Why Does Hicks Have a Heart Under Lock-and-Key on his Chest-plate? - Theory
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a theory about why the character, Hicks, has the heart on his armor. While I am aware of James Remar's involvement, and it's an interesting behind-the-scenes story, this is not a theory about the costuming process of the film itself.
Did you.. Seriously block my comment? :)
I find that to be intellectually dishonest.
There is nothing wrong with any fan explaining "what they like to believe and why". However, failing to cite that it is "what they like to believe" and allow it to "slip under the radar" causes its repeated discussion until it graduates to "purported fact". I, personally, find that concept frustrating. Whether discussion this or any film and or story.I would suggest a disclaimer, but, do things as you see fit :)
That being said, will there be a video theory on why Ripley's pulse rifle was slightly longer than everyone elses? Or will we, simply, default to the real life reason why?I ask this question to demonstrate that people only begin making up fanfiction about a subject in a story when said subject is "cool" to them, conflicting to continuity, unexplained or is noticed in some other "out of place" fashion.
I would think it would be more interesting to reach out to James Remar and hear what he has to say about it, rather then just covering what people may have come up with to fill the void of the story with their own fiction. I mean this isn't bad, but i'd be more curious to hear what it was at that time, before the fans got to filling in the void.
I would imagine he may answer, if only through his agent or manager.
Alien Theory can you do more on this story?
Saw a making of Aliens video on youtube (I might be wrong here) but the actor who playes Hicks joined later on just before filming. He was filling in de role for Hicks because the original actor didn't pull through with his role (for what reason I don't know). The armor the marines are wearing is customised by the actors themselves, pretty early on before filming (they even trained in their armors). So when the Hicks we knew got to work he already got fully customised armor ready for him.
Love the video's Alientheory! Keep it up :)
Awesome theory I'm getting the bug hunt book my best friend and I have and inside joke ...we believe a Xenomorph maybe involved...A what .. everybody looks at us like what lol
The scenes of Hicks, Ripley and Newt always make me think of them being a family "when they got home..."
*escape pod support beam has entered the chat*
@@HOTD108_ Bullshit. Aliens Colonial Marines sucked don't get me wrong. But I'll still accept Hicks surviving instead of going out like a chump.
Thats why he says to Ripley don't be gone to long there was feelz 😂 her don't be a hero and get your self killed kid or no kid don't be gone to long that's the look he gave Ripley a person must understand the hundred yard stare a few words can mean so much
SAME
@@HOTD108_ I think that was a dream
I agree with your theory. I also think that the locked heart could also symbolize his love for his wife and that he would love no one else but her. However, in Aliens, the attraction/chemistry between Ripley and Hicks was evident and there was the scene when Hicks shot the alien that was trying to enter the elevator with Ripley and him and the acid got on his armor, so Ripley helped remove the armor. I think it's kind of symbolic that Hicks is letting Ripley into life/heart or something like that 😃
If I might add that the shot of them getting into the elevator, hicks does NOT have the padlock attached to the latch. When he last presses the (door close?) button and when the alien attempts to enter the elevator, the lock reappears.
Looking at you aspiring stage managers.
i feel closure too now as i always wondered why Hicks had that on his chest
I hadn't thought of that. Very good.
She melted his heart🔥💔
He sees his wife in ripley
Maybe this is why hicks wasn't skeptical like his comrades when Ripely told her tale.
FattyMcFox and may be a factor as to why he wanted to nuke the sight from orbit.
That would actually make a lot of sense.
Yea, I think you've tapped into the mind of the writer there.
Somebody wake up Hicks.
WarParty! At the Outpost look in to my eye
Funny if you look at Aliens he was not as skeptic as the others. I thought it was his professionalism. But this sheds light on it. Might pickup this book.
All I want to say is Thank You for the great images of this heart-throb actor Michael Biehn.
What I love about Hicks is the character is so restrained and understated and yet effortlessly became the hero of a whole generation of movie lovers. We all want to be Hicks, or have Hicks watch out backs. Thanks for this video!
Someboy wake up Hicks
Considering the state I saw him in last, I don't think he will be waking up anytime soon...
Somebody*
@@c0l1n_m45 that was turk
Michael Bien is a very underrated talent. He was great in Terminator, Abyss, Aliens, and Tombstone.
