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"Well, we hold on to regret, we stay in the past. What matters, I guess, is...is what we do now."
—Ellie Sattler to Claire Dearing(src)

Dr. Ellen "Ellie" Sattler (formerly Degler) is a paleobotanist.[1] During the events of the first book and first film she was invited by John Hammond to Jurassic Park. She appeared in Jurassic Park III, where she's married to Mark Degler and has two children from him, Charlie Degler and another unnamed baby sibling. Over 20 years later, she reappeared in Jurassic World: Dominion where she teams up with Alan Grant and Ian Malcolm to investigate the Giant locust infestation. Having gotten divorced from Mark at some point, Ellie resumes her romantic relationship with Alan.

History[]

Jurassic Park[]

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Ellie with Grant

Dr. Ellie Sattler was Alan Grant's partner and girlfriend and worked with him at the dig site in Montana. She had a Ph.D in Paleobotany. She was described in the script as:

Ellie in her late twenties, athletic-looking. There's an impatience about Ellie, as if nothing in life happens quite fast enough for her.[2]

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Ellie and Muldoon

Early in the film, it was shown that Ellie wanted to have children, while Alan was against the idea entirely as he dislikes kids.[1]

Ellie and Alan were asked by John Hammond to visit, and hopefully endorse, Jurassic Park. Alan and Ellie first met Hammond in their trailer opening a bottle of champagne. Ellie called Hammond inconsiderate but apologized after hearing what Hammond has to offer them. In return, Hammond promised to fund their dig site for the next three years. Once on the island, Ellie, like a true Paleo-botanist, immediately noticed that Vermiform plants, which are extinct, were growing next to the road. She was so enthralled with this prehistoric plant that she did not notice that the Jeep she was riding in had stopped alongside a Brachiosaurus, only doing so when Alan physically turned her head to see it. Though initially overwhelmed with wonder at the park, Ellie soon had misgivings about the whole thing, particularly in regards to the deadliness of the plants and animals in the park, voicing her opinion that they were picked because they were pretty but were also dangerous creatures that would defend themselves aggressively if they felt threatened.[1]

At the start of the Park Drive, she tried to get Alan and Lex to ride in the same car, so that he could get used to children. When they arrived at the Triceratops Enclosure, she was amazed by the ill Triceratops they found, shedding tears of joy. Bringing in her skills, Ellie probed deeper into the Triceratops periodic sickness and came to the conclusion that it was because they ate the poisonous West Indian Lilac plants in their territory, though could not initially determine how since the animals didn't ingest the plants themselves.[1]

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Ellie resets the system

Because she stayed in the Triceratops Enclosure, she was not attacked by Rexy like the rest of the group. She later joined Robert Muldoon as he went to the Tyrannosaur Paddock to rescue the survivors, finding one missing tour jeep and what Rexy had left of Donald Gennaro. The only survivor in the area turned out to be Ian Malcolm, who was badly wounded. While Muldoon loaded Malcolm into the back of the Jeep, Ellie continued to search the area for any sign of Grant or the children. She spotted the other car, tossed over the edge of the barrier to the Tyrannosaur paddock. When they inspected the wreckage, she found footprints leading off into the park. This piece of evidence gave Ellie hope that Grant and the kids were still alive. When Ellie and Muldoon returned to the Jeep, the Rexy burst from the trees after them. Rexy then chased behind their car until they could outdistance it. Once they returned to the park, Ellie gave Malcolm a dose of morphine and tried to convince John Hammond that the park wasn't viable because the creatures were uncontrollable.[1]

After Ray Arnold shut down Jurassic Park's main electricity, hoping to bring all the systems back online during the manual restart, Ellie and Muldoon set out after him to the Power Shed to set up the electricity again. Though Hammond thought that he ought to be going in Ellie's place, she was not amused and insisted on going herself, stating that they could discuss sexism in survival situations on her return. On the way there, they discovered that the shutdown must have turned off all the fences, including the fences of the raptor paddock. Soon after this realization, Ellie and Muldoon became aware that they were being hunted by the raptors. While Muldoon stayed behind to give her cover from the escaped Velociraptors, she sprinted to the shed. She was able to activate the power again and delightedly proclaimed them to be back in business, only to be immediately scared out of her wits when a raptor suddenly attacked her from behind. Managing to briefly trap it behind a wire-mesh door, Ellie stumbled backwards from it in horror and felt an arm land on her shoulder. Assuming it to be Mr. Arnold, Ellie looked around for him only to find that the arm was all the raptors had left of him. Fleeing with the lethal predator almost literally on her heels, Ellie made it out of the shed and into the jungle, sobbing in fear. Muldoon, meanwhile, wasn't as fortunate; he obviously didn't know about the raptors' plan of attack: one raptor waits in plain sight and distracts their prey while one or two more raptors come at them from the sides, and he was caught off-guard and killed.[1]

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Ellie, deranged with fear and minus her pink shirt, screams for Alan to "Run!"

