version 4 - The Alien Encyclopedia

Contents1. Preface......................................................................................................32. About this book........................................................................................43. The A-Z of the Alien Universe.................................................................74. Appendices...........................................................................................1145. Acknowledgments................................................................................1306. Resources..............................................................................................1327. History..................................................................................................134LEGAL DISCLAIMER:All titles and storylines below are trademark/copyright their respective publishersand/or creators. This is a non-profit publication for use as a supplement to the Aliensfictional universe and is NOT in any way affiliated with 20 th Century Fox or any otherlicensed distributor of Aliens merchandise. Any items that are property of these sources arenot, of course, claimed by this author. All rights are reserved to their original creators.That being said, the Alien Encyclopedia is © 2011-2013 Markus Friebe. Do not reproducethis document, in part or whole, anywhere without the author's express permission. Allrights reserved. Any unauthorized reproduction is prohibited by law without the expresspermission of the author/compiler/designer.

1. Preface„In space, no one can hear you scream.“ ...do I need to say more? I could make a long list of quotesfrom the Alien movies to illustrate how present the franchise still is, even after over 30 years, probablystarting with „Game Over, man!“. But I don't want to bore you with common knowledge, becauseif you read this, you may already know all these quotes in your sleep. I go out on a limb andsay that EVERY person has some kind of angle to these films, whether you're art house or mainstream.Starting with the unsettling and sexually suggestive imagery to creating the first (and, surprisingly,pretty much the only) female action hero of cinema history to Aliens featuring one of thegreatest movie showdowns ever.And it didn't end with the movies. Like every successful movie franchise, the Alien saga hasspawned a vast Expanded Universe in the form of comics, novels, video games and even action figures.But as fictional universes get bigger, problems arise. Things can easily get confusing, andsometimes, also even contradict each other. Now multiply this problem, and you get a picture whatthe folks doing Star Wars have to work with. I feel you, guys! Considering Alien, I'll get into thisproblem in the „About this book“ section, but just take the first Aliens comics. They made these beforethe third movie came out and of course, they contradicted Alien³, who can blame them? Theytried to fix this in reissues, but still...So, the need for some kind of guide arises that tries to make sense of the whole mess and providesan overlook when the situation gets foggy. Unfortunately, a definitive guide to the Alien universehas yet to be made. This is where this book comes in. And while we're at it, this is actually not thefirst encyclopedia I have written. I have done this for the Matrix universe, too, and for some time, itwas available on www.matrix-faq.com. Long story short, the website is now defunct (personalbudget cuts...) and due to a USB stick formatting screw-up on my behalf, the guide is now completelylost. Sorry, almost completely lost. There is still an old printed-out version of it in my belongings.Perhaps, one day, when I get over how disappointing Matrix Revolutions was...What you are reading now is already the fourth version of the Encyclopedia, finished only aboutone year after its initial release. With the release of Prometheus, 2012 has been a very exciting yearfor Alien fans, and this new edition reflects this major addition to the Alien canon with over 40 newpages devoted to the movie and its massive promotional campaign. Also new is a third appendixwith Alien-themed scale charts, made possible thanks to the kind permission of several talentedartists. And you have barely time to catch your breath, with the release of the Aliens: Colonial Marinesvideo game just around the corner. Things stay excited in the Alien universe, and the Alien Encyclopediawill continue to be a part of it. Enjoy!- Markus FriebeDecember 15, 2012

2. About this bookAs the its name implies, the main part of this book consists of an in-depth database of entries coveringcharacters, events, locations, vehicles, weapons, equipment and more from the “Alien” universe.This database is structured based on the conventions of an encyclopedia, meaning that the entriesare sorted after the English alphabet and that character entries are named after the pattern “familyname, first name” and are placed accordingly.However, there are some specific characteristics you should know about. If you are aware of them,you can not only use the encyclopedia efficiently, but also have the most fun while doing so. Mostof these characteristics are connected with how the Aliens universe is set up, so the followingguidelines are useful for both newbies and Aliens veterans. I suggest reading this section before usingthe encyclopedia for the first time. Don't worry, I kept the guidelines really simple, and if youare not interested in the reasoning behind the guidelines, you can just read the first paragraph andskip the rest. An exception is the first part about using the encyclopedia, which should be read as awhole. If you miss something in this book, have trouble finding something or wonder why thingsare written and organized the way they are, it is always a good idea to come back here.a) Using the encyclopedia: A word about Tags and the AppendicesA typical entry in this encyclopedia is nothing special. It follows the standard pattern of the entryname in bold letters followed by the actual entry. There is, however, one notable exception: Tags. Atthe end of each entry, you'll find one or more abbreviations in bold letters. They tell you in whichmovie, novel, comic or video game the entry is referenced. For example, Hudson appears in Aliens,the second movie. Therefore, the “Hudson” entry has the tag A2 attached. Many tags are self-explanatory,such as the A2 tag standing for the second Alien movie. Others may confuse you the firsttime you see them. This is where the first Appendix comes in.The first Appendix, following the actual encyclopedia, is a reference list, explaining all tags used inthe encyclopedia. I tried to make the tags as simple and obvious as possible, so after you havelooked up a tag for two, three times at most, you should be able to recognize it while using the encyclopediawithout having to rely on the codex anymore. Additionally, the codex is sorted after categories(like movies, comics etc.), thus also serving to give you a handy list of all Alien-related mediacontaining in-universe information.Additionally, there is a second Appendix consisting of multiple entry lists sorted after specificthemes and categories. I recommend to use them as they are useful tools to find your way aroundthe encyclopedia other than relying on the alphabetical sorting. Additionally, they give an overlookover interesting overarching topics, regardless where the relevant entries originate from. For example,you can use the lists to browse through all ships from the Alien universe, no matter if theship appeared in one of the movies or a video game.b) Regarding the Aliens vs. Predator universe and alternate movie scriptsAs a rule of thumb, I included information from the Aliens vs. Predator universe ONLY when itdoesn't contradict information from the Aliens universe. Also, the information is restricted to generallore and mostly doesn't include actual plot information from the AvP universe. Likewise, this appliesto information from alternate scripts and early drafts.The Aliens lore is difficult to handle as it is, and Aliens vs. Predator only makes it worse. For example,you won't find anything about the Predator/Alien hybrid from Aliens vs. Predator 2: Requiem,because the hybrid is supposed to be a young queen and is able to impregnate victims with

multiple Chestburster embryos via literally regurgitating them into the victim's mouth. We alreadyhave a problematic Xenomorph life cycle without AvP, with the dubious canon of the Alien beingable to transform victims into eggs as seen in the Director's Cut of the first Alien movie. The hybridwould further complicate things, demanding answers to questions like: “Why does the hybrid behavein this unique way? Is it exclusive to a Predator-based hybrid? Has it something to do withPredator reproduction? But wouldn't that contradict the reproduction method of the Xenomorph, forwhich we have no evidence to be influenced by species-specific reproduction methods?” Thiswould also force me to incorporate AvP and even Predator lore to a great, possibly complete extent,and I wanted to keep the focus of this encyclopedia solely on the Alien franchise. However, thereare still interesting tidbits featured in AvP media which I felt expanded on the Alien lore and therefore,included it, one example being S.E.T.I. still existing in 2229.The same goes for lore unique to alternate scripts (most of them written for Alien³) and early draftslike the Jon Spaihts script for Prometheus aka Alien: Engineers. For instance, I plan to include generalinformation about the Union of Progressive People, an element from the alternate Alien³ scriptby William Gibson. However, I omitted information from the plot involving the UPP that contradictAlien³ as we know it. As a side note irrelevant to this guideline, the UPP happened to be recently introducedinto the regular canon by the Nintendo DS game Aliens Infestation.c) The writing perspectiveThis encyclopedia is written from an in-universe perspective, meaning that entries are written as ifthey really happened or they really exist. Therefore, no entries regarding or references to themovies, comics, novels etc. themselves, their creation or the persons involved exist. Informationoriginating from behind-the-scenes material is incorporated in in-universe form.To see what I mean, compare the Wikipedia entry for “Xenomorph (Alien)”, more specifically thesection about the Newborn:In Alien Resurrection, due to significant genetic tampering in an attempt to recoverDNA from the deceased Ellen Ripley and the Alien Queen within her, the resultingcloned Aliens show a number of minor human traits. 1This quote references the real-life movie instead of solely the events that happened inside the Alienuniverse. The plot of the movie Alien Resurrection is present in this encyclopedia as its in-universecounterpart, the Auriga incident. Compared to Wikipedia taking a real-life approach, this encyclopediais like, for example, an encyclopedia about dinosaurs - creatures which really existed, a factwhich is reflected in its writing.I chose this approach for several reasons:• Reason 1: Precedents. Most prominent are the non-fiction works covering the Star Wars universe,which are often written in-universe. An example are the Essential Guides. It even hasan Aliens precedent in the form of the Colonial Marines Technical Manual. It seemed a logicalthing to do it for this encyclopedia, too.• Reason 2: To separate and define the purpose of this book. You won't find any entries aboutreal-life content related to the Alien franchise. This is not “The Making of the Alien universe”,as it is not supposed to be a making-of book. So, instead of making things blurry byincluding real-life perspectives in the context of an in-universe topic, things are clear-cuthere. A mixed approach may work for a Wikipedia entry, aimed to be a single, isolated documentabout a topic, to be complete (meaning covering both lore and behind-the-scenes as-1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenomorph_%28Alien%29 (document version as of October 7, 2011)

pects) and accessible to people who may have never heard about the Alien franchise and justwant to know who the heck Ellen Ripley is. But this is about the fictional Alien universe,and only the fictional Alien universe.• Reason 3: To sidestep continuity issues for the sake of being consistent. The best examplefor this would be, again, the “Alternate Xenomorph life cycle” depicted in the Director's Cutof Alien. The thing is that this life cycle at least potentially removes the need for a queen inthe life cycle. So instead of admitting that I have two conflicting canon sources or having toskip this information entirely, I incorporated it as “unconfirmed reports.” This way, the encyclopediacan acknowledge the possibility without taking sides, saying “yes, it does exist”(therefore possibly creating a contradiction) or saying “no, it does not exist” (omitting interestinginformation). However, there are two special cases in which we have two versions ofthe same source directly contradicting each other, which I will cover in the following section.There are other minor reasons such as to make the reading experience more involving.d) Alternate versions of Alien³ and the 1988 Aliens comicsThis encyclopedia regards the expanded Assembly Cut of Alien³ as canon, with the exception of regardingthe Xenomorph seen in the movie to be born from a dog as shown in the Theatrical Cut.The encyclopedia also regards the revised version of the 1988 “Earth War” comic storyline as canonto avoid conflicts with Alien³.The Assembly Cut of Alien³ as featured on the Quadrilogy DVD set and the BluRay release restoresmuch of the cut footage and incorporates back into the storyline of the film, expanding it with abouthalf an hour of additional scenes. There are also alternate scenes featured, but they don't pose anycontinuity problems, as it is, for example, basically irrelevant whether Ripley is found inside theEEV or washed upon the shore. There is, however, one major exception: Whereas in the TheatricalCut, the Xenomorph is born from a dog, the Assembly Cut instead shows it being born out of an ox.Thus, this creates an irreconcilable discrepancy where I have no choice but to take sides. I decidedto go for the “dog birth” as it seems implausible for a Drone to be this small when originating froman ox. Consider that the Alien³ Xenomorph is no larger than the human-bred Drones we have seenin other cases, possibly even a little bit smaller. Considering the DNA Reflex, a Drone from an ox,an animal which has far more body mass than a human and is also larger, would have to be significantlylarger than a “human” Drone.Another case of “irreconcilable differences” is the “Earth War” storyline as shown in the early DarkHorse comics. Released in 1988, way before Alien³ would be made, the comics were intended to bea sequel to Aliens, showing the further adventures of Hicks, Newt and later, Ripley. In 1991, Alien³threw a monkey wrench in the continuity by killing off Hicks and Newt before they even had thechance to wake from hypersleep. Reissues of the “Earth War” comics kinda fixed this by renamingHicks and Newt to Wilks and Billie, turning them into new characters, and making Ripley an android.The encyclopedia reflects the “Earth War” storyline as shown in the reissue. I realize the reissuefix was a “bend over backwards” in the first place, but it is the only way to incorporate thepivotal events of the comics without screwing up the continuity.

3. The A-Z of the Alien Universe*** 0-9 ***4-M-79: A program version of the Quiet Eye software developed by the Yutani Corporation. Yutaniused this version to spy on Elizabeth Shaw's video requests to Sir Peter Weyland to fund an expeditionto LV-223 in 2079. (PR)2167: The code to the escape hatch aboard the USCSS Prometheus during the LV-223 incident in2093. (PR:VER)64133: The password Elizabeth Shaw used to log into her video communications account in 2079 inorder to contact Sir Peter Weyland to request funding for an expedition to LV-223. (PR)130748: The call sign of the USCSS Prometheus. (PR, PR:VER)2092057: The user name Elizabeth Shaw used to log into her video communication account in 2079in order to contact Sir Peter Weyland to request funding for an expedition to LV-223. (PR)8,128,899: The number of a patent regarding the use of cybernetic individuals for scientific andindustrial application. The patent was claimed on August 5, 2023, by Weyland Industries.(PR:WIW)9,158,239: The number of a patent regarding an advanced polyurethane compound that could beused to replicate human skin. It was a discovery vital for creating a lifelike android. WeylandIndustries claimed the patent on March 22, 2026. (PR:WIW)10,445,075: The number of a patent regarding the Auto-Adjust Crosshair. Weyland Industriesclaimed this patent on June 3, 202611,280,599: The number of a patent regarding the Atmosphere Processor technology. WeylandIndustries registered this patent on August 9, 2029. (PR:WIW)12,004,556: The number of a patent regarding the Hypersleep Chamber concept. Weyland Industriesclaimed the patent on July 27, 2030. (PR:WIW)13,345,075: The number for a patent regarding an auto-compensation feature for the WeylandStorm Rifle. Weyland Industries claimed the patent on May 2, 2039. (PR:WIW)14,524,002: The number of a patent regarding the ATV NR6, mankind's first manned groundvehicle capable of traversing vertical surfaces. Weyland Industries claimed the patent for thisvehicle on February 14, 2052. (PR:WIW)15,725,924: The number of a patent regarding the Powerloader concept. Weyland Industriesclaimed this patent on January 29, 2056. (PR:WIW)15,999,127: The number of a patent regarding the Lifeboat concept. Weyland Industries claimed iton May 6, 2057. (PR:WIW)16,572,092: The number of a patent regarding the Medpod 720i, the first commercially availableMedpod developed by Weyland Industries. The patent was claimed by the company on September1, 2061. (PR:WIW)

17,900,353: The number of a patent regarding the Spectagraph concept. The patent was claimed byWeyland Industries on December 1, 2063. (PR:WIW)18,364,003: The number of a patent regarding the Synapse Reestablisher concept. Weyland Industriesclaimed the patent on August 16, 2071. (PR:WIW)*** A ***Aaron: A male human serving as the assistant of Superintendent Andrews at the penal colony onFiorina 161 during the Fury 16 incident in 2179. Nicknamed “85” by the prisoners, referring to hisrather low IQ. Was married and had children.Aaron shared Andrews' believe in a tight leadership and tried to help enacting his decisions duringthe first stages of the Fury 16 incident. This often brought him in conflict with the prisoners, especiallyMorse. These conflicts became more tense after Andrews' death and the escape of the Xenomorphfrom the vault, for which he blamed Morse. Aaron also helped Ripley operating the medicalscanner inside the crashed EEV and was the first to know of the Queen embryo gestating insideRipley. However, when Ripley, knowing that the Weyland-Yutani party inbound for Fiorina 161would do anything to secure a Xenomorph specimen, wanted to send the team away, Aaron refusedto provide access to the terminal, thinking that it would be suicidal to reject the only armed reinforcementsthey had at their disposal. But when the rescue party replied to the warning about theXenomorph infestation with orders to stay away from the creature, Aaron began to have secondthoughts. He did not participate in the attempt of the prisoners to lure the Alien into the blast furnaceand instead stayed at his office and eventually received the Weyland-Yutani team at the entranceto the facility to lead them to the furnace. During the final confrontation between MichaelBishop and Ripley, Aaron attacked Bishop with a steel pipe, only to be gunned down by the accompanyingsoldiers. (A3)Acheron: One of the five rivers of the underworld in Greek mythology and a nickname for LV-426,established during the 57 years of Ripley's hypersleep. This nickname is also referenced in the scientificname of the Xenomorph species, “linguafoeda Acheronsis”. (A2)Agility Assessment: A test of the Project Prometheus Training Program. Had the designation A1.The first of five tests in total and of two tests evaluating the physical capabilities of an applicant,Agility Assessment consisted of a basic obstacle course where the participant had to run at highspeed while dodging numerous objects.Aires: The proper name give to the planet POL-5362 upon its discovery in 2071. (PR:WIW)Aires Colony: A colony on the planet KOI-1876.01. Established in 2069 and sporting a populationof 400,000 by 2071, the colony quickly became a major hub for ore transportation. Industrial sectorsincluded refining, energy and light manufacturing. Key resources were cerium, tungsten andneodymium. (PR:WIW)Alien: A colloquial term for extra-terrestrial lifeforms. Often used as a synonym for “Xenomorph”.Alienator: The nickname for the missile weapon system of the ATAX Combat Exosuit. (KAF)Ampule: A storage device manufactured by the Mala'kak race to be used for containing the BlackGoo chemical weapon. Provided room for four glass phials filled with the liquid. The Ampule andphials system was designed to provide long-term storage for the Black Goo in a stasis with stableatmospheric and temperature conditions. The system can only provide these conditions if the Ampulesare placed in a network of rows, with the Ampules situated at a distance of 0.9652 meters

from each other. The atmospheric seal is fragile and can be broken by displacing or opening a singleAmpule, releasing the substance in the process.The only known usage of the Ampule system took place on LV-223 approximately around 0 BC.Ampules were used to store the Black Goo at both a pyramid-like storage facility and a Mala'kakship in a subterranean hangar connected to the facility. A fatal accident wiped out the staff of the facility,possibly caused by accidentally breaking the seal and releasing the weapon. Over 2,000 yearslater, a human expedition arriving aboard the science vessel Prometheus discovered the Ampuleswhile exploring the pyramid during the LV-223 incident in 2093. The atmospheric seal was brokenby the android David, and the Black Goo was released into the facility. The android subsequentlysmuggled one Ampule back to the ship for study. (PR)Andrews. Harold: A male human and the administrator of the Fiorina 161 penal colony by the timethe Fury 16 incident took place in 2179. Born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, United Kingdoms on April 2,2121. In his capacity as Superintendent, Andrews enacted a harsh leadership with the help of his assistantAaron and regarded the prisoners as dangerous and fanatic.When Ripley arrived on Fiorina 161, Andrews considered her presence to be a potential disturbanceof the relatively peaceful status-quo and only allowed Ripley to leave the infirmary in company.After he had formally informed the prisoners, Andrews proceeded to send a request to Weyland-Yutani to pick up Ripley. When Andrews found out that Clemens had performed an unauthorizedautopsy of Rebecca Jorden on Ripley's request, he came into conflict with the doctor and threatenedhim to tell Ripley about his troubled past, should he continue to ignore his orders. After the firstprisoners were killed by the Xenomorph, Ripley tried to warn Andrews, who did not believe herstory and ordered her confinement to the medical wing, also ignoring Golic's account and havinghim straitjacketed in the infirmary. Andrews was in the mess hall trying to organize a search partyfor the missing prisoners Boggs and Raines when he was taken and killed by the Alien in front ofthe prisoners, making the Xenomorph threat a known fact to the inmates. (A3)Angie: The abbreviating nickname Philip Philipakos gave his daughter, Angela Philipakos. See*Philipakos, Angela*. (A:OS)Angkor Colony: A mining and refining colony on the planet KOI-494.01. Established in 2067, itwould sport a population of over 2.5 million by the year 2071. Key resources were helium-3, hydrogenand titanium. (PR:WIW)Anti-Gravity Recovery Chamber: A medical recovery device generating an anti-gravity field insidea room-size environment. A patient placed in such a chamber takes advantage of the acceleratedhealing process under low gravity conditions, speeding up recovery at a rate of up to 70 percent.By the 2070s, Anti-Gravity Recovery Chambers were restricted to large metropolitan areas onEarth. Among the leading manufacturers of such devices at the time was Weyland Industries.(PR:WIW)APC: The abbreviation for Armored Personnel Carrier. Describing a class of military groundvehicles designed to deploy and transfer troops while also fulfilling limited combat capabilities. Anexample for an APC is the M577 used by the USCM in the late 22 nd century, including the Hadley'sHope incident in 2179. (A2, A:CMTM, A:INF)Apone, Al: A male human serving in the USCM corps in the capacity of Gunnery Sergeant by2179. Nicknamed 'Top' by his subordinates. Was the point man of the unit involved in the Hadley'sHope incident.Apone led the foray of the Marines into the colony before he was left behind incapacitated duringthe Xenomorph ambush inside the colony's hive and presumably impregnated afterward. Details ofApone's exact fate are unknown, but his death his certain, either by giving birth to a Xenomorph or

during the destruction of the colony several hours later. Hicks, the B-Team leader, rose to the positionof commander to replace Apone after the ambush. (A2)Apta: The proper name of the planet POL-3191 CC, given upon its discovery in 2071. (PR:WIW)Arachnid Alien: A Xenomorph bred from an unknown arachnid creature. This unique breed had anadditional set of pincer-like appendages, no tail and was able to spray a toxic liquid from its mouth.(KAF)Archimedes Colony: A colony on the planet KOI-1404.01. Established in 2069, ArchimedesColony would sport a population of 20,000 two years later. The colony's industry focused on mining,exploiting the planet's rich lithium deposits. Another key resource was chromite. (PR:WIW)Arethan Crater Pox: A disease that caused severe scarring on the face of the infected person. Acargo hauler nicknamed Pox Face was afflicted with the disease. (A:OS)Armat: A weapons manufacturer. Famous for being the creators of the M41A Pulse Rifle.(CMTM)Arthur: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident in 2179. Arthurwas killed by Golic when he was standing guard at the vault where the captured Xenomorph washeld. (A3)Ash: A science officer serving aboard the Nostromo during the events of the Nostromo incident. Hasthe ID number 111/C2/01X. Pragmatic and cold, but gifted with scientific curiosity.Nothing is known about Ash's life before the incident, and he joined the crew only shortly beforethe Nostromo would leave Thedus for Earth on June 12, 2121. Halfway en-route and about a fullyear later, the Nostromo received the Spacey Jockey signal emanating from LV-426 and was pulledout of hyperspace. The crew went on to investigate the signal, and when the search party returned tothe landed ship with a Facehugger attached to Kane's face, it was Ash who allowed them back inagainst Ripley's objections concerning proper decontamination. During Kane's impregnation, Ashobserved the process and was responsible for Kane's medical treatment and preliminary research onthe alien organism. It was not until the Xenomorph had already killed half the crew that Ripley discoveredthe science officer's true motivations.Ash made an unsuccessful attempt on Ripley's life after she had learned of Weyland-Yutani's intentionto capture the Xenomorph and, if necessary, sacrifice the Nostromo's crew in the process. WhenParker and Lambert subdued Ash, he was revealed to be a Hyperdyne Systems 120-A/2 android. OnRipley's orders, Parker reactivated his remains, and during the interrogation that followed, the androiddisclosed that Weyland-Yutani had known of the Xenomorph from the beginning and that hewas introduced into the crew to protect and secure the specimen. What was left of Ash was incineratedby Parker after the interrogation. (A1)Asian Conflict: A series of military engagements during the first half of the 21 st century.(PR:WIW)ATAX: Abbreviation for Alien Tactical Advantage Explorer. The ATAX is an advanced one-personCombat Exoskeleton disguised as a Xenomorph that is used to infiltrate a Xenomorph hive and killthe Queen in a surgical strike. The helmet portion of the ATAX is equipped with a Virtual Realityfrequency and armed with a missile system nicknamed the “Alienator”. Kinetic features include apincer and an arm module powerful enough to ram its opponent. Success ratios of ATAX operationhave been high, with a considerably lower casualty rate than standard ground and air assaults.(KAF)

Atlas City: A colony on the planet KOI-314.02. Established in 2059, Atlas City would house almost9 million colonists by the year 2071. Its industry focused on light and heavy manufacturingand mining and refining, the latter exploiting the planet's considerable helium-3 resources. Anotherkey resource was niobium. (PR:WIW)Atmosphere Processor: A machine used to transform the atmosphere of a world into a compositionbreathable for humans. Such a processor is a vital part of the terraforming process used to render inhospitableworlds into environments able to sustain human life. The transformation process basicallyconsists of drawing in the atmosphere, splitting it up into its basic atomic components and releasingthe breathable elements while discarding the non-breathable elements as waste products orstoring them for use as fuel, industrial cleaning supplies or as raw materials for manufacturing.When the transformation of the atmosphere is complete, the processor continues to monitor theplanet's atmosphere and to sustain its composition. Atmosphere Processors are massive structures,and, depending on the initial atmosphere, several of them have to be installed on a world's surfacein order to produce results within a reasonable amount of time.The general concept of an Atmosphere Processor received its first practical application when WeylandIndustries installed a prototype at the polar ice cap to reverse the effect of global warming onEarth. On August 9, 2029, Weyland Industries registered the Atmosphere Processor technology underthe patent number 11,280,599. The first successful transformation of an extraterrestrial atmospherewas completed on May 28, 2039 on the planet GJ 667Cc. During the following decades, thetechnology for terraforming and space travel became advanced enough to make colonization of distantworlds possible, and Atmosphere Processors were installed on a number of worlds, with the terraformingprocess time span between 5 and 20 years depending on the local conditions and at an averageof 8 years by the second half of the 21 st century.A notable example of the deployment of Atmosphere Processors was LV-426. By the middle of the22 nd century, about 30 Atmosphere Processors were installed all over the planetoid and managed tocreate a breathable atmosphere within two decades, although by the time of the Hadley's Hope incidenton LV-426 in 2179, the actual terraforming process was not yet completed. Looking likehuge artificial volcanoes and spanning a height of 1,500 meters, these processors were partially financedand constructed by Weyland-Yutani.One of these Atmosphere Processors, which was located adjacent to the Hadley's Hope colony,played a major role during the Xenomorph infestation of the colony in 2179. When the organismoverran the colony, it set up a hive on Sub-Level 3 of the processor. There may have been severalreasons why this location was chosen, whether it was because it provided a climate of dry heatwhere these creatures could thrive or because it placed them in a position where it would be virtuallyimpossible to destroy them without critically damaging the processor. While the latter possibilitymay attribute an unlikely level of abstract intelligence to the Xenomorph, this was whathappened when the recon mission sent to investigate the communication breakdown with Hadley'sHope was exploring Sub-Level 3 following the discovery of the missing colonists' PDT signals emanatingfrom the Atmospheric Processor. The Marines were ambushed inside the hive, and duringthe ensuing firefight, the cooling system of the fusion reactor was ruptured, setting off a fatal chainreaction which eventually caused the processor to explode with the blasting power of 15 megatons,taking Hadley's Hope and everything else within a radius of 30 kilometers with it. (A2, A:CMTM)Atmospheric Pressurizer: A device used to create an environment on a colony world that correspondsto pressure conditions suitable for humans. Thus, colonists are able to avoid tedious decompressiontreatments and medical care. Weyland Industries sold the Atmospheric Pressurizer in anexclusive bundle with its Atmosphere Processors during the 21 st century. (PR:WIW)ATV NR6: A four-threaded, two-person ground vehicle developed by Weyland Industries. Able tocarry a limited payload, the ATV NR6 was the first of its kind able to traverse nearly vertical surfaces.The vehicle was capable of travelling at speeds of up to 88 miles per hour under normal pres-

sure and gravitation. The ATV NR6 featured variable-friction axes for both front and rear threads,increasing security and mobility on a variety of terrain conditions. Weyland first claimed the patentfor this vehicle on February 11, 2052. Later, several ATV NR6 vehicles were used during the LV-223 incident in 2093. (PR:WIW)Auriga: A USM research vessel involved in the Xenomorph outbreak which became known as theAuriga incident in 2381. Spanning over 3,5 kilometers in length, the further specs of the Auriga arekept secret, although a prominent feature is a large docking shaft, opening to the ventral side. In thelate 24 th century, the Auriga was assigned to be the location for a project to clone Ellen Ripley andharvest the Alien Queen that died with her. For this purpose, the Auriga was set on a course in theouter reaches of the Sol system, far outside of the local trading routes. The ship was also equippedwith research facilities customized to hold a limited number of Xenomorph specimens and an artificialintelligence mainframe called FATHER tasked with automating and supervising operations.During the outbreak, FATHER directed the Auriga's course towards the USM home base, Earth, followingprotocol for a case of emergency. However, the android Call managed to access the mainframeand re-direct its course to crash on an uninhabited part of the African continent. A short timelater, the Auriga was destroyed during the impact, taking all Xenomorphs aboard with it. (A:RES)Auriga incident: The events surrounding and including the cloning of Ripley and the subsequentXenomorph infestation aboard the USM research vessel Auriga in 2381.In the aftermath of the Fury 16 incident in 2179, a Weyland-Yutani research team collected geneticsamples of Ellen Ripley from the infirmary of the penal colony and put them into storage for possibleuse later on. After the downfall of Weyland-Yutani, these samples found their way into possessionof the United States Military. By the end of the 24 th century, technology had advanced to a statewhere the cloning of a human being became possible. In order to harvest the Xenomorph organismfor study, the United States Military initiated a project to clone Ripley and the Queen embryo insideher aboard the USM research vessel Auriga. This project was not authorized by the United Statesgovernment, and the Auriga was placed on a location on the far reaches of the Sol system to avoidunwanted attention. While General Perez was assigned as the military commander of the operation,the science was led by Dr. Mason Wren.It took years for the project to succeed. The first seven clones that managed to surpass the microscopicstage were monstrous failures, twisted hybrids of human and Xenomorph biology. As theseclones were nonviable, let alone be able to host the Queen embryo, they were discarded and put intostasis storage. However, in 2381, the science team under guidance of Dr. Wren was successful:Ripley 8 was a perfect replica of the deceased woman, at least on the outside, and due to acceleratedgrowth therapy, she grew from an infant to an adult in roughly a month. However, there were severalside effects: Ripley 8 was stronger and faster than an ordinary human and wounds healed on ahighly accelerated speed. Another legacy of the Xenomorph were genetically stored memories ofthe old Ripley, although those memories only resurfaced slowly. In the end, these characteristicswere of of secondary interest to the scientists, who followed their main objective and surgically extractedthe Queen embryo from the host and put her into a holding facility, where she transformedinto full size within days. On the request of his assistant Dr. Gediman, Wren allowed Ripley 8 to remainalive for further study.With the Queen secured, the second phase of the Auriga project began. General Perez had contactedan acquaintance of his, the smuggler Frank Elgyn, and in exchange for hard cash, Perez struck adeal with Elgyn to procure and deliver human host bodies to the Auriga. Elgyn and the rest of hisband of smugglers proceeded to hijack a passenger liner en route to Xarem and transfer the occupiedcryosleep tubes to their own ship, the Betty. Soon after, the Betty arrived at the Auriga anddocked with the ship. The goods were exchanged, and with Perez's blessing, the crew decided tostay on board for a few days. The scientists immediately began with the impregnation process.Within a short time, a population of twelve adult Xenomorphs was cultivated.What nobody knew was that there was someone among the crew of the Betty who had her very own

agenda: Annalee Call. She gained access to the cell where Ripley 8 was held with the intent to killher in order to prevent the scientist from retrieving the Queen embryo. However, Call soon realizedthat she was too late. Also, Wren had noticed her unauthorized entry, took Call into custody andbrought her to the mess hall where the rest of Elgyn's crew was present at the time. Wren's accusationsof terrorist activity escalated into violence. Elgyn and the other smugglers quickly overwhelmedthe security guards, took Wren and a USM soldier called DiStephano hostage in order tofight their way back to the Betty, when a ship-wide alert was activated. The Xenomorphs had managedto escape from their cages and began to decimate the Auriga's soldiers and scientists.Perez ordered the evacuation of the ship, and while an undisclosed number of Auriga personnel wasable to escape in time, most of the remaining staff, including Perez, were killed off in the initial attack.The Xenomorphs proceeded to free the Queen and set up a hive in a waste tank of the Auriga.However, the Queen had in turn been mutated by Ripley's DNA and developed female reproductiveorgans, which caused the Xenomorph to cease their efforts to take victims for impregnation soonafter the hive had been created. Meanwhile, the crew of the Betty made their way towards theAuriga's docking bay. Ripley had also noticed the outbreak and escaped her cell. She found thesmugglers just in time to save them from a Xenomorph, which had just killed their captain, Elgyn.A fragile alliance between the two parties was formed, and following directions provided by Wrenand DiStephano, Ripley took the lead. However, time was running out as the Auriga, followingemergency procedure, had set course to the USM home base: Earth.During their trek through the Auriga, Ripley 8 found and destroyed the remains of the first sevenclones. The crew also picked up a civilian called Purvis, one of the human hosts from the passengerliner. Despite the fact that Purvis had already been impregnated, the crew decided to take him withthem so that Wren could remove the embryo later. While traversing the flooded kitchen of the ship,the survivors were attacked by two Xenomorphs and lost the crew members Hillard and Christie tothe creatures whereas Wren took the opportunity to leave behind the rest of the group. Call had beeninjured by Wren when he made his move, and when the survivors took a short break, it was revealedthat Call was a second-generation android who had made it her mission to prevent humanity fromunleashing the Xenomorph on the galaxy. Ripley convinced Call to manually log into the ship'smainframe, where she unlocked an escape route to the Betty and set the Auriga on a collision courseto Earth. The survivors had almost reached the Betty when Ripley 8 was abducted by the Aliens intotheir hive. Unable to help her, the rest of the group was forced to move on without her.Inside the Xenomorph hive, Ripley witnessed the birth of the Queen's Newborn, a grotesque human/Alienhybrid. Meanwhile, the surviving crew members had reached the Betty only to be confrontedby Wren. However, the chief scientist of the Auriga was killed by Purvis, who managed tooverwhelm him and pull his head to his chest just as the Chestburster erupted. The crew made shortwork of the creature and proceeded to prepare the Betty for take-off. At the same time, Ripley 8 escapedthe hive and reached the Betty just seconds before it left the docking bay. When the Aurigawas obliterated during the impact on Earth's surface, Ripley, Call and the rest of the group believedthe Xenomorph threat to be eliminated. However, the Newborn had managed to escape destructionas a stowaway aboard the Betty. The hybrid killed DiStephano, but was destroyed when Ripley usedher acidic blood to melt a nearby viewport, which sucked the Newborn into vacuum. Ripley, Calland the other two survivors from Elgyn's crew, Johner and Vriess, subsequently safely landed theBetty on New Zealand, Earth. (A:RES, A:OS)Auto-Adjust Crosshair: An advanced crosshair technology for sniping operations that processesany atmospheric conditions that may divert a bullet's course, like wind, and relays the right aimingnecessary to hit the target. Weyland Industries filed the patent on this technology under the filenumber 10,445,075 on June 3, 2026. (PR:WIW)*** B ***Barnes: A male human and part of the Prometheus mission to LV-223 in 2093. Barnes was killed by

the mutated Fifield when he wreaked havoc in the cargo bay of the Prometheus. (PR)BEA Systems: A British defense, security and aerospace company. Weyland Industries acquiredBEA Systems in 2032. (PR:WIW)Benedict, Tristan: A male human and one of colonists involved in the Domes Epsilon incident inthe mid-80s of the 24 th century. Benedict grew up in the Chicago centerplex on Earth, where he metPhilip Philipakos during his childhood. The two went to the same school and became close friends.This friendship endured during their youth and early adulthood, and when Benedict was in need of ajob, Philipakos offered him a place on the botanic space colony Domes Epsilon, of which he wasadministrator. However, it soon became apparent that Benedict was a slacker, which drew him thedisdain of the other colonist. He kept his job, however, as Philipakos, due to their friendship, wasunable to take the appropriate measures. During his years on Domes Epsilon, Benedict discoveredthe hallucinogenic qualities of the Sinjaba plant and spent more and more time intoxicated insteadof working. During the Domes Epsilon incident, Benedict was the first colonist to be killed by theXenomorphs during one of his stays in the Sinjaba garden, to be later found by Call and Shepherdas the evacuation of the station went underway. (A:OS)Benjamin, Matthew: A male human and a flitter mechanic. After working for Weyland-Yutani fora few months, Benjamin was reassigned to a Weyland-Yutani research station on the planet C-3L/M in 2232, as the replacement for Victor Standish, the staff engineer. While this assignmentseemed to make no sense due to Benjamin's inexperience with advanced engineering, it was part ofWeyland-Yutani's efforts to root out a Planetus spy at the facility and take over Planetus. CharlesBraley, the man behind the whole scheme, replaced the entire staff in a similar fashion until only thespies remained from the original roster. He proceeded to kill both the spies and the new staff, includingBenjamin, by using robotic Chestbursters in order to fake an Alien infestation on the planetas part of a master plan to acquire Planetus. These events would become known as the C-3 L/M incident.(A:NE)Betty: A battered old freighter operated by Frank Elgyn and his crew of smugglers in the late 24 thcentury. Named after Betty Grable and sported a painting of her on its hull. When exactly the shipwas built is unknown, but rumors persist that it is over 200 years old. Powered by Lockmart Specialsand equipped with limited space defense capabilities. The ship was also outfitted with an adaptabledocking hatch which made boarding operations to almost every target possible.The Betty and its crew was involved in the Auriga incident, delivering stolen cryotubes with humanbodies to the Auriga research vessel in 2381 to be used as hosts to cultivate a Xenomorph colony.When the outbreak aboard started, the Betty was still docked to the Auriga and was later used by thesurvivors to flee the Auriga shortly before its destruction. After purging the stowaway Newbornfrom its docking bay, the Betty was safely landed on Earth. The Betty was also used by Ripley 8 andthe reformed crew of the ship on their raid for information about the Loki organization and duringthe Domes Epsilon incident in the years that followed. (A:RES, A:OS)Bio-Replicator Pod: A device used for replicating seeds and plants for use on colony worlds. Inventedand manufactured by Weyland Industries. First introduced in 2058, the Bio-Replicator Podunderwent dramatic enhancements and improvements during the following decade. By the 2070s,the device was one cubic foot in size and featured a database of over 40 million samples, able toreplicate seeds and grow it at a rate of 55 percent compared to natural plants, given ideal local conditions.The Bio-Replicator Pod can be installed for both civilian and industrial use, for example incombination with a seeder for colonial agriculture. Weyland Industry recommended that civilian clientsmaintain the pod outside the house. (PR:WIW)Biotech: A major corporation operating during the 23 rd century. (A:NE)

Bishop: A 'male type' android working in the capacity of Executive Officer for the USCM corps.Belonged to a series of androids modeled after Weyland-Yutani founder Charles Bishop Weyland.Assembled on LX-469. Equipped with advanced space navigation and piloting skills. A superiorversion of older android models, Bishop was fitted with ethic programming preventing him fromharming a human being, keeping in line with official regulations.Bishop played a pivotal role in the Hadley's Hope incident. During the voyage of the fateful reconmission to LV-426 in 2179, Bishop was supervising the Sulaco's systems while the human passengerswere in hypersleep. Arriving at the planetoid, he also guided planetary maneuvering, bringingthe ship in position for deployment. Shortly before the mission, Bishop met Ripley, who, due to herpast experiences with another android called Ash, reacted distrustfully to Bishop. During the firstphase of the mission, Bishop spent his time in the colony's medical wing dissecting and examiningthe dead Facehugger specimens found in the facilities. It was Bishop who found out that the AtmosphereProcessor of the colony was hours away from overheating and exploding after the remainingmembers of the mission returned from the disastrous exploration of the Xenomorph hive there. Thesurvivors devised a plan to guide down the remaining dropship inside the Sulaco, which, due todamage to the power lines, had to be controlled directly with a portable terminal at the transmitter.Bishop volunteered for the task as he was the only one qualified enough and set out to reach thetransmitter by crawling through a maintenance shaft. The android managed to land the dropship justin time to pick up Ripley and Hicks, who had fled a fatal Xenomorph attack on the command center,during which Rebecca 'Newt' Jorden had been abducted by a Xenomorph Drone. Ripley refusedto leave Newt behind and told Bishop to fly them into the collapsing Atmosphere Processor, towhich he reluctantly agreed. He managed to hold position in spite of the processor's critical stateand later flew Ripley and Newt to minimum safety distance, just seconds before the explosion.Back at the Sulaco, Bishop was severely damaged when the stowaway Queen ripped him in half.However, this did not prevent him from saving Newt a second time, grabbing her when Ripleyopened the airlock to flush out the Queen.Bishop was further damaged when he crashed on Fiorina 161 with Ripley, Newt and Hicks. His remainswere brought to one of the prison's scrapyards where Ripley recovered and reactivated themto learn more about the circumstances of the Sulaco's emergency evacuation. Bishop confirmed thepresence of a Xenomorph aboard the ship and Weyland-Yutani's knowledge of the incident. Afterthat, the android requested to be shut down to spare him further suffering - a request to whichRipley, who had grown to like and respect Bishop, only grudgingly complied. (A2, A3)Bishop, Andrea: A female human working for Weyland Industries as a testing and training specialist.Bishop was tasked with the supervision of the training center for applicants interested in joiningProject Prometheus. (PR:WIW)Black Goo: A chemical weapon created by an enigmatic race of extraterrestrials called theMala'kak. Had the form of a sticky black liquid.An incredibly potent substance, the Black Goo exhibited characteristics of both a mutagen and aDNA-disintegrating weapon of mass destruction. Not much is known about the Black Goo, the onlycontact with humanity being the LV-223 incident and the subsequent analysis by Weyland Industriesscientists. The evidence suggested that the effects of the chemical was two-fold, depending on themethod of administration to an organism. If inhaled, the Black Goo unfolded its mutagenic effects,degenerating the victim into a twisted and demented version of itself in a matter of hours, boostingstrength, aggression and durability. If the substance is ingested, the weapon is terminal. The incubationtime depends on the amount ingested: While a small drop can prolong the disintegration overseveral hours, several milliliters at once kills the victim within seconds. In case the incubation happensover a time span of hours, the victim experiences symptoms such as an accelerated heart rate,sexual arousal, degradation of the senses and motor skills and shortness of breath, followed by convulsions,massive internal bleeding and respiratory failure. The end result is always the disintegrationof the organism's DNA, resulting in the total breakdown of the cellular structure, literally dis-

solving the organism. While both administration methods pose a formidable weapon of mass destruction,the disintegrating effect on the DNA can also be used to inject the building blocks for organiclife into a barren environment. The substance can only be safely contained for a long amountof time inside a dedicated Ampule device.The Mala'kak created the Black Goo at an unspecified point in time, but at least 2,000 years beforehumanity would become a space-faring race. On at least one occasion, the Mala'kak used the BlackGoo as a means to kickstart life on a barren planet by sacrificing one of their own, whose disintegratedDNA entered the world's water reserves and became the foundation for organic lifeforms.2,000 years ago, the Mala'kak or at least a fraction of the race decided to use the Black Goo to wipeout humanity. A ship stationed on the weapon world LV-223 was loaded with thousands of BlackGoo Ampules, but the vessel never took off as an accidental release of the chemical weapon exterminatedthe staff of the facility. At the time, the Black Goo was kept in a sealed atmosphere and remainedthat way for the next two millennia. In 2093, a science team led by Dr. Elizabeth Shawreached LV-223 aboard the science vessel Prometheus. The team discovered a storage room for theBlack Goo, but the scientists accidentally broke the atmosphere seal and released the Black Goointo the environment. The Back Goo immediately proceeded to mutate an indigenous species ofworms into twisted mutations called the Hammerpedes. During the night following the explorationof the facility, several individuals of the team were infected with the chemical weapon. Dr. Hollowayingested the substance through a drink spiked by the android David, and the geologist Fifieldcame into contact with it when a fatal encounter with the Hammerpede melted his helmet, whichcaused him to fall into a puddle of Black Goo. Holloway transmitted the substance to Dr. Shaw duringsexual intercourse and, in spite of Shaw's infertility, they conceived a squid-like embryo whichwould later be removed and grow to become a monstrous creature called the Trilobite. Meanwhile,Fifield degenerated into a gross humanoid mutation that had considerable strength and durability.The next morning, the Fifield creature returned to the Prometheus, viciously attacked the personneland could only be stopped after killing several crew members. Later that day, the original plan ofthe Mala'kak almost came to fruition when a reawakened survivor of the race managed to launchthe transport vessel. However, the ship was crippled when the crew of the Prometheus crashed thevessel into the departing Mala'kak ship. In the aftermath of the incident, Weyland Industries wasable to acquire information about the Black Goo. The amount of data was conclusive enough to assemblea dossier about the substance, including a threat assessment. Weyland scientists gave theBlack Goo the designation “Chemical_A0-3959X.91 – 15_”. (PR)Blue Jay Colony: A colony on KOI-1361.01 established in 2060. Sported a population of over 2,5million by 2071. The colony's industry focused on exploiting the planet's rich and diverse mineraldeposits. Due to the hot and arid climate of the desert world, 60 percent of the Blue Jay Colony'swater supplies had to be imported. (PR:WIW)Boeing: An aerospace and defense company. Weyland Industries acquired Boeing in 2032.(PR:WIW)Boggs, Edward: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident in 2179.Together with the prisoners Rains and Golic, he was tasked with exploring defunct parts of the facilityto salvage equipment and supplies. During the incident, Boggs was one of the first to be killedby the Alien while planting light sources in an abandoned part of the complex. (A3)Bolero: A female human who joined the crew of the Betty some time after the Auriga incident asthe new pilot of the ship after Hillard had died aboard the Auriga. Quickly learned to appreciateVriess's skills in foot massage.Bolero helped Ripley 8 and the others during their raids on numerous border stations for informationabout the Loki organization and often used her good looks to charm station personnel into doingfavors that would make it easier for the crew to get the data and escape. She also did so during

the raid of Byzantium Station and later flew the Betty to Domes Epsilon in order to stop Loki frominfesting the station. During the final events of this operation, Bolero was attacked by a covert androidagent of Loki called Cody. However, she suffered no severe injuries, and Cody was overwhelmedquickly by the other crew members. (A:OS)Bougainville-class space transport: A class of military transport vessel introduced into USCM servicein 2180. Intended to replace the Conestoga-class as the primary troop and logistic transport.(CMTM)Brahms Outpost: A colony on the planet KOI-817.01. Established in 2051, it would boast a populationof 750,000 by 2071. The Brahms Outpost's industry focused on mining. Key resources werecerium, lithium, aluminum and methane. (PR:WIW)Braley, Charles: A male human working as a representative for Weyland-Yutani in 2232. Hides asadistic and ruthless personality behind a friendly demeanor. Was involved in the C3 L/M incident.When it became apparent that spies from Planetus, a rival corporation, had infiltrated a research stationof Weyland-Yutani on the planet C-3 L/M, Braley was ordered to deal with the situation. He deviseda vicious plan that not only would eliminate the threat of corporate espionage, but also takeover Planetus in the process. After running background checks on the personnel, Braley relocatedthe staff of the facility one by one, replacing them with randomly chosen inexperienced Weyland-Yutani employees until there were only two suspects left, a man called Tobin A. Marshall and asynth of the LaFargue production line. Braley then moved in with a strike force and captured thetwo suspects. He proceeded to brutally torture Marshall and the synth before he set the second partof the plan in motion: Braley destroyed the synth and killed Marshall and the replacement staff usingrobotic Chestburster constructs to stage a supposed Xenomorph threat on C-3 L/M. Planetus,who owned half of the planet, quickly send over two investigators, a former Weyland-Yutani employeecalled Anders Kramm and a Planetus representative called Frances Stauff. Acting clueless,Braley cooperated with them on the case. When Kramm and Stauff discovered the truth behind theincident, Braley planted a real Alien aboard their ship and used a media publication of their supposeddeaths to drive down stocks for Planetus. Weyland-Yutani jumped to the opportunity and tookover Planetus. As Kramm and Stauff had escaped Braley's trap, he interrogated a high-ranking Planetusrepresentative called Matthew Darby to gain knowledge of the whereabouts of Kramm, Stauffand other investigators targeted by Weyland-Yutani. When he learned that the survivors wereheaded back to Planetus aboard one of their automated spacecrafts, he remote-ordered a coursechange to the world of Soulages, where Weyland-Yutani was operating an artificial Alien hive. Braleyset up the facility to play a vicious game with the survivors; however, Kramm and Stauff andone other survivor managed to escape the planet aboard a short-range flyer and take over theWeyland-Yutani research station on the nearby moon. Reportedly, Braley was later killed during theincident, but rumors persist that the deceased individual was actually a synth. (A:NE)Brett, S. E.: A male human serving as an Engineer Tech for the crew of the cargo hauler Nostromofrom 2120 to 2122. Born on July 13, 2069 in Houston, Texas. Had the ID number 724/R4-06J. Wasinvolved in the Nostromo incident.Brett launched his working career by starting to work as a mechanic at E-Z-Fly Spacecraft Repair, afamily business based in Houston, on June 21, 2085. After nine years, Brett left E-Z-Fly and acceptedan assignment as a hardware specialist at Solari Energy Corp in Osaka, Japan on May 15, 2094– an employment which was terminated for undisclosed reasons on December 21, 2095. He thenstarted working for Ridton Corp on February 1, 2096 until he was suspended on July 16 for flyinghigh-speed cargo ships through the Iranistan war zone. The following investigation uncovered thatBrett was an alcoholic. He was being treated in-house for this problem and successfully completedthe program on December 4. Subsequently, Ridton Corporation assigned Brett to the deep sea shipOzymandias in the capacity of Assistant Engineer. At an unknown date, Brett returned to his home

