Somebody Woke up Hicks again: The many incarnations of Dwayne Hicks.

Right believe it or believe it not Aliens: Colonial Marines isnt the first attempt to bring back everyones favorite grunt. Despite being apparently killed off at the start of Alien 3 there have been a number of versions of Hicks.

David Wilks
When Dark Horse started their Alien line with Earth War the story continued after the events of Aliens having  Hicks and Newt take on the xenomorphs once more. However when the books went back to print Alien3 came out so Newt became Billie and Hicks became Wilks to avoid confusion, When I read those comic in my head I still use the names Hicks and Newt regardless and you can still get editions where they didnt change the names. As for Wilks character he still is haunted from the events of Aliens and is very cold and unfeeling...much like the way he was in the game. His scaring is much more severe.

Aliens Hive Wars

God bless you Kenner. Didnt matter if we were too young to see the movie or if the range was nothing like the flick it was based on you made some savage toys. The last of the Kenner Aliens/Predator range was a thing called Hive Wars and their version of Hicks was awesome and silly in equal measure. He looks like a cyber solider with an eyepatch and a mechanical arm. I get that he got injured in the end of Aliens but its Hicks not Alex Murphy. Despite this its still a cool figure and he comes with a robot dog....maybe its got Bishops A.I...wouldnt that be a fun movie.