Discarding her pink over-shirt, Ellie went back to the bunker and rendezvoused with Alan on the way. Together, Ellie and Alan returned to the Visitor's Center and saved the children. She then helped Alan block the door to the control room, preventing the remaining raptor from breaking in while Lex attempted to reboot the system from the computer. The raptor then broke in through the control room's glass window and the group rushed to escape through the air ducts. In the Visitor Center lobby, the raptors closed in on them and were preparing to attack when Rexy burst in and lifted a raptor off the floor in her jaws, killing the raptor. In an outrage, the last raptor attacked Rexy. Taking advantage of this diversion, Ellie and the rest of the group exited the visitor center. Hammond and Malcolm were waiting for them in the Jeep and the group drove off to the helipad.[1]

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Leaving the island

On their flight home, Ellie was happy to see that Alan was sitting between the two sleeping kids, realizing that the horrible experience had at least softened his dislike of children.[1]

Jurassic Park III[]

Ellie braved the horrors of Jurassic Park with Alan 8 years ago and came out of the experience. But Grant's first love was and continued to be dinosaurs.[3]

At some point, Ellie and Alan broke up and Ellie began a relationship with Mark Degler, an employee of the State Department, who she subsequently married. They had two children, whom they lived with in Washington, D.C.. She had become a children's writer, though was quite stubborn on certain quotes her editor felt were unwise.[3] Ellie and Grant remained very close friends, with Alan often stopping by to visit the Deglers and being referred to as "the dinosaur man" by Ellie's young son. The two still shared the same interest in paleontology despite Ellie no longer being active in that field, though Ellie was less enthusiastic about raptor research considering her past experiences.[4]

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Ellie reminds Alan that he can always count on her.

Ellie remained very loyal to Alan, telling him that he was still the best in his field and that he could call her about anything at any time. Despite them no longer being in a relationship, she appeared to still care deeply for Alan as a result of their long history together. Ellie's son had dragged the phone Alan was calling on to get to his mother, who was told by Alan that he and the search party are lost on Site B at the river. Mark Degler's connection to the State Department helped them get the US Marine Corps to rescue them from the island. Alan, relieved to be saved, breathes "God bless you, Ellie." At one point, Alan admitted to Eric Kirby he doesn't thank Ellie often enough for what she does for him and is reminded that he's really going to have to thank her now.[4]

Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous[]

She is mentioned by the camper Darius Bowman when his campmate Brooklynn tries to find out who had stolen her mobile. For some reason, he doesn’t address her as Degler, but as Sattler, which probably means Ellie has got separated from Mark.[5]

Jurassic World: Dominion[]

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Ellie Sattler in Jurassic World: Dominion

After getting a call of a swarm of giant locusts eating crops, Ellie arrived at the site in West Texas to investigate. Seeing that another crop area wasn't touched, Ellie figured out that Biosyn was responsible for this. Ellie then went to her former lover and friend Dr. Grant for help in a dig site in Utah. During a talk with Alan, Ellie told him that she divorced Mark and their two children were at college or on their own. When Alan asked her why she brought the locust to him, Ellie tells him that she wants to prove that Biosyn was responsible for engineering these insects and needed a witness. Ellie then tells Alan that she was invited to Malcolm's lecture at Biosyn headquarters, where they would get a sample of a locust out of Biosyn's laboratory. After arriving at Biosyn, Ellie and Alan meet Ramsay Cole and Lewis Dodgson (the same man who met Dennis Nedry at the San Jose, Costa Rica restaurant), the head of the company. Ellie and Alan reunited with Ian as he gave them a key that would help them get the sample of the locust.

