Ellen Weaver

Ellen Weaver was a Warrant Officer aboard the U.S.S.S. Ursa Minor as its quartermaster. In the events of The Stranger, she deals with the sacrifice of Chadwick Minute, the death of Mary Franks at the hands of Robert Burnside, and seeing Jeremy Fisher bloodied by an unknown force (presumably Burnside). After going through the wormhole herself in an escape pod, Weaver wakes up in to a completely black expanse of space outside the pod window.

Personal Life
Weaver was raised in Montana, learning wilderness survival skills from her parents who were both avid outdoors enthusiasts. When she was 12, her younger brother Roland went missing in the woods. She was the one who found him, but soon-after they were attacked by a mountain lion that killed Roland.

As an adult, Weaver joined the army and quickly proved herself to be capable both in teams and independently, making her an extremely dependable asset. During her tenure in the armed forces, she had a brief fling with Robert Burnside. The two parted after Weaver discovered Burnside had been dishonest to her about details of the relationship. The two maintained professional attitudes in following encounters.

Alien references
Ellen's name is a reference to Alien 's protagonist, Ellen Ripley, who is portrayed by Sigourney Weaver. Many of the conflicts Weaver faces throughout The Stranger, such as the failing space station, the bureaucratic superiors, and the survivalism, are allusive to Ripley's conflicts in the 1979 film.