version 4 - The Alien Encyclopedia

during the destruction of the colony several hours later. Hicks, the B-Team leader, rose to the positionof commander to replace Apone after the ambush. (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 anadditional set of pincer-like appendages, no tail and was able to spray a toxic liquid from its mouth.(KAF)Archimedes Colony: A colony on the planet KOI-1404.01. Established in 2069, ArchimedesColony would sport a population of 20,000 two years later. The colony's industry focused on mining,exploiting the planet's rich lithium deposits. Another key resource was chromite. (PR:WIW)Arethan Crater Pox: A disease that caused severe scarring on the face of the infected person. Acargo hauler nicknamed Pox Face was afflicted with the disease. (A:OS)Armat: A weapons manufacturer. Famous for being the creators of the M41A Pulse Rifle.(CMTM)Arthur: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident in 2179. Arthurwas killed by Golic when he was standing guard at the vault where the captured Xenomorph washeld. (A3)Ash: A science officer serving aboard the Nostromo during the events of the Nostromo incident. Hasthe ID number 111/C2/01X. Pragmatic and cold, but gifted with scientific curiosity.Nothing is known about Ash's life before the incident, and he joined the crew only shortly beforethe Nostromo would leave Thedus for Earth on June 12, 2121. Halfway en-route and about a fullyear later, the Nostromo received the Spacey Jockey signal emanating from LV-426 and was pulledout of hyperspace. The crew went on to investigate the signal, and when the search party returned tothe landed ship with a Facehugger attached to Kane's face, it was Ash who allowed them back inagainst Ripley's objections concerning proper decontamination. During Kane's impregnation, Ashobserved the process and was responsible for Kane's medical treatment and preliminary research onthe alien organism. It was not until the Xenomorph had already killed half the crew that Ripley discoveredthe science officer's true motivations.Ash made an unsuccessful attempt on Ripley's life after she had learned of Weyland-Yutani's intentionto capture the Xenomorph and, if necessary, sacrifice the Nostromo's crew in the process. WhenParker and Lambert subdued Ash, he was revealed to be a Hyperdyne Systems 120-A/2 android. OnRipley's orders, Parker reactivated his remains, and during the interrogation that followed, the androiddisclosed that Weyland-Yutani had known of the Xenomorph from the beginning and that hewas introduced into the crew to protect and secure the specimen. What was left of Ash was incineratedby Parker after the interrogation. (A1)Asian Conflict: A series of military engagements during the first half of the 21 st century.(PR:WIW)ATAX: Abbreviation for Alien Tactical Advantage Explorer. The ATAX is an advanced one-personCombat Exoskeleton disguised as a Xenomorph that is used to infiltrate a Xenomorph hive and killthe Queen in a surgical strike. The helmet portion of the ATAX is equipped with a Virtual Realityfrequency and armed with a missile system nicknamed the “Alienator”. Kinetic features include apincer and an arm module powerful enough to ram its opponent. Success ratios of ATAX operationhave been high, with a considerably lower casualty rate than standard ground and air assaults.(KAF)