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ment about a topic, to be complete (meaning covering both lore and behind-the-scenes aspects) 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 encyclopedia 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 interesting 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 section. 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 regarding 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 significantly 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 android. The encyclopedia reflects the “Earth War” storyline as shown in the reissue. I realize the reissue fix was a “bend over backwards” in the first place, but it is the only way to incorporate the pivotal events of the comics without screwing up the continuity.
3. The A-Z of the Alien Universe *** 0-9 *** 2167: The code to the escape hatch aboard the USCSS Prometheus during the Prometheus incident in 2093. (PR:VER) 130748: The call sign of the USCSS Prometheus. (PR, PR:VER) 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) 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) 10,445,075: The number of a patent regarding the Auto-Adjust Crosshair. Weyland Industries claimed this patent on June 3, 2026 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 Industries claimed the patent on July 27, 2030. (PR:WIW) 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) 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) 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) 18,364,003: The number of a patent regarding the Synapse Reestablisher concept. Weyland Industries claimed the patent on August 16, 2071. (PR:WIW)
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founded by the Weyland-Yutani Corpo
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and the Climacus. However, the crew
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