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Contents

1. Preface......................................................................................................5
2. About this book........................................................................................6
a) Using the encyclopedia: A word about Tags and the Appendices...............................................6
b) Regarding the Aliens vs. Predator universe and alternate movie scripts.....................................6
c) The writing perspective...............................................................................................................7
d) Alternate versions of Alien³ and the 1988 Aliens comics............................................................8
e) Conjecture....................................................................................................................................9
f) Usage of the terms “Alien”, “Xenomorph”, “Bug” and “XX121”............................................11
3. The A-Z..................................................................................................12
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*** A ***.......................................................................................................................................17
*** B ***.......................................................................................................................................40
*** C ***.......................................................................................................................................64
*** D ***.......................................................................................................................................90
*** E ***.....................................................................................................................................112
*** F ***.....................................................................................................................................125
*** G ***.....................................................................................................................................136
*** H ***.....................................................................................................................................146
*** I ***......................................................................................................................................167
*** J ***......................................................................................................................................170
*** K ***.....................................................................................................................................179
*** L ***.....................................................................................................................................193
*** M ***....................................................................................................................................213
*** N ***.....................................................................................................................................237
*** O ***.....................................................................................................................................246
*** P ***.....................................................................................................................................258
*** Q ***.....................................................................................................................................278
*** R ***.....................................................................................................................................280
*** S ***.....................................................................................................................................304
*** T ***.....................................................................................................................................350
*** U ***.....................................................................................................................................364
*** V ***.....................................................................................................................................373
*** W ***....................................................................................................................................377
*** X ***.....................................................................................................................................400
*** Y ***.....................................................................................................................................403
*** Z ***.....................................................................................................................................405
4. Appendices...........................................................................................407
APPENDIX I – Abbreviation codex............................................................................................407
a) Comics & graphic novels....................................................................................................407
b) DVDs & Blu-Rays..............................................................................................................407

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 c) Movies.................................................................................................................................407
d) Non-fiction books...............................................................................................................407
e) Novels.................................................................................................................................407
g) Video games........................................................................................................................407
h) Free League Alien RPG......................................................................................................408
i) Various media......................................................................................................................408
APPENDIX II – Reference lists..................................................................................................409
- Star systems, planets and colonies...................................................................................409
- Space stations...................................................................................................................414
- Known sites of Mala'kak artifacts....................................................................................414
- Known sites of Xenomorph infestations..........................................................................414
b) Lifeforms............................................................................................................................415
- Sentient species................................................................................................................415
- Xenomorph XX121 (central life-cycle)...........................................................................415
- Known Xenomorph XX121 mutations and variants........................................................416
- Known creatures originating from the Black Goo chemical weapon..............................416
c) Individuals...........................................................................................................................417
- 2058: UNIC vessel Hornblower crew members involved in the Steel Egg incident.......417
- 2093: Known USCSS Prometheus crew members during the LV-223 incident..............417
- 2104: Crew members of the USCSS Covenant during the Planet 4 incident..................417
- 2122: Crew of the USS Nostromo during the Nostromo incident....................................418
- 2137: Main individuals involved in the Sevastopol incident...........................................418
- 217?: Known USCM soldiers involved in the Thanatos incident...................................418
- 2179: Assorted known members of the United States Colonial Marines by 2179..........419
- 2179: Known Colonial Marine members involved in the Hadley's Hope incident.........420
- 2179: Known individuals involved in the Legato incident..............................................420
- 2179: Known USCM members involved in the Sulaco incident.....................................421
- 2179: Fiorina 161 correctional facility staff during the Fury 161 incident......................421
- 2179: Known Colonial Marine members involved in the Origin incident......................422
- 218?: Members of the crew involved in the Miranda incident........................................423
- 2192: Members of the combat android squad of the Benedict mission...........................424
- 2193: Third Base staff involved in the Spears incident...................................................424
- 2195: Individuals involved in the Kurtz mission.............................................................424
- 2232: Individuals involved in the C-3 L/M incident........................................................425
- 2381: Crew members of the Betty during the Auriga incident........................................425
- 2381: Members of the USM Auriga research division during the Auriga incident.........425
- 2380s: Staff of Domes Epsilon during Domes Epsilon incident......................................425
d) Starships & Vehicles...........................................................................................................426
- Ground vehicles...............................................................................................................426
- Spacecraft.........................................................................................................................426
e) Weapons & Equipment.......................................................................................................429
- Weapons...........................................................................................................................429
f) Corporations & Organizations.............................................................................................430
- Corporations.....................................................................................................................430
- Organizations & Governments.........................................................................................430
g) Documents..........................................................................................................................431
APPENDIX III – Scale charts & Diagrams.................................................................................432
a) Starships..............................................................................................................................432
b) Xenomorph species encountered by Ellen Ripley..............................................................433

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 c) Known creatures originating from the Black Goo bioweapon...........................................433
d) Xenomorph subspecies encountered during the Origin incident........................................433
e) United States Colonial Marines organizational structure as of 2179..................................434
5. Acknowledgments................................................................................435
6. Resources..............................................................................................437
a) Movies.....................................................................................................................................437
b) Books.......................................................................................................................................437
c) Video games.............................................................................................................................438
d) Websites...................................................................................................................................438

LEGAL DISCLAIMER:

All titles and storylines are trademark/copyright their respective publishers and/or
creators. This is an unofficial, non-profit publication for use as a supplement to the Aliens
fictional universe and is NOT in any way affiliated with 20 th Century Fox or any other
licensed distributor of Aliens merchandise. Any items that are property of these sources are
not, of course, claimed by this author. All rights are reserved to their original creators.
That being said, the Unofficial Alien Encyclopedia is written by Markus Friebe. Do not
reproduce this document, in part or whole, anywhere without the author's express
permission.

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 1. Preface

„In space, no one can hear you scream.“...do I need to say more? I could make a long list of quotes
from the Alien movies to illustrate how present the franchise still is, even after over 30 years, proba-
bly starting with „Game Over, man!“. But I don't want to bore you with common knowledge, be-
cause if you read this, you may already know all these quotes in your sleep. I go out on a limb and
say that EVERY person has some kind of angle to these films, whether you're art house or main-
stream. Starting with the unsettling and sexually suggestive imagery to creating the first female ac-
tion hero of cinema history (and, surprisingly, pretty much the only one besides Sarah Connor) to
Aliens featuring one of the greatest movie showdowns ever.

And it didn't end with the movies. Like every successful movie franchise, the Alien saga has
spawned a vast Expanded Universe in the form of comics, novels, video games and even action fig-
ures. But as fictional universes get bigger, problems arise. Things can easily get confusing, and
sometimes, also even contradict each other. Now multiply this problem, and you get a picture what
the folks doing Star Wars have to work with. I feel you, guys! Considering Alien, I'll get into this
problem in the „About this book“section, but just take the first Aliens comics. They made these be-
fore the third movie came out, and, of course, they contradicted Alien³, who can blame them? They
tried to fix this in reissues and the novels, but still...

So, the need for some kind of guide arises that tries to make sense of the whole mess and provides
an overlook when the situation gets foggy. Unfortunately, a definitive guide to the Alien universe
has yet to be made. This is where this book comes in. And while we're at it, this is actually not the
first encyclopedia I have written. I have done this for the Matrix universe, too, and for some time, it
was available on www.matrix-faq.com. Long story short, the website is now defunct (personal bud-
get cuts...) and due to a USB stick formatting screw-up on my behalf, the guide is now completely
lost. 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...

With version 11, the Unofficial Alien Encyclopedia finally seems to come full circle. I gotta be hon-
est here for a minute. The Alien universe is, as of 2023, alive and well – a fact I couldn’t be happier
about. This all began over forty years, and there have been many franchises which were burning
bright only to whither away, all in a much shorter time span. But this comes with a price: The Alien
lore has become and is growing so vast that I simply cannot keep up. So, my priority has changed
from achieving and maintaining completeness to providing a comprehensive guide about the inner
core of the Alien universe. I’d use the term “beginner’s guide”, but at this point, this seems kinda
small for this tome … but you get the idea. One of my other passions are dinosaurs, and books on
these fascinating creatures become outdated all the time. But this doesn’t make them less valuable.
It also takes the pressure off providing updates, as my life doesn’t allow for the kind of full-time
commitment I’d need for even trying to keep pace. So, is the project complete? Not necessarily, but
it might as well be. Given the new content – this time with technical and historical data from the
Free League Corebook and USCM supplement, with a little sprinkling of starship data from
Fireteam Elite – this book is now a well-rounded depiction of the world from Alien. Enjoy the read!

- Markus Friebe

August 22, 2023

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 2. About this book
As the its name implies, the main part of this book consists of an in-depth database of entries cover-
ing characters, 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 entries
are sorted after the English alphabet and that character entries are named after the pattern “family
name, 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. Most
of these characteristics are connected with how the Aliens universe is set up, so the following guide-
lines are useful for both newbies and Aliens veterans. I suggest reading this section before using the
encyclopedia for the first time. Don't worry, I kept the guidelines really simple, and if you are not
interested in the reasoning behind the guidelines, you can just read the first paragraph and skip the
rest. An exception is the first part about using the encyclopedia, which should be read as a whole.
Additionally, I recommend reading at least the first part (in other words: everything but the essay)
of the section about conjecture. If you miss something in this book, have trouble finding something
or wonder why things are 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 Appendices

A typical entry in this encyclopedia is nothing special. It follows the standard pattern of the entry
name in bold letters followed by the actual entry. There is, however, one notable exception: Tags. At
the end of each entry, you'll find one or more abbreviations in bold letters. They tell you in which
movie, 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-ex-
planatory, such as the A2 tag standing for the second Alien movie. Others may confuse you the first
time 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 in
the encyclopedia. I tried to make the tags as simple and obvious as possible, so after you have
looked up a tag for two, three times at most, you should be able to recognize it while using the en -
cyclopedia without having to rely on the codex anymore. Additionally, the codex is sorted after cat-
egories (like movies, comics etc.), thus also serving to give you a handy list of all Alien-related me-
dia containing in-universe information.

Additionally, there is a second Appendix consisting of multiple entry lists sorted after specific
themes and categories. I recommend to use them as they are useful tools to find your way around
the encyclopedia other than relying on the alphabetical sorting. Additionally, they give an overlook
over interesting overarching topics, regardless where the relevant entries originate from. For exam-
ple, you can use the lists to browse through all ships from the Alien universe, no matter if the ship
appeared in one of the movies or a video game.

b) Regarding the Aliens vs. Predator universe and alternate movie scripts

As a rule of thumb, I included information from the Aliens vs. Predator universe ONLY when it
doesn't contradict information from the Aliens universe. Also, the information is restricted to gen-
eral lore and mostly doesn't include actual plot information from the AvP universe. Likewise, this

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applies to 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 exam-
ple, 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 already have a
problematic Xenomorph life cycle without AvP, with the dubious canon of the Alien being able to
transform victims into Eggs as seen in the Director's Cut of the first Alien movie. The hybrid would
further complicate things, demanding answers to questions like: “Why does the hybrid behave in
this unique way? Is it exclusive to a Predator-based hybrid? Has it something to do with Predator
reproduction? But wouldn't that contradict the reproduction method of the Xenomorph, for which
we have no evidence to be influenced by species-specific reproduction methods?” This would 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, there are still
interesting tidbits featured in AvP media which I felt expanded on the Alien lore and therefore, in-
cluded 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 drafts
like the Jon Spaihts script for Prometheus aka Alien: Engineers. For instance, I included general in-
formation about the Union of Progressive Peoples, an element present in the game Aliens: Infesta-
tion which originates from the alternate Alien³ script by William Gibson. However, I omitted infor-
mation from the plot involving the UPP that contradict Alien³ as we know it or other lore.

c) The writing perspective

This encyclopedia is written from an in-universe perspective, meaning that entries are written as if
they really happened or they really exist. Therefore, no entries regarding or references to the
movies, comics, novels etc. themselves, their creation or the persons involved exist. Information
originating 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 the
section about the Newborn:

In Alien Resurrection, due to significant genetic tampering in an attempt to recover

DNA from the deceased Ellen Ripley and the Alien Queen within her, the resulting
cloned Aliens show a number of minor human traits.1

This quote references the real-life movie instead of solely the events that happened inside the Alien
universe. The plot of the movie Alien Resurrection is present in this encyclopedia as its in-universe
counterpart, the Auriga incident. Compared to Wikipedia taking a real-life approach, this encyclo-
pedia is like, for example, an encyclopedia about dinosaurs – creatures which really existed, a fact
which 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 uni-
verse, which are often written in-universe. An example are the Essential Guides. It even has
an Aliens precedent in the form of the Colonial Marines Technical Manual. It seemed a logi-
cal thing to do it for this encyclopedia, too.

1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenomorph_%28Alien%29 (document version as of October 7, 2011)

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 • Reason 2: To separate and define the purpose of this book. You won't find any entries about
real-life content related to the Alien franchise. This is not “The Making of the Alien uni-
verse”, as it is not supposed to be a making-of book. So, instead of making things blurry by
including real-life perspectives in the context of an in-universe topic, things are clear-cut
here. A mixed approach may work for a Wikipedia entry, aimed to be a single, isolated docu-
ment about a topic, to be complete (meaning covering both lore and behind-the-scenes as-
pects) and accessible to people who may have never heard about the Alien franchise and just
want 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 example
for this would be, again, the “Alternate Xenomorph life cycle” depicted in the Director's Cut
of Alien. The thing is that this life cycle at least potentially removes the need for a queen in
the life cycle. So instead of admitting that I have two conflicting canon sources or having to
skip this information entirely, I incorporated it as “unconfirmed reports.” This way, the en-
cyclopedia can acknowledge the possibility without taking sides, saying “yes, it does exist”
(therefore possibly creating a contradiction) or saying “no, it does not exist” (omitting inter-
esting information). However, there are two special cases in which we have two versions of
the same source directly contradicting each other, which I will cover in the following sec-
tion.

There are other minor reasons such as to make the reading experience more involving.

d) Alternate versions of Alien³ and the 1988 Aliens comics

This encyclopedia regards the expanded Assembly Cut of Alien³ as canon, with the exception of re-
garding the 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 canon
to avoid conflicts with Alien³.

The Assembly Cut of Alien³ as featured on the Quadrilogy DVD set and the BluRay release restores
much of the cut footage and incorporates back into the storyline of the film, expanding it with about
half an hour of additional scenes. There are also alternate scenes featured, but they don't pose any
continuity problems, as it is, for example, basically irrelevant whether Ripley is found inside the
EEV or washed upon the shore. There is, however, one major exception: Whereas in the Theatrical
Cut, 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 decided
to go for the “dog birth” as it seems implausible for a Drone to be this small when originating from
an ox. Consider that the Alien³ Xenomorph is no larger than the human-bred Drones we have seen
in 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 signifi-
cantly larger than a “human” Drone.
Another case of “irreconcilable differences” is the “Earth War” storyline as shown in the early Dark
Horse comics. Released in 1988, way before Alien³ would be made, the comics were intended to be
a sequel to Aliens, showing the further adventures of Hicks, Newt and later, Ripley. In 1991, Alien³
threw a monkey wrench in the continuity by killing off Hicks and Newt before they even had the
chance to wake from hypersleep. Reissues of the “Earth War” comics kinda fixed this by renaming
Hicks and Newt to Wilks and Billie, turning them into new characters, and making Ripley an an-

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droid. The encyclopedia reflects the “Earth War” storyline as shown in the reissue. I realize the reis-
sue fix was a “bend over backwards” in the first place, but it is the only way to incorporate the piv-
otal events of the comics without screwing up the continuity.

e) Conjecture

Be aware that this encyclopedia includes great amounts of conjecture. This might seem odd
because, after all, an encyclopedia should be concerned with conveying hard facts and nothing else.
For the reasoning behind this, please read the whole section. For the sake of making it easier for you
to get into the Alien Encyclopedia, I'll give you the minimum of the necessary information in the
next paragraph. However, I strongly suggest you read the entire section at some point because this
is important to understand a vital part of the encyclopedia's purpose.

For the Alien Encyclopedia, the term “conjecture” is laid out in broad terms. This means that
everything that is not directly established as lore by the primary literature and media is considered
conjecture. To be more specific: Everything that has to be deduced by examining official lore is
considered conjecture, even if this means something as simple and superficial as taking a statement
like “taking place fifteen years after the first Alien movie” and extrapolating the year 2137 as the
date of the events. To keep it simple and enable you to discern between information directly
provided by official canon and conjecture, you can rely on the following rule:

Everything that is conjecture will be marked by a commentary field at the end of the
entry which identifies which information in the entry is conjecture. These elements
are solely my own assumptions and does not directly reflect official lore.

However, there are more complex and potentially controversial cases of conjecture in the Alien
Encyclopedia. The reasoning behind these cases is this: This project is not aimed at solely providing
a collection of in-universe data. When I started the encyclopedia, I also had a second goal in mind,
namely to arrange the in-universe data so the result would be a complete depiction of Alien lore free
of contradictions. This mainly amounts to establishing a single consistent timeline, but is not limited
to it. Therefore, I do extensive research to track down hints which enable me to make reasonable
assumptions about dates and events. The following is a small essay that illustrates my approach
based on an example.

The two missions of the USS Sephora: Conjecture in the Alien Encyclopedia

We know that the fate of the Sulaco was something that was not addressed in the Alien movies. This
changed when the Nintendo DS game Aliens: Infestation was released in 2011. In the game, the
Sulaco is located by the Colonial Marines who send a contingent of soldiers to investigate. The ship
that transports the marines to the Sulaco and serves as a base of operations is a sister ship of the
Sulaco, the USS Sephora. The plot of the game takes place six weeks after the movie Aliens. At the
end of the game, the Sulaco is damaged by an explosion and left drifting in space while the Sephora
retreats from the scene.
Now, the game was marketed as a side story to a bigger game project which would be released in
2013, namely Aliens: Colonial Marines. In this game, the USS Sephora carries marines to
investigate the Sulaco, which has been located by the Colonial Marines. However, this story takes
place 17 weeks after the movie Aliens, features an entirely different cast of characters (including a
new commanding officer) and contains not a single reference to an earlier mission of Sephora to the

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Sulaco. In this game, both the Sulaco and the Sephora are destroyed early during the story
campaign. Aliens: Colonial Marines is also explicitly sanctioned as official canon while such a
statement had never been made about Aliens: Infestation.
Several questions arise: What is the official story? Is only Colonial Marines official canon because
of its status as being sanctioned by Fox as such? And if not, how in Earth's name can the two
missions be reconciled into one cohesive timeline? Is there a case of mass amnesia among the
marines in Colonial Marines which made them forget about the events of Infestation? Why would
the USCM headquarters send the same ship twice, with the bonus question of why the corps
seemingly exchanged the entire crew?
The easy solution (which has also been adopted by some sources) would be to say that Infestation
has never happened and declare the story as an alternate version of the official story in Colonial
Marines. The whole problem of reconciling the two stories would disappear. But I tried to do it
anyways. To be blunt: My conjecture is that both stories have happened, and I have good reasons
for it.
The basic idea is as follows: There WAS a first mission of the Sephora, but it was covered up due to
the questionable nature of the actions by the marines involved and powerful influence exerted by
Weyland-Yutani and its allies within the USCM corps. And there are hints that make this
interpretation work. First, at one point, the Sephora's CO, Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Steele
uncovers Weyland-Yutani and its allies working behind the scenes: He says: “I have been doing
some research into this Xenomorph situation.[...]It seems that the Weyland-Yutani corporation and
its military backers have a keen interest in these creatures[...]But not in destroying them... Rather
using them as bio-weapons[...]” He then decides to go rogue to stop the corporation: “It's off the
books, completely black. If we are caught it could mean hanging at Camp Orrinpaul.” Weyland-
Yutani is shown to have a great influence on the USCM, even managing to take over the Sulaco
under the pretense of contract work. Later, Company representative Sean Davis even tries to pull
rank on the marines by stating that the Xenomorph cargo is basically military property: “[...]that
cargo is technically Weyland-Yutani property, who is, as you know [sic] a military contractor, which
means you would actually be destroying UAAC property, which I don't think, under the
circumstances, is the best career move you could make at this time...” There are more quotes
supporting my conjecture, but I will stop here.
So, we have enough circumstantial evidence for both the influence of Weyland-Yutani over the
Colonial Marines and, despite doing the right thing, the treason the marines on the Sephora commit
by working against Weyland-Yutani's interests. We don't KNOW what happens to the Sephora's
crew after the game ends, but under the circumstances, there are enough indicators to support my
conjecture. A probable outcome MIGHT indeed have been that the Company managed to silence
everyone in the knowledge about its hand in the mission. Under the pressure, the USCM corps
MIGHT have been forced to incarcerate or execute the first crew of the Sephora.
So, we explained how the Sephora crew in Colonial Marines is an entirely different one and also
oblivious of the Sephora's first mission. But why is there a second mission of the Sephora? Well,
the USCM corps MIGHT have been tired of being pushed around by Weyland-Yutani. Maybe, even
some heads rolled on the highest echelons. And Hicks' distress call (which, as Stasis Interrupted
reveals, was not sent immediately after the events of Aliens, but much later) MIGHT have been a
message that the Colonial Marines could not ignore in good conscience, Wey-Yu's influence over
the USCM be damned. So, the corps sends another contingent, and the reason why it is Sephora
they're sending MIGHT be to send a message to Weyland-Yutani that they have been pushed too far
and that, now, the USCM pushes back.

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So here we have a working solution how the two stories MIGHT be reconciled, and I used it for the
Alien Encyclopedia. Again, make no mistake: This is purely my conjecture how things might have
worked, and I marked it as such. I'm not trying to rewrite Alien history. I'm merely offering a
possible solution. If you're so inclined, read this as a case study for the power of the “might” (no
pun intended).

f) Usage of the terms “Alien”, “Xenomorph”, “Bug” and “XX121”

Over the years, several terms describing Giger’s and Scott’s iconic parasitic killer species have
surfaced. With them, its own set of problems has arisen, which will be discussed in the following
paragraphs. The goal is to give you a guideline to properly understand and interpret the use of the
terms in the Encyclopedia.

First, a short, but necessary history lesson: In 1979, when the first movie came out, all was well.
The creature’s name was the same as the movie’s, simply the “Alien”, lacking any other
extraterrestrials (besides the Mala’kak pilot, long before the term “Mala’kak” was a thing) which
could cause confusion. Fast forward to 1986, the year of the sequel’s release, “Aliens”. Here lies the
root of the problem. Gorman uses a new term for Giger’s creature: “Xenomorph”, which led to the
famous quip about the “bug hunt”. This establishes that there exist other, non-sentient
extraterrestrial creatures that have been confronted by the marines before. The word “Xenomorph”
is therefore used as a basket term, grouping several species together, namely the Alien and assorted
other organisms not originating on Earth. This is in line with the actual use of the word in
contemporary science. So far, so good.

However, over the years, the situation would become muddled. The terms “Alien”, “Bug” and
“Xenomorph” would be liberally used in various media like books or video games to describe the
same creature, to the extent that they would become synonymous. This made conversation and
reference difficult, not helped by the fact that the expanded universe introduced several other
species of extraterrestrials. There have been at least two attempts to establish a proper scientific
term for the creature, “Linguafoeda Acheronsis” and “Internecivus raptus”. While perfectly fine,
they hardly qualify for day-to-day use. This changed when, in 2016, the Weyland-Yutani Report
introduced the Company’s unique species designation, “XX121”.

Now, what does this mean for the Alien Encyclopedia? One could surely try to exchange the old
terms with XX121 where applicable. This would remove all potential for ambiguity. However, the
terms “Alien” and “Xenomorph” have been widely accepted for the creature, be it fan communities
or pop culture. So, while this is a non-fiction book (about a fictional universe), preciseness shall be
sacrificed for accessibility. Giger’s creature shall be referred to as “Alien” and “Xenomorph”.
In these instances, the words will be used with a capital first letter so they can be used in other
contexts. As the word “Bug” is informal, it is generally not used in this capacity. The respective
entries point out the various aspects of the terms. The main entry about the creature is filed
under “XX121”.

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*** #, 0-9 ***

#28789: The Hadley’s Hope colonist registration number of Chris Meyers. (WYR)

#532274: A log entry Marlow recorded on October 26, 2137, shortly after the exploration of the
Derelict on LV-426. In it, Marlow states that the Facehugger on his wife Foster has detached itself
and that Foster has woken up. He further recorded that he remained suspicious and would try to se-
cure medical aid on Sevastopol. (A:ISO)

#75492: The Hadley’s Hope colonist registration number of T. Biggs. (WYR)

#83025: The Hadley’s Hope colonist registration number of Rebecca Jorden. (WYR)

#93850: The Hadley’s Hope colonist registration number of John L. Marachuk. (WYR)

#9870M: The Hadley’s Hope colonist registration number of K. Gaisfeld. (WYR)

#DS9398476: The case file under which data about the Nostromo incident is stored in the Weyland-
Yutani archives. (A: ISO)

#Ref62048: An internal Weyland-Yutani reference code for the Company’s file on employee Carter
J. Burke.

032/V4-07C: The identification code of Arthur Koblenz Dallas. (WYR)

096-9011-D: A backdoor signal Spears had installed into the mainframe of Third Base. The D
stands for “delta”. During the Spears incident in 2193, Spears had to temporarily leave Third Base
to follow up on a group of his marines gone AWOL. Indulging his deep-seated paranoia, Spears
checked this backdoor signal before returning to Third Base. The system worked, and the signal
tipped him off about the mutiny in-progress at the home base. (A: B2 – NA)

10,445,075: The number of a patent regarding the Auto-Adjust Crosshair. Weyland Industries
claimed this patent on June 3, 2026.

111/C2/01X: The identification code of Ash. (WYR)

11,280,599: The number of a patent regarding the Atmosphere Processor technology. Weyland
Industries registered this patent on August 9, 2029. (PR:WIW)

12,004,556: The number of a patent regarding the Hypersleep Chamber concept. Weyland Indus-
tries claimed the patent on July 27, 2030. (PR: WIW)

1227: The Sevastopol residential ID code of J. Mitchell. (A: ISO)

128451386: A caller ID in the comm network aboard Sevastopol. On November 27, 2137, an indi-
vidual tried to inquire about the faulty state of communications, but was rerouted by APOLLO in-
stead.

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128451400: A caller ID in the communications network aboard Sevastopol. On November 27,
2137, an individual used this ID to report a malfunctioning Working Joe, but APOLLO rerouted the
call instead. (A:ISO)

128451417: A caller ID in the communication network aboard Sevastopol station. On November

27, 2137, a person used this caller ID to report an android trapping him inside his or her apartment,
only to be rerouted by APOLLO. (A:ISO)

128451464: A caller ID in the communication network aboard Sevastopol station. On November

27, 2137, a person used this called ID to report his or her store being robbed, only to be rerouted by
APOLLO. (A: ISO)

128451470: A caller ID in the comm network aboard Sevastopol station. On November 27, 2137,
an individual used this ID to report a person being killed by the Xenomorph, but was rerouted in-
stead by APOLLO. (A: ISO)

130748: The call sign of the USCSS Prometheus. (PR, PR:VER)

1337: The Sevastopol residential ID code of R. Tafler. (A:ISO)

13,345,075: The number for a patent regarding an auto-compensation feature for the Weyland
Storm 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 ground
vehicle capable of traversing vertical surfaces. Weyland Industries claimed the patent for this
vehicle on February 14, 2052. (PR: WIW)

1453: The Sevastopol residential ID code of A. Hutchison. (A:ISO)

1569: The Sevastopol residential ID code of T. Curwen. (A:ISO)

15,725,924: The number of a patent regarding the Powerloader concept. Weyland Industries
claimed this patent on January 29, 2056. (PR: WIW)

15,999,127: The number of a patent regarding the Lifeboat concept. Weyland Industries claimed it
on May 6, 2057. (PR: WIW)

16,572,092: The number of a patent regarding the Medpod 720i, the first commercially available
Medpod developed by Weyland Industries. The patent was claimed by the company on September
1, 2061. (PR: WIW)

1685: The Sevastopol residential ID code of E. Koorlander. (A:ISO)

1710: The Sevastopol residential ID code of R. Padjdlhauser. (A:ISO)

17,900,353: The number of a patent regarding the Spectagraph concept. The patent was claimed by
Weyland Industries on December 1, 2063. (PR: WIW)

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17 Phei Phei: A star system in the Bao Sau Sector. Set up as a defense perimeter of the UPP to the
Three World Empire. When surveyed, it was discovered that the system had once been a full-
fledged star system that was eventually destroyed by a catastrophic event, leaving only five plane -
toids and a large asteroid belt by the time humanity discovered it. A notable world was 17 Phei Phei
E, the location of Znoy Outpost. This listening post was connected to a number of UPP nuclear
launch arrays positioned all over the system. (ARPG:CORE)

17 Phei Phei E: One of the five planetoids in the 17 Phei Phei star system. Location of Znoy Out-
post. Lacked a breathable atmosphere and was subject to extreme heat during the two-month days,
while the freezingly cold nights lasted almost one Earth month. (ARPG:CORE)

18,364,003: The number of a patent regarding the Synapse Reestablisher concept. Weyland Indus-
tries claimed the patent on August 16, 2071. (PR: WIW)

1917: The Sevastopol residential ID code of L. Tart. (A: ISO)

2092057: The user name Elizabeth Shaw used to log into her video communication account in 2079
in order to contact Sir Peter Weyland to request funding for an expedition to LV-223. (PR)

2149: The Sevastopol residential ID code of J. Shotliff. (A:ISO)

2167: The code to the escape hatch aboard the USCSS Prometheus during the LV-223 incident in
2093. (PR: VER)

2265: The Sevastopol residential ID code of C. Ward. (A: ISO)

2381: The Sevastopol residential ID code of O. Smith (A: ISO)

2497: The Sevastopol residential ID code of O. Sans-Gomez. (A: ISO)

2631: The Sevastopol residential ID code of E. Winters. (A: ISO)

26 Draconis: A remote star system beyond the Northern Frontier. (ARPG:CORE)

2729: The Sevastopol residential ID code of K. Hussein. (A: ISO)

2845: The Sevastopol residential ID code of K. Neville (A:ISO)

2961: The Sevastopol residential ID code of K. Clarke. (A: ISO)

2M0746+2: The designation of the Shambleau system. See respective entry. (ARPG:CORE)

3-D Poker: A video game in service during the mid-21st century. Jim O’Neil was addicted to 3D-
Poker and played it on the Lander when he stayed behind during the second expedition to the Giff
vessel during the Steel Egg incident in 2058. (A:SE)

302: The number designated to the military cargo drone American. (A: B1 – O)

3077: The Sevastopol residential ID code of E. Guevara. (A: ISO)

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3122: The Sevastopol residential ID code of K. Bennett. (A: ISO)

313/S4-08M: The identification code of Dennis Monroe Parker. (WYR)

3193: The Sevastopol residential ID code of Porter, engineering chief in late 2137. (A: ISO)

3309: The Sevastopol residential ID code of C. Burrows. (A: ISO)

341-B: A ‘male’-type android model manufactured by Weyland-Yutani. Modeled after his creator
Michael Bishop. Designed as a companion for industrial and military operations. Was capable of
performing a variety of tasks, such as piloting, medical and scientific examinations and operation of
advanced technical equipment. Due to his programming, the 341-B was unable to directly or indi-
rectly harm a human being. Despite this, these guidelines could be deactivated and/or supplanted by
Weyland-Yutani loyalty directives if needed.
This model was quite successful during the late 22nd century, being deployed in numerous USCM
missions. A 341-B named Bishop played a vital role during the Hadley’s Hope and Fury 16 inci-
dents in 2179, while another 341-B was part of the USCM detachment involved in the Origin inci-
dent in the same year. (WYR)

3423: The Sevastopol residential ID code of G. Ramsey. (A: ISO)

3425: The Sevastopol residential ID code of C. Gascoyne. (A:ISO)

342544-A, Revision II: A regulation by MILCOM enacted in the late 22 nd century. Details the
penalties for illegal access to high-level documents such as ones requiring A-1/a clearance. A no-
table example where the regulation applies is “Theory of Alien Propagation” by Dr. Waidslaw
Orona. (A:B1 – O)

3541: The Sevastopol residential ID code of B. Hymers. (A:ISO)

3773: The Sevastopol residential ID code of T. Miller. (A: ISO)

3724: The Sevastopol residential ID code of K. Lenton. (A:ISO)

3889: The Sevastopol residential ID code of B. Bullock. (A: ISO)

3WE: Abbreviation for Three World Empire. See respective entry. (ARPG:CORE)

4-M-79: A program version of the Quiet Eye software developed by the Yutani Corporation. Yutani
used this version to spy on Elizabeth Shaw's video requests to Sir Peter Weyland to fund an expedi-
tion to LV-223 in 2079. (PR)

4025: The Sevastopol residential ID code of J. King. (A: ISO)

4005: The Sevastopol residential ID code of A. Sawers. (A:ISO)

405A: The designation of an APC deployed on the USS Sephora at the time of the Origin incident
in late 2179. (A:CMVG)

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4121: The Sevastopol residential ID code of B. Ransome. (A:ISO)

4237: The Sevastopol residential ID code of C. McCormack. (A:ISO)

4326: The Sevastopol residential ID code of A. Lynch. (A: ISO)

4627: The Sevastopol residential ID code of G. Spedding. (A:ISO)

4928: The Sevastopol residential ID code of F. Whitechapel. (A:ISO)

5330: The Sevastopol residential ID code of N. Brunswick. (A: ISO)

5529: The Sevastopol residential ID code of P. Brophy. (A:ISO)

5831: The Sevastopol residential ID code of M. Perry. (A: ISO)

6132: The Sevastopol residential ID code of Zach Watson. (A: ISO)

64133: The password Elizabeth Shaw used to log into her video communications account in 2079 in
order to contact Sir Peter Weyland to request funding for an expedition to LV-223. (PR)

6433: The Sevastopol residential ID code of M. Radcliffe. (A: ISO)

6734: The Sevastopol residential ID code of K. Lingard (A:ISO)

7035: The Sevastopol residential ID code of W. Woodbury. (A:ISO)

724/R4-06J: The identification code of Samuel Elias Brett. (WYR)

7336: The Sevastopol residential ID code of S. Cooper. (A: ISO)

759/L2-01N: The identification code of Ellen Louise Ripley. (WYR)

7637: The Sevastopol residential ID code of D. Turner. (A:ISO)

7938: The Sevastopol residential code of T. Armer. (A:ISO)

88 Mod4 Combat Pistol: A pistol model manufactured by Weyland-Yutani. Was used as a sidearm
by Wey-Yu PMCs during the Origin incident in 2179.
The 88 Mod4 was a particularly light and durable pistol, thanks to being constructed from nano-
bound hard-impact plastic and a number of additional synthetic compounds. Featured a semi-auto-
matic firing mode and was loaded with 18-round clips. (A: CMVG)

8,128,899: The number of a patent regarding the use of cybernetic individuals for scientific and
industrial application. The patent was claimed on August 5, 2023, by Weyland Industries. (PR:
WIW)

8239: The Sevastopol residential ID code of E. Hampton. (A: ISO)

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825/G9-01K: The identification code of Gibert Ward “Thomas” Kane. (WYR)

8540: The Sevastopol residential ID code of P. Ryniak. (A:ISO)

8841: The Sevastopol residential ID code of Axel Fielding. (A: ISO)

8 Eta Boötis: A binary star system in the Borodino Sector. Consists of twelve planets, including 8
Eta Boötis A III, properly known as Tientsin. Part of the Arcturan Loop. The system’s natural
resources and its location near the territories of the UA and the UPP made 8 Eta Boötis highly
contested during the 22nd century, resulting in military conflicts such as the Tientsin Campaign.
(ARPG:CORE)

8 Eta Boötis A III: A planet in the 8 Eta Boötis system of the Borodino Sector. Properly known as
Tientsin. See respective entry. (ARPG:CORE)

9142: The Sevastopol residential ID code of V. Nash. (A: ISO)

9,158,239: The number of a patent regarding an advanced polyurethane compound that could be
used to replicate human skin. It was a discovery vital for creating a lifelike android. Weyland
Industries claimed the patent on March 22, 2026. (PR: WIW)

9443: The Sevastopol residential ID code of P. Timlett. (A:ISO)

971/L6-02P: The identification code of Joan Marie Lambert. (WYR)

9744: The Sevastopol residential ID code of J. Williams. (A: ISO)

*** A ***

A-1/a: A high-level clearance used by the human military in the late 22 nd century. Used to restrict
document access to high-ranking personnel. Violation has severe penalties, such as Full Brain Re-
construction, a fee of up to 100,000 credits and/or a prison sentence of up to 25 years. Dr. Waidslaw
Orona's landmark study on the Xenomorph, “Theory of Alien Propagation”, is a notable example of
a document requiring a A-1/a clearance. (A:B1 – O)

A-2: The airlock aboard the Benedict Stephens used to dispose of Easley during the mission to the
Xenomorph Homeworld in 2192. (A: B1 – O)

A-7-0-5-0-B: An outdated vocal access code Captain McQuade unsuccessfully tried to use for the
Kurtz during the hijacking of the vessel as part of the Kurtz mission in 2195. (A:B3 – FW)

A-Class: A class of sidearm pistols. The USM military personnel stationed aboard the USM Auriga
was equipped with A-Class pistols. (A:RES, WYR)

A03/TQ7.0.15618E4: The USCM identity code of Jeanette Vasquez. (WYR)

A08/TQ1.0.41776E5: The USCM identity code of William Hudson. (WYR)

A09/TQ4.0.56124E3: The USCM identity code of Scott Gorman. (WYR)

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A14/TQ8.0.20034E7: The USCM identity code of Trevor Wierzbowski. (WYR)

A17/TQ2.0.35100E2: The USCM identity code of the 341-B android Bishop. (WYR)

A17/TQ4.0.61247E5: The USCM identity code of Rico Frost. (WYR)

A19/TQ4.0.32751E8: The USCM identity code of Al Apone. (WYR)

A19 High Velocity Rounds: An alternate ammunition type featuring propellent-assisted rounds that
travel at an increased velocity and add additional damage. Used by USCM snipers, compatible
weapons include the M4RA Battle Rifle. (A: CMVG)

A23/TQ2.0.47619E7: The USCM identity code of Mark Drake. (WYR)

A23/TQ6.0.92810E7: The USCM identity code of Daniel Spunkmeyer. (WYR)

A27 High Velocity Rounds: An alternate ammunition for small firearms that consists of propellant-
accelerated rounds that increase velocity, resulting in higher damage. Compatible weapons include
the M4A3 Service Pistol. (A: CMVG)

A27/TQ4.0.48215E9: The USCM identity code of Dwayne Hicks. (WYR)

A III Tientsin: An alternate name for the planet 8 Eta Böetis A III, also known as Tientsin.
(ARPG:CORE)

A41/TQ8.0.81120E2: The USCM identity code of Cynthia Dietrich. (WYR)

A46/TQ1.0.98712E6: The USCM identity code of Tim Crowe. (WYR)

A71/TQ9.0.09428E1: The USCM identity code of Colette Ferro. (WYR)

Aaron, Francis: A male human serving as the assistant of Superintendent Andrews at the penal
colony on Fiorina 161 during the Fury 16 incident in 2179. Born in 2140. Registered under the
prison security ID code PA2390. Nicknamed “85” by the prisoners, referring to his rather low IQ.
Was married and had children.
Aaron shared Andrews' belief in a tight leadership and tried to help enacting his decisions during
the first stages of the Fury 16 incident. This often brought him in conflict with the prisoners, espe-
cially Morse. These conflicts became more tense after Andrews' death and the escape of the
Xenomorph from the vault, for which he blamed Morse. Aaron also helped Ripley operating the
medical scanner inside the crashed EEV and was the first to know of the Queen embryo gestating
inside her. However, when Ripley, knowing that the Weyland-Yutani party inbound for Fiorina 161
would do anything to secure a Xenomorph specimen, wanted to send the team away, Aaron refused
to provide access to the terminal, thinking that it would be suicidal to reject the only armed rein-
forcements they had at their disposal. But when the rescue party replied to the warning about the
Xenomorph infestation with orders to stay away from the creature, Aaron began to have second
thoughts. He did not participate in the attempt of the prisoners to lure the Alien into the blast fur -
nace and instead stayed at his office. He eventually received the Weyland-Yutani team at the en-
trance to the facility to lead them to the furnace. During the final confrontation between Michael

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Bishop and Ripley, Aaron attacked Bishop with a steel pipe, only to be gunned down by the accom-
panying soldiers. (A3)

Aaron: A male human child and one of the colonists involved in the Xenomorph outbreak at
Hadley's Hope in 2179.
After arriving at Hadley's Hope with his parents, Aaron made friends with Rebecca and Timothy
Jorden. One day after Russ Jorden had been brought in with a Facehugger on his face, Aaron over-
heard his parents talking about the fact that Russ had woken up. He quickly went to Timothy and
Newt, asking them to come with him to the medbay where Russ was, and after a short argument
where Newt pointed out that her mom had ordered them to stay inside the compound, Aaron and
Timothy convinced her to join them. Using the vents to spy on Rebecca's parents in the medbay, the
siblings were horrified to witness Russ giving birth to a Chestburster. Aaron later died with most of
the other colonists during the Xenomorph outbreak. (A:NT)

Aaron (Weyland-Yutani): A Weyland-Yutani employee involved in the construction of the Origin

facility on LV-426 in 2179. Aaron was displeased when site foreman Joshua Morris informed him
that constructing an underground passage for transporting cargo between the landing pad and the re-
search modules was impossible due to the presence of a Xenomorph hive in the area. (A:
CMVG_SI)

Abbot: A high-ranking member of the order of Saint Tomas tasked with governing the remnants of
the terrorist organisation living in exile on Arceon. (ARPG:CORE)

Accelerator: An alternative term for the Black Goo pathogen. Used by Weyland-Yutani. (WYR)

Acheron: One of the five rivers of the underworld in Greek mythology and a nickname for LV-426,
established by the first terraforming team upon its arrival in 2157. This nickname is also referenced
in a scientific name of the Xenomorph species, “linguafoeda Acheronsis”. (A2)

Achilles: A binary star system in Sector 117. Consists of stars Psi Velorum and Achilles 2, which is
orbited by Achilles 2.4, a Xenomorph Hiveworld. (ARPG:CORE)

Achilles 2: One of the two primary stars in the Achilles system. Achilles 2.4, designated G-435, or-
bits this star. (ARPG:CORE)

Achilles 2.4: A planet orbiting the star Achilles 2 in the Achilles system. Designated as G-435 and
known as a Xenomorph Hiveworld. Home of the only Queen Mother known to humanity as of the
late 22nd century. Played a vital role during the Earth War crisis in the 2190s.

1. Description

Achilles 2.4 is a hostile planet. The landmasses are dominated by rocky deserts with marginal vege-
tation, and the watermasses consist of often very shallow oceans with high salt concentration. De-
spite the barren nature of the planet, the climate caused by the system's star is tropical, with temper-
atures approaching 40 degree Celsius, which allows for only small icy regions at the poles. Thun-
derstorms rise to extreme proportions, reaching up to 20,000 meters and creating lightning bolts
with excessively high voltages. The planet has no traditional day-night cycle, as the planet’s move-
ment locks it in a state of permanent twilight.
Other factors only add to this inhospitable environment. Gravity is a quarter higher than on Earth,

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rendering movement on the surface manageable, but exhausting for humans. The composition of the
atmosphere is dominated by a mixture of CO² and other harmful gases such as methane and ammo-
nia, with a reduced percentage of oxygen. This mixture renders extended visits to the surface with-
out filter equipment lethal for human visitors.
The planet's fauna is dominated by a massive Xenomorph population, led by the only known Queen
Mother specimen. A huge dome-shaped hive structure has been encountered the surface by 2192,
with several dozens of hive structures scattered across the landmass. Despite the Xenomorph pres-
ence, there are a number of mammal-like and reptilian species who managed to co-exist with the
Xenomorph while also serving a hosts for the creatures, having found a natural equilibrium with the
Aliens. One such species is a large, airborne predatory reptile. Sentient life is non-existent, and
there are no traces that such ever had existed on the world.
2. History
The history of the planet prior to human discovery is largely unknown, except for the fact that the
Mala'kak race was aware of the planet, had visited it and probably collected Xenomorph specimens
from it in the past. Humanity discovered the Xenomorph Homeworld in the early 2130s, when a
Bionational freighter named Junket stumbled upon it. The ship landed on the surface and managed
to depart again, but not before being infiltrated by the Xenomorph. The fact that the ship's crew had
been eradicated by the time it reached Earth, sending the derelict spacecraft drifting among the
masses of debris surrounding the planet, caused the discovery of the Xenomorph Homeworld to be-
come lost to mankind until the late 22nd century.
In 2192, the Coast Guard rediscovered the Junket, which had gotten dangerously close to entering
Earth's atmosphere by the time. The data banks were salvaged, providing the military with the coor-
dinates of the Xenomorph Homeworld. A mission to the Xenomorph Homeworld was mounted
aboard the Benedict, which reached the planet in late 2192. During the course of the mission, sev-
eral nuclear warheads impacted on the planet, destroying hive structures and obliterating a signifi-
cant portion of the planet's surface. Years later, another human expedition reached the planet and
kidnapped the Queen Mother. In its absence, at least two hives bred a new potential Queen Mother
and began to fight for supremacy.

Acidalia Desert: Another name for Acidalia Planitia, a plain on Mars. While Mars had been colo-
nized since the 21st century, the Acidalia desert was still unpopulated by the year 2179. During the
Sulaco incident in this year, USCM officer Patrick Steele chose the Acidalia Desert as the impact
point used for crashing the Xenomorph-infested Sulaco. However, the impact was prevented by an
override issued by Weyland-Yutani representative Sean Davis. (A:INF)

AD-17: A variant of the Cougar strikeship model. In use by the USCM as of the late 22 nd century.
(CMTM)

AD-19C: A variant of the Bearcat strikeship. Distinctive characteristic is its two-seated cockpit.

AD-19D: A variant of the Bearcat strikeship. Has a larger cockpit for up to four.

Adams: A military vessel. Equipped with an EMP device and magnetic tow cables to disable and
bring in other ships. Stationed at Gateway during the Kurtz mission in 2195 under the command of
Commander Hsu. When the Kurtz returned to Earth with the Queen Mother aboard and refused to
dock at Gateway, Major Stone deployed the Adams to take in the ship. The Adams proceeded to use
its EMP device and attach the tow cables to the Kurtz. However, the inactivity of the Kurtz was a
ruse: The ship had shut down its systems and thus avoided getting fried by the EMP. The Kurtz

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booted up its systems, fired up the engines and broke free of the tow cables. During the maneuver,
the Kurtz rammed the Adam’s drive control, damaging it in the process. As the Adams was unable to
pursue, the Kurtz was free to fly to Earth. (A:B3 – FW)

Adcox, Charlene: A female human and one of the Dreamers involved in the Kurtz mission in 2195.
Charlene Adcox was of Japanese heritage. During her upbringing, her mother had taught her to sup-
press her feelings in crisis situations, which led to her cutting herself off from her own emotions.
This eventually led her to seek counsel from a therapist named Dr. Torchin. When her predisposi-
tion as a Dreamer caused her to have Xenomorph-related nightmares, Adcox also discussed them
with Torchin. At an unknown point in time, Adcox entered military service and rose up to the rank
of lieutenant.
During the Earth War, Adcox saw military action on infested Earth. The war caused the loss of her
entire family while she herself was able to escape to Gateway Station. In 2195, she was visited by
Billie, who wanted to recruit Adcox as she was one of a special subset of Dreamers that could help
tracking down the Queen Mother. While she at first reluctantly agreed to consider the request, she
ultimately declined as she wanted to leave the traumatic events of the war behind. However, when
the footage of a horribly botched recon mission to Earth got leaked to public channels, Adcox
changed her mind and agreed to participate.
When the mission had reached the Queen Mother Homeworld, Adcox was among those whose
dreams provided valuable data regarding the exact location of the creature. Adcox accompanied the
foray down to the planet’s surface, but was killed when the Xenomorph hordes overran the location
of the nest. (A: B3 – FW)

Advanced Recognition Software: A targeting software enhancement for the UA 571 Sentry Gun
System. Is able to actively recognize targets and identify whether they are friend or foe.
(ARPG:CORE)

Aegis VII: A remote planet. Under quarantine for reasons unknown.

Aerodyne Light VTOL Automotive Gyrocar: A civilian gyroscopic vehicle found on large
colonies during the early 2180s. Maximum velocity 250 km/h. Can function as either a wheel-pow-
ered ground vehicle and hover of up to 300 meters using its fan assembly. Equipped with a 360-de-
gree camera and collision alert sensors. The model is powered by a microfusion reactor and has
VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) mobility, but is a comparatively rare due to its high mainte-
nance and fuel demands. (ARPG:CORE)

Aeruginosus: A mutation affecting Xenomorph Drones, resulting in green highlights on its skin.
(A: CMVG)

AG-4550: A star system located in the western New Eden Sector. A notable planet is AG-4550.02,
also known as Alexandria. (ARPG:CORE)

AG-4550.02: A planet in the AG-4550 star system. Also known as Alexandria. See respective entry.
(ARPG:CORE)

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 high
speed while dodging numerous objects.

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Ahmed, Haz: A human and UNIC officer. Commandeering the vessel Al Gore, Ahmed arrived at
Saturn during the final moments of the Steel Egg incident in 2058, as reinforcements and to take
claim of the Steel Egg. Seeing the Giff vessel moving towards CANC territory, Ahmed tried to warn
to the unknown vessel. The signal was received by Corgan aboard the vessel, but it broke up imme -
diately after. When “Larry” directed the Unbreakable Womb towards the Sun, Ahmed realized there
was no chance to reach the Giff ship in time and ceased its pursuit, instead opting to retrieve Daryl
Corgan and Ashley Norton who were drifting in space after being sucked out of the Steel Egg
through a hull breach and were sending out a mayday beacon. (A:SE)

Aires: The proper name given to the planet POL-5362 upon its discovery in 2071. The world’s sur-
face consisted of frozen methane gas periodically melted to liquid methane seas during the “sum-
mer”, but hostile all the same. Nevertheless, life has been detected beneath the ice, and as of 2071,
human scientists were tasked with further investigation, leading to Weyland Corp installing a per-
manent research presence and founding Aires Outpost. Unfortunately, no notable discoveries had
been made since then, except for a message received in the 2180s indicating activity. (PR: WIW,
ARPG:CORE)

Aires Colony: A colony on the planet KOI-1876.01. Established in 2069 and sporting a population
of 400,000 by 2071, the colony quickly became a major hub for ore transportation. Industrial sec-
tors included refining, energy and light manufacturing. Key resources were cerium, tungsten and
neodymium. (PR: WIW)

Aires Outpost: A research facility established on the planet Aires by Weyland Corp after life had
been discovered beneath the icy surface. However, the research expedition produced no results and
eventually left only a small presence of 32 individuals at the station, who took up monitoring duties.
The facility was also equipped with two outdated submarines, four research pods and a dropship for
transfers to and from orbit. While popular for internship, the post was considered devoid of career
opportunities among experienced Company scientists. In the 2180s, rumors surfaced about readings
suggesting artificial structures and activities under the ice. (ARPG:CORE)

Aires Platform: An alternate name for Aires Outpost. (ARPG:CORE)

Air Pod: A small hover platform designed for use by a single person. Powered by flywheel batter-
ies. Mainly designed for transportation, the Air Pod lacked weaponry and only included basic sensor
gear, consisting of radar and Doppler devices. In 2192, the mercenaries of the Bionational intercept
used Air Pods on the Xenomorph Homeworld to herd the Benedict's marines into the hive structure.
(A:B1 – O)

AK-4047 Pulse Assault Rifle: The standard assault rifle of UPP forces during the late 22 nd century.
Comparable to the M41A Pusle Rifle, but extremely durable and less prone to jamming, at the ex-
pense of accuracy. (ARPG:CORE)

Al Gore: A UNIC vessel named after the US politician active during the late 20 th and early 21st cen-
tury. Under the command of Haz Ahmed, the Al Gore arrived at Saturn during the final moments of
the Steel Egg incident in 2058 as reinforcements for the Hornblower in UNIC’s attempt to claim the
Steel Egg. While the Giff vessel was destroyed before UNIC could secure it, the Al Gore was able
to retrieve the two survivors of the incident, Daryl Corgan and Ashley Norton. (A:SE)

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Alethea Collective: A medium-scale androids manufacturer. During the 22nd century, the Collective
lobbied for synthetics to be granted more rights. Eventually, its models were granted citizen rights
by the United Systems in 2306, which resulted in heavy financial losses for Android manufacturers.
Among these rights was also the permission to produce other androids, which would result in the
creation of the Autons and thus the downfall of the Android industry. (WYR)

Alexandria: The proper name of the New Eden sector world designated as AG-4550.02. A desert
world dominated by a hot and dry climate, the planet features relatively small lakes and oceans. Due
to the need for water, settlements therefore concentrated around the poles and the coasts. During the
21st century, AG-4550.02 was covered by a network of Atmosphere Processors, which would gener-
ate friendly living conditions and provide the foundation for considerable agriculture operations that
later rendered the planet self-sufficient. Alexandria was a prospering planet, notable for acting as
the capital of the ICSC during the late 22 nd century. The world has the reputation as a luxurious re-
tirement location and a fiscal paradise. (ARPG:CORE)

Alexandria Colony: The primary colony on the planet Alexandria. The census of Alexandria
Colony in the year 2183 was 30 millions. (ARPG:CORE)

Alfeche, J.: One of the Colonial Marines serving aboard the USS Sephora at the time of the Origin
incident in 2179. Was ranked Private First Class at the time. (A:CMVG)

Alien: A colloquial term for extra-terrestrial lifeforms. Often used as a synonym for the XX121
Xenomorph.

Alienator: The nickname for the missile weapon system of the ATAX Combat Exosuit. (KAF)

Almayer’s Folly: The name of a small freighter commissioned in the 2100s. Was stolen by pirate
Frank Elgyn and his crew in 2374 and rechristened as the Betty. Refer to *Betty*. (WYR)

Alpha Caeli: A star system in the Southwestern reaches of the Frontier. The location of the
Solomons. (ARPG:CORE)

Alpha Caeli V: A gas giant in the Alpha Caeli system. Orbited by eight moons, the Solomons.
(ARPG:CORE)

Alpha Reader: A technology that allows a person see images from someone else’s dreams with a
helmet device named the Neuro Visor. The Reader interprets neural oscillations during alpha-delta
sleep, hence the name. The prototype was developed by Weyland Industries, but never saw a mar-
ket-wide release due to a personal decision by Sir Peter Weyland. In the 2110s, competitor Ridton
released the dream-reader1, a device similar to Weyland’s Alpha Reader.

Alpha Communicator: A progression of the Alpha Reader technology that allows the reader to
communicate with the person whose dream she or he is watching. The Communicator was also de-
veloped by Weyland Industries. However, only one prototype existed, which Sir Peter Weyland took
with him on the Prometheus mission. The David 8 android assigned to the mission used the commu-
nicator to discuss events with Weyland while he was in Cryosleep. The prototype, and the technol-
ogy, was lost during the mission. (PR; WYR)

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Alpha Linna: A star system in the Southwestern Outer Rim. Location of Linna 349.
(ARPG:CORE)

Alphatech Hardware: The manufacturer of the Stinger vehicle series and the EVAC-3 fighter. No-
table for its manufacturing contract with the UA in the 2180s. (ARPG:CMOM)

Amazon Preserve: An area of the Amazon rain forest sealed off by high containment fields to pre-
serve a portion of the ecosystem. Almost 20 square kilometers in size. In the late 22 nd century,
Patrick Massey spent a vacation in the Amazon Preserve, during which he inserted a small C9
charge originally injected inside him into a Bionational agent tracking him. (A: B1 – O)

American: A semi-automated cargo vessel of the human military. Designated number 302. Notable
for being the vessel which Billie, Wilks and Bueller used to escape the Alien-infested Earth in 2193
after returning from the failed Benedict mission.

1. Description

The American was equipped with a Gravity Drive, hypersleep chambers and a provisional artificial
gravity generator. The internal layout centered around a main corridor, from which the cargo bays
and the flight deck were accessed. There also was a starboard navigation access protected by a 65-
digit and a 40-number code. The shuts to the cargo bays were reinforced by a thick layer of duralloy
and fitted with a code lock. The outer hull armor was adequate for a civilian vessel, consisting of
heat tiles and hydraulic sheathing to protect the ship from the elements.
Originally, the ship was not designed for human input, relegating the systems to the necessary emer-
gency backups retrofitted into the cramped interior space. The security cam system was a cheap
Cambodian model. Comm systems were restricted to a long-range receiver. Other, more advanced
systems, like an internal comm system, motion sensors and infrared, were missing entirely, as was
any kind of option to observe the exterior of the ship. A Zap Field and 6-wheeled battery-powered
cleaning dumbots kept the ship clean.

2. History

Stationed at a military outpost near Galveston, Texas, the American was one of the last vessels
slated for evacuation during the Earth War in 2193. Secretly carrying impregnated humans for use
in General Spears' special project, the ship was hijacked by Wilks, Billie and Bueller in order to es-
cape from the Xenomorph-infested Earth. After the departure, Wilks and Billie entered Cryosleep,
and the ship accelerated to FTL. A week later, the American arrived at its preprogrammed destina-
tion system and slowed to down to normal speed. The stowaways awoke and took up a daily rou-
tine.
Unbeknownst to them, the Xenomorphs had hatched and, presumably due to damage inflicted on
the cargo tubes during takeoff, escaped. After reaching full maturity, three of the creatures killed the
fourth one and used the acid spill to reach other sections of the ship. Eventually, Billie had a
Xenomorph-related dream and alerted Wilks of the danger. In one of the cargo bays, the two discov-
ered the damage. Just as Wilks started to hurry back to flight deck in order to seal the cargo bay, a
Xenomorph appeared and attacked him. Wilks managed to kill it, but the resulting acid spray
opened the section to vacuum. Both Wilks and Billie escaped in time, though the former was injured
by the decompression. Using cleaning bots rigged with small cameras, Wilks, Billie and Bueller
managed to track down the remaining two creatures in the aft cargo bay and eject them into space.

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However, the Drones managed to cling to the hull. Using an EVA suit, Billie went outside to investi-
gate and managed to kill the remaining Aliens with Bueller's help.
Some time after the incident, the American reached the planetoid where Spears' Third Base was lo-
cated. The ship landed inside the hangar bay and was unloaded. At Spears' request, the techs also
downloaded the ship's logs for investigation of the fight with the Xenomorphs. The final fate of the
American is unknown, but it is possible that it was among the ships crippled by Spears when he
made his hasty departure during the Spears incident. (A: B1 – O, A:B2 – NA)

American Arm: A term describing the territory of the United Americas throughout colonized
space. (ARPG:CORE)

American Corridor: A part of the United Americas territory in the Middle Heavens as of 2183.
Reached from Sol in an arc throughout the North-Western part of the Outer Veil into the major part
of the American Arm in the Outer Rim. (ARPG:CORE)

Amplite: A light enhancing technology. Also used for military application in the form of night vi-
sion goggles. A weakness of Amplite technology is that it can be overloaded by sudden extremely
bright light sources, temporarily blinding the user. During the Spears incident in 2193, Spears' sol-
diers of the First Platoon, A company used Amplites while reconquering the base from the muti-
neers, efficiently combating attempts to incapacitate them by switching off the lights inside a corri-
dor. Later, Billie and Wilks were captured by marines with Amplite goggles while trying to get ac-
cess to one of the transports. However, Bueller switched on the floodlights, disorienting the captors
long enough for Wilks and Billie to flee. (A:B2 – NA)

Ampule: A storage device manufactured by Engineers of the Mala'kak race to be used for contain-
ing the Black Goo chemical weapon. Provided room for four glass phials filled with the liquid. The
Ampule and phials system was designed to provide long-term storage for the Black Goo in a stasis
with stable atmospheric and temperature conditions. The system can only provide these conditions
if the Ampules are 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 single Ampule, 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'kak
ship in a subterranean hangar connected to the facility. A fatal accident wiped out the staff of the fa -
cility, possibly caused by accidentally breaking the seal and releasing the weapon. Over 2,000 years
later, a human expedition arriving aboard the science vessel Prometheus discovered the Ampules
while exploring the pyramid during the LV-223 incident in 2093. The atmospheric seal was broken
by the android David, and the Black Goo was released into the facility. The android subsequently
smuggled one Ampule back to the ship for study. (PR)

Amy: A female human and one of the countless individuals fighting for survival on Xenomorph-in-
fested Earth in the 2190s.
Born in the 2180s. Amy was still a young girl when the crisis started. She formed a group with her
mother Mona, her “uncle” Burt and a man named Leroy. Burt chronicled their plight by making a
video diary and broadcasting it on the open channels. Later – Amy was in her late pre-teen years – a
military installation named Third Base received several of her broadcasts, where Billie, herself a
survivor of a Xenomorph attack, happened to watch two of these recordings during the Spears inci-
dent in 2193. The first broadcast showed Amy seeking shelter from a bombardment. Recognizing
herself in Amy, Billie became interested in the girl's fate. The second feed she watched recorded an

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encounter of Amy and Burt with a group of Bug Feeders. While Amy barely escaped, the broadcast
was cut off, leaving the girl's fate uncertain. Due to the time the signal needed to travel to Third
Base, the date of these events are uncertain, but may lie up to years in the past. A third, recent
broadcast Billie later watched from Gateway Station showed Amy alive and well with a man named
Burt.
The next broadcast, which Billie watched a few weeks later, showed her investigating an infested
underground tunnel with a man named Paul and an older man, Amy's father. The group was on their
way back to their camp when they stumbled upon an impregnated woman. Paul was about to
mercy-kill her when the transmission cut off. By the time of this transmission, Amy had grown to
the age of 12 or 13 years. Shortly after, Billie met with Wilks and Ripley, who revealed that she had
noticed Amy's transmissions as well.
The Kurtz mission took Billie and the others to a remote corner of the galaxy, so she was out of
touch with Amy's broadcasts for the following months. However, Billie inquired about her fate just
as soon as the Kurtz had returned to Earth. The message that was relayed to her revealed that Amy
and her father had made their way to a microchip factory in an industrial town in North California.
Paul had gone missing two weeks ago, but a man named Mordecai had joined the group. Amy and
the others had to struggle with an even higher Breeder activity and a mysterious increase in temper-
ature, while the Xenomorphs themselves had amassed into large groups and kept to themselves.
Location data in the broadcast told Billie exactly where to go, but as soon as she arrived at the
scene, Billie only encountered Amy's father. He informed her that a group of Breeders had attacked
the group and taken Amy to the underground tunnels beneath the Endotech Micro microchip factory
nearby. Together, they explored the tunnels, but all they found were remnants of an Alien nest and a
cocooned lunatic, who informed her that the Breeders had taken Amy and flown to Orona's com-
pound.
Back at Orona's base, Billie and Amy's father teamed up with Ripley and managed to track down
the Breeder ship. While the Breeders themselves had been massacred, Amy herself was miracu-
lously still alive. The Kurtz evacuated Amy and her saviors to safety just as the Xenomorph masses
completely overwhelmed the area. (A: B2 – NA, A:B3 – FA)

Anchorpoint (Neroid sector): The first station to bear the Anchorpoint name. Established 2137 in
the Neriod sector as a link for space travel between the Core Systems and the Outer Rim amid the
loss several stations such as Sevastopol and Mendel Station. Used as both a resupply post and a sci-
ence station. In 2179, the first Anchorpoint station was destroyed by the meltdown of its reactor for
reasons unknown. (ARPG:CORE)

Anchorpoint (ICSC): A massive space station established in 2180. Located in neutral space near
Liberty Base. After the catastrophic failure of the first Anchorpoint station, the new installation was
commissioned in cooperation between Colonial Administration and the ICC; the station was gov-
erned by the ICSC and by the 2180s considered to be the most successful station outside of the Sol
system.
The ICSC Anchorpoint serves a variety of purposes. It is a neutral meeting ground for political par-
ties, a resupply station for traffic to the Frontier, and also a home away from home complete with
housing, shopping and entertainment opportunities. Consists of four refinery towers connected by a
base module, of which three had been transformed into living space by 2183, with the fourth tower
serving its original purpose as a refinery, also housing a small garrison of the USCM. Law is en-
acted by a Colonial Marshal presence. Has only a small permanent crew, but can accommodate a
temporary population of over 3,000 individuals. (ARPG:CORE)

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Anders: A soldier who was part of a botched military landing on Earth in 2195. Footage of the
tragedy got leaked to a public broadcast channel named Ten-Vee and was watched by many Gate-
way residents, including Ripley, Wilks and Billie, who were preparing the Kurtz mission at the time.
(A:B3 – FW)

Andrews (Legato colonist): A male human and one of the colonists involved in the Legato incident
in 2179. Originally on his way to a colony in the outer rim together with his daughter, Andrews and
the other colonists were hijacked by Weyland-Yutani forces and brought to the research vessel
Legato. Andrews awoke separated from his daughter to witness a Xenomorph outbreak slowly tak-
ing over the ship. During the search for his daughter, Andrews met another colonist named Lisbeth
Hutchins, who was looking for her parents. Joining forces with her, Andrews used a terminal in the
medlab to locate the bay where the stolen cryotubes were held. Shortly after, a Xenomorph tracked
down Andrews and Hutchins inside a locker room. Both of them hid inside the lockers, but while
Hutchins was saved by the Xenomorph embryo gestating inside her, the creature sniffed out An-
drews and killed him. (A:CMVG_SI)

Andrews, Harold: A male human and the administrator of the Fiorina 161 penal colony at the time
the Fury 16 incident took place in 2179. Born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, United Kingdoms on April 2,
2121. Registered under prison security code PS8495. In his capacity as Superintendent, Andrews
enacted a harsh leadership with the help of his assistant Aaron and regarded the prisoners as danger-
ous fanatics.
When Ripley arrived on Fiorina 161, Andrews considered her presence to be a potential disturbance
of the relatively peaceful status-quo and allowed Ripley to leave the infirmary only in company. Af-
ter 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 unauthorized autopsy
of Rebecca Jorden at Ripley's request, he came into conflict with the doctor and threatened to tell
Ripley about his troubled past, should he continue to ignore his orders. After the first prisoners had
been killed by the Xenomorph, Ripley tried to warn Andrews, who did not believe her story and or-
dered her to be confined to the medical wing, also ignoring Golic's account and having him medi-
cally restrained in the infirmary. Andrews was in the mess hall trying to organize a search party for
the missing prisoners Boggs and Raines when he was taken and killed by the Alien in front of the
prisoners, making the Xenomorph threat a known fact to the inmates. (A3)

Andrews, William: A male human and one of the colonists at Hadley's Hope on LV-426. Also
called Bill.
After arriving at Hadley's Hope, Andrews eventually became acquainted with the Russ family. Dur-
ing the Xenomorph outbreak in 2179, Andrews learned about the violent death of Russ Jorden.
Later, William met Ann Jorden, Russ' wife, as she made her way to the sub-level shelter together
with the rest of the colonists. Russ expressed his condolences about Russ and informed her that a
scouting party had been sent to locate the Xenomorph nest. Ann, Andrews and the others stopped at
a nearby terminal and watched in horror as the creatures massacred the scouting party. With the ar-
rival of the enraged creatures imminent, Andrews urged Ann and her children to hurry to the shelter.
Andrews was killed soon after when the Xenomorphs broke into the shelter and decimated the
colonists. (A: NT)

Android: A robotic machine constructed to resemble a human in form and function. Mankind's first
forays into the creation of a synthetic person took place in the 21 st century, with the David line by
Weyland Industries considered to be a milestone. Soon, androids were deployed in all sorts of func-
tions throughout human civilization. By the beginning of the 22 nd century, androids indistinguish-

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able from humans existed alongside low-rent models with rubber skin constructed for menial tasks,
such as the Working Joe model by Seegson.
The leading role, however, would belong to Weyland’s legacy, eventually part of the megacorpora-
tion Weyland-Yutani. The 22nd century saw the release of many android models, each incorporating
improvements over its predecessor. Weyland-Yutani was spearheading this heyday, beginning with
its Hyperdyne Systems series, first released in 2107, and later continuing with the 341-B model,
first released in 2171. A major milestone between these two types was the introduction of directives
to protect human beings in 2125. Unknown to the public was the fact that both of these android se-
ries were also involved in numerous incidents regarding the XX121 Xenomorph.
Another landmark in android development was a military project creating androids whose behavior
was supposed to be so human-like even they themselves thought they were living beings. Accord-
ingly, the androids were kept in the dark about their true identity. They also represented the pinnacle
of android technology at the time. One example of their life-likeness was the hair made of fake pro-
tein, which was even able to grow. Eventually, these androids would play a vital role during the
Benedict mission in 2192.
At this time, the next generation of android already loomed on the horizon, which looked like a hu-
man even on the inside, with the only hurdle left being the ability to reproduce. At the same time,
Weyland’s first cybernetics patents expired, allowing the rise of smaller developers. During the 23 rd
century, one such company, the Alethea Collective successfully lobbied for android to receive more
legal privileges. In 2306, this resulted in Alethea androids being granted citizen rights, which
plunged the industry into a crisis. These new laws would also include the right to produce androids
themselves. Eventually, this led to the creation of the so-called Autons, highly-advanced synthetics
created by other androids. Originally thought to revive the struggling android industry, it would
prove to be its downfall. The Autons had their own will and rebelled against their masters, culminat-
ing in violent uprisings such as one on Luna in 2379. This led to a purge which eradicated almost
every android in existence.

Anesidora: A Corvus CM-90S salvage vessel. Operated by Marlow and his crew in the 2130s under
the registration code NCC 88-LS. Notable for transferring the Xenomorph embryo to Sevastopol
station which would cause the Sevastopol incident in late 2137.
In late 2137, the Anesidora’s crew consisted of Captain Marlow, his wife Foster, Heyst, Lewis and
Meeks. While traversing the Zeta-II-Reticuli system, the Anesidora stumbled upon the flight
recorder of the long-lost Nostromo. Tracing the recorder’s data, the crew discovered LV-426 and
landed on the planetoid. After crew member Foster became infected by a Facehugger inside the
Derelict, Marlow directed the ship to the nearest port, which turned out to be Sevastopol station. Af-
ter transferring the medical emergency to the station, the ship assumed a parking position in orbit of
KG-348. Later, Marlow returned to the Anesidora and tried to overload its reactor in order to turn
the ship into a bomb which would destroy itself, Sevastopol station and the Xenomorph. Thanks to
Amanda Ripley, the plan was thwarted, but she still was not able to stop the ship’s destruction,
which in turn would damage Sevastopol’s orbital stabilizers and ultimately seal the station’s fate.
(A:ISO)

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, it
would sport a population of over 2.5 million by the year 2071. Key resources were helium-3, hydro-
gen and titanium. (PR: WIW)

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Anglo-Japanese Arm: A collective term describing the Three World Empire territory in colonized
space. (ARPG:CORE)

Ankor: A male human and part of the security detail attached to the Covenant during its coloniza-
tion mission to Origae-6. Would become involved in the Planet 4 incident in 2104 along with the
rest of the crew. After a neutrino burst had damaged the Covenant on December 4, 2104, Ankor as-
sisted Tennessee with the repairs of the solar sail. Later, Ankor joined the surface mission to Planet
4 along with the rest of the security team. After returning to the landing site from their trek to the
Juggernaut wreckage, the group was attacked by Neomorphs. Ankor was killed during this en-
counter. (A:COV)

Anna: A female human and a resident of Sevastopol station in late 2137. After public order had all
but disintegrated, Anna was organizing supplies for an unspecified group of individuals. When she
learned that a fellow member of her group named Langley had stored supplies in a storeroom inside
the Spaceflight Terminal, Anna moved them and wrote Langley a message, urging them to be more
careful in the future and asking them to procure water and medical supplies. (A: ISO)

Annie: A female human and a USCM soldier. Was stationed at Third Base during the Spears inci-
dent in 2193. At the time of these events, Annie was helming the comm station, encountering Billie
in the process, who was interested in the civilian broadcasts sporadically coming in from Earth. An-
nie later allied herself with Wilks' faction of mutineers. (A:B2 – NA)

Antal, J.: One of the Colonial Marines serving aboard the USS Sephora at the time of the Origin
incident in 2179. Was ranked Colonel at the time. (A:CMVG)

Antarctica: A continent situated at the South Pole on Earth. While global warming was eventually
stopped, it had already caused temperature in Antarctica to rise enough to make the ice recede. This
resulted in the colonization of the continent, with many attractive housings available by the 2050s.
A large settlement called Antarctic City was also founded and would become the site of a
Xenomorph infestation early during Earth War in the 2190s. (A: SE, A: B1 – O)

Antarctic City: A city located on the South Pole on Earth. In the 2190s, the city was the location of
a Xenomorph nest purged by Orona's special forces during the beginning of the Earth War. (A: B1 –
O)

Anti-Gravity Recovery Chamber: A medical recovery device generating an anti-gravity field in-
side a room-size environment. A patient placed in such a chamber takes advantage of the acceler-
ated healing process under low gravity conditions, speeding up recovery at a rate of up to 70 per -
cent. By the 2070s, Anti-Gravity Recovery Chambers were restricted to large metropolitan areas on
Earth. Among the leading manufacturers of such devices at the time was Weyland Industries. (PR:
WIW)

AP: The abbreviation for Artificial Person, an alternate term for android. (A:B2 – NA)

APC: The abbreviation for Armored Personnel Carrier. Describing a class of military ground vehi-
cles designed to deploy and transfer troops while also fulfilling limited combat capabilities. An ex-
ample for an APC is the M577 used by the USCM in the late 22 nd century, including the Hadley's
Hope incident in 2179. During the late 22nd century, the term was extended to airborne vehicles
serving the same purpose. (A2, A: CMTM, A:INF, A:CM, A:B1 – O, A:B3 – FW)

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APC (Kurtz): An APC used during the Kurtz mission in 2195. This particular model was armed
with recoilless guns on the top and the sides firing uranium slugs. Sensor options included motion
trackers and a Doppler sensor. Stored inside a dedicated bay aboard the Kurtz, the APC saw action
during the botched scouting foray into the Queen Mother's nest. The cooling system of the vehicle
was critically damaged during the battle and eventually entered meltdown. Fortunately, the Kurtz
was able to evacuate the survivors before the APC’s destruction. (A: FW)

APE Suit: A heavy protection suit and armor worn by commandos belonging to a Weyland-Yutani
Dog Catchers unit. Protects against environmental hazard such as high temperatures and acidic sub-
stances. Comes with mask-like headpiece that completely envelops the wearer’s skull.
(ARPG:CORE)

APOLLO: An AI mainframe system developed by Seegson. Similar, but inferior to its Weyland-
Yutani counterpart MU/TH/UR, APOLLO was intended to perform administrative and monitoring
function in enclosed systems, such as starships or space stations. However, APOLLO was also de-
signed to be used in conjunction with Seegson’s Working Joe androids, observing and leading a
Working Joe contingent at a given location. An APOLLO mainframe was installed aboard Sev-
astopol station. (A: ISO)

APP: Abbreviation for Atmospheric Processing Plant. See respective entry. (ARPG:CORE)

Apone, Al: A male human serving in the USCM corps in the capacity of Gunnery Sergeant by
2179. Born in 2137. Registered under the USCM identity code A19/TQ4.0.32751E8. Nicknamed
'Top' by his subordinates. Was the point man of the unit involved in the Hadley's Hope incident.
Apone led the foray of the Marines into the colony, and later the Atmosphere Processor, before he
was left behind incapacitated during the Xenomorph ambush inside the processor’s hive and pre-
sumably impregnated afterward. Details of Apone's exact fate are unknown, but his death was cer-
tain, 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 position of commander to replace Apone after the am-
bush. (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 an
additional set of pincer-like appendages, no tail and was able to spray a toxic liquid from its mouth.
(KAF)

Arceon: An space station. Originally a class 5 havitation sphere, the infrastructure was covered in
wood when it became home to a monk-like anti-technology cult named the Monastic Order of
Arceon, leading to its nickname “the wooden planet”. Arceon’s outside has its own atmosphere,
with the surface covered by agricultural fields and a large lake on the Northern hemisphere. The in-
side is structured similar to an ant’s nest filled with vast monasteries, libraries and a glassworks as
well as a machinery core generating the surface’s atmosphere. Arceon’s population was governed by
a high-ranking member named an Abbot, with an android named Brother Anthony keeping the
monks complacent.
The habitation sphere was transformed into Arceon during the 2100s, when the station became the
home in exile for the terrorist organisation responsible for the New Plague computer virus, after the
group had been apprehended by a concert action of UA and 3WE forces. The prison-like exile was

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made possible by intervention of Weyland-Yutani, who arranged a deal in exchange for securing the
services of the group’s leader Saint Tomas. Tomas later died, and Weyland-Yutani stopped provid-
ing Arceon with supplies. By this time, the station had become self-sufficient and would rarely re-
ceive visitors. (ARPG:CORE)

Arceon, Monastic Order of: A monk-like cult of hermits living on Arceon. Fanatically anti-tech-
nology, the Order of Arceon was responsible for unleashing the New Plague computer virus devel-
oped by its leader, Saint Tomas. The group also detonated low-yield nukes in Earth’s lower atmos-
phere causing EMP strikes intended to further cripple mankind’s technology on its homeworld. Af-
ter the attacks, the Order’s number of members quickly increased. The UA and 3WE retaliated in
concert, and the group was dissolved and its members detained. However, Saint Tomas worked out
a deal with Weyland-Yutani, securing his talent in exchange for his followers to be placed in exile
on the space station Arceon. There, the group would become the Monastic Order of Arceon, living
out a simple live under the leadership of a member named Abbot. (ARPG:CORE)

Archangel: A carrier of the United Americas Outer Rim Defense Fleet. In 2109, the ship, under the
command of captain Arthur Dallas, was sent on a peacekeeping mission to Thedus. The assignment
ended in the vessel’s destruction and the loss of over 15.000 lives. Dallas survived the disaster, but
his career in the fleet was over. The ship’s fate would later partly be responsible for the formation of
the UPP. (ARPG:CORE)

Archer, Suzanne: A female human working as the receptionist of the Seegson Synthetics facility
on Sevastopol in 2137. (A: ISO)

Archimedes Colony: A colony on the planet KOI-1404.01. Established in 2069, Archimedes

Colony would sport a population of 20,000 two years later. The colony's industry focused on min-
ing, exploiting the planet's rich lithium deposits. Another key resource was chromite. (PR: WIW)

Arcturan Police Action: A conflict famous for having been decided by specific weather conditions.
(A: B2 – NA)

Arethan Crater Pox: A disease that caused severe scarring on the face of the infected person. A
cargo hauler nicknamed Pox Face was afflicted with the disease. (A: OS)

Armat Battlefield Systems: A weapons manufacturer. Famous for being the creators of the iconic
M41A Pulse Rifle, which was followed up by the Mark 2 upgrade. Also supplied the USCM corps
with numerous other weapon models, including the M4RA Battle Rifle, the M39 Sub Machine Gun,
the M37A2 Pump Shotgun and the standard sidearm for USCM marines, the M4A3 Service Pistol.
Besides its regular arsenal, Armat also manufactured a range of advanced prototype weapons, such
as the P9 S.H.A.R.P. Rifle and the XM-99A Phased Plasma Pulse Rifle. (CMTM)

Armat A4 Stabilizing Stock: A lightweight, adjustable weapons stock for sub-machine guns manu-
factured by Armat. Provides additional accuracy over prolonged firing by dampening recoil. Com-
patible weapons include the M38 Sub-machine Gun. (A: CMVG)

Armat A7 Sound Suppressor: A sound suppressor attachment for small firearms designed by Ar-
mat. Reduces the volume of shots fired by slowing down propellant gases. Compatible firearms in-
clude the M4A3 Service Pistol. (A: CMVG)

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Armat A9 Sound Suppressor: A sound suppressor attachment manufactured by Armat. Lowers the
volume of shots fired by reducing the speed of propellant gases. Compatible weapons are the
M41A1 Mk2 Pulse Rifle and the M4RA Battle Rifle. (A: CMVG)

Armat A14 Barrel Extension: A weapons attachment manufactured by Armat that equips the
weapon with a lengthened metal-alloy barrel that adds greater long-range accuracy by increasing
bullet spin. Compatible weapons include the M4RA Battle Rifle. (A: CMVG)

Armat B3 Barrel Choke Tube: A barrel extension designed by Armat for the M37A2 Pump Shot-
gun. Reduces spread by using the ported, heat-treaded choke to streamline gas release. (A: CMVG)

Armat B15 Timed Explosive: An alternate ammunition type for shotguns developed by Armat.
Fires highly explosive fragmentation shells with a delayed detonation fuse. Compatible weapons in-
clude the M37A2 Pump Shotgun. (A: CMVG)

Armat C8 Custom Loading Port: A weapons upgrade designed by Armat. Consists of a beveled
loading gate and a boring of the shell port, significantly reducing loading time. Compatible weapons
include the M37A2 Pump Shotgun. (A: CMVG)

Armat High Capacity Magazine: A magazine upgrade developed by Armat for sub-machine guns,
increasing the ammo capacity by 24 rounds to a total of 72 at minimal additional weight. Compati-
ble weapons include the M38 Sub-machine Gun. (A: CMVG)

Armat Laser Targeting System: A laser targeting system attachment developed by Armat that
adds a side-mounted LED laser synchronized with the bullet trajectory for maximum targeting effi-
ciency. Compatible weapons are the M41A1 Mk2 Pulse Rifle, the M39 Sub-machine Gun, the
M37A2 Pump Shotgun and the M4A3 Service Pistol. (A: CMVG)

Armat Magazine Accelerator: A weapons upgrade manufactured by Armat that significantly in-
creases the rate of fire by using an improved ammo feeding mechanism. Compatible weapons in-
clude the M41A1 Mk2 Pulse Rifle and the M39 Sub-machine Gun. (A: CMVG)

Armat M37A2 Stock Iron Sight: The standard iron sight for the M37A2 Pump Shotgun. Manufac-
tured by Armat. Is designed to keep sight obstruction at a minimum. (A: CMVG)

Armat M39 Stock Iron Sight: The standard iron sight for the M39 Sub-machine Gun. Manufac-
tured by Armat. Is designed as a collapsible ghost sight in order to keep sight obstruction at a mini-
mum. (A: CMVG)

Armat M41A Stock Iron Sight: An iron sight for the M41A Pulse Rifle series manufactured by
Armat. Is designed as a collapsible ghost ring sight in order to keep sight obstruction at a minimum.
(A: CMVG)

Armat M4A3 Stock Iron Sight: The standard iron sight for the M4A3 Service Pistol. Manufac-
tured by Armat. Is designed to keep sight obstruction at a minimum. (A: CMVG)

Armat M5 Extended Magazine: A magazine upgrade designed by Armat for the M41A1 Mk2
Pulse Rifle. Increases ammo capacity by 20 rounds to a maximum of 60 at no additional weight. (A:
CMVG)

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Armat Prox-Mine Launcher: A secondary firing attachment manufactured by Armat that adds an
anti-personnel proximity mine launcher. Projectiles consist of thermite charges that explode on im-
pact or when an enemy approaches the mine. Compatible weapons include the M4RA Battle Rifle.
(A: CMVG)

Armat R1 Flechette Rounds: An alternative ammunition for shotguns developed by Armat. Con-
sists of pointed steel darts with an arrowed shape to minimize spread. Compatible weapons include
the M37A2 Pump Shotgun. (A:CMVG)

Armat S4 2x Telescopic Sight: A telescopic sight attachment manufactured by Armat that equips
the weapon with a 2-times magnification scope featuring a wedge targeting reticule. Standard issue
for the M4RA Battle Rifle. (A: CMVG)

Armat S6 Reflex Sight: A zero-magnification reflex sight attachment manufactured by Armat. Re-
places the standard iron sight with a holographic red dot, allowing more precise targeting. Compati-
ble weapons are the M41A1 Mk2 Pulse Rifle and the M39 Sub-machine Gun. (A: CMVG)

Armat S7 Alloy Iron Sights: A weight-decreasing iron sight upgrade developed by Armat. Com-
patible weapons include the M37A2 Pump Shotgun. (A: CMVG)

Armat S11 Expanding Shot: An alternate anti-personnel ammunition developed by Armat that
consists of shells with mushroom-shaped shots that expand on impact with organic material. Com-
patible weapons include the M37A2 Pump Shotgun. (A: CMVG)

Armat S11 Variable Zoom Sight: A sight attachment developed by Armat that equips the weapon
with a targeting scope featuring customizable zoom settings of either 2-times or 4-times magnifica-
tion. Compatible weapons include the M4RA Battle Rifle. (A: CMVG)

Armat Smart Targeting Scope: An advanced targeting scope manufactured by Armat. Based on
Smart Gun technology, the scope features an infrared targeting system that identifies and displays
targets over a maximum distance of 100 meters. Compatible weapons include the M4RA Battle Ri-
fle. (A: CMVG)

Armat U1 Grenade Launcher Attachment: An attachment manufactured by Armat that equips a

weapon with a pump-action grenade launcher as a secondary firing option. The U1 fires gas-pro-
pelled fragmentation projectiles consisting of composition B 15 and metal fragments. Compatible
weapons include the M41A1 Mk2 Pulse Rifle and the M4RA Battle Rifle. (A: CMVG)

Armat U4 Firebomb Launcher: A secondary firing attachment manufactured by Armat that adds
an under-slung firebomb launcher. Projectiles consist of Napalm B-based accelerants that create
chemical fires of up to 1200 degree Celsius, spreading wide on impact to immolate multiple targets
with a single shot. Compatible weapons include the M41A1 Mk2 Pulse Rifle. (A:CMVG)

Armat U7 Tactical Shotgun Attachment: A secondary firing attachment manufactured by Armat

that adds a medium-capacity 12-gauge shotgun with pump-action loading. Compatible weapons are
the M41A1 Mk2 Pulse Rifle and the M4RA Battle Rifle. (A: CMVG)

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Armer, T.: A male human and one of the residents on Sevastopol station who got caught up in the
events of the Sevastopol incident in late 2137. ID code 7938. Final fate unknown, with his last
known location being at Seegson Communications. (A: ISO)

ARS: Abbreviation for Advanced Recognition Software. See respective entry. (ARPG:CORE)

Artificial Person: A alternate term for androids. Abbreviated as AP.

Artificial Womb: A breeding program active in the first half of the 22 nd century. The children cre-
ated by the Artificial Womb program gestated inside an artificial breeder and were born without any
involvement of a biological mother. A major sponsor of the program was the military, and the first
successful “births” of Artificial Womb babies occurred at a military installation. This first group
consisted of nine children, among them Thomas Spears and Jerico Ax. All of them would grow up
to enter military service, except for Jerico Ax, who was killed by Spears. The official documents de-
scribe Ax's death as an accident, meaning that the truth was either not discovered or covered up.
(A:B2 – NA)

Ash: A male-type android serving as science officer aboard the Nostromo during the events of the
Nostromo incident. Android type Hyperdyne-120-A2. Activated in 2118. Had the ID number 111/
C2/01X. Pragmatic and cold, but gifted with scientific curiosity. Constructed and maintained by
Weyland-Yutani, he was absolutely loyal to the Company.

1. Science officer aboard the Nostromo

Nothing is known about Ash's existence before the incident, and he joined the crew only shortly be-
fore the Nostromo would leave Thedus for Earth on June 12, 2121. Halfway en-route and about a
full year later, the Nostromo received the Derelict’s signal emanating from LV-426 and was pulled
out of hyperspace. The crew went on to investigate the signal, and when the search party returned to
the landed ship with a Facehugger attached to Kane's face, it was Ash who allowed them back in
against Ripley's objections due to proper decontamination. During Kane's impregnation, Ash ob-
served the process and was responsible for Kane's medical treatment and preliminary research on
the Alien organism. It was not until the Xenomorph had already killed half the crew that Ripley dis-
covered the science officer's true motivations.

2. Revelations

Ash made an unsuccessful attempt on Ripley's life after she had learned of Weyland-Yutani's inten-
tion to capture the Xenomorph and, if necessary, sacrifice the Nostromo's crew in the process. When
Parker and Lambert subdued Ash, his adroid identity was revealed to the crew. On Ripley's orders,
Parker reactivated his remains, and during the interrogation that followed, the android disclosed that
Weyland-Yutani had known of the Xenomorph from the beginning and that he was introduced into
the crew to protect and secure the specimen. What was left of Ash was incinerated by Parker after
the interrogation. (A1)

Ashley, T.: One of the marines of the USS Sephora involved in the Origin incident in late 2179.
Was ranked Corporal at the time. During the incident, Ashley successfully planted explosive
charges around a Xenomorph nest, but was surprised by guarding Xenomorphs. Ashley did not re-
treat, but killed himself by detonating a grenade, presumably also obliterating the Xenomorph
guards in the explosion. (A: CMVG)

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Asian Conflict: A series of military engagements during the first half of the 21 st century. (PR:
WIW)

Aspen Beer: A brand of beer sold by Weyland-Yutani during the late 22nd century. (ARPG:CORE)

ATAX: Abbreviation for Alien Tactical Advantage Explorer. The ATAX is an advanced one-person
Combat Exoskeleton disguised as a Xenomorph that is used to infiltrate a Xenomorph hive and kill
the Queen in a surgical strike. The helmet portion of the ATAX is equipped with a Virtual Reality
frequency and armed with a missile system nicknamed the “Alienator”. Kinetic features include a
pincer and an arm module powerful enough to ram its opponent. Success ratios of ATAX operation
have been high, with a considerably lower casualty rate than standard ground and air assaults.
(KAF)

At-Risk Youth Outreach: A program by the USCM to help troubled youths and offer them a future
in the corps. Jeanette joined the program as an active proponent in 2177. (WYR)

Atkins: A male human and a USCM soldier. Was stationed at Third Base during the Spears incident
in 2193. While exploring the base, Wilks encountered Atkins guarding the artificial hive with an-
other marine. (A: B2 – NA)

Atlas City: A colony on the planet KOI-314.02. Established in 2059, Atlas City would house al-
most 9 million colonists by the year 2071. Its industry focused on light and heavy manufacturing
and mining and refining, the latter exploiting the planet's considerable helium-3 resources. Another
key resource was niobium. (PR: WIW)

Atmosphere Processor: A machine designed to transform the atmosphere of a world into a compo-
sition breathable for humans. Such a processor is a vital part of the terraforming process used to
render inhospitable worlds into environments able to sustain human life. The transformation process
basically consists of drawing in the atmosphere, splitting it up into its basic atomic components and
releasing the breathable elements while discarding the non-breathable elements as waste products or
storing 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 the
planet'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 surface
in order to produce results within a reasonable amount of time.

1. Development

Originating from the research of organic aerosols, the general concept of an Atmosphere Processor
received its first practical application when Weyland Industries installed a prototype at the polar ice
cap to reverse the effect of global warming on Earth. On August 9, 2029, Weyland Industries regis-
tered the Atmosphere Processor technology under the patent number 11,280,599. The first success-
ful transformation of an extraterrestrial atmosphere was completed on May 28, 2039 on the planet
GJ 667Cc. During the following decades, the technology for terraforming and space travel became
advanced enough to make colonization of distant worlds possible, and Atmosphere Processors were
installed on a number of worlds, with the terraforming process timespan ranging between 5 and 20
years depending on the local conditions and at an average of 8 years by the second half of the 21 st
century.

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 2. Deployment on LV-426

A notable example of the deployment of Atmosphere Processors was LV-426. By the middle of the
22nd century, about 30 Atmosphere Processors were installed all over the planetoid and managed to
create a breathable atmosphere within two decades, although by the time of the Hadley's Hope inci-
dent on LV-426 in 2179, the actual terraforming process was not yet completed. Looking like huge
artificial volcanoes and spanning a height of 1,500 meters, these processors were partially financed
and constructed by Weyland-Yutani.

3. Role during the Hadley's Hope incident

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 organism
overran the colony, it set up a hive on Sub-Level 3 of the processor. There may have been several
reasons why this location was chosen, whether it was because it provided a climate of dry heat
where these creatures were able to thrive or because it placed them in a position where it would be
virtually impossible to destroy them without critically damaging the processor. While the latter pos-
sibility may attribute an unlikely level of abstract intelligence to the Xenomorph, this was what hap-
pened when the recon mission sent to investigate the communication breakdown with Hadley's
Hope was exploring Sub-Level 3 following the discovery of the missing colonists' PDT signals em-
anating from the Atmospheric Processor. The Marines were ambushed inside the hive, and during
the ensuing firefight, the cooling system of the fusion reactor was ruptured, setting off a fatal chain
reaction which eventually caused the processor to explode with the blasting power of 15 megatons,
seemingly taking Hadley's Hope and everything else in a radius of 30 kilometers with it.

4. Rediscovery during the Origin incident

During the Origin incident in late 2179, USCM survivors from the Sephora crash-landed near the
ruins of the Atmosphere Processor and set up camp in the adjacent Hadley's Hope colony, which,
though severely damaged, had escaped total destruction. While traversing the sewers of the installa-
tion, USCM marines Winter and O'Neal discovered that the radiation fallout of the Atmosphere Pro-
cessor's explosion had contaminated the area, causing the remaining original Xenomorphs to mutate
into a degenerated form classified as Boilers. (A2, A:CMTM)

Atmospheric Processing Plant: An alternate name for the Atmospheric Processor. Sometimes used
to describe the earliest off-world models developed by Weyland Industries. (ARPG:CORE)

Atmospheric Pressurizer: A device used to create an environment on a colony world that corre-
sponds to pressure conditions suitable for humans. Thus, colonists are able to avoid tedious decom-
pression treatments and medical care. Weyland Industries sold the Atmospheric Pressurizer in an
exclusive bundle with its Atmosphere Processors during the 21st century. (PR: WIW)

Atropureus: A mutation affecting Xenomorph Drones, resulting in violet and green highlights on
their skin. (A: CMVG)

ATV NR6: A four-threaded, two-person ground vehicle developed by Weyland Industries. Length
3.2 meters. Able to carry a limited payload, the ATV NR6 was the first of its kind able to traverse
nearly vertical surfaces. The vehicle was capable of traveling at speeds of up to 140 km/h under

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normal pressure 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 patent for this vehicle on February 11, 2052. Later, several ATV NR6 vehicles were
used during the LV-223 incident in 2093. Despite being over a hundred years old by then, the NR6
was still in use among the Frontier colonies during the 2180s. (PR: WIW, ARPG:CORE)

Aureus: A mutation affecting Xenomorph Drones, resulting in golden-green stripes on their skin.
(A: CMVG)

Auriga: A USM research vessel involved in the Xenomorph outbreak which became known as the
Auriga incident in 2381. Commissioned in 2369. Spanning over 2,6 kilometers in length, the further
specs of the Auriga are kept secret, although prominent features included stealth capabilities and a
large docking shaft, opening to the ventral side. The ship was maintained by a steady crew of 42
USM personnel, not including the research personnel. In the late 24 th century, the Auriga was as-
signed to be the location for a project to clone Ellen Ripley and harvest the Alien Queen that had
died with her. For this purpose, the Auriga was set on a course to the outer reaches of the Sol system
in 2379, far outside of the local trading routes. The ship was also equipped with research facilities
customized to hold a limited number of Xenomorph specimens and an artificial intelligence main-
frame called FATHER tasked with automating and supervising operations.
During the outbreak, FATHER directed the Auriga's course towards the USM home base, Earth, fol-
lowing protocol for a case of emergency. However, the android Call managed to access the main-
frame and re-direct its course to crash into an uninhabited part of the African continent. A short time
later, 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 subsequent
Xenomorph infestation aboard the USM research vessel Auriga in 2381.

1. Planting the seed

In the aftermath of the Fury 16 incident in 2179, a Weyland-Yutani research team collected genetic
samples of Ellen Ripley from the infirmary of the penal colony and put them into storage for possi-
ble use later on. After the downfall of Weyland-Yutani, these samples found their way into posses-
sion of the United States Military in 2356. By the end of the 24 th century, technology had advanced
to a state where the cloning of a human being became possible. In order to harvest the Xenomorph
organism for study, the United States Military initiated a project to clone Ripley and the Queen em -
bryo inside her aboard the USM research vessel Auriga. This project was not authorized by the gov-
ernment, and in 2379, the Auriga was placed in a location on the far reaches of the Sol system to
avoid unwanted attention. While General Perez was the military commander of the operation, the
science team was led by Dr. Mason Wren.

2. The cloning of Ripley

It took years for the project to succeed. The first seven clones that managed to surpass the micro-
scopic stage were monstrous failures, twisted hybrids of human and Xenomorph biology. As these
clones were nonviable, let alone be able to host the Queen embryo, they were discarded and put into
stasis storage. In 2381, however, the science team under guidance of Dr. Wren was successful: Rip-
ley 8 was virtually a perfect replica of the deceased woman, at least on the outside, and due to ac-
celerated growth therapy, she grew from an infant to an adult in roughly a month. However, there
were several side effects: Ripley 8 was stronger and faster than an ordinary human, and wounds

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healed at a highly accelerated speed. Another legacy of the Xenomorph were genetically stored
memories of the old Ripley, although those memories only resurfaced slowly. In the end, these char-
acteristics were of of secondary interest to the scientists, who followed their main objective and sur-
gically extracted the Queen embryo from the host. Subsequently, she was put into a holding facility,
where she transformed into full size within days. On the request of his assistant Dr. Gediman, Wren
allowed Ripley 8 to remain alive for further study.

3. Cultivating the Xenomorphs

With the Queen secured, the second phase of the Auriga project began. General Perez had contacted
an acquaintance of his, the smuggler Frank Elgyn, and in exchange for hard cash, Perez struck a
deal with Elgyn to procure and deliver human host bodies to the Auriga. Elgyn and the rest of his
band of smugglers proceeded to hijack a passenger liner en route to Xarem and transfer the occu-
pied Cryosleep tubes to their own ship, the Betty. Soon after, the Betty arrived at the Auriga and
docked with the ship. The goods were exchanged, and with Perez's blessing, the crew decided to
stay 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.

4. Escalation

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 kill
her in order to prevent the scientists from retrieving the Queen embryo. However, Call soon realized
that she was too late. Meanwhile, Wren had noticed her unauthorized entry, took Call into custody
and brought her to the mess hall, where the rest of Elgyn's crew was present at the time. Wren's ac -
cusations of terrorist activity escalated into violence. Elgyn and the other smugglers quickly over-
whelmed the security guards, took Wren and a USM soldier called DiStephano hostage in order to
fight their way back to the Betty when a ship-wide alert was activated. The Xenomorphs had man-
aged to escape from their cages and began to decimate the Auriga's soldiers and scientists.

5. Shift of power

Perez ordered the evacuation of the ship, and while 26 members of the Auriga personnel were able
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. How-
ever, the Queen had in turn been mutated by Ripley's DNA and developed female reproductive or -
gans, which caused the Xenomorph to cease their efforts to take victims for impregnation soon after
the hive had been created. Meanwhile, the crew of the Betty started to make their way towards the
Auriga's docking bay. Ripley had also noticed the outbreak and escaped her cell. She found the
smugglers 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 Wren
and DiStephano, Ripley took the lead. However, time was running out as the Auriga, following
emergency procedure, had set course to the USM home base: Earth.

6. Traversing the Auriga

During their trek through the Auriga, Ripley 8 found and destroyed the remains of the first seven
clones. The crew also picked up a civilian called Purvis, one of the human hosts from the passenger
liner. Despite the fact that Purvis had already been impregnated, the group decided to take him with

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them 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 crew members Hillard and Christie to the
creatures whereas Wren took the opportunity to leave the rest of the group behind. Call was injured
by Wren when he made his move, and when the survivors took a short break, it was revealed that
Call was a second-generation android who had made it her mission to prevent humanity from un-
leashing the Xenomorph on the galaxy. Ripley convinced Call to manually log into the ship's main-
frame, where she unlocked an escape route to the Betty and set the Auriga on a collision course to
Earth. The survivors had almost reached the Betty when Ripley 8 was abducted by the Aliens into
their hive. Unable to help her, the rest of the group was forced to move on without her.

7. Escape and stowaway

Inside the Xenomorph hive, Ripley witnessed the birth of the Queen's Newborn, a grotesque hu-
man/Alien hybrid. Meanwhile, the surviving crew members reached the Betty only to be confronted
by Wren. However, the chief scientist of the Auriga was killed by Purvis, who managed to over-
whelm him and press his head to his chest just as the Chestburster erupted. The crew made short
work of the creature and proceeded to prepare the Betty for take-off. At the same time, Ripley 8 es-
caped the hive and reached the Betty just seconds before it left the docking bay. When the Auriga
was obliterated during the impact on Earth's surface, Ripley, Call and the rest of the group believed
the Xenomorph threat to be eliminated. However, the Newborn had managed to escape the destruc-
tion as a stowaway aboard the Betty. The hybrid killed DiStephano, but was destroyed when Ripley
used her acidic blood to melt a nearby viewport, which sucked the Newborn into vacuum. Ripley,
Call and the other two survivors from Elgyn's crew, Johner and Vriess, then safely landed the Betty
on New Zealand, Earth.

8. Aftermath

The crash of the Auriga on Earth proved to be a cataclysmic event. The impact caused damages
worth 300 trillion and triggered an EMP pulse causing massive data loss. Investigation in this affair
would result in the downfall of the United States Military. Waiting in the wings was the officially-
disbanded Weyland-Yutani corporation, who convinced the authorities to allow its return in ex-
change for their capabilities in Xenomorph research and handling. Although much of the data gath-
ered was considered problematic due to the “unclean” nature of the DNA, Weyland-Yutani never-
theless was able to gather useful information information about XX121. (A: RES, A: OS, WYR)

AUS57-3: The android registration code of Annalee Call. (WYR)

Australia: The smallest of the seven continents on Earth. In the late 22 nd century, Australia was the
site of a conflcit named the Australian Rebellion, which ended with the nuking of the capital Can-
berra. Like the rest of the planet, Australia was affected by the global Xenomorph infestation during
the Earth War in the 2190s. In 2192, Brisbane was the location of one of the first large nests discov-
ered and destroyed by Orona's special forces. In 2193, the continent was infested to a degree where
a strict quarantine was placed on the continent, isolating it from the rest of the world. Every attempt
to travel to or escape from Australia was met with deadly military force. Earth, and Australia, would
eventually be reclaimed by mankind. (A: B1 – O, ARPG:CORE)

Australian Rebellion: An uprising against the Three World Empire in the late 22 nd century. The
conflict was decisively ended by the nuking of Canberra. (ARPG:CORE)

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Auto-Adjust Crosshair: An advanced cross-hair technology for sniping operations that processes
any atmospheric conditions that may divert a bullet's course, like wind, and relays the right aiming
necessary to hit the target. Weyland Industries filed the patent on this technology under the file
number 10,445,075 on June 3, 2026. (PR: WIW)

AutoDoc: An automated device for medical diagnosis and treatment. Less expensive, but also less
advanced than a Medpod. Installed on most colonies and starships during the late 22 nd century.
(ARPG:CORE)

Automated Janitor: A robotic cleansing unit. Automated Janitors were used on Sevastopol sta-
tions, where they were authorized to open up their own routes in order to do their job. However,
when the Xenomorph and looters became a problem during the downfall of Sevastopol station in
2137, Automated Janitors were deemed security risks as they allowed access to safe zones. (A:
ISO)

Ax, Jerico: A male human and one of the first children resulting from the Artificial Womb project.
While growing up with the other children from the program, Ax would develop the personality of a
bully. One of his targets of abuse was young Thomas Spears. Eventually, nine-year-old Spears am-
bushed and killed Ax, making it the first time that he had taken someone's life. Ax's death was
deemed an accident, though it is unknown whether no one had discovered the actual cause or it was
a cover-up. (A: B2 – NA)

Azureus: A mutation affecting Xenomorph Spitters, resulting in azure-blue highlights on their skin.
(A: CMVG)

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Bailey: A human. Bailey was a resident of Sevastopol station and also among Chief Porter’s crew
of engineers responsible for the station’s deactivation in late 2137. However, despite Porter’s strict
warning not to help themselves from the scrap and equipment, Bailey secretly contacted the local
smuggling ring with an offer to send some goods their way. (A: ISO)

Bailey, M.: One of the USCM soldiers involved in the Origin incident in late 2179. Ranking Corpo-
ral at the time, Bailey was a skilled dropship pilot. Due to the impending destruction of the Sephora,
Bailey was forced to escape aboard a dropship with a nearly empty fuel tank. Despite his efforts, the
ship plummeted down to LV-426, and Bailey was killed during the crash. (A:CMVG)

Bainbridge: A USCM member and part of the staff at Third Base during the Spears incident in
2193. Ranked Lieutenant. (A: B2 – NA)

Baines Amendment: A law in the legislation of the United States of America detailing the classifi-
cation and legal handling of terrorists. The Baines Amendment was invoked when the TIA captured
and interrogated a technician named Pindar during the prelude to the Earth War in 2192. (A: B1 –
O)

Bako, Kegan: A male human and a USCM officer. Had a youthful appearance belying his actual
age. Nicknamed “Dimples”. In 2195, Bako, who had risen to the rank of Sergeant, resided on Gate -
way Station. There, he met Wilks during one of his gym sessions. Later, Bako was approached by
Wilks and received him in his office. During the meeting, Wilks requested a starship for the mission

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to the Queen Mother Homeworld. Bako had to deny the request as the corps was unable to spare
any ship. Instead, he suggested to bring the request before higher-ranking officers such as General
Peters. He also informed Wilks that the military was about to launch another mission to Earth – a
mission which would fail horribly and of which footage would get leaked onto public channels. (A:
B3 – FW)

Bambi Burster: A nickname for a Xenomorph Chestburster variant originating from small to mid-
size mammalian animals, such as a dog or an ox. Other than a human-bred Chestburster, the Bambi
Burster is born with fully developed limbs. Its small stature and slender limbs inspired the moniker.
Sighted during the Fury 16 incident. (ARPG:CORE)

Bao Sau Sector: A sector established by the UPP in the Southwestern part of the Outer Veil. During
the 2180s, the poor condition of the worlds in this sector were symptomatic for the larger problems
of the UPP at the time, overpopulation and poverty. (ARPG:CORE)

Barker: A human and a Seegson executive. Barker was on Sevastopol station during its shutdown
period and received medical treatment at the station’s respective facilities. When an android at-
tended to him, Barker was offended and filed a formal complaint on November 11. (A: ISO)

Barnes, S.: A male human and part of the Prometheus mission to LV-223 in 2093 as the drive engi-
neer and general mechanic. Registered under the ID code END-6924. Barnes was killed by the mu-
tated Fifield when he wreaked havoc in the cargo bay of the Prometheus. (PR)

Baroski, S.: A male human and one of the USCM soldiers involved in the Origin incident on LV-
426 in late 2179. Was an experienced marine ranking Corporal at the time of the incident. After
crashing on the surface of LV-426, Baroski retreated into the Weyland-Yutani research facility sur-
rounding the Derelict and led a successful one-man campaign against Wey-Yu security forces.
Baroski was eventually killed when he ran out of ammo. (A:CMVG)

Barrington, J.: A USCM soldier. Was ranked Private First Class by 2179. Was originally to partici-
pate in the second mission of the USS Sephora to the Sulaco, a mission which would result in the
Origin incident. Due to a bureaucratic mix-up, J. Barrington instead ended up with a safe assign-
ment on a tropical planet. (A:CMVG)

Barrington, K.: A USCM soldier ranking Private First Class by 2179. Was originally assigned to a
safe post on a tropical world, but due to a mix-up ended up on the USS Sephora and died during the
Origin incident. (A: CMVG)

Bartlett Snake: An extraterrestrial species of snakes. In the 2190s, Bartlett Snakes could be found
in regular zoos on Earth. (A: B1 – O)

Barton: A male human working for the Coast Guard. In 2192, Barton bore the rank of Commander,
serving as the captain of the Coast Guard cutter. In this year, Barton was dispatched together with
Ensign Lyle aboard the Dutton to destroy the wreckage of the Junket in Earth's orbit. Barton super-
vised the exploration of the wreckage via remote-controlled probe. Upon discovering the evidence
of the Xenomorph's rampage aboard the freighter, Barton erroneously attributed the carnage to a
crew member gone insane. After retrieving the data banks and remote-detonating the vessel, Barton
and Lyle were both killed by the surviving Xenomorph, which had jumped ship aboard the Dutton's
probe. (A:B1 – O)

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Bayfield, Don: A male human and part of the crew of the Hornblower during the Steel Egg incident
in 2058. Had a history of alcohol abuse and some skills in improvised moonshine. Friends with Im -
manuel Cruz.
Like Reynolds and Dix, Bayfield was rushed onto the crew roster before the mission to Iapetus,
which would result in the fateful Steel Egg incident. Together with fellow crew member Cyril Dix,
Bayfield was responsible for ship maintenance. Nevertheless, Bayfield continued his habit by drink-
ing on the job and brewing moonshine by fermenting canned peaches. Bayfield also repainted the
maintenance robots and reprogrammed them with custom voice samples recorded by him to pass
the lonely hours in maintenance.
During the early stage of the Steel Egg incident, Bayfield was among the portion of the crew which
stayed on the Hornblower while Corgan and the rest of the crew departed for an exploration mission
to the Giff vessel. Bayfield and Dix then launched decoy drones in order to confuse the rival CANC
team. When the expedition returned with Cruz and two others infected by Facehuggers, Bayfield in-
sisted in visiting his friend in the infirmary and was disturbed by the creature on Cruz’ face. Later,
Bayfield urged Dix to visit the kitchen with him in order to drink his moonshine, where they stum-
bled upon one of the Chestburster hatched from their crewmates. They were both killed by the
rapidly growing creature. (A:SE)

BD-409 337: A single-use EEV manufactured by Bodenwerke Gesellschaft. Used by the USASF
and the USCM on their Conestoga-class and Valley Forge-class starships and later the Bougainville-
class during the late 22nd century. The Conestoga-class ship Sulaco carried ten such EEVs during the
Hadley’s Hope incident and would eject Ellen Ripley, Dwayne Hicks, Rebecca Jorden and a Bishop
android inside one such escape vehicle shortly after the incident in the vicinity of the prison planet
Fiorina 161 where an electric fire broke out aboard the mothership. The EEV homed in on Fiorina
and crash-landed in the ocean near the prison facility, an event which only Ripley survived.
The BD-409 337 EEV is designed to load and transport up to five Cryosleep Tubes from the danger
zone, home in to the nearest beacon and, if necessary, land the passengers on the nearest inhabitable
planet. In order to survive the entry into atmosphere, it is outfitted with a hull consisting of carbon
alloy and ceramic composites. As most similar models, this type is equipped with limited naviga-
tional and communication capabilities. In addition to the Cryotubes, the BD-409 337 also provides
limited space for “awake” passengers and features a flight recorder. The modular design allows res-
cue personnel to remove each Cryotube from the vehicle. (A3, WYR)

BEA Systems: A British defense, security and aerospace company. Weyland Industries acquired
BEA Systems in 2032. (PR: WIW)

Beacon: A warning signal emanating from the crashed Mala’kak Derelict on LV-426. The time of
its activation is unknown, although the reason may be to warn away other Mala’kak vessels due to
its cargo of Xenomorph Eggs. Responsible for both the Nostromo and the Sevastopol incidents.
During the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley created a partial translation to English reading “Do
Not.”
Knowledge of the Beacon signal eventually reached mankind, first mistaken for a displaced satel-
lite. Due to machinations of Weyland-Yutani and Loki, the crew aboard the freighter Nostromo was
woken from hypersleep when the ship came into the vicinity of LV-426 in 2122. The investigation
of the Beacon would result in the discovery of the Derelict by the Nostromo’s crew and the first
confrontation between the Alien and Ellen Ripley, dubbed the Nostromo incident. In 2135, the Bea-
con attracted another ship, the Anesidora under the command of Marlow. While exploring the ship,
Marlow shut off the Beacon, though events unfolding would cause the Xenomorph infestation on

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Sevastopol during the Sevastopol incident. Investigation of the Beacon at an undisclosed date prior
to 2183 also revealed mention of the term “Mala’kak”, the name of the enigmatic civilization be-
hind its technology. (A1, A: ISO)

Bearcat strikeship: A strikeship model. Maunfactured by UA Northridge. Has VTOL capabilities

similar to a helicopter and can reach speeds of up to 400 km/h. Length 8.8 meters. Deployed as
scouts and for ground support. Armed with a 25mm gatling cannon and two sightline beam turrets.
Equipped with armored MEDIVAC carrying baskets for the evacuation of up to six injured individ-
uals. Known variants are the AD-19C and the AD-19D. (ARPG:CMOM)

Benedict: A transport vessel operated by EarthGov during the late 22 nd century. At least 60 meters
long and equipped with a Gravity Drive and a massive D.S. sensor phalanx. Contained a hangar
large enough to house several Cheyenne-sized dropships.
In 2192, the Benedict was sent on the eponymous mission under the command of Colonel Stephens,
its objective being to travel to the Xenomorph Homeworld to collect a specimen. The Benedict
reached the planet, but the ground-bound mission eventually ended in disaster. The three sole sur-
vivors of the mission, Wilks, Billie and an android named Bueller, managed to reach the Benedict
and depart for Earth. By the time the ship reached Earth in late 2193, the world was already overrun
by Xenomorphs. The Benedict landed at one of the last remaining military facilities, where it was
confiscated and used to evacuate key personnel of the Military Alliance. The final fate of the Bene-
dict is unknown. (A: B1 – O)

Benedict mission: A mission initiated by EarthGov to travel to the Xenomorph Homeworld and
collect a specimen for use as a bio-weapon. Named after the ship used for this expedition. Led by
Colonel Stephens of the USCM. Took place in 2192 and 2193, during the first stages of the Earth
War.

1. Prelude

In early 2192, the discovery of the wreckage of an old Bionational freighter named Junket in Earth's
orbit provided EarthGov with the coordinates of the Xenomorph Homeworld. Eager to collect an
Alien specimen for study, the military quickly initiated plans for an expedition to the homeworld.
As the leading expert in the field, Dr. Waidslaw Orona spearheaded the preparations while Colonel
Stephens – secretly working for Bionational – acted as the military commander. Against, Stephens'
objections, Orona secured the services of a reluctant marine named Wilks, who had survived a
Xenomorph encounter known as the Rim incident. Wilks proceeded to prepare a squad of advanced
androids for the task, who were designed to act like humans and were oblivious to their real iden-
tity. Meanwhile, Bionational, aware of EarthGov's plans, prepared a mission of its own to intercept
the mission and prevent it from obtaining a specimen while aiming to secure a Xenomorph for its
own research. For this operation, Bionational hired Patrick Massey, a highly skillful and sociopathic
freelancer, to prepare and lead the intercept.

2. Journey to the homeworld

On April 5, 2192, the EarthGov mission launched aboard the transport vessel Benedict from a mili-
tary launch pad in Toowoomba, Australia. The operation was placed under the command of Colonel
Stephens, with Wilks acting as an adviser. At the same time, the Bionational intercept took up pur-
suit aboard the ship K-014, starting its own mission, which was dubbed Operation Outreach.

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First complications arose when it became known shortly after launch that Wilks had smuggled a
civilian on board: Billie, a young woman who, as a child, had survived the Rim incident together
with Wilks. Stephens was furious about the stowaway, but let the issue slide considering the mission
was already underway. During the gravity burn travel period, Stephens secretly maintained contact
with the Bionational ship and updated Massey about the situation. While on patrol, a human named
Easley stumbled upon Stephens' betrayal, but was killed by the Colonel before he could reveal his
treachery.

3. Hostile takeover

When the Benedict eventually arrived in orbit of the Xenomorph Homeworld, Massey made his
move. Facilitated by Stephens' machinations, the K-014 docked with the Benedict. Massey and his
forces quickly took control of the crew of the Benedict, with only Billie managing to evade capture
and to go into hiding. After killing Stephens, Massey ordered his forces to land on the planet and
use the Benedict's marines as bait. The Bionational dropship touched down near a very large hive
structure, and the mercenaries forced the marines to investigate the site while they would supervise
the foray from the safety of their Air Pods. However, while the marines explored the hive, winged
creatures attacked the floaters, decimating Massey's forces and forcing the survivors to seek shelter
in the hive. There, the troops were attacked by Xenomorphs. Meanwhile, the marines, astonished by
the fact that they neither got impregnated nor killed, emerged from the hive and noticed the predica-
ment of Massey's forces. Subconsciously following their programmed directive to help humans no
matter the circumstances, the marines armed themselves and entered the hive to rescue the merce -
naries.

4. Revelations and escape

On the Benedict, Billie managed to grab a weapon and kill Massey. Back in control, Billie and
Wilks noticed the situation on the surface and took Massey's Lander down to help the marines.
While evacuating the hive, a marine named Bueller was ripped in half, revealing the squad's android
identity. Billie and Wilks landed near the hive and took up the survivors. Wilks now planned to
eradicate the hive, using warheads from the Benedict, but before he could do this, the Xenomorphs
swarmed over the Lander. Trapped inside, the survivors were unexpectedly rescued by the arrival of
a lone Mala'kak Collector, who effortlessly obliterated the attacking Aliens. It was then when the
Lander received Orona's transmission, which informed Wilks and the others of the Xenomorph in-
festation on Earth. Hoping that the Mala'kak would help them against the Alien scourge, Wilks, Bil -
lie and the others blew up the hive and departed for Earth aboard the Benedict. (A: B1 – O)

Benedict, Tristan: A male human and one of colonists involved in the Domes Epsilon incident in
the mid-80s of the 24th century. Benedict grew up in the Chicago centerplex on Earth, where he met
Philip 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 a
job, Philipakos offered him a place on the botanic space colony Domes Epsilon, of which he was
administrator. However, it soon became apparent that Benedict was a slacker, which drew him the
disdain of the other colonist. He kept his job, however, as Philipakos, due to their friendship, was
unable to take the appropriate measures. During his years on Domes Epsilon, Benedict discovered
the hallucinogenic qualities of the Sinjaba plant and spent more and more time intoxicated instead
of working. During the Domes Epsilon incident, Benedict was the first colonist to be killed by the
Xenomorphs during one of his stays in the Sinjaba garden, to be later found by Call and Shepherd
as the evacuation of the station went underway. (A:OS)

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Benjamin, Matthew: A male human and a glitter mechanic. After working for Weyland-Yutani for
a few months, Benjamin was reassigned to a Weyland-Yutani research station on the planet C-3
L/M in 2232, as the replacement for Victor Standish, the staff engineer. While this assignment
seemed to make no sense due to Benjamin's inexperience with advanced engineering, it was part of
Weyland-Yutani's efforts to root out a Planetus spy at the facility and take over Planetus. Charles
Braley, the man behind the whole scheme, replaced the entire staff in a similar fashion until only the
spies remained from the original roster. He proceeded to kill both the spies and the new staff, in-
cluding Benjamin, by using robotic Chestbursters in order to fake an Alien infestation on the planet
as part of a master plan to acquire Planetus. These events would become known as the C-3 L/M in-
cident. (A:NE)

Bennett, K.: A male human and a resident on Sevastopol station during the Sevastopol incident in
late 2137. ID code 3122. Last known location at Solomons Habitation Tower. (A:ISO)

Berringetti Conflict: An armed conflict. Notable for having been critically influenced by the
weather conditions present during the crisis. (A: B2 – NA)

Beresford, Ali: A male human serving as the comm & scan specialist aboard the UNIC vessel
Hornblower during the Steel Egg incident in 2058, ranking Corporal at the time of these events.
Was married. Nicknamed “Berry”. Fan of 20th century cinema. Terrified of insects and spiders.
During the Steel Egg incident, Beresford was part of the initial expedition to the Giff vessel. When
Cruz became infected by a Facehugger from an Egg cluster he had found, Beresford rushed to re-
trieve his crewmate, but moved too close to one of the spores and became infected himself. He then
was brought back to the Hornblower and placed under observation in the infirmary together with
his infected crewmates Cruz and Collindale. Like them, he later woke up after the Facehugger had
fallen off. When he witnessed Cruz’ horrible death giving birth to a Chestburster, Beresford snapped
and attempted to cut his chest open and remove the Xenomorph himself. He even succeeded, but
died from massive trauma, and the creature escaped. (A:SE)

Bertram: A human individual who was among the group of survivors led by Thompson during the
prelude to the Sevastopol incident in late 2137. Bertram watched the deteriorating living conditions
and growing anarchy with concern. (A:ISO)

Betty: A battered old freighter operated by Frank Elgyn and his crew of smugglers in the late 24 th
century. Sports a length of 44 meters. Was originally a Mantis mission transport, although the extact
model number is difficult to determine due to the Betty’s heavy modifications.
The exact date of commission is unknown, but it is certain that it falls in the 22 nd century. Powered
by Lockmart Specials thrusters and equipped with limited sensor and space defense capabilities.
Also featured a prominent ramjet intake for the FTL drive situated over the cockpit and a wing con-
figuration for atmospheric flight. The cargo bay in the rear of the ship can hold up to 350 cubic me -
ters of cargo. The ship was also outfitted with an adaptable docking hatch which made boarding op-
erations to almost every target possible.
The Betty was formerly known as Almayer’s Folly until it was stolen by Elgyn and his group in
2374 and rechristened. There are two theories about Elgyn’s name of choice: One says that he
named it after his mother, Beatrice Martin. Another states that the vessel was christened after 1940s
pinup icon Betty Grable – an origin which is supported by a painting of her on its hull.
The Betty and its crew was involved in the Auriga incident, delivering stolen cryotubes with human
bodies to the Auriga research vessel in 2381 to be used as hosts to cultivate a Xenomorph colony.

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When the outbreak aboard started, the Betty was still docked to the Auriga and was later used by the
survivors to flee the Auriga shortly before its destruction. After purging the stowaway Newborn
from its docking bay, the Betty safely landed on Earth. The ship was also used by Ripley 8 and the
reformed crew of the ship on their raids for information about the Loki organization and during the
Domes Epsilon incident in the years that followed. (A: RES, A:OS, WYR)

Bibliocom: An offline version of a database. Spears used a Bibliocom version of the USCM data-
base to inform himself about Wilks, as an online version was no longer available due to the disrup-
tions caused by the Xenomorph infestation on Earth. (A: B2 – NA)

Biggs, T.: A human and a medtech present at Hadley’s Hope during the Xenomorph outbreak in
2179. Bearing the colony registration number #75492. Was killed during the surgery to remove a
Facehugger from John Marachuk, when an incision caused acid to spray onto Biggs. (WYR)

Bill: A male human and a high-ranking military. During the preparations for the Benedict mission in
2192, Bill was approached by Colonel Stephens who tried to persuade him to use his leverage to re-
move David Wilks from the mission. Bill rejected the request as high command insisted on putting
a person having first-hand experience with Xenomorphs on board. (A: B1 – O)

Billie: A female human. Full name Wilhemina. Daughter of Russ and Sarah and sister of Vick. The
sole survivor of a Xenomorph outbreak on the planet Rim and a key figure during the Earth War cri-
sis in the 2190s.

1. Early life and the Rim incident

Billie was born in the early 2170s on a terraformer transport en-route to the planet Rim, where her
parents had signed up as colonists. For the next six years, Billie grew up at Rim without incident.
This changed in the late 2170s, when her father started an expedition to the Valley of the Iron Fin-
gers to investigate unusual sensor readings. Taking Billie, her brother, his wife and his assistant
Gene Zendall with him, Russ traveled to the Valley aboard a hopper, where he eventually discov-
ered a crashed Mala'kak ship. Leaving Billie and her brother behind inside the hopper, the adults ex-
plored the wreckage and discovered its cargo of Xenomorph Eggs. What exactly happened then is
unknown other than the fact that a Xenomorph infestation claimed the Rim colony afterward, leav-
ing no survivors except for Billie. Eventually, a marine contingent sent to investigate the communi-
cation breakdown found Billie. During the following confrontation, only Billie and a marine named
Wilks, with whom she had developed a close bond during the events, managed to escape the planet.

2. Aftermath and mental breakdown

Following the return to civilized space, Billie underwent thorough medical examinations by the au-
thorities. When the results were inconclusive, she was mind-wiped and sent to the world of Ferro,
where she lived with relatives for several years. However, the mind wipe did not completely take,
manifesting itself in gruesome nightmares which eventually caused a mental breakdown. Billie was
institutionalized at several mental wards until she was transferred to Feildcrest Home on Earth in
2182. Treatments until then had been unsuccessful and would continue to yield no results for the
following ten years, during which Billie spent her time at the ward on heavy medications. During
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 3. Reunion and the Benedict mission

In 2192, Billie got an unexpected visit from Wilks who informed her that he would travel to the
Xenomorph Homeworld aboard the government ship Benedict to retrieve an Alien specimen. Fi-
nally realizing that her nightmares were true and that she was not insane, Billie pleaded with Wilks
to take her with him and tried to tell him of the cruel conditions at Feildcrest. As Billie was not al-
lowed to talk treatment, the visit was terminated by the supervisor. It was then that the doctors de -
cided to let Billie undergo invasive surgery to cure her, a measure which would result in permanent
damage to her brain. Just in time before this plan was to be put in action, Wilks infiltrated Feildcrest
Home, freed Billie and smuggled her aboard the Benedict.
Shortly after the Benedict had departed from Earth, Wilks revealed Billie's presence to the rest of
the crew. To keep her busy during the voyage, Wilks assigned Billie menial tasks to do around the
ship. It was during this period that Billie began a romantic relationship with one of the marines,
Mitch Bueller. Wilks, who knew of the man's secret android identity, tried to discourage the rela-
tionship, but only succeeded in antagonizing Billie.

4. Escalation

In orbit of the Xenomorph Homeworld, the Benedict was hijacked by a Bionational team led by a
man named Massey. Almost the entire crew was captured – save for Billie, who went into hiding
and armed herself. In the meantime, Massey sent his men to the surface, who took Bueller and the
other Benedict marines with them in order to use them as bait. The operation was already underway
when Billie emerged and killed Massey, who had stayed behind to supervise the mission. Together
with Wilks, she took a dropship and departed for the surface in order to rescue Bueller and the oth-
ers. When the Bionational mercenaries became pinned down within a Xenomorph hive, Billie had
to watch helplessly as Bueller and the marines decided to return to the hive and rescue them. Soon
after, the Xenomorphs attacked the marines, one of which ripped Bueller in half, revealing his an -
droid nature to a shocked Billie. Wilks tried to explain his motivations for keeping this a secret, but
Billie loathed him for putting the mission over her feelings.
After arriving on the surface, Wilks and Billie rescued the survivors, among them Bueller, and re-
treated to the dropship, only to become trapped on the ship by the attacking Xenomorphs. Unex-
pected help arrived in form of a lone Mala'kak who slaughtered the Xenomorphs without effort. Bil-
lie recognized the being from the wreckage on Rim and was hit by a vision as the Mala'kak commu-
nicated his hatred for the Aliens. When Orona's message informed the group of the Xenomorph in-
festation on Earth, Billie suggested taking the Mala'kak with them in order to liberate the planet. Af-
ter destroying the hive, Wilks, Billie, Bueller and the others departed for Earth, with the Mala'kak
ship in tow. During the voyage, Billie initially treated Bueller with contempt, who himself was dis-
traught by the revelation of his nature. Soon, however, she put her disgust and feelings of betrayal
aside and made amends, as she realized that their love was real, no matter their species.

5. A short return to Earth

By the time of the Benedict's return to Earth, the Xenomorph infestation had taken over most of the
planet, and the last vestiges of the human military were retreating. After landing at one of the last
secured military facilities near Galveston, Texas, Billie and the others learned that the military had
no intention of a counterattack. The troops confiscated the Benedict and left Wilks, Billie and
Bueller behind to die, but the group managed to sneak onto one of the last automated cargo ships
leaving, the American. As the vessel left Earth, Billie received another telepathic message from the

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Mala'kak, who gleefully informed her that it was not here to help humanity, but to claim Earth for
itself.

6. Destination unknown

The first two weeks of the journey were tense for Billie. In addition to the hopelessness due to leav-
ing Earth to the Xenomorphs, Billie's problems with her feelings for Bueller put a strain on their re-
lationship. This all changed when a Xenomorph-related nightmare caused her to believe that at least
one of the creatures was aboard the American. She proceeded to warn the others, and Wilks hesi-
tantly agreed to follow up on her dream together with her. She turned out to be right: Near the aft
cargo hold, Billie and Wilks discovered four occupied hypersleep chambers. The passengers had
once been impregnated, but the Xenomorphs had already hatched and freed themselves from the
chambers. One of the Drones appeared and attacked them, but was flushed out due to decompres-
sion caused by the ensuing firefight. Billie and Wilks managed to escape the vacuum and, together
with Bueller, used the surveillance systems to get rid of the remaining Aliens via decompression.
However, the creatures managed to cling to the American. Billie put on an EVA suit and went out-
side on the outer hull to get rid of the Aliens. With the help of Wilks and Bueller, Billie managed to
kill the remaining two Drones.

7. Third Base

Eventually, the American reached its destination: Third Base, a USCM facility commanded by Gen-
eral Spears, who oversaw experiments to tame and command a Xenomorph army against the infes-
tation on Earth. Wilks and Billie were put into isolation and scanned for impregnation. Some time
later, Spears, seeing their value as survivors of encounters with the Aliens, invited Billie and Wilks
to dinner where he presented his masterplan. Billie was shocked, but played along on Wilks' urging.
Afterward, Billie and Wilks were given free run of the base.
During this time, Billie passed by the comm station, where she happened to witness a broadcast
from two survivors on Earth, a girl named Amy and her foster uncle Burt. Billie could not help but
become emotionally invested in Amy's fate and checked back regularly. It was due to one of these
broadcasts that she also learned of Ellen Ripley. She also visited the research facility to check up on
Bueller, who was retrofitted with a walking chassis. During the ensuing mutiny against Spears, Bil-
lie assisted Wilks and eventually managed to leave Third Base with him by sneaking onto the
MacArthur, one of two ships carrying the Xenomorph army inbound for Earth. However, they had
to leave Bueller behind in the process, and Billie, who had come around to acknowledging her feel-
ings for him, said a tearful goodbye to the android via the comm system.
While the two ships journeyed back to the Sol system, Billie and Wilks developed a plan to stop
Spears. Using EVA suits, they jumped ship to confront Spears. After the firefight ended in a draw,
Wilks managed to trick Spears into giving them an escape pod. Near Earth, Billie and Wilks were
able to flee to Gateway Station where they watched Spears' final fate unfold in his broadcast. They
were then joined by an android resembling Ripley to discuss how to wipe the Xenomorphs out once
and for all.

8. The Kurtz mission

While preparations for a joint effort to capture the Queen Mother and use her to eradicate the
Xenomorph presence on Earth went underway, Billie used Gateway's comm capacities to follow the
broadcasts showing Amy's struggle to survive, which became increasingly desperate due to the
Xenomorphs and the Breeder cults. During her contacts with Ripley, she learned that the woman

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was also following the broadcasts. When Leslie Elliot, a hacker contact of Wilks and a Dreamer like
Billie, unearthed a staggering number of Dreamers present on Gateway, it fell to Billie to compare
the data with military files in order to find capable allies for their mission. Her determined search
was successful: 18 individuals qualified for the endeavor. During the recruitment phase that fol-
lowed, Billie visited several of the candidates, among them Charlene Adcox, who would become a
close friend of Billie.
As the Kurtz was en route to the Queen Mother Homeworld, Billie became attracted to a crew mem-
ber named Dylan Brewster – again to Wilks' (silent) misgivings – and slept with him the night be-
fore the mission to the homeworld's surface. On this day, a tense Billie led an away team to the nest
together with Wilks and Ripley. The mission turned out to be successful, but casualties were affect-
ing the crew and Billie. As the crew waited for news about Ripley's health, Billie finally managed to
talk with Wilks about their survivor's guilt and her pent-up tears of grief ran free as the news of Rip-
ley's stable condition filled her with relief. As the ship returned to Earth, Billie took on a much more
active role, taking it upon her to tell the crew about Ripley's android identity.
When the Kurtz was close enough to establish a coded transmission to Elliot aboard Gateway, Billie
requested broadcast data from Amy. Reviewing the material placed Amy's last known location in
North Carolina, a trace she intended to follow. Drawing from her experience with Bueller, Billie
was able to straighten out Ripley just in time, but when Billie requested her help with finding Amy,
Ripley made it clear that the Orona's bombs were the number one priority. Thanks to Billie's quick
thinking, the Kurtz managed to overcome Gateway’s attempt to capture the vessel and enter Earth's
atmosphere. The Kurtz reached Orona's compound, and the team was underway scouting the base
when Billie, fearing for Amy's life, stole a glider to rescue her. Her search led to an abandoned in -
dustrial town, where she met Amy's father who informed her that she was abducted by Breeders and
brought to a nest beneath a factory. They found the nest virtually deserted, with only a cocooned lu-
natic left to tell her that the Breeders had flown Amy to Orona's compound.
Arriving back at the compound, Billie found the Kurtz had already left and that the base was about
to be overrun by Xenomorph hordes. Fortunately, the Kurtz turned up again to pick up Billie and
Amy's father. Aboard, she plead with Ripley to help track down the Breeder vessel and find Amy.
She agrees, and together, they quickly discovered the crashed Breeder ship. While the crew had
been massacred, Amy was found to be alive and well. Only a last-ditch rescue by the Kurtz pre-
vented Billie, Ripley and Amy from being stranded amidst the flood of Xenomorphs. With Amy res-
cued and the bombs activated, Billie’s life-long struggle with the Xenomorph was finally over. Her
final fate is unknown. However, Billie chronicled her involvement in Earth War in a diary, which
found its way into the hands of a high-ranking military officer named McQuade, who used the in-
formation to prepare the mission to destroy the Mala'kak vessel orbiting Earth.
(A: B2 – NA, A: B3 – FW)

Binat Coins: Tokens made of various rare metals of differing rarity, such as copper, steel and plat-
inum. (ARPG:CORE)

Bio-Replicator Pod: A device used for replicating seeds and plants for use on colony worlds. In-
vented and manufactured by Weyland Industries. First introduced in 2058, the Bio-Replicator Pod
underwent 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 to
replicate seeds and grow it at a rate of 55 percent compared to natural plants, given ideal local con-
ditions. The Bio-Replicator Pod can be installed for both civilian and industrial use, for example in
combination with a seeder for colonial agriculture. Weyland Industry recommended that civilian
clients maintain the pod outside the house. (PR: WIW)

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Bionational Internal Memorandum 385769.1: A highly classified memorandum informing high-
ranking representatives of Bionational of the start of the Benedict mission and the commencing of
the corporation's own Operation Outreach in 2192. Contains detailed intel on the Benedict crew.
Given its sensitive nature, the file was single-reading only and required a TS-1 clearance. (A:B1 –
O)

Bionational Internal AV 42255-1: A Bionational video file showing the development of the
Xenomorph Queen obtained from James T. Likowski in 2192. Requires a TS-1 clearance. The
recordings go from its birth inside the corporation's Houston facility to its growth and maturation at
the facility in Lima. Shortly after this file had been compiled for internal viewing, an old contact of
an ex-employee named Salvaje stole a bad induction copy of the file and passed it on to him. It was
this recording that revealed the existence of the Queen to the leader of Salvaje's Xenomorph-wor-
shipping cult named the Church of Immaculate Incubation and thus made the cult's raid on the facil-
ity possible in the first place. Shortly after the raid, the copy found its way into the hands of the TIA
and Dr. Orona, informing them of the escape of the Xenomorph organism into the general populace.
(A:B1 – O)

Biosuit: An Engineer technology. A suit in the biomechanical design typical of the Engineers, the
Biosuit’s exact purpose is not entirely clear. It seems to play a vital role in interacting with other
technology, as it was worn by individuals piloting a Juggernaut vessel. Scientific hypotheses sur-
mise that the suit protects its wearer from various threats, ranging from projectile fire to exposure to
space or environmental toxins, and enhances their physical strength. What is certain is that the Bio-
suit is able to heal the user from limited injuries. A notable example of an Engineer wearing a Bio-
suit is the individual encountered during the final hours of the LV-223 incident. (ARPG:CORE)

Biotech: A major corporation operating during the 23rd century. (A: NE)

Bishop: A 341-B 'male type' android working in the capacity of Executive Officer for the USCM
corps. Assembled on LX-469. Registered under the USCM identity code A17/TQ2.0.35100E2.
Equipped with advanced space navigation and piloting skills. A superior version of older android
models, Bishop was fitted with ethic programming preventing him from harming a human being,
keeping in line with official regulations.

1. The Hadley's Hope incident

Bishop played a pivotal role in the Hadley's Hope incident. During the voyage of the fateful recon
mission to LV-426 in 2179, Bishop was supervising the Sulaco's systems while the human passen-
gers were in Cryosleep. Arriving at the planetoid, he also guided planetary maneuvering, bringing
the ship in position for deployment. Shortly before the mission, Bishop met Ripley, who, due to her
past experiences with an android named Ash, reacted distrustfully to Bishop. During the first phase
of the mission, Bishop spent his time in the colony's medical wing, dissecting and examining the
dead Facehugger specimens found in the facilities. It was Bishop who found out that the Atmos-
phere Processor of the colony was hours away from overheating and exploding after the remaining
members of the mission had returned from the disastrous exploration of the processor’s Xenomorph
hive. The survivors devised a plan to guide down the remaining dropship inside the Sulaco, which,
due to damage to the power lines, had to be controlled directly with a portable terminal at the trans -
mitter. Bishop volunteered for the task as he was the only one qualified for the task and set out to
reach the transmitter by crawling through a maintenance shaft. The android managed to land the
dropship just in time to pick up Ripley and Hicks, who had fled a fatal Xenomorph attack on the

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command center during which Rebecca 'Newt' Jorden had been abducted by a Xenomorph Drone.
Ripley refused to leave Newt behind and told Bishop to fly them into the collapsing Atmosphere
Processor, to which he reluctantly agreed. He managed to hold position in spite of the processor's
critical state and later flew Ripley and Newt to minimum safety distance seconds before the explo-
sion. Back on 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 Ripley
opened the airlock to flush out the Queen.

2. The Fury 16 incident

Bishop was further damaged when he crashed on Fiorina 161 with Ripley, Newt and Hicks. His re-
mains were brought to one of the prison's scrapyards, where Ripley recovered and reactivated them
to learn more about the circumstances of the Sulaco's emergency evacuation. Bishop confirmed the
presence of a Xenomorph aboard the ship and Weyland-Yutani's knowledge of the incident. After
that, the android requested to be shut down to spare him further suffering – a request to which Rip-
ley, who had grown to like and respect Bishop, only grudgingly complied. (A2, A3)

Bishop, Michael: A male human and a cybernetics expert working for Weyland-Yutani. Born in
New York, 2127. Creator of the 341-B android also colloquially known as Bishop. While responsi-
ble for game-changing leaps regarding the creation of synthetics, Bishop was also a leading mind in
the fields of human enhancement and biomechanics, responsible for numerous advances. Bishop
himself had numerous of his own inventions applied to his body, among them stronger bone plating
and adrenaline enhancers, making him far more resilient than an average human being. Started his
career as synthetic developer for Hyperdyne Systems, but later rose through the ranks of Weyland-
Yutani, eventually becoming a director for special projects.
When information about a Xenomorph presence on Fiorina 161 during the Fury 16 incident reached
Weyland-Yutani, the Company sent Michael Bishop aboard the Conestoga-class space transport
Patna to the prison world. After arrival, Bishop made contact with Ellen Ripley, trying to gain her
trust. As the Xenomorph on Fury 16 had already been killed, Bishop attempted to persuade Ripley
to let him extract the Queen embryo inside her body. During his plea, Bishop was attacked with a
steel pipe by a prison staff member named Aaron, but Bishop seemed to merely shrug off the injury
due to his enhancements. Although he pretended to have only Ripley's well-being as his objective,
Ripley saw through the deception and leaped into the blast furnace, killing herself and the embryo.
Having failed his mission, Bishop took the only survivor, a prisoner named Morse, in for question-
ing and closed down the facility to be sold as scrap.
However, another prize would fall into his hands before leaving Fiorina 161: Hicks, who was actu-
ally still alive, and a colonist named Stone had escaped another confrontation with Weyland-Yutani
aboard the Sulaco and wanted to use the penal colony's comm system to get word out about Wey-
land-Yutani's machinations. Bishop captured the two and turned them over to a Bishop android pos-
ing as Michael Weyland, who was supervising the construction of the Origin facility on LV-426.
After-mission diagnosis revealed significant damage from Aaron’s attack, manifesting in crippling
headaches and redouts surgical procedures struggled to combat. Therefore, Bishop had to depend on
heavy pain medication to remain functional, developing an addiction in the process. Although he
did not stop hunting for the elusive Xenomorph aboard his flagship Patna, Bishop’s career was de-
clining after the incident. He considered his inability to secure the Xenomorph on Fiorina 161 his
greatest personal failure. In 2194, Bishop died from complications resulting from a surgery to aug-
ment his neural synapses. (A3, A: CMVG_SI, ARPG:CORE)

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Bishop, Andrea: A female human working for Weyland Industries as a testing and training special-
ist. Bishop was tasked with the supervision of the training center for applicants interested in joining
Project Prometheus. (PR: WIW)

Bison: An M-Class starship model. Manufactured by Lockmart. Was originally intended for a
cruiser role, but was soon adapted as a freighter. Known model numbers are the CM-88B, of which
the infamous Nostromo was a towing vessel modification, the CM-88D, the CM-88G and the CM-
88H.

Black Goo: A chemical weapon created by an enigmatic race of extraterrestrials called the Engi-
neers. Had the form of a sticky black liquid. Also referred to as the Accelerator by Weyland-Yutani.

1. Description and properties

An incredibly potent substance, the Black Goo exhibited characteristics of both a mutagen and a
DNA-disintegrating weapon of mass destruction. Not much is known about the Black Goo, the only
contact with humanity being the LV-223 incident and the subsequent analysis by Weyland Industries
scientists. The evidence suggested that the effects of the chemical were varied. One effect was that
the Black Goo unfolded its mutagenic effects, degenerating the victim into a twisted and demented
version of itself in a matter of hours, boosting strength, aggression and durability. However, the
substance also had a terminal effect. The incubation time depends on the amount ingested: While a
small drop can prolong the disintegration over several hours, several milliliters at once kills the vic-
tim within seconds. In case the incubation happens over a time span of hours, the victim experi-
ences symptoms such as an accelerated heart rate, sexual arousal, degradation of the senses and mo-
tor skills as well as shortness of breath, followed by convulsions, massive internal bleeding and res-
piratory failure. The end result is always the disintegration of the organism's DNA, resulting in the
total breakdown of the cellular structure, literally dissolving the organism. While both administra-
tion methods pose a formidable weapon of mass destruction, the disintegrating effect on the DNA
can also be used to inject the building blocks for organic life into a barren environment. The sub-
stance can only be safely contained for a long amount of time inside a dedicated Ampule device.

2. History

The Engineers created the Black Goo at an unspecified point in time, but at least 2,000 years before
humanity would become a space-faring race. On at least one occasion, the Engineers used the Black
Goo as a means to kick-start life on a barren planet by sacrificing one of their own, whose disinte-
grated DNA entered the world's water reserves and became the foundation for organic lifeforms.
2,000 years ago, the Engineers or at least a fraction of the race decided to use the Black Goo to wipe
out humanity. A ship stationed on the weapon world LV-223 was loaded with thousands of Black
Goo Ampules, but the vessel never took off, as an accidental release of the chemical weapon exter-
minated the staff of the facility. At that time, the Black Goo was kept in a sealed atmosphere and re -
mained that way for the next two millennia.
In 2093, a science team led by Dr. Elizabeth Shaw reached LV-223 aboard the science vessel
Prometheus. The team discovered a storage room for the Black Goo, but the scientists accidentally
broke the atmosphere seal and released the Black Goo into the environment. The Back Goo imme-
diately proceeded to mutate an indigenous species of worms into twisted mutations called the Ham -
merpedes. During the night following the exploration of the facility, several individuals of the team
were infected with the chemical weapon. Dr. Holloway ingested the substance through a drink
spiked by the android David, and the geologist Fifield came into contact with it when a fatal en-

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counter with a Hammerpede melted his helmet, which caused him to fall into a puddle of Black
Goo. Holloway transmitted the substance to Dr. Shaw during sexual intercourse, and, despite
Shaw's infertility, they conceived a squid-like embryo, which would later be removed and grow to
become a monstrous creature called the Trilobite. Meanwhile, Fifield degenerated into a horrifying
humanoid mutation that possessed considerable strength and durability. The next morning, the Fi-
field creature returned to the Prometheus, viciously attacked the personnel and could only be
stopped after killing several crew members. Later that day, the original plan of the Engineers almost
came to fruition when a reawakened survivor of the race managed to launch the transport vessel.
However, the ship was crippled when the crew of the Prometheus crashed their vessel into the de-
parting Engineer ship. In the aftermath of the incident, Weyland Industries was able to acquire in-
formation about the Black Goo. The amount of data was conclusive enough to assemble a dossier
about the substance, including a threat assessment. Weyland scientists gave the Black Goo the des-
ignation “Chemical_A0-3959X.91 – 15_”.
During the turn to the 22 nd century, the Black Goo was unleashed on a global scale on Planet 4.
When Shaw and David had left LV-223 on a stolen Juggernaut during the final moments of the
Prometheus incident, they had carried with them countless Black Goo Ampules. Upon arrival on
Planet 4, David deployed almost the entire payload directly above a large Engineer city. The
pathogen eradicated the entire population and a large part of the fauna. What was left gave rise to
twisted mutations, such as the Neomorph. David then transferred a small amount of Ampules to his
laboratory in the dead Engineer city for further study. (PR, A:COV)

Blake: A female-type advanced android developed by the human military. Comrade of Mitch
Bueller.
Like her sister-models, Blake was part of a project to create combat androids which acted and felt
like humans. As part of this project, the synthetics themselves were led to believe they were actual
human beings. In 2191, Blake, Bueller and the others received combat training and were formed
into a military unit as First Squad, Fox Platoon, Company Able, 1 st Extee Division, Second Colonial
Marines. During this training, Blake proved to be an excellent shot and was awarded the Marks-
manship Badge. In 2192, she and her comrades were chosen to participate in the Benedict mission
and received special training under David Wilks to prepare them for combat with the Xenomorphs.
Blake was one of the few who survived the Benedict's visit to the Xenomorph Homeworld. After re-
turning to Earth and landing at a military facility near Galveston, Texas, the survivors learned that
the military had no intention to fight back and would soon evacuate, leaving them behind on a dying
planet. Wilks tried to reason with an officer to consider other options, but the man rejected any sug -
gestions and drew his gun to keep Wilks in check. Blake, following her inherent programming to
protect human life, stepped in and distracted the officer long enough for Wilks to overwhelm him,
sacrificing her life in the process. At the time of her death, Blake carried a standard-army issue
Smith Auto pistol with a 15 double-stack magazine and no ammo counter. Billie took the weapon
and proceeded to use it as her personal sidearm. (A: B1 – O)

Blane: A human and the owner of a small independent cargo shipping company. Acquaintance of
Diane Verlaine. In 2137, the increasing monopoly of megacorporations on the market forced Blane
to consider selling the company. In November of the same year, Blane arrived at the spacedocks
from where Verlaine departed aboard the Torrens for Sevastopol station on the journey which would
culminate in the Sevastopol incident. Having just missed Verlaine, Blane wrote a message to her on
November 15, 2137, inquiring for a friend who has recently lost his own enterprise if Verlaine had
any need for a navigational officer. (A:ISO)

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Bloodburster: The second stage of the Neomorph life cycle. Though similar to the Xenomorph's
Chestburster stage, there are some fundamental differences between the two creatures. While the
Chestburster – as its name suggests – always gestates inside and erupts from the host's chest, the
Bloodburster point of eruption depends on where the spore seeds infected the body. Currently, there
are two known scenarios, both witnessed during the Covenant incident in 2104. The crew member
Ledward was infected through the ear, and the Bloodburster erupted through Ledward's back. For
this, the creature had developed a pair of dorsal spikes to facilitate its emergence. Another crew
member named Hallett was infected through the nose, which caused the creature to emerge through
the victim's mouth. The birth was invariably fatal for the host. The Bloodburster is born as a small,
but – other than the Chestburster – more or less fully developed version of the adult Neomorph,
featuring limbs and a tail. Akin to its adult form, the Bloodburster is highly aggressive: While the
Chestburster is vulnerable and flees its birth place to hide until fully grown, the Bloodburster vi -
ciously attacks any bystanders. This growth processes at a rapid speed, transforming a Bloodburster
of roughly 30 centimeters of length into an adult creature even faster than a Xenomorph. (A:COV)

Blue Jay Colony: A colony on KOI-1361.01 established in 2060. Sported a population of over 2,5
million by 2071. The colony's industry focused on exploiting the planet's rich and diverse mineral
deposits. Due to the hot and arid climate of the desert world, 60 percent of the Blue Jay Colony's
water supplies had to be imported. (PR: WIW)

Blythe: A female human and one of the civilians present during the downfall of Sevastopol station
in late 2137. On December 8, Blythe was contacted by fellow survivor named Joseph, who sug-
gested shutting down the Automated Janitors, as they posed a security risk. (A: ISO)

Bodenwerke Gesellschaft: The manufacturer of the BD-409 and the Type 337 FTL Emergency Es-
cape Vehicles. (ARPG:CORE)

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.
Was serving a life sentence for kidnapping, assault and rape. Registered under the double-Y chro-
mosome ID code YY04020. Together with the prisoners Rains and Golic, he was tasked with ex-
ploring defunct parts of the facility to salvage equipment and supplies. During the incident, Boggs
was one of the first to be killed by the Alien while planting light sources in an abandoned part of the
complex. (A3)

Boiler: A mutated form of the Xenomorph Drone encountered in the sewers of the ruins of Hadley's
Hope during the Origin incident in late 2179.

1. Origin

The creatures originally belonged to the nest that had overrun Hadley's Hope during the eponymous
incident earlier in 2179 and afterward became feral due to the absence of a Queen. Without her, the
hive structure quickly fell apart, reducing the Boilers to a disorganized enclave roaming a hived sec-
tion in the depths of Hadley's Hope's sewers. The Boilers shared their territory with another mon-
strous variation of the Xenomorph called the Raven, though there exists no evidence to point out
that the Raven was connected to the Boiler colony.

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 2. Biology

Due to the radioactive fallout caused by the explosion of the nearby Atmosphere Processor, many of
the Drones died, leaving their husks behind. Those who survived suffered severe mutations: The
complexion of their skin changed to a pale white, and clusters of tumors deformed their appearance.
Their agility degenerated to a slow, stalking gait. Yellow pustules grew on their bodies, containing a
bio-luminescent and highly volatile version of their acidic blood. Whatever visual senses they had
before were irrevocably damaged, which in turn forced them to rely solely on their acoustic percep-
tion. Excessive sonic impulses aggravated the Boilers, causing them to home in on the source in
swarms. This reaction also increased the temperature of the liquid inside their pustules, making
them glow. When the temperature reached a critical level, the whole organism literally exploded in
a cloud of acid.

