Os filmes novelização oficial confirma que Bishop certamente não precisa dormir mais. Quando a jornada se aproxima do fim, ele já está em interface com o computador do navio e está ajudando a trazer o navio de volta ao status de pronto. Isso inclui garantir que a tripulação esteja acordando adequadamente e abrindo seus (e seus) casulos.
Fourteen dreamers this trip. Eleven engaged in related morphean
fantasies, simple and straightforward as the vessel that carried them
through the void. Two others more individualistic. A last sleeping
under sedation necessary to mute the effects of recurring nightmares.
Fourteen dreamers-and one for whom sleep was a superfluous
abstraction.
Executive Officer Bishop checked readouts and adjusted controls. The
long wait was ended. An alarm sounded throughout the length of the
massive military transport. Long dormant machinery, powered down to
conserve energy, came back to life. So did long dormant humans as
their hypersleep capsules were charged and popped open. Satisfied that
his charges had survived their long hibernation, Bishop set about the
business of placing Sulaco in a low geo-stationary orbit around the
colony world of Acheron.
Aliens: Official Novelisation
O que nos leva à questão de por que ele não está pronto antes da tripulação acordar. Isso provavelmente se resume à necessidade de ele aparecer humano, a fim de combinar bem com seus camaradas. o Manual Técnico dos Marines Coloniais mostra que se ele olha (ou presume-se que age) de uma maneira desumana, seus companheiros soldados não se relacionam com ele. Juntar-se a eles nos freezers é um pequeno preço a pagar para se parecer com 'um dos caras'.
Although a synthetic's cosmetic appearance would seem to be a superfluous feature, especially in a military model, practical experience has shown that it is a necessary component to maintaining combat unit efficiency and integrity. Most human soldiers are psychologically unable to interrelate with an inhuman-looking android; as a result, the physical appearance and simulated behaviour patterns of synthetic units are designed to particular specifications. Most synthetics in Colonial Marine service appear as mature, average males or females around 40 years of age. Their personalities, idiosyncrasies aside, can best be described as passive or non-threatening. Some studies published in recent years have suggested that androids have an important role to play within small infantry units, both as an impassive neutral party, and as a maternal/paternal influence in nurturing and sustaining the group dynamic at optimum efficiency.
Colonial Marines Technical Manual