Thomas Murphy (Earth-5875)

"What kind of person would do this to a dog...?"

- - Thomas Murphy

Thomas Murphy was an inmate at the Fiorina 161 Class C Work Correctional Unit, on the penal colony Fiorina 161. He was killed during the early stages of the Massacre of Fiorina 161.

Early life
Ever since he was young, Thomas Murphy was involved with crime, spending his entire adolescence running from authorities. He started as a con man and evolved into a career thief, taking from others instead of earning it himself. Because he was a sufferer of double-Y syndrome, he had a tendency to engage in acts of sexual misconduct.. He was eventually caught by the CMB after stealing a tug and killing four people in 2519, and was sent to the Fiorina 161 Class C Work Correctional Unit, on the penal colony Fiorina 161.

Within the prison, Murphy kept everything to himself and did not socialize with the other prisoners. His only companion became Spike, the prison's guard dog, owned by guard Francis Aaron.

Massacre of Fiorina 161
After Ellen Ripley crash-landed on Fiorina 161 aboard a Type 337 EEV on August 9th, 2552, Murphy was one of the first to respond to the damaged shuttle. He took Spike with him, and unknown to Murphy, his dog companion was attacked and impregnated by a Facehugger hiding within the wreckage of the EEV.

He later found Spike at his room, with his face lacerated from the Facehugger's attack. Believing it to be caused by a malicious fellow inmate, Murphy informed about Spike to Aaron.

Death
"Poor sod backed into a nine-foot fan."

- - Jonathan Clemens

Thirty minutes later, while he cleaned the prison's ventilation shaft, Murphy stepped in a slimy substance, which he discovered the shedded skin of a xenomorph, the Dragon, after mistaking its shadow for Spike's when it lured him into a recessed storage area. As the dog had gone missing, Thomas settled to find him, not knowing he was dead. When he approached, the Dragon spat acid into his face, melting his eyes. In panic, Murphy screamed in terror and rolled into the ventilation fan, shredding him to pieces.

His remains wree later discovered by his fellow inmates once they found the fan had been jammed.

Personality
Despite his past criminal career, Murphy was well-behaved and well-liked by his fellow inmates, even though they rarely ever talked to him. He was one of the few inmates who was amicable to Walter Golic, and he cared for the prison's guard dog Spike.