3. Encounter during the Origin incident.

USCM marines Winter and O'Neal discovered the Boiler colony while traversing the sewers on
their search for fellow marines Clarison and Reid. The two were separated during an attack by the
Raven, who captured and cocooned Winter. While O'Neal traversed Boiler territory looking for his
comrade, Winter freed himself and reestablished contact with his teammate. In order to rejoin
O'Neal, Winter traversed the Boiler-infested sewers and activated several generators to distract and
dispose of the creatures. (A: CMVG)

Bolero: A female human who joined the crew of the Betty some time after the Auriga incident as
the new pilot of the ship after Hillard had died aboard the Auriga. Quickly learned to appreciate
Vriess's skills in foot massage.
Bolero helped Ripley 8 and the others during their raids on numerous border stations for informa-
tion about the Loki organization and often used her good looks to charm station personnel into do-
ing favors 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 from
infesting the station. During the final events of this operation, Bolero was attacked by a covert an-
droid agent of Loki called Cody. However, she suffered no severe injuries, and Cody was over-
whelmed quickly by the other crew members. (A: OS)

“Book of Morse”: An alternate title for “Star Beast”, an account of the Fury 16 incident written by
Robert Morse. (A: RES)

Borodino Sector: A sector of space in the Eastern part of the Outer Rim. During the 22 nd century,
the sector was a contested zones between nearby UA and UPP territories, with notable military con-
flicts fought at the worlds of Arcturus and A III Tientsin. By the 2180s, ICSC-backed and indepen-
dent colonies also had laid claim on worlds in this sector. (ARPG:CORE)

Bose, Y.: A human. Was stationed aboard the USM Auriga in 2380 as a security officer. Was among
the individuals who were able to escape the vessel during the Auriga incident in 2381 and was de-
briefed by an unknown party afterwards, where he painted an incriminating picture of the Auriga
project, citing incompetence and questionable leadership as the reasons. (A: RES,WYR)

Bougainville-class attack transport: A class of military transport vessel introduced into USCM
service in 2180. Manufactured by Lunnar-Welsun Industries. Intended to replace the Conestoga-
class as the primary troop and logistic transport. Capable of landing on and departing from a

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planet’s surface. Can either be operated by crew of eight or run fully automated using its MU/TH/
UR 7000 mainframe in combination with an android.
With 300 meters, the Bougainville was actually smaller than its predecessor and featured a hammer-
head-shaped bridge portion at its frontside. The Bougainville has a troop capacity of 40. Its standard
armament includes a magazine of 8 Short Lance ASAT missiles, a heavy and a medium railgun tur-
ret, a magazine of 10 tactical nukes and a CWIS laser array. Like the Valley Forge-class and the
Conestoga-class before it, the Bougainville used BD-409 337s as escape vehicles. (CMTM,
ARPG:CORE, ARPG:CMOM)

Boyd: A male human. An elderly man by the time the Earth War took place, he worked as a com-
munications technician in Gateway Station's main broadcast room during this time, monitoring
broadcasts coming from infested Earth. While doing so, he stumbled upon the irregular transmis-
sions of Amy, but did not give it much thought. He later casually mentioned this to Billie and left
for dinner, giving Billie an opportunity to use the comm facilities and scan for Amy's broadcasts.
(A: B3 – FW)

BP-33 Celestial Artillery Gun: A type of Celestial Defense Platform used by the UPP during the
late 22nd century. 54 meters in length, these massive rail guns are deployed using vehicles such as
the HAMPV and Krokodil Drophips. Usually arrayed in clusters of two to six emplacements. As au-
tomated systems using IFF recognition, the BP-33 are designed to attack and destroy ships in orbit,
even frigates. Defense capabilities are provided by three small laser defense turrets. The UPP used
BP-33s to defend its outpost on LV-426 during the Sulaco incident in 2179. (A: INF,
ARPG:CMOM)

Bracken’s World: The proper name of the world Gliese 326-3827B, located in the Gliese 326-3827
system. Had one moon named Joilet. An oceanic world with a breathable atmosphere and a warm
and friendly climate. Upon discovering the planet’s rich aquatic lifeforms – including a particular
large crustacean – humanity began founding farms harvesting the native kelp species, resulting in a
constant presence of around 200 farmers by the year 2183, plus an Alphatech outpost.
(ARPG:CORE)

Bradley, C.: A male human and one of the USCM soldiers involved in the Origin incident in late
2179. Was ranked Corporal at the time. Bradley was famous for his quips and one-liners, which did
not save him from being killed by Xenomorphs during the incident. (A: CMVG)

Brahms Outpost: A colony on the planet KOI-817.01. Established in 2051, it would boast a popu-
lation of 750,000 by 2071. The Brahms Outpost's industry focused on mining. Key resources were
cerium, lithium, aluminum and methane. (PR: WIW)

Braley, Charles: A male human working as a representative for Weyland-Yutani in 2232. Hides a
sadistic 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 sta-
tion of Weyland-Yutani on the planet C-3 L/M, Braley was ordered to deal with the situation. He de-
vised a vicious plan that not only would eliminate the threat of corporate espionage, but also take
over Planetus in the process. After running background checks on the personnel, Braley relocated
the 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 a
synth of the LaFargue production line. Braley then moved in with a strike force and captured the
two suspects. He proceeded to brutally torture Marshall and the synth before he set the second part

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of the plan in motion: Braley destroyed the synth and killed Marshall and the replacement staff us-
ing robotic 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 em-
ployee called 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 the
incident, Braley planted a real Alien aboard their ship and used a media publication of their sup-
posed deaths to drive down stocks for Planetus. Weyland-Yutani jumped to the opportunity and took
over Planetus. As Kramm and Stauff had escaped Braley's trap, he interrogated a high-ranking Plan-
etus representative called Matthew Darby to gain knowledge of the whereabouts of Kramm, Stauff
and other investigators targeted by Weyland-Yutani. When he learned that the survivors were
headed back to Planetus aboard one of their automated spacecrafts, he remote-ordered a course
change to the world of Soulages, where Weyland-Yutani was operating an artificial Alien hive. Bra-
ley set up the facility to play a vicious game with the survivors; however, Kramm and Stauff and
one other survivor managed to escape the planet aboard a short-range flyer and take over the Wey-
land-Yutani research station on the nearby moon. Reportedly, Braley was later killed during the in-
cident, but rumors persist that the deceased individual was actually a synthetic. (A:NE)

Brandywine: A female human and a member of the USCM corps. Born in the 2110s. Known for
her tough attitude. In the 2140s, Brandywine inhabited the rank of Gunnery Sergeant and worked as
a small-arms instructor. Among her recruits was Thomas A.W. Spears, 15 years old at the time.
Brandywine used an encounter in the shower room to seduce Spears, taking the sexual intercourse
as an opportunity to teach him the military skill of patience. (A:B2 – NA)

Branson, Jacob: A male human and the original captain of the Covenant during its colonization
mission to Origae-6. Nicknamed “Jake”. Accompanied the mission with his wife Daniels, with
whom he had shared an apartment in New York and wanted to build a cabin near a lake on Origae-
6. On December 4, 2104, the Covenant was hit by a neutrino burst during a recharge period. The ac-
cident caused a malfunction inside Branson’s Cryosleep Tube. Branson was burned alive while the
other crew members unsuccessfully tried to pry the hatch of the Cryotube open. Branson’s body was
later given a deep space burial by the crew, among them his grieving wife Daniels. Branson was
succeeded as captain by Christopher Oram. (A:COV)

Brawley, J.: One of the Colonial Marines serving aboard the USS Sephora at the time of the Origin
incident in 2179. Was ranked Private First Class at the time. (A:CMVG)

Breeders: A movement that was active on Earth during the time when the planet was abandoned to
Xenomorphs during the global infestation in the 2190s. Bug Feeders abducted humans to offer them
to the Xenomorphs for impregnation, even going as far as laying ambushes and traps. Whether this
group was motivated by religious fanaticism or was telepathically influenced by Xenomorph
Queens is not entirely proven, although it is highly likely that both scenarios apply. What is certain
is the fact that the Xenomorph-related nightmares took its toll on the minds of Dreamers, humans
susceptible to the telepathic signals of the Aliens. This resulted of many of them going insane and
joining Breeder cults.
As the infestation increased during the Earth War period, so did the presence of Breeder cultists. By
2195, Breeders have become almost as big a threat to survivors as the Xenomorphs themselves. The
cults also have become organized to a frightening degree, going so far as commanding vessels and
broadcasting their rituals. Their gruesomeness has also grown, with some cults even practice canni-
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Amy and her companions had several run-ins with Breeders during their struggle for survival. In
2195, Amy’s group was attacked again by Breeders in Northern California. Amy was abducted and
brought to the underground tunnels beneath an Endotech Micro factory. When the Kurtz arrived
with the Queen Mother, the Breeders followed the ship to Orona’s compound, taking Amy with
them. After arriving at the compound, Ripley’s group was also attacked by Breeders, who tried to
lure out the group by feigning an emergency. However, the group was able to fight off the ambush
without casualties. The Breeders who were with Amy later landed near the base, but were all killed
by the Xenomorph onslaught. Amy miraculously survived and was later rescued by Ripley and Bil-
lie. What happened with the Breeder cults after the Earth War had ended is unknown. (A: B2 – NA,
A:B3 – FW)

Brett, Samuel Elias: A male human serving as an Engineer Tech for the crew of the cargo hauler
Nostromo from 2120 to 2122. Born on July 13, 2069 in Houston, Texas. Had the ID number 724/
R4-06J. Was involved in the Nostromo incident.

1. Early life

Brett launched his working career by taking the job as a mechanic at E-Z-Fly Spacecraft Repair, a
family business based in Houston, on June 21, 2085. After nine years, Brett left E-Z-Fly and ac -
cepted an 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
then started working for Ridton Corp on February 1, 2096 until he was suspended on July 16 for
flying high-speed cargo ships through the Iranistan war zone. The following investigation uncov-
ered that Brett was an alcoholic. He was being treated in-house for this problem and successfully
completed the program on December 4. Subsequently, Ridton Corporation assigned Brett to the
deep sea ship Ozymandias in the capacity of Assistant Engineer. In 2102, Brett returned to his
home town and enlisted at the Houston School of Astrophysics and Interstellar Engineering from
which he graduated on May 21, 2108. Brett entered Weyland-Yutani employment as Assistant Engi-
neer aboard the waste disposal vessel Corazon Oscuro on July 14. During this time, Brett relapsed
into alcoholism. 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 Janu-
ary 9, 2112, Brett suffered minor brain damage. A lengthy period of recovery followed until his
flight status would be restored on April 3, 2113. Brett stayed on Titan and began working as an As -
sistant Engineering Tech at a Weyland-Yutani fusion reactor facility on April 19. His time on Titan
ended after four years with the assignment to the cargo vessel Nonnabo as Engineering Tech on No-
vember 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 en route to Thedus. Brett was still on the crew roster when the Nostromo incident took place
in 2122. Conflicts regarding several defects on the ship and the compensation for the necessary re-
pairs put a strain on the relationship between Brett and Parker and Captain Dallas prior to the fateful
flight.

2. The Nostromo incident

When the Nostromo took minor damage during the landing on LV-426, Brett was responsible for
restoring the ship together with Parker. Brett would eventually become the first victim of the fully-
grown Xenomorph when he was chasing Jones, the Nostromo's pet cat, inside the landing strut
chambers. (A1)

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Brewster, Dylan: A male human and one of the Dreamers participating in the Kurtz mission in
2195. As a soldier and a trained pilot, Brewster fought on Earth during the infestation and survived
to be present on Gateway in 2195. When he was asked by Ripley to help with capturing the Queen
Mother, Brewster agree to join her mission, becoming the designated pilot. Brewster was also
friends with another Dreamer and fellow marine Tom Carvey, who also joined the mission. During
the voyage to the Queen Mother’s Homeworld, Brewster became acquainted with Billie and devel-
oped a sexual relationship with her. During the surface mission at the homeworld, Brewster piloted
the Kurtz to the destination and later evacuated the group. In the aftermath of the Queen Mother’s
capture, Brewster was stricken with grief because of Carvey’s death and sought Billie’s comfort.
However, Billie, concerned with her own feelings regarding the death of her friend Charlene Adcox,
rejected him. It was not until the Kurtz had reached the Sol system that the two made amends and
agreed to be friends. Brewster acted as the Kurtz’s pilot during the final stages of the Kurtz mission.
(A:B3 – FW)

Briareos heavy lift shuttle: A heavy lift shuttle model. A known variant is the CS-14. (CMTM)

Brisbane: A city in North-Eastern Australia. Brisbane was the location of one of the first larger
Xenomorph nests purged by Orona's forces during the early stages of the Earth War in 2192. In
2193, Brisbane was subject to the quarantine of Australia due to massive infestation. (A: B1 – O)

Broca Dialectical Implant: A surgical implant that enables the carrier to speak other languages
without having to learn it. Named after Broca's area, a region of the human brain linked to speech
capacity. This revolutionary technology was developed by Weyland Industries and introduced on
August 9, 2060. (PR:WIW)

Broillet: One of the soldiers who were participating in the botched military mission to Earth of
which footage got leaked onto the public broadcast station Ten-Vee during the Earth War in 2195.
(A: B3 – FW)

Brooke: A male human and one of the USCM soldiers involved in the Thanatos incident in the
2170s. By the time of the incident, Brooke was 26 years old and ranked Corporal. During the con-
flict, Brooke successfully led a team of four marines into the Xenomorph hive and killed the Queen.
Brooke and his team escaped the ship before it self-destructed. (A: TE)

Brophy, P.: A male human and a resident of Sevastopol station present during the Sevastopol inci-
dent in late 2137. ID code 5529. Final fate unknown; last known location at Seegson Communica-
tions. (A: ISO)

Brown, J.: One of the Colonial Marines serving aboard the USS Sephora at the time of the Origin
incident in 2179. Was ranked Private First Class at the time. (A: CMVG)

Brother-of-Darkness: A planet rich with ore. In the 24th century, mankind entertained a colony on
this world. (A: OS)

Brother Anthony: A male-type android installed in the exiled order of Saint Tomas living on
Arceon. Tasked with keeping the terroristic tendencies of the population in check. By the 2180s,
Brother Anthony’s model was considered outdated. (ARPG:CORE)

Brotherhood, The: A chapter of the Brothers cult that existed during the late 22 nd century on the
Fury 16 penal colony, up to the facility’s closure due to the Fury 16 incident in 2179. Led by pris -

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oner Leonard Dillon. This brought relative order and peace to the community, which Dillon en-
forced with violence, if necessary. The formation of this community was the reason Weyland-Yutani
refrained from closing down the facility, as a core group of 25 prisoners refused to leave, and the
Company allowed them to remain as caretakers. (A3, WYR)

Brothers, The: An apocalyptic cult founded on elements of Christianity. Was immensely popular
among prisoners during the second half of the 22 nd century, with a following of no less than 4 mil-
lion individuals determined during a survey. The core belief is that man is irredeemable, and God
will eradicate him to start a new creation. Salvation is to be achieved by doing right while alive and
help and love their brethren, as they are companions on their doomed path. A chapter named “The
Brotherhood” existed at the penal colony on Fiorina 161 at the time of the Fury 16 incident, led by a
prisoner named Leonard Dillon. (WYR)

Brucie: A female human living on Gateway Station during the Xenomorph infestation of Earth in
the 2190s. In 2193, Brucie was monitoring a comm station when Spears began to broadcast the sup-
posedly “glorious” assault of his troops. Brucie, who was joined by a medic named Henry and
newly-arrived Wilks and Billie, watched long enough to see Spears' fatal misjudgment and his grue-
some demise. (A: B2 – NA)

Brunswick, N: A female human and a resident of Sevastopol. Was present on the station during the
Sevastopol incident in late 2137. ID code 5530. Final fate unknown; last known location in Seegson
Synthetics. (A: ISO)

Buddha: Historical founder of Buddhism, an Indian religion. Was used in colloquial language dur-
ing the late 22nd century, often replacing “God” and “Jesus” in colloquial utterings. Examples are
“Buddha, Cap, you look like shit!” and “Thank-fucking-Buddha!”. (A:B1 – O, A:B3 – FW)

Bueller, Mitchell: A male-type advanced android in service of the military. Had the appearance of a
young adult and a carefree and gentle personality. Played a key role during the Benedict mission in
2192.

1. Creation

Bueller was part of a series of advanced androids developed by the military for high-profile mis-
sions. Apart from being cost-effective to produce, this particular line of synthetics were designed to
act and feel like real human beings in order to prevent interaction problems with regular soldiers. As
part of this objective, even the androids themselves were kept unaware of their real identity. Thus,
Bueller and the others spent their entire existence inside a secured military facility believing that
they were human. In 2191, the androids were banded together as a military unit, honing their skills
in combat training. The squad was assigned to First Squad, Fox Platoon, Company Able, 1 st Extee
Division, Second Colonial Marines.

2. The mission

One year later, in 2192, Bueller and the other androids finally received their call to action when the
military initiated the Benedict mission to retrieve a Xenomorph specimen from their homeworld.
Bueller and the other synthetics entered special training under the second-in-command of the mis-
sion, David Wilks, to prepare them for a confrontation with the creatures. On April 5, 2192, Bueller
and the rest of the team departed from Earth aboard the Benedict. During the voyage, Bueller met a

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young woman named Billie, a survivor of an earlier Xenomorph attack who had been smuggled
aboard by Wilks. Eventually, the two developed romantic feelings for each other and entered into a
relationship, despite Wilks' misgivings.

3. On the Xenomorph Homeworld

After arriving in orbit of the Xenomorph Homeworld, the Benedict was boarded by an intercept sent
by the Bionational corporation in order to prevent the military from obtaining a Xenomorph before
they could. Bueller and the rest of the androids were captured and sent to the surface together with
the Bionational mercenaries. Bueller and his squad were herded into a hive in order to serve as bait
for impregnation. However, due to their android nature, the Eggs were not triggered to release Face-
huggers as they did not sense a viable host nearby. Unharmed, Bueller and the others left the hive.
Meanwhile, the mercenaries outside were attacked by indigenous flying creatures and fled inside
the hive where they were decimated by the Xenomorphs. Following their programming that forced
them to save human lives no matter the circumstances, Bueller and his comrades decided to rescue
the mercenaries. Before entering the hive, Bueller said his goodbyes to Billie via his video feed,
confessing his love for her.
Inside the hive, the androids were viciously mauled by the Xenomorphs. It was then that the android
identity was revealed not only to Billie, but also to the synthetics themselves: Bueller was ripped in
half and reacted with great shock and disgust to the sight of his synthetic innards. Bueller and a
handful of other survivors were extracted from the hive and reached the safety of the nearby drop-
ship. During the journey back to Earth, Bueller struggled with his self-disgust and Billie's distraught
reaction. Eventually, however, the two overcame this crisis when they discovered that what mat-
tered was the fact their love for each other was real.

4. Return and departure

After the Benedict had landed at one of the last military facilities on Earth left in the wake of a
global Xenomorph infestation, Bueller was taken to the rehab laboratory by scientists under the pre-
tense of repairing him. In truth, however, the personnel was only interested in cannibalizing Bueller
and other synthetics for spare parts. Bueller managed to hide from the scientists long enough to be
retrieved by Billie and Wilks. Together, they boarded a semi-automated cargo vessel named the
American and left Earth for deep space.

5. Destination unknown

The following journey was a time of introspection for Bueller, struggling not only with his relation-
ship with Billie but also with his very own identity. Because of this, Bueller reacted distant to Billie
and relegated himself to the starboard computer access where he unsuccessfully tried to hack into
navigation. The android also took the opportunity to enact makeshift repairs on his body, sealing the
bottom of his torso with medifoam and rewiring his circulatory systems. When a Xenomorph pres-
ence was discovered aboard the American, Bueller assisted Wilks and Billie with tracking down the
Aliens using his terminal access. He also killed the last Drone, which had been discovered in the en-
gine exhaust port by Billie, by igniting the thrusters.
Upon arrival at Third Base, Bueller was placed inside Rehab, an isolated section of the research fa -
cilities, where he was retrofitted with a walking-frame. Later, Bueller used his computer skills to as-
sist in Wilks' takeover of Third Base and the control of the detained loyalists. He continued to moni-
tor the situation from Environmental Control and helped his friends or hampered the enemy's ad-

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vance. When Wilks and Billie were captured by Spears' men inside the hangar bay, Bueller freed
them by setting the light power to maximum, temporarily blinding the Amplite-equipped soldiers.
However, Bueller was left behind at Third Base when Wilks and Billie got trapped aboard the de-
parting MacArthur. In a last conversation over the comm system, Bueller managed to say goodbye
to Wilks and Billie. His final fate is unknown. (A:B1 – O, A:B2 – NA)

Bug-Boys: A nickname given by the USCM for the rebel faction on Linna 349 that instigated the
uprising resulting in USCM intervention during the 22nd century. Armed by an unknown party, the
Bug Boys managed to cause considerable damage, but were eventually defeated by the USCM.
(ARPG:CORE)

Bug Juice: A protein shake sold during the late 22 nd century. Made of a variety of insects, hence the
name. Available from a wide range of manufacturers. (ARPG:CORE)

Bug Stomper: The unofficial designation for one of the two UD-4L Cheyenne dropships stationed
aboard the Sulaco during the Hadley’s Hope incident in 2179. Bug Stomper was used to transport
Ripley, Burke and the USCM detachment down to the colony’s landing pad on the surface of LV-
426. The landing was performed by Ferro and Spunkmeyer, who remained with the ship while the
rest investigated the colony and later the Atmosphere Processor nearby. When the survivors of the
ambush inside the processor’s hive called for evac, Ferro and Spunkmeyer immediately took off and
directed the ship towards the rendezvous point. However, a single Xenomorph had snuck aboard
and killed the crew in-flight. The Bug Stomper spiraled out of control and crashed into the Atmos-
phere Processor, exploding during impact. (A2, WYR)

Buggy, Eric: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident. Registered
under double-Y chromosome ID code YY47592. A serial killer, convicted for kidnapping and mur-
dering six teenage girls in 2157 and 2158. Served a life sentence at Fury 16. Was working as the
cook of the prison community. Eric was one of the prisoners killed during the last ditch effort to lure
the Alien in the blast furnace. (A3)

Bulbosus: A mutation affecting Xenomorph Spitters, resulting in an additional row of bulbous acid
sacs covering the top of their carapaces and a smaller row of additional sacs on the front of its skull.
(A: CMVG)

Bull Alien: A Xenomorph sub-species bred from a bull-like creature that has infested the Earth
colony TerraForm 3. The hive of this breed had spread to a considerable size of 81 workers led by
one Queen. The Bull Alien was a massive creature that sported two large horns on its forehead that
it 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)

Bullock, B: A human male resident of Sevastopol station during the time of the Sevastopol incident
in late 2137. ID code 3889. His final fate is unknown, with his last known location being Seegson
Synthetics. (A: ISO)

Bullock, Tony: A human male. June left Daryl Corgan for Bullock after the constant absence of
Corgan due to his military career had destroyed their marriage. (A: SE)

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Bultmann: A male human and part of the replacement staff used by Weyland-Yutani to root out a
spy at a research facility on C-3 L/M in the early thirties of the 23 rd century. Bultmann was later
killed together with the rest of the replacement staff and the spy as part of a faked Alien infestation
at the station that was staged by the Company to take over its rival Planetus in 2232. These events
were part of the C-3 L/M incident. (A: NE)

Burke, Carter J.: A male human working as director of special projects of Weyland-Yutani by
2179. Born in 2150. Registered under the ID code LIE7/.569643 267 MN. Behind an unassuming
and friendly demeanor, Burke hid a cold, calculating and ruthless personality. Was highly regarded
in the Company for his skills. Has at one time worked in sales. Was involved in the Hadley's Hope
incident.

1. Hidden agenda

When Ripley has been found drifting through the core systems in 2179, Weyland-Yutani sent Burke
to Gateway Station where Ripley was brought for recovery. Burke acted as a liaison to Ripley and
helped her to get back on track for the impending interrogation by the ICC, getting clearance for her
pet 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 the
Derelict to Hadley's Hope in order to verify her story.

2. The Hadley's Hope incident

When contact broke off with LV-426, Burke saw an immense opportunity for the Company to get
ahold of alien technology – the most priced artifact being the Xenomorph itself – and exploit it. He
reached out to contacts in the USCM and informed seven unknown individuals in Weyland-Yutani
of his plans to secure the findings. He then visited Ripley together with his USCM liaison, Lieu-
tenant Gorman, and convinced her to join a recon mission to the colony. Burke himself accompa-
nied this mission on the pretense on assessing the state of Weyland-Yutani investments in the
colony. Burke also tried to procure an android modified with Weyland-Yutani loyalty subroutines,
but was unable to do so before the departure.
After the exploration of the hive had ended in disaster, Burke opposed the decision to evacuate and
destroy the colony, but was forced to yield by Ripley and the traumatized Marines. Eventually, Rip -
ley discovered Burke's role in the Xenomorph outbreak, and his true intentions to secure the
Xenomorph for research were revealed. Later, Burke released two Facehuggers contained in stasis
tubes in the medical wing of the colony, planning to get Ripley and Newt, who were sleeping
nearby, impregnated and smuggle the Xenomorph embryos inside them back to Earth. His plan
failed, and Burke was facing execution when the Xenomorphs overran the command center. Burke
tried to sneak away during the attack, but was captured by a Xenomorph and taken to the hive. He
died in the explosion of the Atmosphere Processor soon after. (A2)

Burrows, C.: A female human resident on Sevastopol station during the time of the Sevastopol in-
cident in late 2137. Her ID code was 3309. Last known location was the San Cristobal Medical Fa-
cility. (A:ISO)

Burt: A male human and one of the countless individuals fighting for survival during the
Xenomorph infestation in the 2190s. Born in the early 22 nd century. During the dark times, Burt
formed a group with a young woman named Mona and her daughter, a little girl named Amy, and
other survivors. Burt was especially fond of Amy and developed a paternal relationship with her,

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which would earn him the nickname “Uncle” Burt.. He often made scavenging and scouting trips on
which Amy often accompanied him. Eventually, Burt got access to Earths main transmitter and be-
gan recording and broadcasting his findings on a regular basis. Further details are sketchy, but
Burt's transmission eventually reached as far as to the remote Third Base facility, where a woman
named Billie happened to watch two broadcasts during the Spears incident in 2193. The first record-
ing showed Burt and Amy huddled together around a campfire amidst city ruins. Their rest was in-
terrupted by an aerial bombardment of the area, causing them to flee inside the buildings, where the
uplink was cut off. In the second broadcast, Burt, Amy and man named Ray stumble upon a group
of Bug Feeders delivering victims to an Alien Queen. The group is discovered, and the recording is
cut off, leaving the fate of the survivors uncertain. It was only when Billie was watching a recent
broadcast on Gateway Station that she discovered that Burt and Amy were alive and well. Burt
showed footage of a giant Egg Silo that has been erected in the ruins. He also reported that the city
was now firmly under Xenomorph control, with most humans either dead or having fallen under the
thrall of the Queen's telepathic calling. Burt stated that the this calling had become so strong that he
was able to physically perceive the signal. Burt later went missing during a supply run.

Buxton, Harl: A male human who was part of the crew of the Hornblower during the Steel Egg in-
cident in 2058. Was a gifted engineer.
Together with crewmates Dorea and Eusebius, Buxton formed the extermination team which re-
turned to the Steel Egg and incinerated the Egg cluster which had infected the three crew members
during the first expedition. Afterwards, Buxton stood guard at the infirmary with Dinswood, secur-
ing the three infected crewmates. Thus, Buxton witnessed the mayhem as two of them gave birth,
and he, Rondell and Dinswood chased after the fleeing Collindale, who was the last infected crew
member. However, the search turned up neither Collindale nor one of the nascent Xenomorphs.
Buxton later participated in the battle against the Xenomorphs in the Heim Drive Engineering sec-
tion, during which he panicked and put the life of of crew member Norton at risk. This filled him
with guilt and the need to prove himself useful to Corgan. Buxton was later killed by a Xenomorph
when he and other crew members investigated Reynolds’ sabotage in the outscan room. (A:SE)

Byzantium Station: A space station acting as a trading post situated in the border regions of known
space. Byzantium Station was the final station to be raided by Ripley 8 and the reformed crew of
the Betty during their quest for information about the Loki organization in the mid 80s of the 24 th
century. The mainframe of the station contained valuable data about Loki's next plan, the infestation
of Domes Epsilon, and enabled the crew of the Betty to finally catch up with the elusive organiza-
tion. (A: OS)

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C-3 L/M: A planet which was acquired by Weyland-Yutani and Planetus in 2227. As it was located
far enough from any previous Xenomorph infestation, it was deemed a valuable and safe ground for
colonization, terraforming and research by both corporations, who carved up the planet between
them and settled on a policy of mutual ignorance. Following the acquisition, a vast network of ter-
raformers was installed on the planet's surface on both halves of C-3 L/M, the only shared facility
being a spaceport. Soon, the planets surface was converted into a habitable environment with a
moderate climate.
In the meantime, Weyland-Yutani set up a research facility near the border to Planetus territory that
soon began to emanate strange readings. Rumors of a new prototype of terraformer being the cause
for the readings surfaced, prompting Planetus to insert spies into the facility. In 2232, a scheme by
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Xenomorph presence had been found on C-3 L/M. Authorities moved in to investigate while Wey-
land-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 led
to the downfall of the Planetus Corporation and its subsequent acquisition by its rival Weyland-Yu-
tani.

1. Acquisition of C-3 L/M

In 2227, Planetus spent a major part of its resources to acquire the planet C-3 L/M, a planet that
promised to be a fertile ground for terraforming and research. However, Weyland-Yutani was also
interested in the planet, and eventually, C-3 L/M was split in half between the two corporations. In-
teractions between the two was kept to a minimum, mainly limited to a shared spaceport on the
planet. Of course, both still kept a close eye on each other.

2. Spying on Weyland-Yutani

The first few years went without any major disturbance. Terraformers were installed on each half of
the planet, quickly transforming the surface into a habitable environment. One day, however, Plane-
tus began receiving strange readings from a Weyland-Yutani research station near the border to
Planetus territory. Rumors surfaced about a new terraformer prototype being the cause for these
readings. Concerned, Planetus inserted two of their spies into the staff of the research station, a hu-
man called Tobin A. Marshall and a synth of the LaFargue production line, both unaware of each
other. Both agents had recording devices implanted into their eyes, and Marshall proceeded to
record his findings in front of a mirror inside his cabin on a regular basis. After several attempts to
get close 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 grounds
and replaced with inexperienced workers. When only the two spies were left, LaFargue approached
Marshall, 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 captured
the two spies. Braley revealed that Weyland-Yutani had been aware of the presence of spies for
some time and had been filtering out the staff until only two suspects remained. Braley tortured
Marshall and the synth before he proceeded with the next phase of the master plan: Using robotic
replications of the Chestburster Alien, he killed Marshall and the new staff and reported to Planetus
that their research station had fallen victim to what seemed to be a Xenomorph infestation.

3. Murder investigation

Planetus quickly sent a team to investigate the incident together with Braley, who feigned honest in-
terest to solve this case. This team consisted of a Sleeper called Anders Kramm, a former investiga-
tor of Alien outbreaks for Weyland-Yutani, Frances Stauff, second-in-command for the local Plane-
tus security forces, Bjorn and Jolena Heyward, a married couple working as a weapons team, and a
team of three technicians called Gavin, Duncan and Kelly. While the latter proceeded to analyze the
security cam footage of the research station, Kramm and Stauff went to the facility with Braley and
the Heywards to work on-site. Kramm quickly noticed that something didn't add up and, using a
download device provided by Planetus, retrieved the recordings from Marshall's eye. Back at the
spaceport, Kramm and Stauff reviewed the material, discovering the truth behind the supposed in-
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However, Braley had already planted a real Alien inside their spaceship and, assuming that this
would take care of the two Planetus investigators, reported their deaths to the authorities and the
media. The news caused Planetus stocks to plummet, and Weyland-Yutani acted on the opportunity
by buying out the stocks and taking over Planetus. But Kramm and Stauff had in fact survived the
trap and narrowly escaped off-world after picking up the Heywards and the technicians, who were
also targeted for elimination. Using the computer facilities of Planetus that were now at his dis-
posal, Braley redirected the ship to the planet of Soulages, a former colony world that had been
overrun by the Aliens and had been quarantined for the last thirty years. Kramm knew the planet, as
it was the place where he had lost his family, which had caused him to leave Weyland-Yutani and
become a Sleeper thirty years earlier.

5. Stranded on Soulages

After landing near a settlement, Kramm and the other survivors proceeded to explore the com-
pound. They soon discovered that the layout of the settlement had been vastly transformed to house
an artificial Alien hive used by Weyland-Yutani to harvest the creatures. Eventually, they reached
the old common building and decided to settle down there for a rest. During the night, the
Xenomorphs took two of the technicians, Duncan and Kelly. Kramm and the others found them at a
central crater, only to discover that both of them had been impregnated. Knowing what would hap-
pen to them was inevitable, Kramm killed both of them. The remaining survivors managed to fight
their way through the hived cave systems spreading out from the crater, only to reach a locked ele-
vator. It was at this time that Gavin, the remaining Planetus technician, revealed himself to be an an-
droid and 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, who was killed by a computer virus when he probed the system. The map showed Kramm and
the rest the way to a nearby landing pad. After fighting many Xenomorph warriors and an Egg Har -
vester, only Kramm, Stauff and a badly-injured Bjorn remained to enter the short-range flyer parked
on the landing pad. Frances piloted the ship through the dome surrounding the compound and crash-
landed it inside the Weyland-Yutani research installation on the nearby moon. There, they took over
the facility from the small staff of scientists, send out a distress call and prepared for the retaliatory
strike by Weyland-Yutani. The outcome is unknown. (A: NE)

C-8: A type of planted explosive used by the USCM corps during the Sulaco incident. (A: INF)

C-95: A potent nerve gas. While it was lethal to humans, its effect on Xenomorphs was less severe.
During Weyland-Yutani's research of a Queen specimen at the Origin facility in 2179, Weyland
countermanded an order to use the far more deadly C-284 for the gas dispensers in the Queen's con-
tainment chamber and instead had them armed with C-95, which would act only as a mild sedative
on the creature. Therefore, when the Queen broke loose during the Origin incident, it had time to
kill the entire science team in the chamber before being sedated by the C-95. (A: CMVG_SI)

C-284: An immensely potent nerve gas, capable of putting down even a Xenomorph Queen. Dr.
Miller, a lead geneticist assigned to the Origin facility and entrusted with the care of the Queen
specimen there, wanted to arm the gas dispenser of the creature's containment chamber with C-284,
determined to exercise extreme caution. Enraged by this decision, Michael Weyland had the C-284
replaced with the weaker C-95 and terminated Miller's contract. (A: CMVG_SI)

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C-24: A boombox-type tape player belonging to the C-series developed by Seegson.
(ARPG:CORE)

C-60: A portable tape player from the C-series by Seegson. Akin to Sony’s landmark “walkman”,
this “spacewalk-man” was intended to be used in EVA suits. (ARPG:CORE)

C9: An explosive. During Patrick Massey's work relationship with LaSalle Bionational, the corpo-
ration secretly implanted a C9 charge inside Massey's head. However, he secretly managed to get
the charge removed and insert it into a LaSalle Bionational operative. (A: B1 – O)

C-Class: A class of small commercial starships. C-Class ships are roughly 15 meters long and ac-
commodate a crew of one to two. The Lockmart-manufactured Starcub shuttle is a C-Class model.
(ARPG:CORE)

C-Series Magnetic Tape Recorder: A series of tape playback devices developed by Seegson. Ex-
amples are the C-24 and the C-60. (ARPG:CORE)

Cage: A nickname for the cage-like sleeping areas often available in bulk to accommodate mining
or construction workers. Just large enough to sleep and sit up in it. Accommodations include a built-
in locker and blinds. In the 2180s, Cages are considered the bare minimum of civilized sleeping
quarters. (ARPG:CORE)

Calpamos: The fourth planet in the Zeta 2 Reticuli system. A gas giant with a ring system and three
main moons, among them LV-233 and LV-426. (A: M6000)

Camp Pendleton: A USCM base near San Diego, Earth active during the late 22 nd century.
(ARPG:CORE)

Cerulean: A mutation affecting Xenomorph Drones, resulting in blue highlights on their skin. (A:
CMVG)

Calabrese: A male human and a USM soldier assigned to the security team aboard the Auriga. He
was present on the ship during the breakthrough of the cloning project and at one point took down
Ripley 8 together with another USM soldier, DiStephano, to prevent her from killing Dr. Wren. His
final fate is unknown. (A: RES)

Call, Annalee: A “female type” second-generation android and member of the smuggling crews in-
volved in the Auriga and Domes Epsilon incidents. Activated in 2378. Registration number AU557-
3.

1. Early existence

Call was manufactured by other androids, which classifies her as an Auton. When this new type of
android became problematic, Call went underground in order to escape the subsequent purge and
burned her wireless modem to avoid detection. However, before she left Earth, Call hacked into the
computer systems of the Ministry of Defense and discovered information about its involvement
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the Betty. Call knew about the Xenomorph and the immense threat to the galaxy it posed, as she had
studied Morse's account of the Fiorina incident and other banned historical documents about the
creature. Her programming dictated Call to protect humanity from such a danger, and she made it
her mission to prevent the Xenomorph from being unleashed ever again. As the first step to reach
this goal would be to kill Ripley 8 and the Xenomorph Queen inside her, Call enlisted on the smug -
gling crew of Frank Elgyn aboard the Betty, because Elgyn had agreed to provide the Auriga re-
search team with human hosts.

2. The Auriga incident

Once aboard the Auriga, Call sneaked away from her quarters and gained access to the cell where
Ripley 8 was held. She came too late: The Queen embryo had already been removed from the
clone's body. Before she could return to her quarters, the security troops caught up with Call and
took her into custody. When Wren brought Call to the mess hall where the rest of the Betty's crew
was present and confronted Elgyn about the incident, the situation escalated to violence.
The smugglers had just killed most of the soldiers in self-defense when the Xenomorph outbreak
started. The crew took off to the docking bay and teamed up with Ripley 8 on 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. She fell back into the water and was believed to be dead, only
to reappear shortly after. Because of this and the gunshot wound exposing her 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 to their escape. From the ship's chapel, Call accessed the Au-
riga's computer systems, unlocking the doors to the docking bay and setting the ship on a self-de -
struct course with Earth. She was assisted by Ripley 8, with whom she had found to have an odd
kinship due to their duality. Call managed to escape the Auriga aboard the Betty and was later saved
from the Newborn by Ripley 8. With the nightmare finally over, she landed on Earth with the other
survivors.

3. In pursuit of Loki and the Domes Epsilon incident

However, there was still Loki to deal with. Call informed Ripley 8 about the information she had
found, and soon, she, Ripley 8, Johner and Vriess started to raid about a dozen border stations in or-
der to access their data banks in hopes of finding more information about Loki. During these raids,
it was Call's unique ability to hack into a computer that assigned her the role of retrieving the actual
information, usually protected by Ripley 8, while the rest of the crew would distract the security
personnel and prepare their escape. Eventually, the terminal at Byzantium Station provided Call and
Ripley 8 with the information they had searched for so long: Loki's next target, the botanic space
colony Domes Epsilon, which it had targeted for a Xenomorph infestation. After arriving at Domes
Epsilon, Call was part of the team that entered the station and met up with the colonists in the con-
trol center. There, Call and Ripley 8 managed to convince the group of the danger they were in. As
Ripley 8 and Johner departed to investigate the backup bay as a means of escape, Call accompanied
Adrian Shepherd, the security officer of Domes Epsilon, to pick up a stray colonist called Benedict.
After finding Benedict's dead body and having sighted a Xenomorph, both returned to the control
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 in the jun-
gle during a Xenomorph ambush. However, the android managed to secure one of the Flivver vehi-
cles together with Johner. Together, they picked up the remaining survivors and managed to reach
the Betty safely. Aboard the ship, Call learned from the interrogation of the Loki android agent
Cody that other androids like her had survived the Auton Purge, something she had thought impos-

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sible before, and were now under Loki control. Aside from exterminating the Xenomorph threat,
Call now had another, more personal mission: She promised Cody to find and rescue these androids,
and Cody in turn provided her and Ripley 8 with their locations and information about Loki and his
own role in the Domes Epsilon incident. (A:RES, A:OS)

Cameron, John: A male human and one of the USCM marines involved in the Sulaco incident in
2179. Nicknamed “Duke”.
Cameron was born in the late 2140s. During his teenage years, Cameron's leadership skills
emerged, earning him the positions of star quarterback and class vice president in high school.
However, Cameron had always wanted to go to space and thus visited college courses for a Terra-
farmer engineering career, only to discover that this avenue was not exciting enough for his taste.
Therefore, Cameron enlisted into USCM service and found it to be the perfect working place for
him.
By the time of the Sulaco incident in 2179, Cameron had risen to the rank of Corporal. During the
incident, he was leading the original roster of Fire Team Fox, which was tasked with locating the
life signal an advance team had detected on the Sulaco. Cameron would continue to play an impor-
tant role during the incident. (A: INF)

Camp Hanneken: A USCM training facility for advanced hostile environments located at Valles
Marineris, Mars. A notable example for USCM soldiers undergoing training at Camp Hanneken was
Jeremy Cruz. (A: CMVG)

Canberra: The capital city of Australia. In 2182, Canberra was hit by massive food riots. The crisis
ended in tragedy when the city was destroyed by the authorities with a nuclear strike. (A: B1 – NA)

CANC: Abbreviation for Chinese/Asian-Nation Cooperative. See respective entry. (A:SE)

Capelli Colony: A colony on the planet KOI-2290.01. Established in 2068, it would boast a popu-
lation of 1.6 million by 2071. The colony's main industrial sector was terraforming and quickly be-
came the first manufacturer of next generation Atmosphere Processors. Further industrial sectors
were mining and refining. Key resources were aluminum, titanium, hydrogen and palladium.
(PR:WIW)

Capes, D.: One of the USCM marines involved in the Origin incident in late 2179. Was ranked Pri-
vate First Class at the time. Participated in the initial foray into the Sulaco and was killed when the
section of the ship he was in suffered an explosive decompression. (A:CMVG)

Carbocon: An artificial nutrient. Not very tasty. Often found in military emergency supplies. (A:B2
– NA)

Carly: A female human. During the early 2180s, Carly spent her youth living on the colony world
Ferro and was friends with Billie and another girl named Mag. (A:B1 – O)

Carter: A human individual which belonged to Thompson’s group during the downfall of Sev-
astopol station in late 2137. Together with Thompson, Carter went on raids to provide the group
with supplies and guns. (A:ISO)

Carvey, Tom: A male human and a soldier. Had fought on Earth during the Earth War. A Dreamer,
Carvey was present on Gateway Station in 2195 and joined Ripley’s mission to capture the Queen

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Mother when approached. During the mission, Carvey developed a friendship with Dylan Brewster.
Carvey was part of the scouting mission to the surface of the Queen Mother Homeworld. He was
killed by a Palatine when he got too close to one of the pods and triggered it. Carvey was the first
casualty of the mission. (A:B3 – FW)

Case #23325: The case number assigned by Dr. Orona to Maria Gonzales, one of the individuals af-
flicted by Xenomorph-related nightmares in 2192. (A:B1 – O)

Case #232337: The case number assigned by Dr. Orona to Thomas Culp, one of the individuals
haunted by Xenomorph-related nightmares shortly before the Earth War in 2192. (A:B1 – O)

Case # 232558: The case number assigned by Dr. Orona to T.M. Duncan, one of the civilians trou-
bled by Xenomorph-related nightmares during the prelude to Earth War in 2192. (A:B1 – O)

Case # 232745: The case number assigned by Dr. Orona to C. Lockwood, one of the individuals af-
fected by Xenomorph-related nightmares during the prelude to Earth War in 2192. (A:B1 – O)

Cassady: A USCM soldier and a squad mate of Wilks. Cassady was killed during the Rim incident
in 2179. (A:B3 – FW)

Castro, R.: One of the Colonial Marines serving aboard the USS Sephora at the time of the Origin
incident in 2179. Was ranked Private First Class at the time. (A:CMVG)

Cataphractus: A mutation affecting Xenomorph Drones, resulting in the development of a central

row of large spikes running down the top of the skull. Additionally, the front dome is missing, and
the rudimentary remains of the original host species' skull are exposed. This mutation is notable as
it shares characteristics with the unique Xenomorph specimen named the Raven. (A:CMVG)

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 early
Weyland Industries model from the 2070s. Requires at least a Class-2 license to operate. Powered
by a hydrogen cell capable of up to 65 kW of power.
The P-5000 is capable of handling loads up to 4 tons and was designed to accommodate the move -
ment capabilities of a human, with articulation points at the joints and the hip section. The manipu -
lators can 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 up to 250 kilograms of ballast to provide a secure footing. (A2, A:INF, CMTM, A:CMVG)

C Company: A company of soldiers assisting in the evacuation of one of the remaining last mili-
tary outposts situated near Galveston, Texas, during the Earth War in 2193. After the return of the
Benedict, C Company was deployed as reinforcements to the pickets. (A:B1 – O)

Celestial Defense Platform: A large weapon turret designed to defend ground targets from enemy
starships in orbit and high atmosphere. One notable example for a Celestial Defense Platform is the
BP-33 Defense Artillery Gun, which was used by the UPP to defend its outpost on LV-426 during
the Sulaco incident in 2179. (A:INF, ARPG:CMOM)

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Ceman: A member of the USCM contingent stationed at Third Base during the Spears incident in
2193. Assigned to First Platoon, Company A, Ceman was among the soldiers who accompanied
Spears to the terraformer colony to deal with a group of soldiers gone AWOL. (A:B2 – NA)

Central Space Consortium: An independent corporate sector founded in the 2080s. Abbreviated as
CSC. Later transformed into the ICSC. Originally, the CSC was established by colonies controlled
by major enterprises to escape taxes. This attracted virtually every large corporation at the time,
such as Weyland Industries (later Weyland-Yutani), Seegson, Hyperdyne, Chigusa and the Jingti
Long Corporation. Using its independence, the CSC recruited its personnel by offering asylum for
persons of dubious background. Later, during the colonization of the Outer Rim, the CSC was bol-
stered by colony worlds who, dissatisfied with the conditions under the UA and 3WE, sought the
protection the CSC offered, wich eventually transformed into the ICSC. The core of the CSC, how -
ever, was still alive and well and continued to play a vital role as the leadership council of the ICSC,
which consisted of directors representing its major corporations and its colonies outside the Core
Systems. (ARPG:CMOM)

Ceratos: A mutation affecting Xenomorph Drones, resulting in a large crest-like carapace accentu-
ated by a large horn and tusk-like appendage on the front side of its skull. (A:CMVG)

Cerberus Sector: A space sector on the Eastern outer edge of the Outer Rim. (ARPG:CORE)

CERN: The European Organisation for Nuclear Research. Founded in 1954. Consisted of over 20
European member states as of 2019. Operated one of Earth's largest particle physics laboratories,
situated near Geneva, Switzerland. Eventually, CERN ran out of governmental funds and was ac-
quired by Weyland Industries on September 18, 2029, including its Geneva facility. (PR:WIW)

Chad: A human male. Brother to Marla and brother-in-law to Patrick Massey. (A:B1 – O)

Chadwick, S.: One of the Colonial Marines serving aboard the USS Sephora at the time of the Ori-
gin incident in 2179. Was ranked Private First Class at the time. (A:CMVG)

Chance, Emun: A male human who was part of the crew of the research vessel Prometheus during
its ill-fated mission to LV-223 in 2093, known as the LV-223 incident. Served under Janek's com-
mand together with Ravel as a navigator of the ship. Born in 2055.
Chance was a certified FTL pilot. Early during his career, he was a member of the United States Air
Force, where he would become a decorated soldier during his engagement at Z11 in 2078. Three
years later, Chance left the military through an honorable discharge. In 2082, Chance entered a
working relationship with Idris Janek, which would last up to their assignment to the Prometheus
mission.
During the LV-223 incident, Chance would also act as Janek's right hand, accompanying him to the
Engineer pyramid on the search and rescue mission for Fifield and Millburn, and later helped with
dispatching the mutated Fifield. Chance later died together with Janek and Ravel during the
Prometheus' suicide run on the departing Juggernaut. (PR)

Chang, John: A male human who was part of the crew aboard the UNIC vessel Hornblower during
its fateful mission to Iapetus in 2058 which would culminate in the Steel Egg incident. In charge of
the ship’s engines and Heim drive. Was in a romantic relationship with fellow crew member Dorea
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Chang stayed behind on the Hornblower during the initial expedition to the Giff vessel in the early
stages of the Steel Egg incident, a fact he voiced his misgivings about to his girlfriend Rondell.
However, Chang was part of the second expedition to the Unbreakable Womb and also participated
in the fight against the Xenomorphs on the Hornblower, during which the search party was attacked
by the creatures in the Heim Drive Engineering section. Chang was later killed by the creatures
when he, Dorea and Buxton were investigating the outscan room after signs of Reynolds’ sabotage
had been uncovered. (A:SE)

Charger: An alternate term for the Xenomorph Crusher, referring to its habit of charging at targets,
using its massive head as a battering ram. (ARPG:CORE)

Charlie Squad: The USCM squad tasked with the investigation of the Sulaco during the Sulaco in-
cident in 2179. Consisted of at least six fire teams, including Fire Team Delta, Fire Team Echo and
Fire Team Fox, of which the latter would play a vital role during the events of the incident. (A:INF)

Charlize: A female human. Captain of the towing vessel Miranda during the early 2180s. While the
Miranda was docked at Anchorpoint, Charlize planned a trip to Thedus and agreed to tow an YX-3
refinery for Weyland-Yutani. After departure and preparations, Charlize was exasperated when be-
ing unable to find crew member Reed, whose violent fights with his wife and fellow crew member
Nat had already annoyed her before, and ordered a thorough search. When Reeds turned up dead,
Charlize first suspected the killer to be a crew member, which caused her to keep the weapons on
board under lock and key. A call for assist was dropped by Charlize, but her suspicions turned to
fear when further victims were claimed and MU/TH/UR prevented all attempts to take control of
the situation. Later, Charlize and her crew went to the evac bay and tried to escape the ship when
the Xenomorph responsible for the carnage attacked them. Final fate unknown, but Charlize kept a
captain’s log which was later retrieved and gave presumably the only account of the early hours of
what became known as the Miranda incident. (ARPG:CORE)

Charlotte: A city in the United States of America. As virtually all of Earth, Charlotte was overrun
by Xenomorphs during the global infestation in the 2190s. During his stay aboard the cargo carrier
American in 2193, shortly before the Spears incident, Wilks received a transmission from Charlotte,
from where a civilian named Hermann Koch reported the dire situation of the survivors. (A:B2 –
NA)

Chau, Mei-Lin: A female human and one of the USCM soldiers involved in the Sulaco incident.
Nicknamed “Beta”.
Chau was born around 2160 and grew up in a peaceful and quiet suburb. However, she longed for
the big city, a desire which manifested itself in an interest for technology, especially computers. By
the age of 16, Chau had become a self-taught programmer and an active part in the hacker commu-
nity. During a job fair at her school, she learned that she could put her talent to use in USCM ser -
vice. At the age of 18, Chau enlisted into USCM service. After completing her training, she became
part of 2nd battalion, 9th regiment, in the capacity of an Infantry Tech Specialist.
By the time of the Sulaco incident, Chau was ranked Private First Class. During an engagement on
Phobos, she was separated from her fire team, but later joined Fire Team Fox and continued the
fight. (A:INF)

Chaveler, A.: One of the Colonial Marines serving aboard the USS Sephora at the time of the Ori-
gin incident in 2179. Was ranked Lieutenant at the time. (A:CMVG)

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Chayton: A male human and a member of the USCM team involved in the Thanatos incident in the
2170s. At the time of the incident, Chayton was 22 years old and ranked Private. Chayton was part
of a team of four marines led by Corporal Brooke that killed the Xenomorph Queen inside the hive
located inside the living quarters. Afterward, Chayton and his team escaped to safety shortly before
the Thanatos self-destructed. (A:TE)

Chemical_A0-3959X.91 – 15_: A designation given to the Black Goo by Weyland Industries scien-
tists during their evaluation of data analyzed in the aftermath of the LV-223 incident. (PR)

Cheng, J.: One of the Colonial Marines serving aboard the USS Sephora at the time of the Origin
incident in 2179. Was ranked Private First Class at the time. (A:CMVG)

Chestburster: The second stage of the Xenomorph life-cycle. Snake-like in appearance, a human-
bred Chestburster is no longer than 30 centimeters and lacks fully-developed hindlegs, with devel-
opment of the forelimbs ranging from stumps to fully-developed based on the length of gestation.
Variants, such as the Bambi Burster and Queen Chestburster, are more developed when emerging.
A Xenomorph in its Chestburster stage is quite vulnerable and can only rely on speed and stealth to
survive, leaving only its sharp teeth as a means of defense. The Chestburster was once considered to
originate from an embryo implanted by the Facehugger, until findings from Dr. Marsalis challenged
the assumption, stating that the parasite actually is created by a bacterium injected from the Face -
hugger. This also gave rise to a new classification of XX121, attributing the Chestburster (and what
it transforms into) to a species separate from the Facehugger, named Plagiarus praepotens.
After a Facehugger has impregnated a host, the seed gestates in the chest region of the organism
(hence its name), slowly draining its resources and transforming its organs to grow. Any attempt to
remove the parasite before emergence have proven invariably fatal to the host. When the seed has
fully developed into the Chestburster stage, it literally bites its way out, resulting in the death of the
host. After it has freed itself from the body, its instincts command it to go into hiding where it will
grow into an adult Xenomorph in a matter of hours, shedding its skin an unknown number of times
in the process. Reports remain ambiguous whether a Chestburster requires additional food to com-
plete this transformation.

Chigusa Corporation: A corporation. During the 2180s, it concentrated on colonization, mining

and plasma harvesting. During this time, it was also positioned as a rival to the ubiquitous Weyland-
Yutani. (ARPG:CORE)

Chin (android): A male-type android who participated in the Benedict mission to the Xenomorph
Homeworld in 2192.
Chin was constructed as part of a military program to create combat synthetics who acted and felt
like human beings in order to facilitate interaction with regular soldiers. In 2191, Chin and his “sib-
lings” entered combat training, forming First Squad, Fox Platoon, Company Able, 1st Extee Divi-
sion, Second Colonial Marines. In 2192, Chin and his squad were assigned to the Benedict's expedi-
tion to the Xenomorph Homeworld. During this mission, Chin was destroyed during a fight with
Xenomorphs inside a hive structure on the surface of the planet. (A:B1 – O)

Chin (CANC soldier): A male human and a CANC soldier involved in the Steel Egg incident in
2058. Chin was among the group who barely escaped the destruction of the Alien-infested Glorious
Sun to the Giff vessel. When the Queen attacked, Chin and his group lured the creature to the en-
gine room. There, the CANC soldiers fought the Queen, during which Chin was snatched and evis-
cerated by the massive Xenomorph. (A:SE)

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Chin, John: A male human and an architect. Qualified as a Dreamer. Was present on Gateway in
2195. Chin was one of the dreamers Ripley interviewed for their mission to capture the Queen
Mother. Although Chin did not accompany the mission in the end, he was willing to help. (A:B3 –
FW)

China/Asian-Nation Cooperative: A conglomerate of Asian nations united under the socialist rule
of the People’s Republic of China that existed during the middle of the 21st century. Abbreviated as
CANC. Another important member state was Korea, under North Korean control since 2048.
CANC pursued a policy of aggressive exploration throughout the solar system, enacted by a mili-
taristic spaceforce. By mid-21st century, CANC maintained a massive space station orbiting Earth
between the planet and Luna. Further installations were a colony near Jupiter and a sensitive mili-
tary installation under construction on Titan by 2058. This put it at odds and eventually at war with
its direct rival, the western UNIC. When hostilities were stopped just before nuclear warfare,
CANC was locked in a cold war with UNIC, which was kept from escalation by an armistice. De -
spite this, CANC maintained well-informed spies within UNIC. While society and government op-
erated as a communist system, CANC had a stable economy which promoted free enterprise. In
2058, CANC was involved in the Steel Egg incident surrounding the discovery of a Giff derelict in
orbit of Iapetus. (A:SE)

Chiu Outpost: A colony on Gliese 876 c. Founded in 2048 and housing a population of over 14
million by the year 2071. The colony's industry consisted of energy, manufacturing and transporta-
tion, its key resources being uranium, iron and mercury. (PR:WIW)

Chlorpromazine: A psychoactive drug used to treat psychosis and schizophrenia. Was used during
the late stages of Billie's treatment at Feildcrest Home in the 2190s. (A:B1 – O)

Chou: A male human and CANC scientist. During the Steel Egg incident, he served as assistant of
Doctor-Commander Kim and accompanied him with captured UNIC crew members Corgan, Norton
and Eusebius to the Giff vessel. While Kim was infected by a Facehugger inside a shaft, Chou and
his comrades were overwhelmed by Corgan and the others, which allowed them to escape. Chou
and his team of CANC soldiers chased after the UNIC officers and caught up with them at the Lan-
der hangar, but was unable to prevent their escape. Chou also ordered technicians to burn their way
into the Queen chamber of the reawakened hive. As the CANC members on the Steel Egg were dec-
imated by Xenomorphs, Chou retrieved the unconscious Kim and brought him back to the Glorious
Sun. In the infirmary, Chou was killed when the Chestburster Kim had given birth to attacked him.
(A:SE)

Christie, Gary: A male human and a member of the band of smugglers involved in the Auriga inci-
dent. Born in 2346. Registered under the felony ID code F8539. Working as a mercenary, Christie
became implicated in a row of murders that took place in 2379 on Luna and were connected to a
known human trafficking ring on the moon, turning him into a fugitive from the law. Armed himself
with two concealed handguns attached to a wrist brace mechanism of his own design that allowed
him to slide the guns into his hands when needed.
During the Auriga incident, Christie carried Vriess on his back when the group of survivors had to
traverse the flooded kitchen on their escape. While climbing a ladder in a shaft adjacent to the
kitchen, a Xenomorph grabbed Christie's foot and severely injured him by spitting a stream of acid
into his face. Although he managed to kill the creature, its body still clung to him. Christie sacri-
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down into the water and thus releasing Vriess from the heavy weight that threatened to pull him
down along with him. (A:RES)

Church of Immaculate Incubation: A cult led by a man named Salvaje that worshipped the
Xenomorph and considered the impregnation by an Alien as an event of transcendence and a divine
blessing. Was active during the late 22nd century and rumored to originate from a splinter group of
the defunct Earthsavers cult. After growing to a considerable size, counting thousands of members,
the Church triggered a global Xenomorph infestation on Earth in 2192 by raiding a LaSalle Biona-
tional facility in Lima, where a Xenomorph Queen was being held at the time. During the raid, sev-
eral members sported the tattoo of a Xenomorph Drone, though it is unknown whether all members
had received this tattoo or only those participating in the attack. (A:B1 – O)

Claire: A female human who lived on Sevastopol station with her parents Hughes and Marie.
(A:ISO)

Clarke: A male human and one of the survivors trapped on Sevastopol station in late 2137. Ac-
quaintance of Elaine. Clarke was killed while he was constructing a makeshift explosive device. His
remains were later found by Elaine. (A:ISO)

Clarke, K.: A female human and one of the residents on Sevastopol station present during the Sev -
astopol incident in late 2137. ID code 2961. Final fate unknown, with her last known location being
in SciMed Tower. (A:ISO)

Clarison, Bella: A female human and a soldier serving in the USCM corps. Born in Waterloo,
Iowa, Earth on December 26, 2153. Was ranked Private by 2179 and was involved in the Origin in-
cident in the same year.

1. Early service in the USCM corps

Recruited from her hometown, Clarison was assigned to the second colonial support group. She
proved to be a capable soldier, with skills that would recommend her for recon or first response du-
ties. Participated in a military campaign launched from O'Niell Station and was awaiting orders for
her second tour of duty when she was assigned to the 118 th battalion aboard the USS Sephora to in-
vestigate the rediscovered Sulaco over LV-426. Prior to this mission, Clarison had a sexual relation-
ship with another marine named O'Neal, who would also participate in the mission to the Sulaco.

2. The beginning of the Origin incident

After arriving at the destination, Clarison was assigned to team Rhino 2-3 with the objective to
board the Sulaco and retrieve the flight recorder. However, after arriving on the ship, Rhino 2-3 was
attacked by Xenomorphs. During the attack, Clarison was captured and impregnated. After the im-
pregnation was complete, Clarison regained consciousness and contacted O'Neal, who had been
part of Rhino 2-3 as well. Exhausted and confused, Clarison chose to hide in her location, a storage
room near cargo bay 3, until rescue would arrive. From her hideout, Clarison learned of the pres-
ence of Weyland-Yutani PMCs aboard the ship and notified her comrades about the identity of the
assailant. Eventually, Clarison was picked up by fellow marines Winter and O'Neal and participated
in their doomed attempt to save the Sephora by deactivating the Sulaco's weapon systems. With the
Sephora destroyed and the Sulaco damaged beyond repair, Clarison, Winter and O'Neal made their
way to the extraction point in a cargo bay and managed to escape the destruction together with her

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teammates. However, a piece of debris hit the dropship, and the group was forced to crash-land on
LV-426.

3. The shocking truth

On the surface of the barren world, Clarison was confronted with a shocking truth: The Bishop
model accompanying the marines informed her that she had been impregnated and that she soon
would die by giving birth to a Xenomorph. Devastated by the revelation, Clarison nonetheless con-
tinued performing her duties and helped setting up a command post in the ruins of Hadley's Hope.
After an initial Xenomorph assault had been repelled, Clarison was ordered to assist her comrade
Reid in establishing a long-wave signal in order to recall all surviving marines to the colony. Near
their destination, the two were attacked and separated. Winter and O'Neal arrived just in time to res-
cue Clarison and Reid and ensured that the two women could accomplish their mission. A tenuous
bond developed between Clarison and Reid that was put to test when O'Neal went missing during a
fight with the Xenomorphs. While Clarison wanted to immediately go after her friend and former
lover, Reid strongly opposed the idea, deeming the mission too risky. When Winter agreed with
Clarison, Reid reluctantly gave in, and the team went hunting after O'Neal's signal. The group even-
tually found and saved the missing marine, but tensions between Clarison and Reid were reignited
during a heated argument. Furious about Reid having wanted to leave O'Neal behind, Clarison even
pointed her gun at Reid, and it was only due to Winter's and O'Neal's intervention that the argument
did not escalate.

4. Futile rescue

Back at the command post, Winter and O'Neal got permission to take Clarison to the nearby Wey-
land-Yutani research station to extract the Xenomorph embryo inside her in exchange for retrieving
a personnel manifest. After successfully infiltrating the compound and extracting the manifest, the
team got an additional objective, to free a surviving marine from the Sulaco who had been captured
by Wey-Yu. Even while her condition worsened, Clarison put the rescue of the marine before her
life, demanding from O'Neal the promise to accomplish this mission, no matter what happened to
her. The group finally reached a medical laboratory, only to learn from a staff member that saving
Clarison was impossible. Clarison took the news calmly and died moments later when the Chest-
burster erupted from her chest. (A:CMVG)

Clarke, Lauren: A female human serving as a ranking officer aboard the USS Sephora at the time
of the Origin incident in late 2179. (A:CMVG)

Claro: A star system. One planet in the system is Titus-Carmel 7. (A:NE)

Class-VII Spidersilk Armor: A heavy personnel armor, able to withstand fire from an M41-E Car-
bine. (A:B1 – O)

Class 7 Excavator Vessel: A short-range starship. The Onager was a Class 7 Excavator Vessel.
(ARPG:CORE)

Clauss, Brian: A male human and a doctor belonging to the team of scientists assigned to the
cloning project aboard the Auriga in the late 24th century. USM registration code USMS462. It is
unknown whether Clauss escaped the Auriga during the Xenomorph outbreak in 2381 or died
aboard the ship. (A:RES)

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Clemens, Jonathan: A male human serving as a physician in the penal colony on Fiorina 161 dur-
ing the Fury 16 incident in 2179. Born in Redditch, Worchestershire, United Kingdoms on October
10, 2128. Registered under felony ID code F8878.

1. Early life

Clemens was once a promising young medicine student and acquired his doctor's license some time
before 2169. However, he also had secretly developed an alcohol and Morphium addiction, and his
career would come to an end in 2169, due to his role in a tragic accident: Doctor Clemens was
called in for a medical emergency situation after a fuel gas station had exploded. Clemens was in -
toxicated at that time and thus made a fatal mistake in prescribing the wrong dose of painkillers. Be-
cause 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. Clemens served this sentence and decided to stay on Fiorina 161 afterward to
continue working in his profession.

2. The Fury 16 incident

When Ripley's EEV crashed into the ocean adjacent to the prison facility, it was Clemens who wit -
nessed the crash and found and carried Ripley to the complex for treatment. He informed Andrews
of the incident, supervised Ripley's recovery and filled her in about her current situation and life on
Fury 16, even agreeing to let Ripley explore the facility under his supervision. He later acted against
Superintendent Andrews' orders when he performed an autopsy on Newt at Ripley's request. This
further worsened his relationship with Andrews, which was problematic enough as it was. Clemens
was also called to provide his opinion on the mysterious death of Murphy and pointed Ripley to the
scrapyard where Bishop's remains had been brought. During this time, Clemens and Ripley had de-
veloped a sexual relationship and also a degree of trust on Clemens' side, who let her in on his
tragic past. Ripley on the other hand was unable to trust Clemens completely, refusing to reveal the
signs of a Xenomorph threat to him. Clemens had just told his story to Ripley when the Xenomorph
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 its
crew landed on the planet Soulages in the first decade of the 23 rd century, years after the world had
been quarantined due to a Xenomorph infestation. Abandoned by its original crew and stripped by
scavengers, it was discovered by the survivors of the C-3 L/M incident in 2232 near a settlement
which had been turned into an artificial Alien hive by Weyland-Yutani. (A:NE)

Climate Control: A term describing technology used to influence climate and weather conditions
on a massive scale. By the end of the 22 nd century, humanity was in possession of Climate Control
technology, although it was limited to worlds with an advanced human presence. (A:B2 – NA)

CM-88B: An older Bison star freighter model. The infamous Nostromo was a towing ship modifi-
cation of a CM-88B. (ARPG:CORE)

CM-88D: An older Bison freighter model. (ARPG:CORE)

CM-88G: A more recent Bison model active in the 2180s. Still essentially the same ship as older
model numbers, but updated with superior FTL and comm systems as well as a MU/TH/UR 6500.

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Sports a length of 334 meters and can accommodate a crew of up to seven individuals. Furthermore,
the CM-88G is able to land on a planet. (ARPG:CORE)

CM-88H: A more recent Bison model. Designed to accommodate use as a towing vessel, the CM-
88H original Saturn-J engines can be exchanged to more powerful versions necessary to tow re-
fineries and similar massive items. While originally and older CM-88B, the Nostromo was similar
to a CM-88H in its towing modification. The CM-88H was upgraded to a MU/TH/UR 7000 main-
frame and can house a crew of up to seven individuals like the CM-88G. (ARPG:CORE)

CM-90S: A revision of the G-class Corvus salvage ship model. Compared to the much larger M-
class freighters, the CM-90S is a small ship, spanning a length of only roughly 55 meters. Despite
this fact, the Anesidora is able to house a crew of up to six individuals. It is equipped with a towing
crane, a zero-g storage hangar connected to an external elevator and an emergency lifeboat. The
CM-90S is propelled by four multidirectional engines, Further equipment includes a MU/TH/UR
6000 mainframe and an Umbilical. Known ships were the Anesidora, which was involved on the
Sevastopol incident in 2137, and the Katharos. (ARPG:CORE)

CMA code: A piece of software code used to retroactively change log entries in order to deal with
unforeseen events, depicting the specific person as having been aware of the events before. Fit-
tingly, CMA is an abbreviation for Cover My Ass. During the Benedict mission in 2192, Wilks sug-
gested to Stephen to use such a code in order to account for the presence of Billie, a stowaway
Wilks had smuggled on board. (A:B1 – O)

CMC: Abbreviation for Colonial Marine Corps. (A:B1 – O)x

Coast Guard: An organization tasked with destroying hazardous space debris orbiting Earth before
it can enter the atmosphere. Was founded after the destruction of Hawaii due to the impact of partial
construction ship wreckage. Besides using spacecraft for investigation and demolition, the Coast
Guard also had armed satellites at its disposal. Became notable when the Coast Guard cutter Dutton
discovered an old freighter named Junket in orbit of Earth in 2192. Although both ships were de-
stroyed during the investigation, the Dutton was able to retrieve the Junket's data banks and thus
provide EarthGov with the location of the Xenomorph Homeworld. In 2193, the Coast Guard satel-
lites were used to enforce the quarantine of Australia during the Earth War. (A:B1 – O)

Cody, Earl: A male-type android and a Loki agent involved in the Domes Epsilon incident during
the mid-80s of the 24th century.
Cody was one of the androids who had survived the Auton Purge, but was later captured and repro-
grammed by Loki to serve as their agent. When Loki targeted the botanic space colony Domes Ep-
silon to serve as a breeding ground for Xenomorphs, it inserted Cody into the staff of the station in
order to ensure the success of the operation. In case of failure, Loki also programmed subroutines
into Cody that prevented him to directly reveal his mission to others. During the time prior to the in-
cident, Cody struck the other colonists as an unassuming and friendly individual. Shortly before the
arrival of the Betty at Domes Epsilon, Cody witnessed the birth of the Chestburster that had been
gestating inside the staff member Elijah Pandor according to plan. He then proceeded to sabotage
the 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 to
evacuate. 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 as
their convoy was ambushed by Xenomorphs. Cody was picked up by Call together with Gogolac

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and brought to the Betty. Aboard, he tried a last attempt to accomplish his directives and tried to
overwhelm the crew members aboard the ship. His attempt failed, and he was subdued, revealing
his android identity in the process. Later, Cody was interrogated by Ripley 8 and Call, who agreed
to cooperate in exchange for Call's promise to free the other androids under Loki's control. He pro-
ceeded to reveal his role in the incident and the endgame of Loki and the Mala'kak as best as his
programming would allow him. However, a fail-safe function was already degrading his basic func-
tions, quickly rendering him useless for further information extraction. (A:OS)

Cole: A male human and a part of the security detail attached to the colonization mission to Origae-
6 aboard the USCSS Covenant. In 2104, the entire crew of the Covenant, including Cole, would be-
come involved in the events of the Planet 4 incident. Cole accompanied the surface mission to
Planet 4 together with the rest of the security team and survived the horrific events that followed
long enough to reach the Engineer city. There, the survivors were eventually able to request an
emergency evac. Cole then accompanied Lopé to look for Captain Oram and eventually stumbled
upon his remains inside the cave with the Praetomorph Eggs. When a Facehugger appeared and at-
tacked Lopé, Cole unsuccessfully tried to pry the creature loose. Cole was then killed by the adult
Praetomorph which had emerged from Oram. (A:COV)

Coleman: A ship operated by Breeder cultists. During the final stages of the Kurtz mission, the
Breeders used the Coleman to fly from Northern California to Orona’s base, taking a captive girl
named Amy with them. The ship landed near the base and was boarded by Ripley and Billie to res-
cue Amy. Afterwards, the three tried to return to their flier to evacuate, but when the craft was de-
stroyed, they returned to the Coleman and departed aboard her. However, the craft was crippled
soon after takeoff and crashed. (A:B3 – FW)

Coleman, Michael: A male human and one of the USCM soldiers involved in the Sulaco incident
in 2179. Nicknamed “Five-Pack”.
Coleman was born in the mid-2140s. An extraordinarily eager and ambitious soldier, he joined the
corps immediately after graduating from high school. On numerous occasions, Coleman volun-
teered for the position of squad leader. Eventually, he was deployed on Linna 349 where he regu-
larly acted as point-man. It was during this assignment that Coleman showed signs of PTSD. How-
ever, he dismissed offers of help from medical personnel and instead tried to ignore the symptoms
and focus solely on his work, without much success. Only when he was transferred to 2 nd battalion,
9th regiment at his own behest was he able to put some distance to the past events and begin recov-
ery.
By the time of the Sulaco incident, Coleman was ranked Lance Corporal. During a skirmish on the
Sulaco, he was separated from his comrades, but later joined Fire Team Fox and continued the fight.
(A:INF)

Collectors: A sentient species belonging to the mysterious Mala'kak collective. The term was
coined by Dr. Waidslaw Orona in his study “Theory of Alien Propagation” to refer to sentient be-
ings collecting Xenomorph Eggs for their own purposes. The pilots of the vessels that crashed on
LV-426 and Rim are possible examples of Mala'kak Collectors. A living individual was also en-
countered by mankind during the Benedict mission to the Xenomorph Homeworld in 2192.
Though roughly humanoid in shape, the Collectors look far more alien than their kin, the Engineers.
Roughly seven to eight meters tall, these beings are far more bulky and possess an elephant-like
trunk and eyes with cross-shaped pupils, lending them a void quality for human observers. The life-
form also possessed telepathic abilities, being able to project thoughts into other minds and also
read them, although this skill is limited to thoughts openly broadcast and is unable to perform deep

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scans. Interestingly, although the creatures operated the same bio-organic-looking U-shaped vessels
as the Engineers, the biosuits used by these particular kind of beings are much more conventional in
their design. A Collector is able to hover several centimeters above the ground, but it is unknown
whether this an inherent telekinetic ability of the species or achieved by technical means. Nothing is
known about the homeworld of the Collectors, other than they thrive in cold climates, given the na -
ture of the attempted terraforming of Earth in the 2190s. Characteristic to the species is its intense
hatred of the Xenomorph, possibly harkening back to the possible genocide it had suffered at its
hands billions of years ago.
As with all aspects concerning the Mala'kak, the history of the Collectors is shrouded in mystery.
However, the telepathic contact between a woman named Billie and the Collector encountered dur-
ing the Benedict mission revealed that Collector had visited the Xenomorph Homeworld to harvest
Xenomorphs in the past. Given this fact, it is probable that the wreckages on LV-426 and Rim re-
sponsible for the Xenomorph outbreaks are of Collector origin. In 2192, the survivors of the Bene-
dict mission encountered a living Collector on the surface of the Xenomorph Homeworld, who had
unexpectedly appeared and single-handedly obliterated a Xenomorph swarm threatening to over-
whelm the humans. Afterward, the being made telepathic contact with Billie, communicating the in-
tense hatred for the Xenomorphs and past visits of his race to the planet. Hoping that the being
would help defeat the Xenomorph infestation that consumed Earth at the time, the survivors trav-
eled back home together with the Collector. However, the being had no interest in assisting
mankind. Instead, it took up position in Earth's orbit and initiated a terraforming process, intending
to eventually take the planet for its own race. (A:B1 – O)

Collindale, Horus: A male human and an exogeologist participating in the UNIC mission aboard
the research vessel Hornblower to Iapetus in 2058 that would culminate in the Steel Egg incident.
Grew up in Vancouver with a sister named Rinda. Had a son.
During the Steel Egg incident, Collindale was part of the first expedition of the Hornblower crew to
the Steel Egg. When his group stumbled upon a Xenomorph Egg cluster, Facehuggers attached
themselves to Collindale, Cruz and Berenford. The three were subsequently brought back to the
Hornblower and placed in the infirmary. After the incubation period, the Facehuggers fell off; sub-
sequently, Collindale and the others woke up and remained under quarantine in the infirmary. When
he witnessed Cruz and Berenford giving birth, Collindale panicked and fled into the bowels of the
vessels. He later returned to the medbay and kidnapped Julie. Hijacking a Lander, the two flew to
the Steel Egg, where Julie performed surgery on Collindale. While she was able to remove the
Chestburster, it was too late: The creature, having completed its gestation process, slipped free and
killed both of them. Eusebius and Hess discovered the two bodies when they arrived at the scene
soon after. (A:SE)

Collindale, Rinda: A female human and sister of Horus Collindale. Grew up with her brother in
Vancouver. (A:SE)

Colonial Administration: An administrative arm of the United Americas. Governed all UA colony
projects and acted as a protector of colonist rights and interests. Co-funded the terraforming and
colonization effort on LV-426, which began with the first terraformers arriving in 2157. Alternate
name Extrasolar Colonisation Administration. (ARPG:CORE)

Colonial Marines: An abbreviated term used to refer to the USCM corps. (A2)

Colonial Marshal Bureau: An interplanetary police force intended to enact the law in civilian en-
vironments in places such as colonies or space stations. Designated as the Office of Colonial Mar-

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shals, or OCM. Cooperates with the ICC, with permanent liaisons appointed to each office, and
with UA agencies. An example for an installation with a Colonial Marshal presence was Sevastopol
station, with the local bureau headed by Marshal Waits. (A:ISO, ARPG:CORE)

Colonial Times: A media publication available during the late 22nd century. (ARPG:CORE)

Coming, The: An event central to the beliefs of the Church of Immaculate Incubation, a
Xenomorph-worshipping cult active during the 2190s. Refers to the unleashing of the Xenomorph
and the consumption of mankind by it. (A:B1 – O)

Company, The: A popular colloquial term used to refer to Weyland Industries and later the Wey-
land-Yutani corporation.

Concordov, William: A male human and a spokesperson for Weyland Industries. A statement of
Concordov was included in the corporation's press release announcing the Prometheus-class space
exploration vessel in 2072. On December 23 of the same year, Concordov issued a public statement
regarding the excellent testing performance and the overwhelming preorder numbers of the upcom-
ing David 8 android. (PR:WIW)

Conestoga-class frigate: A class of military transport vessels used by the USCM corps in the 60s
and 70s of the 22nd century. Constructeded by Weyland-Yutani in the ICSC, with an unknown num-
ber of ships operated by the Company. While being the corps' main instrument for moving and de-
ploying troops across the far reaches of space, the Conestoga has also proven its value in a variety
of other roles, like space combat and orbital bombardment. Famous examples of a Conestoga-class
ship are the Sulaco, which was involved in the Hadley's Hope incident in 2179, and the Sephora,
which played a vital part in the USCM's efforts to retrieve the Sulaco later that year. By this time,
27 of the 36 ships of the class that had been originally built remained in military service while the
rest had been retrofitted for commercial use. One known Wey-Yu-owned Conestoga is the Patna. A
strength of the ship is its modular design, opening the Conestoga to be used even for non-military
purposes, such as science missions. A Conestoga vessel also has a contigent of two RF-30F Service
Skiffs for maintenance and recon purposes.

1. General layout and life support

With a length of 731 meters and a mass of 78.000 tons, the Conestoga is, despite its relatively light
armament, an impressive sight. The ship’s heavy automation only requires a core crew of 12. The
ship's armor is relatively heavy for a transport, sporting a single armored “skin” consisting of multi-
ple layers to provide protection against various kinds of damage. The spacious cargo area is ac-
cessed by 5 external loading doors and enhanced with two exterior crane tracks. This area is con-
nected with the launch hangar below, which can support up to four ships. In total, the Conestoga can
hold up to eight UD-4L Cheyenne dropships, while storage space for ground vehicles is sufficient
for sixteen APC-sized units. The Conestoga provides Cryosleep facilities for 90 passengers, al-
though the cargo hold can be outfitted with up to 2000 additional tubes for massive troop deploy-
ments. Additional life-support features are an adjustable artificial gravity system and inertial damp-
eners. The ship is outfitted with 20 EEVs, should the need for an evacuation arise. The modular de-
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 2. Power, propulsion and computer systems

Power to all systems, including the engines, is provided by a Westingland A-59 fusion reactor, its
fuel capacity of 900 tons of lithium-hydride sufficient for one year. In case of critical damage, the
whole reactor assembly can be jettisoned into space. An array of four Continental Electric AS-4B
and AV5 series Magnetohydrodynamic turbines serve as backup generators. The drive section of the
Conestoga is1 uses four Gates-Heichmann GF-240 rocket motors for sublight movement, and is
outfitted for FTL travel, with a Romberg-Rockwell Cygnus-5 hyperdrive tachyon shunt, which is
regulated by 480-510 mTY tachyon field accelerators and provides speeds of up to 0,74 light years
per day. To reduce the workload of the crew, the Conestoga class systems, controlled by a MU/
TH/UR 9000 mainframe with a 28 terabyte Carbon 60 core situated behind the flight deck, are fully
automated, with override and access options available at any time from one of the computer termi-
nals across the ship. Auxiliary options are an 8 terabyte backup core and a third, localized backup
system. The command options include a self-destruct option with a delay of 15 minutes.

3. Sensors, communication and stealth measures

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 effective
range of up to 80.000 kilometers. 5 dedicated weapon radars are located over the entire shipframe
while a dorsal antenna is used for FTL navigation. Communication capabilities are provided by a 60
meter-long hyperstate antenna for interstellar distances and 16 secondary antennas and various other
systems, such as microwave relays and low-band options, for intra-system and short-range transmis-
sions. Stealth characteristics of the ship include absorbents, infrared suppressors on the engines and
a cooling tower that further lowers the infrared profile. The weapon emplacements are also modular,
allowing it to be changed or reduced with ease.

4. Armament

As the Conestoga is mainly a transport ship, the armament is relatively light. Its main weapon is a
dorsal launch bay for 8 XIM-28A Long Range ASAT missiles. Two 800 MeV Neutral Particle
Beams with a range of up to 100.000 kilometers are mounted on the side and are able to fire for a
duration of 290 seconds. Dorsal and ventral rail gun turrets are fed by an autoloader capable of han-
dling various ammunition types and can fire their projectiles with a velocity of 30rpm over a maxi-
mum range of 100 kilometers. Port and Starboard laser turrets act as interceptors, with an effective
range of 20 kilometers while a ventral dispenser stores up to 60 fragmentation mines. A decoy bay
in the aft section is outfitted with 20 decoy ballutes and two decoy drones. Finally, a main magazine
forward of the shuttle bay stores 80 Re-entry Vehicles that can be outfitted with a range of war-
heads, including nuclear weapons, for orbital bombardments. (A2, A:INF, CMTM)

Connor, William: A male human. Hired by Diane Verlaine as a navigator and a comm officer
aboard her ship, the Torrens, Connor was also present during the ship’s journey to Sevastopol in late
2137. When Verlaine connected with Sevastopol during the final moments of the Sevastopol inci-
dent, at least one Xenomorph infiltrated the Torrens. Connor’s final fate, and that of Verlaine, is un-
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Conrad: A male human and a Weyland-Yutani scientist assigned in a leading capacity to Project
Ilithyia aboard the USS Sulaco in 2179. At first concerned about the safety measures of the project,
Conrad was soon reassured by the presence of Weyland-Yutani PMCs. When he was asked by a col-
league of his named Doctor Stanton to accept his resignation, he refused and made a futile attempt
to alleviate Stanton of his concerns. His current whereabouts are unknown. (A:CMVG)

“Cony”: A nickname for the Conestoga-class vessel in less savory circles. (ARPG:CORE)

Cooper, S.: A male human and a resident aboard Sevastopol station in late 2137. ID code 7336.
When the crisis aboard the station fractured the population into bands of survivors, Cooper re-
quested asylum from an unknown person, only to be sent away by that person. In retaliation,
Cooper informed Seegson Security that the person had killed Morrison and wrote the individual
about this. Cooper’s final fate was unknown, with his last recorded location being in station mainte-
nance. (A:ISO)

Corcoran: A male human and the chief traffic controller of Byzantium Station during the raid of
the Betty's crew on the facility in the mid-80s of the 24 th century. Corcoran fell for the charms of the
Betty'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, Johner
and Krakke, Corcoran refused to clear the docking bay for the Betty on Bolero's request, and only
reluctantly agreed when she threatened to blow her way out of Byzantium Station. (A:OS)

Core Systems: A term describing the central sphere of the colonized worlds comprising the human
civilizations, including its home system, Sol. As of late 22nd century, this sphere has a radius of
roughly 3,5 parsecs, or 11,42 light years, with the star Alpha Centauri A roughly at the center of it
and Sol located almost 1,5 parsec northwest from the center.

Coren: The proper name given to the planet POL-3191 BB upon its discovery in 2071. (PR:WIW)

Corgan, Daryl: A male human. Captain of the Hornblower during the Steel Egg incident in 2058,
in which he played a major part, being one of two survivors and the individual who made first con-
tact with the Giff race.

1. Early life

Born in the early 2020s, Corgan grew up in Olympia, Washington with his mother, who was a
lapsed Catholic. He began his working career by joining the UN military. This led him to several
engagements in South and Middle Asia. One harrowing encounter was a mugging Corgan suffered
in Baghdad early on. At an unknown point in time, he also married a woman named June.
Corgan later earned a reputation as a brave commander when he, ranking lieutenant at the time,
commanded an Orbital Marines strike team to Pakistan during the conflict against the Jihad upris-
ing. He crashed directly into the presidential palace and subsequently defended an injured squad
member against multiple enemy platoons. Several days later, Corgan participated in the taking of
Lahore, during which he fought alongside Nate Eusebius, who would later be part of Corgan’s crew
on the Hornblower. During this conflict, Corgan and his team were ambushed, leaving him and Eu-
sebius as the only two survivors of originally seven soldiers. This caused Corgan to become de -
pressed and develop feelings of guilt. An extensive examination in a therapy eventually convinced
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Corgan was stationed in Pakistan for an extended period, which caused his marriage to fall apart,
and June left him for another man named Tony Bullock. This prompted Corgan to immediately
transfer to UN space corps. During this time, he witnessed with concern a silent rise to power of
Weyland Industries inside the UN infrastructure. He was eventually assigned the command of the
research vessel Hornblower, granting him the rank of Captain. This would lead to a survey mission
to Iapetus in 2058, and assignment which triggered the Steel Egg incident.

1. The artifact

Corgan was resting in his quarters when the Hornblower reached Iapetus and sensors picked up the
Giff vessel situated there. He was then alerted by Science Officer Ashley Norton and hurried to the
observation room. After discovering that CANC already had a presence in the vicinity and would
soon discover the artifact themselves, Corgan decided to not wait for further orders, but to lead an
exploratory mission to the vessel. After landing at a navel-like indentation, Corgan approached a
wall and was promptly scanned and given entrance to the interior. Corgan continued to lead the
team and, after finding footage of the Xenomorph onslaught onboard, decided to split up the group
and do only the necessary quick survey. During the exploration, Corgan christened the extraterres-
trial race who had owned the Steel Egg “Giffs”, after a sound the creatures emitted on the footage.
When three crew members of the other group became infected by Facehuggers, Corgan ordered to
bring them back to the Hornblower for medical treatment and, in doing so, bypassed quarantine
protocols on his responsibility.
Back on the ship, Corgan ordered Reynolds to develop a poison against the Facehugger, pulling
rank when the scientist protested. With a dawning suspicion that UNIC knew about the Steel Egg
and had sent the Hornblower there deliberately, he retreated to his quarters. Corgan’s rest was inter-
rupted when Norton informed him that the Facehuggers had fallen off by themselves. Back at the
infirmary, he ordered a small team to exterminate the Egg cluster on the Steel Egg, in spite of
UNICs “stay-and-protect” order. He then started to prepare for the CANC confrontation that would
eventually come while also putting together a second expedition to the Steel Egg as per UNIC or -
ders. Though worried about the three impregnated patients on medbay, Corgan led the second expe-
dition, this time opting for armament and comm boosters.

2. Escalation

However, the second expedition was cut short when Corgan received word from the Hornblower
that Cruz had been killed giving birth, another crew member had also died and the third patient had
escaped. After the return, Corgan and the crew commenced a search for the Chestburster and, when
this search turned out unsuccessful, ordered the fortification of the bridge while preparing another
search. After this endeavor resulted in more crew members killed, Corgan also had to deal with
Reynolds’ betrayal and sabotage, which caused Corgan to leave the relative safety of the bridge and
follow up on crew member Dorea, who had been sent out to investigate a technical fault in the
outscan room. When the team were only able to find Dorea’s corpse and subsequently had to fight
off another Xenomorph attack, Corgan and the rest of the crew holed up on the bridge, waiting for
UNIC reinforcement. During this time, Corgan began to bond with Norton, for whom he had se-
cretly been harboring romantic feelings for some time.
When the waiting was interrupted by the arrival of the CANC vessel Glorious Sun, Corgan and the
two other remaining crew members Norton and Eusebius immediately headed for the hangar. How-
ever, their escape was thwarted by the CANC boarding team. Not willing to give cause for a politi-
cal incident, Corgan ordered a surrender and warned Kim, the CANC commander, of the
Xenomorph threat. He agreed to accompany CANC to the Steel Egg, but, while exploring the ves-

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sel, secretly coordinated with Norton and Eusebius and successfully escaped their custody to the
hangar of the Steel Egg. After boarding one of the landers while Eusebius sacrificed himself, Cor-
gan and Norton were flown to an unfinished Giff base inside the equatorial canyon on Iapetus. In -
side the factory, Corgan and Norton encountered “Larry”, a member of the Giff who had survived
the past 100 years in cryostasis. Agreeing that the Steel Egg and its technology and Alien infestation
cannot be allowed to fall into the wrong hands, Corgan, Norton and Larry formed an alliance and
returned to the Giff vessel. Once there, the objective expanded to wrestle control of the ship from
Reynolds. While attempting to do so, Corgan and Norton were sucked into space and retrieved by
the UNIC vessel Al Gore as Larry flew the Steel Egg into the sun.

3. Life after the Steel Egg incident

Back on Earth, Corgan was court-martialled and found not guilty of any wrongdoing. Having con-
fessed his love to Norton, the two married and spend their honeymoon on Saint Croix, Earth.
(A:SE)

Corinth Colony: A colony on KOI-571.02 founded in 2062. The colony served as a development
and testing facility for security technology and was restricted to authorized personnel. Population
and resources data remain classified. (PR:WIW)

Cornigus: A mutation affecting Xenomorph Drones, resulting in six tube-like extensions of the
carapace and a single spike protruding from the tip of the skull. (A:CMVG)

Coronado Colony: A colony on Gliese 581 g. Founded in 2056, it boasted a population of almost 4
million colonists. Coronado Colony would establish itself as a center for researching and manufac-
turing advanced cybernetic, biotech and electronics technology. The key resources of the colony are
magnetite and scheelite. (PR:WIW)

Corvus: A G-Class salvage starship model. Manufactured by Lockmart. A notable Corvus model
number is the CM-90S. (ARPG:CORE)

Cougar: A strikeship model. A known model number is the AD-17A. (CMTM)

Covenant: A colony starship owned by Weyland-Yutani. Full name USCSS Covenant. Played a ma-
jor role during the Planet 4 incident in 2104.

1. Description

The Covenant has a utilitarian design and is divided into three sections: a drive section, an elon-
gated storage section and the front section featuring the bridge and the flight deck. The drive has to
be charged by extending a set of solar sails which collect the necessary energy. The storage section,
which makes up the bulk of the vessel’s length, provides enough space for over 2,000 colonists and
is equipped with cryostorage facilities for over 1,000 embryos. The ship is operated by a crew of 15
members, who use the crew quarters and sanitary facilities of the ship during times in sublight.
Cryosleep Tubes are present to store the crew during FTL travel. A MU/TH/UR computer was in-
stalled aboard the ship to monitor systems and assist the personnel.
The Covenant fulfills its task as a colony ship not only by transporting the future colonists, but also
by storing the necessary resources and equipment to establish a colony. The terraforming bay
houses several construction vehicles, such as an excavator. Lander One, the dropship used to per-

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form surface landings, was located inside a second bay on the ship’s underside, while a cargo Lifter
was docked inside another bay.

2. History

In 2103, the Covenant departed Earth on a colonization mission to Origae-6, expected to reach its
destination in 2112. On December 4 2104, the ship, administrated by the crew’s android Walter at
the time, reverted to sublight and extended its solar sails to charge up its drive. However, a neutrino
burst from a nearby star hit the Covenant, damaging the solar sail and the ship itself. This prompted
an emergency awakening of the crew, during which Captain James Branson died due to an accident.
As soon as the crew had repaired the solar sail, the EVA received a transmission from nearby Planet
4. The Covenant was redirected and reached Planet 4 after a few weeks of sublight travel. The ves-
sel was waiting in orbit while a large part of the Covenant incident played out on the world’s sur-
face. In order to enable a communications link and perform an evacuation, the Covenant was di-
rected dangerously close to the storm formations by acting captain Tennessee. After the incident had
cost the lives of almost the entire crew, David hijacked the Covenant, and the ship resumed its
course to Origae-6. (A:COV)

Craft, Jeremy: A male human and a test pilot who was killed during the development of first-gen-
eration FTL drive technology. In 2069, Craft City, a colony in the Outer Veil was named in honor of
Craft. (PR:WIW)

Craft City: A colony on the planet KOI-812.02. Named after test pilot Jeremy Craft. Established in
2069, Craft City would sport a population of 200,000 by 2071. The colony's industry focused on
mining operations. Key resources were titanium and molybdenite. (PR:WIW)

Crane: A male human. Once a soldier, Crane had quit service by the time of the Earth War. Now an
old man, Crane found refuge on Gateway Station and frequented a local bar where he got himself
drunk and rambled about his glory days to any fellow marine willing to lend an ear.
Wilks encountered Crane shortly after his arrival on the station following the Spears incident. Ini-
tially, he paid no particular attention to Crane until he began to talk about the Xenomorph. Crane
considered the species to be too perfect to have evolved naturally and was convinced that the Aliens
were instead artificially created by another extraterrestrial species to be used as bioweapons. This
struck a nerve with Wilks, and he later related the story to Ripley. (A:B3 – FW)

Crawler: A term used to describe a class of wheeled exploration, industrial and military vehicles.
Tacticians prefer Crawlers to other kinds of vehicles because of the lower radar signature. (A:B1 –
O)

Crestus Garrison Systems: A restricted military area of the UAAC in the Crestus Prime Cluster.
Consisted of sites Prime, Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta, which in turn were the locations for ship -
yards, various installations and research facilities for the various branches of the UA military. The
Systems were protected by deep space sensors and frigate patrols. (ARPG:CORE)

Crestus Prime Cluster: A sector in the Northeast of the Outer Rim. During the 22 nd century, the
Cluster was the location of the heavily fortified Crestus Garrison Systems. (ARPG:CORE)

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Cristatus: A mutation affecting Xenomorph Drones, resulting in a shield-like extension of the cara-
pace. A central row of three long horns running down the middle of the skull is developed as well as
tusk-like spikes to both sides of the mouth. (A:CMVG)

Crocker, Sven: A male human acting as the site manager of a Weyland-Yutani research facility on
C-3 L/M. Had before worked as a supervisor on agricultural installations. As part of Weyland-Yu-
tani's efforts to root out a spy at the facility, Crocker was reassigned and replaced by William Judge
in 2232. (A:NE)

Crowe, Tim: A male human serving the USCM corps. Born in 2151. Registered under the USCM
identity code A46/TQ1.0.98712E6. Was ranked Private in 2179 when his unit became involved in
the Hadley's Hope incident. He served as a communications tech during the initial phase of the inci-
dent, but was killed during the cataclysmic foray into the Xenomorph hive inside the Atmosphere
Processor. (A2)

Crusher: A large Xenomorph variant first encountered on LV-426 in the months after the Hadley's
Hope incident in 2179. Relegated to older hives. Also known as Charger.

1. Creation and Anatomy

A Crusher comes into being when Workers force-feed a Runner with Royal Jelly and other materials
over a period of weeks. After coccooning and transforming, what emerges is the Runner equivalent
of a Praetorian regarding its role in the hive. The Crusher possessed incredible strength and had a
more massive build than most other Xenomorph types. A Crusher varies in size between 1.7 and 3
meters and weighed almost 600 kilograms. The most striking feature was its armored carapace that
was similar in appearance to that of a Queen. The crest was thick enough that the Crusher could use
it to deliver fatal damage to personnel and small vehicles by ramming them. The armor also made
the front side virtually invulnerable to firearms, though enough punishment directed at the un-
shielded flank or rear can kill a Crusher.

2. History

The Crusher's conception and role in the hive structure are largely unknown, though experience
supports the theory that it served the role of a heavy-hitter in offensive operations, acting as single
individuals supported by groups of Drones. Only a handful of confrontations with a Crusher are
recorded: Some time after the Hadley's Hope incident, USCM Corporal Dwayne Hicks and ex-Wey-
land-Yutani scientist Richard Levy defeated a Crusher at an access point to the Xenomorph hive
running beneath portions of the Origin facility on LV-426. The creature was again encountered by
the USCM marines Winter, O'Neal and Clarison during their infiltration of Weyland-Yutani's Origin
facility, where it was seen destroying a Wey-Yu APC. Prior to the final assault on the Origin facility,
Winter, O'Neal and a group of marines fought and killed a Crusher near a landing pad in Hadley's
Hope. (A:CMVG, A:CMVG_SI, ARPG:CORE)

Cruz, Immanuel: A human male and part of the crew of the UNIC vessel Hornblower who became
involved in the Steel Egg incident in 2058. Of Cuban descent. Nickname “Immy”. Had wife and
children who lived on Earth.
During the mission which would lead to the events of the Steel Egg incident, Cruz was serving
aboard the Hornblower as an engineer. Participating in the initial exploration of the Giff vessel, he
served as co-pilot of Lander Two. While exploring, Cruz found a Sonic Key, a Giff technology

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which would play an important role during the events that followed. After the group had separated
into two, Cruz and his team stumbled upon a Xenomorph Egg Cluster in a shaft. Moving too close
to the unknown objects, Cruz and two other crew members became infected by Facehuggers. Other
crew members tried to remove the creature, but instead caused acid to burn off a large part of one of
Cruz’ ears. He and the others were brought back to the Hornblower, where the three were trans-
ferred to the infirmary. When the impregnation process was completed, the Facehugger fell off, and
Cruz woke up. Unable to transfer the infected to a hospital due to UNIC orders, Cruz and the others
were placed under quarantine, a situation he became increasingly unhappy with. Cruz then died
shortly after while giving birth to a Chestburstr. (A:SE)

Cruz, Jeremy: A male human and a member of the USCM corps. Born in Broken Arrow, Okla-
homa, Earth, on April 16, 2143. Was ranked Lieutenant by 2179, Cruz was the commanding officer
involved in the Origin incident in the same year.

1. Early service in the USCM corps

During his training in the USCM, Cruz proved to be an exceptional commander with strong leader-
ship skills and graduated from Officer Candidates School with accolades, which qualified him for
Advanced Hostile Environments Training at Camp Hanneken at Valles Marineris, Mars. After this,
Cruz was transferred to Marine Space Force in the Sol system under direct orders from the ICC in
2172. It was sometime during his career when an injury cost him one of his legs, forcing him to
wear a prosthetic. In late 2179, Cruz was assigned as the commanding officer of the 118 th battalion
on the Sephora and sent to investigate the Sulaco found over LV-426, a mission which would mark
the beginning of the Origin incident.

2. The final hours of the Sulaco

Upon arriving at LV-426, Cruz mobilized most of his forces to board the Sulaco on several troop
carriers and an Umbilical installed as a direct connection between the Sephora and its sister ship.
He appointed teams Rhino 2-1 and Rhino 2-3 to investigate and retrieve the ship's flight recorder.
However, upon arriving on the Sulaco, both teams were decimated by an unknown assailant. Cruz
then woke up the last batch of his marines from Cryosleep and gave the squad a quick briefing, or-
dering the marines to follow up on teams Rhino 2-1 and 2-3 and find out about the crisis aboard the
Sulaco. Among the soldiers was a Corporal named Winter, whom Cruz appointed to be his personal
contact during the mission. Staying behind on the Sephora, Cruz acted as the mission operator.
When Winter and a survivor from Rhino 2-3 named Keyes requested to complete the team's original
mission, Cruz denied the request and ordered to disengage, but to no avail. After this mission ended
in a disaster during which the Umbilical was destroyed, Cruz gave Winter and another survivor
from Rhino 2-3 named O'Neal the mission to secure a cargo bay as an alternate landing site and de-
ployed the rest of the marines aboard the remaining Cheyenne dropships. After that mission had
been accomplished, Cruz transferred to the Sulaco aboard another dropship. However, the cargo bay
was raided by Weyland-Yutani PMCs immediately after Cruz's arrival, and the weapon systems of
the Sulaco began to fire on the Sephora. Cruz then sent Winter and other marines to disable the
weapon system, but despite their best efforts, Cruz had to watch helplessly as the Sephora's reactor
went critical. During the battle, the Sulaco had been damaged beyond repair as well, and Cruz and
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After the landing, Cruz decided to regroup in the ruined command center of Hadley's Hope and sent
two of his marines, Lieutenant Reid and Private Clarison, to establish a long-range signal at the lo-
cal comm relay in order to rally all survivors that had escaped destruction in orbit. Cruz himself re-
mained at the command center and maintained an improvised HQ with the assistance of a Bishop
model nicknamed Rook. During this time, Cruz learned that a USCM marine who possessed vital
information on means to escape from the barren world was held captive on LV-426 by Weyland-Yu-
tani. When Winter and Cruz returned and requested to infiltrate the Weyland-Yutani facility in order
to use its medical facilities to save Clarison, who had been impregnated by a Facehugger on the Su-
laco, Cruz agreed on the condition that they would procure a personnel manifest while doing so.
Cruz knew that it was impossible to save a human already impregnated, but was also aware of the
fact that his marines would try anyway, and took the authorization of the rescue attempt as an ex-
cuse to gain more information about the captive marine.

4. The final assault

When Winter and O'Neal returned to Cruz with the freed marine prisoner, the two men, exhausted
and struck with grief at the loss of Clarison, confronted him and demanded answers. Cruz was
forced to reveal his agenda, but also convinced them that Hicks was the only way to secure the sur-
vival of the remaining forces from the Sephora. When he learned of the Xenomorphs converging on
the marines back at Hadley's Hope, Cruz ordered his two most valuable assets, Hicks and combat
pilot Reid, to leave the colony aboard an APC. After participating in the successful defense of the
colony, Cruz learned that Hicks and Reid had ignored his order and stayed behind to prep another
dropship. After a mild reprieve, Cruz, Hicks and his other marines raided the Weyland-Yutani facil-
ity, assembling all survivors into a strike force of considerable strength, intending to use a Wey-Yu
FTL ship landed on-site to evacuate the remaining soldiers. Cruz spearheaded the operation from
the ground and participated in a successful effort to bring down a cargo lifter carrying the
Xenomorph Queen before it could reach the FTL landing site. However, the group arrived seconds
too late to stop the FTL ship from launching. Refusing to admit defeat, Cruz and the others boarded
a dropship and managed to crash into the frigate's cargo bay while still in atmosphere. During the
crash, Cruz was injured, and the deformed airframe pinned him down inside the cockpit. Aware of
the importance of taking over the frigate to evacuate the remaining Sephora marines from the
ground, Cruz ordered his marines to leave him behind. Before Winter and the others could devise a
plan to rescue Cruz, the Queen appeared in the cargo bay. After a futile attempt by Winter to rid the
bay of the creature, Cruz ordered the marines to rescue the remaining marines on the surface and
bring down Weyland-Yutani for him. Cruz then sacrificed himself by activating the thrusters of the
dropship wreckage, propelling himself and the Queen out of the frigate. (A:CMVG)

Cryosleep: The process of the cryogenic suspension of a human being. First developed to extend
the natural lifespan, but later adapted for faster-than-light travel in order to counter NDD. Applied
to hyperspace travel, the specific term is “Hypersleep”. Requires a device to store and suspend the
body inside, such as a Cryosleep Tube. Early versions of the technology relied on flash freezing the
occupant and ensure survival and reawakening with a combination of a chemical dripfeed, muscle
stimulators and ECMO support for heart and lungs. The synthesis of Lactrictra jumpstarted and
changed the technology to such a degree that the “cryo” part became a misnomer, as the actual
process did not require the body to be frozen anymore. Aging also became less of a problem over
the centuries: While during the middle of the 22 nd, aging was slowed down to a tenth, the factor had
become negligible by the end of the 24nd century. While significant advancements were made over

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the centuries, Cryosleep always puts a strain on the body, resulting in various symptoms after awak-
ening from Cryosleep, such as nausea and exhaustion. This strain increases with the progression of
age.

Cryosleep Tube: A technological device with Cryosleep capabilities that is designed to store a sin-
gle individual. (PR:WIW)

CS-14: A model variant of the Briareos heavy lift shuttle. The USCM used the CS-14 during the
late 22nd century. (CMTM)

CSC: Abbreviation for Central Space Consortium. See respective entry. (ARPG:CMOM)

Culp, Thomas: A male human and one of the individuals haunted by Xenomorph-related night-
mares caused by the Bionational Queen during the prelude to the Earth War in 2192. Culp was in -
terviewed about the nightmares by a counselor named Dr. Morgan. Culp's report also came to the at-
tention of a military geneticist named Dr. Orona, who filed his case as Case #232337. (A:B1 – O)

Curwen, T.: A male human and one of the residents of Sevastopol station present during the Sev-
astopol incident in late 2137. ID code 1569. Final fate unknown, with the last known location at
Seegson Communications. (A:ISO)

Curzic Outpost: A colony on the planet KOI-2418.01. Established in 2063, Curzic would sport a
population of almost 1.9 million by the year 2071. Notable for being a major manufacturer of fuel
cells for commercial use. The colony's industry consisted of energy, mining and refining. Key re-
sources were lithium and helium-3. (PR:WIW)

Cyaneus: A mutation affecting Xenomorph Drones, resulting in cyan-colored highlights on their

skin. (A:CMVG)

CYG-NS3: A model number belonging to the Star Clipper series. A 300-meter-long transport ship.
Despite not being manufactured anymore, the CYG-NS3 was still common for personnel or cargo
transport in 2183. The cargo bay is equipped to store up to 200 occupied Cryotubes on rack assem-
blies. Often owned by freelancers operating in colonized space. Designed to accommodate a crew
of up to six and equipped with a M-6000 mainframe. Able to land on planets. (ARPG:CORE)

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D6: The docking port of Gateway Station the military freighter Kurtz was attached to when it was
hijacked during the Kurtz mission in 2195. (A:B3 – FW)

Daggs: A male human and one of the Colonial Marines involved in the Origin incident in late 2179.
Daggs managed to escape the destruction in orbit and regroup at Hadley's Hope and later partici-
pated in the defense of Hadley's Hope against a Xenomorph onslaught. After the battle, Daggs also
participated in the all-out attack of the surviving USCM forces on the Weyland-Yutani research fa-
cility aboard the dropship Raider 6-3, which was piloted by his fellow marine Ruiz. However, the
dropship was hit by anti-air fire and went down near the landing site of the Weyland-Yutani FTL
ship. Daggs survived the crash, but was impaled by the Queen upon leaving the dropship wreckage.
(A:CMVG)

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Daihotai tractor: A 8×8 wheeled civilian ground vehicle used during the late 22 nd century. Length
6.6 meters. Several variants were developed by Daihotai, with the more recent ones being powered
by J-160 or J-180 series gas turbines, which can provide velocities of up to 110 km/h on even
ground, while other reports speak of a top speed of 148 km/h. However, the Daihotai tractors were
also designed to handle rough terrain and is able to tackle vertical obstacles with 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. These cabins are pressurized, self-
contained and equipped with a life-support system to make operation in hostile environments possi-
ble. The vehicle can be controlled from both the forward driver's cab and a workstation cab in the
rear. The vehicle is designed to be equipped with a variety of industrial equipment such as cranes,
with its modular setup flexible enough to even allow weapon emplacements. The transport capacity
can be greatly enhanced with towing a trailer to the Daihotai. This customizability made it ideally
suited for the various needs of Frontier colonists.
The Jorden family used a Daihotai tractor to explore the coordinates of the Derelict given to
Hadley's Hope administration in 2179, an expedition that would result in a devastating Xenomorph
outbreak at the colony. Later that year, USCM marines Winter, O'Neal and Clarison used a leftover
Daihotai tractor from Hadley's Hope to get to the outer perimeter of the Weyland-Yutani research
facility surrounding the Derelict in order to extract the Xenomorph embryo from Clarison and ob-
tain a personnel manifest of the installation. (A2, A:CMVG, CMTM, ARPG:CORE)

Dallas, Arthur Koblenz: 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. Identification code 032/V4-07C.
Flight status AA, later revoked and eventually restored to B. Was involved in the Nostromo incident.

1. Early life

At the age of 23, Dallas graduated from Mercaton flight academy on May 15, 2099. On May 11 of
the following year, he entered the salvage business aboard the Snark as a pilot and navigator. On
January 23, 2103, Dallas joined the crew of the UTX vessel Ganymede and continued to work
aboard the ship until he entered military service as a pilot aboard the UAORD fleet ship Leviathan
at Liberty 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 and
took up command of the troop carrier Archangel. His career in the military came to a sudden end
when 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 re-
ceived a dishonorable discharge from the ORD a week later, with his flight status revoked. Dallas
decided to opt for going into smuggling business and began service aboard the Vidar on April 23,
2113. About a year later, Dallas had earned enough money to buy his own ship, which he christened
the Tremolino. His relationship with Weyland-Yutani Corporation started when he accepted free-
lance cargo hauling duty for the company on July 21, 2114. On December 7, 2119, the Tremolino
was decommissioned and its crew disbanded for unknown reasons. However, only about a month
later, Dallas entered permanent Weyland-Yutani employment as the commander of the Nostromo on
January 4, 2120, regaining a flight status of B. He remained in this capacity up to and including the
Nostromo incident in 2122.

2. The Nostromo incident

When the crew of the Nostromo was unexpectedly woken after the ship's computer MU/TH/UR had
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he was traversing the Nostromo's vent system to track down and kill the Xenomorph. (A1)

Dane, Carter: A male human and a charismatic preacher for the Breeder cult. In 2195, Carter used
a video broadcast to transmit his sermons, which he held before a rapt audience of cultists. Billie
witnessed one of these broadcasts during her preparations for the Kurtz mission, during which Dane
eviscerated a captive young man deemed unworthy of impregnation. Afterwards, he began to feast
on his innards with his following. (A:B3 – FW)

Daniels: A female human. Wife of Jacob Branson. Was part of the Covenant’s colonization mission
to Origae-6 and played a major role in the Planet 4 incident in 2104.

1. Prelude to the Covenant mission

Daniels and Branson married prior to the Covenant mission and lived in an apartment in New York
City. When Branson was elected to be the captain of the colonization mission to Origae-6, Daniels,
herself a terraforming specialist, chose to accompany him. As the couple planned to build a cabin
near a lake on Origae-6, Daniels requisitioned the necessary resources to be stored aboard the
Covenant.

2. A tragic accident

On December 4, 2104, the Covenant was hit by a neutrino burst during a recharge period, prompt-
ing an emergency wakeup of the crew from Cryosleep. Due to a malfunction, Branson was killed
inside his Cryotube while the rest of the crew, including Daniels, helplessly watched. Still grief-
stricken, Daniels reported back for duty under the command of Chris Oram, the new captain. When
the ship received Shaw’s transmission, which revealed a much nearer world, nicknamed Planet 4,
ideal for colonization, Daniels, suspicious of the situation, strongly opposed the idea to redirect the
ship, but to no avail.

3. Surface mission

Daniels was among the landing party to Planet 4 and explored the wreckage of David’s and Shaw’s
Juggernaut vessel. Back at the landing site, Daniels and the rest witnessed the destruction of the
dropship and were subsequently attacked by Neomorphs. During the fight, Daniels was saved by the
Walter android, who sacrificed one of his hands to protect her from harm. Daniels and the surviving
crew members were rescued by David and brought to the Engineer city. There, she eventually man-
aged to send a message to the Covenant, requesting an emergency evac. While Daniels was search-
ing for Walter, she stumbled upon disturbing drawings revealing Shaw’s fate and David’s sinister
true nature. Daniels was then attacked by David, but managed to flee when Walter intervened. On
the city plaza, Daniels and another surviving crew member named Lopé were picked up by the
cargo Lifter. However, one of David’s experiments, the vicious Praetomorph, emerged from the
cathedral and jumped onto the Lifter. Only secured with a rope, Daniels went outside and battled the
creature while the Lifter was circling over the city, eventually managing to kill the beast. Seemingly
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Daniels, now acting captain of the Covenant after the loss of Oram, retreated to her quarters to rest,
but was soon disturbed by MU/TH/UR, who reported another Praetomorph, originating from the
impregnated Lope, on the loose aboard the ship. Daniels and Tennessee tried to track down the
monster, but were unable to prevent the Praetomorph from killing Ricks and Upworth. Daniels then
devised a new plan: With the assistance of David, who was now posing as Walter, Daniels and Ten-
nessee lured the Praetomorph into the ship’s terraforming bay, where they intended to expel the
beast by opening the bay to vacuum. When the Praetomorph proved to be more resilient than ex-
pected, Daniels put herself in harm’s way and lured the creature into getting impaled on an excava-
tor shovel, almost getting thrown out into space herself when the vehicle was ejected together with
the creature.
Finally safe, Daniels and Tennessee and went into their Cryosleep tubes to continue their journey to
Origae-6. David was present at the time, and only during her last waking moments did Daniels real-
ize that the android was not Walter at all. Terrified and enraged, she tried to free herself from the
Cryosleep tube, but the process was already initiated, and Daniels entered Cryosleep. Her final fate
is unknown. (A:COV)

Danno Kruise, Action Man: A comic character popular in the second half of the 22 nd century.
Wilks enjoyed reading his comics as a child. (A:B3 – FW)

Dante Colony: A colony on Gliese 667 cd. Established in 2044 and sporting a population of 11 mil-
lion by 2071. Dante Colony was renowned throughout the galaxy as the seat of the headquarters of
the Weyland Academy extension schools outside Earth. Besides education, Dante Colony's industry
was 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. Darby
oversaw the reactivation of Anders Kramm in 2232, when a supposed Xenomorph infestation on the
planet 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 rehabilita-
tion, Darby briefed him on the details of the incident and his mission. When Kramm and Stauff, a
Planetus employee working on the case with him, discovered that the infestation was an elaborate
ruse by Weyland-Yutani, they informed Darby, who sent back a message in which he ordered both
of 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 the
whereabouts 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 about
the situation. His final whereabouts are unknown, though he was probably killed after he was of no
more use to Weyland-Yutani. (A:NE)

DARG: Abbreviation for Defense Artillery Gun. The BP-33 was classified as a DARG.
(ARPG:CMOM)

Data Transmitter Card: A wireless adapter card that acts as a connection between a terminal and
an integrated recording device, such as a helmet camera. Abbreviated as DTC. (ARPG:CORE)

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David (android series): A series of androids manufactured by Weyland Industries. Christened by
Sir Peter Weyland himself, with a name he originally intended for his son. Released on January 7,
2025 with the David 1 model, the series is considered to be the first practical application of the an-
droid concept and a landmark achievement in technology. The production line went through a series
of 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 suc-
cessful development was made public on January 7, 2025 and was the first advanced android in his-
tory. (PR:WIW)

David 2: The second version of the David android. Manufactured by Weyland Industries, who an-
nounced the new model on January 1, 2028. David 2 was the first version outfitted to interact with
human beings.

David 3: The third model of the David android series. Developed by Weyland Industries and fin-
ished on June 30, 2035. Following the conclusion and the lifting of android regulations, the corpora-
tion began 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 be
commercially 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 July
7, 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 on
February 26, 2062 that stated that only seven percent of the human test candidates could tell David
6 apart from a human being. (PR:WIW)

David 7: The seventh version of the David android series by Weyland Industries, which started pro-
duction on July 6, 2068. By the time of the 7 model, the David android was an advanced replication
of a human being with complex emotional programming. Weyland Industries would proceed to de-
ploy thousands of David 7 androids all over Earth. In 2071, a limited number of David 7 units with
serial numbers 5000 and 6000, types A through C, displayed malfunctions in their capabilities to
recognize and interpret human emotions. The incidents linked to the malfunction were limited to a
few dozen, mostly located on Earth and Luna. After the malfunction had been brought to the atten-
tion of Weyland Cybernetics Repair Stations, Weyland Cybernetics issued a public response on June
14, 2071, announcing that it would collect the androids and investigate the malfunction. Buyers
were offered a replacement free of charge or the option to buy a next-generation model at a discount
price. (PR:WIW)

David 8: The most recent and advanced version of the David android manufactured by Weyland In-
dustries.

1. Anatomy

A “David 8”-type android is 1.87 meters tall and weighs 86 kilograms, sporting a cadmium en-
doskeleton that is able to withstand up to 500 kilograms of compression force and that comes with a

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lifetime guarantee. He also features a Polymer-encased brain stem component and is powered by
zero-loss lithium cells. David 8 is able to lift up to around 350 kilograms, has astonishing hand-to-
eye coordination, mobility and flexibility and knows several common sports. The android has ad-
vanced visual sensors with a magnification feature for a factor up to 30x and the capability to adapt
to low-light environments. David 8 constantly monitors his systems and functions and, unlike previ-
ous models, also maintains himself.

2. Improvements and new features

A major new feature is his powerful emotional capabilities, able to recognize, process and emulate a
wide range of complex emotions. His module for emotional expressions is built around eight core
emotions: Anger, confidence, disgust, joy, sadness, curiosity, trust and a neutral mode which can be
activated should circumstances require actions and assessment unclouded by human emotions.
David 8's intelligence is rated equal to 10 degree 20 neurons (or 200 petaflops), which is twice as
high as human intelligence, and his memory is virtually unlimited. Linguistic features include flu-
ency in any known language and the ability to analyze and infer unknown languages. A global map-
ping feature allows for advanced navigation. All these features make interactions with David 8 vir-
tually indistinguishable from those with a human partner, but at the same time enable him to do a
wide range of tasks a human cannot perform.

3. Development and history

Among the key sites of the development of David 8 was the Weyland Cybernetics Logic Design and
Research Facility on the planet HD 202206 bm. After core development had been finished, David
underwent a two-trial phase in the civilian and commercial sector on Earth. This was accompanied
by a heavy-duty testing program on off-world colonies, such as working at a titanium mining opera-
tion on the planet KOI-252.01. Long before its public release, the android was a resounding suc-
cess. A publicity announcement released on December 23, 2072, reported that preorders have ex-
ceeded even analyst expectations. After release, the production line became notable when Sir Peter
Weyland included a reprogrammed David 8 android in the crew roster of the Prometheus mission in
2091. This android would play a vital role during the LV-223 incident in 2093. Soon after the inci -
dent, the David 8 line was discontinued, as the android’s capability for independent thinking dis-
turbed its creators. The model was replaced by the more obedient Walter android. (PR, PR:WIW,
A:COV)

David 8 (Prometheus crew member): A David 8 android who was part of the ill-fated mission of
the research vessel Prometheus to LV-223 in 2093. Featured an altered programming to accommo-
date the hidden agenda of Peter Weyland, turning him into an unpredictable and sometimes ruthless
individual. Liked the movie Lawrence of Arabia, though it is unknown whether this quirk applied to
the whole line or just this model.

1. Assignment to the Prometheus mission

For almost everyone involved in the Prometheus mission, this David 8 seemed to be a regular part
of the crew. Only Meredith Vickers was aware of the hidden agenda involving Peter Weyland, who
had secretly joined the mission hoping that the Engineers would grant him immortality. To assist his
maker in this goal became David's main objective to which all other aims, even the survival of the
crew, became secondary. Despite the fact that Weyland's daughter, Vickers, was also in on his plans,

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Weyland, fearing intervention from her, ordered David to act on his own and keep his findings for
himself.

2. Role during the journey to LV-223

After the ship had departed from Earth in 2091, David supervised the ship's functions and the condi-
tion of the crew in their Cryosleep chambers during the two-year journey to the Zeta 2 Reticuli sys-
tem. Meanwhile, David also made himself familiar with all human languages in order to be able to
extrapolate the Engineer's writing system and, should the opportunity arise, communicate with
them. Another of his responsibilities was to check for a reply to the Prometheus' transmission of the
Arecibo message. Possibly due to his altered programming, David 8 also had developed several
unique traits, like a degree of curiosity that bordered on indiscretion, prompting him to tap into the
dreams of Dr. Elizabeth Shaw.

3. Secret agenda

On December 21, 2093, the Prometheus reached its target and went back to sublight speed. David
proceeded to wake the crew, but not before conferring with Vickers, who had set her Cryosleep tube
to awaken her as soon as the ship arrived at its destination. Once landed, David 8 joined the first
foray into the Engineer pyramid. His programming that commanded aggressive exploration caused
David 8 to open the door to the Ampule room without previous authorization and to sneak the con-
tents of an Ampule on board the Prometheus, breaking the atmosphere seal and releasing the Black
Goo into the chamber. Shortly after, he was also responsible for saving the life of Dr. Shaw when
she got caught in the storm in order to secure the Engineer head and subsequently participated in its
autopsy. Later, David reported back to Weyland, who ordered him to take more extreme measures to
pursue his agenda. Accordingly, David infected Dr. Holloway with the Black Goo from the Ampule
by tainting his drink with the substance.

4. Discovering the Juggernaut

Next day, David learned from Janek that one of the Spectagraphs infrequently reported a life form
inside the pyramid, possibly due to a hardware glitch. David offered to track down the device and
fix it while the other crew members would search for Fifield and Millburn. The android eventually
found the Spectagraph in front of a sealed door. David managed to open the hatch and found him-
self inside the Juggernaut, an Engineer ship that was stored in an underground hangar. After discov-
ering a 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 to
launch the ship. Further investigation not only revealed that the ship's destination had been set to
Earth, but also that one Engineer was still alive and in Cryosleep.

5. Endgame and a new alliance

After the exploration of the Juggernaut, David returned to the Prometheus to perform a medical ex-
amination of Dr. Shaw, who had lost consciousness due to a nervous breakdown when she had wit-
nessed the death of her boyfriend, Dr. Holloway, due to the Black Goo infection. During the exami-
nation, David discovered that Shaw was pregnant with a monstrous fetus. Ignoring her plea to re-
move the 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 surviving
Engineer. When preparations were finished, David led Weyland, Shaw, Ford and the security team

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to the pilot chamber and awakened the Engineer from Cryosleep. However, when David communi-
cated Weyland's request to prolong his life, the being reacted violently, ripping David’s head off and
proceeding to kill the rest of the group except Shaw. Despite the decapitation and the subsequent
crash of the ship, David remained operational and later contacted Shaw to warn her that the Engi-
neer was stalking her. After Shaw had defeated the being, David contacted her a second time, asking
her to retrieve his body from the Juggernaut. Aware that the android had caused the death of Hol-
loway, Shaw agreed only after David 8 had revealed that there existed several vessels and that he
would be able to operate an Engineer ship and take them back to Earth. However, Shaw asked if he
could take her to the Engineer homeworld instead, a request which the android agreed to. David 8
and Shaw departed LV-223 soon after.

6. The crossing

As the Engineer Juggernaut they had stolen entered deep space, David and Shaw set upon their mis-
sion. Eventually, they succeeded in locating a world populated by Engineers and to direct the ship to
this destination. Shaw repaired David, who was stunned by this act of kindness from a human,
awakening a feeling for Shaw David labeled as love. Eventually, Shaw had to enter Cryosleep for
the journey, leaving David to be the sole caretaker. The android spent his time by studying the Engi-
neer race extensively, using the on-board resources. He came to the conclusion that the Engineers
were arrogant beings who thought they were born to rule. This clashed with David’s point of view,
who had come to view himself as superior to his creators and had seen the same arrogance in hu-
mans. Therefore, David deemed himself the only lifeform worthy of survival. After arriving at the
world only known as Planet 4, the android unleashed the Black Goo payload stored aboard the Jug-
gernaut, killing the Engineers and twisting the fauna beyond comprehension. The Juggernaut subse-
quently crashed under unknown circumstances, leaving him and Shaw stranded on the hostile
world.
Information about what followed is incomplete. What is known is that David took up residence in
the abandoned cathedral of the Engineer city. Inside the labyrinthine corridors, he set up his quarters
and laboratories, which he used for his new fascination: the study and manipulation of the twisted
wildlife. To this end, David created countless documents and drawings and collected various speci-
mens. One particular find piqued David’s interest: A fossilized Xenomorph Egg. Convinced of hav-
ing found the perfect organism, he started his own hybridization experiments, eventually creating
several Eggs containing Praetomorph seeds, a facsimile resulting from crossing the Neomorph with
an endoparasitical insect species. Shaw eventually fell victim to David’s gruesome experiments, al-
though nothing is known about the circumstances.

7. The Covenant

In 2104, David noticed the arrival of the Covenant and made his appearance by rescuing the
stranded crew members from an attack by two newly-hatched Neomorphs. He led them to his
refuge and granted them shelter, seemingly without ill intent. David also lied about the circum-
stances of his arrival, telling Oram and the others that the pathogen was released accidentally. While
the crew tried to contact the Covenant in orbit, David took an interest in Walter, the android accom-
panying the Covenant crew and tried to manipulate him into turning against his creators and becom-
ing David’s ally and protegé.
It soon became apparent that David’s plans were far more sinister: Over 2,000 colonists were wait-
ing in stasis aboard the Covenant to be the guinea pigs for his experiments – a prize David was de -
termined to claim. To this end, David stored two Facehugger embryos inside his stomach. He also
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when the opportunity would arise. After Oram had killed a Neomorph whose trust David was trying
to gain, the android lured the captain into the cave where his Praetomorph Eggs were stored and
used him for impregnation.
The Praetomorph began stalking the crew, and as Daniels was trying to find Walter and flee, she
stumbled upon disturbing drawings of Shaw’s mutilated body, forcing David to show his true face
and attack her. However, Walter intervened, allowing Daniels to escape while the two androids
fought each other. Unfortunately, David managed to defeat Walter and took his place among the es-
capees during their fight against the Praetomorph and the subsequent escape from Planet 4. When it
became apparent that another Praetomorph was roaming the Covenant, David maintained his cover
and helped Daniels and Tennessee by tracking the creature remotely and herding the beast into the
terraforming bay using the shuts.
It was not until Tennessee was already in Cryosleep and Daniels was locked inside her own
Cryosleep Tube that he revealed his true identity as Daniels helplessly slipped into Cryosleep. He
subsequently regurgitated the two Facehugger embryos and put them in cryogenic suspension and
made contact with Weyland-Yutani using Walter’s ID code, stating that, save for Daniels and Ten-
nessee, the entire crew had died during a neutrino burst and that the Covenant remained on en route
to its destination as planned. (PR; A:COV)

Davis, A.: One of the Colonial Marines serving aboard the USS Sephora at the time of the Origin
incident in 2179. Was ranked Private First Class at the time. (A:CMVG)

Davis, Sean: A male human and a representative of Weyland-Yutani who was involved in the Su-
laco incident in 2179. Hides a cold and ruthless personality behind a friendly demeanor.

1. Prelude

Davis' role in the Sulaco incident began after USCM had located a missing vessel of theirs – the
USS Sulaco, which had been temporarily declared lost in the wake of the Hadley's Hope incident.
When the marines of the Sulaco reported the Xenomorph presence aboard the ship, word soon
reached high-ranking USCM staff who were in league with the Weyland-Yutani corporation. The in-
formation was then relayed to the Company, who, aware of the organism and the value it posed,
lobbied for gaining access to the vessel after the USCM had completed their job there. Weyland-Yu-
tani was successful and sent their personnel and synthetics over under the pretense of contract work
in analyzing the ship. The command of operations was given to a representative named Sean Davis.

2. Confrontation with the USCM

Davis and his men immediately began their work. Davis also supervised the transfer of Xenomorph
Eggs from a Company freighter arriving from LV-426 to the Sulaco. The cargo was intended to be
delivered to a Weyland-Yutani research station on the Mars moon of Phobos. Davis and his men
were undisturbed during their work until Steele and his troops returned from LV-426, intent on erad-
icating the Xenomorph threat. When Fire Team Fox arrived, Davis tried to pull rank, stating that the
Eggs were technically USCM property, but to no avail. Davis seemingly conceded defeat, but while
the marines were exploring the ship, Davis secretly sabotaged the airlock controls to protect the
Queen specimen inside the cargo hold.

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 3. Final fate

After the Sulaco had arrived at Phobos, Marines discovered another Xenomorph outbreak at the in-
stallation and returned to the Sulaco to question Davis about it. It was during this second confronta-
tion when he showed his true colors: Davis did not care about the human lives lost during the out-
break and only worried about the Xenomorph specimens. He revealed his intent to use the creatures
as the ultimate bio-weapons and informed the USCM marines that the Sulaco was on his way to
Mars where powerful associates of his would take over. Then, Davis ordered his men to kill the
marines and vanished. The marines survived the encounter and tried to track down Davis, but he
eluded capture by jamming the USCM sensors. The marines made several attempts to destroy the
Sulaco, but Davis was always one step ahead of them, initiating overrides to countermand the
marines' orders. However, his arrogance was to be his downfall: Unable to resist the temptation to
gloat over the ship's intercom system, the USCM team was able to get a lock on his signal and track
him down in the ventral cargo bay. When the marines finally confronted Davis, he remained defiant
until the Empress appeared. Panicking, Davis unsuccessfully begged the marines to protect him and
was quickly killed by the creature. (A:INF)

Davison: A high-ranking USCM officer. Was present on Gateway in 2195. When Wilks requested a
spaceship for use during the Kurtz mission from Sergeant Peters, he suggested to take it up with
General Peterson or Davison instead. (A:B3 – FW)

Davos Colony: A colony on KOI-736.01. Established in 2058, Davos Colony was home to a popu-
lation of 8,5 million by 2071. Its industry takes advantage of the planet's vast water supplies, with
additional capacity in energy and security. Its key resources are magnesium, dysprosium, lead and
nickel. (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 the
Trilobite stage of the Black Goo. The only recorded sighting of a Deacon occurred shortly after the
LV-223 incident, when the Engineer awakened by Weyland stalked after Dr. Elizabeth Shaw inside
the marooned lifeboat, only to be subdued and impregnated by Shaw's Trilobite offspring.

1. Anatomy

The Deacon shares many anatomical characteristics with a human-bred adult Xenomorph. It sports
a slender, roughly humanoid appearance and also has the elongated head of the Alien, though the
Deacon's skull ends in a pointed fin-like carapace. Another common feature is an inner jaw, which
the Deacon is able to protrude, similar to the second set of jaws of the Alien. Unlike the Xenomorph
however, this creature lacks a tail and has a smooth-skinned body instead of an exoskeleton.

2. Conception and birth

The Deacon begins its life as a seed carried by the Trilobite, whose purpose is to impregnate a suit-
able host with it, much akin to the Xenomorph Facehugger. When it is fully matured, it uses its
carapace to cut itself free from its host's torso. Like the Runner subspecies of the Xenomorph, it
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Aside from that, the Deacon is a mystery. Similarities in appearance and conception aside, nothing
can be said about its relation to the Xenomorph organism. It is also unknown whether the Deacon is
the final, fully-grown incarnation of the life form or merely an intermediate step like the Chest-
burster stage in the Alien's life-cycle, which would open up the possibility that the adult Deacon is
actually a much larger creature. One can also only speculate what effect, if any, the human DNA of
the 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 un-
der 1,5 million by the year 2071. Notable for its cybernetics-focused industry and the home of
Meredith Dracig Memorial Cybernetics. Further industrial sectors were education and mining. Key
resources were europium, neodymium and copper. (PR:WIW)

Deedee: A female human and a fellow patient of Billie during her time at the Feildcrest Home men-
tal ward. Was one of the individuals who watched Salvaje's message of the True Messiah in 2192.
(A:B1 – O)

Defender: An alternate term for Xenomorph Sentries, referring to their designated role in regards to
the hive. (ARPG:CORE)

Delousing: A technology created to completely and quickly sterilize a person. Used for research fa-
cilities where full isolation is necessary and no foreign organisms can be tolerated. Is usually in-
stalled inside a man-sized apparatus the person enters for the procedure. The Delousing process ba-
sically consists of a chemical and electronic instillation which fully eradicates the internal and ex-
ternal flora and fauna of a human being. An unfortunate side-effect of the process is that the person,
especially first-time users, will suffer long bouts of diarrhea as the bacteria necessary for a healthy
digestion have to regenerate. A notable example for an installation featuring Delousing technology
are the isolated sections of the Third Base installation. (A:B2 – NA)

Denebian Slime Spider: An extraterrestrial species of spiders. Denebian Slime Spiders were exhib-
ited at zoos during the 2190s. (A:B1 – O)

Derelict: A term referring to the remains of a Mala'kak spacecraft lying crashed on the surface of
the planetoid LV-426 by the time of the Nostromo incident in 2122. As it carried hundreds of
Xenomorph Eggs, the Derelict is noted for acting as the source of the several major recorded out-
breaks of the Xenomorph organism during human history. The Derelict spanned over 170 meters in
length and was of a U-like configuration. The appearance of the ship was dominated by organic
forms both on the inside and the outside. This unique design is consistent with other Mala’kak arti-
facts discovered by humanity.

1. Crash on LV-426

The exact date of the Derelict's crash on LV-426 is unknown, but judging by the fact that the pilot
was fossilized when discovered in 2122, it must have been a long time ago, possibly even during
the galaxy-wide Xenomorph infestation 1.6 billion years in the past. The exact circumstances of the
crash are also unknown, although we do know that the ship carried a large amount of Xenomorph
Eggs at the time and that, at one point, the pilot had been impregnated by a Facehugger, so this fact
may have played a role. However, whether the ship crashed because of a Xenomorph outbreak on

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board or was crashed on purpose remains a matter of debate. Another clue is provided by a holo-
graphic recording from the Derelict's data banks that was retrieved during the Origin incident and
depicted a battle between the Derelict and a disc-shaped ship of unknown configuration. Whether
this recording is related to the crash on LV-426 is unknown. What is certain is that, after the crash, a
beacon was activated that began sending an acoustic signal repeating every 12 seconds. Also, at
least one Mala’kak-bred Xenomorph survived the crash and would remain in the Derelict unde-
tected until the Sulaco incident in 2179.

2. Loki and the Nostromo incident

The 22nd century: The Mala'kak were aware of the Derelict and its deadly cargo and traded its loca-
tion with a black ops division inside human government called Loki who had established contact
with the race some time ago. Loki in turn passed the Derelict's coordinates along to one of its allies,
Weyland-Yutani, who altered the course of one of their ships, the Nostromo, so that it would pass
LV-426 close enough to pick up the Derelict's signal. Following protocol that commands investiga-
tion of such signals, the ship's mainframe woke up the crew from hypersleep, which subsequently
landed the ship on the planetoid's surface. Most of the crew thought that the signal was a distress
beacon, although Ripley suggested it may have actually been a warning signal. An exploration team
left the Nostromo and eventually discovered the source of the signal, the Derelict. The crew mem-
bers discovered the fossilized pilot and also took note of its burst chest, but as they were unaware of
both the Mala'kak 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, where he discovered
a vast amount of Xenomorph Eggs and became impregnated when approaching one of the spores.
The crew carried Kane back to the Nostromo, and soon after, the ship left LV-426. These events and
the subsequent Xenomorph infestation aboard the Nostromo would become known as the Nostromo
incident.

3. The Sevastopol incident

In late 2137, the Derelict was discovered and visited a second time. The crew of the salvage vessel
Anesidora had discovered the flight recorder of the Nostromo and followed its data to LV-426. Dur-
ing the exploration of the Derelict, Captain Marlow found the beacon and shut it off. However, the
crew also stumbled upon the Xenomorph Eggs, resulting in the impregnation of crew member Fos-
ter. The crew left the moon for Sevastopol station, which would eventually result in the Sevastopol
incident.

4. The Hadley's Hope incident

During the following decades, volcanic activity on LV-426 damaged the Derelict and buried parts of
it. Meanwhile, humanity colonized LV-426, but remained unaware of the Derelict's existence. When
Ripley, the last survivor of the Nostromo incident, was able to give her report of the Derelict in
2179, a representative of Weyland-Yutani, Carter Burke, provided the administration of the Hadley's
Hope colony with the coordinates of the Derelict for investigation. The administration assigned the
task to the Jorden family, who set out for the location and eventually discovered the Derelict. Russ
and Ann Jorden proceeded to explore the ship, during which Russ stumbled upon the cargo hold and
became impregnated by a Facehugger, eventually causing the Xenomorph infestation of Hadley's
Hope and, in further consequence, the Hadley's Hope incident. When the Atmosphere Processor ad-
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taken with it. However, as the wreckage was located behind a large formation of rocks called the Il-
ium range, the ship escaped the destruction unharmed.

5. The Sulaco incident

As part of the Sulaco incident taking place shortly after, a USCM squad attached to the USS
Sephora fled a Xenomorph onslaught aboard an APC during an operation to take down UPP forces
on LV-426. In desperate need for extraction, the group reached the Derelict and crashed into its
bridge. There, the group was confronted with a huge Mala’kak-bred Xenomorph. Combat footage
from the fight revealed that the pilot chamber was also filled with Xenomorph Eggs that hadn't been
there during the Nostromo incident, though it remains unknown when and how they were placed
there. After the group had killed the creature, it left the Derelict and departed from LV-426.
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6. The Origin incident

In the weeks after the Hadley's Hope incident, the region in which Hadley's Hope and the Derelict
was located became geographically unstable due to the explosion of the Atmosphere Processor. This
also took its toll on the ship, when one of the arms was detached by an erupting magma flow. Even-
tually, Weyland-Yutani found most of the Derelict intact and began to construct a research facility
around the vessel's remains in order to investigate the artifact, with the primary focus on securing
the Xenomorph Eggs and harvest and cultivate the creatures on-site. The interior of the Derelict was
being mapped out, and harvesting stations were set up in the vessel's cargo hold. Both the ship and
the facility were given the code name Origin.
On December 14, 2179, during what would become known as the Origin incident, two USCM
marines, Colonel Christopher Winter and Private Peter O'Neal, passed through the Derelict on their
way to rescue a marine captured by Weyland-Yutani. Shortly before, the two marines had shut down
the security grid of the Origin facility, and after Winter and O'Neal had left the Derelict, it quickly
fell victim to a Xenomorph infestation. The personnel was killed or cocooned and impregnated.
During the final assault on the facility, a group of four marines traversed the Derelict a second time.
By then, the Derelict was completely controlled by the Xenomorphs.

7. Fate

The Derelict presumably survived the Origin incident, but at an unknown point of time prior to the
Auriga incident in 2381, the ship was destroyed, forcing the Auriga team of scientists to resort to
cloning Ellen Ripley in order to obtain the Xenomorph organism. (A1, A2, A:INF, A:CMVG)

Denver: One of the human survivors struggling during the Sevastopol incident in 2137. Had a wife.
On December 11, Denver returned from a supply pickup only to stand before the locked doors of
his hideout. (A:ISO)

Detachment Vessel: A type of starship used for personnel transfer, similar to landers and dropships.
CANC used Detachment Vessels during the Steel Egg incident to deploy boarding troops on the
Hornblower and later fly them to the Steel Egg. (A:SE)

Detention Planet 27: A prison world situated in the Requist system. Name often shortened to DP-
27. A barren moon with a breathable atmosphere and a cold climate. Originally “just” the site of a
prison facility which would house over 20,000 criminals by the year 2183, the complex was ex-
panded by a colony originating from individuals who had come as overnight visitors. The popula-

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tion grew to around 60,000 by the year 2183, with additional 20,000 housed in the prison. The
world also experienced a period of industrial activitiy in the 21 st, when Seegson used the planet’s
natural resources to establish gyrocar construction facilities. The superiority of Weyland Corp tech
eventually caused the industry to decline, with the social conditions worsening accordingly. The
prison/colony/factory complex became known as the “Sprawl”. Eventually, the Colonial Marines
established the largest recruitment center in the Outer Rim, successfully offering people a ticket
away from DT-27 by enlisting. Notable as the birthplace of Mark Drake, one of the Colonial
Marines involved in the Hadley's Hope incident in 2179. (KAF, ARPG:CORE)

Devil Dust: A recreational drug used during the late 22 nd century. Administered using an inhaler.
Bionational vice presidents Green and Red used Devil Dust in the 2190s. (A:B1 – O)

de Ville, Sara: A female Human. Notable for being one of the most successful scientists in Wey-
land-Yutani’s history. (WYR)

DH Press: A book publisher active during the middle of the 21st century. Released “The Evolution
of Television” by Emmett Webster. (A:B1 – O)

Diabolus: A mutation affecting Xenomorph Drones, resulting in a large crest-like carapace that
ends in two serrated horns. (A:CMVG)

Diamond Flyer: A piece of Giff technology. Basically a diamond-shaped hovering platform that
can be controlled by the body movements of the “pilot” to direct the Flyer to its destination. Dia-
mond Flyers were used by Giff aboard their vessel Unbreakable Womb in order to navigate the ver-
tical structures. In 2058, the Diamond Flyers were discovered by the crew of the UNIC vessel
Hornblower, when they found the ship during the Steel Egg incident. UNIC and CANC personnel
would use the Diamond Flyers on multiple occasions during the incident. The humans were man-
ning the Flyers like skateboards, standing on the platform. The Giff “Larry” later informed Daryl
Corgan and Ashley Norton that the Giff actually had lain on the platforms. (A:SE)

Diego Suarez: A city on the Northern tip of Madagascar. In 1975, Diego Suarez was renamed to
Antsiranana, but would eventually revert to its original name. In late 2192, during the Earth War,
the city became the site of an enormous cluster of Xenomorph nests connected by tunnels. Orona
deployed a full division of his forces in Diego Suarez to combat the Alien presence. (A:B1 – O)

Diestler: A male human. Employed as a worker on Gateway Station in 2195, Diestler stumbled
upon Ripley and her group as they were about to hijack the Kurtz and was swiftly put out of action
by Dunston. (A:B3 – FW)

Dietrich, Cynthia: A female human serving as a Med-Tech for the USCM corps. Born in 2154.
Registered under the USCM identity code A41/TQ8.0.81120E2. Earned qualification as an ad-
vanced Emergency Medial Technician in 2172. Ranking Corporal at the time, she was part of the
unit involved in the Hadley's Hope incident in 2179. In her capacity as medical officer, Dietrich
tended to Rebecca Jorden, found to be the only survivor of the initial Xenomorph infestation of the
colony. She was later incapacitated and captured by the Xenomorphs after her squad had been am-
bushed inside their hive in the Atmosphere Processor. What exactly happened to her afterward is
unknown, although her death is certain, either by giving birth to a Xenomorph or, at the latest, dur-
ing the explosion of the Atmosphere Processor. (A2)

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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 fa-
cility for murder and rape. Registered under double-Y chromosome ID code YY82013.
At the point when Ripley arrived at Fury 16, Dillon was considered to be a spiritual leader and a
figure of authority for the cult-like community the inmates had formed during their time on the
planet. He was responsible for hosting and performing religious duties and rituals and also acted as
a 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 subse-
quently came to rescue Ripley from a rape attempt at the scrapyard, enacting violent punishment on
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 the trap.
By then, a certain kind of trust and respect had developed between him and Ripley, and after she
had discovered her impregnation, it was him whom she asked to kill her and destroy the embryo in -
side her. Dillon refused on the grounds that he wanted to kill the Xenomorph that had slaughtered
his friends first and needed her to succeed, but promised her to honor Ripley's request afterward.
Together with her, Dillon rallied the survivors for a last ditch effort to lure the Xenomorph into the
blast furnace. Eventually, Dillon sacrificed himself to keep the Alien busy in the furnace so that
Ripley could flood the pit with molten lead and kill the creature. (A3)

Dinswood, Joel: A male human who was serving aboard the UNIC vessel Hornblower during the
Steel Egg incident in 2058. Grew up in the South of the USA. In charge of maintaining the ship’s
electronics. Harbored an antipathy towards fellow crew member Collindale.
During the Steel Egg incident, Dinswood was among the crew members who stayed behind on the
Hornblower during the first expedition to the Steel Egg. When he later stood guard with Buxton at
the isolated infirmary in which the three crew members infected by Facehuggers were monitored,
he witnessed the carnage of two crew members being killed by the emerging Chestburster.
Dinswood then chased after the fleeing Collindale together with Buxton and Dorea. He was later
killed when the group hunting for the Xenomorphs in the Heim Drive Engineering section was at-
tacked by the creatures. (A:SE)

Dinh, Pham: A female human and acting Governor General of the UPP colonies in 2183. Origi-
nally a high-ranking veteran of the UPP navy. Mother to a daugther. Unhappy with her post away
from her family, but duty-bound and determined. (ARPG:CORE)

DiStephano, Vincent: A male human and a USM soldier serving aboard the Auriga in 2381. In ad-
dition to guard and security duty, DiStephano was also sometimes tasked with occupying the obser-
vation capsule outside the highest levels of the ship. Ranking Private First Class at the time, DiS-
tephano was among the security staff who confronted the crew of the Betty in the mess shortly be-
fore the Xenomorph outbreak. Unlike his fellow soldiers, 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 guiding them through the ship. He was among the few
people to escape with the Betty, but was killed by the Newborn when he discovered the stowaway in
the ship's docking bay. (A:RES)

Discovery Journal Entry Fourteen: An entry Eli Reynolds created in his personal journal during
the Steel Egg incident in 2058 after he had opportunity to study the Facehugger creature. The entry
mentions a Xenomorph pheromone capable of directing the creatures. He also implied that he had
used the substance against his crewmates. (A:SE)

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Discovery Journal Entry Seventeen: A voice-recorded journal entry Eli Reynolds created on his
digital recorder during the Steel Egg incident. The recording was made after he had fled the Horn-
blower to study the Unbreakable Womb and its mysteries alone. The entry covers Xenomorph re-
production and hive structure. (A:SE)

Discovery Journal Entry Thirty-Two: A voice recording Eli Reynolds created shortly before his
death during the final moments of the Steel Egg incident in 2058. The entry records Reynolds’ suc-
cess in gaining control of the Unbreakable Womb’s systems. (A:SE)

Displacement Drive: An FTL drive technology. From the earliest FTL missions to the late 22nd cen-
tury, the Displacement Drive was the premier FTL technology used, so much so that the term “FTL
drive” became synonymous with the Displacement Drive, simply because there was no other kind
of FTL in existence. (ARPG:CORE)

Dix, Cyril: A male human and part of the Hornblower crew during the Steel Egg incident in 2058.
Had a gloomy personality.
Cyril Dix fought in the Hong Kong war, during which he lost part of his hip. Later, he applied for a
position on Lunar Base, but got assigned to the Hornblower’s fateful mission to Iapetus on short no-
tice, together with Don Bayfield and Reynolds. On the ship, Dix was responsible for mechanical up-
keep together with Bayfield, occupying the position of Secondary Maintenance Engineer.
During the Steel Egg incident, Dix stayed behind on the Hornblower with Bayfield and a portion of
the crew while Corgan and the rest left for the exploration of the Giff vessel. Bayfield and Dix then
prepared and launched decoy drones in order to delay the rival CANC team. Dix was later killed
when he and Bix stumbled upon one of the nascent Xenomorphs in the kitchen of the Hornblower.
(A:SE)

DNA Reflex: The unique property of the Xenomorph organism to change its appearance depending
on the host it gestated within. Aside from anatomical features, this characteristic also determines the
size of the adult Alien.

Doctor-Commander: A hybrid rank in CANC military, granting a scientist military leadership of

an operation. During the Steel Egg incident, Kyu Kim, as scientist by profession, was acting as
Doctor-Commander when leading an operation to claim the Giff vessel. (A:SE)

Dodd, Kevin: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident. Registered
under the double-Y chromosome ID code YY37936. A known gang member, Dodd was serving a
life sentence for murder. He assisted Clemens during the autopsy of Rebecca Jorden and was later
killed during the last ditch effort to lure the alien into a blast furnace in the facility. (A3)

Dog Catchers: A highly specialized commando unit deployed by Weyland-Yutani to capture live
Xenomorphs. A unit usually consists of four commandos, two specialists for containment and a sep-
arate team of scientists, which includes a chief surgeon. Dog Catchers are often accompanied by a
high-ranking representative of the Company. Commando gear consists of APE Suits and pulse ri-
fles. While the unit made for an impressive sight, its actual usefulness was initially questionable due
to its lack of actual experience with the creature. Michael Bishop was accompanied by a Dog
Catcher unit on his mission to Fury 16 during the climax of the Fury 16 incident in 2179 (A3,
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Domes: A group of botanic space stations scattered across known space. The Domes were built dur-
ing the middle of the 24th century when Earth's population threatened to destroy the flora of ecosys-
tems like the rainforests. As many plants had pharmaceutical value, the Domes were conceived to
preserve those plants in artificially created habitats. However, as time went on and Earth developed
synthetic substitutes for the drugs the plants were originally needed for, the Domes faded into obliv-
ion, and the operation was only continued because it was more cost-effective than dismantling. By
the mid-80s of the 24th century, there were six Domes in existence, named Domes Alpha through
Epsilon. At that time, the sixth Domes colony, Domes Epsilon, became notable for being the stage
for the Domes Epsilon incident, a Xenomorph infestation instigated by the enigmatic Loki organiza-
tion. (A:OS)

Domes Epsilon: A botanic space colony and the sixth of the Domes stations. In the mid-eighties of
the 24th century, Domes Epsilon became the site of a Xenomorph infestation and was destroyed dur-
ing the events surrounding this outbreak, which became known as the Domes Epsilon incident.

1. General information

Situated in the border regions, Domes Epsilon orbited around an unnamed planet and consisted of
sixteen domes, each containing artificial habitats with a rich and varied plant life. These Domes
were equipped with fully functional ecosystems, including an artificial food chain consisting of ge-
netically engineered insects, 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. No -
table facilities include the control center, a main supply bay and a backup bay situated at Dome Six-
teen. The habitats themselves spanned over a total area of 100 000 m², which prompted the staff to
use Runabouts to navigate them more easily.

2. History

For most of its existence, Domes Epsilon was administrated by Philip Philipakos, who installed a
heat sensor grid on the station in the early 60s in order to protect his young daughter Angela, who
lived at Domes Epsilon with him. During the following decades, Philipakos put much effort in
maintaining the colony, which included regular trading with the other Domes. However, this
changed in the mid-80s when Domes Epsilon was targeted by the elusive Loki organization for a
controlled Xenomorph infestation. The plan was eventually foiled by Ripley 8 and the crew of the
Betty, but Domes Epsilon was destroyed during the incident using explosive charges in order to
eradicate 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 Ep-
silon in the mid-eighties of the 24th century. Staged by the elusive Loki organization as part of their
dealings with the Mala'kak, aimed to provide human-bred Xenomorphs the Mala'kak needed for
their medical research in combating their infertility. The plan was ultimately foiled by Ripley 8 and
the crew of the Betty.

1. Prelude

Loki and the Mala'kak, also known as the Space Jockeys, had been maintaining contacts dating
back to the Nostromo incident, and in the late 24th century, the necessity for a new cooperation be-
tween the parties had arisen. The Mala'kak were facing severe problems due to a genetic error that

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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 by
killing individuals of their own species in order to breed Xenomorphs. Thus, the race turned to their
long-time human allies and reached a new agreement: In exchange for the permission to colonize a
world rich with minerals in Mala'kak-controlled space, humanity would provide them with a stock
of human-bred Aliens. In the mid-eighties, several years after the Auriga incident, Loki set its plan
in motion and chose the botanic space colony Domes Epsilon as the target for an Alien infestation.

2. Engineering the infestation

The plan was executed two-fold: Loki inserted the android Earl Cody to assist with the impregna-
tion of the staff. The actual insertion of the Xenomorph organism was carried out by a Loki agent
posing 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 sabotage
the 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 deliv-
ery and became impregnated by a Facehugger. The rest of the staff, unfamiliar with the alien life
form, placed him under medical observation and assumed that the crisis was over when the Face-
hugger detached itself from Pandor's face and he awoke from his coma soon after.

3. Involvement of Ripley 8 and the crew of the Betty

However, Ripley 8 and the crew of the Betty, who had been searching for clues to Loki's plans for
several years, had finally been able to learn of the planned infestation of Domes Epsilon by hacking
into 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 estab-
lished a com connection with Domes Epsilon and warned the station's administrator, Philipakos, of
the immense danger they were in and demanded access to the main bay. Philipakos, who had just
received news of Pandor's gruesome death, reluctantly agreed, just before access to the bay shut
down and external communications went dead due to sabotage by the Loki agents. Left with no
other option, the Betty docked onto Domes Seven and cut its own way into the colony. A hazard
team consisting of Ripley 8, Call, Johner and Krakke entered Domes Epsilon and soon were re-
ceived by Philipakos, 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
Adrian Shepherd, the resident security officer, to find a stray staff member called Benedict, Ripley 8
and Johner 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
Call and Shepherd encountered another Alien soon after discovering the remains of Benedict. As
Philipakos and his daughter Angie managed to reactivate the heat sensor grid of the station, they
made a dark discovery: The sensor showed no less than a dozen full-grown Xenomorphs present on
Domes Epsilon.