town and enlisted at the Houston School of Astrophysics and Interstellar Engineering from which hegraduated on May 21, 2108. Brett entered Weyland-Yutani employment as Assistant Engineeraboard the waste disposal vessel Corazon Oscuro on July 14. During this time, Brett relapsed intoalcoholism. On November 10, 2111, he failed a blood alcohol test and was committed to a Weyland-Yutani medical facility on Titan. During a cerebral detox procedure taking place on January 9, 2112,Brett suffered minor brain damage. A lengthy period of recovery followed until his flight statuswould be restored on April 3, 2113. Brett stayed on Titan and began working as an Assistant EngineeringTech at a Weyland-Yutani fusion reactor facility on April 19. His time on Titan ended afterfour years with the assignment to the cargo vessel Nonnabo as Engineering Tech on November 3,2117, where he would meet and make friends with Parker, who was working aboard the same ship.On September 10, 2120, Brett joined the crew of the Nostromo together with Brett when it was enroute to Thedus. Brett was still on the crew roster when the Nostromo incident took place in 2122.When the Nostromo took minor damage during the landing on LV-426, Brett was responsible forrestoring the ship together with Parker. Brett would eventually become the first victim of the fullgrownXenomorph when he was chasing Jones, the Nostromo's pet cat, inside the landing strutchambers. (A1)Broca Dialectical Implant: A surgical implant that enables the carrier to speak other languageswithout having to learn it. Named after Broca's area, a region of the human brain linked to speechcapacity. This revolutionary technology was developed by Weyland Industries and introduced onAugust 9, 2060. (PR:WIW)Brother-of-Darkness: A planet rich with ore. In the 24 th century, mankind entertained a colony onthis world. (A:OS)Bull Alien: A Xenomorph sub-species bred from a bull-like creature that has infested the Earthcolony TerraForm 3. The hive of this breed had spread to a considerable size of 81 workers led byone Queen. The Bull Alien was a massive creature that sported two large horns on its forehead thatit used to ram into its victims and was able to run at a speed of up to 49 miles per hour. However,this breed had a low tolerance against heat and fire of a maximum of 327 degrees Fahrenheit.(KAF)Bultmann: A male human and part of the replacement staff used by Weyland-Yutani to root out aspy at a research facility on C-3 L/M in the early thirties of the 23 rd century. Bultmann was laterkilled together with the rest of the replacement staff and the spy as part of a faked Alien infestationat the station that was staged by the Company to take over its rival Planetus in 2232. These eventswere part of the C-3 L/M incident. (A:NE)Burke, Carter J.: A male human working as a representative of Weyland-Yutani by 2179. Behindan unassuming and friendly demeanor, Burke hid a cold, calculating and ruthless personality. Has atone time worked in sales. Was involved in the Hadley's Hope incident.When Ripley has been found drifting through the core systems in 2179, Weyland-Yutani sent Burketo Gateway Station where Ripley was brought for recovery. Burke acted as a liaison to Ripley andhelped her to get back on track for the impending interrogation by the ICC, getting clearance for herpet cat Jones and even providing her with information about the fate of Ripley's daughter Amanda.After the information from Ripley's report had been evaluated, Burke passed the coordinates of thederelict to Hadley's Hope in order to verify her story.When contact broke off with LV-426, Burke visited Ripley together with Lieutenant Gorman to convinceher to join a recon mission to the colony. Burke himself joined this mission on the pretense onassessing the state of Weyland-Yutani investments in the colony. After the exploration of the hivehad ended in disaster, Burke opposed the decision to evacuate and destroy the colony, but wasforced to back off. Eventually, Ripley discovered Burke's role in the Xenomorph outbreak, and his

true intentions to secure the Xenomorph for research were revealed. Later, Burke released twoFacehuggers contained in stasis tubes in the medical wing of the colony, planning to get Ripley andNewt, who were sleeping nearby, impregnated and smuggle the Xenomorph embryos inside themback to Earth. His plan failed and Burke was facing execution when the Xenomorphs overran thecommand center. Burke tried to steal away during the attack and was captured by a Xenomorph andtaken to the hive. Burke died in the explosion of the Atmosphere Processor soon after. (A2)Byzantium Station: A space station acting as a trading post situated in the border regions of knownspace. Byzantium Station was the final station to be raided by Ripley 8 and the reformed crew ofthe Betty during their quest for information about the Loki organization in the mid 80s of the 24 thcentury. The mainframe of the station contained valuable data about Loki's next plan, the infestationof Domes Epsilon, and enabled the crew of the Betty to finally catch up with the elusive organization.(A:OS)*** C ***C-3 L/M: A planet which was acquired by Weyland-Yutani and Planetus in 2227. As it was locatedfar enough from any previous Xenomorph infestation, it was deemed a valuable and safe ground forcolonization, terraforming and research by both corporations, who carved up the planet betweenthem and settled on a policy of mutual ignorance. Following the acquisition, a vast network of terraformerswas installed on the planet's surface on both halves of C-3 L/M, the only shared facility beinga spaceport. Soon, the planets surface was converted into a habitable environment with a moderateclimate.In the meantime, Weyland-Yutani set up a research facility near the border to Planetus territory thatsoon began to emanate strange readings. Rumors of a new prototype of terraformer being the causefor the readings surfaced, prompting Planetus to insert spies into the facility. In 2232, a scheme byWeyland-Yutani involving a staged incident at this research station led the public to believe that aXenomorph presence had been found on C-3 L/M. Authorities moved in to investigate whileWeyland-Yutani reassured the public that the Alien threat had been eliminated. Meanwhile,Weyland-Yutani had taken over Planetus, which placed C-3 L/M fully under the Company's control.(A:NE)C-3 L/M incident: A unique case of an intentionally faked Xenomorph infestation in 2232 that ledto the downfall of the Planetus Corporation and its subsequent acquisition by its rival Weyland-Yutani.In 2227, Planetus spent a major part of its resources to acquire the planet C-3 L/M, a planet thatpromised to be a fertile ground for terraforming and research. However, Weyland-Yutani was alsointerested in the planet, and eventually, C-3 L/M was split in half between the two corporations. Interactionsbetween the two was kept to a minimum, mainly limited to a shared spaceport on theplanet. Of course, both still kept a close eye on each other.The first few years went without any major disturbance. Terraformers were installed on each half ofthe planet, quickly transforming the surface into a habitable environment. One day, however, Planetusbegan receiving strange readings from a Weyland-Yutani research station near the border toPlanetus territory. Rumors surfaced about a new terraformer prototype being the cause for thesereadings. Concerned, Planetus inserted two of their spies into the staff of the research station, a humancalled Tobin A. Marshall and a synth of the LaFargue production line, both unaware of eachother. Both agents had recording devices implanted into their eyes, and Marshall proceeded to recordhis findings in front of a mirror inside his cabin on a regular basis. After several attempts to getclose to the prototype, Marshall found out that there wasn't any prototype present to begin with.Adding to the mystery was that the staff of scientists was gradually reassigned on dubious groundsand replaced with inexperienced workers. When only the two spies were left, LaFargue approachedMarshall, revealing himself to be another Planetus spy and urging them to cooperate. But before

they could act, a Weyland-Yutani strike team led by Charles Braley raided the facility and capturedthe two spies. Braley revealed that Weyland-Yutani had been aware of the presence of spies forsome time and had been filtering out the staff until only two suspects remained. Braley torturedMarshall and the synth before he proceeded with the next phase of the master plan: Using roboticreplications of the Chestburster Alien, he killed Marshall and the new staff and reported to Planetusthat their research station had fallen victim to what seemed to be a Xenomorph infestation.Planetus quickly sent a team to investigate the incident together with Braley, who feigned honest interestto solve this case. This team consisted of a Sleeper called Anders Kramm, a former investigatorof Alien outbreaks for Weyland-Yutani, Frances Stauff, second-in-command for the local Planetussecurity forces, Bjorn and Jolena Heyward, a married couple working as a weapons team, and ateam of three technicians called Gavin, Duncan and Kelly. While the latter proceeded to analyze thesecurity cam footage of the research station, Kramm and Stauff went to the facility with Braley andthe Heywards to work on-site. Kramm quickly noticed that something didn't add up and, using adownload device provided by Planetus, retrieved the recordings from Marshall's eye. Back at thespaceport, Kramm and Stauff reviewed the material, discovering the truth behind the supposed infestation.However, Braley had already planted a real Alien inside their spaceship and, assuming that thiswould take care of the two Planetus investigators, reported their deaths to the authorities and themedia. The news caused Planetus stocks to plummet, and Weyland-Yutani acted on the opportunityby buying out the stocks and taking over Planetus. But Kramm and Stauff had in fact survived thetrap and narrowly escaped off-world after picking up the Heywards and the technicians, who werealso targeted for elimination. Using the computer facilities of Planetus that were now at his disposal,Braley redirected the ship to the planet of Soulages, a former colony world that had been overrunby the Aliens and had been quarantined for the last thirty years. Kramm knew the planet, as it wasthe place where he had lost his family, which had caused him to leave Weyland-Yutani and becomea Sleeper thirty years earlier.After landing near a settlement, Kramm and the other survivors proceeded to explore the compound.They soon discovered that the layout of the settlement had been vastly transformed to housean artificial Alien hive used by Weyland-Yutani to harvest the creatures. Eventually, they reachedthe old common building and decided to settle down there for a rest. During the night, the Xenomorphstook two of the technicians, Duncan and Kelly. Kramm and the others found them at a centralcrater, only to discover that both of them had been impregnated. Knowing what would happen tothem was inevitable, Kramm killed both of them. The remaining survivors managed to fight theirway through the hived cave systems spreading out from the crater, only to reach a locked elevator. Itwas at this time that Gavin, the remaining Planetus technician, revealed himself to be an androidand opened the elevator door by plugging into its keypad. The elevator led them directly to communications,where they were able to load a map of the compound at the expense of Gavin's life, whowas killed by a computer virus when he probed the system. The map showed Kramm and the restthe way to a nearby landing pad. After fighting many Xenomorph warriors and an Egg Harvester,only Kramm, Stauff and a badly-injured Bjorn remained to enter the short-range flyer parked on thelanding pad. Frances piloted the ship through the dome surrounding the compound and crash-landedit inside the Weyland-Yutani research installation on the nearby moon. There, they took over the facilityfrom the small staff of scientists, send out a distress call and prepared for the retaliatory strikeby Weyland-Yutani. The outcome is unknown. (A:NE)Calabrese: A male human and a USM soldier assigned to the security team aboard the Auriga. Hewas present on the ship during the breakthrough of the cloning project and at one point took downRipley 8 together with another USM soldier, DiStephano, to prevent her from killing Dr. Wren. Hisfinal fate is unknown. (A:RES)Call, Annalee: A “female type” second-generation android and member of the smuggling crew involvedin the Auriga incident. Call was manufactured by other androids, classifying her as an

Auton. When this new type of android became problematic, Call went underground in order to escapethe subsequent purge and burned her wireless modem in order to avoid detection. However,before she left Earth, Call hacked into the computer systems of the Ministry of Defense and discoveredinformation about its involvement with the Loki organization and the Auriga project, includingthe connection of the project with the crew of the Betty. Call knew about the Xenomorphand the immense threat to the galaxy it posed as she had studied Morse's account of the Fiorina incidentand other banned historical documents about the creature. Her programming dictated Call toprotect humanity from such a danger, and she made it her mission to prevent the Xenomorph frombeing unleashed ever again. As the first step to reach this goal would be to kill Ripley 8 and theXenomorph queen inside her, Call enlisted on the smuggling crew of Frank Elgyn, who had agreedto provide the Auriga research team with human hosts.Once aboard the Auriga, Call sneaked away from her quarters and gained access to the cell whereRipley 8 was held. She came too late: The queen embryo had already been removed from her body,and soon, the security troops caught up with Call and took her into custody. When Wren broughtCall to the mess hall where the rest of the Betty's crew was present and confronted Elgyn about theincident, the situation escalated: The smugglers had just killed most of the soldiers in defense whenthe Xenomorph outbreak started. The crew took off to the docking bay and teamed up with Ripley 8on the way, something to which Call strongly objected because she didn't trust the hybrid clone.Call was later shot by Wren in a shaft above the flooded kitchen. Call fell back into the water andwas believed to be dead, only to reappear shortly after. Because of this and the gunshot wound exposingher innards, Call could no longer hide her android identity from the rest of the escapees.However, this revelation, which at first ashamed her, would prove vital in their escape. From theship's chapel, Call accessed the Auriga's computer systems, unlocking the doors to the docking bayand setting the ship on a self-destruct course with Earth. She was a assisted by Ripley 8, with whomshe had found to have an odd kinship because of their duality. Call managed to escape the Aurigaaboard the Betty and was later saved from the Newborn by Ripley 8, and with the nightmare finallyover, landed on Earth with the other survivors.However, there was still Loki to deal with. Call informed Ripley 8 about the information she hadfound, and soon, Call, Ripley 8, Johner and Vriess started to raid about a dozen border stations inorder to access their data banks in hopes of finding more information about Loki. During theseraids, it was Call's unique ability to hack into a computer that assigned her the role of retrieving theactual information, usually protected by Ripley 8, while the rest of the crew would distract the securitypersonnel and prepare their escape. Eventually, the terminal at Byzantium Station providedCall and Ripley 8 with the information they had searched for so long: Loki's next target, the botanicspace colony Domes Epsilon, which it had targeted for a Xenomorph infestation. After arriving atDomes Epsilon, Call was part of the team that entered the station and met up with the colonists inthe control center. There, Call and Ripley 8 managed to convince the group of the danger they werein. As Ripley 8 and Johner departed to investigate the backup bay as a means of escape, Call accompaniedAdrian Shepherd, the security officer of Domes Epsilon, to pick up a stray colonist calledBenedict. After finding Benedict's dead body and having sighted a Xenomorph, both returned to thecontrol center, only to find out that the extent of the Xenomorph infestation was far greater than anticipated.Shortly before the survivors would reach the backup bay, Call and the rest got scattered inthe jungle during a Xenomorph ambush. However, the android managed to secure one of the flivvervehicles together with Johner. Together, they picked up the remaining survivors and managed toreach the Betty safely. Aboard the ship, Call learned from the interrogation of the Loki androidagent Cody that other androids like her had survived the Auton Purge, something she had thoughtimpossible before, and were now under Loki control. Aside from exterminating the Xenomorphthreat, Call now had another, more personal mission: She promised Cody to find and rescue theseandroids, and Cody in turn provided her and Ripley 8 with their locations and information aboutLoki and his own role in the Domes Epsilon incident. (A:RES, A:OS)Capelli Colony: A colony on the planet KOI-2290.01. Established in 2068, it would boast a popula-

tion of 1.6 million by 2071. The colony's main industrial sector was terraforming and quickly becamethe first manufacturer of next generation Atmosphere Processors. Further industrial sectorswere mining and refining. Key resources were aluminum, titanium, hydrogen and palladium.(PR:WIW)Caterpillar P-5000 Powerloader: A powerloader used by both civilian and military organizations,including the USCM, at the end of the 22 nd century. Design and layout originates from an earlyWeyland Industries model from the 2070s. Requires at least a Class-2 license to operate. The P-5000 is capable of handling loads up to 4 tons and was designed to accommodate the movementcapabilities of a human, with articulation points at the joints and the hip section. The manipulatorscan be fully rotated and feature attachment points for various tools, such as a welding torch. The P-5000 also has a gyro-stabilizing system to prevent toppling and can additionally be loaded with upto 250 kilograms of ballast to provide a secure footing. (A2, A:INF, CMTM)CERN: The European Organisation for Nuclear Research. Founded in 1954. Consisted of over 20European member states as of 2011. Operated one of Earth's largest particle physics laboratories,situated near Geneva, Switzerland. Eventually, CERN ran out of governmental funds and was acquiredby Weyland Industries on September 18, 2029, including its Geneva facility. (PR:WIW)Chance: A male human who was part of the crew of the research vessel Prometheus during its illfatedmission to LV-223 in 2093, known as the LV-223 incident. Served under Janek's command togetherwith Ravel as a navigator of the ship. Additionally, Chance was Janek's right hand, accompanyinghim to the Engineer pyramid on the search and rescue mission for Fifield and Millburn, andlater helped with dispatching the mutated Fifield. Chance later died together with Janek and Ravelduring the Prometheus' suicide run on the departing Juggernaut. (PR)Chemical_A0-3959X.91 – 15_: A designation given to the Black Goo chemical weapon by WeylandIndustries scientists during their evaluation of data analyzed in the aftermath of the LV-223 incident.(PR)Chestburster: The second stage of the Xenomorph life-cycle. Snake-like in appearance, a Chestbursteris no longer than 30 centimeters and lacks fully-developed limps, with the exception of aQueen Chestburster,. A Xenomorph in its Chestburster stage is quite vulnerable and can only rely onspeed and stealth to survive. Solely its sharp teeth can provide limited defense capabilities.After a Facehugger has impregnated a host, the embryo gestates in the chest region of the organism(hence its name), slowly draining its resources to grow. When the embryo has fully developed intothe Chestburster stage, it literally bites its way out, resulting in the death of the host. After it hasfreed itself from the body, its instincts command it to go into hiding where it will grow into an adultXenomorph in a matter of hours, shedding its skin an unknown number of times in the process. Reportsremain ambiguous whether a Chestburster requires additional food to complete this transformation.Chiu Outpost: A colony on Gliese 876 c. Founded in 2048 and housing a population of over 14million by the year 2071. The colony's industry consisted of energy, manufacturing and transportation,its key resources being uranium, iron and mercury. (PR:WIW)Christie: A male human and and a member of the band of smugglers involved in the Auriga incident.Armed himself with two concealed handguns attached to a wrist brace mechanism that allowedhim to slide the guns into his hands when needed. Christie carried Vriess on his back when thegroup of survivors had to traverse the flooded kitchen on their escape. While climbing a ladder in ashaft adjacent to the kitchen, a Xenomorph grabbed Christie's foot and severely injured him by spittinga stream of acid into his face. Although he managed to kill the creature, its body still clung to

him. Christie sacrificed himself by cutting himself loose from Vriess, causing him and the deadXenomorph to fall down into the water and thus releasing Vriess from the heavy weight thatthreatened to pull him down along with him. (A:RES)Claro: A star system. One planet in the system is Titus-Carmel 7. (A:NE)Clauss, Brian: A male human and a member of the team of scientists assigned to the cloning projectaboard the Auriga in the late 24 th century. It is unknown whether Kinloch escaped the Aurigaduring the Xenomorph outbreak in 2381 or died aboard the ship. (A:RES)Clemens, Jonathan: A male human serving as a physician in the penal colony on Fiorina 161 duringthe Fury 16 incident in 2179. Born in Redditch, Worchestershire, United Kingdoms on October10, 2128.Clemens was once a promising young medicine student and acquired his doctor's license some timebefore 2169. However, he also had secretly developed an alcohol and Morphium addiction, and hiscareer would come to an end in 2169. Doctor Clemens was called in for a medical emergency situationafter a fuel gas station had exploded. Clemens was intoxicated at that time and thus made afatal mistake in prescribing the wrong dose of painkillers. Because of that, eleven people died.Clemens had his doctor's degree revoked and was reduced to a class 3-C medical license. Subsequently,he was sent to the Fiorina 161 penal colony, sentenced to seven years in prison. Clemensserved this sentence and decided to stay on Fiorina 161 afterward to continue working in his profession.When Ripley's EEV crashed into the ocean adjacent to the prison facility, it was Clemens who witnessedthe accident and found and carried Ripley to the complex for treatment. He informed Andrewsof the incident, supervised Ripley's recovery and filled her in about her current situation andlife on Fury 16, even agreeing to let Ripley explore the facility under his supervision. He later actedagainst Superintendent Andrews' orders when he performed an autopsy on Newt on Ripley's request.This further worsened his relationship with Andrews, which was problematic enough as itwas. Clemens was also called to provide his opinion on the mysterious death of Murphy and pointedRipley to the scrapyard where Bishop's remains had been brought. During this time, Clemensand Ripley had developed a sexual relationship and also a degree of trust on Clemens' side, who lether in on his tragic past. Ripley on the other hand was unable to trust Clemens completely, refusingto reveal the signs of a Xenomorph threat to him. Clemens had just told his story to Ripley when theXenomorph appeared in the infirmary and killed him. (A3)Climacus: A Stinger-class cruiser built in the seventies of the 22 nd century. The Climacus and itscrew landed on the planet Soulages in the first decade of the 23 rd century, years after the world hadbeen quarantined due to a Xenomorph infestation. Abandoned by its original crew and stripped byscavengers, it was discovered by the survivors of the C-3 L/M incident in 2232 near a settlementwhich had been turned into an artificial Alien hive by Weyland-Yutani. (A:NE)Cody, Earl: A male-type android and a Loki agent involved in the Domes Epsilon incident duringthe mid-80s of the 24 th century.Cody was one of the androids who had survived the Auton Purge, but was later captured and reprogrammedby Loki to serve as their agent. When Loki targeted the botanic space colony Domes Epsilonto serve as a breeding ground for Xenomorphs, it inserted Cody into the staff of the station inorder to ensure the success of the operation. In case of failure, Loki also programmed subroutinesinto Cody that prevented him to directly reveal his mission to others. During the time prior to the incident,Cody struck the other colonists as an unassuming and friendly individual. Shortly before thearrival of the Betty at Domes Epsilon, Cody witnessed the birth of the Chestburster that had beengestating inside the staff member Elijah Pandor according to plan. He then proceeded to sabotagethe communications systems of the station in order to prevent the colonists from receiving outside

help. However, the Betty managed to cut its way into the Domes and convince the personnel toevacuate. Some time after Ripley 8 and Johner had checked the backup bay as a means of escape,Cody also sabotaged this part of the station. However, the survivor's never got to the backup bay astheir convoy was ambushed by Xenomorphs. Cody was picked up by Call together with Gogolacand brought to the Betty. Aboard, he tried a last attempt to accomplish his directives and tried tooverwhelm the crew members aboard the ship. His attempt failed, and he was subdued, revealinghis android identity in the process. Later, Cody was interrogated by Ripley 8 and Call, who agreedto cooperate in exchange for Call's promise to free the other androids under Loki's control. He proceededto reveal his role in the incident and the endgame of Loki and the Mala'kak as best as hisprogramming would allow him. However, a fail-safe function was already degrading his basic functions,quickly rendering him useless for further information extraction. (A:OS)Colonial Marines: An abbreviated term used to refer to the USCM corps. (A2)Company, The: A popular colloquial term used to refer to the Weyland-Yutani corporation.Concordov, William: A male human and a spokesperson for Weyland Industries. A statement ofConcordov was included in the corporation's press release announcing the Prometheus-class spaceexploration vessel in 2072. On December 23 of the same year, Concordov issued a public statementregarding the excellent testing performance and the overwhelming preorder numbers of the upcomingDavid 8 android. (PR:WIW)Conestoga-class space transport: A class of military transport vessels used by the USCM corps inthe 60s and 70s of the 22 nd century. While being the corps' main instrument for moving and deployingtroops across the far reaches of space, the Conestoga has also proven its value in a variety ofother roles, like space combat and orbital bombardment. A famous example for a Conestoga-classship is the Sulaco, which was involved in the Hadley's Hope incident in 2179. By this time, 27 ofthe 36 ships of the class that had been originally built remained in military service while the rest hadbeen retrofitted for commercial use.With a length of over 385 meters and a mass of 78.000 tons, the Conestoga is, despite its relativelylight armament, an impressive sight. Power to all systems, including the engines, is provided by aWestingland A-59 fusion reactor, its fuel capacity of 900 tons of lithium-hydride sufficient for oneyear. In case of critical damages, the whole reactor assembly can be jettisoned into space. An arrayof four Continental Electric AS-4B and AV5 series Magnetohydrodynamic turbines serve as backupgenerators.The drive section of the Conestoga is outfitted for both sublight speed, using four Gates-HeichmannGF-240 rocket motors, and FTL travel with a Romberg-Rockwell Cygnus-5 hyperdrive tachyonshunt, which is regulated by 480-510 mTY tachyon field accelerators and provides speeds of up to0,74 light years per day. The ship's armor is relatively heavy for a transport, sporting a single armored“skin” consisting of multiple layers to provide protection against various kinds of damage.The spacious cargo area is accessed by 5 external loading doors and enhanced with two exteriorcrane tracks. This area is connected with the launch hangar below, which can support up to fourshuttles. Additionally, the ship is outfitted with 20 EEVs, should the need for an evacuation arise.The Conestoga provides cryosleep facilities for 90 passengers, although the cargo hold can be outfittedwith up to 2000 additional tubes for massive troop deployments. Additional life-support featuresare an adjustable artificial gravity system and inertial dampeners. To reduce the workload ofthe crew, the Conestoga class systems, controlled by a 28 terabyte Carbon 60 core mainframe situatedbehind the flight deck, are fully automated, with override and access options available at anytime from one of the computer terminals across the ship. Auxiliary options are an 8 terabyte backupcore and a third, localized backup system. The command options include a self-destruct option witha delay of 15 minutes.Most of the Conestoga's sensors are placed in a phalanx of antennas on the front of the ship. Up to

90 meters in length, these antennas include two optical telescopes, two infrared telescopes and a 60-meter-long planar radio telescope which is supported by a 20 meter-long passive backup antenna.Active sensors consist of 3 main radomes for navigation and deep-space scanning with an effectiverange of up to 80.000 kilometers. 5 dedicated weapon radars are located over the entire shipframewhile a dorsal antenna is used for FTL navigation. Communication capabilities are provided by a 60meter-long hyperstate antenna for interstellar distances and 16 secondary antennas and various othersystems, like microwave relays and low-band options, for intra-system and short-range transmissions.Stealth characteristics of the ship include absorbents, infrared suppressors on the engines anda cooling tower that further lowers the infrared profile.As the Conestoga is mainly a transport ship, the armament is relatively light. Its main weapon is adorsal launch bay for 8 XIM-28A Long Range ASAT missiles. Two 800 MeV Neutral ParticleBeams with a range of up to 100.000 kilometers are mounted on the side and are able to fire for aduration of 290 seconds. Dorsal and ventral rail gun turrets are fed by an autoloader capable ofhandling various ammunition types and can fire their projectiles with a velocity of 30rpm over amaximum range of 100 kilometers. Port and Starboard laser turrets act as interceptors, with an effectiverange of 20 kilometers while a ventral dispenser stores up to 60 fragmentation mines. A decoybay in the aft section is outfitted with 20 decoy ballutes and two decoy drones. Finally, a mainmagazine forward of the shuttle bay stores 80 Re-entry Vehicles that can be outfitted with a range ofwarheads, including nuclear weapons, for orbital bombardments. (A2, A:INF, CMTM)Corinth Colony: A colony on KOI-571.02 founded in 2062. The colony served as a developmentand testing facility for security technology and was restricted to authorized personnel. Populationand resources data remain classified. (PR:WIW)Coren: The proper name given to the planet POL-3191 BB upon its discovery in 2071. (PR:WIW)Coronado Colony: A colony on Gliese 581 g. Founded in 2056, it boasted a population of almost 4million colonists. Coronado Colony would establish itself as a center for researching and manufacturingadvanced cybernetic, biotech and electronics technology. The key resources of the colony aremagnetite and scheelite. (PR:WIW)Corcoran: A male human and the chief traffic controller of Byzantium Station during the raid ofthe Betty's crew on the facility in the mid-80s of the 24 th century. Corcoran fell for the charms of theBetty's pilot Bolero and thus inadvertently facilitated the operations of the group aboard the station.However, when Immigration was placed under lockdown due to the efforts of Ripley 8, Call, Johnerand Krakke, Corcoran refused to clear the docking bay for the Betty on Bolero's request, and onlyreluctantly agreed when she threatened to blow her way out of Byzantium Station. (A:OS)Craft, Jeremy: A male human and a test pilot who was killed during the development of first-generationFTL drive technology. In 2069, Craft City, a colony in the Outer Veil was named in honor ofCraft. (PR:WIW)Craft City: A colony on the planet KOI-812.02. Named after test pilot Jeremy Craft. Established in2069, Craft City would sport a population of 200,000 by 2071. The colony's industry focused onmining operations. Key resources were titanium and molybdenite. (PR:WIW)Crocker, Sven: A male human acting as the site manager of a Weyland-Yutani research facility onC-3 L/M. Had before worked as a supervisor on agricultural installations. As part of Weyland-Yutani's efforts to root out a spy at the facility, Crocker was reassigned and replaced by WilliamJudge in 2232. (A:NE)Crowe, Tim: A male human serving the USCM corps. Ranked Private in 2179 when his unit be-

came involved in the Hadley's Hope incident. He was killed during the cataclysmic foray into theXenomorph hive inside the Atmosphere Processor. (A2)Cryosleep Tube: A technological device with Cryosleep capabilities that is designed to store asingle individual. (PR:WIW)Curzic Outpost: A colony on the planet KOI-2418.01. Established in 2063, Curzic would sport apopulation of almost 1.9 million by the year 2071. Notable for being a major manufacturer of fuelcells for commercial use. The colony's industry consisted of energy, mining and refining. Key resourceswere lithium and helium-3. (PR:WIW)*** D ***Daihotai tractor: A 8x8 wheeled civilian ground vehicle used during the late 22 nd century. Severalvariants were developed by Daihotai, with the more recent ones being powered by J-160 or J-180series gas turbines, which can provide velocities of up to 110 km/h on even ground. However, theDaihotai tractors were also designed to handle rough terrain and is able to tackle vertical obstacleswith a maximum height of 1,10 meters and to drive up slopes with a gradient of up to 70 degrees.Most types are outfitted with a cabin that houses a galley and berths for up to five people. Thesecabins are self-contained and equipped with a life-support system to make operation in hostile environmentspossible. The vehicle can be controlled from both the forward driver's cab and a workstationcab in the rear. (A2, CMTM)Dallas, A.J.: A male human serving as the captain of the cargo hauler Nostromo from 2120 to 2122.Born on February 27, 2076 in Wolf Point, Montana. Was involved in the Nostromo incident.At the age of 23, Dallas graduated from Mercaton flight academy on May 15, 2099. On May 11 ofthe following year, he entered the salvage business aboard the Snark as a pilot and navigator. OnJanuary 23, 2103, Dallas joined the crew of the UTX vessel Ganymede and continued to workaboard the ship until he entered military service as a pilot aboard the ORD fleet ship Leviathan atLiberty Echo. Eventually, Dallas received the Sunburst Medal of Honor for undisclosed reasons.Following his involvement in the Torin Prime civil war, Dallas ascended to the rank of Captain andtook up command of the troop carrier Archangel. His career in the military came to a sudden endwhen the Archangel was destroyed during a peacekeeping mission to Thedus on December 25,2109. Dallas was made responsible for the incident, which cost the lives of 15293 people, and receiveda dishonorable discharge from the ORD a week later. Dallas decided to opt for going intosmuggling business and began service aboard the Vidar on April 23, 2113. About a year later, Dallashad earned enough money to buy his own ship, which he christened the Tremolino. His relationshipwith Weyland-Yutani Corporation started when he accepted freelance cargo hauling duty for thecompany on July 21, 2114. On December 7, 2119, the Tremolino was decommissioned and its crewdisbanded for unknown reasons. However, only about a month later, Dallas entered permanentWeyland-Yutani employment as the commander of the Nostromo on January 4, 2120, gaining flightstatus B. He remained in this capacity up to and including the Nostromo incident in 2122.When the crew of the Nostromo was unexpectedly woken after the ship's computer MOTHER hadreceived the alien signal originating from LV-426, Dallas decided to follow due protocol and landthe ship on the planetoid. He also directed the search party to the derelict, but was later killed whenhe was traversing the Nostromo's vent system to track down and kill the Xenomorph. (A1)Dante Colony: A colony on Gliese 667 cd. Established in 2044 and sporting a population of 11 millionby 2071. Dante Colony was renowned throughout the galaxy as the seat of the headquarters ofthe Weyland Academy extension schools outside Earth. Besides education, Dante Colony's industrywas based on manufacturing and mining. Its key resources were phosphorous, erbium and lithium.(PR:WIW)

Darby, Matthew: A male human working as a representative for the Planetus Corporation. Darbyoversaw the reactivation of Anders Kramm in 2232, when a supposed Xenomorph infestation on theplanet C-3 L/M had deemed it necessary for Planetus, who shared the planet with its rival Weyland-Yutani, to send an investigator well-versed with the creatures. After Kramm's physical rehabilitation,Darby briefed him on the details of the incident and his mission. When Kramm and Stauff, aPlanetus employee working on the case with him, discovered that the infestation was an elaborateruse by Weyland-Yutani, they informed Darby, who sent back a message in which he ordered bothof them to come back to him as soon as possible.However, Weyland-Yutani had quickly managed to take over Planetus as a result of their scheme.All offices were taken by force, and Darby was tortured and interrogated by Braley, the Weyland-Yutani mastermind behind the whole operation. Darby eventually gave in and told Braley about thewhereabouts of Kramm, Stauff and some other individuals involved in the Planetus investigation.Darby was ordered to send a last message to the spacecraft of the survivors, informing them aboutthe situation. His final whereabouts are unknown, though he was probably killed after he was of nomore use to Weyland-Yutani. (A:NE)David: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident. Before his sentenceon Fiorina 161, David had been present during a fatal accident involving the highly flammableliquid Quinitricetyline. David helped in setting the trap to capture the Alien using the same liquid,but later died during the climatic bait and chase aimed at luring the creature into the blast furnace.(A3)David (android series): A series of androids manufactured by Weyland Industries. Christened bySir Peter Weyland himself, with a name he originally intended for his son. Started on January 7,2025 with the David 1 model, the series is considered to be the first practical application of the androidconcept and a landmark achievement in technology. The production line went through a seriesof revisions and updates, up to the David 8 model in 2085. (PR:WIW)David 1: The first version of the David android series manufactured by Weyland Industries. Its successfuldevelopment was made public on January 7, 2025 and was the first advanced android in history.(PR:WIW)David 2: The second version of the David android. Manufactured by Weyland Industries, who announcedthe new model on January 1, 2028. David 2 was the first version outfitted to interact withhuman beings.David 3: The third model of the David android series. Developed by Weyland Industries and finishedon June 30, 2035. Following the conclusion and the lifting of android regulations, the corporationbegan an internal test program to evaluate practical interaction of the android with humans.(PR:WIW)David 4: The fourth version of the David android by Weyland Industries and the first model to becommercially available. Was released on April 1, 2042. (PR:WIW)David 5: The fifth version of the David android series by Weyland Industries. Was finished on July7, 2052. David 5 boasted significant improvements to his emotional and intellectual capabilities.(PR:WIW)David 6: The sixth model of Weyland Industries' David android series. A study was released onFebruary 26, 2062 that stated that only seven percent of the human test candidates could tell David6 apart from a human being. (PR:WIW)

David 7: The seventh version of the David android series by Weyland Industries, which started productionon July 6, 2068. By the time of the 7 model, the David android was an advanced replicationof a human being with complex emotional programming. Weyland Industries would proceed to deploythousands of David 7 androids all over Earth. In 2071, a limited number of David 7 units withserial numbers 5000 and 6000, types A through C, displayed malfunctions in their capabilities to recognizeand interpret human emotions. The incidents linked to the malfunction were limited to afew dozen, mostly located on Earth and Luna. After the malfunction had been brought to the attentionof Weyland Cybernetics Repair Stations, Weyland Cybernetics issued a public response on June14, 2071, announcing that it would collect the androids and investigate the malfunction. Buyerswere offered a replacement free of charge or the option to buy a next-generation model at a discountprice. (PR:WIW)David 8: The most recent and advanced version of the David android manufactured by Weyland Industries.Is 1.87 meters tall and weighs 86 kilograms. Sports a cadmium endoskeleton that is able towithstand up to 500 kilograms of compression force and that comes with a lifetime guarantee. Featuresa Polymer-encased brain stem component and is powered by zero-loss lithium cells. Is able tolift up to around 350 kilograms, has astonishing hand-to-eye coordination, mobility and flexibilityand knows several common sports. Has advanced visual sensor with a magnification feature for afactor up to 30x and the capability to adapt to low-light environments. David 8 constantly monitorshis systems and functions and, unlike previous models, also maintains himself.A major new feature is his powerful emotional capabilities, able to recognize, process and emulate awide range of complex emotions. His module for emotional expressions is built around eight coreemotions: Anger, confidence, disgust, joy, sadness, curiosity, trust and a neutral mode which can beactivated should circumstances require actions and assessment unclouded by human emotions. David8's intelligence is rated equal to 10 degree 20 neurons (or 200 petaflops), which is twice as highas human intelligence, and his memory is virtually unlimited. Linguistic features include fluency inany known language and the ability to analyze and infer unknown languages. A global mapping featureallows for advanced navigation. All these features make interactions with David 8 virtually indistinguishablefrom those with a human partner, but at the same time enable him to do a widerange of tasks a human cannot perform.Among the key sites of the development of David 8 was the Weyland Cybernetics Logic Design andResearch Facility on the planet HD 202206 bm. After core development had been finished, Davidunderwent a two-trial phase in the civilian and commercial sector on Earth. This was accompaniedby a heavy-duty testing program on off-world colonies, such as working at a titanium mining operationson the planet KOI-252.01. Long before its public release, the android was a resounding success.A publicity announcement released on December 23, 2072, reported that preorders have exceededeven analyst expectations. After release, the production line became notable when Sir PeterWeyland included a reprogrammed David 8 android in the crew roster of the Prometheus mission in2091. This android would play a vital role during the LV-223 incident in 2093. (PR, PR:WIW)David 8 (Prometheus crew member): A David 8 android who was part of the ill-fated mission ofthe research vessel Prometheus to LV-223 in 2093. Featured an altered programming to accommodatethe hidden agenda of Peter Weyland, turning him into an unpredictable and sometimes ruthlessindividual. Liked the movie Lawrence of Arabia, though it is unknown whether this quirk applied tothe whole line or just this model.For almost everyone involved in the Prometheus mission, this David 8 seemed to be a regular partof the crew. Only Meredith Vickers was aware of the hidden agenda involving Peter Weyland, whohad secretly joined the mission hoping that the Engineers would grant him immortality. To assist hismaker in this goal became David's main objective to which all other aims, even the survival of thecrew, became secondary. Despite the fact that Weyland's daughter, Vickers, was also in on his plans,Weyland, fearing intervention from her, ordered David to act on his own and keep his findings forhimself.

After the ship had departed from Earth in 2091, David supervised the ship's functions and the conditionof the crew in their cryosleep chambers during the two-year journey to the Zeta 2 Reticuli system.Meanwhile, David also made himself familiar with all human languages in order to be able toextrapolate the Engineer's writing system and, should the opportunity arise, communicate withthem. Another of his responsibilities was to check for a reply to the Prometheus' transmission of theArecibo message. Possibly due to his altered programming, David 8 also had developed severalunique traits, like a degree of curiosity that bordered on indiscretion, prompting him to tap into thedreams of Dr. Elizabeth Shaw.On December 21, 2093, the Prometheus reached its target and went back to sublight speed. Davidproceeded to wake the crew, but not before conferring with Vickers, who had set her cryosleep tubeto awaken her as soon as the ship arrived at its destination. Once landed, David 8 joined the firstforay into the Engineer pyramid. His programming that commanded aggressive exploration causedDavid 8 to open the door to the Ampule room without previous authorization and to sneak the contentsof an Ampule onboard the Prometheus, breaking the atmosphere seal and releasing the BlackGoo into the chamber. Shortly after, he was also responsible for saving the life of Dr. Shaw whenshe got caught in the storm in order to secure the Engineer head and subsequently participated in itsautopsy. Later, David reported back to Weyland, who ordered him to take more extreme measures topursue his agenda. Accordingly, David infected Dr. Holloway with the Black Goo from the Ampuleby tainting his drink with the substance.Next day, David learned from Janek that one of the Spectagraphs infrequently reported a life forminside the pyramid, possibly due to a hardware glitch. David offered to track down the device andfix it while the other crew members would search for Fifield and Millburn. The android eventuallyfound the Spectagraph in front of a sealed door. David managed to open the hatch and found himselfinside the Juggernaut, an Engineer ship that was stored in an underground hangar. After discoveringa cargo hold filled with Black Goo containers, he eventually reached the pilot chamber. There,David watched the last holographic recording chronicling the preparations of the Engineer crew tolaunch the ship. Further investigation not only revealed that the ship's destination had been set toEarth, but also that one Engineer was still alive and in cryosleep.After the exploration of the Juggernaut, David returned to the Prometheus to perform a medical examinationof Dr. Shaw, who had lost consciousness due to a nervous breakdown when she had witnessedthe death of her boyfriend, Dr. Holloway, due to the Black Goo infection. During the examination,David discovered that Shaw was pregnant with a monstrous fetus. Ignoring her plea to removethe embryo, David sedated her and ordered Ford to prepare her for cryosleep. Subsequently,David 8 awakened Peter Weyland from cryosleep to prepare him for his visit to the last survivingEngineer. When preparations were finished, David led Weyland, Shaw, Ford and the security teamto the pilot chamber and awakened the Engineer from cryosleep. However, when David communicatedWeyland's request to prolong his life, the being reacted violently, ripping David’s head off andproceeding to kill the rest of the group except Shaw. Despite the decapitation and the subsequentcrash of the ship, David remained operational and later contacted Shaw to warn her that the Engineerwas stalking her. After Shaw had defeated the being, David contacted her a second time, askingher to retrieve his body from the Juggernaut. Aware that the android had caused the death of Holloway,Shaw agreed only after David 8 had revealed that there existed several vessels and that hewould be able to operate an Engineer ship and take them back to Earth. However, Shaw asked if hecould take her to the Engineer homeworld instead, a request which the android agreed to. David 8and Shaw departed LV-223 soon after. (PR)Davos Colony: A colony on KOI-736.01. Established in 2058, Davos Colony was home to a populationof 8,5 million by 2071. Its industry takes advantage of the planet's vast water supplies, withadditional capacity in energy and security. Its key resources are magnesium, dysprosium, lead andnickel. (PR,WIW)Deacon: An enigmatic creature originating from the Black Goo chemical weapon. Shares remark-

able similarities to the Xenomorph organism. Results from an Engineer being impregnated by theTrilobite stage of the Black Goo. The only recorded sighting of a Deacon occurred shortly after theLV-223 incident, when the Engineer awakened by Weyland stalked after Dr. Elizabeth Shaw insidethe marooned lifeboat, only to be subdued and impregnated by Shaw's Trilobite offspring.The Deacon shares many anatomical characteristics with a human-bred adult Xenomorph. It sportsa slender, roughly humanoid appearance and also has the elongated head of the Alien, though theDeacon's skull ends in a pointed fin-like carapace. Another common feature is an inner jaw, whichthe Deacon is able to protrude, similar to the second set of jaws of the Alien. Unlike the Xenomorphhowever, this creature lacks a tail and has a smooth-skinned body instead of an exoskeleton.The Deacon begins its life as a seed carried by the Trilobite, whose purpose is to impregnate a suitablehost with it, much akin to the Xenomorph Facehugger. When it is fully matured, it uses its carapaceto cut itself free from its host's torso. Like the Runner subspecies of the Xenomorph, it eruptsmore or less fully-developed.Aside from that, the Deacon is a mystery. Similarities in appearance and conception aside, nothingcan be said about its relation to the Xenomorph organism. It is also unknown whether the Deacon isthe final, fully-grown incarnation of the life form or merely an intermediate step like the Chestbursterstage in the Alien's life-cycle, which would open up the possibility that the adult Deacon isactually a much larger creature. One can also only speculate what effect, if any, the human DNA ofthe Trilobite had on the conception of the Deacon. (PR)December Outpost: A colony established on KOI-701.03 in 2069. Boasted a population of just under1,5 million by the year 2071. Notable for its cybernetics-focused industry and the home ofMeredith Dracig Memorial Cybernetics. Further industrial sectors were education and mining. Keyresources were europium, neodymium and copper. (PR:WIW)Derelict: A term referring to the remains of a Space Jockey spacecraft lying crashed on the surfaceof the planetoid LV-426 by the time of the Nostromo incident in 2122. As it carried hundreds ofXenomorph eggs, the Derelict is noted for acting as the source of the first two major recorded outbreaksof the Xenomorph organism in human history. The Derelict spanned over 170 meters inlength and was of an U-like configuration. The appearance of the ship was dominated by organicforms both on the inside and the outside. This unique design is consistent with other Space Jockeyartifacts discovered by humanity.The exact date of the Derelict's crash on LV-426 is unknown, but judging by the fact that the pilotwas fossilized when discovered in 2122, it must have been a long time ago, possibly even duringthe galaxy-wide Xenomorph infestation 1.6 billion years in the past. The exact circumstances of thecrash are also unknown, although we do know that the ship carried a large amount of Xenomorpheggs at the time and that, at one point, the pilot had been impregnated by a Facehugger, so this mayhave played a role. However, whether the ship crashed because of a Xenomorph outbreak on boardor was crashed on purpose remains a matter of debate, as well as the possibility that the ship wascrashed on purpose. What is certain is that after the crash, a beacon was activated that began sendingan acoustic signal repeating every 12 seconds.The Space Jockeys were aware of the Derelict and its deadly cargo and traded its location with ablack ops division inside human government called Loki who had established contact with the racesome time ago. Loki in turn passed the Derelict's coordinates along to one of their allies, Weyland-Yutani, who altered the course of one of their ships, the Nostromo, so that it would pass LV-426close enough to pick up the Derelict's signal. Following protocol that commands investigation ofsuch signals, the ship's mainframe woke up the crew from hypersleep, which subsequently landedthe ship on the planetoid's surface. Most of the crew thought that the signal was a distress beacon,although Ripley suggested it may have been a warning signal. A hazard team left the Nostromo andeventually discovered the source of the signal, the Derelict. The crew members discovered the fossilizedpilot and also took note of its chest burst open, but as they were unaware of both the SpaceJockeys and the Xenomorph, they proceeded without more than a superficial observation of the

find. One of the crew members, Kane, entered the Derelict's cargo hold to discover a vast amount ofXenomorph eggs and became impregnated when approaching one of the spores. The crew carriedKane back to the Nostromo, and soon after, the ship left LV-426. These events and the subsequentXenomorph infestation aboard the Nostromo would become known as the Nostromo incident.During the following decades, volcanic activity on LV-426 damaged the Derelict and buried parts ofit. Meanwhile, humanity colonized LV-426, but remained unaware of the Derelict's existence. WhenRipley, the last survivor of the Nostromo incident, was able to give her report of the Derelict in2179, a representative of Weyland-Yutani, Carter Burke, provided the administration of the Hadley'sHope colony with the coordinates of the Derelict for investigation. The administration assigned thetask to the Jorden family who set out for the location and eventually discovered the Derelict. Russand Ann Jorden proceeded to explore the ship during which Russ stumbled over the cargo hold andbecame impregnated by a Facehugger, eventually causing the Xenomorph infestation of Hadley'sHope and, in further consequence, the Hadley's Hope incident. When the Atmosphere Processor adjacentto the colony exploded in the culmination of the incident, the Derelict was presumably takenwith it. However, as the wreckage was located behind a large formation of rocks called the Iliumrange, it is possible that the ship escaped the destruction unharmed. (A1, A2, A:INF)Detention Planet 27: A prison world situated in the Requist system. Notable as the birthplace ofMark Drake, one of the Colonial Marines involved in the Hadley's Hope incident in 2179. (KAF)Dietrich, Cynthia: A female human serving as a Med-Tech for the USCM corps. Ranking Corporal,she was part of the unit involved in the Hadley's Hope incident in 2179. In her capacity as medicalofficer, Dietrich tended to Rebecca Jorden, found to be the only survivor of the initial Xenomorphinfestation of the colony. She was later incapacitated and captured by the Xenomorphs afterher squad had been ambushed inside their hive in the Atmosphere Processor nearby. What exactlyhappened to her afterward is unknown, although her death is certain, either by giving birth to aXenomorph or, at the latest, during the explosion of the Atmosphere Processor. (A2)Dillon, Leonard: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident in 2179.Born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 30, 2138. Sentenced and sent to the Fiorina 161 penal facilityfor murder and rape.At the point when Ripley arrived at Fury 16, Dillon was considered to be a spiritual leader and afigure of authority for the cult-like community the inmates had formed during their time on theplanet. He was responsible for hosting and performing religious duties and rituals and also acted asa liaison to Superintendent Andrews. Dillon held a moving eulogy during Hicks' and Newt's funeral,but later reacted reservedly when Ripley approached him in the mess hall. However, he subsequentlycame to rescue Ripley from a rape attempt at the scrapyard, enacting violent punishmenton the assailants as he felt was his responsibility. When the Xenomorph threat became apparent,Dillon agreed to help capture the creature and coordinated the efforts of the prisoners to prepare thetrap. By then, a certain kind of trust and respect had developed between him and Ripley, and aftershe had discovered her impregnation, it was him whom she asked to kill her and destroy the embryoinside her. Dillon refused on the grounds that he wanted to kill the Xenomorph that had slaughteredhis friends and needed her to succeed, but promised her to honor Ripley's request afterward. Togetherwith her, Dillon rallied the survivors for a last ditch effort to lure the Xenomorph into the blastfurnace. Eventually, Dillon sacrificed himself to keep the Alien busy in the furnace so that Ripleycould flood the furnace with molten lead and kill the creature. (A3)DiStephano, Vincent: A male human and a USM soldier serving aboard the Auriga in 2381. In additionto guard and security duty, DiStephano was also sometimes tasked with occupying the observationcapsule outside the highest levels of the ship. DiStephano was among the security staff whoconfronted the crew of the Betty in the mess shortly before the Xenomorph outbreak. Unlike his fellowsoldiers, DiStephano survived the encounter and was captured by the smugglers. When the dire

situation became apparent, DiStephano agreed to band together with the others and helped guidingthem through the ship. He was among the few people to escape with the Betty, but was killed by theNewborn when he discovered the stowaway in the ship's docking bay. (A:RES)Domes: A group of botanic space stations scattered across known space. The Domes were built duringthe middle of the 24 th century when Earth's population threatened to destroy the flora of ecosystemslike the rainforests. As many plants had pharmaceutical value, the Domes were conceived topreserve those plants in artificially created habitats. However, as time went on and Earth developedsynthetic substitutes for the drugs the plants were originally needed for, the Domes faded into oblivion,and the operation was only continued because it was more cost-effective than dismantling. Bythe mid-80s of the 24 th century, there were six Domes in existence, named Domes Alpha throughEpsilon. At that time, the sixth Domes colony, Domes Epsilon, became notable for being the stagefor the Domes Epsilon incident, a Xenomorph infestation instigated by the enigmatic Loki organization.(A:OS)Domes Epsilon: A botanic space colony and the sixth of the Domes stations. Situated in the borderregions, Domes Epsilon orbited around an unnamed planet and consisted of sixteen domes, eachcontaining artificial habitats with a rich and varied plant life. These Domes were equipped withfully functional ecosystems, including an artificial food chain consisting of genetically engineeredinsects, running water and breeze generators, which were scheduled to run three times a day. Additionally,the rotation around the planet provided the plants with sunlight. Notable facilities includethe control center, a main supply bay and a backup bay situated at Dome Sixteen. The habitatsthemselves spanned over a total area of 100 000 m², which prompted the staff to use Runabouts tonavigate them more easily.For most of its existence, Domes Epsilon was administrated by Philip Philipakos, who installed aheat sensor grid on the station in the early 60s in order to protect his young daughter Angela, wholived at Domes Epsilon with him. During the following decades, Philipakos put much effort inmaintaining the colony, which included regular trading with the other Domes. However, thischanged in the mid-80s when Domes Epsilon was targeted by the elusive Loki organization for acontrolled Xenomorph infestation. The plan was eventually foiled by Ripley 8 and the crew of theBetty, but Domes Epsilon was destroyed during the incident using explosive charges in order toeradicate the infestation at the station. The events became known as the Domes Epsilon incident.(A:OS)Domes Epsilon incident: A Xenomorph infestation aboard the botanic space colony Domes Epsilonin the mid-eighties of the 24 th century. Staged by the elusive Loki organization as part of theirdealings with the Mala'kak, aimed to provide human-bred Xenomorphs the Mala'kak needed fortheir medical research in combating their infertility. The plan was ultimately foiled by Ripley 8 andthe crew of the Betty.Loki and the Mala'kak, also known as the Space Jockeys, had been maintaining contacts datingback to the Nostromo incident, and in the late 24 th century, the necessity for a new cooperationbetween the parties had arisen. The Mala'kak were facing severe problems due to a genetic errorthat made them infertile. They eventually found out that the Xenomorph, an incredibly fertile species,might provide the key to heal this ailment, but were unwilling to diminish their population bykilling individuals of their own species in order to breed Xenomorphs. Thus, the race turned to theirlong-time human allies and reached a new agreement: In exchange for the permission to colonize aworld rich with minerals in Mala'kak-controlled space, humanity would provide them with a stockof human-bred Aliens. In the mid-eighties, several years after the Auriga incident, Loki set its planin motion and chose the botanic space colony Domes Epsilon as the target for an Alien infestation.The plan was executed two-fold: Loki inserted the android Earl Cody to assist with the impregnationof the staff. The actual insertion of the Xenomorph organism was carried out by a Loki agentposing as a pilot delivering a regular shipment from Domes Gamma. The pilot successfully sneaked