There is a video interview with Michael Biehn where he explains this clearly. There was another actor originally cast to play Hicks. The actor had got far enough into production that he was even fitted for the costume. The actors were told that they could personalize the armor however they wanted, so this actor added the heart. When Biehn accepted the role later, it was too late in production to start with new armor. Biehn even commented during the interview that he didn't understand why the previous guy added the heart as it would be an easy target during a battle. He would have chosen something different
@Zipgun TV prove it! You call someone a liar you better be prepared to back it up with evidence or proof. 😐
@Zipgun TV trolls have plenty of time....but little brains.
@Zipgun TV no moron what he said is absolutely right
/THREAD. No need for that idiotic fan-fiction tie in nonsense. "THE HEART WAS BECAUSE HICKS' WIFE GOT KILLED BY A XENOMORPH, TOO!" No.
Most of the stories in that book seem decent but that was some Star Wars level shit.
@@YomYestreen I agree not everything has to be related to the xenomorph. Maybe he lost his wife in another mission and the heart represents that his heart still belongs to his wife or something. Xeno story sounded a bit cringy to me
Thanks for covering this. Hicks is one of my absolute favorite scifi characters, and I always wondered about that one detail on his armor.
If he lost his wife to the xenomorph, he would have likely disclosed it to Ripley at some point during the lv426 incident. Also, as a soldier he would have shared the tactical information as soon as he realized the connection. The story even says that he heard the scream during the final message. You don't forget that scream. As soon as he heard the first scream during the first encounter on lv436, he would have shared whatever intel he had to keep his fellow marines alive. Not mentioning it for emotional reasons, only make sense if there wasn't a link to the xenomorph. The Hicks we know would have put the safety of his squad above his personal pain, and would have shared his loss to Newt, Ripley, or both out of compassion as things got significantly worse, probably after the incident with the failed impregnation.
Loving these stories and explanations. Symbol of heart with lock could be in reference to his job as a marine where there is no place for feeling or sentiment on the job.
Good point
@@TheJjt725 there is a difference between showing emotions and saving your brothers in battle.
Michael Biehn always played likable characters, not just here but in Terminator, Navy Seals, Asteroid, and such a well played Johnny Ringo in Tombstone.
He even made My. Coffey sympathetic
Good at playing the antagonist as well. Tombstone, Lords of Discipline and the Abyss.
This makes sense.
In the movie Hicks was cool as ice.
Like he had encounter the Xenomorphs before.
The actors added the personal touches to their gear. Biehn replaced actor Remar for the Hicks character after a couple weeks shooting, due to drug issues. Biehn inherited Remar's body armor and chose to keep the heart graffiti, he stated he never knew what the heart represented.
I appreciate them creating a back story for Hicks. I think it's always pretty cool to get some more lore into good movies, however it sounds more like fan fiction. Never once watching the movie did I feel like he was married previously, or knew anything beyond the rest of the marines about the Xenomorph. The heart with the lock and key, was for me, more of a sense of irony. He keeps his heart locked but keeps the key right next to it, sort of like Joker's peace sign with "Born to Kill" in FMJ. I'd think a more interesting story would be the bullet hole with "Born Again" written around it on his armor.
Fortunately at the start of the book the editor mentions that some stories aren't canon. I'm guessing this is one of them.
Hicks was supposed to be the hero of Aliens. Cameron changed it to Ripley.
Insolent8 i
Born to kill an born again is just a reference to terminator dude
If look at it differently hicks is kyle reese. James Cameron made both films an he likes michael biehn
That is a really sad backstory. And while the idea that Hicks may keep all that info hidden seems good, i kind of see it as him not being interested in any more love in his life, hence why the heart is " locked away ".
I'm usually not one for adding more context to the original content of a universe like Alien or Star Wars, but this story about Hicks's wife definitely adds weight to his character. It makes the chemistry between him and Ripley that much more powerful. They were two people who had lost people so very important to them (Hicks's wife and Ripley's daughter), and Hadley's Hope was their chance at redemption.
You always make great videos. Keep making on alien theories videos.
I will! Thank you! Not enough hours in the day to make as much as I want but I'm always excited when I get an idea for a new video!
Alien Theory please make more videos on the small stories in this book, if their good that is
To me it is much more straightforward. It’s a piece of armor, of combat equipment. The heart is his literal heart, and Hicks is defiantly stating you won’t get through this to harm him mortally. He’s too skilled, his equipment is too good, he’s charmed by the gods of war, take your pick. It’s the equivalent of offering your chin to an opponent in the ring.
