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were part of the C-3 L/M incident. (A:NE)
Burke, Carter J.: A male human working as a representative of Weyland-Yutani by 2179. Behind
an unassuming and friendly demeanor, Burke hid a cold, calculating and ruthless personality. Has at
one time worked in sales. Was involved in the Hadley's Hope incident.
When Ripley has been found drifting through the core systems in 2179, Weyland-Yutani sent 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.
When contact broke off with LV-426, Burke visited Ripley together with Lieutenant Gorman to convince
her to join a recon mission to the colony. Burke himself joined this mission on the pretense on
assessing the state of Weyland-Yutani investments in the colony. After the exploration of the hive
had ended in disaster, Burke opposed the decision to evacuate and destroy the colony, but was
forced to back off. Eventually, Ripley discovered Burke's role in the Xenomorph outbreak, and his
true intentions to secure the Xenomorph for research were revealed. Later, Burke released 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 steal away during the attack and was captured by a Xenomorph and
taken to the hive. Burke died in the explosion of the Atmosphere Processor soon after. (A2)
Byzantium Station: A space station acting as a trading post situated in the border regions of 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 organization.
(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 terraformers
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
Weyland-Yutani involving a staged incident at this research station led the public to believe that a
Xenomorph presence had been found on C-3 L/M. Authorities moved in to investigate while
Weyland-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-
Yutani.
In 2227, Planetus spent a major part of its resources to acquire the planet C-3 L/M, a planet that