a Xenomorph Egg into Domes Epsilon among his shipment and also managed to secretly sabotagethe main supply bay to prevent the staff from escaping and thus secure the impregnation. Soon after,the ship left, a staff member called Elijah Pandor stumbled upon the Egg while processing the deliveryand became impregnated by a Facehugger. The rest of the staff, unfamiliar with the alien lifeform, placed him under medical observation and assumed that the crisis was over when the Facehuggerdisattached itself from Pandor's face and he awoke from his coma soon after.However, Ripley 8 and the crew of the Betty, who had been searching for clues to Loki's plans forseveral years, had finally been able to learn of the planned infestation of Domes Epsilon by hackinginto the data access node of Byzantium station. After escaping authorities and a Loki strike team,the Betty arrived at Domes Epsilon just as Pandor gave birth to the Chestburster. Ripley 8 establisheda com connection with Domes Epsilon and warned the station's administrator, Philipakos, ofthe immense danger they were in and demanded access to the main bay. Philipakos, who had justreceived news of Pandor's gruesome death, reluctantly agreed, just before access to the bay shutdown and external communications went dead due to sabotage by the Loki agents. Left with no otheroption, the Betty docked onto Domes Seven and cut its own way into the colony. A hazard teamconsisting of Ripley 8, Call, Johner and Krakke entered Domes Epsilon and soon were received byPhilipakos, who led them to the station's control center. After a heated discussion with the staff,Ripley 8 and the others convinced them to leave the station behind. While Call went out with AdrianShepherd, the resident security officer, to find a stray staff member called Benedict, Ripley 8 andJohner departed for Domes Sixteen to investigate the backup bay as a possible means of escape.They found the bay intact and were about to depart when they were attacked by the grown Xenomorph.However, Ripley 8 and Johner quickly disposed of it. The relief was short, however, as Calland Shepherd encountered another Alien soon after discovering the remains of Benedict. AsPhilipakos and his daughter Angie managed to reactivate the heat sensor grid of the station, theymade a dark discovery: The sensor showed no less than a dozen full-grown Xenomorphs present onDomes Epsilon. After returning to the control center, Ripley 8, Call and the remaining staff membersdecided to make a break for the backup bay on the flivvers that were used to traverse the expansiveterrain of the Domes. However, just as the group was about to reach the bay, several Xenomorphscrashed out of the jungle, wrecking the vehicles and scattering the survivors into the junglewhere most of them were killed by the creatures. In the end, Ripley 8 and her comrades made itback safely to the Betty together with the two sole survivors of the colony, Angie and the residentdog called Rex. Cody had reached the Betty earlier and tried to foil the escape plan, but was overwhelmedby the crew members. Ripley 8 and Call interrogated the android, who would cooperateon one condition: Other androids had survived the purge and were now under Loki's control, andCall was to promise to free them. After Call had agreed, Cody revealed the purpose of the DomesEpsilon infestation shortly before a fail-safe system destroyed his basic functions. With Angie as anew crew member and the knowledge that Loki would retaliate soon, Ripley 8 destroyed DomesEpsilon by remote-detonating explosive charges that had been planted during the stay at the colony,and the Betty left the system. (A:OS)Drake, Mark: A male human serving the USCM as a smart gun operator, sporting the rank ofPrivate in 2179. Born on a prison world designated as Detention Planet 27 situated in the Requistsystem. Was part of the recon mission involved in the Hadley's Hope incident.By the time of the mission on LV-426, Drake had developed a close bond with Vasquez, the othersmart gun operator of the unit. Tragically, during the Xenomorph ambush inside the colony's hive,Drake was killed by a spray of acid blood when Vasquez shot down a Drone near him. (A2, KAF)Drone: The third stage of the Xenomorph life-cycle and the epitome of the species. Also known asWarrior Xenomorph, the Drone is – save for advanced types designated to hive control – consideredto be the final, adult development stage. The Drone is an extremely dangerous and hostile organism,something that applies to the Xenomorph species as a whole, but is most evident in this type. Itssole purpose is to serve the hive, to defend it and expand it. As the workforce of the hive and the

ackbone of the Xenomorph society structure, the Drone is the most common type of Xenomorphand therefore has become synonymous for the species as a whole. Depending on the circumstancesand the availability of hosts, a Drone population can range from around 100 to millions. However, itwould be fatal to underestimate the presence of even just a single Drone.A Drone's body mass is about 20 percent larger than that of the host it originates from. Accordingly,a “human” Drone is about 2.5 meters tall. Drones move both bipedally and quadrupedally and areable to climb on walls and ceilings, demonstrating their general speed and agility. Their body structureis remotely humanoid, but features an exoskeleton covered by black oily skin, acidic blood anda long muscular tail. Sightings report that sometimes, this tail sports a sting that carries a non-lethaltoxin, which the Drone uses to paralyze potential hosts. Other times, the tail ends in a small fin theDrone uses to navigate in aquatic environments. The reason for this variation is unknown, but consideringthat the latter variation was spotted on the Drones resulting from the cloning project aboardthe Auriga, one can assume that the variation is a by-product of the mixing of human and AlienDNA. Four tube-like organs extend from the back, one more feature which has eluded scientistminds. One theory suggests that they are used as some kind of snorkel when the creature is submergedin water.Another striking feature is the elongated head. This head sports no visible eyes, but theories suggestthat that the expanded headcase houses sensory organs that would be a suitable equivalent. Beyondthis, the reason for the unique form of the head is unknown. The mouth features, among viciouslysharp fangs, an inner jaw which can be extended with such speed and power that it can penetrate ahuman skull. Drones have been seen exhibiting different head structures: During the Nostromo incident,the Drone had a smooth half-transparent dome, while the Drones in the Hadley's Hope incidenthad a more carapace-like structure covering their heads. Scientists assume that Drones shedtheir smooth head covering once the carapace underneath it has fully developed, which would fitwith the fact that the Hadley's Hope Drones have existed far longer than the Nostromo Alien.A Drone is the result of a Chestburster that has completed its transformation. As the worker caste ofthe Xenomorph hierarchy, Drones are capable of secreting a resin-like substance they use to buildthe hive. A Drone is always in contact with its Queen through undiscovered, possibly subsonic ortelepathic means. While this obviously provides a vast edge in efficiency, a Drone can also fall instate of shock if this contact is suddenly cut by the violent death of the matriarch. Small firearmsmay take down a Drone relatively fast, though the organism has proven to be extremely resistant toenvironmental hazards like the vacuum of space. Drones are intelligent creatures which is evident intheir ability to use stealth, assess a tactical situation and even ambush their victims. Advanced operations,however, are probably directed by the Queen.Dropship: A collective term for a class of ships used for transferring people and equipment from aship orbiting a planet down to the surface and vice versa. Dropships are used both for military andother purposes. An example of a dropship is the UD-4L “Cheyenne” combat dropship used by theUSCM in the late 22 nd century, including the Hadley's Hope incident in 2179.(A2, A:INF, A:CMTM)Duncan: A male human working in a team of three technicians for Planetus in 2232, the other twobeing Gavin and Kelly. Was very ecology-minded, which had led him to sign up for Planetus in thefirst place. Was involved in the C-3 L/M incident.In 2232, the tech team Duncan was part of was tasked with examining the video records of a supposedAlien outbreak that had occurred at a Weyland-Yutani research facility on C-3 L/M, a planetshared by both corporations. The infestation turned out to be faked by Weyland-Yutani in a ploy totake over Planetus, and Duncan and his team were targeted for elimination. Together with Gavinand Kelly, he narrowly escaped the planet with the other Planetus personnel involved in the investigation.However, Weyland-Yutani had already succeeded in taking over Planetus and redirected the

ship of the Planetus survivors to the colony world of Soulages where they were to face certain deathat the hands of an actual Alien infestation. After landing on Soulages, the group explored the nearbysettlement-turned-artificial-hive in order to find a possibility to escape the planet. When the groupsettled down for the night, Duncan and Kelly were taken by the Aliens and got impregnated. Theothers later found Duncan at the central crater, the Facehugger still attached to his face, and AndersKramm, who had led the investigation of the incident, was forced to shoot him. (A:NE)Dylan City: A colony on the planet KOI-784.01. Founded in 2062 after a terraforming delay of sevenyears. Maintained an industry focused on mining. Key resources of the colony were gold, titaniumand hematite. (PR:WIW)*** E ***Echo Outpost: A colony on the planet KOI-899.03. Founded it 2057, Echo Outpost would sport apopulation of 3.25 million by 2071. Its industry focused on mining and refining KOI-899.03's vastresources of the rare earth element yttrium, making the colony the leading provider of the metal inthe latter half of the 21 st century. Another key resource was nobium. (PR:WIW)EEV: Abbreviation for Emergency Escape Vehicle. Describing a class of small modular vehicles installedaboard larger ships to eject and evacuate personnel in case of an emergency. EEVs are notfull-fledged ships, often only provided with a very limited range and control capacities, its sole purposebeing to safely transport personnel away from the crisis zone and home in towards the nearestship, station or inhabited world.An example of an EEV is the Bodenwerke-Gemeinschaft Type 337 used by the USASF and USCMfor their Valley Forge and Conestoga-class starships. A set of ten 337s were also installed aboard theSulaco, which were ejected during the electrical fire shortly after the Hadley's Hope incident. (A3,A:CMTM)Egg: An egg-like spore containing the Facehugger stage of the Xenomorph life-cycle. Sporting aleathery skin, a Xenomorph egg is quite durable and equipped to sustain a Facehugger over an indefiniteamount of time. Furthermore, the egg is equipped with sensory organs that allows it tosense when a suitable host is nearby. If that is the case, the four lids on top of the egg open, releasingthe Facehugger.A Xenomorph egg is created by a Queen and laid using a large ovipositor attached to her. An eggcan be fed with a substance called Royal Jelly, altering the Facehugger inside to carry a Queen embryo.Unconfirmed reports suggest that an alternate form of creating a Xenomorph egg may exist,where a living organism can be used by an adult Xenomorph to transform it into an egg.Egg Harvester: A remote-controlled robot drone used by Weyland-Yutani scientists to harvestXenomorph eggs from the artificial hive on the planet Soulages. The Egg Harvester moved onthreads, and its setup consisted of a large holding chamber and four appendages, of which two wereequipped with guns while the other two sported grabbing pincers. Anders Kramm, Frances Stauffand Bjorn Heyward fought an Egg Harvester on the landing pad of the hive during the C-3 L/M incidentin 2232. (A:NE)Elgyn, Frank: A male human and the leader of the band of smugglers involved in the Auriga incident.Captain of the Betty and the romantic partner of Hillard. Had been acquainted with GeneralPerez, the commander of the Auriga, before the incident.When the cloning project aboard the Auriga proved to be successful, Elgyn struck a deal with Perez:In exchange for hard cash, he would deliver a special cargo to the research vessel: humans. Elgynand the crew of the Betty hijacked a passenger liner bound for Xarem and transferred the occupiedcryotubes to the Betty. Shortly before the incident, the Betty docked with the Auriga and loaded off

the cargo. Afterward, Elgyn met with Perez, inquiring about the secretive circumstances and thepurpose of their special cargo without any success. Elgyn was later killed during the escape to theBetty when he was ambushed by a Xenomorph while looting a seemingly abandoned corridor forweapons. (A:RES)Empress: A larger variant of the Xenomorph Queen. The need for an Empress arises when there areseveral Xenomorph hives sharing the same territory. The hives will then fight for supremacy, andafter the Queen of the inferior hive has been eliminated, the victorious Queen transforms into aneven more monstrous incarnation and takes up control of the remains of both hives, effectively mergingthem into a single, larger Xenomorph society. (A:GEN)Encephalopod: An alternative term describing the Xenomorph. (A:OS)Engineer: A term used to refer to the enigmatic Mala'kak race. Coined by Dr. Elizabeth Shaw, whowas involved in mankind's first major contact with the Mala'kak during the LV-223 incident in2093. Shaw chose this term because she believed that the race had once created and thus “engineered”mankind. (PR)Eric: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident. Was working as thecook of the prison community. Eric was one of the prisoners killed during the last ditch effort to lurethe Alien in the blast furnace. (A3)Erica: A female human. Had at one time worked on Domes Epsilon, but left the botanic spacecolony for a job at a research lab on Earth one year prior to the Domes Epsilon incident in the mid-80s of the 24 th century. (AOS)ES / # 04082079: Elizabeth Shaw's caller ID. Used to contact Sir Peter Weyland in 2079 to requestfunding for an expedition to LV-223. (PR)Europa: One of Jupiter's moons. Discovered in 1610. Became notable for the discovery of micro-organismsgathering near thermal vents beneath the moon's ice layer in 2017, concluding theJIMO project revived by Weyland Industries. By the year 2071, Europa was monitored by a permanentorbital research station. (PR:WIW)Evac Fighter: A small aircraft used by the USCM Corps. Operated by one pilot. Equipped with theAlienator missile system and a capture pod. (KAF)Explorers Academy: An alternative grad school for underprivileged college students founded byWeyland Industries on August 25, 2036. It offered classes on the subjects of biotechnology, nanotechnology,cybernetics and terraforming. Graduates were offered the opportunity to enter employmentof Weyland Industries. (PR:WIW)*** F ***Facehugger: The first stage of the Xenomorph life-cycle. Spider-like in its appearance, a Facehugger'sbody consists of a torso, eight finger-like appendages and a muscular tail. This anatomy makesa Facehugger extremely fast and agile, which makes up for its small size and vulnerability. Unlikemost other Xenomorph incarnations, a Facehugger's skin has a pale brown color. However, like anyother stages of the Xenomorph life-cycle, its blood is acidic in nature.A Facehugger begins its life inside an egg laid by the Queen. When a host is nearby, the egg opens,and the Facehugger uses its tail to propel it into the host's face, enveloping it in a firm grip aroundthe head. Should the initial impregnation attempt fail, the Facehugger will viciously pursue its vic-

tim to make another attempt to attach itself. Using an extendable appendage on the underside of itstorso, the Facehugger implants the Xenomorph embryo it carries inside the host through the mouth.For the majority of the embryo's growth, the Facehugger remains attached to the organism, keepingit alive by unknown means. The tail, which is wrapped firmly around its throat, and the acidic bloodmake it virtually impossible to remove a Facehugger once it has attached itself. When the embryodevelopment into the Chestburster stage is ensured, the Facehugger's purpose is complete. It removesitself from the host and shortly after, the Facehugger dies.FDA: Abbreviation for Food and Drug Administration, an organization of the Department of Healthand Human Services of the United States of America. The FDA is responsible for regulating and approvinga range of products, among them food, pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices. TheFDA approved the landmark Medpod 720i by Weyland Industries on June 30, 2070. (PR:WIW)February Outpost: A colony on the planet KOI-898.03. Established in 2069, February Outpostwould boast a population of 29,000 by the year 2071. The colony's industry focused on mining andrefining. Key resources were yttrium, platinum, gold and nickel. (PR:WIW)Ferro, Colette: A female human and a Colonial Marine, who bore the rank of Corporal in 2179.Trained in piloting a Cheyenne dropship. Was part of the USCM unit involved in the Hadley's Hopeincident.Ferro was responsible for performing the combat drop that brought the recon party down to thecolony. She was later killed by a Xenomorph stowaway when she piloted the dropship to the AtmosphereProcessor to pick up the survivors of the ambush inside the hive on Sub-Level 3. (A2)Fifield: A male human and a space geologist who was part of the Prometheus mission in 2093.Fifield's trademarks were leisurely clothes, a Mohawk and tattoos on the bald sections of his scalp.By the time Fifield joined the crew of the Prometheus, past missions had taken their toll on his mentalstability, resulting in a wary and cynical personality. After the ship had landed on its destination,the moon LV-223, Fifield was part of the team exploring the Pyramid, responsible for cartographingthe facility using Spectagraphs. When the team found the body of a decapitated Engineer at the doorto the Ampule room, Fifield panicked and left the team together with Millburn to return to the Prometheus.On their way out, the two got lost in the labyrinthine corridors of the Pyramid and wereforced to further extend their stay when Janek informed them that a storm raging outside would preventthem from leaving until the following morning. After discovering several dead Engineers andremnants of skin shed by a Hammerpede, Fifield and Millburn ended up in the Ampule room, encounteringtwo live Hammerpedes. When one of the creatures attacked Millburn, Fifield tried to cutit off, only to be sprayed with its corrosive blood. The liquid quickly ate through Fifield's faceplate,who then fell into a puddle of the Black Goo. The chemical weapon infected the scientist andmutated him into a twisted, feral beast during the night. The next day, Fifield returned to the Prometheusand viciously attacked the personnel present in the cargo bay, killing several crew membersbefore he could be dispatched. (PR)Fiorina 161: A remote planet located in the Neroid sector and the location of the Fury 16 incident.An inhospitable world ravaged by rough winds and dominated by oceans and barren landscapes, althoughthe atmosphere is sufficient to support human life and nourishes a fauna mainly consistingof fish and insects. While during daylight, the surface can be traversed in sufficient clothing, thetemperature drops significantly during the night.The only human settlement on Fiorina 161 was a maximum security correctional facility for XXmalecriminals. Originally, the complex had been an ore refinery built by the Weyland-YutaniCorporation to harvest platinum-class minerals. When the refinery ceased to be profitable, the corporationrented out the place as a prison. Weyland-Yutani still owned the place and eventuallywanted to completely close down the facility. However, in the meantime, the prisoners had formed a

eligious community under guidance of Dillon and refused to go. The corporation decided to refrainfrom closing the prison, instead keeping the remaining staff of 25 people as caretakers, should therefinery become profitable again someday.The Fiorina 161 complex was a vast installation spanning over 10 square kilometers in length. By2179, the facility had reached a state of deterioration, leaving almost the entire security surveillancesystem non-functional. Large portions were abandoned and the equipment had been left behind tobe picked up by prisoners during scavenger hunts. Even the heavy duty vehicles remained on theplanet because it would have been to costly to transport them off-world. This policy resulted inlarge parts of the bay adjacent to the facility filled with enormous amounts of scrap and wreckage. Aprominent feature was several blast furnaces once used to melt the raw materials into form for transportation.By 2179, the furnaces were mainly used for cremation funerals. During the Fury 16 incident,they were fired up again, first for giving last rites to the bodies of Hicks and Newt and later forluring and killing the Xenomorph let loose in the prison. The Weyland-Yutani team sent to secure aXenomorph just arrived in time to witness Ripley killing herself and the Queen embryo inside herby dropping down into the furnace. Subsequently, the team relocated the only survivor, the prisonerMorse, and shut down the facility. (A3)Flatnose: The nickname Johner gave a cargo hauler who was present during the raid of the Bettycrew on Byzantium Station several years after the Auriga incident in 2381. A tall and muscular man,the name refers to his flattened nose. Johner provoked a fight with Flatnose in the mess hall of thestation in order to provide a distraction for the security personnel aboard Byzantium Station so thatCall could access its mainframe unhindered. (A:OS)Fontaine, Trish: A female human and a member of the team of scientists assigned to the cloningproject aboard the Auriga in the late 24 th century. Unlike the other scientists, she was still ranked asa PhD student. It is unknown whether Fontaine escaped the Auriga during the Xenomorph outbreakor died aboard the ship. (A:RES)Ford: A female human and the medical officer of the clandestine mission aboard the science vesselPrometheus in 2093. Ford assisted Dr. Elizabeth Shaw in the examination of the severed Engineerhead and was later knocked down by her when she tried to take Shaw to the Cryosleep tubes afterDavid had discovered the Trilobite embryo inside Shaw's body. After the revelation of Peter Weyland'spresence, Ford assisted Weyland during the application of his exoskeleton and accompaniedhim and the remaining crew members into the Juggernaut. When the communication attempt withthe last Engineer turned out fatal, Ford was killed by the being together with all other crew membersexcept Shaw. (PR)Fortune 500: An annual ranking of the 500 most successful companies by Fortune magazine. In theversion of the list published on December 15, 2037, Fortune named Weyland Industries as one ofthe Top 10 companies to work for. (PR:WIW)Frank: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident. Sentenced for lifeat the Fiorina 161 penal colony. He discovered the Queen Facehugger that had impregnated Ripleyin the slaughterhouse of the facility. Unaware of the true nature of what he had found, he mistookthe Xenomorph for an indigenous life form He later was killed by the Xenomorph during the preparationsfor capturing the Alien. His death caused the quinitricetyline used in the attempt to betriggered prematurely, killing several prisoners in the process and almost foiling the plan. (A3)Frost, Ricco: A male human and a Colonial Marine. Ranked Private, Frost was trained in driving anAPC. He was a part of the fateful recon mission to LV-426 which would turn into the Hadley's Hopeincident. Frost was killed during the Xenomorph ambush inside the colony's hive when he was engulfedby the flamethrower Dietrich had accidentally triggered during the frenzy. (A2)

FTL: Abbreviation for Faster-Than-Light, describing the ability to move faster than the speed oflight. The term is also used in conjunction with technological devices that enable a spacecraft totravel at such speeds, like an FTL drive. FTL technology was discovered by Weyland Industries onMay 20, 2032.Fury 16: An abbreviated nickname for Fiorina 161. (A3)Fury 16 incident: A Xenomorph infestation on the prison planet Fiorina 161, nicknamed “Fury16”, in 2179. It was the third and final encounter between the two races involving Ellen Ripley andalso the third failed attempt by the Weyland-Yutani Corporation to secure a Xenomorph specimenfor its bio-weapons division.The Fury 16 incident took place only several weeks after the Hadley's Hope incident. The three survivorsof that incident, Ripley, Rebecca “Newt” Jorden and Corporal Dwayne Hicks were in hypersleepaboard the Sulaco on its journey back to Earth. By the time they entered hypersleep, they wereunaware that several Xenomorph eggs had been smuggled aboard the ship. Eventually, the eggshatched, and the Facehuggers set out to follow their purpose. When one of the creatures tried to getaccess to Newt's cryosleep tube, the glass was ruptured and injured the Facehugger, spilling his acidblood on the ground. The liquid found its way into a maintenance area beneath the hypersleep facilitiesand ate through critical equipment, causing an electrical fire in the process. The ship integritywas fatally compromised, and the mainframe ordered the hypersleep tubes to be transported intoone of the Sulaco's EEVs. Subsequently, the Sulaco went back to normal speed, arriving in orbit ofthe Outer Rim planet Fiorina 161. All of the ship's ten EEVs were ejected, among them the only occupiedescape vehicle carrying the survivors of the Hadley's Hope incident. The EEV set course tothe near planet and, lacking a landing beacon to safely land, crashed into the ocean near the only humansettlement on the planet, a correctional work facility operated by Weyland-Yutani. During thecrash, Hicks and Newt were killed while still in hypersleep, leaving only Ripley to survive. Her unconsciousbody was flushed out of her cryotube and was spilled onto the nearby beach.Clemens, the medical officer of the facility, witnessed the crash and found Ripley's body on theshore. He carried her back to the prison where he put her under medical care and ordered some prisonersto retrieve the wreckage from the bay. Andrews, the administrator of the prison, was also notified,who in turn sent a message to Weyland-Yutani, reporting what happened and requesting immediateextraction of Ripley. The company at first merely acknowledged the reception of the message.Meanwhile, one of the Facehuggers from the Sulaco, which had also survived the crash, attackedand impregnated the dog of one of the prisoners who helped in transporting the EEV into the complexwithout being seen. Later that day, Andrews formally informed the prisoners of the situation.Ripley was brought to the facility's infirmary for recovery. Eventually, she woke up and was filledin by Clemens about the situation. Ripley decided to check out the EEV and went to the wreckagewith Clemens, where they discovered an acid burn on the inside of the wreckage. Fearing that theremay be a Xenomorph present, Ripley convinced Clemens to perform an autopsy on RebeccaJorden's body under the pretense of a possible cholera infection. However, the results of the postpostmortem did not confirm her suspicions, and in the evening, the bodies of Hicks and Jorden werecremated in one of the blast furnaces. It was during this funeral that the Xenomorph embryo completedits gestation period, erupting from the animal and disappearing into the depths of the complexunnoticed.Ripley tried to settle into her temporary life at the facility, even developing a sexual relationshipwith Clemens, when the fully-grown Xenomorph killed its first victim. The victim, a prisoner calledMurphy, was cleaning Ventilation Shaft 22 in the second quadrant when he accidentally stumbledupon the creature's hideout. The Runner attacked Murphy, which caused him to stumble into the fanand get ripped into pieces. The death was discovered, and Clemens was called to the scene toprovide his medical opinion. While it seemed obvious to the administration that Murphy's death wasa tragic accident, another acid burn in the shaft aroused Clemens' suspicions. He went to search forRipley and found her as she was retrieving the blackbox of the EEV from the wreckage. On Ripley's

equest, Clemens pointed her to the scrapyard where the remains of the android Bishop had beenbrought. She hooked up Bishop's remains to the blackbox and ordered the android to reconstructwhat happened on the Sulaco. Bishop confirmed Ripley's worst fears: Xenomorphs had beenpresent on the ship, and Weyland-Yutani knew about it. Meanwhile, Andrews received a new messagefrom the company, ordering him to treat Ripley as a top priority. Aware of the relationshipbetween Clemens and Ripley, he called the medic to his office in order to get more informationabout Ripley. However, as Ripley had not let Clemens in on the possibility of a Xenomorph presence,Andrews' attempt was without success.During an expedition to an abandoned part of the complex, three prisoners were attacked by theRunner, leaving only the prisoner Golic to survive and return to the inhabited parts of the facility.Golic told the inmates about the Xenomorph, but since Golic's mental state was questionable, Andrewscame to the conclusion that Golic killed the other prisoners and ordered Golic to be straitjacketedin the infirmary. Ripley, however, came to a different conclusion and made a futile attemptto warn Andrews. Ripley returned to the infirmary, only to witness the creature killing Clemens, butoddly leaving her unharmed. Panicked, she ran into the nearby mess hall, where Andrews was aboutto organize a search party for the supposedly missing prisoners. Again, Andrews ignored her warning,but was taken by the Xenomorph in front of the whole assembly of prisoners, making the existenceof the creature a known fact among the community.Scared and demoralized, the prisoners convened with Ripley to devise a plan to destroy the Xenomorph.As there were no weapons and the security surveillance system was inoperative, the optionswere limited. With no means to kill the creature available, the group decided to lure the Runner intoa heavily armored industrial vault normally used for nuclear and toxic waste. The plan was to driveit into the vault by covering the corridors leading to it with a highly inflammable liquid calledquinitricetyline. The plan was eventually successful, but during the preparations, the Xenomorphkilled one of the prisoners and thus triggered the liquid prematurely. The fire cost many prisonerstheir lives before it could be put out.With the Xenomorph trapped, Ripley informed Weyland-Yutani of the threat and the successful capture.Suspicious of the company's agenda, she requested permission to eliminate the creature, regardlessof the fact that they did not have the necessary equipment on site. Her fear that Weyland-Yutani would rather have the specimen alive for study was confirmed when the company immediatelydenied that permission. Meanwhile, Golic, whose encounters with the Xenomorph had led to amental breakdown, managed to flee the infirmary and release the creature from the vault. By thistime, Ripley's rapid deterioration in health led her to consider the possibility that she may have beenimpregnated with a Xenomorph, and a medical scan inside the EEV wreckage confirmed her worstsuspicions, with not only a Xenomorph, but a Queen gestating inside her. The results of the scanwere subsequently transmitted to Weyland-Yutani, which decided to act on the promise of gatheringa live Xenomorph specimen and sent the modified Conestoga-class starship Patna under the commandof an advanced Bishop-type android en route to Fiorina 161.The surviving prisoners and Ripley decided to try one last effort to kill the Xenomorph. The ideawas to kill the creature by luring it into one of the facility's blast furnaces, and Ripley was to play akey role as she had discovered that the creature would not endanger the Queen embryo inside herand would therefore not harm her. The Xenomorph was eventually killed after many of the remainingprisoners had given their life for the plan to succeed. The Weyland-Yutani team arrived at thefurnace to find Ripley, Aaron and Morse as the only survivors of the Xenomorph infestation. Theleader of the team, who introduced himself as “Michael Bishop”, the supposed creator of the Bishopandroid model, tried to convince Ripley to come with him. Ripley refused and sacrificed herself bythrowing herself into the molten lead, taking the Queen embryo with her.The team shut down the facility and left, but not before taking blood samples of Ellen Ripley forcryogenic storage, which would lead to a successful cloning of Ripley and the Queen inside her 200years later. Aaron had been killed after he had attacked Michael Bishop, and so, Morse remained asthe only survivor of the incident and was relocated to an undisclosed location. However, he wrotean account of the Fury 16 incident which would get leaked into public. The book was banned, but at

least one copy of the text survived the purge. (A3)*** G ***G-Force Assessment: A test program of the Project Prometheus Training Center. Had the designationA2. The second test of five tests total and of two evaluating physical capabilities, the applicanthad to keep focus on a specific task while being exposed to considerable gravitational forces.(PR:WIW)Gateway Station: A space station orbiting Earth. Built in mid-22 nd century, Gateway consisted offour huge tower modules connected by struts in a cube-like configuration. Gateway was a hub forcommercial and military activities in known space. Gateway also acted as a customs post where allgoods were processed before reaching Earth. The space station further housed living spaces for civilians.After Ripley's shuttle, the Narcissus, had been discovered in 2179, she was brought to Gateway forrecovery. Gateway Station was also the place where her subsequent inquiry was held. Some timelater, the fateful recon mission to LV-426 departed from Gateway aboard the Sulaco. Gateway stillexisted at the end of the Alien infestation on Earth in 2197. (A2)Gavin: A male-type android working as a technician for Planetus in 2232. Gavin was part of a teamof three, together with his colleagues Duncan and Kelly, who were unaware of Gavin's synth identity.Was involved in the C-3 L/M incident.In 2232, Planetus was informed of a possible Alien outbreak at a research station operated byWeyland-Yutani on the planet C-3 L/M, which was owned by both Planetus and Weyland-Yutani.Together with Duncan and Kelly, Gavin was assigned with the task of scanning the video footagefrom the facility's security cams. Eventually, the supposed infestation turned out to be a ruse byWeyland-Yutani to take over Planetus, and Gavin and his colleagues were targeted by the Companyfor elimination. Together with his team, the two ex-marines Bjorn and Jolena Hayward and the twoinvestigators, Anders Kramm and Frances Stauff, he narrowly escaped C-3 L/M aboard an automatedPlanetus spacecraft. However, Weyland-Yutani, who had acquired Planetus in the meantime,redirected the course of the ship to Soulages, a former colony world infested by Aliens. After thelanding, Gavin and the other survivors explored the nearby settlement, hoping to find some meansof escape. There, he lost Duncan and Kelly to the Xenomorphs, leaving him as the only survivor ofthe three technicians. Gavin, Kramm, Frances and the Heywards managed to traverse the hive, onlyto be denied access to an elevator leading to the communications station. Gavin decided to revealhis android identity and overrode the door lock by plugging into its keypad. When he tapped intothe system of the communications terminal, the system reacted violently towards the intruder andkilled Gavin by infecting him with a computer virus. (A:NE)Gedda: The second moon of Gliese 581 g. Discovered in 2049. In 2056, the discovery of a microfaunaalong the moisture-rich equator prompted further scientific exploration, resulting in a permanentstaff of 128 scientists. (PR:WIW)Gediman, Jonathan: A male human and a member of the science team assigned to the cloning projectoperated aboard the USM Auriga in 2381. A gifted scientist and assistant to the project's leader,Dr. Wren. Once Ripley 8 had proven to be a successful creation, Gediman was entrusted by Wrenwith supervising and performing the extraction of the Queen embryo. He felt a paternal affection forhis creation and convinced Wren to let Ripley 8 live after the extraction. After a sufficient numberof Xenomorphs had been cultivated, Gediman proceeded with behavioral studies of the creatures,noting their ability to communicate and learn. Later, he witnessed the Xenomorph outbreak firsthandand was taken to the Queen's hive. Shortly before the Auriga's destruction hours later, Ripleymet a cocooned and insane Gediman in the hive, who was then killed by the newly-hatched New-

orn. (A:RES)Genentech: A biotech company operating during the 21 st century. Was acquired by Weyland Industrieson September 30, 2026. (PR:WIW)Ghahwagi, Karim: A male human working as an atmosphere specialist at a Weyland-Yutani researchstation on C-3 L/M in the early thirties of the 23 rd century. In 2232, Weyland-Yutani reassigneda major part of the research staff, including Ghahwagi, to root out a Planetus spy at the facility.(A:NE)GJ 667Cc: A planet. Mankind installed an Atmosphere Processor on GJ 667Cc during the first halfof the 21 st century and managed to transform the atmosphere of the planet to a state where it wasbreathable by humans in 2039. This marked the first successful application of the concept onanother world than Earth in human history. (PR:WIW)Gliese 581: A red dwarf star in the constellation Libra, 20 light years from Earth. Weyland Industriescolonized and mined several planets, including Gliese 581 c and Gliese 581 e, in the vicinity ofGliese 581 to develop a new type of 5.56 millimeter ammunition that had the unique characteristicof being uninfluenced by atmospheric conditions. The Gliese 581 system was also the site of majorresearch facilities of Weyland Industries' electronics division during the 2070s. (PR:WIW)Gliese 581 c: A planet in the Gliese 581 system. By the year 2072, Weyland Industries maintained acolony on Gliese 581 c (PR:WIW)Gliese 581 d: A planet in the Gliese 581 system. Terraformed between 2046 and 2054. In 2054, acolony called Unity City was established, which would sport a population of over 4 million by theyear 2071. Notable for its massive reserves of industrial diamonds. (PR:WIW)Gliese 581 e: A planet in the Gliese 581 system. By 2072, Weyland Industries maintained a colonyon Gliese 581 e. (PR:WIW)Gliese 581 g: A planet in the Gliese 581 system. Terraformed from 2049 to 2056. In 2056, a colonycalled Coronado colony was founded on the planet. The colony would become a center for advancedtechnology research and sport a population of almost 4 million by the year 2071.(PR:WIW)Gliese 667 cb: A planet in the Gliese 667 system. 22 light years away from Earth. Terraformedbetween 2034 and 2042. In 2042, a colony called Levon Colony was established on the planet,which would sport a population of 1,5 million by 2071. (PR:WIW)Gliese 667 cc: A planet in the Gliese 667 system. 22 light years away from Earth. Terraformedbetween 2034 and 2042. In 2043, Morrison Outpost was founded on the planet to mine its ore deposits,growing to a population of 2,3 million people by 2071. (PR:WIW)Gliese 667 cd: A planet in the Gliese 667 system. 22 light years away from Earth. Terraformed2034 to 2042. In 2044, a colony called Dante Colony was established and would sport a populationof 11 million by the year 2071.Gliese 876 b: A planet in the Gliese 876 system. 15 light years away from Earth. After being terraformedfrom 2040 to 2048, Xiwang Colony was established on the planet in 2048, maintaining miningand refining operations to exploit the planet's large amounts of natural gases and housing a populationof almost 10 million by the year 2071. (PR:WIW)

Gliese 876 c: A planet in the Gliese 876 system. 15 light years away from Earth. Notable for beingthe most temperate planet of the system. Was terraformed from 2040 to 2048. In 2048, Weyland Industriesfounded a colony called Chiu Outpost on the planet, which would house a population ofover 14 million people by the year 2071. (PR:WIW)Gliese 876 d: A planet in the Gliese 876 system. 18 light years away from Earth. Terraformed from2045 to 2053, introducing verdant forests that had been cloned and transplanted from Earth andwould become one of the planet's key resources. In 2053, Wan An Outpost was founded on Gliese876 d which would sport a population of over 11 million by the year 2071. (PR:WIW)Gogolac: A female human and one of the colonists involved in the Domes Epsilon incident in themid-80s of the 24 th century. Considering herself unattractive due to her tough appearance, she neverthelesspossessed a strong will. Gogolac had at one time been in a relationship with another colonistcalled Hamilton-Cross, which failed prior to his death.During the Domes Epsilon incident, Gogolac was among the convoy of the surviving staff membersto the backup bay. After the trek had been ambushed by Xenomorphs, Gogolac was picked up byCall together with Cody and brought to the Betty safely. However, Gogolac was killed by a Xenomorphthat had managed to enter the cargo bay unseen and attacked shortly after the last survivorsof the incident had returned to the Betty. (A:OS)Golic: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident. Was sentenced for32 grizzly murders and 13 acts of arson. Was an outcast even among his fellow inmates, whoclaimed that he was dangerous and avoided him whenever they could.Some time after Ripley had arrived at the colony, Golic was on an assignment in the depths of thefacility together with Boggs and Raine when the Xenomorph attacked and killed his two comrades.Golic survived, however traumatized by the encounter, and was found sitting in the mess hallcovered in the blood of the victims. Although Golic reported a “dragon”, Andrews did not believehis story, instead coming to the conclusion that Golic had went insane and killed Boggs and Rainehimself. Golic was straitjacketed and put under surveillance in the infirmary. He eventually witnessedthe death of Clemens by the hands of the Xenomorph. This event took its toll on Golic'smind who started to admire the creature and to deem it some sort of deity. After the Alien had beencaptured, he persuaded Morse, his only friend, who was on guard duty, to release him, claiming thathe was of no danger to anyone. Fatally, he believed him. Golic knocked Morse unconscious andwent to the vault where the Xenomorph was contained. Golic killed the prisoner Arthur, who stoodguard in front of the vault, and freed the Alien, which swiftly repaid Golic by killing him. (A3)Gorham Colony: A mining colony on the planet KOI-2650.01. Established in 2067, GorhamColony would sport a population of 1 million by 2071. Was connected to the deepest mining setupof the Outer Veil as of 2071, with shafts reaching up to 23 kilometers beneath the surface. Key resourceswere cobaltite, chromite and titanium. (PR:WIW)Gorilla Alien: A hulking Xenomorph breed originating from a large ape-like creature that wassighted on the jungle planet Zeevan, where it had grown to a small hive of 51 workers governed byone Queen. Unique anatomical features included large and muscular arms and a high acid concentrationin its blood of a ratio of 75.32 percent. A similar breed originating from chimpanzees wasencountered on the Weyland-Yutani research facility on Phobos during the Sephora incident in2179. (KAF, A:INF)Gorman, William: A male human and member of the USCM corps. In his capacity as Lieutenant,Gorman led the recon mission to LV-426 in 2179 which would turn into the Hadley's Hope incident.Gorman accompanied Carter Burke as a representative of the Colonial Marines on his visit toRipley where Burke notified her of the communication breakdown with the colony and tried to con-

vince her to join a recon mission to the planetoid. During the mission, Gorman kept his distance tothe unit assigned to the mission and later showed his inexperience and incompetence during the coordinationof the squad's foray into the Xenomorph hive. He was oblivious to the fact that the hivewas dangerously close to the Atmosphere Processor's cooling systems and, in a fatal lapse of judgment,ordered the unit to dispose of their weapons once he was made aware of the situation. Whenthe Xenomorphs attacked, Gorman was unable to react to the sudden chaos and had to be removedforcefully from command by Burke to enable Ripley to drive the APC into the hive and rescue thesoldiers. During the rescue, Gorman was injured and rendered unconscious and had to be brought tothe medical facilities of the colony for treatment and recovery. This situation enabled Hicks to takecommand and order the unit to regroup and evacuate. He was released from medbay shortly beforethe Xenomorph attack on the command center and later died, sacrificing his life together withVasquez by blowing up a grenade inside the the vents to cover the escape to the dropship. (A2)Gregor: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident in 2179. He wasone of the prisoners who tried to rape Ripley at the scrapyard and was later injured during the ignitionof the quinitricetyline during the attempt to capture the Alien. Gregor was killed during the baitand chase aimed at luring the Xenomorph into the blast furnace. (A3)*** H ***Hadley's Hope: A colony on LV-426 which would become the site of the second major contact ofmankind with the Xenomorph organism during the Hadley's Hope incident in 2179. Founded to theNorth of one of the Atmosphere Processors installed on the planetoid during the 2150s after the processorshad transformed the atmosphere of LV-426 to a state where it could be breathed by humans.Sporting a population of around 60 to 70 families or 158 individuals at the time of the incident,Hadley's Hope consisted of a set of modular buildings divided in the West wing of the commercialand residential area and the East wing consisting of the administration facilities and was delineatedby a storm wall in the North. The colony was self-sufficient and equipped with medical facilitiesand a research lab. A communications relay kept Hadley's Hope in touch with Earth, but was limitedto sending transmissions over an orbital installation with a delay of one week. The colony wassponsored and at least partially operated by Weyland-Yutani.During the first 20 years of its existence, Hadley's Hope remained functional without any major disturbances.When Burke passed along the coordinates of the Derelict to the colony's administratorsSimpson and Lydecker for investigation, the Jorden family volunteered and departed from Hadley'sHope with one of the Daihotai tractors of the colony. Soon after, a distress call from the Jordensreached Hadley's Hope. Russ Jorden had been impregnated by a Facehugger while exploring theDerelict and was brought to the colony's medical facilities for treatment. The inevitable ensued, andin a matter of days, the colony was infested with Aliens. The colony was damaged and put in disarrayduring the attack due to attempts by the colonists to fight the Xenomorphs. Eventually, thecreatures retreated to the hive they had set up in the Atmosphere Processor nearby. When the reconmission arrived at Hadley's Hope roughly two months later, the general system of the colony werestill functional. However, during a Xenomorph ambush in the processor's hive, the cooling systemswere damaged, and within hours, the reactor went critical and exploded, taking the entire colonywith it. (A2)Hadley's Hope incident: A Xenomorph outbreak in 2179 that involved the colony of Hadley'sHope on LV-426. It was the second major contact with the organism involving Ellen Ripley. Theevent would eventually become known among USCM as the “Acheron massacre”.The incident began when, 57 years after the Nostromo incident, the Narcissus and with it the onlysurvivor of this fatal encounter with the Xenomorph, Ellen Ripley, were recovered by a deep spacesalvage team presumably on May 16, 2179. On June 8, the salvage team arrived at Gateway Stationorbiting Earth where Ripley was put into medical care for recovery. It was during her four-day recu-

peration that Ripley met Carter Burke, a representative of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation who hadbeen sent to assist its former employee. On June 12, an inquiry was held aboard Gateway, whereRipley presented an account of the Nostromo incident. As there was no hard evidence for the existenceof the Xenomorph, the inquiry dismissed Ripley's story and revoked her flight officer's licensewhile refraining from filing charges. Burke retrieved the coordinates of the Derelict on LV-426 fromthe inquiry protocol and sent them to the colony of Hadley's Hope, which had been set up on theplanetoid during the previous decades, for investigation.A week later, on June 19, Hadley's Hope received the transmission and sent out the colonist RussJorden to investigate the coordinates. When Jorden left the colony on June 21, he took his familywith him on the assignment, including his daughter Rebecca Jorden. Later that day, the Jorden familydiscovered the Derelict, and Russ went inside to investigate the ship together with his wife, AnnJorden. During this investigation, Russ found the Xenomorph eggs inside the Derelict's cargo holdand became impregnated by a Facehugger. Soon after, the colony administration received a distresscall from Ann Jorden, and subsequently, Russ was brought back to the colony and placed into medicalcare. While the details of what happened after are sketchy, it is obvious that the colony was rapidlyoverrun by the Xenomorph organism, which set up a hive in the Atmosphere Processor adjacentto the colony in the process. Almost the entire population was either killed or brought to thehive for impregnation. On July 3, 2179, Colony Administration lost contact with the colony.Now forced to take Ripley's story into account as at least a possibility, a military reconnaissancemission was assembled to be sent to LV-426 to investigate the communication breakdown. For thismission, Lieutenant William Gorman was given command of a squad of Colonial Marines from the2 nd Battalion, 9 th Regiment. Ripley was approached to take part in the mission as an adviser in exchangefor having her license restored, and, after initially refusing, agreed to join. Burke, who wassent to supervise the mission on behalf of Weyland-Yutani, which had considerable financial investmentin the colony, also was part of the roster. On July 6, Ripley, Burke and the Marines departedGateway aboard the Conestoga-class space transport Sulaco.Three weeks later, on July 27, the Sulaco arrived at LV-426. Bishop, the android assigned to themission, proceeded to check out the deep-space communication relays to find it intact, excludingthe possibility of a mechanical failure as the cause of the breakdown. At 09:00, the party left for thesurface aboard one of the two UD-4L “Cheyenne” dropships aboard the Sulaco. During an initialflyover of the colony, it was discovered to be seemingly abandoned, with power basically intact.The dropship proceeded to land and deploy the party aboard an APC. Next, a large part of the Marinesquad went out to investigate the complex, entering the Operations & Administration wingthrough the North Lock. Quickly, signs of battle were discovered, along with burn marks caused byXenomorph blood. The rest of the party, including Ripley, Burke and Gorman, entered the wingsoon after through the South Lock. The possibility of the Xenomorph being involved became a factwhen the second party discovered Facehugger specimens contained in stasis tubes inside the medicalfacilities. Minutes later, Ripley and the Marines made an astounding discovery: Rebecca Jorden,who had managed to survive the Xenomorph onslaught by hiding in the colony's vent system. Rebeccawas brought to the colony's command central where the squad set up a temporary headquarters.While checking the mainframe, PFC William Hudson, the communication tech of the squad,discovered that the PTD signals of the colonists were all emanating from Sub-Level 3 of the nearbyAtmosphere Processor. Soon after, the group departed aboard the APC and entered the outer areasof the Processor.When the Marines reached Sub-Level 3, they discovered that the whole structure has been transformedinto a Xenomorph hive. The Marines were ambushed by the Xenomorphs, and only byRipley's efforts, who had stayed behind in the APC, a number of Marines managed to escape thehive. However, several soldiers didn't make it out and were either killed or captured for impregnation,including the squad's commander, Gunnery Sergeant Apone. Ripley suggested to evacuate andnuke the entire site from orbit. While Burke objected on the pretense of damaging Weyland-Yutaniproperty, his authority was superseded by Corporal Dwayne Hicks, who had stepped up to the positionof commander after Apone had been taken and Gorman had been rendered unconscious during

the escape. The dropship's pilot, Warrant Officer Ferro, was ordered to pick up the survivors; however,the plan was foiled when a Xenomorph stowaway killed Ferro, and the dropship crashed intoLV-426's surface, crippling the APC and leaving the remaining members of the mission stranded inthe process.Knowing that a rescue party would not arrive for another 17 days, Hicks ordered a retreat to thecommand center and set up a perimeter defense with Ripley's assistance, using the sentry gunssalvaged from the APC. The sentries had managed to fight off an initial attack when Bishop foundout that during the ambush inside the hive and the ensuing firefight, the cooling systems of the AtmosphereProcessor had been critically damaged and the reactor would explode in about 4 hours,taking the entire colony with it. The survivors developed a plan to remote-access the second dropshipaboard the Sulaco and pilot it down for evacuation. As all equipment necessary for doing thisfrom the command center had been damaged, Bishop volunteered to go out to the colony's transmitterand use a mobile terminal in order to directly tap into the transmitter and call down the dropshipfrom there. A second onslaught was barely stopped by the sentries, but the survivors knew that theXenomorphs would have no difficulties in entering the headquarters in their next assault. WhileRipley and Newt were asleep inside the medical facilities, Burke released the Facehuggers in thestasis tubes in order to impregnate Ripley and Newt and smuggle the Xenomorph specimens insidethem past ICC quarantine back to Earth and into the possession of Weyland-Yutani. However,Ripley managed to set off the fire alarm, and both were rescued just in time by the Marines.As Ripley and the others contemplated what to do with Burke, the Xenomorphs managed to get insidethe command center by using the maintenance space above the room. A desperate escape ensued,during which Burke was captured by a Xenomorph and taken to the hive. Newt led the remainingsurvivors through the vent system to the landing platform, but got separated and also takenby a Xenomorph. Ripley and Hicks, who were the only members of the mission left by this point,managed to reach the landing field, where Bishop was about to land the dropship. Ripley, who haddeveloped a maternal affection for Newt, refused to leave without the girl and ordered Bishop to flythe dropship inside the Atmosphere Processor. Ripley managed to find Newt inside the hive and wasabout to leave with her when she was confronted by the Xenomorph Queen. Ripley destroyed theeggs inside the Queen's chamber and resumed her escape, with the enraged Queen right behind her.Just as the processor was about to explode, Ripley and Newt escaped to minimum safety distanceaboard the dropship.Back at the Sulaco, Hicks, who had been injured during the escape, was put into medical care.However, the Queen had been able to enter the Sulaco as a stowaway inside the landing strut spaceof the dropship and was unleashed in the docking bay, ripping Bishop in half. Ripley entered aPowerloader to fight the creature and subsequently managed to flush it out of one of the Sulaco'sairlocks. With the crisis finally over, the Sulaco set course back to Earth, and Ripley, Hicks andNewt entered hypersleep - unaware that Xenomorph eggs were aboard the ship, an event whichwould eventually lead to the Fury 16 incident. (A2)Hamilton-Cross, Colin: A male human. Worked as a colonist aboard Domes Epsilon and was in ashort-lived relationship with another colonist called Gogolac before he died of a heart attack sometime prior to the Domes Epsilon incident. His legacy was a black Labrador he had owned calledRex, which fell into the shared care of the other colonists after his death. (A:OS)Hammerpede: A worm indigenous to LV-223 mutated by the Black Goo chemical weapon. Originallya very small creature with a length of only a few centimeters, the Hammerpede form is a muchlarger and stronger snake-like creature, over one meter long and as thick as a human's arm. Thehead section consists of an orifice covered by two lobes of skin which can be retracted to reveal theorifice, giving it an appearance similar to a cobra snake. As with all Black Goo mutations, the Hammerpededisplays very aggressive behavior. Additionally, the organism has a defense mechanism inthe form of corrosive blood, an interesting similarity to the Xenomorph. The Hammerpede is alsoable to grow back severed body parts, including its head.