Former Marine. Drill Instructor once told us "If the Corps wanted you to have a family, they would have issued you one". I took the heart and key as a reminder to that fact.
I've watched Aliens many times and I never noticed the heart on his armor until now.
I love the detail on the marines' armor. I'd wondered about Hicks' locked heart, but at the same time, adding the xenomorphs to so many stories in the Aliens universe starts to get a little contrived after a while. I always sort of assumed the symbolism of Hicks' heart was that he was somehow more guarded, probably due to having loved and lost, but I think adding the xenomorphs to the mix cheapens the story significantly. They are better kept as a thing rarely encountered and scarcely understood, when everyone knows about them, or has some experience relating to them they just aren't as cool. That's always been a major problem of mine with the comics. Everyone knows they're a thing. Everyone's fought them or seen them, or is part of experimenting on them. At least in the comics it makes more sense, being later in the timeline when there likely are a few worlds secretly growing hives for Weyland-Yutani to study.
Also, no way Hicks would have volunteered. Corporals don't really have that privilege. They were a standard squad, likely lifted from another platoon and turned into a reduced platoon under Gorman for the mission.
Me, I've always been curious about Hick's heart, as I said before, as well as Hudson's 'Louise' and Drake's various trophies. Of course in reality, there was never any deeper meaning behind any of them outside the actors' minds. As I recall, the special features disk in the quadrilogy set mentions they doctored up their own armor, so to get the most official backstory you'd have to ask Micheal Biehn... And while you're at it, ask him why he always gets James Cameron to have a girl bite him on the hand in all their movies together... it's getting into 'Tarantino's foot fetish' territory!
Thanks for the vid and the book info!
Aliens is my fave of the franchise and one of my fave movies.
My hubby was a Seabee, step-dad Air Force, and had an uncle who did tats. I've actually met 4 men with a heart with a lock tat! From the fellas I've met
2 - Heart belongs to another, locked down tight so don't try stealing it from her.
1 - Heart was broken and not gonna happen again, so don't try finding a way in.
1 - Heart is dedicated to the Corps, ain't gonna settle down, you've been warned.
Not knocking your theory, it is sound, just giving some input of military personal that I have met with a similar symbol
Hicks IS ALIVE!
Hicks was always my favorite character growing up. I had his action figure in my collection. It sounds like a predator got his wife. The shadows moving... sounds predator type
Nice use of the scene from Terminator of Kyle Reece in Tech-Noir.
Cool shit man, love your theories and thoughts...
Sweet use of the Reese in Tech Noir footage... nice work as always
Very interesting and like many others have said, I noticed how Hicks was far less skeptical. This adds a lot more depth to the character, probably explains his fondness of the Ripley character as well and probably explains why he starts off quiet and reserved but later shows his tougher, angrier side that's more befitting an NCO. And you did the video very well, with good ambience and music in the background to set the tone.
Hicks is a corporal, and corporals are NCOs in the US Marine Corps, and since the US Colonial Marine Corps is a direct evolution of the modern Marine so therefore Corporal Hicks is a Non Commissioned Officer.
I agree. You always make great videos of this Alien stuff! You have a smooth ominous, spooky calm voice that adds to the suspense. Keep it up!
Hicks was one of my favorite characters. He survived hell and just to have a ending like the one he had was totally disappointing. There was some much story potential for that character, he didn’t deserve that ending.
He lived, though? Aliens: Colonial Marines...
He did live but his story never continued after alien colonial Marines
Then there's aliens 3....... Died in a crash in his sleep 🤬
God damn if there's one thing I like more than aliens it's this channel, every video has my attention, and the attention to every video is fantastic! Keep it up Soldier
Biehn received a call from Gail Anne Hurd on a Friday night asking him if he wanted a role to play and if his passport was in order and if he could get to England by the following Monday. So he said he took that actors wardrobe, salary and billing but the one thing he said he didn't like was the bright red heart painted in the center of the chest plate by James Remar because it didn't seem like a good idea to put on body armor but he went with it. Seems more like foreshadowing on Remar's behalf for making himself a target for replacement.
Maybe his wife had the same setup on her armor, with her key unlocking his lock and vice verse.
I love the backstory videos, keep them coming!
