a Chestburster inside him - only after it emerges and kills him do the other creatures drag him away. In the novel, the Xenomorphs aboard the Samson initially spare its pilot Vic Jones for seemingly no reason, only to kill him later.In the audio drama, Ripley mentions that Ash joined the crew of the Nostromo just before they left the Solomons for the last leg of their trip in Alien it instead stated that Ash joined the crew on Thedus.In the original book, it is never indicated that the ship's computer can speak. This leads to several humorous exchanges between the nonchalant computer and the exasperated crew as the disaster unfolds, as well as an additional moment of horror when the Xenomorph loose aboard the ship triggers one of the welcome messages nearby. The Marion's computer frequently makes audio announcements throughout the story, such as to deliver important news, issue warnings or welcome people when they enter a new area of the ship.In it, she records a message to her daughter Amanda explaining what has happened to her ship and crew. The audio drama starts with a brief added scene before Ripley enters hypersleep on the Narcissus (following the destruction of the Nostromo).
