Questions tagged [alien-franchise]
For questions about Ridley Scott's Alien film series and related franchise, including prequels, spin-offs, video games and more. Use with the relevant work tag such as [alien-1979], [prometheus], [alien-covenant] etc.
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If the alien nest was under the primary heat exchangers, why didn't the marines just blow them up or turn them off so they freeze?
If the alien nest was under the primary heat exchangers, wouldn't that mean that the aliens needed the heat for the eggs, etc? And in that case, why not just blow them up or turn them off so they ...
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In Aliens: Did the company marines know what the Xenomorphs were? Also, what races were they aware of? [closed]
The marine commander about 25 minutes in referred to 'Xenomorphs.' That initially made me wonder whether they were aware, but in-universe that term is a vague catch-all. It still makes me wonder: did ...
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"Better break out the weapons" before they leave the ship and explore the planet -- what kind?
After multiple viewings of Alien over the years, I just noticed this line. What sort of weapons and why did they have them? Does having them imply prior contact with alien species?
I note that they ...
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When does Ripley first get to see the adult xenomorph in Alien?
In Alien, the killing of Parker and Lambert is scary as hell, not least because Ripley can hear what's going on, but is powerless to help. But has she actually seen the adult xenomorph at this point? ...
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Did Ridley Scott have a different xenomorph life-cycle in mind than James Cameron?
If memory serves, I read somewhere that for the titular 'alien' in Alien, Ridley Scott initially imagined a reproductive cycle where an adult Xenomorph laid what would grow to become an egg in an ...
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Is it possible that the chestburster becomes the inner jaws of the adult xenomorph? [closed]
Functionally, the chestburster and the inner jaws seem similar: both are able to penetrate human bone. The mature xeno might grow around the chestburster, probably adding more complex structures as it ...
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Was Dan Hedaya's General killed or "pithed" by the xeno?
I know in Alien (first movie) extensive cocooning scenes were cut, and these scenes show I believe at least Dallas and Brett cocooned, even though with the cuts one could easily conclude that the ...
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In Aliens, how was LV-426 able to be colonized by humans when Xenomorphs were present there?
The USS Nostromo encountered Xenomorphs on LV-426 in the year 2122. Furthermore, Xenomorphs remained on that moon during the founding of Hadley's Hope colony in 2157. By that time, surely the ...
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Relationship between turning off cooling system and self destruct -- why was the cooling system involved?
Ripley first turns off the cooling system and then turns it back on (when she decides she does not want the ship destroyed which I do not understand) and tells Mother this as she appeals to the ...
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Why is Parker hostile towards Ash?
Shortly after the captain is killed, Ripley asks Parker to refill a flamethrower and Parker explicitly rejects Ash helping him, saying, "Don't follow me!"
Of course, no one knows Ash is a ...
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Ripley wants to leave shuttle to tell team Mother thinks message is a warning -- why not just tell them?
Ripley says to Ash that it is not an SOS but rather a warning. Then she proposes to him that she go out there and he, disingenuously, sort of stammers, What's the point, by the time you get there they'...
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Was Lambert being transgender known before the release of Aliens?
The inquiry scene of Aliens, which has more details available in the DVD/Blu-Ray extras, shows that the character Lambert was transgender, and transitioned from male to female at birth.
Was this known ...
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Poison on Xenomorphs -- was it ever attempted?
In the scene where Ripley gets a lot of support for her idea of nuking the aliens from space, the first suggestion is to use nerve gas. (Which is not really embraced by anyone -- nuking is "the ...
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Why does Amanda Ripley insert a key card into an emergency telephone when saving the game?
In Alien: Isolation, the player saves the game by interacting with an emergency telephone booth. The game save interaction consists of Amanda Ripley, the player character, inserting a key card into a ...
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With the revelations about what David created, are alien queens effectively retconned out?
In Alien: Covenant we learn that David has been experimenting with, and modifying, the engineers bio technology, and in doing so created the face huggers which are vital to the alien lifecycle.
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