Dr.Mirakle32
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Ever since ALIENS expanded the universe from the original, there have been all sorts of Xenomorph rankings in the fictional universe. There are queens, warriors, hybrids etc. So with the wealth of expanded universe material in the forms of comics, novels and video games, has the Alien from the original ever been officially categorized? Is it a regular warrior, or something more?
Sure it was the original, and I'm sure Scott and Giger had no idea Cameron would tweak their ideas in a sequel, and even change the direction of the xenomorphs, but the geek in me is curious.
In the first film, the Alien was intelligent, methodical, and much more quiet than those in the sequels. Plus, he seemed to be a MUCH more effiecient killer: "The perfect killing machine," as opposed to the warriors who did more harm with their acid blood than anything else.
The design was of course different, as it had an exposed skull, being protected with a translucent dome, where as the ones from ALIENS have openly unprotected heads with ridges. There is even a question to if it is some kind of cybernetic origin, due to it's metallic teeth.
The original Alien also walked more like a humanoid than the insects in the sequels (no doubt due to the actor inside!)
Like it's various Predator cousins, has the original Alien's status ever been fully expalined?
Sure it was the original, and I'm sure Scott and Giger had no idea Cameron would tweak their ideas in a sequel, and even change the direction of the xenomorphs, but the geek in me is curious.
In the first film, the Alien was intelligent, methodical, and much more quiet than those in the sequels. Plus, he seemed to be a MUCH more effiecient killer: "The perfect killing machine," as opposed to the warriors who did more harm with their acid blood than anything else.
The design was of course different, as it had an exposed skull, being protected with a translucent dome, where as the ones from ALIENS have openly unprotected heads with ridges. There is even a question to if it is some kind of cybernetic origin, due to it's metallic teeth.
The original Alien also walked more like a humanoid than the insects in the sequels (no doubt due to the actor inside!)
Like it's various Predator cousins, has the original Alien's status ever been fully expalined?