version 4 - The Alien Encyclopedia

Kelly: A female human and one of three Planetus technicians who were tasked with checking thesecurity camera footage regarding a supposed Alien outbreak at a Weyland-Yutani research post onthe planet C-3 L/M, a world owned by both Weyland-Yutani and Planetus. The “infestation” turnedout to be a scheme on part of Weyland-Yutani to take over C-3 L/M and Planetus, and when theplan was set in motion, Kelly and her colleagues Duncan and Gavin were targeted for eliminationby Weyland-Yutani. Kelly, Duncan and Gavin and the two investigators who had uncovered thetruth behind the Company's master plan, Anders Kramm and Frances Stuff, managed to flee theplanet aboard a Planetus spacecraft in a close escape. In the meantime, Weyland-Yutani had alreadytaken over Planetus and redirected the ship of the Planetus survivors to the Alien-infested world ofSoulages. The ship was landed on the planet, and the group proceeded to explore the nearby colonyfor means of escape. When the group settled down for the night at the old common building, Kellywas abducted by the Aliens and got impregnated. The others went to rescue her from the hive, butKramm had to shoot her when he discovered that she already carried an Alien embryo. (A:NE)Kepler 22b: A low-gravity planet located 535 light years away from Earth. Terraformed from 2052to 2060. In 2060, a colony called Pozhalujsta Outpost was established and would sport a populationof almost 2,5 million by 2071.Kepler Mission: A space telescope created and maintained by NASA to find planets that have thepotential to support human life. On November 18, 2026, the Kepler telescope was privatized and acquiredby Weyland Industries who increased the funding of the mission by a factor of 10 and woulddiscover 6,546 more prospects for colonization over the following years. (PR:WIW)Kevin: A male human and one of the prisoners involved in the Fury 16 incident. He assisted Clemensduring the autopsy of Rebecca Jorden and was later killed during the last ditch effort to lure thealien into a blast furnace of the facility. (A3)Killer Crab Alien: A Xenomorph subspecies originating from a large crab-like creature. Anatomicalfeatures were a large tail with a pincer on its end and an additional set of legs. The creature alsohoused a smaller parasitical Xenomorph organism which the Alien could shoot out of its chest.(KAF)Kinloch, Matt: A male human and a member of the team of scientists assigned to the cloning projectaboard the Auriga in the late 24 th century. It is unknown whether Kinloch escaped the Aurigaduring the Xenomorph outbreak or died aboard the ship. (A:RES)KOI-87.01: A planet located 535 light years away from Earth. Terraformed from 2050 to 2058. In2058, a colony called Vanderaart Outpost was founded on KOI-87.01 and would sport a populationof 10 million by 2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-227.01: A planet situated 925 light years away from Earth. Terraformed from 2051 to 2059,the planet was notable for being the largest planet to undergo the process by the year 2071. KOI-227.01 housed massive deposits of metals and minerals. In 2059, Hualien Colony was founded onthe planet, which would boast a population of 2.3 million by 2071. (PR:WIW)KOI-252.01: A planet located 1257 light years from Earth. Terraformed from 2061 to 2067. In2067, a colony called September Outpost was established on KOI-252.01, which would house 4.4million colonists by 2071. During the development of Weyland Industries' David 8 android, a titaniummining operation on this planet was chosen for testing David 8 performance during heavy dutywork in an off-world setting. (PR:WIW)KOI-255.01: A planet located 881 light years away from Earth. Terraformed from 2055 to 2063. In