Despite the differences of the host species, the xenomorphs still preserve core traits found in all variants. 0-553-56120-0 On August 3rd, 2565, the Banished and the crew of the UNSC Spirit of Fire became embroiled in a conflict over the control of the Ark. On June 28th, 2536, Russ and Anne Jorden, two spacers and inhabitants of Hadley, in the colony Paraíso, brought a cargo from Acheron as ordered by the Office of Naval Intelligence, following the rediscovery of Ellen Ripley in deep space earlier the same year. The xenomorphs are also capable of using any technology belonging to the hosts it harvested, to a degree even superior to that of the original creators duo to the number of minds they add to their collective, such as with the piloting of the UNSC In Amber Clad. Although the xenomorphs are biological and biomechanical, as they evolve and reach maturer states, the species transform into a self-replicating swarm able to harness any kind of mechanism to ensure its own survival. A hive and a Proto-Keymind were soon born at Hadley's Atmosphere Processing Plant, which eventually evolved into a Keymind itself. This later escalated in a major ONI effort to cover the purpose of a major facility they had built amidst the forerunner ruins, conducting research on the forerunners and xenomorph specimens it managed to retrieve from Paraíso thanks to Carter Burker. Although little is known about xenomorph diet, the make-up of their blood leads credence to the theory they do not require traditional sustenance like other species. This fear was what drove the forerunners to keep xenomorphs alive in the Halo rings as opposed to eradicating them all, as they could return sooner than later, and a potential cure for their infection would be useful once they returned. While initially thought to be unhinged animals, the forerunners discovered the xenomorphs to be sapient, as they amassed enough biomass and harvested enough hosts to create Proto-Keyminds, Keyminds, and eventually, Graveminds, which was the embodiment of their entire collective intelligence. However, as a result of sacrificing their engine, the Spirit of Fire was lost in space at superluminal speeds. In an alternate ending, the Betty lands in a ruined Paris. The exact origins of the xenomorphs is shrouded in mystery and widely disputed, with numerous theories, more than often conflicting, being proposed as known by the very few accounts of the Forerunner-Xenomorph War and other forerunner archives. After trying to execute over a thousand plans to contain and extinguish the xenomorphs, the forerunners failed in all of them, until they decided to use a system of seven ring-shaped weapons, known as the Halo Array, which would purge the galaxy of all life, including the xenomorphs and their own. On November 7th, 2547, the Office of Naval Intelligence closed businesses of the colony Terra Nova to pan-corporate enterprises, reneging numerous co-development agreements, following the discovery of forerunner ruins on the planet. As the planet's foremost Xenomorph expert, Orona leads the military response and meets the threat with initial success. Billie is devastated by their deceit, but the team is able to escape back to the Benedict with the aid of an Engineer. It is an adaptation of the story "Outbreak" which was the first in the … An Office of Naval Intelligence team of combat synthetics, led by Michael Bishop, arrived to rescue Ripley from the planet after being contacted by Francis Aaron. Cover by Guilty Spark turned on the group after learning of the possible destruction of his ring, and killed Sergeant Avery Johnson, but in turn got destroyed by John. Upon landing, crew members Arthur Dallas, Thomas Kane and Joan Lambert stumbled upon a derelict ship stranded on the planet. Captain Jacob Keyes and his UNSC Marine squad being overwhelmed by Facehuggers. Eventually, Ripley, with the help of the synthetic Bishop and Dwayne Hicks, was able to destroy the Atmosphere Processing Plant and kill all xenomorphs present. By impregnating other species, xenomorphs become increasingly more intelligent, and because of their frighteningly rapid growth rate, they are effectively unstoppable. During her survival, she also came across a Proto-Keymind, which she was successfully able to kill. Alongside Ripley 8, the surviving members of the Betty, the surviving Marine Vincent Distephano, the ONI scientist Dr. Mason Wren, and the convict Larry Purvis fought against numerous xenomorphs on their way to reroute the ship to crash into Reach, which had been glassed years before by the Covenant and bore no life, to kill the xenomorphs. Soon enough, the city had become a proper massive xenomorph hive, and the Gravemind would constantly rebut the words of comfort spoken by the Prophet of Truth, which he delivered to the population of High Charity while he himself escaped it unharmed. John-117 was dropped to his location, only to discover Keyes had disappeared and the entire Marine unit either slaughtered or impregnated by the xenomorphs after watching the helmet recorder of Private Wallace Jenkins. In its final moments of life, the Gravemind telepathically addressed John and the Arbiter, claiming that their victory would only slow down the xenomorphs, but