Arrogant and overconfident , he soon cracks under the stress of the failed incursion into the Alien hive .
Private William Hudson ( Bill Paxton ) is the Colonial Marines ' comedian and comtech expert .
Arrogant and overconfident , William Hudson soon cracks under the stress of the failed incursion into the Alien hive .
Private William Hudson ( Bill Paxton ) is the Colonial Marines ' comedian and comtech expert .