At least one of the Pyramid weapon depots built by the Engineer race on LV-223 housed a populationof the worms inside one of the storage chambers for the Black Goo. In 2093, the Prometheusmission led mankind to the distant planet. Eventually, the crew of the ship entered this particularpyramid and disrupted the self-contained atmosphere seal of the Pyramid, causing the Black Goo toleak out of its storage Ampules. Unbeknownst to the crew, who had proceeded to other parts of thefacility, the dark liquid infected at least two of the worms and transformed them into the Hammerpedeform. Later, the scientists Fifield and Millburn returned to the storage chamber and discoveredthe creatures. In a fatal lapse of judgment, Millburn approached one of the creatures, only to be attackedby it. The Hammerpede wrapped itself around the man's arm and broke it. Fifield managedto sever its head, which was immediately replaced by a new one. However, The temporary woundspilled a load of blood on Fifield, eating through its helmet and incapacitating him. The Hammerpedethen proceeded to kill Millburn by shoving its body through a hole in his suit and down histhroat. Later, the other crew members found Millburn's corpse, stirring up the creature from the carcass,which then vanished into the depths of the installation. (PR)HAT-P-13CM: A planet located 722 light years from Earth. Houses vast fields of natural gas deposits.Was terraformed from 2053 to 2061. In 2061, Zeus Colony was established on the planet andwould boast a population of over 5,5 million by 2071. At an unknown date, massive solar energy arrayswere installed, providing a prolific energy industry in combination with the gas deposits.(PR:WIW)HD 85512 b: A planet in the Gliese 370 system. Situated 36 light years away from Earth. Notableas being the site of mankind's first off-world prison colony. Classified as a Class E CorrectionalUnit, the prison was the first joint venture project between Weyland Industries and the governmentand was opened on August 18, 2042. Proper terraforming followed from 2047 to 2055. In 2055,New Earth Colony was established on the planet, which would become one of the most denselypopulated off-world colonies, sporting a population of over 14,5 million by the year 2071.(PR:WIW)HD 10697 bm: A planet situated 151 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2053 to 2061. In2061, Tagg Colony was established on the planet and would sport a population of over 5,5 millionpeople by 2071. HD 10697 bm was also notable for its vast canyons that extended over 3000 kilometersand were up to 12 kilometers deep. (PR:WIW)HD 39091 bm: A moon situated 59 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2044 to 2052. In2052, Olympia Colony was founded on HD 39091 bm and was the first colonization of a moonafter Luna. By 2071, the colony sported a population of almost 11 million. (PR:WIW)HD 86264 bm: A planet located 467 light years from Earth. Terraformed between 2052 and 2060.In 2060, Statler Colony was established on HD 86264 bm and would sport a population of over 7,5million by 2071. (PR:WIW)HD 202206 bm: A planet situated 151 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2054 to 2062. In2062, the Henri Gaston Colony was established on HD 202206 bm, which would become known asthe leading manufacturer of information technology specialized in the fields of transportation andconsumer devices and would sport a population of over 7 million by 2071. HD 20226 bm was alsothe site of the Weyland Cybernetics Logic Design and Research Facility, which played a key role inthe development of Weyland Industries' David 8 android. (PR:WIW)Heliades-class space exploration vessel: Mankind's first space exploration vessel capable ofFaster-Than-Light traveling. Was introduced by Weyland Industries on January 17, 2034. The Heliadeswas equipped with two FTL engines powered by a 2.1 Terawatt RLF reactor and had a payload

capacity of up to 9 megatons. The interior housed a medical bay, laboratories and over a dozenchambers equipped with HES devices. HoloTab technology was used to circulate FTL navigationalcoordinates. (PR: WIW)Hendricks: A female human and one of the staff members of Domes Epsilon involved in theDomes Epsilon incident in the mid-80s of the 24 th century. Not very bright, Hendricks reacted evenmore fearfully to the impregnation of her colleague Pandor than the other colonists and later, togetherwith Cody, witnessed Pandor giving birth to a Chestburster. Hendricks was among the trek ofthe survivors to the backup bay when the Xenomorphs attacked the convoy and scattered the passengersinto the jungle. Hendricks was found by Shepherd, the station's security officer, whocovered her escape from an approaching Alien. However, Hendricks was severely injured while tryingto climb a tree and then quickly fell prey to the Xenomorphs. (A:OS)Henri Gaston Colony: A colony on HD 202206 bm. Established in 2062, the colony would becomeknown as the leading manufacturer of information technology in the fields of transportationand consumer devices. By 2071, the colony was home to a population of over 7 million. HenriGaston Colony was also the site of Weyland Industries' New Products Testbed facility, which playeda vital role in testing innovative technologies of the corporation's electronics division. (PR:WIW)Hera City: A colony on KOI-463.01. Founded in 2065. Boasted a population of over 10,5 millionby 2071. Hera City was known for its genetically enhanced agricultural farm with an output largeenough to satisfy the food requirements of 22 % of the inner colonies. Besides agriculture, thecolony's industry consisted of biotech and electronics. Key resources were holmium and cerium.(PR:WIW)HES: Abbreviation for Holographic Environment Simulator. (PR:WIW)Heyward, Bjorn: A male human and an ex-marine working as part of a weapons team for Planetusin 2232 together with his wife Jolena. Had tremendous physical strength and was skilled with awide range of weapons. Sported a calm personality and bore a deep affection for both his wife andhis weapons. Was involved in the C-3 L/M incident.When a supposed Xenomorph infestation was detected at a Weyland-Yutani research station on C-3L/M, a planet owned by both Planetus and the Company, Bjorn and his wife were tasked withproviding assistance to the investigation. They met up at the research station with the two Planetusinvestigators, Anders Kramm and Frances Stauff, and a Weyland-Yutani representative calledCharles Braley and proceeded into the facility. Kramm and Stauff soon discovered that the “infestation”was a ruse by Braley to take over Planetus, and both them and Bjorn and Jolena were targetedby Weyland-Yutani for elimination. A small strike force tried to kill the two at their house on C-3L/M without success, and Stauff showed up with a Planetus spacecraft soon after to pick them upand flee the planet. While Bjorn and most of the other survivors were in cryosleep, Braley, havingsucceeded in taking over Planetus, changed the course of the ship over remote control to land it onthe Alien-infested world of Soulages. When Kramm discovered the course change and woke the restof the survivors from hypersleep, Bjorn narrowly escaped death from a sabotaged cryotube. As thegroup fought their way through the settlement on Soulages, Bjorn and his array of weapons provedto be a valuable asset. However, Jolena was killed by Aliens during the escape and Bjorn himselfsuffered severe injuries, rendering his legs badly damaged. Kramm and Stauff flew Bjorn over tothe Weyland-Yutani research station on the nearby moon, where they took over the facility and arrangedmedical care for Bjorn in order to replace his legs. His final fate is unknown. (A:NE)Heyward, Jolena: A female human and an ex-marine working for the Planetus Corporation in 2232as part of a weapons team together with his husband Bjorn. Was involved in the C-3 L/M incident.Jolena assisted the Planetus investigators Anders Kramm and Frances Stauff in investigating a sup-

posed Alien outbreak at a Weyland-Yutani research station on the planet C-3 L/M. When it becameapparent that the infestation was but an elaborate scheme by Weyland-Yutani to take over Planetus,all Planetus personnel involved in the investigation, including Jolena and Bjorn, were targeted forelimination by the Company. Luckily, Stauff and the Heywards had prepared a contingency plan forthis case: After killing a small strike force sent to their house, Bjorn and Jolena escaped the planetwith Stauff, Kramm and three technicians involved in the investigation aboard a Planetus spacecraft.However, Braley had already succeeded in taking over Planetus and remote-ordered the shipof the survivors to land on Soulages, a Weyland-Yutani-owned world infested by Xenomorphs.Jolena was killed by the creatures when the group was making their way to the landing pad of thesettlement on Soulages. (A:NE)Hicks, Dwayne: A male human and a Colonial Marine, bearing the rank of Corporal by the year2179. Had a quiet and calm character. Carried an antique shotgun in addition to his normal gear, justto be sure. Was a member of the recon mission to LV-426 that would become involved in the Hadley'sHope incident.Hicks was one of the survivors of the ambush inside the Xenomorph hive on Sub-Level 3 of the AtmosphereProcessor near Hadley's Hope. His pivotal role in the incident began when he stepped upfrom leader of the squad's B-Team to the position of commander after Apone's death inside theHive. Hicks was impressed by Ripley's rescue attempt and now following her assessment of thesituation and the Xenomorph threat, decided to retreat to the Sulaco and bombard the colony fromorbit. When the evacuation was foiled, Hicks ordered a retreat to the colony's command center.After checking the remaining equipment, he decided to fortify their position with the help of sentryguns and to barricade themselves inside the command center until Bishop would be able to land thesecond dropship. During this time, Hicks developed an affectionate relationship with Ripley and, togetherwith other Marines, later rescued her and Newt from Burke's attempt to impregnate themwith Xenomorph embryos. During the escape following the breach of the command center's defense,Hicks was seriously injured by Xenomorph blood and had to stay aboard the dropship whenRipley went back into the hive to rescue Newt. Aboard the Sulaco, the Corporal was immediatelyput into medical care. Hicks was later killed during hypersleep when the EEV, following the Sulaco'sautomated evacuation, crashed into Fiorina 161's ocean. (A2, A3)Hillard, Sabra: A female human and one of the smugglers involved in the Auriga incident. Was theBetty's pilot and the romantic partner of the captain, Elgyn. Suffering heavily from the Elgyn's deathearly during the escape from the Xenomorph outbreak aboard the Auriga, she was later killed by aXenomorph while the group was passing through the flooded kitchen of the ship. (A:RES)Holloway, Charlie: A male human and a scientist. Hotheaded, but renowned world-wide for hisskills in archeological research. 5.6 feet tall. Romantic partner of Dr. Elizabeth Shaw with whom heled the ill-fated mission of the Prometheus to LV-223 in 2093.Holloway was born in 2058. During his career, he has also participated on tours to Luna and Mars.At an unknown date, Holloway met the archeologist and paleontologist Dr. Elizabeth Shaw. Holloway,being an atheist, was trying to scientifically prove that deities had no hand in the creation oflife and found a like-minded research partner in Shaw, who ironically had a strong religious belief.During their time working together, Holloway and Shaw also developed a romantic relationship.In 2078, Holloway and Shaw were working in Toro Muerto, Peru, when they were contacted by arepresentative of Weyland Industries with the offer of putting company funds and resources at theirdisposal. The two scientists would embark on a global search for ancient artifacts, soon discoveringdepictions of giant beings visiting mankind and a pictogram common to all findings pointing to adistant star system. In late 2079, Weyland Industries agreed to fund an interstellar expedition to thetarget system. Holloway and Shaw would continue their research of the artifacts, ending with an excavationon the Isle of Skye, Scotland in 2089. In 2091, the two scientists departed Earth on the researchvessel Prometheus, leading a crew of 17 scientists, mercenaries and workers.

On December 21, 2093, the Prometheus reached its destination. After the crew had awakened fromhypersleep, Holloway conducted a short scientific briefing of the mission together with Shaw. Duringthe landing, Holloway spotted an artificial structure that he deemed worthy of exploration andalso insisted on assembling a team for the exploration of the structure immediately after the shiphad touched down. While the exploration of the pyramid-like silo yielded spectacular findings, Hollowaywas sobered by the fact that the place was seemingly deserted. Back at the ship, Hollowaytried to drown his frustration in alcohol. The android David, with whom Holloway was at oddssince the beginning of the mission, took the opportunity to infect Holloway with a drink taintedwith the Black Goo he had retrieved from the pyramid. Holloway later infected Shaw in turn duringsexual intercourse. Next morning, Holloway first noticed disturbing signs of sickness. He thenjoined the search party for Fifield and Millburn, but soon could no longer hide the fact that his bodywas ravaged by the Black Goo. The rest of the team made a desperate break for the ship in order tosave Holloway's life, only to be met by Vickers at the cargo hold, who, fearing contamination, refusedto let Holloway inside. By this time, the disintegrating effects of the Black Goo had rapidlyadvanced, causing Holloway unbearable pain. In order to end his suffering, Holloway chose deathand approached Vickers, who incinerated him with a flamethrower. (PR)Holographic Environment Simulator: A device that projects holographic replications of objectsand environments. The technology can also be used to enhance communication devices. WeylandIndustries released the first HES device into the luxury goods market on September 6, 2024. SeveralHES devices were installed and used on the research vessel Prometheus during its mission to LV-223 in 2093, including a HoloTab. (PR:WIW)HoloTab: A holographic projector manufactured by Weyland Industries that consists of a flat surfaceabove which the projection is displayed. The device can be placed on any surface and consistsof a transparent polymer composite with a graphene core and is break-resistant up to 3000 megapascals.The HoloTab is capable of receiving, processing and sending data streams at FTT speeds ofaround 37 GigaHertz at a planetary range.HoloTabs are used for a variety of tasks that range from military planning and coordination to circulationof FTL coordinates. The device is also equipped with Spectrawave technology, allowing scientiststo scan a projection for valuable data and collect the findings. HoloTabs can also be programmedfor personal use, such as remote-programming household systems and accessing and displayingthe global knowledge base.The bridge of the Prometheus was equipped with a HoloTab during its ill-fated mission to LV-223,where it displayed the mapping information of the Engineer pyramid sent by Fifield's Spectagraphs.(PR:WIW)Honshu Colony: A colony on the planet KOI-255.01. Established in 2063, the colony would sport apopulation of over 6.5 million by 2071. Notable for housing the outermost off-world WeylandAcademy facility. Aside from education, Honshu Colony's industry focused on mining. Key resourceswere nickel, iron, copper and manganese. (PR:WIW)Hora, Thomas: A male human. Had only worked for a short time for a Weyland-Yutani planet farmbefore he was reassigned to a research station of the Company on C-3 L/M. Hora was unaware thathe was only a pawn used by Weyland-Yutani to root out a Planetus spy at the station. In 2232, Horawas killed together with the rest of the replacement staff and the spies as part of a faked Alien infestationinstigated as part of a scheme to take over Planetus. These events would become known asthe C-3 L/M incident. (A:NE)Horizon City: A colony on KOI-438.02. Established in 2041 and boasting a population of almost 3million by 2071. Horizon City became known as the major manufacturer of mining equipment andinfrastructure. Besides manufacturing, the colony's industry was focused on mining and refining.

Key resources were platinum, palladium, manganese and zinc. (PR:WIW)Hovertread: A small tank used by the USCM Corps. Piloted by one person in an open canopy andequipped with Titanium 2 armor. Armed with two light 15-round machine guns, one long-rangeXR-500 cannon, and two lasers. (KAF)Hualien Colony: A colony on the planet KOI-227.01. Established in 2051, Hualien Colony wouldsport a population of 2.3 million by 2071. Taking advantage of the planet's vast natural deposits ofmetals and minerals, its industry focused on mining and refining. Key resources were copper, tungsten,gold, aluminum, titanium and silver. (PR:WIW)Huan Ying Colony: A mining colony on the planet KOI-952.03. Established in 2066 and home to440,000 colonists by 2071. Key resources were osmium, rhenium and gypsum. (PR:WIW)Huang Zho: A human deep space research station near the planet KOI-2553.01. (PR:WIW)Hudson, William: A male human serving the USCM corps as a communication tech. Havingentered service around 2169 for a limited tour of ten years, Hudson bore the rank of Private FirstClass in 2179, when his platoon was tasked with the recon mission that would result in the Hadley'sHope incident.After the platoon had landed on LV-426, Hudson used his skills at short-wiring and hacking toprovide access to the colony. Subsequently, he used the colony's mainframe to locate the colonistsinside the Atmosphere Processor by tracking their PDT signals. However, events took a turn for theworse when Hudson and the other Marines were ambushed inside the hive on the processor's sublevels.While Hudson had set out on the mission with an overconfident state of mind, this traumaticevent took a severe toll on Hudson's psyche, now bordering a state of hysteria. Under Ripley's andHicks's guidance, Hudson recovered and later helped rescuing Ripley and Newt from a pair of Facehuggers.Hudson was abducted by Xenomorphs during their attack on the command center and presumablykilled when the explosion of the Atmosphere Processor obliterated the hive. (A2)Hui Outpost: A colony on the planet KOI-2311.01. Founded in 2069, Hui Outpost would sport apopulation of 500,000 by 2071. The colony was a key manufacturer of starship hulls. Aside fromtransportation, Hui Outpost's industrial setup focused on mining. Key resources were hydrogen, titanium,cobalt and hematite. (PR:WIW)Hume: An Ought-Two class freighter that landed on the Alien-infested world of Soulages in 2223.After the crew had abandoned the ship, most of the ship's internal systems, including the black box,were scavenged in the following years. The wreckage of the Hume was discovered on Soulages bythe survivors of the C-3 L/M incident in 2232. (A:NE)Hypersleep Chamber: A Cryosleep Tube installed on a spaceship and designed to enable the crewto enter cryosleep in order to avoid the adverse effects during FTL travel. Weyland Industriesclaimed the patent for the Cryosleep Tube under the file number 12,004,556 on July 27, 2030. Specificationsof models manufactured by the corporation during the 2070s included a tertiary backupsystem of zero-loss lithium ion batteries theoretically capable of sustaining the life of the chamber'soccupant for up to 100 years. The Weyland Industries model featured an external holographic displaylinked to the ship mainframe. Furthermore, the duration of hypersleep could be programmedaccording to a variety of parameters, such as mission length and the percentage of FTL travel completed.(PR, PR:WIW, A1, A2, A3, A:RES)

*** I ***IM 80: An experimental rock processor technology developed by Weyland Industries during the2070s. Full name Igneous/Metamorphic 80. Operated by 4 individuals. Transforms barren rock intofertile soil by using high-powered mechanical disturbance and introducing proprietary enzymes.The IM 80 was intended to be used on inhospitable colony worlds in order to make agriculture andbio-replication possible. The device underwent field testing outside Luther City on KOI-854.01.(PR:WIW)Immigration: The nickname for the docking bay section of Byzantium Station. The control centerof Immigration was protected by a three-digit code that changed randomly twice a day, and heavybarriers could seal off the section in case of a disturbance. Immigration was placed under lockdownduring the raid of the Betty crew during the mid-80s of the 24 th century, but thanks to Call's abilityto hack the control center's security code and Ripley 8's help in overwhelming the guards, the groupmanaged to reached the Betty docked in Immigration. (A:OS)Internet Explorer: The name of both a leading online access software and the team developing it.Aside from software development, Internet Explorer became notable for being one of the leadersand sponsors behind the Wi-Fi Access Movement of 2029. On May 14, 2075, a partnership betweenthe company and Weyland Industries was announced, and the Internet Explorer software was subsequentlyused to optimize the Project Prometheus Training Center. (PR:WIW)Internevicus raptus: An alternate, more recent scientific name for the Xenomorph species. Translatesto “murderous thief”. However, due to scientific process, the moniker “linguafoeda Acheronsis”takes precedence as it came first.Izvinite Outpost: A colony on the planet KOI-2770.01. Established in 2069, it would boast a populationof 780,000. Izvinite Colony's industry focused on mining and refining the planet's massivepalladium deposits. Further key resources were oxygen and hydrogen. (PR:WIW)*** J ***Jackson: A male human and the security officer of the Prometheus mission in 2093. Jackson waskilled during the fatal meeting with the last surviving Engineer inside the Juggernaut ship during theLV-223 incident. (PR)Jacob-Tellis: The proper name of the planet POL-6362. (PR:WIW)Janek: A male human and the captain of the USCSS Prometheus during the LV-223 incident in2093. A skilled pilot familiar with almost every type of space exploration vessel of the late 21 st century.Owned an accordion from the possessions of Stephen Stills.Janek was born in 2053 and began his career as a pilot in military service. During his service, Janekwas stationed near a weapons laboratory and was one of the pilots flying the evacuation after a fatalaccident took place at the facility. When his ship reached minimum safety distance, Janek had towitness as his commanding officer remote detonated the laboratory, killing 1100 men and women inthe process. Later, he left the military and eventually entered commercial service for Weyland Industriesin 2077.In 2091, Janek was assigned as the captain of the research vessel Prometheus for its expedition toZeta 2 Reticuli, a mission during which he would be assisted by the co-pilots Chance and Ravel.Once the ship arrived at its destination, Janek, Ravel and Chance safely landed the vessel near apyramid-like structure on LV-223. Together with Meredith Vickers, Janek acted as an operator forthe team of scientists during their first foray into the pyramid. When a vast storm approached the

site, Janek ordered the team back to the ship. During the following night, Janek stayed at the bridgeto keep an eye on the sensors and to confer with Fifield and Millburn, two scientists who had gottenlost and therefore were forced to wait out the storm inside the pyramid. However, Janek was notpresent – possibly due to casual sexual intercourse with Vickers - when Millburn stumbled acrosstwo Hammerpedes, and was therefore oblivious to the grim fate of the scientists. Next morning,Fifield and Millburn were still missing, and after Janek's attempts to contact them were to no avail,he decided to lead a search party to the pyramid, taking Chance with him. They had just discoveredMillburn's corpse of the missing scientist when Dr. Holloway’s health rapidly deteriorated, forcingthe team to return to the Prometheus. When Vickers refused to let Holloway on board, Janek made afutile attempt to convince her to let him live. Hours later, Janek detected Fifield in front of the ship'scargo hold. When the mutant wreaked havoc inside the bay, Janek killed the creature together withChance and several other crew members. These events deeply troubled Janek and led him to believethat the pyramid was actually a secret weapon facility of the Engineers. Haunted by the tragedy atthe weapon laboratory, Janek warned Dr. Shaw as she was about to depart to see the last living Engineerwith Peter Weyland's team. Uninterested in any further scientific exploration, he swore toprotect Earth from the Black Goo chemical weapon, no matter the cost. After the failed first contactwith the Engineer, Janek made good on his promise, sacrificing himself together with Chance andRavel by crashing the Prometheus into the departing Juggernaut. (PR)January Outpost: A colony on the planet KOI-2020.01. Established in 2067, it would sport a populationof 1.2 million by 2071. January Outpost's industry consisted of sectors for mining andhealth. Key resources were water, helium-3 and hydrogen. (PR:WIW)JIMO: Abbreviation for Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter, a NASA proposition for a probe which wouldexplore the moons of Jupiter. The craft was to be powered by propulsion technology from ProjectPrometheus. JIMO was canceled in 2005 before production could start. However, Weyland Industriesrevived the project and completed it with the discovery of simple life forms in Europa's oceanson December 19, 2017. (PR:WIW)Johner: A male human and one of the smugglers involved in the Auriga incident in 2381. Had a violenttemper and was fond of liquor. Carried a thermos flask with him that supposedly contained ahome-brew liquor, but was actually concealing a gun. Johner was among the few survivors of theincident. Johner stayed with the group, accepting Ripley 8 as the new captain and assisting her inher efforts to discover the master plan of the Loki organization. During the following years, Johnerhelped in raiding numerous trading outposts for data on Loki, usually using his unique talents as atroublemaker to create diversions in order to enable Ripley and Call to sneak into the mainframe.After this, Johner was also part of the Betty's first mission against Loki and the Xenomorphs on thespace station Domes Epsilon, assisting Ripley 8 with checking out the backup bay of the station as ameans of escape. Johner survived the evacuation of Domes Epsilon and offered Call his help infreeing the other androids under Loki's control. (A:RES)Jones: A ginger tom cat and the pet of the cargo hauler crew involved in the Nostromo incident in2122. Nicknamed “Jonesy”. Aside from Ripley, Jones was the only survivor of the incident.When Jones got scared away during the crew's attempt to locate the Xenomorph aboard the Nostromowith a makeshift motion tracker, Brett chased the cat through the bowels of the vessel in orderto catch it to avoid further misreadings by the motion tracker. Jones inadvertently lured Brettinto the clutches of the now fully-developed Xenomorph in the landing strut chamber, but whileBrett was killed by the creature, Jones managed to escape the encounter unharmed. Ripley latermanaged to pick up Jones and escape the Nostromo just before it self-destructed. The cat enteredhypersleep and spent the following 57 years in hibernation, drifting through the core system aboardthe Narcissus. The shuttle was eventually retrieved by a deep space salvage crew, and Ripley andJones were brought to Gateway Station orbiting Earth. When Ripley decided to join the recon mis-

sion about to depart for LV-426, Jones stayed behind on Gateway Station. It is unknown whathappened to Jones after that, but considering the average life expectancy for cats is about 14 years,Jones probably died some time before the Xenomorph infestation on Earth in 2192. (A1, A2)Jorden, Ann: A female human living in Hadley's Hope in 2179 together with her family. Wife ofRuss Jorden and mother of Rebecca and Timothy Jorden. Born in 2146.Ann Jorden was part of the expedition to the Derelict together with the rest of the Jorden family, theexpedition that caused the Hadley's Hope incident. She investigated the ship with her husband andhad to witness helplessly as Russ was impregnated by a Facehugger. She subsequently dragged thebody of her husband back to the tractor and set off a distress call to the colony. It is unknown whatexactly happened after that, but eventually, Ann Jorden was killed during the ensuing Xenomorphinfestation. (A2, A:NT)Jorden, Rebecca: A female human child and the only survivor of the initial Xenomorph attack andinfestation of the terraforming colony Hadley's Hope on LV-426 preceding the Hadley's Hope incidentin 2179. Born in 2173. Daughter of Russ and Ann Jorden and sister of Timothy Jorden. Nicknamed'Newt'.When Carter Burke relayed the location of the Space Jockey derelict following the interrogation ofRipley aboard Gateway Station, the Jordens were the family that signed up for investigating the coordinates.Russ Jorden took his family, including Rebecca, and went out to the derelict in his Daihotaitractor. When the parents set out to investigate the ship, Rebecca and Timothy were ordered tostay behind inside the tractor. To the horror of the children, Ann returned with Russ having a Facehuggerattached to his face. Rebecca's mother immediately sent out a distress call to the colony, andthe Jorden family returned to Hadley's Hope. Over the next few weeks, the Xenomorph organisminfected and overran the whole colony. During this time, Rebecca lost her entire family, but managedto survive by hiding inside the air duct system, only leaving her refuge inside an air exchangechamber to snatch whatever food and equipment she could find.Rebecca was eventually found by Ripley and the platoon of Colonial Marines who had landed at thecolony to investigate the communication breakdown with Hadley's Hope. Traumatized by the eventsof the previous weeks, Rebecca at first was suspicious of the new arrivals, even refusing to speak.Soon, however, Rebecca began to trust Ripley, even going as far as accepting her as some kind ofsurrogate mother. Rebecca later helped the survivors of the confrontations with the Xenomorphs toescape by using her knowledge of the air duct system, but became separated and was kidnapped bya Xenomorph Drone to be brought to the hive inside the Atmosphere Processor. The girl had alreadybeen cocooned and was about to be impregnated when Ripley arrived and rescued her. Together,they escaped to the Sulaco in orbit of LV-426. Rebecca was again in mortal danger when the Queenwas loose in the docking bay of the Sulaco, but was again saved by a joined effort of Ripley andBishop. After the Queen had been defeated, the Sulaco set course back to Earth, and Rebeccaentered hypersleep with the other survivors. Rebecca Jorden's life came to a tragic end when theEEV she was aboard crashed into the ocean on Fiorina 161. Her cryotube ruptured, and Rebeccadrowned in her sleep as the water filled her tube. (A2, A3, A:NT)Jorden, Russ: A male human living at Hadley's Hope in 2179 with his family consisting of his wifeAnn Jorden and his two children, Rebecca and Timothy Jorden. Born in 2144.When the coordinates of the Derelict were made available for investigation among the colonists,Russ Jorden volunteered and set out for the location together with his family aboard a Daihotaitractor. When they reached the Derelict, Russ was wildly enthusiastic about the find, realizing that,as the discoverer of an alien artifact, he could become a rich man. Together with his wife, he enteredthe ship to investigate and eventually discovered the cargo hold and the Xenomorph eggs inside it.Unaware of the imminent danger, Russ approached one of the eggs and was impregnated by a Facehugger.Ann dragged the unconscious body of her husband back to the tractor and set off a distresscall to the colony. The events following the impregnation are shrouded by the ensuing chaos, but it

can be assumed that Russ was brought back to Hadley's Hope and soon died giving birth to theXenomorph inside him, triggering the following infestation of the colony. (A2, A:NT)Jorden, Timothy: A male human child living at Hadley's Hope in 2179. Son of Russ and AnnJorden and the older brother of Rebecca “Newt” Jorden. Born in 2171. Timothy was a member ofthe family expedition to the Space Jockey Derelict on June 19, 2179. He was killed during theXenomorph infestation of the colony preceding the Hadley's Hope incident. (A2, A:NT)JPG-973C: A planet situated 222 light years away from Earth. Discovered in 2061, the planetturned out to be home to numerous colonies of simple bacteria, a fact which would lead to the establishmentof a permanent research facility, the Tark-Weyland Station. (PR:WIW)Jude: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident. Served a life sentencefor first degree murder without a weapon. Jude was later killed during the attempt to lure theXenomorph into the facility's blast furnace. (A3)Judge, William: A male human and a third-generation homesteader. Judge was assigned as the replacementfor Sven Crocker, the site manager of a Weyland-Yutani research station on C-3 L/M,when the Company undertook efforts to sort out a spy at the facility in the early thirties of the 23 rdcentury. In 2232, Judge was killed together with the other replacement staff and the two spies by aWeyland-Yutani strike force led by Charles Braley, who used the occasion to stage a fake Alien infestationto take over its rival, Planetus. (A:NE)Juggernaut: An Engineer vessel encountered by the crew of the Prometheus during the LV-223 incidentin 2093.With its horseshoe shape, the Juggernaut had an appearance similar to the Derelictfrom LV-426, but was considerably larger, spanning a length of over 300 meters.Around 0 BC, the Juggernaut was situated in an underground hangar near one of the planet's chemicalweapon depots, connected to the subterranean part of the actual Pyramid structure through a 1-kilometer-long corridor. This was just one of many such installations on LV-223, including a considerablenumber of sister ships. The Engineers had just loaded the Juggernaut with massiveamounts of the Black Goo chemical weapon intended for her mission to wipe out humanity when afatal accident unleashed the weapon in the facility. Only one Engineer survived to reach the shipand put himself in Stasis in the pilot chamber.For over two millennia, the Juggernaut resided in the launch bay until it was discovered on January1, 2094 by the android David, who was a member of the mission of the research vessel Prometheusto LV-223. When traversing the facility, the crew originally had believed the Juggernaut to be a partof the overall structure until Janek, the captain of the Prometheus, discovered its true form. After theEngineer inside the pilot chamber had been reawakened, he launched the Juggernaut in order to fulfillits original mission. However, the vessel was crippled when it was rammed by the Prometheusduring a suicide run inside the planet's atmosphere and crashed back onto the surface of LV-223.(PR)July Outpost: A colony on the planet KOI-1739.01. Established in 2071, it sported a population of150,000. June Outpost's industry focused on mining and terraforming, acting as the central manufacturinghub for Atmosphere Processors in the Outer Veil. Key resources were magnetite, aluminumand hydrogen. (PR:WIW)June Outpost: A colony on KOI-268.01. Founded in 2069, June Outpost would sport a populationof almost 3 million by 2071. At this time, June Outpost was known for being a major center for researchand education, with two Weyland Academy facilities located in June Outpost. Furthermore,its industry focused on mining and light manufacturing. Key resources were europium, barite,sphalerite and helium-3. (PR:WIW)

Junior: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident. Had a tear tattooedbelow his right eye. Junior led the attempt to rape Ripley at the facility's scrapyard and wasseverely beaten by Dillon, who foiled his plan. He later sacrificed his life during the attempt to capturethe Xenomorph, luring the creature into the toxic waste vault and thus ensuring that the Alienwas busy long enough so that the others could seal the vault. (A3)*** K ***K25 Colony: A colony on the planet KOI-2553.01. Established in 2070, it would sport a populationof 9,000 by 2071. Its industry focused on mining and research. Key resources were helium-3, hydrogen,aluminum and oxygen. (PR:WIW)Kahn Outpost: A colony on the planet KOI-1871.01. Established in 2066, it would sport a populationof 3.2 million by the year 2071. Kahn Outpost's industry focused on mining and heavy manufacturing,maintaining a key role in providing machinery and vehicles for colony development. Keyresources were hematite, lithium and platinum. (PR:WIW)Kali: A planet. Notable for being the most fertile and hospitable planet mankind had discovered bythe end of the 24 th century. Kali was also home to the Sinjaba plant, which produced a very powerfulhallucinogenic drug. (A:OS)Kane, G. W.: A male human serving as the Executive Officer of the crew involved in the Nostromoincident. Born on April 20, 2083 in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. Had theID number 825/G9-01K.On May 23, 2100, Kane graduated with honors from Weatherly Private School. He continued hisexemplary record with his graduation from Gunning Foss Military School on May 30, 2104, afterwhich he enlisted at Bryce-Watkins Medical School. However, Kane's career took a turn for theworse when he was expelled from Bryce-Watkins due to substance abuse on February 13, 2108. Aperiod of recuperation followed where Kane was successfully treated for drug-induced embolismand stress. On October 28, 2112, Kane arrived at the archeological dig site on Konor Minor tospend the next year there, during which he met Dr. Elisabeth Monygham and started a relationshipwith her that would eventually result in their marriage on June 17, 2114. However, Kane would sufferanother personal tragedy when his wife died during a decompression accident on July 9, 2115.On December 14, 2115, Kane started working as a mission analyst for a British colonial expeditionto the Outer Rim Territories. On November 1, 2117, an assignment as First Officer aboard the colonialtransport Sabretooth followed. Kane would become an employee for Weyland-Yutani when heaccepted a job as Executive Officer aboard the salvage vessel Kenamor. Eventually, Kane joined thecrew of the Nostromo together with Lambert on January 5, 2120 and embarked on the fateful tripfrom Thedus to Earth one year later, a journey which would result in the Nostromo incident.After the Nostromo had landed on LV-426, Kane was part of the recon team that traversed the surfaceof the planetoid and found the Derelict. It was Kane who discovered the vast cargo hold of theship filled with hundreds of Xenomorph eggs. Curious about the unknown spores, Kane approachedone of the eggs. Suddenly, the egg opened and released a Facehugger, which immediately attacheditself to Kane's face. Dallas and Lambert carried the unconscious Kane back to the Nostromo wherehe was brought to the ship's medical facilities. Attempts to remove the parasite were unsuccessful,and so all the crew could do was to leave Kane in the medbay. Hours later, the Facehugger removeditself from Kane's face, and soon after, he woke up. Seemingly unharmed, save for being exhaustedand hungry, the crew met for dinner when suddenly, Kane gave violent birth to the Xenomorph,which had gestated inside Kane's body the whole time and now had reached the Chestburster stage.Kane was killed in the process. (A1)Kareti: The proper name of the planet KOI-723.06. (PR:WIW)

Kelly: A female human and one of three Planetus technicians who were tasked with checking thesecurity camera footage regarding a supposed Alien outbreak at a Weyland-Yutani research post onthe planet C-3 L/M, a world owned by both Weyland-Yutani and Planetus. The “infestation” turnedout to be a scheme on part of Weyland-Yutani to take over C-3 L/M and Planetus, and when theplan was set in motion, Kelly and her colleagues Duncan and Gavin were targeted for eliminationby Weyland-Yutani. Kelly, Duncan and Gavin and the two investigators who had uncovered thetruth behind the Company's master plan, Anders Kramm and Frances Stuff, managed to flee theplanet aboard a Planetus spacecraft in a close escape. In the meantime, Weyland-Yutani had alreadytaken over Planetus and redirected the ship of the Planetus survivors to the Alien-infested world ofSoulages. The ship was landed on the planet, and the group proceeded to explore the nearby colonyfor means of escape. When the group settled down for the night at the old common building, Kellywas abducted by the Aliens and got impregnated. The others went to rescue her from the hive, butKramm had to shoot her when he discovered that she already carried an Alien embryo. (A:NE)Kepler 22b: A low-gravity planet located 535 light years away from Earth. Terraformed from 2052to 2060. In 2060, a colony called Pozhalujsta Outpost was established and would sport a populationof almost 2,5 million by 2071.Kepler Mission: A space telescope created and maintained by NASA to find planets that have thepotential to support human life. On November 18, 2026, the Kepler telescope was privatized and acquiredby Weyland Industries who increased the funding of the mission by a factor of 10 and woulddiscover 6,546 more prospects for colonization over the following years. (PR:WIW)Kevin: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident. He assisted Clemensduring the autopsy of Rebecca Jorden and was later killed during the last ditch effort to lure thealien into a blast furnace of the facility. (A3)Killer Crab Alien: A Xenomorph subspecies originating from a large crab-like creature. Anatomicalfeatures were a large tail with a pincer on its end and an additional set of legs. The creature alsohoused a smaller parasitical Xenomorph organism which the Alien could shoot out of its chest.(KAF)Kinloch, Matt: A male human and a member of the team of scientists assigned to the cloning projectaboard the Auriga in the late 24 th century. It is unknown whether Kinloch escaped the Aurigaduring the Xenomorph outbreak or died aboard the ship. (A:RES)KOI-87.01: A planet located 535 light years away from Earth. Terraformed from 2050 to 2058. In2058, a colony called Vanderaart Outpost was founded on KOI-87.01 and would sport a populationof 10 million by 2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-227.01: A planet situated 925 light years away from Earth. Terraformed from 2051 to 2059,the planet was notable for being the largest planet to undergo the process by the year 2071. KOI-227.01 housed massive deposits of metals and minerals. In 2059, Hualien Colony was founded onthe planet, which would boast a population of 2.3 million by 2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-252.01: A planet located 1257 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2061 to 2067. In2067, a colony called September Outpost was established on KOI-252.01, which would house 4.4million colonists by 2071. During the development of Weyland Industries' David 8 android, a titaniummining operation on this planet was chosen for testing David 8 performance during heavy dutywork in an off-world setting. (PR:WIW)KOI-255.01: A planet located 881 light years away from Earth. Terraformed from 2055 to 2063. In

2063, Honshu Colony was established on KOI-255.01 and would sport a population of over 6.5 millionby 2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-268.01: A planet situated 222 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2061 to 2069. In 2069,June Outpost was founded on the planet and would sport a population of almost 3 million by 2071.(PR:WIW)KOI-314.02: A planet located 800 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2051 to 2059. Exhibitedmassive Helium-3 deposits. In 2059, a colony called Atlas City was founded on the planet andwould house a population of almost 9 million by 2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-323.08: A planet situated 900 light years away from Earth. Discovered in 2062. Proper nameof the planet is Platte. Became notable for its aerobic microfauna of small plant-like organisms,prompting a permanent presence of 47 researchers. (PR:WIW)KOI-438.02: A planet located 722 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2033 to 2041. In 2041,a colony called Horizon City was founded on the planet, which would sport a population of almost3 million people by 2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-448.02: A planet located 800 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2032 to 2040. In 2040,M'Toa Colony was founded on KOI-448.02, which would boast a population of 600,000 by 2071.(PR:WIW)KOI-463.01: A planet located 535 light years away from Earth. Terraformed from 2057 to 2065. In2065, a colony called Hera City was established on the planet, which would boast a population ofover 10,5 million people by 2071. The planet and the colony were known for being one of the mostprolific suppliers of food for the inner colonies. (PR:WIW)KOI-494.01: A planet located 1242 light years from Earth. Its equator was dominated by deep toxiclakes, in which arsenic-based multi-celled life forms were discovered by human scientists. Terraformedfrom 2060 to 2067. In 2067, Angkor Colony was founded on KOI-494.01 and would sport apopulation of over 2.5 million by 2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-571.02: A planet located 697 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2054 to 2062. In 2062,Corinth Colony was established on the planet as development and testing grounds for security technology.(PR:WIW)KOI-610.01: A planet located 740 light years away from Earth. Terraformed from 2061 to 2069, theplanet became notable for its major military facility May Outpost, which was established in 2069and housed a full battalion of marines, sporting a population of almost one million by 2071.(PR:WIW)KOI-663.02: A planet located 467 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2057 to 2065, aftertraces of multi-cellular lifeforms had been discovered. In 2065, Lutetia Colony was founded on theplanet, which would be home to almost 6 million colonists by the year 2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-701.03: A planet located 799 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2061 to 2069. In 2069,December Outpost was established on KOI-701.03, which would sport a population of almost 1,5million by 2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-723.06: A planet located 740 light years away from Earth. Was discovered by humanity in2068 and given the proper name “Kareti”. Despite KOI-723.06's hostile carbon-dioxide-rich atmo-

sphere, it gained scientific significance when primitive single-cell organisms were found upon theplanet's discovery. (PR:WIW)KOI-736.01: A planet located at a distance of 20 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2050 to2058. The planet's surface consists of 75 % water, nicknaming the world the “Planet of Isles”. In2058, a colony called Davos colony was founded on KOI-736.01. (PR:WIW)KOI-784.01: A planet located 1062 light years from Earth. Terraforming began 2054 and was slatedto be complete in 2062. However, a systemic failure of the terraforming setup, which was possiblylinked to indigenous single-cell life forms below the planet's surface, delayed the process until2069. In 2069, Dylan City was founded and would sport a population of over 90,000 by 2071.(PR:WIW)KOI-812.02: A planet situated 1456 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2063 to 2069. In2069, a colony called Craft City was established on KOI-812.02, which would sport a population of200,000 by the year 2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-812.03: A planet located 1400 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2062 to 2068. In2068, Ruby Colony was established, which would sport a population of 2.3 million by 2071 and becomethe largest starport in the Outer Veil during the latter half of the 21 st century. (PR:WIW)KOI-817.01: A planet located 936 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2043 to 2051. Notablefor being one of the coldest terraformed planets as of 2071, with night time temperatures down tobelow -90° F. In 2051, Brahms Outpost was established and would sport a population of 750,000 by2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-854.01: A planet located 1042 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2042 to 2050. In2050, Luther Colony was established in KOI-854.01 and would sport a population of over 3.5 millionin 2071. Furthermore, the planet became notable for housing humanity's key resources of therare-earth metals lanthanum and praseodymium during the latter half of the 21 st century. (PR:WIW)KOI-898.03: A planet located 1802 light years from Earth. Housed colonies of bacteria in the polarregions, which were discovered by human scientists in 2052. In 2053, the planet underwent terraformingwhich was completed in 2069. Subsequently, February Outpost was established on KOI-898.03 in 2061 and would sport a population of 29,000 by 2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-899.03: A planet situated 740 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2049 to 2057. In 2057,Echo Outpost was established on the planet and would sport a population of 3.25 million by theyear 2071. Notable for its vast resources of the rare earth element yttrium. (PR:WIW)KOI-947.01: A planet situated 800 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2049 to 2056. In 2056,Pelican Colony was established on the planet, which would boast a population of almost 6.5 millionby 2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-952.03: A planet situated 1142 light years from Earth. Terraforming began in 2057 and wasslated to be completed in 2065 when an industrial accident killed 1,400 individuals and set back developmentfor an additional year. In 2066, Huan Ying Colony was founded and would sport a populationof 440,000 by 2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-1361.01: A planet located 790 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2052 to 2062. Theplanet was dominated by desert environments and housed massive mineral deposits of thulium,europium, neodymium and copper. In 2060, Blue Jay colony was established to mine and refine

these deposits and would sport a population of over 2,5 million by 2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-1404.01: A planet located 1648 light years from Earth. Housed massive lithium deposits. Terraformedfrom 2063 to 2069. In 2069, Archimedes Colony was established on KOI-1404.01 andwould sport a population of 20,000 two years later. (PR:WIW)KOI-1422.02: A planet situated 1042 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2053 to 2060. In2060, Tzu-Chi Colony was established and would sport a population of almost 4.5 million by 2071.(PR:WIW)KOI-1430.03: A planet located 1575 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2064 to 2070. In2070, Ute Colony was established on KOI-1430.03, which would be home to 75,000 colonists in2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-1686.01: A planet located 1004 light years from Earth. KOI-1686.01 became known for thetragic death of geologist Theodore Nightingale during the initial exploration of the world. Terraformedfrom 2051 to 2059. In 2059, Nightingale Colony was established. Named to honor the latescientist, it would sport a population of almost 900,000 by 2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-1739.01: A planet located 3095 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2066 to 2071. In2071, July Outpost was established, sporting a population of 150,000. (PR:WIW)KOI-1871.01: A planet located 1103 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2058 to 2066. In2066, Kahn Outpost was founded on KOI-1871.01 and would sport a population of 3.2 million by2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-1876.01: A planet located 915 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2061 to 2069. In2069, Aires Colony was established, which would boast a population of 400,000 by 2071 and becamea major hub for ore transportation. (PR:WIW)KOI-1938.01: A planet situated 1062 light years away from Earth. Terraformed from 2047 to 2055.In 2055, Sanchez Outpost was established and would sport a population of almost 6 million by2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-2020.01: A planet located 1116 light years from Earth Terraformed from 2059 to 2067, theplanet consists of 80 % water and houses bacterial life forms on the sea floor, which were discoveredby humanity in 2065. In 2067, January Outpost was established and would sport a populationof 1.2 million by the year 2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-2124.01: A planet located 631 light years from Earth. Its surface was ravaged by massivesandstorms, from which natural barriers like the Clartes mountain range provided shelter. From2044 to 2052, KOI-2124.01 underwent an eight-year terraforming process. In 2052, NomromColony was established west of the Clartes range and would sport a population of over 6,5 millionby the year 2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-2290.01: A planet located 1242 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2061 to 2068. In2068, Capelli Colony was established on KOI-2290.01, which would sport a population of 1.6 millionby 2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-2311.01: A planet located 1029 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2061 to 2069. Notablefor the discovery of traces of bacterial life forms in 2069, prompting further exploration by scientists.In the same year, Hui Outpost was established and would boast a population of 500,000 by

2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-2410: A planet located 2095 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2066 to 2071. In 2071,Themis Outpost was established on KOI-2410, housing a population of 6,500 and notable for beingthe outermost colony of human civilization as of 2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-2418.01: A planet located 923 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2055 to 2063. In2063, Curzic Outpost was established on the planet and would sport a population of almost 1.9 millionby 2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-2469.01: A planet situated 1456 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2061 to 2069. In2069, a colony called October Outpost was established on KOI-2469.01 and would be home to230,000 colonists by the year 2071. The world was a major food supplier in the latter half of the 21 stcentury and would gain scientific significance after the discovery of micro-organisms in the southernhemisphere of the world in 2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-2553.01: A planet located 2181 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2065 to 2070. In2070, K25 Colony was established on the planet and would sport a population of 9,000 by 2071. Apoint of interest in the vicinity of KOI-2553.01 was the Huang Zho deep space research station.(PR:WIW)KOI-2626.01: A planet situated 1103 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2057 to 2065. In2065, Sevodnya Colony was established and would sport a population of over 2.5 million by 2071.(PR:WIW)KOI-2650.01: A planet located 1168 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2059 to 2067. In2067, Gorham Colony was established on KOI-2650.01 and would house 1 million colonists by theyear 2071. The planet became known for being the site of the deepest mining operations in the OuterVeil, taking place inside shafts reaching up to 23 kilometers below the surface. (PR:WIW)KOI-2770.01: A planet located 1456 light years from Earth. Several millions of years ago, KOI-2770.01 collided with an asteroid enriched with large quantities of palladium, which led to the existenceof massive deposits of the mineral palladium on the planet by the time of its discovery bymankind. KOI-2770.01 underwent the terraforming process from 2063 to 2069. In 2069, IzviniteOutpost was established on the planet and would boast a population of 780,000 by 2071.(PR:WIW)Krakke: A male human who had joined the crew of the Betty some time after the Auriga incident asa mercenary. Was mute, though it is unknown whether by choice or because of physical damage.Looking unassuming, Krakke was actually a loyal cunning warrior and an expert at weapon assembly.Krakke helped Ripley 8 during her raids on border region trading posts where she wassearching for information about the elusive Loki organization. Krakke was also involved in theDomes Epsilon incident, where he was part of the boarding crew and helped in rigging the stationwith explosives. Shortly before the Betty left Domes Epsilon, Krakke was knocked unconscious bythe android Cody, but suffered only minor injuries. (A:OS)Kramm, Anders: A male human who worked for Weyland-Yutani as a cleaner in the wake of theAlien infestation on Earth. Was married and had a child called Becca. Was involved in the C-3 L/Mincident.When Earth was retaken from the Xenomorph organism in 2196, the threat emanating from thosecreatures was well-known among mankind. Therefore, Weyland-Yutani acted quickly when infestationsbroke out on colony words operated by the Company and assigned an employee called Anders

Kramm to protect corporate property by acting as a cleaner. Kramm's mission was to investigatethose outbreaks and take measures to contain them, preferably without attracting outside attentionand only requesting support by the USCM corps when absolutely necessary. The Companyprovided him with in-house support, such as ex-marines like Hermann Ungar. Kramm had workedin this capacity for six years and had amassed considerable knowledge about Xenomorphphysiology and behavior when, in 2202, he was ordered to investigate Xenomorph activity on theplanet Soulages, the world where his wife and daughter lived at the time. Fatally underestimatingthe threat, Kramm lost his daughter and had to kill his own wife after she had been impregnated bythe creatures. In the process, Kramm became trapped in a cave with a Xenomorph Warrior. Krammkilled the creature, but had to spend the next eight days in total darkness finding a way out. He survivedthe tragedy, but was deeply traumatized by the events. Although the court cleared him of allcharges, Kramm left Weyland-Yutani and escaped what remained of his life by placing himself incryogenic storage in a facility operated by Omnitech.Thirty years later, in 2232, Kramm was woken up, finding himself in service for Planetus, who hadacquired Omnitech in the meantime. He soon found out that Planetus had brought him out of cryosleepto ask him to investigate a possible Alien outbreak on the world of C-3 L/M, which wasowned by both Planetus and Weyland-Yutani. Kramm reluctantly agreed as the incident in questionhappened at a research station in Weyland-Yutani-controlled territory and thus allowed him anopportunity to lash out at his former employer. Once on the planet, Kramm met up with FrancesStauff, a Planetus employee, and Charles Braley, a representative of Weyland-Yutani. With Stauff'sassistance, he soon found out that the „infestation“ was an elaborate scheme to eliminate Planetusspies and take over Planetus, instigated by Braley, who turned out to be a ruthless and sadisticpsychopath. Kramm and Stauff, with whom he was developing a romantic relationship at the time,barely escaped the planet together with Bjorn and Jolena and three technicians, which were alltargeted for elimination by Braley to cover up his scheme. However, Weyland-Yutani had managedto quickly acquire Planetus in a hostile takeover. This enabled Braley to remote-access thenavigation systems of the survivors' spacecraft and send them to certain death by landing it on aworld actually infested with real Aliens – Soulages, the place where Kramm had lost everything hecared for thirty years ago.After landing on Soulages, Kramm and the others discovered that Weyland-Yutani had transformedthe old colony where Kramm had lost his family into an artificial alien hive. The hive was used toharvest the creatures with robot drones remote-controlled from a research station situated on thenearby moon. The survivors eventually made their way to a landing pad; however at the cost of thelives of Jolena and the three triplet technicians and the better part of one of Kramm's hands.Carrying the badly-wounded Bjorn with them, Kramm and Stauff flew the short-range spacecraft tothe research station on the planet's moon and took control of the installation and the science staff,sending out a distress call to the authorities and preparing for the inevitable strike by Braley's force.By this time, Kramm had overcome his trauma and regained his will to live; his final fate, however,is unknown. (A:NE)*** L ***LaFargue: A production line of male-type synths active during the first half of the 23 rd century.Named and modeled after its creator. (A:NE)LaFargue (C3-L/M spy): In 2232, Planetus used a LaFargue synth as a spy when a research stationof their rival Weyland-Yutani on the planet C-3 L/M began to emanate unusual readings. He was insertedinto the research team, backed up by another, human spy called Tobin A. Marshall, who wasunaware of his spy identity. As the research team was gradually reassigned under mysterious circumstances,the LaFargue synth revealed himself to Marshall, urging them to cooperate. However,Marshall still remained suspicious, and before either of them could complete his mission, aWeyland-Yutani strike force led by Charles Braley raided the facility and captured the spies. The

