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The Alien; Ripley's nemesis
Topic Started: Sep 7 2009, 05:46 AM (7,866 Views)
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You know the alien. That face hugging, acid dripping, stomach bursting, cantankerous creature of HR Giger's fantastic imagination. We're talking about Ellen Ripley's nemesis and Ridley Scott's meal ticket.

Terrifying and slightly resembling your boss, she has made an indelible impression on movie-goers for 30 years. Unfortunately that impression has been watered down as this ferocious beast of deep space has never been explaned. For this we want how it works. Is the facehugger, chestbuster, monster a working idea? Could it evolve? What good is it? So here is where to post ANYTHING that has to do with this space monster.
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Dec 11 2009, 04:37 PM
They probably secrete some kind of pain killer so the victim does not notice until it's too late.
But still missing parts of their orgens would kill the victam first.
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What if they feed like intestinal flat worms?
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Dec 11 2009, 05:18 PM
What if they feed like intestinal flat worms?
That might work.
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I have an alien comic that says that if the facehuggers does not implants their spores, they just keep growing like a crocodile. There's even a gigant queen facehugger.
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Dec 11 2009, 05:25 PM
I have an alien comic that says that if the facehuggers does not implants their spores, they just keep growing like a crocodile. There's even a gigant queen facehugger.
Is this possable?
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Probably not unless it had a genetic mutation.

Though I have seen Toys for a Queen Face Hugger that laid queen eggs.
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Dec 11 2009, 05:25 PM
I have an alien comic that says that if the facehuggers does not implants their spores, they just keep growing like a crocodile.
But why? The gole of a facehugger is to breed and it needs a face for that. Therefore it has to be about face-sized.
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I don't see the point my self, though maybe their implanting organ stayed the same size?
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Dec 15 2009, 11:03 AM
Lil'Cthulhu
Dec 11 2009, 05:25 PM
I have an alien comic that says that if the facehuggers does not implants their spores, they just keep growing like a crocodile.
But why? The gole of a facehugger is to breed and it needs a face for that. Therefore it has to be about face-sized.
Dude, it's always face-sized, only the question 'what does the face belong to' needs to be added at the end.
Or, simply, if it needs to impregnate bigger targets (maybe that whalien back there) the facehugger simply waits and grows to accomodate the face.

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I'd like to see a dalek fight a xenomorph...

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Dec 16 2009, 01:07 PM
I'd like to see a dalek fight a xenomorph...

THAT WOULD BE AWESOME
Poor Dalek :(
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Depends on the playing field. Daleks can blow up a house quite easily.
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Dec 16 2009, 06:56 PM
Depends on the playing field. Daleks can blow up a house quite easily.
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Ah, but Dalek victims do not bleed. They just get severely electrocuted, judging by the light effects and the fact that it can transmit through water.
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Dinosaurs eat man, woman inherits the Earth.

Plus: Daleks aren't organic and have no recognizable face.
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