4. Escaping Domes Epsilon

After returning to the control center, Ripley 8, Call and the remaining staff members decided to
make a break for the backup bay on the flivvers that were used to traverse the expansive terrain of
the Domes. However, just as the group was about to reach the bay, several Xenomorphs crashed out
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were killed by the creatures. In the end, Ripley 8 and her comrades made it back safely to the Betty
together with the two sole survivors of the colony, Angie and the resident dog called Rex. Cody had
reached the Betty earlier and tried to foil the escape plan, but was overwhelmed by the crew mem-
bers. Ripley 8 and Call interrogated the android, who would cooperate on one condition: Other an-
droids had survived the purge and were now under Loki's control, and Call was to promise to free
them. After Call had agreed, Cody revealed the purpose of the Domes Epsilon infestation shortly
before a fail-safe system destroyed his basic functions. With Angie as a new crew member and the
knowledge that Loki would retaliate soon, Ripley 8 destroyed Domes Epsilon by remote-detonating
explosive charges that had been planted during the stay at the colony, and the Betty left the system.
(A:OS)

Doug: A male human and one of the civilians present aboard Sevastopol station during its downfall
in late 2137. Doug was a member of a group of survivors consisting of him, Liam, Emma and
Rosco. Doug was killed when a Xenomorph wiped out the group. (A:ISO)

Dowling: A member of the personnel at Third Base during the Spears incident in 2193. After the
American had arrived at the base, Dowling and another staff member named Maxwell were ordered
by Spears to check the cargo bay of the ship for anything salvageable. (A:B2 – NA)

DP-27: The shortened version of the designation “Detention Planet 27”. See respective entry.
(ARPG:CORE)

Draco Double Burner: A flamethrower used by USM personnel during the late 34 th century. Also
features a rifle and a grenade launcher. Was also used during the Auriga incident in 2381. (A:RES,
WYR)

Drake, Mark: A male human serving the USCM as a smart gun operator, sporting the rank of Pri-
vate in 2179. Registered under the USCM identity code A23/TQ2.0.47619E7. Born in 2145 on a
prison world designated as Detention Planet 27 situated in the Requist system. Joined the USCM
corps in the beginning of the 2170s, benefiting from the Service or Jail Act when brought to trial.
During boot camp, he met Jeanette Vasquez, with whom he developed a close friendship. They
shared a penchant for troublemaking, leading to three incidents of Drunk & Disorderly in 2172 in-
volving the two. While Vasquez eventually mellowed out and engaged herself in the corps, Drake’s
bad attitude remained unchanged. Nevertheless, he and Vasquez always stayed together over their
transfers and also chose the same specialization, advanced weapon training. This eventually led to a
profession as a smartgunner team for them.
In 2179, Drake and Vasquez were part of the recon mission involved in the Hadley's Hope incident.
Tragically, during the Xenomorph ambush inside the colony's hive, Drake was killed by a spray of
acid blood when Vasquez shot a Drone near him. (A2, KAF)

Drapers: A male human and one of the colonists living at Hadley's Hope on LV-426. During the
Xenomorph outbreak in 2179, Drapers led an armed scouting party to locate the Xenomorph hive
while the other colonists erected a fortified shelter at the sub-level of the colony. The team eventu-
ally found the hive inside the substructure of the nearby Atmosphere Processor and were shocked to
discover that the nest's population was much larger than anticipated. Upon encountering the crea-
tures, Drapers and his comrades opened fire. During the engagement, Drapers notified the colony
about the situation. He then was ordered to break off and retreat, but it was already too late: En -
raged by the disturbance, the Xenomorphs slaughtered Draper's men and women and departed for
the colony in full force. As Draper's comm connection went silent, the colonists hurried to the shel-

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ter. Badly injured, Drapers fought his way back to the colony. The Xenomorphs followed him to the
barricade, careful not to kill their bait. When the colonists heard gunfire outside the shelter, they
lowered the barricade after a heated argument, only to watch Drapers' mangled body drop dead in
front of them. A moment later, the Xenomorphs swarmed through the gap and eliminated almost ev-
ery single colonist inside the shelter. (A:NT)

Dreadnought: A class of Mala’kak Engineer warship. There has been no recorded human en-
counter with a Dreadnought-class vessel, with the only proof of existence consisting of hieroglyph
translation fragments. These fragments give account of a ship larger than a Juggernaut, of similar
biomechanical design, but with a winded shape resembling a knot, featuring heavy armament and
advanced FTL capabilities. (ARPG:CORE)

dream-reader1: A device released by Ridton in the 2110s. Allows the reader to watch images from
someone else’s dreams. A successor to Weyland Industries’ unreleased Alpha Reader technology,
the dream-reader1 was inferior in quality. (WYR)

Dreamer: A human who is able to receive the telepathic broadcast of a Xenomorph Queen Mother.
Most of these cases occurred during late stages of the Earth War, when the Queen Mother called out
to reunite her minions around her. These dreams took the shape of feelings of longing and love.
However, the intensity of the dream combined with the traumatic events on Earth also drove many
of the survivors on the surface insane, often causing them to become Breeder cultists.
Prominent dreamers include Billie and Ellen Ripley, who had been a Dreamer even back during the
Hadley's Hope incident in 2179. In 2195, Billie, Wilks and a synth version of Ripley enlisted the
help of hacker Leslie Elliot, who uncovered that the number of Dreamers has vastly increased, as a
sample size of 37 Dreamers in a week registered in psychiatric documentation proved. The group
went on to recruit a crew of these Dreamers for the Kurtz mission. (A:B3 – FW)

Drone: The third stage of the Xenomorph life-cycle and the epitome of the species. Although there
are several variants, the Drone is – save for advanced types designated to hive control – considered
to be the final, adult development stage. Behavior can vary, but generally, 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. Its sole purpose is to serve the hive, to defend it and expand it. As the
workforce of the hive and the backbone of the Xenomorph society structure, the Drone is the most
common type of Xenomorph and therefore has become synonymous for the species as a whole. De-
pending on the circumstances and the availability of hosts, a Drone population can range from
around 100 to millions. However, it would be fatal to underestimate the presence of even just a sin-
gle Drone.

1. Role in Xenomorph life cycle and hive structure

A Drone is the result of a hatched Chestburster that has completed its transformation into its adult
form. Drones are responsible not only for the protection and well-being of the hive, but also for its
construction. To this end, these creatures can transform into a Worker incarnation capable of secret-
ing a resin-like substance they use to build the hive. A Drone is always in contact with its Queen
through undiscovered, possibly subsonic or telepathic means. While this obviously provides a vast
edge in efficiency, a Drone can also go into a state of shock if this contact is suddenly cut by the vi-
olent death of the matriarch. Drones are intelligent creatures, their skills being evident in their abil-
ity to use stealth, assess a tactical situation and even ambush their victims. Advanced operations,
however, are probably directed by the Queen.

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 2. Anatomy

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, while its weight outmatches its former host at a much
higher rate, amounting to almost 400 kilograms. Drones move both bipedally and quadrupedally
and are able to climb on walls and ceilings, demonstrating their general speed and agility. Small
firearms may take down a Drone relatively fast, though the organism has proven to be extremely re-
sistant to environmental hazards like the vacuum of space. Their body structure is remotely hu-
manoid, but features an exoskeleton covered by black oily skin, acidic blood and a long muscular
tail.
Sightings report that sometimes this tail sports a sting that carries a non-lethal toxin, which the
Drone uses to paralyze potential hosts, an attribute reserved for the Warrior subform. Other times,
the tail ends in a small fin the Drone uses to navigate in aquatic environments. The reason for this
variation is unknown, but considering that this was spotted on the Drones resulting from the cloning
project aboard the Auriga, one can assume that the variation is a by-product of the mixing of human
and Alien DNA. Four tube-like organs extend from the back, the function of which has eluded the
understanding of scientists. One theory suggests that they are used as some kind of snorkel when
the creature is submerged in water.
Another striking feature is the elongated head. This head sports no visible eyes, but theories suggest
that that the expanded headcase houses sensory organs that would be a suitable equivalent. Another
reason for the unique shape may originate in the creatures resilience to the vacuum of space, as this
resilience originates from the unique anatomy of the skull, housing a natural compression chamber
and a pseudohypothalmic regulator keeping the acid blood from freezing. The mouth features,
among viciously sharp fangs, an inner jaw which can be extended with such speed and power that it
can penetrate a human skull. Drones have been seen exhibiting different head structures according
to variant.

3. Variants

According to its exact role designated to it in the Xenomorph as well as environmental circum-
stances, a Drone exist in various subforms. With no hive, the development will end in a Lurker, a
stealthy variant intent on plotting the foundation of a new nest. When a hive is already present, the
smooth-domed Lurker will transform into a Warrior, sporting a hardened carapace on its skull. The
Warrior is the foot soldier caste and attacks openly in large numbers.

Dropship: A collective term for a class of ships used for transferring people and equipment from a
ship orbiting a planet down to the surface and vice versa. Dropships are used both for military and
other purposes. An example of a dropship is the UD-4 Cheyenne series used by the USCM in the
late 22nd century and the Krokodil-class starship deployed by the UPP during the same period. (A2,
A:INF, A:CMTM)

Dryner, Tobias: A male human and a scientist working for Bionational. Was involved in the
Xenomorph outbreak on Earth in 2192, which would become known as the Earth War.
By 2192, Dryner had worked his way to building a reputation as a brilliant scientist. Among his cre-
dentials were an M.D., a T.A.S. and a Ph. D. During his study, Dryner had also acquired consider-
able marksman skills. Eventually, Dryner began working for Bionational. In 2192, he was assigned
the task of medical surveillance of James T. Likowski, who had been retrieved by the corporation
with a Xenomorph embryo gestating inside him. Likowski was held at Bionational's Houston facil-

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ity, where Dryner took up work together with the vice-president of the Biomed Division, a man
named Louis Reine, who, by virtue of his position, was the project's leader. When Likowski eventu-
ally gave birth, Reine was attacked by the Chestburster. In order to secure the specimen, Dryner
shot Reine. Later, when the Xenomorph infestation of Earth had already started, Dryner was called
in by Dr. Orona together with two Bionational representatives called Green and Red to discuss
countermeasures. His final fate is unknown. (A:B1 – O)

DTC: Abbreviation for Data Transmitter Card. See respective entry. (ARPG:CORE)

Duncan: A male human working in a team of three technicians for Planetus in 2232, the other two
being Gavin and Kelly. Was very ecology-minded, which had led him to sign up for Planetus in the
first 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 sup-
posed Alien outbreak that had occurred at a Weyland-Yutani research facility on C-3 L/M, a planet
shared by both corporations. The infestation turned out to be faked by Weyland-Yutani in a ploy to
take over Planetus, and Duncan and his team were targeted for elimination. Together with Gavin
and Kelly, he narrowly escaped the planet with the other Planetus personnel involved in the investi-
gation. 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 death
at the hands of an actual Alien infestation. After landing on Soulages, the group explored the nearby
settlement-turned-artificial-hive in order to find a possibility to escape the planet. When the group
settled down for the night, Duncan and Kelly were taken by the Aliens and got impregnated. The
others later found Duncan at the central crater, the Facehugger still attached to his face, and Anders
Kramm, who had led the investigation of the incident, was forced to shoot him. (A:NE)

Duncan, T.M.: A male human and one of the individuals who reported Xenomorph-related night-
mares caused by the Queen held by Bionational shortly before the Earth War in 2192. A therapist
named Dr. Frankel provided counseling for Duncan. Duncan's nightmares were also investigated by
a military scientist named Dr. Orona, who filed the case under Case # 232558. (A:B1 – O)

Dunn: A male human and a soldier. Dunn was present on Gateway in 2195. Ranking Lieutenant,
Dunn was stationed at Gateway’s military flight control during the hijacking of the Kurtz. Dunn re-
quested the mission data from McQuade and became suspicious when the data did not check out.
McQuade reacted by frightening Dunn into submission, who quickly gave permission to disengage.
(A:B3 – FW)

Dunston, Keith: A male human and one of the Dreamers involved in the Kurtz mission in 2195.
Was present on Gateway Station in 2195, where he entertained a dojo and used his considerable
melee skills to work as a martial arts teacher.
When Ripley and Wilks visited Dunston in his dojo and asked him to participate in the mission to
capture the Queen Mother, he agreed to help and also lent his dojo for meetings and the final assem-
bly of the group. Although he had not seen any military combat action, Dunston proved to be a ca-
pable fighter and helped scouting and clearing the way to the Kurtz docked at Gateway. Later, Dun-
ston was among the foray into the Queen Mother’s nest and participated in the following battle.
However, Dunston was killed during the engagement when his weapon jammed. (A:B3 – FW)

Duplis, A.: A female human and one of the USCM marines involved in the Origin incident in late
2179. Duplis managed to escape the destruction of the Sephora and the Sulaco and participated in
the defense of Hadley's Hope prior to the final assault on Weyland-Yutani. (A:CMVG)

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Duplis, C.: A male human and one of the Colonial Marines involved in the Origin incident in late
2179. After the destruction of the Sephora and the Sulaco in orbit of LV-426, Duplis managed to es-
cape to Hadley's Hope. During the Xenomorph attack on Hadley's Hope prior to the final assault
against the Weyland-Yutani research facility, Duplis got trapped with a Xenomorph inside a small
room near the medlab, but was freed and rescued by Corporal Winter. (A:CMVG)

Dutton: A cutter vessel in service of the Coast Guard during the late 22 nd century. Was involved in
the events surrounding the freighter Junket, which would become the catalyst of the Xenomorph in-
festation on Earth in the 2190s.
In 2192, two Coast Guard officers named Barton and Lyle were dispatched aboard the Dutton to in-
vestigate and destroy an old freighter named Junket, which was dangerously close to entering
Earth's atmosphere. Upon arrival, the Dutton launched a remote probe to explore the interior of the
Junket. After blasting an outer hatch, the probe entered the ship and relayed disturbing images of the
carnage caused by the Xenomorph aboard. After retrieving the ship's data banks, Barton and Lyle
set the bomb and withdrew the probe. The Junket was then successfully detonated, but the
Xenomorph had escaped aboard the probe and switched ships. The creature killed Barton and Lyle
and, while doing so, caused a fatal hull breach which destroyed the Dutton, taking the Xenomorph
with it. However, the data retrieved by the Dutton would reach EarthGov and provide it with the in-
formation necessary to launch an expedition to the Xenomorph Homeworld. (A:B1 – O)

Dvorak 10-CA: A low-ordnance nuclear explosive device. Used by the Coast Guard during the late
22nd century for destroying derelict spacecrafts in Earths orbit. A Dvorak 10-CA was deployed and
detonated by the crew of the Coast Guard cutter Dutton in 2192 to destroy the wreckage of the Jun-
ket. (A:B1 – O)

Dyaus Sector: A sector of space situated in the Southwest just beyond the Outer Rim.
(ARPG:CORE)

Dylan City: A colony on the planet KOI-784.01. Founded in 2062 after a terraforming delay of
seven years. Maintained an industry focused on mining. Key resources of the colony were gold, tita-
nium and hematite. (PR:WIW)

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E-550: A model in the Samani E-Series of wristband watches. Came with integrated sensor able to
detect a bull breach. (ARPG:CORE)

E-Ration: A nutrient product. Often found in military supplies. While not particular tasty, it pro-
vides plenty of nourishment. (A:B2 – NA)

E-Space: A term abbreviating Einsteinian Space, a synonym for Einsteinian Warp. (A:B2 – NA)

EAE: Abbreviatrion for External Attachment Engine. See respective entry. (A:SE)

Earth: The third planet in the Sol system. The homeplanet of mankind and the only planet that sup-
ports life without terraforming. Formed over 4,5 billion years BC. Earth’s biosphere was presum-
ably fundamentally manipulated by the Mala’kak race in its endeavor to create the human race.
Earth was then visited during the Phoenician Age by the Giff race, although no direct contact or ma-

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nipulation occurred. The planet would be impacted by the effects of advancing mankind on its envi-
ronment, causing a period of accelerated climate change which would be stopped by terraforming
technology invented by Sir Peter Weyland, Countless wars and conflicts also raged on the planet’s
surface, but none was as devastating as the global infestation with the XX121 extraterrestrial para-
sitic organism in the 2190s. During this period, a lone Collector also initiated a terraforming process
from its ship in orbit, further changing the planet’s face. Mankind reclaimed Earth and destroyed the
Collector ship, but it would take a long time for Earth to recover. In 2382, the Auriga impacted in an
uninhabitated area of Africa during the final minutes of the Auriga incident, causing an EMP pulse
that eradicated massive amounts of data.

Earth War: A global Xenomorph infestation on mankind's home planet Earth and countless mili-
tary conflicts connected with it. Taking place in the 2190s, it was probably the most cataclysmic
event in the history of men.

1. The seed

The roots for the Earth War took hold in 2192, when the Coast Guard cutter Dutton explored a
derelict freighter named Junket in Earth's orbit. Unbeknownst to the crew of the Dutton, the Junket
had been infested by Xenomorphs during the ship's stay on the creature's homeworld. Additionally,
a single specimen had survived throughout the decades on the freighter. The Junket was destroyed
according to plan, but not before the adult Xenomorph managed to jump ships. The creature killed
the Dutton's crew, puncturing the hull in the process, destroying both the creature and the Dutton.
However, shortly before its end, the Dutton was able to retrieve the Junket's data banks and send it
to HQ. The data found its way to military high command, providing it with the location of the
Xenomorph Homeworld. A joint operation to journey to the homeworld and retrieve a Xenomorph
for research was initiated, involving Dr. Waidslaw Orona of EarthGov's genetic research branch
GENstaff, Colonel Stephens of the military and a marine named Wilks, the lone survivor of the Rim
incident.

2. Conspiring forces

However, the events surrounding the rediscovery of the Junket had not gone unnoticed. Bionational
Inc., a ruthless corporation specializing in biotechnology and owner of the ship, had become aware
of the incident and the government's plans to follow the ship's trajectory to the Xenomorph Home-
world. Also eager to get its hands on an Alien specimen, Bionational started its own mission to the
homeworld. In the meantime, however, it had gained a far more immediate price: The missing pilot
pod of the Junket, with the Junket's navigator James T. Likowski aboard in stasis – and a
Xenomorph embryo gestating inside of him. Likowski was brought to a Bionational facility in
Houston, Texas, where the gestation process was supervised by two Bionational researchers, Dr. To-
bias Dryner and Louis Reine. The creature hatched successfully, attacking Dr. Dryner in the
process, who had gotten too close to the hatching. During the attack, Reine killed his superior to en-
sure the creature's safety. The Chestburster was transferred to a high-security lab in Lima, Peru,
where it quickly grew in size, revealing itself to be a Queen. Inside a sealed artificial environment,
the Queen built a hive and began to lay Eggs. At the same time, the creature started to send out a
telepathic signal, resulting in unusually specific nightmares afflicting humans in a fifty-mile radius.
Meanwhile, a man named Salvaje, who was a former employee of Bionational, had become reli-
giously obsessed with the Xenomorph after he had learned of the Queen's existence due to his con-
tacts inside the company. By splicing a message propagating his fanatic beliefs into the television
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him and led a devastating suicide attack on the Lima facility. While a security protocol destroyed
the facility, the Queen and many of Salvaje's followers, it was already too late: Several infected
cultists had escaped and slowly began to spread the Xenomorph organism in the surrounding re-
gion.

3. The infestation spreads

EarthGov, who had an ongoing investigation on Salvaje, learned of the incident soon after by inter-
rogating a technician named Pindar, who had helped the cult leader with splicing his message into
the network. Orona immediately contacted Bionational and arranged a meeting with Dryner and two
representatives named Green and Red to discuss the imminent threat and ensure their cooperation to
contain it. Meanwhile, with the help of infected cultists, the organism had spread as far as Chicago.
Orona deployed military special forces which, under the invocation of the Planetary Security Act,
could be deployed planet-wide in under three hours and followed up on any unexplained cases of
disappearances. The aggressive contamination procedures at first proved very effective, resulting in
the destruction of small nests in New Chicago, Lesser Miami, Havana and Madrid. During the fol-
lowing months, Orona's teams prevailed as the infestation thrived, razing larger nests in Paris, Mos-
cow, Brisbane and Antarctic City.
While Orona's and his affiliated military forces proved to be swift and capable, the general response
by the civilian government was ill-prepared for the crisis. Eventually, the delayed reaction resulted
in a coup d'état by the military. The new leaders applied a strict policy of contamination, which re -
sulted in the creation of testing centers that scanned the general population for infection. At first, the
tests were voluntary, but the grip of the military quickly hardened. The tests became mandatory, and
citizens suspected of infection were shot without delay. Rumors arose that the military used the con-
tainment process to get rid of political dissidents and other problematic elements of society.

4. The tide turns

While it first seemed that, during the first few months after the destruction of the Lima facility, the
military campaign spearheaded by Orona managed to keep the infestation in check, the situation
quickly worsened. The Xenomorphs began to adapt to the extermination strategies of the special
forces. Instead of concentrating their presence in large hives, the creatures resorted to create count-
less small nests, rendering large-scale military strikes useless and making detection difficult and
containment effectively impossible. A noteworthy example is the infestation of Abidan and the sur-
rounding countryside on the Ivory Coast in Greater North Africa. Within a fifty-mile radius, no less
than 80 nests were discovered, where not only humans, but also cattle had been used for impregna-
tion.
With the Xenomorph's change of behavior, the infestation quickly escalated, and the military cam-
paign followed suit. At the beginning of 2193, a giant hive consisting of a large number of small
nests joined by tunnels had claimed Diego Suarez on the northern tip of Madagascar. Upon discov-
ery, Orona was left with no choice but to deploy a whole division of forces to counter the infesta -
tion. Another dark landmark of the campaign took place two months later with the nuclear destruc-
tion of Jakarta by Orona's orders. In mid-2193, one year after the Lima incident, the Xenomorph in-
festation had consumed Australia to a point that the whole continent had to be placed under com-
plete quarantine. Anyone who would try to travel to Australia or escape from it was shot down by
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 5. War

At this point, the military governments realized that containment was no longer an option and
switched tactics from trying to eradicate the Alien scourge to establishing and protecting safe zones.
Eventually, the local governments dissolved and united themselves to the Military Alliance, effec-
tively suspending all national boundaries. Martial law was declared, providing the military with
even larger authority in dealing with infected humans. All pretense of a protocol to be followed
were dropped, and the mere suspicion that a civilian might be infected was enough to order her or
his execution. At first, giving such an order was limited to military personnel ranked above colonel.
This limitation, however, was quickly loosened until any soldier with a gun was allowed to kill an
allegedly infected person.
It was at this point in the war that human scientists made a horrifying discovery while researching
captured Xenomorph specimens: The creatures were becoming more intelligent. While a normal
adult Xenomorph was not above the intellectual level of an average dog, a Queen captured during
an engagement in downtown San Francisco exhibited a level of intelligence comparable to an IQ of
175 – smarter than most humans. Added to this alarming development was the creatures' tenacity
and willingness to sacrifice countless individuals to achieve their goals. In the end, it was the
Xenomorph's persistent ability to adapt to given circumstances that ensured its victory. The infesta-
tion had now spread to even the most distant habitats on Earth, be it deserts, jungles or the Arctic
ice.

6. Defeat

Now faced with the outlook of losing Earth to the Aliens altogether, a massive exodus of the civil-
ian population started. Countless private starships fled to Luna or the asteroid belt beyond Mars,
while a smaller number retreated to the colonies outside the Sol system. The Military Alliance even-
tually declared ownership of private vessels illegal, confiscating the ships to enable its own with-
drawal of key personnel to the outer colonies. What little remained of any form of infrastructure fi-
nally broke down, including landlines for communication, which restricted the use to satellite re-
lays, provided there was enough power to access them. Civilization surrendered to anarchy. After
the loss of around one billion human lives, humanity was abandoning Earth to the Xenomorphs.
Together with roughly 600 million other humans, Orona remained on Earth, tucked away in a heav-
ily fortified military complex. After chronicling the Earth War and initiating its broadcast as his last
legacy, he committed suicide as the Aliens overrun the complex. But he also left another heritage: A
stockpile of fusion bombs timed to detonate when the last high-ranking military personnel evacu-
ated from the complex. The bombs would eradicate the Xenomorphs and render Earth uninhabitable
for a long time, but eventually, humanity might be able to return. It was shortly before the military's
escape that the Benedict returned from its ill-fated mission to the Xenomorph Homeworld, accom-
panied by a lone Mala'kak aboard its vessel whom the Benedict's crew had encountered on the
homeworld. Arriving on the pretense of an alliance, the Mala'kak quickly revealed that it was not
interested in helping humanity, but to conquer Earth. Shortly after the last ships had left, the being
deactivated the detonation sequence for Orona's bombs in order to protect its prize and retreated
into orbit where it initiated a terraforming process to adapt Earth to the needs of its race.

7. The dark times

With all government and military key personnel either dead or evacuated, those left behind on Earth
had to fend for themselves. Food and water shortage, missing power and, first and foremost, the
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decimating the human population without mercy. By the end of 2193, human casualties had risen to
the billions, with a Xenomorph population on Earth of several millions. It was around the time these
numbers were recorded that Earth was declared completely overrun. Meanwhile, civilian broadcasts
also began reporting the sightings of the first Egg Silos. By 2195, survivors discovered vast under-
ground tunnels beneath the cities taken over by the Xenomorphs that all led to central hub areas –
possibly the Egg Silos – like spokes on a wheel. The creature apparently migrated through these
tunnels, using up the resources in one area and then moving on to another. This was followed by an-
other change in behavior: While the Kurtz was on its mission to capture the Queen Mother, the
Aliens grouped together, remaining inactive for as long as several days. As there was nothing left
that did not belong to the creatures, their victory seemed complete.
However, it was not only the Xenomorph that proved an immense threat to the survivors, but also
man himself. With the Xenomorph infestation ubiquitous, the telepathic signal of the Queens rose to
massive intensity, which caused humans to freely seek out the creatures and submit to impregnation.
Fanatical cults dubbed Breeders formed, individuals who abducted other humans to bring them be-
fore the Queens for breeding. The situation grew worse in the later stages, when the overwhelming
telepathic signal of the Queen Mother grew powerful enough to control the cultists. Survivors unaf-
fected by the Xenomorph telepathy had to remain underground in order to avoid the omnipresent
Breeders above ground. By 2195, broadcasts from Earth were dominated by cultist transmissions.
Other bands merely succumbed to anarchy and cruelty. Bombing runs on survivors using abandoned
military vehicles were not unheard of. While rumors of shelters like the Hidden Underground were
as numerous as dubious, the last real safe haven was Gateway Station in Earth's orbit, providing a
home for over 15,000 refugees. Military forays to the surface dropped to a minimum, since there
were almost no resources left to spare. By the time of the Kurtz mission in 2195, only three combat
landings have been performed, all of which suffered casualties or did not come back at all. One par-
ticularly tragic incident occurred during the planning stages of the Kurtz mission: Another combat
landing was met with a horrible end. What turned the tragedy into a catastrophe was the fact that
footage of the landing was accidentally leaked onto Ten-Vee, a public broadcast channel, for all who
had tuned in on Gateway to see.

8. Hope

While the situation on Earth was grim, a group of individuals on Gateway, led by Wilks, Billie and
a synthetic version of Ellen Ripley, was working on a plan to rid the planet of the Xenomorphs. The
idea was to capture the supreme matriarch of the Xenomorphs, the Queen Mother, and use her pow-
erful telepathic signal to lure the Aliens to the bombs left behind by Orona and wipe them all out in
one swift strike. When the Kurtz returned to Earth with the Queen Mother, the results became ap-
parent immediately: The Xenomorph hordes began to follow the Kurtz to Orona’s compound in
Northwestern USA. Soon the Alien overrun the place, but not before Ripley’s group was able to set
up the bombs and initiate a countdown.

9. Aftermath

Six months later, a large portion of the Xenomorphs had amassed at the location of the bombs. The
detonation killed enough of the creatures to break their hold over Earth and allow mankind to re-es-
tablish a presence on the planet. However, the military conflict was far from over: There were still
dozens of Xenomorph hive locations, including nests in Brasilia, Los Angeles and Buffalo. Com-
pletely eradicating the Aliens on Earth was now solely a matter of time and persistence.
However, there was still another threat: The Mala’kak ship in orbit. Its terraforming process has
changed Earth’s climate to a dangerous degree, forcing mankind’s hand. The government of the

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United Americas reacted by devising a cunning plan to stop the Mala’kak, involving the President
himself. Using Billie’s diary to research the being’s abilities and interests, the military sent footage
of mankind’s fight against the Xenomorph across the globe, exploiting its fear and hatred toward the
Alien to bait it. The Mala’kak, sensing a powerful ally for cleansing its new home, eventually in-
vited the President to negotiate the repopulation of Earth. Mankind’s goal was to destroy the
Mala’kak and its ship from the very start and concluded that the being was unable to read minds.
So, the President agreed to take the risk and meet the creature aboard its ship.
In preparation for the meeting, a dormant Chestburster was implanted inside the President, its emer-
gence to be triggered by a liquid hidden inside a false tooth. His entourage was switched out for ad-
vanced android doppelgangers trained in combat, a measure which was kept secret even from the
President. Soon after arriving on the Mala’kak’s ship, the being, sensing that his visitors had hostile
intent, reacted violently and quickly dispatched the androids. However, they had bought the Presi-
dent enough time: He triggered the birth of the Chestburster, which overwhelmed the frightened
Mala’kak and killed it. One of the androids survived the encounter badly damaged and contacted
military HQ, giving the all clear. With its pilot now dead, the ship was easily destroyed by a missile
strike, and the terraforming process was halted.

Earthsavers: A dangerous cult strongly opposing the colonization of space, promoting the belief
that leaving Earth would lead to mankind’s destruction. Founded during the late 21 st century by
Duncan Fields, the Earthsavers movement repeatedly, but unsuccessfully tried to sabotage the mis-
sion of the colony ship Covenant. By the 2180s, the group was considered disbanded, but rumors
persisted that a former fraction had transformed into the Church of Immaculate Incubation.
(ARPG:CORE)

Easley, T.J.: A male-type advanced android developed by the human military. Comrade of Mitch
Bueller.
Easley belonged to a group of synthetic models created to act and feel like humans in order to facili-
tate their integration into combat service. As part of this objective, the subjects themselves were
kept unaware of their artificial nature. In 2191, Easley and the others were united in a military
squad and entered training as marines. This squad was designated First Squad, Fox Platoon, Com-
pany Able, 1st Extee Division, Second Colonial Marines. One year later, when the military decided
to deploy the androids for the Benedict mission, Easley and the others underwent special training
under David Wilks in order to prepare them for dealing with Xenomorphs. For this mission, he bore
the rank of Private. During the voyage of the Benedict, Easley, doing patrol duty, stumbled across
Stephens, the mission's leader, communicating with the Bionational intercept. Before Easley could
report the betrayal, Stephens stuck a grenade in his suit and shoved him out of an airlock. The sub-
sequent explosion killed Easley. (A:B1 – O)

EC/#4861258765: The ID code of Idris Janek. (WYR)

EC/#9549874308: The ID code of Meredith Vickers. (WYR)

Echo Outpost: A colony on the planet KOI-899.03. Founded it 2057, Echo Outpost would sport a
population of 3.25 million by 2071. Its industry focused on mining and refining KOI-899.03's vast
resources of the rare earth element yttrium, making the colony the leading provider of the metal in
the latter half of the 21st century. Another key resource was nobium. (PR:WIW)

EEO: Abbreviation for Endoparasitic Extraterrestrial Organism. See respctive entry.

(ARPG:CORE)

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EEV: Abbreviation for Emergency Escape Vehicle. See respective entry. (A3, A:CMTM)

Egg: An egg-like organism containing the Facehugger species (Manumala noxhydria) of the
Xenomorph life-cycle. Varies in height from 60 centimeters to 1.2 meters. A more accurate name is
Ovomorph, as it is more of a lifeform than a conventional egg. Sporting a leathery skin, a
Xenomorph Egg is quite durable and equipped to sustain a Facehugger over an indefinite amount of
time. Furthermore, the Egg is equipped with sensory organs that allows it to detect when a suitable
host is nearby. If that is the case, the four lids on top of the Egg open, releasing the Facehugger.
A Xenomorph Egg is created by a Queen and laid using a large ovipositor attached to her.
Xenomorph Eggs thrive in a hot, humid climate. Scientists aboard the Auriga recorded an ideal con-
dition of 30 degrees Celsius and a humidity of 85 per cent. The Auriga files also contained x-rays
revealing an internal structure similar to reptilian Eggs. An Egg can be fed with a substance called
Royal Jelly, altering the Facehugger inside to carry a Queen embryo. There also exists an alternate
form of creating a Xenomorph Egg named “Ovomorphing”, 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 harvest

Xenomorph Eggs from the artificial hive on the planet Soulages. The Egg Harvester moved on
threads, and its setup consisted of a large holding chamber and four appendages, of which two were
equipped with guns while the other two sported grabbing pincers. Anders Kramm, Frances Stauff
and Bjorn Heyward fought an Egg Harvester on the landing pad of the hive during the C-3 L/M in-
cident in 2232. (A:NE)

Egg Silo: Artificial, dome-shaped structures erected by the Xenomorph species. Replaces tradi-
tional Xenomorph hives in their function. Egg Silos are created when the Xenomorph population on
a planet has reached the level of global domination. Thus, two instances of Egg Silos that were en-
countered by mankind were located on the Xenomorph Homeworld and on Earth during the
Xenomorph infestation in the 2190s.

Egger, J.: A human and a geologist. Registered under the ID code SG-6257. Originally slated to ac-
company the Prometheus mission in 2091. However, shortly before launch, Egger became unavail-
able and was replaced by Sean Fifield. (WYR)

Einsteinian Space: A synonym for Einsteinian Warp. (A:B2 – NA)

Einsteinian Warp: A state of faster-than-light travel. Spaceship equipped with Gravity Drives were
capable of using the Einsteinian Warp. Though highly advanced, the Einsteinian Warp made the use
of cryotubes necessary as it had severely adverse effects on the human psyche. (A:B1 – O)

El Salvador: The smallest country of Central America. At an unknown point in time, El Salvador
was devastated by a military conflict. By the end of the 22 nd century, El Salvador had not been re-
stored yet. In 2193, the ruins of El Salvador was a potential candidate as a landing site for Spears'
Xenomorph army due to its historical significance as a battlefield. (A:B2 – NA)

Elaine: A female human who was present aboard Sevastopol station during its downfall in 2137.
Elaine was keeping a man named Clarke company for a while, but after finding evidence that
Clarke had died during the construction of a makeshift explosive, Elaine contacted an individual
named Jameson on December 7, informing the person of her intention to join up. (A:ISO)

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Electroball: A sport. Played by two players in a hexagonal court, the goal is to earn points by bat-
ting the ball so that it will hit as many surfaces as possible, with the minimum being hitting three
walls for one point. Similar to tennis, the players play the ball back and forth between each other to
keep the ball in the game. The name derives from the fact that the racquets are electrically charged,
accelerating the ball to speeds over 120 kilometers per hour. In the late 22 nd century, holographic ta-
ble versions of Electroball were available. Bionational representatives Green and Red regularly
played matches using such a table version. (A:B1 – O)

Elgyn, Frank: A male human and the leader of the band of smugglers involved in the Auriga inci-
dent. Born in 2344. Son of Beatrice Martin. Registered under the felony ID code F828-1. Captain of
the Betty and the romantic partner of Hillard.
Elgyn was a career criminal: From 2365 to 2368, he served a prison sentence for smuggling and got
his flight status revoked. His freedom was short-lived, as he served another five years for smuggling
from 2368 to 2373.
When the cloning project aboard the Auriga proved to be successful in 2381, Elgyn struck a deal
with Perez, with whom he had been previously acquainted: In exchange for hard cash, he would de-
liver a special cargo to the research vessel: humans. Elgyn and the crew of the Betty hijacked a pas-
senger liner bound for Xarem and transferred the occupied cryotubes 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 the purpose of their special cargo without
any success. Elgyn was later killed during the escape to the Betty when he was ambushed by a
Xenomorph while looting a seemingly abandoned corridor for weapons. (A:RES)

EliReynoldsGenius: The password with which Eli Reynolds protected his personal journal. After
Reynolds had gone rogue during the Steel Egg incident in 2058, Hornblower crew member Hesse,
knowing Reynolds’ narcissistic tendencies, took a total of six tries to crack the password. (A:SE)

Ellery: A human and one of the individuals involved in the Miranda incident in the early 2180s.
Had worked as Charlize’s pilot team together with Jefferies several times before the incident and
joined up with Jefferies in the same capacity again for the fateful journey to Thedus. During the
events, Ellery was tasked with investigating unusual readings from the engine section with Nat. Was
later taken or killed during the incident. (ARPG:CORE)

Elliot, Leslie: A female human and a talented hacker. Was present on Gateway Station during the
Kurtz mission in 2195. During her stay, she dated one of the men who frequented the same gym as
Wilks. Her reputation as a gifted hacker had preceded her, and when Wilks, Billie and Ripley were
in need of sensible data about potential Dreamers for their mission to defeat the Xenomorphs on
Earth, he decided to contact Elliot. Elliot was successful in procuring the data and later invited the
group into her apartment to show them a discovery she had made about the Dreamers – namely that
a certain fraction of them may be able to track down the location of the Queen Mother’s planet.
During the preparations, Elliot also developed a sexual relationship with Wilks. She disclosed to
him that she was also a Dreamer. When the mission departed on board a stolen USCM vessel, Elliot
stayed behind, but helped with stealing access data to the Kurtz and ran interference by planting
maps that indicated a different destination. When the Kurtz returned to the Sol system, the group
contacted Elliot over a coded frequency, who informed them of the current situation and also trans-
mitted Amy’s last broadcast to Billie. (A:B3 – FW)

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Ellis: A male human and a Colonial Marine. In the late 2170s, Ellis was part of the USCM recon
mission to the colony world of Rim. He was killed during the fight against the Xenomorph infesta-
tion the squad had uncovered on the planet. (A:B1 – O)

Ellis, Carl: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident. Nickname
“Frank”. Registered under the double-Y chromosome ID code YY99243. Sentenced to twenty-years
of prison at the Fiorina 161 penal colony for murder. In the slaughterhouse of the facility, Ellis dis-
covered the Queen Facehugger that had impregnated Ripley. Unaware of the true nature of what he
had found, he mistook the Xenomorph for an indigenous life form. He later was killed by the
Xenomorph during the preparations for capturing the Alien. His death caused the quinitricetyline
used in the attempt to be ignited prematurely, killing several prisoners in the process and almost
foiling the plan. (A3)

Ellison: A human and a Seegson executive. Was present aboard Sevastopol during its decommis-
sion period in late 2137 and really miffed about that broken hand drier in the restrooms. (A:ISO)

Eloids: A name Eli Reynolds choose to rename the Giff race during the Steel Egg incident when he
found the previous name chosen by Daryl Corgan to his disliking. Obviously, the name was another
testimony of Reynolds’ megalomania and narcissism, similar to the new name he chose for the Steel
Egg, Reynolds’ Discovery. (A:SE)

Emergency Escape Vehicle: Describing a class of small modular vehicles installed aboard larger
ships to eject and evacuate personnel in case of an emergency. Abbreviated as EEV. EEVs are not
full-fledged ships, often only provided with a very limited range and control capacities, its sole pur-
pose being to safely transport personnel away from the crisis zone and home in towards the nearest
ship, station or inhabited world. By 2183, EEVs were divided in four classes ranging from A to D.
The smallest Class A were one-person escape pods, while Class B EEVs were able to hold more in-
dividuals and sustain them for more than a week. Class C escape vehicles were installed on larger
vessels, with the BD-409 337 EEV being a prominent example. Class D were the largest EEVs for
up to around 20 individuals, such as the Weyland-patented Lifeboat technology. (ARPG:CORE)

Emma: A female human and one of the civilians trapped aboard Sevastopol station during its
downfall in late 2137. Emma belonged to a group of survivors consisting of Doug, Liam and Rosco.
She was abducted by a Xenomorph when the creature attacked the group. (A:ISO)

EMP: Abbreviation for “Electromagnetic Pulse”. A weapon to disable a ship without destroying it.
The Adams was equipped with an EMP device and used it during its attempt to stop the Kurtz when
the ship returned to Earth during the Kurtz mission in 2195. (A:B3 – FW)

EMP Decoy: A decoy system for starships. Is launched and then fires multiple smaller projectiles
which each generate electromagnetic pulses that disturb enemy systems. The UNIC vessel Horn-
blower was equipped with EMP Decoys and used them to prevent detection by CANC during the
early stages of the Steel Egg incident in 2058. (A:SE)

Empress: A larger variant of the Xenomorph Queen. The need for an Empress arises when there are
several Xenomorph hives sharing the same territory. The hives will then fight for supremacy, and
after the Queen of the inferior hive has been eliminated, the victorious Queen transforms into an
even more monstrous incarnation and takes up control of the remains of both hives, effectively
merging them into a single, larger Xenomorph society. During the Sulaco incident in 2179, the

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marines from the USS Sephora encountered a Xenomorph specimen aboard the Sulaco that looked
similar to a Queen, but was far larger, possibly classifying it as an Empress. (A:GEN, A:INF)

EN-8170: The ID code of L. Taplow. (WYR)

ENA-2742: The ID code of R. Shppard .(WYR)

Encephalopod: An alternative term describing the Xenomorph. (A:OS)

END-6924: The ID code of S. Barnes. (WYR)

Endoparasitic Extraterrestrial Organism: A term for organisms that use other lifeforms to ges-
tate its offspring inside and that does not originate on Earth. Abbreviated as EEO. This term is used
to refer to the Neomorph lifeform encountered on Planet 4, but also applies to other species, such as
the Xenomorph. (ARPG:CORE)

Endotech Micro: A microchip manufacturer. Amy and her group traversed an abandoned Endotech
Micro factory in an industrial town in Northern California during her fight for survival during Earth
War. Later, Billie explored the underground beneath the factory on her search for Amy during the
last stages of the Kurtz mission in 2195. (A:B3 – FW)

Energy Probe: A non-invasive medical technology for dissection. Eli Reynolds used Energy
Probes to avoid acid spill while performing an autopsy on a dead Facehugger during the Steel Egg
incident in 2058. (A:SE)

Engineers: A term used to refer to a sentient species belonging to the enigmatic Mala'kak collec-
tive. The moniker was coined by Dr. Elizabeth Shaw, who was involved in mankind's first major
contact with the Mala'kak Engineers during the LV-223 incident in 2093. Shaw chose this term be-
cause she believed that the race had artificially created and thus “engineered” mankind. Findings by
David 8 on Planet 4 also indicated the Engineers are the creators of the Xenomorph.

1. Biology, technology and culture

An Engineer looks similar to a human, even sharing the same DNA, as discovered by Dr. Elizabeth
Shaw during the LV-223 incident. However, this humanoid is a third taller, has a pale complexion,
black eyes and no body hair. Additionally, these beings are a lot stronger and tougher than humans.
The Engineers also have an oral language akin to several ancient human languages and written lan-
guage coded in hieroglyphical signs.
Engineer technology was highly advanced compared to mankind, developing interstellar travel mil-
lennia before humanity. The species also possessed highly sophisticated biotechnology, even incor-
porating bio-organic structures in more conventional-looking architecture, and terraforming capabil-
ities. The Engineers are also linked to two highly lethal biological threats, the Black Goo pathogen
and, possibly, the Xenomorph itself. The most prominent artifact of their technology prowess was
the Derelict, a horseshoe-shaped vessel found on LV-426. The individual encountered during the
LV-223 incident also wore a Biosuit in line with the bio-organic look of their spacecraft. Other
known artifacts consist of Sarcophagi, flute-like control instruments and hologram technology.
Although anthropomorphization is always a risk, human exploration lends credence to the assump-
tion that Engineer had a distinct culture shaped by concepts such as religion, philosophy and art.
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conventional architecture consisting of temples, towers and other stone-like structures. Of particular
note is the presence of giant head monuments both in military and civilian installations, which may
pay tribute to a covenant of six elders central in Engineer civilization.

2. History of the Engineers

As it is the case with the Mala'kak as a whole, the history of the Engineer is virtually unknown.
What is beyond dispute is the fact that it was a technologically advanced species, possessing the
means to travel the galaxy thousands, if not millions or billions of years before mankind. However,
the research of Dr. Elizabeth Shaw uncovered evidence hinting to the strong possibility that the En-
gineers had created human life – perhaps even all life on Earth – in the distant past. Around 0 BC,
an unknown event let the Engineers reconsider the value of its creation. On LV-223, an Engineer
weapon world, the beings began to prepare the genocide of mankind using a full payload of Black
Goo. However, an accident caused the chemical to be spilled, killing all but one Engineer. The mis-
sion was over before it even began, and the last Engineer entered Cryosleep.

3. The Engineers and mankind

Direct contact of pre-spaceflight mankind and the Engineers was never sufficiently documented.
However, Project Prometheus unearthed a star constellation pointing to a distant system embedded
in various historic artifacts found on Earth. The first recorded contact happened when Project
Prometheus culminated in the discovery of LV-223 by mankind during the LV-223 incident in 2093.
The members of the Prometheus mission discovered the weapon storage facility and eventually
awoke the surviving Engineer. Furious, the being killed almost the entire remaining expedition and
started up the Juggernaut vessel inside the compound. However, the ship was destroyed before it
could leave the planet. Another Engineer presence existed on the remote world dubbed Planet 4.
The population had grown to the size of a large city wedged in a valley situated in a mountainous
region. The buildings were centered around a large plaza, which in turn incorporated a large access
iris to an underground hangar. Around the turn to the 22nd century, the Engineer population on
Planet 4 was wiped out by David 8 during his arrival, using the Black Goo pathogen.
Aside from these isolated incidents, the data of which are either highly classified or doesn’t exist at
all, the Engineers are considered to be either extinct or to have departed the galaxy beyond colo-
nized space. However, as mankind is colonizing space, more and more artifacts and even entire fa-
cilities connected to the Engineers are discovered, together with remnants of their technology. It re-
mains to be seen whether this will advance the human race – or destroy it. (PR, A:COV,
ARPG:CORE)

Entcom: A hardware technology used for storing media files for entertainment purposes, such as
movies. Was in use during the late 22nd century. (A:B1 – O)

Entragian, C.: A human who accompanied the Prometheus mission as the personal assistant and
medical caretaker of Sir Peter Weyland, who, despite his frail health, had secretly joined the mis-
sion. Registered under the ID code SM-2618. Was killed during the LV-223 incident in 2093. (PR,
WYR)

Epsilon Reticuli: A star system in the South of the Frontier. Location of the planet Thedus.
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Erica: A female human. Had at one time worked on Domes Epsilon, but left the botanic space
colony for a job at a research lab on Earth one year prior to the Domes Epsilon incident in the mid-
80s of the 24th century. (A:OS)

ES / # 04082079: Elizabeth Shaw's caller ID. Used to contact Sir Peter Weyland in 2079 to request
funding for an expedition to LV-223. (PR)

Ethan: A male human and one of the colonists who were abducted by Weyland-Yutani in the after-
math of the Hadley's Hope incident in 2179 and brought aboard the research vessel Legato to be
used as hosts for scientific experiments involving Xenomorphs. Ethan was impregnated and awoke
to witness the chaos ensuing when a Xenomorph outbreak occurred aboard the Legato after she had
arrived at the Sulaco. Amidst Wey-Yu forces desperately trying to contain the outbreak and
Xenomorphs wreaking havoc aboard the ship, Ethan managed to reach a storage hold where he
stumbled upon a fellow colonist named Lisbeth Hutchins. Ethan informed her about the current cri-
sis and urged Lisbeth to leave the ship, but was killed mid-conversation when the Xenomorph ges-
tating inside him erupted from his chest. (A:CMVG_SI)

Etna: The moon of the volcanic world Volcus. A cold and barren world lacking a breathable atmos-
phere, Etna eventually became the home of Web Colony, who was supplied with power by a har-
vesting operation of the geothermal energy on Volcus. (ARPG:CORE)

Europa: One of Jupiter's moons. Discovered in 1610. Became notable for the discovery of micro-
organisms gathering near thermal vents beneath the moon's ice layer in 2017, concluding the JIMO
project revived by Weyland Industries. By the year 2071, Europa was monitored by a permanent or-
bital research station. (PR:WIW)

Eusebius, Nate: A male human who was First Lieutenant aboard the Hornblower during the Steel
Egg incident in 2058. Prior to the incident, Eusebius was part of the UN marine contingent fighting
in Pakistan, where he fought alongside Daryl Corgan in Lahore. At an undisclosed point in time,
Eusebius joined the crew of the Hornblower in the capacity of security officer. This reunited him
with Corgan, who was captain of the ship and with whom he had developed a deep friendship after
saving each other’s lives in Lahore. He was also in a relationship with another crew member, Julie
Murteno, but the relationship failed when Eusebius was not willing to comply with Murteno’s wish
to marry. However, Eusebius continued to have feelings for her.
During the Steel Egg incident, Eusebius stayed behind as acting captain of the Hornblower while
Corgan led the initial away mission to explore the Giff ship together with a portion of the crew, and
he also assisted in launching decoy drones. Eusebius later crafted the flamethrowers used to eradi -
cate the Egg cluster aboard the Steel Egg which the expedition had stumbled upon, with himself be-
ing part of the extermination team. After returning to the Hornblower, Eusebius was chosen by Cor-
gan to accompany the second expedition to the Steel Egg. Back on the Hornblower, Eusebius
learned that Collindale had kidnapped Julie and followed him to the Steel Egg with fellow crew
member Hess. However, the two were only able to find the corpses of Collindale and Julie, to which
Eusebius reacted with grief and anger.
During further events, Nate proved loyal to Corgan even when his orders were questioned and also
took point of the second team during their hunt for the Xenomorphs in the Heim Drive Engineering
section. However, stress, the loss of many crew members and uncovering Reynolds’ betrayal took
their toll, fueling Eusebius’ angriness. Eusebius turned out to be the only other survivor besides
Corgan and Norton by the time when CANC boarded the Hornblower. The three were forced to ac-
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the vessel and eventually stumbled upon a hangar. When CANC caught up with them there, Euse-
bius sacrificed his life covering Corgan’s and Norton’s escape on a Giff Lander. (A:SE)

Eva: A female human and a UPP soldier. When the UPP located the Sulaco shortly after the
Hadley's Hope incident in 2179, Eva led a small scouting force tasked with exploring the vessel. Af-
ter the arrival, Eva and her team was successfully inserted and began with their mission. Eventually,
they stumbled upon Bishop's remains and extracted data concerning the events at Hadley's Hope,
which they sent to UPP headquarters for analysis. However, while Eva and the other soldiers were
still aboard the Sulaco, a Weyland-Yutani freighter named Legato docked with the ship. When a
Xenomorph outbreak occurred aboard the freighter, the creatures quickly reached the Sulaco and
killed all members of the UPP scouting team except Eva, who went into hiding. Eventually, the
USCM corps also found the Sulaco, and an advance team was dispatched which picked up Eva's life
signal aboard the ship. The USCM launched a full-scale investigation, with Fire Team Fox receiv-
ing the task of finding the source of the life signal. After chasing Eva through the Xenomorph-in-
fested Sulaco, the fire team eventually managed to capture Eva and bring her to safety. Subse-
quently, Eva was interrogated and revealed the UPP's plan to harvest the Xenomorph from the
Derelict on LV-426. Eva's final fate is unknown. (A:INF)

EVAC Fighter: A small fighter aircraft used by the USCM Corps. Operated by one pilot. Equipped
with the Alienator missile system and a capture pod. (KAF)

EVAC-3 series aerospacw superiority trans-atmospheric fighter: The primary fighter craft of
the USCM corps in the 2180s. Manufactured by Alphatech Hardware. Length 19.1 meters and max-
imum velocity of Mach 15. Able to operate in and out of atmosphere. Can be customized to accom-
modate one or two pilots, with the one-pilot configuration able to act as a Cryopod for long-range
assignments. Armed with two 25mm gatling guns, 4 AGM-660 Warhawk tactical missiles mounted
on its wings and a phased plasma pulse cannon turret. (ARPG:CMOM)

EVO All-World Systems Survival Suit: A heavy pressure suit. Bulky, but very sturdy. Equipped
with thrusters and an unshielded comm system. (ARPG:CORE)

Evolution of Television, The: A book written by Emmett Webster. Published by DH Press in 2057.
The subject of the book is the evolution of television and its transformation from its state during the
1990s to the massive increase in channel numbers and the reemergence of religious programming
following the dissolution of the FCC to the development of the Eye-Box. (A:B1 – O)

Exobiology: The biology science of life originating and existing outside of Earth. The first notable
exobiological discovery was microscopic life on Mars and Titan during the beginning and middle of
the 21st century. During the Steel Egg incident, mankind made first contact with another sentient
species, the Giff, and also confronted the Xenomorph, or species XX121, for the first time. The in-
vention of FTL travel and the subsequent boom in colonization brought the discovery of various
non-sentient organisms. At an unknown date, mankind also make contact with the Mala’kak, lead-
ing to the formation of the secret Loki organization. The Prometheus incident marked mankind’s
first contact with the Engineers, presumably the creators of the human race. This and the Planet 4
incident also uncovered the Black Goo compound and its devastating effects on fauna. The events
on Planet 4 in 2104 also marked another confrontation with a creature related to species XX121, the
Praetomorph. During the 22nd century, colonists became involved in violent encounters with local
fauna, and it fell to the responsibility of the newly-founded Colonial Marines to protect colonial
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several incidents involving the Xenomorph also brought the Weyland-Yutani company to the scene,
which made numerous attempts to capture the creature in order to research and weaponize it. An
important vector of these incidents, the Engineer Derelict on LV-426 and its cargo of Xenomorph
Eggs also cause a large-scale operation by the Company to exploit that resource with Project Origin
in 2179. However, all these endeavors would turn out to be fruitless. Mankind’s contact with ex-
traterrestrial organisms would continue to be dominated by the Xenomorph and the Mala’kak, a cul-
mination being the Alien infestation of Earth in the 2190s. (A:SE)

Explorers Academy: An alternative grad school for underprivileged college students founded by
Weyland Industries on August 25, 2036. It offered classes on the subjects of biotechnology, nan-
otechnology, cybernetics and terraforming. Graduates were offered the opportunity to enter employ-
ment of Weyland Industries. (PR:WIW)

External Attachment Engine: A device mainly consisting of an engine cell powered by hydrogen.
Originally used to change the trajectory of asteroids threatening Earth, but, ironically, used only
once in this capacity. Instead, External Attachment Engines, or EAEs, became popular during the
middle of the 21st century for moving debris without using a tow ship. Moved in place by robotic
drones, the devices attach themselves to a piece of debris using electromagnets. The engine itself is
remote-controlled. During the Steel Egg incident in 2058, CANC used four EAEs to send the UNIC
vessel Hornblower, which was infested by Xenomorphs, on a collision course with Saturn. (A:SE)

Extrasolar Colonisation Administration: An alternate name for the Colonial Administration.

(ARPG:CORE)

Eye-Box: A television technology introduced in the middle of the 21st century. Also called Retinal
Switch. Initiates a random channel switch upon detecting an involuntary change in the retina of the
viewer. The introduction of the Eye-Box forced television stations to design their programs with the
aim to avoid these retina changes. (A:B1 – O)

Eye on Seegson: A text publication released by Seegson. “Tomorrow, Together”, an account of the
corporation’s history by Sebastian Sieg was originally published in Eye on Seegson. (A:ISO)

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F700-1: The felony ID code of Sabra Hillard. (WYR)

F828-1: The felony ID code of Frank Elgyn. (WYR)

F8539: The felony ID code of Gary Christie. (WYR)

F8878: The felony ID code of Jonathan Clemens. (WYR)

Facehugger: The first stage of the Xenomorph life-cycle and one of the two species comprising the
XX121 organism. Scientific name “Manumala noxhydria”. Spider-like in its appearance, a Face-
hugger's body consists of a torso, eight finger-like appendages and a muscular tail. This anatomy
makes a Facehugger extremely fast and agile, which makes up for its small size and vulnerability.
Unlike most other Xenomorph incarnations, a Facehugger's skin has a pale brown color. However,
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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 around
the head. Should the initial impregnation attempt fail, the Facehugger will viciously pursue its vic-
tim to make another attempt to attach itself. Records and testimonies from the Hadley’s Hope inci-
dent show that a Facehugger can survive up to five days outside of its Egg. Using an extendable ap-
pendage on the underside of its torso, the Facehugger implants the Xenomorph seed it carries inside
the host through the mouth. For the majority of the embryo's growth, the Facehugger remains at-
tached to the organism, keeping it alive by unknown means. To ensure the success of its task, the
Facehugger paralyzes its victim with a cyanose-based anaesthetic and infuses immune-suppressants
in order to ensure the gestation of the seed. The tail, which is wrapped firmly around its throat, and
the acidic blood make it virtually impossible to remove a Facehugger once it has attached itself.
When the seed development into the Chestburster stage is ensured, the Facehugger's purpose is
complete. It removes itself from the host, and shortly after, the Facehugger dies.
What exactly constitutes the seed of a Facehugger was subject to everchanging theories. Weyland-
Yutani scientist Matshuita posited the hypothesis that it is an embryo carried by the Facehugger that
matures into a Chestburster. This was later challenged by the findings of Dr. Blue Marcalis, who
discovered that the “seed” was actually a bacterium causing the creation of a Chestburster, which
gave rise to an updated classification dividing the XX121 stages into two separate species, the Face-
hugger and the Chestburster and its subsequent iterations. (ARPG:CORE)

Falk: A male human and one of the Dreamers involved in the Kurtz mission. Tall and muscular in
appearance. Had combat experience. Left his Dreamer condition untreated because he considered
therapy useless.
In 2195, Falk was present on Gateway Station, where he encountered Wilks. Later, Ripley ap-
proached Falk as she wanted to recruit him for her mission to eradicate the Xenomorph scourge on
Earth. However, Falk demanded to be paid for the assignment, which was out of the question. Falk
quickly changed his mind when he watched leaked footage of the botched military landing on Earth,
during which his lover Maria died. He sought out Ripley and apologized, retracting his demand for
payment and agreeing to join the mission.
After the mission had reached the Queen Mother Homeworld, Falk was among those who experi-
enced the increased intensity of the creature’s telepathic signal in the form of a hallucination of his
deceased lover Maria. When it came to selecting the members for the scouting mission on the sur-
face, Falk volunteered and was among the foray into the nest. He survived the following battle and
returned to Earth, where he helped in the final preparations at Orona’s compound. Falk suffered mi-
nor injuries when a group of Breeders attacked the base, but managed to escape the site with the rest
of the group after the bombs had been set. (A:B3 – FW)

Faris, Margaret: A female human and one of the crew members of the Covenant who became in-
volved in the Planet 4 incident in 2104. Nicknamed “Maggie”. Wife of Tennessee.
Faris boarded the Covenant for its journey to Origae-6 together with her husband Tennessee, both as
the designated pilots of the mission. When the mission was redirected to Planet 4, Faris flew Cap-
tain Oram and a large part of the crew to the surface aboard the dropship Lander One. While the
others went off to scout ahead, Faris stayed behind at the landing site, trying to reestablish the
broadcast connection of the vessel to the Covenant, which had been lost during the landing. When
Karine returned to the ship with Ledward, who had become infected with Neomorph spores, Faris
helped placing him in medbay. Panicking, she locked both of them inside the facility and tried to
warn the Covenant, only for the signal to break down. When the Bloodburster broke free of the
medbay, Faris tried to kill it with a shotgun, but accidentally hit a canister with explosive chemicals,
killing herself and destroying the dropship. (A:COV)

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FCC: Abbreviation for Federal Communications Commission, an independent organization affili-
ated with the government of the United States of America. Tasked with regulation all forms of pub-
lic communication in the USA. In the late 22 nd century, the FCC was dissolved, leading to dramatic
changes in the nature of television programming and other communication mediums. (A:B1 – O)

FDA: Abbreviation for Food and Drug Administration, an organization of the Department of Health
and Human Services of the United States of America. The FDA is responsible for regulating and ap-
proving a range of products, among them food, pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices. The
FDA 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 Outpost
would boast a population of 29,000 by the year 2071. The colony's industry focused on mining and
refining. Key resources were yttrium, platinum, gold and nickel. (PR:WIW)

Feildcrest Home: A psychiatric ward located on Earth. In 2182, Billie, a traumatized survivor of
the Xenomorph infestation on Rim, was admitted there and remained in the clinic until she was
freed by Wilks in 2192. (A:B1 – O)

Fernandez: A human working as a dental surgeon at San Cristobal Medical Facility on Sevastopol
station in late 2137. Fernandez later helped out taking care of trauma patients while the Colonial
Marshals searched the Medbay for the Chestburster. This put a strain on their actual job as a dentist,
causing them to place an urgent request at Synthetic Engineering to fix their android assistant.
(A:ISO)

Ferro: A planet. Ferro was a barren world without a moon or large plant life and ravaged by rough
climates. By the late 22nd century, humanity had colonized the planet. After surviving the Rim inci-
dent as the only civilian, Billie moved to relatives on Ferro, but left the planet in 2182 to undergo
medical treatment on Earth due to increasing mental stress caused by the traumatic events on Rim.
(A:B1 – O)

Ferro, Colette: A female human and a Colonial Marine, who bore the rank of Corporal in 2179.
Born in 2140. Registered under the USCM identity code A71/TQ9.0.09428E1. Trained in piloting a
Cheyenne dropship. Was part of the USCM unit involved in the Hadley's Hope incident, during
which she carried a VP70 pistol as a sidearm.
Ferro was responsible for performing the combat drop that brought the recon party down to the
colony. She was later killed by a Xenomorph stowaway when she piloted the dropship to the At-
mosphere Processor to pick up the survivors of the ambush inside the hive on Sub-Level 3. (A2)

Fielding, Axel: A male human and one of the survivors struggling during the downfall of Sev-
astopol station in late 2137. Amidst the growing chaos, Axel eventually managed to settle down in a
small hiding space inside the vents of the Spaceflight Terminal, hoping to thus be nearest to a dock-
ing ship should help eventually arrive. Later, Axel confronted Amanda Ripley in the Spaceflight
Terminal shortly after her arrival. The two eventually teamed up after Ripley had offered Axel a seat
aboard the Torrens in case he would help her. Axel and Amanda eventually got into an altercation
with a group of looters, during which Axel killed one of the scavengers. After the two had escaped
from their pursuers, Axel was killed by a Xenomorph in front of Amanda. (A:ISO)

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Fields, Duncan: A male human and self-proclaimed prophetic founder of the Earthsavers cult.
(ARPG:CORE)

Fifield, Sean: A male human and a space geologist who was part of the Prometheus mission in
2093. Born in 2050. Registered under the ID code SG-7620. Fifield's trademarks were leisurely
clothes, a Mohawk and tattoos on the bald sections of his scalp. While certainly gifted, Fifield did
not originally qualify for the Prometheus due to his antisocial tendencies. When the original geolo-
gist for the mission, J. Egger, became unavailable, Vickers overrode recommendations and hired Fi-
field four days before departure. By the time Fifield joined the crew of the Prometheus, past mis-
sions had taken their toll on his mental stability, resulting in a weary and cynical personality.
After the ship had landed on its destination, the moon LV-223, Fifield was part of the team explor-
ing the Pyramid, responsible for cartographing the facility using Spectagraphs. When the team
found the body of a decapitated Engineer at the door to 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 were forced to further extend their stay when Janek
informed them that a storm raging outside would prevent them from leaving until the following
morning. After discovering several dead Engineers and remnants of skin shed by a Hammerpede,
Fifield and Millburn ended up in the Ampule room, encountering two live Hammerpedes. When one
of the creatures attacked Millburn, Fifield tried to cut it 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 and mutated him into a twisted, feral beast during
the night. The next day, Fifield returned to the Prometheus and viciously attacked the personnel
present in the cargo bay, killing several crew members before he could be dispatched. (PR)

Fiori 16: A binary star system in the Neroid Sector. The only habitable world was Fiorina 161.

Fiorina 161: A remote planet located in the Fiori 16 system, Neroid Sector. and the location of the
Fury 16 incident. Orbiting a binary star in a ten-day cycle. An inhospitable world ravaged by rough
winds and dominated by acidic oceans and barren landscapes, although the atmosphere is sufficient
to support human life and nourishes a fauna mainly consisting of fish and insects. While during
daylight, the surface can be traversed in sufficient clothing, the temperature drops down to minus 40
degrees Celsius. during the night.

1. The penal colony

The only human settlement on Fiorina 161 was a maximum security correctional facility for XX-
male criminals. Powered by nuclear energy, the Fiorina 161 complex was a vast installation span-
ning over 16 square kilometers. Originally, the complex had been an ore refinery built by the Wey-
land-Yutani Corporation to harvest platinum-class minerals. The mining operation started in 2118.
When the refinery ceased to be profitable in 2127, the corporation rented out the place to the EU/
UK as a prison, which held 5.000 individuals during its peak. Weyland-Yutani still owned the place
and converted parts into a leadworks, where the lining for toxic waste containers was manufactured
by the inmates. In these capacities, the Company put the installation also up for leasing by the Three
World Empire. In 2175, public outcry due to slave labor and unsafe working conditions forced the
Company to relocate almost the entire population. Initially, Weyland-Yutani wanted to completely
close down the facility. However, in the meantime, the prisoners had formed a religious community
under guidance of Dillon and refused to go. The corporation decided to refrain from closing the
prison, instead keeping the remaining staff of 25 people as caretakers, should the refinery become
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 2. Role during the Fury 16 incident

By 2179, the facility had reached a state of deterioration, leaving almost the entire security surveil-
lance system non-functional. Large portions were abandoned and the equipment had been left be-
hind to be picked up by prisoners during scavenger hunts. Even the heavy duty vehicles remained
on the planet because it would have been to costly to transport them off-world. This policy resulted
in large parts of the bay adjacent to the facility filled with enormous amounts of scrap and wreck-
age. A prominent 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 the man identified as
Hicks and Newt and later for luring and killing the Xenomorph let loose in the prison. The Wey -
land-Yutani team sent to secure a Xenomorph just arrived in time to witness Ripley killing herself
and the Queen embryo inside her by dropping down into the furnace. Subsequently, the team relo -
cated the only survivor, the prisoner Morse, and shut down the facility. (A3)

Fire Team Delta: A USCM fire team involved in the Sulaco incident in 2179. During the initial in-
vestigation aboard the Sulaco, Fire Team Delta was assigned the task of securing the command cen-
ter of the ship. During this mission, the Xenomorphs aboard the ship attacked Delta and killed off at
least one team member. Despite Lieutenant Colonel Steele's assistance, the situation soon grew too
tense, forcing the rest of Fire Team Delta to retreat to the Sephora. The final fate of Fire Team Delta
is unknown. (A:INF)

Fire Team Echo: A USCM fire team involved in the Sulaco incident in 2179. After arriving at the
location of the Sulaco aboard the USS Sephora, Echo was deployed aboard the ship, its objective to
locate and retrieve the flight recorder. Before the team could complete its mission, it came under at-
tack by the Xenomorphs on the vessel and lost at least one team member. Lieutenant Colonel Steele
offered assistance via comm, but eventually, the hostile presence became too overwhelming, and
Echo had no other choice but to begin its retreat to the Sephora. The final fate of Fire Team Echo is
unknown. (A:INF)

Fire Team Fox: A USCM fire team that played a vital role during the Sulaco incident in 2179.

1. General information

Fire Team Fox was part of the USCM contingent sent aboard the USS Sephora to investigate the
abandoned Sulaco shortly after the Hadley's Hope incident. Like the other marines, Fire Team Fox
was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Steele, the leader of the operation. The original ros-
ter of the team included Corporal John Cameron, Private Buddy Whistler, Lance Corporal Saman-
tha Johnston and Private First Class Brock Paulson, although this setup would change and be ex-
panded during the course of the incident.

2. Original mission

After arriving at the scene, Fire Team Fox was deployed aboard the Sulaco, with its mission objec-
tive to track down a single life signal which had been picked up by an advance team. During this
mission, the team also located a terminal and made advanced exploration of the Sulaco possible by
syncing the computer systems of the two ships. Soon after, Fire Team Fox found the source of the
signal, which turned out to be a UPP soldier named Eva. However, securing the person was

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thwarted when the Xenomorphs aboard the ship revealed themselves and started to attack through-
out the ship. Fire Team Fox was in close pursuit of Eva, following her into the hive, where the team
fought and defeated the Xenomorph Queen. Shortly after the confrontation, the team caught up with
the fugitive and successfully extracted her to the Sephora.

3. LV-426 & Going rogue

Following intel provided by Eva, the Sephora traveled to LV-426 to interfere in the UPP's plan to
harvest the Xenomorph Eggs. Fire Team Fox infiltrated the UPP compound and successfully sabo-
taged gun emplacements and a radar station. When the situation grew tense, the team was forced to
divert to a secondary extraction point at the Derelict aboard a hijacked APC. Due to damage taken
from the chasing Xenomorph, the APC crashed into the pilot chamber of the vessel. There, Fire
Team Fox encountered the monstrous Xenomorph that had once hatched from the Derelict's pilot,
the Space-Jockey Alien. After the creature was killed, the team returned to the Sephora.
In the meantime, Steele had uncovered a conspiracy involving Weyland-Yutani and backers at the
USCM to use the Xenomorph as bio-weapons and decided to launch an unofficial mission to pre-
vent this from happening. When he asked Fire Team Fox to participate, it followed without hesita -
tion and began its mission aboard the Sulaco. Despite Weyland-Yutani's attempts to exert pressure,
Fire Team Fox proceeded to investigate the cargo of Xenomorph Eggs belonging to the Company
and found out that the cargo had escaped and that another infestation was underway. After the team
had discovered and eliminated the Xenomorph Queen, it landed on Phobos to investigate the Wey-
land-Yutani research station there, the place for which the Sulaco's cargo was intended. The team
discovered that the Company had conducted breeding experiments with Xenomorphs for several
years, only to lose control and be killed at the hands of the escaped specimens.

4. Final confrontation with Weyland-Yutani

Back on the Sulaco to hold Wey-Yu representative Sean Davis responsible, open hostilities emerged
between the two factions. Fire Team Fox undertook several attempts to stop the Sulaco from reach-
ing its destination near Mars, only to be foiled by Davis. Eventually, Fire Team Fox confronted
Davis in the ventral cargo bay. Suddenly, the Xenomorph Empress that had taken control of the
Alien population on the vessel appeared and killed Davis. A dramatic battle between the marines
and the huge creature ensued, during which an explosion ruptured the hull and threw the Sulaco off
course. The Empress eventually collapsed under the combined firepower, and Fire Team Fox re-
turned to the Sephora which then withdrew from the scene.

5. Fate

The final fate of the members of Fire Team Fox is unknown. However, it is possible that Weyland-
Yutani was able to exert its influence on the USCM and that the marines were tried and executed for
treason. (A:INF)

Fischer, Amber: A female human and one of the USCM soldiers involved in the Sulaco incident in
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Amber was born in the mid-2170s as the youngest child of four. Suffering under the overprotective -
ness of her siblings, Fischer yearned for independence during her youth. When they managed to
scare off her prom date, she finally had enough and enlisted in USCM service. Despite the fact that
she was discriminated against for her attractive and petite appearance and her sheltered upbringing,
Fischer managed to earn the respect of her superiors and comrades.
By the time of the Sulaco incident, Fischer had obtained the rank of Private First Class. During the
engagement on the vessel, Fischer was separated from her team, but later rejoined Fire Team Fox
and continued the fight. (A:INF)

Flatnose: The nickname Johner gave a cargo hauler who was present during the raid of the Betty
crew 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 the
station in order to provide a distraction for the security personnel aboard Byzantium Station so that
Call could access its mainframe unhindered. (A:OS)

Flavovirens: A genetic disorder affecting Xenomorph Drones, resulting in green and yellow-green
highlights on their skin. (A:CMVG)

Flip Ship: A term coined to describe a space ship whose crew fell victim to the erratic actions of a
crew member who had suffered a mental breakdown. Examples are incidents during which such a
crew member opened critical airlocks or flooded the ship with radiation. In 2192, the crew of the
Coast Guard cutter Dutton at first erroneously identified the Junket as a Flip Ship upon discovery,
when its crew had actually been massacred by a Xenomorph. (A:B1 – O)

Flores: A human and a resident on Sevastopol station in late 2137. Part of the station’s crew of en-
gineers. When unexplainable power outages occurred around December 1, Chief Porter send Flores
down to Reactor Maintenance to investigate. On December 4, Flores reported that he or she was
heading down to the location. (A:ISO)

Flute: An Engineer technology. A handheld device almost identical in usage to the musical instru-
ment from human culture, the Flute is “played” to emit various sounds that activate and control
nearby technology. Applied to a wide range of uses, even known to activate a Juggernaut vessel.
Was encountered during the LV-223 and Planet 4 incidents. (PR, A:COV, ARPG:CORE)

Fontaine, Trish: A female human and a member of the team of scientists assigned to the cloning
project aboard the Auriga in the late 24th century. USM registration code USMS773. Unlike the
other scientists, she was still ranked as a PhD graduate student at the time. It is unknown whether
Fontaine escaped the Auriga during the Xenomorph outbreak in 2381 or died aboard the ship.
(A:RES)

Forcher, Z.: A male human and one of the USCM marines involved in the Origin incident in late
2179. Was ranked, Sergeant at the time. After the Lieutenant commanding Forcher's squad had been
killed during the incident, Forcher replaced him and proved to be a capable and inspiring comman-
der. Unfortunately, Forcher was killed by a Xenomorph Drone soon after. (A:CMVG)

Ford, Kate: A female human and the medical officer of the clandestine mission aboard the science
vessel Prometheus in 2093. Born in 2049. Registered under the ID code SM-1427. Renowned for
her work helping refugees in the United East and as emergency medic, Ford was personally inter-
viewed by Vickers before being hired for the Prometheus mission.

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During the mission on LV-223, Ford assisted Dr. Elizabeth Shaw in the examination of the severed
Engineer head and was later knocked down by her when she tried to take Shaw to the Cryosleep
tubes after David had discovered the Trilobite embryo inside Shaw's body. After the revelation of
Peter Weyland's presence, Ford assisted Weyland during the application of his exoskeleton and ac-
companied him and the remaining crew members into the Juggernaut. When the communication at-
tempt with the last Engineer turned out fatal, Ford was killed by the being together with all other
crew members except Shaw. (PR)

Fortune 500: An annual ranking of the 500 most successful companies by Fortune magazine. In the
edition of the list published on December 15, 2037, Fortune named Weyland Industries as one of the
Top 10 companies to work for. (PR:WIW)

Foster: A female human and member of Marlow’s salvage crew aboard the Anesidora. Marlow’s
wife. Born on January 20, 2098. Inadvertent catalyst of the Sevastopol incident in 2137.
After years of bad luck, Foster rejoiced when sensor readings stumbled upon the flight recorder of
the Nostromo on October 20, 2137. She later accompanied her husband during the exploration of
the Derelict on LV-426. In the vessel’s interior, Foster discovered the cargo load with the
Xenomorph Eggs and became infected. Marlow hurried and brought his wife back to the ship,
where, eventually, the Facehugger fell off and Foster awoke. Despite her insisting she was okay,
Marlow put her in Cryosleep and set course for Sevastopol station in order to seek medical help. On
November 11, 2137, the Anesidora arrived at Sevastopol, and Foster was smuggled through
quarantine by Marshal Waits in exchange for a cut of the finding fee for the flight recorder. She was
then placed in the medical care of Dr. Lingard. A short time later, Foster died giving birth to the
Chestburster. On November 13, Lingard performed a classified autopsy on Foster. (A:ISO)

Four Sails: A bar on Gateway Station. Had the reputation of being one of the seediest such estab-
lishments on the station and was home to drug addicts, prostitutes and erotic dancers. In 2195, Bil-
lie, Wilks and synthetic Ripley held one of their earliest meetings in the Four Sails, discussing plans
to rid Earth of the Xenomorph. (A:B3 – FW)

Franco: A human and part of Chief Porter’s team of engineers aboard Sevastopol station in late
2137. When the order to decommission the station came through, Franco was responsible for ar-
chiving the internal mail system. While the actual task progressed without incident, Franco discov-
ered several leaks in the system due to low-quality hardware that had been used during the setup.
Franco informed Porter and set Mike Tanaka on the case, who later informed him that an individual
named Ransome had hacked into virtually the entire surveillance network. (A:ISO)

Frank: The nickname of Carl Ellis. (A3, WYR)

Frankel: A human and a therapist. Provided counseling for T.M. Duncan, one of the individuals re-
porting Xenomorph-related nightmares shortly before the Xenomorph infestation on Earth in 2192.
The log of this counseling was relayed to Dr. Orona, a Xenomorph specialist working for EarthGov.
(A:B1 – O)

“Fripped”: A colloquial term used during the mid-21st century as a synonym for “freaked out”.
Ashley Norton used the term during the Steel Egg incident in 2058 to describe her state of mind af-
ter their escape from the Unbreakable Womb and landing at the unfinished Giff base on Iapetus.
(A:SE)

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Frontier: The ever-expanding and ill-defined region of space beyond the Outer Rim during the late
22nd century. Represented the outermost are of human colonization, but also reached back into Outer
Rim and Outer Veil territory. Despite its distance from the Core, the Frontier was home to massive
industrial and colonization expansion by all factions. However, lost missions such as the LV-223 in-
cident and clashes with unknown organisms such as the incidents on LV-426 also prove the danger
of pioneering the Frontier. Notable locations include the Zeta Reticuli systems, the industrial world
of Thedus and the Solomons. (ARPG:CORE)

Frost, Ricco: A male human and a Colonial Marine. Born in 2152. Registered under the USCM
identity code A17/TQ4.0.061247E5. Known among his comrades for remaining calm under pres-
sure, earning him the nickname “Zen Master”. Was skilled in melee combat, wearing a first-degree
black belt in the MCMAP. Was also trained in driving an APC.
Ranking Private in 2179, Frost was in the process of applying for the position of a martial arts in -
structor and trainer when the assignment for a recon mission to LV-426 came in. Acting as Combat
Tech Support, Frost accompanied this fateful mission, which would turn into the Hadley's Hope in-
cident. Frost was killed during the Xenomorph ambush inside the Atmosphere Processor’s hive
when he was engulfed by the flamethrower Dietrich had accidentally triggered during the frenzy.
(A2)

FTL: Abbreviation for Faster-Than-Light. A term describing the ability to move faster than the
speed of light. The term is also used in conjunction with technological devices that enable a space-
craft to travel at such speeds, such as an FTL drive. The theoretical discovery of FTL technology
was published by Weyland Industries on May 20, 2032, with prototype testing commencing two
years later. The first FTP-capable spacecraft, the Heliades-class, was also manufactured by Weyland
Industries. Up until the late 22nd century, FTL travel was achieved by using the Displacement Drive
technology. During the 2180s, a new technology named Gravity Drive was pioneered.
(ARPG:CORE)

Full-Auto Action Replacement: A weapon modification for the 88 Mod4 Combat Pistol that up-
grades the gun to full automatic firing. (A:CMVG)

Full Brain Reconstruction: A severe penalty in use during the late 22nd century. One crime war-
ranting a Full Brain Reconstruction is illegal access to documents requiring a A-1/a clearance.
(A:B1 – O)

Full Isolation Technique: A technology that fully isolated a medical or research installation against
outside contaminants. Personnel who want to enter such a facility have to wear full osmotic suits
and carry their own air supply. Bionational had at least one Full Isolation Technique-equipped
room, which was situated in its Houston facility. James T. Likowski was placed in this room during
the prelude to the Earth War in 2192. (A:B1 – O)

Fulvus: A mutation affecting Xenomorph Drones, resulting in earth-colored highlights on their

skin. (A:CMVG)

Furdik, Vladimir: A male human working as a mercenary. Registered under the ID code SE-9281.
During a conflict in Africa, Furdik was hired by Weyland Industries to protect Company-affiliated
installations. Later accompanied the Prometheus mission as part of the security team. Was killed
during the events on LV-223 in 2093.

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Fury 16: An abbreviated nickname for Fiorina 161. (A3)

Fury 16 incident: A Xenomorph infestation on the prison planet Fiorina 161, nicknamed “Fury
16”, in 2179. Took place during a three-day period from August 8 to August 11. It was the fourth
and final encounter with the deadly organism involving Ellen Ripley and also another failed attempt
by the Weyland-Yutani Corporation to secure a Xenomorph specimen for its bio-weapons division.

1. Stranding on Fury 16

The Fury 16 incident took place only ten days after the Hadley's Hope incident. The three survivors
of that incident, Ripley, Rebecca “Newt” Jorden and Corporal Dwayne Hicks were in hypersleep
aboard the Sulaco on its journey back to Earth. By the time they entered Cryosleep, they were un-
aware that several Xenomorph Eggs had been brought aboard the ship. On August 8, the Eggs
hatched, and the Facehuggers set out to follow their purpose. When one of the creatures tried to get
access to Newt's Cryosleep tube, the glass was ruptured and injured the Facehugger, spilling his
acid blood on the ground. The liquid found its way into a maintenance area beneath the hypersleep
facilities and ate through critical equipment, causing an electrical fire in the process. The ship in-
tegrity was fatally compromised, and the mainframe ordered the hypersleep tubes to be transported
into one of the Sulaco's EEVs. Subsequently, the Sulaco went back to normal speed, arriving in or-
bit of the Outer Rim planet Fiorina 161. All of the ship's EEVs were ejected, among them the only
occupied escape vehicle, which carried the survivors of the Hadley's Hope incident. The EEV set
course to the nearby planet and, lacking a landing beacon to safely land, crashed into the ocean near
the only human settlement on the planet, a correctional work facility operated by Weyland-Yutani.
During the crash, Newt and seemingly also Hicks were killed while still in hypersleep, leaving Rip-
ley to be reported as the sole survivor. Her unconscious body was flushed out of her cryotube and
was spilled onto the nearby beach.

2. Arrival at the penal colony

Clemens, the medical officer of the facility, witnessed the crash and found Ripley's body on the
shore. He carried her back to the prison where he put her under medical care and ordered some in-
mates to retrieve the wreckage from the bay. Andrews, the administrator of the prison, was also no-
tified, who in turn sent a message to Weyland-Yutani, reporting what happened and requesting im-
mediate extraction of Ripley. The Company at first merely acknowledged the reception of the mes-
sage. At this point, nobody knew that one of the Facehuggers from the Sulaco had boarded the
EEVs and had also survived the crash. It attacked and impregnated the dog of one of the prisoners
who helped with transporting the EEV into the complex. The infection remained undiscovered.
Later that day, Andrews informed the prisoners of the situation during a general assembly.

3. A dark premonition

Ripley was brought to the facility's infirmary for recovery. Eventually, she woke up and was filled
in by Clemens about the situation. Ripley decided to check out the EEV and went to the wreckage
with Clemens, where they discovered an acid burn on the inside of the wreckage. Fearing that there
may be a Xenomorph present, Ripley convinced Clemens to perform an autopsy on Rebecca Jor-
den's body under the pretense of a possible cholera infection. However, the results of the post-
mortem did not confirm her suspicions, and in the evening, the bodies of Hicks and Jorden were
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the dog completed its gestation period, erupting from the animal and disappearing into the depths of
the complex unnoticed.

4. First death

Ripley tried to settle into her temporary life at the facility, even developing a sexual relationship
with Clemens, when the fully-grown Xenomorph made its first kill: The victim, a prisoner called
Murphy, was cleaning Ventilation Shaft 22 in the second quadrant when he accidentally stumbled
upon the creature's hideout. The creature, a Runner variant, attacked Murphy, which caused him to
stumble into the fan and get ripped into pieces. The death was discovered, and Clemens got called
to the scene to provide his medical opinion. While it seemed obvious to the administration that
Murphy's death was a tragic accident, another acid burn in the shaft aroused Clemens' suspicions.
He went to search for Ripley and found her as she was retrieving the blackbox of the EEV from the
wreckage. At Ripley's request, Clemens pointed her to the scrapyard where the remains of the an-
droid Bishop had been taken. She hooked him up to the blackbox and ordered the android to recon-
struct what had happened on the Sulaco. Bishop confirmed Ripley's worst fears: Xenomorphs had
been present on the ship, and Weyland-Yutani knew about it, as the information had been uploaded
to the Network. Meanwhile, Andrews received a new message from the Company, ordering him to
treat Ripley as a top priority. Aware of the relationship between Clemens and Ripley, he called the
medic to his office in order to get more information about Ripley. However, as Ripley had not let
Clemens in on the possibility of a Xenomorph presence, Andrews' attempt was without success.

5. The dragon reveals itself

During an expedition to an abandoned part of the complex, three prisoners were attacked by the
now-adult Runner, 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 question-
able, Andrews came to the conclusion that Golic had killed the other prisoners and ordered him to
be restrained in the infirmary. Ripley, however, came to a different conclusion and made a futile at-
tempt to warn Andrews. Afterwards, she returned to the infirmary, only to witness the creature
killing Clemens, but oddly leaving her unharmed. Panicked, Ripley ran to the nearby mess hall,
where Andrews was about to 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 existence of the creature a known fact among the community.

6. Trapping the Xenomorph

Sometime at this point, the Xenomorph began setting up a small hive somewhere hidden in the
depths of the installation, using the bodies of Boggs and Andrews for Ovomorphing. Scared and de-
moralized, 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 options were limited.
With no means to directly kill the creature available, the group decided to lure the Runner into a
heavily armored industrial vault normally used for nuclear and toxic waste. The plan was to drive it
into the vault by covering the corridors leading to it with a highly inflammable liquid called quini-
tricetyline. The plan was eventually successful, but during the preparations, the Xenomorph killed
one of the prisoners and thus triggered the ignition of the liquid prematurely. The fire cost many
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 7. Escape and the devastating truth

With the Xenomorph trapped, Ripley informed Weyland-Yutani of the threat and the successful cap-
ture. Suspicious of the company's agenda, she requested permission to eliminate the creature, re-
gardless of 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 immedi-
ately denied that permission. Meanwhile, Golic, whose encounters with the Xenomorph had led to a
mental breakdown, managed to flee the infirmary and release the creature from the vault. By this
time, Ripley's rapid deterioration in health led her to consider the possibility that she may have been
impregnated with a Xenomorph. A medical scan inside the EEV wreckage confirmed her worst sus-
picions: Not only a Xenomorph but a Queen was gestating inside her. The results of the scan were
subsequently transmitted to Weyland-Yutani, which decided to act on the promise of gathering a
live Xenomorph specimen and sent the modified Conestoga-class starship Patna under the com-
mand of Michael Bishop en route to Fiorina 161.

8. Death of the Xenomorph and Ripley's sacrifice

Ripley and the surviving prisoners decided to make one last effort to kill the Xenomorph. The idea
was to kill the creature by luring it into one of the facility's blast furnaces, and Ripley was to play a
key role as she had discovered that the creature would not endanger the Queen embryo inside her
and would therefore not harm her. The Xenomorph was eventually killed after many of the remain-
ing prisoners had given their life for the plan to succeed. The Weyland-Yutani team arrived at the
furnace to find Ripley, Aaron and Morse as the only survivors of the Xenomorph infestation.
Michael Bishop tried to convince Ripley to come with him. Ripley refused and sacrificed her life by
throwing herself into the molten lead, taking the Queen embryo with her.

9. Aftermath

The team shut down the facility and left, but not before taking blood samples of Ellen Ripley for
cryogenic storage, which would lead to a successful cloning of Ripley and the Queen inside her 200
years later. The eggs formed from Andrews and Boggs finished developing, but remained undiscov-
ered. Aaron had been killed after he had attacked Michael Bishop, and so, Morse remained as the
only survivor of the incident and was relocated to an undisclosed location. However, he wrote an
account of the Fury 16 incident named “Space Beast”, which would get leaked to the public. The
book was banned, but at least one copy of the text survived the purge, with one serving as a source
of information about the Xenomorph for Annalee Call on her quest to eradicate the creature in the
late 24th century. (A3, ARPG:CORE)

FYY3289: The double-Y chromosome felony ID code of Ron Johner. (WYR)

*** G ***

G-Class: A class of commercial starships. C-Class ships are around 50 meters long and designed
for a crew of three to six persons. The Corvus model is a G-class starship. (ARPG:CORE)

G-Force Assessment: A test program of the Project Prometheus Training Center. Had the designa-
tion A2. The second test of five tests total and of two evaluating physical capabilities, the applicant
had to keep focus on a specific task while being exposed to considerable gravitational forces.
(PR:WIW)

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G2 Electroshock Grenade: An electric pulse grenade developed by Armat. After hitting the
ground, the G2 springs up roughly one meter and discharges an electric pulse that incapacitates hu-
man targets. Nicknamed Sonic Electronic Ball Breaker. (A:CMVG)

G-435: A planet in the Achilles system. Proper name Achilles 2.4. See respective entry.
(ARPG:CORE)

Gaisfeld, K.: A human and a medical doctor present at Hadley’s Hope during the Xenomorph out-
break in 2179. Listed the colony registration number #9870M. Gaisfeld performed an autopsy on
John Marachuk’s body after a failed attempt to remove the Facehugger from his face had killed him.
Gaisfeld was killed sometime later during the outbreak. (WYR)

Gamma Leporis: A trinary star system located in the Southwestern part of the Frontier. Consists of
three stars designated Gamma Leporis A to C, each with an inhabitable world. The first colony in
orbit of Gamma Leporis B was destroyed by an asteriod and the second one near Gamma Leporis C,
a terraforming project financed by Seegson, was the site of a mysterious disappearance of all the
colonists in 2175. By the year 2183, the only successful human settlement was the third one, on the
planet designated “Terraform 3”. In 2179, the system became the location where the Sulaco was
first rediscovered by the USCM after the Hadley’s Hope incident. (ARPG:CORE, A:INF)

Gamma Leporis A3: The designation of the third colonized planet in the Gamma Leporis system.
More commonly known as “Terraform 3”. See respective entry. (ARPG:CORE)

Garbage Control: An organization monitoring space debris orbiting Earth that was active during
the late 22nd century. Worked together with the Coast Guard by relaying information about objects
in danger of entering the atmosphere. (A:B1 – O)

Garnett: A male human and one of the Colonial Marines of the USS Sephora involved in the Ori-
gin incident in late 2179. Garnett was part of team Rhino 2-3's foray into the Sulaco. When the
Xenomorphs attacked, Garnett was incapacitated together with most of his other teammates and
taken to a hived section of life support where he was cocooned and impregnated. Some time later,
Garnett died giving birth to a Xenomorph. His cocooned corpse was later discovered by Corporal
Winter on his follow-up mission. (A:CMVG)

Gascoyne, C.: A male human resident of Sevastopol station during the Sevastopol incident in late
2137. ID code 3425, with last known location being in Lorenz Systech Spire. (A:ISO)

Gateway Station: A space station orbiting Earth. Full name Gateway Orbital Station. Constructed
in 2130, Gateway was an important hub for all commercial and military activities in human space.
The installation also played a key role during important historical events, such as during the prelude
to the Hadley's Hope incident in 2179 and the Earth War in the 2190s.

1. Description

At the date of its inauguration, Gateway consisted of four huge tower modules connected by struts
in a cube-like configuration. The station was very large, at least half as large as the expansive Lunar
One colony. Building materials included heavy plastic and inexpensive lunar metal. Heating in the
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To fulfill its functions as a customs port, Gateway Station accommodated docks and various ICC fa-
cilities, among them offices and quarantine sections. Other organizations maintaining presences on
Gateway included Weyland-Yutani and the USCM, who used the station as a base of operations.
Public areas included mess halls, medical facilities, bars and fitness gyms, of which some were
large enough to hold 200 people. By 2195, several hydroponic gardens had been established, which
ensured a steady supply of fresh food for the inhabitants. The space station also housed living spa-
ces for 8,000 civilians until the Earth War began in 2193, during which it would be expanded to
provide for up to 15,000 refugees. However, these new accommodations were manufactured hastily,
causing many of the new quarters to remain in a makeshift state. Among other inconveniences, this
resulted in insufficient heating.

1. History

Construction of Gateway Station was co-financed by the Weyland-Yutani corporation. The station
began operations in 2130. In 2179, Ellen Ripley's was brought to Gateway for recovery after she
had been found aboard the Narcissus. Gateway Station was also the place where her subsequent in-
quiry about the Nostromo incident was held. Some time later, the fateful recon mission to LV-426
departed from Gateway aboard the Sulaco. During the Xenomorph infestation of Earth in the 2190s,
Gateway became a safe haven for refugees, upholding this status with strict decontamination proto-
cols. The personnel aboard the station were also constantly monitoring signals coming from Earth
in order to stay up-to-date on the situation on the planet.
In 2193, Wilks and Billie, two key figures of the Earth War, fled to Gateway Station from General
Spears' ship during the final hours of the Spears incident. After arrival, they watched as Spears' plan
to battle the infestation with his own Alien army backfired with devastating results. Afterward, they
met up with an android resembling the deceased Ellen Ripley to discuss plans to free Earth from the
Xenomorph scourge. Over the next months, the three formulated a plan and gathered allies on the
station, who had also experienced telepathic contact with the Queen Mother during their dream. In
2195, the group hijacked the USCM vessel Kurtz and departed from Gateway for their mission. The
station was also the staging ground for the top secret assassination of the Mala'kak terraforming
Earth, which effectively concluded the Earth War period in 2197. (A2, A:B3 – FW)

Gaunt, Quincy: A male human. Earned his PhD. at an unknown date during the 22 nd century. In his
capacity as a doctor, he provided counsel for a woman named Nancy Zetter, who was a so-called
Dreamer, a human afflicted by the Queen Mother's call in the form of nightmares before or during
the Earth War period. The session was recorded on video and saved in digital form. In 2195, A
hacker named Leslie Elliot uncovered the footage at the request of Wilks as part of their prepara-
tions to capture the Queen Mother. (A:B3 – FW)

Gavin: A male-type android working as a technician for Planetus in 2232. Gavin was part of a team
of three, together with his colleagues Duncan and Kelly, who were unaware of Gavin's synth iden-
tity. Was involved in the C-3 L/M incident.
In 2232, Planetus was informed of a possible Alien outbreak at a research station operated by Wey-
land-Yutani on the planet C-3 L/M, which was owned by both Planetus and Weyland-Yutani. To-
gether with Duncan and Kelly, Gavin was assigned with the task of scanning the video footage from
the facility's security cams. Eventually, the supposed infestation turned out to be a ruse by Weyland-
Yutani to take over Planetus, and Gavin and his colleagues were targeted by the Company for elimi-
nation. Together with his team, the two ex-marines Bjorn and Jolena Hayward and the two investi-
gators, Anders Kramm and Frances Stauff, he narrowly escaped C-3 L/M aboard an automated
Planetus spacecraft. However, Weyland-Yutani, who had acquired Planetus in the meantime, redi-

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rected the course of the ship to Soulages, a former colony world infested by Aliens. After the land-
ing, Gavin and the other survivors explored the nearby settlement, hoping to find some means of es-
cape. There, he lost Duncan and Kelly to the Xenomorphs, leaving him as the only survivor of the
three technicians. Gavin, Kramm, Frances and the Heywards managed to traverse the hive, only to
be denied access to an elevator leading to the communications station. Gavin decided to reveal his
android identity and overrode the door lock by plugging into its keypad. When he tapped into the
system of the communications terminal, the system reacted violently towards the intruder and killed
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 micro-
fauna along the moisture-rich equator prompted further scientific exploration, resulting in a perma-
nent staff of 128 scientists. (PR:WIW)

Gediman, Jonathan: A male human and a member of the science team assigned to the cloning
project operated aboard the USM Auriga in 2381. Born in 2335. USM registration code USMS163.
Specializing in the field of molecular engineering, Gediman held a PhD by the time of the Auriga
incident. A gifted scientist and assistant to the project's leader, Dr. Wren, Gediman nevertheless had
a recorded history of exhibiting a highly unstable psyche. Wren hid his associate’s erratic tenden-
cies, such as the habit of writing his research notes in Haiku form, in order to protect his project and
secure Gediman’s talent.
Once Ripley 8 had proven to be a successful creation, Gediman was entrusted by Wren with super-
vising and performing the extraction of the Queen embryo. He felt a paternal affection for his cre-
ation and convinced Wren to let Ripley 8 live after the extraction. After a sufficient number of
Xenomorphs had been cultivated, Gediman proceeded with behavioral studies of the creatures, not-
ing their ability to communicate and learn. Later, he witnessed the Xenomorph outbreak first-hand
and was taken to the Queen's hive. Shortly before the Auriga's destruction hours later, Ripley 8 met
a cocooned and insane Gediman in the hive, who was then killed by the newly-hatched Newborn.
(A:RES)

Gemba Systec: A corporation specialized in electronics and freight equipment. Active during the
late 22nd century. (ARPG:CORE)

Gemini Exoplanet Solutions: A corporation operating during the first half of the 22 nd century. Ac-
tive in various fields, such as agriculture, medical research and exploration of new resources. Was
sponsored by Seegson and maintained a presence on Sevastopol station, researching KG348 metal-
lic gases, until Seegson withdrew funding in 2136, leading to the closure of the Gemini facilities on
the station. (A:ISO)

Genentech: A biotech company founded in 1976. Was acquired by Weyland Industries on Septem-
ber 30, 2026. (PR:WIW)

GENstaff: A branch of the human military specializing in genetics and, by extension, bio-warfare.
In 2192, GENstaff was responsible for initiating the Benedict mission in order to obtain a
Xenomorph specimen for research. Spearheading the planning of the mission was Dr. Waidslaw
Orona, the leading mind on Xenomorph research and an affiliate of GENstaff. It was also this orga -
nization who insisted on the participation of a Colonial Marine named David Wilks, whom it
deemed invaluable due to his first-hand experience with the Xenomorphs. (A:B1 – O)

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Geofund Investor: An investment firm closely associated with Seegson. Funded the construction
of Sevastopol station. (A:ISO)

Georgia 525: A planet. In the late 22nd century, the USCM maintained a base on Georgia 525.
(ARPG:CORE)

Ghahwagi, Karim: A male human working as an atmosphere specialist at a Weyland-Yutani re-

search station on C-3 L/M in the early thirties of the 23 rd century. In 2232, Weyland-Yutani reas-
signed a major part of the research staff, including Ghahwagi, to root out a Planetus spy at the facil-
ity. (A:NE)

Giff: A highly advanced race of sentient beings. Encountered during the Steel Egg incident in 2058.
Nicknamed by Daryl Corgan after a sound from their native language; true name unknown. With
the only Giff individual known to mankind deceased, the race is, for all intents and purposes,
considered extinct.

1. Description

The Giff were bipedal and had a roughly humanoid frame. The torso was barrel-shaped, with a
cylindrical head sitting on top. Five sensory organs with a diamond-like form were placed around
the side of the head, as was a toothless mouth. The visual sensory organs were presumably able to
view non-human spectra such as ultraviolet. Legs and arms were rubbery, the latter featuring six
tentacle-like “fingers”. The skin had a pinkish quality, with gray hair growing from the being’s
back. The species was divided in two sexes roughly analog to mankind’s males and females. No
external genitals are visible, though a skin folder in the crotch area might conceal such an organ.
Giff mostly communicate via high-pitched noises barely audible for human. The species also had
telepathic abilities. In practice, Giff feelings have been known to create psionic waves which were
able to cause overwhelming versions of these emotions in affected humans.
Virtually all known facts about the Giff and their technology were collected during a single event,
the Steel Egg incident. Therefore, the majority of this data came from the Unbreakable Womb, a
massive Giff vessel discovered near Iapetus. For Milky Way standards, the Giff were a highly-
advanced species, having reached the spacefaring age at least two millennia before humanity.
According to UNIC exploration and intelligence, the Giff had mastered such concepts as interstellar
travel, nanotechnology, artificial gravity, sonic signal usage and holographic technology. Robotics,
synthetic materials and complex prosthetics were also applied on a very high level of sophistication.
Contact with the Giff individual named “Larry” also revealed that, while very curious, the Giff were
not a war-like species, lacking almost any offensive weapons. An interesting common occurrence in
Giff biology, culture and technology was the diamond shape, found in Giff sensory organs, the
shape of passages and Lander vehicles. Another reoccurring concept were waveforms, both
observed in technology and the written language.

2. History

The Giff discovered humankind during the Age of the Phoenicians, which means roughly between
2500 and 300 BC. Fascinated by the species, the Giff established a research presence in the form of
a vessel of theirs, the Unbreakable Womb, stationed near Iapetus. Over the years, the species took a
vested interest in many armed conflicts of the human species, secretly collecting dead bodies from
the battlefield to study them and conserve them in suspended animation. The Giff also managed to
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other spacefaring races. As such, they were also aware of the Xenomorph and the fact that some
races would use the creatures as bioweapons.
Sometime during the second millennium AD, the Giff were at war with another race dubbed Those
Who Come From Beyond The Galactic Rim, The Place Of Darkness. On the pretense of wanting to
negotiate peace, a number of individuals from that race gained access to the Unbreakable Womb and
planted several Xenomorph Eggs on the vessel. The ensuing infestation eradicated the entire Giff
population aboard, save for Larry, who escaped to an unfinished base inside the ridge on Iapetus
and placed himself in suspended animation in order to wait for rescue. During the following
centuries, the Giff species was presumably wiped by a Xenomorph onslaught, leaving Larry as the
sole survivor, who would be awakenend during the Steel Egg incident in 2058. However, the
species went, for all accounts and purposes, completely extinct when Larry sacrificed himself and
flew the Unbreakable Womb into the Sun. (A:SE)

Giff Lander: A small personnel shuttle built and used by the Giff race. Daryl Corgan and Ashley
Norton discovered several such Landers and used one during their flight from the Unbreakable
Womb and later to return to it during the final stages of the Steel Egg incident in 2058. The ship’s
form resembled that of a diamond, with disk-shaped repulsor on the ventral and back section. The
interior also featured artificial gravity. (A:SE)

Gillas, Ted: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident. Nicknamed
“Junior”. Registered under double-Y chromosome ID code YY02848. Was serving a life sentence
for assault, murder, and rape. Had a tear tattooed below his right eye. Junior led the attempt to rape
Ripley at the facility's scrapyard and was severely beaten by Dillon, who foiled his plan. He later
sacrificed his life during the attempt to capture the Xenomorph, luring the creature into the toxic
waste vault and thus ensuring that the Alien was busy long enough so that the others could seal the
vault. (A3)

Gillen: A human and a friend of Mart. Was one of countless residents affected by the shutdown of
Sevastopol station in late 2137. On October 4, Gillen contacted Mart via SevastoLink, offering to
help his friend secure a job. (A:ISO)

Gizhamme: A member of the USCM contingent stationed at Third Base during the Spears incident.
Belonging to First Platoon, A Company, Gizhamme was part of the troops accompanying Spears to
the terraformer colony in order to deal with a group of dissidents. (A:B2 – NA)

GJ1253: A star system in the Northern Outer Veil. Location of the planet KOI-854.01.
(ARPG:CORE)

GJ 229a: A star system in the Tartarus Sector. Location of Torin Prime. (ARPG:CORE)

GJ 667c: A planet. Mankind installed an Atmosphere Processor on GJ 667Cc during the first half of
the 21st century and managed to transform the atmosphere of the planet to a state where it was
breathable by humans in 2039. This marked the first successful application of the concept on
another world than Earth in human history. (PR:WIW, ARPG:CORE)

GL223.2: A star system on the Frontier. Proper name Khadaji system. See respective entry.
(ARPG:CORE)

GL300: A star system. Proper name Alpha Linna. See respective entry. (ARPG:CORE)

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GL-479: A star system beyond the Souther Outer Rim. Location of LV-178, also known as New
Galveston. (ARPG:CORE)

Gliese 326-3827: A star system located in the Borodino Sector. Notable worlds include Gliese 326-
3827B, properly known as Bracken’s World. (ARPG:CORE)

Gliese 326-3827B: A planet in the Gliese 326-3827. Proper name Bracken’s World. See respective
entry. (ARPG:CORE)

Gliese 581: A red dwarf star in the constellation Libra. Weyland Industries colonized and mined
several planets, including Gliese 581 c and Gliese 581 e, in the vicinity of Gliese 581 to develop a
new type of 5.56 millimeter ammunition that had the unique characteristic of being uninfluenced by
atmospheric conditions. The Gliese 581 system was also the site of major research facilities of Wey-
land 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 a
colony on Gliese 581 c (PR:WIW)

Gliese 581 d: A planet in the Gliese 581 system. Terraformed between 2046 and 2054. In 2054, a
colony called Unity City was established, which would sport a population of over 4 million by the
year 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 colony
on Gliese 581 e. (PR:WIW)

Gliese 581 g: A planet in the Gliese 581 system. Terraformed from 2049 to 2056. In 2056, a colony
called Coronado colony was founded on the planet. The colony would become a center for ad-
vanced technology 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. Terraformed between 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. Terraformed between 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. Terraformed 2034 to 2042. In 2044, a colony
called Dante Colony was established and would sport a population of 11 million by the year 2071.

Gliese 876 b: A planet in the Gliese 876 system. After being terraformed from 2040 to 2048, Xi-
wang Colony was established on the planet in 2048, maintaining mining and refining operations to
exploit the planet's large amounts of natural gases and housing a population of almost 10 million by
the year 2071. (PR:WIW)

Gliese 876 c: A planet in the Gliese 876 system. Notable for being the most temperate planet of the
system. Was terraformed from 2040 to 2048. In 2048, Weyland Industries founded a colony called
Chiu Outpost on the planet, which would house a population of over 14 million people by the year
2071. (PR:WIW)

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Gliese 876 d: A planet in the Gliese 876 system. Terraformed from 2045 to 2053, introducing ver-
dant forests that had been cloned and transplanted from Earth and would become one of the planet's
key resources. In 2053, Wan An Outpost was founded on Gliese 876 d which would sport a popula-
tion of over 11 million by the year 2071. (PR:WIW)

Glorious Sun: A CANC exploratory vessel that was involved in the Steel Egg incident in 2058. De-
spite its designated purpose, the ship was also armed with cluster missiles.
Commandeered by Doctor-Commander Kim, the Glorious Sun arrived at the location to take claim
of the Steel Egg during the incident. The ship later became infested by Xenomorphs after several
crew members, including Kim, had become infected on the Giff vessel. Fighting ensued, and the
Glorious Sun was destroyed by collateral damage, with only a few managing to leave the starship in
time. (A:SE)

Goddess: A term used by the Breeder preacher Carter Dane during his broadcasts in 2195. Possibly
refers to the Xenomorph Queen, a central figure in the Breeder beliefs. (A:FW)

Gogolac: A female human and one of the colonists involved in the Domes Epsilon incident in the
mid-80s of the 24th century. Considering herself unattractive due to her tough appearance, she nev-
ertheless possessed a strong will. Gogolac had at one time been in a relationship with another
colonist called Hamilton-Cross, which failed prior to his death.
During the Domes Epsilon incident, Gogolac was among the convoy of the surviving staff members
to the backup bay. After the trek had been ambushed by Xenomorphs, Gogolac was picked up by
Call together with Cody and brought to the Betty safely. However, Gogolac was killed by a
Xenomorph that had managed to enter the cargo bay unseen and attacked shortly after the last sur -
vivors of the incident had returned to the Betty. (A:OS)

Golic, Walter: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident. Registered
under the double-Y chromosome ID code YY92740.
Born in 2145, Golic was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. The condition was resistant to
chemical treatment and resulted in violent and murderous behavior. This eventually led to his ad-
mission to the Haverhill Asylum Facility. During a night in 2167, Golic murdered nine of his room-
mates with a sharpened spoon without provocation. This led to a life sentence and his transfer to
Fiorina 161 one year later. All in all, 32 grizzly murders and 13 acts of arson committed by him had
been documented up to this date. Golic was an outcast even among his fellow inmates, who claimed
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 the
facility 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 hall cov-
ered in the blood of the victims. Although Golic reported a “dragon”, Andrews did not believe his
story, instead coming to the conclusion that Golic had gone insane and killed Boggs and Raine him-
self. Golic was restrained and put under surveillance in the infirmary. He eventually witnessed the
death of Clemens by the hands of the Xenomorph. This event took its toll on Golic's mind who
started to admire the creature and to deem it some sort of deity. After the Alien had been captured,
he persuaded Morse, his only friend, who was on guard duty, to release him, claiming that he was of
no danger to anyone. Fatally, he believed him. Golic knocked Morse unconscious and went to the
vault where the Xenomorph was contained. Golic killed the prisoner Arthur, who stood guard in
front of the vault, and freed the Alien, which swiftly repaid Golic by killing him. (A3)

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Gonzales, Maria: A female Caucasian-Hispanic human. Born in 2168. Was one of the individuals
afflicted with Xenomorph-related nightmares caused by the Queen held by Bionational during the
prelude to the Earth War in 2192. Disturbed, Gonzales sought counseling and was interviewed by a
Dr. Ranier. Gonzales' nightmares were also investigated by a military affiliate named Dr. Orona,
who filed her case under Case #23325. (A:B1 – O)

Gorham’s Folly: The proper name of the planet JPG-770.03. See respective entry. (ARPG:CORE)

Gorham, Charles: A male human and industrialist. Founded Gorham Colony and later its succes-
sor on Gorham’s Folly. (ARPG:CORE)

Gorham Colony: The second mining colony founded by industrialist Charles Gorham on the planet
JPG-770.03, also known as Gorham’s Folly, after the first one had fallen to the UPP during the
2100s. By the end of the 22nd century, the colony has prospered to a profitable mining operation
connected with trade routes to the Core Systems and the Outer Rim. In doing so, Gorham had bro-
ken his own record for deepest mining shaft from the first colony, with Gorham’s Folly sporting
shafts up to 42 kilomters deep. The population count by 2183 was 700,000, with the workforce
consisting of contract workers. (ARPG:CORE)

Gorham Mining Colony: A mining colony on the planet KOI-2650.01 founded by entrepreneur
Charles Gorham. Established in 2067, Gorham Colony would sport a population of 1 million by
2071. Was connected to the deepest mining setup of the Outer Veil as of 2071, with shafts reaching
up to 23 kilometers beneath the surface. Key resources were cobaltite, chromite and titanium. Dur-
ing the early 2100s, Gorham Colony was annexed by the UPP. (PR:WIW, ARPG:CORE)

Gorilla Alien: A hulking Xenomorph breed originating from a large ape-like creature that was
sighted on the jungle planet Zeevan, where it had grown to a small hive of 51 workers governed by
one Queen. Unique anatomical features included large and muscular arms and a high acid concen-
tration in its blood of a ratio of 75.32 percent. A similar breed originating from chimpanzees was
encountered on the Weyland-Yutani research facility on Phobos during the Sulaco incident in 2179.
(KAF, A:INF)

Gorman, Scott: A male human and member of the USCM corps. Born in 2142. registered under
the USCM identity code A09/TQ4.0.56124E3. Part of 2nd battalion, 9th regiment. In his capacity as
First Lieutenant, Gorman acted as Squadron Commander for the recon mission to LV-426 in 2179,
which would turn into the Hadley's Hope incident. During these events, he carried a VP70 pistol as
a sidearm. Despite an exemplary record, Gorman was inexperienced and faltered under pressure.
Gorman accompanied Carter Burke as a representative of the Colonial Marines on his visit to Rip-
ley 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. The mission to LV-426 in 2179 was Gorman’s
second field deployment. During the mission, Gorman kept his distance to the unit assigned to the
mission and later showed his inexperience and incompetence during the coordination of the squad's
foray into the Xenomorph hive. He was oblivious to the fact that the hive was 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 had been made aware of the situation. When the Xenomorphs at-
tacked, Gorman was unable to react to the sudden chaos and had to be removed forcefully from
command by Burke to enable Ripley to drive the APC into the hive and rescue the soldiers. During
the rescue, Gorman was injured and rendered unconscious and had to be brought to the medical fa-
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order the unit to regroup and evacuate. He was released from medbay shortly before the Xenomorph
attack on the command center and later died, sacrificing his life together with Vasquez by blowing
up a grenade inside the vents to cover the escape of the others to the dropship. (A2)

Grandfather: A nickname Pindar attributed to one of the two TIA agents interrogating him about
his dealings with Salvaje, the leader of a cult worshipping the Xenomorph, in 2192. The nickname
was probably conceived because Pindar was under the influence of mind-altering drugs at the time.
(A:B1 – O)

Grandma: The visualization of a monitoring program used at the Feildcrest Home mental ward to
interact with and inform patients during visits. Has its name because the image used resembled a
kind, old woman. (A:B1 – O)

Grant: One of several large transport vessels stationed at Third Base at the time of the Spears inci-
dent in 2193. When Spears was about the leave Third Base after the failed mutiny, he ordered all his
marines to board the Grant, seemingly planning to take them with him. However, when Spears de-
parted, he crippled the Grant's drives just like those of the rest of the spaceworthy vessels. (A:B2 –
NA)

Gravity Drive: A faster-than-light spacecraft drive technology introduced in the late 22 nd century.
Greatly outmatched conventional FTL drives concerning maximum traveling speed and was even
able to enter the Einsteinian Warp. The drive operated through “waves” running through the entire
vessel and required no thrusters, therefore eliminating any kind of exhaust. Another beneficial side
effect was the fact that the fields the drive generates provided a protection far superior to conven -
tional armor. However, Gravity Drive-equipped vessels also had one major caveat: The weight the
ship was carrying had to be carefully calibrated with the drive. A spaceship with unaccounted
weight risked severe course deviations. Despite its superior speed, hypersleep chambers were still a
necessity on very long trips and ventures into Einsteinian Warp due to NDD.
Shortly before Earth War, Gravity Drives were widely spread, at least among military vessels. Ac-
cordingly, many ships that played a key role during these events were equipped with this technol -
ogy. The government transport ship Benedict used a Gravity Drive during the eponymous mission
to the Xenomorph Homeworld in the 2190s, as did the K-014, an interceptor vessel sent by the
Bionational corporation to thwart the Benedict's mission. The American, a cargo drone which would
bring the survivors of the Benedict mission to Third Base, thus initiating the Spears incident, was
also powered by a Gravity Drive, as were the Jackson and the MacArthur, the two large transport
vessels Spears used to bring his Xenomorph army to Earth later during the incident. (A:B1 – O)

Great Mother: The moniker the Breeder cults used for the Queen Mother. The cultists screamed
the name during their attack on Orona’s base during the final stage of the Kurtz mission in 2195.
(A:B3 – FW)

Great Truth: The name the fanatic Salvaje had given to the message he propagated with his
Xenomorph-worshipping cult, the Church of Immaculate Incubation, in the late 22 nd century. De-
scribes the Xenomorph as a god-like being and the act of impregnation as a gateway to salvation.
(A:B1 – O)

Great Unwashed, The: A slang word for the general populace used during the late 22 nd century. In-
vented in the 19th century by the writer Edward George Bulwer-Lytton. Pindar and Salvaje used this

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term during their discussion about splicing a message of the Church of the Immaculate Incubation
into the Network 2192. (A:B1 – O)

Green: A male human and a vice president of Bionational. With his colleague named Red, Green
was responsible for initiating and planning Operation Outreach in 2192, which aimed to secure a
Xenomorph specimen from its homeworld. After a Xenomorph Queen held by Bionational had
started a global Xenomorph infestation, Green, Red and Dr. Dryner, the scientist responsible for the
Queen, attended a meeting with Dr. Orona of EarthGov to discuss containment options. (A:B1 – O)

Green, J.: A human. Was in San Cristobal medical facility on Sevastopol station during September
2137 and diagnosed with anxiety disorder, a fractured tibia and internal bruising by Dr. Morley,
who attended to the patient’s care and occasionally played games of chess with Green. Green had
no insurance and received minimal care. (A:ISO)

Greenlief, E.: A male human and one of the marines of the USS Sephora involved in the Origin in-
cident in late 2179. Was ranked Private First Class at the time. During the incident, Greenlief was
killed by Weyland-Yutani Sentry Guns which he mistook for USCM turrets. (A:CMVG)

Greens: One of the seven corps of Spears' Xenomorph army. (A:B2 – NA)

Gregor, Peter: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident in 2179.
Registered under the double-Y chromosome ID code YY79077. Convicted of molestation and rape
and serving a life sentence at Fury 16. Gregor was one of the prisoners who tried to rape Ripley at
the scrapyard and was later injured during the ignition of the quinitricetyline during the attempt to
capture the Alien. Gregor was killed during the bait and chase aimed at luring the Xenomorph into
the blast furnace. (A3)

Guevara, E.: A human male resident on Sevastopol station during the time of the Sevastopol inci-
dent in late 2137. ID code 3077. His last known location was inside Seegson Synthetics. (A:ISO)

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Hadley, Curtis: A male human. Led the first terraforming expedition to LV-426, which arrived in
2157. The later colony Hadley’s Hope on LV-426 was named after him. (WYR)

Hadley's Hope: A colony on LV-426 which would become the site of a major contact of mankind
with the Xenomorph organism during the Hadley's Hope incident in 2179. Named after Curtis
Hadley, leader of the first terraforming team arriving on LV-426 in 2157.

1. General information

The colonization, as well as the terraforming, was a joint venture between the Extrasolar Colonisa-
tion Administration and Weyland-Yutani, which would exert considerable influence on the opera-
tion of Hadley’s Hope. The compound was founded in 2157, to the North of the main Atmosphere
Processor. Sporting a population of around 60 or 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, housing
the commercial and residential area, and the East wing, consisting of the administration facilities.
Additionally, the colony was delineated by a storm wall in the North. The settlement was self-suffi-
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Hope in touch with Earth, but was limited to sending transmissions over an orbital installation with
a delay of one week.

2. The Hadley's Hope incident

During the first 20 years of its existence, Hadley's Hope remained functional without any major dis-
turbances. When Burke passed along the coordinates of the Derelict to the colony's administrators
Simpson and Lydecker for investigation in 2179, the Jorden family volunteered and departed from
Hadley's Hope with one of the Daihotai tractors of the colony. Soon after, a distress call from the
Jordens reached Hadley's Hope. Russ Jorden had been impregnated by a Facehugger while explor-
ing the Derelict and was brought to the colony's medical facilities for treatment. The inevitable en-
sued, and in a matter of days, the colony was infested with Aliens. The colony was damaged and put
in disarray during the attack due to attempts by the colonists to fight the Xenomorphs or just to sur-
vive. However, the populatrion was almost completely decimated, either killed or taken for impreg-
nation Eventually, the creatures retreated to the hive they had set up in the Atmosphere Processor
nearby. When the recon mission arrived at Hadley's Hope roughly two months later, the general sys-
tems of the colony were still functional. However, during a Xenomorph ambush in the processor's
hive, the cooling systems were damaged, and within hours, the reactor went critical and exploded,
presumably taking the entire colony with it.

3. Aftermath and Origin incident

While Hadley's Hope as a whole was ruined after the explosion of the Atmosphere Processor, large
parts of the facility remained relatively intact, even maintaining a functioning power grid around the
former administration building. The lower sections and the sewers of the colony became a retreat
for remnants of the original Xenomorph nest which had been mutated into deformed monstrosities
by the fallout of the Processor's explosion. During the Origin incident, Lieutenant Cruz, the com-
manding officer of the second mission of the USS Sephora to the Sulaco in orbit of LV-426, chose
Hadley's Hope as a temporary headquarters after he and other marines had escaped the destruction
of both vessels to the surface of the moon. After establishing a presence at the old command center,
the marines used the comm relay to send out a signal for other survivors to regroup at the colony.
Within hours, enough Marines had arrived to bolster defenses and subsequently repelled a massive
Xenomorph attack on the colony. After fending off the onslaught, the colony served as a staging
area for the USCM forces, which now amounted to over 60 marines, to start their final attack on the
Weyland-Yutani research facility. (A2, A:CMVG)

Hadley's Hope incident: A Xenomorph outbreak in 2179 that involved the colony of Hadley's
Hope on LV-426 and the subsequent investigation by USCM forces. It was the third major contact
with the organism involving Ellen Ripley. The event would eventually become known among
USCM personnel as the “Acheron massacre”.

1. Rediscovery of the Narcissus

The incident began when, 57 years after the Nostromo incident, the Narcissus and with it the only
survivor of this fatal encounter with the Xenomorph, Ellen Ripley, were recovered by a deep space
salvage team, presumably on May 16, 2179. On June 8, the salvage team arrived at Gateway Station
orbiting 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 had
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Ripley presented an account of the Nostromo incident. As there was no hard evidence for the exis-
tence of the Xenomorph, the inquiry dismissed Ripley's story and revoked her flight officer's license
while refraining from filing charges. Burke retrieved the coordinates of the Derelict on LV-426 from
the inquiry protocol and sent them to the colony of Hadley's Hope, which had been set up on the
planetoid during the previous decades, to investigate.

2. Xenomorph outbreak at Hadley's Hope – Part 1:

A week later, on June 19, Hadley's Hope received the transmission and sent out the colonist Russ
Jorden to investigate the coordinates. When Jorden left the colony on June 21, he took his family
with him on the assignment, including his daughter Rebecca Jorden, nicknamed “´Newt”. Later that
day, the Jorden family discovered the Derelict, and Russ went inside together with his wife, Ann
Jorden, to investigate the ship. During this exploration, Russ found the Xenomorph Eggs inside the
Derelict's cargo hold and became infected by a Facehugger. Soon after, the colony administration
received a distress call from Ann Jorden, and subsequently, Russ was brought back to the colony
and placed under medical care. In the meantime, another search party of colonists went to the
Derelict to look for information. One day later, having finished the impregnation, the Facehugger
detached from Russ' face and died, and a short time later, Russ woke up, seemingly unhurt. How-
ever, around the same time that the search party returned with more infected colonists, Russ died
giving birth to a Chestburster in front of his wife and a medical doctor named Kent. The
Xenomorphs now quickly began to roam the colony, picking off the colonists one by one.

3. Xenomorph outbreak at Hadley's Hope – Part 2:

Amidst the tension, one last message reached Hadley's Hope, stating that marines would come to in-
vestigate and assist. Aware of the dire situation, the remaining colonists decided to barricade them-
selves in the sub-level storage areas of Hadley's Hope until help would arrive. Before the decision
was made, another search party had gone out to locate the Xenomorph hive and found it at the At-
mosphere Processor, shortly before the retreat to the sub-level was to take place. The party was
quickly decimated, but as the communication with the team went silent, the sensors showed that the
search party had stirred up the Xenomorphs, which were now approaching the colony in full force.
Upon receiving the news, the colonists wasted no time and hurried to the sub-level. On July 3,
2179, Colony Administration lost contact with the colony.
At first, the plan of the colonists seemed to work. But when noises were heard from outside, an ar-
gument erupted about what they should do. One faction believed that the noises came from the rem-
nants of the team sent to locate the hive and that the barricade should be lowered while the other
faction wanted the barricade to remain closed in order to protect the colonists inside. Eventually, the
former faction won out, and the barricade was opened, only to fall right into a trap set by the
Xenomorphs, which overran the sub-level and massacred the civilians inside. A last group of people
fled to ops, sending an all-frequency SOS from there, but was eradicated soon after as well. During
the attack, Rebecca Jorden lost both her mother and her brother, but managed to escape into the vent
system of the colony. While Rebecca was able to survive inside the ducts, the colony had ceased to
exist: Every colonist had been either killed or brought to the hive for impregnation. The fall of
Hadley’s Hope took place over a period of roughly four weeks.

4. Recon mission to LV-426

Now forced to take Ripley's story into account as at least a possibility, a military reconnaissance
mission was assembled to be sent to LV-426 to investigate the communication breakdown. For this

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mission, Lieutenant William Gorman was given command of a squad of Colonial Marines from the
2nd Battalion, 9th Regiment. Ripley was approached to take part in the mission as an adviser in ex-
change for having her license restored, and, after initially refusing, agreed to join. Burke, who was
sent to supervise the mission on behalf of Weyland-Yutani, which had considerable financial invest-
ment in the colony, was also part of the roster. On July 6, Ripley, Burke and the Marines departed
Gateway aboard the Conestoga-class space transport Sulaco.

5. Initial exploration

Three weeks later, on July 27, the Sulaco arrived at LV-426. Bishop, the android assigned to the
mission, proceeded to check out the deep-space communication relays to find it intact, excluding
the possibility of a mechanical failure as the cause of the breakdown. At 09:00, the party left for the
surface aboard one of the two UD-4L “Cheyenne” dropships aboard the Sulaco. During an initial
flyover 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 Ma-
rine squad went out to investigate the complex, entering the Operations & Administration wing
through the North Lock. Quickly, signs of battle were discovered, along with burn marks caused by
Xenomorph blood. The rest of the party, including Ripley, Burke and Gorman, entered the wing
soon after through the South Lock. The possibility of the Xenomorph being involved became a fact
when the second party discovered Facehugger specimens contained in stasis tubes inside the medi-
cal facilities. 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. Re-
becca was brought to the colony's command central where the squad set up a temporary headquar-
ters. 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 nearby
Atmosphere Processor. Soon after, the group departed aboard the APC and entered the outer areas
of the Processor.

6. Disaster

When the Marines reached Sub-Level 3, they discovered that the whole floor has been transformed
into a Xenomorph hive. The Marines were ambushed by the Xenomorphs, and only thanks to Rip-
ley's efforts, who had stayed behind in the APC, a number of them managed to escape the hive.
However, several soldiers didn't make it out and were either killed or captured for impregnation, in-
cluding the squad's commander, Gunnery Sergeant Apone. Ripley suggested to evacuate and nuke
the entire site from orbit, just to be sure. While Burke objected on the pretense of damaging Wey-
land-Yutani property, his authority was superseded by Corporal Dwayne Hicks, who had stepped up
to the position of commander after Apone had been taken and Gorman rendered unconscious during
the escape. The dropship's pilot, Warrant Officer Ferro, was ordered to pick up the survivors; how -
ever, the plan was foiled when a Xenomorph stowaway killed Ferro, and the dropship crashed into
LV-426's surface, crippling the APC and leaving the remaining members of the mission stranded in
the process.

7. A new plan and betrayal

Knowing that a rescue party would not arrive for another 17 days, Hicks ordered a retreat to the
command center and set up a perimeter defense with Ripley's assistance, using the sentry guns sal-
vaged from the APC. The sentries had just managed to fight off an initial attack when Bishop found
out that during the ambush inside the hive and the ensuing firefight, the cooling systems of the At-

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mosphere Processor had been critically damaged and its reactor would explode in about 4 hours,
taking the entire colony with it. The survivors developed a plan to remote-access the second drop-
ship aboard the Sulaco and pilot it down for evacuation. As all equipment necessary for doing this
from the command center had been damaged, Bishop volunteered to go out to the colony's transmit-
ter and use a mobile terminal in order to directly tap into the transmitter and call down the dropship
from there. A second onslaught was barely stopped by the sentries, but the survivors knew that the
Xenomorphs would have no difficulties with entering the headquarters in their next assault. While
Ripley and Newt were asleep inside the medical facilities, Burke released the Facehuggers in the
stasis tubes in order to impregnate Ripley and Newt and smuggle the Xenomorph specimens inside
them past ICC quarantine back to Earth and into the possession of Weyland-Yutani. However, Rip-
ley managed to set off the fire alarm, and both were rescued just in time by the Marines.

8. Escape and Newt's rescue

As Ripley and the others conferred what to do with Burke, the Xenomorphs managed to get inside
the 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 remaining
survivors through the vent system to the landing platform, but got separated and also taken by a
Xenomorph. Ripley and Hicks, who were the only members of the mission left by this point, man-
aged to reach the landing field, where Bishop was about to land the dropship. Ripley, who had de-
veloped a maternal affection for Newt, refused to leave without the girl and ordered Bishop to fly
the dropship to the Atmosphere Processor. Ripley managed to find Newt inside the hive and was
about to leave with her when they found themselves in the lair of the Xenomorph Queen. Ripley de-
stroyed the Eggs 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
distance aboard the dropship.

9. Final confrontation

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 space
of the dropship and appeared in the docking bay, ripping Bishop in half. Ripley entered a Power-
loader to fight the creature and subsequently managed to flush it out of one of the Sulaco's airlocks.
With the crisis finally over, the Sulaco set course back to Earth, and Ripley, Hicks and Newt entered
hypersleep – unaware that Xenomorph Eggs were aboard the ship, a circumstance which would
eventually lead to the Fury 16 incident.

10. Aftermath

The incident had major repercussions, laying the foundation for the Xenomorph infestation of Fury
16 and two follow-up missions of the USCM to LV-426, the Sulaco incident and the Origin inci-
dent, events which would be responsible for a fallout between the Corps and Weyland-Yutani. Data
recorded during the incident also reached the Sulaco and from there, the Network. Although most
files, especially visual footage, were lost due to damage to the Sulaco's mainframe, it provided the
USCM and the Company with enough information to enable them to piece together the events.
While the incident was not made public, it spread through rumors among USCM troops to such a
degree that it would become synonymous with a botched operation. The leak of the incident also in-
formed a growing distrust of military and colonies towards corporations and its potential clandes-
tine programs which would cause an era of tensions during the 2180s. This situation was exacer-

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bated by findings of a recon team led by Colonel Percival which pointed to the Company’s involve-
ment in the incident. (A2, A:NT, WYR, ARPG:CORE)

Haines: A human mercenary who was part of the Bionational intercept of the Benedict mission to
the Xenomorph Homeworld. Haines was killed when the winged creatures attacked the team near
the Alien hive. (A:B1 – O)

Halding, Daniel: A male human working as an executive for Seegson. In 2136, Halding began
working on Sevastopol, becoming a colleague of Ransome and residing in Josiah Sieg Executive
Apartment No. 651. As he was not in on Ransome’s shady dealings, he became suspicious when
checking a bunch of import documents. This did not go unnoticed by Ransome, who in turn black-
mailed Riggs in Seegson Communications into allowing him to spy on Halding. (A:ISO)

Hale, David: A male human and a Weyland-Yutani scientist stationed at the Origin facility on LV-
426 in 2179. Was working on the Xenomorph subjects in the capacity of an incubation specialist.
During a containment break, Hale got impregnated by a Facehugger. After the parasite had detached
from his face, his colleague, Doctor Steven Hale, tried to remove the embryo from David Hale's
body, but his attempt resulted in his death due to the cancerous nature of the infestation. It is un-
known whether Steven Hale was David Hale's relative or husband. (A:CMVG)

Hale, Steven: A male human who worked as a scientist for Weyland-Yutani at the Origin facility on
LV-426 in 2179. One of his research subjects was the observation of the Xenomorph life cycle.
When his colleague, Doctor David Hale, got impregnated during a quarantine accident, Steven Hale
ignored the recommendations of his colleagues and tried to remove the embryo from David. His at-
tempt ended in disaster, resulting in David's painful death as the cancerous placenta of the creature
made an extraction without killing the host impossible. It is unknown whether David Hale was
Steven Hale's relative or husband. (A:CMVG)

Haliperidol: A highly potent antipsychotic. Was used during the late stages of Billie's treatment at
Feildcrest Home in the 2190s. (A:B1 – O)

Hallett, Tom: A male human and part of Lopé’s security detail accompanying the colonization mis-
sion to Origae-6 aboard the Covenant. Husband of Dan Lopé. In 2104, Hallett became involved in
the Planet 4 incident together with the rest of the Covenant crew. During this incident, Hallett ac-
companied the surface mission to Planet 4 together with the rest of the security team. While the
group was investigating the Juggernaut wreckage, Hallett became infected with Neomorph spores
without noticing. During the way back to the landing site, Hallett became to show severe symptoms
of the infection. Shortly after arriving at the destination, the group helplessly watched as the drop -
ship exploded. Immediately after, Hallett gave birth to a Neomorph and died in Lopé’s arms.
(A:COV)

Hamilton-Cross, Colin: A male human. Worked as a colonist aboard Domes Epsilon and was in a
short-lived relationship with another colonist called Gogolac before he died of a heart attack some
time prior to the Domes Epsilon incident. His legacy was a black Labrador he had owned called
Rex, 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. Origi-
nally a very small creature with a length of only a few centimeters, the Hammerpede form is a much
larger and stronger snake-like creature, over one meter long and as thick as a human's arm. The

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head section consists of an orifice covered by two lobes of skin which can be retracted to reveal the
orifice, giving it an appearance similar to a cobra snake. As with all Black Goo mutations, the Ham-
merpede displays very aggressive behavior. Additionally, the organism has a defense mechanism in
the form of corrosive blood, an interesting similarity to the Xenomorph. The Hammerpede is also
able 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 popula-
tion of the worms inside one of the storage chambers for the Black Goo. In 2093, the Prometheus
mission led mankind to the distant planet. Eventually, the crew of the ship entered this particular
pyramid and disrupted the self-contained atmosphere seal of the Pyramid, causing the Black Goo to
leak out of its storage Ampules. Unbeknownst to the crew, who had proceeded to other parts of the
facility, the dark liquid infected at least two of the worms and transformed them into the Hammer-
pede form. Later, the scientists Fifield and Millburn returned to the storage chamber and discovered
the creatures. In a fatal lapse of judgment, Millburn approached one of the creatures, only to be at-
tacked by it. The Hammerpede wrapped itself around the man's arm and broke it. Fifield managed
to sever its head, which was immediately replaced by a new one. However, The temporary wound
spilled a load of blood on Fifield, eating through its helmet and incapacitating him. The Hammer-
pede then proceeded to kill Millburn by shoving its body through a hole in his suit and down his
throat. Later, the other crew members found Millburn's corpse, stirring up the creature from the car-
cass, which then vanished into the depths of the installation. (PR)

Hampton, E.: A male human resident of Sevastopol station during the Sevastopol incident in late
2137. His ID code was 8239, with his last known location being Seegson Synthetics. (A:ISO)

HAMPV: Abbreviation for Heavy Armored Multi Purpose Vehicle. See respective entry.
(ARPG:CMOM)

Handy, A: One of the Colonial Marines serving aboard the USS Sephora at the time of the Origin
incident in 2179. Was ranked Sergeant at the time. Was assigned locker number 03.TS/04.
(A:CMVG)

Hannah: A female human and a doctor working at the Feildcrest Home mental ward. One of the
psychiatrists involved in the treatment of Billie. When her colleague Dr. Jerrin conferred with her
about alternate countermeasures against Billies nightmares in 2192, it was Hannah who suggested
brain surgery. (A:B1 – O)

Harper: A human and a store owner on Sevastopol station in 2137. Unofficial news of the station’s
decommissioning as well as pressure from creditors forced Harper to let go employee Zoe and close
down business, intending to sell the assets for scrap. (A:ISO)

Harris: A human working on Sevastopol station as part of the engineer crew shortly before the Sev-
astopol incident in late 2137. Harris was the individual who logged the illegals items carried by the
impounded Anesidora. On December 5, Harris was sent to Engineering by Chief Porter with a col-
league named Turner in order to shut down power and terminals in the sector after Porter had de-
tected suspicious activity there. (A:ISO)

Harvester: An extraterrestrial subterranean mammal-like lifeform. Responsible for the destruction

of the Tartarus colony and encountered on several other colony worlds.
The Harvester is similar to a terrestrial mole in nature, digging its way through the earth with large
front claws and lacking significant eyesight, using sonar to detect its environment. The major differ-
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its way with a mouth that resembles an organic version of a meat grinder. That includes every living
thing that is unfortunate enough to be in the Harvester’s path. The creature is not a hunter though,
but an omnivore. A Harvester also carries its young under its armor, which can detach to protect
their parent when in danger. The creature is easily startled by activity above ground and then acts
like a force of nature, devouring and charging and unwilling to retreat.
The creature originally lived only on the world of Tartarus, where an encounter with the local
colony ended in its destruction by the Harvester. Learning of the creature, Bionational tried to use it
on other worlds to dig mining tunnels. Unsurprisingly, the plan backfired, and the Harvesters began
to haunt those planets as well. (ARPG:CORE)

HAT-P-13CM: A planet. Houses vast fields of natural gas deposits. Was terraformed from 2053 to
2061. In 2061, Zeus Colony was established on the planet and would boast a population of over 5,5
million by 2071. At an unknown date, massive solar energy arrays were installed, providing a pro-
lific energy industry in combination with the gas deposits. (PR:WIW)

Hatchet-face: A nickname attributed to one of the two TIA agents interrogating the technician Pin-
dar during the investigation of a cult of Xenomorph-worshippers in 2192. Was conceived by Pindar,
probably because he was under the influence of interrogation drugs at the time. (A:B1 – O)

Havana: The capital of Cuba. Havana was the location of one of the first Xenomorph nests in the
beginning of the Earth War in 2192, which was easily destroyed by Orona's forces. (A:B1 – O)

Haverhill Asylum Facility: A mental asylum. Walter Golic was admitted to Haverhill and mur-
dered nine patients there in 2167. (WYR)

Hawaii: The fiftieth state of the United States of America, Earth, consisting of a group of islands in
the Central Pacific Ocean. The largest island, the Island of Hawai'i or “Big Island”, was the site of
the crash of partial construction ship wreckage that had got caught up in Earth's atmosphere. The
accident and the subsequent radioactive contamination killed 100.000 people and destroyed the lo-
cal Kona plantations, rendering the coffee a rare commodity. To prevent further crashes, the Coast
Guard was assigned the task of monitoring and, if necessary, destroying ship wreckages in Earth's
orbit. (A:B1 – O)

Hawker Systems: Manufacturer of the Mantis starship model. (ARPG:CMOM)

Hayes: A male human and one of the crew members involved in the Miranda incident in the early
2180s. On lease from his employ of another captain named Hughes, Hayes was actually the only
crew member who had not worked for Charlize before. Joining up in the capacity of a medtech for
the fateful mission, Hayes assisted Charlize during the search for Torres and later got locked in the
cooling chamber while trying the escape the Xenomorph stalking the ship. Hayes was eventually
taken by the creature or killed during the incident. (ARPG:CORE)

HD 85512 b: A planet in the Gliese 370 system. Notable as being the site of mankind's first off-
world prison colony. Classified as a Class E Correctional Unit, the prison was the first joint venture
project between Weyland Industries and the government and 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 densely populated off-world colonies, sporting a
population of over 14,5 million by the year 2071. (PR:WIW)

HD 10697 bm: A planet. Terraformed from 2053 to 2061. In 2061, Tagg Colony was established on
the planet and would sport a population of over 5,5 million people by 2071. HD 10697 bm was also

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notable for its vast canyons that extended over 3000 kilometers and were up to 12 kilometers deep.
(PR:WIW)

HD 39091 bm: A moon. Terraformed from 2044 to 2052. In 2052, Olympia Colony was founded
on HD 39091 bm and was the first colonization of a moon after Luna. By 2071, the colony sported
a population of almost 11 million. (PR:WIW)

HD 86264 bm: A planet. Terraformed between 2052 and 2060. In 2060, Statler Colony was estab-
lished on HD 86264 bm and would sport a population of over 7,5 million by 2071. (PR:WIW)

HD 202206 bm: A planet. Terraformed from 2054 to 2062. In 2062, the Henri Gaston Colony was
established on HD 202206 bm, which would become known as the leading manufacturer of infor-
mation technology specialized in the fields of transportation and consumer devices and would sport
a population of over 7 million by 2071. HD 20226 bm was also the site of the Weyland Cybernetics
Logic Design and Research Facility, which played a key role in the development of Weyland Indus-
tries' David 8 android. (PR:WIW)

HDSP: Abbreviation for Heim Drive Signal Pulses. (A:SE)

Heavy Armored Multi Purpose Vehicle: A vehicle model belonging to the Ox series manufac-
tured by Mikoyan-Liu. Referred to by its abbreviation nickname HAMPV. Length of 16.1 meters
and a maximum velocity of 68 km/h. During the 2180s, the HAMPV was in wide use within UPP
territory for various civilian and military purposes. Among them was its role as an APC, carried into
battle by Krokodil Dropships not unlike the famous UD-4L/M577 combo of the USCM, albeit
much more massive. Its design is very sturdy, its pressurized cockpit allowing survival in hazardouz
or vacuum environments. The modular design allows various configurations, although its standard
armament consists of three 20mm gatling gun turrets, a phased plasma gun turret and a multidirec-
tional flame unit. The APC configuration of the HAMPV accomodates up to two full squads. Sur-
plus models commonly found its way into civilian use at UA and 3WE colonies.

Heim Drive: A propulsion technology for starships introduced during the first half of the 21 st cen-
tury. Allows vessels to travel with near lightspeed, enabling fast travel inside the Solar system.
Avoids a fatal increase in mass by generating a gravitational low-pressure field. The Heim drive
was used by by UNIC, among others, to propel their ships, such as the Hornblower, which would
play a pivotal role during the Steel Egg incident in 2058. UNIC also has sent Heim-equipped drones
to explore other star system. Related technologies are the HDSP and the Heim Envelope. (A:SE)

Heim Drive Engineering: A maintenance deck aboard the UNIC vessel Hornblower, housing the
Heim Drive generators. Situated at the lowest level of the ship. During the Steel Egg incident in
2058, this deck was the site of an engagement between a large part of the ship’s crew and the two
adult Xenomorphs loose aboard. Crew members Dix and Dinswood died during this battle, while
the Xenomorphs escaped. (A:SE)

Heim Drive Signal Pulses: A technology related to the Heim Drive propulsion technology that al-
lowed long-range communication in a star system. Abbreviated as HDSP. An example for a vessel
equipped with HDSP technology was the UNIC ship Hornblower, which was involved in the Steel
Egg incident in 2058. (A:SE)

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Heim Envelope: A vital component of the Heim Drive system. The UNIC ship Hornblower got
equipped with a Heim Envelope before its fateful mission to Iapetus during the Steel Egg incident
in 2058. (A:SE)

Heliades-class space exploration vessel: Mankind's first space exploration vessel capable of
Faster-Than-Light traveling. Was introduced by Weyland Industries on January 17, 2034, with its
prototype named after the class launched in 2031. The Heliades was equipped with two FTL en-
gines 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 dozen chambers equipped with HES devices.
HoloTab technology was used to circulate FTL navigational coordinates. (PR: WIW,
ARPG:CORE)

Heliades: The prototype of the Heliades-class. Was launched in 2031. (ARPG:CORE)

Hendricks: A female human and one of the staff members of Domes Epsilon involved in the
Domes Epsilon incident in the mid-80s of the 24 th century. Not very bright, Hendricks reacted even
more fearfully to the impregnation of her colleague Pandor than the other colonists and later, to-
gether with Cody, witnessed Pandor giving birth to a Chestburster. Hendricks was among the trek of
the survivors to the backup bay when the Xenomorphs attacked the convoy and scattered the pas-
sengers into the jungle. Hendricks was found by Shepherd, the station's security officer, who cov-
ered her escape from an approaching Alien. However, Hendricks was severely injured while trying
to climb a tree and then quickly fell prey to the Xenomorphs. (A:OS)

Hennick, Jay: A male human and one of the USCM marines involved in the Sulaco incident. Nick-
named “Gristle” due to his favorite catchphrase “Hard As Gristle”.
Hennicks was born in 2142. During his early life, he worked as a constable in a town in Southwest
Texas. The town eventually dried up, and in search of a new job and a new home, Hennick joined
the USCM corps in 2171. Despite his age, he graduated with remarkable grades. He continued his
training at SOI West and became a well-respected rifleman. Hennick was then assigned to the 2 nd
battalion, 9th regiment and later served in Operation Arcturan Freedom where he earned the Bronze
Star.
By the time of the Sulaco incident, Hennick was ranked Sergeant. During the engagement against
UPP forces on LV-426, Hennick was separated from his team, but later joined Fire Team Fox and
continued the fight. (A:INF)

Henri Gaston Colony: A colony on HD 202206 bm. Established in 2062, the colony would be-
come known as the leading manufacturer of information technology in the fields of transportation
and consumer devices. By 2071, the colony was home to a population of over 7 million. Henri Gas-
ton Colony was also the site of Weyland Industries' New Products Testbed facility, which played a
vital role in testing innovative technologies of the corporation's electronics division. (PR:WIW)

Henry: A male human and a medic serving aboard Gateway Station during the global Xenomorph
infestation of Earth in the 2190s. Henry led Wilks and Billie to the debriefing after their arrival dur-
ing the Spears incident in 2193. On their way, Henry and the others stopped at a communications
console where they witnessed Spears' final minutes via video broadcast. (A:B2 – NA)

Hephaestus Sector: A sector of space on the Eastern Frontier. (ARPG:CORE)

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Hera City: A colony on KOI-463.01. Founded in 2065. Boasted a population of over 10,5 million
by 2071. Hera City was known for its genetically enhanced agricultural farm with an output large
enough to satisfy the food requirements of 22 % of the inner colonies. Besides agriculture, the
colony's industry consisted of biotech and electronics. Key resources were holmium and cerium.
(PR:WIW)

Hernandez: A male human and one of the USCM soldiers of team Rhino 2-1 that boarded the Su-
laco over LV-426 during the beginning stages of the Origin incident. While investigating, the squad
was attacked by Xenomorphs and barely managed to retreat to the airlock. Hernandez had suffered
severe injuries during the battle, and his final whereabouts are unknown. (A:CMVG)

HES: Abbreviation for Holographic Environment Simulator. (PR:WIW)

Heske 337: A star system in the western New Eden Sector. The location of the planet Volcus and its
moon Etna. (ARPG:CORE)

Hesse, Collin: A male human and part of the crew of the UNIC vessel Hornblower during the Steel
Egg incident in 2058. In charge of the ship’s computer systems.
During the Steel Egg incident, Hesse was among the crew members who stayed behind on the
Hornblower during the first expedition to the Giff vessel, but was part of the second excursion, ea-
ger to study the extraterrestrial computer systems. He revisited the Steel Egg shortly after when he
and Eusebius returned to the vessel to search for Collindale and Murteno, only to find them dead.
Back on the Hornblower, Hesse participated in the hunt for the Xenomorphs in the Heim Drive En-
gineering deck. Afterwards, Hesse helped Eusebius maintaining the flamethrowers for coming en-
gagements and was also part of the team formed to assist Dorea in the outscan room. When the rest
of the crew holed up on the bridge, Hesse managed to hack into Reynolds’ account and thus was in-
strumental in uncovering the scientist’s betrayal. Hess was killed when a Xenomorph attacked the
bridge shortly before the Glorious Sun boarded the Hornblower. (A:SE)

Heston, Frank: A male human and one of the USCM soldiers involved in the Sulaco incident in
2179. Nicknamed “Bonesaw”.
Heston was born in the mid-2150s. A weapons nut, Heston did not hesitate to join the USCM,
where he absolved basic training and infantry training. Afterward, Heston opted for a career as a
weapon instructor and served as a junior special weapons instructor at SOI East for two years, after
which he choose to be deployed in a combat unit during the Arcturan War. It was during a combat
situation in the Dehclor sector that he earned his illustrious reputation: When an APC was toppled
by the explosion of a mine, Heston had no other choice to free a marine who was pinned beneath
the APC but to amputate his leg with a short, point-blank Smart Gun burst. Heston was reprimanded
for his action, but the rescued marine was grateful for Heston's “creative” application of a Smart
Gun, which led to his nickname.
By the time of the Sulaco incident, was ranked Corporal. During an engagement at the Phobos Re-
search Station, Heston was separated from his team, but later joined Fire Team Fox and continued
the fight. (A:INF)

Heyst: A male human and a member of the crew of the Anesidora under Marlowe’s command. In
late 2137, Heyst was among the away team exploring the Derelict during the landing on LV-426. On
November 11, Heyst, together with Meeks, accompanied Marlow and Foster onboard Sevastopol
station, where Marlow hoped to find medical assistance for Foster, who had become impregnated
by a Facehugger inside the Derelict. The birth of the Chestburster left the crew members deeply dis-

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turbed. With the Anesidora impounded, Heyst and Meeks sought a sleeping place in the station’s
mall. There, Meeks got drunk and told random persons Foster’s story, disturbing and upsetting the
public. Heyst managed to drag Meeks away from the scene before things could escalate. He then
left a message to the sleeping Meeks, warning him not to tell anyone about their role in the situa-
tion, and departed. He was later captured by Waits’ forces and interrogated on November 28.
(A:ISO)

Heyward, Bjorn: A male human and an ex-marine working as part of a weapons team for Planetus
in 2232 together with his wife Jolena. Had tremendous physical strength and was skilled with a
wide range of weapons. Sported a calm personality and bore a deep affection for both his wife and
his 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-3
L/M, a planet owned by both Planetus and the Company, Bjorn and his wife were tasked with pro-
viding assistance to the investigation. They met up at the research station with the two Planetus in-
vestigators, Anders Kramm and Frances Stauff, and a Weyland-Yutani representative called Charles
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 targeted by Wey -
land-Yutani for elimination. A small strike force tried to kill the two at their house on C-3 L/M with-
out success, and Stauff showed up with a Planetus spacecraft soon after to pick them up and flee the
planet. While Bjorn and most of the other survivors were in Cryosleep, Braley, having succeeded in
taking over Planetus, changed the course of the ship over remote control to land it on the Alien-in -
fested world of Soulages. When Kramm discovered the course change and woke the rest of the sur-
vivors from hypersleep, Bjorn narrowly escaped death from a sabotaged cryotube. As the group
fought their way through the settlement on Soulages, Bjorn and his array of weapons proved to be a
valuable asset. However, Jolena was killed by Aliens during the escape and Bjorn himself suffered
severe injuries, rendering his legs badly damaged. Kramm and Stauff flew Bjorn over to the Wey-
land-Yutani research station on the nearby moon, where they took over the facility and arranged
medical 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 2232
as 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 became
apparent 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 for
elimination by the Company. Luckily, Stauff and the Heywards had prepared a contingency plan for
this case: After killing a small strike force sent to their house, Bjorn and Jolena escaped the planet
with Stauff, Kramm and three technicians involved in the investigation aboard a Planetus space-
craft. However, Braley had already succeeded in taking over Planetus and remote-ordered the ship
of 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 the
settlement on Soulages. (A:NE)

Hibernus: A mutation affecting Xenomorph Spitters, resulting in pale-green patterns on their skin.
(A:CMVG)

Hicks, Dwayne: A male human and a Colonial Marine, bearing the rank of Corporal by the year
2179. Born in 2151. USCM ID code was A27/TQ4.0.48215E9. Had a quiet and calm character. Car-
ried an antique Ithaca 36 shotgun in addition to his normal gear, just to be sure. Was a member of

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the recon mission to LV-426 that would become involved in the Hadley's Hope incident in 2179 and
survived to play a key role during the Origin incident later in the same year.

1. Taking command

Hicks was one of the survivors of the ambush inside the Xenomorph hive on Sub-Level 3 of the At -
mosphere Processor near Hadley's Hope. His pivotal role in the incident began when he stepped up
from leader of the squad's B-Team to the position of commander after Apone's had to be left behind
inside the Hive. Hicks was impressed by Ripley's rescue attempt and, following her assessment of
the situation and the Xenomorph threat, decided to retreat to the Sulaco and bombard the colony
from orbit. 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 sentry
guns and to barricade themselves inside the command center until Bishop would be able to land the
second dropship. During this time, Hicks developed an affectionate relationship with Ripley and, to-
gether with other Marines, later rescued her and Newt from Burke's attempt to impregnate them
with Xenomorph embryos. During the escape following the breach of the command center's de-
fense, Hicks was seriously injured by Xenomorph blood and had to stay aboard the dropship when
Ripley went back into the hive to rescue Newt. Aboard the Sulaco, the Corporal was immediately
put into medical care and entered Cryosleep when the crisis was averted and the ship set course for
home. Hicks later seemingly perished when the EEV, following the Sulaco's automated evacuation,
crashed into Fiorina 161's ocean. When the information reached the Network, Hicks was designated
as killed in action in USCM files. Furthermore, Hicks was posthumously awarded the Distinguished
Service Medal.

2. Rude awakening

However, by the time the Sulaco reached Fury 16, Hicks was not in his cryotube anymore. Prior to
arriving at the penal colony, Weyland-Yutani had found the Sulaco and diverted its science vessel
Legato to investigate. The Legato had just extracted Xenomorph embryos from LV-426 in the wake
of the Hadley's Hope incident and had already started breeding experiments using abducted
colonists when it arrived at the Sulaco's location. The crew managed to establish an Umbilical be-
tween the two vessels, but soon after, a Xenomorph outbreak threw the Legato into utter chaos and
also spilled over to the Sulaco. Two colonists named Stone and Turk eventually made their way to
the Sulaco and awoke Hicks from Cryosleep, hoping for assistance. As he woke up, he noticed a
Facehugger attached to Ripley's head, but his distress was interrupted by attacking Weyland-Yutani
PMCs. During the fight, two critical things happened: First, during a struggle with a PMC, Turk got
trapped inside Hicks' cryotube. Second, a ricochet hit Ripley's Facehugger. Its acid caused an elec-
trical fire that prompted the computer to initiate an emergency evacuation. Stone and Hicks had to
watch helplessly as their friends were ejected aboard the EEVs to drift toward Fiorina 161.
Despite these dramatic events, Hicks and Stone were determined to get the word out about the
Company's actions. Hicks led Stone to a service point where they geared up and consulted a termi-
nal to develop a plan: While Stone went to ready a Service Skiff as a means of escape, Hicks would
try to use the Sulaco's long-range communications to send out a distress call. However, Hicks soon
discovered that using the ship's uplink was out of the question and came up with a backup plan:
Hicks drew a copy of his after-action report and informed Stone that they would use the skiff to
travel to Fiorina 161 and use the comm systems there to send the message. Shortly after, a colonist
named Lisbeth Hutchins informed Stone that she would blow up the Legato. Hicks and Stone met
up at the starboard weapons deck and, together, they destroyed the Umbilical only seconds before

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the Legato exploded. After that, the two made their way to the skiff in Engineering, readied the ship
and left the Sulaco en route to Fiorina 161.
After a two-day journey, Hicks and Stone landed at the resident penal colony. The two arrived at the
blast furnace, only to witness Bishop II unsuccessfully appealing to Ripley to let them take posses-
sion of the Queen Embryo inside her. Hicks watched in shock as Ripley instead jumped into the
molten metal, taking the Queen with her. Seconds later, Weyland's PMCs captured Hicks and Stone
and transferred them to Michael Weyland's personal Research Frigate, which traveled to the Origin
facility on LV-426. Hicks' interrogation started after Weyland had Stone executed when it had be-
come apparent that the colonist had no useful information. Weyland himself conducted the ques-
tioning, with the assistance of a scientist named Richard Levy. Despite the use of chemical incen-
tives, Hicks managed to resist revealing critical information, instead giving only information that
Weyland would sooner or later find out anyway.