LaFargue synth was viciously tortured, having both of his eyes plucked out and destroyed after therecording devices inside them were discovered. Subsequently, Braley had his body shredded tomake sure there were no working spying devices left inside him. (A:NE)Lambert, J. M.: A female human serving as the navigation officer during the Nostromo incident.Born in Ontario, Canada. Had the ID number 971/L6-02P.Lambert started her career with graduating from New Ontario University with a Masters degree inastrocartography on May 12, 2112. Later, on June 1 of the same year, she began an internship in theastrocartography department of Ridton Corporation, located in London. During her time at Ridton,Lambert met and fell in love with Xander Chapman, director of astrocartography, and eventuallymarried him on October 7. On October 28, she accepted an assignment as Shipping Lane Trafficatorfor Farside Lunar Mining at Plymouth on United America-controlled territory on Earth's moon. Forreasons not sufficiently documented, Lambert divorced Chapman on February 10, 2114 after havingfinished her assignment five days early. A week later, Lambert started working as Assistant Navigatoraboard the Red Star Line pleasure cruiser Infinity for the Mars-Orion route. Almost a year later,on January 29, 2115, Lambert left the Infinity and began working aboard the Ridton Corporation researchvessel Leggatt as a navigation and communication officer. Three and a half years later, Lambertmarried again, this time to Lordan Hussett, who was serving as Executive Officer aboard theLeggatt. Less than a month later, on October 11, Lambert entered Weyland-Yutani service as a navigatoraboard the scout vessel Adowa. Lambert's second marriage again did not last as she divorcedHussett on January 3, 2120. Lambert eventually joined the crew of the Nostromo together withKane two days later, again as a navigator. She would still be present in this capacity when the Nostromoleft Thedus for Earth, a voyage which would lead into the Nostromo incident.When MOTHER picked up the signal and located its source on LV-426, the Nostromo's computer,following proper procedure, woke the crew from hypersleep. Lambert quickly discovered that theywere only halfway on their journey back to Earth. She later was responsible for landing the Nostromomostly unharmed on the surface of the hostile planetoid. Lambert also participated in thesearch party and explored the Space Jockey Derelict together with Kane and Dallas. The ensuingevents regarding the Xenomorph quickly took its toll on Lambert, throwing her into a constant stateof fear and hysteria. Lambert was killed by the Xenomorph when the remaining crew was loadingthe Narcissus in order to escape the Nostromo. (A1)Leo Colony: The second colony on Mars. Founded in 2041. Had a population of over 22 million bythe year 2071. Notable for its advanced weapons and terraforming research operations, featuring thelargest array of Atmosphere Processors in the system. Additionally, Leo Colony was prolific in thefields of tourism, mining and light and heavy manufacturing. The key resources were cerium, nickel,tungsten and neodymium (PR:WIW)Levon Colony: A colony on Gliese 667 cb. Founded in 2042. By the year 2071, its population hadincreased to1.5 million. The colony's industrial sectors included energy, manufacturing and transportation,taking an important role in designing an advanced FTL-capable vessel in the late 22 ndcentury. The key resources of Levon Colony are titanium, holmium, helium-3 and niobium.(PR:WIW)Lifeboat: An ejectable luxury pod that is capable of sustaining one human life for up to 50 years.The concept was patented by Weyland Industries under the file number 15,999,127 on May 6, 2057.A model presented by the corporation in the 2070s featured seven rooms tailored for the exclusiveneeds of its user, a Cryotube and its own navigation and piloting controls. The research vessel Prometheuswas outfitted with a lifeboat module to serve as the personal quarters for Meredith Vickersduring its mission to LV-223 launched in 2091. (PR:WIW)Ling, Chester O.: A male human and one of the three doctors working at Hadley's Hope during the

Xenomorph outbreak in 2179. As a surgeon, Ling was involved in removing the Facehugger from acolonist called John L. Marachuk. Ling later died during the outbreak. (A2)Linguafoeda Acheronsis: The accepted scientific name for the Xenomorph species. Translates to“foul tongue from Acheron”.Little Explorers: A charity organization that supports troubled middle school students who are interestedin science and technology. On November 20, 2042, Little Explorers received a financialsupport of 5 billion dollars by Weyland Industries. (PR:WIW)Lockheed Martin: An aerospace, defense and security company. Weyland Industries acquiredLockheed Martin in 2032. (PR:WIW)Lockheed Martin Special: An engine type. The infamous Betty was equipped with Lockheed MartinSpecials. (A:OS)Loki: A secret organization within Earth government. Founded to entertain contact and dealingswith the alien race of the Mala'kak. Named after the god of lies from Norse mythology. Loki is ruthlessand does not shy away from sacrificing human lives, should its objectives or the concealmentof its existence require it.At an unknown date in human history, mankind made first contact with a technologically advancedrace called the Mala'kak. In order to ensure a peaceful coexistence between the two races, Earthgovfounded the Loki organization as a liaison to the Mala'kak. Its existence as well as that of theMala'kak was kept a secret from the rest of humanity, and Loki itself was conceived to be situatedoutside the governmental structure so that Earthgov could disassociate from its dealings.Over the years, however, Loki's role expanded to that of a negotiator for various transactions anddealings with the alien race. The first major one of those deals occurred in 2121, when Earthgovsought an effective means of fighting political dissidents. Loki approached the Mala'kak with thismatter, and a deal was struck: In exchange for mankind giving up the world of Bahgreb, theMala'kak provided Loki with the coordinates of the Derelict on LV-426, where they knew that numerousXenomorph Eggs still existed, which would suit the need of Earthgov to breed an effectivebiological weapon. Loki in turn relayed these coordinates to a close business partner of the government,the Weyland-Yutani Corporation, who subsequently inserted an android agent called Ash intothe crew of one of their cargo haulers, the Nostromo, who would take measures to redirect the shipand secure a Xenomorph specimen. Although the plan was eventually foiled, this triggered the Nostromoincident, humanity's first major contact with the Xenomorph.During the next 250 years, Loki continued to exist in secret, managing to survive such major eventsas the Earth War and the downfall of Weyland-Yutani. During this time, Loki was responsible forkeeping every contact of mankind with the Xenomorph a secret, possibly even arranging the banningof records about the creatures like Morse's account of the Fury 16 incident. However, duringthe Auton Purge, a single fugitive android named Annalee Call hacked into the mainframe of theMinistry of Defense shortly before she left Earth, discovering hints to the Loki organization and itsconnection to the Xenomorph organism. After she and a clone of the original Ellen Ripley, Ripley 8,had survived the Xenomorph outbreak aboard the Auriga in 2381, they vowed to continue their fightand prevent humanity from getting their hands on the Alien. Their first step would be to track downLoki and stop the organization. Meanwhile, Loki tracked down other Autons who had escaped thepurge and placed them under its control, creating a group of covert agents for its cause.It took several years for Ripley 8, Call and the crew of the mercenary ship Betty to catch up withLoki and its plans. Eventually, the group found out about the most recent deal between Loki and theMala'kak. In exchange for the permission to exploit a world rich in minerals under Mala'kak control,Loki agreed to provide human-bred Xenomorphs for the alien race, which needed the creaturesto combat its infertility. Loki chose the botanic space station Domes Epsilon as the target and inser-

ted the android agent Earl Cody into the station's staff. Later, a second agent posing as a freighterpilot inserted a Xenomorph Egg into Domes Epsilon together with several adult Xenomorphs geneticallyengineered by Mala'kak. Loki had also become aware of the danger the crew of the Bettyposed and sent a small attack vessel to intercept the ship on its way to Domes Epsilon. The objectiveof the strike team was to board the Betty and secure information about the extent of Loki's informationleak, either by capturing the crew or securing the board computer. After entering theBetty, the team was quickly overwhelmed by Ripley 8 and the others. Having failed the mission, thefail-safe protocol was enacted, killing the members of the strike force and destroying its ship beforethe crew of the Betty could learn more about its assailants. Ripley 8 and the others eventually arrivedat Domes Epsilon, but were too late to stop the infestation. Still, Loki's plan was foiled as thecrew of the Betty managed to destroy the station together with all Xenomorphs aboard. These eventsbecame known as the Domes Epsilon incident. (A:OS)Luna: The moon of Earth, the third planet of the Sol system. On April 2031, Weyland Industriesstarted terraforming on Luna, a process which would be concluded in 2039. In the same year, Luna'sfirst colony was established, being the first extra-planetary human colony. A second colony situatedin the Sea of Tranquility followed in 2041. As of 2071, Luna was home to almost 6 and a half millioncolonists. Weyland Industries maintained a biomedical field office on Luna during the 2070s.(PR:WIW)Luna Colony: Mankind's first settlement outside Earth. Founded in 2039. Had a population of4,27 million by the year 2071. The colony's infrastructure consists of mining, transportation, refiningand heavy industry, its key resources being helium-3, hydrogen, aluminum, silica, water andoxygen. (PR:WIW)Lutetia Colony: A colony on KOI-663.02. Established in 2065. Sported a population of almost 6million by 2071. Lutetia Colony's industry focused on heavy manufacturing and mining. Thecolony's key resources were niobium, europium, neodymium and copper. (PR:WIW)Luther Colony: A colony on the planet KOI-854.01. Established in 2050, it would sport a populationof over 3.5 million by 2071. Its industry of mining, refining and heavy manufacturing focusedon exploiting the planet's resources of the rare-earth metals lanthanum and praseodymium, maintainingthe role of a key provider for these metals during the second half of the 21 st century.(PR:WIW)LV-223: A moon in the Zeta 2 Reticuli system. Once inhabited by the extra-terrestrial race dubbedthe Engineers, who also stored its location in the genetic memory of the human race when they createdit. Notable for being the site of the LV-223 incident, the first contact of a space-faring humanitywith the Engineers.LV-223 was a barren world, devoid of major wildlife or plants, and sported an atmosphere hostile tohumans, consisting of 71% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and traces of argon gas, with the CO² level at 3%.The surface was also exposed to massive thunderstorms and silica storms with velocities of 200miles per hour. Despite these adverse conditions, LV-223's landscape was impressive, consisting ofmassive valleys and mountain ranges up to 16 kilometers high. The moon may have also housed amulti-cellular fauna, judging from a species of worms discovered during the LV-223 incident. However,this theory is open to debate as the only specimens were found inside an Engineer compoundwith an altered atmosphere. Furthermore, the worms may have been imported to the world by theEngineers, be it intentional or by accident.LV-223 was discovered by the Engineers at an unknown point in time. Since the planet was farenough away from their homeworld and colonies, it was chosen by the beings as manufacturing andstoring grounds for weapons of mass destruction. Many pyramid-like silos with undergroundhangars were constructed on LV-223, several of them in a valley near one of the tallest mountains of

the planet. Parts of the world, such as the silos, were terraformed to accommodate the Engineers(and by that the human) metabolism. About 0 BC, the Engineers, or a faction of the race, decided towipe out the human race using a chemical weapon dubbed the Black Goo. However, a fatal accidenttook place in one of the pyramids and wiped out almost all individuals involved in the operation, effectivelystopping it.LV-223 was discovered by the human race in the late 22 nd century. By the time the research vesselPrometheus reached the moon in 2093, it had been all but abandoned by the Engineers. The missionwould be met with disaster and become known as the LV-223 incident. (PR)LV-223 incident: The events surrounding the final phase of Project Prometheus, the ill-fated scientificmission of the research vessel Prometheus to the moon LV-223 in the Zeta 2 Reticuli system.Notable as the first contact between a technologically advanced mankind and the enigmatic racedubbed the Engineers.Project Prometheus was the embodiment of the vision of wealthy industrialist Sir Peter Weyland, itsobjective being to search space for mankind's origin. During the late 70s of the 21 st century, a cooperationbetween Weyland Industries and the scientists Dr. Elizabeth Shaw and Dr. Charlie Hollowayled to a breakthrough when multiple archeological digs yielded the location of a single distantstar system. The last logical step for Project Prometheus was a journey to this system, and thus, preparationsfor such an endeavor immediately went underway and were finally concluded with the departureof a team of scientists aboard the Prometheus in 2091.On December 21, 2093, the Prometheus reached its destination, the star system Zeta 2 Reticuli andthe crew was awakened from cryosleep. Officially, the mission was supposed to be led by Shaw andHolloway, but both were superseded by Weyland Industries representative Meredith Vickers, whowould act as the mission supervisor, protecting company investments. After the crew was briefedabout the mission by Vickers, Shaw and Holloway, the Prometheus landed near an artificial pyramid-likestructure on the moon LV-223. A first foray into the pyramid unearthed spectacular findings:It became apparent that the structure had been built by an advanced extra-terrestrial race whichShaw and Holloway believed to be the creators of mankind. Furthermore, the air inside the facilityturned out to be breathable for humans, hinting at advanced terraforming technology employed bythe Engineers. However, the exploration also revealed unsettling evidence for a mysterious catastrophicevent that had wiped out the Engineers some 2000 years ago. Eventually, the team discovereda room with a gigantic statue of a humanoid head surrounded by a large number of Ampules.The tour was cut short by the discovery that the atmospheric seal of the installation had beeninadvertently broken by the scientists and that the change began to quickly take its effect. A massiveapproaching storm caused the party to retreat to the Prometheus, but not before securing the headof a decapitated Engineer corpse. Unnoticed by the rest of the team, the android David also sneakedan Ampule aboard the ship. Two of the scientists, the geologist Fifield and the biologist Millburn,got lost in the installation and had to wait out the storm.An autopsy of the Engineer head led to a stunning discovery: The DNA matched that of a human,confirming Shaw's theory that humanity originated from the Engineers. Meanwhile, David, whowas acting on his own secret agenda, infected Holloway with the contents of the Ampule, a substancedubbed the Black Goo. Holloway then in turn infected Shaw during sexual intercourse.Next morning, the storm had passed. Since Fifield and Millburn had failed to report in and contactcould not be established, a search mission was launched to find the missing scientists. Under thepretense of fixing a malfunctioning Spectagraph, David embarked on an exploration of his own, discoveringa Juggernaut ship inside an underground hangar. By operating the ship's system, Davidlearned that the ship had been about to depart for Earth to eradicate humanity with the Black Goowhen an accident had killed the Engineer crew 2000 years ago. He also discovered that one Engineerhad survived the mayhem by putting himself into cryosleep.The team eventually found Millburn's dead body, who had fallen prey to a worm mutated by theBlack Goo, which was now leaking from the Ampules. When Holloway's health rapidly declined,the team rushed back to the Prometheus. However, Vickers intercepted them at the entrance, refus-

ing to let Holloway inside due to the risk of contamination. Holloway, unable to bear the pain anylonger, chose to be immolated by Vickers' flamethrower. Witnessing his death, Shaw suffered anervous breakdown and lost consciousness. Hours later, Shaw awoke in the ship's medbay. Davidinformed her that she was pregnant with a fetus of unknown origin. Refusing to be put into cryosleep,Shaw removed the monstrous embryo with the assistance of a MedPod. Meanwhile, amutated Fifield returned to the Prometheus, wreaking havoc in the cargo bay and killing severalcrew members before being subdued.Dazed and traumatized, Shaw roamed the corridors of the ship and discovered that Weyland hadsecretly accompanied the mission and was preparing to visit the last remaining Engineer in order toplea for means to prolong his life. David, who had been programmed to act on Weyland's orders, ledWeyland, Shaw and several other crew members into the Juggernaut, awakened the Engineer andrelayed Weyland's request to the being. The first contact situation turned fatal when the Engineer reactedby decapitating David and killing all crew members present except for Shaw, who managed toflee the ship. The Engineer proceeded to launch the ship and complete his original mission, but theJuggernaut was crippled when Janek, the captain of the Prometheus, crashed his vessel into the departingship, sacrificing himself and the ship in the process. Vickers managed to leave the Prometheusinside an escape pod, but was killed by the Juggernaut as it crashed onto LV-223's surface.Shaw managed to reach the lifeboat that had been dropped by Janek before the Prometheus' destruction,only to be attacked by the Engineer, who had survived the crash. During the fight, Shaw managedto open the door the MedPod, unleashing her embryo which, having grown considerably,quickly overwhelmed the Engineer. David, who was still functional despite his decapitation, contactedShaw, requesting her to retrieve him and revealing that there were many other Engineer ships onLV-223 and that he would be able to operate a ship and take them back to Earth. Shaw agreed on thecondition that he would take her to the Engineer homeworld instead so that she could find out whythe Engineers, who had once created humanity, now wanted to destroy it. On January 1, 2094, Shawand David left LV-223 after sending a message discouraging any further missions to the moon. (PR)LV-426: A planetoid and one of the major moons of the Jovian super giant Zeta 2 IV in the Zeta IIReticuli star system. Has an equatorial diameter of about 12.000 km, a gravity of 0.86g and a dailyrotation of about 5 Earth standard days. Was the site of mankind's first two major contacts with theXenomorph species.A long time before the Nostromo incident in 2122, a Space Jockey spacecraft containing a largenumber of Xenomorph eggs crashed on LV-426. The exact date of the crash is unknown, as therewas never an opportunity to perform a scientific dating, although the fossilization of the pilot by theyear of 2122 suggests a large number of years. However, the age is theoretically limited to 2 billionyears, when the star system was formed. Therefore, the crash may have happened during thegalaxy-wide Xenomorph epidemic 1.6 billion years ago. A beacon signal was activated aboard theship either by an automatic system or by the pilot before he died giving birth to a Xenomorph, emanatingever since.It has been hypothesized that LV-426 was “acquired” by Zeta 2 IV around 40 million years ago.Early during the 21 st century, a French fly-by probe cataloged the system without particularly noticingLV-426. It was not until May 14, 2039, that LV-426 was discovered by astronomers of WeylandIndustries. The corporation's CEO, Sir Peter Weyland, issued a statement about the discovery,expecting humanity to be able to travel to the planetoid within a century and, with sufficient terraforming,to colonize it. However, a black-ops division of the human government called Loki hadsecret dealings with the race the crashed vessel on LV-426 belonged to, the Space Jockeys orMala'kak. It was them who provided Loki with the location of LV-426 and information about theirderelict. This information was in turn passed to Weyland-Yutani who subsequently inserted the androidagent Ash into the crew of one of their ships, the Nostromo, and directed the vessel to LV-426.Following official protocol to investigate, the Nostromo landed on LV-426.By the time of the Nostromo landing in 2122, LV-426 was a hostile barren world incapable of sustaininghuman life. Its surface was covered by a rocky landscape ravaged by rough winds. The

search party of the Nostromo had to traverse about 2 km in distance on foot to reach the Derelict.There, Kane discovered a vast cargo hold filled with Xenomorph eggs. Kane became impregnatedby a Facehugger and was subsequently carried back to the Nostromo. After repairing the ship's systems,which had suffered minor damage during touchdown, the Nostromo took off again.LV-426 was thoroughly analyzed during the first scientific survey in the 30s of the 22 nd century. Itwas then discovered that radiation in the infrared emanating from Zeta 2 IV created a zone where,theoretically, worlds capable of sustaining human life could exist, one of them being LV-426. Sometime after, a massive undertaking to colonize LV-426 went underway. Supported by fast advances inlightspeed traveling during the time, a network of around 30 Atmosphere Processors was set up onthe planetoid, which, over the course of decades, transformed the atmosphere of LV-426 to bebreathable by humans. 20 years before Ripley would be found aboard the Narcissus, a colony wasfounded adjacent to one of the Atmospheric Processors. This colony was named Hadley's Hope byits founders. It was also during this time that LV-426 received its nickname “Acheron”.Ripley's account of the landing of the Nostromo reached an employee of Weyland-Yutani, CarterBurke, in 2179. Burke passed the coordinates of the Derelict to the colony's command section, whoreleased the coordinates to be checked out by volunteers. It was the Jorden family who eventuallydiscovered the Derelict, which, in the meantime, had been partially buried under rocks due to volcanicactivity. Howeverer, the cargo hold was still accessible. Russ Jorden was impregnated and triggered a Xenomorphoutbreak which set up a hive in the Atmosphere Processor of the colony after having virtually wipedout the population of Hadley's Hope. About a month later, a recon mission including Ripley, Burkeand a squad of Colonial Marines reached LV-426, resulting in the second major contact with theXenomorph species, known as the Hadley's Hope incident. During this incident, the AtmosphereProcessor of Hadley's Hope became damaged and was obliterated in a nuclear explosion that tookHadley's Hope and, presumably, the Derelict with it. LV-426 seemed to be finally free of the Xenomorph.However, as the Derelict had been protected from the blast by a rock formation called Ilium range,it remained unharmed by the destruction. In the meantime, the UPP had discovered the Sulaco driftingin space and found records of the Hadley's Hope incident. Eager to retrieve the Xenomorph organism,the UPP set up a heavily fortified observation post near the Derelict. This post was largelydestroyed when the USCM caught up with the operation. After successfully sabotaging the UCC facility'santi-air guns and sensors, a USCM fire team reached the Derelict and made a dark discovery:The Xenomorph originating from the Space Jockey pilot had survived and roamed the pilotchamber of the wreckage. After a dramatic confrontation, the monstrous creature was killed by thefire team. (A1, A2, A:CMTM, A:OS, A:INF, PR:WIW)Lydecker: A male human serving as the Assistant Operations Manager for Hadley's Hope in 2179.He conferred with Simpson, his boss, about the claim of the Jorden family on whatever they wouldfind at the coordinates Burke had provided the colony with. Lydecker later died during the initialXenomorph infestation. (A2)Lynch, Michael: One of the leading minds of scientific Xenomorph research by the end of the 24 thcentury. His contribution on the Anchorpoint Essays is considered to be a standard work on the subject.LX-469: A planet. Notable as the world where the Bishop android involved in the Hadley's Hopeincident had been assembled. (KAF)*** M ***M'Toa Colony: A colony established on KOI-448.02 in 2040. Housed a population of 600,000 by2071. The colony had a diverse industry, ranging from research and biotech to electronics and refin-

ing. M'Toa Colony was also the location of the Weyland-Harte Research Center. Key resourceswere hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, methane and ethane. (PR:WIW)M240 Flamethrower: A flamethrower model used by the USCM corps by the year of 2179, whichwas also part of the equipment of the USCM platoon involved in the Hadley's Hope incident of thesame year. The M240 is 88cm long and weighs 2,7 kg fully-loaded. The fuel used by the weaponconsists of pressurized and ultra-thickened napthal that can be fired over a range of 30 meters, or 50meters with a high-angle shot. The fuel cell can be refilled directly or replaced entirely with a newone. The nozzle burner and the firing trigger are operated separately, which allows for a “wetshot”option, where the fuel is sprayed onto a target without using the nozzle burner, to be ignited afterwardwith another shot. (A2, A:INF, CMTM)M41A Pulse Rifle: A pulse rifle widely used during the end of the 22 nd century and the beginning ofthe 23 rd century. Became famous as the standard rifle of the USCM and the US Army at the time,but was also used by corporate strike forces and mercenaries. Manufactured by Armat. The weaponis resistant and easy to use, but has a tendency to jam when fully-loaded.The M41A combines a 10mm automatic assault rifle with a PN 30mm pump-action grenade launcher.As a pulse rifle, the M41A uses electronic pulse action to fire standard armor-penetrating USM309 rounds stored in an ammunition clip with a capacity of 99 bullets. The weapon has two firingmodes, a four-round burst mode and a full automatic mode, in which the rifle can fire with a rate of900 rounds per minute at a velocity of 840 meters per second. The rifle's battery can fire 10.000rounds on a single charge. The grenade launcher is able to load a variety of different grenade ammunitiontypes, the most commonly used being the M40 High Explosive fragmentation round. TheM41A fires grenades with a velocity of 78 meters per second, at an effective range of 180 metersand a maximum range of 400 meters. Additional features include an LED ammo display, a retractablestock and an option to mount a scope. (A2, A3, A:INF, A:CM, CMTM)M4A3 Pistol: The standard sidearm of the USCM by the time of the Hadley's Hope incident in2179. Was introduced in 2119 and weighs less than one kilogram. Fires 9mm ammunition from a12-round magazine and supports the more advanced M901 ammunition type introduced in the 70sof the 22 nd century. Has an effective range of 50 meters and a maximum range of 1500 meters. (A2,CMTM)M56 Smart Gun: The primary machine gun used by squads of the USCM by the time of the year2179. Was used during the Hadley's Hope incident in the same year. Capable of firing its 10mm ammunitionwith a rate of 1700rpm over a range of 1500 meters. The gun itself is mounted on an articulationarm that is in turn connected to a harness worn by the operator. An infrared tracking systemautomatically directs the weapon over the arm to steer it to its target, while firing commencesmanually. However, the operator can choose to direct the M56 him- or herself at any time. The M56is 122cm long and weighs almost 18kg when fully-loaded, harness included.The harness has a protected breastplate, under which a PRC 489/4 communications receiver/transmittersystem and the tracking and targeting processor are stored. Connected to these systems is theHead Mounted Sight (short HMS) which relays its data over the systems and the articulation arm tothe gun. A DV-9 Lithium battery powers the system for the duration of 50.000 fired rounds whenfully charged. The gun is fired either by pulling the rear handling grip upwards or using the firingtrigger. Firing options include Safe, Burst and Autofire settings, while the ammunition can beswitched to either detonate on impact or with a delay, after penetrating the target's armor. (A2,A:INF, CMTM)M570: A military ground vehicle developed in the late 60s of the 22 nd century. Used by the USCMcorps and the predecessor of the M577 Armored Personnel Carrier. Has also been used as thechassis for mobile weapon platforms, such as the M579. (CMTM)

M577 Armored Personnel Carrier: A lightweight 4x4 wheeled military ground vehicle used bythe USCM corps in the late 22 nd century. Designed to fulfill demands made in the Marine 70strategy plan to create a cost-efficient vehicle for troop deployment via dropship. While consideredto be a capable multi-role model, the restrictions in development made the M577 inferior to otherAPCs.The M577 has a length of over 8,5 meters and weighs over 14 tons. The vehicle is operated by acrew of two soldiers, one being the driver and the other one being the section commander, and cantransport up to 12 passengers, who are strapped into harnessed seats in the dedicated passengercompartment. The interior can be accessed through a starboard slide-door and the portside driver'shatch. A tactical operations center for the section commander is located at the rear of the vehicle.The M577 can be loaded with equipment for up to 5 days.Sensor coverage is provided by a 270-degree sensor cluster at the front searchlight. Further featuresinclude a turreted thermal imager, an optic sensor capable of providing footage with a magnificationof up to 20x, an ultrasonic motion tracker and a weapon radar with a range of up to 3000 meters.Stealth capabilities consist of laser absorbents and infrared camouflage, while defense measures areprovided by jamming systems and a decoy launcher at the rear of the vehicle which is also able torelease particulate smoke as a countermeasure against lasers.The weapon systems of the M577 are divided in two elements. The first one is two front-mountedRepublic Dynamics Electric RE-700 20mm gatling guns equipped with a 1700-round feed and capableof handling various ammo types. The other element is a weapon turret that can be slid back tothe rear side of the APC when entering narrow passages. The exact weapon type of the turret varies,the three main variants of the vehicles being the M577A, the M577A2 and the M577A3. (A2,A:INF, CMTM)M577A: A variant of the M577 Armored Personnel Carrier, which has its turret module equippedwith two Boyas PARS 150 phased plasma cannons. The weapons are powered by a hydrogen fuelcell with a capacity for 1000 shots. Using Cadmium Telluride pellets, the projectiles are fired with avelocity of 5000 m/s and a cyclic fire rate of 40 rpm. Depending of atmospheric conditions, therange of the M577A is up to 4000 meters. (CMTM)M577A2: A variant of the M577 Armored Personnel Carrier outfitted with two Republic DynamicsM2025 free-electron lasers on its turret module. This configuration enables the M577A to attackboth ground and air targets effectively. Given ideal atmospheric conditions, the M577A2 can fireover a maximum distance of 3000 meters. (CMTM)M577A3: The most recent variant of the M577 Armored Personnel Carrier by the year 2179, theM577A3 is equipped with a turret module sporting two charged particle beams. For the demands ofthis weapon type, the vehicle has been outfitted with a dedicated Martin Continental magnetohydrodynamicturbine which holds enough fuel capacity to fire 50 seconds on a single tankful. The rangeof the M577A3 is up to 4000 meters, depending on the atmospheric conditions. A M577A3 wasused during the Hadley's Hope incident in 2179. (A2, CMTM)M579: A mobile air defense weapon platform used by the USCM in the second half of the 22 nd century,consisting of a 20mm gatling gun mounted on a M570 chassis. Targeting data is provided by amulti-spectrum sensor system. (CMTM)Mantis Alien: A Xenomorph breed originating from a mantis-like creature. The most prominentanatomical feature of this subspecies are its two large grasping forelegs it used to get hold of its victims.(KAF)Marachuk, John L.: A male human and a lower-echelon colonist living at Hadley's Hope in 2179.During the Xenomorph outbreak that eventually wiped out the colony's population, Marachuk was

impregnated by a Facehugger and subsequently brought to the medical facilities in order to removethe parasite. While the Facehugger could be removed before implantation, Marachuk was killedduring the operation. (A2)Mars: The fourth planet of the Sol system. Named after the Greek god of war. Terraformedbetween 2032 and 2040. The first colony on Mars, Valles Colony, was founded in 2040, followedby Leo colony in 2041. By the year 2071, the planet was home to almost 40 million colonists. Marsbecame known for its weapon research facilities and advanced Atmosphere Processors. Weyland Industrieshad offices on Mars, also serving as Peter Weyland's temporary residence in 2091, shortlybefore he would secretly join the clandestine mission of the research vessel Prometheus. (PR,PR:WIW)Marshall, Tobin A.: A male human working as a spy for the Planetus Corporation during the earlythirties of the 23 rd century. When Planetus began to get strange readings originating from aWeyland-Yutani research station on the planet C-3 L/M owned by both corporations, Marshall wasinserted into the facility, tasked with finding the origin of the readings. For this mission, a visual recordingdevice was surgically implanted in one of his eyes.After his arrival, Marshall soon learned of a new terraformer prototype being tested near the station.He made several attempts to get to the prototype, only to discover that the device had been removed,if it ever existed at all. Meanwhile, the staff of the station was gradually reassigned and replacedwith inexperienced personnel under dubious circumstances. In the end, only Marshall and aLaFargue synth remained, who revealed himself to Marshall as being a second spy from Planetus.Marshall remained suspicious of the synth, but before he could devise a plan to conclude his missionand escape, a Weyland-Yutani strike force led by Charles Braley raided the facility and capturedMarshall and the synth. During the interrogation that followed, Braley revealed that Weyland-Yutani had been aware of the existence of a spy for some time and had reassigned the staff after abackground check until only he and the LaFargue synth remained as suspects. Braley proceeded tokill both of them, inserting a robotic Chestburster into Marshall in order to fake an Alien infestationfor his master plan to take over Planetus. However, in 2232, Marshall's recordings were retrieved byAnders Kramm during his investigation of the incident and revealed the truth behind the events.(A:NE)May Outpost: A military outpost found in 2071 on the planet KOI-610.01. Notable for being oneof humanity's major military presences in colonized space by the latter half of the 21 st century,sporting a population of just under one million by 2071. Aside from military use, May Outpost's industryfocused on electronics. Key resources were magnesium, lithium and oxygen. (PR:WIW)McManna, Corin: A male human and a pilot working for Weyland Industries. Inhibiting the rankof Captain as of 2072, McManna had flown hundreds of missions aboard Weyland Industries' firstFTL-capable vessel, the Heliades class. McManna also participated in the development of the successorof the Heliades, the Prometheus-class space exploration vessel, as part of the test flight crew.(PR:WIW)MedPod: A fully-automated medical diagnosis and surgical station. (PR:WIW)Medpod 720i: The first commercially available MedPod. Developed by Weyland Industries andmanufactured by Pauling. Weyland Industries patented the Medpod 720i under the file number16,572,092 on September 2, 2061, and the device entered production after the FDA had approvedthe MedPod in 2070. By 2091, about a dozen Medpod 720is had been produced and deployed forfield testing. A Medpod 720i was also installed aboard the Prometheus during the LV-223 incidentin 2093.The Medpod 720i was designed to automatically diagnose and treat a variety of physical conditions,

anging from detecting infections and administering concentrated antibiotics to basic treatment ofinjuries to advanced operations such as appendectomies, laparoscopic ablations and Caesarian sections.Directions were given over a voice input system.The device was mounted on an adjustable titanium base and had an operating table equipped withan airtight operating shield as its central element. An arch structure mounted over the table housedvital sign sensors. Integrated medical devices included computer-controlled robotic arms, a laserscalpel system directed by a 3D anatomical scanner and a liquid spray anesthetic. If necessary, thepatient could be fixated with comfortable limb restraints. A major drawback of the MedPod 70i wasthe fact that it had to be calibrated to a specific gender and the automatic systems would not complywith a gender the device was not set up for. However, one was able to override the gender setting byspecifying the request in a gender-neutral manner. (PR, PR:PM, PR:WIW)Mechtech: An android manufacturer in business during the 23 rd century. Famous for its “friendlyfaces” line. (A:NE)MEDiCS: Abbreviation for Mobile External Diagnostic Center. Describes a medical diagnosticdevice developed by Weyland Industries for use in public places and civilian environments. TheMEDiCS system was integrated into a breastplate that, once placed onto the patient, would performa medical analysis of the wearer by detecting and classifying external damage and taking bloodsamples. Results were returned within minutes and were readily available for arriving medics fordisplay and to be transmitted to a hospital. Weyland Industries stated that their model for adults hadsaved millions of lives by the 2070s. (PR:WIW)Meredith Dragic Memorial Cybernetics: A cybernetics facility in December Outpost on the planetKOI-701.03. (PR:WIW)Meridian, Sheila: A female human working for Weyland Industries as a citizen relations councilor.A statement by Meridian was included in the press announcement for the partnership between WeylandIndustries and Internet Explorer released on May 14, 2075. (PR:WIW)Michaels, Stewart: A male human responsible for genetic manipulation and botanics at a Weyland-Yutani research outpost on the planet C-3 L/M in the early thirties of the 23 rd century. As the Companyundertook efforts to root out a spy on the outpost, Michaels was reassigned and replaced byThomas Hora after a background check had cleared him. (A:NE)Millburn: A male human and a biologist who was part of the Prometheus mission in 2093. Had anoutgoing, carefree character.When Millburn was briefed about the mission objective after the Prometheus had reached LV-223,he was initially skeptic of the notion that extraterrestrial beings may have influenced the evolutionof life. Millburn was among the first scouting party that explored the pyramid found on the moon'ssurface. After the team had found the remnants of a decapitated Engineer, Millburn quickly grewdisturbed and took the opportunity to prematurely return to the Prometheus together with the geologistFifield. However, the two scientists got lost on their way back and were forced to remain in thefacility overnight due to a storm raging over the site. During their further exploration, Millburn andFifield discovered more dead Engineers and the remnants of skin shed by a Hammerpede. Eventually,they ended up back in the room where the team had found the Black Goo Ampules. There, theyencountered two Hammerpede creatures. In a fatal lapse of judgment, Millburn approached one ofthe creatures, only to be attacked by it. After wrapping around his arm, the Hammerpede broke thebiologist's arm, creating a hole in his suit through which the creature entered Millburn's mouth, suffocatinghim in the process. (PR)Module 8.0: A module in the David 8 section of the Weyland Industries company website. Contains

a general introduction to the David 8 android. (PR:WIW)Module 8.1: A module in the David 8 section of the Weyland Industries company website. Containsan overview of the emotional capabilities of the David 8 android. (PR:WIW)Module 8.2: A module in the David 8 section of the Weyland Industries company website. Containsa presentation for the T.I.P.E. Concept detailing the various capabilities of the David 8 android.(PR:WIW)Module 8.3: A module in the David 8 section of the Weyland Industries company website. Containsa photo gallery of the David 8 android. (PR:WIW)Module 8.4: A module in the David 8 section of the Weyland Industries company website. Containsdetailed technical specifications for the David 8 android. (PR:WIW)Morrison, Susan: A female human and the captain of an ill-fated deep space exploration mission inthe Gliese system. In 2043, Morrison Outpost on Gliese 667 cc would be named in honor of her.(PR:WIW)Morrison Outpost: A mining colony founded in 2071 on Gliese 667 cc to exploit the planet'suranium, zinc and nickel reserves. Boasted a population of 2,3 million by the year 2071. Namedafter Captain Susan Morrison, who had commandeered a lost deep space exploration mission to theGliese system. (PR:WIW)Morse, Robert: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident takingplace in 2179. Had a cynical character and sported many gold teeth as a trademark. Was a firm believerin the cult that had formed among the inmates during the years preceding the Fury 16 incidentand the only friend of Golic.When Ripley was salvaged from the crashed EEV and brought to the penal colony, Morse reactedwith resentment to the news, invoking his vow of celibacy. Even as the Xenomorph threat becameknown, he blamed Ripley for bringing the creature to them and at first refused to help. He latermade the mistake of releasing Golic from the infirmary, inadvertently causing the Alien to be freedby his insane friend. Although he would have preferred to dig in and wait for the Weyland-Yutaniteam to arrive and finish off the Xenomorph, he eventually became the first one who agreed to participatein Dillon's and Ripley's plan to trap the Alien in the blast furnace. By this time, Morse hadcome to terms with Ripley and grown to respect her for her determination to prevent the Alien fromkilling more of the prisoners. Even though he was injured by a gunshot from one of the Weyland-Yutani soldiers, he was able to bring the catwalk in place for Ripley to let herself fall into the furnaceand kill off the Queen embryo with her. Morse was the only survivor of the incident afterwhich he was presumably relocated to another prison. Some time after the incident, Morse wrotedown an account of the incident and distributed it in an unknown quantity. Although his accountwas officially banned, copies of the text still existed in the 24 th century. (A2)MOTHER: A nickname resulting from the phonetic spelling of the MU-TH-UR computer technology.(PR, A1)Motion Tracker: A piece of equipment used to detect moving objects in the vicinity. Usually ahigh-powered ultra-sound scanner using doppler-shift discrimination to distinguish moving elementsfrom stationary ones. The range of a motion tracker can vary from up to 20 meters on handhelddevices to up to 1000 meters on perimeter-mounted trackers. The method of feedback also varies,from a simple sound-based system to computer displays delivering detailed information aboutthe position and movement of an object. As motion trackers are vulnerable to environmental inter-

ference and countermeasure signals, they often are supporting more advanced and fool-proof sensorsystems. Handheld motion trackers were used both during the Nostromo and the Hadley's Hope incidents.(A1, A2, A:CMTM, A:INF)Murakami: A male human and the administrator of the botanic space colony Domes Gamma in themid-80s of the 24 th century. (A:OS)Murphy: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident. Spent most ofhis early life on the run from the law. Owned a dog which always followed Murphy around.Murphy often volunteered for assignments in order to shorten his limited term and was also one ofthe prisoners who helped transferring the wreckage of Ripley EEV to the prison's scrapyard. Meanwhile,his dog was attacked and impregnated by the Facehugger hiding in the remains of the EEV.Later, Murphy became the first victim of the Xenomorph when he accidentally stumbled upon thecreature while cleaning a ventilation shaft. (A3)MU-TH-UR: A term referring to a range of computer technologies. Early MU-TH-UR technologywas incorporated in scientific analysis equipment aboard the research vessel Prometheus during itsmission to LV-223 in 2093. A full-fledged MU-TH-UR computer mainframe was installed on theNostromo during the second decade of the 22 nd century, tasked with supervising the ship's functionsand maintaining operation on long-range travel in absence of the crew during hypersleep. The mainframewas accessed by a terminal chamber equipped with a voice-input system and a visual display,its use restricted to the chief officer. Further limited access was provided by a voice-interaction systemon numerous locations throughout the ship. The female voice synthesizer of the system led toits nickname MOTHER. MU-TH-UR was also linked to the Network in order to receive updatedmission objectives. (PR, A1)*** N ***Narcissus: A modified Lockmart Starcub intrasystem shuttle attached to the Nostromo to serve as alifeboat. During the Nostromo incident in 2122, the Narcissus was used to carry Ripley, the onlysurvivor, to minimum safety distance after she had rigged the Nostromo to self-destruct in order tokill the Xenomorph that had slaughtered her crew mates. However, the creature had managed to escapeas a stowaway aboard the shuttle, and Ripley was forced to blow the Xenomorph out of theship's airlock. Subsequently, Ripley set course to the core systems, where she hoped that her beaconwould be picked up by another ship, and entered hypersleep. However, the beacon failed only twoyears later, and it was not until 2179 that the Narcissus would be found by a deep space salvagecrew. (A1, A2, A:CMTM)NAFE: Abbreviation for National Association for Female Executives. NAFE selected Weyland Industriesfor a place among the Top 50 of companies for executive women in a publication that wasreleased on August 1, 2055. (PR:WIW)Neroid: A remote sector in space. Fiorina 161, the site of the Fury 16 incident, was located in theNeroid sector. (A3)Network: A galaxy-wide data network used by humanity during the 22 nd century.New Earth Colony: A major human colony on HD 85512B. Founded in 2055 and sporting a populationof over 14,5 million by 2071, New Earth Colony became known as one of the most denselypopulated off-world colonies of mankind. Its industry consisted of energy, transportation, tourismand mining. Key resources were niobium, europium, neodymium and copper. (PR:WIW)New Products Testbed: The central testing facility for new technologies of Weyland Industries'

electronics division during the 2070s. Situated in Henri Gaston Colony on the planet HD 202206bm. (PR:WIW)Newborn: A unique Alien/human hybrid encountered aboard the Auriga in 2381. About threemeters in height, the Newborn had a pale brown skin, a face resembling that of a human skull andfeaturing eyes. It lacked the exoskeleton and a tail and had red blood. Having both male and femalegenitalia, the Newborn was a hermaphrodite.After the Queen had been freed from its holdings during the Xenomorph breakout, it settled insidean emptied cooling tank of the Auriga and established a new hive. Due to the human DNA in its geneticmakeup, the Queen started to develop human reproductive organs and became pregnantthrough unknown means. During the last hour before the Auriga would crash onto Earth, the Queengave birth to the Newborn, at a time when Ripley 8 was present in the hive. Rejecting its mother,the Newborn killed the Queen and instead developed an affection for Ripley 8. Knowing that theAuriga was about to be destroyed, Ripley 8 fled the hive and escaped aboard the Betty. However,the Newborn had managed to board the Betty as a stowaway before the impact. Ripley confrontedthe Newborn in the Betty's cargo hold and eventually killed it, using her acid blood to create a holein the hull which sucked out the Newborn into vacuum piece by piece. (A:RES)Newt: The nickname of Rebecca Jorden. See “Jorden, Rebecca”Night Cougar Alien: A Xenomorph subspecies originating from a large feline creature. Thiscreature was similar to another breed called the Panther Alien, sharing its slender appearance anddigigrade hind legs. However, it featured a lighter complexion. Also, the parasite situated on itsback did not destroy itself on impact when it was launched at a target. (KAF)Nightingale, Theodore: A male human and a geologist. Nightingale participated on the first explorationtour of the planet KOI-1686.01 in the first half of the 21 st century. Nightingale was killed duringthis mission, and the colony founded on the planet in 2059 would be named Nightingale Colonyin honor of the scientist. (PR:WIWNightingale Colony: A colony on the planet KOI-1686.01. Established in 2059, it was named afterTheodore Nightingale, a geologist who had died participating in the first exploration tour on theplanet. By the year 2071, the colony would sport a population of almost 900,000, maintaining an industryfocused on mining and refining. Key resources were helium-3, wolframite and gadolinium.(PR:WIW)Nomrom Colony: A colony on KOI-2124.01. Established in 2052 west of the Clartes mountainrange to take advantage of its natural protection against sandstorms. Sported a population of over6,5 million by the year 2070. Nomrom Colony's industry focused on mining and refining. Key resourceswere yttrium, terbium, gold, manganese and silver. (PR:WIW)Northrop Grumman: An aerospace and defense technology company. Weyland Industries acquiredNorthrop Grumman in 2032. (PR:WIW)Nostromo: A class-M cargo hauling vessel in service of Weyland-Yutani in 2122. Named after theJoseph Conrad novel of the same name. Namesake and location of the Nostromo incident, mankind'sfirst major contact with the Xenomorph species. Originally a Lockmart CM-88b Bison transporterthat underwent modification in 2116 in order to accommodate its new task of hauling automatedore and oil refineries.Massing 63.000 metric tons in its updated configuration, the Nostromo was powered by Laretel WF-15 fusion generator. Propulsion was provided by a Yutani T7A FTL drive (0.42 light years per siderealday without attached cargo and 0.12 light years per sidereal day with attached cargo) and two

Rolls-Royce N66 Cyclone thrusters for sublight speed, which replaced the original Saturn J-3000drives as they were insufficient for heavy hauling duty. The interior consisted of three decks andfour main cargo bays, with deck A housing the bridge, medical facilities, living areas and the hypersleepchamber, deck B providing equipment space and access to the emergency shuttle and deck Cconsisting of further equipment storage and maintenance access. While the crew was in hypersleep,the MOTHER mainframe monitored the automated systems. The Nostromo was operated by a crewof 7, with a minimum of 4 required for landing and take-off.For the first four years of its tour, there was nothing of particular note about the crew of the ship orits assignments. However, in 2120, the command of the ship was given to Dallas, with the rest ofthe crew that would be involved in the pivotal Nostromo incident assembling over the following twoyears. In 2122, the Nostromo was on its way back to Earth from Thedus with a 20-million ton orerefinery when MOTHER picked up the alien signal emanating from LV-426. It woke the crew, andfollowing proper protocol, the Nostromo was disattached from the refinery and landed on the surfaceof the planetoid in order to investigate. After the ship had been repaired from minor damage ithad suffered during the landing, it returned into deep space. Before the Nostromo could resume itsjourney home, a Xenomorph infestation took place aboard that wiped out the whole crew, save forEllen Ripley, who set the ship on self-destruct and escaped in the Nostromo's emergency shuttle, theNarcissus. Subsequently, the Nostromo and the refinery was obliterated in the explosion. The Nostromoand its crew was later declared missing, and the truth about the ship's fate would not comeout for another 57 years. In 2179, when Ripley's account revealed the Nostromo's destruction, themonetary value of the ship was estimated at 42 million dollars by the insurance agency involved inthe investigation. (A1, A:CMTM)Nostromo incident: The events surrounding and including the Xenomorph infestation aboard thespacecraft Nostromo in 2122, notable as the first major encounter of mankind with the organism.At an unknown date, but probably a year before the actual infestation, a black ops unit within mankind'sgovernment called Loki struck a secret deal with an ancient alien race called the Mala'kak.The Mala'kak were in desperate need of human hosts in order to combat their infertility using theXenomorph organism. In exchange for giving up the human research colony on Bahgreb, theMala'kak provided Loki with the coordinates of a place where they would find an ample supply ofXenomorph eggs for research and bio-weapon engineering: the derelict Mala'kak spacecraft on LV-426 in the Zeta II Reticuli system. Loki passed the information along to an influential ally, theWeyland-Yutani Corporation, which happened to have a ship scheduled for passing by Zeta II Reticulion their trip from Thedus back to Earth: the Nostromo. Weyland-Yutani acted quickly on theirinformation: On June 12, 2121, on the day the Nostromo departed for Earth, the resident science officerof the crew was replaced by Ash, an android programmed to execute Special Order 937: to securea Xenomorph specimen and bring it back to Earth at all costs. Of course, the rest of the crewwas kept in the dark about both Ash's android identity and Special Order 937. Before the crewwould enter hypersleep, Ash secretly reprogrammed the Nostromo's course to make sure that theship's mainframe, MOTHER, would be able to pick up the signal of the Mala'kak derelict on LV-426.On June 3, 2122, the Nostromo came in reach of the signal. Following official protocol, which commandsinvestigation of an emergency signal, MOTHER brought the Nostromo back to sublightspeed and woke up the crew from hypersleep. The Nostromo disattached from the ore refinery it hadin tow and landed on LV-426, 2 kilometers south-west from the Derelict. Dallas, the captain of theNostromo, assembled a team of three people that would go out and investigate the source of the signal,consisting of him, Lambert and Kane. Inside the Derelict, the team found the fossilized remainsof the ship's pilot, whose chest section had been burst open. Kane went on to explore the lower regionof the ship and found a cargo hold filled with hundreds of Xenomorph eggs. As Kane approachedone of the eggs, the spore opened, and before Kane could react, a Facehugger sprang outand attached itself to Kane's face. Dallas and Lambert subsequently carried Kane back to the Nostromoand requested to be allowed entry. While Ripley refused on grounds of quarantine procedure,

Ash went to the airlock and opened it to allow the crew (and the Xenomorph specimen) into theNostromo. Kane was immediately brought to the ship's medical facilities, where Ash, acting on Dallas'orders, made futile attempts to remove the Facehugger from Kane's face. In the following timespan during which Kane was under Ash's medical observation, the android discovered the embryothat had been implanted by the Facehugger and was now gestating inside Kane, but kept the find asecret. Hours later, the Facehugger, having finished the impregnation process, disattached itself anddied. Assuming that all was well now, Dallas ordered the Nostromo to take off and resume its courseback to Earth. Before the crew could enter hypersleep, however, Kane died giving birth to a Chestburster.After an initial attempt to track down the creature had proved unsuccessful, a funeral washeld for Kane and his body ejected to space. Armed with a makeshift motion tracker developed byAsh, the crew resumed its hunt for the Chestburster. In the meanwhile, the creature had transformedinto the adult Xenomorph stage, and Brett, one of the mechanics of the Nostromo, became the firstvictim of the murderous creature. Now aware of the full extent of the threat, the crew devised asecond plan: As the Xenomorph seemed to use the vent system to traverse the ship, it was decidedto drive the creature out of the vent and directly into an airlock, where it could be safely ejected intospace. This plan also failed, and Dallas was killed by the Xenomorph inside the vent system. Theloss of the captain of the ship took its toll on the survivors, and Ripley, who was now in command,went to the mainframe chamber in order to interrogate MOTHER about Ash, whose inactivity shehad grown suspicious of. MOTHER informed her about Special Order 937 and confirmed Ash's involvementin it. Ash subsequently made an attempt on Ripley's life, but was subdued by Parker whorevealed Ash to be an android in the process. The crew now decided to rig the Nostromo for self-destructand escape in the ship's emergency shuttle, the Narcissus. Parker and Lambert were attackedand killed by the Xenomorph during the preparations, leaving only Ripley, who managed to activatethe self-destruct mechanism and escape aboard the Narcissus just in time before the Nostromo exploded.However, the Xenomorph had managed to escape as a stowaway, and Ripley was forced toblow the creature out of the airlock of the shuttle. After the creature's demise, Ripley set course tothe core systems and entered hypersleep. Two years later, the beacon of the Narcissus finally failed.The Nostromo was declared missing, and the fate of the ship and its crew would remain unknownfor another 57 years, until the Narcissus and Ripley would be discovered by a deep space salvagecrew in 2179. (A1, A:OS)NSF: Abbreviation for National Science Foundation. The NSF placed severe restrictions on thecommercial use of androids before it lifted these regulations on May 11, 2035, allowing WeylandIndustries to release David 3, the first model of the David series commercially available.(PR:WIW)*** O ***October Outpost: A colony on the planet KOI-2469.01. Established in 2069, it would boast a populationof 230,000 by 2071. The colony's agriculture industry quickly became one of the major foodsuppliers of the galaxy. Further industrial activities focused on mining. Key resources were helium-3, gadolinium and praseodymium. (PR:WIW)Olympia Colony: A colony on the moon HD 39091 bm. Founded in 2052, Olympia Colony wouldsport a population of almost 11 million by 2071. Industrial sectors were terraforming, electronicsand light manufacturing. Key resources were iron, zinc, aluminum, bornite and thulium.(PR:WIW)Olympics: A world-wide annual sports event. On May 13, 2071, the International Olympic Committeeannounced Weyland Industries to be Worldwide Olympic Partner and official “CyberneticsCompany” for the Olympic Games through to 2091. (PR:WIW)

