version 3 - The Alien Encyclopedia

low the creature out of the airlock of the shuttle. After the creature's demise, Ripley set course to
the core systems and entered hypersleep. Two years later, the beacon of the Narcissus finally failed.
The Nostromo was declared missing, and the fate of the ship and its crew would remain unknown
for another 57 years, until the Narcissus and Ripley would be 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)
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Olympics: A world-wide annual sports event. On May 13, 2071, the International Olympic Committee
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 23 rd century. By the year 2232, Omnitech
had been absorbed by Planetus. (A:NE)
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)
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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 shipment
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 moved closer and attached itself to
his face. Two days later, the Facehugger, having completed the impregnation, detached itself, and
Pandor 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 contacted Domes Epsilon to warn the colonists about the danger they were in. (A:OS)
Panther Alien: A Xenomorph subspecies originating from a large feline creature. The general anatomy
of the Panther Alien resembles that of a Runner, also featuring digigrade hindlegs, a slender
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)
Parker, J.T.: A male human working as the Engineer of the crew involved in the Nostromo incident.
Born on February 4, 2080 in San Diego, California. Had the ID number 724/R4-06J.
Parker started his recorded working career in 2100, working in the racing business for Speedy Maxx
High Speed Terrafoil Racing. He would eventually leave due to a salary dispute on October 6, 2104.
On January 6, 2105, Parker entered United States military service at the rank of Private, assigned as
a mechanic to the 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 and got captured by J'Har rebels and
brought to the concentration camp GR-161 on August 1, 2107. He escaped from detention during