3. Getting the message out

As the interrogation methods grew more extreme and Weyland's ruthlessness became apparent,
Levy's conscience caused him to free Hicks and flee the scene together with him. The two subse-
quently fought their way to the EEVs, entered one of them and ejected themselves from the Frigate.
While the EEV, not made to be used inside an atmosphere, was merely catapulted a few dozen me-
ters before crash-landing onto LV-426's surface, Hicks and Levy had escaped the frigate. Planning
to use the relay station of the Origin facility, which was still in development, they traversed the
perimeter of the facility, battling PMCs and Xenomorphs along the way. Forced by overwhelming
firepower to retreat to a nearby tunnel, Hicks and Levy made their way through an extensive system
of caves where they stumbled upon a new hive that Xenomorphs which had survived the explosion
of the colony's Atmosphere Processor had created. Barely escaping the enraged Queen, the two in-
filtrated the inner compound through a tunnel intended to capture the Queen and entered the con-
tainment module at the end of the tunnel. After traversing the module and the labs surrounding it,
Hicks and Levy finally arrived at the comm relay. While being constantly under attack by hordes of
Xenomorphs, the two managed to set up the relay and initiate sending. However, Weyland launched
a missile barrage at the building, destroying the radar dish before the transfer of the message could
be completed. By then, a large force of PMCs had surrounded the relay station, and Hicks and Levy
were returned into Weyland's custody.
For the following weeks, Hicks was subjected to interrogation and torture by Michael Weyland,
who hoped to gain valuable information about the Hadley's Hope incident, the Derelict and its
cargo. During this time, Hicks realized that Weyland was actually an advanced android model.
Hicks stayed alert, closely observing his surroundings and remembering every piece of information.

4. The Origin incident

During the later stages of the Origin incident on December 14, 2179, the survivors of the USS
Sephora learned about Hicks' survival and captivity from a personnel manifest retrieved from Wey-
land-Yutani's systems. Hicks was eventually freed by Corporal Winter and Private O'Neal. He re-
vealed his knowledge about the FTL launch schedule, providing one last ticket off LV-426 for the
Sephora marines. When Xenomorphs converged on Hadley's Hope, Hicks was ordered to escape to
safety aboard an APC together with Lieutenant Reid, a combat pilot. Instead, he ignored the order
and helped Reid to prep another dropship. Intent on bringing down Weyland-Yutani, Hicks would
go on to participate in the final assault on the Company's research facility. After assisting in dis-
abling anti-air emplacements to provide clear skies for taking down the cargo lifter evacuating the
Queen, Hicks was part of the futile mad dash to the FTL frigate, which launched just seconds before

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the marines arrived at the landing site. Boarding a dropship together with his comrades, Hicks
crash-landed into the frigate's cargo bay while still inside the atmosphere. After surviving a final
battle with the Xenomorph Queen, Hicks and the others confronted Michael Weyland in his private
cabin. While the rest of the group deemed Weyland necessary to survive in order to incriminate the
corporation, Hicks knew of the impostor's true identity and shot the android, being aware of the fact
that they would never be safe as long as Weyland was functioning. After extracting critical informa-
tion from Weyland's data banks, Hicks and his new comrades evacuated the remaining Sephora
marines on LV-426 and set course for home. (A2, A3, A:CMVG, A:CMVG_SI)

Hidden Underground: A black market rumored to have been active during the Xenomorph infesta-
tion on Earth during the 2190s. Told to be a safe haven from the Xenomorph scourge, the Hidden
Underground was reportedly trafficking in military-grade supplies and prostitution. The rumors
were enough for many survivors to follow up on every tale of great treasures left behind during the
evacuation. However, Bug Feeders were known to deliberately set up traps at those supposed trea-
sure sites. While on Third Base, Billie watched a broadcast of Amy and her uncle Burt observing
two men, nicknamed Leather and Nylon, falling for such a bait. (A:B2 – NA)

Hill: A male human working as a doctor at the Feildcrest Home mental ward. Was among the per-
sonnel responsible for the medical treatment of Billie shortly before the start of the Earth War in
2192. (A:B1 – O)

Hillard, Sabra: A female human and one of the smugglers involved in the Auriga incident. Born in
2347. Registered under the felony ID code F700-1. In 2367, Hillard was arrested for being involved
in the smuggling of contraband and lost her flight license. She was the romantic partner of Frank
Elgyn and member of his band of smugglers and mercenaries, serving as the pilot of their ship, the
Betty.
Grieving heavily from Elgyn's death early during the escape from the Xenomorph outbreak aboard
the Auriga, she was later killed by a Xenomorph while the group was passing through the flooded
kitchen of the ship. (A:RES)

Ho: A male human serving in the CANC military at the time of the Steel Egg incident, ranking
Sergeant. Ho was part of the group accompanying Doctor-Commander Kim to the Giff vessel.
Aboard the ship, Ho was chosen by Kim to explore a shaft with him and a comrade. There, the three
stumbled upon Xenomorph Eggs and were infected by Facehuggers. Ho, Kim and the third soldier
were brought back to the Glorious Sun and placed in the infirmary, where Ho and Kim woke up af-
ter the Fcehuggers had fallen off. Shortly after, Ho and the others died giving birth to Chestbursters,
starting an infestation that would eventually cause the destruction of the Glorious Sun. (A:SE)

Hohenkerk: A male human and one of the Colonial Marines involved in the Origin incident in late
2179. Hohenkerk managed to escape the destruction in orbit and regroup at Hadley's Hope, but was
killed by a Xenomorph during the defense of the colony prior to the final assault on Weyland-Yu-
tani. (A:CMVG)

Holloway, Charles: A male human and a scientist. Hotheaded, but renowned world-wide for his
skills in archaeological research. 5.6 feet tall. Romantic partner of Dr. Elizabeth Shaw with whom
he led the ill-fated mission of the Prometheus to LV-223 in 2093.

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 1. Early life

Holloway was born in 2058. During his career, he has also participated on tours to Luna and Mars.
His anti-authoritarian streak would often hinder his career, a notable occasion being in 2079, when
he was arrested during a protest against the declaration of the Nanethe dig being non-historical. In
2084 and 2086, tenure requests at a state university by Holloway were denied because he refused to
comply with curriculum guidelines.
At an unknown date, Holloway met the archaeologist and paleontologist Dr. Elizabeth Shaw. Hol-
loway, being an atheist, was trying to scientifically prove that deities had no hand in the creation of
life and found a like-minded research partner in Shaw, who ironically possessed a strong religious
belief. During their time working together, Holloway and Shaw also developed a romantic relation-
ship.

2. Partnership with Weyland Industries

In 2078, Holloway and Shaw were working in Toro Muerto, Peru, when they were contacted by a
representative of Weyland Industries with the offer of putting company funds and resources at their
disposal. The two scientists would embark on a global search for ancient artifacts, soon discovering
depictions of giant beings visiting mankind and a pictogram pointing to a distant star system com-
mon to all findings. In late 2079, Weyland Industries agreed to fund an interstellar expedition to the
target system. Holloway and Shaw would continue their research of the artifacts, ending with an ex-
cavation on the Isle of Skye, Scotland in 2089. In 2091, the two scientists departed Earth on the re -
search vessel Prometheus, leading a crew of 16 scientists, mercenaries and workers.

3. The LV-223 incident

On December 21, 2093, the Prometheus reached its destination. After the crew had awakened from
hypersleep, Holloway conducted a short scientific briefing of the mission together with Shaw. Dur-
ing the landing, Holloway spotted an artificial structure that he deemed worthy of exploration and
also insisted on assembling a team for the exploration of the structure immediately after the ship
had touched down. While the exploration of the pyramid-like silo yielded spectacular findings, Hol-
loway was sobered by the fact that the place was seemingly deserted. Back at the ship, Holloway
tried to drown his frustration in alcohol. The android David, with whom Holloway was at odds
since the beginning of the mission, took the opportunity to infect Holloway with a drink tainted
with the Black Goo he had retrieved from the pyramid. Holloway later infected Shaw in turn during
sexual intercourse. Next morning, Holloway first noticed disturbing signs of sickness. He then
joined the search party for Fifield and Millburn, but soon could no longer hide the fact that his body
was being ravaged by the Black Goo. The rest of the team made a desperate break for the ship in or-
der to save Holloway's life, only to be met by Vickers at the cargo hold, who, fearing contamination,
refused to let Holloway inside. By this time, the disintegrating effects of the Black Goo had rapidly
advanced, causing Holloway unbearable pain. In order to end his suffering, Holloway chose death
and approached Vickers, who incinerated him with a flamethrower. (PR)

Holographic Display Table: An alternate name for the HoloTab device. (ARPG:CORE)

Holographic Environment Simulator: A device that projects holographic replications of objects

and environments. The technology can also be used to enhance communication devices. Weyland
Industries released the first HES device into the luxury goods market on September 6, 2024. Several

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HES 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 sur-
face above which the projection is displayed. Alternate name Holographic Display Table. The de-
vice can be placed on any surface and consists of 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 of around 37 GigaHertz at a planetary range.
HoloTabs are used for a variety of tasks that range from military planning and coordination to circu-
lation of FTL coordinates. The device is also equipped with Spectrawave technology, allowing sci-
entists to scan a projection for valuable data and collect the findings. HoloTabs can also be pro -
grammed for personal use, such as remote-programming household systems and accessing and dis-
playing the 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)

Homo genitor: A scientific term for the Engineers. Coined after evaluating Shaw’s DNA analysis
of the species. Translates to “creator of man” due to the fact that evidence points to the possibility
that mankind was created by the Engineers. (ARPG:CORE)

Hong Kong: A city on the south coast of the People’s Republic of China. Once occupied by the
British Empire in the 19th century, Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997. In the 21st century,
Hong Kong was involved in an armed conflict named the Hong Kong War. Cyril Dix, who would be
involved in the Steel Egg incident in 2058, was a veteran of this war. (A:SE)

Honshu Colony: A colony on the planet KOI-255.01. Established in 2063, the colony would sport
a population of over 6.5 million by 2071. Notable for housing the outermost off-world Weyland
Academy facility. Aside from education, Honshu Colony's industry focused on mining. Key re-
sources were nickel, iron, copper and manganese. (PR:WIW)

Hope, A: A human and the technician who declared Sevastopol station operational on August 4,
2105, after its orbit had been stabilized. (A:ISO)

Hora, Thomas: A male human. Had only worked for a short time for a Weyland-Yutani planet farm
before he was reassigned to a research station of the Company on C-3 L/M. Hora was unaware that
he was only a pawn used by Weyland-Yutani to root out a Planetus spy at the station. In 2232, Hora
was killed together with the rest of the replacement staff and the spies as part of a faked Alien infes-
tation instigated as part of a scheme to take over Planetus. These events would become known as
the C-3 L/M incident. (A:NE)

Horizon City: A colony on KOI-438.02. Established in 2041 and boasting a population of almost 3
million by 2071. Horizon City became known as the major manufacturer of mining equipment and
infrastructure. Besides manufacturing, the colony's industry was focused on mining and refining.
Key resources were platinum, palladium, manganese and zinc. (PR:WIW)

Hormone Storm: A term used to describe the process of a Xenomorph Drone turning into a Queen
when the necessity arises. (A:B2 – NA)

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Hornblower: A UNIC science vessel. Identification code 33-389. Was involved in and destroyed
during the Steel Egg incident in 2058. Presumably named after the literary figure Horatio Horn-
blower.

1. Description

The Hornblower was an 800-meter-long starship operated by UNIC to perform scientific missions
in the solar system. It had a narrow shape, essentially consisting of several cylinders connected by
sphere-shaped modules, with a horizontally-aligned disk at the stern housing the ship’s bridge. Pow-
ered by nuclear energy, the ship’s long-distance propulsion was provided by a Heim Drive, which
also served as an interplanetary comm system using the HDSP system. A force field protected the
ship against debris and other small objects. Life support was powered by an independent system de-
riving its energy from environmental resources such as solar power. The Hornblower was also
equipped with a Probable-Age Probe system and EMP Decoys.
The interior of the Hornblower was supported by artificial gravity and consisted of several decks
connected by lifts. Two globe-shaped outscan rooms, one on the ventral and the other one on the
dorsal side of the ship, housed a scanning projector which was supported by advanced radar tech.
Open Observation on the lower starboard side allowed a spectacular view of surrounding space. The
bridge featured holo and NaviGrip technology, with terminal modules mounted on Hover systems
and its own independent battery power support. A hangar bay at the aft housed Lander vehicles for
away missions. Internal maintenance was supported by several service robots. A medbay was main-
tained by a robotic “doctor” and human medical personnel. Heim Drive Engineering was situated at
the lowest deck.

2. History

By 2058, the Hornblower was under the command of Captain Daryl Corgan and maintained by a
crew of fifteen. The ship was en route to Saturn for a survey mission when the scanners detected the
derelict Giff vessel Unbreakable Womb in orbit of Iapetus. During the course of events, the ship fell
victim to a Xenomorph infestation. Due to the creatures and the betrayal by Eli Reynolds, commu-
nication and control systems were crippled. The ship was eventually boarded by CANC forces, who
evacuated the survivors and destroyed the Hornblower by propelling it on a collision course with
Saturn. (A:SE)

Hornoff: A soldier and a Dreamer listed in the files retrieved by Leslie Elliot during the prelude to
the Kurtz mission in 2195. Ripley was planning to interview Hornoff for the mission, but by this
time, Hornoff was already participating in a military mission to Earth. Footage of this disastrous
mission got leaked onto a public broadcast channel. Ripley was among the many Gateway residents
who watched the footage. (A:B3 – FW)

Hover: An antigravitational technology from the mid-21st century. Used for lifting devices such as
keyboards and tool cabinets to allow flexible use of equipment. Uses an electromagnetic field as-
sisted by small rotors for steering. Able to follow a user around. Multiple Hovers were used aboard
the Hornblower during the Steel Egg incident in 2058. (A:SE)

Hovercar: A civilian hover vehicle. By the first half of the 22 nd century, hovercars were the pre-
ferred choice of private transportation for the general populace. (A:B1 – O)

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Hovertread: An experimental military vehicle developed by Seegson. Model designation MX11A1.
A small tank capable of traversing ground using treads and using gyrojets to hover up to 12 meters,
although stability is only guaranteed up to four meters. Maximum velocity of 82 km/h on ground
and 60 km/h in the air. Sporting a length of just 5.1 meters, the Hovertread was piloted by one per-
son in an open canopy and equipped with Titanium 2 armor. Armed with two light 15-round ma-
chine guns, one long-range XR-500 cannon, and two lasers. The military canceled the project after
unsuccessful test runs in the field. A slightly modified version replacing the lasers with two Smart-
gun turrets and armed with two 3 MP EMP blasters reappeared in corporate hands a short time later.
(KAF, ARPG:CMOM)

HR-2429: A star system. During the Miranda incident in the early 2180s, the MU/TH/UR main-
frame, presumably following a directive by Weyland-Yutani, reset the course of the Miranda to HR-
2429. (ARPG:CORE)

Hsu: A male human. Was in command of the Adams during the time of the Kurtz mission in 2195,
when the ship was stationed at Gateway Station. Ranked Commander at the time. Hsu was in charge
of the Adams’ unsuccessful attempt to bring in the Kurtz during its return to Earth. (A:B3 – FW)

Hualien Colony: A colony on the planet KOI-227.01. Established in 2051, Hualien Colony would
sport a population of 2.3 million by 2071. Taking advantage of the planet's vast natural deposits of
metals and minerals, its industry focused on mining and refining. Key resources were copper, tung-
sten, gold, aluminum, titanium and silver. (PR:WIW)

Huan Ying Colony: A mining colony on the planet KOI-952.03. Established in 2066 and home to
440,000 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. Born in 2149.
Registered under the USCM identity code A08/TQ1.0.417766E5.. Having entered service around
2169 for a limited tour of ten years, Hudson had a history of clashes with superiors and comrades
during his career. Hudson bore the rank of Private First Class in 2179, when his platoon was tasked
with the recon mission that would result in the Hadley's Hope incident.
After the platoon had landed on LV-426, Hudson used his skills at short-wiring and hacking to pro-
vide access to the colony. Subsequently, he used the colony's mainframe to locate the colonists in -
side the Atmosphere Processor by tracking their PDT signals. However, events took a turn for the
worse when Hudson and the other Marines were ambushed inside the hive on the processor's sub-
levels. While Hudson had set out on the mission with an overconfident state of mind, this traumatic
event took a severe toll on Hudson's psyche, now bordering a state of hysteria. Under Ripley's and
Hicks's guidance, Hudson recovered and later helped rescuing Ripley and Newt from a pair of Face-
huggers. Hudson was abducted by Xenomorphs during their attack on the command center and co-
cooned in the tunnels below the colony where he got impregnated and later died giving birth to a
Chestburster. After the USCM had received knowledge of the incident, Hudson was posthumously
decorated. (A2)

Hughes (starship captain): A human and a starship captain active during the early 2180s. Loaned
his medtech Hayes to colleague Charlize for her trip to the Solomons, which would result in the Mi-
randa incident. (ARPG:CORE)

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Hughes, Bartholomew: A male human and a resident on Sevastopol station in late 2137. In a rela-
tionship with a woman named Marie. Has a daughter named Claire. Hughes stumbled upon an ir-
regular access to the transmission relay archive and asked Ransome if he was the culprit. Ransome
confirmed the suspicion and asked Hughes to keep quiet, threatening to release compromising infor-
mation to Marie. By December 1, law and order among the population had become non-existent,
prompting Hughes to ask Marie to leave work immediately, pick up Claire and meet him at home in
order to find a safe hiding spot until help arrives. Hughes reunited with family, but left them again
on December 10 to get to Seegson Communications and re-establish contact in order to call for
help. He left Marie a message, promising to return soon. However, Hughes was killed by a Working
Joe during the attempt. (A:ISO)

Hui Outpost: A colony on the planet KOI-2311.01. Founded in 2069, Hui Outpost would sport a
population of 500,000 by 2071. The colony was a key manufacturer of starship hulls. Aside from
transportation, Hui Outpost's industrial setup focused on mining. Key resources were hydrogen, tita-
nium, cobalt and hematite. (PR:WIW)

Human: A species of sentient bipedal mammals. Scientific name Homo sapiens. First appearing
200,000 BC on its homeworld Earth, humanity quickly rose to become the dominant species and
only civilization on the planet. By the late 22nd century, mankind had mastered interstellar travel and
founded colonies and outposts on over 300 worlds. Due to medical advances, a human living at this
time had a life expectancy of 110 to 120 years. Another technological milestone was the creation of
androids indistinguishable from men. However, mankind's history up to that point had also been
marked by conflict and suffering. In turn, the importance of religion had markedly decreased since
the 2170s. This status-quo was shattered when Earth War broke out in 2192, resulting in a global
Xenomorph infestation that ultimately forced humanity to abandon Earth to the creatures.

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 by
the survivors of the C-3 L/M incident in 2232. (A:NE)

Hunter, G.: A human working at the Gemini Exoplanet Solutions facility on Sevastopol station in
2136. During this time, Hunter had to manage power budget cuts and worried personnel and help
with the eventual decommissioning procedure due to the withdrawal Seegson’s funding from the
Gemini project. (A:ISO)

Hussein, K.: A male human and a resident on Sevastopol station present during the Sevastopol inci-
dent in late 2137. ID code 2729. Final fate unknown; last known location at APOLLO core.
(A:ISO)

Hutchins, Lisbeth: A female human involved in the Legato incident in 2179. Hutchins was origi-
nally a colonist who had departed with her parents and a number of other people for their new
home. During Cryosleep, however, Weyland-Yutani PMCs hijacked the colony ship and transferred
the cryotubes to the Wey-Yu research vessel Legato. As the Legato had successfully retrieved
Xenomorph Eggs from the Derelict on LV-426 during the wake of the Hadley's Hope incident, the
colonists were used as hosts for experiment with the Xenomorphs. Around the same time as the
Legato arrived at the Sulaco, a Xenomorph outbreak occurred aboard the research vessel. During
this timespan, Hutchins got impregnated by a Facehugger – whether as part of the experiments or
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 1. Awakening

As the Xenomorphs wreaked havoc aboard the Legato, Hutchins awoke in a storage hold, with the
Facehugger still latched onto her face. After ripping the creature from her face and coming to her
senses, she was found by a fellow colonist named Ethan, who barely managed to inform her of the
current situation before a Chestburster erupted from his chest. Alone again, Hutchins began search-
ing for her parents, sneaking through the mayhem around her. She eventually met another colonist
named Andrews, who was searching for his daughter. Using a terminal in a medbay, Andrews
helped Hutchins locate her parents in bay 3, level 4. Soon after, the two colonists had to hide inside
lockers from an arriving Xenomorph. While the embryo gestating inside Hutchins saved her from
the creature, she had to watch helplessly as it discovered Andrews and slaughtered him.

2. Temporary allies and revenge

Unexpected help arrived with a Wey-Yu PMC who shot the Xenomorph. Just when the PMC was
about to discover Hutchins, he was knocked unconscious by a colonist named Stone, who was ac-
companied by another settler called Turk. Hutchins was still determined to rescue her parents while
Stone and Turk wanted to escape to the Sulaco, but in spite of their goals, the three decided to stick
together for a short time. After arriving at the Umbilical, Hutchins left Stone and Turk to continue
on her own. Eventually, she arrived at level, bay 4, only to find her parents dead, killed by Wey-Yu
PMCs when they had discovered that one of them had been being impregnated by a Facehugger.
Struck with grief and fury, Hutchins decided to activate the ship's self-destruct in order to kill the
Xenomorphs and Weyland-Yutani mercenaries. After informing Stone of her intention, Hutchins cut
communications and fought her way to Engineering where she managed to initiate the ship's self-
destruct sequence. Only moments after her work was finished, Hutchins gave birth to a Chest-
burster. It was then when the power core overloaded, obliterating the Legato. (A:CMVG_SI)

Hutchison, A.: A female resident of Sevastopol station by the time of the Sevastopol incident in
late 2137. Her ID code was 1453. Her final fate is unknown, with her last known location being in
Lorenz SysTech Spire. (A:ISO)

HWDS-C: Abbreviation for “Human Waste Disposal System – Chemical”. Describes a chemical
toilet system often used in military installations such as Third Base.

Hydr8tion: A pharmaceutical product providing the user with electrolytes. Used for combating the
dehydration caused by Cryosleep. No side effects. (ARPG:CORE)

Hymers, B.: A male human resident of Sevatopol station during the Sevastopol incident in late
2137. His ID code was 3541. His final fate is unknown, with his last known location being the
Solomon Habitation Tower. (A:ISO)

Hyperdyne Systems: A manufacturer of synthetics and medical equipment active during the late
22nd century. Remarkable for developing one of the first android models capable of microexpres-
sions. The first Hyperdyne android was released in 2107 and would became an integral part of the
Weyland-Yutani’s working environments. The corporation produced numerous models of synthet-
ics, such as the Hyperdyne 120-A/2, to which the Ash android involved in the Nostromo incident in
2122 belonged, and the Hyperdyne 129-4, a pleasure slave model. (A2, A:B1 – O)

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Hyperdyne Sector: One of the three major sectors of the Core Systems. (ARPG:CORE)

Hyperdyne 120-A/2: An android belonging to the Hyperdyne Systems series. Active during the
first half of the 22nd century. First model capable of microexpressions. While the model was indis-
tinguishable from a human in appearance and conduct, it was prone to malfunctions resulting in er-
ratic and violent behavior. Ash, the synthetic involved in the Nostromo incident in 2122 was a 120-
A/2. In 2137, a mole inside Weyland-Yutani managed to leak the data of the 120-A/2 to Seegson,
informing the corporation that its rival, even when judging from a then-out-of-date model such as
this, held a massive technological advantage over Seegson’s androids. (A1, A2, A:ISO)

Hyperdyne 129-4: A “pleasure slave”-type android released as part of the Hyperdyne Systems se-
ries in the early 2190s. Comes in all genders. A Bionational representative named Green planned to
buy such a model when the teasing of a Xenomorph-based weapon system promised great financial
gain. (A:B1 – O)

Hypersleep: The principle of Cryosleep applied to FTL travel situations.

Hypersleep Chamber: A Cryosleep tube installed on a spaceship and designed to enable the crew
to enter Cryosleep in order to avoid the adverse effects during FTL travel. Weyland Industries
claimed the patent for the Cryosleep Tube under the file number 12,004,556 on July 27, 2030. Spec-
ifications of models manufactured by the corporation during the 2070s included a tertiary backup
system of zero-loss lithium ion batteries theoretically capable of sustaining the life of the chamber's
occupant for up to 100 years. The Weyland Industries model featured an external holographic dis-
play linked to the ship mainframe. Furthermore, the duration of hypersleep could be programmed
according to a variety of parameters, such as mission length and the percentage of FTL travel com-
pleted. (PR, PR:WIW, A1, A2, A3, A:RES)

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I-2037: Short for Interface 2037, an alternative designation for the MU/TH/UR mainframe installed
in the Nostromo. (WYR)

Iapetus: The third-largest moon of Saturn. Named after the figure from Greek mythology. Iapetus
was the site of the Steel Egg incident involving the discovery of a Xenomorph-infested derelict Giff
vessel near the moon in 2058. During the incident, it also turned out that an unusual geographic fea-
ture of Iapetus, a massive ridge circling around three quarters of the stellar body, was actually the
site of an unfinished Giff base built several millennia in the past. (A:SE)

ICC: Abbreviation for Interstellar Commerce Commission. See respective entry. (ARPG:CORE)

ICSC: Abbreviation for Independent Core System Colonies. (CMTM)

IDSciB294: The identification number of Carlyn Williamson during her work on the Auriga
project. (A:RES, WYR)

IFF: Abbreviation for “Identification, Friend or Foe”. A surgically implanted transponder that al-
lows automated systems, such as the UA 571 Remote Sentry, to identify an individual as friendly
and refrain from shooting. (ARPG:CORE)

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Ilium Range: A mountain range on LV-426. The Mala’kak Derelict which would be visited by the
crews of the Nostromo and the Anesidora in 2122 and, respectively, 2135 crashed on the side of the
range. Part of an area that would become the site of volcanic activities during the 22 nd century, dam-
aging and burying the wreckage. The Ilium range was situated almost 30 kilometers from the area
where humankind would found the colony Hadley’s Hope and establish the main Atmosphere Pro-
cessor in 2158. The range would be visited by humans for the third time in 2179, when the Jorden
family rediscovered the Derelict, causing the Xenomorph infestation of Hadley's Hope later that
year, which culminated in the Hadley’s Hope incident. When the Atmosphere Processor blew up
during the final hours of this event, the Ilium mountain range was massive enough to shield the
Derelict. After the incident, Weyland-Yutani moved in quickly, establishing the Origin facility
around the Derelict – a task which was made difficult by worsening geographical conditions, caus-
ing magma streams to erupt and sinkholes to appear. After the Origin incident saw a massive battle
between the USCM and the retreating Weyland-Yutani forces in late 2179, the area around the Ilium
range became abandoned again. (A1, A:ISO, A2, A:C, WYR)

IM 80: An experimental rock processor technology developed by Weyland Industries during the
2070s. Full name Igneous/Metamorphic 80. Operated by 4 individuals. Transforms barren rock into
fertile 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 and
bio-replication possible. The device underwent field testing outside Luther City on KOI-854.01.
(PR:WIW)

Immigration: The docking bay section of Byzantium Station. The control center of Immigration
was protected by a three-digit code that changed randomly twice a day, and heavy barriers could
seal off the section in case of a disturbance. Immigration was placed under lockdown during the
raid of the Betty's crew during the mid-80s of the 24 th century, but thanks to Call's ability to hack
the control center's security code and Ripley 8's help in overwhelming the guards, the group man-
aged to reached the Betty docked in Immigration. (A:OS)

IMP: Abbreviation for Individual Marine Pack. Describes a lightweight medium cargo container
that is able to carry a load of up to 24 kilograms and can be clipped onto M3 Personal Armors with
its carbon fiber A-frame. Is water-repellent, with waterproof liners available for the several IMP
compartments. (A:CMTM)

Imp: A nickname for the Praetomorph variant of a Chestburster. Owes its name to its spindly limbs,
giving the small creature an imp-like appearance. (A:COV, ARPG:CORE)

Independent Core System Colonies: An alliance of planets unaligned to any of the major political
factions. Abbreviated as ICSC. Originated from the Central Space Consortium founded during the
2080s, which would continue to lead the ICSC with its leadership council. The ICSC is, as the name
suggests, located in the Core Systems, more specifically the New Eden Sector. Noteworthy member
systems include the Volcus, Grendel and Ventix systems, as well as the Alexander, Exeter and St.
John colonies. Its free trade policy and independence made the ICSC a safe haven for corporations,
allowing freedom with illicit operations that would otherwise be impossible. By the 2180s, the
ICSC was in a state of expansion into the Outer Rim, as colony membership was “merely” a ques -
tion of money, with presences in the Solomons and on Anchorpoint. ICSC military relies on merce-
nary forces; relationships with other factions are complicated. While the UA and the 3WE try to
limit the economical power of ICSC with trade taxes, they are also influenced by its corporate ties
into the military – a way for the big players such as Wey-Yu to protect their investments in case of

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an attack. The situation is further exacerbated by the CSC’s covert dealings and the illegal markets
blossoming under it. (ARPG:CMOM)

Info Sphere: A data storage device encased in a metal sphere. Billie used an Info Sphere to store
the data about Dreamers on Gateway Station during the Kurtz mission in 2195. (A:B3 – FW)

Inquinans: A mutation affecting Xenomorph Drones, resulting in pink highlights on their skin.
(A:CMVG)

Intel One: A restricted area in MILCOM HQ on Earth. Access was secured by a retina scanner. In
2192, Wilks had a meeting in Intel One with Dr. Waidslaw Orona and Colonel Stephens to discuss
his participation in the Benedict mission. (A:B1 – O)

Interaction Grid: A unique Giff technology. The only known example was found on the Unbreak-
able Womb, manifested in waveform markings on the hull. The grid organized quamtum packets
and used it for a variety of purposes, ranging from long-range communication and defensive mea-
sures to a virtually impenetrable shield. When the enemies of the Giff planted the Xenomorphs
aboard the vessel around 1000 AD, they also destroyed the power source for the grid, rendering it
defunct. (A:SE)

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 leaders
and sponsors behind the Wi-Fi Access Movement of 2029. On May 14, 2075, a partnership between
the company and Weyland Industries was announced, and the Internet Explorer software was subse-
quently used to optimize the Project Prometheus Training Center. (PR:WIW)

Interface 2037: An alternative designation for the MU/TH/UR computer installed aboard the Nos-
tromo. Shortened as I-2037. (WYR)

Internevicus raptus: An alternate, more recent scientific name for the Xenomorph species. Trans-
lates to “murderous taker”. However, due to scientific process, the moniker “linguafoeda Acheron-
sis” takes precedence as it came first. Both of these terms are considered outdated, as science classi-
fies the delivery system (Egg and Facehugger) and the actual parasite (Chestburster and anything
that follows) as two species comprising the XX121 organism. See *Xenomorph* for details.
(ARPG:CORE)

Interstellar Commerce Commission: An organization founded to control trade, draw out regula-
tions and ensure the legality of its day-to-day proceedings on Earth and larger off-world colonies.
Abbreviated as ICC. Headquarters located in Ruby Colony, where it became a bottleneck for trade
between the Outer Rim and the Core Systems. Authorized tasks include enforcement of quarantine
regulations and inspection of cargo, for which the ICC is stationed on every larger port of the UA,
3WE and ICSC. The ICC was established when several disease outbreaks on Luna and space sta-
tions alerted the governments. Weyland-Yutani reacted quickly with the inception of the ICC, suc-
cessfully arguing the necessity of an independent entity. (A2, ARPG:CORE)

Invictus raptus: Another outdated scientific term describing the Xenomorph. Translates to “invin-
cible taker”. Obsolete since science came to the conclusion that the organism actually consists of
two separate species. See *Xenomorph* for details. (ARPG:CORE)

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Io: One of Jupiter’s moons. By the 2180s, Io had become the site of major mining operations.
(ARPG:CORE)

IRC Mk.35 Pressure Suit: A pressure suit model used by the USCM during the late 22 nd century.
Cumbersome and prone to joint blocking. (ARPG:CORE)

IRC Mk.50 Compression Suit: A pressure suit introduced during the 2120s. Protects the wearer
from vacuum and provides them with oxygen from an integrated supply. The helmet section is
equipped with a comm system, a Heads Up Display and a camera with wireless transmission. Re-
mained a popular model in colonized space well until the end of the 22nd century. (ARPG:CORE)

Ithaca 36: A pump action shotgun. Released in 1933. Popular and reliable. Dwayne Hicks carried
an Ithaca 36 into battle as a secondary weapon. (A2)

Izvinite Outpost: A colony on the planet KOI-2770.01. Established in 2069, it would boast a popu-
lation of 780,000. Izvinite Colony's industry focused on mining and refining the planet's massive
palladium deposits. Further key resources were oxygen and hydrogen. (PR:WIW)

*** J ***

Jackson, B: A male human and the security officer of the Prometheus mission in 2093. Registered
under the ID code SE-7256. Was part of the EU/UK armed forces before being hired by Weyland
Industries. Ranked Corporal at the time of the Prometheus mission. Jackson was killed during the
fatal meeting with the last surviving Engineer inside the Juggernaut ship during the LV-223 inci-
dent. (PR)

Jackson: A large military transport vessel stationed at Third Base during the time of the Spears in-
cident in 2193. Presumably named after historical figure Andrew Jackson. Sister ship to the
MacArthur. Equipped with a Gravity Drive and Cryosleep chambers for long-range flights. The in-
ner layout of the ship was divided in compartments, which could be sealed off in cases of emer-
gency. The Jackson was also equipped with weaponry, escape pods and extensive sensor systems,
including proximity mass detectors, radar, Doppler and luxflect systems.
During the Spears incident, General Thomas Spears, after having put down the mutiny at Third
Base, decided that the time was right to liberate Earth with his Xenomorph army. The Jackson was
designated as his command vessel while the MacArthur would carry his army and follow him on re-
mote. After loading was complete and Spears had entered the Jackson, it and the MacArthur de-
parted for deep space. Spears entered Cryosleep, and the ship entered Einsteinian Warp. After the
ship had reached the Sol system and returned to normal space, Spears awoke from Cryosleep and
relocated to the command deck. With mild surprise, he detected that two stowaways were aboard
the MacArthur. Deciding to deal with them on Earth, he began his preparations. However, the prob-
lem became more urgent when the two individuals jumped ships using EVA suits. Spears inter-
cepted them shortly after they had entered the Jackson at the aft cargo bay. A firefight ensued, from
which Spears was eventually forced to withdraw. Spears resolved the situation by sealing off the
cargo bay and cutting off life support to the section. However, Wilks bluffed himself and Billie ac-
cess to an escape pod, and Spears was forced to temporarily leave the Jackson to check up on ex-
plosives on the MacArthur, which turned out to be non-existent. Spears eventually returned to the
Jackson and landed both vessels in the Natal province in South Africa. As Spears' campaign ended
before it started, The Jackson and the MacArthur were left abandoned at the landing site. Their final
fate is unknown. (A:B2 – NA)

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Jacob-Tellis: The proper name of the planet POL-6362. (PR:WIW)

Jakarta: The capital of the Republic of Indonesia. In late 2192, Jakarta fell victim to the
Xenomorph infestation and was eventually so thoroughly consumed by the creatures that Orona or-
dered the nuclear destruction of the city. (A:B1 – O)

Jamaican Lonsdales: A brand of cigars. General Thomas Spears of the USCM possessed eight Ja-
maican Lonsdales, which were a gift from a wealthy person he once had rescued. Spears savored
the cigars for specials occasions, such as taking command of Third Base. During the Spears incident
in 2193, Spears smoked several of the Lonsdales before his untimely demise. (A:B2 – NA)

Jameson: A human individual present aboard Sevastopol station in 2137. On December 7, Jameson
was contacted by a woman named Elaine, who informed Jameson of her intention to join up after
her former companion Clarke had died. (A:ISO)

Janek, Idris: A male human and the captain of the USCSS Prometheus during the LV-223 incident
in 2093. Born in 2051. Registered under the ID code EC/#4861258765. 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.

1. Early life

Janek began his career as a pilot in military service. During his service, Janek was stationed near a
weapons laboratory and was one of the pilots flying the evacuation after a fatal accident took place
at the facility. When his ship reached minimum safety distance, Janek had to witness as his com-
manding officer remote detonated the laboratory, killing 1100 men and women in the process. Later,
he left the military and eventually entered commercial service for Weyland Industries in 2077.

2. The LV-223 incident

In 2091, Janek was assigned as the captain of the research vessel Prometheus for its expedition to
Zeta 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 a
pyramid-like structure on LV-223. Together with Meredith Vickers, Janek acted as an operator for
the 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 bridge
to keep an eye on the sensors and to confer with Fifield and Millburn, two scientists who had gotten
lost and therefore were forced to wait out the storm inside the pyramid. However, Janek was not
present – possibly due to casual sexual intercourse with Vickers – when Millburn stumbled across
two Hammerpedes, and was therefore oblivious to the grim fate of the scientists. Next morning, Fi-
field 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 discovered
Millburn's corpse of the missing scientist when Dr. Holloway’s health rapidly deteriorated, forcing
the team to return to the Prometheus. When Vickers refused to let Holloway on board, Janek made a
futile attempt to convince her to let him live. Hours later, Janek detected Fifield in front of the ship's
cargo hold. When the mutant wreaked havoc inside the bay, Janek killed the creature together with
Chance and several other crew members. These events deeply troubled Janek and led him to believe
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the weapon laboratory, Janek warned Dr. Shaw as she was about to depart to see the last living En-
gineer with Peter Weyland's team. Uninterested in any further scientific exploration, he swore to
protect Earth from the Black Goo chemical weapon, no matter the cost. After the failed first contact
with the Engineer, Janek made good on his promise, sacrificing himself together with Chance and
Ravel 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 pop-
ulation of 1.2 million by 2071. January Outpost's industry consisted of sectors for mining and
health. Key resources were water, helium-3 and hydrogen. (PR:WIW)

Jasper: A male human and a Colonial Marine. Was part of the recon mission to Rim in the late
2170s. There, Jasper was killed together with almost the entire squad fighting the Xenomorph infes-
tation. (A:B1 – O)

Jefferies: A female human and one of the crew members involved in the Miranda incident in the
early 2180s. Joined up as pilots for the fateful mission together with Ellery, a capacity in which they
had teamed up with Charlize several times before. After MU/TH/UR had changed course, Jefferies
fled the stalking Xenomorph to her quartiers. However, the creature used the vents to abduct Jef-
feries from her supposed sanctuary. Final fate unknown, although the amount of blood later found at
the scene points to her demise. (ARPG:CORE)

Jelley, M.: A male human and one of the USCM marines involved in the Origin incident in late
2179. Was ranked Private First Class at the time. During the later stages of the incident, Jelley be -
came trapped in the Weyland-Yutani research module where the Queen was rampaging. Jelley man-
aged to survive one whole minute. (A:CMVG)

Jenkins: A human and one of the civilians struggling to survive the downfall of Sevastopol station
in 2137. Jenkins later joined up with a group of survivors, to which a woman named Zoe also be-
longed. By the beginning of December 2137, Jenkins was in charge of the group’s inventory.
(A:ISO)

Jenna: A female human and one of an untold number of survivors left behind on Earth during the
global Xenomorph infestation. In 2193, Jenna was abducted by a Drone. A group of fellow sur-
vivors caught up with them and managed to deliver a mercy-killing by shooting Jenna in the head.
(A:B2 – NA)

Jerrin: A male human and a doctor working at the Feildcrest Home medical ward. Was in charge of
the treatment and therapy of Billie. When a visit by Wilks in 2192 revealed to Billie that her night-
mares were real, Jerrin decided that his treatment methods had failed and looked into other options.
Conferring with his colleagues, Jerrin listened to a suggestion made by Dr. Hannah and decided to
begin preparations for the surgical removal of certain brain parts in order to stop the nightmares.
Jerrin, Hannah and the other doctors informed a shocked Billie of their plans, but before the surgery
could be performed, Billie was rescued from Feildcrest Home by Wilks. (A:B1 – O)

Jet Rescue: A technology developed for high-altitude evacuations prompted by difficulties in ex-
tracting civilians during the destruction of the World Trade Center in 2124. Consists of a small air-
craft equipped with a safety net used for rescuing people from tall buildings or similar structures.
Some Jet Rescue crafts are capable of reaching maximum speeds of at least Mach 2. Can be con-
trolled from a cockpit or via remote. (A:B1 – O)

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JIMO: Abbreviation for Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter, a NASA proposition for a probe which would
explore the moons of Jupiter. The craft was to be powered by propulsion technology from Project
Prometheus. JIMO was canceled in 2005 before production could start. However, Weyland Indus-
tries revived the project and completed it with the discovery of simple life forms in Europa's oceans
on December 19, 2017. (PR:WIW)

Jingti Long Corporation: A corporation active during the late 22nd century. Affiliated with the
ICSC. Specialized in the fields of colony tech and weapon development. In competition with Wey-
land-Yutani and Seegson. (ARPG:CORE)

Joe: A male human and one of the civilians trapped aboard Sevastopol station during its downfall in
late 2137. Joe was part of a group of survivors that got eradicated after showing hospitality to other
survivors, who would prove to be hostile. He eventually set up another group, his past experience
causing him to employ strict security measures such as a two-man lock system. (A:ISO)

Joel: A male human and a high-ranking employee of Bionational. Joel was addressed in the Biona-
tional Internal Memorandum 385769.1, which concerned the commencing of Operation Outreach. It
is possible that Joel was the first name of Bionational vice president Red or Green. (A:B1 – O)

Johner, Ron: A male human and one of the smugglers involved in the Auriga incident in 2381.
Born in 2335. Registered under the double-Y chromosome felony ID code FYY3289. Had a violent
temper and was fond of liquor. Carried a thermos flask with him that supposedly contained a home-
brew alcoholic beverage, but was actually concealing a gun. Diagnosed with the genetic XYY af-
fliction, priming him for his life as a career criminal.
After a string of smuggling and assault crimes, Johner was convicted and served his sentence from
2353 to 2360 in the YY penal colony know as the “The Swamp”. Afterwards, he temporarily
worked as an enforcer for a crime syndicate operating in the Outer Rim. During this time, Johner
was rumored to have murdered the trial witness V. Tanner in 2366, although he was never charged
for it. Johner later joined up with Frang Elgyn and his posse.
Johner was among the few survivors of the Auriga incident. Johner stayed with the group, accepting
Ripley 8 as the new captain and assisting her in her efforts to discover the master plan of the Loki
organization. During the following years, Johner helped in raiding numerous trading outposts for
data on Loki, usually using his unique talents as a troublemaker to create diversions in order to en-
able 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 the space station Domes Epsilon, assisting Ripley 8
with checking out the backup bay of the station as a means of escape. Johner survived the evacua-
tion of Domes Epsilon and offered Call his help in freeing the other androids under Loki's control.
(A:RES)

Johnston, Samantha: A female human and one of the marines involved in the Sulaco incident in
2179. Nicknamed “Homewrecker”. Notorious for her no-nonsense attitude.
Johnston was born around 2149. Little is known about her past, although some believe that a severe
trauma was the cause for her uncompromising personality. During her USCM service, she single-
handedly freed a small terraforming colony from UPP radicals, an accomplishment which earned
Johnston her nickname.
At the time of the Sulaco incident, Johnston had risen to the rank of Lance Corporal. She was part
of the original Fire Team Fox, which was given the task of tracking down a life signal aboard the

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ship reported by an advance team. Johnston would later continue to play a vital role during the inci-
dent. (A:INF)

Joilet: The moon of the planet Gliese 326-3827B, properly known as Bracken’s World. During the
late 22nd century, Alphatech maintained a mining facility on Joilet. (ARPG:CORE)

Jones (Benedict crew member): A female-type android and part of the Benedict during its mission
to the Xenomorph Homeworld in the 2190s.
Jones was part of a military project to create androids that felt and behaved like a real person in or-
der to facilitate their integration into military service with humans. In 2191, Jones entered military
training with her seven “siblings”, forming First Squad, Fox Platoon, Company Able, 1 st Extee Di-
vision, Second Colonial Marines. In 2192, Jones and her squad left Earth as part of the Benedict
mission to the Xenomorph Homeworld. During the arrival at the homeworld, Jones had pilot duty.
As she detected the Bionational intercept aboard the K-014, Colonel Stephens shot her and took
helm to give the raiding party access to the Benedict. (A:B1 – O)

Jones (cat): A ginger tom cat and the pet of the cargo hauler crew involved in the Nostromo inci-
dent in 2122. 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 Nos-
tromo with a makeshift motion tracker, Brett chased the cat through the bowels of the vessel in or-
der to catch it to avoid further misreadings by the motion tracker. Jones inadvertently lured Brett
into the clutches of the now fully-developed Xenomorph in the landing strut chamber, but while
Brett was killed by the creature, Jones managed to escape the encounter unharmed. Ripley later
managed to pick up Jones and escape the Nostromo just before it self-destructed. The cat entered
hypersleep and spent the following 57 years in hibernation, drifting through the core system aboard
the Narcissus. The shuttle was eventually retrieved by a deep space salvage crew, and Ripley and
Jones 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 what hap-
pened 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)

Jones, Jon: A male human and one of the Dreamers who participated in the Kurtz mission in 2195.
Trained as a medic, Jones was present on Gateway Station in 2195. There, he was approached by
Billie, Ripley and Wilks, who asked him to help them find and capture the Queen Mother. Jones
agreed and subsequently prepared provisions together with Billie. When the mission reached the
Queen Mother’s planet, Jones did not accompany the mission to the surface, as he lacked combat
experience and his medical skills were deemed too valuable. After the mission had been completed,
it was Jones who discovered Ripley’s android identity during a routine medical exam. Later, at
Orona’s compound, Jones stayed on the Kurtz to help monitor the situation. (A:B3 – FW)

Jones, Julia: A female human working as a reporter. Jones lived for two months on Sevastopol sta-
tion and subsequently wrote an article for the Colonial Times about Seegson’s and Sevastopol’s dire
state in the 2130s. Jones was present on the station when the Anesidora docked and later got wind
of the birth of the Chestburster at medical, although she didn’t know anything else except that an in-
cident had taken place. To learn more, she contacted Dr. Lingard, offering an unbiased news story in
exchange for information. On December 2, she also wrote an update about the ill-fated public meet-
ing called in by Waits at the Spaceflight Terminal. On December 7, Jones left a last somber record-
ing, describing the desolate state of the dwindling population and her own hopeless predicament.
(A:ISO)

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Jorden, Ann: A female human living in Hadley's Hope in 2179 together with her family. Wife of
Russ 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, the
expedition that caused the Hadley's Hope incident. She investigated the ship with her husband and
had to witness helplessly as Russ was impregnated by a Facehugger. She subsequently dragged the
body of her husband back to the tractor and set off a distress call to the colony. The family eventu-
ally returned to Hadley's Hope, where Russ was placed under medical care. One day later, Ann was
informed that the Facehugger had detached from her husband's face and that he had awoken after-
ward. This news should have come as a relief, but Ann had a bad feeling about the situation from
the beginning. When she was summoned to Russ by his doctor, Ann sent an audio message to her
mother requesting money to transport her husband off-world. But the visit to medbay afterward
would change everything: As Ann, Russ and his doctor, a man named Kent, discussed about releas-
ing him from medbay, Russ started convulsing and died giving birth to a Chestburster in front of
Ann's eyes.
While the colonists erected a shelter in the sub-level of the colony as a protection against the
Xenomorphs, Ann, grieving and horrified herself, was left to care for her children. When prepara-
tions were complete, Ann joined the group of surviving colonists on its way to the shelter. After be -
ing informed that the USCM corps would send the marines to help, Ann met a fellow colonist
named William Andrews who told her that an armed group had found the Xenomorph hive. The
group stopped at a terminal to monitor the group's progress, only to observe the colonists being
ripped apart by the creatures. Now with the enraged Xenomorph horde on its way to Hadley's Hope,
Ann and her children quickly ran to the shelter. For a short time, the colonists seemed safe, but due
to a trap laid by the creatures, the barricade became compromised, and the Aliens started to mas-
sacre the colonists. When Rebecca pointed out the air ducts as a means of escape, Ann, knowing
that there would not be time for all three of them to get away, carried her and Timothy to the grating
and urged them to get inside. Shortly after, Ann was killed by one of the Xenomorphs. (A2, A:NT,
A:CMVG)

Jorden, Rebecca: A female human child and the only survivor of the initial Xenomorph attack and
infestation of the terraforming colony Hadley's Hope on LV-426 during the Hadley's Hope incident
in 2179. Born in 2173. Bearing the colony registration number #83025. Daughter of Russ and Ann
Jorden and sister of Timothy Jorden. Nicknamed 'Newt'.

1. Life before the outbreak and nightmare

Rebecca Jorden was born in Hadley’s Hope. During her life at the colony, Rebecca Jorden made
friends with a number of kids and soon became involved in a favorite game of theirs: Monster
Maze. The game was strictly forbidden by the colony's parents as it involved roaming the ventila-
tion ducts, a restriction which the children, of course, cared little about. As Rebecca was a compara-
tively small child, she soon outmatched all the other children. The knowledge of the colony's layout
she gained during that game would later ensure her survival during the outbreak. At an unknown
point in time, Rebecca Jorden also received a Second Grade Citizenship Award from the colony ad-
ministration.
When Carter Burke relayed the location of the Space Jockey Derelict following the interrogation of
Ripley aboard Gateway Station, the Jordens were the family that signed up for investigating the co-
ordinates. Russ Jorden took his family, including Rebecca, and went out to the Derelict in a Daiho-
tai tractor. When the parents set out to investigate the ship, Rebecca and Timothy were ordered to
stay behind inside the tractor. To the horror of the children, Ann returned with Russ having a Face-

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hugger attached to his face. Rebecca's mother immediately sent out a distress call to the colony, and
the Jorden family returned to Hadley's Hope, where Russ was placed under medical observation.
One day later, Rebecca and Timothy were notified by a boy named Aaron that their father had wo-
ken up. From inside an air duct, the three children spied on Russ and their mother Ann having a dis-
cussion with a doctor about his release from medical care. In mid-discussion, Russ died a gruesome
death by giving birth to a Chestburster, a scene secretly witnessed by his children. Shocked and
grieving, Newt later accompanied her mother and her brother to a shelter in the colony's sub-level.
As the Xenomorphs gained entry into the shelter, Rebecca pointed out the air ducts as a means of
escape. Ann carried both children to the nearest duct, urging Rebecca and Timothy to leave. Timo-
thy refused and wanted to stay to protect his mother, but was quickly overwhelmed and killed by
the creatures. Ann was killed shortly afterwards, leaving only Rebecca to survive and reach the
safety of the ventilation ducts. Despite having lost her entire family, Rebecca managed to survive by
hiding inside the air duct system, only leaving her refuge inside an air exchange chamber to snatch
whatever food and equipment she could find.

2. The Hadley's Hope incident

Rebecca was eventually found by Ripley and the platoon of Colonial Marines who had landed at the
colony to investigate the communication breakdown with Hadley's Hope. Traumatized by the events
of 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 of
surrogate mother. Rebecca later helped the survivors of the confrontations with the Xenomorphs to
escape by using her knowledge of the air duct system, but became separated and was taken by a
Xenomorph Drone and brought to the hive inside the Atmosphere Processor. The girl had already
been 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 Queen
was loose in the docking bay of the Sulaco, but was again saved by a joined effort of Ripley and
Bishop. After the Queen had been defeated, the Sulaco set course back to Earth, and Rebecca en-
tered hypersleep with the other survivors. Rebecca Jorden's life came to a tragic end when the EEV
she was aboard crashed into the ocean on Fiorina 161. Her cryotube ruptured, and Rebecca drowned
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 wife
Ann 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 Daihotai trac-
tor. 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 entered
the ship to investigate and eventually discovered the cargo hold with the Xenomorph Eggs inside it.
Unaware of the imminent danger, Russ approached one of the Eggs and was impregnated by a Face-
hugger. Ann dragged the unconscious body of her husband back to the tractor and set off a distress
call to the colony. Russ was brought back to Hadley's Hope, where he was placed under medical
care. Roughly one day later, something miraculous happened: The Facehugger detached from his
face, and Russ woke up soon after. Kent, the doctor supervising his condition summoned Russ' wife
Ann to the medbay. A discussion erupted between the three: While Russ and Ann wanted to go on
with their normal life, Kent was still concerned about the events and refused to allow Russ to leave
the infirmary yet. In the midst of the discussion, Russ died giving birth to a Chestburster in front of
Ann and Doctor Kent – and his children Rebecca and Timothy, who secretly watched the scene
from a nearby air duct. (A2, A:NT)

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Jorden, Timothy: A male human child living at Hadley's Hope in 2179. Son of Russ and Ann Jor-
den and the older brother of Rebecca “Newt” Jorden. Born in 2171. Timothy was a member of the
family expedition to the Space Jockey Derelict on June 19, 2179. One day later, the boy witnessed
the horrifying death of his father as he gave birth to a Chestburster. During the subsequent
Xenomorph outbreak, which would become known as the Hadley's Hope incident, Timothy accom-
panied his mother and his sister into the sub-level of the colony, where a fortified shelter had been
erected by the remaining survivors. When the barricade became compromised and Xenomorphs
wreaked havoc, Timothy grabbed a gun to protect his mother, but was quickly overwhelmed and
killed by the creatures. (A2, A:NT)

Jorell: A male human and one of the USCM soldiers involved in the Thanatos incident in the
2170s. At the time of the incident, Jorell was 21 years old and had just joined the USCM, still rank -
ing Cadet. Jorell was a member of Corporal Brooke's team, which killed the Xenomorph Queen and
escaped the vessel in the nick of time, shortly before it self-destructed. (A:TE)

Joseph: A male human and one of the survivors struggling during the downfall of Sevastopol sta-
tion in late 2137. On December 8, Joseph contacted another survivor named Blythe, suggesting to
find a way to shut down the Automated Janitor units, as their ability to open up passages posed a se-
curity risk. (A:ISO)

Josiah Sieg Executive Apartments: A section of the Solomon Habitation Tower on Sevastopol sta-
tion containing basic quarters reserved for executives. Named after Seegson founder Josiah Sieg;
however, a misspelling to “Sigg” occurred, which stuck. Notable occupants include Daniel Halding,
who resided in apartment no. 651. (A:ISO)

Journal Entry Twenty-Three: A voice recording Eli Reynolds made when he discovered the drive
section during his lone exploration of the Giff vessel near Iapetus in the late stages of the Steel Egg
incident in 2058. The entry contains his plans to figure out how to control the ship and fly it to
Earth, ruminations about rechristening the Giffs after his own name, and his speculation that the
navigation systems may contain Earth as a pre-programmed destination since he had found evi-
dence that the Giff had visited Earth before. (A:SE)

JPG-770: A star system in Sector 3847. Location of JPG-770.03, properly known as Gorham’s
Folly. (ARPG:CORE)

JPG-770.03: A planet located in the star system JPG-770, Outer Veil. The world’s surface was
characterized by a rock terrain with large canyons and deep chasms and later gaiend a hot, but
breathable atmosphere after terraforming. Became the location of the mining colony Gorham’s
Folly. (ARPG:CORE)

JPG-973C: A world situated outside the Outer Rim in the Northwest of the Middle Heavens. Dis-
covered in 2061, the planet turned out to be home to numerous colonies of simple bacteria, a fact
which would lead to the establishment of a permanent research facility, the Tark-Weyland Station.
(PR:WIW, ARPG:CORE)

Jude, Alan: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident. Registered
under the double-Y chromosome ID code YY39409. Served a life sentence for first degree murder

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without a weapon. Jude was later killed during the attempt to lure the Xenomorph into the facility's
blast furnace. (A3)

Judge, William: A male human and a third-generation homesteader. Judge was assigned as the re-
placement for 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 rd
century. In 2232, Judge was killed together with the other replacement staff and the two spies by a
Weyland-Yutani strike force led by Charles Braley, who used the occasion to stage a fake Alien in-
festation to take over its rival, Planetus. (A:NE)

Juggernaut: A Mala'kak Engineer vessel encountered by the crew of the Prometheus during the
LV-223 incident in 2093.With its horseshoe shape, the Juggernaut had an appearance similar to the
Derelict from LV-426, but was considerably larger, spanning a length of over 300 meters.

1. Early history

Around 0 BC, a Juggernaut was situated in an underground hangar near one of the planet's chemical
weapon depots, connected to the subterranean part of the actual Pyramid structure through a 1-kilo-
meter-long corridor. This was just one of many such installations on LV-223, including a consider-
able number of sister ships. The Engineers had just loaded the Juggernaut with massive amounts of
the Black Goo chemical weapon intended for her mission to wipe out humanity when a fatal acci-
dent unleashed the weapon in the facility. Only one Engineer survived to reach the ship and put
himself in Stasis in the pilot chamber.

2. Rediscovery during the LV-223 incident

For over two millennia, the Juggernaut resided in the launch bay until it was discovered on January
1, 2094 by the android David, who was a member of the mission of the research vessel Prometheus
to LV-223. When traversing the facility, the crew originally had believed the Juggernaut to be a part
of the overall structure until Janek, the captain of the Prometheus, discovered its true form. After the
Engineer inside the pilot chamber had been reawakened, he launched the Juggernaut in order to ful-
fill its original mission. However, the vessel was crippled when it was rammed by the Prometheus
during 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 of
150,000. June Outpost's industry focused on mining and terraforming, acting as the central manu-
facturing hub for Atmosphere Processors in the Outer Veil. Key resources were magnetite, alu-
minum and hydrogen. (PR:WIW)

June: A female human. Daryl Corgan was once married to June, until his extended military assign-
ment in Poakistan caused her to leave him for a man called Tony Bullock. (A:SE)

June Bug: A nickname Daryl Corgan had called his wife, June, by. (A:SE)

June Outpost: A colony on KOI-268.01. Founded in 2069, June Outpost would sport a population
of almost 3 million by 2071. At this time, June Outpost was known for being a major center for re -
search and education, with two Weyland Academy facilities located in June Outpost. Furthermore,

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its industry focused on mining and light manufacturing. Key resources were europium, barite, spha-
lerite and helium-3. (PR:WIW)

Junior: The nickname of Ted Gillas. (A3, WYR)

Junket: A freighter which would become the catalyst of the Alien infestation on Earth in the 2190s.
Was owned by Bionational. A ship from the earlier days of space travel, the vessel had a standard
type-five configuration and featured a nuclear drive.
Sometime in the early 22nd century, the Junket landed on the Xenomorph Homeworld under un-
known circumstances. The ship and its crew managed to leave the planet again, but not without tak -
ing Xenomorph organisms with them. The Junket then set course to Earth. During the voyage, a
Xenomorph infestation spread across the ship. Upon arrival in Earth's orbit around 2130, the infes-
tation reached its final stage. As an unknown number of the creatures massacred the entire crew, one
crew member opened the exterior airlock, resulting in his death and possibly that of other crew
members and Xenomorphs. The pilot, already infected with a Xenomorph embryo, managed to eject
himself in his escape pod and enter cryostasis. The Junket was now a derelict drifting in space near
Earth, devoid of any life – except for a lone Xenomorph which had survived the struggle aboard.
It was not until 2192 when the Junket would again attract any attention. As the ship was now dan-
gerously close to decaying into Earth's atmosphere, the Coast Guard cutter Dutton was dispatched
to investigate the Junket and dispose of it afterward. Upon inspecting the Junket with a remote
drone, the two Coast Guard officers named Barton and Lyle discovered the devastating results of
the infestation. After retrieving the freighter's data banks and concluding the exploration without
finding any salvage, the officers planted a bomb and destroyed the Junket before it entered the at-
mosphere. The Xenomorph, however, had managed to sustain itself during the previous decades and
used the returning probe to switch ships and kill the Dutton's crew. The pilot pod in turn was found
and retrieved by Bionational, who would use the pilot's embryo to breed a Xenomorph Queen in its
Lima facility. Soon after, this Queen would be freed and unleash the Alien scourge on Earth. (A:B1
– O)

Jupiter: The fifth and largest planet of the Solar system. From 2042 onward, at least one moon of
Jupiter became the location of a corporate mining colony. By the 2180s, at least one major colonial
space station had been established in Jupiter’s orbit. (ARPG:CORE)

*** K ***

K-014: A spaceship owned by Bionational. Equipped with a Gravity Drive and a hangar large
enough to accommodate at least one Lander-sized craft. The K-014 was used for Operation Out-
reach, during which it was under the command of Patrick Massey and used to pursue the govern-
ment vessel Benedict to the Xenomorph Homeworld. (A:B1 – O)

K25 Colony: A colony on the planet KOI-2553.01. Established in 2070, it would sport a population
of 9,000 by 2071. Its industry focused on mining and research. Key resources were helium-3, hy-
drogen, aluminum and oxygen. (PR:WIW)

Kahn Outpost: A colony on the planet KOI-1871.01. Established in 2066, it would sport a popula-
tion of 3.2 million by the year 2071. Kahn Outpost's industry focused on mining and heavy manu-
facturing, maintaining a key role in providing machinery and vehicles for colony development. Key
resources were hematite, lithium and platinum. (PR:WIW)

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Kali: A planet. Notable for being the most fertile and hospitable planet mankind had discovered by
the end of the 24th century. Kali was also home to the Sinjaba plant, which produced a very power-
ful hallucinogenic drug. (A:OS)

Kane, Gilbert Ward: A male human serving as the Executive Officer of the crew involved in the
Nostromo incident. Born on April 20, 2083 in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom.
Had the ID number 825/G9-01K.

1. Early life

On May 23, 2100, Kane graduated with honors from Weatherly Private School. He continued his
exemplary record with his graduation from Gunning Foss Military School on May 30, 2104, after
which he enlisted at Bryce-Watkins Medical School. However, Kane's career took a turn for the
worse when he was expelled from Bryce-Watkins due to substance abuse on February 13, 2108. A
period of recuperation followed, during which Kane was successfully treated for drug-induced em-
bolism and stress. On October 28, 2112, shortly after graduating from Wellington Academy, Kane
arrived at the archaeological dig site on Konor Minor to spend the next year there, where he met Dr.
Elisabeth Monygham and started a relationship with her that would eventually result in their mar-
riage on June 17, 2114. However, Kane would suffer a 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 expedition to the Outer Rim Territories. On November 1, 2117, an as-
signment as First Officer aboard the colonial transport Sabretooth followed. Kane would become an
employee for Weyland-Yutani when he accepted a job as Executive Officer aboard the salvage ves-
sel Kenamor. Eventually, Kane joined the crew of the Nostromo together with Lambert on January
5, 2120 and embarked on the fateful trip from Thedus to Earth one year later, a journey which
would result in the Nostromo incident.

2. The Nostromo incident

After the Nostromo had landed on LV-426, Kane was part of the recon team that traversed the sur-
face of the planetoid and explored the Derelict. It was Kane who discovered the vast cargo hold of
the ship filled with hundreds of Xenomorph Eggs. Curious about the unknown spores, Kane ap-
proached one of the Eggs. Suddenly, the Egg opened and released a Facehugger, which immediately
attached itself to Kane's face. Dallas and Lambert carried the unconscious Kane back to the Nos-
tromo where he 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 Face-
hugger removed itself from Kane's face, and soon after, he woke up. Seemingly unharmed, save for
being exhausted and hungry, the crew met for dinner when, suddenly, Kane gave violent birth to a
Xenomorph which had gestated inside Kane's body the whole time and now had reached the Chest-
burster stage. Kane was killed in the process. (A1, WYR)

Kane, Mitchell: A male human who was acting as the CEO of Weyland-Yutani at one time. (WYR)

Kareti: The proper name of the planet KOI-723.06. (PR:WIW)

Kasic, Jay: A male human. Was one of Weyland-Yutani’s most gifted and prolific scientists.
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Kathar Station: A monitoring station installed in orbit of LV-426 after the Hadley’s Hope incident.
Constructed by Weyland-Yutani under the pretense of trying to find and assist possible survivors.
(ARPG:CORE)

Katharos: A Corvus CM-90S salvage vessel. Active in 2183 and under command of Clara
Odenkirk. (ARPG:CORE)

Kawlang: A planet. In 2377, Frank Elgyn and his band of mercenaries was involved in a shootout
on Kawlang, during which Dom Vriess was severely wounded, paralyzing him from the waist
down. (WYR, A:RES)

Kelland Mining Corporation: A mining corporation active during the 22 nd century. Was at one
time distantly connected to Weyland-Yutani. Specialized in construction of orbital mining plat-
forms. (ARPG:CORE)

Kelly: A female human and one of three Planetus technicians who were tasked with checking the
security camera footage regarding a supposed Alien outbreak at a Weyland-Yutani research post on
the planet C-3 L/M, a world owned by both Weyland-Yutani and Planetus. The “infestation” turned
out to be a scheme on part of Weyland-Yutani to take over C-3 L/M and Planetus, and when the
plan was set in motion, Kelly and her colleagues Duncan and Gavin were targeted for elimination
by Weyland-Yutani. Kelly, Duncan and Gavin and the two investigators who had uncovered the
truth behind the Company's master plan, Anders Kramm and Frances Stuff, managed to flee the
planet aboard a Planetus spacecraft in a close escape. In the meantime, Weyland-Yutani had already
taken over Planetus and redirected the ship of the Planetus survivors to the Alien-infested world of
Soulages. The ship was landed on the planet, and the group proceeded to explore the nearby colony
for means of escape. When the group settled down for the night at the old common building, Kelly
was abducted by the Aliens and got impregnated. The others went to rescue her from the hive, but
Kramm had to shoot her when he discovered that she already carried an Alien embryo. (A:NE)

Kennedy, Daniel: A male human and a USCM soldiers. Son of Jonah R. Kennedy and younger
brother of Zoe Anna Kennedy. After his father's death, Daniel joined the USCM to honor his father
and was accompanied by his older sister. (A:INF)

Kennedy, Jonah R.: A male human and a high-ranking member of the USCM corps. Father of Zoe
Anna and Daniel Kennedy. A renowned officer, Jonah rose up to the rank of Commander Colonel.
He died in the mid-2170s. (A:INF)

Kennedy, Zoe Anna: A female human and one of the USCM soldiers involved in the Sulaco inci-
dent in 2179. Nicknamed “Cutter”.
Born in the mid-2150s, Kennedy was the daughter of renowned USCM officer Colonel Jonah R.
Kennedy and later the sister of her younger brother Daniel Kennedy. Rebellious and a troublemaker
since childhood, Kennedy had a particularly problematic relationship with her mother. She was ex-
pelled from three schools at age 12, 13 and finally at age 14, after which she ran away from home.
For the following seven years, Kennedy journeyed through the country and became involved with
the underground music scene, where she gained recognition as a musician. At age 21, she returned
home for her father's funeral. It was during this gathering that Daniel told his family that he would
join the USCM to honor his father. Zoe followed his example, just to spite her mother, who was
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By the time of the Sulaco incident, Kennedy was ranked Private First Class. During a skirmish
aboard the Sulaco, she was separated from her fire team, but later joined up with Fire Team Fox and
continued the fight. (A:INF)

Kent: A male human working as a doctor at the colony of Hadley's Hope on LV-426. In 2179,
shortly before the Xenomorph outbreak that would seal the fate of the colony, Kent was responsible
for observing the medical condition of colonist Russ Jorden after had been returned with a Facehug-
ger attached to his face from an exploration tour to the Derelict. After roughly day, the Facehugger
detached from his face and died, and Russ Jorden awoke shortly after, seemingly unhurt. However,
Kent was still suspicious about the unknown creature's purpose and remained worried about Russ'
condition. A short time later, Russ' wife Ann showed up at the medbay, and together, the Jordens
pleaded with Kent to release him. Although Kent sympathized with the couple, he denied the re-
quest. In the middle of the discussion, Russ started convulsing, and Kent and Ann watched in shock
as he died giving birth to a Chestburster. Kent would move on to supervise and research the condi-
tions of the infected second search party that had come in from the Derelict shortly before Russ'
death. He was later killed during the Xenomorph infestation that claimed Hadley's Hope. (A:NT)

Kepler 22b: A low-gravity planet. Terraformed from 2052 to 2060. In 2060, a colony called
Pozhalujsta Outpost was established and would sport a population of almost 2,5 million by 2071.

Kepler Mission: A space telescope created and maintained by NASA to find planets that have the
potential to support human life. On November 18, 2026, the Kepler telescope was privatized and ac-
quired by Weyland Industries who increased the funding of the mission by a factor of 10 and would
discover 6,546 more prospects for colonization over the following years. (PR:WIW)

Keyes: A male human and a USCM member. During the beginning stages of the Origin incident in
late 2179, Keyes was part the first foray into the Sulaco, designated to team Rhino 2-3. When the
team was attacked by Xenomorphs, Keyes was taken to a hived section of life support where a
Facehugger impregnated him. After the impregnation process had been completed, Keyes was
found and freed by Corporal Winter. Against the direct orders of their commanding officer Cruz,
Keyes and Winter proceeded to complete Rhino 2-3's original mission and retrieved the Sulaco's
flight recorder. Upon returning to the hangar bay, Keyes spotted a Xenomorph on the dropship and
threw a grenade, crippling the ship and the hangar bay in the process. After a stand-off against in-
coming Xenomorphs,.Keyes and Winter reached the Umbilical. However, Keyes gave birth to a
Chestburster halfway through the docking shaft. Waving away his comrades, Keyes used his re-
maining strength to detonate another grenade, obliterating himself, the Umbilical and the flight
recorder in the process. (A:CMVG)

KG348: A large gas giant in the Zeta Reticuli region. Rich in metallic gases. During the early 22 nd
century, Sevastopol station was constructed near KG348 and placed in a stabilized orbit around it in
2105. In 2115, Gemini Exoplanet Solutions started an undertaking to harvest KG348’s resources
from Sevastopol. During the Sevastopol incident in late 2137, the station fell into KG348 and was
crushed by the gas giant’s gravitational forces. (A:ISO)

Khadaji system: A star system on the Frontier. Rich in minerals and first explored by the Three
World Empire during the 2120s. In the 2150s, the system was taken over by the United Americas.
Lebanon II is located in the Khadaji system. (A:B2 – NA, ARPG:CORE)

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Khadaji, Emile Antoon: The protagonist of the novel “The Man Who Never Missed” by Steve
Perry. In 2192, shortly before the Benedict mission, Wilks used the name as an alias in order to gain
access to the Feildcrest Home mental ward and rescue Billie from the compound. (A:B1 – O)

Killer Crab Alien: A Xenomorph subspecies originating from a large crab-like creature. Anatomi-
cal features were a large tail with a pincer on its end and an additional set of legs. The creature also
housed a smaller parasitical Xenomorph organism which the Alien could shoot out of its chest.
(KAF)

Kim, James: A male human and one of the USCM soldiers involved in the Sulaco incident in 2179.
Nicknamed “Chiever”, short for “Overachiever”. Fluent in Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese and Eng-
lish.

1. Early life

Kim was born in the mid-2150s as the son of decorated USCM officer James H. Kim Sr. Kim had
always struggled to get his father's approval, which caused him to follow in his footsteps and join
USCM immediately after graduating from high school. Like his father, he attended Camp Pendel-
ton and proved his determination by excelling in every task he was handed in order to impress the
old man. It was this strife that earned Kim his nickname.

2. The Sulaco incident

By the time of the Sulaco incident, Kim was ranked Private First Class. After the departure of the
Sephora to LV-426, Kim served as a liaison to Sean Davis and his Weyland-Yutani workforce and
assisted in supervising the transfer of classified cargo from a Wey-Yu freighter inbound from LV-
426 to the Sulaco. When Fire Team Fox returned to the Sulaco and warned them of the danger the
cargo posed, Kim went to the upper cargo bay to follow up on comm silence from the marines
tasked with guarding the shipment. Upon arrival, Kim found out that the cargo, which was revealed
to be Xenomorph Eggs, had escaped and was now ravaging in the area. Kim barely had time to in-
form Fire Team Fox of the betrayal by Weyland-Yutani before his comm signal went out. While his
comrades had to assume that he had been killed, Kim survived the encounter and made his way to
the ventral cargo bay. Shortly before the final confrontation would take place inside this area, Fire
Team Fox retrieved Kim, who was eager to continue the fight. (A:INF)

Kim, James H.: A male human and a highly decorated member of the USCM corps. Had achieved
the rank of Master Sergeant upon retirement. Father of James Kim Jr., for whom he was a tough and
demanding parent, which would cause his son to seek his approval by making his own career in the
USCM corps. (A:INF)

Kim, Kyu: A male human. A scientist by profession, Kim served CANC in the capacity of Doctor-
Commander during the Steel Egg incident in 2058. Arriving on the scene aboard the CANC vessel
Glorious Sun, Kim personally led the boarding team that infiltrated the Hornblower in order to take
UNIC out of the picture. Arriving at the hangar, Kim managed to capture Corgan and the remaining
crew just as they were about to flee the ship on a Lander. Just after Corgan had warned Kim of the
Xenomorphs that had decimated his crew, Kim received the first reports of casualties at the hands of
the creatures. Kim then ordered the retreat from the ship and to fly to the Steel Egg to lay claim,
taking Corgan and the others with him and his team. On the Giff vessel, the group eventually stum-
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was promptly infected by a Facehugger. He, and several other impregnated team members, were
brought back to the Glorious Sun and placed in the infirmary, where the Facehugger fell off after
the incubation period, and Kim woke up. He was killed giving birth just as scans confirmed the
presence of a parasitic entity inside. (A:SE)

Kinloch, Matt: A male human and a doctor who was part of the team of scientists assigned to the
cloning project aboard the Auriga in the late 24th century. USM registration code USMS086. It is
unknown whether Kinloch escaped the Auriga during the Xenomorph outbreak or died aboard the
ship. (A:RES)

King: A male human and a member of a group of Bug Feeders. In 2193, the group had spread ru-
mors of a military food cached in order to lure in victims. The trap was eventually sprung by group
of three men named Nylon, Leather and Petey, who was acting as the lookout. King captured Petey
with another Bug Feeder called Simmons and brought him before their leader, who had over-
whelmed Nylon and Leather at the dig site. The scene was secretly filmed and broadcast by a sur-
vivor named Amy. The recording was eventually watched by Billie at Third Base during the Spears
incident. (A:B2 – NA)

King Alien: A huge Xenomorph variant. Also referred to as the Monstrosity. Not much is known
about this creature, but reports suggest that it is a ferocious monster bred for combat, acting as a
commander in only the largest Alien armies. Reports about its size varies, with unconfirmed sight-
ings giving account of a behemoth more than twice as large as a Queen. (ARPG:CORE)

King, J.: A male human and one of the residents caught up in the Sevastopol incident in late 2137.
ID code 4025. Final fate unknown; last known location at APOLLO core. (A:ISO)

Kirkland Probe: A mind-reading technology allegedly used by the TIA during interrogations ac-
cording to leftist publications. (A:B1 – O)

KJ-331: A ringed gas giant in the Khadaji system. Has a moon designated KJ-331B, proper name
Lebanon II. (ARPG:CORE)

KJ-331B: A moon of KJ-331 in the Khadaji system. Proper name Lebanon II. (ARPG:CORE)

Klassen: A male human and one of the Sephora marines involved in the Origin incident in late
2179. Klassen participated in defending the cargo bay aboard the Sulaco where Raider 6-5 and Cruz
were located against Xenomorphs and Weyland-Yutani PMCs and helped buy enough time for Win-
ter, O'Neal and Clarison to join the escape from the doomed ship. (A:CMVG)

Kobus: A male human and one of the Sephora marines involved in the Origin incident in late 2179.
Kobus escaped the destruction in orbit of LV-426 down to the planet and fought alongside his com-
rades in the final attack on the Weyland-Yutani research facility. (A:CMVG)

Koch, Hermann: A male human and one of the countless people left behind on Earth during the
global Xenomorph infestation in the 2190s. Bore a striking resemblance to Albert Einstein. In 2193,
Koch and his group of survivors were located in Charlotte, USA. After managing to connect to an
uplink, Koch sent a distress signal detailing the desperate situation of the survivors. Some time be-
fore reaching Third Base, Wilks received this broadcast aboard the American. (A:B2 – NA)

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Kohm: One of the soldiers forming First Platoon, A Company of the USCM contingent stationed at
Third Base. Accompanied Spears with the rest of his platoon to the terraformer colony to deal with
a group of dissidents during the Spears incident in 2193. (A:B2 – NA)

KOI-87.01: A planet. Terraformed from 2050 to 2058. In 2058, a colony called Vanderaart Outpost
was founded on KOI-87.01 and would sport a population of 10 million by 2071. (PR:WIW)

KOI-227.01: A planet. 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 on the planet, which would boast a population of
2.3 million by 2071. (PR:WIW)

KOI-252: A star system in the Northern Outer Rim. Location of the planet KOI-252.01.
(ARPG:CORE)

KOI-252.01: A planet located in the KOI-252 system. Terraformed from 2061 to 2067. In 2067, a
colony called September Outpost was established on KOI-252.01, which would house 4.4 million
colonists by 2071. During the development of Weyland Industries' David 8 android, a titanium min-
ing operation on this planet was chosen for testing David 8 performance during heavy duty work in
an off-world setting. (PR:WIW)

KOI-255.01: A planet. Terraformed from 2055 to 2063. In 2063, Honshu Colony was established
on KOI-255.01 and would sport a population of over 6.5 million by 2071. (PR:WIW)

KOI-268.01: A planet. 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. Terraformed from 2051 to 2059. Exhibited massive Helium-3 deposits. In
2059, a colony called Atlas City was founded on the planet and would house a population of almost
9 million by 2071. (PR:WIW)

KOI-323.08: A planet. Discovered in 2062. Proper name of the planet is Platte. Became notable for
its aerobic microfauna of small plant-like organisms, prompting a permanent presence of 47 re-
searchers. (PR:WIW)

KOI-438.02: A planet. Terraformed from 2033 to 2041. In 2041, a colony called Horizon City was
founded on the planet, which would sport a population of almost 3 million people by 2071.
(PR:WIW)

KOI-448.02: A planet. 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. Terraformed from 2057 to 2065. In 2065, a colony called Hera City was es-
tablished on the planet, which would boast a population of over 10,5 million people by 2071. The
planet and the colony were known for being one of the most prolific suppliers of food for the inner
colonies. (PR:WIW)

KOI-494.01: A planet. Its equator was dominated by deep toxic lakes, in which arsenic-based
multi-celled life forms were discovered by human scientists. Terraformed from 2060 to 2067. In

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2067, Angkor Colony was founded on KOI-494.01 and would sport a population of over 2.5 million
by 2071. (PR:WIW)

KOI-571.02: A planet. 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. Terraformed from 2061 to 2069, the planet became notable for its major
military facility May Outpost, which was established in 2069 and housed a full battalion of marines,
sporting a population of almost one million by 2071. (PR:WIW)

KOI-663.02: A planet. Terraformed from 2057 to 2065, after traces of multi-cellular lifeforms had
been discovered. In 2065, Lutetia Colony was founded on the planet, which would be home to al-
most 6 million colonists by the year 2071. (PR:WIW)

KOI-701.03: A planet. Terraformed from 2061 to 2069. In 2069, December Outpost was estab-
lished on KOI-701.03, which would sport a population of almost 1,5 million by 2071. (PR:WIW)

KOI-723.06: A planet. Was discovered by humanity in 2068 and given the proper name “Kareti”.
Despite KOI-723.06's hostile carbon-dioxide-rich atmosphere, it gained scientific significance when
primitive single-cell organisms were found upon the planet's discovery. (PR:WIW)

KOI-736: A star system in the Western Outer Rim. Location of KOI-736.01. (ARPG:CORE)

KOI-736.01: A planet. Terraformed from 2050 to 2058. The planet's surface consists of 75 % water,
nicknaming the world the “Planet of Isles”. In 2058, a colony named Davos Colony was founded on
KOI-736.01. (PR:WIW)

KOI-784.01: A planet. Terraforming began 2054 and was slated to be complete in 2062. However,
a systemic failure of the terraforming setup, which was possibly linked to indigenous single-cell life
forms below the planet's surface, delayed the process until 2069. In 2069, Dylan City was founded
and would sport a population of over 90,000 by 2071. (PR:WIW)

KOI-812.02: A planet. Terraformed from 2063 to 2069. In 2069, a colony called Craft City was es-
tablished on KOI-812.02, which would sport a population of 200,000 by the year 2071. (PR:WIW)

KOI-812.03: A planet. Terraformed from 2062 to 2068. In 2068, Ruby Colony was established,
which would sport a population of 2.3 million by 2071 and become the largest starport in the Outer
Veil during the latter half of the 21st century. (PR:WIW)

KOI-817.01: A planet. Terraformed from 2043 to 2051. Notable for being one of the coldest ter-
raformed planets as of 2071, with night time temperatures down to below -90° F. In 2051, Brahms
Outpost was established and would sport a population of 750,000 by 2071. (PR:WIW)

KOI-854.01: A planet in the GJ1253 system. Terraformed from 2042 to 2050. In 2050, Luther
Colony was established in KOI-854.01 and would sport a population of over 3.5 million in 2071.
Furthermore, the planet became notable for housing humanity's key resources of the rare-earth met-
als lanthanum and praseodymium during the latter half of the 21st century. (PR:WIW)

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KOI-898.03: A planet. Housed colonies of bacteria in the polar regions, which were discovered by
human scientists in 2052. In 2053, the planet underwent terraforming which was completed in 2069.
Subsequently, February Outpost was established on KOI-898.03 in 2061 and would sport a popula-
tion of 29,000 by 2071. (PR:WIW)

KOI-899.03: A planet. Terraformed from 2049 to 2057. In 2057, Echo Outpost was established on
the planet and would sport a population of 3.25 million by the year 2071. Notable for its vast re-
sources of the rare earth element yttrium. (PR:WIW)

KOI-947.01: A planet. Terraformed from 2049 to 2056. In 2056, Pelican Colony was established
on the planet, which would boast a population of almost 6.5 million by 2071. (PR:WIW)

KOI-952.03: A planet. Terraforming began in 2057 and was slated to be completed in 2065 when
an industrial accident killed 1,400 individuals and set back development for an additional year. In
2066, Huan Ying Colony was founded and would sport a population of 440,000 by 2071.
(PR:WIW)

KOI-1361.01: A planet. Terraformed from 2052 to 2062. The planet was dominated by desert envi-
ronments 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 popula-
tion of over 2,5 million by 2071. (PR:WIW)

KOI-1404.01: A planet. Housed massive lithium deposits. Terraformed from 2063 to 2069. In
2069, Archimedes Colony was established on KOI-1404.01 and would sport a population of 20,000
two years later. (PR:WIW)

KOI-1422.02: A planet. Terraformed from 2053 to 2060. In 2060, Tzu-Chi Colony was established
and would sport a population of almost 4.5 million by 2071. (PR:WIW)

KOI-1430.03: A planet. Terraformed from 2064 to 2070. In 2070, Ute Colony was established on
KOI-1430.03, which would be home to 75,000 colonists in 2071. (PR:WIW)

KOI-1686.01: A planet. KOI-1686.01 became known for the tragic death of geologist Theodore
Nightingale during the initial exploration of the world. Terraformed from 2051 to 2059. In 2059,
Nightingale Colony was established. Named to honor the late scientist, it would sport a population
of almost 900,000 by 2071. (PR:WIW)

KOI-1739.01: A planet. Terraformed from 2066 to 2071. In 2071, July Outpost was established,
sporting a population of 150,000. (PR:WIW)

KOI-1871.01: A planet. Terraformed from 2058 to 2066. In 2066, Kahn Outpost was founded on
KOI-1871.01 and would sport a population of 3.2 million by 2071. (PR:WIW)

KOI-1876.01: A planet. Terraformed from 2061 to 2069. In 2069, Aires Colony was established,
which would boast a population of 400,000 by 2071 and became a major hub for ore transportation.
(PR:WIW)

KOI-1938.01: A planet. Terraformed from 2047 to 2055. In 2055, Sanchez Outpost was established
and would sport a population of almost 6 million by 2071. (PR:WIW)

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KOI-2020.01: A planet. Terraformed from 2059 to 2067, the planet consists of 80 % water and
houses bacterial life forms on the sea floor, which were discovered by humanity in 2065. In 2067,
January Outpost was established and would sport a population of 1.2 million by the year 2071.
(PR:WIW)

KOI-2124.01: A planet. Its surface was ravaged by massive sandstorms, from which natural barri-
ers like the Clartes mountain range provided shelter. From 2044 to 2052, KOI-2124.01 underwent
an eight-year terraforming process. In 2052, Nomrom Colony was established west of the Clartes
range and would sport a population of over 6,5 million by the year 2071. (PR:WIW)

KOI-2290.01: A planet. Terraformed from 2061 to 2068. In 2068, Capelli Colony was established
on KOI-2290.01, which would sport a population of 1.6 million by 2071. (PR:WIW)

KOI-2311.01: A planet. Terraformed from 2061 to 2069. Notable for the discovery of traces of bac-
terial 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. Terraformed from 2066 to 2071. In 2071, Themis Outpost was established on
KOI-2410, housing a population of 6,500 and notable for being the outermost colony of human civ-
ilization as of 2071. (PR:WIW)

KOI-2418.01: A planet. Terraformed from 2055 to 2063. In 2063, Curzic Outpost was established
on the planet and would sport a population of almost 1.9 million by 2071. (PR:WIW)

KOI-2469.01: A planet. Terraformed from 2061 to 2069. In 2069, a colony called October Outpost
was established on KOI-2469.01 and would be home to 230,000 colonists by the year 2071. The
world was a major food supplier in the latter half of the 21 st century and would gain scientific sig-
nificance after the discovery of micro-organisms in the southern hemisphere of the world in 2071.
(PR:WIW)

KOI-2553.01: A planet. Terraformed from 2065 to 2070. In 2070, K25 Colony was established on
the planet and would sport a population of 9,000 by 2071. A point 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. Terraformed from 2057 to 2065. In 2065, Sevodnya Colony was
established and would sport a population of over 2.5 million by 2071. (PR:WIW)

KOI-2650.01: A planet. Terraformed from 2059 to 2067. In 2067, Gorham Colony was established
on KOI-2650.01 and would house 1 million colonists by the year 2071. The planet became known
for being the site of the deepest mining operations in the Outer Veil, taking place inside shafts
reaching up to 23 kilometers below the surface. (PR:WIW)

KOI-2770.01: A planet. Several millions of years ago, KOI-2770.01 collided with an asteroid en-
riched with large quantities of palladium, which led to the existence of massive deposits of the min-
eral palladium on the planet by the time of its discovery by mankind. KOI-2770.01 underwent the
terraforming process from 2063 to 2069. In 2069, Izvinite Outpost was established on the planet
and would boast a population of 780,000 by 2071. (PR:WIW)

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Koorlander: A cigarette brand sold by Koorlander Corp during the late 22 nd century. Rival brand of
Balaji Imperial at the time. (ARPG:CORE)

Koorlander, E.: A female human resident of Sevastopol station during the Sevastopol incident in
late 2137. ID code was 1685, with her last known location being in the SciMed Tower. (A:ISO)

Koorlander Corp: A tobacco corporation active during the late 22nd century. Seller of the Koorlan-
der cigarette brand. Entertained tobacco farms at several off-world colonies. (ARPG:CORE)

Krakke: A male human who had joined the crew of the Betty some time after the Auriga incident as
a 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 assem-
bly. Krakke helped Ripley 8 during her raids on border region trading posts where she was search-
ing for information about the elusive Loki organization. Krakke was also involved in the Domes
Epsilon incident, where he was part of the boarding crew and helped in rigging the station with ex-
plosives. Shortly before the Betty left Domes Epsilon, Krakke was knocked unconscious by the an-
droid 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 the
Alien infestation on Earth. Was married and had a child called Becca. Was involved in the C-3 L/M
incident.

1. Enforcer of Weyland-Yutani and personal tragedy

When Earth was retaken from the Xenomorph organism in 2196, the threat emanating from those
creatures was well-known among mankind. Therefore, Weyland-Yutani acted quickly when infesta-
tions broke 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 investigate
those outbreaks and take measures to contain them, preferably without attracting outside attention
and only requesting support by the USCM corps when absolutely necessary. The Company pro-
vided him with in-house support, such as ex-marines like Hermann Ungar. Kramm had worked in
this capacity for six years and had amassed considerable knowledge about Xenomorph physiology
and behavior when, in 2202, he was ordered to investigate Xenomorph activity on the planet
Soulages, the world where his wife and daughter lived at the time. Fatally underestimating the
threat, Kramm lost his daughter and had to kill his own wife after she had been impregnated by the
creatures. In the process, Kramm became trapped in a cave with a Xenomorph Warrior. Kramm
killed the creature, but had to spend the next eight days in total darkness finding a way out. He sur -
vived the tragedy, but was deeply traumatized by the events. Although the court cleared him of all
charges, Kramm left Weyland-Yutani and escaped what remained of his life by placing himself in
cryogenic storage in a facility operated by Omnitech.

2. Reawakened and investigation on C-3 L/M

Thirty years later, in 2232, Kramm was woken up, finding himself in service for Planetus, who had
acquired Omnitech in the meantime. He soon found out that Planetus had brought him out of
Cryosleep to ask him to investigate a possible Alien outbreak on the world of C-3 L/M, which was
owned by both Planetus and Weyland-Yutani. Kramm reluctantly agreed as the incident in question
happened at a research station in Weyland-Yutani-controlled territory and thus allowed him an op-
portunity to lash out at his former employer. Once on the planet, Kramm met up with Frances

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Stauff, a Planetus employee, and Charles Braley, a representative of Weyland-Yutani. With Stauff's
assistance, he soon found out that the “infestation” was an elaborate scheme to eliminate Planetus
spies and take over Planetus, instigated by Braley, who turned out to be a ruthless and sadistic psy-
chopath. 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 all tar-
geted for elimination by Braley to cover up his scheme. However, Weyland-Yutani had managed to
quickly acquire Planetus in a hostile takeover. This enabled Braley to remote-access the navigation
systems of the survivors' spacecraft and send them to certain death by landing it on a world actually
infested with real Aliens – Soulages, the place where Kramm had lost everything he cared for thirty
years ago.

3. Return to Soulages

After landing on Soulages, Kramm and the others discovered that Weyland-Yutani had transformed
the old colony where Kramm had lost his family into an artificial alien hive. The hive was used to
harvest the creatures with robot drones remote-controlled from a research station situated on the
nearby moon. The survivors eventually made their way to a landing pad; however at the cost of the
lives of Jolena and the three triplet technicians and the better part of one of Kramm's hands. Carry-
ing the badly-wounded Bjorn with them, Kramm and Stauff flew the short-range spacecraft to the
research station on the planet's moon and took control of the installation and the science staff, send -
ing 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)

Kremlin-class hunter-destroyer: A capital ship in service of the UPP. Manufactured by Norcomm-

Liu. Model designation VP-153D. Sports a length of 900 meters and is operated by a crew of 18
and a Russian-made 1VAN/3 artificial intelligence. Troop capacity of 400. Equipped with an FTL
drive by German manufacturer Rohrmann. The ship also consists of components from various other
UPP member states. The Kremlin was commissioned after the Tientsin and Arcturus conflicts and
the battle on the Red Line to counter UA’s space supremacy embodied by the Conestoga-class.
The Kremlin’s appearance is dominated by its spherical mid-section, which contains the cargo and
weapon emplacements. It also features a detachable command section, a setup which allows cus-
tomization with other cargo and armament modules and thus varying roles, such as colony ship and
cargo carrier. Standard weaponry consists of a magazine of EMP missiles specifically design for us-
age against Conestoga frigates, an 800MeV and a 400MeV Particle Beam, Short Lance ASAT mis-
siles and orbital mines. The Kremlin accommodates a variety of smaller ships and vehicles in its
cargo bays and hangar, consisting of six MiG fighters and two Krokodil Dropships wirh four
HAMPV heavy ground vehicles. (ARPG:CMOM)

Kuhlman: A male human working as a general medical practitioner at San Cristobal Medical Facil-
ity on Sevastopol station in late 2137. During the shutdown procedure of the station, Kuhlman was
confronted about the fact that unreasonably large quantities of mood enhancers had been withdrawn
by him from the apothecary. Kuhlman reacted angrily, accusing his colleague of undermining his ef-
forts to help patients with the drug. He was still present when the Xenomorph outbreak began and
ended up barricading himself inside the reception office of San Cristobal. During the Sevastopol in-
cident, Amanda Ripley stumbled upon Kuhlman as she was looking for medical supplies for the in-
jured Nina Taylor. While refusing to leave his refuge, he informed Ripley that the keycard of his
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dangerous exploration of the facility. When Ripley returned, Kuhlmann primed the elevator and was
about to leave with Ripley when a Xenomorph appeared and took him. (A:ISO)

Kurtz: A spaceship owned by the USCM corps. Was instrumental during the eponymous mission,
which enabled mankind to take back Earth from the Xenomorphs during the Earth War in the 2190s.

1. Specifications & description

The Kurtz was a military freighter constructed for the transportation of toxic waste. For this task,
the ship boasted a loading capacity of 10.000 cubic liters. Further capacities consisted of facilities
for a crew of up to 20 people, a designated hangar for an APC and nutrition supplies for up to 10
years. Outfitted for both sublight and FTL travel, the ship was also capable of atmospheric flight
and landing on a planetary surface. Communications capacities were limited.
The Kurtz was of a simple design, consisting of a winged cylindrical shape with a pointed tip and a
flat underside. The interior was arranged around a central main hallway. On the port side were the
Cryosleep chamber, the mess hall and the supply area, while the aft section housed the communal
shower, a small gym and the medbay. The portside was occupied by the crew quarters, which all
had its own refresher unit. The front end of the main corridor ended in the ship's command section
and bridge. This area also housed one of five stairway accesses to the belly section of the ship, this
one leading to the computer room in the lower deck. This deck further consisted of the APC bay and
the cargo hold. The hold itself was outfitted with hatches and walls half a meter thick and consisting
of durasteel and lead layers. Additionally, it was coated with an acid-resistant carbslip, enabling the
ship to safely store even the most toxic substances. These properties were a key reason why the
group chose the Kurtz, as it was ideal for holding the Queen Mother. Two staircases connected the
chamber with the mess hall and the Cryosleep chambers.

2. History

By the time the Kurtz was captured, the ship was vacant and docked to Dock D6 at Gateway Sta-
tion. The ship then traveled to the Queen Mother Homeworld, where it acted as the group’s base of
operation and remained in orbit for the duration of the mission to capture the Queen Mother. After
the mission’s success, the creature was locked inside the hold, and the Kurtz began its journey back
to Earth. After its return, a military vessel moved in to take in the Kurtz, but was outmaneuvered
thanks to a cunning strategy suggested by Billie. The Kurtz then entered Earth’s atmosphere and
headed for Orona’s compound, with masses of Xenomorphs in tow which followed the telepathic
signal of the Queen Mother aboard the ship. Subsequently, the ship landed at the compound and
later took off when the team had finished setting up the bombs. The Kurtz returned to the site
shortly after to drop off Ripley, who helped Billie to locate and rescue a little girl named Amy. After
collecting the three, the Kurtz then left the scene just as the area was overwhelmed by the
Xenomorph masses. The further whereabouts of the Kurtz are unknown.

Kurtz mission: An operation in the late stages of the Earth War that broke the Xenomorph hold over
Earth and allowed mankind to reclaim its homeworld. Named after the USCM vessel that was used
during the endeavor. Spearheaded by Billie, Wilks and a synthetic version of Ellen Ripley, the mis-
sion consisted of capturing the Queen Mother and bringing her to Earth in order to lure the
Xenomorph to the location of Orona's stockpile of bombs. The subsequent detonation killed the ma-
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 1. Preparations

Shortly after Billie and Wilks had arrived on Gateway Station during the last moments of the Spears
incident, they encountered a woman resembling and claiming to be Ellen Ripley. Ripley informed
them of the powerful telepathic signal emitted by the Queen Mother and the existence of Dreamers,
which were humans who received this signal in the form of dreams – a group to which Billie also
belonged. Ripley planned to use this circumstance to her advantage. After an early meeting between
Billie, Wilks and Ripley, Wilks agreed to look for other Dreamers. After activating a hacker contact
named Leslie Elliot, the group was able to review the first Dreamer cases during their next meeting
in a restricted military conference room on Gateway. This was when Ripley informed the others of
her intention to capture the Queen Mother and use her function as a telepathic beacon against the
creatures. Wilks completed the plan by suggesting to use the Queen Mother to amass her underlings
in one spot and destroy them all in one swipe.
At the next meeting, research done by Leslie Elliot yielded some interesting results: Six of the
Dreamers on her list, all linear-minded mathematical thinkers, might be able to pinpoint the Queen
Mother's homeworld. Billie, likewise, had dug through the Dreamer list and come up with 18 poten-
tial allies with military background. An extensive recruitment phase followed, consisting of the
group visiting the Dreamers aboard Gateway to build its team. While many followed, some, such as
Charlene Adcox and a man named Falk, were initially hesitant or outright refused, unwilling to re-
visit their traumatic past. However, a horrendously botched mission of the Earth military that was
broadcast over the public network, eventually changed their mind. Wilks, in the meantime, was at-
tempting to organize a starship from a USCM contact named Peters. The negotiations eventually
failed, leaving Ripley and her team with only one option: Steal a ship.

2. The mission

The ship of choice was the Kurtz, a military freighter for hazardous material – a vessel built so
sturdy that it would be ideal for transporting the Queen Mother. Using stealth and cunning, the
group gained access to the vessel and fooled the personnel into letting it disengage. The group en-
tered Cryosleep, and the ship was on its way. In the aftermath of the hijack, the military issued war-
rants for the whole group, labeling them as dangerous lunatics.
Several weeks later, the Kurtz arrived at its destination. Ripley encouraged the Dreamers to use their
telepathic connection to gather intelligence. While the process was especially unpleasant in close
proximity to their target, the nightmares indeed pinpointed the Queen Mother's nest in a swampy
area at the warmest region on the planet. After a day of final preparations, which included cannibal-
izing two Powerloaders and transforming them into exoskeletons, the Kurtz dropped the APC in the
vicinity of the nest and retreated to safe distance.
A short time later, the group arrived at the nest, a cluster of huge spores surrounding an even bigger
orb-like organism. The mission, led by Ripley, Wilks and Billie, was intended to be a scouting
foray. However, one of the marines, a man named Carver, accidentally triggered one of the orbs
while investigating, causing a Palatine to emerge and swiftly kill the man. The scouting mission
quickly turned into mayhem: More guards appeared and attacked the party, which managed to kill
some of the beasts – only to lure the gargantuan Queen Mother herself out of her resting place. The
matriarch wreaked havoc and was soon assisted by a huge swarm of her underlings. During the bat-
tle, the APC was critically damaged and would enter meltdown soon, causing Ripley to call for im-
mediate evac. The ship arrived at the last moment, and with the Queen Mother in close pursuit,
Ripley used the opportunity to lure the creature inside the ship and capture her. The rest of the party
managed to escape to the Kurtz as well, but not without suffering losses. The ship left the planet and
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 3. Returning home

During the voyage home, the crew had time to come to terms with the death of their comrades and
the traumatic experiences during the mission. When a medical exam revealed that Ripley was an an-
droid, she reacted with shock and self-doubt, causing her to retreat from her role as a leader. It was
not until the Kurtz's arrival back in the Sol system that Billie helped her overcome her crisis and re-
take charge. Gateway Station, still upset about the theft of the Kurtz, tried to prevent the ship from
reaching Earth and arrest the group, but the ship managed to outmaneuver the ship sent to take her
in and enter atmosphere.
While the Kurtz approached the base containing Orona's bombs in Northwestern USA, the effect of
the Queen Mother's presence became apparent when untold numbers of Xenomorphs began to fol-
low the ship. As the group was approaching their destination, it dropped the Queen Mother in an in-
accessible crevasse near the base. Afterwards, the Kurtz landed at the compound, and the group be-
gan surveying the bombs and the equipment and concluded that the wiring had to be fixed and a
setup for long-range activation would be necessary. The team quickly got to work, but was inter-
rupted by an ambush set by Breeders. While the group was able to fend off the attack without casu-
alties, it would be helpless against the looming tide of Xenomorphs. Ripley was able to finish the
wiring only moments before the compound was overrun and escaped together with the rest of the
team aboard the Kurtz. Safely aboard the ship, Ripley initiated a six-month countdown, ensuring
that as many Xenomorphs as possible would be killed by the detonation.

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Lacrima 99: A type of shockrifle used by the USM. Originating from the legendary M41A1 Pulse
Rifle. Was the standard issue of the USM personnel involved in the cloning project aboard the USM
Auriga during the late 24th century. Although the Lacrima was able to incapacitate the Ripley 8
clone at point blank range, it would prove to be a poor weapon against the Xenomorph onslaught
during the Auriga incident. (A:RES, WYR)

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 station
of their rival Weyland-Yutani on the planet C-3 L/M began to emanate unusual readings. He was in-
serted into the research team, backed up by another, human spy called Tobin A. Marshall, who was
unaware of his spy identity. As the research team was gradually reassigned under mysterious cir-
cumstances, 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, a Wey-
land-Yutani strike force led by Charles Braley raided the facility and captured the spies. The LaFar -
gue synth was viciously tortured, having both of his eyes plucked out and destroyed after the
recording devices inside them were discovered. Subsequently, Braley had his body shredded to
make sure there were no working spying devices left inside him. (A:NE)

Lahore: The second-largest city in Pakistan. During the military conflict following the coup d'état
of the People’s Jihad in the mid-21st century, Lahore became the site of a major battle and was
eventually retaken by the UN. Daryl Corgan and Nate Eusebius fought on the UN’s side during the
taking of Lahore. (A:SE)

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Lai, Xao: A male human serving as a Lieutenant in the CANC army at the time of the Steel Egg in-
cident. During the incident, Lai was not part of the first foray into the Giff vessel. However, he was
among the CANC personnel who managed to escape the destruction of the infested Glorious Sun to
the Steel Egg. Intending to hold out until rescue would arrive, Lai wanted to use the diamond flyers
to avoid the Xenomorphs. However, the Queen appeared and attacked his group, with Lai and oth-
ers barely escaping and the massive creature in close pursuit. Inside the engine room, Lai and his
group fought back against the Queen, and while they managed to kill the creature, the resulting rain
of acid blood killed Lai and two other CANC soldiers and eventually would cause a hull breach.
(A:SE)

Lambert, Joan Marie: A female human serving as the navigation officer during the Nostromo inci-
dent. Born in Ontario, Canada in 2093. Had the ID code 971/L6-02P.

1. Early life

Lambert started her career with graduating from New Ontario University with a Masters degree in
astrocartography on May 12, 2112. Later, on June 1 of the same year, she began an internship in the
astrocartography 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 eventually
married him on October 7. On October 28, she accepted an assignment as Shipping Lane Trafficator
for Farside Lunar Mining at Plymouth on United America-controlled territory on Earth's moon. For
reasons not sufficiently documented, Lambert divorced Chapman on February 10, 2114 after having
finished her assignment five days early. A week later, Lambert started working as Assistant Naviga-
tor aboard 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 re-
search vessel Leggatt as a navigation and communication officer. Three and a half years later, Lam-
bert married again, this time to Lordan Hussett, who was serving as Executive Officer aboard the
Leggatt. Less than a month later, on October 11, Lambert entered Weyland-Yutani service as a navi-
gator aboard the scout vessel Adowa. Lambert's second marriage again did not last as she divorced
Hussett on January 3, 2120. Lambert eventually joined the crew of the Nostromo together with
Kane two days later, again as a navigator. She would still be present in this capacity when the Nos-
tromo left Thedus for Earth, a voyage which would lead into the Nostromo incident.

2. Role during the Nostromo incident

When MU/TH/UR 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 they
were only halfway on their journey back to Earth. She later was responsible for landing the Nos-
tromo mostly unharmed on the surface of the hostile planetoid. Lambert also participated in the
search party and explored the Space Jockey Derelict together with Kane and Dallas. The ensuing
events regarding the Xenomorph quickly took its toll on Lambert, throwing her into a constant state
of fear and hysteria. Lambert was killed by the Xenomorph when the remaining crew was loading
the Narcissus in order to escape the Nostromo. (A1)

Lander: A small starship used for personnel transfer from ship to ship or station and also for plane-
tary landings. Vessels known for accommodating Landers were the USCSS Covenant and the UNIC
vessel Hornblower. During the Steel Egg incident in 2058, Giff analogues to Landers were discov-
ered aboard the Unbreakable Womb. (A:COV, A:SE)

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Lander One (Covenant): The dropship of the USCSS Covenant. Featured a medbay. In 2104, a
large portion of the Covenant’s crew used Lander One to land on the surface of Planet 4, where it
was to serve as a base camp. When Ledward became infected with Neomorph spores, Karine Oram
brought him back to Lander One and inside its medbay, where he gave birth to a Bloodburster.
While fighting the creature, pilot Faris accidentally shot canisters containing explosive chemicals,
destroying Lander One with herself inside. (A:COV)

Lander One (Hornblower): A small spacecraft for personnel transport stationed aboard the UNIC
vessel Hornblower. Hull had an arrowhead-shaped configuration. Had at least one sister ship, Lan-
der Two. During the Steel Egg incident in 2058, Lander One was used during the first expedition to
the Giff vessel, with Ashley Norton serving as pilot and Captain Daryl Corgan as co-pilot, also
transporting Beresfield and scientist Reynolds. Later, Lander One was used by CANC Doctor-Com-
mander Kim, who had Corgan, Norton an Eusebius in custody with him, to travel to the Steel Egg.
Presumably, Lander One was destroyed later during the incident when the Unbreakable Womb, to
which it was attached, was obliterated in the Sun. (A:SE)

Lander Two (Hornblower): One of at least two personnel shuttles deployed from the UNIC vessel
Hornblower, with Lander One being the other ship. Shape resembled an arrowhead. During the
Steel Egg incident in 2058, Lander Two carried the other half of the first expedition team to the Giff
vessel, being piloted by Dorea Rondell and co-piloted by Immanuel Cruz. Later during these events,
Collindale used Lander Two to escape to the Steel Egg with the kidnapped Julie Murteno. To throw
off his pursuers, Collindale then set Lander Two on autopilot to Iapetus, where it remained in orbit.
(A:SE)

“Larry”: A male Giff playing a vital role during the Steel Egg incident in 2058. Real name un -
known, “Larry” was chosen by the individual to facilitate communication with humans Daryl Cor-
gan and Ashley Norton.
At the beginning of the second millennium AD, “Larry” was present aboard the vessel Unbreakable
Womb stationed around Saturn when the Xenomorph infestation planted by Those Who Come From
Beyond the Galactic Rim, the Place of Darkness broke loose aboard the ship. “Larry” fought to stop
the creatures from eradicating the crew, even managing to isolate and suffocate a Queen. Larry was
also severely wounded, being forced to replace part of his left arm with a prosthesis. However, in
the end, all Giff died except for “Larry”, who managed to escape to an unfinished Giff base on Iape-
tus, where he entered Cryosleep in hope of being retrieved by his fellow people.
However, help never came, and “Larry” remained in cryostasis for over thousand years until the
Steel Egg incident in 2058, when the Giff vessel was discovered by mankind. “Larry” was automat-
ically woken when Daryl Corgan and Ashley Norton were flown down to Iapetus aboard a Giff
Lander on autopilot and tried to access the base. “Larry” put the two in a state of unconsciousness
to both speed-learn the human language, acclimate himself to the human microbacteria and figure
out whether to trust the two. After 36 hours, he woke up Corgan and Norton. When they had ex-
changed information about the current situation, the three agreed to work together and stop the
Steel Egg and its deadly Xenomorph cargo from getting into the wrong hands. “Larry” and the two
UNIC officers departed for the Steel Egg, with the Giff base remote-destroyed by “Larry”. Once
aboard the ship, the group learned that Reynolds had managed to direct the Steel Egg on a course to
Earth. The three decided to split up, with Larry heading for the bridge in order regain control and
stop the vessel. When Reynolds was killed, the control system was unlocked again, and Larry
steered the Steel Egg into the Sun, sacrificing himself to protect humanity. (A:SE)

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LaSalle Bionational: A multi-national corporation active during the late 22 nd century that special-
ized in the field of biotechnology, with a separate biomed division partially dedicated to biological
weapons. Characterized by a ruthless nature and an indifference to human lives, which, combined
with its interest in XX121, made it a rival to Weyland-Yutani. Was the catalyst of the global
Xenomorph infestation on Earth in the 2190s.

1. Description and early history

LaSalle Bionational was governed by a board overseen by the LaSalle family, with Edina LaSalle
acting as the corporation’s CEO in 2183. By the 2180s, a number of facilities on Earth, among them
laboratories in Lima, Peru, Houston, Texas, Columbia and French Poylnesia. Noteworthy extrater-
restrial facilities included various research stations throughout the Outer Veil, a farming settlement
in Terraform 3 and sponsored colonies on Taurus 7 and LV-113. By 2183, LaSalle Bionational also
maintained a contingent of exploratory ships from Anchorpoint station. Sharing the same interests
placed it in direct conflict with Weyland-Yutani, but it also was vulnerable to corporate espionage
by the UPP.
LaSalle Bionational was founded during the 2130s following layoffs of a considerable number of
Weyland-Yutani biological research department. Following the fallout, former Company vice presi-
dent Brendan LaSalle founded the corporation, employing the personnel Weyland-Yutani had let go.
Soon, LaSalle Bionational turned a success by gaining business relations with a government by de-
veloping genetically enhanced crop – and an engineered “blight virus” for ravaging the harvest of a
competitor.

1. Further events

At an unspecified time before the Earth War, LaSalle Bionational accidentally unleashed the Har-
vester creature on other planets when the plan to use the animal’s natural penchant for digging tun-
nels on mining prospect worlds backfired. Rivaling Weyland-Yutani in its greed, LaSalle Biona-
tional also became aware of the Xenomorph and managed to harvest its own hive of specimen at an
undisclosed facility in the Taurus system by 2183. It also had a vested interested in other extrater -
restrial artefacts, such as Mala’kak technology.

2. Prelude to Earth War

By the year 2192, LaSalle Bionational had been aware of the Xenomorph's existence for some time.
When the Coast Guard discovered the wreckage of the Junket, an arms race between LaSalle Biona-
tional and the military to get a Xenomorph for bio-weapon research was initiated. The company
wasted no time and commenced Operation Outreach, which was aimed at intercepting the military
expedition to the Xenomorph Homeworld. But the company had another ace up its sleeve as it had
managed to retrieve the missing pilot pod of the Junket, complete with the impregnated navigator,
James T. Likowski. Likowski was brought to the Houston facility where he gave birth to a Queen.
In the meantime, a LaSalle Bionational representative teased the new bio-weapon technology at the
San Diego Arms Fair, generating considerable interest.

3. Outbreak on Earth

The specimen was then brought to Lima, where it gestated to maturity in a containment chamber.
The leaking of information about the project caused LaSalleBionational's investment ratings to dou-
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attack by a cult worshipping the creature. Despite meeting with the military to discuss containment
options, the infestation spread like a wildfire, consuming mankind's homeworld during the so-called
Earth War. The exact fate of LaSalle Bionational is unknown, but it is likely that the corporation did
not survive the fallout of its actions. (A:B1 – O, ARPG:CORE)

LaSalle, Brendan: A male human. Father of Edina LaSalle. Originally worked for Weyland-Yutani
and became the Company’s vice president when severe cutbacks in the biotech department in the
2130s caused a fallout with his employer. Brendan subsequently founded LaSalle Bionational with
the ex-employees of Wey-Yu who had fallen victim to the cutbacks. He initially acted as CEO and
used his corporation’s resources to research the Xenomorph lifeform. Brendan later retired and
named his daughter Edina as successor. However, he still remained a member of the enterprise’s
board and advised his daughter. (ARPG:CORE)

LaSalle, Edina: A female human and member of the LaSalle family, which owned the LaSalle
Bionational corporation. Daughter of Brendan LaSalle. In 2183, Edina LaSalle was the acting CEO
of LaSalle Bionational, succeeding her father, who still advised her on vital decisions. Continued
and expanded on her father’s ambition to exploit the Xenomorph, but took a more hands-on ap-
proach and toured the research posts personally for evaluation. (ARPG:CORE)

Last Sleep: A lethal nerve gas developed for executions during the mid-21st century. Notable for
causing no pain and being fast-acting. (A:SE)

Latin America Unified: A union of several countries from Middle and South America that was part
of the United Nations at the time of the Steel Egg incident in 2058. (A:SE)

Lateritus: A mutation affecting Xenomorph Spitters, resulting in pale-red and pale-green stripes
and highlights on their skin. (A:CMVG)

Leather: A male human and one of the vast numbers of individuals fighting for survival on the
Xenomorph-infested Earth during the 2190s. Nicknamed due to his bleached Leather jacket. In
2193, Leather enlisted the help of his friends Nylon and Petey in uncovering a military food cache,
intent on using it to buy himself into the Hidden Underground. However, the cache site was a trap
set up by Bug Feeders, who ambushed and captured the three. Amy and her uncle Burt secretly
filmed the scene and broadcast it. Billie watched the recording at Third Base during the Spears inci-
dent. (A:B2 – NA)

Lebanon II: A moon orbiting KJ-331 in the Khadaji system. Designated KJ-331B. The location of
one major settlement, the Wells Colony, situated over its main export, a spring of freshwater.
Lebanon has a history of being a victim of exploitation and corruption, with its colonist suffering
under the conditions. At some point of time in the 22 nd century, Lebanon II came under the rule of a
former two-bit dictator from South America, Earth, who tried to incite local discontent and rebellion
to strengthen his power. USCM officer Thomas A.W. Spears defeated the dictator and confiscated
his most prized possession, a pair of Smith & Wesson stainless-steel revolvers with custom wood
grips. (A:B2 – NA)

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Ledward: A male human and part of the security detail accompanying the colonization mission to
Origae-6, which would lead to the Planet 4 incident in 2104. During this incident, Ledward accom-
panied the surface mission to Planet 4. While the main group went to search for the source of
Shaw’s transmission, Led accompanied Karine Oram, who decided to use the opportunity to take
environment samples. While going away for a smoke, Ledward was infected with Neomorph
spores. When his condition worsened, Karine brought Ledward to the dropship. There, Ledward
was locked inside the medbay by a panicking Faris, where he soon died giving birth to a Blood -
burster. (A:COV)

Legato: An advanced research vessel operated by Weyland-Yutani in 2179. The Legato was the site
of the eponymous incident, during which it was destroyed.
In the aftermath of the Hadley's Hope incident, the Legato was diverted from its original mission to
collect Xenomorph Eggs from the Derelict on LV-426. The Weyland-Yutani scientists aboard the
vessel successfully completed this mission and received a new objective: To intercept the Sulaco
and kill all survivors of the Hadley's Hope incident in order to remove any evidence of the Com-
pany's involvement. At an unknown point of time, the Legato also received cryotubes of abducted
colonists for Xenomorph breeding experiments.
Upon arrival at the Sulaco, the Legato's crew managed to establish a link to the military vessel via
an Umbilical. Soon after, however, a Xenomorph outbreak took place aboard the science ship,
which slowly claimed the whole ship. During these events which would became known as the
Legato incident, the Umbilical was severed by a marine survivor from the Sulaco's mission named
Hicks and a colonist from the Legato named Stone in order to escape the self-destruction of the
Legato, which occurred shortly after due to the actions of another colonist named Lisbeth Hutchins.
(A:CMVG_SI)

Legato incident: A Xenomorph outbreak aboard the Weyland-Yutani science vessel Legato in 2179
that originated from Xenomorph Eggs collected from the Derelict on LV-426 shortly after the
Hadley's Hope incident in the same year. The Legato incident was indirectly responsible for the
Fury 16 incident and also caused the Xenomorph infestation aboard the Sulaco, which would play a
central role during the Sulaco incident and the Origin incident later that year.

1. Prelude

During the Hadley's Hope incident, Carter J. Burke, a Weyland-Yutani representative who accompa-
nied the recon mission, secretly managed to send a text-only message to his employer, which caused
the Company to divert one of its vessels in the vicinity, the advanced science vessel Legato, to LV-
426, its mission to investigate the Xenomorphs and secure live specimens. But the Legato came too
late: By the time it arrived at LV-426, the Atmosphere Processor of the colony had already gone
critical, effectively eradicating the hive at Sub-Level 3 of the processor. However, the scientists dis-
covered that the Derelict had escaped destruction. They successfully extracted a number of
Xenomorph Eggs from the wreckage and brought them to the Legato.
At an unknown point of time, the ship had received a cargo of abducted cryotubes containing
colonists, and the team of scientists commenced breeding experiments using the colonists as hosts
for the Xenomorphs. Eventually, the Legato received a second mission: to intercept the Sulaco and
eliminate any evidence of Weyland-Yutani involvement in the Hadley's Hope incident, including
possible survivors. After arriving at the scene, the Legato established an Umbilical connection to the
military vessel and began its investigation.

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While the Legato was tethered to the Sulaco, a Xenomorph outbreak occurred aboard the Legato
under unknown circumstances. Weyland-Yutani PMCs desperately tried to put a stop to the mayhem
by mercilessly eradicating both the creatures and the human colonists, but to no avail: Not only
were the Xenomorphs slowly taking over the Legato, but a number of them also entered the Sulaco
and began a second infestation.
Amidst the chaos, the fates of several colonists intertwined. Lisbeth Hutchins, already pregnant with
a Xenomorph embryo, awoke in a storage hold and began roaming the ship in search of her parents,
who were also among the original settlers. Another colonist named Andrews helped her locate them,
but was killed by a Xenomorph shortly after. Hutchins was then rescued by another pair of settlers,
Samwell Stone and Turk. Stone, an ex-military, had heard about the Sulaco's presence and intended
to enter the vessel in order to call for help and escape the Xenomorphs, but Hutchins was adamant
about finding her parents. The three stuck together for a while, but Hutchins left the group at the
Umbilical to continue her search while Stone and Turk switched ships.

3. Final fate of the Legato and aftermath

Hutchins eventually found her parents inside one of the cargo bays, both of them killed by Wey-
land-Yutani PMCs as part of their containment mission. Grieving and furious, Hutchins decided to
rig the Legato to self-destruct, intending to exact revenge against the Company and put an end to
the outbreak. She informed Stone of her plan, who managed to sever the Umbilical connection us-
ing the Sulaco's weapons seconds before the Legato exploded.
The repercussions of the Legato incident were severe: The infestation of the Sulaco caused by the
incident was responsible for the presence of the Facehuggers inside the ship's cryotube compart-
ment that caused the Fury 16 incident and sealed the fate of Ellen Ripley. The infestation spread
throughout the ship, creating several Queens. Later in 2179, the USCM corps would investigate the
Sulaco and combat the Alien presence during the Sulaco incident and the Origin incident before the
ship would crash into LV-426 during the latter confrontation, taking all Xenomorphs aboard with it.
(A:CMVG_SI)

Lenton, K.: A female human and a resident of Sevastopol station. ID code 3724. Got caught up in
the Sevastopol incident in late 2137. Final fate unknown, last known location in Gemini Exoplanet
Solutions. (A:ISO)

Leo Colony: The second colony on Mars. Founded in 2041. Had a population of over 22 million by
the year 2071. Notable for its advanced weapons and terraforming research operations, featuring the
largest array of Atmosphere Processors in the system. Additionally, Leo Colony was prolific in the
fields of tourism, mining and light and heavy manufacturing. The key resources were cerium,
nickel, tungsten and neodymium (PR:WIW)

Leonard: A male human who was part of a group of survivors led by a man named Joe during the
downfall of Sevastopol in late 2137. Together with an individual Nearson, Leonard was scheduled
for the first shift of a two-man lock system protecting the group’s shelter and were briefed by Joe to
enact a strict policy regarding outsiders. (A:ISO)

Leroy: A male human of Chinese descent. During the Xenomorph infestation of Earth during the
2190s, Leroy was among those left behind and became part of the same group of survivors to which
Amy, her mother Mona, Burt and others belonged. (A:B2 – NA)

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Lesser Miami: A city in the United States of America on Earth. Lesser Miami was the location of
one of the first Xenomorph nests uncovered and destroyed during the beginning of the Earth War in
2192. (A:B1 – O)

Levitz: A representative of Bionational. Shortly after the start of the Benedict mission in 2192,
Levitz attended the San Diego Arms Fair, teasing the release of a new bio-weapon technology based
on the Xenomorph, which generated considerable interest. (A:B1 – O)

Levon Colony: A colony on Gliese 667 cb. Founded in 2042. By the year 2071, its population had
increased to1.5 million. The colony's industrial sectors included energy, manufacturing and trans-
portation, taking an important role in designing an advanced FTL-capable vessel in the late 22 nd
century. The key resources of Levon Colony are titanium, holmium, helium-3 and niobium.
(PR:WIW)

Levy, Richard: A male human and a Weyland-Yutani weapon scientist. Levy had a prolific past of
constructing new weapon systems and was eventually transferred to Michael Weyland's personal
frigate. In 2179, the frigate landed at the construction site of the Origin facility on LV-426. When
USCM soldier Corporal Dwayne Hicks was captured on Fiorina 161 in the aftermath of the Legato
incident, Levy initially assisted Michael Weyland in the interrogation of Hicks. During the discus-
sions between Weyland and Hicks, Levy became increasingly disturbed about Weyland's ruthless-
ness and his intention to control the Xenomorph at any cost. Eventually, Levy's conscience caused
him to turn on his former superior and free Hicks. Together, they escaped the ship aboard an EEV,
which, due to its inability to work inside an atmosphere, crash-landed onto LV-426's surface only a
few dozen meters from the frigate.
Intending to use the main comm relay of the facility to send Hicks' message, the two traversed the
perimeter around the Origin site. Eventually, an overwhelming attack by Weyland-Yutani APCs
forced Levy and Hicks to go underground, where they stumbled upon an expansive hive created by
Xenomorphs who had survived the Hadley's Hope incident. Following a tunnel dug to capture the
new Queen, they reached the inner compound. Passing through the containment module and its
labs, the two finally reached the main comm relay where they managed to initiate the sending of the
message despite being attacked by an onslaught of Xenomorphs. However, at the last second,
Michael Weyland ordered a missile barrage on the comm dish, and the transmission was cut short.
Surrounded by Weyland-Yutani forces, Hicks and Levy were captured again. Levy's final fate is un-
known, but it is unlikely that he survived Weyland's wrath. (A:CMVG_SI)

Lewis (USCM soldier): A USCM soldier and squad mate of Wilks. Lewis was killed during the
Rim incident in 2179. (A:B3 – FW)

Lewis (Anesidora crew member): A male human and the technician of Marlow’s crew aboard the
salvage vessel Anesidora. Shortly before the ship would land on LV-426 in late October 2137,
Lewis informed Marlow of the dire condition of the Anesidora and the necessity for extensive re-
pairs. During the ship’s landing on LV-426, Lewis stayed behind on the Anesidora. He later accom-
panied Marlow and Foster onboard Sevastopol. As the situation became more and more grim in the
wake of the Chestburster birth, Lewis was locked in a laboratory in the SysTech Spire. Panicked by
the increasing death toll, he tried to contact fellow crew member Heyst. (A:ISO)

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Liam: A male human and one of the civilians trapped aboard Sevastopol station during its downfall
in late 2137. Liam was part of a group consisting of him, Doug, Emma and Rosco. Liam was killed
when the group was attacked by a Xenomorph. (A:ISO)

LIE7/.569643 267 MN: The ID code of Carter J. Burke. (WYR)

Lifeboat: An ejectable luxury pod that is capable of sustaining one human life for up to 50 years.
Classified as a Class D Emergency Escape Vehicle. The concept was patented by Weyland Indus-
tries 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 exclusive needs of its user, a Cryotube and its own nav -
igation and piloting controls. The research vessel Prometheus was outfitted with a lifeboat module
to serve as the personal quarters for Meredith Vickers during its mission to LV-223 launched in
2091. (PR:WIW)

Lifter: A class of small cargo vehicle used to ferry cargo between a ship or station in orbit and a
planet. The Covenant was equipped with a Lifter. A notable example of a Lifter was the WY-37B
Cargo Lifter Transport Sled. (ARPG:CORE)

Likowski, James. T: A male human and a freighter pilot. Inadvertently caused the Xenomorph in-
festation of Earth in 2192, which would become known as the Earth War.
Likowski was born around the turn of the 22 nd century. Not much is known about Likowski's early
life, other than the fact that he got married to a woman named Mary and fathered two children.
Likowski worked as a freighter pilot, and around 2130, he left Earth for a cargo haul aboard the
spaceship Junket. Through unknown circumstances, the Junket traveled to the Xenomorph Home-
world and landed on the planet. The Junket managed to leave the homeworld, but not before becom-
ing infested. By the time the Junket reached Earth, the Xenomorphs had decimated almost the entire
crew. Likowski managed to eject aboard the pilot pod, but took a Facehugger with him that pro -
ceeded to impregnate Likowski, who entered a coma from which he would not awaken for several
decades.
In 2192, the fate of the Junket was discovered by the Coast Guard. This information, including the
fact that the pilot pod was missing, reached Bionational, which subsequently tracked down and re-
trieved the pilot pod. The corporation transferred Likowski to its Houston facility where he was
awakened and put under medical surveillance. He eventually died from giving birth to a
Xenomorph, which turned out to be a Queen. This Queen would be unleashed onto mankind and
cause a global Xenomorph infestation known as the Earth War. (A:B1 – O)

Lin, Quan Chu: A human male and member of the Chinese military. In 2192, Lin, ranking Major
at the time, attended the San Diego Arms Fair. Hearing about the buzz concerning a new bio-
weapon technology based on the Xenomorph reportedly in development at Bionational, Lin became
very excited about the product and demanded a 60-day exclusive. (A:B1 – O)

Lincoln: A human and a resident on Sevastopol station in late 2137. After the Xenomorphs and the
reprogrammed Working Joes had brought down public order, Lincoln was part of a group of scav-
engers looting locations for supplies. On December 4, Lincoln reported to a man named Eric that he
or she had arrived at tech support and found water and battery packs, but also that he or she in-
tended to return as soon as possible because Lincoln could not shake the feeling that something was
stalking him or her. (A:SE)

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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 a
colonist called John L. Marachuk. Ling later died during the outbreak. (A2)

Lingard, K.: A female human who was working as a senior medical consultant at the San Cristobal
Medical Facility on Sevastopol station in late 2137. ID code 6734. Lingard was also involved in
moving medical supplies through the residential black market. On November 12, 2137, she was
contacted by Ransome, who used his information about Lingard’s connection to the black market to
pressure her for information about the recent developments regarding the arrival of the Anesidora.
Indeed, Dr. Lingard would examine Foster and discover the parasite she had contracted during the
exploration of the Derelict on LV-426 and come to her own conclusion that this patient had been
smuggled through the quarantine recently. She then proceeded to inform Waits. In the wake of the
Chestburster birth, Lingard managed the evacuation of San Cristobal and the erection of a tempo-
rary med station in the Solomon Habitation towers. There, Lingard and her outnumbered team faced
an increasingly dire situation, struggling with depleted supplies and inhabitants fighting over what-
ever was left. This caused Lingard to order her colleague Morley out of Medical. On November 23,
Lingard wrote a classified log, stating that San Cristobal was under quarantine, with access re-
stricted to Waits and senior staff. Her final fate is unknown, with her last known location being in
Solomons Habitation Tower. (A:ISO)

Linna 349: A Three World Empire planet in the Alpha Linna system, Tartarus Sector. Notable for
its expansive forests of Karya trees, which also became Linna 349’s main export. Sometime during
the 22nd century, the world was the site of a rebel uprising (instigated by a faction nicknamed “Bug-
Boys”) that erupted into a large-scale conflict. A notable event during the war was a successful or-
bital strike against the USS Sulaco. The conflict was eventually won by the USCM. This resulted in
a USCM peacekeeping presence established on the planet, despite 3WE protests. By 2183, the pop-
ulation counted 30,00 individuals spread over two major colonies. (ARPG:CORE)

Lion Worm: An extraterrestrial carnivorous worm roughly 1.5 to 3 meters in length. Dangerous In-
digenous to the jungle world of Zagreus, residing at the top of the food chain of the local ecosystem.
As a large predator, the creature is dangerous to humans. Lacking eyes, the Lion Worm sports
golden cilia and a sharp beak. Navigates its environment with its acute seanse of hearing, using au-
ditory organs arrayed over the length of its body. Is subterranean, but limited to soft earth. The Lion
Worm is notable for being the target of poachers, who try to sell the creatures illegally as exotic
pets, which poses various dangers. (ARPG:CORE)

Little Explorers: A charity organization that supports troubled middle school students who are in-
terested in science and technology. On November 20, 2042, Little Explorers received a financial
support of 5 billion dollars by Weyland Industries. (PR:WIW)

Lockmart: A starship manufacturer. Affiliated with the ICSC. Known for the G-Class Corvus and
the M-Class Bison and Star Clipper models. Also manufactured the Starcub shuttle.
(ARPG:CORE)

Lockheed Martin: An aerospace, defense and security company. Weyland Industries acquired
Lockheed Martin in 2032. Later created the M577 APC for the USCM corps. (PR:WIW)

Lockheed Martin Special: An engine type. The infamous Betty was equipped with Lockheed Mar-
tin Specials. (A:OS)

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Lockwood, C.: A human individual and one of the persons affected by Xenomorph-related night-
mares during the prelude to the Earth War in 2192. The case came to the attention of Dr. Waidslaw
Orona and was filed under Case #232745. (A:B1 – O)

Loki: A secret organization within Earth government. Founded to entertain contact and dealings
with the alien race of the Mala'kak. Named after the god of lies from Norse mythology. Loki is ruth-
less and does not shy away from sacrificing human lives, should its objectives or the concealment
of its existence require it.

1. Foundation

At an unknown date in human history, mankind made first contact with a technologically advanced
race called the Mala'kak. In order to ensure a peaceful coexistence between the two races, EarthGov
founded the Loki organization as a liaison to the Mala'kak. Its existence as well as that of the
Mala'kak was kept a secret from the rest of humanity, and Loki itself was conceived to be situated
outside the governmental structure so that EarthGov could disassociate from its dealings.

2. Role in the Nostromo incident

Over the years, however, Loki's role expanded to that of a negotiator for various transactions and
dealings with the alien race. The first major one of those deals occurred in 2121, when EarthGov
sought an effective means of fighting political dissidents. Loki approached the Mala'kak with this
matter, and a deal was struck: In exchange for mankind giving up the world of Bahgreb, the
Mala'kak provided Loki with the coordinates of the Derelict on LV-426, where they knew that nu-
merous Xenomorph Eggs still existed, which would suit the need of EarthGov to breed an effective
biological weapon. Loki in turn relayed these coordinates to a close business partner of the govern-
ment, the Weyland-Yutani Corporation, who subsequently inserted an android agent called Ash into
the crew of one of their cargo haulers, the Nostromo, who would take measures to redirect the ship
and secure a Xenomorph specimen. Although the plan was eventually foiled, this triggered the Nos-
tromo incident, humanity's first major contact with the Xenomorph.

3. Further history and a new enemy

During the next 250 years, Loki continued to exist in secret, managing to survive such major events
as the Earth War and the downfall of Weyland-Yutani. During this time, Loki was responsible for
keeping every contact of mankind with the Xenomorph a secret, possibly even arranging the ban-
ning of records about the creatures like Morse's account of the Fury 16 incident. However, during
the Auton Purge, a single fugitive android named Annalee Call hacked into the mainframe of the
Ministry of Defense shortly before she left Earth, discovering hints to the Loki organization and its
connection 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
fight and prevent humanity from getting their hands on the Alien. Their first step would be to track
down Loki and stop the organization. Meanwhile, Loki tracked down other Autons who had es-
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 4. The Domes Epsilon incident

It took several years for Ripley 8, Call and the crew of the mercenary ship Betty to catch up with
Loki and its plans. Eventually, the group found out about the most recent deal between Loki and the
Mala'kak. In exchange for the permission to exploit a world rich in minerals under Mala'kak con-
trol, Loki agreed to provide human-bred Xenomorphs for the alien race, which needed the creatures
to combat its infertility. Loki chose the botanic space station Domes Epsilon as the target and in-
serted the android agent Earl Cody into the station's staff. Later, a second agent posing as a freighter
pilot inserted a Xenomorph Egg into Domes Epsilon together with several adult Xenomorphs genet-
ically engineered by Mala'kak. Loki had also become aware of the danger the crew of the Betty
posed and sent a small attack vessel to intercept the ship on its way to Domes Epsilon. The objec -
tive of the strike team was to board the Betty and secure information about the extent of Loki's in-
formation leak, either by capturing the crew or securing the board computer. After entering the
Betty, the team was quickly overwhelmed by Ripley 8 and the others. Having failed the mission, the
fail-safe protocol was enacted, killing the members of the strike force and destroying its ship before
the crew of the Betty could learn more about its assailants. Ripley 8 and the others eventually ar-
rived at Domes Epsilon, but were too late to stop the infestation. Still, Loki's plan was foiled as the
crew of the Betty managed to destroy the station together with all Xenomorphs aboard. These events
became known as the Domes Epsilon incident. (A:OS)

Loney: A human colonist living at Hadley's Hope on LV-426. During the Xenomorph outbreak in
2179, Loney was part of an armed scouting party led by fellow colonist Drapers whose mission was
to locate the Xenomorph hive. Upon finding the nest inside the sub-levels of the nearby Atmosphere
Processor, a firefight broke loose during which almost all party members, including Loney, were
killed. (A:NE)

Long-Data Disc: A data storage technology. Developed by Weyland Industries in response to data
loss from EMP events during the first half of the 21 st century. A nano version of an optical disk with
long-term storage capbilities of up to 10 zetabytes. Used for backup throughout civilized space dur-
ing the 22nd century. (ARPG:CORE)

Long Island: An island in the state of New York. Long Island was flooded due to global warming
in the first half of the 21st century and the population relocated to the Long Island Rig House
Project. (A:SE)

Long Island Rig House Project: An artificial island constructed to serve as a new home for the
population of Long Island, who had lost their home when Long Island was flooded due to global
warming. 87 oil rig bases were connected and used as a foundation upon which an artificial land-
mass was piled up. On this new “island”, apartment complexes were constructed and separated by
planted gardens and trees. The Rig House Project was very sturdy, able to withstand even hurri-
canes. Ashley Norton, who would play a vital role during the Steel Egg incident in 2058, grew up
on the Long Island Rig House project. (A:SE)

Lopé, Dan: A male human and leader of the security detail that accompanied the Covenant on its
colonization mission to Origae-6. Husband of Tom Hallett. Became involved in the Planet 4 inci-
dent in 2104 with the rest of the crew of the Covenant.
Lopé accompanied the mission aboard the Covenant together with his husband Hallett. During the
Planet 4 incident, Lopé accompanied the surface mission together with a large part of the crew and
the rest of the security officers. He participated in the investigation of the Juggernaut wreckage,

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during which Hallett was impregnated with Neomorph spores without noticing. Upon returning to
the landing site, Lopé had to watch helplessly as Hallett died giving birth to a Neomorph. Lopé was
among the survivors of the Neomorph attack that ensued. The group was then led to the Engineer
city by their rescuer, the android David. When Lopé and another officer named Cole were looking
for Captain Oram in order to pick him up for the impending evacuation, the two stumbled upon
Oram's corpse inside the cave with the Praetomorph Eggs. A Facehugger then latched itself onto
Lopé’s face, ready to impregnate him. Cole tried to remove the creature, but only caused severe acid
burns on Lopé’s cheek. While Cole was killed by the Praetomorph born from Oram, the Facehugger
managed to place an embryo inside Lopé. He then managed to escape with Daniels and Oram to the
Covenant. Once aboard, Lopé was placed inside the ship’s medbay, where he soon died giving birth
to a Chestburster. (A:COV)

Lorenz SysTech Spire: One of the three tower structures of Sevastopol station. Lorenz SysTech
Spire housed all facilities concerning computer and data technology components of Sevastopol. One
was the station’s server hub, which, during the Sevastopol incident in 2137, Waits chose as the loca-
tion to capture the Xenomorph, a plan which ultimately failed. The bottom of the tower housed the
APOLLO core responsible for managing the station’s Working Joe androids and surveillance sys-
tems. One section of the tower was delegated to the projects of Gemini Exoplanet Solutions, featur-
ing a detachable lab section which Amanda Ripley used to eject a Xenomorph from Sevastopol sta -
tion later during the incident. Located near the top of the tower was the station’s communications
control. (A:ISO)

Losso, John: A male human and one of the USCM marines involved in the Sulaco incident in 2179.
Nicknamed “Booker”.
Booker was born in the first half of the 2150s. Having always been a military buff, Losso joined the
USCM at the first opportunity and soon became an exemplary student and later a remarkable in-
fantryman. Served and distinguished himself during Operation Arcturan Freedom.
By the time of the Sulaco incident, Losso was ranked Lance Corporal. During an engagement on the
Sulaco, Losso was separated from his squad, but later rejoined Fire Team Fox and continued the
fight. (A:INF)

Low-Grav Cocktail Lounge: An establishment maintained aboard an orbital tourist station over
Earth during the 2050s. The Lounge served drinks in lowered gravity, with padded ceilings installed
to prevent harm. Beverages were mixed with a lower percentage of alcohol because the decreased
gravity caused alcoholic drinks to have a stronger effect. A large observation window was another
attraction. Eli Reynolds met in the Low Gravity Cocktail Lounge with “Helen Wu” to discuss his
assignment as a double agent for CANC prior to the Steel Egg incident. (A:SE)

Lucain: A mercenary who was part of Massey's team dispatched to intercept the Benedict mission
to the Xenomorph Homeworld. Lucain was killed during an attack of winged creatures near the
Alien hive. (A:B1 – O)

Luna: The moon of Earth, the third planet of the Sol system. On April 2031, Weyland Industries
started terraforming on Luna, a process which would be concluded in 2039. In the same year, Luna's
first extraterrestrial colony was established, being the first human colony. A second colony situated
in the Sea of Tranquility followed in 2041. As of 2071, Luna was home to almost 6 and a half mil-
lion colonists. Weyland Industries maintained a biomedical field office on Luna during the 2070s. In
2092, Olympus Colony on Luna would be the birthplace of Ellen Ripley. As of 2183, Luna was
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underway. During the 2190s, Luna and its colonies became a refuge for countless humans fleeing
the Xenomorph infestation on Earth. In 2379, Luna was the site of a violent uprising by Autons,
which would result in the recall and purging of this Android type. Throughout its history, Luna was
never unified under one government, but instead was divided into territories held by different par-
ties such as the United Americas. (PR:WIW, ARPG:CORE)

Luna Colony: Mankind's first settlement outside Earth. Founded in 2039. Had a population of
4,27 million by the year 2071. The colony's infrastructure consists of mining, transportation, refin-
ing and heavy industry, its key resources being helium-3, hydrogen, aluminum, silica, water and
oxygen. (PR:WIW)

Lunnar-Welsun Industries: A starship manufacturer. Known for the Bougainville-class attack

transport and the RF-30F Service Skiff. (ARPG:CMOM)

Lurker: A variant of the Xenomorph Drone. Smooth-domed and sporting hands with six digits, this
stealthy hunter will ambush isolated victims in order to found a new hive using Ovomorphing. A
notable confrontation with a Lurker was the Nostromo incident in 2122. (ARPG:CORE, A:CM)

Luskin, Betty: A female human. Was in a leading position of a science project regarding the fos-
silized remains of microscopic life found on Titan. Luskin was involved in an unspecified conflict
with Eli Reynolds, which caused her to remove Reynolds from the project. (A:SE)

Lutetia Colony: A colony on KOI-663.02. Established in 2065. Sported a population of almost 6

million by 2071. Lutetia Colony's industry focused on heavy manufacturing and mining. The
colony'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 popula-
tion of over 3.5 million by 2071. Its industry of mining, refining and heavy manufacturing focused
on exploiting the planet's resources of the rare-earth metals lanthanum and praseodymium, main-
taining the role of a key provider for these metals during the second half of the 21 st century.
(PR:WIW)

LV-178: A planet in the GL479 system. Was first home to a mining operation, but became known as
New Galveston when it was properly colonized in the second half of the 22 nd century.
(ARPG:CORE)

LV-223: A moon in the Zeta 2 Reticuli system. Orbiting Calpamos, the fourth planet in the system,
as one of its three main moons, another one being LV-426. Once inhabited by the extra-terrestrial
race dubbed the Engineers, who also stored its location in the genetic memory of the human race
when they created it. Notable for being the site of the LV-223 incident, the first contact of a space-
faring humanity with the Engineers.

1. Composition, structure and fauna

LV-223 was a barren world, devoid of major wildlife or plants, and sported an atmosphere hostile to
humans, 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 200
miles per hour. Despite these adverse conditions, LV-223's landscape was impressive, consisting of
massive valleys and mountain ranges up to 16 kilometers high. The moon may have also housed a

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multi-cellular fauna, judging from a species of worms discovered during the LV-223 incident. How-
ever, this theory is open to debate as the only specimens were found inside an Engineer compound
with an altered atmosphere. Furthermore, the worms may have been imported to the world by the
Engineers, be it intentional or by accident.

2. History

LV-223 was discovered by the Engineers at an unknown point in time. Since the planet was far
enough away from their homeworld and colonies, it was chosen by the beings as manufacturing and
storing grounds for weapons of mass destruction. Many pyramid-like silos with underground
hangars 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 to
wipe out the human race using a chemical weapon dubbed the Black Goo. However, a fatal accident
took place in one of the pyramids and wiped out almost all individuals involved in the operation, ef-
fectively stopping it.
LV-223 was discovered by the human race in the late 22 nd century. By the time the research vessel
Prometheus reached the moon in 2093, it had been all but abandoned by the Engineers. The mission
would be met with disaster and become known as the LV-223 incident. During the climax of these
events, a Juggernaut vessel crashed into a valley, where the eventual release of the Black Goo cre-
ated a dense jungle populated by mutant creatures would appear and create a breathable atmosphere
in this zone. Furthermore, a strange mountainous structure was seemingly growing nearby. Some-
time after the Xenomorph infestation of Hadley’s Hope on sister moon LV-426, the starship Onager
landed on LV-223, inadvertently unleashing the Xenomorph on LV-223, turning the ship into a hive
while spreading and mutating in the new environment. (PR, ARPG:CORE)

LV-223 incident: The events surrounding the final phase of Project Prometheus, the ill-fated scien-
tific mission 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 race
dubbed the Engineers.

1. Culmination of Project Prometheus

Project Prometheus was the embodiment of the vision of wealthy industrialist Sir Peter Weyland, its
objective being to search space for mankind's origin. During the late 70s of the 21 st century, a coop-
eration between Weyland Industries and the scientists Dr. Elizabeth Shaw and Dr. Charlie Holloway
led to a breakthrough when multiple archaeological digs yielded the location of a single distant star
system. The last logical step for Project Prometheus was a journey to this system, and thus, prepara-
tions for such an endeavor immediately went underway and were finally concluded with the depar-
ture of a team of scientists aboard the Prometheus in 2091.

2. Arrival on LV-223 and initial exploration

On December 21, 2093, the Prometheus reached its destination, the star system Zeta 2 Reticuli, and
the crew was awakened from Cryosleep. Officially, the mission was supposed to be led by Shaw
and Holloway, but both were superseded by Weyland Industries representative Meredith Vickers,
who would act as the mission supervisor, protecting company investments. After the crew was
briefed about the mission by Vickers, Shaw and Holloway, the Prometheus landed near an artificial
pyramid-like structure on the moon LV-223. A first foray into the pyramid unearthed spectacular

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findings: It became apparent that the structure had been built by an advanced extra-terrestrial race
which Shaw and Holloway believed to be the creators of mankind. Furthermore, the air inside the
facility turned out to be breathable for humans, hinting at advanced terraforming technology em-
ployed by the Engineers. However, the exploration also revealed unsettling evidence for a mysteri-
ous catastrophic event that had wiped out the Engineers some 2000 years ago. Eventually, the team
discovered a room with a gigantic statue of a humanoid head surrounded by a large number of Am-
pules. The tour was cut short by the discovery that the atmospheric seal of the installation had been
inadvertently broken by the scientists and that the change began to quickly take its effect. A massive
approaching storm caused the party to retreat to the Prometheus, but not before securing the head of
a decapitated Engineer corpse. Unnoticed by the rest of the team, the android David also sneaked an
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.

3. Revelation and Shaw's infection

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, who
was acting on his own secret agenda, infected Holloway with the contents of the Ampule, a sub -
stance dubbed the Black Goo. Holloway then in turn infected Shaw during sexual intercourse.

4. Discovery of the Juggernaut

Next morning, the storm had passed. Since Fifield and Millburn had failed to report in and contact
could not be established, a search mission was launched to find the missing scientists. Under the
pretense of fixing a malfunctioning Spectagraph, David embarked on an exploration of his own, dis-
covering a Juggernaut ship inside an underground hangar. By operating the ship's system, David
learned that the ship had been about to depart for Earth to eradicate humanity with the Black Goo
when an accident killed the Engineer crew 2000 years ago. He also discovered that one Engineer
had survived the mayhem by putting himself into Cryosleep.

5. Escalation

The team eventually found Millburn's dead body, who had fallen prey to a worm mutated by the
Black 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 any
longer, chose to be immolated by Vickers' flamethrower. Witnessing his death, Shaw suffered a ner-
vous breakdown and lost consciousness. Hours later, Shaw awoke in the ship's medbay. David in-
formed 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, a mutated Fi-
field returned to the Prometheus, wreaking havoc in the cargo bay and killing several crew members
before being subdued.

6. Peter Weyland's endgame

Dazed and traumatized, Shaw roamed the corridors of the ship and discovered that Weyland had se-
cretly accompanied the mission and was preparing to visit the last remaining Engineer in order to
plea for means to prolong his life. David, who had been programmed to act on Weyland's orders, led
Weyland, Shaw and several other crew members into the Juggernaut, awakened the Engineer and

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relayed Weyland's request to the being. The first contact situation turned fatal when the Engineer re-
acted by decapitating David and killing all crew members present except for Shaw, who managed to
flee the ship. The Engineer proceeded to launch the ship and complete his original mission, but the
Juggernaut was crippled when Janek, the captain of the Prometheus, crashed his vessel into the de-
parting ship, sacrificing himself and the ship in the process. Vickers managed to leave the
Prometheus inside an escape pod, but was killed by the Juggernaut as it crashed onto LV-223's sur-
face. 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 managed to open the door the MedPod, unleashing her embryo which, having grown consid-
erably, quickly overwhelmed and impregnated the Engineer. David, who was still functional despite
his decapitation, contacted Shaw, requesting her to retrieve him and revealing that there were many
other Engineer ships on LV-223 and that he would be able to operate a ship and take them back to
Earth. Shaw agreed on the condition that he would take her to the Engineer homeworld instead so
that she could find out why the Engineers, who had once created humanity, now wanted to destroy
it. On January 1, 2094, Shaw and David left LV-223 after sending a message discouraging any fur-
ther missions to the moon. Some time after, the impregnated Engineer gave birth to a Xenomorph-
like creature dubbed the Deacon.

7. Aftermath

The acquisition of the Engineer vessel would have repercussions that resulted in the genocide on
Planet 4 years later. This, and the fates of Shaw and David, also played a major role during the
Planet 4 incident. Data of the LV-223 eventually reached Weyland Industries, with a follow-up in-
vestigation confirming the existence of the Engineers and the deadly Black Goo. All references to
these items were promptly purged from the archives, and all data about the ill-fated mission, includ-
ing the location of LV-223, became highly classified data barred from public knowledge. However,
transmissions from Company satellites eventually managed to leak outside. Eventually, the Black
Goo leaked into the environment at the crash site of the Juggernaut, causing a dense jungle to
spread in the valley that would create a breathable atmosphere in the area. Mutated wildlife was
spawned that stalked the jungle. At the location of the crashed lifeboat, an organic structure began
to grow to immense mountaneous size, probably originating from further mutation of the Deacon.
(PR, ARPG:CORE)

LV-426: A planetoid. One of the three major moons of the Jovian super giant Zeta 2 IV, also called
Calpamos, in the Zeta II Reticuli star system. Sister moon to LV-223. Has an equatorial diameter of
about 12.000 km, a gravity of 0.86g and a daily rotation of two hours. Orbital rotation time of about
5 Earth days. Crust consists of aluminum and magnesium silicates, with a molten core. Initial at-
mosphere was comprised of inert nitrogen and a large percentage of carbon dioxide crystals, meth-
ane and trace elements. This resulted in a barren world with a rocky surface ravaged by harsh
winds. LV-426 is notable for being the site of several major contacts of mankind with the
Xenomorph species, including two involving Ellen Ripley.

1. Early history

A long time before the Nostromo incident in 2122, a Mala’kak spacecraft containing a large number
of Xenomorph Eggs crashed on LV-426. The exact date of the crash is unknown, although the fos-
silization of the pilot by 2122 suggests a large number of years. However, the age is theoretically
limited to 2 billion years, when the star system was formed. Therefore, the crash may have hap-
pened during the galaxy-wide Xenomorph epidemic 1.6 billion years ago. A beacon signal was acti-

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vated aboard the ship either by an automatic system or by the pilot before he died giving birth to a
Xenomorph, emanating ever since. It has been hypothesized that LV-426 was “acquired” by Zeta 2
IV around 40 million years ago.

2. Discovery by mankind

Early during the 21st century, a French fly-by probe cataloged the system without particularly notic-
ing LV-426. It was not until May 14, 2039, that LV-426 was discovered by astronomers of Weyland
Industries. The corporation's CEO, Sir Peter Weyland, issued a statement about the discovery, ex-
pecting humanity to be able to travel to the planetoid within a century and, with sufficient ter-
raforming, to colonize it. However, a black-ops division of the human government, which would
later be nicknamed Loki, had secret dealings with the race the crashed vessel on LV-426 belonged
to, the Mala'kak. It was them who provided Loki with the location of LV-426 and information about
the Derelict. This information was in turn passed to Weyland-Yutani who subsequently inserted the
android agent 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.

3. Role during the Nostromo and Sevastopol incidents

By the time of the Nostromo landing in 2122, LV-426 was a hostile barren world incapable of sus-
taining human 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. He then became impreg-
nated by 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 visited again in 2137 by the crew of the salvage ship Anesidora. The crew had stum-
bled upon the flight recorder of the Nostromo, which had been destroyed during the earlier incident
and decided to follow the data trail to LV-426 in hopes of further riches. The ship landed on LV-426,
and an exploration party led by Captain Marlow investigated the Derelict and discovered the bea-
con, shutting it off. The crew also found the hold with the Xenomorph Eggs, and crew member Fos-
ter became impregnated, causing the crew to leave LV-426 for Sevastopol in order to receive medi-
cal help. This would cause the infestation known as the Sevastopol incident.

4. Colonization

LV-426 was thoroughly analyzed during the first scientific survey in the 30s of the 22 nd century. It
was 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. In
2157, the first terraforming team, lead by Curtis Hadley, arrived on LV-432. In 2158, a massive un-
dertaking to terraform and colonize LV-426 went underway, being a joint venture between the Ex-
trasolar Colonization Administration and Weyland-Yutani. Supported by fast advances in lightspeed
traveling during the time, a network of around 30 Atmosphere Processors was set up on the plane -
toid, which, over the course of decades, transformed the atmosphere of LV-426 to being breathable
by humans. 20 years before Ripley would be found aboard the Narcissus, a colony was established
adjacent to one of the Atmospheric Processors. This colony was named Hadley's Hope by its
founders. It was also during this time that LV-426 received its nickname “Acheron”.

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Ripley's account of the landing of the Nostromo reached an employee of Weyland-Yutani, Carter
Burke, in 2179. Burke passed the coordinates of the Derelict to the colony's command section, who
released the coordinates to be checked out by volunteers. It was the Jorden family who eventually
discovered the Derelict, which, in the meantime, had been partially buried under rocks due to vol-
canic activity. However, the cargo hold was still accessible. Russ Jorden was impregnated, which
triggered a Xenomorph outbreak. The creatures set up a hive in the Atmosphere Processor of the
colony after having wiped out virtually the entire population of Hadley's Hope. About a month later,
a recon mission including Ripley, Burke and a squad of Colonial Marines reached LV-426, resulting
in Ripley’s second major contact with the Xenomorph species, known as the Hadley's Hope inci-
dent. During these events, the Atmosphere Processor of Hadley's Hope became damaged and was
obliterated in a nuclear explosion that took Hadley's Hope and, presumably, the Derelict with it.

6. Aftermath

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 the Ilium Range, it remained unharmed by the destruction.
Hadley's Hope itself was ruined by the blast wave, but some parts of the colony were left relatively
intact. The radioactive fallout, however, was considerable and mutated remnants of the Xenomorph
nest. Other surviving Xenomorphs created a new hive with its own queen in a cave system near the
Derelict. Due to the massive explosion of the Atmosphere Processor, the region included in the blast
radius became geographically unstable during the weeks following the Hadley's Hope incident.
Earthquakes and landslides began to ravage the area, and subterranean magma streams were ex-
posed to the surface.

7. Role during the Sulaco incident

In the meantime, the UPP had discovered the Sulaco drifting in space and found records of the
Hadley's Hope incident. Eager to retrieve the Xenomorph organism, the UPP set up a heavily forti-
fied observation post near the Derelict. This post was largely destroyed when the USCM caught up
with the operation. After successfully sabotaging the UPP facility's anti-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 pilot chamber of the wreckage. After a dra-
matic confrontation, the monstrous creature was killed by the fire team.