Omnitech: A corporation offering Sleeper facilities in the early 23 rd century. By the year 2232, Omnitechhad been absorbed by Planetus. (A:NE)Ought-Two-class freighter: A class of freighters in service during the first few decades of the 23 rdcentury. One notable ship of this class was the wreckage of the Hume discovered on Soulages by thesurvivors of the C-3 L/M incident in 2232. (A:NE)*** P ***Pandor, Elijah: A male human and one of the colonists of the botanic space colony Domes Epsiloninvolved in the Domes Epsilon incident in the mid-80s of the 24 th century. When unloading a shipmentfrom Domes Gamma, Pandor discovered a Xenomorph Egg that had been smuggled in withthe rest of the cargo. As Pandor moved in closer, a Facehugger moved closer and attached itself tohis face. Two days later, the Facehugger, having completed the impregnation, detached itself, andPandor woke up. As the staff of the colony was unfamiliar with the Xenomorph, everybody assumedthat the crisis was over. Pandor was working together with his colleagues Cody andHendricks in Dome Four when he gave birth to the Chestburster, just as the Betty had entered thesystem and contacted Domes Epsilon to warn the colonists about the danger they were in. (A:OS)Panther Alien: A Xenomorph subspecies originating from a large feline creature. The general anatomyof the Panther Alien resembles that of a Runner, also featuring digigrade hind legs, a slenderappearance and lacking dorsal tubes. A unique feature was that it was host to a parasitic creaturethat was situated on its back and could be launched at a victim, where it destroyed itself on impact,causing damage to the target. The color of its skin is a shiny black with red accents. A very similarspecies dubbed the Night Cougar Alien existed, sporting a lighter complexion. (KAF)Parker, J.T.: A male human working as the Engineer of the crew involved in the Nostromo incident.Born on February 4, 2080 in San Diego, California. Had the ID number 724/R4-06J.Parker started his recorded working career in 2100, working in the racing business for Speedy MaxxHigh Speed Terrafoil Racing. He would eventually leave due to a salary dispute on October 6, 2104.On January 6, 2105, Parker entered United States military service at the rank of Private, assigned asa mechanic to the Outer Rim Defense Fleet. He worked his way up to the rank of Corporal and tookon an assignment at the Outer Rim Defense base Skyfire Down as Chief Mechanic. Parker waseventually caught up in the events of the Torin Prime civil war and got captured by J'Har rebels andbrought to the concentration camp GR-161 on August 1, 2107. He escaped from detention duringthe liberation of the planet on February 21, 2108 by building an escape vehicle out of scrap parts.Subsequently, Parker was honorably discharged from military service and returned to Earth. Late in2109, Parker began studying at the San Diego School of Astro-Engineering, but dropped out ofstudies on March 29, 2113. On October 2, 2113, Parker started working as a freelancer for Mex-Corp until January 7, 2114, when he accepted an assignment at the United Americas lightspeed accelerationthreshold on Neptune. He eventually returned to engineer duty aboard space vessels whenhe entered Weyland-Yutani employment as Assistant Engineer aboard the cargo vessel Otago onMay 5, 2115. Two years later, on October 27 2117, Parker began service as an engineer with a flightstatus rank of C aboard another cargo vessel, the Nonnabo, where he would meet and develop afriendship with Brett. Together with his friend, he joined the Nostromo en route to Thedus onSeptember 10, 2120. He would remain on the ship to be involved in the Nostromo incident twoyears later.Parker was responsible for repairing minor damage on the Nostromo together with Brett so that itcould depart LV-426 after the discovery of the derelict. During the incident, Parker played a vitalrole in assisting the fight against the Xenomorph by developing a makeshift flamethrower, a cattleprod and a motion tracker, but also suffered a heavy loss when Brett was killed by the Xenomorph.He would later help save Ripley from a vicious attack by Ash and was among the last three surviv-

ors of the crew, who decided to set the ship on self-destruct and escape in the emergency shuttle.Parker proceeded to load the Narcissus with oxygen tanks together with Lambert and was killed bythe Xenomorph when he tried to save Lambert from the creature. (A1)Patna: A modified Conestoga-class space transport operated by Weyland-Yutani. Michael Bishopused the Patna to travel to Fiorina 161 in 2179 in a failed attempt to secure one of the two Xenomorphsinvolved in the Fury 16 incident, being the fully-grown Runner and the Queen embryo gestatinginside Ripley. The Patna was reportedly equipped with advanced medical facilities sufficientto perform the extraction of a Xenomorph embryo although Michael Bishop's account in this matterduring the incident has to be considered dubious. At the very least, the ship must have been sufficientlyfitted to hold and contain a fully-developed Xenomorph specimen. (A3)Pauling: A subcontractor of Weyland Industries that manufactured its MedPod 720i model. (PR)PDT: Abbreviation for Personal Data Transmitter. Describes a small device either carried by or implantedinside a person that transmits locational data like position and distance. This data can be receivedand processed for readout by a range of systems, from a mainframe to a small portable receiver.While a PDT is often used for surveillance purposes, it can also be used to find missing persons.An example of the usage of PDTs is the colony Hadley's Hope on LV-426. During the Hadley'sHope incident, the recon mission used the mainframe to locate a large cluster of PDT signals emanatingfrom the nearby Atmosphere Processor. When investigating the source of the signals, a largeXenomorph hive was discovered where the colonists had been brought for impregnation during theXenomorph outbreak preceding the incident. Later, Ripley gave her PDT to Newt and used it to locateher inside the processor after she had been abducted by the Xenomorphs during the escape to thelanding pad. (A2)Pelican Colony: A colony founded on KOI-947.01 in 2056. Sported a population of almost 6.5 millionby 2071. Taking advantage of the planet's fertile soil, the colony maintained a productive agriculturalindustry, which would earn the colony the reputation of being a major food provider in thesecond half of the 21 st century. Key resources were oxygen, methane and nickel. (PR:WIW)Perez, Martin Allahandro Carlos: A male human serving as a General for the USM in 2381. Wascharged with overseeing the cloning project aboard the Auriga aimed at harvesting the Xenomorphfor research purposes. Perez opposed the scientists' request to keep Ripley 8 alive after the extractionof the Queen embryo had been a success. Meanwhile, Perez had struck a deal with the smugglerElgyn, with whom he went back a ways, to deliver human hosts to the Auriga. Shortly beforethe outbreak, Perez received Elgyn, his crew and their cargo aboard the research vessel. In additionto hard cash, Perez agreed to have the crew of the Betty as guests for a few days. Perez was laterkilled by a Xenomorph during the evacuation of the Auriga after he had sacrificed an manned escapepod infiltrated by an Alien in order to contain the infestation. (A:RES)Philipakos, Angela: A female human and one of the colonists involved in the Domes Epsilon incident.Was born in the early 60s of the 24 th century. Daughter of Philip Philipakos, the administrator ofDomes Epsilon, who affectionately called her “Angie”. Lost her mother to a fire at an early age.Had a genetic condition which dwarfed her size to just about a meter. Her size was deceptive,though, as Angie was a level-headed person with a strong will to survive.By the time of the Domes Epsilon incident, Angela Philipakos worked together with her father onthe station, doubling as a botanist and the resident physicist. After a Facehugger had attached itselfto a staff member called Elijah Pandor, Angela took care of supervising Pandor's condition after hehad been transferred to the medbay. After the Betty had arrived, informing them of the danger theywere in, Angie helped her father with activating an old heat sensor grid while the others were pre-

paring the evacuation, discovering that the Xenomorph population aboard the station had been farlarger than expected. Later, Angie was among the convoy to the backup bay. When the Xenomorphsattacked, Angie was driven into the jungle like the rest of the group. As she wandered aimlesslythroughout the jungle, she met up with her father, only to witness him sacrificing his life to ensureher escape from an attacking Alien. Eventually, she stumbled upon Ripley, who escorted her tosafety aboard the Betty. After the destruction of Domes Epsilon, Angie remained as the only humansurvivor of the staff and decided to join the crew of the Betty to ensure that no one else would sufferthe same fate as her colleagues. (A:OS)Philipakos, Philip: A male human and the administrator of the Domes Epsilon botanic spacecolony during the Domes Epsilon incident in the mid-80s of the 24 th century. Grew up at the Chicagocenterplex on Earth, where he met Tristan Benedict, with whom he developed a close friendship.Has been married and fathered a daughter called Angela, but lost his wife to a fire at a miningcolony when Angela was still very young. Angela then grew up under Philips' custody at DomesEpsilon where he had begun working as the administrator of the facility. Despite the fact that Angelawould very well hold her own, Philip was very protective of his daughter even when she hadbecame a young woman. Philip also met up with his old friend Benedict when he gave him a jobaboard the station.By the time of the Domes Epsilon incident, Philip had been working and living at Domes Epsilonfor several decades and put a lot of effort in building up and maintaining the station. However,things changed when the colonist was impregnated by a Facehugger which had been smuggledaboard in order to infest Domes Epsilon with the Xenomorph organism. As the Betty arrived andwarned them about the danger the colonists were in, Philipakos reluctantly chose to trust Ripley 8and allow them to come aboard. He later met up with Ripley 8, Call and the rest of the boardingteam from the Betty and led them to the control center. After being advised that an evacuationwould be the only way to deal with the situation, Philip chose to put the lives of the colonists overhis lifetime work and agreed to the plan. While Ripley 8 and Johner were scouting the backup bayas a means to escape, Philip worked together with Angela on reactivating an old heat sensor grid hehad installed roughly twenty years ago in order to protect his daughter to suffer the same fate as hermother. When the grid came online, they discovered that not just a single creature, but a wholedozen of them were present on Domes Epsilon. It was decided to make a dash to the backup bay ontwo of the Runabouts of the station, but before the convoy could reach its destination, it was a attackedby several Xenomorph, and Philip and the rest of the group became scattered into the jungle.Philip found his daughter and tried to escape to safety, but they were stopped short by a Xenomorphlurking nearby. Philip chose to sacrifice himself in order to ensure Angela's escape. (A:OS)Planetus: A corporation rising in the early 23 rd century. Like its rival, Weyland-Yutani, Planetus hadinvestments in research and terraforming. Unlike Weyland-Yutani, however, Planetus distanced itselffrom ethically questionable business practices and instead opted for an environment-friendlyapproach.At an undisclosed date during the first few decades of the 23 rd century, Planetus acquired anotherrival company, Omnitech, and assimilated it into its own infrastructure. In 2227, it spent a considerablepart of their resources to buy the planet C-3 L/M, sharing it in equal parts with Weyland-Yutani. The year of 2232 saw the downfall of Planetus and its subsequent buyout by Weyland-Yutani as a consequence of the C-3 L/M incident. (A:NE)Platte: The proper name of the planet KOI-323.08. (PR:WIW)POL-3191 BB: A planet located 3112 light years from Earth. Discovered in 2071, the world wasgiven the proper name “Coren”. Notable for housing at least two unique micro-organisms, making itthe first planet with a fauna consisting of multiple indigenous species. (PR:WIW)

POL-3191 CC: A planet situated 3129 light years from Earth. Discovered in 2071, the planet wasgiven the proper name “Apta”. The world lies adjacent to the world POL-3191 BB, proper nameCoren. A survey has determined the likelihood of life present on the world; however, as of 2071,only a single form of microfauna has been discovered on POL-3191 CC. (PR:WIW)POL-5362: A planet located 3129 light years from Earth. Discovered in 2071, the world has beengiven the proper name Aires. POL-5362's surface consists of frozen methane gas, but nevertheless,life has been detected beneath the ice. As of 2071, human scientists were tasked with further investigation.(PR:WIW)POL-6362: A planet situated 3249 light years from Earth. Discovered in 2071, the world has beengiven the proper name “Jacob-Tellis”. Notable for being the outermost world reached by mankindas of 2071. During further exploration, evidence for the presence of an aquatic microfauna on theworld was found by a human survey team. (PR:WIW)Portable Decontamination Pack: A device used to rid a local environment of hostile elements inthe atmosphere. As the pack draws its resources from inflammable material in the air, the energysupply of the device is self-sufficient. The Portable Decontamination Pack was introduced by WeylandIndustries on July 22, 2059. (PR:WIW)Pozhalujsta Outpost: A colony on Kepler 22b which was established in 2060. Taking advantage ofthe planet's low gravity and its prolonging effects on equipment, the colony's industry consisted ofmining and refining facilities. Key resources were magnesium, dysprosium, lead and nickel.(PR:WIW)Post, Richard: A male human who was hired to work as Chief Statistician to the Electronics Divisionof Weyland Industries on October 4, 2033. Post became famous for being the one millionthemployee of the corporation. (PR:WIW)Powerloader: An anthropomorphic exoskeleton used for varying purposes, including cargo handlingand heavy maintenance. A powerloader is basically a mechanical framework operated by asingle person that detects and translates the movements of the operator to its limbs, reinforcing thestrength by a great degree and facilitating work involving great weights even in rough terrain. Anexample of a powerloader is the Caterpillar P-5000 used in the late 22 nd century. There also existmilitary variants equipped with weapons called Combat Exosuits.The concept of a Powerloader is regulated in patent 15,725,924, which was claimed by WeylandIndustries on January 29, 2056. During the 2070s, a Powerloader model manufactured by WeylandIndustries was widely in use, featuring a durable low alloy steel exoskeleton. While the overall layoutwas already very similar to the Caterpillar model from the late 22 nd century, the Weyland IndustriesPowerloader was slightly less powerful, capable of lifting “only” 3 tons. Weyland Industriesstated at the time that the use of its powerloader had boosted work security by 300 percent oncolony worlds and starships. (A2, A:CMTM, A:INF, PR:WIW)Pox Face: The nickname Johner gave to a cargo hauler present in the mess hall of Byzantium Stationduring the raid of the Betty crew on the facility several years after the Auriga incident in 2381.The name referred to the scarring on the man's face caused by Arethan crater pox. Pox Face was involvedin the brawl Johner had provoked in order to provide a distraction so that Call could accessByzantium Station's mainframe without interference. (A:OS)Praetorian: An elite caste of Xenomorphs tasked with protecting the Queen. Named after ancientRome's elite warriors. Also known as the “Royal Guard”.Praetorians are basically a larger variant of the third stage adult Xenomorph. The notable exception

is its prominent head crest, similar to the crest of a Queen. Built to be more resistant and strongerthan an average Warrior or Drone, a Praetorian has proven to be a deadly opponent, capable of withstandingsmall-arms fire, but vulnerable to armor-piercing ammunition. A Praetorian is often accompaniedby adult Xenomorphs, seemingly commanding them. The Praetorians trademark highpitchedshriek seems to play a key role in directing those forces.A Praetorian develops from an adult Xenomorph by means of natural selection. In the early stagesof the transformation, the Praetorian emits a pheromone which causes the rest of the hive's Xenomorphsto react violently to it. If the Praetorian can make its way out of the hive, the second stageof the transformation begins where it roams the surroundings, growing stronger and more experiencedin battle. During this phase, the initially vulnerable shell hardens, eventually resulting in thefinal stage, a fully-developed Praetorian. Now, the Praetorian can return to the hive, taking its rightfulplace at the Queen's side. One theory suggests that a Praetorian is some sort of missing linkbetween an adult Xenomorph and a Queen and might be able to develop into a Queen itself, shouldcircumstances require it.Project Prometheus: A basket term for multiple projects regarding the exploration of extraterrestriallife undertaken by Weyland Industries. Originally a NASA project aimed at researching nuclearfission as a means for spacecraft propulsion. The technology from Project Prometheus was intendedto power the JIMO probe, but the project was, like JIMO itself, canceled in 2005. However, WeylandIndustries later acquired technology from the project in 2017 and revived and completed theJIMO project.However, this was not the end of Project Prometheus. Under the personal guidance of Sir PeterWeyland, it became a long-term investment, with a new objective reflecting Weyland's ever-growingambitions to explore our universe and find the origin of mankind. In the early 2070s, Weylandscientists discovered undisclosed clues hinting at extraterrestrial involvement in the creation of lifeon Earth. These clues were spectacular enough to warrant a relaunch of Project Prometheus, startingwith a new round of fundraising and mission planning in 2073. Five years later, on August 1, 2078,Weyland Industries learned of the scientific work of Dr. Elizabeth Shaw, which happened to explorethe same questions and notions as Project Prometheus. Weyland was convinced that Shaw may havefound the missing piece of information that had eluded his scientists and sent a representative toToro Muerto, Peru, to meet Shaw and her partner Charlie Holloway, granting her research financialsupport and putting Weyland Industries' equipment at their disposal. This launched a sub-projectcalled Project Genesis, an exploration of ancient artifacts that spanned the whole globe, duringwhich the two scientists worked closely with a Weyland Industries representative, who contributedhis own considerable scientific skills. Soon, the team discovered a pictogram that was common toall artifacts and which seemed to indicate the constellation of a star system.One year later, Shaw had amassed enough data to believe that she had discovered the location ofmankind's true origin on LV-223 in the Zeta 2 Reticuli system and contacted Weyland with the requestof funding an expedition in order to prove her theories. In late 2079, Shaw and Hollowayentered a contract with Weyland Industries, which included full access to the Company's resourcesand an intergalactic mission to the star system they had identified. In late 2080, Project Genesis wasofficially concluded, and Project Prometheus entered its third phase. For the expedition, WeylandIndustries chose its new FTL-capable research vessel, the USCSS Prometheus. During the followingyears of preparations, Shaw and Holloway continued their research for additional information,culminating in the exploration of cave paintings on the Island of Skye, Scotland, in 2089.In 2091, preparations were finally finished. At this point, Weyland Industries had invested one trilliondollars, outfitting the Prometheus with extensive research equipment and a crew consisting of astaff of 17 scientists, pilots, workers and security officers. A company representative namedMeredith Vickers joined the mission to act as a supervisor, while an ex-military pilot called Janekwas assigned as the captain of the vessel. The science division consisted of Shaw, Holloway, biologistMillburn and geologist Fifield. Two RT01 Group Transports were loaded into the cargo bay forground missions, in addition to several ATV vehicles. The Prometheus itself contained a lifeboat

section, which acted as Vickers' personal quarters, but also hid a cryosleep chamber for Peter Weyland,who had secretly joined the expedition in order to find a cure for his rapidly failing health.On July 6, 2091, the Prometheus departed Earth and jumped to lightspeed for its destination. OnDecember 21, 2093, the vessel reached the target system. The mission failed, and the vessel and almostall hands were lost during the events known as the LV-223 incident. (PR, PR:WIW)Project Prometheus Training Center: An open virtual training program for applicants of ProjectPrometheus. Supervised by Andrea Bishop, the training consisted of five different tests. The firsttwo tests, Agility Assessment and G-Force Assessment, evaluated the physical capabilities of thetrainee, while the third and fourth tests, Situational Intelligence, determined the mental capabilities.In addition to this core program, a fifth test was available for individuals applying by using InternetExplorer online access technology. (PR:WIW)Prometheus-class space exploration vessel: A landmark FTL-capable spacecraft manufactured byWeyland Industries. Successor to the Heliades-class developed by the same company. Classified asa heavy exploration and prospecting vessel. Development took place from 2034 to 2072 and includedan extensive testing phase performed by a crew led by Corin McManna, an experiencedHeliades-class pilot. As the flagship of Weyland Industries' efforts to explore distant parts of ourgalaxy, the Prometheus class had its maiden voyage on its first official mission in the summer of2073, an event which received much public attention.The craft spanned roughly 170 meters in length. Propulsion for the Prometheus-class was providedby four nuclear-powered ion engines which could be rotated to provide the ship with VTOL capabilitiesand which were designed for both atmospheric and interstellar operations. An FTL drive thatwas much more powerful than the one in Heliades-class ships allowed the Prometheus-class totravel to systems far beyond colonized space. The bridge section at the front featured a fireproofwindscreen, and dedicated antennae at the top provided intergalactic communication capabilities. Acargo bay was located inside the ship's ventral portion and could be lowered to the ground like ahuge elevator cabin to deploy vehicles for ground missions.The interior of the ship was spread over 4 decks connected by an elevator and a stairway. The facilitieswere designed with the requirements of scientific missions in mind and thus featured a laboratoryin the central area and two medical facilities located in the lower aft section. The crew sectionfeatured two mess halls and two rooms housing the quarters. The cargo bay provided enough roomfor five medium-duty exploration rovers such as the RT01 Group Transport, two heavy mineral extractorsand four ATV NR6 quad-track runabouts. Emergency escape options consisted of one ClassD medium-range crew escape module situated at the rear of the ship that was able to automaticallynavigate and land and eight Class A individual escape pods in the forward section just behind thebridge. (PR, PR:VER)Prometheus: The Prometheus-class science vessel involved in the LV-223 incident in 2093. Fullname USCSS Prometheus. Named after the Greek titan. The call sign of the ship was 130748. Wasthe research vessel involved in the LV-223 incident.Information about the ship's previous missions are classified, but in 2091, the Prometheus started itsfinal mission as part of Project Prometheus, which had unearthed not only clues about the true originof mankind, but was also able to extrapolate the location of a star system linked to this mysteryfrom ancient Earth artifacts. On July 6, the Prometheus departed from Earth for its journey to thelocated system. The mission was supervised by Weyland Industries' representative Meredith Vickerswhile an ex-military pilot called Janek acted as the ship's captain. After two years and roughly fourmonths of FTL travel, the ship finally reached its destination on December 21, 2093, a barren worldknown only as LV-223. During planetfall, sensors picked up a huge mountain, which Janek chose asan orientation for the landing. Eventually, the ship touched ground just half a mile from a giant artificialpyramid-like structure. During the following exploration of this structure by the team of scientists,the Prometheus served as a base camp from which Meredith Vickers observed the foray into

the depths of the pyramid. The ground mission was cut short when a gigantic storm hit the site andthe ship during nightfall. During the night, the Prometheus' medical facilities were used to examinean Engineer helmet and the head inside it. On the second day of the ground mission, the mission escalatedas the endgame of the Engineers became apparent: Just as a Juggernaut vessel was about todepart for Earth in order to destroy mankind, Shaw escaped from the Pyramid and convinced Janekaboard the Prometheus to fire the ship's ion thrusters and crash it into the Juggernaut. After jettisoningVickers aboard an escape pod and dropping her lifeboat in order to give Vickers and Shaw achance for survival, the Prometheus was obliterated in the collision with the Engineer vessel, successfullycrippling it in the process. (PR, PR:VER)Proserpina: A planet rich with ore. In the 24 th century, mankind maintained a colony on this world.(A:OS)Prospective Colony Permit Office: An office tasked with evaluating and granting permits for colonizationoffices operated by Weyland Industries in the 21 st century. By the 2070s, 14 such officeswere maintained by the corporation. (PR:WIW)Pulse Power: An update to the landmark RLF energy technology introduced by Weyland Industries.Developed for massive undertakings such as large-scale terraforming and colonization, RLF reactorswith Pulse Power used a series of of huge ceramic nanocomposite turbines spanning 50 metersin diameter. These turbines were built using silicon compounds mined in the Outer Veil. (PR:WIW)Pulse Rifle: A class of weapons that fire their projectiles using electronic pulse action. An exampleis the iconic M41A assault rifle used by the USCM in the late 22 nd century, including the Hadley'sHope incident in 2179. (A2, A3, A:CMTM, A:INF)Purvis, Larry: A male human involved in the Auriga incident. Father of two children. In 2381,Purvis decided to leave behind a failed marriage on Earth's moon and set out for a new life workingat the nickle refinery on Xarem. During hypersleep, Purvis' passenger liner was hijacked by a bandof smugglers led by Frank Elgyn, who transferred Purvis' cryotube along with other occupied onesto their own ship, the Betty, and proceeded to deliver them to the Auriga. Like the other passengers,Purvis was subsequently impregnated with a Xenomorph embryo by the science team, and underunknown circumstances, the harness that had restrained Purvis was broken during the ensuingcrisis, releasing his unconscious body to the ground. Purvis was later found and awoken by the bandof survivors led by Ripley 8. The clone immediately sensed that Purvis had been impregnated, andan argument erupted among the escapees whether to leave Purvis, take him with them or just killhim. Eventually, it was decided to take him to the Betty where he could go to hypersleep until propermedical facilities were available for extracting the Xenomorph embryo. Purvis managed to reachthe Betty with the rest of the group, only to be confronted by Dr. Mason Wren, the former lead scientistof the Auriga project. It was then when the embryo reached the Chestburster stage and eruptedfrom Purvis. However, he acted quickly and took Wren with him by pulling his head to hischest, causing the Xenomorph to rip through both Purvis and Wren. (A:RES)*** Q ***Queen: The matriarch of the Xenomorph hive structure and the final possible stage of the Alien lifecycle. Scientifically named as regina horribilis.By far the largest form of the Xenomorph, a Queen spans approximately 4.5 meters in height andabout eight meters in length. In basic appearance, the Queen exhibits the general structure of anadult Xenomorph, although this may, of course, depend on the kind of host DNA the organism hasassimilated. It also sports many of the same anatomical features, like a black oily skin, an exoskeletonand acid blood. Furthermore, it also has the characteristic tail, an inner jaw and dorsal append-

ages, although each is blown up to monstrous proportions. Perhaps the most prominent feature is ahuge crest covering the head. A unique deviation from the adult Xenomorph is a second, smallerpair of arms on the underside of the chest.The Queen is located at the central egg chamber of a hive, where it is attached to a stationary ovipositor,continually laying eggs and coordinating the „lesser“ Xenomorphs of the hive via screamsand some sort of telepathic connection which can cover great distances. As this task requires greatskill, an above-average intelligence is presumed. A queen can detach from its ovipositor should circumstancesrequire it. Its formidable strength and toughness make it a lethal opponent in combat. Aqueen can endure severe punishment from conventional weapons and also withstand environmentalconditions that could kill a human and even an adult Xenomorph, such as vacuum, extreme cold,pressure and fire.The means of creating a Queen are varied. Usually, a Xenomorph egg is infused with Royal Jelly totrigger the development of a Queen embryo inside the Facehugger. Such Queen Facehuggers thenimpregnate a host with the embryo from where the Queen develops to its full size in the same wayas a normal adult. Another possibility is that a Warrior or Drone, when isolated from its hive longenough, mutates into a Queen and then creates its own hive. Praetorians might also develop into aQueen and are possibly a missing link between an adult Xenomorph and a Queen.Queen Chestburster: A Chestburster which develops into a Queen instead of a Drone. Unlike anormal Chestburster, the Queen variant has fully-developed limbs, albeit small ones. The trademarkcrest of the Queen is also rudimentarily present in this stage. A Queen Chestburster gestates in thehost's womb instead of the chest region.Queen Facehugger: A huge variant of a Facehugger that carries a Queen embryo instead of aDrone embryo. Also known as the Super Facehugger or the Royal Facehugger. Twice as big a normalFacehugger, a Queen Facehugger partially has the trademark black skin of the Drone and theQueen and sports webbed limbs.Quiet Eye: A video analysis software developed by Yutani Photo-Polygraph Technologies, a subdivisionof the Yutani Corporation, in 2074. The Quiet Eye software is a very advanced and powerfultool, capable of identifying a person by dissecting picture elements and cross-referencing them witha dedicated database, even incorporating data such as dental records. Furthermore, the software isable to compile a psychological profile by using facial analysis. Yutani Corporation used the 4-M-79 version of Quiet Eye to track Elisabeth Shaw's video requests for funding the expedition to LV-223 in 2079. (PR)*** R ***Rains: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident. Rains was killedby the Xenomorph when he was placing light sources in an abandoned part of the facility togetherwith Golic and Boggs, who was also killed during this assignment. (A3)Rama: A male human and one of the individuals who joined the crew of the Betty in the timebetween the Auriga incident in 2381 and the Domes Epsilon incident several years later to replenishthe ranks of those who had died on the Auriga. Had knowledge of Esperanto. An eloquent and calmperson, Rama's role in the crew was not clearly defined, but his expertise with injecting sedativessuggest that he may have been a doctor once and also served aboard the Betty in this capacity.Rama helped during the raid on Byzantium Station and was one of the crew members who stayedbehind on the Betty when it was docked onto Domes Epsilon during their efforts to stop the infestationaboard the space colony. When Rama discovered that Simoni, a stowaway reporter they hadpicked up at Byzantium Station had followed Ripley 8 into the station, he went after him, but waskilled by a Xenomorph before he could find Simoni. (A:OS)

Ravel: A male human who was part of the crew of the research vessel Prometheus during its missionto LV-223 which would culminate in the LV-223 incident in 2093. Together with his fellowcomrade Chance, he served as a navigator under the command of the ship's captain, Janek. Ravellater sacrificed his life together with Chance and Janek, crashing the Prometheus into the departingEngineer Juggernaut in order to prevent it from reaching Earth and destroying mankind. (PR)Regina horribilis: The scientific name for the Queen subspecies of the Xenomorph organism.Translates to “horrible queen”.Requist: A star system. A prison world designated as Detention Planet 27 is situated in the Requistsystem. (KAF)Rex: A black Labrador involved in the Domes Epsilon incident in the mid-80s of the 24 th century.Originally owned by the colonist Colin Hamilton-Cross. When Hamilton-Cross died of a heart attack,the rest of the staff took care of Rex. Due to the fact that the colonists were mostly busy withwork, they set the doors to allow Rex to roam freely through the Domes, which he gladly did. Whenthe Domes Epsilon incident began, this leniency backfired as the Domes were now open for theXenomorphs, too. Ripley eventually stumbled over Rex on her way back to the Betty and took himaboard with her. Together with Angela Philipakos, Rex remained as the only survivor of the incident.(A:OS)Ripley 8: A clone of Ellen Ripley created in 2381 as part of the USM black ops project operatingaboard the research vessel Auriga. Ripley 8 was the eighth and only completely successful attemptat cloning Ripley in order to retrieve the Queen embryo that was replicated with her. As soon as theclone had grown to maturity, the scientists wasted no time removing the embryo inside her and putthe clone into a holding cell while they concentrated their efforts to cultivate a Xenomorph for researchpurposes. On the outside, Ripley 8 appeared to be completely human (save for rudimentarydorsal tubes which were surgically removed at the first opportunity). On the inside, however, thingswere different: The merging with Xenomorph DNA during the cloning caused Ripley 8 to have aweaker form of the creature's acidic blood, superhuman strength and agility and a heightened perceptionwhich included the ability to sense the Queen aboard the Auriga when near her. At the beginningof her adult existence, Ripley appeared emotionally disconnected, almost autistic althoughmemories of her old self preserved in the Alien DNA inside her was still existent and managed totrigger an emotional response when provoked. However, Ripley 8 was in constant conflict with theXenomorph part of her personality, sometimes causing violent reactions toward the scientists whodealt with her. Her matured consciousness sported a cynical personality, only barely resembling thepersonality of the original Ripley.Soon after, Ripley 8 received an unexpected visitor in her cell: Call, who had gained access to theAuriga by enlisting for smuggling duties aboard the Betty. Ripley foiled her attempt to kill her andadvised her to leave her cell before the breach would be discovered only moments before USM soldiersarrived to take Call into custody. During the Xenomorph outbreak and the ensuing evacuation,Ripley escaped her cell and joined up with the remaining smugglers in order to escape the Auriga. Afragile alliance was formed, constantly endangered by distrust due to her questionable loyalties.During the escape, Ripley discovered the first 7 failed attempts to clone her preserved in stasistubes, an encounter which deeply disturbed and troubled her and that ended with Ripley 8 destroyingthe clones along with one still alive, who begged Ripley 8 to kill her. She then proceededthrough the flooded kitchen with the rest of the group and when Call was revealed to be an android,she found herself to be of like minds with the young woman, who was also struggling to be humanin spite of herself. Ripley 8 developed a friendship with Call and eventually came to the same conclusionas Call: The Xenomorphs had to be eradicated. She convinced Call to hook up to the Aurigaand set the ship on a self-destruct course to Earth. During a mad dash to cover the last yards to theBetty, Ripley was abducted by the Xenomorph and taken to the Queen's hive. There, she witnessed

the birth of the Newborn before managing to reach the Betty just before take-off and helping Vriessin navigating the ship to safe distance. Subsequently, Ripley confronted the stowaway Newborn inthe docking bay of the Betty and killed it by corroding a nearby viewport with her blood, causingthe creature to be sucked into space piece by piece. Although Ripley momentarily felt regret fordooming the creature who had seen her as its mother, Ripley 8 had come to choose her human half,wondering about what the future on Earth might have in store for her together with Call.After landing on Earth, Ripley 8 and Johner, Vriess and Call enjoyed a break from their struggleagainst the Xenomorph – a break that would be brief. Call informed Ripley 8 of another discoveryshe had made when she had hacked into the systems of the Ministry of Defense, traces of a mysteriousorganization within Earthgov which she had dubbed Loki that seemed to be connected to theAlien. Following the footsteps of her original template, Ripley 8 decided to continue the fight andrallied Call and the rest behind her cause, who also quickly accepted her as the new captain of theBetty. Over the following years, Ripley 8 and the crew of the Betty, among them three new crewmembers to replace those lost on the Auriga, raided about a dozen trading stations in the border regionsof known space and hacked into the mainframes of the facilities in order to gain more informationabout Loki's master plan. It soon became apparent that Loki entertained dealings with theSpace Jockey race, or Mala'kak, dating back to the Nostromo incident; in fact, it had been Loki whohad given Weyland-Yutani the information which caused the incident in the first place. It was onByzantium Station that Call finally caught up with Loki and found out that it had targeted a spacestation called Domes Epsilon for Xenomorph infestation. Ripley 8 wasted no time and retreatedByzantium Station together with her comrades and set course to Domes Epsilon in order to foilLoki's plans. However, Ripley 8 had attracted the attention of a reporter called Simoni, who finallyfound her on Byzantium Station and boarded the Betty as a stowaway. After he had been discovered,Ripley was about to have him thrown out of the airlock when she learned about his profession. Asthe daughter of the original Ripley had also been a reporter, Ripley 8, curious to learn more aboutthe memories genetically imprinted on her, decided to keep him alive and in turn revealed some ofthe information she had about Loki and its role in the Nostromo incident.Only slightly delayed by a Loki strike force, the Betty soon arrived at Domes Epsilon. As soon asthe ship got within communications range, Ripley 8 contacted the station, warning Philipakos, theadministrator of Domes Epsilon, about the imminent threat and demanded access. As one of thestaff members had already had a fatal encounter with a Xenomorph Egg, he reluctantly agreed, butwas foiled by sabotage aboard the station. Ripley 8 now had no other option but to force her entry inorder to stop the Xenomorph. She and Call, Johner and Krakke boarded the station and were soongreeted by Philipakos, who led them into the control center. With some effort, Ripley 8 convincedthe staff to evacuate and departed with Johner to check the backup bay as the main bay was nolonger accessible. After securing the backup bay, Ripley encountered the adult Xenomorph andkilled it together with Johner. However, after returning to the command center, Ripley 8 learned thatno less than a dozen creatures were discovered aboard Domes Epsilon. Ripley 8 made a break forthe backup bay together with the other survivors, only to be ambushed by Xenomorph Warriors.The group scattered through the jungle, and many fell victim to the creatures. Aware that the backupbay had been sabotaged and knowing that her plan for a controlled retreat had failed, Ripley 8 setoff for the Betty, picking up Angie, Philipakos' daughter, on the way. Later on the way, she discovereda scared and confused Simoni, who confessed to her that a crew member of hers, Rama,had been killed because of his sneaking into the station. This revelation was met with anger and disappointmentby Ripley, merely tolerating his presence on her trip back to the ship. Soon after, however,Ripley was caught by surprise by an attacking Xenomorph, only to be saved by Simoni, whosacrificed himself in the process. Eventually Ripley 8 managed to safely return to the Betty withJohner, Krakke, Call and the two only survivors from the station's staff, Angie and a dog called Rex.Soon after, Ripley interrogated Cody, a surviving colonist who had been revealed to be an androidsent and programmed by Loki to aid in the infestation of Domes Epsilon. It was then that shelearned of the full extent of Loki's dealings and the endgame of the Mala'kak. After leaving behindand destroying the station and accepting Angie as a new crew member, Ripley 8 was filled with a

new resolve to stop Loki from unleashing the Xenomorph on the galaxy. (A:RES, A:OS)Ripley, Amanda: A female human and daughter of Ellen Ripley. Born on June 24, 2111. Amandasuffered the loss of her mother at the age of 11 when Ellen Ripley failed to return to Earth aboardthe Nostromo. She later married under the name McClaren, although she would not have childrenduring her lifetime. Amanda Ripley at one time worked as a reporter and eventually died of canceron December 23, 2177. She was subsequently cremated and interred at Parkside Repository, LittleChute, Wisconsin, just two years before her mother would be salvaged from 57 years of hypersleep.(A2, A:OS)Ripley, Ellen L.: A human female who played a most pivotal role in humanity's struggle against theXenomorph. Born on January 7, 2092 in Olympia, Luna colonies. Descendant of Dr. Daniel Ripleyand mother of Amanda Ripley. Survivor of the Nostromo and the Hadley's Hope incidents.At the age of 19, on June 24, 2111, Ripley gave birth to a girl named Amanda. Almost four yearslater, she graduated from Evansbrook Academy with excellent marks on May 25, 2115 and was subsequentlyrecruited into the „Horizons Beyond“ officer training program, a program which had beenfounded by the Weyland-Yutani Corporation. During the course of the program, Ripley managed tonegotiate an end to a hostage crisis aboard the Weyland-Yutani shuttle Erebus without bloodshed. Ayear later, in 2116, Ripley completed the „Horizons Beyond“ program with accolades. In 2117,Ripley got her first job as a Junior Warrant Officer aboard the cargo vessel USCSS Kurtz, followedby an assignment as a Warrant Officer aboard the Weyland-Yutani cargo vessel USCSS Sephorialater that year. Two years later, in 2119, Ripley accepted an assignment aboard another Weyland-Yutani cargo vessel, the USCSS Sotillo. However, it was not until August 10, 2120, when Ripleyjoined the crew of the USCSS Nostromo, when she would embark on the journey that would changeher life forever.In 2122, the Nostromo was returning to Earth, ferrying a massive amount of ore it had loaded on themining colony of Thedus, when its sensors picked up what seemed to be a distress signal. The ship'scomputer, MOTHER, seemingly following official protocol, dropped back to sublight speed, setcourse towards the source of the signal and woke the crew from hypersleep. As Ripley and the crewsoon found out, the signal was of nonhuman origin and emanating from the planetoid LV-426 in theZeta II Reticuli system. The Nostromo detached itself from the ore refinery that it was towing andlanded on LV-426. While Dallas, Lambert and Kane went to investigate the source of the signal,Ripley stayed behind on the ship with Ash, Parker and Brett, continuing to examine the alien signal.Eventually, Ripley came to the conclusion that the signal may also have been a warning. Shortlyafter, the team returned from its exploration of the alien derelict, with a Facehugger attached toKane's face. Ash was quick to answer Dallas' plea to open the airlock, in spite of Ripley's objectionsbased on quarantine procedures and the potential dangers of allowing an alien organism into theship. In the end, Ash ignored her warning and opened the airlock.It was only after the Xenomorph had been unleashed aboard the Nostromo and killed three ofRipley's crew members that she found out the truth about the signal and Ash's motivation. BothMOTHER and Ash, who turned out to be an android, had secretly been working on orders ofWeyland-Yutani. The corporation, which had had knowledge of the derelict's existence some timebefore the Nostromo picked up the signal, wanted to secure a Xenomorph specimen for their bioweaponresearch division. It was Ash himself who, after he had made an unsuccessful attempt onRipley's life and had been subdued, revealed this information to the remaining crew members.Ripley, Parker and Lambert decided to set the ship on self-destruct and escape in the emergencyshuttle Narcissus. In the end, however, only Ripley survived long enough to reach the shuttle andflee. After Ripley had blown the adult Xenomorph, which had also managed to escape as astowaway, out of the shuttle's airlock, she set course to Earth and went into hypersleep.It was not until 57 years later, in the year 2179, that the Narcissus would eventually be found drift-

ing through the core systems by a salvage crew. Ripley was brought aboard Gateway Station inEarth's orbit, where she recovered from the strains of the extremely long hypersleep period. It wasthen when she first met Carter Burke, a representative of Weyland-Yutani. After her release fromhospital, Ripley had to answer for her actions during the Nostromo incident before a committee.During this inquiry, Ripley unsuccessfully tried to convince the suits of the existence of the Xenomorphand Weyland-Yutani's intention to obtain it and was stripped of her officer license. After theverdict, Van Leuwen, the chairman of the committee, informed her that LV-426 had been colonizedfor 20 years without any disturbance.Frustrated by these events and devastated by the fact that her daughter Amanda had died two yearsearlier, she had to settle for a low-paid job in the cargo docks over Portside. However, the pastquickly caught up with Ripley when Carter Burke visited her, reporting that contact to LV-426 hadbeen lost. Motivated to overcome her recurring nightmares from the traumatic events on the Nostromo,Ripley reluctantly agreed to his request to accompany an investigation party to LV-426 inthe capacity of an adviser. This party would consist of a squad of Colonial Marines, Burke and herself...and Bishop, an android and an addition to the roster that was met with great dislike by Ripley,the experiences with Ash still fresh in mind.When Ripley and the marines reached LV-426 aboard the Sulaco, they found the colony, calledHadley's Hope, seemingly abandoned. As the group continued to explore the colony complex, moreand more findings suggested that the colony had indeed been wiped out by the Xenomorph. Afterfinding the sole survivor of the colony's population, a girl called Newt, the marines set up temporaryheadquarters in the command section of the colony. Using Hadley's mainframe to track downthe PDTs of the colonists, the marines were directed to the third sub-level of the Atmosphere Processornear Hadley's Hope. As the soldiers explored the bowels of the station, they discovered an organicstructure spreading over the entire sub-level. They were already deep inside what turned outto be the Xenomorph hive when the attack started. Ripley was forced to watch from the APC outsideas a combination of squad leader Gorman's incompetence and a vicious ambush by adult Xenomorphsled to the slaughtering and capturing of several marines. In a desperate attempt to rescuewhat was left of the squad, Ripley overwhelmed Gorman and drove the APC down the loading accessinto the hive, managing to evacuate the remaining soldiers. In the aftermath, Ripley, aware ofthe incredible danger emanating from what might have been over hundred Xenomorphs, voted fornuking the entire complex from orbit. Burke, concerned about the loss of the colony and, in secret,also the Xenomorph, strongly disagreed, but was outvoted by Corporal Hicks, the de facto missionleader at that time. The dropship took off for a swift evacuation, but crashed down and explodedwhen a Xenomorph, which had infiltrated the craft while it was on the ground, killed Ferro, the pilot.For all intents and purposes, Ripley, Newt, Burke and the marines were now stranded on LV-426.Worn out both physically and mentally, Ripley and the marines withdrew and regrouped at the temporaryheadquarters, only to discover that the Atmosphere Processor's cooling system had beendamaged during the fight on Sub-Level 3 and that, consequently, the reactor would explode in lessthan five hours, taking everything in a forty-mile radius with it. Relatively calm in the face of anearly hopeless situation, she devised a plan on how to call down the second dropship in time to useit to reach minimum safe distance and also played a vital role in planning out the defense perimeterfor the headquarters. It was during that time when she not only developed an affection for Hicks,but also took on the role of a surrogate mother for Newt. Burke, however, had other plans for both:He freed two Facehuggers they had found contained in stasis tubes in the medical station, hoping toget Ripley and Newt impregnated and to be be able to smuggle a Xenomorph inside them aroundICC customs back to Earth. Burke's attempt was foiled, and it was during his interrogation, whensuddenly, the power to the control station went out.Soon after, the headquarters came under attack by hordes of Xenomorphs. During a mad dash to thedropship, several other members of the squad got killed, and Newt was captured and taken to theXenomorph hive inside the Atmosphere processor. Ripley would not leave without the girl, and so,she, the android Bishop and Hicks, the squad's only survivor, flew to the processor station to rescue

Newt. With only several minutes left, Ripley raided the hive, confronting the queen in the process,and managed to free Newt and escape, just seconds before the reactor exploded. However, theXenomorph Queen had managed to get aboard the Sulaco and, after ripping Bishop in half, confrontedRipley for a last showdown. Ripley was able to enter a Powerloader to get on even ground withthe monstrous creature and finally blew the Queen out of an airlock. The nightmare was over, fornow. During these climatic events, Ripley had developed feelings of respect and friendship forBishop, thanks to whom both Newt and Ripley were still alive at all. After setting course back toEarth, Ripley, Newt and Hicks entered hypersleep.It was during the flight back home, when events transpired that would ultimately seal Ellen Ripley'sfate. Unnoticed, several Xenomorph eggs had been smuggled aboard the Sulaco. The Facehuggershatched and impregnated Ripley in her cryogenic tube. In the process of cracking the glass tube, oneof the creatures was injured. Quickly, the acid blood ate through electronic systems of the ship, triggeringan automatic emergency ejection of the hypersleep tubes aboard an EEV. During that time,the Sulaco was passing by the remote planet Fiorina 161, nicknamed „Fury 16“. The EEV waspulled in by the planet's gravity and crashed down into the ocean near a coastline.Unbeknownst to Ripley, the inhospitable planet she was stranded on was home to a former metalfoundry turned prison facility operated by Weyland-Yutani, a facility which was reserved for onlymale criminals. Ripley and her crashed EEV were salvaged from the coastline and brought into theprison complex. When she came to in the hospital ward, she awoke to a dangerous world inhabitedby murderers and rapists. But her final ordeal was only about to start: After recovery, Ripley wasshocked to learn that Newt and Hicks had not survived the crash. After discovering an acid burnmark on the EEV, the horrible possibility that she might have brought a Xenomorph as a stowawaywith her dawned on Ripley. With the assistance of the resident doctor Clemens, Ripley immediatelyarranged an autopsy of Newt, which proved to be inconclusive. Distrusting the facility's administratorAndrews, she kept her suspicions to herself. However, Ripley had been right from the start:The Facehugger had survived the crash and infected the dog of one of the prisoners, and while sheattended the funeral of Newt and Hicks in the furnace, the dog perished, giving birth to a Xenomorph,which disappeared into the vast bowels of the facility.Meanwhile, Ripley tried to get used to the unfamiliar surroundings she was forced to cope with untila vessel would arrive to pick her up. During that time, she formed an uneasy acquaintance withthe prisoner Dillon, who had made a moving elegy during the funeral and was some sort of religiouslybacked authority figure among the prisoners. However, the relative calmness would not lastlong: Alarmed by a mysterious freak accident that got one of the prisoners killed, Ripley went outon her own to the scrapyard, retrieving the remains of Bishop from the shuttle wreckage. His reportconfirmed what she had feared from the beginning: the presence of an Alien in the escape vehicleand Weyland-Yutani's knowledge of it. On her way back, a couple of prisoners ambushed Ripleyand were about to rape her, when Dillon interfered and saved her from his fellow inmates. Back inthe main complex, Ripley finally tried to warn Andrews, who did not believe her story and confinedher to the medical wing. Suddenly, the Alien appeared in the ward and killed Clemens, with whomRipley had a brief sexual relationship. Ripley ran to the mess hall to warn the other prisoners. Andrews,who was present at that moment, ignored her warnings, only to be taken by the Alien in frontof all prisoners.Now the existence of a Xenomorph on Fury 16 was an indisputable fact. Holding a crisis meeting,Ripley, Dillon and the prisoners realized that they were in a dire situation: The facility had noweapons or usable equipment whatsoever, and the security surveillance had been out of order forsome time. With the help of the prisoners, Ripley devised a bold plan: In a joint effort, they tried tolure the Alien into a massive vault used for nuclear waste and lock it in there. Due to the interfer -ence of the Alien, the plan backfired and the fire which was supposed to drive the Alien into thevault was triggered prematurely, costing the lives of many prisoners. The Alien was captured, onlyto be freed again by the insane prisoner Golic. In the aftermath of the disaster, Ripley again visited

the EEV to find out the cause for a fatigue that had slowly increased during her time at Fury 16. Theon-board medical scanner confirmed her worst suspicions: Ripley had been impregnated with aXenomorph embryo while in hypersleep, and now, an Alien Queen was gestating to maturity in herwomb.Knowing that Weyland-Yutani would try to get ahold of the specimen and was already on its way toFury 16, Ripley convinced the prisoners to commence a last-ditch effort to destroy the Alien. Theidea was to drive the Alien into the mold of the facility's furnace and to kill the creature by pouringliquid metal over it. Ripley knew that the Alien would not kill her because of the Queen embryo insideher, and she played a key role in luring the Alien into the trap. Most of the prisoners were killedduring the bait and chase, but thanks to Dillon's sacrifice, Ripley succeeded in trapping and killingthe Alien. Aware that there was one last thing to do, Ripley prepared to commit suicide and thus takingthe Queen embryo with her, when a Weyland-Yutani squad arrived at the furnace. The squadwas led by Michael Bishop, who tried to convince her that his intention was solely to surgically extractthe embryo and then destroy it. Ripley saw through the deception and let herself fall into thefurnace pit, killing herself and the Queen. (A1, A2, A3)Rhino Alien: A Xenomorph breed originating from a rhinoceros or a rhinoceros-like creature.RLF: Abbreviation for Raw Lambda Infusion. Describes a revolutionary type of fusion technologyintroduced by Weyland Industries in 2029. RLF technology updated existing cold fusion withunique raw energy releasing characteristics. RLF posed a significant advancement for human technologyand facilitated the development and introduction of landmark technology such as FTL traveland next-generation Atmosphere Processors. Of course, the RL fusion was also a major financialsuccess for Weyland Industries, causing a 27 percent boost in employment for its energy department.By 2031, the advent of RLF reactors had doubled the profits and holdings of Weyland Energyinvestors. The technology was updated in the 2070s with a Pulse Power feature for massive energyrequirements. (PR:WIW)Rossi, Jamie: A female human and a nanotechnologist working for Weyland Industries. Beganwork at the biomedical field office on Luna in 2070. In early 2075, Rossi proposed a research projectfor creating synthetic muscles. The project was authorized and funded soon after. Later thatyear, Rossi participated in a promotional video for Weyland Industries, recounting the successfuland quick funding of her project. (PR:WIW)Roth, Gershom: A male human working for Weyland-Yutani at a research station on C-3 L/M inthe early thirties of the 23 rd century. Was responsible for the geology department, but also acted ashead of security and the facility's cook. Was reassigned and replaced in 2232 as part of Weyland-Yutani's efforts to root out a spy at the station. (A:NE)Royal Facehugger: An alternate term describing the Queen Facehugger.RT01 Group Transport: A wheeled all-terrain transport vehicle developed by Weyland Industriesin 2051. Was designed to offer tremendous cargo and passenger capacities. Several RT01s wereaboard the USCSS Prometheus and used on LV-223 during the Prometheus mission in 2093.The RT01 sported an eight-wheel setup supported by a slip axle suspension and spread over awheelbase of 5.6 meters. The chassis was outfitted with a titanium-alloy coated armor. The wheelsystem featured a shape-memory alloy and was equipped with nano-reinforced hard compositethreads able to endure temperatures of up to 2000 degrees Fahrenheit. The vehicle was powered bya ceramic gas turbine engine capable of a thrust of 0.4 million pounds, thus providing almost unlimitedcargo weight capacity. The interior provided room for up to 20 occupants. Features included asatellite-linked maintenance system, a reinforced touchscreen blast shield and front-mounted ultrabright bio-LEDs for illumination. Sensor options included dedicated detectors for carbon matter

while communications were handled over an integrated bio-nomic telecom unit. (PR, PR:MSN,PR:WIW)Ruby Colony: A colony on the planet KOI-812.03. Established in 2068, Ruby Colony would sporta population of 2.3 million by the year 2071. The colony was notable for being the largest starportin the Outer Veil during the latter half of the 21 st century. Ruby Colony also featured a prolificspacecraft manufacturing and maintenance industry, with further sectors dedicated to mining and refining.Key resources were tungsten, molybdenite and water. (PR:WIW)Rule 1492: A law made by the Telecommunications and Standardization Governing Body whichspecified the requirements and restrictions of communications technology and software. Among theproducts that were released in compliance with Rule 1492 was the Internet Explorer technology.(PR:WIW)Runner: A variant of a Xenomorph Drone bred from small animals such as dogs and cats. Like itshost, the Runner mainly moves on all fours and features digigrade hind legs. It also lacks the dorsaltubes of its human-bred counterpart. The Xenomorph involved in the Fury 16 incident in 2179 wasa Runner. (A3)*** S ***Samhain: A planet rich with ore. In the 24 th century, mankind maintained a colony on this world.(A:OS)Sanchez, Eldridge: A male human. Known as a cosmologist and philanthropist. Sanchez Outposton KOI-1938.01 was named after him. (PR:WIW)Sanchez Outpost: A colony on the planet KOI-1938.01. Named after famous cosmologist and philanthropistEldridge Sanchez. Established in 2055, it would sport a population of almost 6 million by2071. The colony's industry focused on mining and refining. Key resources were europium, neodymium,copper and chromatite. (PR:WIW)Saturria: A male human working at the botanic space colony Domes Alpha in the mid-80s of the24 th century. (A:OS)Scorpion Alien: A Xenomorph subspecies originating from an scorpion-like creature. Has beensighted on the desert planet Tanaka 5, where the subspecies had established a small hive, consistingof 39 workers and a Queen. Similar in appearance to a human-bred Xenomorph Warrior, the ScorpionAlien sported a spiked body armor and a poisonous tail spik. It was also able to alter its bodychemistry to a point where it would explode, damaging surrounding targets with the blast and andits acid blood. (KAF)Sea of Tranquility Colony: The second human colony on Luna, Earth's moon, which is situated inthe Sea of Tranquility. Founded in 2041. Unlike Luna Colony, its industry was more specialized,taking advantage of the lower gravity for more research-focused installations for light manufacturing,cybernetics, biotech, security, education and mining. The key resources of the colony were titanium,Helium-3, hydrogen, aluminum and silica. (PR:WIW)Sephora: A Conestoga-class starship in service of the USCM in 2179. The USS Sephora was thetransport used to deploy a recon squad aboard the USS Sulaco after the ship had been found shortlyafter the Hadley's Hope incident. During the course of the mission, which would become known asthe Sephora incident, the ship was also present at LV-426 and Phobos, one of Mars' moons.

