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Contents1. Preface......................................................................................................32. About this book........................................................................................43. The A-Z of the Alien Universe.................................................................74. Appendices...........................................................................................1145. Acknowledgments................................................................................1306. Resources..............................................................................................1327. History..................................................................................................134LEGAL DISCLAIMER:All titles and storylines below are trademark/copyright their respective publishersand/or creators. This is a non-profit publication for use as a supplement to the Aliensfictional universe and is NOT in any way affiliated with 20 th Century Fox or any otherlicensed distributor of Aliens merchandise. Any items that are property of these sources arenot, of course, claimed by this author. All rights are reserved to their original creators.That being said, the Alien Encyclopedia is © 2011-2013 Markus Friebe. Do not reproducethis document, in part or whole, anywhere without the author's express permission. Allrights reserved. Any unauthorized reproduction is prohibited by law without the expresspermission of the author/compiler/designer.
1. Preface„In space, no one can hear you scream.“ ...do I need to say more? I could make a long list of quotesfrom the Alien movies to illustrate how present the franchise still is, even after over 30 years, probablystarting with „Game Over, man!“. But I don't want to bore you with common knowledge, becauseif you read this, you may already know all these quotes in your sleep. I go out on a limb andsay that EVERY person has some kind of angle to these films, whether you're art house or mainstream.Starting with the unsettling and sexually suggestive imagery to creating the first (and, surprisingly,pretty much the only) female action hero of cinema history to Aliens featuring one of thegreatest movie showdowns ever.And it didn't end with the movies. Like every successful movie franchise, the Alien saga hasspawned a vast Expanded Universe in the form of comics, novels, video games and even action figures.But as fictional universes get bigger, problems arise. Things can easily get confusing, andsometimes, also even contradict each other. Now multiply this problem, and you get a picture whatthe folks doing Star Wars have to work with. I feel you, guys! Considering Alien, I'll get into thisproblem in the „About this book“ section, but just take the first Aliens comics. They made these beforethe third movie came out and of course, they contradicted Alien³, who can blame them? Theytried to fix this in reissues, but still...So, the need for some kind of guide arises that tries to make sense of the whole mess and providesan overlook when the situation gets foggy. Unfortunately, a definitive guide to the Alien universehas yet to be made. This is where this book comes in. And while we're at it, this is actually not thefirst encyclopedia I have written. I have done this for the Matrix universe, too, and for some time, itwas available on www.matrix-faq.com. Long story short, the website is now defunct (personalbudget cuts...) and due to a USB stick formatting screw-up on my behalf, the guide is now completelylost. 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...What you are reading now is already the fourth version of the Encyclopedia, finished only aboutone year after its initial release. With the release of Prometheus, 2012 has been a very exciting yearfor Alien fans, and this new edition reflects this major addition to the Alien canon with over 40 newpages devoted to the movie and its massive promotional campaign. Also new is a third appendixwith Alien-themed scale charts, made possible thanks to the kind permission of several talentedartists. And you have barely time to catch your breath, with the release of the Aliens: Colonial Marinesvideo game just around the corner. Things stay excited in the Alien universe, and the Alien Encyclopediawill continue to be a part of it. Enjoy!- Markus FriebeDecember 15, 2012
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Xenomorph outbreak in 2179. As a su
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the planet. Parts of the world, suc
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following decade of preparations, S
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Several Spectagraphs, nicknamed “
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During the LV-223 incident in 2093,
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wearer in hostile environments, wit
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diaries. 15 percent of company reso
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leashed the organism on mankind's h
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4. AppendicesAPPENDIX I - Abbreviat
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APPENDIX II - Reference listsa) Loc
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Known sites of Xenomorph infestatio
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Known members of the United States
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APPENDIX III - Scale chartsa) Stars
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5. Acknowledgments...to Scott Middl
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6. Resourcesa) MoviesAlien. Dir. Ri
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7. Historyversion 1 (release date:
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