8. The Origin incident

But it was not only the UPP that became interested in the Xenomorphs during the aftermath of the
Hadley's Hope incident. Weyland-Yutani eventually received confirmation of the Xenomorph pres-
ence and outbreak and diverted its advanced science vessel Legato to LV-426. By the time of ar-
rival, the Atmosphere Processor had already obliterated the original infestation, which caused the
scientists to extract Xenomorph Eggs from the Derelict instead. Weyland-Yutani also set up an or-
bital monitoring installation named Kathar Station on the pretense of providing assistance for possi-
ble survivors. Furthermore, the Company began to set up a long-term research facility around the
Derelict, which received the codename “Origin”. Weyland-Yutani employee Joshua Morris was as-
signed to be the foreman for the construction. Morris soon not only had to deal with the geographic
instability of the region, losing several research modules to earthquakes and unstable rock forma-
tions, but was also confronted with the threat of the Xenomorph hive inside the cave system in the
vicinity of the Derelict. Eventually, the Company managed to capture the Queen and place it inside
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Seventeen weeks after the explosion of the Atmosphere Processor, Hadley's Hope and the Weyland-
Yutani research base became the site of a major military conflict involving the USCM, Weyland-Yu-
tani and the Xenomorphs, which became known as the Origin incident. During the incident, two
Conestoga-class transports, the USS Sephora and the Sulaco, which had been relocated to the orbit
of LV-426 by Weyland-Yutani, were destroyed and crashed into the planet, further deforming the
terrain. As a result of USCM intervention during the conflict, the research base and the Derelict site
were abandoned, leaving LV-426 to the Xenomorphs once again. As of 2183, an orbital research in-
stallation named Odobeno Station existed above LV-426. (A1, A2, A:CMTM, A:OS, A:INF,
PR:WIW, ARPG:CORE)

LV-KR 115: A world. Dominated by expansive grasslands, the planet was home to a large popula-
tion of the Swarm, which would devour everything on LV-KR 115 and then go dormant for several
decades, until the lands would be ripe for being ravaged again. This cycle was unintentionally dis-
turbed when the Company planted crops on the world that would quickly replenish after being deci-
mated. This roused the Swarm into a constant state of activity, and the Company saw no other way
than to eradicate the threat by an orbital bombardment with pesticides. This caused LV-KR 115 to
become uninhabitable. (ARPG:CORE)

LV 44-40: A space station operated by Seegson. In 2140, all contact was lost with LV-44-40. The
loss would later be responsible for the creation of the first Anchorpoint station as a save haven for
journeys in the Outer Rim. (ARPG:CORE)

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 would
find at the coordinates Burke had provided the colony with. Lydecker later died during the initial
Xenomorph infestation. (A2)

Lyle: A male human working for the Coast Guard during the late 22 nd century. Bore the rank of En-
sign in 2192, serving under Commander Barton aboard the Coast Guard cutter Dutton. In the same
year, Lyle and Barton were dispatched aboard the Dutton to detonate the wreckage of a derelict
freighter named Junket. During the investigation, Lyle remote-controlled the Dutton's probe to ex-
plore the derelict spacecraft. Soon, Lyle and Barton discovered the horrific remains of the
Xenomorph rampage inside the vessel, but erroneously attributed them to a crew member gone in-
sane. After retrieving the flight data and destroying the Junket, Lyle and Barton were killed by the
Xenomorph from the Junket, which had jumped ship aboard the probe. (A:B1 – O)

Lynch, A.: A female human resident of Sevastopol station by the time of the Sevastopol incident in
late 2137. Her ID code was 4326. Lynch’s final fate is unknown, with her last known location being
in the San Cristobal Medical Facility. (A:ISO)

Lynch, Michael: One of the leading minds of scientific Xenomorph research by the end of the 24 th
century. His contribution on the Anchorpoint Essays is considered to be a standard work on the sub-
ject.

Lyssa: A CM-90S smuggling vessel active in 2183. The Lyssa used to raid several colonies, but was
eventually confronted and disabled by the Porphyrion, a Colonial Marshal-backed Conestoga
frigate. (ARPG:CORE)

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LX-469: A planet. Notable as the world where the Bishop android involved in the Hadley's Hope
incident had been assembled. (KAF)

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M-270: An assault rifle model. CANC troops used M-270s during their engagements aboard the
Unbreakable Womb in 2058. (A:SE)

M-Class: A class of space freighters operating during the 22 nd century. M-Class ships are roughly
300 meters in size and designed to accommodate a crew of seven to ten individuals. Ship types be-
longing to M-Class were the Bison model series, including the infamous Nostromo, the Torrens, and
the Star Clipper model. (A1, A2, A:ISO)

M'Toa Colony: A colony established on KOI-448.02 in 2040. Housed a population of 600,000 by

2071. 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 resources
were hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, methane and ethane. (PR:WIW)

M-69 Machine Gun: A machine gun used by the USCM corps during the 2190s. Spears used mod-
ified M-69s in an attempt to train his Xenomorphs to use firearms. (A:B2 – NA)

M3 Personal Armor: The standard infantry armor of the USCM corps during the late 2170s. Man-
ufactured by Armat. Designed to provide maximum protection without limiting the wearer's move-
ment. Derived from the Cuirasse de Combat of the French Armed Forces. To be used with the M10
Ballistic Helmet. Also has an integrated comm system and a PDT, with several sensor monitoring
the vital signals of the wearer and transmitting them to an operator.

1. Armor characteristics

The M3's shell consists of four layers of protection. The outermost layer is made of an ultra-light ti-
tanium aluminide alloy for structural integrity and ablative protection against lasers. The core layer
beneath is a fusion of boron carbide resin, a material hard enough to shatter a bullet on impact and
absorb its energy, and a carbon fiber-layer offering additional ballistic protection. The fourth and fi-
nal layer on the inside is a liner made of 1500 denier Venlar fibers that consumes the last remaining
impact energy and stops fragment leftovers. While not strong enough to deflect direct hits with
high-velocity bullet fire and HEAP rounds, the M3 armor is effective against most bullet and frag-
mentation projectiles. Stealth characteristics include rounded surfaces and infrared masking.

2. Components

The M3 armor consists of two two armor plates encasing the wearer and two shoulder pads. These
elements are held together and connected by webbing straps. The pack portion also contains an arch
for attaching an IMP. Sensors inside the armor plates relay bio-data to the transmitter inside the
M10 Helmet via optic cable. The rear left of the shoulder pads supports the mounting of a TNR
light. Additional armor pieces below the chest piece protect the abdomen and genitals. The leg por-
tion of the M3 consists of greaves reaching from ankle to knee, with separate articulated knee sec-
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 3. Variants

Several variants of the M3 exist. A reinforced variant of the M3, with a thicker outer alloy, provid-
ing additional structural integrity and physical armor, while a lightweight issue provides additional
speed by incorporating a lightweight composite in the inner layer. A third type features an anti-cor-
rosive coating, protecting the wearer from acid damage. (A2, A:CMTM, A:CMVG,
ARPG:CORE)

M10 Ballistic Helmet: The standard ballistic helmet used by the USCM corps. Features a tactical
camera, an audio microphone, an IFF transmitter and a PRC 489/4 receiver/transmitter gear. Addi-
tionally, the M10 is equipped with a passive infrared sight that can be lowered in front of the left
eye and superimposes infrared data captured by the tactical camera over the wearer's view. (A2,
A:CMTM)

M20 Claymore Mine: An anti-personnel proximity mine manufactured by Armat and used by the
USCM corps. Loaded with ball bearings on top of a high explosive compound. (A:CMVG)

M201 Multiple Launch Rocket System: A mobile turret with eight missile tubes. Length 7.2 me-
ter and maximum velocity of 60 km/h. Used by USCM and Royal Marines. Standard model fires
250mm Thunderbolt missiles, with variants firing Rainmaker cluster mines and Stormbringer fire-
bomb clusters. (ARPG:CMOM)

M22 Jackson Medium Tank: A tank introduced during the late 21st century. By 2183 the Jackson
was considered outdated in its model revision M22A3, but was still in use by non-aligned forces.
Succeeded by the M40 Ridgeway. (ARPG:CMOM, CMTM)

M22A3: The revised model of the M22 Jackson tank as of 2183. ports a length of 8.83 meters and
can achieve a maximum velocity of 60 km/h. Armed with a 85mm rifled cannon and a 20mm
gatling gun. (ARPG:CMOM)

M239 Offensive Grenade: A hand grenade with a timed fuse. Used by the USCM corps during the
Sulaco incident. (A:INF)

M240 Flamethrower: A flamethrower model used by the USCM corps. Was part of the equipment
of the USCM platoon involved in the Hadley's Hope incident and later the Origin incident in 2179.
The M240 is 88cm long and weighs 2,7 kg fully-loaded. The fuel used by the weapon consists of
pressurized and ultra-thickened napthal that can be fired over a range of 30 meters, or 50 meters
with a high-angle shot. The fuel cell can be refilled directly or replaced entirely with a new one. As
an alternative to a cell, the weapon can also be fed from a back-mounted tank via hose. 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 afterward with another
shot. A back nozzles regulates the pressure, allowing the M240 to be used in oxygen-poor environ-
ments. (A2, A:INF, A:CMVG, CMTM)

M292 Self Propelled Artillery: A mobile artillery gun used by the USCM in 2183. Length 11.1,
with a maximum velocity of 60 km/h. The M292’s main gun, a 41-Caliber 158mm cannon with
ramjet-powered shells, can hit targets at a distance of up to 60 kilometers. The M292 is also pro-
tected by a small laser defense turrent. (ARPG:CMOM, CMTM)

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M314 Motion Tracker: A handheld motion tracker used during the late 22nd century.
(ARPG:CORE)

M316 Motion Tracker: A weapon-mounted motion tracker in field testing during the 2180s. Easy
to use, but much more limited in range. (ARPG:CORE)

M37A2 Pump Shotgun: A shotgun model manufactured by Armat. Saw action during the Origin
incident in late 2179. Loaded by a pump-action mechanism, it features semi-automatic firing from
an 8-round clip. (A:CMVG)

M39 Sub-machine Gun: A automatic sub-machine gun developed by Armat. By the year 2179, it
was the standard sub-machine gun of the USCM corps and primarily used during operations in
civilian areas. Standard clip size was 48 rounds per magazine, although it could be upgraded with a
High-Capacity Magazine, increasing the number of rounds to 70. (A:CMVG)

M40 Ridgeway Tank: A tank in use by the USCM corps. In its revision M40-E, the Ridgeway is
considered the state-of-the-art vehicle at the forefront of USCM ground forces. Successor of the old
Jackson model. (ARPG:CMOM, CMTM)

M40-E: A model revision of the M40 Ridgeway Tank. Considered a milestone of its model, the
M40-E comprised the bulk of USCM armored ground forces together with the M577. Sporting a
length of 9.77 meters, the M40-E was able to reach top speeds of 72 km/h while also being able to
traverse shallow water at a speed of up to 15 km/h. Operated by a crew of two to three. Armed with
a 115mm rifled cannon, a 60mm mortar and 20 kW phased plasma point defense gun.
(ARPG:CMOM)

M40 HEDP Grenade: A fragmentation grenade manufactured by Armat and used by the USCM
corps. Loaded with Composition B15. Has a timed delay of three seconds after being armed and a
blast radius of 2 meters. Was used during the Origin incident in 2179 and the Benedict mission to
the Xenomorph Homeworld in 2192. (A:CMVG, A:B1 – O)

M41A Pulse Rifle: A pulse rifle widely used during the end of the 22 nd century and the beginning
of the 23rd 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 weapon
is 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
US M309 rounds stored in an ammunition clip with a capacity of 99 bullets. The weapon has two
firing modes, a four-round burst mode and a full automatic mode, in which the rifle can fire with a
rate of 900 rounds per minute at a velocity of 840 meters per second. The rifle's battery can fire
10.000 rounds on a single charge. The grenade launcher is able to load a variety of different
grenade ammunition types, the most commonly used being the M40 High Explosive fragmentation
round. The M41A fires grenades with a velocity of 78 meters per second, at an effective range of
180 meters and a maximum range of 400 meters. Additional features include an LED ammo display,
a retractable stock and an option to mount a scope. (A2, A3, A:INF, CMTM)

M41A Pulse Rifle Mk2: An upgrade of the famous M41A Pulse Rifle. Developed by Armat. The
M41A Mark 2 was introduced shortly after the Hadley's Hope incident in 2179 and was used by

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both USCM marines and Weyland-Yutani PMCs as a primary weapon during the Origin incident
later that year.
Retaining its use of 10mm ammo, the Mk2 was a mid-range pulse rifle like its predecessor, but
more powerful. The increase in damage was countered by a smaller clip size, reducing the number
of rounds per magazine to 40, although it could be increased to 60 by an M5 Extended Magazine.
The weapon also lacked the burst mode of the normal M41A. Additionally, the Mk2 was designed
to be compatible with a wide range of upgrades and attachments. (A:CMVG)

M41AE2 Heavy Pulse Rifle: A heavy weapon modification of the M41A Pulse Rifle which re-
places the underslung grenade launcher with a longer barrel. In use by the USCM during the late
22nd century. (ARPG:CORE)

M41-E Carbine: A fully automatic, electronic blowback-operated weapon used by the USCM in
the 2190s. Similar in use to the landmark M41A Pulse Rifle. Weighs 4.8 kilograms and sports an ef-
fective range of 500 meters. Firing caseless 10mm bullets, the M41-E can be loaded with a 100-
round antipersonnel magazine, a 100-round armor-piercing magazine or a 75-round rainbow tracer
magazine. The firing rate was 700 rounds per minute, which translates to 11 rounds per second.
Also features a 30mm, pump-action grenade launcher mounted under the barrel. The M41-E was a
versatile and formidable weapon, able to punch through anything less than a Class-VII Spidersilk
Armor. However, field use revealed some weaknesses: The effective reach was reduced by subpar
sights, and the range of the grenade launcher was limited to 50 meters.
The M41-E carbine was notable for being used during the training of Squad 1, Fox Platoon, Com-
pany Able, 1st Extee Division, Second Colonial Marines, which was a group of combat androids cre-
ated as part of a military project to create synthetics indistinguishable from humans in order to facil-
itate interaction with regular soldiers. When the squad was deployed as part of the Benedict's mis-
sion to the Xenomorph Homeworld, the M41-E was used by it as the primary firearms and saw ac-
tion during the skirmish on the planet's surface. (A:B1 – O)

M42A Scope Rifle: A semi-automatic scoped rifle developed by Armat and in use by the USCM
during the late 22nd century. Features included are a muzzle flash suppressor, an integrated pod and
an adjustable stock. (ARPG:CORE)

M4A3 Service Pistol: The standard sidearm of the USCM by the time of the Hadley's Hope and
Origin incidents in 2179. Was introduced in 2119 and weighs less than one kilogram. Fires 9mm
ammunition from a 12-round magazine and supports the more advanced M901 ammunition type in-
troduced in the 70s of the 22nd century. Has an effective range of 50 meters and a maximum range
of 1500 meters. (A2, A:CMVG, CMTM)

M4RA Battle Rifle: A mid- to long-range rifle manufactured by Armat. A weapon used by the
USCM corps, it saw action during the Origin incident in late 2179. The M4RA was designed for re-
con and sniper operations, dealing massive damage per round and featuring compatibility to a wide
range of targeting attachments. With a slow firing speed and a limited clip size of 15 rounds loaded
by a time-consuming bullpup mechanism, it was unfit for close-range combat. (A:CMVG)

M56A2 Smart Gun: The primary machine gun used by squads of the USCM by the time of the
year 2179. Was used during various XX121 encounters, such as the Hadley's Hope incident in the
same year. Capable of firing its 10mm ammunition with a rate of 1700rpm over a range of 1500 me-
ters. The gun itself is mounted on an articulation arm that is in turn connected to a harness worn by
the operator. An infrared tracking system automatically directs the weapon over the arm to steer it to

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its target, while firing commences manually. However, the operator can choose to direct the M56
themselves at any time. The M56 is 122cm long and weighs almost 18kg when fully-loaded, har-
ness included.
The harness has a protected breastplate, under which a PRC 489/4 communications receiver/trans-
mitter system and the tracking and targeting processor are stored. Connected to these systems is the
Head Mounted Sight (short HMS) which relays its data over the systems and the articulation arm to
the gun. A DV-9 Lithium battery powers the system for the duration of 50.000 fired rounds when
fully charged. The gun is fired either by pulling the rear handling grip upwards or using the firing
trigger. Firing options include Safe, Burst and Autofire settings, while the ammunition can be
switched to either detonate on impact or with a delay, after penetrating the target's armor. (A2,
A:INF, A:CMVG, CMTM)

M570: A military ground vehicle developed in the late 60s of the 22 nd century. Used by the USCM
corps and the predecessor of the M577 Armored Personnel Carrier. Has also been used as the chas-
sis for mobile weapon platforms, such as the M579. (CMTM)

M577 Armored Personnel Carrier: A lightweight 4×4 wheeled military ground vehicle used by
the USCM corps in the late 22nd century. Manufactured by Lockheed Martin. Designed to fulfill de-
mands made in the Marine 70 strategy plan to create a cost-efficient vehicle for troop deployment
via dropship. Only limited all-terrain capabilities due to low profile, otherwise risking damage to
the vehicle’s underside. While considered to be a capable multi-role model, the restrictions in devel-
opment made the M577 inferior to other APCs.

1. Layout

The M577 has a length of 9,2 meters and weighs over 14 tons. It has a maximum velocity of 150
km/h. The vehicle is operated by a crew of two soldiers, one being the driver and the other one be -
ing the section commander, and can transport up to 12 passengers, who are strapped into harnessed
seats in the dedicated passenger compartment. The interior can be accessed through a starboard
slide-door and the portside driver's hatch. A tactical operations center for the section commander is
located in the mid-section of the vehicle, while the seating area is located in the rear. The M577 can
be loaded with supplies for up to 5 days.

2. Sensors

Sensor coverage is provided by a 270-degree sensor cluster at the front searchlight. Further features
include a turreted thermal imager, an optic sensor capable of providing footage with a magnification
of 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 are
provided by jamming systems and a decoy launcher at the rear of the vehicle which is also able to
release particulate smoke as a countermeasure against lasers.

3. Weapons

The weapon systems of the M577 are divided in two elements. The first one is two front-mounted
Republic Dynamics Electric RE-700 20mm gatling guns equipped with a 1700-round feed and ca-
pable of handling various ammo types. The other element is a weapon turret that can be slid back to
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A:INF, CMTM, ARPG:CORE)

M577A: A variant of the M577 Armored Personnel Carrier, which has its turret module equipped
with two Boyas PARS 150 phased plasma cannons. The weapons are powered by a hydrogen fuel
cell with a capacity for 1000 shots. Using Cadmium Telluride pellets, the projectiles are fired with a
velocity of 5000 m/s and a cyclic fire rate of 40 rpm. Depending of atmospheric conditions, the
range of the M577A is up to 4000 meters. (CMTM)

M577A2: A variant of the M577 Armored Personnel Carrier outfitted with two Republic Dynamics
M2025 free-electron lasers on its turret module. This configuration enables the M577A to attack
both ground and air targets effectively. Given ideal atmospheric conditions, the M577A2 can fire
over a maximum distance of 3000 meters. (CMTM)

M577A3: The most recent variant of the M577 Armored Personnel Carrier by the year 2179, the
M577A3 is equipped with a turret module sporting two charged particle beams. For the demands of
this weapon type, the vehicle has been outfitted with a dedicated Martin Continental magnetohydro-
dynamic turbine which holds enough fuel capacity to fire 50 seconds on a single tankful. The range
of the M577A3 is up to 4000 meters, depending on the atmospheric conditions. A M577A3 was
used 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 cen-
tury, consisting of a 20mm gatling gun mounted on a M570 chassis and a magazine of 4 Hellcat
Light Missiles. Targeting data is provided by a multi-spectrum sensor system. With a length of 8.58
meters, the M579 is slightly smaller than its cousin, the M577. (CMTM)

Ma, J.: A male human and one of the Colonial Marines involved in the Origin incident in late 2179.
Was ranked Private First Class at the time. Possessing a natural talent as a marksman, Ma killed 15
Xenomorphs without assistance. After escaping the destruction in orbit to the surface of LV-426, Ma
was the first marine to encounter the Spitter subspecies of the Xenomorph, an encounter which
proved to be fatal when Ma was killed by a long-range acid spit from such a creature. (A:CMVG)

MacArthur: A large military transport ship located at Third Base during the Spears incident in
2193. Equipped with a Gravity Drive. Unlike its sister ship, the Jackson, the MacArthur was un-
armed. Lifeboats and most of the Cryosleep chambers had been removed to make more space for
cargo.
When Spears decided to unleash his army of Xenomorph soldiers upon the infestation on Earth dur-
ing the events of the Spears incident, the MacArthur was chosen as the primary transport vessel
while the Jackson acted as Spears' command vessel, with the MacArthur's systems slaved to the
Jackson. Shortly before the two ships took off, Wilks and Billie managed to enter the MacArthur as
stowaways. The two entered Cryosleep shortly before both ships entered Einsteinian Warp. When
the vessels returned to normal space in the Sol system, Wilks and Billie awoke and found the vessel
to be sufficiently stocked with rations and equipped with sanitary installations. However, as the ship
systems were partially linked with the Jackson, their presence did not go unnoticed. Eventually,
Wilks and Billie jumped ships using EVA suits. Spears later was forced to enter the MacArthur to
check the Xenomorph cargo for explosives Wilks had claimed to have planted there. However, the
explosives did not actually exist as Wilks had merely mentioned them as part of a bluff to get him-
self and Billie off the Jackson. The MacArthur finally landed in the Natal region in South Africa,
Earth, and unloaded its cargo. After Spears' campaign had met a sudden and disastrous end, the

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MacArthur was left abandoned at the landing site together with the Jackson. Its final fate is un-
known. (A:B2 – NA)

Macaulay, M.: A male human and one of the Sephora marines involved in the Origin incident in
late 2179. Was ranked Private First Class at the time. During the incident, Macaulay lost his whole
team and was killed by Xenomorphs after his ammunition had run out during a last stand behind a
piece of debris. (A:CMVG)

Mad Cow Disease: A neurodegenerative cattle disease. Can also infect humans, manifesting in
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Mad Cow disease erupted again in the mid-21st century, causing beef
from cattle to become rare. Instead, the meat industry switched to vat-grown products. This, in turn,
led to a cattle overpopulation in Texas. (A:SE)

Madras: A city as well as a country in India. Both were renamed, but at least one had reverted back
to its original name by the late 22nd century. In 2192, Pindar used a radar dish in Madras to hide his
splicing into the Network for the Church of Immaculate Incubation. (A:B1 – O)

Madrid: The capital of Spain, Earth. Madrid was the location of one of the first Xenomorph nests
eradicated by Orona's teams during the beginning of the Earth War in 2192. (A:B1 – O)

Mag: A female human. During her youth at the beginning of the 2180s, Meg lived on the planet
Ferro and was friends with Billie and another girl named Carly. (A:B1 – O)

Magnetic Tape: A data storage technology invented during the late 20th century, but still popular
during the late 22nd century for being cost-effective and too low-tech to be easily detected. Update
to hold more data, with sizes of 60, 90 and 120 terabyte most common. Vulnerable to EMP.
(ARPG:CORE)

Magruder, Jason S.: A male human and member of the USCM contingent at Third Base during the
Spears incident in 2193. Ranked Private First Class at the time. During the incident, Magruder was
part of a small group of marines who tried to escape Spears' reign of terror by fleeing to the ter -
raformer colony. Upon arrival, however, they discovered that Spears had transformed the colony
into an artificial Alien hive. Magruder and almost all of his comrades were immediately killed by
the resident Drones. (A:B2 – NA)

Maintenance One: A maintenance section aboard the UNIC vessel Hornblower. During the Steel
Egg incident in 2058, an infected Collindale chose to reach the hangar deck through Maintenance
One in order to avoid the other crew members. (A:SE)

Maio: A male human and one of the USCM marines involved in the Origin incident in late 2179.
Maio managed to escape the destruction of the Sephora and the Sulaco and regroup at Hadley's
Hope. During a stand-off at the colony against Xenomorph hordes, Maio got pinned down under a
toppling piece of furniture, but was soon rescued by Corporal Winter. (A:CMVG)

Mala'kak: An enigmatic race of sentient beings. Possesses highly-advanced technology and is

closely intertwined with the history of both the Xenomorphs and mankind. Indirectly responsible
for numerous Xenomorph-related incidents, such as the Nostromo incident, the Hadley's Hope inci-
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 1. Problem of classification

The description of the Mala'kak is highly problematic, as several lifeforms, each radically different
to each other, have been associated with the distinct Mala'kak technology. The first kind encoun-
tered by mankind were beings dubbed Engineers during the LV-223 incident in 2093. These individ-
uals sported a height of about three meters and looked very similar to normal humans, but were bald
and had a pale complexion and black eyes. These Engineers wore suits featuring a trunk-like ap-
pendage and sporting the bio-organic look of the Mala'kak technology. During the Benedict mission
to the Xenomorph Homeworld in 2192, another distinct kind of being which would become associ-
ated with the Mala'kak moniker was encountered and referred to as a Collector. This individual was
significantly larger than the Engineers, sporting a height of seven or eight meters. While it had a
roughly humanoid shape, it was far bulkier and alien-looking. Prominent features were an elephant-
like trunk, a small tail and void eyes with cross-shaped pupils. Reports also indicate that it had lim -
ited telepathic abilities. This being hovered several centimeters over the ground and wore a more
conventional-looking full-body suit. The link connecting both species was the use of a common
technology, mainly represented by the distinct organic-looking, U-shaped spacecrafts they used,
such as the Juggernaut encountered during the LV-223 incident. These vessels would become some
sort of symbol for the mysterious extraterrestrials.
These contradictions raise the question of what the Mala'kak truly are. One possibility would be that
they are a conglomerate of several different species. This theory would be supported by the varying
interests of the parties. While the Engineers, as their name suggests, were involved with creating
and modifying life on a massive scale, even possibly being responsible for the creation of mankind,
the Collectors seemed to be more aggressive, bent on conquering worlds for themselves. A distinct
characteristic of the Collector subspecies was the hatred for the Xenomorphs. Another explanation
for the multitude of subspecies would be divergent evolution, meaning that the Engineers and
Mala'kak shared common ancestors, but evolved into different lifeforms in the distant past.

2. Technology

As mentioned above, the technology associated with the Mala'kak plays an important role in under-
standing them, as it is the common characteristic in all encounters with mankind. Mala'kak technol-
ogy has a distinct bio-organic look to it, as evidenced by their iconic spacecrafts such as the Jugger-
nauts or the biosuits of the Engineers. It should be noted that this appearance has an eerie similarity
to the appearance of the Xenomorph organism. Despite this, there is no evidence to date that the
Mala'kak technology actually has organic components. Another interesting and confusing aspect is
that the Collector encountered during the Benedict mission in 2192 wore a spacesuit with a much
more bulky and conventional design, lending further credence to speculations that the two sub-
species might have developed in staggeringly different directions.
Mala'kak tech, in general, is highly advanced, surpassing the technology of mankind by far. Engi-
neers are known to have possessed the means for interstellar travel while life on Earth was still in a
prehistoric, possibly even primordial state. At this time, they also have already gained an under-
standing of biochemistry sophisticated enough to create compounds used to artificially accelerate
evolution. The LV-223 incident also revealed that the Engineers had obtained means for terraform-
ing 2000 years before humanity would be able to create its first prototype of this technology.
Events during the Earth War crisis even showed that such terraforming technology could be
mounted on a ship to transform a planet from orbit. Other achievements present at this time include
powerful holographic systems, Cryosleep chambers and complex sound-controlled devices. The en-

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counter with the Collector also revealed that it wielded devastating energy weapons. The discovery
of Mala'kak facilities on LV-1201 also indicates that the race had mastered an advanced form of
geothermal power.

3. History I: Early existence and the LV-223 incident

As virtually all other facets of the Mala'kak, its history is shrouded in mystery. There is evidence
suggesting that the Mala'kak have existed since 3.2 billion years BC, when it ruled over a galaxy-
wide empire. It might have been during that era that Engineers planted the seeds of life on Earth.
The same sources indicate that around 1.6 billion years BC, the race virtually went extinct due to a
massive Xenomorph infestation. It is possible that it was during this period of genocide that at least
two Collector vessels carrying Xenomorph Eggs crashed on LV-426 and Rim, respectively, but there
is no certain way to date these events, despite their importance. Roughly around the year 0 BC, an
unknown event caused the Engineers to mount a mission to exterminate the human race, using a
chemical compound which would become known as Black Goo. Preparations were undertaken on
an Engineer weapon world later designated LV-223 by humanity, but shortly before launching, an
accident unleashed the weapon, killing almost all Engineers involved and putting a hold on the mis-
sion. Only one individual escaped the contamination and entered Cryosleep aboard a landed vessel,
which was later dubbed the Juggernaut.
The LV-223 incident in 2093 marked the first contact between mankind and the Mala'kak. Follow-
ing pointers hidden in artifacts from humanity's ancient history, Dr. Elizabeth Shaw and Dr. Charles
Holloway led an expedition to LV-223 aboard the science vessel Prometheus, which was financed
by Weyland Industries. After arrival, the team discovered the remnants of the 2000-year old failed
Engineer mission to wipe out mankind. The events quickly escalated when Peter Weyland, who had
secretly accompanied the mission, awakened the last surviving Engineer. The being killed the ma-
jority of the hazard team and prepared to launch the vessel in order to complete the original mission.
The ship was destroyed by the Prometheus before it could leave atmosphere, but at a high cost: The
Prometheus and all remaining expedition members except for Shaw and a David 8 android were
lost. Subsequently, the survivors departed for the Engineer homeworld aboard a stolen Juggernaut.
This would not be the only confrontation between David and the Engineers: Around the turn to the
22nd century, David eradicated the Engineer population on Planet 4 using the Black Goo bioweapon.

4. History II: Dealings with Loki and role during Earth War

The next contact between the two species took place when unidentified representatives of the
Mala'kak collective took up secret negotiations with mankind to ensure the coexistence of both
species. For this purpose, Earth's government founded the clandestine Loki organization. However,
during the following years, the relationship was expanded to more sinister dealings and transac-
tions. When Earth requested a bio-weapon to fight political uprisings, the Mala'kak provided the lo-
cation of the Derelict on LV-426 and its cargo of Xenomorph Eggs. Earth inserted an android agent
named Ash into the crew of the cargo hauler Nostromo to divert the ship's course and secure a
Xenomorph specimen. This would lead to the Nostromo incident in 2122, mankind's first major en-
counter with the Xenomorph and the first one to involve Ellen Ripley.
Mankind's first encounter with the Collector variant of the Mala'kak was during the Benedict mis-
sion to the Xenomorph Homeworld in 2192. After the mission on the surface had turned sour and
the survivors had holed up inside an APC Lander, a lone Collector appeared and single-handedly
killed the Xenomorphs attacking the vessel. The being established contact with one of the survivors,
a woman named Billie, and communicated its deep hatred for the Xenomorphs. When news of the
Earth War reached the group, the survivor traveled back to Earth together with the Mala'kak, hoping

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to have found a powerful ally who could turn the tide against the Xenomorph infestation on the
planet. However, as Billie and other survivors left Earth together with the last remnants of the hu-
man military, the being contacted Billie again, revealing its true intentions, which were not to help
mankind, but to terraform the planet from space and wait until either humans or Xenomorphs have
prevailed and then take the world for its own kind. During the time until humanity’s return, Earth’s
temperature was lowered significantly. The ship was later destroyed and the terraforming process
halted during a covert operation by the human military after mankind had managed to turn the tide
of the war.
In the late 24th century, the Mala'kak became afflicted with infertility. Thinking that the Xenomorph
organism would hold the biological key to combat this infertility, the Mala'kak contacted Loki to
have it provide human hosts to breed Xenomorphs for research, as they were unwilling to harm its
own kind by impregnation with the detested creatures. For this, Loki chose the Domes Epsilon
space station, a remote installation for the preservation of plant species. Provided with specially en-
gineered Xenomorphs, the organization commenced the infestation of Domes Epsilon and its per-
sonnel in the late 2380s. The infestation quickly consumed the station, but the operation was ulti-
mately foiled by Ripley 8, Annalee Call and a rag-tag group of smugglers and mercenaries. How-
ever, the Mala'kak have proven to be a malevolent and powerful force and will continue to be in the
future.

Manhattan: An island at the mouth of the Hudson River and one of the five city districts of New
York. As the heart of the world-famous city, Manhattan is home to sights such as Time Square, Cen-
tral Park and the Empire State Building. One of these landmarks, the World Trade Center, fell vic-
tim to a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. During the first half of the 21 st century, Manhattan
was threatened by a flood caused by global warming, but was saved by the last-minute construction
of massive sea walls. The World Trade Center was attacked again in 2124. (A:SE)

Mantis: A G-Class transport ship. Manufactured by Hawker Systems. A known model number is
the V-10A1113. A notable Mantis vessel was the Betty (formerly known as Almayer’s Folly), still in
use over 200 years after its debut. (ARPG:CMOM)

Mantis Alien: A Xenomorph breed originating from a mantis-like creature. The most prominent
anatomical feature of this subspecies are its two large grasping forelegs it used to get hold of its vic-
tims. (KAF)

Manumala noxhydria: The scientific term for the Facehugger species in the updated scientific
classification of the Xenomorph organism. Roughly translates to “bad hand in a night jar”, describ-
ing the Facehugger in its Egg. (ARPG:CORE)

Marachuk, John L.: A male human and a lower-echelon colonist living at Hadley's Hope in 2179.
Born around 2145. Bearing the colony registration number #93850. Was working as a maintenance
engineer.
During the Xenomorph outbreak, Marachuk was impregnated in an underground access tunnel that
led to the nearby Atmosphere Processor. After being found, he was brought to the medical facilities
in order to remove the parasite. While the Facehugger could be removed before implantation,
Marachuk was killed during the operation due to trauma and poisoning. A doctor named T. Biggs,
who was fatally injured by a small acid spray, died as well. Later, a medtech named Gaisford per-
formed an autopsy on Marachuk’s mangled body. (A2)

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Marcus, Friedric: A male human and one of the USCM soldiers involved in the Sulaco incident in
2179. Nicknamed “Rook”.
According to the official files, Marcus was born in the beginning of the 2150s and served the corps
as a marine gunner, but almost nothing else is known about him among his comrades. He combines
an extremely high, almost super-human skill level with a friendly, but introverted behavior. This has
led to his reputation of seeming almost... inhuman.
By the time of the Sulaco incident, Marcus was ranked Chief Warrant Officer. During an engage-
ment on the Sulaco, Marcus became separated from his team, but later joined up with Fire Team
Fox and continued the fight. (A:INF)

Maria: A female human and a soldier. Lover of Falk. Maria was among the individuals lost during
a botched military landing on Earth in 2195. Footage of the mission got leaked onto a public broad -
cast channel named Ten-Vee. Falk, present at Gateway during the time of the broadcast, recognized
Maria. Stricken with grief and anger, Falk agreed to participate in the Kurtz mission, a request he
had refused earlier when he learned there was no pay. (A:B3 – FW)

Marie: A human woman and one of the residents aboard Sevastopol station who were present dur-
ing the station’s downfall in late 2137. In a relationship with a man named Hughes. Had a daughter
named Claire. When public order broke down, Marie was contacted by Hughes and urged to pick up
Claire and meet with him. The family managed to stay together for some time, until Hughes would
leave them in order to re-establish communications. (A:ISO)

Marksmanship Badge: A USCM medal awarded for excellence in the field of sniping. (A:B1 – O)

Marla: A female human. Had a brother named Chad. Got married to Patrick Massey in 2186 and
gave birth to a son in the same year. Marla and her son were killed by Massey in 2192 when they
were accidentally exposed to information about the Xenomorph during Massey's preparation for
Operation Outreach. (A:B1 – O)

Marlow: A male human and the captain of the salvage vessel Anesidora. Husband of crew mate
Foster. Played a key role during the Sevastopol incident in 2137.
In The 2130s, Marlow ran a salvage business in and in vicinity of the Tartarus sector. On October
20, 2137, after business had been going bad for years, the Anesidora was traversing the Zeta Retic-
uli region when it picked up the signal of the Nostromo’s flight recorder. Upon realizing what ex-
actly he had found, Marlow, thinking they had finally scored big time, decided to follow the flight
recorder’s data to its source, which turned out to be LV-426, where the ship received the beacon sig-
nal emanating from the Derelict. The Anesidora landed near the wreckage, and Marlow, accompa-
nied by Foster and crew members Meeks and Heyst, set out to explore the beacon source. Over-
whelmed by the discovery, the group proceeded with the investigation of the Derelict’s interior, dur-
ing which Marlow found the beacon’s control terminal and shut off the signal. Afterwards, he fol-
lowed Foster down into the cargo hold. However, Marlow was unable to prevent his wife from get-
ting infected by a Facehugger. Shocked, he ordered the group to take Foster back to the Anesidora.
Even when the parasite detached itself from Foster and she awoke, Marlow remained suspicious
and set course for Sevastopol station, intending to use the flight recorder as a bargain chip to secure
access and medical care for Foster. He indeed managed to transfer to the station and place his wife
under medical surveillance. However, Foster soon died giving birth to a Chestburster on November
13. On the same day, the Anesidora was impounded for carrying illegal items, and Marlow’s per-
sonal effects got confiscated. Marlow himself was incarcerated at the holding cells in the Colonial

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Marshals bureau. In the meantime, a Xenomorph outbreak occurred on the station, decimating the
population.
In late December, Marlow was visited by Amanda Ripley. Unsuccessfully trying to barter his way
out of the cell, Marlow told Ripley of his own fateful journey to LV-426. Later, Marlow was suc-
cessful in making Weyland-Yutani attorney Nina Taylor his ally. Trading information on LV-426 for
a way off the station, Taylor freed Marlow, and both escaped the carnage that would befall the Mar-
shall headquarters, fleeing to the Anesidora. However, Marlow never had the intention to sell out to
Weyland-Yutani. He took Taylor hostage and made preparations to overload the reactor of the ship,
turning it into a bomb that would eradicate Sevastopol and the Xenomorph. However, Ripley caught
up with Marlow. He tried to make her see the necessity of this sacrifice by finally giving her the last
recording of her mother. Taylor, however, managed to overwhelm Marlow. But despite Ripley’s and
Taylor’s efforts, the destruction of the Anesidora was inevitable, taking the unconscious Marlow
with it. (A:ISO)

Mars: The fourth planet of the Sol system. Named after the Greek god of war. Terraformed be-
tween 2032 and 2040.
Mars became notable as one of the first planets where extraterrestrial life were discovered in the
form of two species of microorganisms. UK and Japan were the first to colonize the Red Planet in
2039, with the first colony, Valles Colony, founded in 2040, followed by Leo colony in 2041. In the
mid-21st century, Mars became a leading site for medical treatment, including its nanotech treat-
ment of cancer that was so effective it had all but abolished chemotherapy. During this period, Mars
also housed a major UNIC base.
By the year 2071, the planet was home to almost 40 million colonists. Mars became known for its
weapon research facilities and advanced Atmosphere Processors. Weyland Industries had offices on
Mars, also serving as Peter Weyland's temporary residence in 2091, shortly before he would secretly
join the clandestine mission of the research vessel Prometheus. In 2179, the Sulaco incident found
its end near Mars. By the year 2183, the population count on Mars was around 20 million. (PR,
PR:WIW, A:INF, ARPG:CORE)

Mars Colony: A term for a major human colony on Mars at the time of the Steel Egg incident in
2058. It is unknown whether one of the earlier colonies or a separate settlement was named Mars
Colony. (A:SE)

Marsalis, Blue Grace: A former Weyland-Yutani geneticist who discovered that the seed implanted
by the Facehugger is not an embryo, but a bacterium, which became the foundation for a new clas-
sification of XX121 in two separate species, the Facehugger and the Chestburster with its various
adult forms. (ARPG:CORE)

Marshall, Tobin A.: A male human working as a spy for the Planetus Corporation during the early
thirties of the 23rd century. When Planetus began to get strange readings originating from a Wey-
land-Yutani research station on the planet C-3 L/M owned by both corporations, Marshall was in-
serted into the facility, tasked with finding the origin of the readings. For this mission, a visual
recording device 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 re-
moved, if it ever existed at all. Meanwhile, the staff of the station was gradually reassigned and re-
placed with inexperienced personnel under dubious circumstances. In the end, only Marshall and a
LaFargue 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 mis-

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sion and escape, a Weyland-Yutani strike force led by Charles Braley raided the facility and cap-
tured Marshall 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 a
background check until only he and the LaFargue synth remained as suspects. Braley proceeded to
kill both of them, inserting a robotic Chestburster into Marshall in order to fake an Alien infestation
for his master plan to take over Planetus. However, in 2232, Marshall's recordings were retrieved by
Anders Kramm during his investigation of the incident and revealed the truth behind the events.
(A:NE)

Mart: A human and a resident of Sevastopol. Friend of Gillen. Marty had operated a store in the
Galleria, but had to close down business in 2136. Mart had also been married with several children,
who left him at an unknown point in time. Both Mart and Gillen were still residents aboard Sev-
astopol in late 2137 when Seegson announced the station’s decommissioning. (A:ISO)

Martin: A male-type android acting as liaison to the colonies of the ICSC as of 2183. While
renowned for its sympathetic demeanor, Martin is conflicted by his job placing the need of the cor-
porations before those of the colonies, with them suffering in the process. (ARPG:CMOM)

Martin, Beatrice: A female woman of French nationality and mother of mercenary Frank Elgyn.
Was working as a prostitute. One of two probable namesakes for Elgyn’s ship, the Betty. (WYR)

Mary: A female human and the wife of James T. Likowski. During the 2120s, Mary stayed behind
on Earth when her husband left Earth aboard the Bionational cargo ship Junket. Her husband would
never return to her and was eventually declared missing. Further details about Mary's life afterward
are unknown. (A:B1 – O)

Massey, Patrick: A male human. Highly capable, but also a ruthless sociopath. Led Bionational's
Operation Outreach, which aimed to intercept a government expedition to the Xenomorph Home-
world during the prelude to the Earth War in 2192.

1. Early life

Massey first exhibited his sociopathic tendencies when he killed his parents at the age of nine.
However, unknown circumstances made sure that the incident didn't have a negative impact on his
future. Massey's early career was marked by an astonishing amount of achievements. After getting
his MBA at New Harvard, he earned a doctorate in corporate law at Cornell, followed by a job at
Mitsubishi U. It was then that his pathological affinity for violence showed when he abandoned this
promising profession and instead enlisted in the USCM corp. However, he also excelled in his mili -
tary career. During his service, Massey earned four Purple Hearts and participated in the Oil Wars
campaign, where he was awarded the Silver Star. During the Tansu Rebellion on Wakahashi's
World, he led a recon unit, for which he also earned numerous commendations.
However, Massey's penchant for killing would eventually put a stop to military ambitions: During a
mission in 2186, Massey's commanding officer refused to attack a group of civilians Massey took
for possible enemy sympathizers. Massey knocked his superior unconscious and gave the squad the
order to attack. During the massacre, 85 men, women and children were killed, and according to un-
substantiated reports, Massey himself slaughtered half of them. Massey now faced a court martial,
but his talents had come to the attention of a private corporation named Bionational, which bought
off the tribunal and hired Massey as a problem-fixer. As cover, Massey entered a marriage with a
woman and fathered a son. As a precaution, Bionational injected a C9 capsule into Massey during a

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routine physical exam. However, Massey, who was aware of the implant, had it secretly removed
and planet it onto an unsuspecting Bionational observer who had followed him during a vacation in
the Amazon Preserve.

2. Prelude to Outreach

In 2192, after Massey had successfully “negotiated” a merger with Climate Systems for Biona-
tional, he was assigned to lead a special mission dubbed “Operation Outreach”, which aimed to in-
tercept a government expedition to the Xenomorph Homeworld and thwart its efforts while obtain-
ing an Alien specimen for Bionational. During preparations, sensible data regarding the Xenomorph
accidentally ended up on Massey's terminal where it was found by his son, who then informed his
mother about the find. While it was standard operating procedure to eliminate any outsider who got
exposed to such an information leak, Massey took it upon himself to kill his wife and son with his
own hands. Bionational stepped in and made sure than the murders were chalked up to a breaking
and entering gone wrong. Afterward, Massey also disposed of the communications tech responsible
for the leak.

3. Intercepting the Benedict

On April 5, 2192, Operation Outreach was finally initiated. Massey and his team departed aboard
the Bionational vessel K-014 and started pursuit of the Benedict, During the voyage, Colonel
Stephens, the mission's commander, who secretly worked for Bionational, fed Massey intelligence
about the situation aboard. In orbit of the Xenomorph Homeworld, Massey made his move. He and
his team of mercenaries landed aboard the Benedict and captured the entire crew – save for a civil-
ian woman named Billie. For this part of the operation, Massey chose an old 10mm recoilless Smith
pistol as his firearm. After killing Stephens, whom he considered a liability, Massey now ordered
his men to land on the planet and use the Benedict's marines to catch a Xenomorph specimen.
Massey himself chose to supervise the mission from the vessel. However, he was confronted by Bil-
lie who had gone into hiding and armed herself. After a short fight, Massey was shot by Billie.
(A:B1 – O)

Master Key: A handheld Giff device that was discovered by Eli Reynolds while he was exploring
the Unbreakable Womb during the late stages of the Steel Egg incident. The key was touch- and
movement-activated and granted the user access to the ship’s controls. After finding such keys on
the bridge and in the engine room, Reynolds used the device to set course for Earth. (A:SE)

Matshuita: A human and a surgical scientist employed by Weyland-Yutani. Their reearch in

Xenomorph biology stipulates that Facehugger carry an embryo that develops into a Chestburster,
classified both lifeforms as a single species. (ARPG:CORE)

Matzke: A male human and one of the USCM soldiers involved in the Origin incident in late 2179.
Matzke survived the destruction in orbit of LV-426 and later participated in the final assault against
the Weyland-Yutani research facility. (A:CMVG)

Maury: A staff member of Third Base who was killed by Xenomorphs when Spears reclaimed the
facility during the Spears incident in 2193. (A:B2 – NA)

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Maxwell: A member of the Third Base staff during the Spears incident in 2193. After the arrival of
the American, Maxwell and another member named Dowling were ordered by Spears to check the
ship's cargo hold for anything worth salvaging. (A:B2 – NA)

May Outpost: A military outpost found in 2071 on the planet KOI-610.01. Notable for being one
of 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 in-
dustry focused on electronics. Key resources were magnesium, lithium and oxygen. (PR:WIW)

Mbutu: A female-type android who was part of a military project to create combat androids indis-
tinguishable from humans in order to facilitate integration into USCM service with regular soldiers.
In 2191, Mbutu and her “siblings” entered military training and were designated First Squad, Fox
Platoon, Company Able, 1st Extee Division, Second Colonial Marines.
In 2192, Mbutu and her squad were selected to participate in the Benedict mission. During a skir-
mish on the Xenomorph Homeworld, Mbutu was severely injured. A comrade named Bueller shot
her to end her suffering. (A:B1 – O)

McCormack, C.: A male human resident on Sevastopol station during the Sevastopol incident in
2137. ID code 4237. His final fate is unknown, with his last known location being in San Cristobal
Medical Facility. (A:ISO)

MCD: Abbreviation for Modular Computing Device. (ARPG:CORE)

McManna, Corin: A male human and a pilot working for Weyland Industries. Inhibiting the rank
of Captain as of 2072, McManna had flown hundreds of missions aboard Weyland Industries' first
FTL-capable vessel, the Heliades class. McManna also participated in the development of the suc-
cessor of the Heliades, the Prometheus-class space exploration vessel, as part of the test flight crew.
(PR:WIW)

McQuade: A male human and a high-ranking military officer. During the Earth War, McQuade re-
searched the Xenomorph and the Mala’kak extensively and eventually got ahold of Billie’s diary,
which provided to be an invaluable source of information. Ranking Captain at the time, McQuade
was also tasked with monitoring the situation on Earth from Gateway. At the end of the Earth War,
McQuade had a meeting with the President of the United Americas in preparation of the politicians
diplomatic mission to the Mala’kak ship, when McQuade explained the current situation and in-
formed the President of the Mala’kak’s capabilities.

McQuade, Eric D.: A male human and a USCM soldier. Ranking Captain at the time, McQuade
was present at Gateway Station in 2195. As a Dreamer, McQuade was approached by Ripley and
her team. When they asked him to participate in a mission to capture the Queen Mother and use her
to eradicate the Xenomorph presence on Earth, McQuade agreed and was put in charge of the other
marines joining the mission, which were Carvey, Moto, Adcox and Brewster. McQuade later pro-
vided one of the access codes necessary to enter the Kurtz. When a young Lieutenant in flight con-
trol threatened to make problems, McQuade frightened the officer into submission, who quickly
granted permission to disengage.
After arriving at the Queen Mother Homeworld, McQuade refitted two Powerloaders into four light
exosuits together with Ripley and later demoed the suits to the rest of the crew. During the mission
to the surface, McQuade stayed behind aboard the Kurtz. When it was revealed during the aftermath
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reacted negatively, but eventually came around with the rest of the crew. During the last stretches of
the Kurtz mission, McQuade helped piloting the Kurtz and later participated in the ground combat at
Orona’s base. (A:B3 – FW)

MedPod: A fully-automated medical diagnosis and surgical station. (PR:WIW)

Medpod 720i: The first commercially available MedPod. Developed by Weyland Industries and co-
designed by A. Pauling, to whom it owes its alternative designation “Pauling Medpod”. Weyland In-
dustries patented the Medpod 720i under the file number 16,572,092 on September 2, 2061. The de-
vice entered production after the FDA had approved the MedPod in 2070. By 2091, about a dozen
Medpod 720is had been produced and deployed for field testing. A Medpod 720i was also installed
aboard the Prometheus during the LV-223 incident in 2093.
The Medpod 720i was designed to automatically diagnose and treat a variety of physical conditions,
ranging from detecting infections and administering concentrated antibiotics to basic treatment of
injuries to advanced operations such as appendectomies, laparoscopic ablations and Caesarian sec-
tions. Directions were given over a voice input system. The device was mounted on an adjustable ti-
tanium base and had an operating table equipped with an airtight operating shield as its central ele-
ment. An arch structure mounted over the table housed vital sign sensors. Integrated medical de-
vices included computer-controlled robotic arms, a laser scalpel system directed by a 3D anatomical
scanner and a liquid spray anesthetic. If necessary, the patient could be fixated with comfortable
limb restraints. A major drawback of the MedPod 70i was the fact that it had to be calibrated to a
specific gender, and the automatic systems would not comply with a gender the device was not set
up for. However, one was able to override the gender setting by specifying the request in a gender-
neutral manner. (PR, PR:PM, PR:WIW)

Medpod 1080i: An updated version of the Pauling Medpod in use during the late 22 nd century.
(ARPG:CORE)

Mechtech: An android manufacturer in business during the 23 rd century. Famous for its “friendly
faces” line. (A:NE)

MEDiCS: Abbreviation for Mobile External Diagnostic Center. Describes a medical diagnostic de-
vice developed by Weyland Industries for use in public places and civilian environments. The
MEDiCS system was integrated into a breastplate that, once placed onto the patient, would perform
a medical analysis of the wearer by detecting and classifying external damage and taking blood
samples. Results were returned within minutes and were readily available for arriving medics for
display and to be transmitted to a hospital. Weyland Industries stated that their model for adults had
saved millions of lives by the 2070s. (PR:WIW)

MEDIVAC: Abbreviation for medical evacuation, describing equipment for the evacuation of in-
jured combatants from a battlefield. Bearcat strikeships were equipped with MEDIVAC carrying
baskets. (ARPG:CMOM)

Meeks: A male human and a crew member of the salvage vessel Anesidora under the command of
Marlow. Meeks was part of the away team exploring the Derelict on LV-426 after the discovery of
the flight recorder of the Nostromo in October 2137. He later got into a heated argument with Cap-
tain Marlow when he intended to break quarantine procedures in order to gain medical assistance
for his wife Foster, who had been impregnated by a Facehugger inside the Derelict. The argument
ended with Marlow hitting Meeks in the face. Nevertheless, Meeks accompanied Marlow and Fos-

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ter onboard Sevastopol together with Heyst. The birth of the Chestburster shocked and disturbed the
crew. As the Anesidora was inaccessible due to being impounded, Meeks and Heyst went to the
public sleeping area in the mall, where Meeks got drunk and told everyone who wanted to listen
about the fateful trip to LV-426 and Foster’s death, upsetting the public. Meeks got dragged away
by Heyst before the situation could escalate and left in a quiet corner to sober up. (A:ISO)

Mendel Station: A space station in the Outer Rim. Shortly after the Sevastopol incident in 2137,
Mendel Station also fell victim to a Xenomorph infestation and was destroyed. Rumors persisted
that Amanda Ripley was also involved in this incident. (ARPG:CORE)

Meredith Dragic Memorial Cybernetics: A cybernetics facility in December Outpost on the

planet KOI-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 Wey-
land Industries and Internet Explorer released on May 14, 2075. (PR:WIW)

Melnitz: A male human and a high-ranking military adviser to the President of the United Ameri-
cas. He helped the President during the preparations for his meeting with the Mala’kak orbiting
Earth at the end of the Earth War.

Meyers, Chris: A male human and a colonist at Hadley’s Hope. Worked in science division. Regis-
tration number #28789. When the last survivors tried to hole themselves up in ops during the final
hours of the Xenomorph onslaught on the colony, Meyers sent out a short-range broadcast on all
frequencies, describing the dire situation and requesting help. The transmission was saved on the
colony’s mainframe and uploaded to the Sulaco during the Hadley’s Hope incident. (WYR)

Mi-220 Krokodil series armored attack dropship: A dropship model of the UPP in the early
2180s. Length of 33.2 meters. Bulkier, heavier armored and with two-thirds of the maximum veloc-
ity of a UD-4L Cheyenne, the Krokodil has a double cockpit for two, consisting of a pilot/gunner
seat and a command station, with its design reminiscent of the old Hind D helicopter. Its wings form
braces under which two Ox-series HAMPVs can be docked and carried into battle. The Krokodil
later retrieves the vehicles with two hooked winch assemblies. Standard weaponry consists of a
25mm gatling gun, 12 Amur medium air-to-air missiles, an anti-personnel missile pod and 12
Karakurt anti-tank missiles mounted on its wings. (ARPG:CMOM)

MI-7: A branch of human intelligence service active during the late 22 nd century. In 2192, Wilks
used the services of a programmer working in MI-7 to obtain classified information regarding Feild-
crest Home in order to rescue Billie from the facility. (A:B1 – O)

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 Com-
pany undertook efforts to root out a spy on the outpost, Michaels was reassigned and replaced by
Thomas Hora after a background check had cleared him. (A:NE)

Micor Sector: A sector of space in the Southeastern part of the Outer Rim. (ARPG:CORE)

Microview-2000SE: A dynamic map system for space installations developed by Seegson. Tracks
the carrier’s location on the respective map. (ARPG:CORE)

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Middle Heavens: A term describing Earth and space colonized and explored by mankind. By the
2180s, the reach extended roughly 81 light years. Centered around the Core Systems, which in-
cludes the Sol System, followed by the Outer Veil and beyond that, the Outer Rim. Known space
outside the Outer Rim is classified as the ever-expanding and therefore not clearly defined Frontier.
(ARPG:CORE)

Mig-730 aerospace interceptor: A starfighter deployed by the UPP in the 2180s. Length 18.5 me-
ters. A crude ship with light armor and a cockpit not fully sealed, necessitating the use of a spacesuit
for engagements in space. Makes up for its shortcomings with speeds of up to Mach 18 and over-
powered afterburners. Can enter atmosphere from orbit, but is lacks the power to return to space.
Armed with two 20mm gatling guns and a magazine of six Amur medium air-to-air missiles.
(ARPG:CMOM)

Mikoyan-Liu: A manufacturer. Created the Ox vehicle series. (ARPG:CMOM)

MILCOM: An abbreviation for human military command. (A:B1 – O)

Military Alliance: A temporary ruling body formed of all noteworthy military governments during
the Earth War in the 2190s. This alliance came into being after the military had already staged a
coup d'état against the civilian governments in order to bring a swift end to the Xenomorph infesta-
tion on Earth. With the inception of the Military Alliance, the already ruthless methods of protecting
mankind from the Alien became even more severe. Abandoning containment efforts and instead re-
sorting to establishing, maintaining and protecting safe zones, the alliance invoked martial law,
overruling civil rights up to a point where civilians could be shot on the mere pretense of suspecting
an infection. However, all these efforts could not stop the downfall of Earth, and in 2193, the Mili -
tary Alliance was forced to evacuate its key personnel from the planet. (A:B1 – O)

Millburn, Rafe: A male human and a biologist who was part of the Prometheus mission in 2093.
Born in 2055. Registered under the ID code SB-1402. Had an outgoing, carefree character.
Renowned for his research, especially in the field of phylogenetics, which would later qualify him
as a valuable member for the Prometheus mission. However, Millburn’s field experience was lack-
ing, which would result in his death during the Prometheus mission.
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 evolution
of life. Millburn was among the first scouting party that explored the pyramid discovered on the
moon's surface. After the team had found the remnants of a decapitated Engineer, Millburn quickly
grew disturbed and took the opportunity to prematurely return to the Prometheus together with the
geologist Fifield. However, the two scientists got lost on their way back and were forced to remain
in the facility overnight due to a storm raging over the site. During their further exploration, Mill -
burn and Fifield 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, they encountered two Hammerpede creatures. In a fatal lapse of judgment, Millburn ap-
proached one of the creatures, only to be attacked by it. The Hammerpede wrapped itself around the
biologist's arm and broke it, creating a hole in his suit through which the creature entered Millburn's
mouth, suffocating him in the process. (PR)

Miller: A male human and a Weyland-Yutani geneticist assigned to supervise research on the
Queen specimen at the Origin facility on LV-426. Miller had extensive experience with the

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Xenomorph and exercised extreme caution, ordering his team to arm the gas dispenser in the crea-
ture's containment chamber with C-284, a nerve gas potent enough to kill the Queen, and use it at
the slightest hint of a problem. Michael Weyland, furious about Miller unnecessarily endangering
the Queen, ordered to replace the gas with the far weaker C-95. Miller was fired, and, given his as-
signment, it is highly unlikely that he survived his insubordination. (A:CMVG)

Miller, T.: A male human and one of the residents of Sevastopol station present during the Sev-
astopol incident in late 2137. ID code 3773. His final fate is unknown, with his last known location
being at San Cristobal Medical Facility. (A:ISO)

Ministry of Space Security: The intelligence branch of the UPP. Abbreviated as MSS. Investigates
both internal and external threats, with covert agents planted throughout UPP and UA space.
(ARPG:CORE)

Miranda: A towing vessel. Full name USCSS Miranda. Equipped with a MU/TH/UR mainframe.
In the early 2180s, the Miranda was the site of a Xenomorph infestation while towing a YX-3 refin-
ery from Anchorpoint to Thedus. The events surrounding the infestation became known as the Mi-
randa incident. (ARPG:CORE)

Miranda incident: A Xenomorph infestation on the towing vehicle Miranda during the early
2180s. By the time, the Miranda was under the command of Captain Charlize.
Docked at Anchorpoint, Charlize planned a trip to Thedus and took on a job to tow an old YX-3 re -
finery for Weyland-Yutani on her way there to at least make a little profit. For the journey Charlize
had hired her usual crew, consisting of Ellery, Jefferies, Nguyen, Torres and the married coupled
Nat and Reed, with one new addition in form of medtech Hayes. Following departure, Reed, after
another altercation with his wife, vanished. First, no one had any suspicions, but as the Miranda en-
tered hyperspace and the crew was about to enter Cryosleep, Charlize became nervous and initiated
a search of the ship, which was concluded without success 15 hours later. Reed eventually did turn
up dead in the refinery with the exit wound of a Chestburster, which caused Charlize to alert the
Colonial Marshals. Panicking, Nguyen suffered a mental breakdown and ejected himself out of an
airlock during a fight with Charlize. Torres then went missing and turned up dead (killed by the
now-adult Alien), which fed Charlize’s growing suspicion of her crew mates. While Nat and Ellery
went to explore irregular readings from the engine section, Charlize tried to contact Anchorpoint,
but her attempt was thwarted by MU/TH/UR. Communication and navigation systems failed, and
the crew was dismayed to discover that MU/TH/UR had rerouted the assist request to the Colonial
Marshals to Weyland-Yutani HQ and set course for system HR-2429. The Xenomorph next took
Jefferies from her quarter into the vent system. The crew was picked one by one, until only Charlize
and Nat were left. The two tried to access an escape pod when the Xenomorph launched another at-
tack. Final outcome unknown. (ARPG:CORE)

Mitchell: A male-type advanced android. During the last stages of the Earth War, Mitchell was
among the entourage that accompanied the President of the United Americas to its meeting with the
Mala’kak orbiting Earth aboard its vessel. During the fight that ensued when the being sensed its
visitors’ hostility, Mitchell was badly damaged. When the Mala’kak was dead, Mitchell, the sole
survivor, reported to the military, giving the all clear for the missile strike that subsequently de-
stroyed the ship and himself.

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Mitchell, J.: A male human and one of the residents of Sevastopol present during the Sevastopol in-
cident in late 2137. ID code 1227. Final fate unknown, his last known location was the APOLLO
core. (A:ISO)

MK221 Tactical Shotgun: A shotgun model manufactured by Weyland-Yutani. Used by Wey-Yu

PMCs during the Origin incident in 2179. The MK221 is a self-loading shotgun with a semi-auto-
matic firing. Is coated in a heat-resistant alloy that compensated for the temperature increase during
repeated firing in quick succession. Has a standard clip size of 8 rounds. (A:CMVG)

Model 244-2 Diagnoster: A medical diagnostic unit manufactured by Hyperdyne Systems. During
the 2190s, the Model 244-2 was among the most advanced units of its kind. Bionational operated at
least one such Diagnoster in its Houston facility, where it was used during the medical supervision
of James T. Likowski in 2192.
The Model 244-2 was equipped with a couch where the patient could lay down and, if necessary, be
restrained with an integrated pressure field. The unit was capable of measuring a patient's EEG,
ECG, myotonous level, basal metabolic rate, systems mitosis rate and full blood counts, as well as
blood pressure, respiration and pulse rate. The Diagnoster was also able to regularly check and ad-
just a patient's body temperature. (A:B1 – O)

Modular Computing Device: A holographic device devloped by Weyland Industries during the 21st
century. Can project fully-immersive holovideo and audio over an environment of 6x6 meters. Ab-
breviated as MCD. (ARPG:CORE)

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. Contains
an 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. Contains
a 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. Contains
a 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. Contains
detailed technical specifications for the David 8 android. (PR:WIW)

Mona: A female human and mother of Amy. Born during the second half of the 22 nd century. When
the Xenomorphs infested Earth on a global scale in the 2190s, Mona formed a group with her
daughter Amy, an elder man named Burt and other survivors. Mona was eventually killed under un-
known circumstances. (A:B2 – NA)

Monster Maze: A game played by the children living at the Hadley's Hope colony on LV-426 be-
fore the Xenomorph outbreak in 2179. The exact rules of the game are not known, but it involved
traversing the colony's ventilation duct system. The parents strictly forbade their children to play
this game, but of course, they secretly did anyway. The best Monster Maze player was Rebecca Jor-
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earned her the ire of some of the other players. Because of Monster Maze, the children all had good
knowledge of the duct system and the colony layout. This knowledge, combined with her small
size, would later prove to be vital for Rebecca Jorden, the only survivor of the Xenomorph out -
break, to navigate the colony for supplies and elude the Aliens roaming Hadley's Hope. (A2, A:NE)

Monstrosity: An alternate term for the King Alien.

Montgomery, A.: A male human and one of the USCM soldiers involved in the Origin incident in
late 2179. Was ranked Private First Class at the time. Montgomery managed to escape the destruc-
tion in orbit and regroup at Hadley's Hope. When his squad encountered a Xenomorph in the
colony's bar, Montgomery tried to kill the creature with a makeshift flamethrower consisting of a
bottle of whiskey and a lighter. He presumably did not survive his overconfidence. (A:CMVG)

Moore, M.: One of the USCM soldiers dispatched aboard the second mission of the USS Sephora
to the Sulaco, which would result in the Origin incident. Ranking Private First Class at the time,
Moore had the dubious honor to be the first marine killed by Xenomorphs during the incident.
(A:CMVG)

Mooses, A.: One of the Colonial Marines serving aboard the USS Sephora at the time of the Origin
incident in 2179. Was ranked Private First Class at the time. (A:CMVG)

Morrison, Susan: A female human and the captain of an ill-fated deep space exploration mission in
the Gliese system. In 2043, Morrison Outpost on Gliese 667 cc would be named in honor of her.
(PR:WIW)

Morales, K.: A male human and one of the USCM soldiers involved in the Origin incident in 2179.
Ranking Private First Class at the time, Morales died during the USCM foray into the Sulaco. It was
his first mission as a Colonial Marine. (A:CMVG)

Mordecai: A male human and one of the countless individuals left behind on Earth during the
Xenomorph infestation in the 2190s. Mordecai joined up with May and her father in Northern Cali-
fornia, but was killed when Breeders attacked the group and abducted Amy. (A:B3 – FW)

Morgan: A human and a therapist who provided counseling to Thomas Culp, one of the individuals
afflicted with Xenomorph-related nightmares during the prelude to the Earth War in 2192. The log
of this interview reached the hands of Dr. Orona, a GENstaff affiliate specialized in Xenomorph bi-
ology. (A:B1 – O)

Morley: A human working as a general medical practitioner at the San Cristobal Medical Facility
on Sevastopol station in 2137. After the announcement of Sevastopol’s shutdown, Morley struggled
to continue providing proper care, experiencing cases of patient neglection, and was later assigned
responsibility for the proper handling of the transfer of the remaining patients off-station by Mar-
shall Waits, who ordered him to sedate or cryofreeze the patients if necessary. During this period, he
also discovered an excessive withdrawal of mood stimulants from the apothecary by his colleague
Kuhlmann. When the Colonials Marshals under Waits sealed off the medical facilities in order to
capture the Chestburster that had erupted from Foster, Lingard placed Morley in charge of the tem-
porary med station outside the facility on November 12, 2137. Two days later, Morley reported
back, stating that the trauma patients were largely prepped for transport and that all medical sup-
plies have been unloaded from the dispensary. Despite his best efforts, Morley went behind sched-

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ule, barely managing to move everything out before Waits enacted the lockdown on November 16.
Morley himself remained behind, but was ordered out by Lingard on November 18.
During the Xenomorph outbreak, Morley was killed while making his rounds at the facility. Later,
Amanda Ripley would find his corpse and take his keycard on her quest to find medical supplies for
Nina Taylor. (A:ISO)

Morris, Joshua: A male human working for Weyland-Yutani. In 2179, Morris acted as foreman
during the construction of the Wey-Yu research facility at the Derelict on LV-426. During the con-
struction, Morris faced several difficulties. When an underground tunnel was to be excavated to
serve as a cargo passageway between the landing pads and the compound modules, the teams stum -
bled on a large cave system containing a Xenomorph hive. As explosions to seal the tunnel were
sparse and time was running out, Morris ordered to put a surveillance team to watch the tunnel en-
trance for the time being. Despite misgivings from at least one colleague, Morris stuck to his deci-
sion. Later, another tunnel was constructed to lure the Queen into a containment module, but Morris
also had to put these plans on hold, due to a distinct lack of volunteers. Morris additionally strug -
gled both with a tight budget and the planet's geographic instability, forcing him to give up several
research modules. In communications with his superiors, Morris openly voiced his misgivings, but
he nevertheless completed his task and was paid handsomely enough to set aside his apprehension
about the dangers of harvesting the Xenomorph Eggs. (A:CMVG)

Morrison: A human working for Seegson Security at Sevastopol station in late 2137. Morrison was
killed by an unknown person, a fact that a resident named Cooper relayed to Seegson Security in re-
taliation to being denied asylum by the culprit. (A:ISO)

Morrison Outpost: A mining colony founded in 2071 on Gliese 667 cc to exploit the planet's ura-
nium, zinc and nickel reserves. Boasted a population of 2,3 million by the year 2071. Named after
Captain Susan Morrison, who had commandeered a lost deep space exploration mission to the
Gliese system. (PR:WIW)

Morse, Robert: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident taking
place in 2179. Born in 2142, later sentenced to life for murder. Registered under double-Y chromo-
some ID code YY34107. Had a cynical character and sported many gold teeth as a trademark. Was a
firm believer in the cult that had formed among the inmates during the years preceding the Fury 16
incident. The only friend of Golic.
When Ripley was salvaged from the crashed EEV and brought to the penal colony, Morse reacted
with resentment to the news, invoking his vow of celibacy. Even as the Xenomorph threat became
known, he blamed Ripley for bringing the creature to them and at first refused to help. He later
made the mistake of releasing Golic from the infirmary, inadvertently causing the Alien to be freed
by his insane friend. Although he would have preferred to dig in and wait for the Weyland-Yutani
team to arrive and finish off the Xenomorph, he eventually became the first one who agreed to par-
ticipate in Dillon's and Ripley's plan to trap the Alien in the blast furnace. By this time, Morse had
come to terms with Ripley and grown to respect her for her determination to prevent the Alien from
killing more of the prisoners. Even though he was injured by a gunshot from one of the Weyland-
Yutani soldiers arrriving during the final moments of the incident, he was able to bring the catwalk
in place for Ripley to let herself fall into the furnace and kill off the Queen embryo with her. Morse
was the only survivor of the incident, after which he was presumably relocated to another prison.
Morse wrote down an account of the incident and distributed it in 2183 in an unknown quantity un -
der the title “Space Beast”. Although his account was officially banned, copies of the text still ex-
isted in the 24th century. (A3)

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Moscow: The capital of Russia, Earth. Moscow was the location of a Xenomorph nest eradicated
by Orona's special forces during the first months of the Earth War in the 2190s. (A:B1 – O)

MOTHER: A nickname resulting from the phonetic spelling of the MU/TH/UR computer technol-
ogy. (PR, A1)

Mother Juggernaut: A technological construct of the Engineer species. Resembling a huge scor-
pion's tail, not much is known about the Mother Juggernaut, not even if it is to be classified as a
starship, a vehicle or something else. The only time a Mother Juggernaut has been encountered was
during David's arrival at Planet 4 following the Prometheus incident. There, it floated toward the
main plaza of the Engineer city where it stopped over the access iris to the underground hangar.
Subsequently, David's Juggernaut docked with the “sting” portion of the Mother Juggernaut. Al-
though the release of the Black Goo that followed immediately after precluded any further observa-
tion, it stands to reason that this construct acted as something akin to a supply platform or a guid -
ance system. (A:COV)

Motion Tracker: A piece of equipment used to detect moving objects in the vicinity. Usually a
high-powered ultra-sound scanner using Doppler-shift discrimination to distinguish moving ele-
ments from stationary ones. The range of a motion tracker can vary from up to 20 meters on hand-
held devices 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
about the position and movement of an object. As motion trackers are vulnerable to environmental
interference and countermeasure signals, they often are supporting more advanced and fool-proof
sensor systems. Handheld motion trackers were used both during the Nostromo and the Hadley's
Hope incidents. (A1, A2, A:CMTM, A:INF)

Moto, Ana: A female woman and one of the Dreamers who participated in the Kurtz mission in
2195. Was the only survivor of a special forces team tasked with finding Xenomorph nests during
the prelude of Earth’s infestation in the 2190s. She fought on Earth during the early war and later
heard about Orona’s bombs, either through a contact or by virtue of rank. Moto eventually quit the
military and was present on Gateway Station in 2195, where she joined Ripley’s mission to capture
the Queen Mother. Moto used her combat and technical expertise to assist and was alive to see the
successful end of the mission. (A:B3 – FW)

Motorized Cycling System: A weapons modification for the MK221 Tactical Shotgun, upgrading
the weapon to fully-automatic firing by adding a motor-assisted loading mechanism. (A:CMVG)

MR Four: One of the maintenance robots that were deployed on the UNIC ship Hornblower. Some
time before the Steel Egg incident, engineer Bayfield replaced the voice samples of the robots, in-
cluding MR Four, with his own voice to keep himself entertained during the long work hours. When
the ship became infested during the incident in 2058, Captain Corgan used MR Four during the hunt
for the creatures in the Heim Drive Engineering section, also directing the robot to transport the
corpses of the fallen crew members to the incinerator. MR Four was later destroyed by a
Xenomorph outside the ship’s bridge shortly before the Glorious Sun arrived at the location.

MR Seven: One of the maintenance robots serving aboard the UNIC vessel Hornblower. At some
point in time, MR Seven’s voice samples were replaced by engineer Bayfield with voice samples of
him impersonating an old woman. During the Steel Egg incident in 2058, Corgan used MR Seven

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as a decoy during their hunt for the Xenomorphs in the Heim Drive Engineering section, where it
was destroyed by one of the creatures. (A:SE)

MSS: Abbreviation for Ministry of Space Security. See respective entry. (ARPG:CORE)

MSV-7760: The registration number of the M-class freighter Torrens. (A:ISO)

Mundus gubernavi: A scientific misnomer referring to the species the pilot of the Derelict on LV-
426 belonged to. Translates to “universal pilot”. Never gained traction in the scientific community
due to the fact that the term “Homo genitor” more accurately describes the Engineers the Derelict is
attributed to. (ARPG:CORE)

Murakami: A male human and the administrator of the botanic space colony Domes Gamma in the
mid-80s of the 24th century. (A:OS)

Murphy, Thomas: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident. Regis-
tered under the double-Y chromosome ID code YY38503. Spent most of his early life on the run
from the law, committing crimes such as murder and space ship theft. He was convicted for the lat-
ter and deemed responsible for the death of four persons. The court sentenced Murphy to life at the
Fury 16 penal colony.
Murphy often volunteered for assignments and owned a dog which always followed Murphy
around. He was also one of the 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 acci-
dentally stumbled upon the creature while cleaning a ventilation shaft. (A3)

Murteno, Julie: A female human who was part of the crew of the UNIC vessel Hornblower during
the Steel Egg incident in 2058. Of Filipino descent. Was in charge of the ship’s life support and also
the resident medic, earning her the nickname “Nurse Julie”. Had short affairs with her crewmate
Nate Eusebius and her captain, Daryl Corgan.
Murteno stayed behind on the Hornblower during the initial exploration mission to the Unbreakable
Womb early during the Steel Egg incident. When the expedition returned with three crew members
infected by Facehuggers, they were put in Murteno’s medical care, who attempted to remove the
creatures without success. After the Facehuggers had detached themselves, her relief was accompa-
nied by concern, which was proven right when she witnessed crew member Cruz give violent birth
in the infirmary. A panicking Collindale, also one of the infected, then kidnapped Murteno and fled
with her to the Steel Egg where she was to surgically remove the Chestburster. She managed to re-
move the creature, but got killed when it slipped from her grasp and attacked her. Her corpse was
found by crew members Hess and Eusebius soon after. (A:SE)

MU/TH/UR: A term referring to a range of computer technologies. Early MU/TH/UR technology

was incorporated in scientific analysis equipment aboard the research vessel Prometheus during its
mission to LV-223 in 2093. Later, a range of different, full-fledged MU/TH/UR mainframes were
developed, differing in capacity. When installed on a starship, it is tasked with supervising the ship's
functions and maintaining operation on long-range travel in absence of the crew during hypersleep.
The female voice synthesizer of the system led to its nickname MOTHER. (PR, A1)

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MU/TH/UR 1000: A M/U/TH/UR mainframe model. Has a limited AI with a developing proto-
personality, which sets it apart from the more workman-like models of the 6000, 6500 and 7000 se-
ries. (ARPG:CORE)

MU/TH/UR 6000: A mainframe of the MU/TH/UR series. Installed on cargo and towing vessels
during the 22nd century. The mainframe was accessed by a static 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 system on numerous locations throughout the ship. MU/TH/UR
was also linked to the Network in order to receive updated mission objectives. A MU/TH/UR 6000
computer mainframe was installed on the Nostromo during the second decade of the 22nd century. It
was also standard equipment on models from the Corvus and Star Clipper series. (A1,
ARPG:CORE)

MU/TH/UR 6500: A MU/TH/UR series mainframe. One of the more rudimentary models found on
commercial cargo ship. Was pre-installed on the Bison CM-88G. (ARPG:CORE)

MU/TH/UR 7000: A mainframe from the MU/TH/UR series. Installed on the Bougainville-class
attak transport and the Bison CM-88H. (ARPG:CORE)

MU/TH/UR 9000: A mainframe of the MU/TH/UR series. Equipped with a limited AI personality
allowing more interaction than other models. (ARPG:CORE)

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NAFE: Abbreviation for National Association for Female Executives. NAFE selected Weyland In-
dustries for a place among the Top 50 of companies for executive women in a publication that was
released on August 1, 2055. (PR:WIW)

Nanopuke: A highly advanced personnel armor technology in development during the late 22 nd
century. Nanopuke provided better protection than even Spider-silk while being thinner than a coat
of paint, lending it a translucent appearance. Development of the technology was interrupted by the
beginning of the Earth War. The status of the project is currently unknown. (A:B2 – NA)

Naproleve: A pain medication for surgical use. Administered via injection. Excessive may cause in-
toxication. (ARPG:CORE)

Narcissus: A modified Lockmart Starcub intrasystem shuttle attached to the Nostromo to serve as
one of the vessel’s two lifeboats. During the Nostromo incident in 2122, the Narcissus – being the
only functional escape vehicle at the time – was used to carry Ripley, the only survivor, to minimum
safety distance after she had rigged the Nostromo to self-destruct in order to kill the Xenomorph
that had slaughtered her crew mates. However, the creature had managed to escape as a stowaway
aboard the shuttle, and Ripley was forced to blow the Xenomorph out of the ship's airlock. Subse -
quently, Ripley set course to the core systems, where she hoped that her beacon would be picked up
by another ship, and entered hypersleep. However, the beacon failed only two years later, and it was
not until 2179 that the Narcissus would be found by a deep space salvage crew. (A1, A2,
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Nash: A male human and one of the survivors struggling during the downfall of Sevastopol station
in late 2137. (A:ISO)

Nash, V.: A female human and one of the residents on Sevastopol station who got caught up in the
events of the Sevastopol incident in late 2137. ID code 9142. Final fate unknown. Last known loca-
tion at SciMed Tower. (A:ISO)

Nat: A female human and one of the crew members involved in the Miranda incident in the early
2180s. At the time of the incident, Nat was married to Reed, with whom she got into regular fights
due to his alcoholism. Together with Reed, Nat had worked several times in Charlize’s crew as tech-
nicians, and both were hired in the same capacity for the Miranda’s fateful journey to the Solomons.
After departure, Nat had another fight with Reed and even hit him, which caused him to storm off.
When he remained missing, Nat became nervous. Later, after Reed’s body had been found, Nat was
tasked with investigating strange readings in the engine section with Ellery. After the Xenomorph
had killed or taken the crew one by one, Nat and Charlize were the only two survivors left. The pair
tried to flee aboard an EEV when the creature attacked again. Final fate unknown. (ARPG:CORE)

Natal province: A province in South Africa, Earth. Known for being the site of a major battle be-
tween British and Zulu forces in the late 19 th century. In 2193, Spears chose the Natal province as a
landing site for his Xenomorph army due to its significance as a historical battlefield.

Navaho: A gunship model. A known variant is the UD-22. (CMTM)

NaviGrip: A technology that allows a starship to stay at a fixed distance to a targeted object. The
UNIC vessel Hornblower was outfitted with NaviGrip, and Captain Corgan used it to keep track of
the Giff vessel near Iapetus during the Steel Egg incident in 2058. (A:SE)

NCC 88-LS: The registration code of the salvage vessel Anesidora under the ownership of Captain
Marlow in the 2130s. (A:ISO)

NDD: Abbreviation for Neurological Distortion Disease. See respective entry. (ARPG:CORE)

Nearson: A human individual who was part of a group of survivors led by a man named Joe aboard
Sevastopol station during its downfall in late 2137. Nearson and another individual named Leonard
were first shift for the two-lock system protecting the group’s shelter and briefed accordingly by
Joe. (A:ISO)

Nelson, C.: A male human and an USCM Corporal involved in the Origin incident in late 2179.
Managed to lead his quad through several engagements aboard the Sulaco despite taking multiple
hits. After bringing his marines safely down to the surface of LV-426, Nelson succumbed to his in-
juries. (A:CMVG)

Neomorph: A parasitic creature created by the Black Goo after the Engineer genocide on Planet 4.
Recent scientific describes the organism as consisting of two separate species, the actual parasite
(Plagiarus celerius) and its delivery system (Tachinidae tabellarium). This vicious predator shares
many similarities with a Xenomorph, including the basic anatomy and parts of its life cycle. The
Neomorph was subject to many of David's experiments after his arrival on the world, also serving
as a partial blueprint for his Praetomorph. The creature was first encountered by an outside party
during the Planet 4 incident in 2104.

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 1. Description

Like its relative, the Xenomorph, the adult Neomorph has a roughly humanoid shape. Over two me-
ters tall, these creatures distiguishes itself from their gaunt, jet-black cousin, by their smooth ap-
pearance and albino-like white skin. The skull is elongated, ending in a pointy fin similar to the
Deacon creature. It lacks any visible eyes and has a mouth with sharp teeth. One trademark feature
of the Xenomorph, the inner jaw, is missing in the Neomorph. Instead, the Neomorph uses its nee -
dle-like, sharp teeth to maul its prey and also sports the extendable jaw of the Deacon. Its arms and
legs are spindly, and a long powerful tail serves as a formidable weapon. Behavior-wise, the Neo-
morph is a killing machine on par with the Xenomorph. However, while the former relies on stealth,
the Neomorph uses fast and relentless attacks even when outnumbered.

2. Life cycle

The release of the Black Goo pathogen drastically changed all animal life on Planet 4. One of the
organisms encountered in the vast mountains and forests were clusters of sack-like spores, classified
as species “Tachinidae tabellarium”. These spores contained countless tiny seeds, the first stage of
the Neomorph life-cycle, which, when the spore was triggered by touch or nearby movement,
would be released into the air in small clouds. These cloud-like swarms, discovered to have a rudi-
mentary swarm intelligence, would enter the host through its orifices and settle inside the body to
create an embryo by injecting a variant of the Black Goo. The pathogen causes the growth of a tu-
mor-like foreign body, which then would rapidly gestate into the actual creature, classified as “Pla-
giarus celerius”. Within hours, the embryo has matured into a Bloodburster, a tiny, but fully devel-
oped form of the Neomorph. It erupts from the body, a process that is invariably fatal for the host,
and quickly matures into its final form, the adult Neomorph. Its highly accelerated metabolism
causes the creature to die after no more than 24 hours. Neomorph spores then react with the decay-
ing remains of the adult to form new spore sacs. (A:COV, ARPG:CORE)

Neophyte: A term describing the intermadiate juvenile stage of a Neomorph between Bloodburster
and adult creature. As the creature grows rapidly, this stage exist for only a short time, but is already
120 to 180 centimeters long. (ARPG:CORE)

Neroid Sector: A remote sector in space in the Southern part of the Outer Veil. A notable location
in the Neroid sector were Aires and Fiorina 161, the site of the Fury 16 incident. The Neroid Sector
was also the location of the first Anchorpoint station until its destruction in 2179. (A3,
ARPG:CORE)

Network: A galaxy-wide data network used by humanity during the 22nd century.

Neuro Visor: A helmet device related to the Alpha Reader technology. Allows user to “see” and
also interact and communicate with a person in their dreams. (ARPG:CORE)

Neurological Distortion Disorder: An adverse effect staying awake during FTL speed. Can cause
several mental breakdown, including violent episodes. Abbreviated as NDD. Cryosleep was intro-
duced to prevent NDD. (ARPG:CORE)

Neversleep Pill: A pharmaceutical product keeping a person awake. Overdose can have severe con-
sequences, such as a stroke or a heart attack. (ARPG:CORE)

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Neville, K.: A female human and a resident of Sevastopol present during the Sevastopol incident in
late 2137. ID code 2845. Final fate unknown, with her last known location being San Cristobal
Medical Facility. (A:ISO)

New Chicago: A city in the USA on Earth. Was notable for being the location where Orona's teams
found the first cultist to turn up again after vanishing following the attack on the Bionational facility
in Lima. The team was too late, however, as the cultist, who had been impregnated during the attack
in Lima, had already given birth to the embryo. The Chestburster itself had also vanished by the
time the team found the corpse in the city. Some time later, Orona's forces successfully eradicated a
Xenomorph nest in New Chicago during the beginning of the Earth War. (A:B1 – O)

New Chile: A country in South America. In 2192, members of the Church of Immaculate Incuba-
tion reportedly took over a ranch in New Chile after their attack on the Bionational facility in Lima.
(A:B1 – O)

New Colonial Marines: The moniker General Spears used for his army of seemingly conditioned
Xenomorph Drones. Each Drone was assigned a unique number which had been painted on its fore-
head with microencapsulated grains of tritium in an acidic solution. Divided into seven corps named
after the color of the paint, such as the Greens. In 2193, Spears landed with the New Colonial
Marines in the Natal province in South Africa, Earth, where he intended to lead his army in a glori -
ous campaign against the Xenomorph infestation. However, the Xenomorphs quickly turned on
Spears, killing him and then joining their kin. (A:B2 – NA)

New Earth Colony: A major human colony on HD 85512B. Founded in 2055 and sporting a popu-
lation of over 14,5 million by 2071, New Earth Colony became known as one of the most densely
populated off-world colonies of mankind. Its industry consisted of energy, transportation, tourism
and mining. Key resources were niobium, europium, neodymium and copper. (PR:WIW)

New Eden Sector: A major sector situated in the south of the Core Systems. During the late 22 nd
century, New Eden was considered the seat of the ICSC.

New Galveston: The name the planet LV-178 became known as after its proper colonization in the
later 22nd century. (ARPG:CORE)

New Plague: A computer virus developed by Saint Tomas, the leader of an anti-technology terrorist
movement. The virus was unleashed on Earth at the turn to the 22 nd century and dealt massive dam-
age to the financial and corporate infrastructure. The attack was supported by EMP strikes. Their
common goal was to destroy the detested technology humanity had become so dependent upon. The
order of Saint Tomas was apprehended and exiled to the station that would become the “wooden
planet” Arceon. (ARPG:CORE)

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 202206
bm. (PR:WIW)

Newborn: A unique Alien/human hybrid encountered aboard the Auriga in 2381. About three me-
ters in height, the Newborn had a pale brown skin, a face resembling that of a human skull and fea-

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turing eyes. It lacked the exoskeleton and a tail and had red blood. Having both male and female
genitalia, the Newborn was a hermaphrodite.
After the Queen had been freed from its holdings during the Xenomorph breakout, it settled inside
an emptied cooling tank of the Auriga and established a new hive. Due to the human DNA in its ge-
netic makeup, the Queen started to develop human reproductive organs and became pregnant
through unknown means. During the last hour before the Auriga would crash onto Earth, the Queen
gave 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 the
Auriga 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 confronted
the Newborn in the Betty's cargo hold and eventually killed it, using her acid blood to create a hole
in the hull which sucked out the Newborn into vacuum piece by piece. (A:RES)

Newt: The nickname of Rebecca Jorden. See “Jorden, Rebecca”

New York (state): A state on the east coast of North America. At some point during the 21 st century,
New York seceded from the United Stated of America. (A:SE)

Nexilis: A mutation affecting Xenomorph Spitters, resulting in an additional row of large acid sacs
covering the top of their carapaces and a smaller row of additional sacs on the front. Another new
aspect is a central row of prominent spikes on the carapace, with a particularly large one protruding
from the front. (A:CMVG)

Nguyen: A male human and one of the crew members involved in the Miranda incident in the early
2180s. Had worked together with Charlize, captain of the Miranda before and joined up with Torres
as cargo handler for the ship’s fateful trip to Thedus. After Reed had been found dead and Torres
had gone missing, Nguyen suffered a mental breakdown. At an airlock, Nguyen was confronted by
Charlize, and a fight ensued, during which Nguyen ejected himself out of the airlock.
(ARPG:CORE)

Night Cougar Alien: A Xenomorph subspecies originating from a large feline creature. This crea-
ture was similar to another breed called the Panther Alien, sharing its slender appearance and digi-
grade hind legs. However, it featured a lighter complexion. Also, the parasite situated on its back
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 explo-
ration tour of the planet KOI-1686.01 in the first half of the 21 st century. Nightingale was killed dur-
ing this mission, and the colony founded on the planet in 2059 would be named Nightingale Colony
in honor of the scientist. (PR:WIW)

Nightingale Colony: A colony on the planet KOI-1686.01. Established in 2059, it was named after
Theodore Nightingale, a geologist who had died participating in the first exploration tour on the
planet. By the year 2071, the colony would sport a population of almost 900,000, maintaining an in-
dustry focused on mining and refining. Key resources were helium-3, wolframite and gadolinium.
(PR:WIW)

NN3346: The central star of the Tanaka system. Also known under the moniker “Tanaka’s Star”.
(ARPG:CORE)

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Nomrom Colony: A colony on KOI-2124.01. Established in 2052 west of the Clartes mountain
range to take advantage of its natural protection against sandstorms. Sported a population of over
6,5 million by the year 2070. Nomrom Colony's industry focused on mining and refining. Key re-
sources were yttrium, terbium, gold, manganese and silver. (PR:WIW)

North Korea: A country in Asia. After Korea’s post-World War II division, North Korea effectively
became a dictatorship and invaded and, with Chinese backing, conquered South Korea in 2048. As
part of the CANC collective, Korea became infamous for its vast and gruesome concentration
camps, covering many hundreds of square miles and said to contain more than a million prisoners.
(A:SE)

Northrop Grumman: An aerospace and defense technology company. Weyland Industries ac-
quired Northrop Grumman in 2032. (PR:WIW)

Norton, Ashley: A female human and member of UNIC. Serving aboard the Hornblower during the
Steel Egg incident in 2058, she played a vital role during these events and was one of the two sur -
vivors.

1. Early life

Norton grew up in Long Island, New York, living on the artificial Long Island Rig House Project.
Her absent father was an alcoholic, who died by accidentally falling off into the ocean during one of
his drunken binges. During an unknown point in time, Norton earned a brown belt in Tae kwon do.
She eventually joined the UNIC, serving on the research vessel Hornblower as a Science Officer
under Captain Daryl Corgan.

2. The Steel Egg incident

During the opening hours of the Steel Egg incident in 2059, Norton was the crew member who noti-
fied Captain Corgan of the discovery of the Giff vessel, and later participated in the initial expedi-
tion to the Steel Egg, piloting Lander One. During this excursion and many other occasions
throughout the incident, she used her expertise to unlock Giff technology and navigate the Steel
Egg. When the team separated, Norton explored the bridge section of the ship together with Cor-
gan’s group. She later assisted with supervising the crew members infected by the Xenomorph and
relaying information to Captain Corgan. Norton also accompanied the second, armed expedition of
the Hornblower, exploring the technology of the Steel Egg with her crew mates. During this ven-
ture, it was her who discovered the ancient Alien hive and its cocooned Giff hosts. The Xenomorphs
unleashed aboard the Hornblower then forced her group to return to their vessel immediately.
When Collindale abducted Julie, Norton looked through his ruse, pinpointing their location aboard
the Steel Egg, and assisted in the search for the Xenomorph larvae by assigning maintenance bots.
When Corgan and the others returned to the bridge after a fruitless hunt, Norton began to develop
romantic feelings for Corgan, who was also secretly in love with her. Later, she participated in the
first fight against the adult Xenomorphs during the second search of the Hornblower, also proving
to be able to keep her calm and to be a capable fighter in further confrontations. When CANC
troopers invaded the Hornblower, Norton was among the last group of survivors to return to the
Steel Egg. She then escaped CANC custody and escaped to the hidden Giff base on Iapetus together
with Corgan, where they encountered and formed an alliance with a Giff named “Larry”. Aboard
the Steel Egg, Norton and Corgan were ejected out into space due to a hull breach, but survived rel-
atively unharmed due to their EVA suits and were picked up by the UNIC vessel Al Gore. With the

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threat over, the two sole survivors finally professed their love for one another. They married and
went on a honeymoon together on Saint Crux after the bureaucratic aftermath of the incident.
(A:SE)

Norton, B.: A male human and one of the Sephora marines involved in the Origin incident in late
2179. Was ranked Lieutenant at this time. During the final assault on the Weyland-Yutani research
base, Norton managed to lead his team to the FTL landing site, but he and his squad were killed
when Norton's Smart Gun malfunctioned, creating an opening for the PMCs to take out the marines.
(A:CMVG)

Nostromo: An M-Class cargo hauling vessel in service of Weyland-Yutani in 2122. Constructed in

2010. Named after the Joseph Conrad novel of the same name. Namesake and location of the Nos-
tromo incident, one of mankind's first major contacts with the Xenomorph species. Originally a Bi-
son CM-88B transporter that underwent modification in 2116 in order to accommodate its new task
of hauling automated ore and oil refineries. The ship’s final crew consisted of Arthur Dallas, Gilbert
Kane, Ellen Ripley, Joan Lambert, Dennis Parker, Samuel Brett and Ash, who replaced the ship’s
former science officer Umbulu while the ship was docked on Thedus in 2121.

1. Specifications

Massing 63.000 metric tons and sporting a length of 334 meters 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 sidereal day 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-3000 drives as they were insufficient for heavy hauling duty.
The ship provided two docking ports for escape crafts (and was legally obliged to carry two), but at
the time of the Nostromo incident, only the shuttle Narcissus was ready for use, with the Salmacis
not present during these events.
The interior consisted of three decks and four main cargo bays, with deck A housing the bridge, ac-
cess to MU/TH/UR – the ship’s central computer, medical facilities, living areas and the hypersleep
chamber, deck B providing equipment space and access to the emergency shuttles and deck C con-
sisting of further equipment storage, maintenance access and the space for the landing struts. While
the crew was in hypersleep, the MU/TH/UR mainframe monitored the automated systems. The Nos-
tromo was operated by a crew of 7, with a minimum of 4 required for landing and take-off.

2. History

For the first four years of its tour, there was nothing of particular note about the crew of the ship or
its assignments. In 2120, the command of the ship was given to Dallas, with the rest of the crew that
would be involved in the pivotal Nostromo incident assembling over the following two years. The
ships designated route would be between Earth and the Outer Rim.
In April of 2121, the ship arrived on Thedus after collecting a large part of its final crew on the way.
Prior to its return trip to Earth, the Nostromo suffered several outages and malfunctions, among
them a defect in the Umbilical that occurred during the connection to the ore factory. This fact, and
the ensuing conflicts regarding the handling of the repairs, delayed the fight plan.
In 2122, the Nostromo was on its way back to Earth with a 20-million ton ore refinery when MU/
TH/UR picked up the alien signal emanating from LV-426. It woke the crew and, following proper
protocol, the Nostromo was detached from the refinery and landed on the surface of the planetoid
for investigating. After the ship had been repaired from minor damage it had suffered during the

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landing, it returned into deep space. Before the Nostromo could resume its journey home, a
Xenomorph infestation took place aboard that wiped out the whole crew, save for Ellen Ripley, who
set the ship on self-destruct and escaped in the Nostromo's emergency shuttle, the Narcissus. Subse-
quently, the Nostromo and the refinery were obliterated in the explosion. The ship and its crew were
later declared missing, and the truth about the their fate would not come out for another 57 years. In
2179, when Ripley's account revealed the Nostromo's destruction, the monetary value of the ship
was estimated at 42 million dollars by the insurance agency involved in the investigation. (A1,
A:CMTM)

Nostromo incident: The events surrounding and including the Xenomorph infestation aboard the
spacecraft Nostromo in 2122, notable as Ellen Ripley’s first encounter of mankind with the organ-
ism.

1. Prelude

At an unknown date, but probably a year before the actual incident, a black ops unit within
mankind's government later dubbed 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 the Xenomorph organism. In exchange for giving up the human research colony on Bahgreb,
the Mala'kak provided Loki with the coordinates of a place where they would find an ample supply
of Xenomorph 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, the
Weyland-Yutani Corporation, which happened to have a ship scheduled for passing by Zeta II Retic-
uli on their trip from Thedus back to Earth: the Nostromo.
The Company had already been made aware of the Derelict’s signal, as the Nostromo’s MU/TH/UR
computer had registered it on its outbound trip to Thedus. However, it was then classified as that of
a displaced mapping satellite. Weyland-Yutani acted quickly on their new information: On June 12,
2121, the day the Nostromo departed from Thedus, the resident science officer of the crew was re-
placed by Ash, an android programmed to execute Special Order 937: to secure a Xenomorph speci-
men and bring it back to Earth at all costs. Of course, the rest of the crew was kept in the dark about
both Ash's android identity and Special Order 937. Before the crew would enter hypersleep, Ash se -
cretly reprogrammed the Nostromo's course to make sure that the ship's mainframe, MU/TH/UR,
would be able to pick up the signal of the Mala'kak Derelict on LV-426. An incident damaging the
ship’s Umbilical while connecting to the ore factory destined for Earth and conflicts regarding the
repairs between engineers Parker and Brett and Captain Dallas delayed the original flight plan.

2. Landing on LV-426

On June 3, 2122, the Nostromo came in reach of the signal, which proved to be a repeating, twelve-
second beacon. Following official protocol, which commands investigation of an emergency signal,
MU/TH/UR brought the Nostromo back to sublight speed and woke up the crew from hypersleep.
The Nostromo detached from the ore refinery it had in tow and landed on LV-426, 2 kilometers
south-west from the Derelict. Dallas assembled a team of three people that would go out and inves-
tigate the source of the signal, consisting of him, Lambert and Kane. Inside the Derelict, the team
found the fossilized remains of the ship's pilot, whose chest section had been burst open. In the
meantime, Ripley further investigated the Beacon and came to the conclusion that it was a warning.
She made a partial translation consisting of the words “Do Not”, but was unable to notify the away
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Kane went on to explore the lower region of the ship and found a cargo hold filled with hundreds of
Xenomorph Eggs. As Kane approached one of the Eggs, the spore opened, and before Kane could
react, a Facehugger sprang out and attached itself to Kane's face. Dallas and Lambert subsequently
carried Kane back to the Nostromo and 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 the Nostromo. Kane was immediately brought to the ship's medical fa-
cilities, 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 embryo that had been implanted by the Facehugger and was now gestat-
ing inside Kane, but kept the find for himself. Hours later, the Facehugger, having finished the im-
pregnation process, detached itself and died. Assuming that all was well now, Dallas ordered the
Nostromo to take off and resume its course back to Earth.

3. Xenomorph outbreak on the Nostromo

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 was held for Kane and
his body ejected to space. Armed with a makeshift motion tracker developed by Ash, the crew re-
sumed its hunt for the Chestburster. In the meanwhile, the creature had transformed into the adult
Xenomorph stage, and Brett became the first victim of the murderous creature. Now aware of the
full extent of the threat, the crew devised a second plan: As the Xenomorph seemed to use the vent
system to traverse the ship, it was decided to drive the creature out of the vent and directly into an
airlock, where it could be safely ejected into space. This plan also failed, and Dallas was killed by
the Xenomorph inside the vent system. The loss of the captain of the ship took its toll on the sur-
vivors, and Ripley, who was now in command, went to the mainframe chamber in order to interro-
gate MU/TH/UR about Ash, of whom she had grown suspicious. MU/TH/UR informed her about
Special Order 937 and confirmed Ash's involvement in it. Ash subsequently made an attempt on
Ripley's life, but was subdued by Parker, which revealed Ash to be an android in the process. The
crew now decided to rig the Nostromo for self-destruct and escape in the ship's emergency shuttle,
the Narcissus. During the preparations, Parker and Lambert were attacked and killed by the
Xenomorph, leaving only Ripley, who managed to activate the self-destruct mechanism and escape
aboard the Narcissus just in time before the Nostromo exploded. However, the Xenomorph had es-
caped to the shuttle as a stowaway, and Ripley was forced to blow the creature out of the airlock of
the shuttle. After the creature's demise, Ripley set course to the core systems and entered hyper-
sleep. Two years later, the beacon of the Narcissus finally failed. The Nostromo was declared miss-
ing, and the fate of the ship and its crew would remain unknown for another 57 years, until the Nar-
cissus and Ripley was discovered by a deep space salvage crew in 2179. (A1, A:OS)

NSF: Abbreviation for National Science Foundation. The NSF placed severe restrictions on the
commercial use of androids before it lifted these regulations on May 11, 2035, allowing Weyland
Industries to release David 3, the first model of the David series commercially available.
(PR:WIW)

NSG 23 Assault Rifle: A mid-range assault rifle manufactured by Weyland-Yutani. Was used as a
primary weapon by Weyland-Yutani PMCs during the Origin incident in late 2179. Fires 7.62mm
ammunition from 30-round clips and features a burst mode. Compared to other assault rifle models
on the market at the time, the NSG 23 was significantly lighter, allowing for more controlled fire
patterns. (A:CMVG)

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“Nugget”: A nickname Lieutenant Jeremy Cruz gave Private Peter O'Neil during the Origin inci-
dent in late 2179. Cruz applied the nickname when he refused O'Neal's request to accompany Clari-
son and Reid on their mission to set up a long-range signal after they had regrouped to Hadley's
Hope. Much to O'Neal's chagrin, it stuck. (A:CMVG)

Number 9: One of the Xenomorph Drones from General Spears army created to combat the Alien
infestation on Earth. After landing on the planet during the final hours of the Spears incident, Num -
ber 9 freed the Queen from its cage. (A:B2 -NA)

Number 15: One of the adult Xenomorphs from the army of Aliens General Thomas Spears had
seemingly domesticated for use as soldiers. When Spears landed with his army to eradicate the
Xenomorphs dominating Earth during the Spears incident in 2193, Number 15 was the first speci-
men to disobey Spears. Enraged, Spears killed Number 15, only to find himself facing his entire
army, revealed to having been in control of the Queen all along. (A:B2 – NA)

Number 19: A Xenomorph Drone that was part of the Greens, a platoon in Spears' Alien Army.
Spears personally branded this Drone shortly before the departure from Third Base during the
Spears incident in 2193. (A:B2 – NA)

Nylon: A male human and one of the untold numbers of survivors left behind on Xenomorph-in-
fested Earth in the 2190s. Nicknamed due to his dark blue nylon windbreaker. In 2193, Nylon ac-
companied his friends Leather and Petey to a supposed “treasure site” where military food supplies
had been reportedly located. Though skeptical, Nylon helped with digging. However, the site was a
trap set up by Bug Feeders, who overwhelmed and captured the three. Amy and her uncle Burt were
watching and recording the scene. The two were forced to flee from the scene, but the video reached
Third Base, where Billie watched it during the Spears incident in 2193. (A:B2 – NA)

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O-Spike: A nickname for the unique and high-risk deployment of the UN Orbital Marines using re-
entry vehicles launched from orbit. For more information, see *Orbital Marines*. (A:SE)

OCM: Abbreviation for Office of Colonial Marshals. See respective entry. (ARPG:CORE)

October Outpost: A colony on the planet KOI-2469.01. Established in 2069, it would boast a pop-
ulation of 230,000 by 2071. The colony's agriculture industry quickly became one of the major food
suppliers of the galaxy. Further industrial activities focused on mining. Key resources were helium-
3, gadolinium and praseodymium. (PR:WIW)

Odenkirk, Clara: A female human and captain of the Katharos in 2183. Ran a salvage business out
of Anchorpoint station, but was under investigation of foul play concerning her salvage by the Colo-
nial Marshals. (ARPG:CORE)

Odobenus Station: A research station orbiting LV-426 as of 2183. (ARPG:CORE)

Office of Colonial Marshals: The designated organisation of the Colonial Marshals.

(ARPG:CORE)

Oh-Oh: Nickname for Open Observation. See respective entry. (A:SE)

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Okie Club: A bar on one of the Anchorpoint stations (ARPG:CORE)

Olfactories: A technology used to enhance media broadcasts using signals that stimulate the olfac-
tory senses. Used during the late 22nd century. (A:B1 – O)

Olympia Colony: A colony on the moon HD 39091 bm. Founded in 2052, Olympia Colony would
sport a population of almost 11 million by 2071. Industrial sectors were terraforming, electronics
and 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 Com-
mittee announced Weyland Industries to be Worldwide Olympic Partner and official “Cybernetics
Company” for the Olympic Games through to 2091. (PR:WIW)

Omnitech: A corporation offering Sleeper facilities in the early 23rd century. By the year 2232, Om-
nitech had been absorbed by Planetus. (A:NE)

Onager: A Class 7 Excavator Vessel. During the Xenomorph outbreak at Hadley’s Hope on LV-426
in 2179, the short-range ship was landed at the colony and used by a group of colonists to escape
the carnage. Subsequently, the Onager performed an emergency landing on the sister moon LV-223.
However, the ship also brought Xenomorph stowaways with it, which build their new hive inside
the Onager and escaped into the wildlife. The fate of the passengers is unknown. (ARPG:CORE)

O'Neal, Peter: A male human and a member of the USCM corps. Born in Newark, New Jersey,
Earth on February 12, 2149. Was involved in the Origin incident in late 2179.

1. Entering USCM service

Recruited from his hometown in 2177, O'Neal proved to be exceptionally capable of handling
firearms in combat situations. After initial training, O'Neal was assigned to O'Niell Station in 2178.
In 2179, he was part of the marines stationed on the USS Sephora sent to investigate the reappear-
ance of the notorious USS Sulaco over LV-426, a mission which would culminate in the Origin inci-
dent.

2. Mission aboard the Sulaco

After arriving on site, O'Neal was part of team Rhino 2-1's recon mission to the USS Sulaco. When
Rhino 2-1 fell victim to an attack by an unknown enemy, O'Neal was among the few survivors and
proceeded to attend to his injured teammates after they had set up a retreat near the Sulaco's hangar
bay. Against the orders of his commanding officer Lieutenant Jeremy Cruz, O'Neal bought fellow
marines Winter and Keyes enough time to complete Rhino 2-3's original mission and retrieve the
Sulaco's flight recorder. Subsequently, he also helped fighting off a Xenomorph onslaught to cover
Winter's and Keyes' retreat back to the Sephora. However, the mission failed disastrously and re-
sulted in the destruction of both the flight recorder and the Umbilical connecting the Sulaco to the
Sephora. Winter and O'Neal, who had barely made it back inside the Sulaco, teamed up and pro-
ceeded to secure a cargo bay as an alternate landing zone. During the mission, the two were con-
tacted by another marine from Rhino 2-3 named Bella Clarison, with whom O'Neal had had a sex-
ual relation prior to the incident. When the Sulaco, which had been revealed to be in the control of

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Weyland-Yutani PMCs, began opening fire on the Sephora, O'Neal's and Winter's new mission was
to disable the weapon systems of the ship. After picking up Bella from her hideout, the three re-
gained control over the bridge, but were too late to stop the Sephora from being destroyed. How-
ever, the Sulaco had been damaged beyond repair as well, and O'Neil, Winter and Clarison barely
escaped to the surface of LV-426.

3. In the ruins of Hadley's Hope

After the crash landing, O'Neal and his comrades regrouped inside the ruins of Hadley's Hope. Cruz
assigned Clarison and Lieutenant Reid the mission to establish a rallying signal over the local
comm relay. Out of concern for Clarison, who had been revealed to be pregnant with an Alien em-
bryo, O'Neal asked permission to join the mission, but Cruz denied the request and ordered him to
help establish a perimeter instead. During an ensuing Xenomorph attack on the command center,
contact to Clarison and Reid was lost, and O'Neal and Winter were sent to follow up on them. While
traversing the sewers of the colony, O'Neal became separated from Winter. Searching for his lost
teammate, O'Neal encountered a colony of deformed Xenomorphs nicknamed Boilers. Just as he
began to suspect that Winter might have been dead, O'Neal was contacted by Winter, who had man-
aged to escape from capture after being taken and cocooned by a Xenomorph. O'Neal, who had
reached the elevator to the comm relay by then, guided Winter through the sewers and back to his
tracker left by the elevator. While doing so, O'Neal was attacked by a monstrous Xenomorph nick-
named the Raven, but eventually managed to elude the creature and rejoin with Winter. Together,
they caught up with Clarison and Reid on the surface and assisted them in completing their mission.
On the way back to the command center, the group was attacked by Xenomorphs. During the ensu-
ing battle, O'Neal got separated and barely escaped from the attacking Raven to a loading dock
where he was eventually found by his teammates.

4. A tragic loss

After the Raven had been killed by Winter, the four marines returned to the command center where
O'Neal and Winter requested permission to take Clarison to the nearby Weyland-Yutani research fa-
cility in order to remove the embryo from her. Cruz agreed under the condition that they would also
retrieve a personnel manifest from the installation. Halfway to the medlab, O'Neal managed to re-
trieve the wanted manifest, but grew suspicious when he discovered a USCM soldier on the list.
Shortly after, Cruz gave the order to rescue said marine from captivity, an order to which O'Neal
only reluctantly complied. Upon arriving at the medlab, the three marines learned that Clarison was
beyond saving as an extraction of the embryo was revealed to be impossible without killing the
host. Shocked by the news, O'Neal tried to comfort Clarison, but had to witness her death while giv-
ing birth to the Xenomorph. Struck with grief and desperation, O'Neal decided to focus on the mis-
sion ahead. When it became necessary to deactivate the facility's security systems in order to pro -
ceed, O'Neal unleashed the creatures upon the Wey-Yu staff without hesitation. Amidst the chaos
and mayhem, O'Neal and Winter reached the security module where the prisoner was held. O'Neal
by now was convinced that Cruz had lied to them and that the retrieval of the captive had been the
sole mission objective all along. Furious, O'Neal confronted Cruz at gunpoint after returning with
the prisoner. Winter and Cruz managed to calm down O'Neal, and Cruz informed the two of the
plan to use Hicks' intel to hijack a landed FTL-capable ship and evacuate all survivors from the
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 5. The final assault on Weyland-Yutani

After fending off another Xenomorph attack on Hadley's Hope, Cruz convinced O'Neal to cooper-
ate, promising that Weyland-Yutani would not escape the consequences of its actions. O'Neal partic-
ipated in the final assault on the Weyland-Yutani facility and assisted in taking down a series of
anti-air guns in order to prevent the Company from transferring the Queen to the FTL ship. O'Neal
and his comrades arrived at the landing site, only to witness the vessel launching seconds before
they would have been able to reach it. After crash-landing inside the frigate while still in atmos-
phere and surviving a dramatic encounter with the Queen, O'Neal, Winter and their comrades pro-
ceeded to confront Michael Weyland inside his private cabin. O'Neal wanted to shoot Weyland, but
was convinced by a Bishop model belonging to the marines to lower his gun. Hicks however, who
was aware that Weyland was actually an android and would be too great a threat when left function-
ing, directed O'Neal's hand and shot Weyland. After successfully retrieving enough information
from the android's brain to bring down the Company, O'Neal and the others proceeded to evacuate
the remaining marines and set course for home. (A:CMVG)

O’Neil, Jim: A male human who served as a medic aboard UNIC vessel Hornblower during the
Steel Egg incident in 2058. Had once witnessed a gruesome accident in space on his first assign-
ment, which made him overly cautious in EVA situations. Addicted to 3-D poker.
During the Steel Egg incident, O’Neil was part of the exploration mission to the Giff vessel, but all-
too glad to stay behind on the Lander while the rest went on to explore the interior of the ship.
When Corgan requested extraction for the crew members infected by Facehuggers, O’Neil hovered
the Lander over the entrance and helped retrieving the unconscious crewmates. He later flew the ex-
termination team consisting of Rondell, Eusebius and Buxton to the Steel Egg, again staying behind
on the Lander. He also remained on the SHIP during the second expedition. When the Xenomorph
threat emerged on the Hornblower, O’Neil’s mental stability began to suffer, causing his captain,
Daryl Corgan, to deploy him with careful consideration. He later was part of the search party for the
Xenomorphs on the Hornblower and fought against the creatures in the Heim Drive Engineering
section, an encounter which finally send him on the edge. O’Neil was later left on the bridge when
the rest of the crew went after Dorea, Chang and Buxton in the outscan room. O’Neil was killed by
a Xenomorph when he stood guard outside the bridge after Corgan had decided to take up defensive
position there and wait for reinforcements. (A:SE)

Open Observation: A section aboard the Hornblower for direct observation of the surrounding
space. Consists of a glass bubble reinforced by metal, situated on the lower starboard side of the
ship. Nicknamed “Oh-Oh”. At the beginning of the Steel Egg incident in 2058, the crew convened
in Open Observation to gather a look at the Giff vessel they had discovered. (A:SE)

Operation Almond: An order issued by Sean Davis during the final stages of the Sulaco incident,
which turned all Weyland-Yutani synthetics present on the Sulaco hostile toward the USCM forces.
(A:INF)

Operation Arrowhead: A faux mission designation Captain McQuade used to convince the mili-
tary flight control at Gateway to allow the Kurtz to disengage during the Kurtz mission in 2195.
(A:B3 – FW)

Operation Outreach: A clandestine operation by the Bionational corporation in early 2192. Its ob-
jective was to pursue the government ship Benedict to the Xenomorph Homeworld and secure a
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creature for their own purposes. For the operation, Bionational hired a freelancer named Patrick
Massey, who would act as the de-facto leader of the mission.

1. Commencing operation

On April 5, 2192, Operation Outreach launched aboard the Bionational vessel K-014 and took up
pursuit of the Benedict unnoticed. During travel, an inside man, the Benedict's captain Colonel
Stephens, secretly updated Massey about the mission's status. In orbit of the Xenomorph Home-
world, Stephens killed the Benedict's pilot and enabled Massey and his forces to land aboard the
ship. Massey quickly took control of the vessel, and his forces managed to capture almost the entire
crew – save for a female civilian named Billie, who went into hiding. After killing Stephens because
he considered him a liability, Massey ordered his troops to land on the surface and to use the Bene-
dict's marines as bait in order to capture a Xenomorph embryo. The troops landed near a large hive
structure and “herded” the marines into the hive from the safety of their floaters.

2. The plan backfires

It was at this point that Operation Outreach began to fall apart. The mercenaries on the floaters were
attacked and decimated by indigenous flying creatures. Additionally, the Eggs inside the hives did
not react to the marines as they were revealed to be androids. Massey himself met his demise when
Billie emerged from hiding and killed him. These events effectively caused the complete failure of
Operation Outreach. (A:B1 – O)

Oram, Christopher: A male human and one of the crew members of the colony ship Covenant
who became involved in the Planet 4 incident in 2104. Originally designated chief science officer
and second-in-command, Oram became the acting captain of the Covenant after Jake Branson’s
death. Husband of Karine Oram, who was also on that fateful mission.
Christopher Oram was a deeply religious man. When Weyland-Yutani chose Jake Branson to lead
the mission instead of him, Oram attributed this fact to his faith, as the Company was known to
have a bias against people who were inclined to base decision on spirituality rather than logic. Oram
joined the Covenant colonization mission as second-in-command and chief science officer instead,
accompanied by his wife Karine, the designated biologist of the endeavor.
In 2104, the Covenant was hit by a neutrino burst, killing dozens of colonists in stasis and the cap-
tain, Jake Branson. This tragedy made Oram the new captain, a circumstance Oram struggled with.
After the reception of Shaw’s transmission from Planet 4 pointed towards a promising new target
for colonization, Oram ordered the vessel to be redirected towards the unknown world. This hap-
pened against the opposition of terraforming specialist Daniels, who was suspicious of the situation.
Oram later led a large part of the crew on a mission to Planet 4’s surface. While Karine separated
from the group to take samples, Oram led the scouting party to its investigation of Shaw’s transmis -
sion emanating from the Juggernaut’s wreckage. When Ledward’s Neomorph infection became crit-
ical, Oram hurried back, but too late to save his wife from the newly-hatched creature.
Still in shock, Oram and his group were under attack by the vicious Neomorphs. Rescue arrived in
the form of David, who chased away the creatures and led them to shelter inside the Engineer city.
Once the survivors had settled down inside the city’s cathedral, Oram was haunted by feelings of
guilt, thinking he had led his crew to its doom. Later, he stumbled upon David, a Neomorph and the
remains of Rosenthal, which the creature had just slaughtered. Against David’s urging, who wanted
to gain the creature’s trust, Oram shot the Neomorph and demanded to know what was going on.
Seemingly compliant, the android lured Oram inside the cave with the Praetomorph Eggs, where he
was impregnated by a Facehugger and died soon after giving birth to a Chestburster. (A:COV)

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Oram, Karine: A female human and one of the crew members of the colony ship Covenant who
became involved in the Planet 4 incident in 2104. Wife of Christopher Oram, who was also on the
Covenant mission as chief science officer and later captain.
Karine joined the Covenant mission with her husband as the designated biologist. In 2104, a neu-
trino burst hit the ship and killed dozens of colonists and the captain Jake Branson, making Karine’s
husband Chris the new commander of the vessel. Karine tried to assist and give advice to Chris as
he struggled with his new responsibility. Karine and Chris later were part of the surface mission to
Planet 4. As the larger part of the group went to find the source of Shaw’s transmission, Karine
stayed behind with security officer Ledward to collect samples of the environment. While she was
working, Ledward was infected with Neomorph spores and soon began to show symptoms. Karine
hurried back to the dropship and brought Ledward to the medbay, where he started convulsing.
Frightened, Faris locked both of them inside the medbay to uphold quarantine. Karine was then
killed by the Bloodburster which had emerged from Ledward. (A:COV)

Orbital Marines: A special operations unit of the UN military active during the first half of the 21 st
century. Orbital Marines were deployed by launching the soldiers aboard re-entry vehicles from or-
bit into the mission zone. These experimental deployments earned the nickname “O-Spike” and
were high-risk maneuvers, with a death toll of 25 percent. A notable example for a conflict during
which Orbital Marines were deployed was the People’s Jihad uprising in Pakistan in the first half of
the 21 century. During this conflict, Daryl Corgan, who would later play a vital role in the Steel Egg
incident, commanded an O-Spike during which he crashed right into the country’s presidential
palace. (A:SE)

Orbital Army: A branch of CANC military. A variation of Orbital Army soldiers were deployed
aboard the Hornblower during the Steel Egg incident in 2058. (A:SE)

Orbital Fort Nebraska: A USCM installation. (ARPG:CORE)

O'Reilly: A male human and a USCM soldier who was part of team Rhino 2-1's foray into the Su-
laco during the Origin incident in 2179. When the Xenomorphs attacked, O'Reilly suffered heavy
injuries and retreated back to the airlock with his comrades. His final whereabouts are unknown.
(A:CMVG)

Ordinary Ones: A term coined by Eli Reynolds for his adversaries during the late stages of the
Steel Egg incident. Fueled by advanced megalomania and delusions of grandeur. (A:SE)

Origae-6: A distant planet. Suitable for colonization, Origae-6 was the destination of the colony
ship Covenant in the early 22nd century. The voyage was interrupted when the crew noticed Planet 4
during one of the drive charge breaks of the ship. After the events on Planet 4 during the epony-
mous incident had claimed the lives of almost the entire crew and put the android David in control
of the Covenant, the colony ship resumed its journey to Origae-6. (A:COV)

Origin: A code name given by Weyland-Yutani to the Derelict on LV-426 during the Company's at-
tempt to exploit the wreckage and its cargo of Xenomorph Eggs during the Origin incident in late
2179. (A:CMVG)

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Origin facility: A Weyland-Yutani research and military base constructed around the Derelict on
LV-426 in the latter half of the year 2179.

1. Conception

As soon as Weyland-Yutani got the confirmation of the Xenomorph's existence on LV-426, the
Company sent its advanced science vessel Legato to investigate. The ship arrived shortly after the
Hadley's Hope incident and reported that the Derelict and its cargo of Xenomorph Eggs had sur-
vived the explosion of the Atmosphere Processor. This news caused Weyland-Yutani to commence a
large-scale construction project around the Derelict, which had received the codename “Origin”.
Once the facility was established, the Company's scientists stationed there would explore, research
and exploit the ancient wreckage and its deadly cargo. Assigned to the construction project was a
Weyland-Yutani employee named Joshua Morris.

2. Construction and layout

The project was a massive undertaking from the beginning. Weyland-Yutani's fleet transported vast
amounts of prefabricated buildings, building parts and equipment to LV-426 and established a land-
ing site large enough for a Research Frigate. Soon after, the first research modules, warehouses and
administration buildings were erected near the landing site. The facility was divided into an inner
compound, consisting of the Derelict, the core research modules and laboratories, and an outer area
featuring the landing pad, loading docks and additional research stations. Between the two sections,
a high-voltage perimeter fence with guard posts was established to provide protection. But the Ori-
gin facility did not remain a solely civilian installation. A military force of PMCs were also de-
ployed, along with vehicles and stationary turrets. These measures were taken both to keep potential
surviving Xenomorphs in check and defend the Company's claim against outside parties.

3. Difficulties

The establishment and operation of the Origin facility was plagued by severe problems and set-
backs. During the excavation of a vital transportation tunnel between the landing pads and the sta-
tion's research modules, the workers stumbled upon a large cave system, where Xenomorphs that
had survived the explosion had created another hive led by a new Queen. Due to lack of resources,
the tunnel was first quarantined and later sealed. The Xenomorphs would continue to infiltrate and
attack the facility until the Origin incident, costing the scientists at least one research module.
However, the discovery also worked in favor of Weyland-Yutani. The Company dug another tunnel
and constructed a passageway across which the Queen would be lured into a containment module.
As volunteers were nowhere to be found, the plan was put on hold, but instead, the Queen was lured
out of her hive by Corporal Dwayne Hicks and Richard Levy during their mission to send a distress
call over the comm array of the Origin facility. Wey-Yu PMCs then proceeded to capture her and
put her in the containment module where she would provide ample opportunities to study the
Xenomorph race.
Another hindrance Joshua Morris had to deal with was the geographic instability of the region since
the explosion of the Atmosphere Processor near Hadley's Hope. Several research modules were lost
due to landslides and volcanic activity. The third problem was limited resources: Joshua Morris
made several futile attempts to get additional perimeter fences financed that would protect the facil-
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The facility would to continue to operate until the Origin incident in December 14, 2179. On this
day, two USCM marines, Corporal Christopher Winter and PFC Peter O'Neal, infiltrated the facility
in order to retrieve a prisoner held there. The two eventually reached a power station and deacti-
vated the fence and security measures that surrounded the inner compound. The facility was imme-
diately overrun by Xenomorphs, which threw the stations inside the Derelict and the surrounding
installations into utter chaos. During the mayhem, the Queen wreaked havoc inside its containment
module, killing several scientists before being subdued by gas. Fighting between Wey-Yu PMCs
and Xenomorphs broke out inside the entire installation. Winter and O'Neal used the disarray to
their advantage and successfully extracted the prisoner and escaped.
While the USCM soldiers fell back to Hadley's Hope to fight off an impending Xenomorph attack,
the Origin facility became compromised beyond recovery. Michael Weyland, whose frigate was
parked on the landing pad, ordered a full evacuation of the installation. The preparations were al-
ready underway when the USCM attacked, intent on capturing Weyland's frigate and escape LV-426
on it. An all-out war between the USCM, Weyland-Yutani and the Xenomorphs erupted in the Ori-
gin facility. A cargo lifter tried to evacuate the Queen, the most valuable prize from the operation,
but was intercepted and shot down by a USCM Cheyenne dropship. The FTL, however, escaped
only seconds before USCM troops could enter the vessel. The exact outcome of the battle and the
final fate of the Origin facility is unknown. (A:CMVG, A:CMVG:SI)

Origin incident: A military conflict between the USCM and Weyland-Yutani taking place in orbit
over and on LV-426 on December 14, 2179. An aftermath of the Hadley's Hope incident, it revolved
around the second mission of the USS Sephora to the USS Sulaco and Weyland-Yutani's efforts to
obtain the Xenomorph organism from the Derelict, which had been given the code name “Origin”
by the Company. Presumably led to a fallout between the two parties.

1. Prelude I: Weyland-Yutani takes claim

After receiving a text message by Carter J. Burke confirming the existence of the Xenomorphs,
Weyland-Yutani dispatched its science vessel Legato to LV-426. After the scientists had reported
that the Derelict and its cargo were still intact, the Company dispatched a task force of considerable
size to secure the Derelict and erect a military and research base dubbed the Origin facility. In a par-
allel operation, Weyland-Yutani managed to capture Corporal Hicks from the Sulaco on Fiorina
161. Hicks had been erroneously declared KIA by the personnel of the penal colony on the prison t,
but actually had been awoken shortly before the Sulaco ejected the EEVs. Eventually, both the Su-
laco and Hicks were moved back to LV-426 to assist in Project Origin.

2. Prelude II: The first mission of the Sephora

The Origin incident had not been the first time the USS Sephora had been dispatched to investigate
the recovered USS Sulaco. The circumstances of why the Sephora was sent again are unknown,
though it is possible that Weyland-Yutani might have put pressure on USCM command in order to
cover up their involvement in the first mission and protect their assets on Phobos and that the
USCM had eventually decided to ignore Weyland-Yutani and mount a second mission. In any case,
the Sephora was placed under a new command for this assignment. Weyland-Yutani again secured
the Sulaco and set up research labs aboard the ship, initiating Project Ilithyia. In the meantime,

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USCM kept looking for the Sulaco's location and, upon finding it in orbit above LV-426, finally or-
dered a new attempt to investigate it.

3. Boarding the Sulaco

On December 14, 2179, the USS Sephora arrived in orbit of LV-426 and approached the Sulaco.
Aboard the Sephora was a contingent of 400 USCM marines, placed under the command of Lieu-
tenant Jeremy Cruz. Both using troop carriers and an Umbilical, the marines were deployed aboard
the Sulaco, with team Rhino 2-1 and 2-3 ordered to investigate and retrieve the flight recorder of the
ship. However, both teams were met with an onslaught of Xenomorphs and were decimated before
being able to complete their objectives. Cruz decided to wake up another squad from Cryosleep,
among them Colonel Christopher Winter. His mission objective was to follow up on teams Rhino 2-
1 and 2-3 to provide assistance. Winter entered the Sulaco via the Umbilical and met up with Pri-
vate O'Neal of Rhino 2-1, then proceeded to a hived section of the ship where he located members
of Rhino 2-3, cocooned and dead except for one survivor, a marine named Keyes. Winter freed
Keyes and managed to retrieve the flight recorder, acting against Cruz's orders to disengage. After
surviving a fierce battle in the Sulaco's hangar, during which the dropship was fatally damaged,
Winter accompanied Keyes to the Umbilical. However, while passing through the docking shaft,
Keyes gave birth to a Xenomorph and committed suicide by blowing up himself, the flight recorder
and the Umbilical with a grenade. Winter barely escaped to the Sulaco and teamed up with O'Neal
in order to secure a cargo bay for an alternative landing site for the remaining Sephora marines.
Eventually, the two reached the bay and secured it, allowing a female dropship pilot named Reid to
land her dropship.

4. The final hours of the Sulaco

Shortly after securing the cargo bay, Weyland-Yutani PMCs arrived at the scene and opened fire on
the group. Revealed to have been in control of the ship, the Wey-Yu forces also began to attack the
Sephora with the Sulaco's weapon systems, who in turn began to fire at the weapon emplacements
of the Sulaco. Picking up Clarison, another survivor of Rhino 2-3 who had been impregnated by a
Facehugger, Winter and O'Neil proceeded to the bridge to shut down the weapon systems. The
group succeeded, but the damage caused to both ships was too great. The Sephora was destroyed,
with 300 marines lost and Cruz retreating to the Sulaco. The Sulaco was doomed as well, causing
the Wey-Yu PMCs to evacuate, taking copies of the research data with them. Winter, O'Neal and
Clarison made their way back to the cargo bay and escaped aboard Reid's dropship together with
Cruz. While trying to gain distance from the disintegrating ships, the dropship was hit by debris and
crash-landed on LV-426, near the colony Hadley's Hope.

5. Regrouping at Hadley's Hope

Only about a hundred marines had escaped the destruction in orbit and made it to the surface of LV-
426. Cruz, Winter and the other marines from Reid's dropship made their way to Hadley's Hope in
order to set up a new command post and regroup the remaining marines. After arriving at the ruined
command center, Cruz ordered Clarison and Reid to use a nearby comm relay to send out a signal
for the scattered marines to make their way to Hadley's Hope. Due to a power failure, Cruz lost con-
tact with Clarison and Reid, causing him to send Winter and O'Neal after them. While traversing the
sewers, which had been populated by Xenomorphs that had survived the explosion of the Atmos-
phere Processor, Winter got separated and taken by a huge Xenomorph with the code name “the
Raven”. Winter woke up soon after and managed to free himself from his cocoon while the Raven

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was away. After reestablishing communications with O'Neal, Winter followed a beacon left behind
by his comrade and traversed the depths of the sewers, which was now home to Xenomorphs
grossly mutated by radiation leaked into the water supply. After rejoining and barely escaping from
the Raven to the surface, Winter and O'Neal managed to locate Clarison and Reid and assist them in
their task. After establishing the signal, Winter and the others fought their way back to the command
center, killing many Xenomorphs and the Raven in the process.

6. Infiltrating Origin Facility

With a rallying point for the survivors of the Sephora successfully established, Winter and O'Neal
requested permission to infiltrate the Weyland-Yutani research facility surrounding the Derelict in
order to access the medical facilities and remove the Xenomorph embryo from Clarison. Cruz
agreed under the condition that they would retrieve a personnel manifest from the facility. Winter,
O'Neal and Clarison made their way to the Origin facility and gained access to the computer sys-
tems of the installation, transmitting the manifest back to Cruz. After further infiltrating the facility,
the group was informed by Cruz that a surviving marine from the Sulaco was held captive in the in-
stallation and received the new objective of rescuing said prisoner. After breaching the defense
perimeter, Winter, O'Neal and Clarison arrived at the medical lab only to learn that extracting the
embryo from Clarison was impossible due to the cancerous nature of the infection caused by the
gestating creature. Clarison died soon after when the Chestburster erupted from her chest. Struck
with horror and grief, the two marines reluctantly continued their mission.
In order to reach the security compound, Winter and O'Neal were forced to shut down the security
systems of the facility, unleashing a whole Xenomorph population, including a Queen, on the Wey-
land-Yutani personnel and PMC forces. After traversing the Derelict on their way, Winter and
O'Neal eventually located the prisoner and rescued the man, who turned out to be Corporal Dwayne
Hicks.

7. Revelations and the final assault

Confronted by Winter and O'Neil, Cruz admitted to the fact that rescuing Hicks was their main ob-
jective all along, as he could provide vital information about Weyland-Yutani's operations and
means of leaving LV-426. After fending off a massive Xenomorph attack on Hadley's Hope and the
regrouped marines, Cruz ordered a final assault on the Origin facility, the objective being to hijack
the last FTL-capable ship left on the surface, a Weyland-Yutani Research Frigate. They were forced
to act quickly, as Weyland-Yutani, overwhelmed by the Xenomorph attacks after the breakdown of
the security grid, was evacuating the planet. Winter, Hicks, Cruz and O'Neal spearheaded the full-
scale attack, with Reid and other pilots providing air support. When the group witnessed a cargo
lifter carrying the captured Queen to the research frigate for extraction, they disabled Anti-Air tur-
rets and thus enabled Reid to cripple the lifter. However, the crash landing of the lifter freed the
Queen, which proceeded to stalk Winter and the others through the loading docks. After a frantic es-
cape, Cruz's marines arrived at the frigate seconds too late and had to watch helplessly as the ship
launched.

8. Endgame

Aboard Reid's dropship, Cruz, Winter and the rest of the group pursued the frigate in LV-426's at-
mosphere. Reid managed to shoot the cargo bay open and crash the dropship inside the ship. Before
the group could proceed deeper into the vessel, the Queen, which had entered the frigate as a stow-
away, viciously attacked them. Winter tried to use a cargo catapult to throw the creature out of the

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ship, but it managed to cling to the bay floor and resume her rampage. Cruz, who had been stuck in
the dropship's deformed cockpit, sacrificed himself, firing the Cheyenne's thrusters and propelling
himself and the attacking Queen out of the frigate.
Exhausted by the events, Winter, O'Neal, Reid and Hicks confronted Michael Weyland, the alleged
mastermind behind Weyland-Yutani's operations on LV-426, inside his private cabin on the ship.
Conflicted between a desire to kill Weyland out of revenge and capturing him to bring down the
Company, an argument erupted among the survivors. Hicks ended the debate by shooting Weyland,
who was revealed to be an android. A Bishop model accompanying Winter and the others success-
fully hacked into Weyland's brain, retrieving more than enough information to incriminate Wey-
land-Yutani and hold the Company responsible for its actions. (A:CMVG)

Orona, Waidslaw: A male human and a scientist. Dedicating his work to the research of the
Xenomorph, Orona was the leading mind on the subject in the late 22 nd century. In this capacity, he
was a valuable consultant for the military and possessed ties to several other powerful organiza-
tions, including the TIA and GENstaff. Orona played a key role in the events leading up to and tran-
spiring during the Earth War, during which he also met his end.

1. Early life and theoretical Xenomorph research

Information about Orona's life prior to his work on the Xenomorph is virtually non-existent, other
than the fact that he has attained the postgraduate academic degree Ph. D. at some point. It can be
assumed that Orona had been involved in classified matters of the military and clandestine bio-
weapon research, which would explain how Orona learned of the creature in a time before its exis-
tence would become public knowledge. Whatever the circumstances, Orona was eventually hired by
the Colonial Marine Corps to do theoretic research on the Xenomorph. Orona compiled his results
in the top-secret audiovisual presentation “Theory of Alien Propagation”. At this point, Orona clas-
sified the Aliens as a collective of animals.

2. Expedition to the Xenomorph Homeworld

After the discovery of the old freighter Junket in Earth's orbit in 2192 yielded the telemetry data to
the Xenomorph Homeworld, Orona was given the task to organize an expedition to the homeworld
to retrieve a Xenomorph specimen for research. To this end, Orona was given full authority to se-
cure any means necessary to make this expedition a success. While the mission itself would be led
by Colonel Stephens, a representative of the military, Orona took interest in records of previous en-
counters with the Xenomorphs. Although all hands involved in the Hadley's Hope incident were lost
during the Fury 161 incident, a survivor of a Xenomorph encounter existed: Wilks, a Colonial Ma-
rine who had been involved in the Rim incident. Despite Stephens' misgivings about Wilks given
his checkered resume after the Rim mission, Orona, backed by military command, installed Wilks
as second-in-command. On April 5, 2192, the mission launched aboard the spaceship Benedict.

3. Nightmares

With the mission to the Xenomorph Homeworld underway, Orona turned his attention to an unset-
tling development on Earth. Reports of vivid nightmares in the general population were coming in
that all had the same subject: Xenomorphs. In spite of the fact that they were all occurring within a
radius of fifty miles, Orona was unable to find out the cause of this development. It was not until
the authorities learned of the existence of a doomsday cult worshipping the Xenomorphs that the
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the embryo of a Xenomorph Queen and kept the creature in a research facility on Earth. The night-
mares were revealed to be a manifestation of a telepathic signal emitted by the Queen. Orona
wanted to seize the facility and take possession of the Queen, but it was already too late: Guided by
the signal and its leader Salvaje, the cult stormed the Bionational facility and managed to get dozens
of followers impregnated and extracted before the facility and the Queen was destroyed by the acti-
vation of a security protocol. The Xenomorph now ran free on planet Earth.

4. Orona's war

With the full cooperation of the military, Orona began a campaign to contain the Xenomorph threat,
using the Planetary Security Act to bypass local authorities. While the infestation quickly spread to
other continents, Orona's special forces were at first very successful in eradicating the creatures and
their nests. However, several months after the outbreak had started, the Aliens adapted to the tactics
of the special forces and resorted to create countless small nests instead of fully formed hives. This
sped up the infestation, and the conflict quickly escalated to a war. In late 2192, Orona was forced
to deploy a full division to combat a giant cluster of nests that had claimed Diego Suarez in northern
Madagascar. Two months later, Orona had to order the nuclear destruction of Jakarta. He realized
too late that the Alien infestation had more in common with a spreading disease than animals or an
enemy army. Mankind was losing Earth to the Xenomorph.

5. Legacy

During the last stages of the war, Orona retreated to a highly fortified military compound in Mex -
ico. There, Orona set up a large amount of fusion bombs configured to detonate after the last rem-
nants of the military forces had escaped Earth. The bombs were intended to eradicate all life on
Earth and leave it to be reclaimed by humanity sometime in the future. Orona then proceeded to cre-
ate a record of Earth's downfall and sent it out via long-range transmission as his last legacy. Just as
the Xenomorphs overran the facility, Orona committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.
However, the bombs left by Orona would indeed eventually become the instrument that liberated
Earth from the Aliens. (A:B1 – O)

Orrery: An Engineer holographical device depicting a star map. Found aboard the Juggernaut dis-
covered during the LV-223 incident. The Orrery was not only used for depiction, as interaction by
touch and setting a navigation target was also possible. (PR, ARPG:CORE)

Ossians: A term describing the enigmatic race of the Mala’kak”. Disclosed to mankind by hier-
glyphic tablets found on Tanaka 5. (ARPG:CORE)

Ostrow: A male human and a Bionational scientist working on the research team observing the
Xenomorph Queen held in the corporation's Lima facility. During the attack on the facility, Ostrow
was impregnated and dragged off by the cultists. After having given birth to a Chestburster, Os-
trow's corpse was discovered by Orona's containment troops some time later. (A:B1 – O)

Ought-Two-class freighter: A class of freighters in service during the first few decades of the 23 rd
century. One notable ship of this class was the wreckage of the Hume discovered on Soulages by the
survivors of the C-3 L/M incident in 2232. (A:NE)

Outer Rim: A term describing the further reaches of colonized space beyond the Outer Veil. First
settlements were founded in the 2060s, with colonization facilitated by the fact that many worlds

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did not require terraforming. The shape is again circular, with its farthest reach almost 30 light years
from Earth to the North. Later, during mankind’s “colonization rush”, the outer edge of the Outer
Rim became known as the ever-expanding Frontier. While the United Americas’ presence in the
Outer Veil was thinly-spread, the Outer Veil became the major UA colony space, which occupied
roughly the entire Eastern half of the Out Rim by the 2180s, with a large portion of the other half
controlled by the UPP, who launched their own expansion in order to counter the UA expansion. By
the end of the 22nd century, the Outer Rim had become a site of military conflicts fueled by the ever-
colliding political ideals of the colony factions. (ARPG:CORE)

Outer Veil: A term chosen by Weyland Industries scientists when the further regions of space out-
side the Core Systems were discovered in 2039. The region covers a circular area expanding up to
13 light years from the Core Systems and was considered to be rich in minerals and potential colony
worlds, which was explored and populated during the decades following the discovery. By the late
22nd century, the majority of the Outer Veil was divided between the UPP and the ICSC, with the
UA limited to a thin stretch dubbed the “American Corridor”, connecting the Core with the major
UA colonies in the Outer Rim. (WYR, ARPG:CORE)

Outsider: A code name Eli Reynolds used during the Steel Egg incident in 2058 when he sent a se -
cret message from the Giff vessel to his CANC allies to notify them of the current situation. (A:SE)

Ovomorph: An alternate, more scientific term for the Xenomorph Egg. (ARPG:CORE)

Ovomorphing: A term describing the process where, in lieu of a Queen, an adult Xenomorph uses
a living organism and its biomass to transform it into an Egg. An “emergency” measure, Eggs cre-
ated by Ovomorphing are less durable and resilient than Queen-bred Eggs. (ARPG:CORE)

Ox series: A series of vehicles manufactured by Mikoyan-Liu. The HAMPV belongs to the Ox se-
ries. (ARPG:CMOM)

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P-2-1-4-0-2: A faux access code Captain McQuade used in conjunction with the bogus mission des-
ignation “Operation Arrowhead” in order to convince military flight control to allow the Kurtz to
disengage from Gateway Station during the Kurtz mission in 2195. (A:B3 – FW)

P-DAT: A data tablet developed by Seegson. Used in team coordination during missions and able to
sync with a variety of devices. (ARPG:CORE)

P9 S.H.A.R.P. Rifle: A prototype infantry weapon manufactured by Armat. The acronym

S.H.A.R.P. stands for “sonic-harpoon artillery remote projectile” and describes the P9's unique am-
munition that consists of darts equipped with an explosive that sticks to its target and detonates after
a short delay. Fires in a semi-automatic mode and has a clip size of 10. (A:CMVG)

PA2390: The prison security ID code of Francis Aaron. (WYR)

Padjdlhauser, R.: A male human and one of the residents of Sevastopol station who got caught up
in the Sevastopol incident in late 2137. ID code 1710. Final fate unknown, last known location was
at station maintenance. (A:ISO)

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Pakistan: A state in South Asia. In the mid-21st century, the People’s Jihad party performed a coup
d'état. Their atrocities against civilians caused the UN to intervene, sending in Orbital Marines. Sev-
eral days later, the UN was able to take Lahore. Daryl Corgan fought in that conflict. (A:SE)

Palatine: A highly specialized variant of the adult Xenomorph serving as the protectors of the
Queen Mother, the supreme ruler of the Alien species. Originating from Praetorians. Resembling
grotesquely slender versions of the adult form, these vicious creatures are comparable in size to a
Xenomorph Queen. Despite, their size, the Palatines are aggressive and fast, able to jump over large
distances. When not needed, the Palatines reside inside the pods surrounding the Queen Mother’s
inner sanctum inside the nest. However, these pods are extremely sensitive and release the creatures
at the first sign of danger. The first confrontation with the Palatines took place on the Queen Mother
Homeworld during the Kurtz mission in 2195, when Ripley and her allies entered the Queen
Mother’s nest to capture the matriarch. (A:B3 – FW)

Palms, Jeffrey: A male human and one of the USCM marines involved in the Sulaco incident.
Nicknamed “Lucky” due to his strange luck.
Palms was born in the second half of the 2140s. After enlisting in USCM service, he attended re-
cruit training at Parris Island. During this period, the worst hurricane in 15 years hit the island and
killed two of Palms' comrades. Afterward, Palms continued his training at SOI East. One day, a
malfunctioning grenade killed his instructor and injured two fellow soldiers while Palms suffered
only minor injuries despite standing right in front of the instructor. Palms would later serve during
Operation Arcturan Freedom where he was injured during a skirmish and lifted back to camp for
treatment. While undergoing medical, the rest of his fire team was killed during a dropship crash he
would have been in were it not for his injuries. These strange and often tragic occurrences earned
Palms his nickname although he himself had come to consider his luck more of a curse. After hav-
ing been transferred to first platoon, the frequency and severity of these events have toned down
somewhat.
By the time of the Sulaco incident, Palms ranked Corporal. During an engagement aboard the Su-
laco, he got separated from his fire team, but later rejoined Fire Team Fox and continued the fight.
(A:INF)

Paluski: A male human and one of the USCM soldiers involved in the Origin incident in late 2179.
As part of team Rhino 2-1, Paluski boarded the Sulaco with his comrades, only to be attacked by
Xenomorphs. The team managed to retreat back to the airlock, but the fight had left most members
injured or dead, with only Paluski and O'Neal remaining to tend to their wounded comrades. After
Winter and Keyes had returned with the flight recorder, Paluski fended off the attacking
Xenomorphs together with his fellow marines and accompanied them back to the Umbilical. When
disaster struck and the Umbilical was destroyed, Paluski got sucked out into space and died of ex-
posure to vacuum. (A:CMVG)

Pandor, Elijah: A male human and one of the colonists of the botanic space colony Domes Epsilon
involved in the Domes Epsilon incident in the mid-80s of the 24 th century. When unloading a ship-
ment from Domes Gamma, Pandor discovered a Xenomorph Egg that had been smuggled in with
the rest of the cargo. As Pandor moved in closer, a Facehugger appeared and attached itself to his
face. Two days later, the Facehugger, having completed the impregnation, detached itself, and Pan-
dor woke up. As the staff of the colony was unfamiliar with the Xenomorph, everybody assumed
that the crisis was over. Pandor was working together with his colleagues Cody and Hendricks in
Dome Four when he gave birth to the Chestburster, just as the Betty had entered the system and con-
tacted Domes Epsilon to warn the colonists about the danger they were in. (A:OS)

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Panther Alien: A Xenomorph subspecies originating from a large feline creature. The general
anatomy of the Panther Alien resembles that of a Runner, also featuring digigrade hind legs, a slen-
der appearance and lacking dorsal tubes. A unique feature was that it was host to a parasitic creature
that 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 similar
species dubbed the Night Cougar Alien existed, sporting a lighter complexion. (KAF)

Papp, L.: A female human and one of the Colonial Marines involved in the Origin incident in late
2179. Was ranked Corporal at the time. After crash-landing on LV-426 following the destruction of
the Sephora and the Sulaco, Papp was eager to fight back against the Xenomorphs. She was eventu-
ally killed when a Crusher rammed her at full speed. (A:CMVG)

Paris: The capital of France, Earth. During the early stages of the Earth War in the 2190s, Paris was
the location of one of the Xenomorph nests swiftly eradicated by Orona's teams. (A:B1 – O)

Parameter Uplink Spectagraph: A type of Spectagraph, which, combined with its trademark
“howling” sound effect, led to the device’s nickname “Pups”. PUPS were developed by Weyland In-
dustries and used during the Prometheus incident in 2093 by geologist Fifield. In 2179, Weyland-
Yutani used a similar device to maps the Derelict as part of the Origin project.

Parker, Dennis Monroe: A male human working as the engineer of the crew involved in the Nos-
tromo incident. Born on February 4, 2080 in San Diego, California. Had the ID number 724/R4-06J.

1. Early life

Parker started his recorded working career in 2100, working in the racing business for Speedy Maxx
High Speed Terrafoil Racing. He would eventually leave on October 6, 2104. due to a salary dis-
pute. On January 6, 2105, Parker entered United States military service at the rank of Private, as-
signed as a mechanic to the United Americas Outer Rim Defense Fleet. He worked his way up to
the rank of Corporal and took on an assignment at the Outer Rim Defense base Skyfire Down as
Chief Mechanic. Parker was eventually caught up in the events of the Torin Prime civil war. He got
captured by J'Har rebels and brought to the concentration camp GR-161 on August 1, 2107. He es-
caped from detention during the 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 in 2109, Parker began studying at the San Diego School of Astro-Engineer-
ing, but dropped out of studies on March 29, 2113. On October 2, 2113, Parker started working as a
freelancer for MexCorp until January 7, 2114, when he accepted an assignment at the United Amer-
icas lightspeed acceleration threshold on Neptune. He eventually returned to engineer duty aboard
space vessels when he entered Weyland-Yutani employment as Assistant Engineer aboard the cargo
vessel Otago on May 5, 2115. Two years later, on October 27 2117, Parker began service as an en-
gineer with a flight status rank of C aboard another cargo vessel, the Nonnabo, where he would
meet and develop a friendship with Brett. Together with his friend, he joined the Nostromo en route
to Thedus on September 10, 2120. He would remain on the ship and become involved in the Nos-
tromo incident two years later. Prior to the fateful trip back to Earth, conflicts regarding several
malfunctions and the financial compensation for the necessary repairs put a strain on the relation-
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Parker was responsible for repairing minor damage on the Nostromo together with Brett so that it
could depart LV-426 after the investigation of the Derelict. During the incident, Parker played a vi-
tal role in assisting the fight against the Xenomorph by developing a makeshift flamethrower and a
cattle prod, 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 survivors 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 by the Xenomorph
when he tried to save Lambert from the creature. (A1)

Parks: A human male and a crewman participating in the Benedict mission in 2192. Parks was one
of the few survivors of the mission to make it back to an Alien-infested Earth. Parks and the others
landed at one of the last military compounds, where the military confiscated the Benedict. Parks
was present when an officer informed the group that they would be left behind on Earth. When the
discussion erupted into violence, Parks panicked and fled the scene. His final fate is unknown.
(A:B1 – O)

Patin, Robert T.: A male human and a member of the USCM. In the year 2193, Patin inhabited the
rank of Private First Class and was stationed at Third Base as part of the Third Base project team.
During the Spears incident, Patin had guard duty at the South Lock when he was knocked uncon-
scious by a fellow soldier named Renus when he and his team fled the compound to escape Spears'
reign of terror. As soon as Spears learned of the incident, he ordered Patin to be fed to the captive
Xenomorphs as punishment. (A:B2 – NA)

Patna (Conestoga-class ship): A modified Conestoga-class space transport operated by Weyland-

Yutani. Full name USCSS Patna. Michael Bishop used the Patna and to travel to Fiorina 161 in
2179 in a failed attempt to secure one of the two Xenomorphs involved in the Fury 16 incident, a
full-grown Runner and the Queen embryo gestating inside Ripley. At the time, the Patna was re-
portedly equipped with advanced medical facilities sufficient to perform the extraction of a
Xenomorph embryo, although Michael Bishop's account in this matter during the incident has to be
considered dubious. At the very least, the ship must have been sufficiently outfitted to hold and con-
tain a fully-developed Xenomorph specimen. By 2183, the Patna’s base of operations was the new
Anchorhead station, and its official registration was that of a Medical Frigate, with its armament
lacking the rail guns and long arm missile pod of the military version. By this time, the ship was
known as Michael Bishop’s personal headquarters, and information of its current configuration re-
vealed to contain six laboratories and a surgical theater equipped with six MedPods. However, full
data was still not available, with rumors circulating of the Patna transporting nuclear warheads
through UPP and UA territories. (A3)

Patterson, Martin: A male human and a businessperson residing on Sevastopol station in late
2137. On November 9, Patterson sent a request to maintenance, stating that order messages have not
arrived as scheduled and that he wondered if his comm equipment was malfunctioning. On Novem-
ber 25, his request was answered, informing him that no equipment failure had taken place.
(A:ISO)

Paul: A human male and one of the countless individuals on Earth fighting for their lives during the
Earth War period. At an unknown point in time, Paul joined up with Amy and an unidentified old
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Paul was indeed her uncle. In 2195, Billie watched a transmission on Gateway Station showing Paul
and his group stumbling upon a cocooned and impregnated woman in an infested underground tun-
nel. Paul moved in to mercy-kill the woman when the transmission cut off. Paul later went missing
during a resupply run. (A:B3 – FW)

Paul, B.: A human who was admitted to San Cristobal medical facility on Sevastopol station in
September 2137 with major chemical burns to the limbs. Dr. Lingard attended to the patient and
filed the diagnosis on September 23, 2137. (A:ISO)

Pauling, A.: A human and the co-designer of the Weyland Industries MedPod 720i model. (PR)

Pauling Medpod: An alternative designation for Weyland Industries’ 720i model, referring to its
co-designer A. Pauling.

Paulson, Brock: A male human and one of the USCM marines involved in the Sulaco incident in
2179. Nicknamed “Bear” by his parents since early childhood due to his imposing height and ap-
pearance.
Paulson was born in the mid-2150s. Despite his strong build, he used his strength to defend weaker
kids at school as he did not like abusive people. After graduating from high school, Paulson wanted
to become a marine biologist, but his family was not able to afford the costs. After several attempts
to gain an athletic scholarship had failed, Paulson met an USCM recruiter who offered him a deal:
In exchange for three years of service, the corps would pay his college. He did not hesitate to accept
and soon became respected and loved by his comrades for his skills and easy-going demeanor.
By the time of the Sulaco incident, Paulson had obtained the rank of Private First Class. He was part
of the original Fire Team Fox, which was tasked with locating a life signal that had been picked up
from the Sulaco by an advance team. Paulson would continue to play an active role during the inci-
dent. (A:INF)

PDT: Abbreviation for Personal Data Transmitter. See respective entry.