not destroy them. Their plan backfired when the xenomorphs were also able to get their own members, impregnating and killing many of their forces, and failing to kill the Arbiter. Chronology These memories and experiences are added to the xenomorphs' whole, being assimilated by the Keyminds and Graveminds. The stories often feature the company Weyland-Yutani and the United States Colonial Marines.Originally intended as a sequel to James Cameron's 1986 film Aliens, the first mini-series features the characters of Rebecca "Newt" Jorden and Corporal Dwayne Hicks. Author(s) A common xenomorph killing strategy is restraining its victims with their hands and immobilize them before giving a precise jaw strike directly to the head, piercing the skull and penetrating the brain, known by UNSC as a "headbite". The Ecumene would suffer their biggest blow when Mendicant Bias, a Contender, succumbed to the Gravemind's Logic Plague, using his resources against his makers. Stephens is revealed to be the saboteur and is in league with the mercenaries, but Massey points out that his duplicity makes him untrustworthy and executes him. However, he's dealing with serious trauma after an apparent Xenomorph outbreak on the station, which suggests Epsilon holds much darker secrets than is being let on. to December 30th, 3642 N.E., however, It was not a conflict in the traditional sense of the word, but rather, was a series of outbreaks that the U.C had to … After the Banished lost the Enduring Conviction, the Banished's leader Atriox ordered the siblings Pavium and Voridus with salvaging any assets surrounding the ruins of High Charity, warning them not to enter as he was aware of the stories about the xenomorphs. After a three-sided battle between the UNSC, the Covenant, and the xenomorphs, Terra Nova's settlements, laboratories, and forerunner ruins were destroyed by the First Blade officer Dahr 'Voliree with a stolen HAVOK tactical nuke in order to prevent the xenomorphs from escaping from the planet and spreading across the galaxy. On the Benedict, Billie frees Wilks and the two manage to kill Massey and retake the ship, before heading to the planet to rescue any survivors. This desperation led the forerunners to realize a conventional warfare was ineffective against the xenomorphs, which grew with each passing day, so they began to rely on crueler strategies. The Infection War, also refer to as the Great Outbreak, the Multiversial Pandemic and the Plague Era, was a "conflict" that occured between the United Civilizations and the various Viruses that started to break out across the Multiverse from December 25th, 3192 N.E. However, the expedition arrived at the moon only after the destruction of Hadley's Hope and the departu… Aliens (aka Aliens, vol. As a result of the DNA Reflex, horizontal gene transfer will occur on the adult xenomorph, leading them to possess some of the physical traits of their hosts' species. Pages However, both the UNSC and their new allies, the Swords of Sanghelios, made a series of preparations for the possibility of the xenomorphs returning. All xenomorphs share one single consciousness, which increases with each host it impregnates, eventually forming the ultimate xenomorph shared mind known as a Gravemind: a self-aware and incredibly intelligent entity which commands all other xenomorphs during outbreaks. Dormant xenomorph spores at the Threshold Mine. When Facehuggers attach to the face of their victims, they synchronize with their hosts' nervous system to gain complete control over their motor functions. After seven failed attempts, which led to numerous monstrosities, they succeeded in creating the perfected Ripley 8 and Keymind clones. Impregnation is not limited to living beings, as deceased organisms can also become infected, as long as the body has not decomposed to the point of the nervous system deteriorating, Facehuggers can still inject Chestbusters to the body. During the events of Aliens, Carter Burke manages to send a message to Weyland-Yutani confirming the existence of the Xenomorph species. After a UNSC defeat, the xenomorphs captured the In Amber Clad and used it to breach the Covenant's capital city, High Charity. Please watch: "The Hydra Avengers (Secret Empire Vol 1)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xilp0LflEI -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- SUBSCRIBE! On February 23rd, 2531, the human ship UNSC Spirit of Fire performed a slipspace jump from Arcadia after following a signal supplied to them by Professor Ellen Anders, who was captured by the Covenant, leading them to the shield world known as Etran Harborage, whose containment measures had failed and allowed the megastructure to become filled with xenomorphs. This ability occurs at a cellular level under the xenomorph super cells, also known as "LF.Xx.3273" by the forerunners, and known as the DNA Reflex by xenoanthropologists. The only other option to bring the xenomorph in to current earth timeline would be some kind of … Followed by They are tiny, and are deployed in a biosphere in large quantities, overwhelming unprotected targets. Two xenomorphs swimming aboard the UNSC Auriga. However, following the release of the third Aliens movie, the names of