Ellie and Alan were successful in getting the sample, but were nearly killed when the insects swarm around them. However, Ellie and Alan managed to get away from them, then meet a teenage girl named Maisie Lockwood, who had been kidnapped by Biosyn but escaped, as they leave the building together. Through the help of Ramsay, Ellie, Alan and Maisie escape through a hyperloop. Realizing that Maisie is the daughter of Charlotte Lockwood, Ellie tells her about her biological mother while riding on the hyperloop. However, after the hyperloop came to a stop, Ellie, Alan and Maisie leave it as they discovered that they're in the amber mine.

While looking for a way to get out of the mine, Ellie expressed regret in dragging Alan into this, but he tells her not to feel that way as he wasn't happy with the life he had, much to her surprise. When asked by Maisie if they were together, Ellie and Alan told her they were not, but they're still friends. Through the help of Ian, Ellie, Alan and Maisie escaped the mine. Ellie introduced Maisie to Ian as they and Alan leave in the car that their friend brought with him. However, they discovered that Biosyn was destroying evidences through a fire in a group of insect, but managed to get away from them.

After falling over inside the car, Ellie, Alan and Ian see three people in front of them, but Maisie recognized two of them as her adoptive parents as she exited the car to embrace her family. Ellie, Alan and Ian exited the car as Maisie told her parents that they rescued her, much to their gratitude. However, they were attacked by a Giganotosaurus in a research outpost, but got away from it. While regrouping, Ellie and Alan were given some water by Maisie's father as he introduces himself as Owen Grady. Hearing his name, Ellie and Alan recognized Owen as one of the employees at Jurassic World.

Ellie accompanied Maisie's mother, Claire Dearing, to bring power back online in order to leave Biosyn. While getting to power lines, Ellie talks with Claire as she tells her that she still gets nightmares from her experiences at Jurassic Park. Hearing that Claire has a lot of regrets about her actions in Jurassic World, Ellie helped her realize that she can't keep holding onto regret. After bringing power back, Ellie and the group meet up with Henry Wu as she recognized him as one of the scientists in Jurassic Park. Ellie and the group were unsure of trusting Henry but Maisie convinced them to give him a chance.

After leaving Biosyn, Ellie and Alan renew their relationship as they go to Washington, D.C. to testify against Biosyn with Ian and Ramsay.

Personality and traits[]

Ellie is a feisty, adventurous, loyal and independent woman with a kind heart and a sense of humor. She is fond of dinosaurs. She is also prepared to go to the rescue if needed and very knowledgeable about plants. She respects the wild and is prepared to lecture on respecting it as shown on her righteous shock about planting poisonous plants about the place. Though a rare sight in her field, Ellie is determined not to let being a woman stand in the way of pursuit of knowledge or doing what needs to be done, several times throwing herself headlong into danger to find and protect people she cares about.[1]

Though her love of dinosaurs remains by her ordeal at Jurassic Park, the incident did leave her with a resounding fear of raptors, admitting she tried to forget their sounds.[4] Also, Ellie is very wise as she gives advice and encouragement, as seen during her conversation with Maisie and Claire.

Appearance[]

Ellie Sattler is a Caucasian woman in her early 50's, standing 5'10", with grey eyes and light blonde hair cut, which as at the shoulders in the first film and then passed her shoulders in Jurassic Park III as well as Jurassic World: Dominion. In Jurassic Park, her primary outfit consisted of khaki shorts with a belt, an open, pink-colored button shirt tied at its bottom above the waist over a blue tank top, and brown leather boots.

In Dominion, when arriving at the barn following the locust attack, she is seen wearing an outfit similar to the one in the original film, though with jeans as opposed to shorts. When visiting Alan Grant, she wore a beige buttoned jacket over a white buttoned collared shirt with a printed tie scarf with grey pants, a brown belt, and boots. Following her visit to Biosyn, she wore a long blue sleeveless coat that she soon got rid of as well as a brown buttoned jacket, light blue shirt, blue-green pants, a brown belt, and converse-like shoes.

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Trivia[]

  • In the first novel, contrary to the film, Ellie never had a relationship with Dr. Grant. However, in the second novel Ed James found out that she was "involved" with Dr. Grant. It is up to interpretation whether James meant professionally or romantically.
  • In the "Camp Cretaceous" novel version, it is mentioned that Ellie wrote a book called Botany of the Late Cretaceous.
  • In 2020, a species of the conifer tree Brachyphyllum was named after Sattler, B. sattlerae.

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