How long was "Newt" living alone on LV-426?
In Aliens (1986) when "Newt" first encountered the Marines and Ellen Ripley after they landed on LV-426 she ran away from them.
How long was "Newt" living alone on LV-426 and why did she run away from the Marines and Ripley when they are the first people she's seen in a long time?
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NOT EXPLICITLY DISCLOSED WITHIN THE FILM, but less than 40 days.
The script of the film states it takes the Marines 3 weeks @FTL (Faster than light) to reach the planet, and the settlers signalled for help the day they were attacked.
The extended edition of the movie explains that even though distress signals travel beyond FTL, it would still take 2 weeks for the signal to arrive on earth.
2 weeks signal time (approx) + 3 weeks travel (approx) + mobilisation window (a few days) ? <40 days.
There are also hints all the settlers didn't die in the initial attack on the colony, such as half eaten food (Donuts!) that look fairly recent. It's unlikely a donut would have remained fresh for 5 weeks...
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How long was Newt on lv426?
NOT EXPLICITLY DISCLOSED WITHIN THE FILM, but less than 40 days. The script of the film states it takes the Marines 3 weeks @FTL (Faster than light) to reach the planet, and the settlers signalled for help the day they were attacked.How long did it take the Sulaco to get to LV 426?
July 27th - The USS Sulaco arrives at LV-426. Edit following new Alien novels: It is revealed in the first of the new Alien novels why it took Ripley 30+ years to get home, despite her saying in the film it will only take 6 weeks to hit the frontier.How did Newt survive in aliens?
During the chaos, Newt's mother and brother were killed but she managed to escape through a vent. Newt managed to survive by hiding in the air ducts to avoid the monsters which came mostly at night to take people away.What was the girl called in aliens?
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Why did she run away from the Marines and Ripley when they are the first people she's seen in a long time?
I'll answer this since the other part of the question has already been answered.
I believe the reason is that from her experience, people who think they can fight back or protect others always end up failing and being killed. On the other hand, her experience of hiding by herself has shown her that this is the only way that survival is possible. It would be natural to be afraid that if she tags along with this new set of people, that they will just end up getting her killed.
See for example the following dialogue:
Ripley: These people are here to protect you. They're soldiers.
Newt: It won't make any difference.
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