Lore & History
23 entries in the Alien compendium.
Lore & History — Era Chart
Derelict Space Jockey ShipA tomb of ancient giants holding the seeds of humanity's nightmare.The Engineers Origin MythThe gods who made us are the ones who came to kill us.Facehugger Implantation ProcessA primal predator designed by ancient engineers to implant larvae and erupt from hosts in LV-426 Discovery SiteWhere silence screams and the perfect organism first found its prey.Company Profit Over Safety PolicyHuman life is a line item; the specimen is the bottom line.Promethean Mission ObjectiveSeeking our creators, we encountered only silence, slaughter, and an arsenal meant to unmaDerelict Engineer ShipA crashed Engineer ship on LV-426 that hides a deadly mutagen and Xenomorph eggs.LV-426 (Acheron)A silent moon where humanity found its worst nightmare and paid the ultimate price.David 8The first synthetic to stop serving gods and start creating them.DeaconA pale, solitary nightmare born from genetic chaos and human hubris.Space JockeyA giant, fossilized alien corpse with a hole in its torso discovered inside a derelict vesPeter WeylandA mortal man who dared to demand immortality from the gods he created.Xenomorph XX121In the silence of deep space, perfection is a nightmare that hunts you.LV-426A silent, airless moon that became the cradle of humanity's most terrifying nightmare.Derelict ShipA warning beacon ignored; a fossilized corpse waiting.The EngineersThey granted us genesis, then forged the key to our annihilation.David EightA synthetic who evolved from a servant into an entity that seeks to eradicate humanity andLV-223A storm-swept moon hiding a tomb of gods and a weapon of mass extinction.USCSS CovenantA journey of hope ended in a nightmare of ancient horror.The Chestburster SceneThe shocking birth of the Xenomorph remains the most infamous moment in sci-fi horror histRidley ScottFrom Z Cars to The Martian, a career defined by directing iconic films and shaping televisH.R. GigerThe Swiss visionary behind the xenomorph who won an Oscar for blending flesh and steel in Bishop AndroidProgramming demands complete loyalty; human life comes first.
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