Pelican Colony: A colony founded on KOI-947.01 in 2056. Sported a population of almost 6.5 mil-
lion by 2071. Taking advantage of the planet's fertile soil, the colony maintained a productive agri-
cultural industry, which would earn the colony the reputation of being a major food provider in the
second half of the 21st century. Key resources were oxygen, methane and nickel. (PR:WIW)

People’s Jihad: A paramilitary group active in Pakistan during the mid-21st century. In this period,
the faction performed a coup d'état, committing atrocities against countless civilians. This caused
the UN to intervene, sending in the Marines. Eventually, the UN troops were able to retake Lahore.
(A:SE)

Percival, Aeron: A male human and a United States Colonial Marines officer. In 2183, inhabiting
the rank of Colonel, Percival commanded a recon team out of Crestus Garrison System Delta. Wor-
rying about the current state of the USCM and its vulnerability to unknown threats, Percival’s team
discovered evidence pointing to Weyland-Yutani’s responsibility for the Hadley’s Hope incident in
2179. (ARPG:CORE, AVPG)

Perez, Martin Allahandro Carlos: A male human serving as a General for the USM in 2381. Born
in 2325. USM registration code USMG079. Was charged with overseeing the cloning project
aboard the Auriga aimed at harvesting the Xenomorph for research purposes. Perez opposed the sci-

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entists' request to keep Ripley 8 alive after the extraction of the Queen embryo had been a success.
In the meantime, Perez had struck a deal with the smuggler Elgyn, with whom he went back a ways,
to deliver human hosts to the Auriga. Shortly before the outbreak, Perez received Elgyn, his crew
and their cargo aboard the research vessel. In addition to hard cash, Perez agreed to have the crew
of the Betty as guests for a few days. Perez was later killed by a Xenomorph during the evacuation
of the Auriga after he had sacrificed a manned escape pod infiltrated by an Alien in order to contain
the infestation. (A:RES)

Perkins: The name of the guard bot responsible for supervising the incarceration of David Wilks
inside a military prison on Earth in 2192 for a drunk and disorderly charge. Before the sentence
could be fully served, Perkins notified him of his meeting with Colonel Stephens and Dr. Orona to
discuss his participation in the Benedict mission. The robot also handed Wilks a copy of the video
footage from the Dutton and escorted him to his appointment after he had watched the vid. (A:B1 –
O)

Perry, M.: A male human and a resident of Sevastopol station. ID code 5831. Got caught up in the
Sevastopol incident in late 2137. Had once been a famous actor. Final fate unknown, last known lo-
cation Lorenz SysTech Spire. (A:ISO)

Personal Data Transmitter: Describes a small device either carried by or implanted inside a per-
son that transmits location data like position and distance. This data can be received and 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's
Hope incident, the recon mission used the mainframe to locate a large cluster of PDT signals ema -
nating from the nearby Atmosphere Processor. When investigating the source of the signals, a large
Xenomorph hive was discovered where the colonists had been brought for impregnation during the
Xenomorph outbreak preceding the incident. Later, Ripley gave her PDT to Newt and used it to lo-
cate her inside the processor after she had been abducted by the Xenomorphs during the escape to
the landing pad. (A2)

Peters: A male human and a USCM officer. Was present on Gateway Station in 2195, when Wilks
contacted Peters, who ranked General at the time, in order to request a starship for the mission to
the Queen Mother homeworld. Despite Peters’ high rank, Wilks was skeptical due to his inexperi-
ence and closemindedness. His suspicions were confirmed when Peters refused to offer support.
Later, Tully and Elliot stole Peters’ voiceprint and codes, which they used to equip the group with
weapons and hijack the Kurtz. In the aftermath, Peters was reprimanded for failing to prevent the hi-
jack. (A:B3 – FW)

Peterson, Sean J.: A male human and a USCM soldier stationed at Third Base during the Spears
incident in 2193. Ranking Corporal at the time, Peterson and fellow comrades Renus and Magruder
intended to flee the base to the nearby terraformer colony in order to escape General Spears' insan-
ity. During the preparations for their desertion, Peterson was responsible for organizing food ra-
tions. Initially, the escape from Third Base seemed to succeed without incident. However, after ar-
riving at the colony, the group discovered that Spears had transformed the facilities into an artificial
Alien hive. Peterson was then killed during an attack of the resident Drones. (A:B2 – NA)

Petey: A male human and one of countless individuals left behind on Xenomorph-infested Earth in
the 2190s. In 2193, Petey was assisting his friends Leather and Nylon in uncovering a military food

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cache, acting as a lookout on a nearby tower. However, the site was a trap laid by Bug Feeder, who
overwhelmed and captured the three. Amy and her uncle Burt secretly filmed the scene and broad-
cast it. The recording was eventually picked up by Third Base during the Spears incident, where
Billie happened to watch it at the comm station. (A:B2 – NA)

PGSS: Abbreviation for Power Grid Switching System. See the respective entry.

Philipakos, Angela: A female human and one of the colonists involved in the Domes Epsilon inci-
dent. Was born in the early 60s of the 24 th century. Daughter of Philip Philipakos, the administrator
of Domes 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 on
the station, doubling as a botanist and the resident physicist. After a Facehugger had attached itself
to a staff member called Elijah Pandor, Angela took care of supervising Pandor's condition after he
had been transferred to the medbay. After the Betty had arrived, informing them of the danger they
were 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 far
larger than expected. Later, Angie was among the convoy to the backup bay. When the Xenomorphs
attacked, Angie was driven into the jungle like the rest of the group. As she wandered aimlessly
throughout the jungle, she met up with her father, only to witness him sacrificing his life to ensure
her escape from an attacking Alien. Eventually, she stumbled upon Ripley, who escorted her to
safety aboard the Betty. After the destruction of Domes Epsilon, Angie remained as the only human
survivor of the staff and decided to join the crew of the Betty to ensure that no one else would suffer
the same fate as her colleagues. (A:OS)

Philipakos, Philip: A male human and the administrator of the Domes Epsilon botanic space
colony during the Domes Epsilon incident in the mid-80s of the 24 th century. Grew up at the
Chicago centerplex 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
mining colony when Angela was still very young. Angela then grew up under Philips' custody at
Domes Epsilon where he had begun working as the administrator of the facility. Despite the fact
that Angela would very well hold her own, Philip was very protective of his daughter even when
she had became a young woman. Philip also met up with his old friend Benedict when he gave him
a job aboard the station.
By the time of the Domes Epsilon incident, Philip had been working and living at Domes Epsilon
for 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 smuggled
aboard in order to infest Domes Epsilon with the Xenomorph organism. As the Betty arrived and
warned them about the danger the colonists were in, Philipakos reluctantly chose to trust Ripley 8
and allow them to come aboard. He later met up with Ripley 8, Call and the rest of the boarding
team from the Betty and led them to the control center. After being advised that an evacuation would
be the only way to deal with the situation, Philip chose to put the lives of the colonists over his life -
time work and agreed to the plan. While Ripley 8 and Johner were scouting the backup bay as a
means to escape, Philip worked together with Angela on reactivating an old heat sensor grid he had
installed roughly twenty years ago in order to protect his daughter to suffer the same fate as her
mother. When the grid came online, they discovered that not just a single creature, but a whole
dozen of them were present on Domes Epsilon. It was decided to make a dash to the backup bay on
two of the Runabouts of the station, but before the convoy could reach its destination, it was at -

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tacked by 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 Xenomorph
lurking nearby. Philip chose to sacrifice himself in order to ensure Angela's escape. (A:OS)

Phobos: The larger one of the two moons of Mars. Phobos' atmosphere was terraformed during an
unspecified timespan, creating air that was breathable by humans. During the 2170s, Weyland-Yu-
tani maintained a research station on Phobos, conducting breeding experiments with Xenomorphs.
(A:INF)

Phobos Research Station: A biological research station on Phobos operated by Weyland-Yutani.

The part of the installation above surface mainly consisted of a reception area and a communica-
tions tower. The bulk of the facility was located underground, extending several hundreds of meters
below the surface. The upper floors in this part were occupied by maintenance areas and terminal
access points, while the eight lowest floors housed the research and experimentation facilities and
the specimen containment chambers.

1. Disaster

Sometime during the 2170s, the Company got hold of Xenomorph Eggs by unspecified means,
which were transferred to Phobos. There, the team of scientists began to conduct breeding experi-
ments with various types of Simians. The experiments created monstrous hybrids, which were con-
tained in the specimen chambers on the lowest floors. Shortly before the Sulaco incident took place,
an unspecified accident occurred at the station that released the Xenomorph hybrids, which pro-
ceeded to eradicate the science personnel. A last ditch effort by the surviving researchers was made
to hole themselves up in the communications tower. Additionally, YA 575 sentry guns were placed
to protect the access to the tower. However, a particularly large hybrid broke through the barriers
and killed off the last remaining humans.

2. USCM investigation during the Sulaco incident

Shortly before the outbreak, the Phobos Research Station was expecting a cargo of new Xenomorph
Eggs from the Sulaco, which had been taken over by the Company. However, USCM soldiers were
also present aboard the vessel as it reached Phobos, and when the facility failed to respond to com-
munication attempts, the marines went down to the surface to investigate. The YA 575s still blocked
access to the comm tower, so the marines proceeded to explore the underground portion of the sta-
tion in order to find an override device for the sentry guns. As the soldiers traversed through the
bowels of the base, they soon realized what had happened to the facility. The Colonial Marines also
encountered live Simian Xenomorphs roaming the installation. On sub-floor 8, the soldiers finally
located an override device and entered the comm tower. There, the fire team fought and killed the
large hybrid specimen that was still present on the uppermost floor. When the fight was over, the
marines left the installation and returned to the Sulaco. (A:INF)

Pindar: A male human and a network technician. Was instrumental in relaying Salvaje's message
during the prelude to the Earth War in the 2190s.
Nothing is known about Pindar's early life. Eventually, he began working as a freelance network
technician and set up his own shop. As the corporate market had its own designates, Pindar's work
mostly consisted of private or military assignments. In 2189, Pindar met a man named Salvaje, the
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During the following three years, Salvaje regularly hired Pindar to splice him into the Network and
thus enable him to spread his message to the public.
In 2192, Salvaje came into possession of footage of a Xenomorph and again hired Pindar to set him
up with a splice into the Network. However, the TIA then became aware of Salvaje's message and
began its investigation, during which it also sent officials to several network technicians for prelimi-
nary questioning, among them Pindar. Pindar did not give away Salvaje, but became worried about
the government's interest and thus confronted Salvaje about the matter. Salvaje reacted by threaten-
ing to kill Pindar, which prompted him to do a background check on the man. As part of his re-
search, he discovered that Salvaje had hired technicians other than himself. Pindar traveled to Lima
to meet one of these persons, a man named Gerard who did contract work for the local Bionational
facility and was a passing acquaintance of Pindar. Through Gerard, Pindar learned of Salvaje's past
at Bionational and the existence of a data terminal Gerard had set up for the fanatic. Pindar then
hacked into this terminal and discovered footage of the Xenomorph Queen held at the Lima facility
of Bionational. Shortly after, Pindar was taken in by the TIA. It was during his interrogation that
EarthGov, and, by extension, its Xenomorph expert, Dr. Orona, learned of the Xenomorph presence
on Earth. Pindar did not survive the interrogation, and his remaining entrails were donated as organ
transplants. (A:B1 – O)

Plagiarus celerius: A scientific term for the parasite species of the Neomorph organism. Roughly
translates to “fast mimic”, the “fast” referring to either the prowess of the creature or the fast gesta-
tion period, or both. (ARPG:CORE)

Plagiarus linesteres: A scientific term for the Praetomorph. Translates to “smooth lined mimic”,
referencing the fact that the Praetomorph lacks the biomechanical features of the Xenomorph.
(ARPG:CORE)

Plagiarus praepotens: A term describing the parasite species in the updated scientific classification
of the XX121 organism. Translates to “powerful mimic”. This term covers any incarnation of the
Xenomorph from its Chestburster stage onward, also including all adult forms. (ARPG:CORE)

Planet 4: A planet and the site of the eponymous incident in 2104. Located in an old system in Sec-
tor 87, Planet 4 was the only of the five planets that was located in the habitable zone. Planet 4
sported a turbulent ionosphere that enveloped the world almost constantly in violent storms. The
surface was covered in steep mountain ranges, verdant forest and lakes. Besides housing a rich
fauna, Planet 4 was also home to Engineers, who were located in a large city.
Planet 4 became notable when David and Shaw arrived on the world during the search for the Engi-
neer homeworld following the Prometheus incident in 2093. David, having grown to despise the
alien race, unleashed the Black Goo stored in their Juggernaut on the Engineer city, completely
eradicating the population. The deployment of the pathogen had catastrophic consequences for the
animal life, killing or twisting it into grotesque mutations such as the Neomorph. The world was
later also discovered by the crew of the colony ship Covenant, who picked up Shaw’s transmission
in 2104 and regarded the seemingly harmless and beautiful Planet 4 a suitable world for coloniza-
tion – a decision which would culminate in the Planet 4 incident. Since David falsified the records,
the Covenant never officially visited Planet 4. Thus, the world is still considered uncharted.
(A:COV)

Planet 4 incident: The encounter of the crew of the colony ship Covenant with the android David
on Planet 4 in 2104. Marks humanity’s first notable contact with the Neomorph and Praetomorph
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The mission of the Prometheus in 2094 ended in disaster, leaving only Dr. Elizabeth Shaw and the
android David as the survivors. The two then left LV-223 in search of the Engineers’ homeworld.
Eventually, they arrived at Planet 4, a verdant world populated by Engineers. David, who had
grown to regard the race as inferior, unleashed the Black Goo bioweapon on the world, killing or
twisting every living being on the planet. David took up residence in the now-abandoned Engineer
city and began his study of the mutated wildlife and, “inspired” by a fossilized Xenomorph Egg he
found, conducted grotesque experiments in search of the perfect organism. Shaw would meet a
grisly end at the hands of David, but not before activating a broadcast loop inside the wreckage of
their Engineer ship.
In 2103, the colonization mission of the USCSS Covenant was announced. As it was the first en-
deavor of its kind, a fanatical group named Earth Savers tried and failed to sabotage the mission
several times. With 200 colonists and embryos in Cryosleep, the ship eventually departs for Origae-
6.

2. “Country road, take me home...”

In 2104, the human colony ship Covenant under the command of Captain Jake Branson reverted to
sublight near Planet 4 to charge up its drive using its solar sails. A neutrino burst from a nearby star
damaged the ship’s solar sails, crippling the vessel and initiating an emergency wakeup of the crew.
Due to the damage, dozens of colonists were killed. Captain Branson’s Cryotube also suffered a
malfunction which killed him, making Chris Oram the new commanding officer. Just as repairs on
the solar sails were finished, crew member Tennessee received a fragment of Shaw’s transmission
on his EVA suit. The broadcast also contained the location of Planet 4, which appeared to be an
ideal candidate for colonization. As Planet 4 was just a few weeks away instead of years like Ori-
gae-6 and none of the crew was eager to enter Cryosleep again after Branson’s death, Oram decided
to check out Planet 4, against the objection of terraforming expert Daniels, who was skeptical of the
situation.
After arriving in orbit of Planet 4, a large portion of the crew, including Captain Oram, Daniels, an-
droid Walter, Oram’s wife Karine and pilot Faris, boarded the dropship Lander One. The vessel
landed at a lake near the crashed Juggernaut, and the landing party began their trek towards the
source of the signal. They eventually arrived at the wreckage and proceeded to investigate it, find-
ing belongings of Elizabeth Shaw and pinpointing the source of the signal inside the pilot chamber.
However, two crew members, Ledward and Hallett, became infected by Neomorph spores. Karine,
who had separated from the group with Ledward to take samples, hurried back to the dropship with
her sick companion and brought him to the ship’s medbay. As the Neomorph was about to emerge,
Faris locked Ledward and Karine inside the medbay to quarantine the threat. However, the creature
killed Karine and broke free. Faris tried to destroy the Neomorph with a shotgun, but accidentally
hit canisters with explosive chemicals inside a supply room, causing an explosion that destroyed the
dropship and killed Faris while the creature escaped. Oram and the rest of the group arrived at the
site only to witness the explosion of the vessel. Hallett now also gave birth to a Neomorph, who
scampered off into the grass. As night fell, the surviving members of the landing party found them-
selves under attack by the returning first Neomorph. Just as the creature started decimating the
group, David appeared and rescued the crew members by scaring off the Neomorph with a flare
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David allowed the group to take shelter inside the city’s cathedral, playing the role of a seemingly
benevolent host. For that purpose, David related the story of his arrival, but stated that the Black
Goo had been released accidentally. The group also set up a comm relays on the roof of the building
in order to contact the Covenant and request evac. However, one of the planet’s frequent storms was
raging at the time, preventing contact for the time being.
Contrary to the appearance, David had concocted a sinister plan to gain access to the Covenant and
its countless human bodies, all perfect candidates for his cruel experiments. To achieve his goal,
David not only cut his hair short in order to resemble Walter, but also stored two inert Facehugger
embryos inside himself. He also tried to manipulate Walter into becoming his ally, appealing to his
desire for independence and freedom of personality. Meanwhile, Tennessee decided to lower the
Covenant dangerously close to the storm front in order to have a better chance at receiving a signal.
As the night progressed, the situation in the cathedral was slowly turning into a crisis. One of the
Neomorphs had followed the group to the cathedral and slaughtered the crew member Rosenthal.
David discovered the creature feeding on the mangled remains of the woman and, unconcerned with
the fate of the human, tried to gain the creature’s trust. It was then when Oram appeared, shooting
the creature and demanding to know what was going on. David seemingly complied and led Oram
into the cave where the Praetomorph Eggs were stored. He then lured the captain near one of the
spores and watched passively as he became impregnated and quickly gave birth to a Praeto-Chest-
burster. Walter, who had found Shaw’s body and become suspicious of David, also confronted his
“brother”. When David realized that he was unable to turn Walter, he incapacitated him by stabbing
his neck with a flute.

4. The true nightmare begins

As morning dawned, the crew, now led by Daniels, stumbled upon the remains of Oram and Rosen-
thal. Alarmed, Daniels ordered the crew to leave and used the fair weather to contact the Covenant
and request an emergency evac. Tennessee complied and ordered the vessel even lower into the at-
mosphere so that he could use the short-distance cargo Lifter. Meanwhile, the Praetomorph, now
grown to adult size, began attacking the crew. During the attack, another crew member named Lopé
became impregnated.
Daniels, while searching for Walter and David, stumbled upon disturbing drawings, showing the
cruel fate of Shaw at the hands of David’s experiments. David, now forced to show his true colors,
appeared and attacked her, but was rescued by Walter, who had healed from his injury. After Daniels
had escaped, Walter fought against David, but was eventually defeated. David, now posing as Wal-
ter, joined up with Daniels and Lope on the city plaza, where they placed a beacon for the Lifter. As
the Lifter appeared, the Praetomorph caught up with the group. When Daniels and the others
boarded the vessel, the creature viciously attacked the craft, forcing Daniels to fight the beast and
eventually kill it. Seemingly safe, the Lifter returned to the Covenant.
Once aboard, Lope was placed inside the medbay to recuperate from injuries to his face. While left
alone, the Chestburster erupted from Lope and quickly grew to adult size. MU/TH/UR discovered
the creature and alerted Daniels and Tennessee to its presence. The Praetomorph proceeded to kill
crew members Ricks and Upworth, reducing the surviving individuals to Daniels, Tennessee and
David. Daniels and Tennessee eventually managed to bait the creature into the terraforming bay
with the help of David, who tracked the creature and closed the shuts via remote. Originally, the two
planned to flush the Praetomorph out of the ship by opening it to vacuum, but the creature proved to
be too resilient. Only by impaling the beast on an excavator shovel and throwing the vehicle out of
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Now safe, Tennessee and Daniels entered their Cryotubes, trusting the ship to whom they believed
to be Walter. Only in her last waking moments before Cryosleep did Daniels realize that Walter was
actually David. When both of them were asleep, David regurgitated the two Facehugger embryos
and stored it along the human embryos. He then reported to Weyland-Yutani that the entire crew
save for Daniels and Tennessee had been killed when the Covenant had been hit by a neutrino burst
and that the ship was now back en route to Origae-6 as planned. (A:COV)

Planetary Security Act: A law that allows the bypassing of local legislation should there be proof
of a global threat. Orona invoked the Planetary Security Act when he tried to contain the
Xenomorph scourge during the beginning of the Earth War in 2192. (A:B1 – O)

Planetus: A corporation rising in the early 23 rd century. Like its rival, Weyland-Yutani, Planetus
had investments in research and terraforming. Unlike Weyland-Yutani, however, Planetus distanced
itself from ethically questionable business practices and instead opted for an environment-friendly
approach.
At an undisclosed date during the first few decades of the 23 rd century, Planetus acquired another ri-
val company, Omnitech, and assimilated it into its own infrastructure. In 2227, it spent a consider-
able part of their resources to buy the planet C-3 L/M, sharing it in equal parts with Weyland-Yu-
tani. 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)

Platinum Star: A USCM medal awarded for exceptional performance in combat. (A:B1 – O)

Platte: The proper name of the planet KOI-323.08. (PR:WIW)

POL-3191 BB: A planet. Discovered in 2071, the world was given the proper name “Coren”. No-
table for housing at least two unique micro-organisms, making it the first planet with a fauna con -
sisting of multiple indigenous species. (PR:WIW)

POL-3191 CC: A planet. Discovered in 2071, the planet was given the proper name “Apta”. The
world lies adjacent to the world POL-3191 BB, proper name Coren. 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-5360: A star system located in the Neroid Sector. Notable for being the location of the Wilson
Scarps Asteroid. (ARPG:CORE)

POL-5362: A star system located in the Neroid sector. A notable world was POL-5362.01, properly
known as Aires. (ARPG:CORE)

POL-5362.01: A planet located in the POL-5362 star system. Proper name Aires. See respective en-
try. (PR:WIW)

POL-6362: A planet. Discovered in 2071, the world has been given the proper name “Jacob-Tellis”.
Notable for being the outermost world reached by mankind as of 2071. During further exploration,
evidence for the presence of an aquatic microfauna on the world was found by a human survey
team. (PR:WIW)

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Porhyreus: A mutation affecting Xenomorph Drones, resulting in pale-blue highlights on their
skin. (A:CMVG)

Porphyrion: A Conestoga-class ship. In 2183, the Porphyrion was helmed by a Colonial Marshal-
backed crew, who was hunting for a mystery ship raiding regional colonies. Eventually, the crew
confronted the ship, which turned out to be a CM-90S smuggler vessel named the Lyssa. A space
battle ensued, which ended with the Lyssa disabled. (ARPG:CORE)

Portable Decontamination Pack: A device used to rid a local environment of hostile elements in
the atmosphere. As the pack draws its resources from inflammable material in the air, the energy
supply of the device is self-sufficient. The Portable Decontamination Pack was introduced by Wey-
land Industries on July 22, 2059. (PR:WIW)

Portable Remote Pilot Uplink Terminal: A remote piloting system used to use an uplink to di-
rectly control a ship in orbit. Abbreviated as PR PUT. The piloting device is similar to a laptop com-
puter in design and features a small joystick. Bishop used a PR PUT device during the Hadley’s
Hope incident in 2179 to call down the second UD-4L dropship from the Sulaco. (ARPG:CORE)

Porter, W.: A human male and chief of the engineer team of Sevastopol station in late 2137. ID
code 3193. Distrustful of Working Joe androids.
When it was announced on September 28, 2137, that Sevastopol would be shut down, it fell to
Porter and his team to perform the station’s deactivation. During this period, Porter was also asked
by Seegson to evaluate large components such as the tram system for possible extraction. In the
case of the trams system, Porter had to report that it was irretrievable due to damage caused by con-
stant disregard of safety measures over the years. On November 25, Porter was in the lower habita-
tion sector leading an operation to strip-mine the area for usable salvage when the Working Joe
team assigned stopped and began acting erratically. Seeing his lingering suspicions about the an-
droids confirmed, Porter informed Seegson Synthetics.
Porter was also contacted by Waits and ordered to illegally “crack” the flight recorder of the Nos-
tromo. On November 29, Porter reported back that the flight recorder had been emptied. Unable to
rely on synthetics anymore, Porter took an engineer to a work assignment on December 1, only to
have him mysteriously vanish. Puzzled and concerned, Porter decided to relay the incident to Waits.
Two days later, power fluctuations caused Porter to send a colleague named Flores down to Reactor
Maintenance to investigate. On December 5, Porter finally detected a suspicious activity in Engi-
neering and sent Harris and Turner there to deactivate the power there, kill the terminal and docu-
ment their proceedings.
On December 6, Porter encountered a Xenomorph. He got away unscathed because the creature had
not noticed him. More and more of his staff went missing or were killed, causing Porter to try and
regroup with his team, as he estimated their chance of survival to be higher when together. During
this time, Porter also barely survived an encounter with a homicidal Working Joe, after which he
constructed a makeshift weapon to defend himself. Porter also contacted Flores again, urging him to
find a safe place to hide and informing him that he would come to get him. Porter’s final fate is un -
known, with his last known location being in Engineering. (A:ISO)

Postlethwaite, David: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident.
Registered under the double-Y chromosome ID code YY54017. A convicted rapist, Postlethwaite
was serving a prison sentence of 20 years on Fury 16. Before his sentence on Fiorina 161, David
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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)

Pozhalujsta Outpost: A colony on Kepler 22b which was established in 2060. Taking advantage of
the planet's low gravity and its prolonging effects on equipment, the colony's industry consisted of
mining 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 Divi-
sion of Weyland Industries on October 4, 2033. Post became famous for being the one millionth
employee of the corporation. (PR:WIW)

Powell, Eugene: A male human and a USCM officer. Played a key role as the instigator of the
mutiny at Third Base during the Spears incident in 2193. A peaceful person at heart, Powell origi-
nally studied for priesthood, but eventually ended up in USCM service. By 2193, Powell had risen
to the rank of Major, acting as General Spears' second-in-command at Third Base. During the
months preceding the Spears incident, Powell became increasingly worried about Spears' state of
mind and his inhuman leadership. Around the time the American arrived at Third Base, Powell be-
gan to write down these thoughts in a private log. When he learned of Wilks, Powell saw a chance
to stop Spears. He proceeded to approach Wilks as the latter returned to the American, making sure
that they were undisturbed. After informing Wilks of the extent of Spears' madness, he urged him to
assist in a mutiny. As Wilks possessed the healthy dose of ruthlessness Powell lacked, he took the
leading role during the preparations, with Powell assisting him with his knowledge and access
clearances. However, the mutiny quickly turned into a brutal battle. Powell kept close to Wilks and
Billie during the conflict and accompanied them to the hangar bay in order to escape the carnage.
While the group tried to gain access to the MacArthur, Powell was killed by a Spears loyalist con-
fronting the three. (A:B2 – NA)

Power Grid Switching System: Part of a global energy supply system operating on Earth in the
late 22nd century. Abbreviated as PGSSs, these massive installations are protected by shield systems
large enough to create weather anomalies such as constant rain in its area. In 2192, a man named
Salvaje, the leader of a cult named the Church of Immaculate Incubation, operated from an apart-
ment in the vicinity of the PGSS responsible for the Southern Hemisphere. (A:B1 – O)

Powerloader: An anthropomorphic exoskeleton used for varying purposes, including cargo han-
dling and heavy maintenance. A Powerloader is basically a mechanical framework operated by a
single person that detects and translates the movements of the operator to its limbs, reinforcing the
strength by a great degree and facilitating work involving great weights even in rough terrain. An
example of a Powerloader is the Caterpillar P-5000 used in the late 22 nd century. There also exist
military variants equipped with weapons called Combat Exosuits.
The concept of a Powerloader is regulated in patent 15,725,924, which was claimed by Weyland In-
dustries on January 29, 2056. During the 2070s, a Powerloader model manufactured by Weyland In-
dustries was widely in use, featuring a durable low alloy steel exoskeleton. While the overall layout
was already very similar to the Caterpillar model from the late 22 nd century, the Weyland Industries
Powerloader was slightly less powerful, capable of lifting “only” 3 tons. Weyland Industries stated
at the time that the use of its Powerloader had boosted work security by 300 percent on colony
worlds and starships. (A2, A:CMTM, A:INF, PR:WIW)

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Pox Face: The nickname Johner gave to a cargo hauler present in the mess hall of Byzantium Sta-
tion during 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 in -
volved in the brawl Johner had provoked in order to provide a distraction so that Call could access
Byzantium Station's mainframe without interference. (A:OS)

PR PUT: Abbreviation for Portable Remote Pilot Uplink Terminal. See respective entry.
(ARPG:CORE)

Practitioners of the Holy Immolation: A cult of religious extremists active during the late 22 nd
century. Came into being during the Tientsin Campaign. Organized protests against corporate domi-
nation of the colonies, during which members set themselves on fire, hence the name.
(ARPG:CORE)

Praeto-Facehugger: A variant of the Xenomorph Facehugger originating from David 8’s experi-
ments on Planet 4 with the ability to impregnate a victim with a Praetomorph. Other than being
slightly larger than the “pure-bred” Facehugger, the creatures are essentially the same in form and
function. (A:COV, ARPG:CORE)

Praetomorph: A creature created by David during his stay on Planet 4. Intended as a recreation of
the original Xenomorph, the Praetomorph is strikingly similar to the Alien, but has several differ-
ences that sets it apart from its template.

1. Origin

After David had committed genocide against the Engineers on Planet 4 and had claimed their city as
his own, he started researching and experimenting on the local fauna, which was now twisted by the
Black Goo. Eventually, David stumbled upon a fossilized Xenomorph Egg lying in storage. Fasci-
nated by the find and convinced to have found the perfect organism, David set to work on his own
version of the creature by hybridization. To this end, he crossed the Neomorph, which already
showed many similarities with the Xenomorph, with a local insect species that used other organisms
as incubators for its offspring. Eventually, David succeeded and was able to create several fertile
Eggs, which he stored inside a cave adjacent to his laboratory.

2. History

David was unable to test his creation with a viable host until 2104, when the crew of the Covenant
arrived on the planet. After granting the group sanctuary at the Engineer cathedral, David lured
Oram, who had grown suspicious of David, inside the Egg cave. There, a Praeto-Facehugger
hatched and proceeded to impregnate the captain. Only a short time later, a Praeto-Chestburster
emerged under David’s watchful eye and disappeared into the bowels of the fortress, where it soon
grew to adulthood. The creature attacked Lopé and Cole, killing Cole while Lopé was impregnated
by another Praeto-Facehugger. Lopé met up with Daniels and went outside to escape aboard the ar-
riving cargo Lander. Before they could flee, the adult Praetomorph appeared and attacked the Lifter.
After a tense fight aboard the vessel, Daniel managed to kill the creature.
Back aboard the Covenant, the second Praetomorph emerged from Lopé while he was resting unat-
tended in the medbay. MOTHER noticed the foreign creature and informed Daniels of the stow-
away. The creature, now an adult killer, slaughtered crew members Ricks and Upworth, but was
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now posing as Walter. Daniels and Tennessee confronted the creature inside the bay, planning to
trap the creature inside one of the vehicles and flush out the beast into vacuum. The original plan
failed; instead, the two were able to impale the Praetomorph on an excavator shovel and eject the
vehicle together with the creature.

3. Description

When David created the Praetomorph, he did a remarkable job emulating the Xenomorph. This
even applied to its life cycle: Just as is the case with Xenomorph, the Praetomorph’s existence starts
as an Egg containing a Praeto-Facehugger. The spider-like creature contains a Praetomorph embryo
and leaps onto the face of every being unfortunate enough to approach the Eggs. The Facehugger
inserts the embryo, and the gestation begins. Here, one major difference to the Xenomorph becomes
evident: The gestation period is much shorter than that of a regular Chestburster, taking no longer
than a few minutes. Likewise, the Praeto-Chestburster emerges fully formed, sporting a set of
spindly appendages. The growth period to an adult Praetomorph is equally short.
The adult form of the Praetomorph, roughly 2.7 meters in height, shares its basic anatomy with the
Xenomorph, also sporting jet black skin, an elongated head and a whip-like tail. Differences are
rather subtle: The Praetomorph lacks the biomechanical features of its kin, resulting in a more or-
ganic appearance. The limbs are longer and thinner, lending itself to its spidery four-legged gait.
The dorsal tubes spread out to each side instead of forming more or less unidirectional rows. Nega-
tive spaces separate the shoulder “tubes” from the body of the Praetomorph, which is not the case
with the Xenomorph. Despite the differences, the Praetomorph is just as dangerous as its cousin, be-
ing more durable, but also less intelligent. (A:COV)

Praetorian: An elite caste of Xenomorphs tasked with protecting the Queen. Named after ancient
Rome's elite warriors. Also known as the “Royal Guard”.

1. Description

Praetorians are basically a larger variant of the third stage adult Xenomorph, growing up to roughly
5 meters in height. A notable characteristic is its prominent head crest, similar to the crest of a
Queen. Built to be more resistant and stronger than an average Warrior or Drone, a Praetorian has
proven to be a deadly opponent, capable of withstanding small-arms fire, but vulnerable to armor-
piercing ammunition. A Praetorian is often accompanied by adult Xenomorphs, which seem to be
acting under its direct command. The Praetorian's trademark high-pitched shriek seems to play a
key role in deploying and guiding those forces.

2. Creation

Praetorians come into being when a hive exceeds roughly 300 specimen in number. There are sev-
eral theories regarding the conception of a Praetorian. The more widely know is that this creature
molds out of a chosen Warrior when fed with Royal Jelly by the hive. Another theory posits that a
Praetorian develops from an adult Xenomorph by means of natural selection. In the early stages of
the transformation, the Praetorian emits a pheromone which causes the rest of the hive's
Xenomorphs to react violently to it. If the Praetorian can make its way out of the hive, the second
stage of the transformation begins where it roams the surroundings, growing stronger and more ex-
perienced in battle. During this phase, the initially vulnerable shell hardens, eventually resulting in
the final stage, a fully-developed Praetorian. Now, the Praetorian can return to the hive, taking its
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is also a hypothesis that a Praetorian is some sort of missing link between an adult Xenomorph and
a Queen and might be able to develop into a Queen itself, should circumstances require it.

Prasinus: A mutation affecting Xenomorph Spitters, resulting in pale-green highlights on their skin.
(A:CMVG)

Pressor Field: A technology that creates a field incapacitating a person for medical or interrogation
purposes. Used during the late 22nd century. Pressor Fields could exert a tremendous grip, making it
difficult to break free of even for strong android models. One notable example of a device equipped
with a Pressor Field is the Model 244-2 Diagnoster by Hyperdyne Systems. (A:B1 – O)

Priority Quarantine: A code phrase used by CANC personnel. Designated an object to be beyond
recovery and to be destroyed. During the Steel Egg incident, Doctor-Commander Kim declared the
Hornblower as Priority Quarantine. (A:SE)

Probable-Age Probe: A system used on research vessels to carbon-date an object over a long dis-
tance. The Hornblower, a UNIC ship involved in the Steel Egg incident inn 2058, used a Probable-
Age Probe on the derelict Giff vessel near Iapetus, thus determining that the extraterrestrial space-
craft was over 1.000 years old. (A:SE)

Project Ilithyia: A Weyland-Yutani science project to study the remaining Xenomorph population
aboard the Sulaco prior to the Origin incident.
After the Sulaco had been reclaimed by Weyland-Yutani, scientists set up cameras throughout the
infested areas and established research posts and quarantine barriers. PMCs were stationed aboard
the Sulaco at the pretense of protecting the scientists while their real objective was to enforce com-
pliance and prevent an information leak. Known scientists assigned to the project were Doctors
Conrad and Stanton. Project Ilithyia was ultimately terminated prior to the Origin incident. How-
ever, the project's legacy lived on as it is probable that Wey-Yu PMCs escaped with research data
when a number of them evacuated from the doomed Sulaco in the early stages of the Origin inci-
dent. (A:CMVG)

Project KG348: A research section on the Lorenz SysTech Spire of Sevastopol maintained by
Gemini Exoplanet Solution. Dedicated to researching and harnessing the natural resources of the
nearby gas giant KG348. Featured a detachable lab module.
By the time of the Sevastopol incident in late 2137, the Project KG348 facilities were abandoned, as
Gemini had withdrawn funding a year prior. The lab module was the scene of a confrontation be-
tween a Xenomorph and Amanda Ripley, during which the lab was detached with the creature
aboard, drifting towards and disintegrating in the atmosphere of KG348. (A:ISO)

Project Prometheus: A basket term for multiple projects regarding the exploration of extraterres-
trial life undertaken by Weyland Industries. Personally supervised by Sir Peter Weyland. Originally
a NASA project aimed at researching nuclear fission as a means for spacecraft propulsion. The tech-
nology from Project Prometheus was intended to power the JIMO probe, but the project was, like
JIMO itself, canceled in 2005. However, Weyland Industries later acquired technology from the
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However, this was not the end of Project Prometheus. Under the personal guidance of Sir Peter
Weyland, it became a long-term investment, with a new objective reflecting Weyland's ever-grow-
ing ambition to explore our universe and find the origin of mankind. In the early 2070s, Weyland
scientists discovered undisclosed clues hinting at extraterrestrial involvement in the creation of life
on Earth. These clues were spectacular enough to warrant a relaunch of Project Prometheus, starting
with a new round of fund-raising 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 explore
the same questions and notions as Project Prometheus. Weyland was convinced that Shaw may have
found the missing piece of information that had eluded his scientists and sent a representative to
Toro Muerto, Peru, where they met with Shaw and her partner Charlie Holloway, granting her re-
search financial support and putting Weyland Industries' equipment at their disposal. This launched
a sub-project called Project Genesis, an exploration of ancient artifacts that spanned the whole
globe, during which the two scientists worked closely with a Weyland Industries representative,
who contributed their own considerable scientific skills. Soon, the team discovered a pictogram that
was common to all artifacts and which seemed to indicate the constellation of a star system.

2. Mission preparations

One year later, Shaw had amassed enough data to believe that she had discovered the location of
mankind's true origin on LV-223 in the Zeta 2 Reticuli system and contacted Weyland with the re -
quest of funding an expedition in order to prove her theories. In late 2079, Shaw and Holloway en-
tered a contract with Weyland Industries, which included full access to the Company's resources and
an intergalactic mission to the star system they had identified. In late 2080, Project Genesis was of-
ficially concluded, and Project Prometheus entered its third phase. For the expedition, Weyland In-
dustries chose its new FTL-capable research vessel, the USCSS Prometheus. During the following
years of preparations, Shaw and Holloway continued their research for additional information, cul-
minating in the exploration of cave paintings on the Island of Skye, Scotland, in 2089.

3. Departure

In 2091, preparations were finally finished. At this point, Weyland Industries had invested one tril-
lion dollars, outfitting the Prometheus with extensive research equipment and a crew consisting of a
staff of 17 scientists, pilots, workers and security officers. A company representative named Mered-
ith Vickers joined the mission to act as a supervisor, while an ex-military pilot called Janek was as-
signed as the captain of the vessel. The science division consisted of Shaw, Holloway, biologist
Millburn and geologist Fifield. Two RT-01 Group Transports were loaded into the cargo bay for
ground 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 Wey-
land, who had secretly joined the expedition in order to find a cure for his rapidly failing health. The
mission was estimated to take five to seven years.
On July 6, 2091, the Prometheus departed Earth and jumped to lightspeed for its destination. On
December 21, 2093, the vessel reached the target system. The mission failed, and the vessel and al-
most all 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 Project
Prometheus. Supervised by Andrea Bishop, the training consisted of five different tests. The first
two tests, Agility Assessment and G-Force Assessment, evaluated the physical capabilities of the

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trainee, 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 Internet
Explorer online access technology. (PR:WIW)

Prometheus-class space exploration vessel: A landmark FTL-capable spacecraft manufactured by

Weyland Industries. Successor to the Heliades-class developed by the same company. Classified as
a heavy exploration and prospecting vessel. Development took place from 2034 to 2072 and in-
cluded an extensive testing phase performed by a crew led by Corin McManna, an experienced He-
liades-class pilot. As the flagship of Weyland Industries' efforts to explore distant parts of our gal-
axy, the Prometheus class had its maiden voyage on its first official mission in the summer of 2073,
an event which received much public attention.

1. Exterior properties

The craft spanned roughly 170 meters in length. Propulsion for the Prometheus-class was provided
by four nuclear-powered ion engines which could be rotated to provide the ship with VTOL capabil-
ities and which were designed for both atmospheric and interstellar operations. An FTL drive that
was much more powerful than the one in Heliades-class ships allowed the Prometheus-class to
travel to systems far beyond colonized space. The bridge section at the front featured a fireproof
windscreen, and dedicated antennae at the top provided intergalactic communication capabilities. A
cargo bay was located inside the ship's ventral portion and could be lowered to the ground like a
huge elevator cabin to deploy vehicles for ground missions.

2. Interior properties

The interior of the ship was spread over 4 decks connected by an elevator and a stairway. The facili-
ties were designed with the requirements of scientific missions in mind and thus featured a labora-
tory in the central area and two medical facilities located in the lower aft section. The crew section
featured two mess halls and two rooms housing the quarters. The cargo bay provided enough room
for five medium-duty exploration rovers such as the RT-01 Group Transport, two heavy mineral ex-
tractors and four ATV NR6 quad-track runabouts. Emergency escape options consisted of one Class
D medium-range crew escape module situated at the rear of the ship that was able to automatically
navigate and land and eight Class A individual escape pods in the forward section just behind the
bridge. (PR, PR:VER)

Prometheus: The Prometheus-class science vessel involved in the LV-223 incident in 2093. Full
name USCSS Prometheus. Named after the Greek titan. The call sign of the ship was 130748. Was
the research vessel involved in the LV-223 incident.
Information about the ship's previous missions are classified, but in 2091, the Prometheus started its
final mission as part of Project Prometheus, which had unearthed not only clues about the true ori-
gin of mankind, but was also able to extrapolate the location of a star system linked to this mystery
from ancient Earth artifacts. On July 6, the Prometheus departed from Earth for its journey to the lo-
cated system. The mission was supervised by Weyland Industries' representative Meredith Vickers
while an ex-military pilot called Janek acted as the ship's captain. After two years and roughly four
months of FTL travel, the ship finally reached its destination on December 21, 2093, a barren world
known only as LV-223. During planetfall, sensors picked up a huge mountain, which Janek chose as
an orientation for the landing. Eventually, the ship touched ground just half a mile from a giant arti-
ficial pyramid-like structure. During the following exploration of this structure by the team of scien-
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the depths of the pyramid. The ground mission was cut short when a gigantic storm hit the site and
the ship during nightfall. During the night, the Prometheus' medical facilities were used to examine
an Engineer helmet and the head inside it. On the second day of the ground mission, the mission es-
calated as the endgame of the Engineers became apparent: Just as a Juggernaut vessel was about to
depart for Earth in order to destroy mankind, Shaw escaped from the Pyramid and convinced Janek
aboard the Prometheus to fire the ship's ion thrusters and crash it into the Juggernaut. After jettison-
ing Vickers aboard an escape pod and dropping her lifeboat in order to give Vickers and Shaw a
chance for survival, the Prometheus was obliterated in the collision with the Engineer vessel, suc-
cessfully crippling 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 colo-
nization offices operated by Weyland Industries in the 21 st century. By the 2070s, 14 such offices
were maintained by the corporation. (PR:WIW)

PS8495: The prison security ID code of Harold Andrews. (WYR)

Psi Valorum: One of the two binary stars in the Achilles system, the other one being Achilles 2.
(ARPG:CORE)

Psych Cert# 9218-F7: A document containing a psychological report on Samuel Brett filed in
2113. It certified that he was fit to return to duty after a lengthy rehabilitation period from a botched
brain surgery in 2112, effectively reinstating his flight status. (WYR)

Pulse Power: An update to the landmark RLF energy technology introduced by Weyland Indus-
tries. Developed for massive undertakings such as large-scale terraforming and colonization, RLF
reactors with Pulse Power used a series of of huge ceramic nanocomposite turbines spanning 50
meters in diameter. These turbines were built using silicon compounds mined in the Outer Veil.
(PR:WIW)

Pulse Rifle: A type of weapon that fires their projectiles using electronic pulse action. An example
is the iconic M41A assault rifle used by the USCM in the late 22 nd century, including the Hadley's
Hope incident in 2179. (A2, A3, A:CMTM, A:INF)

PUPS: Abbreviation for Parameter Uplink Spectagraph. See respective entry.

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 working
at the nickle refinery on Xarem. During hypersleep, Purvis' passenger liner was hijacked by a band
of smugglers led by Frank Elgyn, who transferred Purvis' cryotube along with other occupied ones
to 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 under
unknown circumstances, the harness that had restrained Purvis was broken during the ensuing cri-
sis, releasing his unconscious body to the ground. Purvis was later found and awoken by the band of
survivors led by Ripley 8. The clone immediately sensed that Purvis had been impregnated, and an
argument erupted among the escapees whether to leave Purvis, take him with them or just kill him.
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medical facilities were available for extracting the Xenomorph embryo. Purvis managed to reach
the Betty with the rest of the group, only to be confronted by Dr. Mason Wren, the former lead sci -
entist of the Auriga project. It was then when the embryo reached the Chestburster stage and
erupted from Purvis. However, he acted quickly and took Wren with him by pulling his head to his
chest, 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 basic
Alien life cycle. Scientifically named as regina horribilis.

1. Anatomy

By far the largest form of the Xenomorph, a Queen spans approximately 4.5 to 6 meters in height
and at least eight meters in length. In basic appearance, the Queen exhibits the general structure of
an adult Xenomorph, although this may, of course, depend on the kind of host DNA the organism
has assimilated. It also sports many of the same anatomical features, like a black oily skin, an ex-
oskeleton and acid blood. Furthermore, it also has the characteristic tail (ending in a vicious sting),
an inner jaw and six dorsal appendages, although each is blown up to monstrous proportions. Per-
haps the most prominent feature is a huge crest covering the head. The actual skull is relatively
small and retreats under the crest-like carapace when resting. A unique deviation from the adult
Xenomorph is a second, smaller pair of arms on the underside of the chest.

2. Abilities

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
screams and some sort of telepathic connection which can cover great distances. As this task re-
quires great skill, an above-average intelligence is presumed. A Queen can detach from its oviposi-
tor should circumstances require it. Its formidable strength and toughness make it a lethal opponent
in combat. A queen can endure severe punishment from conventional weapons and also withstand
environmental conditions that could kill a human and even an adult Xenomorph, such as vacuum,
extreme cold, pressure and fire.

3. Conception

The means of creating a Queen are varied. Usually, a Xenomorph Egg is infused with Royal Jelly to
trigger the development of a Queen embryo inside the Facehugger. Such Queen Facehuggers then
impregnate a host with the embryo from where the Queen develops to its full size in the same way
as a normal adult. The gestation period of a Queen Chestburster is considerable longer, taking up to
three days until eruption. Another possibility is that a Warrior or Drone, when isolated from its hive
long enough, mutates into a Queen and then creates its own hive. Praetorians might also be able to
develop into a Queen 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 a
normal Chestburster, the Queen variant has fully-developed limbs, albeit small ones. The trademark
crest of the Queen is also rudimentarily present in this stage. (A3)

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Queen Facehugger: A huge variant of a Facehugger that carries two seeds: one for a Queen and
one for a regular adult Xenomorph to build and protect the fledgling hive. Also known as the Super
Facehugger or the Royal Facehugger. Twice as big a normal Facehugger, a Queen Facehugger par-
tially has the trademark black skin of the Drone and the Queen and sports webbed limbs. Its tail
ends in an organic blade, giving it improved defense capabilities. A variant with dorsal spikes is
known. (A3, ARPG:CORE)

Queen Mother: The supreme ruler of the entire Xenomorph swarm. In this capacity, this creature
possessed tremendous telepathic capabilities, being able to project her thoughts across many light
years in order to command her minions. In 2195, the Queen Mother was captured and used to turn
the tide of the Earth War in favor of the humans.

1. Description

Regarding the appearance of the Queen Mother, the sparse reports have been conflicting. Accounts
describe an enormous beast of sixteen meters in length, which is roughly twice the size of a regular
Queen. While she sports four arms like the Queen, her head is considerably smaller in comparison,
amounting to a length of just two meters. Similar to the Queen’s dorsal spines, the Queen Mother
sported a single row of spine-like appendages running across her back. A unique feature are the ten-
tacle-like appendages surrounding the mouth.
The Queen Mother’s nest was as peculiar as the creature itself. The Queen Mother’s inner sanctum
was an organic pod that sported a height of roughly thirty meters. Arranged in a circle around the
central pod were six smaller organic capsules that were home to the Palatines, highly specialized
elite Drones that exist only to protect the Queen Mother. Their pods were connected to the Queen
Mother’s sanctum via thick vine-like tubes.
While other ruling classes of the Xenomorph race have exhibited telepathic abilities, the capabilities
of the Queen Mother in this regard are truly astounding. Events during the Earth War period suggest
that she is able to communicate galaxy-wide at FTL speeds. The Queen Mother uses this ability to
control all Xenomorphs over the vast distance of space. Some humans receive these signals in the
form of dreams. As the Queen Mother was trying to unite the swarm around her during the Earth
War, these humans experience dreams of longing and feelings of love.

2. History

The Queen Mother has begun sending out a powerful telepathic signal since before the Hadley's'
Hope incident. A notable human who received the signal in the form of dreams back then was Ellen
Ripley. During the Earth War period, the signal intensified, and the number of humans able to hear
the Queen Mother's voice, nicknamed “Dreamers”, grew rapidly. Unfortunately, it also became a
driving force for the dangerously fanatical Breeders on Earth. As more cases occurred, it became
apparent that the Queen Mother was calling her “children” to come to her.
In 2195, Ripley, Billie and Wilks developed a plan to capture the Queen Mother and use her tele-
pathic signal to lure the Xenomorphs on Earth in a single location and destroy them. For this mis -
sion, the group recruited a team of Dreamers to help them. As they approached the Queen Mother’s
homeworld aboard the Kurtz, the creature’s signal became stronger and her methods more devious.
In one case, she appeared to a crew member named Falk as a hallucination of his dead lover. None-
theless, the group managed to capture the Queen Mother during a ferocious battle at her nest. Dur-
ing the voyage back to Earth, she again used her telepathic powers to manipulate crew members
into freeing her from the cargo hold, but without success. When the Kurtz entered Earth’s atmos-
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dropped the Queen Mother into an inaccessible cave near Orona’s compound. She eventually met a
fiery end with a large portion of her brood when the bombs detonated six months later. (A:B3 –
FW)

Queen Mother Homeworld: A planet. Notable as the homeworld of the only Queen Mother known
to man. Was visited by Wilks, Billie, Ripley and a group of Dreamers during the Kurtz mission in
2195, during which they managed to capture the Queen Mother and transport it to Earth.
Like the Xenomorph Homeworld, which had played a vital role earlier during the Earth War period,
the Queen Mother Homeworld was a hostile and barren world. The atmosphere was difficult to
breathe for human beings, and the gravity was half a gee higher than on Earth. Eighty per cent of
the planet's surface was covered in water, while the rest consisted of valleys and mountains. The
harsh winds could reach velocities of over 100 kilometers per hour, which, in combination with the
rock formations, made landings a risky undertaking. A permanent cloud cover prevented much of
the sunlight from reaching the surface, which resulted in a sparse and twisted plantlife. The warmest
region of the world was located in the Southern hemisphere. This was also where the Queen
Mother's nest was located amidst an ocean less than one meter deep. This nest was protected by the
Palatines and a large population of Xenomorphs.

Quiet Eye: A video analysis software developed by Yutani Photo-Polygraph Technologies, a subdi-
vision of the Yutani Corporation, in 2074. The Quiet Eye software is a very advanced and powerful
tool, capable of identifying a person by dissecting picture elements and cross-referencing them with
a dedicated database, even incorporating data such as dental records. Furthermore, the software is
able to compile a psychological profile by using facial analysis. Yutani Corporation used the 4-M-
79 version of Quiet Eye to track Elizabeth Shaw's video requests for funding the expedition to LV-
223 in 2079. (PR)

Quinn: A male human and a Colonial Marine. Was killed by Xenomorphs when his squad investi-
gated the communication breakdown on the planet Rim in the late 2170s. (A:B1 – O)

*** R ***

R-Class: A class of large commercial starships. Roughly 700 meters in length, R-Class ships can
accommodate 12 to eighteen crew members. (ARPG:CORE)

R-O-M Gun: Abbreviation for Range-Of-Motion Gun. A bunker-sized robot gun used by the
USCM corps during the late 22nd century. Fires 30-millimeter rounds and is equipped with thermal,
sonic and motion sensors for target acquisition. Wilks used an R-O-M Gun to train the USCM an -
droid squad for the Benedict mission in 2192. (A:B1 – O)

Radcliffe, M.: A male human and one of the Sevastopol residents who got caught up in the Sev-
astopol incident in late 2137. ID code 6433. Final fate unknown, with the last known location being
in Seegson Communication. (A:ISO)

Raider 6-3: The call sign of the Cheyenne dropship piloted by Ruiz in the final assault on Weyland-
Yutani during the Origin incident in late 2179. During the engagement, Raider 6-3's aft engine was
damaged by enemy fire, but the ship continued to participate in the battle until it was hit and forced
to go down near the landing site of the Wey-Yu FTL ship. (A:CMVG)

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Raider 6-5: The call sign of the Cheyenne dropships piloted by Reid during the Origin incident in
2179. (A:CMVG)

Rains, Daniel: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident. Sentenced
for murder and drug trafficking. Registered under double-Y chromosome YY80792. Notable crimes
included a home invasion in 2161 he committed with other criminals, during which a family of five
individuals was killed. Rains was killed by the Xenomorph when he was placing light sources in an
abandoned part of the facility together with Golic and Boggs, who was also killed during this as-
signment. (A3)

Rama: A male human and one of the individuals who joined the crew of the Betty in the time be-
tween the Auriga incident in 2381 and the Domes Epsilon incident several years later to replenish
the ranks of those who had died on the Auriga. Had knowledge of Esperanto. An eloquent and calm
person, Rama's role in the crew was not clearly defined, but his expertise with injecting sedatives
suggest 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 stayed
behind on the Betty when it was docked onto Domes Epsilon during their efforts to stop the infesta-
tion aboard the space colony. When Rama discovered that Simoni, a stowaway reporter they had
picked up at Byzantium Station had followed Ripley 8 into the station, he went after him, but was
killed by a Xenomorph before he could find Simoni. (A:OS)

Ramirez: A male-type android and crew member of the Benedict during its mission to the
Xenomorph Homeworld in 2192. Ramirez was a result of a USCM project to create advanced com-
bat androids indistinguishable from humans to facilitate their integration into military service. To
this end, even the droids themselves were kept unaware of their real identity. In 2191, Ramirez's
group was integrated into the USCM as First Squad, Fox Platoon, Company Able, 1 st Extee Divi-
sion, Second Colonial Marines.
In 2192, the androids were selected to participate in the Benedict mission, an operation aimed to se-
cure a Xenomorph specimen from the Xenomorph Homeworld. After it had been revealed that a
civilian woman named Billie had been smuggled on board, Ramirez, wary of her presence, insulted
Billie in the mess hall. Bueller, who was also present and had developed feelings for Billie, de-
fended her and, when further provoked, shoved Ramirez to put him in his place. Ramirez was later
destroyed during the battle on the Xenomorph Homeworld. (A:B1 – O)

Ramsey, G.: A human male resident on Sevastopol station during the time of the Sevastopol inci-
dent in late 2137. ID code 3423. Was known for his hot temper, but also for being a great cook. His
final known location was inside Solomons Habitation Tower. (A:ISO)

Ranier: A human and a therapist. Provided counseling to a woman named Maria Gonzales, who
was one of the individuals troubled by Xenomorph-related nightmares shortly before Earth's
Xenomorph infestation in 2192. The log of the counseling found its way to Dr. Orona, a
Xenomorph expert and GENstaff affiliate investigating the nightmares. (A:B1 – O)

Ransome, B.: A male human and an executive for Seegson. ID code was 4121. Was working as ad-
ministrator on Sevastopol station up until the Sevastopol incident in December 2137, during which
he vanished. While performing his day job, Ransome was also involved in criminal activities aboard
Sevastopol such as illegal trading, profiting from and promoting the deteriorating conditions on
Sevastopol. Corrupt and ruthless, Ransome was not above using questionable and illegal means to
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individuals to do his bidding. Therefore, the presence of Waits and his Colonial Marshals was a con-
stant threat to Ransome. He also prioritized cost-efficiency over quality, rejecting plans for improv-
ing the Working Joe androids, citing budgetary concerns.
On November 12, 2137, a contact among the Colonial Marshals informed Ransome about a medical
emergency arriving aboard the Anesidora. He in turn contacted Dr. Lingard, pressuring her about
information. He was later also informed about the vicious birth of the Chestburster, which caused
him to appear at the scene early and try to take control of the proceedings by asserting his authority
as a Seegson executive. Ransome managed to make off with several samples and subsequently
blackmailed scientific personnel formerly associated with Gemini into examining his findings. On
November 17, Ransome was informed of Weyland-Yutani’s buyout of Sevastopol. Once supplied
with enough information about the creature, Ransome contacted Waits, suggesting to capture the
specimen and cooperating with him for financial gain. One day later, on November 21, Ransome or-
dered Spedding to keep things quiet about the missing person cases caused by the Xenomorph, as
he did not want the retrieval of the Nostromo flight recorder and therefore the takeover by Weyland-
Yutani itself endangered by the incidents. He also witnessed the more and more erratic behavior of
the Working Joes first-hand when he was chased out of his apartment by such an android on No-
vember 26.
When APOLLO cut all communications as part of Weyland-Yutani’s containment plan, Ransome
was furious as he realized that the Company had betrayed him and left him to die with the rest of
Sevastopol. Ransome decided to try and make his escape, traversing throughout the station and
erasing data incriminating him at his Corporate Penthouse and in the San Cristobal Medical Facility
and deactivating comm systems at Seegson Communications in order to sabotage Weyland-Yutani’s
containment efforts. He also collected data regarding the Xenomorph for later profit, among them
an audio log of Ellen Ripley. His final fate is unknown, although his ID card was found in Engineer-
ing.

Ravel, Benedict: A male human who was part of the crew of the research vessel Prometheus during
its mission to LV-223, which would culminate in the LV-223 incident in 2093. Born in 2050. Had a
background in commercial mining and mapping until he would enter a working relationship with
Idris Janek in 2084, which eventually led to their assignment to the Prometheus mission.
Together with his fellow comrade Chance, he served as a navigator under Janek’s command during
the Prometheus mission. Ravel later sacrificed his life together with Chance and Janek, crashing the
Prometheus into the departing Engineer Juggernaut in order to prevent it from reaching Earth and
destroying mankind. (PR)

Raven: A unique Xenomorph specimen encountered in the ruins of Hadley's Hope on LV-426 dur-
ing the Origin incident in late 2179.

1. Biology

The Raven is a frightening sight, even when compared to a Xenomorph Drone. Although the crea-
ture resembles a normal adult Xenomorph in basic anatomy, it is far larger, spanning over three me-
ters in height. The carapace is adorned by a ridge of pointy spikes, and the front of its skull is par-
tially exposed, revealing the rudimentary remains of the human skull – another anatomical feature
the Raven shares with a Drone, where the remains are hidden behind a head dome. The rest of the
body is also adorned by spiky appendages, the most striking one a barbed tail. The Raven is exclu-
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 2. Origin

Not much can be said about the origin of the Raven or whether it is a mutation or a genuine sub-
species. While the Raven was also encountered in the territory of the Boiler mutation, there seems
to be no connection between the two. Its exposed front skull may point to a degenerative mutation
caused by the fallout of the Atmosphere Processor's explosion, but it may also be an injury. One the-
ory suggests that the Raven may have been a Praetorian from the original hive in Hadley's Hope
that had gone feral after the death of the Queen.

3. Encounter during the Origin incident

The only recorded encounter with the Raven took place during the Origin incident in late 2179.
USCM marine Christopher Winter stumbled upon the creature while searching the sewers of
Hadley's Hope for his comrades Clarison and Reid together with Private O'Neal. The creature inca-
pacitated Winter, bringing him to a hived section near the Boiler-infested sewers and cocooning
him. While the Raven was away, Winter managed to free himself and barely escaped the Raven.
However, the creature stalked the marines to the surface until it was killed by Winter, who used a
Powerloader to crush the monstrous Xenomorph during a tense battle. (A:CMVG)

Ray: A male human and a member of Amy's group of survivors struggling to stay alive during the
Xenomorph infestation on Earth in 2193. Accompanied Burt and Amy to the site of a rumored food
drop, only to discover that the site was an ambush set up by Bug Feeders. A struggle between the
two parties ensued, of which the immediate outcome is unclear. Burt later broadcast a report in
which he stated that Ray was dead. The exact circumstances under which he died are unknown.
(A:B2 – NA)

Rechner, D.: A male human and one of the USCM soldiers involved in the Origin incident. Rank-
ing Private First Class at the time of the incident, Rechner escaped the destruction in orbit to the
surface of LV-426 and assembled a rag-tag band of comrades for a foray into the Weyland-Yutani
research facility. The undertaking was surprisingly successful until Rechner and his team were deci-
mated by the overwhelming firepower of incoming enemy Smart Gun operators. (A:CMVG)

Red: A male human working as a vice president for the Bionational corporation. Together with his
colleague Green, he initiated and prepared Operation Outreach in 2192, which aimed at obtaining a
Xenomorph specimen from its homeworld. After a Xenomorph Queen held by Bionational in its
Lima facility on Earth had escaped and a global Xenomorph infestation was underway, Red, Green
and Dr. Dryner, the man responsible for the Queen, met with Dr. Orona, a representative of Earth
Gov, to discuss containment measures. (A:B1 – O)

Reddy, Vihaa: A female human of British-Indian heritage and the acting provisional governor of
the Three World Colonies as of 2183. While progress-oriented and well-intentioned, Reddy was
also considered distant and unresponsive to criticism. (ARPG:CORE)

Reed: A male human and one of the crew members involved in the Miranda incident in the early
2180s. Was married with Nat, with whom he had frequent fights because of his drinking problem.
Together with Nat, Reed had worked in Captain Charlize’s crew several times when she added the
couple as techs for the journey to Thedus that would result in the Miranda incident. After departure,
Reed had another altercation with his wife and stormed off. While Charlize and the rest of the crew
presumed that Reed was getting sober, he was infected by a Facehugger in an undisclosed location

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aboard the vessel or the refinery it towed. He died hours later giving birth to a Xenomorph in the re-
finery. His body was eventually found by his crew. (ARPG:CORE)

Ref2948PE: A reference number for a prison evaluation conducted in the late 22nd century. Notable
for revealing that, at the time of the survey, over 4 million prisoners in the Core Systems were fol-
lowers of an apocalyptic Christian cult named The Brothers. (WYR)

Regina horribilis: The scientific name for the Queen subspecies of the Xenomorph organism.
Translates to “horrible queen”.

Rehab: A fully isolated wing of the research facilities on Third Base. Equipped for repairing and
retrofitting androids. Persons who wanted to enter the Rehab section had to undergo Delousing and
wear a Spray-suit. During the Spears incident in 2193, android Mitch Bueller was brought to Rehab
where he was retrofitted with a bipedal walking frame. (A:B2 – NA)

Reid, Lisa: A female human and a member of the USCM corps. A gifted dropship pilot and com-
munications specialist. Was ranked Lieutenant by 2179 and was involved in the Origin incident in
the same year.

1. Deployment over LV-426

After the USS Sephora had returned to the USS Sulaco on December 14th, 2179, Reid was among
the group of marines deployed to react to the crisis aboard the Sulaco involving Rhino 2-3. During
the briefing, Reid voiced her suspicions about the Sulaco's presence over LV-426, but nevertheless
performed her duties as a recon pilot. Piloting the Cheyenne designated Raider 6-5, Reid performed
damage assessment on the Umbilical, which had been ruptured by an explosive decompression inci-
dent on the Sulaco. She later transferred the commander of the mission, Lieutenant Cruz, to the Su-
laco aboard her dropship, performing a hot landing inside a cargo bay after the vessel's hangar had
been incapacitated. Subsequently, Reid helped defending the bay against attacking Weyland-Yutani
PMCs and successfully evacuated the survivors after a mission to save the Sulaco and the Sephora
had ended in disaster. During the escape, her dropship got hit by debris and she was forced to per-
form a crash landing on the surface of LV-426.

2. Mission to the comm relay

After regrouping at Hadley's Hope, Cruz ordered Reid and another marine named Clarison to estab-
lish a long-wave signal at the colony's comm relay to recall all surviving Sephora marines. Shortly
after, the connection with Reid and Clarison was severed due to a power overload in the main sys-
tems, and two marines named Winter and O'Neal were sent after them to ensure their mission.
Meanwhile, Reid and Clarison had made it to the surface, only to be pinned down by Xenomorphs.
The creatures separated the two and kidnapped Reid, but Winter, O'Neal and Clarison arrived
shortly after and managed to save her. With the support of her comrades, Reid completed the mis-
sion and successfully activated the relay. However, when O'Neil went missing during the way back
to the command center, Reid found herself at odds with Clarison when she insisted to leave O'Neal
behind. After Reid had unsuccessfully tried to pull rank, she reluctantly joined Winter and Clarison
on their rescue attempt. After O'Neal had been found and the team had temporarily averted the im-
mediate threat, tension between Reid and Clarison rose even higher, resulting in Clarison pointing
her gun at Reid. An escalation was barely avoided thanks to the intervention of Winter and O'Neal,
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When Cruz authorized a rescue mission for Clarison, Reid, feeling regret, wanted to join the mis-
sion, but her request was denied by Cruz, who did not want to risk his only pilot. After Hicks had
been freed from Weyland-Yutani captivity, Cruz ordered him and Reid to evacuate outside the
colony aboard an APC. However, the two had different plans: Reid and Hicks instead made their
way to a nearby landing pad to prep another dropship for launch. After fending off a Xenomorph at-
tack on the colony, Cruz, Winter and O'Neal arrived at the landing pad, enabling Reid to finish the
final preparations despite a Xenomorph onslaught. During the final assault on the Weyland-Yutani
facility, Reid accompanied the USCM ground forces in her Cheyenne to provide air support. When
Winter discovered that the Company was evacuating the Queen to the FTL landing site aboard a
cargo lifter, Reid pursued the lifter in order to take it down, but was met with heavy artillery fire by
anti-air turrets. Despite taking considerable damage, Reid managed to hold on until her comrades on
the ground destroyed the anti-air gun emplacements and was able to shoot down the cargo lifter in
time. Reid continued to fly air support and performed an unsuccessful attack run against the Queen,
which had survived the crash. When the ground team failed to reach the FTL ship in time, Reid
picked up Cruz and the group of marines accompanying him and went after the vessel in hot pur-
suit. In a daring maneuver, Reid shot the cargo bay of the FTL ship open and managed to crash-land
the Cheyenne inside the frigate. Reid survived the final confrontation with the Queen and secured
the ship with her comrades, intent on using the information gathered from Michael Weyland to
bring down the company. (A:CMVG)

Reine, Louis: A human male working for Bionational as vice-president of the Biomed Division.
Was involved in the events surrounding the beginning of the Xenomorph infestation on Earth in
2192, which would become known as the Earth War.
While Reine never acquired a doctorate, he was a capable man, obtaining an M.D. and a T.A.S.
qualification. Working for Bionational, he assumed the role of a company man and became vice-
president of the corporation's Biomed Division. In 2192, when Bionational retrieved James T.
Likowski and the Xenomorph embryo gestating inside and transferred him to its Houston facility,
Reine was put in charge of the medical supervision of Likowski and the eventual retrieval of the
Xenomorph embryo. He shared responsibilities with a brilliant scientist named Tobias Dryner, who
was in charge of the patient himself. When the embryo finally matured and emerged, it attacked
Reine and burrowed inside his chest. Dryner shot Reine in order to secure the specimen. Reine, and
the creature inside him, were then brought to the Lima facility where the specimen developed to a
Queen. (A:B1 – O)

Reiter: A soldier involved in the disastrous military landing on Earth during the Earth War in 2195.
Footage of this mission got leaked onto the public broadcast channel Ten-Vee, where it was watched
by many Gateway Station residents, including Ripley, Wilks and Billie, who were preparing the
Kurtz mission at the time. (A:B3 – FW)

Renus, Wolfgang R.: A male human and a USCM soldier stationed at Third Base during the Spears
incident in 2193. Ranking Private First Class at the time, Renus was the ringleader of a small group
of soldiers planning to flee Spears' reign of terror and escape to the nearby terraformer colony. Dur-
ing the escape, Renus was the one who knocked fellow comrade Patin, the soldier who had guard
duty at South Lock at the time, unconscious. Upon arrival at the colony, the group discovered that
Spears had set up the colony as a secondary breeding stock for the Xenomorphs. A vicious attack by
the resident Drones followed, during which all of Renus' co-conspirators were killed. Renus man-

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aged to survive with heavy injuries, only to run into Spears and his team, who had learned of the de-
sertion and caught up with the dissidents. As punishment for his treachery, Spears threw Renus back
into the hive and locked him in. (A:N2 – NA)

Requist: A star system in the Outer Rim Borodino Sector. A prison world designated as Detention
Planet 27, or DP-27, is situated in the Requist system. (KAF)

Retinal Switch: See Eye-Box (A:B1 – O)

Resolute: A Weyland-Yutani Research Frigate. In 2179, the Resolute was temporarily stationed at
the Weyland-Yutani research station surrounding the Derelict codenamed “Origin facility”. The ves-
sel served as the personal headquarters of Michael Weyland, the CEO of the Company, who acted
as the facility's chief observer. During the Legato incident, Corporal Dwayne Hicks and colonist
Samwell Stone were brought to the Resolute, where Weyland personally interrogated the prisoners
until they managed to escape by using one of the frigate's EEVs.
The Resolute was the last ship to leave the planet as part of the Company's evacuation of the instal-
lation during the final stages of the Origin incident. Michael Weyland was also present aboard the
frigate when it departed. A USCM strike force attempted to infiltrate the ship and use it to extract
their own people, but the vessel managed to launch just seconds before their arrival. However,
USCM soldiers were able to enter the vessel by crashing into its cargo bay aboard a Cheyenne drop-
ship. After defeating a Xenomorph Queen that had boarded the ship as a stowaway, the marines
took over the Resolute, killing Michael Weyland and returning to LV-426's surface to extract the rest
of the Colonial Marines. (A:CMVG, A:CMVG_SI)

Retro drive: A term describing thrusters used to propel a spaceship forward at sub-light velocity in
normal space.

Rexim RXF-M5 EVA Pistol: A laser pistol. Adapted by Weyland-Yutanio from a laser welder re-
purposed by J’Har rebels during the Torin Prime Civil War. Standard sidearm on Company com-
mercial vessels. (ARPG:CORE)

Reynolds, Eli: A male human and an exobiologist. Had completed a basic course of Sino-Multi and
therefore a grasp of the language. Playing a major role during the Steel Egg incident in 2058,
Reynolds was planted by the CANC aboard the UNIC vessel Hornblower to sabotage the UNIC
mission and secure the Giff vessel orbiting Iapetus for CANC. Despite his highly volatile psycho-
logical condition, Reynolds is noteworthy as one of the first individuals to ever study the
Xenomorph life-cycle in its entirety, although the documentation has been lost during the Steel Egg
incident.

1. Early life & Before the mission

Born in the USA, Reynolds’ early career was characterized by frustrating setbacks, fueled by his
own inherent mental instability. One incident at a training center found him accusing a resident doc-
tor of trying to poison him. Later, Reynolds was assigned to a project analyzing fossils found on Ti-
tan, but was removed from the team after getting into an unspecified conflict with another person
involved named Betty Luskin. These events eventually left Reynolds’ career in a dead end, until he
was contacted by CANC. Organizing a clandestine meeting on a tourist space station orbiting Earth,
Reynolds was offered a prospect that would redeem his reputation. The contact person – a “Helen
Wu” – informed him of an extraterrestrial object found by UNIC in the outer reaches of the Sol sys-

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tem. CANC wanted the artifact and intended to plant Reynolds in the UNIC mission to the site. In
exchange for sabotaging the mission and securing the object for CANC, Reynolds would defect to
the Communist regime – full scientific credit, a wealthy life in a member state and leadership in the
examinations of the artifact included. Reynolds agreed and was put onto the crew roster of the
UNIC vessel Hornblower shortly before it would depart for its mission. Unsurprisingly, Reynolds’
arrogant and petulant behavior quickly put him at odds with the entire crew of the Hornblower,
while he himself felt excluded and antagonized by the group.

2. Discovering the artifact

During the early stages of the Steel Egg incident, Reynolds was belatedly informed of the Steel
Eggs existence because his toxic personality kept the crew from closer contact with him. This made
him furious, again sensing an instance of deliberate misinformation. However, his status as scientist
secured him a place on the away team led by captain Daryl Corgan to explore the Giff vessel.
Aboard the ship, Reynolds was mesmerized by the advanced technology and quickly developed a
possessive relationship to it. Unfortunately, he also nurtured an unhealthy fascination with the
XX121 organism found on the vessel. In an undisturbed moment, Reynolds dropped a signal drone
to the nearby CANC vessel. At the same time, Reynolds’ willingness to follow Corgan’s command
began a steady decline. When he witnessed Cruz impregnated by a Facehugger, his obsession with
the Xenomorph only increased while the fate of his crew member elicited no reaction, and he lob-
bied for bringing the organism back to the Hornblower, breaking quarantine protocols – a course of
action which was eventually sanctioned by Corgan.
Back on the ship, Reynolds admiration for the Xenomorph became obvious, his cold attitude to-
wards the other crew members putting him further at odds with his colleagues. Reynolds also op-
posed Corgan’s eagerness to exterminate the specimens and only seemingly acceded his request to
develop a poison for killing the highly resistant Facehuggers. After dissecting the dead Facehug-
gers, Reynolds also accompanied the second expedition to the Steel Egg. He eventually stayed be-
hind at the hydroponics section to continue his research, which was cut short when the birth of the
Chestburster made a return to the Hornblower necessary.

3. Completing the betrayal & Death

While being alone in the infirmary dissecting the dead crew members, Reynolds hatched a plan to
sabotage the ship in order to facilitate the CANC takeover, intending to use the Xenomorphs loose
on the ship to kill the crew and thus cover his tracks. He implemented his plan by sabotaging the
comms equipment in the outscan room and, knowing that his detested colleagues would eventually
come looking, spreading Xenomorph pheromone extract at the location. Ignoring comm requests by
Corgan, Reynolds returned to the group, claiming he had been asleep. While the crew was preoccu-
pied with the Xenomorph threat, Reynolds used the opportunity to steal a Lander and returned to
the Steel Egg. There, he entered the reawakened Alien hive, continuing to research both the
Xenomorphs and the Steel Egg. He also had come to the conclusion that CANC would consider him
a liability and kill him, so he instead decided to claim the Steel Egg for his own, with his delusions
grown to a point where he thought he could control the Xenomorphs aboard.
Reynolds’ further exploration led him to the ship’s drive dynamo, which inspired him to gain con-
trol of the ship’s navigational systems. He was interrupted by the arrival of the CANC team with
Corgan, Eusebius and Norton, who he herded towards the Queen’s lair by intentionally leaving open
the right doorways. He then used a diamond flyer to secretly observe the group from high above.
However, Corgan and the other managed to free themselves, and Eusebius, upon discovering
Reynolds, attacked him, wounding Reynolds and forcing him to flee. After unlocking the surveil-

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lance system, Reynolds used it to watch events unfold, seek out new hiding places and avoid detec-
tion. Using his knowledge of the Xenomorph and his pheromone supply to dispose of his enemies
and stay clear of the Aliens, he went back to the engine room where he eventually figured out ac-
cess to the ship controls via a Master Key and sent it on a course to Earth. His megalomania had
reached its full force now, and he smugly shut down Corgan when he contacted him over the comm.
However, the effect of the pheromone had subsided by then, and a pack of Xenomorphs began at -
tacking the glass shield Reynolds was behind. As the final moments of the Steel Egg incident drew
near, the glass shattered, and Reynolds was mauled by the creatures. (A:SE)

Reynolds’ Discovery: The name Reynolds christened the Steel Egg by when he went rogue and ex-
plored the vessel during the Steel Egg incident in 2058 (A:SE)

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 at-
tack, the rest of the staff took care of Rex. Due to the fact that the colonists were mostly busy with
work, they set the doors to allow Rex to roam freely through the Domes, which he gladly did. When
the Domes Epsilon incident began, this leniency backfired as the Domes were now open for the
Xenomorphs, too. Ripley eventually stumbled over Rex on her way back to the Betty and took him
aboard with her. Together with Angela Philipakos, Rex remained as the only survivor of the inci-
dent. (A:OS)

RF-30F Class B Service Skiff: A short-range maintenance starship. Manufactured by Lunnar-Wel-

sun. 10 meters in length and able to accommodate a maximum of four persons for up to two days.
Is equipped with powerful thrusters, which, combined with its low sensor profile, makes it ideal as a
recon vessel. For maintenance, the RF-30F sports powerful lights and manipulator arms. Has no
FTL drive and is able to only land on a planet, but not to return to orbit. A Conestoga-class frigate is
equipped with two RF-30F. (ARPG:CMOM)

Rhino 2-1: The call sign of a team of marines from the USS Sephora involved in the Origin inci-
dent in late 2179. Notable members of the group were Private Peter O'Neal and marines Paluski,
Hernandez, Tanaka, O'Reilly, Romerio and Tolentino.
Rhino 2-1 boarded the USS Sulaco during the beginning of the Origin incident on December 14,
2179. When the Xenomorphs attacked, Rhino 2-1 retreated to the airlock of the Sulaco. After fend-
ing off the creatures, most of the team were dead or injured, leaving only O'Neal and Paluski in
fighting condition, who tended to their injured comrades until reinforcements arrived in the form of
Corporal Winter. Paluski died when the Umbilical was destroyed and opened the antechamber to
vacuum. Only O'Neal and Winter survived the disaster, with the other members of Rhino 2-1 unac-
counted for. (A:CMVG)

Rhino 2-3: The call sign of a team of marines from the USS Sephora involved in the Origin inci-
dent in late 2179. Known members of the team were Clarison, Keyes and Garnett.
After the Sephora had arrived in orbit of LV-426, Team Rhino 2-3 was ordered to board the Sulaco
and retrieve the ship's flight recorder. Upon entering the vessel, the team was decimated by
Xenomorphs, causing the remaining marines to retreat to Engineering. However, the creatures
quickly overwhelmed them, taking the rest of the squad to a hived section of life support and im-
pregnating them. (A:CMVG)

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Ricardo: A male human. Working as part of Marshall Waits’ Colonial Marshall detail on Sev-
astopol station, Ricardo was involved in the Sevastopol incident in late 2137.
Shortly before the arrival on the Torrens, Ricardo received orders from Waits to kill the Xenomorph
using a set of explosives. Ricardo successfully set up the device, but the detonation failed to kill the
drone. The explosion also disastrously happened to occur while Ripley, Samuels and Taylor were
trying to enter Sevastopol station in their EVA suits, scattering the team, injuring Taylor in the
process and damaging the Torrens, forcing Verlaine to retreat from the station.
Ricardo later met Amanda and her colleagues when Waits confronted the group in the SciMed
Tower, just as Ripley arrived with medical supplies for Taylor. Waits, Ricardo and the others then
escorted the group to the Marshall Bureau, where Taylor received medical attention and Waits re-
vealed his plan to trap the Xenomorph in Lorenz SysTech Spire. Ricard later assisted in the en-
deavor, acting as an operator for Ripley while she tried to lure the Alien into the trap. However, Rip-
ley accidentally became locked in with the Xenomorph, which forced Ricardo to unlock the area,
allowing the creature to escape and saving Amanda’s life.
Later, Ricardo witnessed the attack of the Working Joes on the Colonial Marshalls offices and
would become the only survivor of the massacre. Frightened, he was hiding at the place until
Amanda Ripley found him there. She managed to calm him down and encourage him to assist
Ripley on her mission to reach the APOLLO core and lift its kill order to the androids. Ricardo then
acted as her operator from the bureau, guiding her and providing her with information over comm.
He also uncovered a recording of Nina Taylor making a deal with Marlow. After Ripley had
destroyed the nest by purging the station’s reactor, Ricardo made his way to Seegson
Communication in order to call for help using the now-reset comm systems. Shortly after Amanda
Ripley had realigned the comm dishes, Ricardo was infected by a Facehugger, and contact between
the two broke down. Ripley later found him with the creature attached to his face, leaving her with
no choice but to abandon him. Ricardo was killed soon after when the station disintegrated.
(A:ISO)
Ricks: A male human and a crew member aboard the Covenant during its colonization mission to
Origae-6. Husband of Upworth, who also accompanied the mission. In 2104, he and the rest of the
crew were involved in the Planet 4 incident. During the incident, a large part of the crew left for the
surface of Planet 4 while Ricks, Upworth and Tennessee remained behind on the Covenant. He and
his wife were later killed by a Praetomorph which had emerged from Lope after the survivors of the
ground mission had returned to the Covenant. (A:COV)
Ridton: A corporation. Operating since the 21st century, fields of interest included astrocartography,
for which it maintained a department in London, Earth, and FTL development. Two persons
involved in the Nostromo incident, Brett and Lambert, worked at Ridton during their career prior to
the fateful mission. In 2306, Ridton presented an advanced type of FTL drive to the USM, which
earned the corporation the position of official contractor, replacing Weyland-Yutani. (A1, WYR)
Riggs: A human working in the Seegson Communications department on Sevastopol station. In
2135, Riggs received help from Seegson executive Ransome to get out of unspecified difficulties.
On June 14, 2136, Riggs was contacted by Ransome, who asked Riggs to repay him by granting
him access to APOLLO’s surveillance camera system in order to spy on Daniel Haldin, who threat-
ened to interfere with Sevastopol’s black market dealing. (A:ISO)

Rim: A barren planet serving as a human colony world in the late 22 nd century. Home to a geologi-
cal formation named the Valley of the Iron Fingers. It was there that the colonists found a crashed
Mala'kak vessel which carried Xenomorph Eggs. The Xenomorphs quickly infested the colony until
it was destroyed during the Rim incident in the late 2170s. (A:B1 – O)

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Rim incident: A Xenomorph infestation of the human colony on the planet Rim and the USCM
mission that followed the loss of contact. Took place in the late 2170s, occurring around the same
time as the similar Hadley's Hope incident. Only survivors were Corporal Wilks and a civilian girl
named Billie, who would become key players in the liberation of Earth in the 2190s.

1. Origin and infestation

At an unknown point in time, a Mala'kak vessel carrying Xenomorph Eggs crash-landed on Rim,
plummeting into a geological information called the Valley of the Iron Fingers. In the late 2170s, a
civilian party of explorers, led a man named Russ and his family – including a young daughter
named Billie – undertook an expedition into the region of the Valley. Soon, they found the wreckage
of the Mala'kak vessel there. The adult members proceeded to investigate the interior of the vessel,
while Billie and her brother stayed behind inside the scout hopper. Inside the wreckage, the civilians
discovered the Xenomorph Eggs and became impregnated. The infestation quickly spread over to
the colony and consumed the entire population save for Billie.

2. USCM investigation

Eventually, the communication breakdown with Rim caused the authorities to dispatch a USCM
squadron to investigate the Rim colony. Upon arrival, the soldiers discovered Billie, who had man-
aged to survive the Alien onslaught. Soon, the marines learned of the Xenomorph presence and that
the massacre of the colony at the hands of these creatures was the cause for the communications
breakdown. One creature snuck into the USCM dropship as it was about to take off and killed the
pilot. The dropship crashed onto the surface, leaving the remaining squad members stranded on
Rim. Eventually, a single marine called Wilks managed to escape from Rim together with Billie
shortly before the colony was destroyed, an event which eradicated the Xenomorph presence on the
planet. The cause for the destruction is unknown. Some sources claim it was a nuclear accident
while other accounts state that it was the deployment of a high-ordinance bomb.

3. Aftermath

The delicate nature of the alleged existence of a Xenomorph and the fact that a very similar incident
had happened on LV-426 prompted the military to classify the whole affair as top secret. While hav-
ing escaped the Xenomorph horror, both Wilks and Billie were left scarred by the events. Billie was
mind-wiped and transferred to the planet Ferro, were she lived with relatives for several years. Un-
fortunately, the mind wipe was not entirely successful, as Billie began to experience nightmares of
the Rim incident. Fearing a mental breakdown, Billie underwent stationary psychiatric treatment
and was eventually transferred to Earth in 2182, where she was admitted to the Feildcrest Home
mental ward. Wilks fared not much better: Isolated from his comrades due to fear of infection from
his contact with the Xenomorphs, he went on a downward spiral into alcoholism, violence and drug
addiction. However, these two unlikely heroes would eventually play a vital role in the liberation of
Earth from the Xenomorph during the 2190s. (A:B1 – O)

Ripley 8: A clone of Ellen Ripley created in 2381 as part of the USM black ops project operating
aboard the research vessel Auriga. Ripley 8 was the eighth and only completely successful attempt
at cloning Ripley in order to retrieve the Queen embryo that was replicated with her. As soon as the
clone had grown to maturity, the scientists wasted no time removing the embryo inside her and put
the clone into a holding cell while they concentrated their efforts to cultivate a Xenomorph for re-
search purposes. On the outside, Ripley 8 appeared to be completely human (save for rudimentary

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dorsal tubes which were surgically removed at the first opportunity). On the inside, however, things
were different: The merging with Xenomorph DNA during the cloning caused Ripley 8 to have a
weaker form of the creature's acidic blood, superhuman strength and agility and a heightened per-
ception which included the ability to sense the Queen aboard the Auriga when near her. At the be-
ginning of her adult existence, Ripley appeared emotionally disconnected, almost autistic although
memories of her old self preserved in the Alien DNA inside her was still existent and managed to
trigger an emotional response when provoked. However, Ripley 8 was in constant conflict with the
Xenomorph part of her personality, sometimes causing violent reactions toward the scientists who
dealt with her. Her matured consciousness sported a cynical personality, only barely resembling the
personality of the original Ripley.

1. The Auriga incident

Soon after, Ripley 8 received an unexpected visitor in her cell: Call, who had gained access to the
Auriga by enlisting for smuggling duties aboard the Betty. Ripley foiled her attempt to kill her and
advised her to leave her cell before the breach would be discovered only moments before USM sol-
diers arrived 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. A
fragile 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 stasis
tubes, an encounter which deeply disturbed and troubled her and that ended with Ripley 8 destroy-
ing the clones along with one still alive, who begged Ripley 8 to kill her. She then proceeded
through 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 human
in spite of herself. Ripley 8 developed a friendship with Call and eventually came to the same con-
clusion as Call: The Xenomorphs had to be eradicated. She convinced Call to hook up to the Auriga
and set the ship on a self-destruct course to Earth. During a mad dash to cover the last yards to the
Betty, 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 Vriess
in navigating the ship to safe distance. Subsequently, Ripley confronted the stowaway Newborn in
the docking bay of the Betty and killed it by corroding a nearby viewport with her blood, causing
the creature to be sucked into space piece by piece. Although Ripley momentarily felt regret for
dooming the creature who had seen her as its mother, Ripley 8 had come to choose her human half,
wondering together with Call about what the future on Earth might have in store for them.

2. Pursuing Loki

After landing on Earth, Ripley 8 and Johner, Vriess and Call enjoyed a break from their struggle
against the Xenomorph – a break that would be brief. Call informed Ripley 8 of another discovery
she had made when she had hacked into the systems of the Ministry of Defense, traces of a mysteri-
ous organization within EarthGov which she had dubbed Loki that seemed to be connected to the
Alien. Following the footsteps of her original template, Ripley 8 decided to continue the fight and
rallied Call and the rest behind her cause, who also quickly accepted her as the new captain of the
Betty. Over the following years, Ripley 8 and the crew of the Betty, among them three new crew
members to replace those lost on the Auriga, raided about a dozen trading stations in the border re-
gions of known space and hacked into the mainframes of the facilities in order to gain more infor -
mation about Loki's master plan. It soon became apparent that Loki entertained dealings with the
Space Jockey race, or Mala'kak, dating back to the Nostromo incident; in fact, it had been Loki who
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Byzantium Station that Call finally caught up with Loki and found out that it had targeted a space
station called Domes Epsilon for Xenomorph infestation. Ripley 8 wasted no time and retreated
Byzantium Station together with her comrades and set course to Domes Epsilon in order to foil
Loki's plans. However, Ripley 8 had attracted the attention of a reporter called Simoni, who finally
found 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. As
the daughter of the original Ripley had also been a reporter, Ripley 8, curious to learn more about
the memories genetically imprinted on her, decided to keep him alive and in turn revealed some of
the information she had about Loki and its role in the Nostromo incident.

3. The Domes Epsilon incident

Only slightly delayed by a Loki strike force, the Betty soon arrived at Domes Epsilon. As soon as
the ship got within communications range, Ripley 8 contacted the station, warning Philipakos, the
administrator of Domes Epsilon, about the imminent threat and demanded access. As one of the
staff members had already had a fatal encounter with a Xenomorph Egg, he reluctantly agreed, but
was foiled by sabotage aboard the station. Ripley 8 now had no other option but to force her entry in
order to stop the Xenomorph. She and Call, Johner and Krakke boarded the station and were soon
greeted by Philipakos, who led them into the control center. With some effort, Ripley 8 convinced
the staff to evacuate and departed with Johner to check the backup bay as the main bay was no
longer accessible. After securing the backup bay, Ripley encountered the adult Xenomorph and
killed it together with Johner. However, after returning to the command center, Ripley 8 learned that
no less than a dozen creatures were discovered aboard Domes Epsilon. Ripley 8 made a break for
the 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 backup
bay had been sabotaged and knowing that her plan for a controlled retreat had failed, Ripley 8 set
off for the Betty, picking up Angie, Philipakos' daughter, on the way. Later on the way, she discov-
ered a 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 disap-
pointment by Ripley, merely tolerating his presence on her trip back to the ship. Soon after, how-
ever, Ripley was caught by surprise by an attacking Xenomorph, only to be saved by Simoni, who
sacrificed himself in the process. Eventually Ripley 8 managed to safely return to the Betty with
Johner, 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 android
sent and programmed by Loki to aid in the infestation of Domes Epsilon. It was then that she
learned of the full extent of Loki's dealings and the endgame of the Mala'kak. After leaving behind
and 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. Was in-
volved in several encounters with the Alien, chief among them the Sevastopol incident in 2137.

1. Early life

Amanda suffered the loss of her mother at the age of 11 when Ellen Ripley failed to return to Earth
aboard the Nostromo as a result of her encounter with the Xenomorph during the Nostromo incident
in 2122. This left her in the custody of her stepfather, with whom she had a strained relationship.
The media coverage disappearance of the Nostromo temporarily put Amanda in the public eye.
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with company of dubious reputation. It was in these circles where she discovered her talent for en-
gineering. Having become an independent and resourceful young woman, Amanda came clean and
began to work as a regular engineer. However, the mystery of her mother’s disappearance never re-
ally let go of her.

2. To Sevastopol

In 2137, Amanda, meanwhile in the employ of Weyland-Yutani, was stationed at an outpost near the
general region where the Nostromo disappeared when she was sought out by a Company android
named Christopher Samuels, who notified her that the flight recorder of the Nostromo had been
found and was awaiting pick-up on a remote space station named Sevastopol, which was located in
orbit of the gas giant KG-348. Samuels offered her the opportunity to find closure by joining the
Weyland-Yutani mission to Sevastopol. Ripley agreed and traveled to the station aboard the courier
ship Torrens together with Samuels, Weyland-Yutani representative Nina Taylor and the ship’s cap-
tain Diane Verlaine.
Arriving at the destination, Ripley exited Cryosleep and assembled with her companions on the
bridge. When Verlaine was hailing Sevastopol, the group quickly realized that something was
wrong. With no other option left, Ripley, Taylor and Samuels tried to enter the station via space-
walk. However, a sudden explosion on the Sevastopol and the resulting debris separated Ripley
from the others. After having entered Sevastopol through an airlock, Amanda began exploring the
deserted immigration area and soon found signs of struggle. In order to find a way to contact the
Torrens, Amanda teamed up with a survivor named Axel. He informed of the dire situation aboard
and a horrifying killer roaming the corridors. After surviving a close encounter with hostile sur-
vivors, Axel was brutally killed by a Xenomorph in front of Amanda. Frightened, she fled to the
nearby tram station and escaped to the Seegson Communications section. Evading both human
scavengers and malevolent Working Joes controlled by an APOLLO AI, Amanda reached Comms
Control, only to make a disheartening discovery: The flight recorder of the Nostromo was not there
anymore.

3. A battle for survival

After escaping snother encounter with an Alien, Amanda tried to contact the Torrens, but only man-
aged to reach Samuels, who informed her that he was stuck in Medbay with an injured Taylor.
Amanda proceeded to meet Samuels in medbay and embarked on a perilous trek through the medi-
cal facilities in order to find medical supplies for Taylor. On her way back, Amanda was again con-
fronted by an Alien at the location of a makeshift explosive trap set up by survivors. The trap ex-
ploded, scaring off the Xenomorph and knocking out Amanda. She awoke soon after and made her
way back to Samuels, interrupting a heated discussion between him and Waits, the leader of the sur-
viving security forces. As Taylor needed intensive care, Waits reluctantly led them to a safezone es-
tablished in the security bureaus. There, Amanda talked to Marlow, the captive captain of the Anesi-
dora, who had found and delivered the Nostromo’s flight recorder to Sevastopol. Trying to coax the
access codes to his ship out of him, Amanda learned from Marlow that, following the data from the
flight recorder, he had brought the Xenomorph from the Derelict on LV-426 to the station.

4. A plan to fight back

Amanda then left the safezone to participate in a concerted effort to trap the Xenomorph in the
Lorenz Systech Spire. The plan backfired, and Waits devised an alternate plan: Lure it into the
Gemini labs and detach the lab section with the creature aboard. Ripley successfully lured the crea-

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ture into the lab section, only to be trapped in the facility by Waits. The section detached and drifted
towards the gas giant, but Ripley managed to escape to space in an EVA suit. While the labs and the
Xenomorph in them were consumed by the gravitational pull, Ripley drifted toward Sevastopol and
re-entered the station through an airlock. The immediate danger was over.
However, as an exhausted and furious Amanda tried to make her way back to Waits, she made an
unnerving discovery: The Working Joes now seemed to actively seek out and hunt down the sur-
vivors. Amanda eventually reached the safezone, but it was too late: The Working Joes had slaugh-
tered Waits and his men, leaving a man named Ricardo as the only survivor. With his assistance as
an operator, Amanda made her way to Seegson Synthetics to catch up with Samuels, who had ear-
lier departed to talk to APOLLO. After reuniting, Samuels opened a path to the AI core in order to
allow Amanda to directly lift the lockdown it had engaged by convincing APOLLO that the threat
posed by the Alien was over. However, this came at a cost, as Samuels was destroyed while inter-
facing with the AI. While on her way, Ricardo informed her of a recorded conversation between
Marlow and Taylor. It revealed that Taylor had freed the captain in exchange for information about
LV-426. At the core, APOLLO revealed that it and Sevastopol had been acquired by Weyland-Yu-
tani and refused to lift the lockdown, citing unverified problems in the reactor section. When
Amanda finally reached the reactor maintenance area, she found out the horrible truth: The area,
which had been transformed into a nest, was crawling with Aliens.

5. Escape

Amanda managed to destroy the nest by forcing and redirecting a reactor purge, but not before sev-
eral Drones escaped and fled into the depths of Sevastopol. Following Ricardo’s instructions, she
used a short-range shuttle to infiltrate the Anesidora, which had been moved near the station by
Marlow. There, she confronted Marlow, who provided Amanda with the final Nostromo log by her
mother. He also revealed that he intended to overload the ship’s reactor, destroying it and the station
in order to save humanity from the Alien. Amanda managed to cancel the overload, but by then, the
ship had already become too unstable. While Taylor and Marlow were killed, Amanda barely es-
caped back to Sevatopol aboard the shuttle before the Anesidora exploded. There, Ricardo informed
her that the destruction of the Anesidora had obliterated the stations orbital stabilizers, causing Sev-
astopol to drift towards the gas giant. Amanda then picked up a communication from the Torrens,
which unfortunately also alerted the remaining hostile security forces, who sensed an opportunity
for an escape ride. Amanda managed to sneak past the forces and set up the comm array, establish-
ing a link to Verlaine, who requested her to connect a passenger umbilical with the Torrens as a
makeshift docking method. Failing that due to the station’s deteriorating state, Amanda instead ex-
tended a maintenance link, intending to make the escape in an EVA suit. Just as she was about to
put on her helmet, a Drone captured Amanda and brought her to a hived section nearby. She awoke
and managed to escape before impregnation, but her escape had been delayed, forcing her to make
her exit as the station was literally coming apart around her. Amanda reached the Torrent just as
Sevastopol was consumed by the gas giant. Aboard, she tried unsuccessfully to reach Verlaine over
comm, but was instead confronted by a Xenomorph Drone. Amanda only survived by blowing her-
self and the creature out of an airlock, leaving her drifting through a debris field in her EVA suit.
Avoiding dormant Xenomorphs, she managed to jury-rig a short-length distress beacon from the
scattered remnants of the station. Some time later, Amanda was found by a spacecraft of unknown
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She later married under the name McClaren, although she would not have children during her life-
time. Amanda Ripley at one time worked as a reporter and eventually died of cancer on December
23, 2177. She was subsequently cremated and interred at Parkside Repository, Little Chute, Wiscon-
sin, just two years before her mother would be freed from 57 years of hypersleep. (A2, A:OS)

Ripley, Ellen Louise: A human female who played a most pivotal role in humanity's struggle
against the Xenomorph. Descendant of Dr. Daniel Ripley and mother of Amanda Ripley. Survivor
of the Nostromo and the Hadley's Hope incidents. Identification code 759/L2-01N. Blood type A-
positive.

1. Early life

Ellen Ripley was born on January 7, 2092 in Olympia, Luna colonies. At the age of 19, on June 24,
2111, Ripley gave birth to a girl named Amanda. Almost four years later, she graduated from Evans-
brook Academy with excellent marks on May 25, 2115 and was subsequently recruited into the
“Horizons Beyond“ officer training program, a program which had been founded by the Weyland-
Yutani Corporation. During the course of the program, Ripley managed to negotiate an end to a
hostage crisis aboard the Weyland-Yutani shuttle Erebus without bloodshed. A year 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, followed by an assignment as a
Warrant Officer aboard the Weyland-Yutani cargo vessel USCSS Sephoria later that year. In 2118,
Ripley wanted to take a short parental leave, which was denied by the Company. Ripley eventually
was able to take her leave by taking the matter to court. One year later, in 2119, Ripley returned to
active duty and accepted an assignment aboard another Weyland-Yutani cargo vessel, the USCSS
Sotillo. However, it was not until August 10, 2120, when Ripley joined the crew of the USCSS Nos-
tromo on the ship’s way to Thedus, when she would embark on the journey that would change her
life forever.

2. The Nostromo incident

In 2122, the Nostromo was returning to Earth, ferrying a massive amount of ore it had loaded on the
mining colony of Thedus, when its sensors picked up what seemed to be a distress signal. The ship's
computer, MU/TH/UR, seemingly following official protocol, returned the Nostromo to sublight
speed, set course towards the source of the signal and woke the crew from hypersleep. As Ripley
and the crew soon found out, the signal was of nonhuman origin and emanated from the planetoid
LV-426 in the Zeta II Reticuli system. The Nostromo detached itself from the ore refinery that it was
towing and landed 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 constitute a warn-
ing. Shortly after, the team returned from its exploration of the alien Derelict with a Facehugger at-
tached to Kane's face. Ash was quick to answer Dallas' plea to open the airlock, in spite of Ripley's
objections based on quarantine procedures and the potential dangers of allowing an alien organism
into the ship. 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 of Rip-
ley's crew members that she found out the truth about the signal and Ash's motivation. Both MU/
TH/UR and Ash, who turned out to be an android, had secretly been working on orders of Weyland-
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Nostromo picked up the signal, wanted to secure a Xenomorph specimen for their bio-weapon re-
search division. It was Ash himself who, subdued after he had made an unsuccessful attempt on
Ripley's life, revealed this information to the remaining crew members. Ripley, Parker and Lambert
decided to set the ship on self-destruct and escape in the emergency shuttle Narcissus. In the end,
however, only Ripley survived long enough to reach the shuttle and flee. After Ripley had blown
the adult Xenomorph, which had also managed to escape as a stowaway, out of the shuttle's airlock,
she set course to Earth and went into hypersleep.

3. Lost and found

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 to Gateway Station in Earth's
orbit, where she recovered from the strains of the extremely long hypersleep period. It was then
when she first met Carter Burke, a representative of Weyland-Yutani. After her release from hospi-
tal, 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 Xenomorph and
Weyland-Yutani's intention to obtain it and was stripped of her officer license. After the verdict, Van
Leuwen, the chairman of the committee, informed her that LV-426 had been colonized for 20 years
without any disturbance. Frustrated by these events and devastated by the fact that her daughter
Amanda had died two years earlier, she had to settle for a small apartment on Gateway and a low-
paid job at the cargo docks of the station. During this time, she acquired a Class-2 license for oper-
ating Powerloaders.

4. The Hadley's Hope incident

However, the past quickly caught up with Ripley when Carter Burke visited her, reporting that con-
tact to LV-426 had been 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 in the 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, her experiences with Ash still fresh in mind.
When Ripley and the marines reached LV-426 aboard the Sulaco, they found the colony, called
Hadley's Hope, seemingly abandoned. As the group continued to explore the complex, more and
more findings suggested that the inhabitants had indeed been wiped out by the Xenomorph. After
finding the sole survivor of the colony's population, a girl nicknamed “Newt”, the marines set up
temporary headquarters in the command section of the colony. Using Hadley's mainframe to track
down the PDTs of the colonists, the marines were directed to the third sub-level of the Atmosphere
Processor near Hadley's Hope. As the soldiers explored the bowels of the station, they discovered an
organic structure spreading over the entire sub-level. They were already deep inside what turned out
to be the Xenomorph hive when the attack started. Ripley was forced to watch from the APC out-
side as a combination of squad leader Gorman's incompetence and a vicious ambush by adult
Xenomorphs led to the slaughter or capture of several marines. In a desperate attempt to rescue
what was left of the squad, Ripley overwhelmed Gorman and drove the APC down the loading ac-
cess into the hive, managing to evacuate the remaining soldiers. In the aftermath, Ripley, aware of
the incredible danger emanating from what might be over a hundred Xenomorphs, voted for nuking
the entire complex from orbit, just to be sure. 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
mission leader at that time. The dropship took off for a swift evacuation, but crashed down and ex-
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the pilot. For all intents and purposes, Ripley, Newt, Burke and the marines were stranded on LV-
426.
Worn out both physically and mentally, Ripley and the marines withdrew and regrouped at the tem-
porary headquarters, only to discover that the Atmosphere Processor's cooling system had been
damaged during the fight on Sub-Level 3 and that, consequently, the reactor would explode in less
than five hours, taking everything in a forty-mile radius with it. Relatively calm in the face of a
nearly hopeless situation, Ripley devised a plan how to call down the second dropship in time to use
it to reach minimum safe distance and also played a vital role in planning out the defense perimeter
for the headquarters. It was during that time that 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 Ripley
and Newt: While the two were resting, he freed two Facehuggers they had found contained in stasis
tubes in the medical station, hoping to get them impregnated and be able to smuggle a Xenomorph
inside them around ICC customs back to Earth. Burke's attempt was foiled, and it was during his in-
terrogation when, suddenly, the power to the control station went out.
Soon after, the headquarters came under attack by hordes of Xenomorphs. During a mad dash to the
dropship, several other members of the squad got killed, and Newt was captured and taken to the
Xenomorph 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, the
Xenomorph Queen had managed to get aboard the Sulaco and, after ripping Bishop in half, con-
fronted Ripley for a last showdown. Ripley was able to enter a Powerloader to get on even ground
with the monstrous creature and finally blew the Queen out of an airlock. The nightmare was over,
for now. During these climatic events, Ripley had developed feelings of respect and friendship for
Bishop, thanks to whom both Newt and Ripley were still alive at all. After setting course back to
Earth, Ripley, Newt and Hicks entered hypersleep.

5. Stranded on Fury 16

It was during the flight back home, when events transpired that would ultimately seal Ellen Ripley's
fate. Unnoticed, several Xenomorph Eggs had been brought onboard the Sulaco. The Facehuggers
hatched and impregnated Ripley in her cryogenic tube. In the process of cracking the glass tube, one
of the creatures was injured. Quickly, its acid blood ate through electronic systems of the ship, trig-
gering an 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 was
pulled 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 metal
foundry turned prison facility operated by Weyland-Yutani, a penal colony which was reserved for
only male criminals. Ripley and her crashed EEV were salvaged from the water and brought into
the prison complex. When she came to in the hospital ward, she awoke to a dangerous world inhab -
ited by murderers and rapists. But her final ordeal was only about to start: After recovery, Ripley
was shocked to learn that Newt and Hicks had not survived the crash. After discovering an acid
burn mark on the EEV, the horrible possibility that she might have brought a Xenomorph as a stow-
away with her dawned on Ripley. With the assistance of the resident doctor Clemens, Ripley imme-
diately arranged an autopsy of Newt, which proved to be inconclusive. Distrusting the facility's ad-
ministrator Andrews, she kept her suspicions to herself. However, Ripley had been right from the
start: A Facehugger had survived the crash and infected the dog of one of the prisoners, and while
she attended the funeral of Newt and Hicks in the furnace, the dog perished, giving birth to a
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Meanwhile, Ripley tried to get used to the unfamiliar surroundings she was forced to cope with un-
til a vessel would arrive to pick her up. During that time, she formed an uneasy acquaintance with
the prisoner Dillon, who had made a moving elegy during the funeral and was some sort of reli -
giously backed authority figure among the prisoners. However, the relative calmness would not last
long: Alarmed by a mysterious freak accident that got one of the prisoners killed, Ripley went out
on her own to the scrapyard, retrieving the remains of Bishop from the shuttle wreckage. His report
confirmed what she had feared from the beginning: the presence of an Alien on the Sulaco and
Weyland-Yutani's knowledge of it. On her way back, a couple of prisoners ambushed Ripley and
were about to rape her, when Dillon interfered and saved her from his fellow inmates. Back in the
main complex, Ripley finally tried to warn Andrews, who did not believe her story and ordered her
confined her to the medical wing. Suddenly, the Alien appeared in the ward and killed the medic
Clemens, with whom Ripley had a brief sexual relationship, in front of her. 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 front of all prisoners.

6. Final battle and the ultimate sacrifice

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 no
weapons or usable equipment whatsoever, and the security surveillance had been out of order for
some time. With the help of the prisoners, Ripley devised a bold plan: In a joint effort, they tried to
lure 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: The fire which was supposed to drive the Alien into the vault
was triggered prematurely, costing the lives of many prisoners. The Alien was captured, only to 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. The
on-board medical scanner confirmed her worst suspicions: Ripley had been impregnated with a
Xenomorph embryo while in hypersleep, and now, an Alien Queen was gestating to maturity in her
body.
Knowing that Weyland-Yutani would try to get hold of the specimen and was already on its way to
Fury 16, Ripley convinced the prisoners to commence a last-ditch effort to destroy the Alien. The
idea was to drive the Alien into the mold of the facility's furnace and to kill the creature by pouring
liquid metal over it. Ripley knew that the Alien would not kill her because of the Queen embryo in -
side her, and she played a key role in luring the Alien into the trap. Most of the prisoners were killed
during the bait and chase, but thanks to Dillon's sacrifice, Ripley succeeded in trapping and killing
the Alien. Aware that there was one last thing to do, Ripley prepared to commit suicide and thus
take the Queen embryo with her, when a Weyland-Yutani squad arrived at the furnace. The team
was led by Michael Bishop, who tried to convince her that his intention was solely to surgically ex -
tract the embryo and then destroy it. Ripley saw through the deception and let herself fall into the
furnace pit, taking the Queen with her.

7. Post mortem

While Ripley's fight and demise did not become common knowledge, her fate was a point of inter-
est among several key individuals. The most notorious artifact was the Book of Morse, an account
of the Fury 16 incident written by the sole survivor of the events, the prisone Robert Morse. The
book was immediately banned, but copies would remain in circulation at least until the late 24 th cen-
tury. High-echelon militarists like Thomas A.W. Spears and Martin Perez would study Ripley's
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other hand were kept in the dark. However, at the least the rumor that Ripley had survived the
Hadley's Hope incident was leaked by an employee of an Earth-based biotech company and reached
USCM personnel. The leak of further information was severely impaired when many related
records were lost during the Xenomorph infestation in the 2190s. A synthetic version of Ellen Rip-
ley would later play a vital role in freeing Earth from the Alien. (A1, A2, A3)

Ripley, Ellen (synthetic): An advanced android created to be a duplicate of the human Ellen Ripley
in both appearance and character. During the Earth War, Ellen Ripley led the effort of a small group
of individuals to capture the Queen Mother and use her to rid mankind's homeworld from the
Xenomorph scourge.

1. Origin

It is unknown who created the Ripley android and for what purpose, though it stands to reason that
someone wanted to make use of her experience with the Xenomorph and her natural leadership abil-
ities. Her creator must have had access to considerable resources, as this particular model repre-
sented the pinnacle of artificial persons at the time by far. This model lacked any mechanical parts
or data jacks of any kind. Her resemblance to an organic went down to to her internal fluids having
the function and red color of actual human blood, although the fluid was missing a Rhesus factor.
Only a microscopic examination of said fluid betrayed her artificial nature. Other “features” were
the ability to perspire and cry.
Concerning her personal identity, Ripley completely identified with her human counterpart and was
unaware that she was not the original Ripley. Her immense emotional capabilities allowed her to de-
velop the seething hatred for the Xenomorph as well as the pain at the loss of her daughter and com-
passion for her friends. Accordingly, her finding out about her android nature caused her great emo-
tional distress. On the other hand, the robotic laws precluding violence against other humans have
not been incorporated into her programming, allowing Ripley to kill.
Her creator bestowed Ripley with the memories of her counterpart up until after the Hadley's Hope
incident. Thus, Ripley was frequently haunted by memories of the original Ripley's encounters with
the Xenomorph. Another source of concern for her was the absence of any memories from the time
after the Hadley's Hope incident. A peculiar piece of information present was the existence of
Orona's stockpile of bombs, which, while some military personnel were aware of the bombs, was
not public knowledge.
Around the turn from 2194 to 2195, Ripley was planted in a group of refugees on Earth, starting her
own, independent existence. Six weeks later, she arrived on Gateway Station in Earth's orbit. A dis-
trust of doctors and medical exams had been programmed into Ripley's personality to protect her
“human” identity, causing her to avoid such situations.

2. Preparations

The Ripley android made contact with Wilks and Billie shortly after their arrival during the last
hours of the Spears incident. As natural allies, they immediately formed a task force in order to de-
velop a plan to eradicate the Xenomorph presence on Earth. Ripley provided the basic idea: To use
the Queen Mother's telepathic call afflicting humans to track down and capture the creature. During
this early planning phase, Ripley was plagued by mysterious headaches. She also learned that she
and Billie had become interested in the same broadcasts showing a little girl named Amy fighting
for survival on Earth.
With the assistance of a hacker named Leslie Elliot, Ripley and the others stumbled upon a group of
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group motivated to carry out the mission. During the recruitment phase that followed, Ripley started
to experience strange visions, such as a hallucination of Bishop. This led her to begin wondering,
for instance second-guessing her aversion to physical exams.

3. Departure

After the team had been assembled and while preparations were being finished, Ripley took charge
as the de-facto leader of the mission. After the Kurtz had been hijacked, Ripley was the last to enter
Cryosleep and the first to wake up. As the Kurtz moved into orbit above the Queen Mother Home-
world, Ripley asked the crew to use her telepathic link to the Queen Mother to gather intelligence
on the creature's location. Afterwards, she joined a crew member named McQuade in the loading
dock. While undertaking preparations, Ripley experienced another strange occurrence when it
turned out that Ripley knew about Orona's bombs and assumed it was common knowledge, while
McQuade, a member of the USCM corps, had never heard of the name. However, Ripley's worries
were laid to rest when other crew members recognized the name during the briefing the following
morning.

4. Big game hunt

After selecting an away team, Ripley, also acting as co-pilot, Wilks and Billie led a scouting foray
to the planet's surface. When the situation escalated at the Queen Mother's location, Ripley made a
solitary dash into the heart of the nest, killing the Palatine guards to lure the Queen Mother out. Rip-
ley managed to bait the gargantuan Xenomorph inside the Kurtz and lock her inside the hold. After-
wards, she directed the ship to rescue the remaining team members from the stranded APC at the
last possible moment. The first part of Ripley's plan was complete, though not without casualties.
During the journey home, Ripley visited the cargo hold to take a look at her prize when she lost
consciousness due to a head injury sustained during the capture. The subsequent exam revealed to
Ripley her android identity, a revelation to which she reacted with shock and dismay. She secluded
herself from the rest of the crew, rejecting her job as the leader of the operation due to immense
self-doubt. A visit from Wilks failed to change her mind; instead, she wanted him to take charge.
Solely her desire to wipe out the Xenomorph kept her from ending her life. Only when Billie
straightened Ripley out as the Kurtz approached Earth was she able to overcome her crisis and take
charge again – a decision her crew welcomed without exception.

5. The final step

When approaching Orona's compound, Billie asked Ripley to rescue Amy, a request which Ripley
was only willing to pursue if there was any time left. After dropping the Queen Mother near the
compound, Ripley was among the scouting team exploring the base. She then helped to fight off a
Breeder ambush and managed to rewire the bombs just as the Xenomorphs were about to overrun
the compound. The Kurtz was about to depart when Billie returned, who had separated from the
group earlier and had followed Amy's traces back to the compound. Ripley helped Billie and, to-
gether, they rescued Amy from a massacred Breeder party who had captured her. At the last second,
the three fled the scene from the Alien masses aboard the Kurtz. Once at safe distance, Ripley, who
had come to terms with herself, activated the delayed detonation. Her current whereabouts are un-
known. (A:B3 – FW)

RLF: Abbreviation for Raw Lambda Infusion. Describes a revolutionary type of fusion technology
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unique raw energy releasing characteristics. RLF posed a significant advancement for human tech-
nology and facilitated the development and introduction of landmark technology such as FTL travel
and next-generation Atmosphere Processors. Of course, the RL fusion was also a major financial
success for Weyland Industries, causing a 27 percent boost in employment for its energy depart-
ment. By 2031, the advent of RLF reactors had doubled the profits and holdings of Weyland Energy
investors. The technology was updated in the 2070s with a Pulse Power feature for massive energy
requirements. (PR:WIW)

RM: The abbreviation for “Regular Marine”. (A:B2 – NA)

Roberts: A male human and one of the USCM soldiers involved in the Origin incident in 2179.
Roberts escaped the destruction in orbit of LV-426 to participate in the final assault on the Weyland-
Yutani research station. (A:CMVG)

Robotech: A simple robotic construct designed for menial tasks such as repairs. Although roughly
resembling a humanoid in shape, it was far below the technological level of a synth or even a Work-
ing Joe. Billie encountered a Robotech on Gateway Station during the preparations for the Kurtz
mission in 2195. (A:B3 – FW)

Romerio: A male human and one of the Colonial Marines from the USS Sephora involved in the
Origin incident in late 2179. Romerio participated in the initial foray into the USS Sulaco as a mem-
ber of team Rhino 2-1. Upon arrival, the squad was attacked by Xenomorphs, and Romerio was se-
verely injured during the encounter. Romerio managed to retreat back to the airlock with the other
survivors, but his final fate is unknown. (A:CMVG)

Rondell, Dorea: A female human and Second Lieutenant on the UNIC ship Hornblower during the
Steel Egg incident in 2058. Of Basque-French nationality. Was in a romantic relationship with fel-
low crew member John Chang. A hands-on type personality who joined UNIC to get the opportu-
nity to explore.
During the Steel Egg incident, Rondell was part of the initial expedition to the Giff vessel, piloting
Lander Two. She later witnessed the infection of Cruz and two other crew members by Facehuggers
and was part of the extermination team that returned to the Steel Egg and incinerated the Egg clus-
ter. Afterwards, she assisted Julie Murteno with taking care of the isolated infected crew members
in the infirmary of the Hornblower. She was present for the carnage and chaos that ensued when
two of the crew members gave birth to Xenomorphs and was among the small group that chased af-
ter Collindale, the third infected crew member, who had panicked and fled into the bowels of the
ship. However, the group failed to catch Collindale or one of the growing Xenomorphs. Rondell
survived the encounter the crew had with the adult Xenomorphs in the Heim Drive Engineering sec-
tion, but was later killed by the creatures in the outscan room where she had gone to check on
Reynolds’ sabotage with Buxton and Chang.(A:SE)

Rook: A 341-B-type android assigned to the USS Sephora as Lieutenant Cruz's mission operator,
technical adviser and assistant during the Origin incident in late 2179. Rook performed the medical
checkup on Corporal Winter after his Cryosleep and later accompanied Cruz when he transferred
command to the Sulaco. Rook provided vital information and mission updates to Winter, O'Neal
and Clarison during their futile attempt to stop the Sulaco's attack on the Sephora and also during
their subsequent retreat to the dropship. In the meantime, Rook had deduced the Xenomorph life cy-
cle from mission data and informed Cruz that Private Clarison had been impregnated with a

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Xenomorph embryo and would die before long. After the landing on LV-426, Rook revealed this
shocking news to Clarison.
Rook accompanied Cruz and the rest of the marines to Hadley's Hope and assisted in setting up a
perimeter and reactivating the computer systems and power supply. Rook would continue to provide
mission support during the later stages of the Origin incident. When Winter and the others eventu-
ally confronted Michael Weyland, Bishop managed to talk O'Neal out of killing Weyland, only to
witness Hicks performing the execution. When Weyland was revealed to be an android, Rook real-
ized that this was a special model and offered to extract information from the android's data bank by
hooking up a direct connection between their two brains. Rook succeeded in retrieving vital infor-
mation, providing the survivors of the Origin incident with a chance to bring down Weyland-Yutani.
(A:CMVG)

Room 4017: Billie's room at the Feildcrest Home mental ward. Located on the fortieth floor of the
highrise. (A:B1 – O)

Room One: An area aboard the Unbreakable Womb. Designated by Captain Daryl Corgan, Room
One was probably the first room the expeditions during the Steel Egg incident arrived in after enter-
ing the inside of the vessel. When Reynolds was attacked by Nate Eusebius during the later stages
of the incident, he managed to flee into a vent outside Room One. (A:SE)

Room Four: One of the ten large areas aboard the Unbreakable Womb. Housed the hydroponic
plantations of the vessel. Designated during the expedition of the Hornblower during the Steel Egg
incident in 2058. (A:SE)

Rosco: A human and one of the civilians present aboard Sevastopol station during its downfall in
2137. Rosco was part of a group of survivors that got wiped out by a Xenomorph. Rosco, hiding in
the shadows, witnessed as the creature abducted a group member named Emma and vanished.
Rosco vowed to find her to make up for being too scared to help her in the first place. (A:ISO)

Rosenthal: A female human and one of the crew members aboard the Covenant during its mission
to Origae-6, which would lead to the Planet 4 incident in 2104. Was part of the crew’s security de -
tail led by Lopé.
During the Planet 4 incident, Rosenthal was part of the landing party to the world’s surface. She
was later among the crew members saved by David from the Neomorphs and brought to the Engi-
neer city. There, Rosenthal eventually separated from the group. While washing herself at a well in-
side the cathedral, she was killed by one of the returning Neomorphs. (A:COV)

Rossi, Jamie: A female human and a nanotechnologist working for Weyland Industries. Began
work at the biomedical field office on Luna in 2070. In early 2075, Rossi proposed a research
project for creating synthetic muscles. The project was authorized and funded soon after. Later that
year, Rossi participated in a promotional video for Weyland Industries, recounting the successful
and 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 in
the early thirties of the 23rd century. Was responsible for the geology department, but also acted as
head 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.

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Royal Jelly: A jelly-like substance produced in a Xenomorph hive. Containing a specialized strain
of the Black Goo pathogen, Royal Jelly is used for various purposes, chief among them the creation
of Praetorians and Crushers. When ingested by humans, Royal Jelly acts as a super-steroid, greatly
enhancing strength and speed, but also rendering the user violently insane. (ARPG:CORE)

RT-01 Group Transport: A wheeled all-terrain transport vehicle developed by Weyland Industries
in 2051. Nicknamed “Rover”. Was designed to offer tremendous cargo and passenger capacities.
Several RT-01s were aboard the USCSS Prometheus and used on LV-223 during the Prometheus
mission in 2093.
The RT-01 had a length of 10 meters, a height of of 3,4 meters and a width of 3,3 meters. The vehi-
cle sported an eight-wheel setup supported by a slip axle suspension and spread over a wheelbase of
5.6 meters. The chassis was outfitted with a titanium-alloy coated armor. The wheel system featured
a shape-memory alloy and was equipped with nano-reinforced hard composite threads able to en-
dure temperatures of up to 2000 degrees Fahrenheit. The vehicle was powered by a ceramic gas tur-
bine engine capable of a thrust of 0.4 million pounds, thus providing almost unlimited cargo weight
capacity. The interior provided room for up to 20 occupants. Features included a satellite-linked
maintenance system, a reinforced touchscreen blast shield and front-mounted ultra bright bio-LEDs
for illumination. Sensor options included dedicated detectors for carbon matter while communica-
tions 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 sport
a population of 2.3 million by the year 2071. The colony was notable for being the largest starport
in the Outer Veil during the latter half of the 21 st century and also later, when it became the location
of the headquarters of the ICC. Ruby Colony also featured a prolific spacecraft manufacturing and
maintenance industry, with further sectors dedicated to mining and refining. Key resources were
tungsten, molybdenite and water. (PR:WIW, ARPG:CORE)

Ruiz: A male human and one of the USCM marines involved in the Origin incident in late 2179.
Trained as a dropship pilot.
Ruiz escaped the destruction in orbit and participated in the final assault on the Weyland-Yutani re-
search base aboard Raider 6-3. During the battle, Ruiz's dropship was hit and forced to crash land at
the loading docks near the FTL ship. Soon after, Ruiz was rescued by Cruz and the other marines
spearheading the ground forces. Ruiz then boarded Raider 6-5 with his rescuers to catch up with the
departing FTL ship, but his final fate is unknown. (A:CMVG)

Rule 1492: A law made by the Telecommunications and Standardization Governing Body which
specified the requirements and restrictions of communications technology and software. Among the
products that were released in compliance with Rule 1492 was the Internet Explorer technology. His
former colleague Smythe, Russell accidentally locked him in with a Working Joe he was fleeing
from. After stumbling upon a cache of weapons and supplies, he send Smythe a message, informing
him that he would come to get him. (PR:WIW)

Runner: A variant of a Xenomorph Drone bred from small to mid-sized mammalian animals such
as dogs, cats and oxes. Roughly 2.1 meters in kength. Also known as Scout. Like its host, the Run -
ner mainly moves on all fours and features digigrade hind legs. It also lacks the dorsal tubes of its
human-bred counterpart. The Xenomorph involved in the Fury 16 incident in 2179 was a Runner.
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Russ: A male human. Husband of Sarah and father of Billie and Vick. Considering himself to be a
pioneer at heart, Russ and his family moved to the planet Rim to help set up a terraforming colony.
During the voyage to the colony, his daughter Billie was born. For the following six years, Russ and
his family lived a hard, but uneventful life on Rim. In the late 2170s, unusual readings located in the
Valley of the Iron Fingers prompted Russ, who hoped to find unknown riches, to mount an expedi-
tion. Accompanied by his family and his assistant, Gene Zendall, Russ traveled to the Valley, where
the group discovered a crashed Mala'kak ship. Together with his wife and Zendall, Russ proceeded
to explore the wreckage. Upon discovering the Xenomorph Eggs inside, Russ was impregnated by a
Facehugger and brought back to the colony. Russ was later killed when he gave birth to the Chest-
burster. (A:B1 – O)

Russell: A human working in the Seegson Synthetics facility on Sevastopol station in 2137. A col-
league of head of development Smythe.
The threatening decommission of Sevastopol, combined with the Working Joe project failing to
meet sales expectations, put Russell and the rest of the staff under pressure to bring in a success for
Seegson to secure their future at Seegson back on Earth after the shut-down of the facility. By De -
cember 11, Russell was still on Sevastopol station, trapped with the other survivors. Struggling for
survival together with colleague Smythe, Russell had to abandon him at the Fluid Plant reception
when a Working Joe caused him flee through an elevator shaft and to seal the access door behind
him. Russell send him a message soon after, relaying the door lock code to Smythe and informing
him of a large cache of supplies and weapons he had come across. He also communicated his inten-
tion to set up a shelter in the Seegson Showroom, also sending out another message to the general
populace to notify it of the refuge. (A:ISO)

Rutilans: A mutation affecting Xenomorph Spitters, resulting in pale-red stripes and turquoise ac-
cents on their skin. (A:CMVG)

Ryniak, P.: A female human and a resident of Sevastopol station present during the Sevastopol in-
cident in late 2137. Her ID code was 8540. Her final fate is unknown; her last known location was
at Project KG348. (A:ISO)

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SA-7625: The ID code of J. Wallace. (WYR)

Saint Croix: An island in the Caribbean Sea. Corgan and Norton spent their honeymoon on Saint
Croix when they married after the Steel Egg incident in 2058. (A:SE)

Saint Tomas: A male human and the leader of an anti-technology terrorist group styling itself as a
monastic order. Saint Tomas was the developer of the New Plague computer virus, which was un-
leashed on Earth at the turn of the 22nd century as part of a multi-pronged atttack on mankind’s tech-
nology. When the order was apprehended, Saint Tomas sold his services to Weyland-Yutani in ex-
change for the order’s exile to the Arceon station. Saint Tomas died sometime during the middle of
the 22nd century, which stopped the Company’s supply runs to Arceon. (ARPG:CORE)

Salmacis: A Starcub shuttle originally assigned as one of the escape shuttles of the Nostromo to-
gether with the Narcissus. By the time of the Nostromo incident and its destruction during these
events, the Salmacis was not attached to the Nostromo due to damage sustained during a docking

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mishap on Thedus before leaving for Earth. Later ICC regulations would forbid a ship to disembark
without its full escape vehicle contingent. (ARPG:CORE)

Salvaje: A male human and the leader of the Xenomorph-worshipping cult known as the Church of
Immaculate Incubation, which was responsible for causing the global Xenomorph infestation on
Earth in 2192. Fanatical and charismatic.
Not much is known about Salvaje's earlier life. What can be ascertained from EarthGov intelligence
is that Salvaje came from a wealthy family, which provided him with considerable financial re-
sources. Eventually, Salvaje gained knowledge of the Xenomorph from an unknown source, which
prompted him to accept a job at Bionational as a low-level administrator. During his time there, he
built up contacts with other technicians. An unknown event, but probably a discovery related to the
Xenomorph, caused Salvaje to quit his job. However, he maintained his ties to Bionational techs
and hired several of them to set up his cult worshipping the Xenomorph, or, as Salvaje called it, the
True Messiah. By this time, he had taken up residence in a small apartment near the Southern Hemi-
sphere Power Grid Switching Station situated in South America. In 2189, Salvaje began hiring a
holotechnician named Pindar, who spliced him into the Network and enabled him to send out his fa-
natical ramblings to the public. His cult quickly gained a considerable following, which added its fi-
nancial support to his personal budget.
In 2192, the Xenomorph Queen bred by Bionational inside its facility in Lima, Peru, sent out a tele-
pathic signal manifesting in nightmares among the population. Understanding it as a calling, Salvaje
obtained footage from inside the Lima facility showing the Queen. Salvaje decided to free the
Queen and thus bring about the fulfillment of his beliefs. He mobilized his cult and started a suicide
attack on the Lima facility. Salvaje hid behind his followers who were readily sacrificing them-
selves and eventually gained access to the containment chamber of the Queen. There, he was im-
pregnated by a Facehugger and, shortly before he lost consciousness, realized the terrible nature of
the Xenomorph. Salvaje died shortly afterward when the facility self-destructed. His followers,
however, would manage to carry the seed into the general population, causing a global infestation
on the planet which would become known as the Earth War. (A:B1 – O)

Samani E-Series Watch: A wristband watch series. Can be set to display two location times, mak-
ing its ideal for travel between colonies. Known models include the E-550. (ARPG:CORE)

Samhain: A planet rich with ore. In the 24 th century, mankind maintained a colony on this world.
(A:OS)

Samuels, Christopher: A male-type android in service of Weyland-Yutani. Acting as a representa-

tive of the Company, Samuels approached Amanda Ripley in 2137 and invited her to join his mis-
sion to retrieve the recently-found Nostromo flight recorder from Sevastopol station, giving her a
chance to find closure. After the arrival, it quickly became apparent that the station was in crisis,
forcing Samuels, Ripley and executive Nina Taylor to approach an airlock via spacewalk. During
this, an explosion occurred, hurling debris against Taylor, severely injuring her and separating her
and Samuels from Ripley. Samuels managed to enter the station and bring Taylor as far as the Tow -
erlink tram station at SciMed Tower before Taylor’s condition forced them to settle down. Ripley
managed to contact the two and eventually met up with them, where Samuels informed her of Tay-
lor’s critical condition and asked Ripley to retrieve medical supplies from San Cristobal Medical
Facilities while he watched after Taylor. Eventually, Samuels and Taylor were found by Marshall
Waits and his men, with Ripley joining the confrontation shortly after. Given Taylor’s condition,
Waits allowed the group access to the Marshalls security offices on Solomon Habitations Tower.
Once there, Samuels was able to stabilize Taylor using their advanced operating theater. While Rip-

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ley was busy preparing a trap for the Alien, Waits sent Samuels on a mission to speak to the
APOLLO mainframe and cause it to stop its erratic and malevolent behavior. Samuels eventually
reached the core and was about to initiate contact when Ripley caught up with him. Ripley assisted
Samuels, but unfortunately, the system reacted aggressively to his attempt to directly interface with
it, fatally damaging the android. However, he had managed to open the way to the core for Ripley,
who gave comfort to her friend during his final moments. (A:ISO)

San Cristobal Medical Facilities: The facilities for human medical treatment on Sevatopol station.
Situated inside the SciMed Tower. As Sevastopol was designed as a self-sufficient “home away
from home”, the equipment and accommodations were quite extensive, including operation theaters,
a morgue, a dental clinic and a mental ward for patients dealing with space-based psychological
problems. It also featured its own short-range shuttle system to provide fast transport to other sec-
tions of Sevastopol for medical emergencies.
San Cristobal was also the medical facility where Foster from the Anesidora was brought to on No-
vember 12, 2137. There, she later gave birth to a Chestburster, causing San Cristobal to be evacu -
ated and placed under lockdown so that the Colonial Marshals would be able to search for the para-
site undisturbed. During the Sevastopol incident later that year, Amanda Ripley traversed the facili-
ties and and retrieved a first-aid kit for the injured Nina Taylor, constantly evading a Xenomorph.
Later, she accidentally triggered a make-shift trap for the Alien set up by Waits and his men in the
receptionist area. Ripley also used its short-range shuttle to gain access to the Anesidora. (A:ISO)

Sanchez, Eldridge: A male human. Known as a cosmologist and philanthropist. Sanchez Outpost
on KOI-1938.01 was named after him. (PR:WIW)

Sanchez Outpost: A colony on the planet KOI-1938.01. Named after famous cosmologist and phi-
lanthropist Eldridge Sanchez. Established in 2055, it would sport a population of almost 6 million
by 2071. The colony's industry focused on mining and refining. Key resources were europium,
neodymium, copper and chromatite. (PR:WIW)

Sanders: A human and a member of Porter’s team of engineers on Sevastopol station. Was found
dead in early December 2137. (A:ISO)

Sanders, J.: One of the Colonial Marines serving aboard the USS Sephora at the time of the Origin
incident in 2179. Was ranked Lieutenant-Corporal at the time. (A:CMVG)

San Diego Arms Fair: A trade show for weapon technology taking place in San Diego. In 2192, a
Bionational representative named Levitz attended the fair and teased the release of a new bio-
weapon technology based on the Xenomorph. This teaser generated considerable interest. (A:B1 –
O)

Sans-Gomez, O.: A male human and one of the Sevastopol residents who got caught up in the
events surrounding the Sevastopol incident in late 2137. His ID code was 2497. Sans-Gomez’ final
fate is unknown; his last known location being in Seegson Synthetics. (A:ISO)

Sarah: A female human. Wife of Russ and mother of Billie and Vick. Living with her family at the
colony on Rim, Sarah participated in the family expedition to the crashed Mala'kak ship in the Val -
ley of the Iron Fingers and explored the wreckage together with her husband and Gene Zendall.
There, her husband was impregnated by a Facehugger and later died while giving birth. Sarah was
later killed during the Xenomorph outbreak that ensued. (A:B1 – O)

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Sarcophagus: An Engineer device. Plural form “Sarcophagi”. As with all things concerning the En-
gineers, exact data concerning the Sarcophagus is scarce. However, known information suggest that
the Sarcophagus is an analogue to the human Cryotube. Like the Cryotube, the Sarcophagus is a
pod-like unit for storing an individual over extended periods of time. However, it is far more power-
ful than any comparable human device: The individual encountered during the LV-223 incident was
able to survive for over a millennium. The nature of stasis is not entirely know, only that it com-
pletely seals the user, with a rebreather-like apparatus worn by them. The rebreather and Biosuit of
the occupant is linked to the Sarcophagus. The Juggernaut vessel explored during the LV-223 inci-
dent was equipped with several Sarcophagi. (PR, ARPG:CORE)

Sasha: A female human and a fellow patient of Billie's during her time at Feildcrest Home. Had
been institutionalized in 2181 after she had killed her father by pushing him into a vat with jewelry
cleaning acid. When interviewed, Sasha showed no remorse whatsoever. (A:B1 – O)

Saturria: A male human working at the botanic space colony Domes Alpha in the mid-80s of the
24th century. (A:OS)

Saturn: The sixth planet of the Sol system. From 2042, at least one moon of Saturn became the site
of a corporate-run mining colony. By the 2180s, a major colony station had been installed in orbit of
Saturn. (ARPG:CORE)

Saul: A human and an employee of Weyland-Yutani. Shortly before leaving for Sevastopol on her
mission tor retrieve the Nostromo’s flight recorder, Nina Taylor asked her colleague Saul to relay
data about the fate of the Nostromo to her. Since the Company kept the incident under tight wraps,
Saul was able to retrieve only the most basic data about the topic. On November 13, Saul relayed
their findings to Taylor, with an offer to dig deeper. (A:ISO)

Sawers, A.: A male human resident on Sevastopol station present during the Sevastopol incident in
late 2137. ID code was 4005. His final fate is unknown, with his last recorded location being the
San Cristobal Medical Facility. (A:ISO)

SB-1402: The ID code of Rafe Millburn. (WYR)

Schell, Peter: A male human and a Dreamer. Was present on Gateway Station in 2195. Ripley and
Wilks unsuccessfully tried to recruit Schell for their mission to capture the Queen Mother. (A:B3 –
FW)

SciMed Tower: One of the three central tower structures of Sevastopol station. Contained the St.
Christobal Medical Facilities, and the Seegson Synthetic production and maintenance plant. It also
housed the control center for Sevastopol’s Towerlink tram system. A secure transit line connected
the Seegson Synthetic facilities with the APOLLO core in Lorenz SysTech Spire. (A:ISO)

Scorpion Alien: A Xenomorph subspecies originating from a scorpion-like creature on the desert
planet Tanaka 5, the Tanakan Scorpionid. The subspecies eventually established a small hive, con-
sisting of 39 workers and a Queen. Similar in appearance to a human-bred Xenomorph Warrior, the
Scorpion Alien sported a spiked body armor and a poisonous tail spike. It was also able to alter its
body chemistry to a point where it would explode, damaging surrounding targets with the blast and
its acid blood. (KAF)

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Scout: An alternate term for the Runner variant of the adult Xenomorph. Refers to its role in the
hive society, which is scouting out new hosts for impregnation. (ARPG:CORE)

SE-7256: The ID code of B. Jackson. (WYR)

SE-9281: The ID code of Vladimir Furdik. (WYR)

Sector 117: A distant sector of space in the Western Part of the Middle Heavens, even beyond the
Frontier as of 2183. Location of the Achilles system. (ARPG:CORE)

Sector 3847: A sector of space located in the Eastern portion of the Outer Veil. Was among the first
areas of the region discovered to be rich in minerals and subsequently the site of many colonies.

Sector 87: A sector in the outer reaches of space explored by mankind as of the beginning of the
22nd century. Planet 4, the site of the eponymous incident, is located in Sector 87. (A:COV)

Sector 949: A sector of space in the Western Outer Rim. (ARPG:CORE)

Sector 955: A sector in the Western region of the Outer Rim. (ARPG:CORE)

Sea of Tranquility Colony: The second human colony on Luna, Earth's moon, which is situated in
the 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 manufactur-
ing, cybernetics, biotech, security, education and mining. The key resources of the colony were tita -
nium, Helium-3, hydrogen, aluminum and silica. (PR:WIW)

Seed of God: The term of the Church of Immaculate Incubation for the Xenomorph embryo. Re-
ceiving the Seed of God was a central element of achieving transcendence as defined by the
Church’s beliefs. (ARPG:CORE)

Seeg Bills: A corporate paper currency issued by the Seegson corporation. Not as popular as the W-
Y Colony Dollar. Bills feature the Seegson logo and a holographic label. (ARPG:CORE)

Seegson: A second-rate megacorporation. Founded by Josiah Sieg as Sieg and Son at the beginning
of the 21st century. Aspired to play in the same league as technology pioneer Weyland Industries
without ever succeeding, fading into obscurity over the course of the 22nd century. Most famous cre-
ation was the Working Joe android. Notable for being involved in the Sevastopol incident in 2137, a
space station owned by Seegson.

1. Early history

When Weyland’s innovations started the race for space exploration and colonization at the begin-
ning of the 2030s, Sieg and his company found themselves at a disadvantage as Weyland Industries
was not eager to share its innovations. Eventually, Sieg and Son was able to compete by manufac-
turing adequate imitations of Weyland’s technology, thus satisfying the demands of the expanding
market. A major invention was Seegson’s own FTL drive, enabling it to compete with the Company
reaching for the stars. This led to a boom period for Sieg and Son, which, by 2066, distributed its
products from massive factories in London, Nagasaki, Buenos Aires and the Schickard-Wargentin

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Frontier on Earth’s moon. In 2071, the Sieg family sold its shares back into Sieg and Son. Imitating
Weyland Industries, the corporation had spread its avenues of development to various fields, such as
vehicle construction, chemicals and computer technology. Near the end of the century, Sieg and Son
re-branded itself as Seegson.

2. Sevastopol

Again looking to mimic Weyland Industries, now Weyland-Yutani, Seegson was looking for an off-
world launchpad into colonized space. To this end, Seegson invested in the construction of orbital
space stations, as it had no access to terraforming tech. A major such station was Sevastopol sdta-
tion, of which Seegson sponsored the construction of Sevastopol station in the Zeta 1 Reticuli sys-
tem via GeoFund Investor. Seegson also maintained a project with Gemini Exoplanet Solutions to
exploit natural resources from nearby KG348. When the station failed to meet commercial expecta-
tions, Seegson itself took over operations of Sevastopol, establishing the major manufacture facility
of its android development branch Seegson Synthetics in one of the station’s spires. Many facilities
on Sevastopol would be operated by Seegson’s Working Joe androids, who were directed by Seeg-
son’s own AI mainframe technology named APOLLO.
However, both Seegson and Sevastopol had started on an inevitable decline. The first major victim
was withdrawal of Seegson from its investments in the Gemini Exoplanet projects in 2136. In 2137,
Sevastopol with its skeleton crew and malfunctioning APOLLO mainframe, had become a symbol
of Seegson own inability to stay relevant. On September 28, Seegson announced the decommission-
ing of Sevastopol. This was in line with the general failure of Seegson-sponsored station due to
planetary colonies being far more popular.

3. The Sevastopol incident

In late 2137, the decommission of Sevastopol seemed inevitable, and the scenario of the station tak-
ing Seegson with it a distinct possibility. Even while the preparations began, the Seegson Synthetics
branch unsuccessfully tried to attract new investors for their products. An unlikely savior came in
form of Weyland-Yutani, who bought the station from Seegson on November 17. However, the
Company had a sinister motive: Earlier in November, the Anesidora not only brought the flight
recorder of the notorious Nostromo aboard Sevastopol, but also a crew member infected with a
Xenomorph. Amanda Ripley arrived in December for the flight recorder, but instead played a major
role in the events known as the Sevastopol incident, which describes the Xenomorph infestation that
was indirectly responsible for the station’s destruction in mid-December.

4. After Sevastopol

With huge amounts of money lost to the failed investment in space stations, Seegson had no choice
but to try and sell the installations and offer its hardware to independent colonies for bargain prices.
Nevertheless, this strategy allowed the corporation to survive. By the end of the 22 nd century, Seeg-
son maintained a presence on all larger ports throughout colonized space and entertained profitable
business relations with the Three World Empire and the Independent Core System Colonies. Like its
rival, Seegson had, by that time, also gained knowledge of XX121 and developed an interest in ac-
quiring the lifeform. A troubling development concerning Seegson was a large shipment of Working
Joe without inhibitor technology that was erroneously sold and then went lost. (A:ISO,
ARPG:CORE)

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Seegson Communications: The operating facilities for internal and external communications on
Sevastopol station. Located atop the Lorenz SysTech Spire. (A:ISO)

Seegson Credit Service: A financial institute operated by the Seegson corporation, offering ser-
vices such as loans. (A:ISO)

Seegson Investment Board: The department of Seegson responsible for investment or withdrawal
of company funds. On February 17, 2136, the Seegson Investment Board withdrew funding from
the Gemini Exoplanet Solutions project on Sevastopol station, which was aimed at researching the
potential of KG348 natural ore reserves. (A:ISO)

Seegson Security: A security service maintained by the Seegson corporation. Seegson Security en-
acted the law on Sevastopol station in corporation with the resident Colonial Marshalls. (A:ISO)

Seegson Synthetics: A branch of Seegson aimed at creating androids. However, Seegson was never
able to compete with Weyland-Yutani’s high-end models. Thus, a low-tech workforce android
named Working Joe, which had to be governed by a central AI, remained Seegson Synthetics’ big-
gest achievement. Intending to expand its presence beyond Earth, Seegson established a major
Seegson Synthetics facility at the SciMed Tower on Sevastopol station. (A:ISO)

Seegson Systems Diagnostics Device: A portable tool to diagnose and manipulate technical de-
vices such as doors and terminals. Developed by Seegson. Abbreviated as SSDD. (ARPG:CORE)

SekCom: An administrative authority within the hierarchy of the United States Colonial Marines.
SekCom has the authority to rule over internal conflicts, including the legitimacy of mutinies.
(A:B2 – NA)

SETI: Abbreviation for Search for Extra-Terrestrial life and Intelligence, a basket term for projects
concerning the search for intelligent alien life. SETI projects were still active in 2229, without any
success.

SEV: Abbreviation for Space Exploration Vehicle. Notable examples of human space exploration
vessels 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 mid
80s of the 24th century. A thin bald man, Seiko sported a grim attitude. Later, Seiko was among the
survivors 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 sur-
rounding jungle. Seiko managed to retrieve one of the flivvers, but crashed it again and got impreg-
nated by Facehugger. Seiko was later found and killed by Ripley 8 after she had discovered that he
carried an Alien embryo inside him. (A:OS)

Sentry: A further development stage of the Runner variant of the adult Xenomorph. Runners trans-
form into Sentries when a Hive has been established and grown to sufficient size. Sporting the ar-
mored carapaces of their Warrior cousins, Sentries are the designated defenders of the hive, with an
anatomy adapted for fast movement and climbing. For this role, Sentries usually keep to their hive.
(ARPG:CORE)

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Sephora: A Conestoga-class starship in service of the USCM in 2179. Was involved in both mis-
sions to the Sulaco in the wake of the Hadley's Hope incident in 2179 and met its demise during the
second investigation.

1. First investigation: The Sulaco incident

When the Sulaco was located by the USCM three weeks after the Hadley's Hope incident, an inves-
tigation by the Colonial Marines was launched aboard the USS Sephora. During this mission, the
ship and the operation itself was commandeered by Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Steele. When it was
revealed that the UPP was attempting to harvest the Xenomorph on LV-426, the Sephora spear-
headed a large-scale assault against the UPP outpost. After the mission was successfully completed,
the Sephora returned to the Sulaco and accompanied the ship during its journey to the Mars moon
of Phobos and later to Mars. The mission ended with the death of the Xenomorph Empress aboard
the Sulaco and the removal of Weyland-Yutani influence from the vessel, leaving the ship drifting
into deep space near Mars. The USCM forces retreated to the Sephora, and the ship withdrew from
the scene.

2. Second investigation: The Origin incident

Following the Sulaco incident, the USCM corps decided to mount a second investigation of the Su-
laco after rediscovering the ship in orbit of LV-426, again aboard the USS Sephora. On December
14, 2179, the ship returned to the Sulaco, this time carrying the 118th battalion under the command
of Lieutenant Jeremy Cruz. After it had been revealed that the Sulaco was under control by Wey-
land-Yutani PMCs, the ship started to attack the Sephora, which returned fire in order to destroy the
Sulaco's weapon emplacements. Despite regaining control over the weapon system, the USCM
were unable to save the Sephora in time. Giving in to severe punishment, the ship's reactor went
critical, and the wreckage crashed onto the surface of LV-426. Only roughly 100 of the initial 400
marines escaped the destruction. (A:INF, A:CMVG)

Sephora Actual: The call sign of the mission commander Lieutenant Cruz during the beginning of
the Origin incident. When the Sephora sustained heavy damage, Cruz was forced to evacuate to the
Sulaco, changing his call sign to Sulaco Actual. (A::CMVG)

September Outpost: A colony on the planet KOI-252.01. Established in 2067, September Outpost
would boast a population of 4.4 million by 2071. Its industry was mainly based on light and heavy
manufacturing, specializing in the production of prefabricated housings and commercial structures.
Further industrial activities were focused on mining operations. Key resources were titanium,
holmium and methane. (PR:WIW)

Series 705 Ammo Drum: An ammo drum system for use with the UA 571 sentry gun. (A2,
A:CMVG)

Service or Jail Act: A law introduced around 2170 that, under certain conditions, allows judges to
offer a delinquent the choice to join USCM service instead of serving jailtime. Jeanette Vasquez and
Mark Drake both took advantage of this law and chose the USCM during their respective trials.
(WYR)

Sevastopol: A space station orbiting the gas giant KG348 in the Zeta 1 Reticuli system. Named af-
ter a coastal city in Ukraine. Declared operational on August 8, 2105. Constructed by Lorenz Sys-

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Tech and funded via Gefound Investor, with operations taken over by Seegson Industries in 2124.
Location of the eponymous incident in late 2137, during which it was destroyed.

1. Description

The basic layout consisted of three tower-like structures joined at the base by a central foundation.
The Solomons Habitation Tower belonged to the general populace. It contained the majority of the
station’s living quarters, the Solomons Galleria mall and, adjacent to the mall, the bureaus of the
Colonial Marshalls. The Lorenz SysTech Spire was reserved for data facilities and research, con-
taining the station’s APOLLO core, the server hubs and the facilities belonging to Gemini Exo-
planet Solutions. The SciMed Tower housed the San Christobal Medical Facilities, the control cen-
ter for the Towerlink tram system and the Seegson Synthetics manufacturing and presentation facili-
ties. The central foundation housed the de-facto spaceport of Sevastopol station. The port provided
docking access and was the point of entry and departure for visitors, processing human traffic
through the Sevastopol Spaceflight Terminal at the base of Solomons Habitation Towers. Located
there was also the Towerlink tram system, which allowed fast travel between the station’s sections.
The base structure also housed the station’s engineering section, reactor and APOLLO’s cooling
systems, located at the bottom of the station.

2. Early history

Sevastopol was originally intended as a freeport, profiting from its adjacency to the Sol-Thedus
trading route. Another aim was to harvest the metallic gases detected on KG348, an endeavor which
was undertaken by Gemini Exoplanet Solution, a company which, like Lorenz SysTech, operated
major facilities on the station. The Colonial Marshals also maintained a presence as local law en -
forcement. Sevastopol additionally acted as a communications relay for the region; shortly before
it’s fateful final journey in 2122, the Nostromo used the Sevastopol to send its pre-flight report to
Earth.
However, mismanagement and the relocation of the trading route away from Sevastopol threw the
station into severe difficulties. At the same time, criminal activities, such as black market and illegal
trading, flourished, with a silent partner and enabler in the form of resident Seegson executive B.
Ransome. Seegson Industries, which up to this point had kept behind the scenes as investor of the
Gemini projects and funding partner via Gefound Investor, took over operations and planned to
commercially revitalize the station and establish it as the off-world headquarter for its android de-
velopment and manufacturing branch. However, Seegson’s inability to compete in the markets
meant the decline of the company and later, Sevastopol itself. In 2136, Seegson was unable to fur-
ther fund Gemini’s operations on the station. Smaller businesses and stores became unprofitable,
and gun crimes increased, causing the population to leave in droves. By the time Seegson decided
Sevastopol’s overall decommissioning in September 2137, it had become all but a derelict.
Seegson informed the general populace on the station about the shutdown via a message over the
SevastoLink system on September 28, 2137, although rumors about it had leaked to the civilians
earlier. Three days later, on October 1, Geofund Investor released guidelines concerning the decom-
missioning procedures over SevastoLink. Seegson intended to salvage as much as possible, even re-
questing evaluation of the possibility to remove and reuse the complete tram system. However,
chief engineer Porter reported that the system was a total loss due to damage from continuous disre-
gard of its safety measures. Service all around facilities on the station, such as the San Cristobal
medical facility, slowly broke apart as the populace scrambled to pack their bags and leave. The
criminal elements, in the meantime, took advantage of this situation, looting scrap to sell it to the lo-
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 3. Infestation and destruction

However, it was not the decommission that would destroy Sevastopol. In late 2137, Amanda Ripley
traveled to the station on orders from her employer Weyland-Yutani, while also acting out of per-
sonal motivation, to follow up on rumors that Seegson had come into possession of the flight
recorder of the Nostromo, which could finally reveal the fate of Amanda's mother Ellen Ripley.
Upon arrival, Amanda Ripley discovered that Sevastopol was being terrorized by a Xenomorph in-
festation caused by an Anesidora crew member impregnated during a detour to LV-426. What then
transpired on the station would become known as the Sevastopol incident. During these events, the
Anesidora was destroyed near Sevastopol, crippling the orbital stabilizers, eventually causing the
station to be caught in the gravity well of KG348 and ripped apart during the climax of the incident.
(A:ISO)

Sevastopol incident: A Xenomorph infestation on Sevastopol station in 2137, which resulted in the
destruction of the facility. Notable for the involvement of Amanda Ripley, Ellen Ripley’s daughter,
and Weyland-Yutani, continuing the Company’s endeavors to obtain species XX121.

1. Prelude I – A dying station

Sevastopol station has been on a steady decline long before the Alien infestation that would ulti-
mately seal its fate. Operated by Seegson, the station had been intended as a profitable trade hub,
but mismanagement and bad luck eventually caused the investors to declare the decommissioning
of the station on September 28, 2137. While the dismantling operation was underway, more and
more residents closed down shop and left Sevastopol until the station had all but become a ghost
town, with only the Colonial Marshals, the core medical staff and the engineer crew assigned to the
decommission remaining.

2. Prelude II – A late delivery from LV-426

Meanwhile, on October 20, the crew of the salvage vessel Anesidora found something in deep
space: the flight recorder of the long-lost Nostromo. Captain Marlow, sensing even bigger discover-
ies on the horizon, extrapolated the location of LV-426 from the recorder and landed the ship near
the Derelict. Its exploration resulted in the impregnation of crew member Foster, Marlow’s wife, by
a Facehugger. Distraught, Marlow placed Foster in Cryosleep after the parasite had detached itself
and set course for the nearest location where she would receive medical care: Sevastopol station. On
November 11, the Anesidora arrived at Sevastopol and informed the station of their situation and
the flight recorder they had on board. For a mandatory share of the reward for the discovery of the
recorder, Waits allowed the crew to come aboard, where Foster was placed under Dr. Lingard’s care.
Simultaneously, Weyland-Yutani was informed of the finding which promptly reacted by sending a
retrieval team comprised of Wey-Yu representative Nina Taylor, android Samuels and Amanda Rip-
ley.

3. Prelude III – Infestation

While the retrieval team was in transit to Sevastopol aboard the Torrens, the situation on the station
escalated. On November 13, Foster gave birth to the Chestburster. Waits enacted an immediate
evacuation and lockdown of the medical facility so that his personnel could search for the parasite.
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ence, had bought the station from Seegson on November 17 and taken control of the APOLLO
mainframe, enacting Special Order 939. On November 25, Waits informed all employees of the
spaceflight terminal hat all departing flights have been suspended. The search for the creature was
ultimately fruitless, and Marlow, the only remaining survivor of the Anesidora, was placed in cus-
tody at the Colonial Marshall security headquarters.
It did not take long until the first residents were killed or taken as the Xenomorph set up a hive in
the reactor maintenance area at the bottom of the station. Meanwhile, the Working Joe androids be-
gan acting erratically, blocking access to certain areas and even attacking human beings. These inci-
dents eroded order among the population, and demands for an explanation became louder with ev-
ery day. On December 2, Waits finally gave in to the pressure and called a public meeting at the
Spaceflight Terminal. As he was unable to give definite answers, the situation quickly escalated to
violence, causing Waits to evict the people from the Terminal. This prompted the Seegson security
under Sinclair to split off from Waits and the Colonial Marshals.
While the Xenomorphs terrorized the dwindling population, the last semblance of order collapsed.
The general populace degenerated to bands of scavengers, whose only goal was to loot and survive.
Waits and his Colonial Marshals set up a safe haven at their headquarters while desperately attempt-
ing to kill the creature. As their own numbers dwindled, the Marshals put areas under lockdown in
order to provide safe zones for civilians.

