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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.

The Alien series is a science fiction horror film franchise, focusing on Lieutenant Ellen Ripley, played by Sigourney Weaver, and her battle with an extraterrestrial lifeform, commonly referred to as the Alien. Produced by 20th Century Fox, the series started with the 1979 film Alien, which led to three movie sequels, as well as numerous books, comics and video game spinoffs. Related to the franchise are the Alien vs Predator films, based on the related franchise which combine the Aliens with the Predators from the Predator film series.

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Source: Alien franchise on English Wikipedia

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Can you hide your face from a facehugger?

I think I found a flaw to the alien franchise. As the other day I was wondering if you can just cover your face against a wall or your arms? I mean if you've been cocooned then you can't move your head so your doomed there but if you just hide your…
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Why Do Facehuggers Fit Human Faces So Perfectly?

As seems to happen so often when we read one question here, another comes to mind. While I liked the original Alien and the first and third sequels (and saw all four), I never wanted to see Alien vs. Predator and I'm not up with all the details. …
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Is the Aliens' blood a mundane but currently known acid, or something more exotic?

I just recently read an answer to another question that suggested that the xenomorph's (I hate that term, ugh) blood was hydrochloric or hydrosulfuric acid. Is there anything in the first few movies to suggest this is so? I had the impression from…
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What form of government exists at the time of Alien/Aliens?

In The Alien universe we see that a powerful company has faster than light space travel, off world colonies and their own marine force. Despite this, they still need to be cloak and dagger about returning a xenomorph to earth. What is the nature of…
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How did solitary aliens reproduce in the Alien franchise?

As far as I remember the cycle went like this: Leathery egg. Face hugger. Implanted embryo. Gut-wrenching infant. Leathery, egg-laying Queen. We know the humans studied the aliens. Was there an in-universe (movie, comic, novel, video game)…
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Have the Colonial Marines met the Aliens before?

In the movie Aliens (1986), the following exchange occurs as the marines are on route to the stricken colony: Hudson: Is this gonna be a standup fight, sir, or another bughunt? Gorman: All we know is that there's still no contact with the colony,…
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How much cargo did the Nostromo carry in her decks?

The Nostromo was a transport tug. How much capacity did it have given in was a multi year mission?
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Are the Xenomorphs intelligent enough to commandeer spacecraft?

Are the Xenomorphs intelligent enough to commandeer a spacecraft they overwhelm, or do they just go along for the ride?
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Why was the Nostromo venting steam into the passageways?

Why was the Nostromo venting steam into the passageways? Parker and Brett used it to inconvenience Ripley by making her shout over it, and the Xenomorph was able to use it to scare me half to death, but why was there steam venting into the corridors…
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Are the android names in the Alien franchise in alphabetical order on purpose?

In the first four Alien films, we were introduced first to Ash, then Bishop (and then Bishop II) and then Call. In Prometheus we then met David. Is this just an in-joke that the androids started from A through to C? And is David somewhat of an…
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Where does a Chestburster gestate?

In the Aliens franchise, the facehugger places what an alien embryo (ie chestburster) inside of the host, where the chestburster quickly grows and eventually emerges from the chest of its host. My question is: where does this gestation take place? …
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Who first called it the "space jockey"?

In the movie Alien (1979), there is an alien creature that appears to be growing out of a chair that sits in a large chamber. Over the years, it has become known as the "space jockey". Where did that name originate?
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Can a man be attacked by facehugger twice?

The scenario of the first Alien describes the process like this: The man comes close to the egg. The egg opens and a facehugger attacks the man. After some time, the man wakes up as if nothing happened. After some time, the man feels pain and dies,…
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How do facehuggers attach to alien species without a graspable orifice?

We are aware from the films that the Xenomorph "lifestyle" involves finding an alien species, impregnating them and reproducing inside their bodies. However, facehuggers seem to be designed with a humanoid head in mind. Clearly facehuggers are…
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Do FTL communications exist in the Aliens franchise/universe?

Inspired from this question, do FTL communications exist in the Aliens franchise/universe?
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