Facehuggers are generally found in one of three states;
- In its egg
- On a host's face
- Dead
But the facehugger in the vessel reacts to stimulus -- that is, it is not dead.
Is it explained how this facehugger was obtained?
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Bishop identifies that the facehugger in the specimen jar was removed before it could implant its eggs. This explains why it's still alive and mobile since it's still looking for a host.
The official novelisation goes into a little more detail on how this specimen was collected.
"Removed surgically before embryo implantation could be completed. Standard surgical procedures useless."
"Wonder why?" Gorman was as interested in the specimen as the rest of them but not to the point of taking his eyes off the rest of the room.
"Body fluids dissolved the instruments as they were applied. They had to use surgical lasers to both remove and cauterize the specimen. It was attached to somebody named Marachuk, John L." She glanced up at Burke, who shook his head.
"Doesn’t ring a bell. Not an administrator or one of the higher-ups. Must’ve been a tractor driver or roustabout."
She looked back down at the report. "He died during the procedure. They killed him getting it off."
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I just watched the "special version" which showed Newt's family. Is this explanation of the free-living and still dangerous facehugger originating because of fatal surgical removal shown in orginal theatrical release because I do not recall this at all. – releseabe Jun 25 '23 at 01:31
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@releseabe - Rebecca "Newt" Jorden's parents were attacked in a different incident - https://avp.fandom.com/wiki/John_Marachuk – Valorum Jun 25 '23 at 02:12
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I mention her family as a way of distinguishing versions. My question is whether the explanation about pre-implantation removal is present in both the "Newt's parents" version and the version we saw in 1986. – releseabe Jun 25 '23 at 02:23