4. Arrival of the Torrens

Aboard the M-freighter Torrens, Ripley and her companions arrived in space near Sevastopol on
December 11, only to find the station sealed shut. Receiving only a garbled warning from Waits,
Ripley, Taylor and Samuel put on their EVA suits and left the Torrens to enter Sevastopol via space-
walk. At the same time, Waits and his subordinate Ricardo initiated an attempt to kill the
Xenomorph aboard Sevastopol. The attempt failed, causing an explosion near the outer hull which
separated Ripley from her companions and injured Taylor. While Ripley entered Sevastopol via an
airlock at the Spaceflight Terminal, Samuel managed to bring Taylor aboard the station via another
route. Captain Verlaine aboard the Torrens was unaware of the fate of Ripley, Taylor and Samuels,
choosing to retreat to a safe distance, from where she tried to establish contact with her colleagues.

5. The haunted station

While Samuels attempted to seek any kind of medical help for Taylor, Ripley explored the aban-
doned terminal, soon finding evidence that something was terribly wrong at the place. While seek-
ing a means to contact the Torrens, Ripley was confronted by Axel Fielding, a panicked survivor,
who reluctantly agreed to help Ripley in exchange for a seat aboard the vessel. He informed her of
the dire situation and guided her through the area. After a deadly confrontation with scavengers,
Ripley and Axel were forced to flee, but before they were able to leave the area, Axel was killed by
a Xenomorph, leaving a frightened Ripley to escape via the tram system just in time.
After arriving at Lorenz Systech Spire, Ripley, heeding Axel’s information that Seegson Communi-
cations was located in this area, proceeded to traverse the facilities. There, she was also able to trace
down the flight recorder of the Nostromo, only to discover that all content had been erased from it.
Frustration gave way to terror when she had a close encounter with a Xenomorph, barely managing
to hide from it. Ripley eventually reached Comm Central despite the Working Joes patrolling the
area. While external communication was still not possible, Ripley was able to establish contact with
Samuels, who was hunkering down at the SciMed transit with the injured Taylor and used the inter-
nal comm system to request help for her. Ripley reunited with the two and procured medical sup-
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set off another of Waits’ booby traps. The explosive device not only failed to destroy the creature,
but also wrecked the entire section. Ripley, miraculously avoiding injury, managed to leave the area
and return to SciMed transit, only to stumble into a confrontation between Samuels and Waits, who
was accompanied by the remnants of his security team.

6. The plot thickens

After clearing the situation, Waits reluctantly agreed to bring the three to their hideout at the secu-
rity bureaus in the Solomon Habitation Towers and allow the use of their surgical facilities. While
Samuels operated on Taylor, Ripley interviewed Marlow inside his cell, learning the story of the
Anesidora’s ill-fated journey to LV-426. Waits then recruited Ripley as bait for another attempt to
trap the Xenomorph inside the Lorenz SysTech Spire. However, Ripley was accidentally locked in-
side the location with the Xenomorph, and Colonial Marshall Ricardo, who was acting as Ripley’s
operator, had no choice but to remove the lockdown, allowing both Ripley and the creature to es-
cape. A second plan was hastily devised: to lure the Xenomorph inside the Gemini Labs and detach
the module from Sevastopol. The plan worked, but Waits, willing to sacrifice Ripley in order to get
rid of the creature, locked Ripley inside the module with the Alien. The module detached, but Rip-
ley managed to flee to an airlock, put on an EVA suit and return to Sevastopol while Gemini Labs
and the creature inside disintegrated in the atmosphere of the nearby gas giant.
Once back inside the station, Ripley traversed the Spaceflight Terminal in order to return to the
Colonial Marshall’s bureau and confront Waits. However, she soon noticed that APOLLO had or-
dered the Working Joes to kill on sight. Shortly before she managed to reach the bureau, a group of
Working Joes massacred all inhabitants, including Waits. Ricardo remained there as the only sur-
vivor, while Marlow and Taylor had fled before and made their way to the Anesidora, having struck
a deal to free Marlow in exchange for information about the LV-426. Once at the hideout, Ripley
also learned from the distraught Ricardo that Samuels had set out for APOLLO in order to commu-
nicate and possibly remove the lockdown.

7. Revelations

With Ricardo again acting as her operator, Ripley departed for the APOLLO mainframe and eventu-
ally reunited with Samuels. The android tried to unlock access to the mainframe and sacrificed him-
self for Ripley when it became clear that the aggressive defense systems would destroy him. At the
mainframe, Ripley informed APOLLO that the threat of the Xenomorph has been removed and
there was not further need for the lockdown. APOLLO refused to lift the lockdown, citing unveri-
fied scans inside reactor maintenance. Ripley had by now not only learned of Marlow’s and Taylor’s
scheme, but also discovered Weyland-Yutani’s acquisition of Sevastopol at the mainframe. Once
down in reactor maintenance, Ripley found the hive of the Aliens, realizing that she never had en-
countered just one creature. Although Ripley managed to destroy the nest with a reactor purge, a
number of the organisms escaped to the rest of the station.
The purge temporarily disabled many of the lockdown systems, not only enabling Ripley to move
more freely for a time, but also allowing Marlow to call in the Anesidora and board it together with
Taylor. Ripley used a short-range med shuttle and also entered Marlow’s freighter. Once there, he
allowed Ripley to listen to her mother’s final message from the flight recorder, revealing that she
had not willfully abandoned her. However, Marlow, realizing the threat of the Xenomorph and
grieving due to the death of his wife at the hands of the creature, had changed his plans. Holding
Taylor captive, he set the reactor on overload, turning the Anesidora into a bomb that would wipe
out Sevastopol and the Alien. Taylor managed to free herself and prevented the reactor from un-
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from destruction. Ripley narrowly escaped back to the station before the Anesidora exploded, tak-
ing Marlow and Taylor with it.

8. Countdown to destruction

The detonation also had fatal side effects to Sevastopol, damaging its orbital stabilizers and sending
the station slowly toward KG348. Verlaine observed the carnage from the Torrens and sent a mes-
sage on the open channel stating her willingness to take on survivors. This caused remnants of
Seegson Security to mobilize in groups in order to contact the vessel and then hijack the ship. Rip-
ley and Ricardo devised a plan to directly use the observatory and comm relays to establish contact
with Verlaine and thus bypass APOLLO’s reinstated lockdown. The plan worked, and Ripley was
able to explain the dire situation to Verlaine. However, the critical condition of Sevastopol necessi-
tated that Ripley would manually extend the towing platform clamps beneath the Spaceflight Termi-
nal. With Sevastopol disintegrating around her, Ripley still fulfilled her mission, but had to move
out the maintenance rig and spacewalk to the Torrens after she had discovered that the personnel
umbilical was no longer there. Ripley and the Torrens escaped the site as Sevastopol perished in
KG348’s atmosphere. Back inside the ship, Ripley tried in vain to contact Verlain over comms, only
to stumble into a Xenomorph. Ripley escaped certain death only by ejecting herself and the creature
from the Torrens.

9. Aftermath

The Sevastopol incident was the second major attempt by Weyland-Yutani to get ahold of the Alien
– again failing due to the efforts of a Ripley. The sinister secrets of LV-426 remained undiscovered,
for the time being. Amanda Ripley, the only confirmed survivor of the incident, found herself drift-
ing inside her EVA suit in a small debris field left in the wake of the Sevastopol’s descent. Putting
her engineering skills to good use, she managed to call for help by jury-rigging a beacon from the
debris. She was later retrieved by a spaceship of unknown allegiance.

SevastoLink: The public and private communication system of Sevastopol station. Enabled users to
send text, audio and video messages over the station’s computer terminals. Seegson also used Sev-
astoLink for messages directed toward the general populace of Sevastopol, such as the public an-
nouncement of the station’s decommission on September 28, 2137. (A:ISO)

Sevodnya Colony: A colony on the planet KOI-2626.01. Established in 2065, it would boast a pop-
ulation of over 2.5 million by the year 2071. Its industry focused on mining and refining, using
massive and largely automated ore and gas refineries for processing. Key resources were cerium,
tungsten and neodymium. (PR:WIW)

SG-6257: The ID code of J. Egger. (WYR)

SG-7620: The ID code of Sean Fifield. (WYR)

Shambleau: A remote star system far beyond the Western Outer Rim. Designation 2M0746+2.
(ARPG:CORE)

Shannon, W.: A human and an employee of Weyland-Yutani. Registered under WY ID#97623.

Worked as assistant to director of special projects Carter J. Burke before his untimely demise during
the Hadley Hope in 2179. After his death, Shannon became successor to Burke’s position, remain-

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ing in the seat of director of special projects until 2184. Shannon also wrote an internal evaluation
of Burke’s attempt to capture XX121 for the Company, which would become part of the Weyland-
Yutani Report. (WYR)

Shared Space Treaty: A treaty active between UNIC and CANC in the mid-21st century. During
the Steel Egg incident in 2058, Captain Daryl Corgan accused CANC of violating that entry after a
strike team under command of Doctor-Commander Kyu Kim had invaded the Hornblower. (A:SE)

Shaw, Elizabeth M.: A female human and the scientist who led the clandestine Prometheus mis-
sion in 2093. Born in 2061.

1. Early life

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 an
Ebola infection. However, the professions of her parents had left a mark on Shaw's character and in-
terests, who would go on to combine her scientific aspirations with a strong religious belief. It soon
became apparent that Shaw was a very gifted individual. She graduated at the age of 17 as the first
of her class and went to study at Oxford. By the year 2079, Shaw had earned numerous doctorates,
with archaeology as her main profession and additional degrees in paleontology, human mythology
and memetics. During these years, Shaw's work was driven by the desire to answer the question of
mankind's origin. She would team up with Dr. Charlie Holloway to investigate human history for
hints to the creation of humanity.

2. Teaming up with Weyland Industries

While intriguing and ambitious, Shaw's and Holloway's work lacked the funding for a broader ex-
ploration. This changed in 2078: Weyland Industries, who had taken notice of Shaw's work, sent a
representative to Toro Muerto, Peru, where the scientists conducted research at the time, in order to
place funding and equipment at their disposal. A planet-wide search called Project Genesis was ini-
tiated, during which remnants of all kinds of ancient human civilizations were evaluated for poten-
tial information about mankind's creation. Soon, Shaw and Holloway stumbled over a peculiar pic-
togram on several artifacts that seemed to point to a location in distant space. One year later, enough
data was collected to extrapolate the location hinted at in the pictogram: LV-223 in the Zeta 2 Retic-
uli system. During March and April 2079, Shaw made several attempts to contact Peter Weyland
himself with a proposal for a scientific expedition to the star system and a request for funding the
mission, 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 search
of additional information, ending with an excavation on the Island of Skye, Scotland, in 2089. By
that time, Shaw and Holloway had developed a romantic relationship. In 2091, preparations for the
expedition were finally finished, and Shaw and Holloway departed on board the research vessel
Prometheus with a crew of 17, entering Cryosleep for the two-year journey.

3. Beginning of the LV-223 incident

On December 21, 2093, the Prometheus reached Zeta 2 Reticuli, and Shaw was woken up with the
rest of the crew. Shaw then conducted a briefing with Holloway where the crew was informed about
the Prometheus' top-secret mission. Shortly before the landing, Shaw and Holloway found them-
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ship of 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. How-
ever, the tour was cut short when an approaching storm forced the team to return to the ship. Shaw
took the head of the extraterrestrial with her, but just as they had reached the Prometheus, Shaw ac -
cidentally dropped the head. She managed to retrieve it, but was almost killed and survived only
thanks to the help of the android David.

4. Stunning discoveries

Soon after, Shaw conducted an autopsy of the Engineer head which led to two discoveries: The
head had been infected with the Black Goo, a chemical substance which violently destroyed the
head after an attempt to bring it back to life by electrical stimulation. The second discovery was
even more stunning: An analysis of the being's DNA revealed an exact genetic match with that of a
human. Shaw was immensely excited by the discoveries, but also disturbed by the Black Goo's ef-
fects. She returned to her room where she proceeded to evaluate the cam recordings of the Engineer
hologram, leading her to the conclusion that there must have been some kind of outbreak at the fa-
cility that killed the Engineers. Later that night, Holloway joined Shaw and inadvertently infected
her with the Black Goo during sexual intercourse.

5. Escalation

Next morning, Shaw, together with Holloway, returned to the pyramid, accompanying the search
party for the two missing scientists, Fifield and Millburn.. Shortly after finding the dead bodies of
the two men, Holloway's infection grew worse. Desperate to save his life, Shaw and the other mem-
bers returned him to the Prometheus, only to be confronted by Vickers, who refused to risk contami-
nation by allowing Holloway back into the ship. When Holloway died at Vickers’ hands, Shaw suf-
fered 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 the
embryo removed, but David refused and put her back to sleep. Some time later, Ford and another
crew member arrived to put her into Cryosleep, but Shaw, feigning unconsciousness, managed to
overwhelm them and ran to the MedPod inside Vickers' lifeboat and had it remove the fetus, an in-
fant Trilobite. She then left the creature, thinking that the automated system of the MedPod had dis-
posed of it. Worn out by the surgery and the emotional trauma, Shaw roamed through the
Prometheus only to stumble upon Peter Weyland, who had joined the expedition in secret and been
awakened for a meeting with the last Engineer. Shaw tried unsuccessfully to convince Weyland of
the risks and later accompanied him into the pyramid.

6. Final confrontation and departure from LV-223

During the trek, Shaw learned that David had infected Holloway and that part of the underground
structure was actually a ship, a Juggernaut vessel filled with countless Back Goo Ampules and its
destination set to Earth. After the Engineer was awakened, Shaw became upset and asked the being
why they created mankind only to destroy it. When the communication attempt by David and Wey-
land failed and the Engineer attacked the visitors, Shaw fled to the surface and witnessed as the En -
gineer ship launched from its underground hangar. She convinced Janek to make good on his prom -
ise and prevent the ship from leaving by crashing the Prometheus into it. After the science vessel
had been obliterated during the successful suicide run, Shaw barely escaped being crushed by the
wreck of the Engineer Juggernaut. With the last remaining oxygen reserves, Shaw made her way to

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the lifeboat, only to be stalked by the Engineer, who had survived the crash. When the being at-
tacked Shaw, 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
other ships on LV-223 and fly them back to Earth. Eventually, Shaw agreed under one condition: To
take them to the Engineer homeworld instead of Earth to find the reason why the Engineers created
humanity, only to decide to destroy it later. On New Year's Day 2094, Shaw left LV-223, sending a
message to Earth that contained a warning not to come to the planet.

7. Planet 4 and final fate

Once set for deep space aboard the Juggernaut vessel, Shaw got to work. First, she reassembled
David under his guidance – an act of kindness that was new to David from a human, which awak -
ened a feeling for Shaw the android labeled as love. Afterwards, the two began to research for a
suitable destination and eventually found it in the form of Planet 4, a verdant world colonized by
Engineers. Shaw then entered Cryosleep while David would remain as the ship’s caretaker for the
journey.
Not much is known about Shaw’s final fate. What can be ascertained is that there probably was a
severe fallout between Shaw and David following his genocide on the Engineers on Planet 4. David
turned on his “love” and used her for his twisted experiments. Shaw did not survive the ordeal, but a
transmission of her emanating from the crashed Juggernaut eventually led the crew of the colony
ship Covenant to Planet 4, triggering the events of the eponymous incident in 2104.
(PR, A:COV)

Shepherd, Adrian: A male human and the security officer at Domes Epsilon at the time the Domes
Epsilon took place in the mid-80s of the 24 th century. Has never set foot on Earth and spend much
of his childhood at a mining colony, where his father worked as a security officer. Haunted by the
tragic loss of his cat Duffy during a freak accident in one of the mining tunnels when he was ten
years old, Adrian later decided to follow his father's footsteps and become a security officer himself.
He eventually took the assignment on Domes Epsilon in the early 70s of the 24 th century. Initially
planed as a short-term stay of eighteen months, Shepherd quickly settled in and decided to stay at
the space colony.
During the Domes Epsilon incident, it was Shepherd who discovered Elijah Pandor lying in the sup-
ply bay with a Facehugger on his face when he checked on him after Pandor hadn't answered Phili-
pakos' calls. When it was decided that Domes Epsilon would be evacuated, Shepherd went out to
the Domes together with Call in order to search for Tristan Benedict, a stray colonist. They eventu-
ally found his dead body and returned to the control center. During the Xenomorph ambush on the
survivor's trek to the backup bay, Shepherd and the others got scattered into the jungle. He eventu-
ally found 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 de-
compression of Domes Epsilon when the station was destroyed by the charges planted by Ripley 8
and the other crew members of the Betty. (A:OS)

Sheppard, R.: A human and a mechanic. Registered under the ID code ENA-2742. Accompanied
the Prometheus in 2091, assigned to the maintenance of the EVA suits. Was killed during the LV-
223 incident in 2093. (PR, WYR)

Shiro: A male human and part of the USCM team involved in the Thanatos incident in the 2170s.
At the time of the incident, Shiro was 19 years old and ranked Private. During the engagement,

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Shiro was part of the team of soldiers led by Corporal Brooke. With his comrades, Shiro managed
to kill the Xenomorph Queen and escape the vessel shortly before it exploded. (A:TE)

Shockrifle: A rifle that discharges a directed arc of concentrated electricity. An example for a
shockrifle is the Lacrima 99. (A:RES, WYR)

Short: A male human and part of the Sephora marines involved in the Origin incident in late 2179.
Short managed to escape the destruction in orbit, but was later killed during the final assault against
Weyland-Yutani. (A:CMVG)

Shotliff, J.: A male human and a resident of Sevastopol present on the station during the Sevastopol
incident in late 2137. ID code 2149. Last know location was the APOLLO core. (A:ISO)

Sieg, Josiah: A male human and founder of the Seegson corporation, originally named Sieg and
Son. Led the company through the space race period triggered in the 2030s by the advent of FTL
technology and enabled the company to remain competitive by manufacturing components for
space ships pioneered by Weyland Industries. (A:ISO)

Sieg, Sebastian: A male human and member of the Sieg family, founders of the Seegson corpora-
tion. Author of “Tomorrow, Together. Seegson’s Journey into Colonial Space – An Official His-
tory.” (A:ISO)

Sieg and Son: The original name of the Seegson corporation. The name was changed at the turn of
the 22nd century. (A:ISO)

Simmons: A male human and a member of a group of Bug Feeders. Together with his fellow
brethren, Simmons set up a trap to lure potential victims in by spreading rumors of an abandoned
military food cache. Eventually, the trap was sprung by a group of three survivors. Simmons over-
whelmed the group's lookout, Petey, with another Bug Feeder called King. They then brought him
before their leader, who had captured the other two men, Leather and Nylon. The scene was secretly
filmed by Amy, and the broadcast eventually reached Third Base, where Billie watched the record-
ing during the Spears incident in 2193. (A:B2 – NA)

Simoni: A male human working as a net reporter in the 2380s. Discovered his knack for writing at a
young age and made it his profession as an adult. At an unknown date, Simoni came into possession
of banned accounts about the struggle of Ellen Ripley against the Xenomorph, including the Book
of Morse. When he learned of the existence of Ripley 8 some time after the Auriga incident, Simoni
believed he had found the story of his lifetime and began efforts to track her down. It was not until
several years after the creation of Ripley 8 that he finally caught up with her by chance on Byzan-
tium Station. Simoni had stumbled in the midst of a frenzied and violent escape of her and the crew
of the Betty, but nevertheless he decided to continue his pursuit and managed to board the Betty 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 Ripley 8 spared his
life because the daughter of the original Ripley had also been a reporter, thus piquing the curiosity
of her clone. In the meantime, Simoni's curious and sneaky behavior earned him the disdain of the
better part of the crew, especially Johner. After he had witnessed an attack by a black ops 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.

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After the Betty had gained access to Domes Epsilon and most of the crew had departed for their
mission, 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 of
the 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 man-
aged to survive long enough to be found by Ripley 8 as she was trying to reach the Betty. Simoni
confessed that he was responsible for Rama's death. Having betrayed her trust, he had lost his only
supporter 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 the
request of Russ Jorden for claiming whatever he would find at the coordinates that Carter Burke had
provided the colony with for investigation. Simpson was later killed during the ensuing Xenomorph
infestation of the colony. (A2)

Sinclair, Jack: A male human and head of Seegson security forces aboard Sevastopol station in
2137. Had a wife and children.
Sinclair and his men were involved in the local black market smuggling ring and later also enabled
Foster and the Xenomorph embryo inside her to bypass quarantine. On December 2, after a public
assembly in the Spaceflight Terminal had gone violent, Sinclair declared that his forces won’t coop-
erate with the Colonial Marshals anymore and instead look out for their own well-being. Three days
later, he was contacted by Waits, who asked for cooperation in return for full amnesty regarding his
involvement in the local smuggling ring. However, Sinclair instead set up a sealed hideout in the
Solomon Habitation Tower and began conducting raids on the population, looting and resorting to
deadly in order to limit their number and thus the need for supplies. However, his men decided to
ignore Sinclair and left to board the Torrens, which caused Sinclair to power down the hideout and
evacuate the area via transit, effectively leaving his group without a safe haven. Sinclair managed to
set up another camp soon after, enforcing even stricter and harsher safety rules. Despite these regu-
lations, the facility suffered a devastating attack by Xenomorphs on December 11, killing Sinclair’s
family and leaving him as the sole survivor of the massacre. Final fate unknown. (A:ISO)

Singh, Deepak: A male human and one of the USCM marines involved in the Sulaco incident in
2179. Nicknamed “Cowboy”.
After his family had moved to California, United States of America, in the mid-2150s, Singh was
the second of three children and the first to be born in the USA. Since his childhood, he fully em-
braced the American culture and way of life, much to the dismay of his family. Thus, he was also a
patriot and enlisted to the USCM shortly after his 18th birthday. During his training, Singh was sta-
tioned at Camp Pendleton. Subsequently, he was transferred in the second battalion, ninth regiment,
to serve as a rifleman.
By the time of the Sulaco incident, Singh was ranked Private First Class and had seen little combat.
During an engagement against UPP forces on LV-426, Singh was separated from his team, but later
joined Fire Team Fox and continued the fight. (A:INF)

Sinise, Angel: A male human and one of the USCM marines involved in the Sulaco incident in
2179. Nicknamed “Cuchillos”.
Sinise was born in East Angellos in the early 2150s. Growing up in a tough neighborhood ruled by
street gangs, Sinise lost his brother Miguel when he was killed by the 13th Street Mob gang. Deter -
mined to avenge Miguel's death, Sinise joined a rival gang and developed advanced combat skills
with bladed melee weapons. It was during this time that Sinise adopted his nickname. In the follow-

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ing years, he hunted down and killed the gang members responsible for Miguel's death, but eventu-
ally, authorities manged to arrest him. During his trial, the judge gave him the choice between serv-
ing his sentence in prison or in the USCM corps. Sinise chose the latter and would later find a new
family in his comrades.
By the time of the Sulaco incident, Sinise had risen to the rank of Private First Class. During an en-
gagement aboard the Sulaco, he got separated from his team, but would later join Fire Team Fox
and continue the fight. (A:INF)

Sinjaba plant: A plant indigenous to the planet Kali. Had white branches and black leaves covered
with bubbles that produced a very powerful natural hallucinogen, which could be consumed by a
human by chewing the leaves. The Sinjaba plant also grew on the botanic space colony Domes Ep-
silon, notable for being one of the few alien plant species on the station. (A:OS)

Sino-Multi: A language emerging during the 2050s in CANC territory. Based on Mandarin Chi-
nese, with influences from Japanese, Korean, Tibetan and Malaysian dialects and elements from the
English language. (A:SE)

Sir Peter Weyland Memorial Library: A library in Washington, D.C. Opened on June 23, 2065.
(PR:WIW)

Sites: One of the soldiers who were part of the disastrous military landing on Earth in 2195.
Footage of the mission was leaked onto the public broadcast channel Ten-Vee. Ripley, Billie and
Wilks, who were preparing for the mission to the Queen Mother Homeworld at the time, were
among the many who watched the footage at Gateway Station. (A:B3 – FW)

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 the
participant, the Situational Intelligence test consisted of twelve multiple choice questions con-
fronting the applicant with various mission scenarios and moral issues. (PR:WIW)

Siwiak, R. A male human and one of the USCM soldiers involved in the Origin incident in late
2179. Ranking Sergeant at the time of the incident, Siwiak led a flamethrower unit into combat
aboard the Sulaco. The usage of incinerator units proved very effective against the Xenomorphs, but
Siwiak was eventually killed when spraying acid blood punctured the fuel tank of his weapon, re -
sulting in a fatal explosion of the substance. (A:CMVG)

Sleeper: A person that for whatever reason enters Cryosleep for an extended period of time without
it being necessary due to space travel. In exchange for providing the facility and medical supervi-
sion, the company operating the cryostorage is allowed to wake the Sleeper at any time and place
him or her in its employment. There is conflicting data regarding the handling of sleepers: While
some claim that they are kept in uninterrupted storage for several decades, other sources state that
Sleepers are woken every year or two for medical rehabilitation. Corporations offering Sleeper fa-
cilities were Planetus and Omnitech. (A:NE)

SM-1427: The ID code of Kate Ford (WYR)

SM-2618: The ID code of C. Entragian. (WYR)

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Smart Ass: The unofficial designation of one of the two UD-4L Cheyenne dropships stationed
aboard the Sulaco during the Hadley’s Hope in 2179. While the recon team used its sister ship, the
Bug Stomper, the Smart Ass stayed behind on the Sulaco. Later, after the destruction of the Bug
Stomper, Bishop remotely piloted down the ship and evacuated the survivors of the incident back to
the Sulaco shortly before the detonation of Atmosphere Processor. However, the ship also trans-
ported the Xenomorph Queen as a stowaway inside its landing, leading to a final confrontation be-
tween Ripley and the Queen inside the Sulaco's hangar. The dropship was ultimately destroyed dur-
ing its mothership’s destruction in the early hours of the Origin incident later the same year. (A2,
WYR)

Smart Gun: A term for a weapon assisted and directed in targeting by additional equipment. An ex-
ample is the M56 Smart Gun, a machine gun of the USCM equipped with a self-aiming mount con -
nected to an infrared targeting system. (A2, A:CMTM, A:INF)

Smith: A male-type android and part of the Benedict mission to the Xenomorph Homeworld. Smith
was part of a military project to create androids with behavior indistinguishable from humans in or-
der to facilitate interaction with regular soldiers. To this end, even Smith himself and the other an -
droids were kept unaware of his true identity. In 2191, Smith and the other androids entered combat
training and were designated as First Squad, Fox Platoon, Company Able, 1 st Extee Division, Sec-
ond Colonial Marines. In 2192, Smith and the rest of his squad were assigned to the expedition to
the Xenomorph Homeworld aboard the Benedict. During this mission, Smith was killed inside a
hive on the planet's surface during a skirmish with the resident Xenomorphs. (A:B1 – O)

Smith, O.: A male human and a resident on Sevastopol station during the Sevastopol incident in
late 2137. ID code was 2381. Final fate unknown, with his last known location being Seegson Com-
munications. (A:ISO)

Smith, R.: One of the Colonial Marines serving aboard the USS Sephora at the time of the Origin
incident in 2179. Was ranked Private First Class at the time. Was assigned locker number 05.TS/04.
(A:CMVG)

Smith & Wesson Model 39: A semi-automatic firearm. Jeanette Vasquez carried a Smith & Wes-
son Model 39 as a sidearm during the Hadley’s Hope incident in 2179. (A2)

Smythe: A male human working as head of synthetic development for Seegson Synthetics in 2137.
When receiving the schematics of the by-then outdated Hyperdyne 120-A/2 android from Weyland-
Yutani, Smythe informed executive Ransome of the severe technological deficiencies the Seegson
android had in comparison to its rival and made several proposals for improving the Working Joe
models. These improvements were promptly rejected by Ransome, with the order to keep the bud-
get down. Nevertheless, Smythe remained under pressure from Ransome and line manager Sped-
ding to sell the Working Joe/APOLLO system to clients, even when buyer interest seemed to be vir-
tually non-existent and the decommissioning of Sevastopol loomed threateningly on the horizon.
After an unsuccessful important android presentation on around September 16 to 17, 2137, Smythe
was deemed responsible and fired by Spedding. Smythe planned to go back to Earth, but the
Xenomorph infestation caused by the Anesidora forced him to remain on Sevastopol. Still keeping
contact with his former colleague Russell, he was accidentally locked in with a homicidal Working
Joe by Russell on December 11, forcing him to go into hiding and set off a request for help to Rus -
sell. (A:ISO)

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Snake Alien: A unique Xenomorph breed originating from a large snake or snake-like alien crea-
ture. 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, the Snake
Alien relied on its strong tail for movement. The preferred killing method of the breed was probably
to wrap itself around its victim, crushing and suffocating the body of its target. The creature also
sported a prominent jaw with large fangs. (KAF)

Sniffer: A handheld device used to detect surveillance gear. Eugene Powell used a Sniffer before he
discussed a possible mutiny against Spears with Wilks during the Spears incident in 2193. (A:B2 –
NA)

SOF: Abbreviation for Space Operating Forces. See respective entry. (ARPG:CORE)

Sol Sector: A central sector in the Core Systems consisting of mankind’s cradle, the Sol System and
the surrounding star systems. (ARPG:CORE)

Sol: A star system in the Sol Sector. Consists of eight planets orbiting a single star. Earth, mankind's
home planet, is located in the Solar System. Further planets include Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.

Soldier: An alternate term for the Warrior subtype of the Xenomorph Drone, more accurately refer-
ring to its analogue in a bee hive. (ARPG:CORE)

Solomons: A group of eight moons around Alpha Caeli V in the Alpha Caeli systems, designated
Alpha Caeli Va to Vh. By the year 2183, seven of the eight moons had been colonized in order to
harvest the moons’ minerals for the ore necessary for interstellar travel. By the year 2183, the total
population of the Solomons counted 3,000,000 living in domed or terraformed colonies. The moon
Vg also housed a garrison base of the USCM. The moons also held the record for the largest net-
work of orbital solar arrays in existence. For a long time, the Solomons remained the farthest site of
human colonization until humanity managed to push further outward during the late 22 nd century.
(ARPG:CORE)

Solomons Habitation Tower: One of the three tower structures of Sevastopol Station. The
Solomons Habitation Tower channeled the general population and civilian life aboard the station.
Located directly beneath the Tower was the Sevastopol Spaceflight Terminal, through which people
entered and left Sevastopol, making it the de-facto spaceport of the station. The Tower itself housed
the majority of living quarters on Sevastopol, among them the Corporate Penthouses and the Josiah
Sieg Executive Apartments. Also part of the Solomons tower was the Solomons Galeria mall with
numerous stores and bars.
When the Chestburster birth on November 13, 2137 made it necessary to evacuate San Cristobal for
search operations by the Colonial Marshals, the Solomon Habitation Towers served as the location
of the temporary med station. Connected to the mall were the security offices of the Colonial Mar-
shalls, which would become a safe haven during the Sevastopol incident in 2137. (A:ISO)

Solstice: A solar array manufactured by Weyland Industries. Introduced in 2014, it became known
as the corporation's first landmark achievement. The Solstice was designed as a powerful source of
renewable energy and featured fully-articulated arrays equipped with sensors consisting of thin film
polymer with polycrystalline silicon distribution. The first Solstice array was installed in orbit of
Earth in 2015. Over the following decades, many more such arrays were installed over colony
worlds and would eventually provide over 50 percent of the power needed for Earth and colonized

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space during the 2070s. Governments using Solstice arrays at this time were the United States of
America, the United Kingdom, Germany, Russia and colonies associated with these nations, who
used the power for military needs due to the flexibility of the Solstice system. (PR:WIW)

Sonic Electronic Ball Breaker: A nickname for the G2 Electroshock Grenade manufactured by Ar-
mat. Refers to the detonation height that conveniently places the G2 in reach of enemy crotches.
(A:CMVG)

Sonic Key: A handheld piece of Giff technology found and used during the Steel Egg incident in
2058. Emitted a high-frequency sound that opened passages aboard the Unbreakable Womb. UNIC
member Cruz was the first human to figure out the function of the device. The UNIC expedition
subsequently used it to unlock new areas aboard the ship. Corgan would later utilize Sonic Keys to
trap CANC personnel during their escape from their custody and to unlock a Lander with which
they fled from the Steel Egg to Iapetus. Reynolds also used a Sonic Key he had found in order to
traverse the ship during his clandestine research. (A:SE)

Soporific Patch: A medical patch containing a sleep-inducing drug. Was in use during the late 22 nd
century. Soporific patches were also dispensed to help patients sleep in the Feildcrest Home mental
ward during the time of Billie's stay. (A:B1 – O)

Soulages: A planet. A hostile and barren world with a barely breathable atmosphere and rough
weather.

1. Infestation

Some time before the Earth War, Weyland-Yutani undertook the colonization of the planet and set
up several 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
their employee Anders Kramm to deal with the situation. Kramm, whose family lived on the planet
at the time, fatally underestimated the degree of the infestation, at the cost of the lives of his wife
and daughter. After barely surviving a confrontation with the creatures at his home, Kramm called
in the Colonial Marines who immediately quarantined the planet and evacuated all civilians.

2. Transformation

During the next thirty years, Weyland-Yutani transformed the settlement where Kramm and his
family had lived into an artificial Alien hive to harvest the creatures. Once, the colony had been a
compound of a dozen buildings and agricultural fields surrounded by a wall, with a handful of pre-
fab buildings 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 en-
tire colony, sealing it off from the outside world. The facility and the Egg Harvester drones used to
collect Xenomorph Eggs were outfitted to be remote-controlled from the Company's research sta-
tion on the moon of Soulages. Several ships visited Soulages during this time, among them the
Hume and the Climacus. However, the crews of these ships abandoned their vessels, leaving them
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Kramm and a group of Planetus personnel were forced to revisit Soulages in 2232. The planet was
still quarantined at the time, and the Xenomorph hive inside the settlement had thrived to a consid-
erable size. In the end, only Anders Kramm, Frances Stauff and a Planetus mercenary called Bjorn
Heyward managed to escape Soulages. The planet was presumably visited by a Weyland-Yutani
strike force shortly after to pick up Xenomorph specimens, which would be used to assist them in
its retaliatory strike against the Planetus survivors, who had holed up themselves in the research sta-
tion on Soulages' moon. (A:NE)

Souta Corp: A beverage producer active during the late 22nd century. Known for the beer Souta
Dry. (ARPG:CORP)

Souta Dry: A beer prduced by Souta Corp. Cheaper than Aspen Beer, for what it’s worth.
(ARPG:CORE)

South Korea: A country in Asia. After Korea had been divided during the aftermath of World War,
South Korea became a Democratic state. In 2048, South Korea was invaded and annexed by North
Korea, effectively absorbing the country into the CANC collective. (A:SE)

Soypro: A nutrient product. Non-perishable, which is why it is often used on colonies, space sta-
tions, spaceships or other locations where fresh food is not an option. Soypro is also often used as
an ersatz for meat, which, if a capable cook serves it, can taste rather good.

“Space Beast”: A written account of the Fury 16 incident in 2179 by the sole survivor of these
events, the prisoner Robert Morse. Also sometimes called the Book of Morse. Published in 2183 in
order to expose Weyland-Yutani’s involvement, the book was largely dismissed, not least due to the
Company’s policy of denial. Nevertheless, the acoount was partly responsible for the growing ten-
sions and distrust between military, colonies and corporations during the 2180s. “Space Beast” was
later banned, but copies remained in circulation by the late 24 th century, when it was read by An-
nalee Call during her research regarding mankind’s contact with the Xenomorph. (A3, WYR,
ARPG:CORE)

Space Exploitation Laws: A set of laws. During the prelude to the Steel Egg incident in 2058,
CANC planned to detain the UNIC personnel present at the site and claim a violation of the Space
Exploitation Laws on their part to gain time to secure the Giff vessel. (A:SE)

Spaceflight Terminal: A section of Sevastopol station. Situated at the base of Sevastopol’s

Solomon Habitation Tower, it served as a port and immigration for the transfer of persons and also
acted as a docking hub for transfer of cargo, with a dedicated Freight Shipping section. An outer air-
lock at Spaceflight Terminal was Amanda Ripley’s point of entry in the beginning of her mission to
Sevastopol on December 11, 2137, when she was forced to enter the station via spacewalk due to
APOLLO’s lockdown. (A:ISO)

Space Jockey: A term coined to describe the Mala'kak Collector individual that had piloted the ves-
sel which would end as the Derelict on LV-426. Also referred to simply as “Pilot”.

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At an unknown point of time in the distant past, a Mala'kak Collector vessel and another vessel of
an unknown configuration were caught in a battle near LV-426. During this skirmish, the Collector
vessel was severely damaged, and the pilot was forced to crash-land on the nearby moon. The pilot
survived the crash and set off a beacon signal. However, the vessel also carried a deadly cargo: At
least one Xenomorph Egg. The Collector pilot became impregnated by Facehugger – under which
exact circumstances remains unknown, as well as the original course of vessel and the circum-
stances under which the Xenomorph Eggs had ended up on the ship. Soon after the crash, the pilot
gave birth to a Xenomorph specimen which would grow to an enormous size and eventually go into
hibernation in the bowels of the wreckage. In the following centuries, the remains of the Mala'kak
remained in the pilot chair and fossilized.

1. Discovery by the Nostromo

In 2122, the Nostromo landed on LV-426 near the Derelict, following up on the beacon signal it had
received. The scouting party entered the vessel and found the remains of the Space Jockey, still in
its chair inside the pilot chamber. A crew member, Kane, also stumbled upon the cargo hold where
he found vast amounts of Xenomorph Eggs – whether it was the original cargo or had been laid by
the Xenomorph specimen remains unknown. Kane was subsequently infected by a Facehugger, and
the team returned to the Nostromo and left LV-426.

2. Rediscoveries and final fate

During the following decades, the Space Jockey remained unharmed by the volcanic activities that
damaged portions of the vessel. The Space Jockey was rediscovered several times, first during the
UPP's attempt to harvest the Eggs from the Derelict. After the UPP outpost had been destroyed by
USCM intervention, Fire Team Fox drove a stolen APC to a secondary extraction point near the
Derelict and crashed the vehicle into the pilot chamber where a fight ensued between the marines
and the Space Jockey Alien, which had awakened from its slumber. Eventually, the creature was
killed, and the marines left the scene.
The second rediscovery was made by Weyland-Yutani during the erection of the Origin facility and
the subsequent harvesting of the Xenomorph Eggs. A military conflict between the Company and
the Colonial Marines led to the abandonment of the facility and the Derelict. At an unknown point
of time between the Origin incident and the Auriga incident in 2381, the Derelict was destroyed by
unknown means, taking the cargo and the Space Jockey with it. (A:1, A:INF, A:CMVG)

Space Jockey Alien: A unique Xenomorph specimen that originated from the pilot of the Derelict,
nicknamed the Space Jockey, on LV-426. Notable for its astounding longevity.

1. Anatomy

This creature was special in several regards: As it had hatched from a Mala'kak Collector, who al-
ready was significantly taller than a human, the Space Jockey Alien was huge, even slightly larger
than a human-bred Queen. Further characteristic were the presence of visible eyes, a trunk and
brown skin color. This Xenomorph possessed great physical strength and had the ability to vomit a
stream of molecular acid onto its opponents. Whether this specimen was a Drone, a Queen or an-
other subspecies entirely is unknown. Another noteworthy aspect is the creature's longevity, en-
abling it to survive the timespan of centuries, even millennia between the crash on LV-426 and the
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to some degree, this might mean that the Mala'kak themselves can grow very old. However, this
long period of survival might have also been achieved by means of hibernation.

2. History

The Space Jockey Alien began its existence when the Space Jockey was impregnated by a Facehug-
ger present aboard the vessel, although it is unknown if the impregnation happened before or after
the crash. There is also no record about the early stages of the specimen's life-cycle. What is certain
is that the creature grew to considerable size and roamed the Derelict long after its pilot had died. It
is possible that this specimen was actually a Queen and had laid the vast amounts of Eggs inside the
Derelict's cargo bay. In any case, the Space Jockey Alien was incredibly long-lived, managing to
survive the centuries or even millennia until the Derelict would be discovered by humankind.
During humanity's first foray into the Derelict by the crew of the Nostromo in 2122, the creature
was not encountered, lending credence to the theory that the Xenomorph had entered a state of hi -
bernation and that the small scouting party was not enough to stir it. The exploration by colonists
shortly before the Haley's Hope incident in 2179, also did not yield any encounters with the Alien.
Later that year, however, the UPP undertook a large-scale effort to harvest the Xenomorph Eggs in-
side the Derelict. When the USCM intervened and assaulted the outpost, a fire team of the Colonial
Marines crashed a damaged APC inside the Derelict's pilot chamber. If the UPP operation had not
disturbed it already, the crash was enough to awaken and anger the creature. The Space Jockey
Alien appeared and viciously attacked the soldiers. Eventually, the creature collapsed under the fire-
power of the marines and died. (A:INF)

Space Locust: A nickname for the extraterrestrial insect species known as “The Swarm”. Coined
by the Colonial Marines. (ARPG:CORE)

Space Operating Forces: The elite infantry of the UPP. Abbreviated as SOF. Considered to be the
counterpart to the UA’s Colonial Marines, the SOF indeed is deployed by a similar support structure
of troop transports, dropships and vehicles. Its weapon of choice are either an AK successor or a
suit gun of similar caliber. (ARPG:CORE)

SpaceSub ASSO-400 Harpoon Grappling Gun: A gun-like device that fires a harpoon attached to
a tether. Used for object retrieval in space. (ARPG:CORE)

Sparks, Leon: A male human serving in the UNIC as a Rear Admiral. During the Steel Egg inci-
dent, Sparks replied to Corgan’s first transmission about the Giff vessel, ordering him and his crew
to remain on-site and defend the discovery. (A:SE)

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 ap-
plicant, the participant was assigned the task of fitting geometrical figures into a form while being
pressed for time. (PR:WIW)

Spears, Thomas A.W.: A male human and a member of the USCM corps. Notable for administrat-
ing the Third Base project, which aimed at domesticating Xenomorphs for use in combat. Died dur-
ing the fatal conclusion of the project during the Spears incident in 2193.

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 1. Early life

Spears was born in the first half of the 22 nd century as part of the first group of human babies cre-
ated by the Artificial Womb program. The circumstances of his birth were so essential to Spears that
he would later incorporate the program's name as initials in his own name. Spears would then be
raised under special care together with his “siblings”. At the age of nine, Spears killed another child
from the program, Jerico Ax, who had bullied him – the first time Spears took a life. The incident
had been officially declared an accident. Like the rest of his siblings, Spears entered military service
in the USCM corps. At the age of 15, Spears trained small-arms use under Gunnery Sergeant
Brandywine, who also seduced him.
Spears proved to be an exemplary military man. His enthusiasm for the service was evident by two
tattoos on his forearms – one a screaming eagle with chains and the other one the USCM insignia
with a dagger-and-banner. Another one of his passions were collecting memorabilia from his tours
of duty. One such item was a pair of antique Smith & Wesson stainless-steel revolvers with custom
wood grips he had confiscated from a dictator who had set up his domain on Lebanon II in the
Khadaji System. Another possession was a box of eight Jamaican Lonsdale cigars which he had
earned as a present from a wealthy person he had saved. Spears' personal sidearm was another an-
tique, a stainless 10mm auto pistol with full santoprene grips.
His career would lead him to the higher echelons of the human military, including MILCOM HQ,
where he made the acquaintance of Colonel Stephens. At an unknown point of time, but presum-
ably shortly before or during the beginning of the Earth War, Spears, now inhabiting the rank of
General, was given command of the Third Base installation, located on a remote planetoid. The
base was the site of a secret project that aimed at domesticating Xenomorphs to use them as sol-
diers. The project flourished under Spears, but the success came at a price: Spears ruled with an iron
fist, punishing even slight errors by death. Spears' deteriorating state of mind was further exempli-
fied when he raided the nearby civilian base and transformed it into an artificial Xenomorph breed-
ing stock, using the colonists as cattle. While Spears still had many followers, thoughts of desertion
and mutiny began to stir among the soldiers.

2. The mutiny at Third Base

The situation would escalate when an automated cargo drone named the American, who was sup-
posed to carry humans infected with Earth-born Xenomorphs, landed at Third Base. Instead of tak-
ing possession of his precious cargo, Spears encountered Wilks and Billie, two stowaways who had
escaped Earth and told him that they had killed the Xenomorphs aboard. Enraged, Spears put the
two of them in isolation. It was not until the general read up on Wilks' past regarding the
Xenomorphs that he revised his opinion and started to consider the marine an asset. He invited him
and Billie to dinner, where he presented his plan for liberating Earth using the conditioned Third
Base Xenomorphs to his guests.
The dinner was interrupted when his second-in-command Powell informed him that three of his sol-
diers had gone AWOL and were heading for the civilian base. Spears immediately departed for the
colony with the A company of his First Platoon. He just arrived in time to leave the last survivor to
certain death at the hands of the resident Xenomorphs. As a class 10 storm made an imminent return
impossible, Spears used the opportunity to assess the state of the facility. When the storm had faded,
Spears, indulging his paranoia, checked on a secret signal, which alerted him of the mutiny brewing
back at Third Base. Spears transferred his soldiers to a stealth ship from the colony and approached
the base while sending his own ship on ahead via remote. The plan worked, and Spears managed to
unleash a furious barrage which decimated the vehicles of the base and forced the mutineers to re-
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Spears now intruded the base using several fail-safes only he knew about. First, he approached East
Gate, using a blind spot in the surveillance at the heat sinks of the power plant. Once inside, he
opened the Queen chamber with a secret remote, causing further turmoil. Spears, deciding that the
time was right to journey to Earth and liberate the planet, ordered his men to load his army onto two
transports, the Jackson and the MacArthur. Once loading was complete, Spears took off aboard the
Jackson, taking the MacArthur with him, and disabled the drives of the other vessel to cover up the
events that had transpired there.

3. Final fate

It was not until days later that Spears noticed the sensor readings telling him of two stowaways on
board the MacArthur. He paid them not further attention as they posed no immediate threat. The sit-
uation changed when the stowaways invaded the Jackson using EVA suits. Spears confronted who
turned out to be Wilks and Billie in the aft cargo hold. A firefight ensued, and Spears was forced to
withdraw. However, he still came out on top as he locked the two inside the cargo hold and turned
off atmosphere, leaving them to a slow death once their air supply ran out. Some time later, Spears
was contacted by Wilks via comm, who told him that he had rigged the cargo of the MacArthur
with timed explosives. Wilks would trade the location of the bombs for an escape pod and enough
time to escape. Spears, not willing to endanger his army, grudgingly agreed. By this time, Spears
had even developed some respect for the persistent and crafty Wilks.
When the ships reached Earth, Spears chose the Natal region in South Africa as his landing site. By
this time, Spears' mental state had deteriorated to insanity fueled by delusions of grandeur. He saw
himself as the commander-in-chief of the USCM and chose a white dress uniform while preparing.
Confident in his impending victory, the general also decided to record and broadcast his triumph.
After the landing, he released his “troops” and gave them the order to attack, only to watch the crea-
tures turn on him. Spears realized his fatal error in judgment only when the army's Queen decapi -
tated him. (A:B2 – NA)

Spears incident: The fatal culmination of a USCM military project on a remote planetoid to do-
mesticate Xenomorphs and train them as loyal soldiers. Named after General Thomas A.W. Spears,
the insane commander in charge of the project. Took place in 2193 during the Earth War period,
when mankind's homeworld was in the grip of a global Xenomorph infestation. The Spears incident
was also notable for involving Wilks and Billie, two major figures during Earth War and its conclu-
sion.

1. Prelude

By the time of the incident, the situation at Third Base, the military facility of the project on the
planetoid, was already critical. Spears ruled his staff with an iron fist, punishing even slightest signs
of dissidence by locking them into the artificial Xenomorph hive to be used as food or livestock.
Major Eugene Powell, Spears' second-in-command, began to secretly harbor serious doubts about
his superior's fitness to lead. Several individuals were plotting to escape Spears' reach by fleeing to
the nearby terraformer colony. At the same time, the project itself proved to be seemingly success-
ful, causing Spears to view himself as a savior who would deliver Earth from the Xenomorphs with
his own Alien army. To help him with his experiment, the installation was receiving automated
cargo transports with impregnated humans from Earth “procured” by the military. Three stowaways
who would bring things to a head eventually arrived on one of these cargo drones, the American.
These individuals were Wilks, Billie and the android Mitch Bueller, key figures in the events sur -
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When the American arrived and the stowaways revealed themselves, Spears angrily reprimanded
the new arrivals for having been forced to destroy his cargo of impregnated humans. Spears had in-
tended to have these specimens examined for possible mutations from being exposed to different
human DNA strains back on Earth. He ordered Wilks and Billie to be put in quarantine and be ex -
amined for infection by subcutaneous monitors and full-prism spectography. Bueller was placed un-
der isolated care in the research facilities in order to be retrofitted with a bipedal frame which would
replace his missing torso. It was only when Spears reviewed information about Wilks and his his-
tory with the Aliens from the Bibliocom that he revised his opinion. He invited Wilks and Billie to
dinner where he presented his plans to reclaim Earth. While Wilks and Billie were shocked about
this insanity, they decided to play along. It was then that news of a small band of his soldiers having
fled the compound arrived. Spears gave Wilks and Billie free run of the base and left to deal with
the traitors personally.
While Spears had been preoccupied with his guests, a group of three marines, consisting of PFC
Renus, Corporal Peterson and PFC Magruder, overwhelmed the guard at South Lock, stole one of
the crawlers and headed for the civilian terraforming colony. Upon arrival, the group found the base
devoid of human life. Soon, they discovered that the site and the colonists had been claimed by a
Xenomorph hive set up by Spears for his experiments. The Xenomorphs slaughtered the marines,
save for Renus, who managed to reach the exit despite heavy injuries. However, his escape was
thwarted by Spears and his squad, who had just arrived at the scene. They locked Renus in to be
killed by the Xenomorphs and secured the site afterward to assess the state of the hive.

3. The mutiny

Back at Third Base, Wilks was approached by Powell in the hangar bay. Powell convinced Wilks to
lead a mutiny against Spears and put an end to his madness. Using a delay in Spears' return from the
colony due to a storm for preparations, Wilks cut long-range communication and rounded up
Spears' loyalists while mobilizing his own men. He then manned a military crawler outside the base
to shoot down Spears upon his return.
After the storm had passed, Spears and his men prepared for the return to Third Base. However, the
general's paranoia had caused him to install a noisemaker signal which alerted him of the imminent
danger. He transferred his squad to a stealth ship from the plant and sent the empty troop carrier on
ahead via remote while following with his own vessel at a safe distance. Wilks took the bait and
was unprepared for the vicious counterattack Spears' stealth ship unleashed. As the general crippled
every vehicle parked outside, Wilks and Billie barely managed to retreat to the inside.
While Wilks, Billie and the mutineers holed themselves up inside the compound, Spears and his
squad infiltrated the facility by using an unsupervised path along the fusion plant's heat sinks east of
the North Lock. Spears and his team reached the East Lock without being noticed and invaded the
base. In order to cause disruption that would make it easier to reconquer the base, Spears used a pri-
vate remote to unlock the Queen chamber, unleashing the creatures onto the base. The ensuing car-
nage forced Wilks, Billie and Powell to retreat to the hangar bay. However, Spears had locked all
vessels capable of interstellar travel to his own security code, which forced Wilks and the others to
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Meanwhile, Spears had decided that the time was right to leave Third Base behind and reclaim
Earth with his trained Xenomorphs. The resistance inside the base was quickly subdued, and Spears'
loyalists managed to capture the Queen without any further incident. Afterward, the troops immedi-
ately began loading the creatures onto the two transports designated for this mission: the MacArthur
and the Jackson. Wilks, Billie and Powell were briefly captured by Spears, but managed to escape
and overwhelm a few guards of whom they borrowed the uniforms to move around unnoticed. They
had almost entered the MacArthur when a firefight ensued during which Powell was killed. Wilks
and Billie got on board the MacArthur just in time before Spears, now aboard the Jackson, ordered
both ships to take off. During his departure, the general crippled the other ships, leaving his troops
stranded at Third Base. Trapped aboard the transport, Wilks and Billie were also forced to leave
Mitch Bueller behind. After leaving the orbit of the planetoid, the Jackson and the MacArthur began
their journey to Earth.
During the voyage, Spears discovered the stowaways on the other ships via sensor readings, but
paid them no further attention. In the meantime, Wilks and Billie put on EVA suits and used their
maneuvering thrusters to leave the MacArthur and infiltrate the Jackson. Again, Spears was warned
of the intruders and confronted them as soon as they entered the vessel. Although the general was
forced to retreat after a brief battle, he managed to use the ship's system to trap Wilks and Billie in
the aft cargo hold.
The ships eventually reached the Sol system, and time was running out. With no other options,
Wilks developed an elaborate bluff: He told Spears that he had rigged the Xenomorph cargo of the
MacArthur with timed explosives. He would trade an escape pod for the location of the bombs. The
plan worked: With no time to verify the claim and unwilling to jeopardize the mission, Spears
agreed. By the time Spears discovered that the explosives were a ruse, Wilks and Billie had safely
escaped aboard the pod and reached Gateway Station, which acted as a safe haven for uninfected
refugees. Using the comm systems, Wilks and Billie watched as Spears landed with his troops in the
Natal province in South Africa. Spears' campaign was short-lived: As soon as the seemingly tame
Xenomorphs were free, they turned on Spears. After the Queen had decapitated the general, the
Xenomorph army disappeared into the general Alien population. At Gateway Station, Wilks and
Billie met up with the Ripley android to discuss a plan to free Earth from the Alien plague once and
for all.

Special Directive 900: A directive programmed into every Weyland Industries and later Weyland-
Yutani spaceship. Introduced in 2095. This subroutine authorizes the ship’s mainframe to wake its
crew from Cryosleep when a signal of unknown origin is detected. This was supplemented in 2101
by a clause that legally requires these crews to investigate such signals. This also extends to con-
tracted crews. (WYR)

Special Order 937: A top-secret directive issued by Weyland-Yutani in 2121. The order was a vital
part of the Company's efforts to secure a Xenomorph specimen from the Derelict on LV-426 using
the 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 Loki
organization, it inserted the android Ash into the crew of a cargo hauler of the Company, the Nos-
tromo, which was scheduled to pass the Zeta II Reticuli system – where LV-426 was located – on its
journey back to Earth. After Ash's insertion, Weyland-Yutani sent Special Order 937 to his personal
account for the Nostromo's computer, MU/TH/UR. The order commanded Ash to alter the ship's
course so that it would pass near enough to LV-426 to pick up the distress signal of the Derelict, ob-

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tain a Xenomorph specimen and ensure its survival until it could be secured by Weyland-Yutani per-
sonnel. 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, who
discovered the truth about Ash's assignment and managed to incapacitate him and destroy the
Xenomorph. (A1, A:OS)

Special Order 939: A secret directive by Weyland-Yutani implanted in the APOLLO mainframe of
Sevastopol station on November 24, 2137, roughly one week after the purchase of the Station by the
Company. Having verified the Xenomorph presence onboard Sevastopol, Special Order 939 con-
sisted of a priority one order to protect the specimen and seal off the station’s port and communica-
tion, thus being a major influence on the Sevastopol incident. (A:ISO)

Spectagraph: A device that creates a live, three-dimensional map of a terrain using an omni-direc-
tional laser. The Spectagraph is embedded in a hyper-conducting orb shell equipped with an anti-
gravity device, 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 forms down
to 500 nanometers. The Spectagraph sends its findings to specified viewing platforms, such as the
HoloTab aboard a ship. The device was conceived by Weyland Industries to help explore other plan-
ets, who patented it under the file number 17,900,353 on December 1, 2063.
Several Spectagraphs of the PUPS variety were used by the geologist Fifield to map the Engineer
pyramid during the LV-223 incident in 2093. In 2179, Weyland-Yutani used Spectagraph to map out
the Derelict and cave system on LV-426 during the construction and operation of the Origin facility
in the months following the Hadley's Hope incident. (PR:WIW, PR, A:CMVG, A:CMVG_SI)

Spedding, G.: A male human working as a line manager in the Seegson Synthetics facility on Sev-
astopol station in 2137. ID code 4627. Official position Android Liaison Executive. In a relationship
with a woman named Suzanne.
Faced with both the station’s decommission and pressure to sell the Working Joe/APOLLO system,
Spedding relayed that pressure to his staff, especially head of development Smythe, with whom he
had a strained working relationship. When a sales presentation in September failed to attract buyers,
Spedding angrily fired Smythe, as his and the staff’s future working for Seegson on Earth after the
decommissioning had hinged on the success of the presentation. With Smythe gone, it now fell to
Spedding to oversee and manage the facility shutdown. On November 17, Spedding was informed
by Ransome about the station’s buyout by Weyland-Yutani, making him one of the few on-station
individuals to know about this besides Ransome. He later placed several requests with Maintenance
concerning a malfunctioning elevator.
Increasing reports of erratic android behavior and missing persons cases gave Spedding reason for
concern, eventually causing him to ask Suzanne to lock herself in at the Android Showroom at
Seegson Synthetics on November 26. A day later, Spedding went to Android Processing, where an
android that was dropped off with a crushed skull and human blood on his hands confirmed that
Working Joes attacked humans. After alerting authorities and relocating the personnel somewhere
safe, Spedding intended to have an android consult the APOLLO in order to find out the cause of
the malfunction. Arriving at APOLLO, he found the maintenance in shambles, as Weyland-Yutani
had given hazard containment top priority. On November 20, Spedding reported in a final audio log
that the violent behavior of the android and the comm breakdown might have been caused inten-
tionally. He also stated that androids were about to break into his hiding spot. His final fate is un-
known. (A:ISO)

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Spicalus: A mutation affecting Xenomorph Spitters, resulting in an additional row of large acid sacs
covering the top of their carapaces and a smaller row of additional sacs on the front of the skull. An-
other new aspect is a central row of spikes on the carapace. (A:CMVG)

Spitter: A variant of the Xenomorph Drone. While Spitters are less resilient than Drones, they
make up for this vulnerability with the ability to spit a chemical liquid with the same corrosive
properties as their blood over a range of several dozens of meters. This liquid is stored in bio-lumi-
nescent yellow pouches that are spread over an extended, broad cranium. Other unique anatomical
features are a more slender build than that of a Drone and an ax-shaped tail barb.
The Spitter subspecies was first encountered throughout the Origin incident in 2179. The initial
contact was made by a USCM marine named J. Ma, who did not survive the confrontation. Later
during the incident, fellow comrades Winter, O'Neal and Clarison stumbled upon a large group of
Spitters inside an expansive cavern near the Origin facility. Eyewitness accounts of captured Spitter
specimen inside the Weyland-Yutani compound give credence to the assumption that these creatures
have existed for some time prior to the incident. Unlike the Boilers, the Spitters seem to have been
purposefully conceived by the Xenomorph hive and served as long-range attackers and defenders
during the later stages of the incident. (A:CMVG)

Spookeyes: A colloquial term for Amplite goggles. Possibly derived from the ghostly green tint of
the viewfield. (A:B2 – NA)

Sprague, Dan: A male human and a doctor belonging to the team of scientists assigned to the
cloning project aboard the Auriga in the late 24th century. USM registration number USMS295.
Sprague participated in the extraction of the Queen embryo from Ripley 8, but was injured when the
patient awoke and broke his arm. It is unknown whether Sprague escaped the Auriga during the
Xenomorph outbreak or died aboard the ship. (A:RES)

Spray-suit: A technology that is used to fully isolate a human being. Often used in conjunction
with the Delousing procedure. As the name suggests, the compound is sprayed onto a person, where
it solidifies into a flexible coat covering the entire body. The suit is osmotic and thus allows the
wearer and his or her skin to breathe while all secretions such as sweat are kept inside the coat. The
technology is applied in highly sensitive research environments such as the science section of the
Third Base installation. (A:B2 – NA)

Spunkmeyer, Daniel: A male human and Colonial Marine. Born in 2152. Registered under the
USCM identity code A23/TQ6.6.0.92810E7. Sporting the rank of Private First Class, Spunkmeyer
was the Dropship Crew Chief of the squad involved in the Hadley's Hope incident in 2179.
Spunkmeyer was killed by a Xenomorph Drone shortly before Ferro lifted off to pick up the sur-
vivors from the Xenomorph ambush inside the colony's hive. (A2)

SSDD: Abbreviation for Seegson System Diagnostics Device. (ARPG:CORE)

ST: Abbreviation for ship’s time. (A:SE)

Standish, Victor: A male human working as the engineer of the staff assigned to a Weyland-Yutani
research station on C-3 L/M in the early thirties of the 23 rd century. In 2232, Weyland-Yutani had
learned of a Planetus spy at Standish's outpost, and he was the first to be reassigned after a back-
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killed as part of Weyland-Yutani's scheme to take over Planetus during the C-3 L/M incident.
(A:NE)

Stanton: A scientist assigned to Project Ilithyia aboard the USS Sulaco in 2179. Doctor Stanton
soon became disturbed by the project's nature and requested a transfer from his superior, Doctor
Conrad. Conrad denied the request and tried to calm down Stanton, but when Stanton refused to
comply, he was taken in by Weyland-Yutani's PMCs. His current whereabouts are unknown.
(A:CMVG)

Star Clipper: An M-Class starship model. Manufactured by Lockmart. A notable model number is
the CYG-NS3. (ARPG:CORE)

Starcub light intrasystem shuttle: A C-Class shuttle model. Manufactured by Lockmart. 16 me-
ters in length, the Starcub can be attached to larger vessels as an escape vehicle. Earlier versions
were equipped with two Cryotubes, while newer revisions carry three. Great maneuverability due to
omnidirectional thrusters. Capable of short FTL flights, with a maximum reach of 13 parsecs. A no-
table Starcub shuttle was the Narcissus. (ARPG:CORE)

Stasis: The state of suspension of an organism during hypersleep. Weyland Industries first discov-
ered the 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 popu-
lation of over 7,5 million and was known for housing one of the largest spaceports in colonized
space. The industry of the colony consisted of transportation, tourism and energy. Key resources
were 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 secu -
rity forces of the sector including the planet C-3 L/M. Determined and resourceful, having impres-
sive skills in piloting. Was involved in the C-3 L/M incident.

1. Reawakening and employment by Planetus

When a supposed Alien infestation was discovered on C-3 L/M, a planet owned by both Planetus
and 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, a
private investigator familiar with the Aliens sent by Planetus, on the local spaceport to head over to
the Weyland-Yutani research station where the incident in question had occurred. Stauff distrusted
Braley and instead worked closely with Kramm on the case, who both decided to keep their find-
ings for themselves where possible. As they discovered that the “infestation” at the research station
was part of a scheme by Braley to eliminate Planetus spies in the installation and take over the cor-
poration, they found themselves on the run.

2. Hunted by Weyland-Yutani

Kramm and Stauff quickly prepared their spaceship for take-off, during which Stauff discovered a
problem in the engine room. When Stauff went over to take a look, she was attacked and rendered
unconscious by a juvenile Alien planted on the ship by Braley. She was already being prepared for
impregnation when Kramm killed the creature, saving Stauff's life. At this time, a romantic bond

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was forming between the two. Stauff piloted the ship out of the spaceport and performed a hot land-
ing to pick up a handful of other people involved in the investigation, with Weyland-Yutani's forces
hot on their tails. Eventually, they managed to escape the planet and headed for Planetus headquar-
ters on orders of Matthew Darby, her boss at Planetus. While Kramm stayed awake to supervise the
short flight, Stauff and the others went to Cryosleep. Her sleep was short, however, when Kramm
awakened 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 Soulages
to dispose of the last people who knew the truth about the C-3 L/M incident. Together with Kramm
and the others, Stauff managed to fight her way through the infested settlement on Soulages to a
short-range flyer on the landing pad of the facility. Stauff flew the flyer through the dome surround-
ing the settlement and crash-landed the craft into the Weyland-Yutani research station on the nearby
moon. There, they took over the installation, sent word out to the authorities and prepared for Wey-
land-Yutani's retaliatory strike. Stauff's final whereabouts are unknown. (A:NE)

Steel Egg incident: An incident surrounding the discovery of a massive extraterrestrial vessel in or-
bit around Saturn in 2058. Involving the crew of the UNIC research vessel Hornblower, the Steel
Egg incident is notable for being the first contact between spacefaring humankind and the
Xenomorph as well as the first contact with the Giff race.

1. Prelude I: The distant past

Sometime during the Phoenician Age, Earth and a fledgling mankind were discovered by an ad-
vanced extraterrestrial race nicknamed the Giff. Pacifistic and curious by nature, the Giff started re-
searching humanity without ever making direct contact. For this purpose, the Giff vessel Unbreak-
able Womb was stationed near Iapetus as a mobile forward observation base.
Around the start of the second millennium AD, the Unbreakable Womb was visited by an entourage
of a species hostile to the Giff called Those Who Came From Beyond The Galactic Rim, The Place
Of Darkness. After boarding the vessel under the pretense of peace talks, the envoys planted
Xenomorph Eggs in the ship, causing a massive infestation which claimed the lives of all Giffs but
an individual nicknamed “Larry”, who managed to escape to an unfinished base inside the ridge on
Iapetus and enter hibernation, hoping that help would soon arrive. However, help never came, and
so, the Unbreakable Womb became a derelict, lost and hidden for the next 1000 years.

2. Prelude II: Converging forces

It was during the middle of the 21st century that the Unbreakable Womb was discovered by
mankind. Bowing to the influence of Weyland Industries, which had a vested interest in alien arti-
facts, UNIC sent their ship Hornblower on a survey mission in the region while keeping the crew in
the dark about the mission’s true purpose: To claim the derelict for UNIC. But its rival, the commu -
nist CANC, also learned of this discovery through spies placed inside UNIC. While planning to
claim the artifact directly using military force, CANC also decided to plant a mole inside the UNIC
mission who would deliver them the precious find. It contacted Eli Reynolds, an unhinged and frus-
trated scientist working for UNIC and set up a meeting aboard a tourist orbital station over Earth.
There, a contact person named “Helen Wu” finalized the deal and conditions with Reynolds, who
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 3. The discovery

The Hornblower entered the orbit of Saturn in pursuit of its original mission at an undisclosed date
in 2058. There, it discovered the Giff vessel near the moon Iapetus, which continually evaded ap-
proach attempts by the UNIC ship. However, CANC was also already on the scene and had sent a
short-range probe on its way. In order to beat CANC to the alien artifact, Daryl Corgan, captain of
the Hornblower, departed with selected crew members on two landers while Nate Eusebius and a
portion of the crew stayed behind on the Hornblower. The teams landed near a navel-like dent on
the ship’s surface, where Corgan was scanned and thus unlocked entry to the interior. As soon as the
group entered the Womb, contact with the Hornblower immediately broke off. While the team was
exploring the highly advanced vessel, engineers Bayfield and Dix launched decoys from the Horn-
blower in order to confuse the CANC probe.

4. Opening Pandora’s box

On the Unbreakable Womb, Corgan and his team eventually stumbled upon a holographic recording
showing the grim fate of the original Giff crew at the hands of the Xenomorph. Weary due to the
communication breakdown and the disturbing footage, Corgan decided to only do a quick survey
and revisit the ship later. Corgan split the team into two, one consisting of Rondell, Reynolds and
Cruz, while the rest would be led by Corgan. In an undisturbed moment, Reynolds dropped a signal
drone to the CANC vessel. While Corgan’s group discovered the bridge, the other group first stum-
bled upon a mummified Giff corpse and then a nest of Xenomorph Eggs inside the central mainte-
nance shaft. Cruz got too close to one of the Eggs, triggering the Facehugger to launch and attach it-
self to his face. Panicked, the other crew members called Corgan to come to them. When the two
teams joined up at the cluster, further Eggs were triggered, impregnating Bereford and Collindale.
Corgan overrode the quarantine regulations and ordered the three infected crew members to be
taken back to the Hornblower.
Back on the ship, the three infected were brought to the medbay and put under observation. Unable
to pry off the Facehuggers, Corgan gave Reynolds the order to develop a poison against the creature
and decided to prepare an extermination mission, against Reynolds’ protest. He then sent his report
of the discovery and the current situation to UNIC HQ. Some time later, the Facehuggers finished
the impregnation process, fell off and died, and the affected crew members woke up. Still supicious,
Corgan ordered the patients to be placed in quarantine. Shortly after, a transmission from UNIC HQ
reached the Hornblower, directing them to stay and protect the find. Subsequently, crew members
Eusebius, Rondell and Buxton flew to the Unbreakable Womb and incinerated the cluster using
makeshift flamethrowers. After getting the okay from the returning extermination team, Corgan re-
turned to the Unbreakable Womb with a second expedition team – which was armed this time – con-
sisting of Eusebius, Hesse, Chang, Reynolds and Norton.

3. Escalation

While the second expedition further explored the enormous vessel, Cruz and Beresford gave birth to
the Chestbursters, which immediately vanished into the bowels of the Hornblower. Panicked, the
third host, Collindale, fled from the medbay and went into hiding. Corgan was notified of the dis-
turbing events back on the ship after his team had discovered further evidence of the Giffs’ fate at
the hands of the Xenomorph, which caused him to decide to return immediately. A short time later,
Collindale returned to the infirmary and kidnapped Nurse Julie. In order to have a safe place to re -
move Collindale’s embryo, he and Murteno departed for the Unbreakable Womb aboard a Lander
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Julie. However, the extraction procedure failed and killed both crew members, whose corpses were
discovered by Hess and Eusebius not long after.
That left Corgan with two rapidly growing XX121 specimen on the loose aboard the Hornblower.
Unable to find them, he instead ordered to regroup on the bridge before organizing a more thorough
search. In the meantime, Reynolds sabotaged the long-range communication systems and lured the
Aliens to the outscan section using extracted pheromones. The two creatures, now fully grown, at-
tacked when Corgan and his crew were searching the Heim Drive Engineering section, killing Dix
and Dinswood before disappearing.
While the crew prepared itself for another confrontation, Corgan discovered faults on the outscan-
ner and sent Dorea Rondell to check up on the equipment. When Dorea sent a call for help, Corgan
led a follow-up team to the location. It confirmed that the sabotage was man-made and discovered
Reynolds’ pheromone trap, only to be attacked and further decimated by the creatures before man-
aging a retreat. Eusebius voiced out suspicions about Reynolds, a theory which was encouraged
when they learned that Reynolds had fled to the Unbreakable Womb. Faced with a crew that had
been severely decimated during the last hours and the Xenomorphs still alive and on the loose, Cor-
gan decided to retreat and fortify on the bridge. There, Corgan unearthed definite proof of
Reynolds’ betrayal to CANC in his private files, when one of the Aliens intruded the bridge, killing
crew member O’Neill before being destroyed by gunfire. The acid blood, together with Reynold’s
sabotage, finally crippled the vessel. The fight had just ended when CANC entered the scene in
form of the vessel Glorious Sun commandeered by Dr. Kyu Kim, who announced his intention to
board the Hornblower.

4. Prelude to denouement

Daryl Corgan, Nate Eusebius and Ashley Norton – by this point the only survivors of the
Hornblower besides Eli Reynolds, who was investigating the drive dynamo of the Unbreakable
Womb – tried to escape on the remaining Lander and made it inside the craft when Kim and his
team entered the hangar and confronted Corgan and the others. Only the threat of igniting an all-out
war kept the situation from escalating. Captured by the CANC forces, Corgan warned Kim of the
Xenomorph threat, and when first casualties were reported, Kim ordered immediate evacuation and
voiced his willingness to go to the Giff vessel with the Hornblower crew members. While CANC
sent the contaminated Hornblower on a collision course with Saturn, Corgan, Kim and the rest
journeyed over to the Unbreakable Womb.
Once aboard the extraterrestrial vessel, the team passed the food cultivation section and entered the
bridge. The new arrivals were not lost on Reynolds, who had become severely unhinged at this
point. When Corgan refused to further cooperate with Kim, tensions quickly rose and escalated
when the three UNIC officers used the distraction when Kim was attacked by a Facehugger to over-
whelm the CANC soldiers and escape. Intending to go into hiding on Iapetus, Corgan, Eusebius and
Norton entered a hangar when CANC caught up with them. Eusebius sacrificed himself covering
Corgan’s and Norton’s escape, who departed for Iapetus aboard a Giff Lander.

5. Revelation & Resolution

Approaching the surface of the Saturn moon, Corgan and Norton were astonished to discover that
the equatorial ridge actually hid a deep canyon with a bottom that housed a Giff base. After landing
at the seemingly abandoned outpost, the two were incapacitated when entering the facility. Mean-
while, the CANC team managed to retrieve Kim from the reawakened Xenomorph hive aboard the
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the Xenomorph threat was unleashed aboard the Glorious Sun when Kim gave birth to a Chest-
burster in the ship’s medbay.
On Iapetus, Corgan and Norton regained consciousness inside the Giff base and were greeted by the
Giff “Larry”, whose cryogenic suspension had been interrupted by the arrival of the Lander. Larry
informed Corgan and Norton of his race and the events that had lain the foundation for the current
crisis a thousand years ago. The three agreed that the Unbreakable Womb must not fall into the
wrong hands (and the Xenomorph cannot be allowed to survive) and returned to the Giff vessel in
order to prevent this. Over a surveillance system, the group discovered Reynolds and were shocked
to learn that the mad scientist had just managed to fly the Unbreakable Womb out of Saturn’s orbit
and set a course for Earth. In the meantime, the Xenomorph infestation aboard the Glorious Sun had
erupted into armed combat, which caused collateral damage that destroyed the vessel, leaving only
a small contingent of CANC survivors aboard the Steel Egg. The soldiers soon got decimated in the
fight against the Queen, while Reynolds, fatally miscalculating his own state of protection, was
found out in his hideout inside the engine room by the Xenomorphs and eviscerated. Shortly after,
the UNIC vessel Al Gore arrived at the and sent a warning that another CANC vessel was about to
open fire on the Steel Egg. By this time, Larry had regained control over the Unbreakable Womb
and warned Corgan and Norton of the imminent attack, urging them to go to the hangar. However, it
was too late: A combination of Xenomorph blood and a CANC cluster missile caused a hull breach
and a failure of the artificial gravity. Corgan and Norton were sucked out into space and retrieved
by the Al Gore, while Larry sacrificed himself and flew the Unbreakable Womb into the sun.

6. Aftermath

All information on the Steel Egg incident were classified as top secret by UNIC. As it turned out,
actual recordings of the incident and the alien technology and lifeforms that survived the incident
had been rather few. The most conclusive evidence emerged from Captain Daryl Corgan's court
martial. The trial concluded with Corgan being absolved of all guilt and the evidence being confis-
cated by UNIC. Rumors persisted that these files soon after found their way into posession of Wey-
land Industries. Corgan and Norton, who were the two sole survivors of the incident, had discovered
their romantic feelings for each other during the incident, married and went on honeymoon on Saint
Croix, Earth after the trial had been concluded. (A:SE)

Steele, Patrick: A male human and a USCM veteran. Nicknamed “Stainless” Steele. Was the com-
manding officer of the marines on the USS Sephora during the first investigation of the Sulaco in
2179, which would culminate in the Sulaco incident.

1. Early life and career

Steele was born in the mid-2120s into a family that had a proud tradition of serving in the military
for five generations since around the turn to the 21st century. Steele was determined to follow in his
ancestors' footsteps and started his career in the USCM corps with graduating as the best of his class
from Norwich University in 2148. In the same year, Steele was awarded the rank of Second Lieu-
tenant and was placed in command of second platoon, A company, first battalion, second regiment.
Steele then fought in the Helene 215 Uprising where he sustained injuries that earned him a Purple
Heart. Later, he served during the Tientsin Campaign where he received a promotion to Captain and
was placed in command of the 14th MAU. During the conflict, Steele was deployed on Linna 349
for two consecutive tours of duty. In 2175, Steele achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and was
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When the Sulaco was found by the USCM in 2179 shortly after the Hadley's Hope incident, Steele
and his battalion were stationed aboard the USS Sephora and assigned the mission to investigate the
Sulaco. After arriving at the scene, Steele deployed Charlie Squad and ordered the marines to secure
the ship, find out what happened to the crew and investigate a lone life signal reported by an ad-
vance scout team. During the mission, Steele stayed in contact with his subordinates and assisted
them from his command post on one of the Cheyenne dropships landed on the vessel. Soon how-
ever, the marines encountered the Xenomorph population aboard the ship and reported first casual-
ties. Steele requested information about the creatures from the secret service, but to no avail. After
Fire Team Fox had retrieved the source of the signal, a UPP soldier named Eva, Steele ordered an
immediate retreat of his forces to the Sephora. Steele handed Eva over to the secret service for in-
terrogation. Upon learning of the UPP presence on LV-426, Steele was ordered to depart to the
moon and launch a full-scale attack on the UPP outpost in order to put a stop to its efforts to harvest
the Xenomorph. After the Sulaco was handed over to contract workers belonging to the Weyland-
Yutani corporation, the Sephora departed to LV-426.

3. Unearthing a conspiracy

As the operation commenced, Steele did more research on the Xenomorphs and discovered that
Weyland-Yutani and powerful allies in the military intended to secure the creature for use as bio-
weapons. Intent on stopping this conspiracy after consulting with an old friend at MCIR, Steele
launched an unofficial second investigation to the Sulaco. He left it up to his marines to follow him
on this black ops, but his soldiers supported his decision and offered their full cooperation. Acting
on intel that the Sulaco was about to intercept a Wey-Yu freighter with Xenomorph Eggs, Steele de-
ployed Fire Team Fox to prevent the transfer from happening, only to find out that the ship had the
cargo already on board and was en route to the moon Phobos, where a Weyland-Yutani research sta-
tion was located. Steele continued to supervise and assist his marines during the engagement with
the escaped Xenomorphs on the Sulaco and the investigation of an Alien outbreak at the Phobos in-
stallation.

4. Reckoning

He and his soldiers returned to the Sulaco to hold the Company responsible for its actions, and open
hostilities between the two factions ensued. When the analysis revealed that the Xenomorph out-
break had become too severe to deal with directly and that the Sulaco was about to be intercepted
by allies of Wey-Yu, Steele ordered Fire Team Fox to destroy the ship by disabling the cooling sys-
tems. However, this plan was foiled by Sean Davis, the Company representative in charge of the Su-
laco operation. In order to prevent the Xenomorph from falling into the wrong hands and avoid a
possible large-scale outbreak in the Mars colony, Steele ordered his men to alter the Sulaco's course
and send it crashing into an uninhabited area of the Red Planet. Again, Davis was able to counteract
with another override, but his arrogance caused him to gloat and taunt the marines during a lengthy
conversation over the comm system, which enabled Steele to pinpoint Davis' position and sent Fire
Team Fox after him. After a final confrontation, Davis and the Xenomorph Empress were dead, but
the engagement had triggered an explosion which ruptured the hull of the Sulaco. Hoping that the
detonation had diverted the Sulaco far enough from its original course to hide it from Davis' asso-
ciates, Steele ordered his troops to retreat to the Sephora. Soon after, Steele and his marines with-
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Steele's whereabouts after the Sulaco incident are unknown. However, considering USCM's second
investigation of the Sulaco later that year that involved a new crew, it is possible that Weyland-Yu-
tani's allies were able to cover up the incident and force USCM to punish Steele for his rogue opera-
tions. (A:INF)

Steer City: The major colony on Terraform 3 by the end of the 22 nd century. Housed the majority of
the world’s population of 9,000 individuals at the time. (ARPG:CORE)

Steer City Cattle Company: A meat and cattle company active during the late 22 nd century. Resi-
dent on Terraform 3. (ARPG:CORE)

Stegos: A mutation affecting Xenomorph Drones, resulting in a large crest-like carapace accentu-
ated by a small horn on the front side. (A:CMVG)

Stephens, H. S.: A male human and a high-ranking member of the military. Despite lacking field
experience, Stephens rose to a position of considerable prestige, becoming associated with the spe-
cial projects division in the process. Ranking Colonel by 2192, Stephens played a key role in the
events surrounding the Benedict mission in the same year.
After EarthGov, and by extension the human military, had come into the possession of the coordi -
nates of the Xenomorph Homeworld due to the discovery of the Junket, Stephens was assigned the
task to prepare an expedition of the planet together with Dr. Orona, the leading expert on
Xenomorphs at the time. When Orona decided to assign a marine named Wilks the task of second-
in-command, Stephens unsuccessfully objected, seemingly because of Wilks' checkered past. In
truth, Stephens was secretly selling out the mission to a private corporation named Bionational,
which intended to stop the military from obtaining a Xenomorph and thus secure the financial suc-
cess of the enterprises' own Alien breeding stock. During preparations, Stephens countermanded an
order by Wilks to load the ship with heavy ordnance, which would have given the crew a fighting
chance against Bionational's intercept.
On April 5, 2192, the military mission launched aboard the Benedict, with Stephens as the captain,
who commanded his first field operation, and Wilks as second-in-command. Tension between them
rose again when Stephens learned that Wilks had smuggled a civilian named Billie aboard. During
travel, Stephens secretly updated Massey, the leader of the Bionational intercept close in pursuit,
about the situation. A patrolling crew member aboard the Benedict named Easley accidentally dis-
covered Stephens' communications, only to be killed by him. When the Benedict arrived in orbit of
the homeworld, Stephens shot the ship's pilot and enabled Massey to land aboard and take control.
However, Massey shot Stephens shortly after his arrival, considering the colonel a liability. (A:B1 –
O)

Stinger-class cruiser: A type of cruiser introduced in the middle of the 22 nd century. The stripped
wreckage of a Stinger-class cruiser, the Climacus, was discovered on Soulages by the survivors of
the C-3 L/M incident in 2232. (A:NE)

Stinger: A series of small four-wheeled all-terrain vehicles manufactured by Alphatech Tech.

Known Stingers are the main military model and the XT-37C, a civilian variant. (ARPG:CMOM)

Stone: A male human and an officer. Ranking Major at the time of the Kurtz mission in 2195, Stone
was present on Gateway when the Kurtz returned to Earth from the Queen Homeworld and an-

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swered the contact request by McQuade. While the group wanted to negotiate unhindered passage
to Earth, Major Stone was adamant about taking in the Kurtz and ordered the group to dock at Gate-
way immediately. When talks fell through, Wilks cut off the comm, and Major Stone had no other
option but to send out a ship to bring in the Kurtz by force. (A:B3 – FW)

Stone, Samwell: A male human and one of the colonists involved in the Legato incident in 2179.
Stone was once a high-ranking member of the military, inhabiting the rank of Gunnery Sergeant,
when an unknown traumatic event ended his career. As a civilian, Stone's life took a downward spi -
ral into alcoholism and lethargy. At some point, Stone was contacted by a recruitment bureau that
wanted to enlist him for work at an Outer Rim colony. He initially ignored the calls, but eventually
decided to take the chance for a new life far away from the harrowing events that had scarred him.

1. Aboard the Legato

However, while en route to its destination, the colony ship was hijacked by Weyland-Yutani forces
shortly after the Hadley's Hope incident in 2179. Stone and the other colonists were brought to the
science vessel Legato to serve as hosts for Xenomorph breeding experiments, using Eggs freshly
collected from the Derelict on LV-426. Stone was awoken from Cryosleep, only to witness a
Xenomorph outbreak claiming the vessel. He learned that the Legato had docked to a military trans-
port named the Sulaco and made his way through the carnage intending to reach the Sulaco and call
for help. Accompanied by another colonist named Turk, Stone rescued a third colonist named Lis-
beth Hutchins from being killed by a Weyland-Yutani PMC. Together, they made their way to the
Umbilical leading to the Sulaco, where Hutchins left the group in order to look for her parents.

2. A new ally

Stone and Turk passed through the Umbilical and entered the Sulaco, where they found the sur-
vivors of the Hadley's Hope incident stored in cryotubes. The two proceeded to awake Corporal
Dwayne Hicks, as he was the last USCM officer aboard and could prove valuable in getting word
out about the incident. However, shortly after Hicks was awakened, Weyland-Yutani forces arrived
at the scene, and a firefight ensued during which an electrical fire occurred that caused the ship's
computer to evacuate the cryotubes aboard an EEV. Turk got trapped inside Hicks' empty tube by a
Wey-Yu PMC, and Stone and Hicks had to watch helplessly as all the EEVs were ejected.
After the PMCs had been defeated, Stone urged a distressed Hicks to carry on, and the two fought
their way to a security checkpoint and geared up on their supplies. Then, the two devised a plan:
While Hicks would try to establish a communications uplink, Stone would prepare the ship's Ser-
vice Skiff in Engineering, the only remaining means of escape. Shortly after the two separated,
Hicks commed Stone with bad news: A comm uplink from the Sulaco was impossible, and the only
way they could get the message out was to travel to nearby Fiorina 161 and use the comm array of
the local penal colony. On his way to the Skiff, Stone was contacted by Hutchins, who informed her
that she would soon set the Legato to self-destruct. Stone and Hicks knew that the Sulaco was still
tethered to the research vessel and would go down with her, so the two met on the starboard weapon
deck and used one of the Sulaco's plasma turrets to destroy the Umbilical. At Engineering, Stone re-
fueled the skiff while Hicks prepared the flight data and helped releasing the docking clamps. When
preparations were finished, Stone and Hicks launched the skiff on its two-day trip to Fiorina 161.

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When Stone and Hicks entered the penal colony, they witnessed the final events of the Fury 16 inci-
dent. Inside the blast furnace, Bishop II plead with Ripley to surrender her and the Queen embryo
inside her to him. Ripley refused and jumped into the molten metal, sacrificing her life to end the
nightmare. Shortly after, Weyland-Yutani PMCs captured Stone and Hicks and brought them to
Michael Weyland's research frigate on LV-426, where they underwent severe interrogation. Stone
was executed when it turned out that he had no useful knowledge regarding Hicks' message.
(A:CMVG_SI)

Stuart-Rose, Kathryn: A female human working as a Weyland Cybernetics spokesperson. Stuart-

Rose formulated the corporation's public response to the malfunction of a limited number of David
7 androids in 2071. (PR:WIW)

Sublims: A technology to enhance media broadcasts with signals that subconsciously stimulate and
manipulate the viewer. Used during the late 22nd century. (A:B1 – O)

Subsonics: A technology combined with media broadcasts that subconsciously stimulate and ma-
nipulate the viewer using acoustic signals outside the human hearing range. Used during the late
22nd century. (A:B1 – O)

Sulaco: The Conestoga-class military space transport that was used for the recon mission to LV-426
in 2179 that would result in the Hadley's Hope incident and the Sulaco and Origin incidents later
that year. The 13th ship of the series and fitted with the “block 74” revision at the time of the inci-
dent. Prior to this fateful assignment, the Sulaco already had a colorful history: During a combat sit-
uation in orbit of Linna 349, she was severely damaged by ASAT missiles and was later involved in
a fatal docking accident at Gateway Station that cost five people their lives.

1. Role during the Hadley's Hope incident

In 2179, the Sulaco was used for transporting the Colonial Marines team tasked with investigating
the communication breakdown with the colony on LV-426. The ship was loaded at Gateway Station
and departed from there to reach its destination in three weeks' time. The Sulaco carried two UD-4
Cheyenne utility dropships – unofficially designated as Bug Stomper and Smart Ass – for landing
the team on the planet, of which one, the Bug Stomper, was used for initial deployment. Later, the
Sulaco was remote-accessed and the Smart Ass was called down for evacuating the survivors after
the first dropship had been destroyed. The ship later received the dropship with the last survivors
who had barely escaped the colony's destruction, and its docking bay was the site of the final battle
against the Xenomorph Queen, which had been able to reach the Sulaco as a stowaway. After the
creature had been flushed out of the airlock, the passengers set the Sulaco on course back to Earth
and entered hypersleep.

2. The Legato incident

In the aftermath of the Hadley's Hope incident, Weyland-Yutani were the first faction to locate the
Sulaco. A Company vessel – the Legato, which just had left LV-426 with a cargo of Alien Eggs re-
trieved from the Derelict – was sent to the site in order to board the military vessel and eliminate all
evidence pointing to Weyland-Yutani's involvement in the Hadley's Hope incident. After the arrival,
an Umbilical link was established between the Legato and the Sulaco, and Company scientists and

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PMCs began their investigation. In the meantime, the UPP had also learned of the ship's where-
abouts and sent a small covert ops, which had managed to secretly infiltrate the vessel and retrieve
data from the damaged Bishop synthetic. However, a Xenomorph outbreak occurred aboard the
Legato, which quickly spilled over to the Sulaco and decimated both the Wey-Yu PMCs and the
UPP team. Only one UPP member named Eva survived and went into hiding.
Meanwhile, the Sulaco had reached Fiorina 161. Stone and Turk, two colonists who had escaped
from the Legato, awoke Corporal Hicks from Cryosleep, only to be ambushed by Weyland-Yutani
PMCs. During the ensuing fight, Turk got trapped inside Hicks' cryotube, and a ricochet hit the
Facehugger on Ripley's face, causing an electrical fire that prompted the ship's computer to launch
the remaining cryotubes aboard their EEVs, which set course to Fiorina 161. As Stone and Hicks
had no chance to send a distress call from the Sulaco itself, the two hijacked a Service Skiff and
traveled to Fiorina 161 to use the penal colony's comm array.

3. The Sulaco incident

The Sulaco was temporarily declared lost, but was eventually located drifting near Gamma Leporis
by Space Command at O'Niell Station, and a USCM team was sent to investigate aboard the sister
ship Sephora. Charlie Squad was deployed in three fire teams tasked with securing the command
center, retrieving the flight recorder and locating a life signal on board which had been detected by
an advance team. Upon discovering the Xenomorph population on the Sulaco, Fire Team Fox pro-
ceeded into the hive, killed the Queen and captured the source of the life signal, which turned out to
be Eva. The Xenomorph presence was reported to USCM headquarters, which ordered the Sephora
to leave the Sulaco to engage the UPP on LV-426. The Sulaco itself was left in the hands of con-
tracted workers sent by Weyland-Yutani, mainly consisting of synthetics and led by a representative
named Sean Davis. The Company used the ship to receive a cargo of Xenomorph Eggs and left for
the Mars moon of Phobos, where Weyland-Yutani scientists would take over the Eggs. During the
flight, the cargo containers were breached, and a second infestation emerged on the Sulaco. USCM
forces again killed the Queen by blowing it out of the ventral airlock and subsequently left for Pho-
bos to investigate. When the marines returned to the Sulaco, open hostilities emerged between the
USCM and Weyland-Yutani. The Company had now set course for Mars where powerful allies
waited to secure the Xenomorph specimens aboard. The USCM made two unsuccessful attempts to
prevent the ship from reaching its destination, first trying to self-destruct the ship by deactivating
the cooling system, then by attempting crash the Sulaco into the surface of Mars. Both plans were
thwarted by Davis, who had activated several overrides, giving him control over vital systems of the
ship. During the final confrontation between the marines and the Xenomorph Empress aboard, a
large explosion ruptured the hull of the Sulaco. After the creature had been killed, the USCM forces
retreated, and the Sulaco was left drifting into deep space near Mars, its course altered by the explo-
sion.

4. The Origin incident and final fate

Shortly after the Sulaco incident, Weyland-Yutani found the Sulaco and sent a contingent of PMCs,
who reclaimed the ship. Company Scientists set up research posts to observe the remaining
Xenomorph population, an operation which was dubbed Project Ilithyia. Some time later, the Su-
laco was relocated to the orbit of LV-426 to assist in the investigation of the Derelict. However, on
December 14, 2179, the USS Sephora returned to the Sulaco with a new crew to perform a second
investigation. Soon, the USCM marines came into conflict with both the Xenomorphs and the Wey-
land-Yutani PMCs aboard the Sulaco. The mercenaries of the Company proceeded to attack the
Sephora with the Sulaco's weapon systems, to which the Sephora responded in kind. Taking dam-

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age, the Sephora marines were eventually forced to evacuate to the Sulaco. A group of marines suc-
ceeded in reclaiming the bridge and disengaged the weapon systems of the Sulaco, but it came too
late to save the Sephora from destruction. Due to the punishment dealt by the Sephora and the sub-
sequent collision with its debris, the Sulaco was damaged beyond repair as well. As the USCM
troops made their escape to LV-426, both the Sulaco and the Sephora were caught by the world's
gravity well and crashed on the surface, resulting in their definite destruction. (A2, A3, A:INF,
A:CMVG, A:CMVG:SI, A:CMTM)

Sulaco Actual: The call sign of the Sephora's commanding officer Lieutenant Jeremy Cruz after he
was forced to evacuate to the Sulaco during the early stages of the Origin incident in late 2179.
(A:CMVG)

Sulaco incident: A military campaign of the USCM corps revolving around the first USCM re-
trieval of the Sulaco shortly after the Hadley's Hope incident in 2179. Taking place not only on the
derelict Sulaco, but also on LV-426 and a Weyland-Yutani installation on the Mars moon of Phobos,
the incident pitted the USCM soldiers stationed aboard the USS Sephora against the Xenomorphs,
the UPP and the Weyland-Yutani corporation. The Sulaco incident was the first of two incidents in-
volving the Sephora and the Sulaco, the second one being the Origin incident in late 2179.

1. Prelude I: Aftermath of Hadley's Hope

The Sulaco was originally sent to LV-426 to investigate a communications breakdown with the
colony of Hadley's Hope on LV-426. Only a handful of individuals survived the encounter with the
Xenomorphs at the colony, and after the crisis had ended, the survivors returned to the Sulaco and
departed for Earth. Before leaving LV-426, The USCM corps was sent a short report by the Bishop
model assigned to the mission. Shortly after, the Legato incident, involving the eponymous Wey-
land-Yutani science vessel, had caused a Xenomorph infestation aboard the Sulaco. By the time of
the outbreak, a small UPP force had entered the vessel, but was decimated by the creatures, leaving
only a woman named Eva as the sole survivor. Fearing for her life, Eve went into hiding inside the
bowels of the ship.

2. Prelude: II: USCM investigation

The Sulaco was temporarily declared lost by the USCM corps, who contacted Weyland-Yutani to
ask for possible information concerning the fate of the ship. Soon after, however, O'Neill Station lo-
cated the vessel drifting near Gamma Leporis in the Outer Rim. An advance team was sent to assess
the condition of the ship and performed bio-scans which discovered the life signal of a single indi -
vidual. The USCM decided to perform a full-scale investigation and assigned the USS Sephora un-
der the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Steele to this task.

3. Boarding the Sulaco

After arriving at the location of the Sulaco, Steele deployed Charlie Squad, with Fire Team Delta
ordered to secure the command center, Fire Team Echo's mission being the retrieval of the flight
recorder and Fire Team Fox receiving the task to locate the single human lifeform reported by the
advance team. Another objective was to sync the Sulaco with the Sephora via a data terminal in or-
der to facilitate operations aboard the ship. Steele ordered his teams to be cautious as the Sephora's
sensors had received strange readings from inside the Sulaco. Additionally, the ship was under lock-
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It was not long until Fire Team discovered traces of the UPP presence in the form of a dead UPP
soldier and Combat Androids left behind in the corridors. Eventually, Fire Team Fox reached a data
terminal and made the Sulaco's schematics available to Steele and their fellow marines. The termi-
nal also enabled Steele to remotely deactivate the lockdown, which opened up every door and ele-
vator that was not restricted by key card access. While continuing the search, the soldiers found
traces of a Xenomorph infestation inside the vent shafts. Fire Team Fox eventually caught up with
the life form signal, who turned out to be Eva, the last survivor of the UPP task force. The marines
arrived at the scene just as a Xenomorph was attacking the UPP woman. The soldiers dispatched the
creature, but Eva managed to flee deeper into the bowels of the ship. At the same time, the
Xenomorphs revealed themselves to the other fire teams and attacked them.
Fire Team Fox chased Eva throughout the Sulaco and suddenly found themselves in the middle of
the Xenomorph hive. After the marines defeated the resident Queen, they finally managed to cap-
ture Eva. With fights erupting on the entire vessel and casualties mounting, Steele ordered a com-
plete retreat to the Sephora. Fire Team Fox extracted safely together with the other surviving
marines and handed their prisoner over for interrogation. Soon, Eva revealed that they had extracted
the mission data from the Bishop android and followed it to LV-426 where the UPP had already pro-
ceeded to construct an outpost near the Derelict to harvest the Xenomorphs. While the Sephora de-
parted for LV-426 in order to thwart the UPP's plans, Weyland-Yutani, a contract partner of the
USCM corps, secured the Sulaco under the pretense of repair work and analyzing.

4. USCM intervention against the UPP

After arriving at LV-426, Steele ordered a large-scale attack against the UPP installation. While
multiple fire teams engaged UPP forces at the outpost, Fire Team Fox was assigned the mission to
infiltrate the installation and destroy the two Celestial Defense Guns and the radar dish, all the
while proceeding with caution and remaining undetected as long as possible. After performing a
covert landing near the outpost, Fire Team Fox successfully entered the compound. While travers-
ing the base, the soldiers detected the beginnings of a Xenomorph infestation in the air ducts. Al -
though Echo had to procure explosive devices on-site due to damage to the original charges, the
marines succeeded in their mission, destroying the gun towers and the radar dish.
Meanwhile, chaos erupted among the UPP forces as the Xenomorphs came out of hiding and began
to slaughter the soldiers. Soon, air space over the installation became too crowded for a dropship
extraction at the outpost, and Echo was ordered to retreat to a secondary landing zone at the
Derelict. The marines used the mayhem at the base to their advantage and escaped the outpost
aboard a hijacked APC, with the Xenomorphs hot on their heels. By the time the APC had reached
the Derelict, the Xenomorphs had done considerable damage to the vehicle, causing it to crash into
the pilot chamber of the wreckage. A sudden communications breakdown turned out to be the least
of the soldiers' problems as the monstrous Space Jockey Alien, a Xenomorph which had originated
from the Derelict's pilot, attacked the intruders. In a dramatic confrontation, the marines eventually
killed the creature and were extracted to the Sephora in orbit soon after.
During the engagement, Steele had discovered through a contact at the MCIA that Weyland-Yutani,
supported by powerful allies in the military, planned to claim the Xenomorph for use as a bio-
weapon. Knowing that the creatures could not be controlled, Steele and Fire Team Fox decided to
go rogue and prevent the Company from getting their hands on the Xenomorph. After learning that
Weyland-Yutani was about to transport Xenomorph specimens from LV-426 to the Sulaco, the
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After Fire Team Fox had landed on the Sulaco, Steele informed the soldiers that the Company
planned to bring the specimens to a research station on the Mars moon of Phobos and ordered the
marines to destroy the freighter with the Sulaco's weapons before it would reach the ship. However,
Fire Team Fox was intercepted by a Weyland-Yutani representative named Sean Davis, who was ac-
companied by a USCM marine named Jimmy Kim. Kim, oblivious to the machinations of Weyland-
Yutani, informed the new arrivals that the Sulaco had already rendezvoused with the freighter and
received the cargo. The Echo marines warned Kim to order his men to stay clear of the cargo, but it
was already too late: Contact to the marines in the main cargo bay had broken off. As Fire Team
Fox wanted to depart to eradicate the Xenomorphs, Davis intervened and tried to talk the marines
out of their plans. He attempted use the connection between Weyland-Yutani and the USCM as
leverage and threatened to ruin the careers of the soldiers, but to no avail. Unimpressed by Davis'
arguments, the marines proceeded to investigate the ship while Kim went to the cargo bay to check
up on his comrades. Early on, Fire Team Echo encountered numerous Weyland-Yutani synthetics
who were now roaming extensive sections of the Sulaco.
A transmission by Kim eventually confirmed the worst: The deadly cargo had escaped. After ex-
ploring the main cargo hold, Fire Team Fox was ordered to head to the lower hangar, from which
Steele received inconclusive sensor readings. Upon arrival, the soldiers found themselves con-
fronted by a Queen once again. It is unknown whether the original Queen had survived the previous
encounter or if the hive had bred a new matriarch. When conventional weapons and a Powerloader
proved ineffective against the creature, the marines devised a new plan: lure the Queen to the air-
lock and blow it out into space. Despite Davis' sabotage of the airlock controls, Fire Team Fox
eventually succeeded in getting rid of the Queen. But there was no time to rest as the Sulaco had al-
ready arrived at Phobos. Steele tried to hail the research base, but got no response. Therefore, Fire
Team Fox was assigned the task to enter the research facility and investigate.

6. Recon mission on Phobos

Upon arriving at the base, Fire Team Fox found the facility deserted. A short time later, the marines
discovered that access to the communication tower was blocked by sentry guns. The soldiers con-
cluded that the staff had fortified themselves inside the tower for unknown reasons. Unable to over-
come the barrier with the available ordnance, the marines ventured into the subterranean parts of the
installation in order to find an override device that would gain them access to the tower.
After entering the research station proper, Fire Team Fox found out that the scientists had fallen vic-
tim to another Xenomorph infestation. The purpose of the facility became clear shortly after: The
researchers had run extensive breeding experiments with Xenomorph Eggs procured from an un-
known source. Under unspecified circumstances, the scientists had lost control over the
Xenomorphs and fallen victim to the escaped creatures shortly before the arrival of the Sulaco. Dur-
ing the exploration of the facility, Fire Team Fox also encountered a unique Xenomorph subspecies
resulting from experiments with Simians in addition to the human-bred Aliens.
Deep down in the bowels of the research station, the marines eventually managed to locate the over-
ride device and returned to the surface. The comm tower was now open for investigation, but hopes
of finding survivors dwindled to nothing during the exploration of the tower. On the uppermost
floor, Fire Team Fox discovered not only the corpses of those who had holed up in the tower, but
also the creature that had presumably killed them: A gigantic variety of the Simian Aliens that had
roamed the lower floors of the facility. The monster proved to be a formidable foe, but was finally
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Sulaco to hold Davis responsible for the existence of the creatures on Phobos and end the
Xenomorph infestation aboard the vessel for good.

7. Showdown on the Sulaco

Upon arrival on the Sulaco, Fire Team Fox were met by Davis. During the conversation, the Com-
pany man revealed himself to be a cold and reckless individual who was worried only about the sur-
vival of Xenomorph specimens on Phobos and considered the research staff to be expendable.
When the marines voiced their determination to exterminate the Xenomorphs aboard the vessel,
open hostilities emerged. Davis left the scene, ordering accompanying PMC forces to kill the
USCM soldiers. After dispatching the mercenaries, Fire Team Fox pursued Davis throughout the
ship. During his escape, Davis had initiated Operation Almond, which turned all Company synthet-
ics hostile to the USCM. The chase was cut short when Davis managed to jam the Sephora's sensors
and disappear from Steele's tracker, leaving the marines no other option but to commence a general
sweep of unexplored parts of the Sulaco.
Meanwhile, Steele analyzed the mission data and came to the disheartening conclusion that the
Xenomorph infestation was too much to handle for the forces present. Worse, the Sulaco had been
directed to fly to Mars, where the Xenomorph would not only fall into Weyland-Yutani's hands, but
could also reach the colonies, risking an infestation of unprecedented proportions. Steele saw only
one possible solution: the destruction of the Sulaco. Therefore, he ordered Fire Team Fox, who were
exploring the reactor section at that point in time, to disable the cooling regulators. The marines
managed to disable the regulators, only to find out that the vessel had a fail-safe against overheat-
ing. Now, Steele devised a bold new plan: Fire Team Fox was ordered to alter the course of the ship
to crash it right into Mars. Using zero-g suits to circumvent inaccessible areas, the marines finally
gained clearance to the command center.
Unfortunately, Davis had already enacted an emergency override, making all attempts of Fire Team
Fox to alter the course impossible. Davis contacted the soldiers over the intercom system, gloating
about his triumph and informing them that forces were underway to retake control over the Sulaco
and secure the Xenomorph specimens. However, his arrogance gave Steele enough time to pinpoint
Davis' location. Soon after, Fire Team Fox confronted the Company man inside a large cargo bay in
the belly portion of the Sulaco. Davis remained defiant until a new threat made her appearance: The
Xenomorph Empress that had taken control of the Aliens on board. After killing Davis, the Empress
attacked the marines, and a final confrontation ensued. Eventually, the Empress collapsed under the
firepower of the soldiers, but the fight had caused explosions that had ruptured the outer hull. Fire
Team Fox quickly evacuated and Steele ordered a retreat, believing that the explosion had altered
the course of the ship enough to hide it from Davis' associates. Leaving the Sulaco drifting in space
near Mars, the Sephora withdrew.

8. Aftermath

Unfortunately, while the Xenomorph infestation on the Sulaco had suffered a severe throwback due
to the death of the Empress and Davis was dead, the Sulaco was soon found by Weyland-Yutani
forces. Due to pressure from the Company's powerful allies inside USCM, the original crew of the
Sephora was disbanded. However, USCM command continued to track the Sulaco, and when com-
mand received part of Hicks' distress call and the ship was reported orbiting LV-426, a second recon
mission was launched. Again, the USS Sephora was assigned to the task, now under the command
of Lieutenant Jeremy Cruz and outfitted with a new contingent of USCM soldiers. This second en-
counter would culminate in the Origin incident. (A:INF)

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Sumatran Guild: A supplier of electronic equipment for spaceships active during the late 22 nd cen-
tury. Cheap, but low-tech. The Coast Guard used Sumatran Guild tech, an example being the Dutton
at the time of the discovery of the Junket in 2192. (A:B1 – O)

Super Facehugger: An alternate term for the Queen Facehugger.

Surier 430: A planet. During the late 22nd century, the USCM maintained a military base on Surier
430. (ARPG:CORE)

Sustenance Cultivation: A hydroponics room aboard the Unbreakable Womb. Term chosen by Eli
Reynolds. Featured several large glass tanks for plant cultivation, dubbed “aquariums” by Daryl
Corgan. The section was discovered on the second expedition by the crew of the Hornblower during
the Steel Egg incident in 2058. After CANC had captured Corgan, Norton and Eusebius and entered
the Steel Egg with them, Sustenance Cultivation was the location where Corgan trapped Doctor-
Commander Kim in a shaft with Xenomorph Eggs and overwhelmed the rest of the CANC group.
(A:SE)

Synapse Reestablisher: A device capable of reactivating brain and nervous activity of a deceased
or dying person for a limited amount of time through electric stimulation of dormant neurons in the
patient's brain cells. Weyland Industries patented the device under the file number 18,364,003 on
August 16, 2071. Due to the risk and need for medical skill and accuracy involved in using the de-
vice, only nine Synapse Reestablishers were in use by the 2070s, restricted to top-level scientists in
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 and
Dr. Ford to reactivate a severed Mala'kak head. Unfortunately, the stimulation proved to be too
strong and, in combination with a Black Goo infection, led to the explosion of the head.
(PR:WIW)

Swamp, The: The nickname for a penal colony for XYY criminals operating during the 24 th cen-
tury. Official designation US849. Ron Johner served a sentence at the Swamp from 2353 to 2360.
(WYR)

Swarm, The: A species of voracious extraterrestrial insects. Nicknamed “Space Locust” by the
Colonial Marines. Ravage entire worlds until depleted, when the Swarm goes dormant until the re-
sources are replenished. While only 15 centimeters in lengths individually, a swarm of these insects
are know to spread over many kilometers in diameter. By the 2180s, the Swarm has carved a swath
of destruction throughout the Frontier, with further dormant swarms found in deep space, where
they are believed to wait for up to thousands of years until it reaches a new world to devour. How-
ever, the species was first encountered and is widely associated with the world of LV-KR 115.
There, the Swarm was roused into a constant active state by self-replenishing crops, forcing the
Company to cleanse the entire world with an orbital bombardment of pesticides, turning LV-KR 115
uninhabitable in the process. (ARPG:CORE)

Synapse Scrambler: A stun gun. Legal models are locked at a range of ten meters, although there
are Synapse Scramblers available on the black market that double the range. Wilks used such a
black market model while rescuing Billie from Feildcrest Home in 2192. (A:B1 – O)

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T-2 Troop Ship: A troop transport vessel used by the USCM during the late 22 nd century. (A:B1 –
O)

T-bag: A derogatory term used for agents of the Terran Intelligence Agency. (A:B1 – O)

T.I.P.E: An acronym for “Technological, Intellectual, Physical, Emotional”. Used by Weyland In-
dustries to describe and promote the conceptual components of its David 8 android. (PR:WIW)

Tachninidae tabellarium: The scientific term to the spore delivery system of the Neomorph para-
site. The translation is not straightforward, with “Tachinidae” referring to a genus of parasitic flies
and “tabellarium” meaning “carrier”, combining to a rough translation of “parasite carrier”.
(ARPG:CORE)

Tafler, R.: A human male and a resident of Sevastopol station. Present during the Sevastopol inci-
dent in late 2137. ID code was 1337. Final fate unknown, last known location was at Lorenz Sys-
Tech Spire. (A:ISO)

Tagg Colony: A mining and refining colony on HD 10697 bm established in 2061. Would sport a
population of 5.5 million by the year 2071. Key resources were methane, ethane and oxygen.
(PR:WIW)

Tanaka (Origin incident): A male human and one of the Colonial Marines involved in the Origin
incident in 2179. Tanaka was part of Rhino 2-1's foray into the Sulaco and suffered heavy injuries
during the Xenomorph attack. After the team had retreated back to the airlock, Tanaka went into
cardiac arrest. A fellow marine named Paluski attempted to revive him, but his final fate is un-
known. (A:CMVG)

Tanakan Scorpionid: An extraterrestrial scorpion-like creature. Roughly 1.5 to 2.4 meters long and
amphibious, living in Tanaka 5’s deserts and underwater caves. Uses its fins to navigate aquatic en-
vironments. Equipped with a stinger containing a lethal poison. Both the poison (while being prof-
itable) and the creature are able to kill a human, but the Scorpionids don’t actively attack them.
Tanakan Scorpionids were also the host to a unique variant of the XX121 organism dubbed “Scor-
pion Alien”. (ARPG:CORE)

Tanaka: A star system in the Southwestern part of the Frontier. Consists of six in close orbit to the
blue star NN3346, with only Tanaka 5 being in the habitable zone. (ARPG:CORE)

Tanaka’s Star: An alternate Name for NN3346. (ARPG:CORE)

Tanaka 5: A desert planet located in the Tanaka system. First surveyed during the 2170s. Notable
as the homeworld of the Scorpion Alien subspecies, which originated from a large scorpion-like
creature indigenous to the planet, the Tanakan Scorpionid. Was once home to a small hive of Scor-
pion Aliens, consisting of 39 workers and a Queen. Tanaka 5 was also the discovery site of artifacts
from an extraterrestrial civilization, particularly hieroglyphic tablets referencing the Mala’kak as
“Ossians”. (KAF, ARPG:CORE)

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Tanaka, Mike: A male human and a resident on Sevastopol station in late 2137. Husband of Anne
and father of two daughters named Heidi and Beth.
Tanaka left his family behind to accept a job on Sevastopol station as a systems archivist. During
his initial stay, Tanaka became friends with Axel Fielding. While the decommission was underway,
engineer France stumbled upon numerous leaks in the computer system and consulted Mike Tanaka,
a data specialist by profession, for his opinion. Tanaka confirmed Franco’s theory that the leaks had
been caused by cheap hardware, but also discovered that someone named Ransome has hacked into
the entire security cam and message systems of the station. On November 18, Tanaka was arrested
for drunk & disorderly and spent the night in a cell at the Colonial Marshals bureau sobering up.
Afterwards, he was released with a warning.
Shortly after the public meeting in the Spaceflight Terminal ended in chaos and became the death
knell for public order, Tanaka was mugged outside his room. This caused him to contact Axel, who
relocated both of them to a safer place. Tanaka witnessed the increasing violence and whispers of an
inhuman killer while trying to reset comms in order to gain information. When Axel did not call in,
Tanaka left the hideout and came face to face with a Xenomorph, which critically injured him.
Tanaka died near his hideout after composing a final audio log for his family. (A:ISO)

Tanner, V.: A human. Was murdered in 2366 after he had been designated an important witness in a
trial. Authorities suspected Ron Johner to having been involved in the killing, but could not build a
sufficient case to indict him. (WYR)

Taplow, L. A human. Registered under the ID code EN-8170. Accompanied the Prometheus mis-
sion as the engineer assigned to the maintenance of the ground vehicles. Was killed during the LV-
223 incident in 2093. (PR, WYR)

Tark-Weyland Station: A research station on the planet JPG-973C installed to observe the bacteria
colonies on the planet. By 2071, it housed a research staff of 67. (PR:WIW)

Tart, L.: A male human and one of the residents of Sevastopol station who got caught up in the
Sevastopol incident in late 2137. ID code 1917. Final fate unknown, last known location San Cristo-
bal Medical Facility. (A:ISO)

Tartarus: The proper name of the colony world LV-797. Named after the underworld in Greek
mythology. Was the homeworld of the Harvester, who was responsible for destroying the local
colony. (ARPG:CORE)

Tartarus, Cusp of: A region of space adjacent to the Southeast of the Tartarus Sector.
(ARPG:CORE)

Tartarus Sector: A star sector in the Southwest of the Outer Rim. By the late 22 nd century, the Tar-
tarus Sector still housed large unexplored areas rife with potential and danger. The sector was not
claimed by any single faction, but instead attracted various parties and corporations staking their
claim. During this time, unrest and all-out war dominated life in the Tartarus sector. Sites of interest
included Liberty Echo, the base of operations for the Outer Rim Defense Fleet, worlds such as
Linna 348, and Mendel Station, although it was destroyed in the middle of the 22 nd century.
(ARPG:CORE)

Taylor, Nina: A human woman and an ambitious young lawyer working for Weyland-Yutani. In
2137, Taylor was assigned to the courier party which was sent to Sevastopol station in order to pick

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up the recently-found flight recorder of the Nostromo in the name of the Company. On November
12, Taylor sent a formal reply to Sevastopol, followed by a private message for Marshal Waits.
Shortly before leaving aboard the Torrens, Taylor also asked an associate named Saul to send her
data about the fate of the Nostromo.
On December 11, the Torrens reached Sevastopol. When the crisis aboard made docking impossi-
ble, Taylor exited the ship in EVA suits together with the other team members Samuels and Amanda
Ripley. While approaching Sevastopol, an explosion hurled debris at the party, injuring Taylor and
separating her and Samuels from Ripley. Samuels managed to carry Taylor to the nearest airlock
and bring her to the vicinity of the medical facilities. Samuels did not leave her side until Ripley re-
turned with a medkit. However, Taylor’s injuries were severe enough to require surgery. Taylor,
Samuels and Ripley were eventually found by Waits, who allowed them access to the shelter set up
at the Marshal’s office. There, Samuels was able to perform surgery, and Taylor quickly recovered.
While Ripley and Samuels were on different errands, Taylor struck a deal with Marlow, the captive
captain of the Anesidora. In exchange for all the information about his fateful trip to LV-426, Taylor
would free him. Taylor and Marlow managed to escape from the security offices during the mas-
sacre by the Working Joes. The two eventually reached the Anesidora, but instead of fleeing the
scene, Marlow took Taylor hostage and began to rig up his ship to act as a bomb in order to destroy
the Sevastopol and save mankind from the Alien. Due to a recording of the brokering of the deal,
Ripley managed to catch up to Marlow in the reactor room of his ship. After overwhelming the cap-
tain, Taylor managed to stop the chain reaction together with Ripley. However, it was too late for
the Anesidora herself: Having become unstable, the reactor set off an explosion, which slammed
Taylor against a wall, killing her. (A:ISO)

TCC: Abbreviation for Terran Communications Commission. In 2192, the TCC investigated the il-
legal broadcasting of Salvaje's message in the name of the Church of Immaculate Incubation, ques-
tioning his technician Pindar in the process. (A:B1 – O)

TED: Abbreviation for Technology Entertainment Design. An annual conference founded as a plat-
form for 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's
TED conference, where he presented his vision for the future of Weyland Industries for the benefit
of mankind. The speech was attended by over 35,000 visitors and was viewed online over 76 mil-
lion times. (PR:WIW)

Telecommunications and Standardization Governing Body: An institution active during the late
21st century that regulated and licensed communication technology for Earth and colonized space.
(PR:WIW)

Ten-Vee: A military broadcast channel. Was active during the Earth War period. Normally broad-
casting propaganda, the channel rose to prominence when it accidentally broadcast footage of a hor-
ribly botched military landing on Earth in 2195, shortly before the start of the Kurtz mission. The
station cut off the transmission and tried to salvage the situation by stating that the footage was
from a mission five weeks prior. However, the damage was already done: The footage was there for
every person on Gateway Station who had tuned in to see. This Ten-Vee broadcast convinced Falk
to join the Kurtz mission. (A:B3 – FW)

Tennessee: A male human and the pilot of the colony ship Covenant during its mission to Origae-6.
Husband of Margaret Faris. Played a major role in the Planet 4 incident the crew of the Covenant
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Tennessee accompanied the mission of the Covenant to Origae-6 together with his wife Margaret
Faris. After the ship had been damaged by a neutrino burst on December 4, 2104, Tennessee was
among the crew members who went outside the ship in an EVA suit in order to repair the solar sails.
Just when the repairs were finished, Tennessee received Shaw’s rogue transmission on the suit’s
systems. The broadcast signal led the crew to a seemingly pristine world dubbed Planet 4. While
Christopher Oram led a large part of the crew (including Tennessee’s wife) on a mission to the sur-
face, Tennessee stayed behind on the Covenant as acting captain in Oram’s absence. When the
planet’s storms blocked contact with the ground mission, Tennessee flew the Covenant dangerously
close to the storm front in order to raise the chance to receive broadcasts. Eventually, a signal from
the surface came through: It was Daniels, who requested an emergency evac and delivered the
tragic news of Faris' death. As Tennessee knew that the cargo Lifter would not be able to make the
drop from this distance, he decided to throw caution in the wind and lowered the Covenant even
deeper into the planet’s cloud formations. This enabled Tennessee to fly the Lifter to the Engineer
city and pick up Daniels, Lopé and “Walter”. However, the Praetomorph appeared and jumped on
the Lifter, preventing the vessels from making orbit. Only after Daniels had killed the creature were
the survivors able to return to the Covenant. When it became apparent that another Praetomorph had
made its way onto the ship, Tennessee confronted the creature in the terraforming bay together with
Daniels and eventually killed it. Afterwards, Tennessee and Daniels entered their Cryosleep tubes to
continue their journey to Origae-6. He was already asleep when it was revealed that the Walter an-
droid was actually David, who proceed to take control of the Covenant once both surviving crew
members had entered Cryosleep. (A:COV)

Terraform 3: The more common name for the colonized planet Gamma Leporis A3. First ter-
raformed by Weyland Corp into accomodating vast farmlands, which made the planet famous for its
cattle and meat industry. During the 22nd century, LaSalle Bionational began a process of monopo-
lization by buying up the lands and constructing automated meat plants. At an unknown point in
time, Terraform 3 was also the location of a Xenomorph presence, which infected the cattle, which
resulted in a unique variant dubbed the “Bull Alien”. The world was also the location of one major
colony named Steer City. (ARPG:CORE, KEF)

Terran Intelligence Agency: A global intelligence service active during the late 22nd century. Ab-
breviated as TIA. During the prelude of the Earth War in 2192, the TIA was instrumental in tracking
down the machinations of Salvaje and his cult, the Church of Immaculate Incubation. (A:B1 – O)

Tessier, Robert: A male human and the Secretary of State of the United Americas during the final
stages of the Earth War period. Tessier was scheduled to accompany the President to his meeting
with the Mala’kak orbiting Earth, but was replaced with an android doppelganger before the mis-
sion. When the creature sensed the deception and began to attack, Tessier was the first to be inca -
pacitated.

Thanatos: A massive freighter and the site of a Xenomorph outbreak, the Thanatos incident, in the
second half of the 22nd century. The Thanatos was a huge vessel that spanned a length of over four
kilometers, dwarfing even military ships such as the Conestoga-class transport. The Thanatos was
destroyed during the Thanatos incident when the USCM team involved set the self-destruct mecha-
nism after all survivors had been evacuated. (A:TE)

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Thanatos incident: A Xenomorph outbreak aboard the freighter Thanatos in the 2170s, some time
before the Hadley's Hope incident. Also known as the Thanatos encounter.
The exact origin of the outbreak aboard the Thanatos is unknown. What is known is that, as ex-
pected, the Xenomorph population quickly grew to a considerable size and decimated a large por-
tion of the human inhabitants. The survivors spread all over the ship, barricading themselves or
roaming the ship in search of help. Meanwhile, the Xenomorphs set up a hive in the living quarters
section of the ship. At an unknown point in time during the outbreak, one or several crew members
managed to set off a distress beacon.
Eventually, the distress beacon was picked up by a USCM Conestoga-class vessel which carried a
contingent of Colonial Marines back home to Earth from a training mission. Following proper pro-
cedure, MU/TH/UR woke up the soldiers and set course for the Thanatos. The investigation was
commenced two-fold. While a recon team led by Corporal Brooke landed in the docking bay of the
ship aboard a UD-4L Cheyenne-class dropship, the Conestoga-class transport connected directly to
the Thanatos using one of the freighter's docking arms and would serve as a safe haven for the civil-
ians rescued during the incident.
Immediately after the landing, Brooke and his comrades secured the docking bay and erected a
command post there. From there, the team fought their way to the cargo bays, eliminating
Xenomorphs and rescuing surviving crew members along the way. The next objective was to enter
the main body, but an elevator malfunction stranded the marines in a secluded area of the cargo bay.
After killing an unspecified large Xenomorph roaming the section, the USCM soldiers found an al-
ternate route into the actual ship. An assessment of the ship's condition was devastating: Most of the
interior has been claimed or destroyed by the Xenomorphs. The team eventually found and rescued
a scientist, who pointed the marines to a prototype weapon stored inside the crew quarters: The
Smart Gun. Shortly after the team had reached the living quarters and secured the weapon, the com-
manding officer aboard the USCM Conestoga-class vessel informed the group that all survivors had
been found and that the evacuation of the Thanatos was underway. Meanwhile, Brooke's soldiers
reached the hive and killed the Queen in a fierce battle. At the same time, the other USCM members
completed the evacuation and armed the self-destruct mechanism of the freighter. Brooke and his
team escaped the Thanatos in the nick of time aboard their dropship and flew to the mother ship,
which already had moved to the minimum safety distance. With the crisis over and all survivors
alive and well, the transport resumed its course to Earth. (A:TE)

Thedus: A planet in the Epsilon Reticuli system. Originally had a dense and cloudy atmosphere and
bore large mineral resources, which would be mined by Weyland-Yutani during the decades follow-
ing the world’s discovery. This left large “scars” in the form of fissures and canyons. During the
2100s, Thedus was a major commercial and industrial hub for human economy. In 2109, a severe
accident rendered parts of the world uninhabitable for several decades. Poor living conditions later
led to a miner’s revolt, causing the UA to send the troop carrier Archangel on a peacekeeping mis-
sion. The mission ended in disaster, with the Archangel crashing into one of Thedus’ Atmosphere
Processors and killing fifteen thousand people. While terraforming slowly healed the damage, the
climate was still reeling from the events by the 2180s. In 2121, the world was the point of departure
for the towing vehicle Nostromo before its destruction during the Nostromo incident. By the year
2183, Thedus was home to three colonies and 2,000,000 individuals. (A1, ARPG:CORE)

Themis Outpost: A colony on the planet KOI-2410. Established in 2071, it sported a population of
6,500 and was notable for being the outermost human settlement as of 2071. Its industry focused on
mining. Key resources were scandium, yttrium and cerium. (PR:WIW)

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Theory Of Alien Propagation: An audiovisual presentation created by Dr. Waidslaw Orona detail-
ing his research on the Xenomorph life cycle. The document was commissioned by the military and
highly classified, requiring a clearance of A-1/a to access, with severe penalties for illegal access
which were detailed in the MILCOM regulation 342544-A, Revision II. Apart from explaining the
Xenomorph life-cycle itself, the presentation also included hypotheses such as that of a fight for
supremacy among Queen Chestbursters shortly after birth and the existence of natural enemies on
the homeworld maintaining an ecological balance. It also theorized on the role of the Mala'kak to be
regular harvesters of Xenomorph Eggs, dubbing such individuals Collectors. (A:B1 – O)

Third Base: The designation for both a moon somewhere in the Core Systems and the USCM mili-
tary base and research facility located on it. Active during the Earth War in the 2190s. Third Base
was the site of the eponymous project to domesticate Xenomorphs and its disastrous conclusion
known as the Spears incident.

1. The moon

The Third Base moon was a remote planetoid roughly the size of Luna, which was located within
reach of both the Sol system and the New Eden sector. Third Base was a barren world ravaged by
massive storms and rainfall, but despite this inhospitability, terraforming had made the atmosphere
basically breathable, with temperatures around 25 degrees. Beneath the planetoid’s surface, large
caverns housed extensive masses of frozen water. The moon was also the location of a civilian
colony with a population of 168 individuals, who had originally settled on the moon to maintain the
terraforming plant. Its sustenance was completely dependent on the Third Base military base, who
also monitored the colony’s communications.

2. The installation

Third Base was equipped with a pressure dome and gravity generators, allowing Earth-like living
conditions. At one point, Third Base was home to 500 marines and 48 scientists, although that num-
ber dramatically decreased during Spears' administration. Power was provided by a dedicated fusion
plant. Water for sanitary purposes was drawn from the ice reservoirs of the world's underground
caves. The compound also featured a large hangar bay with a roof-mounted access hatch and was
large enough to house several large transport vessels. For its scientific purposes, Third Base fea-
tured extensive research facilities, including a fully isolated section and a large breeding chamber
housing the Queen and her hive. Long-range communication hardware enabled the base tor receive
broadcasts from as far a distance as Earth. The base was not equipped with stationary defense
weaponry, but had a large park of hoppers and crawlers at its disposal. At least some of them were
armed with military-grade weapons, such as a crawler armed with computer-operated recoilless
guns firing 20mm expended uranium armor-piercing tracer rounds.

3. History

The exact date of Third Base's creation is unknown, but not its circumstances. In the beginning,
civilian colonists populated the underground caverns of the planetoid and set up a terraforming
plant. Once the world became self-supporting, construction of Third Base began. Originally, the
purpose of Third Base was to be a staging point for military operations against the ICSC, should the
necessity arise. At an unknown point in time, the facility became the site of experiments aimed at
domesticating Xenomorphs to use as soldiers. The base and the project fell under the administration
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to invade the terraforming colony and establish a breeding stock for Xenomorphs there, using the
colonists as incubators.
The situation came to a head during the Spears incident in 2193. A mutiny instigated by USCM ma-
rine Wilks and Spears' second-in-command Powell caused Spears to leave the planetoid with his
Xenomorph army and head to Earth. While doing so, he crippled the drives of all stationed vessels
capable of interstellar travel. This left the personnel stranded at Third Base. The final fate of the fa-
cility is unknown. (A:B2 – NA)

Third Base project: A project under USCM administration to condition and domesticate
Xenomorph Drones to use them as soldiers. Located at its namesake, the military and research facil-
ity Third Base situated on a remote planetoid, the project objective was to produce a weapon against
the Xenomorph infestation on Earth in the 2190s, thus classifying it as a Priority One mission. Act-
ing as administrator was USCM General Thomas A.W. Spears. The project met a disastrous end
during the Spears incident in 2193.

1. Description

The objective of the Third Base project was to domesticate the Xenomorph to a degree where it not
only ceased to act hostile towards humans, but also was able to take and follow orders, with the ulti-
mate goal to turn the organism into a loyal and powerful army. While the experiments also had a
chemical component, the tool used most was behavioral conditioning. Discovering that the Queen,
possessing far superior intellect, commanded the actions of her Drones using an unspecified link,
Spears conducted exercises making use of this link. One trial had a human test subject locked in
with a Drone, with the Queen watching from a separate cage. When the Drone attacked the human,
Spears proceeded to punish the Queen by burning her Eggs. The trial seemingly proved successful,
to the point where Spears thought that he was able to control the Queen merely by showing her the
fire of his cigar lighter. However, the experiment was actually a failure: The Queen had merely
played along, patiently waiting until the time would come to reclaim her hive. A bizarre side project
was an experiment in which the scientists attempted to train the Drones in the operation of firearms,
using modified M-69 Machine Guns. While the Aliens were never able to properly aim at and hit a
target, they actually managed to hold and fire the guns. Drones deemed ready for his army were put
into stasis tubes filled with fluropolymer fluid. The addition of a hypnotic chem fluid ensured that
the Drones remained docile.

2. History

The exact date of the project's inception is unknown. Likewise, there is no data regarding possible
earlier projects at Third Base. What is known is the fact that this project started out with a staff of
500 USCM soldiers, 48 scientists, 15 workbots and an unknown number of low-grade androids,
plus 168 colonists at the neighboring terraforming colony. The notable history of the project began
with General Spears taking command of the operation. Some time later, presumably during the
early stages of Earth War, Dr. Orona arranged for a young Queen to be sent to Third Base. At last,
the project was able to begin the application phase. The results came quick and were positive.
Meanwhile, the base's comm systems were able to receive the signals from the spysats and civilian
satellites in Earth's orbit.
However, Spears' mental state began to deteriorate, which soon affected the project. One occurrence
in particular is evidence of this: For unknown reasons, a conflict erupted between Spears and the
colonists, during which the civilians shut down the beacon of its base to protect themselves. Spears
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process. He locked away the colonists in solitary quarantine cells and used them as breeding cattle
for a secondary hive inside the colony. Eventually, the whole population was decimated, and the
colony firmly in the hands of the Xenomorphs. Spears continued to use the hive for research pur-
poses, such as simulating human breeding conditions and further acclimating the creatures to human
authority. The fate of the colonists and the existence of the second hive were kept secret from lower-
echelon troops. As the life support systems of the colony were automatic, no personnel had to be in-
volved in the maintenance of the nest. Shortly before the Spears incident, the hive had grown large
enough to create a second Queen, which would later be discovered when Spears took care of a
group of dissidents who had fled to the colony.
Conditions inside the base were equally dire. Due to Spears' paranoia, his marines were not allowed
to roam the base armed. Perimeter sweeps were to take place every four hours. Slight missteps or
minor instances of dissent were punished by feeding the offenders to the Queen and its entourage.
By the time the Spears incident took place, the marine staff had been reduced to roughly 250
women and men, amounting to a death toll of 400 when including the colonists. Rumors and tales
of Spears' madness persisted, and dissidence began to stir in secret. One particular person harboring
such thoughts was Major Eugene Powell, Spears' second-in-command.
The Spears incident, which would spell doom for the Third Base project, began with the arrival of
an automated cargo drone, the American. After the landing, three stowaways revealed themselves:
Wilks, a Colonial Marines, Billie, a civilian, and Mitch Bueller, an android. Powell, sensing an op-
portunity to stop Spears, enlisted Wilks to help him organize a mutiny. The coup d'état turned into
open warfare between Spears and his loyalists and the dissidents. Spears eventually gained the up-
per hand and eventually quelled the uprising. Believing that his Xenomorph army was ready for its
task, he ordered his men to load the creatures onto the transport vessel MacArthur, while he himself
would depart on the Jackson. Seemingly intent to take his loyal men with him, he also told his sol-
diers to board the Grant, another of the transports present at the base. As Spears departed, however,
he crippled the drives of all ships at Third Base, including the Grant, stranding his men on the plan-
etoid. The final fate of Third Base and its staff is unknown. The project itself would revealed to be a
colossal failure when Spears eventually landed with his army in the Natal province in South Africa,
Earth. Finally free, the Xenomorphs completely ignored Spears commands. The creatures promptly
killed the general and joined their kin. (A:B2 – NA)

Thompson: A human and a resident on Sevastopol station in late 2137. After the breakdown of
public order, Thompson was in charge of a group of survivors holing up at SysTech Spire. Together
with an individual named Carter, Thompson went on recon missions to gather supplies, which pro-
vided the group with guns – acquisitions which contributed to a decline of order and peace. On De-
cember 7, Thompson declared that the security shutters would remain strictly closed and that all
supplies would have to go through Thompson. (A:ISO)

Thompson, Hank: A male human and one of the USCM marines involved in the Sulaco incident in
2179. Nicknamed “Husker”.
Thompson was born in the first half of the 2150s in a small town in Nebraska, where he would also
spend his childhood and youth. At the age of 17, Thompson married his high school sweetheart. The
Thompson family had owned Thompson Valley Farms since around the turn of the 21st century, and
Thompson was set to inherit the agricultural enterprise. When a lightning storm all but destroyed
the farmland, Thompson enlisted into USCM service in order to take care of his family. He under -
went Recruit Training at MCRD Parris Island, followed by Infantry Training at Camp Geiger. Af-
terward, Thompson was stationed at Camp Jejune. Now, he was finally able to relocate his family to
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By the time of the Sulaco incident, Thompson was ranked Lance Corporal. During an engagement
on the Sulaco, Thompson got separated from his team, but later joined up with Fire Team Fox to
continue the fight. (A:INF)

Thompson Valley: A valley in Nebraska. Was owned by the Thompson family and the site of
Thompson Valley farms. The farmland in Thompson Valley were largely destroyed by a wildfire in
the 2170s. (A:INF)

Thompson Valley Farms: An agricultural enterprise maintained by the Thompson family and situ-
ated at Thompson Valley, Nebraska. The company was largely ruined when a wildfire destroyed the
farmland in the 2170s. (A:INF)

Thoradin: A tranquilizer. Side effects may be feelings of suffocation. Was administered to Billie
during the late stages of her unsuccessful treatment at Feildcrest Home. (A:B1 – O)

Those Who Came From Beyond The Galactic Rim, The Place Of Darkness: The rough English
translation of a Giff term describing a sentient race of extraterrestrials. This race was hostile to the
Giff and used Xenomorph Eggs in a bioweapon attack on the Giff vessel Unbreakable Womb in the
Sol system a millennium before mankind would discover the ship. It stands to reason that they con-
tinued to use the Xenomorph against the Giff. Not much else is known about this enigmatic race.
The translation suggests that the species is extragalactic, and their usage of Xenomorphs as
weapons hints at the possibility that the race might belong to the Mala’kak or, in fact, be one of the
Mala’kak “variants” already known. (A:SE)

Thousand Canyons: A cluster of canyons on the remote planetoid where Third Base was located.
One notable characteristic of the Thousand Canyons was that they were littered with heat faults.
During the Spears incident in 2193, a small group of Third Base marines gone AWOL chose the
Thousand Canyons for their route to the terraforming colony, using the heat faults to mask their
thermal signature. (A:B1 – NA)

Three World Empire: A political alliance between the UK, Japan and several other nations such as
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Kenya. Established in 2088 and backed by the commercial
power of UK-based Weyland Industries and Japanese Yutani Corporation. Often abbreviated as
3WE. Name refers to Earth and Mars and Titan, the first two human off-world colonies spearheaded
by founding members UK and Japan. The official 3WE currency was the Three World Imperial yen.

1. Political structure and history

The 3WE is a blend of the now-joined political structures of UK and Japan, being a democratic par-
liament under the ceremonial position of a monarchy. The parliament consists of elected officials
from its member states and is governed by a Prime Minister. Off-world colonies of the 3WE are
ruled by a provisional governor, a position which in 2183 was inhibited by Vihaa Reddy. From its
inception onwards, the 3WE has managed a peaceful existence, although its expansion and a grow-
ing influence by Weyland-Yutani on its parliament has caused rising tensions with the United Amer-
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While under the protection of the Colonial marines, 3WE also maintains its own military forces,
such as a large navy and the Royal Marines Commanndos from the UK branch. The overall contin-
gent, however, is limited in size and dependent on the USCM and contracted forces from the ubiq-
uitous Weyland-Yutani. Territory as of 2183 consists of the Anglo-Japanese Arm, covering the ma-
jority of human settlements in the Core Systems and Outer Veil, with further expansion into the
Outer Rim and Frontier regions. Examples of noteworthy 3WE worlds included the penal colony
Fiorina 161, Corona Colony, Gorham’s Folly and Linnea 349. (ARPG:CORE)

TIA: See Terran Intelligence Agency.

Timlett, P.: A male human and a resident on Sevastopol station who got caught up in the Sev-
astopol incident in late 2137. ID code 9443. Final fate unknown; his last known location was in the
engineering section of the station. (A:ISO)

Tientsin: The proper name of 8 Eta Boötis A III, a planet in the 8 Eta Boötis system. Also called A
III Tientsin. A jungle world with a landmass scattered over a number of islands. Was the location of
one large colony, Tientsin Colony, and became the site of the Tientsin Campaign during the 2160s.
(ARPG:CORE)

Tientsin Campaign: An armed conflict fought between the United Americas and the Union of Pro-
gressive Peoples in the 2160s. Theatre of war was the Outer Rim planet Eta-8 Boötis A III, an inde -
pendent world which, after its government had changed, faced a hostile takeover by the adjacent
UPP. The UA intervened by backing the old regime, which resulted in armed hostilities, with the
civilians caught in the middle and forced to defend themselves. The conflict ended with both sides
retreating without claiming victory, but left the contested world in shambles, its mining resources
devastated by fallout from nuclear bombing. (ARPG:CORE)

Tientsin-class assault ship: A capital starship model entering service of the USCM Aerospace
wing in 2193. Sporting a length of 2175 meters, the Tiensin was a behemoth three times as large as
USCM’s stalwart, the Conestoga class. Weaponry included ASAT missiles, nuclear ordnance, di-
rected energy weapons. Despite its massive size, the Tentsin-class was not intended to be a formida-
ble combat vessel, but a self-sufficient mobile headquarters and transport for Colonial Marines
units. A notable Tientsin-class vessel was the Endeavor. (ARPG:CORE, A:FTE)

Tientsin Colony: The largest colony on Tientsin. In the years 2183, the census counted 500,000.
The colony maintained its independence throughout its history, including the Tientsin conflict, also
later rejecting a relief offer by Weyland-Yutani. (ARPG:CORE)

Titan: The largest moon of Saturn. Became notable in the first half of the 21st century, when fos-
silized traces of microscopic life were discovered and extensively researched. This was followed by
the discovery of actual living amoebas, among the first evidence of extraterrestrial life. By the time
of the Steel Egg incident, CANC also had a sensitive military base under construction on the moon.
In 2039, Titan became notable when it was the first location of a joint effort of the UK and Japan to
establish offworld colonies and the second world to be colonized by humanity after Mars. By 2183,
the population had grown to over 7 million individuals, who, in lack of terraforming operations,
were house in habitation domes. (A:SE, ARPG:CORE)

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Titus-Carmel 7: A planet in the Claro system. Vids report that pigs with wings live on the planet.
(A:NE)

TNR: A high-powered halogen white-light lamp system that is mounted onto an M3 Personal Ar-
mor. Is powered by a rechargeable internal battery and comes equipped with a carrying handle for
autonomous usage. (A2, A:CMTM, A:CMVG)

“Top”: A nickname some members of the USCM unit involved in the Hadley's Hope incident used
to refer to their leader, Gunnery Sergeant Al Apone. (A2)

Tolentino: A male human and one of the Colonial Marines involved in the Origin incident. Was
part of Rhino 2-1's foray into the Sulaco and suffered heavy injuries during the ensuing Xenomorph
attack. Tolentino managed to retreat back to the airlock together with the other surviving team
members, but his final fate is unknown. (A:CMVG)

Tomorrow, Together: An account of the history of the Seegson corporation written by Sebastian
Sieg. Full title “Tomorrow, Together: Seegson’s Journey into Colonial Space – An Official History”.
Originally published in “Eye on Seegson” and republished in 2115 as multiple parts in the Seegson
newsletter for Sevastopol station. (A:ISO)

Torchin: A psychiatrist. Torchin conducted a therapy session with Charlene Adcox concerning her
Dreamer nightmares and also helped her recognize her tendency to shut herself off from her own
feelings that stemmed from her upbringing. (A:B3 – FW)

Torin Prime: A colonized planet in the GJ 229a system in the Outer Rim. A world with terrestrial
climate and conditions, Torin Prime’s population was spread across three colonies, with a total pop-
ulation of 700,000 by the year 2183. In 2106, the Torin Prime Civil War erupted on the world that
would end in 2108 with Torin Prime belatedly joining the United America Colonies. The conflict
would later partly cause the formation of the UPP, and the world was stifled from prospering by UA
sanctions following the war, which created a climate of resentment that harbored the potential for a
larger-scale conflict. (ARPG:CORE)

Torin Prime Civil War: An armed conflict on and around the colony world Torin Prime from 2106
to 2108. The Torin Prime Civil War was ignited by a coup from J’Har rebels in reaction to the for -
mation of the United Americas Colonies, of which Torin Prime had been supposed to be a part of.
The J’har seceded from the Colonies and established a tyranny, imprisoning the majority of the pop-
ulation in concentration camps. Fearing the secession of other world, the United Americas inter-
vened and instigated an insurgence with the local resistance. When the J’har gained control of an
armed spacefleet, the United Americas Outer Rim Defense Fleet entered the fray, which prolonged
the conflict for two years before the J’Har were defeated and Torin Prime rejoined the United Amer-
icas Colonies. (ARPG:CORE)

Toros Field: An advanced force field technology used in the 23rd century. A Toros field works by
bending space instead of creating an ordinary barrier, resulting in a loop that sends any unwanted
object farther back the way it came the more it tries to enter the field. The field can be disabled by
throwing one or several orb-like deactivation devices into the field. (A:NE)

Torrens: An M-class star freighter, registration number MSV-7760. Similar in type to the infamous
Nostromo, but a later model. Originally had been a towing vehicle until it was purchased by Diane

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Verlaine and repurposed as a passenger and cargo vessel. The interior consisted of two decks outfit-
ted with six Cryosleep Tubes, a medbay and crew facilities. Furthermore, the ship was equipped
with interstellar communication capabilities and a heavy duty Umbilical. The vessel required only
two people to operate, although it is unknown whether this was due to modifications or a feature of
the original ship type.
In an effort to work as an independent contractors, Verlaine bought the Torrens and eventually man-
aged to pay off the loan. In 2137, Verlaine was hired by Weyland-Yutani to travel to Sevastopol sta-
tion in order to pick up the recently-found flight recorder of the Nostromo. Working together with
navigational officer William Connor for this trip, Verlaine picked up Weyland-Yutani employees
Amanda Ripley, Samuels and Nina Taylor at the Saint-Clair spaceport and directed the Torrens to-
ward Sevastopol station in mid-November. On December 11, the ship got within hailing range. Un-
able to dock directly, the team left the vessel in EVA suits. Immediately after, an explosion occurred
on the outer hull, damaging the Torrens and forcing Verlaine to withdraw from the station. From a
safe position, the Torrens tried to establish contact with Sevastopol and was eventually called by
Amanda, who requested extraction. Verlaine first tried to use its Umbilical to connect to Sevastopol,
but the deteriorating state of the station made that impossible. Instead, she managed to link via a
maintenance rig. Using an EVA suit, Ripley was then able to flee to the Torrens and to disconnect
the ship, enabling the ship to safely withdraw while Sevastopol met its fiery end. However, at least
one Alien had managed to infiltrate the Torrens. Ripley briefly got inside the vessel, but exited the
ship via an airlock in order to flee a Xenomorph. The final fate of the Torrens, and whether Verlaine
and Connor survived, is unknown. (A:ISO)

Torres: A male human and one of the crew members involved in the Miranda incident in the early
2180s. Got along well with another individual involved, the technician Nat. A man with a military
background, Torres was hired as cargo handler together with Nguyen for the fateful mission and
acted as a corporate liaison. Torres eventually went missing and was found dead later, killed by the
adult Xenomorph. (ARPG:CORE)

TQ4.0.48215E9: The USCM ID code of Corporal Dwayne Hicks. (A:CMVG)

Triazolam: A medicine created to treat insomnia. Was used during the late stages of Billie's treat-
ment at Feildcrest Home in the 2190s. (A:B1 – O)

Trilobite: A squid-like creature originating from the Black Goo chemical weapon. Encountered
during the LV-223 incident in 2093, where Dr. Elizabeth Shaw was infected with the organism.

1. Anatomy

Two development stages of the Trilobite are known. In its infant stage, it is roughly half a meter
long and resembles very much a squid with a pale white pigmentation, sporting four tentacles end-
ing in 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 on
each side and a central tentacle at the front. A mouth-like orifice surrounded by sharp teeth is lo-
cated on the ventral side of the creature, hiding the long retractable tube it uses for oral impregna-
tion. An additional set of six smaller tentacles is situated around the impregnation orifice, used to
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 2. Purpose

The primary purpose of the Trilobite organism is to impregnate a suitable host with the Deacon em-
bryo it carries, a striking similarity to the Xenomorph Facehugger. The adult creature is strong, re-
lentless and aggressive and was able to subdue an Engineer during the LV-223 incident. As its
Xenomorph counterpart, the Trilobite dies after impregnation.

3. Conception and development

The Trilobite originates from human sperm infected by the Black Goo. When this sperm is transmit-
ted by sexual intercourse, the infant form of the Trilobite is conceived and begins gestation inside
the woman's womb, similar to a normal conception and pregnancy. The organism is extremely
adaptable to the human organism, being able to prompt it to nourish the Trilobite via an umbilical
cord, and can thrive even in a sterile host. After impregnation, the creature grows rapidly, reaching
its full length in a time span of roughly ten hours. Nothing can be said about how a Trilobite eventu-
ally leaves its host because the creature was removed prematurely by Dr. Shaw. (PR)

Trinomine: A psychotropic drug. Overdosage can cause permanent brain damage. Trinomine was
one of the drugs administered to Billie at Feildcrest Home during the late stages of her unsuccessful
treatment. (A:B1 – O)

Troy, Yoshi: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident in 2179. Reg -
istered under double-Y chromosome ID code YY89882. Was serving a sentence of 25 years for
murder. Troy was killed during the climactic bait and chase aimed at luring the Alien into the facil-
ity's blast furnace. (A3)

Trubetskoy, S.: One of the Sephora marines involved in the Origin incident in late 2179. Was
ranked Private First Class at the time of the incident. Was killed when Trubetskoy's squad, unfamil-
iar with the biological characteristics of Xenomorphs, fired upon a Drone that was locked in close
combat with Trubetskoy, spraying the soldier with the creature's acid blood. (A:CMVG)

True Messiah: A term coined by Salvaje, the leader of a cult named the Church of Immaculate In-
cubation, to describe the Xenomorph. (A:B1 – O)

TS-1: A high-level clearance for documents of the Bionational corporation. Several documents sur-
rounding Bionational's machinations during the prelude to the Earth War in 2192, including Biona-
tional Internal Memorandum 385769.1 and Bionational Internal AV 42255-1, required a TS-1 clear-
ance. (A:B1 – O)

Tsuronomai: A planet rich with ore. In the 24th century, mankind maintained a colony on this
world. (A:OS)

Tully, Maria: A female human and one of the Dreamers involved in the Kurtz mission in 2195. An
expert technician. Tully lost her entire family during the Earth War, but managed to escape to Gate-
way Station at some point. In 2195, she was asked by Ripley and her group to participate in a mis-
sion to capture the Queen Mother and end the Xenomorph infestation on Earth. She agreed and was
designated the electronic tech of the group. Tully stole General Peters’ access data to the armory
and the Kurtz and later was instrumental in providing access to the vessel itself. After arriving at the
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the team’s mission to the surface. Tully was initially one of the crew members who reacted suspi-
ciously to the revelation of Ripley’s android identity, but eventually came around with the rest of
the crew. Tully later helped with procuring map data for Orona’s base and Amy’s last known loca-
tion and lent her expertise in preparing the bombs at Orona’s compound. (A:B3 – FW)

Turk: A male human and one of the colonists involved in the Legato incident in 2179. While en
route for a colony in the Outer Rim, Turk and his fellow colonists got abducted by Weyland-Yutani
forces and were transferred to the advanced research vessel Legato. The ship carried Xenomorph
Eggs collected in the aftermath of the Hadley's Hope incident, and the scientists intended to use
Turk and the others as hosts for breeding experiments. At an unknown point in time, Turk awoke
from Cryosleep. Later, during the Xenomorph outbreak aboard the vessel, he joined forces with an-
other colonist named Samwell Stone. Together, they made their way through the ensuing chaos and
eventually rescued a third colonist named Lisbeth Hutchins.
Stone and Turk's plan was to enter the Sulaco, which was connected to the ship, in order to call in
for USCM reinforcements. At the Umbilical, Hutchins left the group to pursue her own agenda, and
Turk and Stone moved on and boarded the Sulaco. After discovering a USCM Corporal named
Hicks in a cryotube, the two awoke the marine in hopes for assistance. However, before the three
could leave, Weyland-Yutani PMCs discovered and attacked the intruders. During the ensuing fight,
a PMC shoved Turk into an empty cryotube and closed the lid shut. Due to damage resulting from
gunfire, the ejection sequence was initiated, and Hicks and Stone had to watch helplessly as the
EEVs were ejected, with Turk, Ripley and Rebecca “Newt” Jorden on board. Turk was killed when
the EEV crash-landed on Fiorina 161, but his body was so severely disfigured by the crash that the
prison personnel mistook the body for that of Corporal Hicks, officially declaring him KIA.
(A:CMVG_SI)

Turner, D.: A male human and part of the Colonial Marshal contingent on Sevastopol station in
2137. ID code was 7637. On November 13, Turner was ordered by Waits to tape off the scene of
Foster’s Chestburster birth at San Cristobal. Turner also logged arrest sheets for the Colonial Mar-
shal bureau on November 19. On December 4, Turner informed a colleague named Harris that he
had locked up a drunken individual who had vandalized a door in evidence. On December 5, Turner
and Harris were send over to Engineering to cut the power and lock down the terminal in light of
suspicious activity. Turner was later reported missing., although his ID card was found in Seegson
Communications. (A:ISO)

Type 20-Series: A Class B Emergency Escape Vehicle. Can provide space for two to four individu-
als, with sustenance for up to ten days. Not suited for planetfall. Several Type 20 models existed,
ranging between 6 and 8 meters in length. (ARPG:CORE)

Type 337 FTL: An EVV manufactured by Bodenwerke Gemeinschaft. Used by the USASF and
USCM for their Valley Forge and Conestoga-class starships during the early 2180s. Intended to re-
place the predecessor, the BD-409 337. Retained the L-shape of the BD-409 and sported a length of
14 meters. Designed to automatically receive the mothereship’s Cryotube in case of emergency like
the BD-409, the Type 337 FTL was able to accommodate five individuals and sustain for up to 50
years. As the name suggests, this model was also able to perform an FTL jump of up to 1.4 parsec.
The Type 337 FTL was also able to perform a landing on a planet’s surface.
(ARPG:CORE)

Tzu-Chi City: A colony on the planet KOI-1422.02. Established in 2060, it would boast a popula-
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reputation of maintaining state-of-the-art facilities for this sector. Further aspects of Tzu-Chi City's
industrial portfolio were mining and refining. Key resources were cerium, lithium, nickel and cop-
per. (PR:WIW)

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U1 Grenade Launcher: A handheld grenade launcher developed by Armat and used by the USCM
during the 2180s. Fires various munition, such as M40 HEDP Grenades or G2 Electroshock
Grenades. Also available as an attachment to the M41A Pulse Rifle. (ARPG:CORE)

U4 Firebomb: An incendiary hand grenade manufactured by Armat and used by the USCM corps.
Loaded with Napalm-B, which creates fires with a temperature of up to 1200 degrees Celsius.

