version 4 - The Alien Encyclopedia

17,900,353: The number of a patent regarding the Spectagraph concept. The patent was claimed byWeyland Industries on December 1, 2063. (PR:WIW)18,364,003: The number of a patent regarding the Synapse Reestablisher concept. Weyland Industriesclaimed the patent on August 16, 2071. (PR:WIW)*** A ***Aaron: A male human serving as the assistant of Superintendent Andrews at the penal colony onFiorina 161 during the Fury 16 incident in 2179. Nicknamed “85” by the prisoners, referring to hisrather low IQ. Was married and had children.Aaron shared Andrews' believe in a tight leadership and tried to help enacting his decisions duringthe first stages of the Fury 16 incident. This often brought him in conflict with the prisoners, especiallyMorse. These conflicts became more tense after Andrews' death and the escape of the Xenomorphfrom the vault, for which he blamed Morse. Aaron also helped Ripley operating the medicalscanner inside the crashed EEV and was the first to know of the Queen embryo gestating insideRipley. However, when Ripley, knowing that the Weyland-Yutani party inbound for Fiorina 161would do anything to secure a Xenomorph specimen, wanted to send the team away, Aaron refusedto provide access to the terminal, thinking that it would be suicidal to reject the only armed reinforcementsthey had at their disposal. But when the rescue party replied to the warning about theXenomorph infestation with orders to stay away from the creature, Aaron began to have secondthoughts. He did not participate in the attempt of the prisoners to lure the Alien into the blast furnaceand instead stayed at his office and eventually received the Weyland-Yutani team at the entranceto the facility to lead them to the furnace. During the final confrontation between MichaelBishop and Ripley, Aaron attacked Bishop with a steel pipe, only to be gunned down by the accompanyingsoldiers. (A3)Acheron: One of the five rivers of the underworld in Greek mythology and a nickname for LV-426,established during the 57 years of Ripley's hypersleep. This nickname is also referenced in the scientificname of the Xenomorph species, “linguafoeda Acheronsis”. (A2)Agility Assessment: A test of the Project Prometheus Training Program. Had the designation A1.The first of five tests in total and of two tests evaluating the physical capabilities of an applicant,Agility Assessment consisted of a basic obstacle course where the participant had to run at highspeed while dodging numerous objects.Aires: The proper name give to the planet POL-5362 upon its discovery in 2071. (PR:WIW)Aires Colony: A colony on the planet KOI-1876.01. Established in 2069 and sporting a populationof 400,000 by 2071, the colony quickly became a major hub for ore transportation. Industrial sectorsincluded refining, energy and light manufacturing. Key resources were cerium, tungsten andneodymium. (PR:WIW)Alien: A colloquial term for extra-terrestrial lifeforms. Often used as a synonym for “Xenomorph”.Alienator: The nickname for the missile weapon system of the ATAX Combat Exosuit. (KAF)Ampule: A storage device manufactured by the Mala'kak race to be used for containing the BlackGoo chemical weapon. Provided room for four glass phials filled with the liquid. The Ampule andphials system was designed to provide long-term storage for the Black Goo in a stasis with stableatmospheric and temperature conditions. The system can only provide these conditions if the Ampulesare placed in a network of rows, with the Ampules situated at a distance of 0.9652 meters