the characters in the book were changed from Newt and Hicks to Billie and Wilks, respectively. The biological sex of the xenomorphs is a heavily debated topic, although it is preeminently proposed they are hermaphroditic, much like the mgalekgolo and the huragok. Cloned xenomorphs being experimented and studied by the Office of Naval Intelligence aboard the UNSC Auriga. The Covenant used the area as a fortification against the UNSC, oblivious of the danger they faced. After the Arbiter killed Truth, the Gravemind had no more serious opposition and ordered its xenomorphs to attack and kill the two. After two minutes, or several hours depending on the stage of the xenomorph, the Chestbuster violently erupts from the host's chest, killing them immediately, and rapidly matures into another variant, shedding its skin and growing, while replacing its cells with polarized silicon. The mercenaries' leader, an expert assassin named Massey, explains that he has been hired by Bionational Corporation to stop the military obtaining a Xenomorph specimen, as the company fears this development will impact the profits from their own Xenomorph research, being carried out in secret at a lab facility in Lima, Peru. Thirteen years later Wilks is in prison, and Billie lives in a mental institution, the nightmare memories of the massacre at Rimseared into her mind. Xenomorph outbreak In early June 2536 , Simpson received a message from the Office of Naval Intelligence operative Carter Burke to investigate coordinates hailing from the moon Acheron in the Zeta Reticuli system , who then sent the order to the prospector couple Russ and Anne Jorden to investigate. Unexpectedly, he is called to a "parole" hearing, where Colonel Stephens introduces him to a Dr. Orona. Against all odds, John-117 and Cortana were able to detonate the Autumn's engine reactors, before escaping the ring in a GA-TL1 Longsword. After its loss, the Office of Naval Intelligence covered the event as being one of the many attacks by the Covenant, and had the UNSC prohibit any transit or approach to the planet. And what follows is no less then guerrilla warfare on the Aliens' planet — and Alien conquest on Earth! John and 'Vadam eventually received the aid of the Swords of Sanghelios' Fleet of Retribution, who sent numerous Special Operations sangheili to help them combat the xenomorphs. Given the xenomorphs' extragalactic origin, it is possible that other hives and forces exist outside the galaxy, or, more disturbingly, that other distant galaxies may have fallen and fully taken over by xenomorphs. Believing the aliens to be an unidentified Covenant species, the UNSC Marine Corps then deployed its 1st Battalion, 3rd Regiment to Terra Nova, to investigate. After seeing a potential host, the Facehugger will jump to its victim's face, rasping clothing and flesh, whereupon it renders the victim unconscious and impregnates them with a Chestbuster. The Harry Harris Aliens Collection & Archive, https://avp.fandom.com/wiki/Aliens:_Earth_Hive?oldid=245361, The fate of the Engineer orbiting Earth at the end of the story was originally explained in the comic. Orona reveals that he is planning an expedition to the planet from which the Xenomorph's originated to secure a live specimen for the military, who hope to study the creatures and develop weapons to counter them in light of the recent incident involving the Dutton. However, as they prepare to leave Bueller is attacked by a Xenomorph and torn in half, revealing him to be a synthetic. The situation escalates when, upon reaching the Xenomorph planet, the Benedict is boarded and commandeered by a team of mercenary androids. The pulse of the seven rings purged all life in the Milky Way. ISBN 1; collected as Aliens: Book One and more recently as Aliens: Outbreak) is a six-issue limited series published bi-monthly by Dark Horse Comics from July 1988 to July 1989, set in the fictional Alien universe.It was written by Mark Verheiden and illustrated by Mark A. Nelson. Fiorina 161 Class C Work Correctional Unit, https://comiccrossroads.fandom.com/wiki/Xenomorph_(Earth-5875)?oldid=219932. However, as soon as the Marlow arrived in the Iota Draconis system, it was shot down by a hidden Covenant CCS-class battlecruiser, led by a group of Silent Shadow sangheili, who were in search of a Special Operations team who had gone missing on the human world. John-117 and Cortana were eventually able to reach Truth's Dreadnought, which would lead him to Earth. Wilks is a space marinewith a near-fatal flaw: he had a heart. When Warrior-Servants were overwhelmed, the major cities in colonies committed mass self-suicide with massive weapons of destruction to stop the xenomorphs from getting them. In the original Aliens comic on which the novel is based, released before Alien3 was made, Wilks and Billie were originally Hicks and Newt, respectively. This is a list of known battles, wars, disputes, and other deadly conflicts, in chronological order. Two UNSC Marines of the UNSC Sulaco stumbling upon an Ovomorph collection. The ring's Sentinels were unable to contain the xenomorphs, leading to heavy casualties for both the UNSC and the Covenant, with the xenomorphs started to occupy areas previously used by the Covenant