The characters on the cover are ridiculous. Randy, among others who have tried to portray the colonial marines after Cameron always seem to get the whole thing wrong. I see Aliens as cyberpunk, with punk characters. Cigarrette between the teeth they fix a sentry gun. They look marines but upon closer inspection they are not, it's just a way to put butter on the bread. The identity of the characters isn't stereotypically tied to their employer. So my point is that Randy among many have the same interpretation of the marines we all already know, but it's wrong and shallow. Cameron loves cyberpunk, u can see the load and trouble his characters carry on their soldiers, under their uniforms. Its a tough world, corrupted society. They're punks.