(A:INF)SETI: Abbreviation for Search for Extra-Terrestrial life and Intelligence, a basket term for projectsconcerning the search for intelligent alien life. SETI projects were still active in 2229, without anysuccess.SEV: Abbreviation for Space Exploration Vehicle. Notable examples of human space explorationvessels include the Heliades class, famous for being the first such spacecraft with FTL capabilities,and the Prometheus class. (PR:WIW)Seiko: A male human and one of the colonists involved in the Domes Epsilon incident in the mid80s of the 24 th century. A thin bald man, Seiko sported a grim attitude. Later, Seiko was among thesurvivors of Dome Epsilon who made a dash for the station's backup in order to escape. However,when Xenomorphs ambushed the convoy, and Seiko and the others became scattered in the surroundingjungle. Seiko managed to retrieve one of the flivvers, but crashed it again and got impregnatedby Facehugger. Seiko was later found and killed by Ripley 8 after she had discovered that hecarried an Alien embryo inside him. (A:OS)September Outpost: A colony on the planet KOI-252.01. Established in 2067, September Outpostwould boast a population of 4.4 million by 2071. Its industry was mainly based on light and heavymanufacturing, specializing in the production of prefabricated housings and commercial structures.Further industrial activities were focused on mining operations. Key resources were titanium, holmiumand methane. (PR:WIW)Sevodnya Colony: A colony on the planet KOI-2626.01. Established in 2065, it would boast a populationof over 2.5 million by the year 2071. Its industry focused on mining and refining, usingmassive and largely automated ore and gas refineries for processing. Key resources were cerium,tungsten and neodymium. (PR:WIW)Shaw, Elizabeth M.: A female human and the scientist who led the clandestine Prometheus missionin 2093. Born in 2062.Shaw's mother, a physician, died when she was very young and was left in the custody of her father,a missionary, whom she accompanied on his travels. Shaw would later also lose her father to anEbola infection. However, the professions of her parents had left a mark on Shaw's character and interests,who would go on to combine her scientific aspirations with a strong religious belief. It soonbecame apparent that Shaw was a very gifted individual. She graduated at the age of 17 as the firstof her class and went to study at Oxford. By the year 2079, Shaw had earned numerous doctorates,with archeology as her main profession and additional degrees in paleontology, human mythologyand memetics. During these years, Shaw's work was driven by the desire to answer the question ofmankind's origin. She would team up with Dr. Charlie Holloway to investigate human history forhints to the creation of humanity.While intriguing and ambitious, Shaw's and Holloway's work lacked the funding for a broader exploration.This changed in 2078: Weyland Industries, who had taken notice of Shaw's work, sent arepresentative to Toro Muerto, Peru, where the scientists conducted research at the time, in order toplace funding and equipment at their disposal. A planet-wide search called Project Genesis was initiated,during which remnants of all kinds of ancient human civilizations were evaluated for potentialinformation about mankind's creation. Soon, Shaw and Holloway stumbled over a peculiar pictogramon several artifacts that seemed to point to a location in distant space. One year later, enoughdata was collected to extrapolate the location hinted at in the pictogram: LV-223 in the Zeta 2 Reticulisystem. During March and April 2079, Shaw made several attempts to contact Peter Weylandhimself with a proposal for a scientific expedition to the star system and a request for funding themission, a request which would be granted with the signing of a contract in late 2079. During the

following decade of preparations, Shaw and Holloway continued to explore more artifacts in searchof additional information, ending with an excavation on the Island of Skye, Scotland, in 2089. Bythat time, Shaw and Holloway had developed a romantic relationship. In 2091, preparations for theexpedition were finally finished, and Shaw and Holloway departed on board the research vesselPrometheus with a crew of 17, entering cryosleep for the two-year journey.On December 21, 2093, the Prometheus reached Zeta 2 Reticuli, and Shaw was woken up with therest of the crew. Shaw then conducted a briefing with Holloway where the crew was informed aboutthe Prometheus' top-secret mission. Shortly before the landing, Shaw and Holloway found themselvesat odds with Vickers, who pursued her own agenda which was conflicting with their leadershipof the scientific expedition. After the landing near a pyramid-like structure on LV-223's surface,Shaw led the first foray into the structure. It soon became apparent that the structure was artificial,and the finding of a giant decapitated corpse seemed to finally prove Shaw's theories right. However,the tour was cut short when an approaching storm forced the team to return to the ship. Shawtook the head of the extraterrestrial with her, but just as they had reached the Prometheus, Shaw accidentallydropped the head. She managed to retrieve it, but was almost killed and survived onlythanks to the help of the android David.Soon after, Shaw conducted an autopsy of the Engineer head which led to two discoveries: Thehead had been infected with the Black Goo, a chemical substance which violently destroyed thehead after an attempt to bring it back to life by electrical stimulation. The second discovery waseven more stunning: An analysis of the being's DNA revealed an exact genetic match with that of ahuman. Shaw was immensely excited by the discoveries, but also disturbed by the Black Goo's effects.She returned to her room where she proceeded to evaluate the cam recordings of the Engineerhologram, leading her to the conclusion that there must have been some kind of outbreak at the facilitythat killed the Engineers. Later that night, Holloway joined Shaw and inadvertently infectedher with the Black Goo during sexual intercourse.Next morning, Shaw, together with Holloway, returned to the pyramid, accompanying the searchparty for the two missing scientists, Fifield and Millburn.. Shortly after finding the dead bodies ofthe two men, Holloway's infection grew worse. Desperate to save his life, Shaw and the other membersreturned him to the Prometheus, only to be confronted by Vickers, who refused to risk contaminationby allowing Holloway back into the ship. When Holloway died at Vicker's hands, Shawsuffered a nervous breakdown and lost consciousness. Hours later, Shaw awakened in the medbay,where David informed her that she was pregnant with a non-human fetus. Shaw pleaded to have theembryo removed, but David refused and put her back to sleep. Some time later, Ford and anothercrew member arrived to put her into cryosleep, but Shaw, feigning unconsciousness, managed tooverwhelm them and ran to the MedPod inside Vickers' lifeboat and had it remove the fetus, an infantTrilobite. She then left the creature, thinking that the automated system of the MedPod had disposedof it. Worn out by the surgery and the emotional trauma, Shaw roamed through the Prometheusonly to stumble upon Peter Weyland, who had joined the expedition in secret and beenawakened for a meeting with the last Engineer. Shaw tried unsuccessfully to convince Weyland ofthe risks and later accompanied him into the pyramid.During the trek, Shaw learned that David had infected Holloway and that part of the undergroundstructure was actually a ship, a Juggernaut vessel filled with countless Back Goo Ampules and itsdestination set to Earth. After the Engineer was awakened, Shaw became upset and asked the beingwhy they created mankind only to destroy it. When the communication attempt by David and Weylandfailed and the Engineer attacked the visitors, Shaw fled to the surface and witnessed as the Engineership launched from its underground hangar. She convinced Janek to make good on his promiseand prevent the ship from leaving by crashing the Prometheus into it. After the science vesselhad been obliterated during the successful suicide run, Shaw barely escaped being crushed by thewreck of the Engineer Juggernaut. With the last remaining oxygen reserves, Shaw made her way tothe lifeboat, only to be stalked by the Engineer, who had survived the crash. When the being attackedShaw, she released the Trilobite from the MedPod room, which had grown considerably and

quickly overwhelmed the Engineer. Back on the outside, Shaw was contacted by David's remains,who asked her to retrieve him from the Juggernaut and offered her in return to locate one of the otherships on LV-223 and fly them back to Earth. Eventually, Shaw agreed under one condition: Totake them to the Engineer homeworld instead of Earth to find the reason why the Engineers createdhumanity, only to decide to destroy it later. On New Year's Day 2094, Shaw left LV-223, sending amessage to Earth that contained a warning not to come to the planet. (PR)Shepherd, Adrian: A male human and the security officer at Domes Epsilon at the time the DomesEpsilon took place in the mid-80s of the 24 th century. Has never set foot on Earth and spend much ofhis childhood at a mining colony, where his father worked as a security officer. Haunted by the tragicloss of his cat Duffy during a freak accident in one of the mining tunnels when he was ten yearsold, Adrian later decided to follow his father's footsteps and become a security officer himself. Heeventually took the assignment on Domes Epsilon in the early 70s of the 24 th century. Initiallyplaned as a short-term stay of eighteen months, Shepherd quickly settled in and decided to stay atthe space colony.During the Domes Epsilon incident, it was Shepherd who discovered Elijah Pandor lying in the supplybay with a Facehugger on his face when he checked on him after Pandor hadn't answeredPhilipakos' calls. When it was decided that Domes Epsilon would be evacuated, Shepherd went outto the Domes together with Call in order to search for Tristan Benedict, a stray colonist. They eventuallyfound his dead body and returned to the control center. During the Xenomorph ambush on thesurvivor's trek to the backup bay, Shepherd and the others got scattered into the jungle. He eventuallyfound Hendricks, another colonist, and covered her escape when a Xenomorph attacked them.Shepherd's exact fate is unknown, but he either was killed by a Xenomorph or died during the decompressionof Domes Epsilon when the station was destroyed by the charges planted by Ripley 8and the other crew members of the Betty. (A:OS)Simoni: A male human working as a net reporter in the 2380s. Discovered his knack for writing at ayoung age and made it his profession as an adult. At an unknown date, Simoni came into possessionof banned accounts about the struggle of Ellen Ripley against the Xenomorph, including the Bookof Morse. When he learned of the existence of Ripley 8 some time after the Auriga incident, Simonibelieved he had found the story of his lifetime and began efforts to track her down. It was notuntil several years after the creation of Ripley 8 that he finally caught up with her by chance onByzantium Station. Simoni had stumbled in the midst of a frenzied and violent escape of her and thecrew of the Betty, but nevertheless he decided to continue his pursuit and managed to board theBetty as a stowaway, just before she left the station. This did not go unnoticed by the Betty's crew,and Simoni narrowly escaped being thrown out of the airlock by telling Ripley 8 of his profession.Simoni was allowed to stay on board, but it was not until later that he learned from Call that Ripley8 spared his life because the daughter of the original Ripley had also been a reporter, thus piquingthe curiosity of her clone. In the meantime, Simoni's curious and sneaky behavior earned him thedisdain of the better part of the crew, especially Johner. After he had witnessed an attack by a blackops division called Loki, Ripley finally let him on her mission and the next destination: Domes Epsilon,where Ripley 8 and her comrades would try to stop a Xenomorph infestation staged by Loki.After the Betty had gained access to Domes Epsilon and most of the crew had departed for theirmission, Simoni's nature again got the better part of him, and he followed Ripley 8 into the station.Rama, one of the crew members who had stayed aboard the Betty, soon discovered the absence ofthe reporter and chased after him, only to be killed by a Xenomorph in front of Simoni's eyes.Scared senseless, Simoni lost his way in the dense jungle of the botanic facilities. However, he managedto survive long enough to be found by Ripley 8 as she was trying to reach the Betty. Simoniconfessed that he was responsible for Rama's death. Having betrayed her trust, he had lost his onlysupporter among the crew of the Betty. However, when a Xenomorph attacked Ripley 8 soon after,Simoni repaid his dept by sacrificing himself to save her life. (A:OS)

Simpson: A male human serving as Operating Manager of Hadley's Hope in 2179. He granted therequest of Russ Jorden for claiming whatever he would find at the coordinates that Carter Burke hadprovided the colony with for investigation. Simpson was later killed during the ensuing Xenomorphinfestation of the colony. (A2)Sinjaba plant: A plant indigenous to the planet Kali. Had white branches and black leaves coveredwith bubbles that produced a very powerful natural hallucinogen, which could be consumed by ahuman by chewing the leaves. The Sinjaba plant also grew on the botanic space colony Domes Epsilon,notable for being one of the few alien plant species on the station. (A:OS)Sir Peter Weyland Memorial Library: A library in Washington, D.C. Opened on June 23, 2065.(PR:WIW)Situational Intelligence: A test of the Project Prometheus Training Center. Had the designation B1.The third test of five tests total and the first of two tests evaluating the mental capabilities of theparticipant, the Situational Intelligence test consisted of twelve multiple choice questions confrontingthe applicant with various mission scenarios and moral issues. (PR:WIW)Sleeper: A person that for whatever reason enters cryosleep for an extended period of time withoutit being necessary due to space travel. In exchange for providing the facility and medical supervision,the company operating the cryostorage is allowed to wake the Sleeper at any time and placehim or her in its employment. There is conflicting data regarding the handling of sleepers: Whilesome claim that they are kept in uninterrupted storage for several decades, other sources state thatSleepers are woken every year or two for medical rehabilitation. Corporations offering Sleeper facilitieswere Planetus and Omnitech. (A:NE)Smart Gun: A term for a weapon assisted and directed in targeting by additional equipment. An exampleis the M56 Smart Gun, a machine gun of the USCM equipped with a self-aiming mount connectedto an infrared targeting system. (A2, A:CMTM, A:INF)Snake Alien: A unique Xenomorph breed originating from a large snake or snake-like aliencreature. The resulting Xenomorph featured a drastic alteration compared to a human-bred counterpart,having its appendages degraded to a point where they were no longer visible. Instead, theSnake Alien relied on its strong tail for movement. The preferred killing method of the breed wasprobably to wrap itself around its victim, crushing and suffocating the body of its target. Thecreature also sported a prominent jaw with large fangs. (KAF)Solar System: A star system in the Milky Way. Earth, mankind's home planet, is located in the SolarSystem.Solstice: A solar array manufactured by Weyland Industries. Introduced in 2014, it became knownas the corporation's first landmark achievement. The Solstice was designed as a powerful source ofrenewable energy and featured fully-articulated arrays equipped with sensors consisting of thin filmpolymer with polycrystalline silicon distribution. The first Solstice array was installed in orbit ofEarth in 2015. Over the following decades, many more such arrays were installed over colonyworlds and would eventually provide over 50 percent of the power needed for Earth and colonizedspace during the 2070s. Governments using Solstice arrays at this time were the United States ofAmerica, the United Kingdom, Germany, Russia and colonies associated with these nations, whoused the power for military needs due to the flexibility of the Solstice system. (PR:WIW)Soulages: A hostile and barren world with a barely breathable atmosphere and rough weather. Sometime before the Earth War, Weyland-Yutani undertook the colonization of the planet and set up sev-

eral facilities all over the planet, of which at least one was outfitted with a nuclear reactor. In 2202,a Xenomorph infestation was detected on a small outpost on Soulages. Weyland-Yutani sent theiremployee Anders Kramm to deal with the situation. Kramm, whose family lived on the planet at thetime, fatally underestimated the degree of the infestation, at the cost of the lives of his wife anddaughter. After barely surviving a confrontation with the creatures at his home, Kramm called in theColonial Marines who immediately quarantined the planet and evacuated all civilians.During the next thirty years, Weyland-Yutani transformed the settlement where Kramm and hisfamily had lived into an artificial Alien hive to harvest the creatures. Once, the colony had been acompound of a dozen buildings and agricultural fields surrounded by a wall, with a handful of prefabbuildings outside. During the course of the transformation, the settlement was vastly expanded,and its layout changed almost beyond recognition. Additionally, a dome was installed over the entirecolony, sealing it off from the outside world. The facility and the Egg Harvester drones used tocollect Xenomorph eggs were outfitted to be remote-controlled from the Company's research stationon the moon of Soulages. Several ships visited Soulages during this time, among them the Humeand the Climacus. However, the crews of these ships abandoned their vessels, leaving them to bestripped by scavengers.Kramm and a group of Planetus personnel were forced to revisit Soulages in 2232. The planet wasstill quarantined at the time, and the Xenomorph hive inside the settlement had thrived to a considerablesize. In the end, only Anders Kramm, Frances Stauff and a Planetus mercenary called BjornHeyward managed to escape Soulages. The planet was presumably visited by a Weyland-Yutanistrike force shortly after to pick up Xenomorph specimens, which would be used to assist them inits retaliatory strike against the Planetus survivors, who had holed up themselves in the research stationon Soulages' moon. (A:NE)Spatial Relations: An exercise of the Project Prometheus Training Center. Had the designation B2.The fourth of five tests total and the second of two tests evaluating the mental capabilities of the applicant,the participant was assigned the task of fitting geometrical figures into a form while beingpressed for time. (PR:WIW)Special Order 937: A top-secret directive issued by Weyland-Yutani in 2121. The order was a vitalpart of the Company's efforts to secure a Xenomorph specimen from the Derelict on LV-426 usingthe Nostromo and its crew, culminating in what would become known as the Nostromo incident.The exact identity of the individual or individuals who gave Special Order 937 is unknown.After Weyland-Yutani had learned of the existence of the Derelict through its connection to the Lokiorganization, it inserted the android Ash into the crew of a cargo hauler of the Company, the Nostromo,which was scheduled to pass the Zeta II Reticuli system - where LV-426 was located - on itsjourney back to Earth. After Ash's insertion, Weyland-Yutani sent Special Order 937 to his personalaccount for the Nostromo's computer, MOTHER. The order commanded Ash to alter the ship'scourse so that it would pass near enough to LV-426 to pick up the distress signal of the Derelict, obtaina Xenomorph specimen and ensure its survival until it could be secured by Weyland-Yutani personnel.Further parameters for this operation classified the crew of the Nostromo as expendable.Ash was ultimately unable to fulfill Special Order 937 due to the interference of Ellen Ripley, whodiscovered the truth about Ash's assignment and managed to incapacitate him and destroy the Xenomorphaboard the Nostromo. (A1, A:OS)Spectagraph: A device that creates a live, three-dimensional map of a terrain using an omni-directionallaser. The Spectagraph is embedded in a hyper-conducting orb shell equipped with an anti-gravitydevice, allowing it to float and thus traversing virtually any kind of terrain. Additionally,the device is equipped with polymer film bio-scanners capable of detecting toxins and life formsdown to 500 nanometers. The Spectagraph sends its findings to specified viewing platforms, such asthe HoloTab aboard a ship. The device was conceived by Weyland Industries to help explore otherplanets, who patented it under the file number 17,900,353 on December 1, 2063.

Several Spectagraphs, nicknamed “Pups”, were used by the geologist Fifield to map the Engineerpyramid during the LV-223 incident in 2093. (PR:WIW)Sprague, Dan: A male human and a member of the team of scientists assigned to the cloning projectaboard the Auriga in the late 24 th century. Sprague participated in the extraction of the Queenembryo from Ripley, but was injured when the patient awoke and broke his arm. It is unknownwhether Sprague escaped the Auriga during the Xenomorph outbreak or died aboard the ship.(A:RES)Spunkmeyer, Daniel: A male human and Colonial Marine. Sporting the rank of Private First Class,Spunkmeyer was the Dropship Crew Chief of the squad involved in the Hadley's Hope incident.Spunkmeyer was killed by a Xenomorph Drone shortly before Ferro lifted off to pick up the survivorsfrom the Xenomorph ambush inside the colony's hive. (A2)Standish, Victor: A male human working as the engineer of the staff assigned to a Weyland-Yutaniresearch station on C-3 L/M in the early thirties of the 23 rd century. In 2232, Weyland-Yutani hadlearned of a Planetus spy at Standish's outpost, and he was the first to be reassigned after a backgroundcheck had cleared him. Standish was replaced by Matthew Benjamin, who would later bekilled as part of Weyland-Yutani's scheme to take over Planetus during the C-3 L/M incident.(A:NE)Stasis: The state of suspension of an organism during hypersleep. Weyland Industries first discoveredthe stasis function in its San Francisco lab on May 20, 2028. (PR:WIW)Statler Colony: A colony on HD 86264BM. Founded in 2060. By the year 2071, it sported a populationof over 7,5 million and was known for housing one of the largest spaceports in colonizedspace. The industry of the colony consisted of transportation, tourism and energy. Key resourceswere magnesium, lithium and oxygen. (PR:WIW)Stauff, Frances: A female human working as a representative of the Planetus Corporation in 2232.Graduated at the top of her class and later rose to the rank of second-in-command of Planetus securityforces of the sector including the planet C-3 L/M . Determined and resourceful, having impressiveskills in piloting. Was involved in the C-3 L/M incident.When a supposed Alien infestation was discovered on C-3 L/M, a planet owned by both Planetusand Weyland-Yutani, in 2232, Stauff was ordered to lead the investigation of the case on Planetus'behalf. Stauff met up with Charles Braley, a Weyland-Yutani representative, and Anders Kramm, aprivate investigator familiar with the Aliens sent by Planetus, on the local spaceport to head over tothe Weyland-Yutani research station where the incident in question had occurred. Stauff distrustedBraley and instead worked closely with Kramm on the case, who both decided to keep their findingsfor themselves where possible. As they discovered that the “infestation” at the research stationwas part of a scheme by Braley to eliminate Planetus spies in the installation and take over the corporation,they found themselves on the run.Kramm and Stauff quickly prepared their spaceship for take-off, during which Stauff discovered aproblem in the engine room. When Stauff went over to take a look, she was attacked and renderedunconscious by a juvenile Alien planted on the ship by Braley. She was already being prepared forimpregnation when Kramm killed the creature, saving Stauff's life. At this time, a romantic bondwas forming between the two. Stauff piloted the ship out of the spaceport and performed a hot landingto pick up a handful of other people involved in the investigation, with Weyland-Yutani's forceshot on their tails. Eventually, they managed to escape the planet and headed for Planetus headquarterson orders of Matthew Darby, her boss at Planetus. While Kramm stayed awake to supervise theshort flight, Stauff and the others went to cryosleep. Her sleep was short, however, when Krammawakened her to inform her that the ship was remotely ordered to change course. Stauff found out

that the order came from Planetus and contacted Darby, who informed the survivors that Weyland-Yutani had taken over Planetus and ordered the ship to land on the alien-infested world of Soulagesto dispose of the last people who knew the truth about the C-3 L/M incident. Together with Krammand the others, Stauff managed to fight her way through the infested settlement on Soulages to ashort-range flyer on the landing pad of the facility. Stauff flew the flyer through the dome surroundingthe settlement and crash-landed the craft into the Weyland-Yutani research station on the nearbymoon. There, they took over the installation, sent word out to the authorities and prepared forWeyland-Yutani's retaliatory strike. Stauff's final whereabouts are unknown. (A:NE)Stinger-class cruiser: A type of cruiser introduced in the middle of the 22 nd century. The strippedwreckage of a Stinger-class cruiser, the Climacus, was discovered on Soulages by the survivors ofthe C-3 L/M incident in 2232. (A:NE)Stinger XT-37: A small military vehicle used by the USCM Corps. Operated by two persons, adriver and a weapons officer, the four-wheeled vehicle had an open canopy and was equipped with agun turret manned by the weapons officer and a trapper snare. The turret featured two weapon systems,a machine gun and a missile flechette. (KAF)Stuart-Rose, Kathryn: A female human working as a Weyland Cybernetics spokesperson. Stuart-Roseformulated the corporation's public response to the malfunction of a limited number ofDavid 7 androids in 2071. (PR:WIW)Sulaco: The Conestoga-class military space transport that was used for the recon mission to LV-426in 2179 that would result in the Hadley's Hope incident. The 13 th ship of the series and fitted withthe “block 74” revision at the time of the incident. Prior to this fateful assignment, the Sulaco had acolorful history. During a combat situation in orbit of Linna 349, she was severely damaged byASAT missiles and was later involved in a fatal docking accident at Gateway Station that cost fivepeople their lives.In 2179, the Sulaco was used for transporting the team tasked with investigating the communicationbreakdown with the colony on LV-426. The ship was loaded at Gateway Station and departed fromthere to reach its destination in three week's time. The Sulaco carried two UD-4 Cheyenne utilitydropships for landing the team on the planet, of which one was used for initial deployment. Later,the Sulaco was remote-accessed and the second dropship was called down for evacuating the survivorsafter the first dropship had been destroyed. The ship received the dropship with the last survivorswho had barely escaped the colony's destruction, and its docking bay was the site of the finalbattle against the Xenomorph Queen that had been able to reach the Sulaco as a stowaway. After thecreature had been flushed out of the airlock, the passengers set the Sulaco on course back to Earthand entered hypersleep. Some time after, the Sulaco dropped out of lightspeed travel near Fiorina161 and ejected its EEVs due to an electrical fire caused by the acid blood of a Facehugger. The informationof this accident was transmitted to the Weyland-Yutani Corporation who then proceededto send an extraction team to the prison planet. The Sulaco was temporarily declared lost, but wassubsequently located by Space Command at O'Neill Station drifting near Gamma Leporis, and aUSCM team was sent to investigate aboard the sister ship Sephora. (A2, A3, A:CMTM, A:INF)Super Facehugger: An alternate term for the Queen Facehugger.Synapse Reestablisher: A device capable of reactivating brain and nervous activity of a deceasedor dying person for a limited amount of time through electric stimulation of dormant neurons in thepatient's brain cells. Weyland Industries patented the device under the file number 18,364,003 onAugust 16, 2071. Due to the risk and need for medical skill and accuracy involved in using thedevice, only nine Synapse Reestablishers were in use by the 2070s, restricted to top-level scientistsin medical schools and research centers. At that time, the device was still awaiting FDA approval.

During the LV-223 incident in 2093, a Synapse Reestablisher was used by Dr. Elizabeth Shaw andDr. Ford to reactivate a severed Mala'kak head. Unfortunately, the stimulation proved to be toostrong and, in combination with a Black Goo infection, led to the explosion of the head.(PR:WIW)*** T ***T.I.P.E: An acronym for “Technological, Intellectual, Physical, Emotional”. Used by Weyland Industriesto describe and promote the conceptual components of its David 8 android. (PR:WIW)Tagg Colony: A mining and refining colony on HD 10697 bm established in 2061. Would sport apopulation of 5.5 million by the year 2071. Key resources were methane, ethane and oxygen.(PR:WIW)Tanaka 5: A desert planet. Notable as the homeworld of the Scorpion Alien subspecies, which originatedfrom a large scorpion-like creature indigenous to the planet. Was once home to a small hiveof Scorpion Aliens, consisting of 39 workers and a Queen. (KAF)Tark-Weyland Station: A research station on the planet JPG-973C installed to observe the bacteriacolonies on the planet. By 2071, it housed a research staff of 67. (PR:WIW)TED: Abbreviation for Technology Entertainment Design. An annual conference founded as a platformfor the presentation and development of innovative ideas for various topics, including science,culture and technology. On February 27, 2023, Sir Peter Weyland delivered a speech at that year'sTED conference, where he presented his vision for the future of Weyland Industries for the benefitof mankind. The speech was attended by over 35,000 visitors and was viewed online over 76 milliontimes. (PR:WIW)Telecommunications and Standardization Governing Body: An institution active during the late21 st century that regulated and licensed communication technology for Earth and colonized space.(PR:WIW)Themis Outpost: A colony on the planet KOI-2410. Established in 2071, it sported a population of6,500 and was notable for being the outermost human settlement as of 2071. Its industry focused onmining. Key resources were scandium, yttrium and cerium. (PR:WIW)Titus-Carmel 7: A planet in the Claro system. Vids report that pigs with wings live on the planet.(A:NE)“Top”: A nickname some members of the USCM unit involved in the Hadley's Hope incident usedto refer to their leader, Gunnery Sergeant Al Apone. (A2)Toros field: An advanced force field technology used in the 23 rd century. A Toros field works bybending space instead of creating an ordinary barrier, resulting in a loop that sends any unwantedobject farther back the way it came the more it tries to enter the field. The field can be disabled bythrowing one or several orb-like deactivation devices into the field. (A:NE)Trilobite: A squid-like creature originating from the Black Goo chemical weapon. Encounteredduring the Prometheus incident in 2093, where Dr. Elizabeth Shaw was infected with the organism.Two development stages of the Trilobite are known. In its infant stage, it is roughly half a meterlong and resembles very much a squid with a pale white pigmentation, sporting four tentacles endingin an elongated head section. The adult form of the Trilobite creature is much larger, between

five and seven meters in length. In this incarnation, the creature has seven tentacles, with three oneach side and a central tentacle at the front. A mouth-like orifice surrounded by sharp teeth is locatedon the ventral side of the creature, hiding the long retractable tube it uses for oral impregnation.An additional set of six smaller tentacles is situated around the impregnation orifice, used to fixatethe head of a potential host.The primary purpose of the Trilobite organism is to impregnate a suitable host with the Deacon embryoit carries, a striking similarity to the Xenomorph Facehugger. The adult creature is strong, relentlessand aggressive and was able to subdue an Engineer during the Prometheus incident. As itsXenomorph counterpart, the Trilobite dies after impregnation.The Trilobite originates from human sperm infected by the Black Goo. When this sperm is transmittedby sexual intercourse, the infant form of the Trilobite is conceived and begins gestation insidethe woman's womb, similar to a normal conception and pregnancy. The organism is extremely adaptableto the human organism, being able to prompt it to nourish the Trilobite via an umbilicalcord, and can thrive even in a sterile host. After impregnation, the creature grows rapidly, reachingits full length in a time span of roughly ten hours. Nothing can be said about how a Trilobite eventuallyleaves its host because the creature was removed prematurely by Dr. Shaw. (PR)Troy: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident in 2179. Troy waskilled during the climactic bait and chase aimed at luring the Alien into the facility's blast furnace.(A3)Tsuronomai: A planet rich with ore. In the 24 th century, mankind maintained a colony on thisworld. (A:OS)Tzu-Chi City: A colony on the planet KOI-1422.02. Established in 2060, it would boast a populationof almost 4.5 million by the year 2071. Its industry largely focused on transportation, earning areputation of maintaining state-of-the-art facilities for this sector. Further aspects of Tzu-Chi City'sindustrial portfolio were mining and refining. Key resources were cerium, lithium, nickel and copper.(PR:WIW)*** U ***UA 571 remote sentry weapons system: A sentry gun system used by the US Army and the USCMcorps in 2179. With a weight of less than 20 kilograms, the UA 571 can be carried by personnelwithout assistance and requires less than 150 seconds to mount. The system consists of the gun itself,a tripod mount and a remote console. A radius of a full 360 degrees is possible, although it isrecommended to install several sentries with smaller surveillance arcs. The sensor array of the gunis situated at the front of the gun and covers a cone of 60 degrees. Tracking and detection methodsinclude infrared sensors, ambient light optics, a motion tracker and a lidar and support individualprofiles to identify targets with known emission characteristics. The data is fed to a laptop-sized remoteconsole, where the operator can survey various data like ammunition counts and set the sentrygun to one of three operation settings: “Auto-remote” sets the gun to identify targets using an IFFsignal and fire automatically. “Semi-auto” and “manual override” relays the data to the operatorwho then decides whether to fire the sentry or not. Several variants of UA 571 with differentweapon types exist, the most common being the UA 571-C. (A2, CMTM)UA 571-C: The most common variant of the UA 571 remote sentry gun, sporting a pulse action machinegun that fires M250 10mm x 28 HEAP ammunition with a rate of 1100 rpm from a 500-roundammo drum. This model was used by the USCM squad involved in the Hadley's Hope incident in2179 to successfully defend the temporary headquarters in the colony's old command center againsta Xenomorph onslaught. (A2, CMTM)

UA 571-D: A variant of the UA 571 sentry gun equipped with a HF laser. (CMTM)UA 571-F: A variant of the UA 571 sentry gun equipped with a 40mm automatic grenade launcher.(CMTM)UD-4 Cheyenne-class dropship: A line of dropships used by the USCM in the late 22 nd and 23 rdcentury. In accordance with a Department of Defense requirement formulated after the Tientsin conflict,the UD-4L can lift up to 16 tons from orbit to the surface and back, the equivalent of fourfully-equipped infantry squads or one M577 APC, including passengers, in the later models. Whileprimarily designed as a dropship, the UD-4L actually fills additional roles on the battlefield, such astransporting goods or using its considerable armament to act as a fire support gunship. Models ofthe series include the UD-4B, UD-4C, UD-4E, UD-4H, UD-4J and the most advanced and mostfamous variant, the UD-4L. (A2, A:INF, CMTM)UD-4B: The original production variant of the Cheyenne-class dropship series. Powered by AtcoWyoming F23 turbines. In comparison to later models, the UD-4B is 1.5 meters shorter, bringingthe ship to a total length of almost 24 meters, and lacks the secondary weapon pods. (CMTM)UD-4C: A gunship variant of the Cheyenne-class that introduced the secondary weapon bay and thefront-mounted gatling gun system to the series. (CMTM)UD-4E: An upgrade of the UD-4B, sporting F29-L13 turbines that improves the performance in atmosphericflight. (CMTM)UD-4H: A Cheyenne-class variant that is considered a landmark stage of the line. The ship's lengthwas extended by 1.5 meters to a total of over 25 meters, making it the first version able to carry theM577 APC. New TF-900 turbines were added as well, in addition to a broad-spectrum sensor arrayand a command datalink. (CMTM)UD-4J: An UD-4 variant with an upgraded airframe. (CMTM)UD-4L: The epitome of the Cheyenne-class dropship line. Weighs 18 tons unloaded and has alength of roughly 25 meters. As the latest and most advanced model in the UD-4 series by the yearof 2179, the UD-4L boasts a significant upgrade to its sensors, defense systems and firing control.Two UD-4Ls were used by the USCM squad involved in the Hadley's Hope incident in 2179.The airframe of the UD-4L is constructed around a central payload bay, specifically designed toprovide enough space to hold the M577 APC. Aside from its boarding ramp on the ventral side, theship can be accessed by personnel through a port side entry. The UD-4l is operated by a crew of twopeople, one being the pilot and the other being the weapons officer. The weapons are arranged intwo main pods on both sides and two secondary weapon pylons that can be folded out if needed.However, with the secondary pods extended, the UD-4L is unable to achieve supersonic speed. Protectionis mainly provided by a covering of Venlar ballistic armor.The ship is powered by two Republic Dynamics TF-900 turbines, while TF-200/A-14 ramrocketscan provide high-level speed between Mach 2 and Mach 12. The airframe is designed to withholdmaneuvers up to 6g. Stealth characteristics are the rounded profile and laser and radar absorbents.Additionally, the UD-4L is shielded against a numerous range of detection methods.The UD-4L is controlled and directed via a Herriman-Weston 5/480 mainframe equipped with asemi-intelligent software. In addition to manual interaction, the ship's computer also supports voicecontrol.Communications are processed by an AN/ASC-155 datalink, offering a broad range of frequenciesand options.Compared to its predecessors in the UD-4 line, the UD-4L underwent drastic improvements to itssensor suite. The sensor input is handled by a two-fold TFRDS system, divided into the ATLIS sub-

system for offense data and a half-automated TIAS system for defense-relevant data. An advancedradar suite is capable of handling up to 150 targets at the same time, sporting a range of 250 km.Additional features include an IAT image tracking system and an emission detection system, shortEDS. The UD-4L is also equipped with an AN/ALQ-2004E defense system divided into four subsystemsfor jamming detection systems and enemy fire (AJS and FCJS), counteracting missiles(MDS) and decoy solutions (DDS). As jamming systems send out a tell-tale signal, the defense systemcan be set to operate only when needed. For maximum efficiency and an additional decoy option,the pod containing the jamming systems can be ejected in tow up to 50 meters behind the ship.The weapons of the UD-4L can be handled by both the pilot and the weapons officer. Targeting inputis directed to the HUD of the pilot or the weapons officer's eyepiece. The main weapon bays caneach be equipped with sixteen 150mm and six 70mm unguided warheads and four 120mm guidedmissiles. The secondary bays each provide additional 14 hardpoints for ordnance. A 25mm gatlinggun of the GAU-113/B variant is mounted at the front beneath the cockpit, capable of handling variousammunition types. (A2, A:INF, CMTM)Umbulu: A male human and the science officer aboard the Nostromo on the five hauls prior to theNostromo incident. Two days before the departure from Thedus in 2121, Umbulu vanished undermysterious circumstances and was replaced by Ash. However, given Weyland-Yutani's intention tosecure a Xenomorph specimen from LV-426, it is highly probable that the Company had arrangedUmbulu's disappearance. (A:OS)Ungar, Hermann: A male human and an ex-marine working for Weyland-Yutani at the turn of the23 rd century. Sported a cynical character and was part of a team assigned with the task of protectingCompany interests by eliminating Xenomorph infestations on Weyland-Yutani-owned planets in thewake of the Earth War. During one of these missions, Ungar was impregnated by a Facehugger,leaving his colleague Anders Kramm no other option than to kill him. (A:NE)Unity City: A colony on the planet Gliese 581 d. Boasted a population of almost 4,5 million by theyear 2071. Exploiting the planet's massive reserves of industrial diamonds, the colony's industrywas focused on mining, refining and light and heavy manufacturing. Besides diamonds, Unity City'-s key resources were lead, zinc, nickel and niobium. (PR:WIW)USCM: Abbreviation for United States Colonial Marines. Often referred to as simply “ColonialMarines”. Established by the National Security Act in 2101, the USCM corps was an American militarypeacekeeping force for deployment on off-world colonies. (A2)Ute Colony: A colony on the planet KOI-1430.03. Established in 2070, it would sport a populationof 75,000 one year later. Its industry focused on mining operations that used advanced technology,increasing the output by 130 percent. Ute Colony also featured an industrial sector for energy. Keyresources were magnetite, hydrogen and oxygen. (PR:WIW)*** V ***Valles Colony: Mankind's first colony on Mars. Founded in 2040, it housed almost 17 million inhabitantsby the year 2071. Valles Colony was mainly established to mine and process the planet'srich deposits of rare metals. The colony's industry additionally consisted of light and heavy manufacturing.Key resources were niobium, europium, neodymium, copper and chromium. (PR:WIW)Van Leuwen, Paul: A male human acting as the chairman of the inquiry of Ellen Ripley about thefate of the Nostromo at Gateway Station in 2179. Van Leuwen dismissed Ripley's report of theXenomorph and Ash's involvement and, together with the rest of the committee, decided to have

Ripley's flight license revoked. Van Leuwen also informed Ripley after the inquiry that LV-426 hasbeen colonized during her 57 years of hypersleep. (A2)Vanderaart Outpost: A colony located on KOI-87.01. Was founded in 2058 and would boast apopulation of 10 million by 2071. Vanderaart Outpost was known as the manufacturer of a widerange of consumer and commercial products. The colony's industry consisted of light and heavymanufacturing, mining and refining. Key resources were aluminum, titanium, chalcopyrite, beryland tungsten. (PR:WIW)Vasquez, Jeanette: A female human serving the USCM as a smart gun operator, sporting the rankof Private in 2179. Was part of the recon mission involved in the Hadley's Hope incident.Vasquez was involved in the ambush inside the Xenomorph hive of the colony, during which she inadvertentlycaused the death of her brother-in-arms and fellow smartgunner, Drake, by killing aDrone near him, causing its acid blood to spray all over his comrade. Devastated, Vasquez tried totake out her anger on Gorman after Ripley's rescue, but was held back by the other surviving membersof the squad. She later reconciled with Gorman and sacrificed herself together with him to coverthe escape of the last survivors to the second dropship. (A2)Vickers, Meredith: A female human and a Weyland Industries representative participating as acompany supervisor in the Prometheus mission to LV-223 in 2093. Daughter of Peter Weyland.As the daughter of Weyland Industries' CEO, Vickers had been in service of the corporation for herentire life. Initially, she respected and admired her father, but when his age progressed and his visionbegan to deviate from Weyland Industries' interests, Vickers' feelings changed to suspicion andcontempt, feelings compounded by the enormous amounts of money and resources he seeminglysquandered on funding Project Prometheus and its search for mankind's origin at the hands of an extraterrestrialrace. When a journey to make contact with these Engineers came within reach, Weyland,now an old man, decided to secretly join the mission in order search for means to prolong hislife. Vickers was strongly opposed to the idea and joined the crew on short notice to protect companyinterests. She would not only have to deal with her father, but also with a David 8 android specificallyprogrammed by Weyland to follow his agenda. While the two were the only crew membersaware of Weyland's presence, they were far from being allies. As the research vessel Prometheuswas being outfitted, Vickers chose her quarters to be situated in the separate lifeboat section in orderto be prepared for any unforeseen events.On December 21, 2093, the Prometheus reached its destination. Vickers had programmed her cryotubeto wake her in advance and was back to consciousness some time before the rest of the crew.Later, she held a briefing where she informed the crew of her role as a supervisor and ordered Dr.Shaw and Dr. Holloway to refrain from making contact with the Engineers should the opportunityarise. After the landing on LV-223, Vickers remained on the bridge to observe the first foray of thescientists into the pyramid near the landing zone. After a storm had forced the team to return to theship, Vickers was present during the autopsy of an Engineer head found in the pyramid. During thenight, she went back to the bridge, presumably to check on the scan of the pyramid, and orderedJanek to her quarters where they possibly engaged in sexual intercourse. Next day, Vickers wasagain on the bridge to observe a search mission for the missing scientists Fifield and Millburn. Ofgreater interest to her, however, was David's own exploration of the facility. She ordered him to linkhis camera to her display, only to be cut off by the android when he entered the Juggernaut. WhenDr. Holloway's body, infected by the Black Goo chemical weapon, rapidly failed and the teamrushed back to the ship to save him, Vickers refused to allow him into the ship due to the risk ofcontamination. When Dr. Holloway begged her to kill him and approached her, Vickers saw nochoice but to immolate him with a flamethrower. After Weyland had been awakened and underwentpreparations to commune with the last living Engineer, Vickers made a last unsuccessful attempt towarn her father. After witnessing the disastrous outcome of the contact with the Engineer and herfather's death, Vickers ordered the ship to depart for Earth. Janek, who had promised to prevent the