Sgt. Apone would be great.
It's sad that James Remar got fired. He is my favourite actor. I think Michael Biehn was fantastic as Hicks so either way, Hicks would have been great.
Great job, man! Keep making these videos!
Your vid and commentary is THROUGH THE ROOF ! You are EXCELLENT ! Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into your work. Lastly....I concur with everything you stated too. Have a good 1. Peace
Just fabulous and first-rate videos with excellent insight. Incredibly impressive! Thanks for your hard work. William
Brilliant video, as always. Keep it up brother!
this is why it's an excellent idea to read the books that answer so many questions. good video 😇👍
I don't have a problem with giving Hicks the back story of being a widower but I don't like the way the idea of having her having been killed by the aliens. Some other dangerous lifeform maybe but the aliens themselves seems like just too much of a coincidence. Same as having Ripley appear in a story set between Alien and Aliens or having her daughter fighting the aliens while she was missing.On another note I'm expecting delivery of a set of M3 armour in kit form soon and plan to customise it. I'm planning on an alien riding a surf board that is crossed out and captioned "Bugs don't surf."
stephenjdutton that sounds awesome
I agree. But other Aliens is not why we are here, it had to be tied together. As this isn't something thrown into our faces, I guess we could let the unlikeliness slide.
From the excerpt mentioned here, it seems evident that it wasn't a Xenomorph attack at all. Bodies were not cocooned, no chestburst wounds on the corpses, no additional Xenomorph's waiting for them like there would be in a hive, no reports of acid burns (burns yes, but nothing specifically stating acidic or burn holes through floors or walls). I think it safe to say it was clearly something else. Something else that loosely, generally fit a similar description of a xenomorph (black, large, attacking, shrieking noises) but still could be something completely different. I think anyone assuming it was a xenomorph based on that description is stereotyping and I'm offended. #XenomorphLIvesMatter .
stephenjdutton I don’t think Amanda meeting up with the aliens is that far fetched, if her mother was missing she might very well join a WY excursion as an adult to search for her or the ship, or anything that came from it. She’s not going out as a child, she’s like almost 30 by the time Isolation is set to take place.
Agree with those story points, I felt the same way.
On another note, where did you order your armour? It's been on the to do list for some time now.
The song Judas Priest - Locked In was release in 1986, same year as Aliens, could be a reference to that song. "You've got the key,
The key to my heart, Go ahead and use it........" Love your videos!
+Kyle Miller 🤘
Kyle Miller Yes while Aliens was released in 1986 it was filmed in 1985 so no it's not at all a reference.
Awesome. Thank you for back story like this.
Love your content, I always enjoy watching them.
Nice video and ace idea! Keep it up, dude.
Falling in love with the woman who just skewered a guy with her k-bar for touching her....yeah that seems like a wise move.
Borpheus Maximus Actually it is a very very smart move. She will always have your back.
Simwillb Woman. Not women.
Nothing wrong with falling for a woman who doesn't tolerate rapey sleazebags. Nothing wrong with grabbing arse if the owner wants it grabbed, but if she doesn't... look out!
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
Falling in love with the woman who just skewered a guy with her k-bar for touching her.... SAD!!!!
1:10 PM - 29 Aug 2017
Yes! Oh hell yes!! My kind of dame!!!
Have you ever Heard" He who Carries the Key can unlock My Heart " that could be symbolize Their Relationship and Faith of One of another
Great video Alien Theory!
The introspective into this character is involved, detailed and admirable. It's a whole other story which is just as fascinating as the movie itself.
It was the actor before Hicks who had that put on his armour. Michael Biehn hated it and thought it was 'dumb.' But as it was already on film (however briefly) and to save kicking up a stink as he said he just kept it. I believe he said it's one of those things that actors just make do with.
I like the story of Hicks' wife. However I find that the fact that her mission came up against 'that Aliens'. Maybe that's my mind and disliking coincidence. I'd imagine it being another type of alien species unrelated to the Gieger one.
However as there don't seem to be Aliens out there bigger than worms that we've discovered it makes sense it is the Xenomorph.
What I do not imagine is Hicks being attracted to Ripley, and that being his motivation to go on the mission. I believe he'd keep his motives to himself. At least his wife's team despatched the Xenomorph. Why else wasn't it there? They don't swarm then move on and I imagine the Aliens attack for a specific purpose.
