The Secret Clue That Teased Ash Wasn’t Human In Alien 37 Minutes Before The Android Reveal

Ash (Ian Holm) turns out to be a killer android in Ridley Scott’s Alien, but there were clues that teased his non-human twist long before the reveal. The crew of the Nostromo was never supposed to know that Ash was a synthetic person, much less one who did not have an inhibitor when it came to inflicting violence against humans. After the crew lands on LV-426 and comes in contact with the ship carrying the face-hugger eggs, Ash’s protocols dictate that he preserve the organisms for study, even if they’ve already killed members of the crew through the gestation process of creating a xenormoph.