version 4 - The Alien Encyclopedia

Gliese 876 c: A planet in the Gliese 876 system. 15 light years away from Earth. Notable for beingthe most temperate planet of the system. Was terraformed from 2040 to 2048. In 2048, Weyland Industriesfounded a colony called Chiu Outpost on the planet, which would house a population ofover 14 million people by the year 2071. (PR:WIW)Gliese 876 d: A planet in the Gliese 876 system. 18 light years away from Earth. Terraformed from2045 to 2053, introducing verdant forests that had been cloned and transplanted from Earth andwould become one of the planet's key resources. In 2053, Wan An Outpost was founded on Gliese876 d which would sport a population of over 11 million by the year 2071. (PR:WIW)Gogolac: A female human and one of the colonists involved in the Domes Epsilon incident in themid-80s of the 24 th century. Considering herself unattractive due to her tough appearance, she neverthelesspossessed a strong will. Gogolac had at one time been in a relationship with another colonistcalled Hamilton-Cross, which failed prior to his death.During the Domes Epsilon incident, Gogolac was among the convoy of the surviving staff membersto the backup bay. After the trek had been ambushed by Xenomorphs, Gogolac was picked up byCall together with Cody and brought to the Betty safely. However, Gogolac was killed by a Xenomorphthat had managed to enter the cargo bay unseen and attacked shortly after the last survivorsof the incident had returned to the Betty. (A:OS)Golic: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident. Was sentenced for32 grizzly murders and 13 acts of arson. Was an outcast even among his fellow inmates, whoclaimed that he was dangerous and avoided him whenever they could.Some time after Ripley had arrived at the colony, Golic was on an assignment in the depths of thefacility together with Boggs and Raine when the Xenomorph attacked and killed his two comrades.Golic survived, however traumatized by the encounter, and was found sitting in the mess hallcovered in the blood of the victims. Although Golic reported a “dragon”, Andrews did not believehis story, instead coming to the conclusion that Golic had went insane and killed Boggs and Rainehimself. Golic was straitjacketed and put under surveillance in the infirmary. He eventually witnessedthe death of Clemens by the hands of the Xenomorph. This event took its toll on Golic'smind who started to admire the creature and to deem it some sort of deity. After the Alien had beencaptured, he persuaded Morse, his only friend, who was on guard duty, to release him, claiming thathe was of no danger to anyone. Fatally, he believed him. Golic knocked Morse unconscious andwent to the vault where the Xenomorph was contained. Golic killed the prisoner Arthur, who stoodguard in front of the vault, and freed the Alien, which swiftly repaid Golic by killing him. (A3)Gorham Colony: A mining colony on the planet KOI-2650.01. Established in 2067, GorhamColony would sport a population of 1 million by 2071. Was connected to the deepest mining setupof the Outer Veil as of 2071, with shafts reaching up to 23 kilometers beneath the surface. Key resourceswere cobaltite, chromite and titanium. (PR:WIW)Gorilla Alien: A hulking Xenomorph breed originating from a large ape-like creature that wassighted on the jungle planet Zeevan, where it had grown to a small hive of 51 workers governed byone Queen. Unique anatomical features included large and muscular arms and a high acid concentrationin its blood of a ratio of 75.32 percent. A similar breed originating from chimpanzees wasencountered on the Weyland-Yutani research facility on Phobos during the Sephora incident in2179. (KAF, A:INF)Gorman, William: A male human and member of the USCM corps. In his capacity as Lieutenant,Gorman led the recon mission to LV-426 in 2179 which would turn into the Hadley's Hope incident.Gorman accompanied Carter Burke as a representative of the Colonial Marines on his visit toRipley where Burke notified her of the communication breakdown with the colony and tried to con-