Black Goo from reaching Earth, ignored her orders and rammed the ship into the departing Juggernautafter he had ejected Vickers' lifeboat. Seconds before impact, Vickers escaped the Prometheusin an escape pod. Soon after, Vickers was crushed by the rolling wreck of the Juggernaut. (PR)Vincent: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident. He was one ofthe prisoners killed by the Xenomorph during the last-ditch effort to lure the creature into the facility'sblast furnace. (A3)Vriess: A male human and one of the smugglers involved in the Auriga incident. Chief engineer ofthe Betty. Had been wounded during a battle and has since then been confined to a wheelchair,which he used to conceal a shotgun kit. When the Xenomorph outbreak started, Vriess was at firstisolated from the rest of the Betty's crew, but eventually managed to catch up with the survivors. Heliked Call and still defended her when she was revealed to be an android. Vriess was one of the fewsurvivors of the incident.Vriess stayed with the survivors of the Auriga incident and helped Ripley on her quest to learn moreabout the mysterious Loki organization Call had found out about. During this time, he also began anintimate relationship with Bolero, the new pilot of the Betty. Vriess also played a vital role duringthe Domes Epsilon incident, helping in the raid of Byzantium Station and using his skills as a mechanicto cut a way into Domes Epsilon after the main bay had been shut down due to sabotage.(A:RES, A:OS)*** W ***Wallace: A male human and one of the crew members of the Prometheus during the LV-223 incidentin 2093. Wallace was among the personnel killed when the mutated Fifield returned to the Prometheusand wreaked carnage inside the ship's cargo bay. (PR).Wal-Mart 2000: A deluxe laser torch offered by Wal-Mart. Had customizable settings for apertureand level of intensity. The Wal-Mart 2000 can be used for repair work, but is also suitable forheavy-duty tasks. Vriess used a Wal-Mart 2000 to cut a hole into Domes Epsilon during the DomesEpsilon incident in the mid-80s of the 24 th century. (A:OS)Wal-Mart Runabout: A small, solar-powered vehicle offered by Wal-Mart. The staff at the botanicspace colony Domes Epsilon used these vehicles to navigate through the expansive habitats and alsoduring the evacuation of the station during the Domes Epsilon incident. (A:OS)Wan An Outpost: A colony on Gliese 876 d. Founded in 2053 and housing a population of over 11million by 2071. Taking advantage of the rich plantlife introduced during terraforming, Wan AnOutpost had a rich industry consisting of agriculture, light manufacturing and electronics, exploitingthe key resources lumber, water and niobium. (PR:WIW)Watanabe, Yoshi: A male human and a member of the team of scientists assigned to the cloningproject aboard the Auriga in the late 24 th century. It is unknown whether Watanabe escaped theAuriga during the Xenomorph outbreak or died aboard the ship. (A:RES)WCCF-73: A designation on the Weyland Industries website for the module containing a recordingof Sir Peter Weyland's speech at the TED conference 2023. (PR:WIW)WEY: The stock ticker of Weyland Industries. (PR:WIW)Weyland Advanced Space Exploration Suit: An advanced space suit manufactured by WeylandIndustries. Introduced on August 11, 2064. Featured a cadium exoskeleton capable of protecting the

wearer in hostile environments, with an optional iridium-coated laser-resistant light armor upgradeavailable. A nano-reinforced composite helmet featured an advanced display with a virtual 360 degreefield of vision and a HUD showing information such as mission details, data analysis, vitalsand available environment stats. (PR:WIW)Weyland, Charles Bishop: A male human and the founder of Weyland Industries. Born in NewYork City, USA, in 1958. During his time, he was considered a leading mind in the field of robotics,and subsequently, his likeness would be used for the “Bishop” android. Weyland was already terminallyill when he died in 2004 during an expedition to an undisclosed location in Earth's Antarctica.After his death, Peter Weyland took over as CEO of Weyland Industries.Weyland Cybernetics: The cybernetics branch of Weyland Industries. Notable for developing thelandmark David android series. Weyland Cybernetics gained unwanted attention during the limitedrecall of David 7 androids in 2071. (PR:WIW)Weyland Cybernetics Logic Design and Research Facility: A Weyland Cybernetics research facilityon the planet HD 202206 bm which played a key role in the development of the David 8 android.(PR:WIW)Weyland Cybernetics Repair Station: A chain of stores operated by Weyland Cybernetics thatoffered maintenance service for products of Weyland Cybernetics, such as the David android series.Stores existed on Earth and colonized space.Weyland-Harte Research Center: A research center located in M'Toa Colony on the planet KOI-448.02. The purpose of the facility was to discover and evaluate new worlds and their potential forresearch and colonization. (PR:WIW)Weyland Health: A subdivision of Weyland Industries focusing on developing and manufacturingmedical technologies. Established as a result of the restructuring of Weyland Industries in 2072.Building on a prolific legacy as the creator of 90 percent of the landmark medical devices and services,such as the MedPod and the MEDiCS system, Weyland Health employed over 80 millionmedical specialists who treated 3 billion patients per year by the time of the division's creation.(PR:WIW)Weyland Industries: An influential and powerful company that was responsible for some of thegreatest technological advances of the human race. Headquarters situated in San Francisco, UnitedStates of America, Earth. Under the guidance of Sir Peter Weyland, Weyland Industries launchedmankind into the stars and introduced cybernetic individuals into society, only to name the two mostimportant achievements. Weyland Industries also developed landmark technologies in the fields ofenergy, health, weapon research and scientific instruments. The official stock ticker of the companywas WEY. By the year 2072, Weyland Industries held almost 3.5 million patents, including 3,000for rifle technology alone. As of 2073, the company had over 837 million employees and officesand facilities in 160 countries and maintained 63 off-world colonies. Also notable were the charityprojects of the company, such as the Little Explorers program, the Explorers Academy and its supportfor veterans of the Asian Conflict, providing work for 35 percent of them as of 2038. At an unknowndate at the turn of the 22 nd century, Weyland Industries merged with its former competitor,Yutani Corporation, to form the conglomerate Weyland-Yutani.Weyland Industries was founded at an undisclosed date and had risen to become a prosperous enterpriseat the turn of the 21 st century. Some time after Charles Bishop Weyland, the acting CEO of thecompany at the time, had died in 2004, Peter Weyland took over the reigns and launched an aggressivecampaign for expansion and technological research. The first great success in the new centurywas the installation of the Solstice solar panels in Earth's orbit in 2015 as a valuable source for

enewable energy. This earned Weyland his first billion and secured the first round of venture capitalin the same year. The company used this wealth to accomplish Weyland Industries' biggestachievement as of this date: By reversing global warming in 2016 and curing the common cancerin 2022, Weyland Industries soon rose to a position of incomparable power. During the following 50years, the corporation's health division would provide scientific advancements that raised the lifeexpectancy by 16 percent for the general population on Earth and by 21 percent for Weyland Industriesemployees. At the annual TED conference in 2023, Sir Peter Weyland laid out the plans ofWeyland Industries to develop advanced cybernetic individuals and to provide the technology to explorespace and colonize distant planets.The following years would show that Weyland had not made idle promises. An early step in theseendeavors was the acquisition of technology from a stagnating NASA program called Project Prometheuswhich it used to complete the JIMO mission and prove the existence of life in Europa'socean on December 19, 2017. In 2024, the weapon research division of the company presented theWeyland Storm Rifle, a weapon that featured revolutionary advances in performance and would receivefurther upgrades during the following decades. On January 7, 2025, Weyland Industries finisheddevelopment on the first version of its landmark David android. Its pioneering in the field ofrobotics was only slightly hindered by a lawsuit by Yutani Corporation, which Weyland Industrieswon on December 12, 2029. Continuing a phase where Weyland Industries bolstered its resources,the company acquired the Kepler mission on November 18, 2026, and CERN on September 18,2029. On March 31, 2028, Weyland Industries announced that it had reached a market capitalizationof 100 billion dollars in a record time span of 5 years. Further acquisitions, which were publishedon April 3, 2032, were those of Northrop Grumman, Boeing, BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin.The first major steps towards exploration of space were made by Weyland Industries with the discoveryof Cryosleep technology in 2028 and FTL travel in 2032. One year earlier, the beginning ofthe terraforming process on Earth's moon had marked the first application of the Atmosphere Processortechnology outside of Earth, where it was a vital instrument in the reversion of global warmingalmost two decades earlier. In 2034, Weyland Industries completed the first spacecraft with FTLtechnology, the Heliades class. On May 11, 2035, the NSF lifted its restrictions on the commercialuse of androids, clearing the way for the release of Weyland Industries' first David android modelintended for commercial use, David 3, on June 30, 2035. In the same year, the company expandedits global presence by opening offices in Greece, Antarctica, El Salvador, and South Africa and othercountries.A new incentive for mankind to reach for the stars arose when Weyland Industries discovered theOuter Veil on December 21, 2037, a region in space rich with natural resources. Two years later,Weyland Industries also discovered the planetoid LV-426, 83 years before the Nostromo incident.The date of May 28, 2039, marked the completion of the first breathable atmosphere on anotherplanet by using an Atmosphere Processor on the planet GJ 667Cc. During the following decade,Weyland Industries also began entertaining ties with the government, the first collaboration beingthe establishment of the first off-world prison colony on the planet HD 85512 b. Weyland Industriesprovided further essential technology for the exploration of space by developing devices such as theRT01 Group Transport in 2051 and the release of the Weyland Advanced Space Exploration Suit onAugust 11, 2064, which featured a cadium exoskeleton and an info display showing a variety of informationsuch as mission details, vitals and environment stats. The company was also responsiblefor inventing the MedPod in 2061, which would be approved by the FDA and enter production nineyears later.On November 20, 2065, Weyland Industries furthered its relationship with the government, initiatingtalks about creating a transplanetary peacekeeping force, which would lay the foundation for theUnited States Colonial Marines. In 2066, the company was able to significantly reduce the productioncost on the David android series, further establishing the model throughout human civilization.On March 9, 2072, Weyland Industries reorganized its structure into seven subdivisions for health,transportation, energy, electronics, terraforming, security and cybernetics. Among the most successfuldivisions were Weyland Health and Weyland Terraforming, the second-largest of the new subsi-

diaries. 15 percent of company resources were taken by Transportation, focusing on three key aspects,namely FTL, hostile terrain and freight. Yearly transportation statistics during the early 2070sconstituted 1.7 billion gigatonnes of cargo transferred and ferrying over 8 million civilians. The culminationof the company's efforts was the relaunch of Project Prometheus on January 1, 2073,which would lead to the LV-223 incident in 2093 after Weyland scientists had discovered classifiedinformation vital for the project. (PR, PR:WIW)Weyland Modular Computing Device: An image, audio and holographic content projector manufacturedby Weyland Industries. Abbreviated as WMCD, the device was able to receive live or recordeddata from a remote device and project it in the surrounding environment, thus being able tocreate holographic environments inside the user's room in real-time. First presented in 2024, thedevice was released in an advanced version in 2073, which was able to fit its technology in a smalland handy cube-like shell. A WCMD was used by Dr. Charlie Holloway during the briefing for themission of the Prometheus upon arrival in the Zeta 2 Reticuli system in 2093. (PR, PR:WIW)Weyland RLF Reactor: A first-generation, medium-size RLF reactor manufactured by WeylandIndustries for use in civilian power grids. Capable of providing steady Terawatt levels of power for23 million households or 15 million commercial facilities at affordable pricing. The power was generatedwithout pulse for a more replete and efficient delivery. The Weyland RLF generator requiredlittle maintenance and had a blackout rate of less than 0.01 percent. (PR:WIW)Weyland, Sir Peter: A human male and the man responsible for propelling Weyland Industries tothe position of the leading corporation in the fields of research and technology in the 21 st century. Acharismatic and visionary leader, Weyland believed in the idea of advancing mankind by revolutionarytechnological concepts and was a strong advocate of the concepts of androids and the explorationand colonization of space. However, the ethical implications of his visions were not withoutcontroversy.Peter Weyland was born on October 1, 1990, in Mumbai, India. His father was a self-taught softwareengineer and his mother a professor of Comparative Mythology, who had studied at Oxford. Itsoon became clear that Peter Weyland was a child prodigy, and by the time of October 2004, he hadalready registered a dozen patents, the latest being one for a synthetic trachea based on engineeredstem cells. In the following years, he would lead Weyland Industries into an age of unprecedentedfinancial success and influence, gaining a reputation for being a pioneer for new technologies. Hisfirst breakthrough for mankind was the reversing of global warming on Earth in 2016, using a prototypeof the Atmosphere Processor technology – an achievement for which he would later win hisfirst Nobel Peace Prize in Medicine on December 10, 2017. On July 17, 2016, he was grantedknighthood by the Queen of England as one of the youngest individuals ever to receive such honor.On December 19, 2017, Weyland acquired the rights to the technology of a NASA project calledProject Prometheus and revived the program to later successfully prove the existence of life onEuropa. On February 4, 2023, he went on to win his second Nobel Peace Prize after the scientists inthe corporation's health division had effectively cured cancer in 2022. On February 28, 2023, he visitedthe annual TED conference and delivered a landmark speech in which he presented his visionfor the future of mankind. Delivering on his promise to create the first synthetic person in history,Weyland spearheaded the David project, which would improve the concept to perfection over thefollowing decades. During this time, Weyland also used the resources of his corporation to developthe means to launch mankind into space and colonize distant worlds, creating new technologiessuch as the Atmospheric Processor, FTL travel and Cryosleep.Under Weyland's guidance, the company thrived for the rest of the 21 st century. His vision greweven more ambitious and expanded to subjects such as the true origin of mankind and what happensafter death. After a spectacular discovery by his scientists in the early 2070s, Weyland launched anew phase of Project Prometheus that would channel his search for answers into one single effort.On August 1, 2078, Weyland learned of the scientific work of Dr. Elizabeth Shaw which incident-

ally dealt with the very notion that fascinated Weyland: The discovery of extraterrestrial involvementin the creation of mankind. Weyland immediately decided to fund her research, sensing thatshe might hold the key to his answers. In late 2080, Shaw had finally narrowed down the locationof a star system from ancient Earth artifacts, and the preparations for an interstellar expedition tothis system started.In 2091, the year of the departure of the Prometheus, Sir Peter Weyland was an old man, whosephysical condition deteriorated rapidly. On June 22, he recorded a message in his office on Marsthat was intended as a post-hum greeting for the crew of the Prometheus once the ship had reachedits destination. However, Weyland had no intention of dying, but instead secretly joined the Prometheusmission in order to ask the creators of mankind to extend his life. His own cryosleepchamber was located in a restricted part of the ship, presumably in the separate lifeboat section installedinto the ship. He also instructed the David 8 model of the crew to actively search for anykind of cure for his rapidly failing body or means of communication with the Engineers – withoutregard for the lives of the crew, if necessary. His presence aboard the ship was a close-kept secret,with only Vickers, David 8 and selected staff members privy to his involvement.Sometime after David 8 had discovered the Engineer who was kept in stasis inside the pilot chamberof the Juggernaut, Weyland was awakened from cryosleep and went into medical rehabilitation.Intending to awake and communicate with the Engineer, Weyland reinforced his frail body with anexoskeleton and departed for the Juggernaut together with David 8, Shaw and Ford. The Engineerwas successfully pulled out from cryosleep, and David, who had studied the language of the race,proceeded to inquire about Weyland's request. The Engineer reacted violently to David's words, rippingDavid's head off and viciously beating Weyland with it, who succumbed to the injuries shortlyafter. (PR, PR:WIW)Weyland Storm Rifle: A revolutionary storm rifle developed by Weyland Industries. After developingtechnology that would triple the speed and double the accuracy of a rifle in 2024, the companypresented the Weyland Storm Rifle on September 10 of the same year. On May 2, 2039, WeylandIndustries patented an auto-compensation upgrade for the rifle that would enable the weapon tocounteract any adverse atmospheric conditions regarding targeting and firing. By the 2070s, theWeyland Storm Rifle had been used in over 7,000 colonial peacekeeping missions. The weaponwould become known as the precursor for the M41A1 Pulse Rifle, and both weapons shared manysimilarities in design.The Weyland Storm Rifle was a remarkable weapon. Made of heat-resistant micro-perforated titaniumand weighing 1.3 kilograms without a magazine, the Weyland Storm Rifle fired its ammunitionat a speed of 800 meters per second. It was able to track a target over a maximum distance of 500kilometers and deliver detailed information about the health and physique of the targeted individualand relay information about whether the target can be locked down. Further systems included satellite-guidedtarget detection. The Weyland Storm Rifle fired 5.56 millimeter uranium carbide spinstabilizedrounds. (PR:WIW)Weyland Toughened Ceramic Turbine: An experimental turbine technology developed by WeylandIndustries in the 2070s. Around 50 meters in height, these turbines were built using a rare indium-siliconmatrix combined with nanocomposite tougheners. Working prototypes exhibited anti-3 rdcurvature leverage during tests, providing unprecedented levels of power. Weyland Industries statedat the time that this technology might sometime create such fast FTL drives that Hypersleep wouldbe rendered unnecessary. (PR:WIW)Weyland-Yutani: A conglomerate of two of the most powerful corporations in the history of humancivilization. Resulted from the merging of Weyland Industries and the Yutani Corporation aroundthe turn of the 22 nd century. Often referred to as “The Company”. By the 2120s, Weyland-Yutanimaintained headquarters in San Francisco and Tokyo on Earth, the Sea of Tranquility Colony onLuna, and Thedus. The company was eventually bought out by Wal-Mart.

Building on the galaxy-wide infrastructure of Weyland Industries, Weyland-Yutani was involved innumerous colonization efforts by co-financing and providing a wide range of technologies such asAtmosphere Processor components. Combining technological advancements of both original companies,Weyland-Yutani also had a prolific transportation branch, ranging throughout colonizedspace. The conglomerate additionally expanded upon business relations established between WeylandIndustries and the military branch of human government, leading to defense contracts andclose relations to the USCM corps. However, the Company also developed an interest in ethicallyquestionable high-risk black projects, resulting in the formation of a secret bio-weapon division.The pursuit of these interests led to numerous contacts with the Xenomorph organism, andWeyland-Yutani also played a key role in the events surrounding Ellen Ripley's involvement withthe species. While maintaining the public image of a benevolent organization focused on the advancementof humankind, the Company secretly exhibited a ruthless modus operandi, consideringhuman lives as expendable in order to achieve its goals. (A1, A2, A3, A:RES, A:NE, A:OS)Weyland Zero-Loss Lithium-Ion Battery: An update of the conventional lithium-ion battery.Manufactured by Weyland Industries. Used in a wide range of devices in the latter half of the 21 stcentury, the battery combined proven lithium technology with cathodes made of rare metals andnano-layered silicon anodes to provide ultra-low internal resistance and zero memory loss. The systemcould be deposited on a single-layer graphene base, which rendered such a portable batterynearly invisible. (PR:WIW)Wi-Fi Access Movement of 2029: A global movement with the aim to speed up the developmentand distribution of communication technology and make it more accessible and secure. Under theguidance and endorsement of powerful partners such as Internet Explorer, the movement was regardeda success and would be continued in order to be applied for colonized space in the 2070s.(PR:WIW)Wierzbowsky, Trevor: A male human and member of the Colonial Marines. Sporting the rank ofPrivate, he was part of the recon mission to LV-426 that resulted in the Hadley's Hope incident in2179. Wierzbowsky was killed during the unit's fatal exploration of the Xenomorph hive inside thecolony's Atmosphere processor. (A2)William: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident. William was oneof the inmates who tried to rape Ripley at the scrapyard of the facility. William was later killed duringthe attempt to lure the Alien into the blast furnace. (A3)Williamson, Carlyn: A female human and a member of the team of scientists assigned to the cloningproject aboard the Auriga in the late 24 th century. After the creation of Ripley 8 and the extractionof the Queen embryo, Williamson was tasked with performing cognitive experiments with theclone. She later helplessly witnessed the Xenomorph outbreak and the abduction of Gediman by theAlien. Williamson was taken to the hive and died there, either by giving birth to a Xenomorph orduring the explosion of the Auriga. (A:RES)WMCD: An abbreviation for Weyland Modular Computing Device.Wren, Mason: A male human and the scientific leader of the cloning project operated aboard theAuriga in 2381. With the help of his team of top-notch scientists, Wren succeeded in creating aclone of Ellen Ripley and cultivated a Xenomorph population from the Queen embryo inside Ripley8. He continued to supervise the research up until the Xenomorph outbreak, when he was capturedby the crew of the Betty and forced to assist them in their escape to the Betty. Wren later shot Calland left the group behind to make his way to the Betty alone. He was hindered in his escape by Call,who had survived and tapped into the ship's system to block off the scientist's route to the ship.

Wren still managed to get to the ship in time to receive the surviving crew members of the Betty. Hetried to coerce the group into stopping the Auriga's collision course with Earth by taking Call as ahostage, but was killed by Purvis, who pinned his head to his chest just in time for the Chestbursterinside him to erupt through both of them. (A:RES)*** X ***Xenomorph: An immensely dangerous and highly infectious parasitic extraterrestrial lifeform. Scientificallyclassified as “linguafoeda Acheronsis”, which roughly translates to “foul tongue fromAcheron”. The Xenomorph uses another living creature as its host, killing it in the process of “givingbirth”. This characteristic results in another unique property of the organism called the DNA Reflex,which describes the effect of altering the appearance and anatomy of the Xenomorph accordingto its host. The Xenomorph species exists as a hive-based society, similar to Earth's bees, with aQueen at the top of the hierarchy.The Xenomorph life-cycle consists of three stages, with the optional fourth stage of the Queen. Insidean egg laid by the Queen, a spider-like Facehugger is contained that, once freed, attaches itselfto a suitable host and impregnates it with an embryo. Once this embryo has used the host's resourcesto nourish and to develop into the second stage, the snake-like Chestburster, it violentlyfrees itself from its host body, killing it in the process. Now, the Chestburster develops into the thirdand last stage, the Drone. This vaguely humanoid-looking killing machine is considered a fully developedXenomorph and the “face” of the Xenomorph species. Its sole purpose is to protect the hiveand make it thrive. Its strength and remorselessness is only surpassed by the Queen, the largest typeof Xenomorph. The organic features vary from type to type, but common to all of them is acidicblood and a lack of any sort of conventional visual sensory organs like eyes.The Xenomorph only exists to consume and reproduce. Once unleashed onto an inhabited world, itwill assimilate all organic life until there is no other species alive on the planet. This process takesplace at a frightening speed, able to annihilate a human settlement of around 150 people in a matterof weeks. However, its method of reproduction is matched in its viciousness by its aggressiveness,combining intelligence, physical strength and remorselessness to produce a veritable killing machine.Any resistance a Xenomorph may encounter is slaughtered gruesomely and efficiently. Certainaspects of the Xenomorph organism remain a mystery, including metabolism, perception andcommunication.The origins of the Xenomorph are shrouded in mystery. However, an excavation led by Dr. LucienKeitel in the Australian Great Desert has discovered evidence that Xenomorphs had once existed onEarth 1.6 billion years ago, at a time when life on Earth as we know it did not exist on the landmasses.This further proves the extreme resilience of the Xenomorph to hostile environments. Dr.Keitel later also discovered that another extraterrestrial race had existed called the Engineers orMala'kak, which had seemingly been wiped out 1.6 billion years ago by the Xenomorph after establishinga galaxy-wide rule for almost 2 billion years.While Xenomorph contact with humans date back to the Viking Age, the Nostromo incident in 2122marks the first notable “first contact” situation with the lifeform. The catalyst for this incident was aSpace Jockey vessel that was discovered by the crew of the Nostromo in 2122 on the planetoid LV-426 in the Zeta II Reticuli system. This vessel contained thousands of Xenomorph eggs, but forwhat reasons the eggs had been originally transported by the Space Jockeys are unknown. There is atheory, however, which suggests that the Xenomorph race had been a biological weapon engineeredby the Space Jockeys which got out of control and wiped out its creators. The Nostromo incidentwas also the first, failed attempt made by the Weyland-Yutani Corporation at harvesting the Xenomorphas a bio-weapon. Another one would fail in 2179 during the Hadley's Hope incident, due tothe efforts of a woman called Ellen Ripley, who was the last survivor of the Nostromo incident andwhose fate would be inextricably linked to the Xenomorph. In 2192, a third attempt made by humanitywould turn out to be fatal when a Xenomorph queen contained on Earth was freed and un-

leashed the organism on mankind's homeworld. The following infestation quickly consumed the entireplanet and forced the human race to evacuate to the outer colonies. It was not until 2197 whenmankind was able to reclaim Earth and clean it of the Xenomorphs. Numerous encounters betweenhumans and Xenomorphs followed, a notable one being an expedition to a Xenomorph hiveworldsponsored by the Grant Corporation. During this time, humankind was forced to invest research inmethods to combat Xenomorphs. By 2381, the Xenomorph organism was seemingly wiped out, butwas resurrected by the United States Military aboard the Auriga in a successful attempt to harvestthe species from a clone of Ellen Ripley called Ripley 8. However, the hive was wiped out when theAuriga crashed on Earth. During the events involving Ripley 8 and the survivors of the Auriga incident,it was uncovered that humans had known of the Xenomorph's existence long before the Nostromoincident and were secretly collaborating with the Engineer race, which had in fact survivedthe genocide, but was unable to reproduce. Ironically, it turned out that the Xenomorph organismcould hold the key to overcome this infertility, and so, the struggle between mankind and the Xenomorphcontinues until now.Xiwang Colony: A colony founded on Gliese 876 b in the year 2048 to exploit the planet's naturalgases. Had a population of almost 10 million colonists by the year 2071. Key resources were methane,terbium, nitrogen and helium. (PR:WIW)XR-500: A long-range cannon. The Hovertread was armed with a XR-500. (KAF)*** Y ***Yutani Corporation: An influential Japanese company existing since at least the 20 th century.Named after its founding family. Yutani developed and produced a wide range of products, such asvideo analysis software and FTL drives. At the beginning of the 21 st century, Yutani tried to gain afoothold in the rising android market, but suffered a severe setback when its rival, Weyland Industries,won a lawsuit regarding the patent for their landmark David android model on December 12,2029. This did not stop Yutani from corporate espionage, monitoring transmissions to the highestechelons of Weyland Industries, such as a call from Dr. Elizabeth Shaw to Sir Peter Weyland regardingProject Prometheus on April 4, 2079.Yutani eventually merged with Weyland Industries in the early 22 nd century to form the Weyland-Yutani joint venture. Among other things, Yutani provided components for company vessels andalso equipped the Nostromo with a Yutani FTL drive. As Yutani reportedly had a vested interest inalien technology before the merging, it is possible that it was their influence that caused Weyland-Yutani to became interested in acquiring the Xenomorph organism for research. (PR:WIW)Yutani Photo-Polygraph Technologies: A subdivision of the Yutani Corporation that developedthe Quiet Eye video analysis software. (PR)*** Z ***Zeta II Reticuli: A G1 V class star and part of the Zeta Reticuli binary star system. Approximately36.7 light years away from Earth. Has eight planets, of which only two are in the zone for being potentiallyhabitable worlds. However, even those only contain traces of atmosphere, rendering themincapable of sustaining life. The fourth planet is a Jovian super giant with a ring system. The secondmajor moon of this stellar body is the planetoid LV-426, which was the stage for numerous confrontationsbetween mankind and the Xenomorph, including the Nostromo incident and the Hadley'sHope incident. Another planet, LV-223, housed several weapon facilities of the Engineers and wasthe site of the LV-223 incident. (A1, A2, A:CMTM, A:INF)Zeus Colony: A colony on HAT-P-13CM. Established in 2061. Boasted a population of over 5,5

million by 2071. Zeus Colony's industry was focused on mining, refining and energy, taking advantageof the planet's massive solar arrays and vast deposits of Methane gas. (PR:WIW)

4. AppendicesAPPENDIX I – Abbreviation codexComics & graphic novels• A:ALC = Aliens: Alchemy• A:ALI = Aliens: Alien• A:APO = Aliens: Apocalypse – The Destroying Angels• A:BER = Aliens: Berserker• A:B1 – O = Aliens: Book 1 – Outbreak• A:B2 – NA = Aliens: Book 2 – Nightmare Asylum• A:B3 – FW = Aliens: Book 3 – Female War• A:BL = Aliens: Border Lines• A:CA = Aliens: Cargo• A:CM = Aliens: Colonial Marines• A:EA = Aliens: Earth Angel• A:FTTH = Aliens: Fast Track To Heaven• A:GEN = Aliens: Genocide• A:GC = Aliens: Glass Corridor• A:HAR = Aliens: Harvest• A:HAV = Aliens: Havok• A:HH = Aliens: Head Hunters• A:INC = Aliens: Incubation• A:KID = Aliens: Kidnapped• A:LAB = Aliens: Labyrinth• A:LOV = Aliens: Lovesick• A:LUC = Aliens: Lucky• A:MH = Aliens: Mondo Heat• A:MOTS = Aliens: Music Of The Spears• A:MP = Aliens: Mondo Pest• A:MTH = Aliens: More Than Human• A:NT = Aliens: Newt's Tale• A:OIAL = Aliens: Once In A Lifetime• A:PIG = Aliens: Pig• A:PUR = Aliens: Purge• A:ROG = Aliens: Rogue• A:SAC = Aliens: Sacrifice• A:SAL = Aliens: Salvation• A:SP = Aliens Special• A:STA = Aliens: Stalker• A:STR = Aliens: Stronghold• A:SUR = Aliens: Survival• A:TAS = Aliens: Taste• A:TRI = Aliens: Tribes• A:TS = Aliens: Tourist Season• A:WRA = Aliens: Wraith• A:XEN = Aliens: Xenogenesis

DVDs & Blu-Rays• AA = Alien Anthology 6-Blu-ray Disk Set (2010)• AL = Alien Legacy 5-DVD Set (2000)• AQ = Alien Quadrilogy 9-DVD Set (2003)Movies• A1 = Alien (1979)• A2 = Aliens (1986)• A3 = Alien³ (1991)• A:RES = Alien: Resurrection (1997)• PR = Prometheus (2012)Non-fiction booksNovels• A:CMTM = Colonial Marines Technical Manual• A:CAU = Aliens: Cauldron• A:CE = Aliens: Criminal Enterprise• A:DW = Aliens: DNA War• A:NE = Aliens: No Exit• A:OS = Aliens: Original Sin• A:SE = Aliens: Steel EggVideo games• A:CMVG = Aliens: Colonial Marines video game (PS3, XBox 360, PC)• A:INF= Aliens: Infestation (Nintendo DS)• A:TE = Aliens: Thanatos Encounter (GameBoy Color)Various media• KAF = Kenner Aliens action figures (1992 line)• PR:IGN = Prometheus media: USCSS Prometheus diagram posted on IGN UK website.• PR:MSN = Prometheus media: RT01 diagram posted on MSN website.• PR:PM = Prometheus media: Medpod 720i diagram posted on Prometheus-Movie.comwebsite• PR:VER = Prometheus media: Prometheus Mission Connect minigame.• PR:WIW = Prometheus media: WeylandIndustries.com

APPENDIX II – Reference listsa) LocationsStar systems, planets and colonies• Apta ( POL-3191 CC)• Brother-of-Darkness• C-3 L/M• Claro (star system)• Titus-Carmel 7• Coren ( POL-3191 BB)• Detention Planet 27• Gedda (Gliese 581 g.01)• GJ 667Cc• Gliese 581 (star system)• Gliese 581 c• Gliese 581 d• Unity City• Gliese 581 e• Gliese 581 g• Coronado Colony• Gliese 581 g.01 (Gedda) => NOTE: Moon• Gliese 667 cb• Levon Colony• Gliese 667 cc• Morrison Outpost• Gliese 667 cd• Dante Colony• Gliese 876 b• Xiwang Colony• Gliese 876 c• Chiu Outpost• Gliese 876 d• Wan An Outpost• HAT-P-13CM• Zeus Colony• HD 10697 bm• Tagg Colony• HD 39091 bm• Olympia Colony• HD 85512 b• New Earth Colony• HD 86264 bm• Statler Colony• HD 202206 bm• Henri Gaston Colony• Jacob-Tellis (POL-6362)

• JPG-973C• Tark-Weyland Station• Kareti ( KOI-723.06)• Kepler 22b• Pozhalujsta Outpost• KOI-87.01• Vanderaart Outpost• KOI-227.01• Hualien Colony• KOI-252.01• September Outpost• KOI-255.01• Honshu Colony• KOI-268.01• June Outpost• KOI-314.02• Atlas City• KOI-323.08 (Platte)• KOI-438.02• Horizon City• KOI-448.02• M'Toa Colony• KOI-463.01• Hera City• KOI-494.01• Angkor Colony• KOI-571.02• Corinth Colony• KOI-610.01• May Outpost• KOI-663.02• Lutetia Colony• KOI-701.03• December Outpost• KOI-723.06 (Kareti)• KOI-736.01• Davos Colony• KOI-784.01• Dylan City• KOI-812.02• Craft City• KOI-812.03• Ruby Colony• KOI-817.01• Brahms Outpost• KOI-854.01• Luther Colony

• KOI-898.03• February Outpost• KOI-899.03• Echo Outpost• KOI-947.01• Pelican Colony• KOI-952.03• Huan Ying Colony• KOI-1361.01• Blue Jay Colony• KOI-1404.01• Archimedes Colony• KOI-1422.02• Tzu-Chi City• KOI-1430.03• Ute Colony• KOI-1686.01• Nightingale Colony• KOI-1739.01• July Outpost• KOI-1871.01• Kahn Outpost• KOI-1876.01• Aires Colony• KOI-1938.01• Sanchez Outpost• KOI-2020.01• January Outpost• KOI-2124.01• Nomrom Colony• KOI-2290.01• Capelli Colony• KOI-2311.01• Hui Outpost• KOI-2410• Themis Outpost• KOI-2418.01• Curzic Outpost• KOI-2469.01• Izvinite Outpost• KOI-2553.01• K25 Colony• KOI-2626.01• Sevodnya Colony• KOI-2650.01• Gorham Colony• KOI-2770.01• Izvinite Outpost

• LX-469• Neroid (sector)• Fiorina 161• Platte ( KOI-323.08)• POL-3191 BB (Coren)• POL-3191 CC (Apta)• POL-5362• POL-6362 (Jacob-Tellis)• Proserpina• Requist• Samhain• Shambleau• Solar System• Earth• Luna• Europa• Mars• Soulages• Tanaka 5• Tsuronomai• Luna Colony• Sea of Tranquility Colony• Leo Colony• Valles Colony• Zeta 2 Reticuli (star system)• LV-223• LV-426• Hadley's HopeSpace stations• Byzantium Station• Domes• Domes Gamma• Domes Epsilon• Gateway Station• Huang ZhoKnown sites of Space Jockey artifacts• LV-223• LV-223 incident• LV-426 (Acheron)• Mira Ceti 4• Shambleau system (orbit of unnamed planet)• Tirgu-Mires

Known sites of Xenomorph infestations• Auriga• Auriga incident• Betty• C-3 L/M• C-3 L/M incident• Domes Epsilon• Earth• First global infestation (3.200.000.000 BC)• Second global infestation (2192 AD)• Fiorina 161• Fury 16 incident• LV-426 (Acheron)• Hadley's Hope incident• Nostromo• Nostromo incident• Soulages• C-3 L/M incident• Sulaco• Thanatos• Xenomorph Homeworldb) CreaturesXenomorph life-cycle• Egg• Facehugger• Chestburster• Drone/Warrior• Newborn (hybrid anomaly)• Praetorian• QueenKnown Xenomorph subspecies• Arachnid Alien• Bull Alien• Chestburster• Dog Alien• Drone• Empress• Facehugger• Gorilla Alien• Jock-Alien• Killer Crab Alien• King Alien• Mantis Alien

• Panther Alien• Night Cougar Alien• Praetorian• Queen• Queen Mother• Royal Facehugger• Runner• Snake Alien• Scorpion Alien• Swarm Alien• Swimmer• Warrior• Wild Boar AlienKnown creatures originating from the Black Goo chemical weapon• Deacon• Hammerpede• Trilobitec) CharactersKnown crew members of the USCSS Prometheus during the LV-223 incident in 2093• Barnes• Chance• David 8 (Prometheus crew member)• Fifield• Ford• Holloway, Charlie• Jackson• Janek• Millburn• Ravel• Shaw, Elisabeth• Vickers, Meredith• Wallace• Weyland, Sir PeterCrew of the USS Nostromo at the time of the Nostromo incident in 2122• Ash• Brett• Dallas• Kane• Lambert• Parker• Ripley, Ellen

Known members of the United States Colonial Marines• General• Poitier, Sam• Brigadier Generals• Jayes, Teresa• Norrbom, Mike• Colonels• Cary, Sabrina• Kerwin, Joe• Susman, Barton H.• Majors• Conway, Kathleen• Gerrity, Harrison• Smolek, Larry• Captains• Betts, William• Henry, Scott• Lay Jr., Hayward J.• LeBue, Pat• Marquis, Karen• Mathis, Amanda• Riegert, Patrice• Samona, Amanda Mae• 2 nd Lieutenants• Cooper, Valerie• Lieutenants• Foerster, Drew• Gorman, William• Pang Ho San• Rosentahl, Zade• Tabot, Joanna• Warrant Officers• Bovankovich• Gillot, Nick• Yansey, Marcia• Gunnery Sergeants• Apone, Al• Casella, Brenda• Huffey, Ron• Staff Sergeants• Arter, Billy• Miskolczy, Robin• Sergeants• Lance, Dom• Wirth, Edward• Corporals• Blomberg, Tom

• Dietrich, Cynthia• Ferro, Collette• Gerhardt, Lynda• Hicks, Dwayne• Hirsch, Lalla• McLoughlin, Spad• Nol, Benjamin• Pruden, Rob• Rakunas, Adam• Spindler, Teri• Lance Corporals• Alcala, Guy• Beher Jr., Bob• Franson, Leeanne• Kasulka, Jim• Webster, Bonnie• Wortmann, Troy• Privates First Class• Boone, Doug• Fettelberg, Leigh• Fisher, Mike• Hanna, Matt• Harris, Harry• Hudson, William• Kane, Emmet• Kerne, Steve• Meehan, Jim• Spunkmeyer, Daniel• Torne, Jonjo• Tulae, Alex• Vasquez, Jeanette• Privates• Crowe, Tim• Drake, Mark• Frost, Ricco• Strasswimmer, Ross• Wierzbowski, TrevorFiorina 161 correctional facility staff at the time of the Fury 161 incident in 2179• Aaron• Andrews• Arthur• Boggs• Clemens• David• Dillon• Eric

• Frank• Golic• Gregor• Junior• Jude• Kevin• Morse• Murphy• Rains• Troy• Vincent• WilliamIndividuals involved in the C-3 L/M incident in 2232• Braley, Charles• Darby, Matthew• Duncan• Gavin• Heyward, Bjorn• Heyward, Jolena• Kelly• Kramm, Anders• Marshall, Tobin A.• Stauff, FrancesCrew members of the Betty at the time of the Auriga incident in 2381• Call, Annalee• Christie• Elgyn, Frank• Hillard, Sabra• Johner• VriessMembers of the USM Auriga research division at the time of the Auriga incident in 2381• Clauss, Brian• Fontaine, Trish• Gediman, Jonathan• Kinloch, Matt• Sprague, Dan• Watanabe, Yoshi• Williams, Carlyn• Wren, Mason

Staff of Domes Epsilon at the time of the Domes Epsilon incident in the mid-80s of the 24 thcentury• Benedict, Tristan• Cody, Earl• Gogolac• Hendricks• Pandor, Elijah• Philipakos, Angela• Philipakos, Philip• Seigo• Shepherd, Adriand) Starships & VehiclesGround vehicles• ATV NR6• Combat Exosuit• Daihotai Tractor• M22 Jackson Tank• M292 Self-Propelled Gun System• M34A2 Longstreet• M40 Ridgeway Tank• M570 All-Terrain Transport• M577 Armored Personnel Carrier• M577A• M577A2• M577A3• Powerloader• Caterpillar P-5000 Powerloader• RT01 Group Transport• Wal-Mart RunaboutSpacecraft• AD-17A Cougar strikeship• AD-19C/D Bearcat strikeship• Betty• Bodenwerke-Gemeinschaft Type 337 Emergency Escape Vessel• Bougainville-class troop transport• Conestoga-class space transport• USS Patna• USS Sephora• USS Sulaco• CS-14 Briareos heavy lift shuttle• Heliades-class space exploration vessel

• Lockmart CM-88B Bison• Nostromo (modified version)• Lockmart Starcub light intrasystem shuttle• Narcissus• Ought-Two-class freighter• Hume• Stinger-class cruiser• Climacus• Thanatos• UD-22 Navaho gunship• UD-4 Cheyenne-class utility dropship• UD-4B• UD-4C• UD-4E• UD-4H• UD-4J• UD-4L• Prometheus-class space exploration vessel• USCSS Prometheus• USM Auriga• Valley Forge-class starshipe) Weapons & EquipmentWeapons• Infantry• M240 Flamethrower• M41A Pulse Rifle• M38 High Explosive Armor Piercing round• M40 High Explosive fragmentation round• M51A Bounding Fragmentation round• M108 Canister (Buckshot) round• M230 Baton round• M60 White Phosphorous Incendiary round• M72A1 Starshell• M42A Scope Rifle• M4A3 Pistol• M5 Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG)• M56 Smart Gun• M78 Phased Plasma Infantry Gun (PIG)• M83A2 SADAR• Weyland Storm Rifle• Portable Weapon Systems• M112 HIMAT• M5 Bouncing Mine• UA 571 Remote Sentry• UA 571-C• UA 571-D

• UA 571-F• Dropship Ordnance• AGM-204A TSAM• AGM-220C Hellhound II• AIM-90E Headlock• Mk. 10 Zeus• Mk. 16 150mm Banshee 70• M18• M451• M597• M598• M617• M618• M680• Mk. 88 SGWf) Corporations & OrganizationsCorporations• Biotech• Mechtech• Omnitech• Planetus• Weyland Industries• Weyland-Yutani• Yutani Corporation• Yutani Photo-Polygraph TechnologiesOrganizations• FDA• Loki• NSF• Telecommunications and Standardization Governing Body

APPENDIX III – Scale chartsa) Starships

) Xenomorph species encountered by Ellen Ripleyc) Creatures encountered during the LV-223 incident

5. Acknowledgments...to Scott Middlebrook, who wrote the Alien Universe Timeline found at time.absoluteavp.com.Scott did invaluable pioneer work at dating events in the Alien universe, and I incorporated much ofit in this book. See the respective entry comments for details. He also was kind enough to providevery useful advice and proofreading for this encyclopedia....to Frans Hattingh, member of the Prometheus-Movie.com community and proofreader extraordinairesince version 3 of the Encyclopedia. I am ashamed to admit that there was a plethora of prettyugly grammar and spelling mistakes present in this book. Fortunately, Frans fixed things with astonishingdiligence and patience. Thanks to him, your eyes aren't bleeding anymore while reading theAlien Encyclopedia. Actually, it looks better than ever as he also gave my initial cover design a majoroverhaul! I am both proud and grateful for his help....to Michael Lynch, the author of the famous Anchorpoint Essays website (check it out atwww.anchorpointessays.com). In case, you don't know: Michael Lynch wrote a stunningly authenticand accurate compilation of texts regarding the Xenomorph physiology which can hold up to scientificstandards easily. The entries regarding the Xenomorph in this encyclopedia are nowhere nearas extensive as the Anchorpoint Essays, but I used them to verify many things. By the way, I includeda little easter egg in this encyclopedia. Congratulations, Mr. Lynch, you made it into the Alienuniverse!...to Nathan P. Butler, author of the famous Star Wars Timeline Gold (to be found atwww.starwarsfanworks.com/timeline). First, his vast work and diligence is a great inspiration foranyone who takes on a similar project (like me). Second, he also kindly allowed me to use his legaldisclaimer as a template for my own. And third, his Timeline document inspired my to get a niftycover art myself....to Michael Seigler, who kindly provided invaluable scans from the packaging of the Kenner toys.Also, thank you for the great talks on the Facebook page of the Alien Encyclopedia!...to Rado Javor, who kindly gave me his blessing to use his stunning fan art piece “PrometheusChamber” as cover artwork for the Encyclopedia. Check out his great work at:http://radojavor.deviantart.com/...to all the kind artists who gave their permission to use the silhouettes of their gorgeous artworkfor the scale charts. Without them, this section would probably not exist. These people are:• Mike Brown (http://bagera3005.deviantart.com/): USS Sulaco, UD-4L dropship• Samantha (http://glaiceana.deviantart.com/): Warrior Xenomorph• Space Jockey (http://www.hydride-ion.com/): Narcissus, Nostromo (Yes, the same SpaceJockey who has made the awesome blueprints of Alien ships like the Sulaco and the Nostromo,of which the latter is featured in the great “Alien Vault” book)To see exactly who has contributed what to which scale chart, please consult the commentary fieldnext to the title of the respective chart. There, you'll also find direct links to the individual artpieces....and, of course, to all the makers of the movies, novels, comics, books and video games. There isno fictional universe completely without flaws or contradictions, but they all managed to create,form and enrich this fascinating and complex world full of horror, suspense, the worst and the best

of humanity and sometimes, only sometimes, even hope for a better future.

6. Resourcesa) MoviesAlien. Dir. Ridley Scott. 20 th Century Fox, 1979.Aliens. Dir. James Cameron. 20 th Century Fox, 1986.Alien³. Dir. David Fincher. 20 th Century Fox, 1992.Alien Resurrection. Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet. 20 th Century Fox, 1997.Alien vs. Predator. Dir. Paul W.S. Anderson. 20 th Century Fox, 2004.Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem. Dir. Colin & Greg Strause. 20 th Century Fox, 2007.Prometheus. Dir. Ridley Scott. 20 th Century Fox, 2012.b) BooksBrimmicombe-Wood, Lee & Hughes, David. Aliens Colonial Marines Technical Manual. HarperCollins, 1996Evenson, B. K.. Aliens: No Exit. Dark Horse Press, 2008.Friedman, Michael Jan. Aliens: Original Sin. Dark Horse Press, 2005.Warner, Chris (Ed.). Aliens Omnibus Vol. 1. Dark Horse, 2007.Warner, Chris (Ed.). Aliens Omnibus Vol. 2. Dark Horse, 2007.Warner, Chris (Ed.). Aliens Omnibus Vol. 3. Dark Horse, 2008.Warner, Chris (Ed.). Aliens Omnibus Vol. 4. Dark Horse, 2008.Warner, Chris (Ed.). Aliens Omnibus Vol. 5. Dark Horse, 2008.Warner, Chris (Ed.). Aliens Omnibus Vol. 6. Dark Horse, 2008.c) Video gamesAliens: Infestation. Developed by Wayforward. Published by SEGA, 2011.d) WebsitesBickmore, Alex. “Alex Bickmore's SUPER TOY ARCHIVE.” http://www.toyarchive.com/IGN UK. “Introducing the USCSS Prometheus.”http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/122/1222790p1.htmlLynch, Michael. “The Anchorpoint Essays.” http://www.anchorpointessays.com

Lindelof, Damon “Peter Weyland at TED2023: I will change the world.”http://blog.ted.com/TED2023Middlebrook, Scott. “The Alien Universe Timeline.” http://time.absoluteavp.comMSN. “Introducing the RT01 Transport.” http://social.entertainment.msn.com/movies/blogs/thehitlist-blogpost.aspx?post=b0b010a6-4404-44f1-b724-22342ed9322ePrometheus-Movie.com. “Introducing the Medpod 720i.” http://www.prometheusmovie.com/news/155Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. “Project Prometheus”http://www.projectprometheus.comTwentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. “Weyland Industries.”http://www.weylandindustries.comVerizon. “Prometheus Mission Connect.”http://www.verizonsweeps2.com/?CMP=DMC- CVZ_ZZ_ZZ_E_DO_N_X042

7. Historyversion 1 (release date: 12/28/2011):• First release.• Contains basic document structure.• Encyclopedia features basic coverage of the movies and general entries.• NOTE: Reference list may list entries not yet present.• NOTE: Resources does not yet feature all media noted in the abbreviation codex, but allmedia used for the content of this release.version 2 (release date: 03/08/2012)• New entries added:• Armat• Benjamin, Matthew• Braley, Charles• Biotech• Bougainville-class space transport• Bultmann• C-3 L/M• C-3 L/M incident• Caterpillar P-5000 Powerloader• Claro• Climacus• Company, The• Conestoga-class space transport• Crocker, Sven• Daihotai tractor• Darby, Matthew• Duncan• Egg Harvester• Gavin• Ghahwagi, Karim• Heyward, Bjorn• Heyward, Jolena• Hora, Thomas• Hume• Judge, William• Kelly• Kramm, Anders• LaFargue• LaFargue (C/3 L-M spy)• M240 Flamethrower• M41A Pulse Rifle• M4A3 Pistol• M56 Smart Gun• M570

• M577 Armored Personnel Carrier• M577A• M577A2• M577A3• M579• Marshall, Tobin A.• Mechtech• Michaels, Stewart• Omnitech• Ought-Two-class freighter• Planetus• Roth, Gershom• Royal Facehugger• Seiko• Sleeper• Soulages• Standish, Victor• Stauff, Frances• Stinger-class cruiser• Super Facehugger• Titus-Carmel 7• Toros field• UA 571 remote sentry weapons system• UA 571-C• UA 571-D• UA 571-F• UD-4 Cheyenne-class dropship• UD-4B• UD-4C• UD-4E• UD-4H• UD-4J• UD-4L• Entries changed:• Queen Facehugger• Xenomorph• Fixed errors in the alphabetical order of entries.• NOTE: Reference list may list entries not yet present.• NOTE: Resources does not yet feature all media noted in the abbreviation codex, but allmedia used for the content of this release.version 3 (release date: 08/23/2012):• New entries added:• 2167• 130748• 8,128,899• 9,158,239• 10,445,075

• 11,280,599• 12,004,556• 13,345,075• 14,524,002• 15,725,924• 15,999,127• 16,572,092• 17,900,353• 18,364,003• Alienator• Angie• Arachnid Alien• Arethan Crater Pox• Asian Conflict• ATAX• ATV NR6• Auto-Adjust Crosshair• BEA Systems• Benedict, Tristan• Boeing• Bolero• Broca Dialectical Implant• Brother-of-Darkness• Bull Alien• Byzantium Station• CERN• Cody, Earl• Corcoran• Cryosleep Tube• David (android series)• David 1• David 2• David 3• David 4• David 5• David 6• David 7• David 8• David 8 (Prometheus crew member)• Detention Planet 27• Domes• Domes Epsilon• Domes Epsilon incident• Encephalopod• Erica• Evac Fighter• Explorers Academy• FDA

• Fifield• Flatnose• Fortune 500• FTL• Genentech• GJ 667Cc• Gliese 581• Gliese 581 c• Gliese 581 e• Gogolac• HD 85512 b• Heliades• Hendricks• HES• Holloway• Holographic Environment Simulator• Hovertread• Hypersleep Chamber• Immigration• Janek• JIMO• Kali• Kepler Mission• Krakke• Lifeboat• Little Explorers• Lockheed Martin• Lockheed Martin Special• Loki• Luna• LX-469• MedPod• Medpod 720i• Millburn• NAFE• Night Cougar Alien• Northrop Grumman• NSF• Olympics• Pandor, Elijah• Panther Alien• Philipakos, Angela• Portable Decontamination Pack• Post, Richard• Pox Face• Project Prometheus• Prometheus• Proserpina

• Rama• Requist• RT01 Group Transport• Samhain• SEV• Shaw, Elisabeth• Simoni• Sinjaba plant• Sir Peter Weyland Memorial Library• Snake Alien• Special Order 937• Spectagraph• Stasis• Stinger XT-37• Synapse Reestablisher• Tanaka 5• TED• Tsuronomai• Umbulu• Vickers, Meredith• Wal-Mart 2000• Wal-Mart Runabout• Weyland, Sir Peter• Weyland Industries• Weyland Storm Rifle• XR-500• Changed entries:• Atmosphere Processor• Bishop• Call, Annalee• Johner• LV-426• Powerloader• Ripley 8• Vriess• Weyland, Charles Bishop• Yutani Corporation (formerly Yutani)• Xenomorph• Added “Corporations & Organizations” section to the reference lists• Added “Prometheus crew” list to the “Characters” section in the reference list• Rearranged reference lists in the “Characters” section in the reference lists in chronologicalorder• NOTE: Reference list may list entries not yet present.• NOTE: Resources does not yet feature all media noted in the abbreviation codex, but allmedia used for the content of this release.• Added Prometheus movie and various Prometheus media to “Resources” section.• Added cover.• Revised and expanded index of contents to integrate bookmarks for easier PDF navigation.

version 4 (dubbed “Prometheus Update”, release date: 03/16/2013):• New entries added:• 4-M-79• 64133• 2092057• Agility Assessment• Aires Colony• Ampule• Angkor Colony• Anti-Gravity Recovery Chamber• Apta• Archimedes Colony• Atlas City• Atmospheric Pressurizer• Barnes• Bio-Replicator Pod• Bishop, Andrea• Black Goo• Blue Jay Colony• Brahms Outpost• Capelli Colony• Chance• Chemical_A0-3959X.91 – 15_• Chiu Outpost• Colonial Marines• Coren• Corinth Colony• Coronado Colony• Craft, Jeremy• Craft City• Curzic Outpost• Dante Colony• Davos Colony• Deacon• December Outpost• Dylan City• Echo Outpost• Engineer• ES / # 04082079• Europa• February Outpost• Ford• G-Force Assessment• Gedda• Gliese 581 d• Gliese 581 g• Gliese 667 cb

• Gliese 667 cc• Gliese 667 cd• Gliese 876 b• Gliese 876 c• Gliese 876 d• Gorham Colony• Hammerpede• HAT-P-13CM• HD 10697 bm• HD 39091 bm• HD 86264 bm• HD 202206 bm• Henri Gaston Colony• Hera City• HoloTab• Honshu Colony• Horizon City• Hualien Colony• Huan Ying Colony• Huang Zho• Hui Outpost• IM 80• Internet Explorer• Izvinite Outpost• Jackson• Jacob-Tellis• January Outpost• JPG-973C• Juggernaut• July Outpost• June Outpost• K25 Colony• Kahn Outpost• Kareti• Kepler 22b• KOI-87.01• KOI-227.01• KOI-252.01• KOI-255.01• KOI-268.01• KOI-314.02• KOI-323.08• KOI-438.02• KOI-448.02• KOI-463.01• KOI-494.01• KOI-571.02• KOI-610.01

• KOI-663.02• KOI-701.03• KOI-723.06• KOI-736.01• KOI-784.01• KOI-812.03• KOI-817.01• KOI-854.01• KOI-898.03• KOI-899.03• KOI-947.01• KOI-952.03• KOI-1361.01• KOI-1404.01• KOI-1422.02• KOI-1430.03• KOI-1686.01• KOI-1739.01• KOI-1871.01• KOI-1876.01• KOI-1938.01• KOI-2020.01• KOI-2124.01• KOI-2290.01• KOI-2311.01• KOI-2410• KOI-2418.01• KOI-2469.01• KOI-2553.01• KOI-2626.01• KOI-2650.01• KOI-2770.01• Leo Colony• Levon Colony• Luna Colony• Lutetia Colony• Luther Colony• LV-223• LV-223 incident• M'Toa Colony• Mars• May Outpost• McManna, Corin• MEDiCS• Meredith Dragic Memorial Cybernetics• Meridian, Sheila• Module 8.0• Module 8.1

• Module 8.2• Module 8.3• Module 8.4• Morrison, Susan• Morrison Outpost• MOTHER• MU-TH-UR• Neroid• Network• New Earth Colony• New Products Testbed• Nightingale, Theodore• Nightingale Colony• Nomrom Colony• October Outpost• Olympia Colony• Pauling• Pelican Colony• Platte• POL-3191 BB• POL-3191 CC• POL-5362• POL-6362• Pozhalujsta Outpost• Project Prometheus Training Center• Prometheus-class space exploration vessel• Prospective Colony Permit Office• Quiet Eye• Ravel• RLF• Rossi, Jamie• Ruby Colony• Rule 1492• Sanchez, Eldridge• Sanchez Outpost• Sea of Tranquility Colony• September Outpost• Sevodnya Colony• Situational Intelligence• Solar System• Solstice• Spatial Relations• Statler Colony• Stuart-Rose, Kathryn• T.I.P.E.• Tagg Colony• Tark-Weyland Station• Telecommunications and Standardization Governing Body

• Themis Outpost• Trilobite• Tzu-Chi City• Unity City• USCM• Ute Colony• Valles Colony• Vanderaart Outpost• Wallace• Wan An Outpost• WCCF-73• Weyland Advanced Space Exploration Suit• Weyland Cybernetics Logic Design and Research Facility• Weyland-Harte Research Center• Weyland Health• Weyland Modular Computing Device• Weyland RLF Reactor• Weyland Toughened Ceramic Turbine• Weyland-Yutani• Weyland Zero-Loss Lithium-Ion Battery• Wi-Fi Access Movement of 2029• WMCD• Xiwang Colony• Yutani Photo-Polygraph Technologies• Zeus Colony• Changed entries:• Atmosphere Processor• ATV NR6• Caterpillar P-5000 Powerloader• David 7• David 8• David 8 (Prometheus crew member)• Fifield• Gliese 581• HD 85512 b• Heliades-class space exploration vessel (changed from Heliades)• Holloway, Charlie• Holographic Environment Simulator• Janek• Lifeboat• Luna• MedPod 720i• Millburn• Powerloader• Project Prometheus• Prometheus-class space exploration vessel• Prometheus• RT01 Group Transport

• Shaw, Elizabeth M. (changed from Shaw, Elizabeth)• Spectagraph• Synapse Reestablisher• TED• Vickers, Meredith• Weyland Industries• Weyland Storm Rifle• Weyland, Sir Peter• Yutani Corporation• Zeta 2 Reticuli• Renamed the “Xenomorph lifeforms” section of Appendix II into “Creatures” andincorporated the Prometheus creatures in that list.• Added a list for star systems, planets and colonies and a list for space stations to the“Locations” section of Appendix II• Added, changed and removed various entries throughout the lists of Appendix II. Removalmostly affected entries from AvP lore and some entries that aren't yet covered in theEncyclopedia.• NOTE: Reference list may list entries not yet present.• NOTE: Resources does not yet feature all media noted in the abbreviation codex, but allmedia used for the content of this release.• Added a third Appendix that contains several scale charts related to the Alien universe.• Rewrote the last paragraph of the preface to keep it up-to-date.• Minor changes to the “How to use this book” section for clarification and to address theearly drafts for Prometheus now available.• Updated the cover.

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