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pects) and accessible to people who may have never heard about the Alien franchise and justwant 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 examplefor this would be, again, the “Alternate Xenomorph life cycle” depicted in the Director's Cutof Alien. The thing is that this life cycle at least potentially removes the need for a queen inthe life cycle. So instead of admitting that I have two conflicting canon sources or having toskip this information entirely, I incorporated it as “unconfirmed reports.” This way, the encyclopediacan acknowledge the possibility without taking sides, saying “yes, it does exist”(therefore possibly creating a contradiction) or saying “no, it does not exist” (omitting interestinginformation). However, there are two special cases in which we have two versions ofthe 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 comicsThis encyclopedia regards the expanded Assembly Cut of Alien³ as canon, with the exception of regardingthe 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 canonto avoid conflicts with Alien³.The Assembly Cut of Alien³ as featured on the Quadrilogy DVD set and the BluRay release restoresmuch of the cut footage and incorporates back into the storyline of the film, expanding it with abouthalf an hour of additional scenes. There are also alternate scenes featured, but they don't pose anycontinuity problems, as it is, for example, basically irrelevant whether Ripley is found inside theEEV or washed upon the shore. There is, however, one major exception: Whereas in the TheatricalCut, 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 decidedto go for the “dog birth” as it seems implausible for a Drone to be this small when originating froman ox. Consider that the Alien³ Xenomorph is no larger than the human-bred Drones we have seenin 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 significantlylarger than a “human” Drone.Another case of “irreconcilable differences” is the “Earth War” storyline as shown in the early DarkHorse comics. Released in 1988, way before Alien³ would be made, the comics were intended to bea sequel to Aliens, showing the further adventures of Hicks, Newt and later, Ripley. In 1991, Alien³threw a monkey wrench in the continuity by killing off Hicks and Newt before they even had thechance to wake from hypersleep. Reissues of the “Earth War” comics kinda fixed this by renamingHicks 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 reissuefix was a “bend over backwards” in the first place, but it is the only way to incorporate thepivotal events of the comics without screwing up the continuity.
3. The A-Z of the Alien Universe*** 0-9 ***4-M-79: A program version of the Quiet Eye software developed by the Yutani Corporation. Yutaniused this version to spy on Elizabeth Shaw's video requests to Sir Peter Weyland to fund an expeditionto LV-223 in 2079. (PR)2167: The code to the escape hatch aboard the USCSS Prometheus during the LV-223 incident in2093. (PR:VER)64133: The password Elizabeth Shaw used to log into her video communications account in 2079 inorder to contact Sir Peter Weyland to request funding for an expedition to LV-223. (PR)130748: The call sign of the USCSS Prometheus. (PR, PR:VER)2092057: The user name Elizabeth Shaw used to log into her video communication account in 2079in order to contact Sir Peter Weyland to request funding for an expedition to LV-223. (PR)8,128,899: The number of a patent regarding the use of cybernetic individuals for scientific andindustrial 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 beused to replicate human skin. It was a discovery vital for creating a lifelike android. WeylandIndustries claimed the patent on March 22, 2026. (PR:WIW)10,445,075: The number of a patent regarding the Auto-Adjust Crosshair. Weyland Industriesclaimed this patent on June 3, 202611,280,599: The number of a patent regarding the Atmosphere Processor technology. WeylandIndustries registered this patent on August 9, 2029. (PR:WIW)12,004,556: The number of a patent regarding the Hypersleep Chamber concept. Weyland Industriesclaimed the patent on July 27, 2030. (PR:WIW)13,345,075: The number for a patent regarding an auto-compensation feature for the WeylandStorm 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 groundvehicle capable of traversing vertical surfaces. Weyland Industries claimed the patent for thisvehicle on February 14, 2052. (PR:WIW)15,725,924: The number of a patent regarding the Powerloader concept. Weyland Industriesclaimed this patent on January 29, 2056. (PR:WIW)15,999,127: The number of a patent regarding the Lifeboat concept. Weyland Industries claimed iton May 6, 2057. (PR:WIW)16,572,092: The number of a patent regarding the Medpod 720i, the first commercially availableMedpod developed by Weyland Industries. The patent was claimed by the company on September1, 2061. (PR:WIW)
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Page 4 and 5: 2. About this bookAs the its name i
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Junior: A male human and one of the
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2063, Honshu Colony was established
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these deposits and would sport a po
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Kramm to protect corporate property
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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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search party of the Nostromo had to
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M577 Armored Personnel Carrier: A l
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anging from detecting infections an
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ference and countermeasure signals,
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Omnitech: A corporation offering Sl
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paring the evacuation, discovering
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the depths of the pyramid. The grou
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Ravel: A male human who was part of
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new resolve to stop Loki from unlea
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Newt. With only several minutes lef
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while communications were handled o
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following decade of preparations, S
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Simpson: A male human serving as Op
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Several Spectagraphs, nicknamed “
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During the LV-223 incident in 2093,
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UA 571-D: A variant of the UA 571 s
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Ripley's flight license revoked. Va
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wearer in hostile environments, wit
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diaries. 15 percent of company reso
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Building on the galaxy-wide infrast
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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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• KOI-898.03• February Outpost
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Known sites of Xenomorph infestatio
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Known members of the United States
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• Frank• Golic• Gregor• Jun
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• Lockmart CM-88B Bison• Nostro
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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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