Who knows, but beyond the coincidence factor - which I'd have loved in my youth it's a great story.
Wow, just wow, thanks again for another great video, Blessings.
This could definitely explain why Hicks seemed the most believing character in Aliens as Ripley told what she knew.
Thank you for making this video.
I've always had a crush on Hicks and Ripley. They would have been perfect for each other.
A locked heart usually means you are unwilling to let anyone in because you have been hurt before.
Outstanding video sir.
Loved it.
I also love the hole on his left shoulder plate, as round the hole it reads "Down Again".
I didn't really see any attraction, other than a respect for Ripley's grit and determination. But Hicks was also very professional. He was the Lifer, a career Marine.
This is clearly why hicks is so stoic and calm when others are freaking. He lost any fucks other then killing the alien.
What a great back story and video!!
You'd have to go back to 1985 to ask a drug-addled James Remar. He decorated the armor before he was fired from the film and it was given to Biehn.
Sarah Conner
Must be the great great grandson of John Connor
Intriguing side story, good video! Thanks man.
Indeed a great back story. Thank you for these great videos.
This is an awesome video!
Them killing Hicks and Newt to this day 20 years after watching alien 3 the first time still pissed me off. And I know in colonial marines he survives and the game is technically cannon but still I genuinely just wanted him Riply and Newt to escape and be a family. Most devastated I've felt watching a movie as a child was the alien 3 reveal that they died between films.
Fun fact about Frost’s armor decals
When given the armor, Rico Ross wanted to make a reference to his fiancé Heather by writing her name in a heart, however he drew the heart first and ran out of room so you can see on his armor the rough heart shape with the name Heath squashed into it
Alexander Walker that armour sold for £10,000 online
Probably either a monogamy thing from before her death, or after her death a way of signifying that he wasn't looking for love, that his heart was off limits.
Outstanding content!
He also has some red shotgun shells strapped to the right side, not super visible, but still that bright red target you compare to a bad tactical decision. Great vid!
Corporal Hicks and Private Hudson stole Aliens for me. Nobody else could have played these roles. The late Bill Paxton made Hudson an iconic character. Michael Biehn did the same for Corporal Hicks. 🇺🇸🇰🇷🇬🇧
Very plausible explanation. Great Video.
Nice video man.
Yessss more bug hunt lore explanations 👌
Im a alien nerd fan and i really like your channel. Keep up the good work man 👍👍
its makes sense that the heart is about his now deceased wife. Love your content... Awesome
I didn't really like this backstory because if this were the case Hicks would've understood what the Xenos were more during Aliens, but he didn't. He was just as dumbfounded as everyone else.
spensimus that the problem with back story that someone else has written
it never makes full sense
& yeah he would know what Ripley was talking about if his wife met the same fate
If things are as told, he would only have clues about the "aliens" that killed his wife and her squad, he couldn't possibly know everything about xenomorphs by even just seeing them.
you know the face and smoke blow off he made when ripley finished talking about her crew wiped out within 24 hours
maybe he realized that she is talking about the same creature
problem tho is that book was written after aliens and the writer didnt do his homework well, cause ofc only xenomorphs were on the acheron within the derilict, unless some one got there before and took some eggs etc.. but the background story still is somewhat nice
Xevan maybe a sequel to alien isolation ? 😶🐇
Agreed. Thats why I didn't like it as well. Many of these stories are removing the mystery behind the Alien U mythos imo. Thats why I didn't like Prometheus and Covenant; Ridley wants to explain everything. The Xenos are no longer scary or interesting and the Space Jockeys/Engineers are silly. Watching the original Alien as kid and seeing the Jockey in that weird seat my own imagination was greater than anything guessed at the time or told or shown recently in ther theaters.
I can’t get enough of these.... I’m gonna have to check out that novel... Thanks!
Bug Hunt has lots of good stuff, definitely worth checking out!
proper impressed man great video
excellent work bro
super interesting..... thanks for making these videos that explore the alien universe I've always found it super interesting and everything associated with the story and Weyland-Yutani....
I'm onboard with you again. I've been thinking on this stuff for twenty-five years and you definitely know your stuff too. LL 🇨🇦✝️🙋
The heart is a reference to Sarah Connor, when he saw a picture of her that John Connor gave him. After the war with the machines ended, Reese changed his name to Hicks and joined the USCM wanting to forget all about Sarah. That's when Ripley entered his interest but Reese/Hicks didn't make it in the end. Supposedly rumor has it he didn't die but ended up going back in time to rescue Sarah from Cyberdyne systems model 101 terminator. He was killed by a pipe bomb explosion when taking down the Terminator.
