Edward Boggs

Edward Boggs was one of the inmates in the Fiorina “Fury” 161 Class C Work Correctional Unit and stayed on after Weyland-Yutani had closed the prison down.

Boggs was killed by the Xenomorph when he was surveying the tunnels beneath the prison. Boggs appears in 1992’s Alien 3 and is played by Leon Herbert.

Biography

Early Life

Boggs was incarcerated on Fiorina 161 for kidnapping and felonious assault.

Ripley’s Arrival on Fiorina 161

An EEV, ejected from the USS Sulaco, carrying Ellen Ripley, Corporal Hicks, Newt and Bishop the android crashed onto Fiorina 161 in 2179. There was just one survivor – Ellen Ripley.

After the funeral of Newt and Hicks, Boggs, Golic and Rains were given the task of surveying the tunnels beneath the prison.

In the mess hall, Boggs, Rains and Golic are eating at the same table when Dillon joins them. Dillon asks Boggs and Rains about what the problem is. They say they don’t mind surveying the tunnels but they don’t want to take Golic with them. Boggs says that Golic is crazy and he smells bad. Dillon tells them that Golic is going with them.

In the tunnels, the three of them begin surveying the tunnels and lay candles along the way so they can find their way back. When some of the candles start going out, Boggs sends Rains to find out what’s happening. Rains is attacked by the Xenomorph and Golic and Boggs arrive to see the creature mauling him.

They run and accidentally circle back and find Rain’s body. Boggs looks up and is attacked by the ‘Dragon’. It lifts him up and strikes Bogg’s skull with its inner jaw, killing him. Golic is showered with Boggs’ blood and he flees back to the prison.

Personality and Traits

Boggs disliked Golic and thought he was crazy. He refused to go in the tunnels with him. Boggs had a cross and snake tattoo on his forehead

Other Media

Alien 3 Novelization (1992 Novel)

In the Alien 3 novelization by Alan Dean Foster, David appears as in the film. The novelization mostly follows the same path as the Alien 3 Assembly Cut. The book makes it clear that Boggs and Rains are in the tunnels looking for supplies. In the film, it seems like they are just mapping out the tunnel system. Boggs’ death is different in the book too. The Xenomorph beheads him.

Alien 3 Comic (1992 Comic)

The Alien 3 Comic is a mixture of the theatrical and assembly cut with some new additions.

Trivia

• Boggs is one of the few prisoners on Fiorina 161 who is American rather than British. The actor Leon Herbery is British and he was born in Guyana.

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