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Despite Dr. Brackish Okun being seen in Independence Day: Resurgence previews and clips, there was no explanation provided about his survival, but a new viral video finally confirms how he's back. Or something. He brought us the original “Independence Day” and vaporized almost every major city in the world. Not content with devastating New York, the White House (twice!) and Tokyo, Emmerich is back with ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ in a spirited attempt to destroy an entire film genre. In the first film, Dr. Okun, played by Brent Spiner, was seemingly strangled and killed, allowing the captured alien to speak through him. It’s a classic scene, allowing the President of the United States (Bill Pullman) to question the enemy. Dr. Okun’s return in Independence Day: Resurgence trailers has raised some continuity questions Your Favorite Independence Day Character Never Died. And Brent Spiner Knew That For 20 Years What happened after Dr. Okun survived Independence Day. In Independence Day: Resurgence, love—of country, of home, of others—conquers all, even if aliens destroy much of humanity before we get that happy ending. Harvester soldiers broke into the Sphere's isolation chamber and killed Dr. Isaacs. Enraged by the loss of his lover, Okun fought alongside Dikembe Umbutu and Floyd Rosenberg in defending the Sphere until the Harvester Queen was successfully killed. Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) - Fans were surprised to hear about the return of Dr. Okun in this movie. Most viewers thought he died in Independence Day (1996) when the alien ensnares him with its tentacle to communicate to President Whitmore with telepathy. Despite Okun's apparent death in Independence Day, Dean Devlin and Brent Spiner have since gone on record to say that his character is really in a coma when he appears to be dead after the film crew and audiences liked Okun so much. Catherine was later requested by Dr. Milton Isaacs for her expertise in examining Dr. Brackish Okun 's condition. She was surprised to find Okun's extensive drawings of hundreds of alien symbols drawn in his hospital room. After photographing the drawings, Catherine presents them to Dikembe as he is able to understand some of the alien language. Remember Dr. Brakish Okun, the Area 51 scientist from Independence Day who was played by Brent Spiner, resembled a less scary version of Bob from Twin Peaks, and seemingly died in the 1996 He wasn’t a doctor, and clearly, Dr. Okun wasn’t dead, or he wouldn’t be back in this movie. Dr. Okun is back from a two-decades long coma. Does he awake during the movie or is his That’s what many “Independence Day” fans were asking when seeing the return of Brent Spiner’s Dr. Brackish Okun in the upcoming sequel, “Resurgence,” who seemed dead after a brutal alien Spoiler alert for anyone who hasn't seen the original Independence Day; Dr. Brackish Okun is attacked and killed by an alien in Area 51 - or so we thought until news broke that Brent Spiner was For those who hoped that Brent Spiner’s loony yet lovable “Independence Day” character Dr. Brackish Okun somehow miraculously survived the death grip of a nasty alien in the blockbuster film 20 years ago, get ready for a dose of good news. Dr. Okun was not dead, he was merely sleeping. According to the new featurette released, Dr. Okun did not actually die that day. Apparently he was just left in a vegetative state, a coma, for the past twenty years, leaving him prime to be Dr. Brackish Okun, the eccentric scientist from the 1996 film "Independence Day," was not dead but in a coma for 20 years. Okun, played by Brent Spiner, was left in a catatonic state after an alien controlled his mind and used him as a mouthpiece to communicate with humans before it was killed. Dr. Okun's performer Brent Spiner - famous to Star Trek: The Next Generation fans as Data - later revealed a cut line of dialogue in Independence Day would have confirmed his character's death. View Quote Captured Alien: [Speaking through Dr. Okun] Releaseme. Release me. Now. Now! View Quote Dr. Okun: Mr. President! Wow! This iswhat a pleasure. As you can imagine, theythey don't let us out much. View Quote John McLaughlin: The visitors have arrived, but the president remains at the White House. Dr. Milton Isaacs (died 2016) was a scientist and physician in charge of Area 51's medical facility. Milton Isaacs worked at Area 51 since the 1970's and became Brackish Okun's life partner. During the War of 1996, Isaacs was working at Okun's side, helping to extract a capture alien from its exoskeleton armor. The alien awoke and killed or harmed everyone in the surgery room, including Isaacs It’s pretty safe to assume the ordeal killed the scientist, but his appearance 20 years later in a sequel proves otherwise. Brent Spiner has the answers for how exactly his character lived
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