Boom case closed
With every fucking side story they come up this, feels like Alien's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Anthologies like this are basically fanfiction written by established authors instead of bored fifteen year olds, and if you approach it from that viewpoint I don't have an issue with it. I'm tempted to buy it just to see what Larry Correia's done; his writing pedigree (Monster Hunter International) is perfect for this.
I regard the films as the only reliable canon, with one exception - anything Alan Dean Foster tells us over and above what's in the film counts. That "official novelisation" tag counts for a lot, and if he has David admitting to Oram that his Xenomorph ("protomorph") comprises tinkering with what was already there... well... who am I to complain?
I have only seen the Alien films prior to Prometheus but with Aliens, Michael Biehn is a close contender in the Chuck Norris bad as$ category.
I seemed to gather that Cpl. Hicks had a past life and love then most likely a loss; given a man’s propensity at times to lock up his heart after “that one and only love”. The interactions between he and Ripley seemed to be a protective stance much like a son looking after his aunt or his mother; but wisely, and possibly due to the age difference and certainly due to circumstances, he kept his distance and made it clear that any type of relationship was out of the question for both their sakes. “Take this [tracker] it’s not like we’re engaged or anything.”
Just fantastic!!
+Alien Theory Another great video. I never knew about this at all. I think they did semi mention this in Aliens: Colonial Marines when the crew and Bishop (different) meet Hicks near the weylond military facility. I think Hicks even explains Weylond Industries experimented on him and they gave Hicks an artificial heart(?) so they can keep him alive to see how humans react to the acid and see if they can weaponize it at some point(?) I played the game and finished it once I did find it neat that they tried to expand on Hicks in the game since it was post Aliens. What you explained I thought was cool since it was pre Aliens.
Don't forget Hudson's "contents under presure- do not puncture" on his vest
That’s a fantastic theory! Hicks is my favorite. Bless his heart.
Interesting, certainly explains why Hicks & Ripley were the only characters who didn't lose their composure
As a soldier I would think that it would be more along the lines to guard his heart. Am I old unit would use to do stuff like that as well so it would make sense that even though was a tactical bag call it would still be something that would be allowed based on his experience in life. Or it could also mean to keep matters of the heart under lock and key and protect what's closest to you something to that effect as well as a memorial for his late wife although I do love this story I do think that her running into aliens was a bit of a convenience or a wonderful story plot device
Literally one of my fav vids
It's a really beautiful but tragic story, a nice change for an alien series character
Very Very interesting, does put some much needed background to hicks after over 30 years of being a fan of the movies and the universe itself. Would like to hear more about hicks and others background if possible.
Excellent theory!!!
So much material for movies and video games in the Alien lore, makes you wonder why is it so hard to make a good video game or more lore filled movies
+yakza5 Isolation was a step in the right direction but it was more of a survival game and more like the first Alien. An action game that feels like Aliens should be a no-brainer. It's a shame how ACM has become such a joke because the hype was so strong and it should have been AMAZING. So much went wrong story-wise and gameplay-wise. I didn't mind AVP2010 though but again it didn't live up to the hype. I'm not a huge gamer but I think AVP2000 and AVP2 for the PC are two of the best examples of creating an awesome experience with the material. I would love to see them remastered for the new generation consoles.
After watching this. It reminded me of something during the briefing on the Sulaco. When Hudson says "Is this going to be a straight up fight sir or another "Bug Hunt?"
When Gorman says "a possible Xenomorph threat maybe involved." Hudson looks at Hicks and says it's a "Bug Hunt" and then smirks like it's nothing new. It is possible Hudson knew about the Xeno's as well? Maybe heard stories? Maybe Hicks might have told him about his secret? Because every other Marine in that squad did not know what Gorman even said. Hudson and Hicks were the only ones that had calm faces when Ripley explained about the Xenomorph. Just a thought and love your channel.
Another interpretation, and using the same story, Hicks' heart may be locked down because he can't see himself loving another woman the way he loved his wife. He's closed his heart off from the possibility of love, which may have slowly being reversed due to his interactions with Ripley.
Absolutely brilliant