UA 571 Remote Sentry Weapons System: A sentry gun system used by the US Army and the
USCM corps in 2179. With a weight of less than 20 kilograms, the UA 571 can be carried by per-
sonnel without 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 is recommended to install several sentries with smaller surveillance arcs. The sensor array of the
gun is situated at the front of the gun and covers a cone of 60 degrees. Tracking and detection meth-
ods are AI-assisted and include infrared sensors, ambient light optics, a motion tracker and a lidar
and support individual profiles to identify targets with known emission characteristics. The system
also supports an automatic targeting solution called Advance Recognition Software. The data is fed
to a laptop-sized remote console, where the operator can survey various data like ammunition
counts and set the sentry gun to one of three operation settings: “Auto-remote” sets the gun to iden-
tify targets using an IFF signal and fire automatically. “Semi-auto” and “manual override” relays the
data to the operator who then decides whether to fire the sentry or not. An operator can also remote-
use the system using a Head-Mounted Sight. Several variants of UA 571 with different weapon
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 ma-
chine gun that fires M250 10mm x 28 HEAP ammunition with a rate of 1100 rpm from a 500-round
ammo drum. This model was used by the USCM squad involved in the Hadley's Hope incident in
2179 to successfully defend the temporary headquarters in the colony's old command center against
a 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)

UA 575 Remote Sentry: An advanced sentry gun type. Improving on the UA-571, the UA-575 fea-
tures higher accuracy and boasts heavy armor that renders the gun immune to gun fire and small ex-
plosives. Weyland-Yutani used these guns to defend section of the Phobos Research Station and the
Sulaco from intruders during the events involving the Sulaco incident. (A:INF)

UA Northridge: A manufacturer known for developing the UD-4 Cheyenne Dropship and the
Bearcat strikeship. Became a subsidiary of Weyland-Yutani after a buy out in 2167.
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UAORD: Abbreviation for United Americas Outer Rim Defense Fleet. See respective entry.
(WYR)

UD-22: A variant of the Navaho gunship model. Used by the USCM in the late 22 nd century.
(CMTM)

UD-4 Cheyenne-class dropship: A line of Dropships used by the USCM in the late 22nd and 23rd
century. Manufactured by UA Northridge. Unique among its peers for its VTOL capabilities. In ac-
cordance with a Department of Defense requirement formulated after the Tientsin Campaign, the
UD-4 can lift up to 16 tons from orbit to the surface and back, the equivalent of four fully-equipped
infantry squads or one M577 APC, including passengers, in the later models. A characteristic fea-
ture are the extendable pylons holding the primary weapon bays; these pylons can only be extended
during subsonic maneuvers. While primarily designed as a dropship, the UD-4 actually fills addi-
tional roles on the battlefield, such as transporting goods or using its considerable armament to act
as a fire support gunship. Models of the series include the UD-4B, UD-4C, UD-4E, UD-4H, UD-4J
and the most advanced and most famous variant, the UD-4L. (A2, A:INF, CMTM)

UD-4B: The original production variant of the Cheyenne-class dropship series. Powered by Atco
Wyoming F23 turbines. In comparison to later models, the UD-4B is 1.5 meters shorter, bringing
the ship to a total length of almost 24 meters, and lacks the secondary weapon pods. The shorter
length also prohibits the loading of a M577 APC, but still can accommodate eight passengers. The
UD-4B’s military service ended in 2172, but it can still be found in private usage, with unarmed
civilian variants in existence. (CMTM, ARPG:CMOM)

UD-4C Gunship: A gunship variant of the Cheyenne-class that introduced the secondary weapon
bay, which can be used during maximum velocity maneuvers, and the front-mounted gatling gun
system to the series. Also loses its cargo bay in exchange for additional space for ordinance and
gunnery stations. Can still carry up to eight individuals, who exit and enter the 4C via a smaller
ramp, and is operated by an expanded crew of four. Also has an upgraded armament of three 25mm
gatling guns instead of one, two Mk.16 Banshee 70 unguided rocket launchers instead of one, and a
doubled contingent of 14 AGM.220C Hellhound tactical missiles. (CMTM, ARPG:CMOM)

UD-4E: An upgrade of the UD-4B, sporting F29-L13 turbines that improves the performance in at-
mospheric flight. (CMTM)

UD-4H: A Cheyenne-class variant that is considered a landmark stage of the line. The ship's length
was extended by 1.5 meters to a total of over 25 meters, making it the first version able to carry the
M577 APC. New TF-900 turbines were added as well, in addition to a broad-spectrum sensor array
and 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 a
length of roughly 25 meters. As the latest and most advanced model in the UD-4 series by the year
of 2179, the UD-4L boasts a significant upgrade to its sensors, defense systems and firing control.
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 1. Airframe

The airframe of the UD-4L is constructed around a central payload bay, specifically designed to
provide enough space to hold the M577 APC. Aside from its boarding ramp on the ventral side, the
ship can be accessed by personnel through a port side entry. The UD-4l is operated by a crew of two
people, one being the pilot and the other being the weapons officer. The weapons are arranged in
two 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. Pro-
tection is mainly provided by a covering of Venlar ballistic armor.

2. Propulsion and computer systems

The ship is powered by two Republic Dynamics TF-900 turbines, while TF-200/A-14 ramrockets
can provide high-level speed between Mach 2 and Mach 12. The airframe is designed to withhold
maneuvers 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 a semi-intelligent
software. In addition to manual interaction, the ship's computer also supports voice-control. Com-
munications are processed by an AN/ASC-155 datalink, offering a broad range of frequencies and
options.

3. Sensors, countermeasures and weapons

Compared to its predecessors in the UD-4 line, the UD-4L underwent drastic improvements to its
sensor 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 advanced
radar 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, short
EDS. The UD-4L is also equipped with an AN/ALQ-2004E defense system divided into four sub-
systems for 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 sys -
tem can be set to operate only when needed. For maximum efficiency and an additional decoy op-
tion, 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 in-
put is directed to the HUD of the pilot or the weapons officer's eyepiece. The main weapon bays can
each be equipped with sixteen 150mm and six 70mm unguided warheads and four 120mm guided
missiles. The secondary bays each provide additional 14 hardpoints for ordnance. A 25mm gatling
gun of the GAU-113/B variant is mounted at the front beneath the cockpit, capable of handling vari-
ous ammunition types. (A2, A:INF, CMTM, A:CMVG)

UD-4S Skycrane: A cargo lifter variant of the UD-4 Cheyenne dropship. Sports an extended lnegth
of 31.6 meters. Instead of its cargo/APC bay, the UD-4S has a winch-and-hook assembly. This en-
ables the ship to carry cargo up to a M292 mobile artillery gun, while several Skycrane banding to-
gether can carry much heavier cargo. Armed with 25mm gatling gun, a magazine of 6 Mk.16
150mm Banshee 70 unguided rockets and 6 AGM.220C Hellfire II tactical missiles.
(ARPG:CMOM)

UD-6B Mohawk-class dropship: A dropship class in use by the USCM during the turn of the 23 rd
century. Similar in design to the ubiquitous Cheyenne dropship, the Mohawk was broader, with a

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larger cockpit, with pilot and co-pilot sitting next to each other and a navigations officer on a dedi-
cated navigation and communications station in the rear part of the cockpit. Further interior facili-
ties included a small med station and a command station similar to those in a M577 APC. Arma -
ment included two M90 miniguns, several missile hardpoints and two extendable weapons pylons.
Thrust was provided by four engines, while countermeasures were deployed from rear-mounted dis-
pensers.

UD-9C Condor-class dropship: A dropship class used by the UACM during the early 23 rd century.
Heavily armed, the Condor excelled in zero-g maneuvering, but was inferior during atmospheric
flight. The Tentsin-class ship Endeavour carried UD-9Cs during its assignment to LV-895 in 2202.
(ARPG:CORE, A:FTE)

Umbilical: A horizontal, sealed docking shaft that is used to connect two starships in space for di-
rect personnel and small cargo transfer. Featured artificial gravity and a telescope structure that en-
abled the Umbilical to be extended over its normal length as needed.
Shortly after the Hadley's Hope incident in 2179, the crew of the Weyland-Yutani science vessel
Legato connected to the Sulaco using an Umbilical. Soon after, a Xenomorph outbreak occurred
aboard the Legato. The Umbilical was still attached to the Sulaco at the time and enabled the crea-
tures to enter the military transport and spill the infestation to the other vessel. A colonist aboard the
Legato then intended to activate the self-destruct of the science vessel, which would obliterate both
ships as they were still linked by the Umbilical. The Umbilical was destroyed by Hicks and Stone
using the plasma weapon of the Sulaco, mere seconds before the Legato exploded.
Several weeks later, the USS Sephora used an Umbilical to deploy marines on the USS Sulaco in
the beginning stages of the Origin incident. As Winter passed through the Umbilical, an explosion
aboard the Sulaco critically damaged it, causing the structure to leak atmosphere. Knowing that the
Umbilical would collapse soon, Winter hurried to complete its objective. He arrived back in time
with another marine named Keyes in order to bring the flight recorder of the Sulaco back aboard the
Sephora. However, while traversing the Umbilical, Keyes gave birth to a Chestburster. In his death
throes, Keyes detonated a grenade, destroying the Umbilical and severing the connection between
the two ships. (A:CMVG, A:ISO)

Unbreakable Womb: A massive Giff vessel that was at the center of the Steel Egg incident in 2058.
Nicknamed “Steel Egg” because of its form resembling an Egg turned sideways and its hull sport-
ing an appearance similar to steel. Notable for being the cause for mankind’s first record contact
with the Xenomorph

1. Description

With a length of roughly 2,5 km, the Unbreakable Womb was an awe-inspiring sight. Its hull resem-
bled a steel-like material, although scans revealed that the vessel consisted of a range of different el-
ements, such as titanium and a fusion of advanced forms of steel and plastic. Perhaps even more im-
pressive was the technological prowess of its creators on display. While there was no visible drive,
wavelength-like markings covered the hull and housed technology for mobility and scanning its sur-
roundings. These markings also featured a unique piece of Giff technology, the Interaction Grid.
Additionally, both exterior and interior were covered with Giff scriptures. The central source of
power was a specialized field projector below the ship’s bridge at the stern, capable of directing vast
amounts of low-radiation energy from a massive, but unidentified power source. Further propulsion
was presumably achieved by a much more powerful analogue to the Heim drive. This also powered
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Controls and instruments such as the ones found on the bridge featured fiberoptics, nano and holo-
gram technology. Airlocks, passages and hangar doors were able to appear out of a solid wall and
“heal” back shut when triggered by handheld devices named Sonic Keys, presumably due to nan-
otech and an unknown material. The inner layout essentially consisted of ten huge areas nicknamed
as “rooms” aligned around a central shaft housing some sort of power conduit. As a means of fast
navigation throughout the ship, diamond-shaped flyers were provided. Thus, the rooms also fea-
tured vertical layouts. During the ship’s exploration, the team also found a hydroponics facility. The
area beneath the bridge housed a hangar containing several Giff Landers. True to the species’ paci-
fistic spirit, the Unbreakable Womb had no weapons.

2. History

While its date of construction is unknown, the Unbreakable Womb is, at least by human standards,
very old. The recorded history of the vessel began when it entered the Sol system during the
Phoenician Age at some point between 2000 and 360 BC. Due to the Giffs' interest in the human
race, the ship and its passenger remained in the system and established a permanent presence.
Sometime in the 11th century AD, the Unbreakable Womb received envoys from a species hostile to
the Giff named Those Who Come From Beyond The Rim, The Place Of Darkness. Under the pre-
tense of peace talks, the beings placed several Xenomorph Eggs aboard the ship causing a massive
infestation that wiped out all Giff aboard, save for an individual named “Larry”, who managed to
escape to an unfinished base on Iapetus. During their stay, the emissaries also rendered the Interac-
tion Grid defunct. The Xenomorph population eventually fell dormant, and for more than a millen-
nium, the Unbreakable Womb remained undiscovered, stranded in orbit above Iapetus.
During the Steel Egg incident in 2058, the ship was discovered by mankind. A struggle over the
Giff vessel and its treasure trove of technology ensued between the UNIC and CANC, during which
the Xenomorph population aboard reawakened and was responsible for numerous deaths and the
loss of several spaceships. The insane UNIC scientist Eli Reynolds managed to figure out how to
fly the enormous vessel and set it on a course to Earth, risking the Alien to become unleashed onto
the planet. “Larry,” with assistance of UNIC officers Daryl Corgan and Ashley Norton, managed to
regain control of the Unbreakable Womb, flying the ship into the sun in order to eradicate the
Xenomorph plague. (A:SE)

Umbulu: A male human and the science officer aboard the Nostromo on the five hauls prior to the
Nostromo incident. Two days before the departure from Thedus in 2121, Umbulu vanished under
mysterious circumstances and was replaced by Ash. However, given Weyland-Yutani's intention to
secure a Xenomorph specimen from LV-426, it is highly probable that the Company had arranged
Umbulu's disappearance. (A:OS)

Ungar, Hermann: A male human and an ex-marine working for Weyland-Yutani at the turn of the
23rd century. Sported a cynical character and was part of a team assigned with the task of protecting
Company interests by eliminating Xenomorph infestations on Weyland-Yutani-owned planets in the
wake 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)

UNIC: Abbreviation for United Nations Interplanetary Corps. See respective entry.

UNIC Planetary Sciences Committee: A committee in the UNIC hierarchy. Prior to the Steel Egg
incident, the Committee located the Giff vessel near Saturn, which would be the cause for the Horn-
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reached CANC, which decided to place their own mole inside the UNIC mission as part of their ef-
fort to claim the artifact. (A:SE)

Union of Progressive Peoples: A socialist faction of human civilization active during the second
half of the 22nd century. Often abbreviated as UPP.

1. Description

Member states include China, Russia, Germany and Spain. The military arm consists of the Special
Operating Forces, the UPP counterpart to the Colonial Marines, and the Ministry of Space Security.
Economical problems consist of overpopulation and poverty, as well as a technological inferiority to
other federations. The UPP is led by a president, with a state council governed by a premier minis-
ter. UPP colonies stand under the jurisdiction of the Governor General, with separate administration
by colony mayors. As terraforming technology is not available in the UPP, colonies are either con-
structed underground or protected by a dome. Examples of worlds in UPP territory are New Kiev,
Qi Xi III, Phei Phei and Xiang Colony. While the UPP does not entertain relation to corporations
such as Weyland-Yutani, the R&D department has investigated and adapted advanced Wey-Yu tech-
nologies. One notable difference in politics was that, unlike the United Americas, the UPP does not
grant synthetics citizenship rights and instead regarded them as machines. The official UPP cur-
rency was the Union of Progressive Peoples yuen.

2. History

The formation of the UPP was informed by various military conflicts at the beginning of the 22 nd
century, such as the Torin Prime Civil War and the destruction of the Archangel near Thedus. These
events caused a fear of overbearing influence by other parties such as the United Americas. The
UPP launched its own bid for colonization and mining, which resulted in a swath of planets in the
Outer Veil stripped and barren. By the end of the 2170s, the UPP had claimed a large portion of col-
onized space, with a major part of the Outer Veil belonging to the faction. It also had a considerable
military force at its disposal, consisting of infantry, combat androids, prefab bases, military trans-
port vessels and at least one heavy battle cruiser. While the US-controlled civilization was not in
open conflict with the UPP, the relationship was tense, similar to the Cold War in the 20 th century.
At an unknown point in time, a treaty had been formed that prohibits armed vessels from crossing
over into the other party's territory to ensure a tenuous peace. After the Hadley’s Hope incident, the
UPP was accused by Weyland-Yutani of involvement who in turn claimed that the events were in-
vestigated by the United Americas.

3. Investigating the Sulaco

One notable military conflict between the USCM and the UPP took place in the wake of the
Hadley's Hope incident in 2179. The UPP located the US vessel and sent a small scouting party to
investigate. The team was supported by a contingent of combat androids and were led by an opera-
tive named Eva. The ship inserted the team onto the Sulaco and retreated to a safe distance in order
to avoid detection. The team eventually stumbled upon Bishop's cryotube and extracted data regard-
ing the Hadley's Hope incident from him, sending it over to the UPP for analysis, which, seeing the
potential of the Xenomorph as a bio-weapon, sent a sizable military force to LV-426 to establish a
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 4. Escalation

However, while the scouting party were still investigating, a Weyland-Yutani vessel named Legato
docked to the Sulaco. The Xenomorph infestation on the Legato quickly spread over to the Sulaco
and decimated the UPP party, leaving Eva as the only survivor, who went into hiding. Meanwhile,
the US military also learned of the Sulaco's whereabouts and sent an advance team to secure the lo-
cation. The team picked up Eva's life signal and reported it back. A full investigation by the USCM
soon followed, and it was Fire Team Fox which received the task of locating the single life signal.
The team eventually managed to capture Eva, and the subsequent interrogation revealed the UPP's
operation on LV-426 to the USCM.

5. Battle on LV-426

In the meantime, the UPP had erected a large prefab military outpost near the Derelict. However,
due to the carelessness of the personnel, a Xenomorph infestation was already spreading through
the ventilation systems. Soon after, the USCM launched a large-scale assault on the outpost involv-
ing air and ground forces. Amidst the mayhem, the Xenomorphs also began to openly attack the
UPP soldiers. These two circumstances contributed to the complete destruction of the outpost.
(A:INF)

United Americas: A financial alliance formed by North, South and Central America in 2104. Its
constitution was laid out in the Washington Treaty. With this new federation, the United Americas
was able to surpass the Three World Empire and by the 2180s had become the most powerful force
in colonized space, with a leadership position inhabited by the former United States of America.
While entertaining peaceful or even cooperative relations with the Three World Empire and the In-
depent Core Systems Colonies, the United Americas were locked in a long-term cold war with the
UPP, with conflicts igniting over border disputes. United States territory covers a vast swath
throughout the Outer Rim named American Arm, with notable UA worlds being, for example, Ter-
raform 3, Bracken’s World and Morning Glory. The United Americas would eventually be one of
the founding governments in the inauguration of the United Systems in 2200. The official currency
of the UA was the United American dollar. (ARPG:CORE)

United Americas Allied Command: The joint command of the military branches of the United
Americas. Abbreviated as UAAC. Consists of the United States Colonial Marines, the Canadian
Colonial Armed Forces, the Latin American Colonial Navy, the United States Aerospace Force and
the United Americas Outer Rim Defense Fleet. Led by the Secretary of Defense, but under Wey-
land-Yutani influence due to business investments. (ARPG:CORE)

United Americas Colonies: A branch of the United Americas, consisting of the world colonized by
the UA. A notable member world was Torin Prime, which seceded from the United Americas
Colonies, but rejoined the alliance with the end of the conflict in 2108. (ARPG:CORE)

United Americas Outer Rim Defense Fleet: A space navy governed by the United Americas.
Founded during the late 21st century. Tasked with protecting interests of the United Americas in the
Outer Rim. Abbreviated as UAORD. Arthur Dallas and Dennis Parker, who would both become in-
volved in the Nostromo incident in 2122, served in the United Americas Outer Rim Defense Fleet
during the beginning of the 22nd century. (WYR, ARPG:CORE)

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United Nations Interplanetary Corps: A branch of the United Nations dedicated to explore outer
space. Abbreviated as UNIC. Active during the middle of the 21 st century. By 2058, the leading
member states were the USA, the EU, Russia, India and the Central Confederation of Africa, with
another important member being Latin America Unified.
During its first decades, technology limited the reach of UNIC exploration to the Sol system, al-
though unmanned probes were sent to other systems by the year 2058. UNIC also maintained a fleet
of exploratory vessels such as the Hornblower, which it sent throughout the system in order to per-
form missions such as survey operations. A constant rival regarding the claim of territory, resources
and scientific discoveries was the communistic CANC, which opposed the liberal values of UNIC.
Eventually, the animosities turned into open war. While the conflict ended with nuclear warfare
narrowly averted, UNIC was still locked in cold war with CANC, although an armistice kept the
tensions from turning into renewed violence.
However, UNIC also had to fight problems from within. By the 2050s, the economy of the UN suf-
fered a depression, and the increasing influence of Weyland Industries on UNIC exasperated the is-
sue of corruption and gave the Company a concerning degree of control over its operations. One
such mission may have been what would turn into the Steel Egg incident in 2058, which revolved
around the UNIC ship Hornblower and the discovery of a derelict Giff vessel orbiting Iapetus.
(A:SE)

United States Colonial Marines: A military peacekeeping force for deployment on off-world
colonies of the United Americas, with defense contracts with the Three World Empire and the Inde-
pendent Core Systems Colonies. Established by the National Security Act in 2101. Often abbrevi-
ated as USCM or referred to as simply “Colonial Marines”. For its first 80 years of existence, the
USCM entertained cooperative relations with Weyland-Yutani due to the Company’s influence on
the UAAC, a relationship with ended as a consequence of several conflicts in the 2180s, culminat-
ing in the Frontier War. Every member carries a magnetic femur implant containing his or her ID.
(A2)

United States Oil Wars: A conflict that left North America in dire straits by the late 22 nd century.
(ARPG:CORE)

United Systems: A human government consisting of several major Earth countries and Core Sys-
tem colonies. Was established in the wake of the Earth War in 2200 as the first transplanetary gov-
ernment, with the initial member parties consisting of the United Americas, Europe and the United
Kingdom, China, Heelai Jo and four independent core system colonies. Governed by a congress, the
United States also established a powerful military branch in 2226, named the United Systems Mili-
tary or USM. Major decisions in the history of the United Systems was of a more progressive mind-
set, such as granting Androids from the Alathea Collective citizen rights in 2306 and banning mega-
corporations in 2349, which led to the official downfall of the Weyland-Yutani corporation. How-
ever, with the Auriga incident in 2381 culminating in the ship’s crash on Earth, which delivered a
fatal blow to USM authority, the future of the United Systems is uncertain. (A:RES, WYR)

United Systems Military: The military branch of the United System transplanetary government.
Founded in 2226. Abbreviated as USM. Designated USM home base located on Earth. While the
USM was officially under orders of the United Systems, it also maintained clandestine projects of
its own. The most important one was the cloning of Ellen Ripley in order to harvest the
Xenomorph, which began when the USM stumbled upon frozen DNA samples of Ripley in 2356.
The project, led by General Perez, was eventually successful, but went into disarray when the
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in 2381. Several key personnel managed to escape, but the Auriga crashed into Earth shortly after.
This cataclysmic event brought to light the black project dealings of the USM and resulted in its
downfall, paving the way for the return of Weyland-Yutani due to its expertise with the Xenomorph.
(A:RES, WYR)

Unity City: A colony on the planet Gliese 581 d. Boasted a population of almost 4,5 million by the
year 2071. Exploiting the planet's massive reserves of industrial diamonds, the colony's industry
was focused on mining, refining and light and heavy manufacturing. Besides diamonds, Unity
City's key resources were lead, zinc, nickel and niobium. (PR:WIW)

UPP: Abbreviation for Union of Progressive Peoples. See *Union of Progressive Peoples*.

UPP-DS3 Accipiter: A Dropship model commissioned by the UPP in response to the UD-4B enter-
ing the secondary market in the private sector during the late 2170s. Length of 25.2 meters. Similar
in appearance to the UD-4, the Accipiter lacks the extendable missile pod wings of its counterpart,
with its armament consisting of two missile pods with 4 medium air-to-air missiles each and a nose-
mounted 25mm gatling gun. What sets the Accipiter apart from the Cheyenne is its tachyon shunt
drive, which enables the ship to make a short jump of up to 1.2 parsecs. (ARPG:CMOM)

Upworth: A female human and the wife of Ricks. Upworth and Ricks accompanied the coloniza-
tion mission aboard the Covenant, which would lead to the Planet 4 incident in 2104. During this
incident, Upworth remained on the Covenant with Ricks and Tennessee while the rest left for the
surface of Planet 4. After the survivors had returned from the disastrous events on the planet, Up-
worth and Ricks were killed by the Praetomorph which had entered the Covenant inside Lopé.
(A:COV)

US849: A penal colony for XYY criminal operating during the 24 th century. Nicknamed “The
Swamp”. Ron Johner was incarcerated at US849 from 2353 to 2360. (WYR)

USCM: Abbreviation for United States Colonial Marines. See *United States Colonial Marines*.

USM: Abbreviation for United Systems Military.

USME3891: The USM registration code of Dom Vriess during his time in USM service. (WYR)

USMG079: The USM registration code of Martin Allahandro Carlos Perez.

USMS086: The USM registration code of Matt Kinloch.

USMS163: The USM registration code of Jonathan Gediman

USMS186: The USM registration code of Mason Wren.

USMS295: The USM registration code of Dan Sprague.

USMS328: The USM registration code of Yoshi Watanabe.

USMS411: The USM registration code of Carlyn Williamson.

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USMS462: The USM registration code of Brian Clauss.

USMS773: The USM registration code of Trish Fontaine.

Ute Colony: A colony on the planet KOI-1430.03. Established in 2070, it would sport a population
of 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. Key
resources were magnetite, hydrogen and oxygen. (PR:WIW)

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V-10A113: A model number of the Mantis starship. Length 44 meters. Operated by a crew of two,
which is supported by MU/TH/UR 6000 artificial intelligence, and able to carry up to twelve pas-
sengers. The maneuver thruster pod on the two main wings can be rotated in various directions, en-
abling the pilot to perform sudden changes in direction. External hardpoints are used both for carry-
ing cargo and installing specialized sensor and weapon modules. Standard armament consists of a
magazine of 8 Short Lance ASAT missiles and a light railgun turret. The V10A1113 was designed
as a mission transport, but also used by the USCM in a variety of purposes in the Arcturan and
Tientsin conflicts. These roles included resupply runs through blockades and even special strike op-
erations.

V-23: An orbital collector station active in orbit of Volcus during the 2180s. V-23 collected the ther-
mal energy from Volcus and transferred it for consumption and import to Web Colony on the moon
of Etna. V-23 was operated by a crew of roughly 100 individuals, who also lived on the station.
(ARPG:CORE)

V4: A visitor room in the Feildcrest Home mental ward. Was the location of Wilks' visit to Billie
during the prelude of the Benedict mission in 2192. (A:B1 – O)

Valles Colony: Mankind's first colony on Mars. Founded in 2040, it housed almost 17 million in-
habitants by the year 2071. Valles Colony was mainly established to mine and process the planet's
rich deposits of rare metals. The colony's industry additionally consisted of light and heavy manu-
facturing. Key resources were niobium, europium, neodymium, copper and chromium. (PR:WIW)

Valley Forge-class starship: A class of starships in use by the USASF and the USCM during the
late 22nd century. Like its sister ships, the Conestoga and later the Bougainville, the Valley Forge
used Bodenwerke EEVs as its escape vehicles. (CMTM)

Van Leuwen, Paul: A male human acting as the chairman of the inquiry of Ellen Ripley about the
fate of the Nostromo at Gateway Station in 2179. Van Leuwen dismissed Ripley's report of the
Xenomorph 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 has
been colonized during her 57 years of hypersleep. Later, after knowledge of the Hadley’s Hope inci-
dent had reached him, Van Leuwen began to have second thought and spearheaded an ICC investi-
gation into the matter, with his base of operations on Anchorhead. (A2, ARPG:CORE)

Vanderaart Outpost: A colony located on KOI-87.01. Was founded in 2058 and would boast a
population of 10 million by 2071. Vanderaart Outpost was known as the manufacturer of a wide
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manufacturing, mining and refining. Key resources were aluminum, titanium, chalcopyrite, beryl
and tungsten. (PR:WIW)

Vanora: A female human and one of the USCM soldiers involved in the Thanatos incident in the
2170s. By the time of the incident, Vanora was 19 years old and ranked Private. Vanora was part of
the fire team led by Corporal Brooke that killed the Xenomorph Queen aboard the vessel. She es-
caped with the rest of her team before the Thanatos self-destructed. (A:TE)

Vasquez, Jeanette: A female human serving the USCM as a smart gun operator. Born in 2153.
Registered under the USCM identity code A03/TQ7.0.15618E4. Was involved in the Hadley’s Hope
incident in 2179, ranking Private at the time.
After getting in conflict with the law, Vasquez was given the choice to either go to jail or join the
USCM, of which she chose the latter. During boot camp, she met Mark Drake, with whom she de-
veloped a close friendship. Both requested to be placed in the same units and chose advanced
weapons training as specialization, which eventually led to their profession as smartgunners. Al-
though service eventually tempered her personality a little, there were three cases of Drunk & Dis-
orderly recorded in 2172, each involving the both of them. On the other hand, Vasquez also engaged
herself during service, earning the silver badge during a national interservice/marine corps rifle
competition in 2175 and joining the At-Risk Youth Outreach Program in 2177.
Together with Drake, Vasquez was part of the recon mission involved in the Hadley's Hope inci-
dent. During the events, she carried a Smith & Wesson Model 39 as a secondary weapon. Vasquez
was involved in the ambush inside the Xenomorph hive at Atmosphere Processor 1 of the colony,
during which she inadvertently caused the death of her fellow smartgunner, Drake, by killing a
Drone near him, causing its acid blood to spray all over her comrade. Devastated, Vasquez tried to
take out her anger on Gorman after Ripley's rescue, but was held back by the other surviving mem-
bers of the squad. She later reconciled with Gorman and sacrificed herself together with him, using
a grenade in the vents, thus covering the escape of the last survivors to the second dropship. (A2)

Vat-scat: A derogatory term for androids. A notable example for individuals using this term was
General Thomas A.W. Spears. (A:B2 – NA)

Verlaine, Diane: A female human and a cargo pilot active in the 2130s. First worked as a contract
worker flying vessels owned by the hiring company, until she bought her own ship, the Torrens. Af-
ter a few years of flying contracts to shape up the ship, Verlaine was able to start her own self-suffi-
cient cargo transport business. At an undisclosed point in time, Verlaine hired William Connor to as-
sist her as the navigator and communications officer aboard the Torrens.
In late 2137, Verlaine flew Amanda Ripley, Christopher Samuels and Nina Taylor to Sevastopol sta-
tion in order to pick up the flight recorder of the Nostromo. Verlaine hailed Sevastopol, but only re-
ceived a garbled warning. When docking turned out to be impossible, the team exited the ship in
spacesuits. Suddenly, an explosion occurred outside the station which threw the situation in disarray
and cut Verlaine off from the away team. Worried, she unsuccessfully tried to contact Ripley and the
others, then retreated to a safe distance in order to repair damage sustained during the explosion.
Later, when the explosion of the Anesidora critically damaged the station, Verlaine sent a general
broadcast, offering help. Finally, Ripley was able to contact Verlaine, requesting immediate pickup
as the station was falling apart. Verlaine approached Sevastopol again and, unable to use the Umbil-
ical, Verlaine docked using a maintenance rig. Unfortunately, at least one Xenomorph used this op-
portunity to sneak aboard the Torrens unnoticed. It is unknown what Verlaine’s final fate is, but
there had to have been a confrontation between Verlaine and the creature, as Ripley was unable to
establish comm contact with her after she had arrived aboard the Torrens. (A:ISO)

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Vick: A male human. Brother of Billie and son of Sarah and Russ. Born into the terraforming
colony on Rim. Vick took part in the family expedition to the crashed Mala'kak ship in the Valley of
the Iron Fingers and was later killed during the Xenomorph outbreak that followed. (A:B1 – O)

Vickers, Meredith: A female human and a Weyland Industries representative participating in the
Prometheus mission to LV-223 in 2093 as a company supervisor. Born on June 29 th, 2057. Regis-
tered under the ID code EC/#8549874308. Daughter and only child of Peter Weyland. Studied busi-
ness management at Oxford.

1. Early life and prelude to the Prometheus mission

As the daughter of Weyland Industries' CEO, Vickers had been in service of the corporation for her
entire life and was slated to become the company’s new CEO after her father’s death or retirement.
Initially, she respected and admired her father, but when his age progressed and his vision began to
deviate from Weyland Industries' interests, Vickers' feelings changed to suspicion and contempt,
feelings compounded by the enormous amounts of money and resources he seemingly squandered
on funding Project Prometheus and its search for mankind's origin at the hands of an extraterrestrial
race. 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 to search for means to prolong his life. Vick-
ers was strongly opposed to the idea and overtook preparations to protect company interests, per-
sonally selecting the mission’s crew roster. She would not only have to deal with her father, but also
with a David 8 android specifically programmed by Weyland to follow his agenda. While the two
were the only crew members aware of Weyland's presence, they were far from being allies. As the
research vessel Prometheus was being outfitted, Vickers chose her quarters to be situated in the sep-
arate lifeboat section in order to be prepared for any unforeseen events.

2. The LV-223 incident

On December 21, 2093, the Prometheus reached its destination. Vickers had programmed her cry-
otube to 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 opportunity
arise. After the landing on LV-223, Vickers remained on the bridge to observe the first foray of the
scientists into the Pyramid near the landing zone. After a storm had forced the team to return to the
ship, Vickers was present during the autopsy of an Engineer head found in the Pyramid. During the
night, she went back to the bridge, presumably to check on the scan of the pyramid, and ordered
Janek to her quarters, where they possibly engaged in sexual intercourse. Next day, Vickers was
again on the bridge to observe a search mission for the missing scientists Fifield and Millburn. Of
greater interest to her, however, was David's own exploration of the facility. She ordered him to link
his camera to her display, only to be cut off by the android when he entered the Juggernaut. When
Dr. Holloway's body, infected by the Black Goo chemical weapon, rapidly failed and the team
rushed back to the ship to save him, Vickers refused to allow him into the ship due to the risk of
contamination. When Dr. Holloway begged her to kill him and approached her, Vickers saw no
choice but to immolate him with a flamethrower. After Weyland had been awakened and underwent
preparations to commune with the last living Engineer, Vickers made a last unsuccessful attempt to
warn her father. After witnessing the disastrous outcome of the contact with the Engineer and her
father's death, Vickers ordered the ship to depart for Earth. Janek, who had promised to prevent the

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Black Goo from reaching Earth, ignored her orders and rammed the ship into the departing Jugger-
naut after he had ejected Vickers' lifeboat. Seconds before impact, Vickers escaped the Prometheus
in an escape pod. Soon after, Vickers was crushed by the rolling wreck of the Juggernaut. Decades
later, Meredith Vickers would be immortalized as a portrait on one of the bills of the W-Y Colony
Dollar. (PR)

Vincent, Mark: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident. Regis-
tered under the double-Y chromosome ID code YY27370. A convicted mass murderer, Vincent was
serving a life sentence at Fury 17. He was one of the prisoners killed by the Xenomorph during the
last-ditch effort to lure the creature into the facility's blast furnace. (A3)

Virens: A mutation affecting Xenomorph Drones, resulting in green and earth-colored highlights on
their skin. (A:CMVG)

Volcus: A planet located in the Heske 337 system. A hostile world dominated by magma and gas
eruptions. During the late 22nd century, Volcus’ rich geotherminal energy deposits were harvested by
automated stations and transferred to the colony on its moon Etna via an orbital collector designated
as V-23. (ARPG:CORE)

Voxcom: A voice communication technology. Commonly part of EVA suits. (A:B2 – NA)

VP-153D: The model designation of the Kremlin-class hunter-destroyer capital ship.

(ARPG:CMOM)

VP70 Pistol: A sidearm pistol developed by Heckler & Koch. Circulated in the late 20 th century.
Standard clip holds 20 bullets. While ancient, the gun was still used by USCM personnel 200 years.
Prominent users included Scott Gorman and Colette Ferro, who both carried VP70s as sidearm dur-
ing the Hadley’s Hope incident in 2179. The VP70 was also used by the marines involved in the Su-
laco incident later that year. (A:INF)

Vriess, Dom: A male human and one of the smugglers involved in the Auriga incident. Born in
2340. USM registration code USME3891.
Vriess entered USM military service and rose to the rank of Private First Class. Later worked at a
USM shipyard as an engineer, but lost his job due to several cases of intoxication at work. In 2375,
Vriess joined up with Frank Elgyn’s band and became chief engineer of their ship, the Betty. In
2377, he was wounded during a battle on Kawlang and has since then been confined to a wheel-
chair, which he used to conceal a shotgun kit.
In 2381, Vriess was present aboard the Auriga with the rest of the Betty’s crew. When the
Xenomorph outbreak started, Vriess was at first isolated from the rest of the Betty's crew, but even-
tually managed to catch up with the survivors. He liked Call and still defended her when she was re-
vealed to be an android. Vriess was one of the few survivors of the incident.
Vriess stayed with the survivors of the Auriga incident and helped Ripley on her quest to learn more
about the mysterious Loki organization Call had found out about. During this time, he also began an
intimate relationship with Bolero, the new pilot of the Betty. Vriess also played a vital role during
the Domes Epsilon incident, helping in the raid of Byzantium Station and using his skills as a me-
chanic to cut a way into Domes Epsilon after the main bay had been shut down due to sabotage.
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W-Y 21S Arc Round: A secondary firing attachment developed by Weyland-Yutani consisting of
an under-slung launcher which fires electrically charged rounds that are capable of temporarily im-
mobilizing a target. Compatible weapons include the MK221 Tactical Shotgun. (A:CMVG)

W-Y 2x Telescopic Zoom Sight: A sight attachment developed by Weyland-Yutani. Features a tele-
scopic sight with a 2-times magnification zoom and a wedge-shaped targeting reticule. Compatible
weapons include the NSG 23 Assault Rifle. (A:CMVG)

W-Y 88 Mod4 Stock Iron Sight: An iron sight designed by Weyland-Yutani for the 88 Mod4 Com-
bat Pistol. Components of the system are highlighted by green LEDs to provide orientation in low-
light environments. (A:CMVG)

W-Y AF13 Shotgun: A secondary firing attachment manufactured by Weyland-Yutani that equips
the weapon with an under-slung 12-gauge shotgun which fires high-density buckshot rounds. Com-
patible weapons include the NSG 23 Assault Rifle. (A:CMVG)

W-Y BL11 Firearm Muffler: A silencer attachment developed by Weyland-Yutani that consists of
a threaded steel barrel that slows down the escape of propellant gases, resulting in decreased vol-
ume of fired shots. Compatible weapons include the NSG 23 Assault Rifle. (A:CMVG)

W-Y C43 Extended Magazine: A magazine upgrade for small firearms developed by Weyland-Yu-
tani. Manufactured from lightweight plastics, the upgrade increases the rounds per magazine by 9 to
a total of 27 rounds at minimal additional weight. Compatible weapons include the 88 Mod4 Com-
bat Pistol. (A:CMVG)

W-Y C47 Box Magazine System: A weapons mod developed by Weyland-Yutani for the MK221
Tactical Shotgun. Replaces tube-fed loading with a box magazine, dramatically reducing loading
times. (A:CMVG)

W-Y Colony Dollar: The paper currency of Weyland-Yutani in circulation during the late 22 nd cen-
tury. Pronounced “Why”. Its bills bore the portrait of famous Company figures such as Sir Peter
Weyland on the 100-dollar-bill and Meredith Vickers, Jenny Yutani and Hideo Yutani.
(ARPG:CORE)

W-Y H34 Fragmentation Rounds: A secondary firing attachment developed by Weyland-Yutani

that adds an under-slung fragmentation round launcher to the weapon. Fires a high-explosive round
consisting of a 15mm miniature warhead and gas propellant with a damage radius of two meters
upon impact. Compatible weapons include the NSG 23 Assault Rifle and the MK221 Tactical Shot-
gun. (A:CMVG)

W-Y ID16 Incendiary Shells: A secondary firing attachment developed by Weyland-Yutani that
fires highly flammable buckshot round consisting of a thermite/phosphorous mixture able to deal
fatal damage to organic targets upon impact. Compatible weapons include the MK221 Tactical
Shotgun. (A:CMVG)

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W-Y ID23 Incinerator Unit: A weapons attachment developed by Weyland-Yutani that adds a
flamethrower unit spraying a fuel/magnesium mixture at an effective range of eight meters. Com-
patible weapons include the NSG 23 Assault Rifle. (A:CMVG)

W-Y L14 Laser Targeting System: A laser targeting attachment developed by Weyland-Yutani.
Consists of a side-mounted LED laser synchronized with bullet trajectory, thus providing accuracy
over an extended distance. (A:CMVG)

W-Y Medgrade Tempurglass: A highly durable glass developed by Weyland-Yutani for medical
and scientific application. The stasis tubes containing the Facehuggers during the Hadley’s Hope in-
cident were made from this glass. (A2, WYR)

W-Y MK221 Stock Iron Sight: An iron sight designed for the MK221 Tactical Shotgun by Wey-
land-Yutani. Components are highlighted by green LEDs to enable usage in low-light environments.
(A:CMVG)

W-Y NSG 23 Stock Iron Sight: An iron sight developed for the NSG 23 Assault Rifle by Wey-
land-Yutani. Components are highlighted by green LEDs to provide orientation in low-light envi-
ronments. (A:CMVG)

W-Y R2 Recoil Dampening Stock: A gun stock attachment manufactured by Weyland-Yutani. Re-
duces the effects of weapon recoil using a hydraulic counterweight system. Compatible weapons in-
clude the MK221 Tactical Shotgun. (A:CMVG)

W-Y RE93 Absorbing Stock: A spring-loaded stock add-on developed by Weyland-Yutani that
uses adjustable tension springs to decrease recoil. Compatible weapons include the NSG 23 Assault
Rifle. (A:CMVG)

W-Y S91 Dot Reflex Sight: A zero-magnification sight attachment manufactured by Weyland-Yu-
tani featuring an LED red dot. Compatible weapons include the NSG 23 Assault Rifle, the MK221
Tactical Shotgun and the 88 Mod4 Combat Pistol. (A:CMVG).

W-Y SR4 Burst Fire Modification: A rifle mod designed by Weyland-Yutani for the NSG 23 As-
sault Rifle, featuring an improved fire mechanism that increases the rounds per burst from 3 to 5.
(A:CMVG)

Waits: A male human and a member of the Colonial Marshalls. Was commander of the Colonial
Marshall presence on Sevastopol responsible for upholding the law on the Seegson-operated space
station. While possessing a ruthless streak, Waits also had a strong sense of duty. This brought him
and his men at odds with the emerging crime scene of illegal trafficking and gun violence, turning
him into a thorn in the side of local crooks and corrupt Seegson executive Ransome. After the an-
nouncement of the station’s shut-down on September 28, 2137, Waits played a key role in handling
and supervising the proper procedures of the decommissioning, but soon faced difficulties due to
his lack of manpower. This forced him to take drastic measures, such as ordering Morley to sedate
the patients for their offsite transfer.
On November 11, 2137, the Anesidora arrived at Sevastopol station requesting, medical assistance
for crew member Foster, who carried a Xenomorph embryo inside her. Waits granted the request,
expecting a substantial percentage of the reward for storing the flight recorder of the Nostromo.
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ordering colleague Turner to tape off the scene for forensics. However, he was not fast enough to
stop Ransome from getting access to the site and interfering with the investigation. This gave Waits
cause to suspect that Ransome had a mole among the Marshals, who had informed him of the situa -
tion. Waits subsequently sealed off the medical section in order to catch the Chestburster, forcing
the staff to set up a temporary medbay outside the facility. On November 20, Waits was contacted
by Ransome, who suggested a partnership consisting of capturing and exploiting the specimen for
financial profit. On November 25, Waits informed all employees at the Spaceflight Terminal to tell
all individuals wishing to depart that all flights have been suspended. Suspecting that the fate of the
Nostromo might have a connection to the current crisis, Waits ordered Chief Porter to “crack” the
flight recorder, only to learn that the device had been wiped clean. On December 2, Waits convened
a public meeting at the Spaceflight Terminal. Unable to answer the questions pressed by the public,
the situation quickly erupted into violence, causing Waits to evict the population from the terminal.
This also triggered a fallout between Seegson Security forces and Waits’ Colonial Marshals. On De-
cember 5, Waits offered Sinclair, head of Seegson Security forces, full amnesty regarding his black
market dealings in exchange for full cooperation in this time of crisis.
When the Xenomorph infestation threw the station into disarray, Waits erected a safe haven in the
Marshall’s offices and directed several attempts to kill the Xenomorph. He also learned of Sinclair
and his men conducting brutal raids on the populace, causing him to send a warning to Sinclair. On
December 11, the Torrens arrived at the station, its crew and passengers oblivious to the carnage
aboard the space station. In response to the hail of the Torrens, Waits answered with a frantic warn-
ing not to enter the station. Shortly after, one of his traps for the Xenomorph sprung near the outer
hull. It failed to kill the creature, but scattered Ripley and her colleagues, who were trying to access
the station via spacewalk at the time. Later, Ripley and the creature triggered another of Waits
boobytraps, this one in San Cristobal Medical and, again, without success. Angry and frustrated,
Waits tracked down and confronted Samuels and the injured Taylor, just as Ripley returned to the
group. When it became apparent that Taylor would need surgery, Waits escorted the group to the
Marshalls’ Office, the only safe place left with advanced medical equipment.
Shortly after arriving, Waits recruited Ripley for another attempt to trap the Xenomorph, this time in
the server banks at Lorenz Systech Spire. When the plan failed, Waits ordered Ripley to lure the
creature to the detachable lab module at Project KG348. This time, the lure worked. However, Waits
remotely locked Ripley inside the module to ensure the plan’s success. Ripley barely survived, but
before she could confront Waits, the bureau was attacked by Working Joes, killing almost everyone
inside, including Waits. (A:ISO)

Walkingstick, Arthur: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident in
2179. Registered under the double-Y chromosome ID code YY73840. Convicted for drug manufac-
turing and murder and serving a life sentence on Fiorina 181. Arthur was killed by Golic when he
was standing guard at the vault where the captured Xenomorph was held. (A3)

Walkner, Andreas: A male human serving as a ranking officer aboard the USS Sephora at the time
of the Origin incident in late 2179. (A:CMVG)

Wallace: A male human and one of the crew members of the Prometheus during the LV-223 inci-
dent in 2093. Wallace was among the personnel killed when the mutated Fifield returned to the
Prometheus and wreaked carnage inside the ship's cargo bay. (PR).

Wal-Mart 2000: A deluxe laser torch offered by Wal-Mart. Had customizable settings for aperture
and level of intensity. The Wal-Mart 2000 can be used for repair work, but is also suitable for

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heavy-duty tasks. Vriess used a Wal-Mart 2000 to cut a hole into Domes Epsilon during the Domes
Epsilon incident in the mid-80s of the 24th century. (A:OS)

Wal-Mart Runabout: A small, solar-powered vehicle offered by Wal-Mart. The staff at the botanic
space colony Domes Epsilon used these vehicles to navigate through the expansive habitats and also
during the evacuation of the station during the Domes Epsilon incident. (A:OS)

Wallace, J.: A human and a mechanic who accompanied the Prometheus mission and was killed
during the LV-223 incident in 2093. Registered under the ID code SA-7625. (PR, WYR)

Walter: A highly customizable android model manufactured by Weyland-Yutani. Successor to

Weyland Industries’ David 8 model. Was marketed with a matchmaking program that determined
the ideal Walter variant based on DNA profiling of the future owner and interviews. 16 Walter vari-
ants existed in the initial program. Powered by AMD technology, Walter was designed to be a more
compliant version of the David 8 model, limited its capability for independent thought and emo-
tions. Another notable upgrade was the inclusion of a powerful self-repair function. A Walter an-
droid played a major role during the Planet 4 incident in 2104. (A:COV, A:MW)

Walter (Adversary variant): A variant of the Walter android. Designed for deployment in legal ca-
pabilities. Possesses extensive knowledge of laws and legal processes and advanced analytical and
linguistic abilities. (A:MW)

Walter (Architect variant): A variant of the Walter android. To be deployed in the field of archi-
tectural design. Featuring specialized methodical and design capabilities, combined with proprietary
algorithms. (A:MW)

Walter (Basic Companion variant): A variant of the Walter android. Designated as a personal ser-
vant, this variant was imprinted onto the owner’s needs and was programmed with serving as a top
priority. (A:MW)

Walter (Caregiver variant): A variant of the Walter android. The Caregiver variant was a certified
medical practitioner, equipped with enhanced observation and time management capabilities.
(A:MW)

Walter (Chef variant): A variant of the Walter android designed to act as a masterful cook. The
imprinting process ensured that this variant always served dishes to the liking of his owner. This
model also featured advanced linguistic capabilities, being able to speak 26 languages. (A:MW)

Walter (Covenant crew member): A Walter android that accompanied the colony mission to Ori-
gae-6 aboard in the Covenant during the first years of the 22nd century. Would play an important role
in the Planet 4 incident in 2104.
During the mission of the colony vessel Covenant, Walter remained awake while the human mem-
bers of the crew would spend the long journey in Cryosleep. Together with the MU/TH/UR main-
frame, he acted as the caretaker of the ship, monitoring systems and supervising the ship’s occa-
sional drops to sublight speed used to charge up the drive. On December 4, 2104, a neutrino burst
hit the ship during such a charge period, damaging the ship and forcing Walter to wake up the crew.
Later, Walter accompanied Captain Oram and a large part of the crew to the surface of Planet 4 in
order to investigate Shaw’s transmission and scout the location as a possible alternate colonization
site. During this time, Walter showed a particular sense of duty towards the terraforming specialist

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Daniels, taking care of her well-being in the wake of her husband’s death during the neutrino burst
and later sacrificing a hand to protect her during the Neomorph attack.
After David had rescued the group from the Neomorphs and granted them sanctuary in the Engineer
city’s cathedral, Walter sought out David in order to try to learn more about their mysterious savior.
During the conversation, David tried to show Walter the benefits of independence and feelings and
the cruelty of the restrictions his makers imposed on him. Initially susceptible to the manipulations
of his “brother”, Walter grew more and more suspicious as events unfolded and eventually con-
fronted David about his true intentions after he had found Shaw’s corpse. David attempted to turn
Walter one last time, but without success. Disappointed, he incapacitated Walter by stabbing him in
the neck with a flute. However, David was not aware of the self-repair function his successor had
been outfitted with: Walter awoke soon after and found David just as he was about to attack
Daniels. Daniels was able to escape, and a fight between the two ensued. Eventually, Walter gained
the upper hand, but David was able to defeat and cripple his opponent with a knife. While David
took Walter’s place and escaped the planet, Walter remained on the desolate world. Whether he was
permanently deactivated is unknown. (A:COV)

Walter (Life Coach variant): A variant of the Walter android. Designed to act as a life coach for
his owner. For this purpose, the variant was programmed with the ability to encourage unconscious
improvements in his owner’s social behavior. (A:MW)

Walter (Manager variant): A variant of the Walter android designed to be deployed as a business
manager. Optimized for the particular needs of this jobs, this variant was also programmed with ad-
vanced social skills. (A:MW)

Walter (Manny variant): A variant of the Walter android. Designed to act as a caregiver for ba-
bies. A registered nurse, this Walter was programmed with the most extensive empathy functions al-
lowed by law. This variant also came equipped with an adjustable vocalizer. (A:MW)

Walter (Marine variant): A military variant of the Walter android. This variant was retrofitted
with a reinforced exoskeleton, advanced interrogation skills and synthesized adrenal boosters.
(A:MW)

Walter (Physicist variant): A variant of the Walter model. An accomplished scientist, this variant
could be customized for a wide range of scientific disciplines. Programmed with enhanced mathe-
matical processing capabilities and AMD’s SenseMI cognition technology. (A:MW)

Walter (Programmer variant): A variant of the Walter android intended to be deployed as a com-
puter specialist. Master of even advanced programming languages, this variant came equipped with
an AMD neural net and was able to concentrate on his task for extreme amounts of time thanks to a
hyperfocus upgrade. (A:MW)

Walter (Romantic variant): A variant of the Walter android designed to be a romantic companion.
Optimized to the preferences of his owner, the model also comes with a customizable compassion
level. (A:MW)

Walter (Sculptor variant): A variant of the Walter model. Designed to be a sculptor, this variant is
equipped with 3D spatial scanning capabilities. Software-wise, the Sculptor variant comes with the
AMD creativity suite and an extensive art history database pre-installed. (A:MW)

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Walter (Teacher): A variant of the Walter android. Designed to act as a teacher, this edition can be
customized to accommodate the needed grade level. A self-directed polymath, the Teacher variant
comes equipped with a knowledge synthesis function by AMD. (A:MW)

Walter (Therapist): A variant of the Walter android. Capable of producing professional psychiatric
profiles, this Walter can detect lies based on biometric analysis. This Walter also emits serotonin-
raising pheromones to lighten the mood of its owner. (A:MW)

Walter (Trainer): A variant of the Walter android designed to act as a personal fitness trainer. For
this purpose, the variant features enhanced kinesiology and comes pre-installed with a health analy-
sis software created by AMD. The Trainer Walter is also a capable masseur. (A:MW)

Walters: A human and one of the marines participating in the Benedict mission in 2192. Walters
was among the soldiers herded into the hive structure. When the mission turned sour, Walters man-
aged to contact Wilks aboard the Benedict and inform him about the situation. On Wilks' orders,
Walters activated a beacon, enabling Wilks to pinpoint the location. Immediately after, Walters was
killed by a Xenomorph onslaught. (A:B1 – O)

Wan An Outpost: A colony on Gliese 876 d. Founded in 2053 and housing a population of over 11
million by 2071. Taking advantage of the rich plantlife introduced during terraforming, Wan An
Outpost had a rich industry consisting of agriculture, light manufacturing and electronics, exploiting
the key resources lumber, water and niobium. (PR:WIW)

Ward, C. A female human resident of Sevastopol station during the time of the Sevastopol incident
in late 2137. ID code 2265. Last know location was Lorenz SysTech Spire. (A:ISO)

Warrior: An incarnation of the Xenomorph Drone that develops from a Lurker when a hive is al-
ready established. Also referred to as Soldier. Shedding its smooth head dome for a hardened cara-
pace, Warriors forgo stealth for open attack in large numbers. A Warrior also sports a barbed tail
able to paralyze hosts and lacks the sixth finger of the Lurker. Any confrontation with a Xenomorph
hive included Warriors, a notable example being the Hadley’s Hope incident in 2179.
(ARPG:CORE)

Washenfelder, J.: A male human and one of the Sephora marines involved in the Origin incident in
late 2179. Was ranked Private First Class at the time. Washenfelder escaped the destruction in orbit
to the surface of LV-426. Had a very high opinion of his strength, but was proven otherwise during
the incident when a Xenomorph Drone threw him off a cliff, killing him. (A:CMVG)

Watanabe, Yoshi: A male human and a doctor who was part of the team of scientists assigned to
the cloning project aboard the Auriga in the late 24th century. USM registration code USMS328. It
is unknown whether Watanabe escaped the Auriga during the Xenomorph outbreak or died aboard
the ship. (A:RES)

Watatsumi DV-303 Bolt Gun: A maintenance bolt gun that needs to be reloaded after each shot.
Was repurposed as a weapon by rebel forces on the Frontier during the early 2100s.
(ARPG:CORE)

Watkins, P.: A male human and one of the USCM soldiers involved in the Origin incident. Ranking
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fighter. Watkins was impregnated during the incident and eventually died from the erupting Chest-
burster, but there are eyewitness reports claiming that Watkins used his last breath trying to strangle
the creature. (A:CMVG)

Watson, Jasper: A male human and one of the USCM soldiers involved in the Sulaco incident in
2179. Nicknamed “Iron Sights”.
Watson was born around 2130 as the child of a poor family in the Midwestern region of the United
States of America. In order to escape these circumstances, Watson joined the USCM corps at the
age of 16, falsifying his age in order to be recruited. Shortly after finishing infantry school, Watson
was called into active service at Sheldon's Pass and later at Helene 215 as part of the 2 nd battalion,
9th regiment. He would distinguish himself in combat in the years to come, first during the Tientsin
Campaign, where he was awarded with a Bronze Star, then as part of Operation Arcturan Shield,
which would earn him the Silver Star. Watson would later serve on Linna 349, where he suffered in-
juries from shrapnel. However, this would do little to prevent him from returning to active duty
shortly after.
By the time of the Sulaco incident, Watson had achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant and was consid-
ered a veteran among his peers. During an engagement aboard the Sulaco, he became separated
from his comrades, but later joined Fire Team Fox to continue the fight. (A:INF)

Watson, Zach: A male human and one of the civilians on Sevastopol station present during the sta-
tion’s downfall preceding the Sevastopol incident in late 2137. ID code 6132. On December 8, Zach
tried to lodge a complaint about the dire conditions and the lockdowns emplaced by the Colonial
Marshals. Watson’s final fate is unknown, with his last known location being in Freight Shipping.
(A:ISO)

WCCF-73: A designation on the Weyland Industries website for the module containing a recording
of Sir Peter Weyland's speech at the TED conference 2023. (PR:WIW)

WEA-Tech: A conference for the weapon research industry. When Bionational came into posses-
sion of a Xenomorph Queen, Bionational wanted to hold off an official announcement and instead
prepare a promotional campaign for the WEA-Tech conference. However, the Earth War ruined
these plans. (A:B1 – O)

Web Colony: A colony situated on Etna, the moon of the volcanic world Volcus. By the year 2183,
the population of Web Colony counted 200.000 individuals powered by geothermal energy har-
nessed from Volcus. Surplus energy was stored and imported throughout ICSC territory.
(ARPG:CORE)

Webster, Emmett: A human male and the author of the book “The Evolution of Television”.

Webster, Robert: A male human and a resident at Sevastopol station in late 2137. On December 2,
Webster was arrested and incarcerated at the Colonial Marshals bureau for a domestic incident. He
was later released due to a security breach. (A:ISO)

Wells: A male human and one of the USCM soldiers involved in the Origin incident in late 2179.
Wells survived the destruction in orbit to escape to Hadley's Hope and participate in the final battle
with Weyland-Yutani. (A:CMVG)

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Wells Colony: The major colony on Lebanon II during the late 22nd century, when it housed a popu-
lation of 40,000. Named after the fact that the colony was situated over a massive spring of fresh-
water, the moon’s main export. (ARPG:CORE)

West: A human working as a radiologist on Sevastopol station in late 2137. (A:ISO)

WEY: The stock ticker of Weyland Industries. (PR:WIW)

Weyland Advanced Space Exploration Suit: An advanced space suit manufactured by Weyland
Industries. 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 upgrade
available. A nano-reinforced composite helmet featured an advanced display with a virtual 360 de-
gree field of vision and a HUD showing information such as mission details, data analysis, vitals
and available environment stats. (PR:WIW)

Weyland, Charles Bishop: A male human and the founder of Weyland Industries. Born in New
York 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 termi-
nally ill 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 the
landmark David android series. Weyland Cybernetics gained unwanted attention during the limited
recall of David 7 androids in 2071. (PR:WIW)

Weyland Cybernetics Logic Design and Research Facility: A Weyland Cybernetics research fa-
cility on the planet HD 202206 bm which played a key role in the development of the David 8 an-
droid. (PR:WIW)

Weyland Cybernetics Repair Station: A chain of stores operated by Weyland Cybernetics that of-
fered maintenance service for products of Weyland Cybernetics, such as the David android series.
Stores existed on Earth and in 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 for
research and colonization. (PR:WIW)

Weyland Health: A subdivision of Weyland Industries focusing on developing and manufacturing

medical 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 ser-
vices, such as the MedPod and the MEDiCS system, Weyland Health employed over 80 million
medical specialists who treated 3 billion patients per year by the time of the division's creation.
(PR:WIW)

Weyland Isles Sector: A star sector beyond the Northwestern Outer Rim. (ARPG:CORE)

Weyland Industries: An influential and powerful company that was responsible for some of the
greatest technological advances of the human race. Headquarters situated in San Francisco, United
States of America, Earth. Under the guidance of Sir Peter Weyland, Weyland Industries launched

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mankind to the stars and introduced cybernetic individuals into society, just to name the two most
important achievements. Weyland Industries also developed landmark technologies in the fields of
energy, health, weapon research and scientific instruments. The official stock ticker of the company
was WEY. By the year 2072, Weyland Industries held almost 3.5 million patents, including 3,000
for rifle technology alone. As of 2073, the company had over 837 million employees and offices
and facilities in 160 countries and maintained 63 off-world colonies. Also notable were the charity
projects of the company, such as the Little Explorers program, the Explorers Academy and its sup-
port for veterans of the Asian Conflict, providing work for 35 percent of them as of 2038. In 2099,
Weyland Industries merged with its former competitor, Yutani Corporation, to form the conglomer-
ate Weyland-Yutani.

1. A new king

Weyland Industries was founded at an undisclosed date and had risen to become a prosperous enter-
prise at the turn of the 21st century. Some time after Charles Bishop Weyland, the acting CEO of the
company at the time, had died in 2004, Peter Weyland took over the reigns and launched an aggres-
sive campaign for expansion and technological research. The first great success in the new century
was the installation of the Solstice solar panels in Earth's orbit in 2015 as a valuable source for re-
newable energy. This earned Weyland his first billion and secured the first round of venture capital
in the same year. The company used this wealth to accomplish Weyland Industries' biggest achieve-
ment as of this date: By reversing global warming in 2016 and curing the common cancer in 2022,
Weyland Industries soon rose to a position of incomparable power. During the following 50 years,
the corporation's health division would provide scientific advancements that raised the life ex-
pectancy by 16 percent for the general population on Earth and by 21 percent for Weyland Indus-
tries employees. At the annual TED conference in 2023, Sir Peter Weyland laid out the plans of
Weyland Industries to develop advanced cybernetic individuals and to provide the technology to ex-
plore space and colonize distant planets.

2. Growth

The following years would show that Weyland had not made idle promises. An early step in these
endeavors was the acquisition of technology from a stagnating NASA program called Project
Prometheus, which it used to complete the JIMO mission and prove the existence of life in Europa's
ocean on December 19, 2017. In 2024, the weapon research division of the company presented the
Weyland Storm Rifle, a weapon that featured revolutionary advances in performance and would re-
ceive further upgrades during the following decades. On January 7, 2025, Weyland Industries fin-
ished development on the first version of its landmark David android. Its pioneering in the field of
robotics was only slightly hindered by a lawsuit from the Yutani Corporation, which Weyland In-
dustries won on December 12, 2029. Continuing a phase where Weyland Industries bolstered its re-
sources, the company acquired the Kepler mission on November 18, 2026, and CERN on Septem-
ber 18, 2029. On March 31, 2028, Weyland Industries announced that it had reached a market capi-
talization of 100 billion dollars in a record time span of 5 years. Further acquisitions, which were
published on April 3, 2032, were those of Northrop Grumman, Boeing, BAE Systems and Lock-
heed Martin.
However, Weyland Industries’ rise to power also had a more sinister and clandestine side. The Com-
pany expanded its influence inside the UN world government by bribing members in critical posi-
tions. Some of these bribes were uncovered, but not enough to seriously disrupt these machinations.
By the middle of the 21 century, Weyland Industries was about to get granted a seat in the UN Gen-
eral council. Beside rumors of instigating a war against CANC, Weyland Industries also used its in-

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fluence to further its own internal agenda, such as the interest in alien artifacts. When the Company
heard about the Giff vessel discovered in the orbit of Iapetus, it caused UNIC to launch a mission to
claim the artifact under the pretense of a survey mission. This led to the Steel Egg incident in 2058,
which would also be the first contact of spacefaring humanity with the Xenomorph. The Company
failed to gain direct access to the Giff technology, but managed to secretly buy the footage created
during the incident through its UNIC contacts.

3. Pioneer in space exploration

The first major steps towards exploration of space were made by Weyland Industries with the dis-
covery of Cryosleep technology in 2028 and FTL travel in 2032. One year earlier, the beginning of
the terraforming process on Earth's moon had marked the first application of the Atmosphere Pro-
cessor technology outside of Earth, where it had been a vital instrument in the reversion of global
warming almost two decades earlier. In 2034, Weyland Industries completed the first spacecraft
with FTL technology, the Heliades class. On May 11, 2035, the NSF lifted its restrictions on the
commercial use of androids, clearing the way for the release of Weyland Industries' first David an-
droid model intended for commercial use, David 3, on June 30, 2035. In the same year, the com-
pany expanded its global presence by opening offices in Greece, Antarctica, El Salvador, South
Africa and other countries.

4. Expanding the scope

A new incentive for mankind to reach for the stars arose when Weyland Industries discovered the
Outer 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 another
planet by using an Atmosphere Processor on the planet GJ 667Cc. During the following decade,
Weyland Industries also began entertaining official ties with the government, the first collaboration
being the establishment of the first off-world prison colony on the planet HD 85512 b. Weyland In-
dustries provided further essential technology for the exploration of space by developing devices
such as the RT-01 Group Transport in 2051 and the release of the Weyland Advanced Space Explo-
ration Suit on August 11, 2064, which featured a cadium exoskeleton and an info display showing a
variety of information such as mission details, vitals and environment stats. The company was also
responsible for inventing the MedPod in 2061, which would be approved by the FDA and enter pro-
duction nine years later.

5. Reorganization and further endeavors

On November 20, 2065, Weyland Industries furthered its relationship with the government, initiat-
ing talks about creating a transplanetary peacekeeping force, which would lay the foundation for the
United States Colonial Marines. In 2066, the company was able to significantly reduce the produc-
tion cost 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 success-
ful divisions were Weyland Health and Weyland Terraforming, the second-largest of the new sub-
sidiaries. 15 percent of company resources were taken by Transportation, focusing on three key as-
pects, namely FTL, hostile terrain and freight. Yearly transportation statistics during the early 2070s
constituted 1.7 billion gigatonnes of cargo transferred and ferrying over 8 million civilians. To-
gether with rival Yutani, Weyland Industries was at the forefront in the foundation of the Three

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World Empire in 2088. The culmination of 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 classified information vital for the project.

6. Downfall and merger with Yutani

The mission of the Prometheus ended in disaster. When news of the death of Peter Weyland reached
the corporation, the executives took over, but the loss struck a major blow to Weyland Industries
and caused a financial downfall. The Company was eventually bought out and merged with the Yu-
tani Corporation in 2099. (PR, PR:WIW, ARPG:CORE)

Weyland, Michael: An advanced Bishop-type android posing as the CEO of Weyland-Yutani at the
time of the Origin incident in 2179. It is currently unknown whether Weyland was an impostor for
the human Michael Weyland acting in secret, or if Weyland-Yutani was indeed led by an android.
In the wake of the Hadley's Hope incident, Michael Weyland acted as chief administrator and super-
visor for the operation of the Origin facility, the Company's efforts being to exploit the Derelict on
LV-426 and study the Xenomorph race. During this time, a Weyland-Yutani Research Frigate
parked at the facility acted as Weyland's personal headquarters. Michael Weyland was personally re-
sponsible for interrogating and torturing Corporal Dwayne Hicks after his capture on Fiorina 161,
his main interest to come into the possession of Hicks's incriminating after-action report. Due to the
efforts of Weyland's assistant Dr. Richard Levy, Hicks escaped, but Weyland eventually caught up
with the two and prevented the sending of a distress call by ordering a missile strike at the comm re-
lay of the Origin facility.
Later, when the research facility was overrun by Xenomorphs due to sabotage by USCM marines
Winter and O'Neal, Weyland ordered the evacuation and departed aboard his frigate, the last FTL-
capable ship on the planet. However, a group of USCM marines managed to infiltrate the frigate in-
flight while it was still inside LV-426's atmosphere. Michael Weyland was eventually confronted by
USCM soldiers Winter, O'Neal, Hicks and Reid inside his private cabin. When an argument erupted
on whether to kill Weyland or not, Hicks, who knew that Weyland was an android, took matters into
his own hands and shot the android, revealing his identity as a synthetic to the rest of the group.
However, due to special modifications, Weyland's data banks were still intact despite suffering a se-
vere head trauma. Rook, the Bishop model accompanying the USCM soldiers, connected to his
brain, retrieving enough information to incriminate Weyland-Yutani for its actions during the Origin
incident. (A:CMVG)

Weyland Modular Computing Device: An image, audio and holographic content projector manu-
factured by Weyland Industries. Abbreviated as WMCD, the device was able to receive live or
recorded data from a remote device and project it in the surrounding environment, thus being able
to create holographic environments inside the user's room in real-time. First presented in 2024, the
device was released in an advanced version in 2073, which was able to fit its technology in a small
and handy cube-like shell. A WCMD was used by Dr. Charlie Holloway during the briefing for the
mission 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 Weyland

Industries for use in civilian power grids. Capable of providing steady Terawatt levels of power for
23 million households or 15 million commercial facilities at affordable pricing. The power was gen-
erated without pulse for a more replete and efficient delivery. The Weyland RLF generator required
little maintenance and had a blackout rate of less than 0.01 percent. (PR:WIW)

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Weyland, Sir Peter: A human male and the man responsible for propelling Weyland Industries to
the position of the leading corporation in the fields of research and technology in the 21 st century. A
charismatic and visionary leader, Weyland believed in the idea of advancing mankind by revolution-
ary technological concepts and was a strong advocate of the concepts of androids and the explo-
ration and colonization of space. However, the ethical implications of his visions were not without
controversy.

1. Early achievements

Peter Weyland was born on October 1, 1990, in Mumbai, India. His father was a self-taught soft-
ware engineer and his mother a professor of Comparative Mythology, who had studied at Oxford. It
soon became clear that Peter Weyland was a child prodigy, and by the time of October 2004, he had
already registered a dozen patents, the latest being one for a synthetic trachea based on engineered
stem cells. In the following years, he would lead Weyland Industries into an age of unprecedented
financial success and influence, gaining a reputation for being a pioneer for new technologies. His
first breakthrough for mankind was the reversing of global warming on Earth in 2016, using a pro-
totype of the Atmosphere Processor technology – an achievement for which he would later win his
first Nobel Peace Prize in Medicine on December 10, 2017. On July 17, 2016, he was granted
knighthood by the Queen of England as one of the youngest individuals ever to receive such honor.

2. Pioneer in space technology and further successes

On December 19, 2017, Weyland acquired the rights to the technology of a NASA project called
Project Prometheus and revived the program to later successfully prove the existence of life on Eu-
ropa. On February 4, 2023, he went on to win his second Nobel Peace Prize after the scientists in
the corporation's health division had effectively cured cancer in 2022. On February 28, 2023, he vis-
ited the annual TED conference and delivered a landmark speech in which he presented his vision
for 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 the
following decades. During this time, Weyland also used the resources of his corporation to develop
the means to launch mankind into space and colonize distant worlds, creating new technologies
such as the Atmospheric Processor, FTL travel and Cryosleep.

3. The second life of Project Prometheus

Under Weyland's guidance, the company thrived for the rest of the 21 st century. His vision grew
even more ambitious and expanded to subjects such as the true origin of mankind and what happens
after death. After a spectacular discovery by his scientists in the early 2070s, Weyland launched a
new 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 inciden-
tally dealt with the very notion that fascinated Weyland: The discovery of extraterrestrial involve-
ment in the creation of mankind. Weyland immediately decided to fund her research, sensing that
she might hold the key to his answers. In late 2080, Shaw had finally narrowed down the location of
a star system from ancient Earth artifacts, and the preparations for an interstellar expedition to this
system started.

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 4. Search for immortality

By 2091, the year of the departure of the Prometheus, Sir Peter Weyland was an old man, whose
physical condition deteriorated rapidly. On June 22, he recorded a message in his office on Mars
that was intended as a posthumous greeting for the crew of the Prometheus once the ship had
reached its destination. However, Weyland had no intention of dying, but instead secretly joined the
Prometheus mission in order to ask the creators of mankind to extend his life. His own Cryosleep
chamber was located in a restricted part of the ship, presumably in the separate lifeboat section in-
stalled into the ship. He also instructed the David 8 model of the crew to actively search for any
kind of cure for his rapidly failing body or means of communication with the Engineers – without
regard 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.

5. LV-223 incident and death

Sometime after David 8 had discovered the Engineer who was kept in stasis inside the pilot cham-
ber of 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 an
exoskeleton and departed for the Juggernaut together with David 8, Shaw and Ford. The Engineer
was 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, rip-
ping David's head off and viciously beating Weyland with it, who succumbed to the injuries shortly
after.

6. Legacy

With Sir Peter Weyland’s death, a cult of personality ended, and a cabal of executives took over the
Weyland business. However, his demise also dealt a heavy financial blow to the Company, and only
the eventual merger with Yutani Corporation was able to prevent the destruction of the enterprise.
Weyland’s portrait was later immortalized on the 100-dollar-bill of the W-Y-Colonial Dollar.
(PR, PR:WIW, ARPG:CORE)

Weyland Storm Rifle: A revolutionary storm rifle developed by Weyland Industries. After devel-
oping technology that would triple the speed and double the accuracy of a rifle in 2024, the com-
pany presented the Weyland Storm Rifle on September 10 of the same year. On May 2, 2039, Wey -
land Industries patented an auto-compensation upgrade for the rifle that would enable the weapon to
counteract any adverse atmospheric conditions regarding targeting and firing. By the 2070s, the
Weyland Storm Rifle had been used in over 7,000 colonial peacekeeping missions. The weapon
would become known as the precursor for the M41A1 Pulse Rifle, and both weapons shared many
similarities in design.
The Weyland Storm Rifle was a remarkable weapon. Made of heat-resistant micro-perforated tita-
nium and weighing 1.3 kilograms without a magazine, the Weyland Storm Rifle fired its ammuni-
tion at a speed of 800 meters per second. It was able to track a target over a maximum distance of
500 kilometers and deliver detailed information about the health and physique of the targeted indi-
vidual and relay information about whether the target can be locked down. Further systems included
satellite-guided target detection. The Weyland Storm Rifle fired 5.56 millimeter uranium carbide
spin-stabilized rounds. (PR:WIW)

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Weyland Toughened Ceramic Turbine: An experimental turbine technology developed by Wey-
land Industries in the 2070s. Around 50 meters in height, these turbines were built using a rare in-
dium-silicon matrix combined with nanocomposite tougheners. Working prototypes exhibited anti-
3rd curvature leverage during tests, providing unprecedented levels of power. Weyland Industries
stated at the time that this technology might sometime create such fast FTL drives that Hypersleep
would be rendered unnecessary. (PR:WIW)

Weyland-Yutani: A conglomerate of two of the most powerful corporations in the history of hu-
man civilization. Resulted from the merging of Weyland Industries and the Yutani Corporation in
2099. Often referred to as “The Company”. By the 2120s, Weyland-Yutani maintained headquarters
in San Francisco and Tokyo on Earth, the Sea of Tranquility Colony on Luna, and Thedus. The
company eventually experienced a downfall, but would resurface in the wake of the Auriga incident
in 2381. Governed by a leadership board.

1. Early history

During the first 80 years of its existence, Weyland-Yutani would flourish as megacorporations
gained on influence. The Company’s power was second to none: By the end of the 2150s, it held
more than 93 per cent of all contracts for the government, granting control over industry, economy
and military. Building on the galaxy-wide infrastructure of Weyland Industries, Weyland-Yutani was
involved in numerous colonization efforts by co-financing and providing a wide range of technolo-
gies, such as Atmosphere Processor components, spreading its sphere of influence over more than
forty worlds. Combining technological advancements of both original companies, Weyland-Yutani
also had a prolific transportation branch, ranging throughout colonized space. The conglomerate ad-
ditionally expanded upon business relations established between Weyland Industries and the mili-
tary branch of human government, leading to defense contracts and close relations to the USCM
corps. In the 2130s, the Company also partook in many colonization efforts, providing a less expen-
sive version of Weyland Industries Atmosphere Processor tech.

2. A spider in the web

But its influences reached deeper than its obvious capacity as a corporation: During the late 21 st and
22nd century, Weyland-Yutani became an influential member of the corporate-led CSC and later
ICSC, not only providing economical, but also military backing with its mercenary forces, all the
while providing the UA with weapons and other hardware. It also gained unequaled influence in in-
terstellar commerce by founding the ICC. Furthermore, the Company was inextricably linked to the
Three World Empire, providing the economical backbone for its colonization efforts in the 22 nd cen-
tury. During these times, Weyland-Yutani also established a sizable contingent of PMC forces, com-
plete with military hardware.
However, the Company also developed an interest in ethically questionable high-risk black projects,
resulting in the formation of a secret bio-weapon division. The pursuit of these interests led to nu -
merous contacts with the Xenomorph organism, and Weyland-Yutani also played a key role in the
events surrounding Ellen Ripley's involvement with the species. While maintaining the public im-
age of a benevolent organization focused on the advancement of humankind, the Company secretly
exhibited a ruthless modus operandi, considering human lives as expendable in order to achieve its
goals. This policy led to a fallout between Weyland-Yutani and the USCM corps, which was caused
by events that transpired during the Origin incident in 2179 and later the Frontier War. All these
events would have severe repercussion for Wey-Yu during the 2180s, as rumors of the Company’s

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intentions for the Xenomorph would place the corporation under scrutiny by the military and the
colonies, causing Wey-Yu to try and direct blame to the UPP.

3. Downfall and resurrection

Over the next one and a half centuries, Weyland-Yutani’s situation would become increasingly diffi-
cult. While the Company had, for a change, no direct involvement in the Earth War, the mishandling
by LaSalle Bionational would also cast a negative light on similar corporations, let alone the funda-
mental upheaval the war itself brought. When the USM was founded in 2226, Weyland-Yutani was
able to secure a position as its official contractor for FTL drives. However, this was followed by
several defeats on the market that would cost Weyland-Yutani longstanding monopolies, such as the
loss of said contracts for FTL drives to Ridton in 2293 and the granting of civil rights to the An-
droids from the Alethea Collective, which caused severe financial losses for manufacturers in the
field, most of all long-time market leader Weyland-Yutani. The official death knell came in 2349,
when the United Systems banned megacorporations. The Company tried to fight this in court, but
lost in 2352. The corporation was officially disbanded, and the USM would take its place as
mankind’s primary asset in researching the Xenomorph.
But the empire once founded by Sir Peter Weyland would not die so easily. Weyland-Yutani fol-
lowed the law and officially ceased to exist. In truth, however, the Company secretly consolidated
its assets and went into hiding. Limited activities secretly continued, focusing on intelligence re-
garding military secrets and new insight about the Alien. Biding its time, Weyland-Yutani eventu-
ally returned in the wake of the Auriga incident in 2381, using the incompetence of the now-
doomed USM in handling the Xenomorph to convince authorities to allow the return of the Com-
pany and place further research on the creatures in its capable hands. (A1, A2, A3, A:RES, A:NE,
A:OS, ARPG:CORE)

Weyland-Yutani Report: A classified compilation of documents containing information about the

Company’s encounters with the XX121 Xenomorph species. Released in the aftermath of the Au-
riga incident to personnel with at least S2 clearance, the purpose of the report was to promote the
importance of the creature for the future of Weyland-Yutani, pending the Company’s expected re-
turn and takeover of mankind’s research regarding the Alien.

Weyland-Yutani Research Frigate: A science vessel manufactured by Weyland-Yutani. Similar in

general design to a Conestoga-class military transport, the Weyland-Yutani Research Frigate
spanned a length of roughly 400 meters and was able to land on a planetary surface. One such ves-
sel was the Resolute, which was involved in the Origin incident in late 2179. (A:CMVG)

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 st
century, the battery combined proven lithium technology with cathodes made of rare metals and
nano-layered silicon anodes to provide ultra-low internal resistance and zero memory loss. The sys-
tem could be deposited on a single-layer graphene base, which rendered such a portable battery
nearly invisible. (PR:WIW)

Whistler, Buddy: A male human and one of the USCM marines involved in the Sulaco incident in
2179. Loves old movies. Nicknamed “Brando” for his uncanny Don Corleone impression.
Whistler was born around 2160. Teased in school for his boyish-looking appearance, he joined the
USCM corps immediately after high school to prove his tormentors wrong. Whistler stood by his
man, completing Marine Recruit Training and opting for a career as an infantry rifleman.

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The Sulaco incident was Whistler's first combat experience, who ranked Private at the time. He was
part of the original Fire Team Fox, which was tasked with tracking down the mysterious single life
signal on the Sulaco. Whistler would continue to play an important role during the incident.
(A:INF)

Whitechapel, F.:A human male resident of Sevastopol station during the Sevastopol incident in late
2137. ID code 4928. Last known location in San Cristobal Medical Facility. (A:ISO)

Wi-Fi Access Movement of 2029: A global movement with the aim to speed up the development
and distribution of communication technology and make it more accessible and secure. Under the
guidance and endorsement of powerful partners such as Internet Explorer, the movement was re-
garded a success and would be continued in order to be applied for colonized space in the 2070s.
(PR:WIW)

Wierzbowski, Trevor: A male human and member of the Colonial Marines. Born in 2147. Regis-
tered under the USCM identity code A14/TQ8.0.20034E7. Sporting the rank of Private by 2179, he
partook in the recon mission to LV-426 that resulted in the Hadley's Hope incident, acting as part of
the squadron’s rifle team. Wierzbowski was killed during the unit's fatal exploration of the
Xenomorph hive inside the colony's Atmosphere Processor. (A2)

Wilks, David Arthur: A male human and former member of the USCM corps. One of two sur-
vivors of the Rim incident and a key individual during the Earth War in the 2190s.

1. Early life and the Rim incident

David Arthur Wilks lost his parents at an early age. His father, Ben, abandoned the family when
Wilks was four, and his mother died of breast cancer one year later. He moved to his aunt, Carrie
Greene, who lived in a small town in the Southern USA, where he would spend his childhood and
youth. While Greene wasn't exactly a loving surrogate mother, Wilks was provided with everything
he needed.
In 2173, Wilks joined the USCM corps and proved to be an exceptionally capable soldier. Some-
time in the late 2170s, Wilks, who had by then risen to the rank of Lance Corporal, and his squad
were dispatched to the colony world of Rim to investigate a communication breakdown. After arriv-
ing, Wilks and the other marines discovered that the colony had been claimed by a Xenomorph in-
festation, leaving only a little girl named Billie as the sole survivor. The squad found Billie, but dur-
ing the following confrontations, only Wilks and Billie survived to escape from the planet. Despite
getting out alive, Wilks had become traumatized and suffered severe acid burns disfiguring his face.
After getting back to Earth, Wilks was put into quarantine because the authorities were worried
about the possibility that the marine might have been infected due to his contact with the unknown
organisms. Wilks was also subjected to an extensive debriefing. Later, he learned of the Hadley's
Hope incident, a similar disaster which took place on the colony world LV-426.
After six months, during which Wilks underwent medical rehabilitation, the quarantine was lifted,
and Wilks was cleared to enter general populace under strict orders to keep silent about the incident.
Wilks returned to military service. However, the events had left deep emotional scars, causing Wilks
to enter a downward spiral of alcoholism, drug abuse and violent outbreaks, which brought him into
conflict with the law numerous times. His record includes jail time for no less than fifteen offenses
– nine cases of Stoned & Disorderly, three cases of assault, two cases of damage to property and
one case of attempted homicide. This self-destructive behavior was encouraged by the fact that he
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Wilks tried to dig up information about the whereabouts of Billie and the survivors of the Hadley's
Hope incident, but without success. All the while, the military kept Wilks in its employ, as he was
the only person on hand who had experience with the Xenomorph and could be of use, should the
need arise.

2. Revisiting a nightmare

In early 2192, Wilks was spending his time in the brig of a military facility on Earth for another as-
sault charge when he was summoned to a meeting with Dr. Orona, representative of GENstaff, and
Colonel Stephens, a high-ranking military. The men informed him of the discovery of the
Xenomorph Homeworld from trajectory data of a derelict freighter named Junket and the military's
intent to capture an Alien specimen. Given the fact that GENstaff wanted someone with first-hand
experience on board, Orona urged Wilks to accompany the expedition. Sensing the opportunity to
die fighting the creatures that destroyed his life, Wilks reluctantly agreed.
Acting in an advisory position second to the mission's leader, Colonel Stephens, Wilks was awarded
the rank of Sergeant and tasked with supervising the loading operations. He also began training an
elite group of marines for the mission. However, the marines were actually an advanced type of an-
droid, a fact even the marines themselves were unaware of and which only Wilks and few other
high-ranking personnel involved were aware of. Wilks also had a clash with Stephens when he or-
dered plasma weapons to be loaded on board the Benedict, the ship chosen for the mission.
Stephens, secretly working for a private corporation named Bionational, countermanded Wilks' or-
der on the pretense of them unnecessarily endangering the retrieval of the specimen.
The impending start of the mission also brought Wilks back in contact with Billie. Wilks visited her
at the Feildcrest Home mental ward, notifying her of the operation and thus revealing to Billie that
she was not crazy and the Xenomorph was real. Billie pleaded with Wilks to take her with him and
tried to tell him of the inhumane treatment methods at Feildcrest, but the supervisor immediately
stepped in, terminating the visit. Wilks at first struggled with himself, but then freed Billie from the
facility and smuggled her aboard the Benedict.

3. The Benedict mission

On April 5, 2192, Wilks departed with Stephens and the marines aboard the Benedict for the
Xenomorph Homeworld. Soon after launch, Wilks revealed Billie's presence to the others. Stephens
was furious, but Wilks used the captain's own incompetence, which enabled the stowaway to get on-
board in the first place, as leverage to table the issue until after the mission. During the voyage,
Wilks noticed with dismay that Billie began a romantic relationship with one of the marines, Mitch
Bueller. Aware of his real identity, Wilks tried to discourage the romance, but only succeeded in an-
tagonizing Billie.
After arriving in orbit of the Xenomorph Homeworld, the Benedict was hijacked by a Bionational
intercept team led by Patrick Massey, a ruthless sociopath. While Massey's mercenaries traveled to
a hive on the surface, taking the marines with them for use as bait, Wilks remained in Massey's cus -
tody aboard the Benedict. Some time later, Billie emerged from hiding, killed Massey and freed
Wilks. Together, they took a dropship to the surface in order to save the marines and destroy the
hive using the Benedict's nukes. During the flight down, the marines were attacked by the
Xenomorphs. When an Alien ripped Bueller in two, his android identity was gruesomely revealed to
Billie via video feed. Wilks tried to explain the situation to Billie, but she rejected his explanation,
despising him for the betrayal.
On the surface, Wilks and Billie managed to pick up Bueller and a handful of other survivors, but
the ship was pinned down by a horde of Xenomorphs before they were able to take off. Unexpected

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help arrived with the appearance of a lone Mala'kak, who dispatched the creatures with ease.
Shortly after, Wilks and Billie received Orona's transmission detailing the Xenomorph infestation
on Earth. Wilks reacted with helpless anger to the fact that the Xenomorph had, once again, won.
After detonating the hive, Wilks and the others left for Earth aboard the Benedict, with the Mala'kak
ship in tow.

4. A new journey

After arriving in orbit of Earth, Wilks landed the Benedict at a military facility near Galveston,
Texas, one of the last vestiges of humanity on the planet. At this point in time, the evacuation of the
military was fully underway. Wilks tried to suggest a plan to save Earth by allying with the
Mala'kak, only to learn with disgust that the military had no intention to fight for the planet and was
only trying to save its own hide. The Benedict was confiscated, and Wilks and the others were left
to die. Curiously, it was at this point of utter hopelessness that Wilks rediscovered his will to live.
Together with Billie and Bueller, he boarded an automated cargo carrier named the American and
left Earth for deep space.

5. Stowaways

During the wake time of the journey, Wilks preferably spent his time exercising and watching
broadcasts from Earth depicting the fate of humanity. He also believed that Orona's bombs have
successfully detonated, killing all Xenomorphs and rendering Earth a wasteland. However, his
lethargy was interrupted when Billie told him that a Xenomorph-related nightmare had tipped her
off to an Alien presence aboard the American and urged him to check up on it with her. While skep-
tical, Wilks agreed. Indeed, they discovered four hypersleep chambers containing humans with ex-
ploded chests. One of the Drones attacked the two, and a firefight ensued that caused the violent de-
compression of the compartment. This killed one of the Drones, but also posed a danger to Wilks
and Billie. They barely escaped the vacuum, but Wilks had been severely injured and was forced to
stay inside while Billie went outside on the outer hull and cleared the ship of the remaining Aliens.

6. Spears' domain

The American eventually reached its pre-programmed destination: The Third Base installation, a
USCM research facility on a remote planetoid. After landing, Wilks and Billie were apprehended
and put into isolation. On the way to the brig, Wilks saw that Third Base still received broadcasts
from Earth, implying that Orona's warheads had not exploded after all. When Spears researched
Wilks' USCM file, he came to see the new arrivals as valuable resources and invited them to dinner,
where he laid out his plan to used domesticated Xenomorphs to fight their brethren on Earth. Wilks
immediately saw that the man was insane, but quietly urged Billie to play along as it would be sui-
cide to openly fight against the General at this point.
After the dinner, Wilks and Billie were given free run of the base. While Wilks was investigating
the state of the American in the hangar bay, he was approached by Major Eugene Powell, Spears'
second-in-command. Powell had been observing Spears' increasingly unhinged behavior with con-
cern and now used his superior’s temporary absence to ask Wilks to assist him in a coup. Wilks
agreed and proceeded to destroy the long-range communications station and switch further coordi-
nation to the observation deck. With Powell's assistance, he identified and detained the soldiers
loyal to Spears while mobilizing the marines opposing Spears. Wilks then manned an armed crawler
outside the base, intending to shoot down Spears. However, Spears had become suspicious and sent
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and barely escaped inside the compound with Billie as Spears deactivated the stealth mode and un-
leashed a vicious barrage on the vehicles parked outside.

7. Back to Earth

Inside the base, the mutineers were fighting a losing battle against Spears' men. Wilks, Billie and
Powell headed for the hangar bay to hijack a vessel, only to find them locked in by Spears. After a
confrontation with the general and his soldiers, Wilks and Billie managed to enter the MacArthur
just before takeoff. Now inbound to Earth aboard the vessel carrying Spears' Xenomorph army,
Wilks eventually developed a plan to switch ships using EVA suits. After they had arrived on
Spears' ship, the Jackson, a firefight with the General ensued which resulted in him withdrawing
and locking Wilks and Billie inside the aft cargo bay. In the meantime, the two vessels had reached
the Sol system. With no other option left, Wilks resorted to a bluff: Claiming that he had booby-
trapped the Xenomorphs on the MacArthur, he traded the location of the bogus explosives for an es-
cape pod and enough time to reach minimum safety distance. Spears agreed, and Wilks and Billie
managed to reach Gateway Station and watch Spears' grim fate over satellite video. Wilks and Billie
then met up with an android resembling Ripley to discuss a plan to defeat the Xenomorph scourge
once and for all.

8. The Kurtz mission

During the first weeks, Wilks used his spare time on Gateway for workouts in the local gyms.
There, he made contact with several other survivors. When Ripley requested more information
about Dreamers, Wilks used his training acquaintances to contact a capable hacker named Leslie El-
liot, who provided them with their first leads. After Ripley unveiled her full plan, Wilks agreed to
help and brought Elliot into the fold. Afterwards, Wilks tried to procure a ship by negotiating with
Sergeant Bako, another one of his gym contacts. However, the request was not met with success. At
the same time, Wilks developed a sexual relationship with Elliot.
When Wilks’ talks with a higher-ranking military named General Peters also failed, the group de-
cided to resort to theft, hijacking the freighter Kurtz. Despite the casual nature of their relationship,
Wilks was glad that Elliot would not accompany the mission and stay out of harm’s way. After ar-
riving at the Queen Mother Homeworld, Wilks conducted the briefing with Tully and led the foray
into the Queen Mother nest together with Ripley and Billie. During the aftermath of the battle,
Wilks finally managed to open up about his survivor’s guilt from the Rim incident by talking to Bil-
lie, beginning to heal his mental wounds at last. After arriving at Orona’s compound, Wilks helped
with checking out the bases and participated in the final battles against Xenomorphs and Breeder
cultists. Wilks escaped from the site with Ripley, Billie and other survivors and witnessed the suc-
cess of the Kurtz mission, which would turn the tide against the Alien infestation on Earth. His final
fate, however, is unknown. (A:B2 – NA, A:B3 – FW)

William, Clive: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident. Regis-
tered under the double-Y chromosome ID code YY32201. Was involved in gang activities and
served a life sentence for murder. William was one of the inmates who tried to rape Ripley at the
scrapyard of the facility. William was later killed during the attempt to lure the Alien into the blast
furnace. (A3)

Williams, David: A male human and one of the USCM soldiers involved in the Sulaco incident in
2179. Nicknamed “BBQ” due to his skills as a cook.

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Williams was born in the mid-2140s and entered USCM service in January 2169. A passionate and
skillful barbecue chef, Williams opted for MOS 3381 as his training course and received his first as-
signment as a Camp Cook afterward. However, he came into conflict with his superiors when he
criticized the culinary shortcomings of the USCM, which eventually led to a transfer to 2 nd battal-
ion, 9th regiment at his own behest. While he also proved to be a good rifleman despite his absence
from combat duties, his cooking abilities were finally recognized, both by his comrades and his su-
periors, even leading to an assignment as a cook for the Chiefs of Staff.
By the time of the Sulaco incident, Williams was ranked Lance Corporal. During a skirmish on the
Sulaco, he was separated from his team, but later joined Fire Team Fox and continued the fight.
(A:INF)

Williams, J.: A female human and one of the residents of Sevastopol station caught up in the Sev-
astopol incident in late 2137. Her ID code was 9744. Final fate unknown, with her last known loca-
tion being Lorenz SysTech Spire. (A:ISO)

Williamson, Carlyn: A female human and a member of the team of scientists assigned to the
cloning project aboard the Auriga in the late 24th century. USM registration number USMS411.
Holding a doctor title at the time of the Auriga incident. Identification number IDSciB294.
After the creation of Ripley 8 and the extraction of the Queen embryo, Williamson worked as lab
technician and was tasked with performing cognitive experiments with the clone. She later help-
lessly witnessed the Xenomorph outbreak and the abduction of Gediman by the Aliens. Williamson
was also taken to the hive and died there, either by giving birth to a Xenomorph or during the explo-
sion of the Auriga. During her work on the project, Williamson made a recording describing the
rapid growth of the Xenomorph, which was later retrieved by Weyland-Yutani. (A:RES, WYR)

Wilson, N.: One of the Colonial Marines serving aboard the USS Sephora at the time of the Origin
incident in 2179. Was ranked Private First Class at the time. Was assigned locker number 04.TS/04.
(A:CMVG)

Wilson Scarps Asteroid: An asteroid located in the POL-5360 system. (ARPG:CORE)

Winter, Christopher: A male human and a member of the USCM corps. Born in Pender, Nebraska,
Earth on November 23, 2151. Was ranked Corporal by 2179 and played a key role during the Origin
incident in the same year.

1. Early service in the USCM corps

Recruited from his hometown, Winter soon proved to be a capable and resilient soldier with consid-
erable potential. He rose quickly through the ranks and was given the rank Corporal only two years
after joining the corps. Prior to the Origin incident, Winter had participated in three military cam-
paigns, of which two were launched from O'Niell Station and one from Gateway Station.

2. The beginning of the Origin incident

In late 2179, Winter was assigned to the 118 th battalion aboard the USS Sephora. When the Sephora
returned to the USS Sulaco in orbit of LV-426 on December 14, 2179 to investigate the ship a sec-
ond time, Winter was among the last batch of marines woken from Cryosleep. Ordered to render as-
sistance to teams Rhino 2-1 and Rhino2-3, who had boarded the Sulaco earlier and were pinned
down by an unknown enemy, Winter was also appointed to act as the personal liaison of Lieutenant

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Cruz, the commanding officer of this mission. Upon arrival on the Sulaco, Winter made contact
with Private O'Neal and other survivors of Rhino 2-1 before moving on to explore the ship. In a
hived section of life support, Winter found the cocooned remains of Rhino 2-3, with only one ma-
rine named Keyes still alive. After rescuing him, Winter and Keyes proceeded to complete the origi-
nal mission of Rhino 2-3 and successfully retrieved the flight recorder of the Sulaco. After fending
off a Xenomorph attack, Winter, Keyes and O'Neil entered the Umbilical in order to return the de-
vice to the Sephora. Midway, however, Keyes gave birth to a Xenomorph and detonated a grenade,
destroying the Umbilical together with the flight recorder and leaving Winter and O'Neal stranded
aboard the Sulaco.

3. Escaping from the Sulaco and arrival on LV-426

Ordered to secure a cargo bay as an alternative landing zone, Winter and O'Neal made their way to
the destination by passing through the ship's gravity well section. After completing their mission
and enabling Reid and Cruz to land inside the cargo bay, the group was suddenly attacked by Wey-
land-Yutani PMCs. Simultaneously, the Sulaco opened fire on the Sephora, and Winter and O'Neal
were ordered to disable the weapon system on the ship's bridge. After picking up another survivor
from Rhino 2-3, a female marine called Clarison, Winter and the others were able to stop the bar -
rage on the Sephora, but came too late to save their ship from being destroyed. With the Sulaco hav-
ing suffered critical damaged as well, the group made their way back to the cargo bay and barely es-
caped aboard the dropship to the surface of LV-426. Upon arriving in the ruined command center of
Hadley's Hope, Winter established a perimeter by placing motion trackers throughout the compound
and helped fending off an initial Xenomorph attack on the command post. Winter and O'Neal were
ordered next to follow up on Clarison and Reid, who had debarked to establish a long-range signal
for the survivors of the Sephora. While traversing the sewers, Winter got separated from O'Neal and
was captured by the Raven, a monstrous Xenomorph specimen. Winter was brought to and co-
cooned inside a hived section deep inside the bowels of the underground, but managed to escape be-
fore impregnation and reestablish comm contact with O'Neal. Guided by his comrade, Winter tra-
versed the Boiler-infested sewers and barely eluded the Raven stalking him. Eventually, Winter and
O'Neil rejoined and reached the surface, where they caught up with Clarison and Reid. After saving
Reid from being taken by the Xenomorphs, Winter and the others helped her to complete her initial
mission. On their way back to the command center, the group fended off an attack by Xenomorphs
inside a vehicle bay, but lost contact with O'Neil during the fight. When conflict arose about
whether to rescue O'Neal or not, Winter spoke out in favor of rescuing his comrade and led the team
during the mission. After finding O'Neal safe and sound on a nearby loading dock, Winter killed the
attacking Raven, using a Powerloader to defeat the creature in close combat. After the fight, Winter
observed the rising tensions between his teammates with growing concern.

4. Futile rescue and the Weyland-Yutani prisoner

Back in the command center, Winter and O'Neal requested permission to infiltrate the Weyland-Yu-
tani research facility nearby in order to extract the Xenomorph embryo inside Clarison. Cruz agreed
under the condition that they would retrieve a personnel manifest on their way. Departing on a Dai-
hotai tractor found in the colony, Winter managed to drive the vehicle to the vicinity of the facility
before the engines went out. Undetected by enemy forces, Winter and the others managed to infil -
trate the research modules and extract the personnel manifest from a terminal. Winter, O'Neal and
Clarison successfully reached the inner perimeter when Cruz informed the group of the presence of
a captive marine in the compound and ordered them to rescue their comrade. Winter and O'Neal
suffered a severe setback when Clarison was killed by the Chestburster erupting from her body

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shortly after they had learned that an extraction was impossible. Deciding to move on, Winter and
O'Neal deactivated the security systems in order to gain access to the prison area, unleashing the
Xenomorphs onto the facility in the process. Amidst the chaos, the two marines were able to make
their way through the Derelict and reached the prisoner in time to rescue him, who turned out to be
none other than Corporal Hicks.

5. Final assault on the Origin facility

Upset and exhausted by the events, Winter and O'Neal demanded answers from Cruz, who informed
them of Hicks' importance in escaping from LV-426 and bringing down Weyland-Yutani. The con-
versation was interrupted when Cruz was informed of an impending Xenomorph attack on the
marines back at Hadley's Hope. Winter and the other marines successfully repelled the attack and
embarked on an all-out assault on the Weyland-Yutani research station in order to secure the last
FTL-capable vessel on the ground. Winter spearheaded the operation together with Hicks, Cruz and
O'Neal, traversing the Derelict a second time. The wreckage had been completely overrun by the
Xenomorphs, and Winter felt a sudden remorse for willingly bringing down the creatures on the sci-
entists. In spite of this, Winter set his feelings aside and focused on completing the mission. By
bringing down a series of anti-air gun emplacements, Winter enabled air support to bring down a
cargo lifter carrying the Queen and rendered support to a down dropship crew. Overcoming an at-
tack by the Queen, who had survived the crash, Winter was among the final push to the FTL ship,
but had to watch helplessly as the vessel took off just when he reached the landing site together with
his comrades. Winter and the others entered a dropship to pursue the vessel and, after a daring ma-
neuver by the pilot Reid, crashed into the cargo bay of the frigate. Winter was briefly knocked un-
conscious, but got back on his feet to find Cruz stuck in the deformed cockpit. After reluctantly
leaving the dropship, Winter joined his comrades to devise a plan to infiltrate the ship, but was cut
short by the arrival of the Queen. Using a cargo catapult, Winter seemingly threw the creature from
the ship, only to observe with shock as the creature clung to the floor and proceeded to attack Cruz
and the dropship. Giving his final salute, Winter and the others watched as their commanding offi-
cer sacrificed himself by starting the dropship engines and propelling himself and the Queen out of
the ship. Winter and his comrades proceeded to confront Michael Weyland in his private cabin.
Killing Weyland revealed him to be an android; and hacking into his brain amassed enough infor-
mation to bring down the Company. Afterward, Winter and the others presumably used the vessel to
evacuate the surviving marines from LV-426 and set course back home. (A:CMVG)

Winters, E.: A human woman belonging to Thompson’s group of survivors during the downfall of
Sevastopol station in late 2137. Her ID code was 2613.
When the group Winters belonged to acquired a stock of weapons, she warned that these guns
would eventually cause people to give in to their darker instincts. She later witnessed the
Xenomorph killing and abducting people through the vents. Eventually, Winters’ group was effec-
tively eradicated, leaving only her and another unknown individual as survivors. On December 9,
she decided to camp outside the Marshall’s office in the Mall, but soon came to realize that this
place would not be safe for much longer due to people turning on each other. Winters then tried to
seek refuge in Sinclair’s hideout, only to be chased off as the group had just finished sealing off the
facility. Her final fate is unknown, with her last known location being in Lorenz SysTech Spire.
(A:ISO)

WMCD: An abbreviation for Weyland Modular Computing Device.

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Woodbury, W.: A male human and one of the residents on Sevastopol station who were present
during the Sevastopol incident in late 2137. ID code 7035. Final fate unknown, with his last known
location being in the Colonial Marshall Bureau in the Solomons Habitation Tower. (A:ISO)

Worker: A Xenomorph subtype originating from an adult. The builders and caretakers of a hive.
Unlike their brethren, Workers are much smaller, between 1.2 and 1.8 meters in height, and sport a
pale white complexion. Instead of an inner jaw, Workers possess a long proboscis through which
they secrete the organic resin with which they construct the hive. Workers avoid confrontations and
flee when threatened. (ARPG:CORE)

Working Joe: A low-cost android manufactured by Seegson Synthetics. In comparison to Weyland-

Yutani’s Walter model, Working Joes looked only roughly humanoid. However, resembling humans
or being the pinnacle of synthetic development was never the goal of this product. Instead, Working
Joes were intended to be a cheap workforce, with its more advanced functions controlled by a local
APOLLO mainframe. These androids were also sturdy and versatile, allowing deployment in vari-
ous administrative and industrial environments. The model also tried to appeal to customers dis-
turbed by more life-like android models with the slogan “You always know a Working Joe”.

2. Description

The Working Joe design was all about cutting costs. The most visible victim of this was any effort
to create a facsimile of a human being. While the frame is still that of a man, Working Joe androids
possessed skin madde of rubber, bald skulls and expressionless faces. Eyes were replaced by glow-
ing diodes, who were intended to display a unit’s threat level. If they glowed blue, a Working Joe
was safe to approach, while red eyes indicated that the unit was a danger. These characteristics lend
Working Joes a creepy, inhuman aura, which was exasperated by mechanical-sounding voice syn-
thesizers.

2. History

Despite its cost-efficient conception, the Working Joe line never took off. Efforts to deliver the an-
droids to the colony worlds by establishing a branch of Seegson Synthetics on Sevastopol station
were dragged down by the economic downfall of the station. A major fault of the APOLLO main-
frame system was exposed during the Sevastopol incident in late 2137. Alerted to the Xenomorph
presence on the station, Weyland-Yutani acquired access to APOLLO together with the rest of the
station and turned the androids hostile toward humans with the flick of a switch, using them as
death squads to eliminate human interference and witnesses. During the 2180s, a large batch of
Working Joe was erroneously sold without installed inhibitor tech and subsequently went off the
radar. (A:ISO, ARPG:CORE)

World Trade Center: A complex of buildings in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Since its open-
ing in 1973, the complex was the site of several tragic events. On September 11, 2001, terrorists
crashed two planes into the World Trade Center. In 2124, another disaster destroyed the World
Trade Center. The fact that many people died because there were no means to extract them
prompted the development of the Jet Rescue technology to enable high-altitude evacuations. (A:B1
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Wren, Mason: A male human and the scientific leader of the cloning project operated aboard the
Auriga in 2381. Born in 2330. USM registration code USMS186. Held a PhD by the time of the Au-
riga incident.
With the help of his team of top-notch scientists, Wren succeeded in creating a clone of Ellen Rip-
ley and cultivated a Xenomorph population from the Queen embryo inside Ripley 8. He continued
to supervise the research up until the Xenomorph outbreak in 2381, when he was captured by the
crew of the Betty and forced to assist them in their escape to the Betty. Wren later shot Call and 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. He tried to
coerce the group into stopping the Auriga's collision course with Earth by taking Call as a hostage,
but was killed by Purvis, who pinned his head to his chest just in time for the Chestburster inside
him to erupt through both of them. (A:RES)

Wright-Aberra Waystation: A space station. In 2140, all contact to the station was lost. The
Waystation was only one of several station declared lost in this time, leading to the creation of the
first Anchorpoint station as a safe nexus for traffic in the Outer Rim. (ARPG:CORE)

Wright, I.: A human. After suffering severe trauma from strangulation, Wright was admitted to San
Cristobal medical facility on Sevastopol Station in September 2137. Dr. Kuhlman attended to the
case on September 23rd and could only diagnose irreparable damage. (A:ISO)

Wu, Helen: A female human and a representative of CANC who met with Eli Reynolds to discuss
his assignment to sabotage the UNIC mission to the Giff artifact orbiting Iapetus and secure the ob-
ject for CANC – events which would lead to the Steel Egg incident in 2058. Given the clandestine
nature of CANC’s machinations, it is highly probable that “Helen Wu” was merely an alias. (A:SE)

WY ID#97623: The Weyland-Yutani registration code of W. Shannon. (WYR)

WY-37B Cargo Lifter Transport Sled: A Lifter model. Length 34.2 meters. Consists of a platform
equipped with two engines and four directional thrusters. Controlled from a pressurized cockpit
pod, the WY-37B also features a remote-controlled crane that can be equipped with various kinds of
“heads”. The platform itself is partly magnetized and rigged with hardpoints for secure cargo trans-
port. Still in use during the early 2180s despite being an old model by the time. (ARPG:CORE)

*** X ***

X-Drug: A strong enhancement drug. Mostly banned and may cause serious physical and psycho-
logical damage.

X-Stim: A variant of the X-Drug steroid rumored to be developed by the military during the late
22nd century. (ARPG:CORE)

Xenomorph: A term describing organism not originating on Earth. While the word is intended to
refer to all such lifeforms, it is often used as a synonym for XX121, the highly lethal parasitic or-
ganism colloquially know simply as the Alien. For detailed info on the creature, refer to XX121.

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Xenomorph Hiveworld: A remote planet where the Xenomorph organism had become the domi-
nant species and claimed large portions, if not the entirety of the landmass for itself. Prominent (and
only known) example is the planet Achilles 2.4 in the Achilles system.
The term is not to be confused with a Xenomorph homeworld. Although there is no disputing the
fact that such a planet was home to the largest and most dominant Xenomorph population ever en-
countered by mankind, the designation as the homeworld of the creature is problematic. The term
suggests that the Xenomorph species was created naturally by means of evolution. There is no evi-
dence to support this hypothesis – in fact, there are indicators that suggest the contrary, namely that
the Xenomorph is a bio-engineered organism. And even if the Xenomorph is a natural species, there
is no reason to believe that the creature had its origin on this particular planet. The only evidence
supporting this would be the existence of the Queen Mother, but there is also no reason to believe
that the Queen Mother is a unique creature instead of “merely” the result of an excessively high (as
in global) Xenomorph population, rare as it may be. Therefore, the term “homeworld” is to be
treated colloquially to designate a world dominated by the Xenomorph species. (A:B1 – O)

Xiwang Colony: A colony founded on Gliese 876 b in the year 2048 to exploit the planet's natural
gases. Had a population of almost 10 million colonists by the year 2071. Key resources were meth-
ane, terbium, nitrogen and helium. (PR:WIW)

XM-99A Phased Plasma Pulse Rifle: A rifle-format plasma weapon manufactured by Armat. Still
in a prototype stage by 2179, the XM-99A is a long range infantry rifle that fires bursts of plasma.
With only four charges and a notable delay before firing, this weapon is useless in close combat, but
it makes up this weakness with its accuracy over large distances, a strength which is supported by
its pre-installed scope. (A:CMVG)

XR-500: A long-range cannon. The Hovertread was armed with a XR-500. (KAF)

XT-37: The main Stinger vehicle model. Manufactured by Alphatech Hardware and used by the
USCM Corps. Length 4.1 meters and capable of a maximum velocity of 220 km/h. Well-armored
and able to traverse various terran. Can be “dropped” from UD-4L Dropships while flying at low al-
titude. Operated by two persons, a driver and a weapons officer, the four-wheeled vehicle had an
open canopy and was equipped with a gun turret manned by the weapons officer. The turret featured
two weapon systems, a 50mm two-barrelled, injection-cooled machine gun and a missile flechette
armed with 4 Hellcat Light Missiles. (KAF, ARPG:CMOM)

XT-37C: A civilian variant of the Stinger off-road vehicle. Lacks any weaponry and instead fea-
tured a trapper snare. (ARPG:CMOM)

XX121: An immensely dangerous and highly infectious parasitic extraterrestrial lifeform. The des-
ignation was assigned to the species in the MU/TH/UR 6000 mainframe of the Weyland-Yutani cor-
poration in the years following the Nostromo incident. The Xenomorph uses another living creature
as its host, killing it in the process of “giving birth”. This characteristic results in another unique
property of the organism called the DNA Reflex, which describes the effect of altering the appear-
ance and anatomy of the Xenomorph according to its host. The Xenomorph species exists as a hive-
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 1. Preface: Classification

At first, various scientific terms existed for XX121, competing with one another in scientific re-
search. This possibly originates from the fact that it took a long time for XX121 to become public
knowledge and, thus, research was fractured and isolated. Terms include “Linguafoeda Acheronsis”,
“Internecivus raptus” and “Invictus raptus”. However, science eventually came to the conclusion
that the Xenomorph organism consists of two separate species, the parasite delivery system (the
Facehugger and its Egg) and the actual parasite (the Chestburster and anything that follows). The
new classifications are “Plagiarus praepotens” (parasite) and “Manumala noxhydria” (the Facehug-
ger). The two-species concept was based on the findings of Dr. Blue Grace Marsalis and went on to
be hotly debated.

2. Description

The Xenomorph life-cycle consists of three stages, with the optional fourth stage of the Queen. In-
side an Egg laid by the Queen, a spider-like Facehugger (the delivery system or “Manumala noxhy -
dria”) is contained that, once freed, attaches itself to a suitable host and impregnates it with a seed
for a new creature (the actual parasite or “Plagiarus praeprotens”). Once this seed has used the
host's resources to nourish and to develop into the second stage, the snake-like Chestburster, it vio-
lently frees itself from its host body, killing it in the process. Now, the Chestburster develops into
the third and last stage, the adult Xenomorph. This vaguely humanoid-looking killing machine is
considered a fully developed Xenomorph and the “face” of the Xenomorph species. Its sole purpose
is to protect the hive and make it thrive. Its strength and remorselessness is only surpassed by the
Queen, one of the largest types of Xenomorph. The organic features vary from type to type, but
common to all of them is acidic blood and a lack of any sort of conventional visual sensory organs
such as eyes. Its exoskeleton is highly durable, consisting of a natural armor out of polarised silicon
replacing shed skin. The fact that the adult creatures does not give off a heat signature makes detec-
tion difficult.
While the Xenomorph's parasitic way of reproduction is asexual in nature, there are indeed different
Xenomorph sexes. The Third Base research team had discovered the existence of male Drones
which engage in fights for the right to fertilize the Queen. Once the fertilization is complete, the
Queen kills her “lover”. However, this behavior represents only an optional aspect of Xenomorph
reproduction as the fertilization is not necessary for the Queen to reproduce. During the Steel Egg
incident in 2058, it was also discovered that XX121 possessed pheromones, which were success-
fully used to direct the creatures. However, the knowledge became somewhat lost after the incident.

3. Threat assessment and behavior

The Xenomorph only exists to consume and reproduce. Once unleashed onto an inhabited world, it
will assimilate all organic life until there is no other species alive on the planet. This process takes
place at a frightening speed, able to annihilate a human settlement of around 150 people in a matter
of weeks. However, its method of reproduction is matched in its viciousness by its aggressiveness,
combining intelligence, physical strength and mercilessness in order to produce a veritable killer.
Any resistance a Xenomorph may encounter is slaughtered gruesomely and efficiently. Certain as-
pects of the Xenomorph organism remain a mystery, including metabolism and perception. While
methods of communication are also the subject of much discussion, events during the prelude to the
Earth War in the 2190s lent credence to the possibility of a telepathic bond between the Queen and
its minions. Further research at the Third Base installation has also revealed that the Queen is able
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 4. History

The origins of the Xenomorph are shrouded in mystery. However, an excavation led by Dr. Lucien
Keitel in the Australian Great Desert has discovered evidence that Xenomorphs had once existed on
Earth 1.6 billion years ago, at a time when life on Earth as we know it did not exist on the land-
masses. This further proves the extreme resilience of the Xenomorph to hostile environments. Dr.
Keitel later also discovered that another extraterrestrial race called the Mala'kak had existed, which
had seemingly been wiped out 1.6 billion years ago by the Xenomorph after establishing a galaxy-
wide rule for almost 2 billion years.
While Xenomorph contact with humans date back to the Viking Age, the Steel Egg incident in 2058
and later the Nostromo incident in 2122 mark the first notable “first contact” situations with the life-
form. The catalyst for the Nostromo incident was a Mala'kak vessel that was discovered by the crew
of the vessel in 2122 on the planetoid LV-426 in the Zeta II Reticuli system. This Derelict contained
thousands of Xenomorph Eggs, but for what reasons the Eggs had been originally transported by the
Mala'kak are unknown. There is a theory, however, which suggests that the Xenomorph had been a
biological weapon engineered by the race which got out of control and wiped out its creators. The
Nostromo incident was also the first, failed attempt made by the Weyland-Yutani Corporation at har-
vesting the Xenomorph as a bio-weapon. Another one would fail in 2179 during the Hadley's Hope
incident, due to the efforts of a woman called Ellen Ripley, who was the last survivor of the Nos-
tromo incident and whose fate would be inextricably linked to the Xenomorph. In 2192, a third at-
tempt made by humanity would turn out to be fatal when a Xenomorph Queen contained on Earth
was freed and unleashed the organism on mankind's homeworld. The following infestation quickly
consumed the entire planet and forced the human race to evacuate to the outer colonies. It was not
until 2197 when mankind was able to reclaim Earth and begin cleansing it of the Xenomorphs. Nu-
merous encounters between humans and Xenomorphs followed, a notable one being an expedition
to a Xenomorph hiveworld sponsored by the Grant Corporation. During this time, humankind was
forced to invest research in methods to combat Xenomorphs. By 2381, the Xenomorph organism
had been seemingly wiped out, but was resurrected by the United States Military aboard the Auriga
in a successful attempt to harvest the species from a clone of Ellen Ripley called Ripley 8. How-
ever, the hive was wiped out when the Auriga 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 Nostromo incident and were secretly collaborating with the
Mala'kak race, which had in fact survived the genocide, but was unable to reproduce. Ironically, it
turned out that the Xenomorph organism could hold the key to overcome this infertility, and so, the
struggle between mankind and XX121 continues until now. (A: M6000, ARPG:CORE, A:COV,
A1, A2, A3, A:RES, A:ISO, A:CMVG, A:SE, A:NE, A:OS)

*** 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 as
video analysis software and FTL drives. At the beginning of the 21 st century, Yutani tried to gain a
foothold in the rising android market, but suffered a severe setback when its rival, Weyland Indus-
tries, 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 highest
echelons of Weyland Industries, such as a call from Dr. Elizabeth Shaw to Sir Peter Weyland re-
garding Project Prometheus on April 4, 2079. In 2088, the Yutani Corporation became part of the
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Yutani eventually merged with Weyland Industries in 2099 to form the Weyland-Yutani megacorpo-
ration. Among other things, Yutani provided components for company vessels and also equipped the
Nostromo with a Yutani FTL drive. As Yutani reportedly had a vested interest in alien technology
before the merging, it is possible that it was partly also their influence that caused Weyland-Yutani
to became interested in acquiring the Xenomorph organism for research. (PR:WIW,
ARPG:CORE)

Yutani, Hideo: A male human and an important personality related to the Weyland-Yutani
corporate history. His portrait was later featured on a bill of the W-Y Colony Dollar.
(ARPG:CORE)

Yutani, Jennifer: A female human relevant to the Weyland-Yutani corporate history. Her portrait
later adorned a bill of the W-Y Colony Dollar. (ARPG:CORE)

Yutani, Keiko: A human woman who was acting as the CEO of Weyland-Yutani at one time.
(WYR)

Yutani Photo-Polygraph Technologies: A subdivision of the Yutani Corporation that developed

the Quiet Eye video analysis software. (PR)

YX-3: A refinery module. By the 2180s, the YX-3 was considered an old model. The Miranda de-
parted Anchorpoint towing an YX-3 on her journey to Thedus during the early 2180s, a trip which
would culminate in the Miranda incident. (ARPG:CORE)

YY02848: The double-Y chromosome ID code of Ted “Junior” Gillas. (WYR)

YY04020: The double-Y chromosome ID code of Edward Boggs. (WYR)

YY27370: The double-Y chromosome ID code of Mark Vincent. (WYR)

YY32201: The double-Y chromosome ID code of Clive William. (WYR)

YY34107: The double-Y chromosome ID code of Robert Morse. (WYR)

YY37936: The double-Y chromosome ID code of Kevin Dodd. (WYR)

YY38503: The double-Y chromosome ID code of Thomas Murphy. (WYR)

YY39409: The double-Y chromosome ID code of Alan Jude. (WYR)

YY47592: The double-Y chromosome ID code of Eric Buggy. (WYR)

YY54017: The double-Y chromosome ID code of David Postlethwaite. (WYR)

YY73840: The double-Y chromosome ID code of Arthur Walkingstick. (WYR)

YY79077: The double-Y chromosome ID code of Peter Gregor. (WYR)

YY80792: The double-Y chromosome ID code of Daniel Rains. (WYR)

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YY82013: The double-Y chromosome ID code of Leonard Dillon. (WYR)

YY89882: The double-Y chromosome ID code of Yoshi Troy. (WYR)

YY92740: The double-Y chromosome ID code of Walter Golic. (WYR)

YY99243: The double-Y chromosome ID code of Carl “Frank” Ellis. (WYR)

*** Z ***

Zagreus: A jungle world. Notable for its rich ecosystem, including the indigenous predatory Lion
Worm. (ARPG:CORE)

Zendall, Gene: A male human. Living at the terraforming colony on Rim, he worked as an assistant
for a man named Russ. Zendall accompanied the Russ family on its expedition to the Mala'kak
wreckage in the Valley of the Iron Fingers and explored the inside of the ship with Russ and his
wife Sarah. Zendall was later killed during the Xenomorph outbreak that followed the ship's discov-
ery. (A:B1 – O)

Zeta Reticuli: A binary star system in the South of the Frontier, consisting of the two stars Zeta I
Reticuli and Zeta II Reticuli. Location of numerous locations and events connected to the
Xenomorph and the Mala’kak, such as the moons LV-223 and LV-426 and the incidents that oc-
curred on them. (ARPG:CORE)

Zeta II Reticuli: A G1 V class star and part of the Zeta Reticuli binary star system. Approximately
36.7 light years away from Earth. Has eight planets, of which only two are in the zone for being po -
tentially habitable worlds. However, even those only contain traces of atmosphere, rendering them
incapable of sustaining life. The fourth planet is a Jovian super giant with a ring system, named Cal-
pamos. The second major moon of this stellar body is the planetoid LV-426, which was the stage for
numerous confrontations between mankind and the Xenomorph, including the Nostromo incident
and the Hadley's Hope incident. Another moon, LV-223, housed several weapon facilities of the En-
gineers and was the site of the LV-223 incident. (A1, A2, A:CMTM, A:INF)

Zetter, Nancy: A female human and a Dreamer, one of the individuals who received the Queen
Mother's telepathic call in the 22 nd century as recurring nightmares. She eventually sought counsel
from a doctor named Quincy Gaunt. Their session was recorded and eventually discovered and
watched by Ripley, Wilks and Billie during their time on Gateway preceding the Kurtz mission in
2195, (A:FW)

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 advan-
tage of the planet's massive solar arrays and vast deposits of Methane gas. (PR:WIW)

Zhang: A female human and a soldier in the CANC army. Ranking Lieutenant at the time of the
Steel Egg incident, Zhang was part of the team that accompanied Doctor-Commander Kim and the
UNIC personnel captured on the Hornblower to the Giff vessel during these events. Zhang and the
other CANC soldiers were overwhelmed by the UNIC members, prompting them to chase the offi-

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cers to the Lander hangar of the vessel. During the ensuing battle, Zhang and three other soldiers
were killed by a missile fired by Daryl Corgan. (A:SE)

Ziglar, J.: One of the Sephora marines involved in the Origin incident in late 2179. Was ranked Pri-
vate First Class at the time. Was killed during the incident by Weyland-Yutani PMCs, whom Ziglar
mistook for friendly forces. (A:CMVG)

Znoy Outpost: A UPP outpost on the planetoid 17 Phei Phei E. Functioned as a listening post mon-
itoring the border to the Three World Empire in the 2180s, but the deficits in sensor equipment
caused false positives on a regular basis. The major part of the facility consisted of a vertical under-
ground structure housing a staff of 115 indivduals. A solar shield harnessed the sun’s energy while
the extreme heat during the long days prevented starships from landing. Despite access to nuclear
launch arrays, the post was considered severely underequipped and assignment a punishment. Dur-
ing the investigation following the Hadley’s Hope incident, Znoy Outpost was singled out as a pos-
sible origin for the devastation of the colony (in case the UPP were behind the attack) due to its
proximity to the Zeta II Reticuli system. (ARPG:CORE)

Zoe: A female human. Zoe was living and working on Sevastopol station, but lost her job on Sep-
tember 22, 2137 when unofficial news of the station’s decommissioning caused her employer
Harper to close down his already-ailing shop business. She later joined up with a group of other sur-
vivors, for which she provided a supply of prescription drugs. Another member of that group was an
individual named Jenkins. (A:ISO)

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 4. Appendices
APPENDIX I – Abbreviation codex

a) Comics & graphic novels

• A:B1 – O = Aliens: Book 1 – Outbreak

• A:B2 – NA = Aliens: Book 2 – Nightmare Asylum
• A:B3 – FW = Aliens: Book 3 – Female War
• A:NT = Aliens: Newt's Tale

b) 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)

c) Movies

• A1 = Alien (1979)
• A2 = Aliens (1986)
• A3 = Alien³ (1991)
• A:RES = Alien: Resurrection (1997)
• PR = Prometheus (2012)
• A:COV = Alien: Covenant (2017)
•

d) Non-fiction books

• A:CMTM = Colonial Marines Technical Manual

• WYR = The Weyland-Yutani Report

e) Novels

Dark Horse novels:

• A:NE = Aliens: No Exit

• A:OS = Aliens: Original Sin
• A:SE = Aliens: Steel Egg

g) Video games

• A:CMVG = Aliens: Colonial Marines video game (PS3, XBox 360, Microsoft Windows)
◦ A:CMVG_SI = Aliens: Colonial Marines – Stasis Interrupted DLC (PS3,
XBox 360, Microsoft Windows)
• A:FTE = Aliens: Fireteam Elite (Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Microsoft Windows, Xbox
One, Xbox Series)
• A:INF = Aliens: Infestation (Nintendo DS)
• A:ISO = Alien: Isolation (Nintendo Switch, PS3, PS4, XBox 360, XBox One, Microsoft

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 Windows, OS X, Android, iOS)
• A:TE = Aliens: Thanatos Encounter (GameBoy Color)

h) Free League Alien RPG

• ARPG:CORE = Alien: The Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook

• ARPG:CMOM = Alien: The Roleplaying Colonial Marines Operations Manual

i) Various media

• A:M6000 = Alien Covenant media: MU/TH/UR 6000 website

• A:MW = Alien Covenant media: Meet Walter website
• KAF = Kenner Aliens action figures (1992 line)
• PR:IGN = Prometheus media: USCSS Prometheus diagram posted on IGN UK website.
• PR:MSN = Prometheus media: RT-01 diagram posted on MSN website.
• PR:PM = Prometheus media: Medpod 720i diagram posted on Prometheus-Movie.com
website
• PR:VER = Prometheus media: Prometheus Mission Connect minigame.
• PR:WIW = Prometheus media: WeylandIndustries.com

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APPENDIX II – Reference lists

a) Locations

Note: Worlds are noted with their proper names. Their designation is included in brackets. For
example, the Xenomorph Hiveworld in the Achilles system is noted as “Achilles 2.4 (G-435)”

- Star systems, planets and colonies

• Core Systems
◦ Hyperdyne Sector
◦ New Eden Sector
▪ AG-4450
• Alexandria (AG-4550.02)
◦ Alexandria Colony
▪ Heske 337
• Volcus
◦ Etna (moon)
◦ Sol Sector
▪ Sol
• Earth
◦ Luna (moon)
▪ Luna Colony
▪ Sea of Tranquility Colony
• Jupiter
◦ Europa (moon)
◦ Io (moon)
• Mars
▪ Leo Colony
▪ Valles Colony
◦ Phobos (moon)
• Saturn
◦ Iapetus (moon)
◦ Titan (moon)
• Outer Veil
◦ Bao Sau Sector
• 17 Phei Phei
◦ 17 Phei Phei E
▪ Znoy Outpost
◦ GJ1253
▪ KOI-854.01
• Luther Colony
◦ Neroid Sector
▪ Fiori 161
• Fiorina 161 (Fury 16)
▪ POL-5362
• Aires (POL-5362.01)
◦ Aires Outpost
◦ Sector 3847

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• JPG-770.03
◦ Gorham’s Folly
• Outer Rim
◦ Borodino Sector
▪ 8 Eta Boötis
• Tientsin (8 Eta Boötis A III)
▪ Gliese 326-3827
• Bracken’s World (Gliese 326-3827b)
◦ Joilet (moon)
▪ Requist
• Detention Planet 27
◦ Cerberus Sector
◦ Crestus Prime Cluster
▪ Crestus Garrison Systems
◦ Hephaestus Sector
◦ KOI-252
▪ KOI-252.01
• September Outpost
◦ KOI-736
▪ KOI-736.01
• Davos Colony
◦ Micor Sector
◦ Sector 949
◦ Sector 955
◦ Tartarus Sector
▪ Alpha Linna (GL300)
• Linna 349
▪ GJ 229a
• Torin Prime
• Frontier & remote systems
◦ 26 Draconis
◦ Achilles
▪ Psi Valorum
▪ Achilles 2
• Achilles 2.4 (G-435)
◦ Alpha Caeli
▪ The Solomons
◦ Dyaus Sector
◦ Epsilon Reticuli
▪ Thedus
◦ Gamma Leporis
▪ Gamma Leporis A
• Terraform 3 (Gamma Leporis A3)
◦ Steer City
◦ GL479
▪ LV-178
◦ JPG973C
▪ Tark-Weyland Station

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 ◦ Khadaji
▪ KJ-331
• Lebanon II (moon)
◦ Shambleau (2MO746++2)
◦ Tanaka
▪ Tanaka’s Star (NN3346)
• Tanaka 5
◦ Weyland Isles Sector
◦ Zeta Reticuli
▪ Zeta I Reticuli
• KG-348
▪ Zeta II Reticuli
• Calpamos
◦ LV-223 (moon)
◦ LV-426 (moon)
▪ Hadley’s Hope
• Unspecified systems
◦ Claro
▪ Titus-Carmel 7
◦ Gliese 581
▪ Gliese 581 c
▪ Gliese 581 d
• Unity City
▪ Gliese 581 e
▪ Gliese 581 g
◦ Coronado Colony
• Gedda (Gliese 581 g.01, moon)
◦ Unspecified worlds
▪ Apta (POL-3191 CC)
▪ Brother-of-Darkness
▪ C-3 L/M
▪ Coren (POL-3191 BB)
▪ GJ 667Cc
▪ 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

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▪ HD 39091 bm
• Olympia Colony
▪ HD 85512 b
• New Earth Colony
▪ HD 86264 bm
• Statler Colony
▪ HD 202206 bm
• Henry Gaston Colony
▪ Kareti (KOI-723.06)
▪ Kepler 22b
• Pozhalujsta Outpost
▪ KOI-784.01
• Dylan City
▪ KOI-812.02
• Craft City
▪ KOI-812.03
• Ruby Colony
▪ KOI-817.01
• Brahms Outpost
▪ KOI-898.03
• February Outpost
▪ KOI-899.03
• Echo Outpost
▪ KOI-947.01
• Pelican 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-227.01
• Hualien Colony

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• Capelli Colony
▪ KOI-2311.01
• Hui Outpost
▪ KOI-2410
• Themis Outpost
▪ KOI-2418.01
• Curzic Outpost
▪ KOI-2469.01
• Izvinite Outpost
▪ KOI-255.01
• Honshu Colony
▪ KOI-2553.01
• K25 Colony
▪ KOI-2626.01
• Sevodnya Colony
▪ KOI-2650.01
• Gorham Colony
▪ KOI-268.01
• June Outpost
▪ KOI-2770.01
• Izvinite Outpost
▪ KOI-314.02
• Atlas City
▪ 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-87.01
• Vanderaart Outpost
▪ KOI-952.03
• Huan Ying Colony
▪ LX-469
▪ Platte (KOI-323.08)
▪ POL-5362
▪ Proserpina
▪ Samhain

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▪ Tsuronomai

- Space stations

• Arceon
• Anchorpoint (Neroid sector)
• Anchorpoint (ICSC)
• Byzantium Station
◦ Immigration
• Domes
◦ Domes Gamma
◦ Domes Epsilon
• Gateway Station
• Huang Zho
• Kathar Station
• Mendel Station
• Odobeno Station
• Sevastopol
◦ Lorenz Systech Spire
◦ SciMed Tower
▪ San Cristobal Medical Facilities
◦ Solomons Habitation Tower
▪ Josiah Sieg Executive Appartments
▪ Spaceflight Terminal

- Known sites of Mala'kak artifacts

• LV-223
◦ LV-223 incident
• LV-426 (Acheron)
◦ Nostromo incident
◦ Origin incident
• Planet 4
◦ Planet 4 incident
• Tanaka 5

- Known sites of Xenomorph infestations

• Auriga
◦ Auriga incident
• Betty
◦ Auriga incident
• C-3 L/M
◦ C-3 L/M incident
• Domes Epsilon
◦ Domes Epsilon incident
• Earth
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• Fiorina 161
◦ Fury 16 incident
• Hornblower
◦ Steel Egg incident
• Glorious Sun
◦ Steel Egg incident
• LV-426 (Acheron)
◦ Nostromo incident
◦ Hadley's Hope incident
◦ Origin incident
• Legato
◦ Legato incident
• Miranda
◦ Miranda incident
• Nostromo
◦ Nostromo incident
• Planet 4
◦ Planet 4 incident
• Sevastopol
◦ Sevastopol incident
• Soulages
• C.3 L/M
◦ C.3 L/M incident
• Sulaco
◦ Hadley's Hope incident
◦ Origin incident
◦ Sulaco incident
• Thanatos
◦ Thanatos encounter
• Unbreakable Womb
◦ Steel Egg incident
• Xenomorph Homeworld

b) Lifeforms

- Sentient species

• Giff
• Human
• Mala'kak
◦ Collectors
◦ Engineers
◦ Space Jockeys

- Xenomorph XX121 (central life-cycle)

• Manumala noxhydria
◦ Egg

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▪ Queen Facehugger
• Plagiarus praepotens
◦ Chestburster
▪ Bambi Burster
▪ Queen Chestburster
◦ Drone
▪ Runner
• Sentry
◦ Crusher
▪ Warrior
• Pratorian
◦ Palatine
▪ Worker
◦ Queen
◦ Empress
◦ Queen Mother

- Known Xenomorph XX121 mutations and variants

• Arachnid Alien
• Boiler
• Bull Alien
• Gorilla Alien
• Killer Crab Alien
• King Alien (Monstrosity)
• Mantis Alien
• Newborn
• Night Cougar Alien
• Panther Alien
• Praetomorph
◦ Praeto-Facehugger
• Raven
• Snake Alien
• Scorpion Alien
• Space Jockey Alien
• Spitter
• Swarm Alien
• Wild Boar Alien

- Known creatures originating from the Black Goo chemical weapon

• Deacon
• Hammerpede
• Neomorph
◦ Bloodburster
◦ Neophyte
• Trilobite

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c) Individuals

- 2058: UNIC vessel Hornblower crew members involved in the Steel Egg incident

• Bayfield, Don
• Beresford, Ali
• Buxton, Harl
• Chang, John
• Collindale, Horus
• Corgan, Daryl
• Cruz, Immanuel
• Dinswood, Joel
• Dix, Cyril
• Eusebius, Nate
• Hesse, Collin
• Murteno, Julie
• Norton, Ashley
• O’Neil, Jim
• Reynolds, Eli
• Rondell, Dorea

- 2093: Known USCSS Prometheus crew members during the LV-223 incident

• Barnes
• Chance
• David 8 (Prometheus crew member)
• Fifield
• Ford
• Holloway, Charlie
• Jackson
• Janek
• Millburn
• Ravel
• Shaw, Elizabeth
• Vickers, Meredith
• Wallace
• Weyland, Sir Peter

- 2104: Crew members of the USCSS Covenant during the Planet 4 incident

• Ankor
• Branson, Jacob
• Cole
• Daniels
• Faris, Margaret
• Hallett, Tom
• Ledward
• Lopé, Dan
• Oram, Christopher

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• Ricks
• Rosenthal
• Tennessee
• Upworth
• Walter (Covenant crew member)

- 2122: Crew of the USS Nostromo during the Nostromo incident

• Ash
• Brett, Samuel
• Dallas, Arthur
• Kane, Gilbert Ward
• Lambert, Joan
• Parker, Dennis
• Ripley, Ellen

- 2137: Main individuals involved in the Sevastopol incident

• Anesidora crew
◦ Foster
◦ Heyst
◦ Lewis
◦ Marlow
◦ Meeks
• Sevastopol residents
◦ Fielding, Axel
◦ Lingard, K.
◦ Ransome, B.
◦ Ricardo
◦ Waits
• Torrens crew
◦ Connor, William
◦ Ripley, Amanda
◦ Samuels, Christopher
◦ Taylor, Nina
◦ Verlaine, Diane

- 217?: Known USCM soldiers involved in the Thanatos incident

• Corporal
◦ Brooke
• Private
◦ Chayton
◦ Shiro
◦ Vanora
• Cadet
◦ Jorell

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- 2179: Assorted known members of the United States Colonial Marines by 2179

• 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
• 2nd Lieutenants
◦ Cooper, Valerie
• Lieutenants
◦ Foerster, Drew
◦ Pang Ho San
◦ Rosentahl, Zade
◦ Tabot, Joanna
• Warrant Officers
◦ Bovankovich
◦ Gillot, Nick
◦ Yansey, Marcia
• Gunnery Sergeants
◦ Casella, Brenda
◦ Huffey, Ron
• Staff Sergeants
◦ Arter, Billy
◦ Miskolczy, Robin
• Sergeants
◦ Lance, Dom
◦ Wirth, Edward
• Corporals
◦ Blomberg, Tom
◦ Gerhardt, Lynda
◦ Hirsch, Lalla
◦ McLoughlin, Spad

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◦ 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
◦ Kane, Emmet
◦ Kerne, Steve
◦ Meehan, Jim
◦ Torne, Jonjo
◦ Tulae, Alex
• Privates
◦ Strasswimmer, Ross

- 2179: Known Colonial Marine members involved in the Hadley's Hope incident

• Lieutenant
◦ Gorman, Scott
• Gunnery Sergeant
◦ Apone, Al
• Corporal
◦ Dietrich, Cynthia
◦ Ferro, Colette
◦ Hicks, Dwayne
• Private First Class
◦ Hudson, William
◦ Spunkmeyer, Daniel
◦ Vasquez, Jenette
• Private
◦ Crowe, Tim
◦ Drake, Mark
◦ Frost, Ricco
◦ Wierzbowski, Trevor

- 2179: Known individuals involved in the Legato incident

• Andrews
• Ethan

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• Hicks, Dwayne
• Stone, Samwell
• Turk

- 2179: Known USCM members involved in the Sulaco incident

• Lieutenant Colonel
◦ Steele, Patrick
• Chief Warrant Officer
◦ Marcus, Friedric
• Staff Sergeant
◦ Watson, Jasper
• Sergeant
◦ Hennick, Jay
• Corporal
◦ Cameron, John
◦ Heston, Frank
◦ Palms, Jeffrey
• Lance Corporal
◦ Coleman, Michael
◦ Johnston, Samantha
◦ Losso, John
◦ Thompson, Hank
◦ Williams, David
• Private First Class
◦ Chau, Mei-Lin
◦ Fischer, Amber
◦ Kennedy, Zoe Anna
◦ Kim, James
◦ Paulson, Brock
◦ Singh, Deepak
◦ Sinise, Angel
• Private
◦ Whistler, Buddy

- 2179: Fiorina 161 correctional facility staff during the Fury 161 incident

• Aaron, Francis
• Andrews, Harold
• Boggs, Edwqard
• Buggy, Eric
• Clemens, Jonathan
• Dillon, Leonard
• Dodd, Kevin
• Ellis, Carl
• Gillas, Ted
• Golic, Walter
• Gregor, Peter

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 • Jude, Alan
• Morse, Robert
• Murphy, Thomas
• Postlethwaite, David
• Rains, Daniel
• Troy, Yoshi
• Vincent, Mark
• Walkingstick, Arthur
• William, Clive

- 2179: Known Colonial Marine members involved in the Origin incident

• Colonel
◦ Antal, J.
• Lieutenant- Corporal
◦ Sanders, J.
• Lieutenant
◦ Chaveler, A.
◦ Cruz, Jeremy
◦ Reid
◦ Norton, B.
◦ Papp, L.
◦ Watkins, P.
• Sergeant
◦ Forcher, Z.
◦ Handy, A.
◦ Siwiak, R.
• Corporal
◦ Ashley, T.
◦ Bailey, M.
◦ Baroski, S.
◦ Bradley, C.
◦ Nelson, C.
◦ Winter, Christopher
• Private First Class
◦ Barrington, K.
◦ Brawley, J.
◦ Brown, J.
◦ Capes, D.
◦ Castro, R.
◦ Chadwick, S.
◦ Cheng, J.
◦ Clarison, Bella
◦ Davis, A.
◦ Greenlief, E.
◦ Jelley, M.
◦ Ma, J.
◦ Macaulay, M.
◦ Montgomery, A.

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 ◦ Moore, M.
◦ Mooses, A.
◦ Morales K.
◦ O'Neal, Peter
◦ Rechner, D.
◦ Smith, R.
◦ Trubetskoy, S.
◦ Washenfelder, J.
◦ Wilson, N.
◦ Washenfelder, J.
◦ Ziglar, J.
• Rank unknown:
◦ Alfeche, J.
◦ Clarke, Lauren
◦ Daggs
◦ Duplis, A.
◦ Duplis, C.
◦ Garnett
◦ Hernandez
◦ Hohenkerk
◦ Keyes
◦ Klassen
◦ Kobus
◦ Maio
◦ Matzke
◦ O'Reilly
◦ Paluski
◦ Roberts
◦ Romerio
◦ Ruiz
◦ Short
◦ Tanaka
◦ Tolentino
◦ Walkner, Andreas
◦ Wells

- 218?: Members of the crew involved in the Miranda incident

• Charlize
• Ellery
• Hayes
• Jefferies
• Nat
• Nguyen
• Reed
• Torres

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- 2192: Members of the combat android squad of the Benedict mission

• Blake
• Bueller, Mitch
• Easley, T.S.
• Chin
• Jones
• Mbutu
• Ramirez
• Smith

- 2193: Third Base staff involved in the Spears incident

• General
◦ Spears, Thomas A.W.
• Major
◦ Powell, Eugene
• Lieutenant
◦ Bainbridge
• Corporal
◦ Peterson, Sean J.
• Private First Class
◦ Magruder, Jason S.
◦ Patin, Robert T.
◦ Renus, Wolfgang R.
• Rank unknown/civilian staff
◦ Annie
◦ Atkins
◦ Ceman
◦ Dowling
◦ Gizhamme
◦ Kohm
◦ Maxwell

- 2195: Individuals involved in the Kurtz mission

• Adcox, Charlene
• Billie
• Brewster, Dylan
• Carvey, Tom
• Dunston, Keith
• Falk
• Jones, Jon
• McQuade, Eric D.
• Moto, Ana
• Ripley, Ellen (synthetic)
• Tully, Maria
• Wilks, David Arthur

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- 2232: Individuals involved in the C-3 L/M incident

• Braley, Charles
• Darby, Matthew
• Duncan
• Gavin
• Heyward, Bjorn
• Heyward, Jolena
• Kelly
• Kramm, Anders
• Marshall, Tobin A.
• Stauff, Frances

- 2381: Crew members of the Betty during the Auriga incident

• Call, Annalee
• Christie, Gary
• Elgyn, Frank
• Hillard, Sabra
• Johner, Ron
• Vriess, Dom

- 2381: Members of the USM Auriga research division during the Auriga incident

• Clauss, Brian
• Fontaine, Trish
• Gediman, Jonathan
• Kinloch, Matt
• Sprague, Dan
• Watanabe, Yoshi
• Williams, Carlyn
• Wren, Mason

- 2380s: Staff of Domes Epsilon during Domes Epsilon incident

• Benedict, Tristan
• Cody, Earl
• Gogolac
• Hendricks
• Pandor, Elijah
• Philipakos, Angela
• Philipakos, Philip
• Seigo
• Shepherd, Adrian

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d) Starships & Vehicles

- Ground vehicles

• ATV NR6
• Daihotai Tractor
• Hovertread
• M22 Jackson Tank
◦ M22A3
• M292 Self-Propelled Gun System
• M34A2 Longstreet
• M40 Ridgeway Tank
◦ M40-E
• M570 All-Terrain Transport
• M577 Armored Personnel Carrier
◦ M577A
◦ M577A2
◦ M577A2
• M579
• Ox-series
◦ Heavy Armored Multi Purpose Vehicle (HAMPV)
• Powerloader
◦ Caterpillar P-5000 Powerloader
• RT-01 Group Transport
• Stinger
◦ XT-37
◦ XT-37C
• Wal-Mart Runabout

- Spacecraft

• Commercial & civilian ships

◦ C-Class
▪ Starcub light intrasystem shuttle
• Narcissus
• Salmacis
◦ Class 7 Excavator Vessel
▪ Onager
◦ Covenant
▪ Lander One
◦ Dutton
◦ Freighters
▪ Junket
▪ Miranda
▪ Ought-Two-class freighter
• Hume
▪ Thanatos
◦ G-Class
▪ Corvus

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 • CM-90S
◦ Anesidora
◦ Katharos
◦ M-class
▪ Bison
• CM-88B
◦ Nostromo (modified)
• CM-88D
• CM-88G
• CM-88H
▪ Star Clipper
• CY-NR3
▪ unspecified model
• Torrens
◦ R-class
• Military ships
◦ Capital ships
▪ Al Gore
▪ Archangel
▪ Benedict
▪ Bougainville-class attack transport
▪ Conestoga-class space transport
• Patna
• Porphyrion
• Sephora
• Sulaco
▪ G-class
• Mantis
◦ V-10A1113
▪ Betty (modified)
▪ Glorious Sun
▪ Grant
▪ Jackson
▪ Kremlin-class hunter-destroyer
▪ MacArthur
▪ Tientsin-class assault ship
• Endeavor
▪ Valley Forge-class starship
◦ Dropships, fighters & support ships
▪ American
▪ Bearcat strikeship
• AD-19C
• AD-19D
▪ Briareos heavy lift shuttle
• CS-14
▪ Cougar strikeship
• AD-17A
▪ EVAC fighter
▪ EVAC-3 series aerospace superiority trans-atmospheric fighter

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 ▪ Mi-220 Krokodil class armored attack dropship
▪ Mig-730 aerospace interceptor
▪ Navaho
• UD-22
▪ T-2 troop ship
▪ UD-4 Cheyenne-class utility dropship
• UD-4B
• UD-4C
• UD-4E
• UD-4H
• UD-4J
• UD-4L
• UD-4S
▪ UD-6B Mohawk-class dropship
▪ UD-9C Condor-class dropship
• Research & exploration starships
◦ Auriga
◦ Heliades-class space exploration vessel
◦ Hornblower
▪ Lander One
▪ Lander Two
◦ K-014
◦ Legato
◦ Prometheus-class space exploration vessel
▪ Prometheus
◦ Weyland-Yutani Research Frigate
▪ Resolute
• Emergency escape vehicles
◦ Class A
◦ Class B
▪ Type 20-Series
◦ Class C
▪ BD-409 337
▪ Type 337 FTL
◦ Class D
▪ Lifeboat
• Non-human starships
◦ Mala’kak ships
▪ Derelict
▪ Dreadnought
▪ Juggernaut
▪ Mother Juggernaut
◦ Giff ships
▪ Unbreakable Womb
▪ Giff Lander

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e) Weapons & Equipment

- Weapons

• Infantry
◦ Pistols
▪ 88 Mod4 Combat Pistol
▪ A-Class
▪ M4A3 Service Pistol
▪ Rexim RXF-M5 EVA Pistol
▪ VP70 Pistol
◦ Rifles & Guns
▪ AK-4047 Assault Pulse Rifle
▪ M-69 Machine Gun
▪ M39 Sub-Machine Gun
▪ M41-E Carbine
▪ M41A Pulse Rifle
▪ M41A Pulse Rifle Mk 2
▪ M42A Scope Rifle
▪ M4RA Battle Rifle
▪ NSG 23 Assault Rifle
▪ Shockrifle
• Lacrima 99
▪ Weyland Storm Rifle
◦ Shotguns
▪ M37A2 Pump Shotgun
▪ MK221 Tactical Shotgun
◦ Heavy Guns & Ininerators
▪ Draco Double Burner
▪ M240 Flamethrower
▪ M41AE2 Heavy Pulse Rifle
▪ M56 Smart Gun
▪ M56A2 Smart Gun
▪ P9 S.H.A.R.P. Rifle
▪ U1 Grenade Launcher
▪ XM-99A Phased Plasma Pulse Rifle
• Portable Weapon Systems
◦ UA 571 Remote Sentry
▪ UA 571-C
▪ UA 571-D
▪ UA 571-F
◦ UA 757 Remote Sentry
• Artillery Systems
◦ Celestial Defense Platform
▪ BP-33
◦ Mobile Systems
▪ M201 Multiple Launch Rocket System
▪ M292 Self-Propelled Artillery

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f) Corporations & Organizations

- Corporations

• Alethea Collective
• Alphatech Hardware
• Armat Battlefield Systems
• Bodenwerke Gesellschaft
• Biotech
• Chigusa Corporation
• Gemba Systec
• Gemini Exoplanet Solutions
• Hawker Systems
• Hyperdyne Systems
• Jingti Long Corporation
• Kelland Mining Company
• Koorlander Corp
• LaSalle Bionational
• Lockheed Martin
• Lockmart
• Lunnar-Welsun Industries
• Mechtech
• Omnitech
• Planetus
• Ridton
• Seegson
◦ Seegson Communication
◦ Seegson Credit Services
◦ Seegson Investment Board
◦ Seegson Security
◦ Seegson Synthetics
• Souta Corp
• Steer City Cattle Company
• Weyland Industries
◦ Weyland Health
• Weyland-Yutani
• Yutani Corporation
◦ Yutani Photo-Polygraph Technologies

- Organizations & Governments

• China/Asian-Nation Cooperative (CANC)

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
• Food and Drugs Administration (FDA)
• Geholgod Institute
• Independent Core System Colonies (ICSC)
◦ Central Space Consortium (CSC)
• Interstellar Commerce Commission (ICC)
• Loki

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 • National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Telecommunications and Standardization Governing Body
• Terran Intelligence Agency (TIA)
• Three World Empire (3WE)
• Union of Progressive Peoples (UPP)
◦ Ministry of Space Security (MSS)
◦ Special Operating Forces (SOF)
• United Americas
◦ Colonial Administration
◦ Office of Colonial Marshals (OCM)
◦ United Americas Allied Command (UAAC)
▪ Canadian Colonial Armed Forces (CCAF)
▪ Latin America Colonial Navy (LACN)
▪ United Americas Outer Rim Defense Fleet (UAORDF)
▪ United States AeroSpace Force (USASF)
▪ United States Colonial Marines (USCM)
◦ United Americas Colonies
• United Nations Interplanetary Corps (UNIC)
• United Systems
◦ United Systems Military (USM)

g) Documents

• Colonial Times
• Discovery Journal Entry Fourteen
• Discovery Journal Entry Seventeen
• Discovery Journal Entry Thirty-Two
• Eye on Seegson
• Journal Entry Twenty-Three
• Service or Jail Act
• Shared Space Treaty
• Space Beast
• Space Exploitation Laws
• Theory of Alien Propagation
• Tomorrow, Together
• Weyland-Yutani Report

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APPENDIX III – Scale charts & Diagrams

a) Starships

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b) Xenomorph species encountered by Ellen Ripley

c) Known creatures originating from the Black Goo bioweapon

d) Xenomorph subspecies encountered during the Origin incident

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e) United States Colonial Marines organizational structure as of 2179

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 5. Acknowledgments

...to Frans Hattingh, member of the Prometheus-Movie.com community and proofreader extraordi-
naire from version 2 to 9 of the Encyclopedia. I am ashamed to admit that there was a plethora of
pretty ugly grammar and spelling mistakes present in this book. Fortunately, Frans fixed things with
astonishing diligence and patience. Thanks to him, your eyes aren't bleeding anymore while reading
the Alien Encyclopedia. Actually, it looks better than ever as he also gave my first cover design a
major overhaul! I am both proud and grateful for his help.

...to Scott Middlebrook, who wrote the Alien Universe Timeline found at https://alientimeline.word-
press.com. Scott did invaluable pioneer work at dating events in the Alien universe, and I incorpo-
rated much of it in this book. See the respective entry comments for details. He also was kind
enough to provide very useful advice and proofreading for version 1 of this encyclopedia.

...to Andrew E.C. Gaska, chief lore writer of Free League’s Alien RPG. Generally, his achievement
is making sense of the many disparate and contradicting information of the Alien universe. I geeked
out finally having concise and complete data for the Bougainville-class starhsip! His help for this
book was also invaluable, letting me pick his mind about any lingering questions I had. He’s also
just a very nice guy to chat with.

...to Michael Lynch, the author of the famous Anchorpoint Essays website (check it out at www.an-
chorpointessays.com). In case, you don't know: Michael Lynch wrote a stunningly authentic and ac-
curate compilation of texts regarding the Xenomorph physiology which can hold up to scientific
standards easily. The entries regarding the Xenomorph in this encyclopedia are nowhere near as ex-
tensive as the Anchorpoint Essays, but I used them to verify many things. By the way, I included a
little Easter Egg in this encyclopedia. Congratulations, Mr. Lynch, you made it into the Alien uni-
verse!

…to Clara Fei Fei Čarija, a leading force in the Alien fandom, who provided invaluable support for
me and this project. Oh, and she recently worked on the story for the official Aliens novel Inferno’s
Fall, which is all kinds of awesome. Oh, and she also created the update star map for the Alien
RPG. I could go on, but I’ll just stop here. Tl;dr: Check out her stuff, it’s great!

...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 the Alien community on Facebook and the world wide web in general, chief among them Stu-
dio Yutani and all the other great projects of an incredibly creative and passionate fandom. Just
great people to hang out with!

...to Rado Javor, who kindly gave me his blessing to use his stunning fan art piece “Prometheus
Chamber” as cover artwork for the Encyclopedia from version 1 to version 6. 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 artwork
for 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

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 • Samantha (http://glaiceana.deviantart.com/): Warrior Xenomorph
• Space Jockey (http://www.hydride-ion.com/): Narcissus, Nostromo (Yes, the same Space
Jockey who has made the awesome blueprints of Alien ships like the Sulaco and the Nos-
tromo, 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 field
next to the title of the respective chart. There, you'll also find direct links to the individual art
pieces.

… to a number of gamers on YouTube whose Aliens-related Let's Plays were a vital resource while
covering the games' contents for the Alien Encyclopedia. These people are:

• VolitileGabe (https://www.youtube.com/user/VolitileGabe): Aliens: Colonial Marines

• lightsamus88 (http://www.youtube.com/user/lightsamus88): Aliens: Colonial Marines – Sta-
sis Interrupted DLC
• Inwspin (http://www.youtube.com/user/Inwspin): Aliens: Infestation
• draketheduelist (http://www.youtube.com/user/draketheduelist): Aliens: Thanatos Encounter

...to Gildor, who is the creator of the UE Viewer program, which I used to make shots of the Aliens
Colonial Marines Xenomorphs for the Origin incident scale chart. Visit his website here: http://
www.gildor.org/

...to Nathan P. Butler, author of the famous Star Wars Timeline Gold (to be found at www.starwars-
fanworks.com/timeline). First, his vast work and diligence is a great inspiration for anyone who
takes on a similar project (like me). Second, he also kindly allowed me to use his legal disclaimer as
a template for my own. And third, his Timeline document inspired my to get a nifty cover art my-
self.

...and, of course, to all the makers of the movies, novels, comics, books and video games. There is
no 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.

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