Question about cast ordering of Alien

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It appears the cast ordering for Alien is wrong, though it is verified as correct. Currently, the last two credits for cast are: Bolaji Badejo as Alien and Helen Horton as Mother (voice). Neither of these credits are in the "cast of character" section, so I wonder if they should be listed in the cast section at all; however, if they are listed in the cast, they should actually be the first credits, not the last. See the screen captures below. You can see the credit for Alien and Mother are at the 1:55:51 mark while the "cast of characters" starts around 1:56:04.

Should these be corrected to show the on screen order? Should Alien and Mother be removed since they aren't listed in the cast section? 



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One could argue that "the most comprehensive cast list" is the "cast of characters", so for cast order purposes the credits in that list have priority.
2019-09-17T04:55:23+00:00
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Then one would have to argue that the credits for Alien and Mother should not appear.
2019-09-17T05:07:00+00:00
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No, because the rule about "the most comprehensive cast list" concerns cast order. Other cast credits are allowed.
2019-09-17T05:34:49+00:00
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There is absolutely nothing in the cast guide that allows a "complete" cast order to be credited before other credits. It should be completely obvious that credits should be in the order the occurred. "The most comprehensive cast list" should only apply when it includes the entire cast, which is not the case for Alien, in which actors are credited before the "complete cast" credits. This is yet another case of IMDb forcing a square peg into a circular hole. Please, show how anything in the cast guide allows for previous credits to follow "the most comprehensive cast". If anything, these should not be cast credits.

https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/filmography-credits/cast-acting-credits-guidelines/GH3JZC74FVYKKFMD?ref_=helpsrall#castorders
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