as hives. When John and 'Vadam entered the Citadel, the Gravemind proposed a brief alliance so they could stop Truth from activating the Halo Array. A xenomorph preparing to fight a sangheili warrior in High Charity. John-117 battling a xenomorph Aggressor in the infested High Charity. The plan was successful, at the cost of Forge's life, and the explosion killed all xenomorphs and Covenant forces that remained in the planet, alongside the dreadnought fleet. Now the government has tapped Wilks to lead an expedition t… The method sees the xenomorphs "burrowing" into the minds of their hosts, which allows them to have an access over all of their victim's memories. The Auriga crashes into Earth, destroying all the remaining Xenomorphs in a massive explosion. Billie was a child, the only survivor of a far-flung colony outpost. The Arbiter was able to kill all xenomorphs and Light of Truth members in the station when he severed the sustaining cable that attached the mine to a support structure in Threshold's orbit, sending the station to plummet at the planet's core. The thermonuclear explosion led to the destruction of the Halo ring and stopping it from being activated by the Monitor 343 Guilty Spark, and killing all xenomorphs present on the installation. Ripley organized the prisoners to defeat the creature, but a plan involving explosives to kill the creature in the ventilation shafts backfired and killed most inmates. The Original. Despite the Office of Naval Intelligence's previous failures, that did not stop them from wishing to acquire the xenomorphs, especially during the volatile post-war environment in which ONI plotted for counter measures and potential genocide on all the former Covenant species with biological weapons, which they saw in the xenomorphs as an untapped potential. This led to numerous battles and encounters with the xenomorphs that led to the deaths of nearly the entire Marine unit and the Sulaco crew. This "infection" can only occur when a Gravemind is formed, and it has multiple forms, from deep, philosophical persuasion through conversation to aggressive tactics that involve invading the "mind" of the artificial intelligence. Even though they are highly voracious and can easily kill their enemies, xenomorphs prefer to let their victims alive in order to be used as incubators for Facehugger Chestbusters or spores. Most xenomorphs encountered in the modern era are gestated from the bodies of humans, sangheili, jiralhanae, unggoy, kig-yar, yanme'e and san'shyuum, and therefore they adopt bipedal stances, despite the existence of other variants that have been rarely found, from creatures and animals the xenomorphs have accumulated through Halo installations and unknown corners of the galaxy. On January 1th, 2537, exactly six years after the outbreak on Etran Harborage, a new outbreak started aboard the UNSC Spirit of Fire, after a single Facehugger that stood hidden aboard the ship attacked and impregnated engineer Violeta Maldini. The reason why the Flood was able to evolve on Earth was because they were able to alter atmospheric conditions along with the billions of spore super cells that came in the Flood package. This method was utilized against Captain Jacob Keyes, who describe the sensation of the method as being "akin to a rape". Plagued by horrific nightmares of the Xenomorphs, young Billie has been committed to a mental institution for many years, where the doctors attempt increasingly severe treatments to try and cure her of her vivid and distressing dreams. The story revolved around Vampirella trying to protect a Martian base from an alien outbreak while struggling to earn their trust at the same time. Comic Crossroads is a FANDOM Comics Community. Series Xenomorphs will alter their physical appearance upon development or host, sporting different characteristics depending on the species they are infecting or impregnating; this ensures the adults are suited for the environment. Because of the DNA Reflex, the flood can appear in both plantigrade and digitigrade forms, according to their host; for example, human, jiralhanae, unggoy and san'shyuum spawned xenomorphs will possess humanoid hind limbs, while flood spawned from sangheili, kig-yar, yanme'e and other animals, will possess hind legs. Xenomorphs have a skeletal, biomechanical characteristics, which some theorize means they are an artificially created species, being either black, grey, or bronze-skinned, and no matter the host organism, all variants possess elongated, cylindrical skulls, with no facial features outside of their mouths. Sergeant John Forge fighting a trio of xenomorphs on Etran Harborage. Upon arriving, the heretics released the xenomorphs stored in the station to kill the Special Operations team. To prevent the Covenant from acquiring a fleet of forerunner Sojourner-class dreadnoughts, the crew of the Spirit of Fire decided to use the reactor of their own Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine to induce the artificial star of Etran Harborage in a supernova state. Bishop attempted to convince Ripley to turn herself to ONI so they could extract the Keymind embryo that resided within her. Jerome-092 fighting against a Chestbuster and Attackers aboard the UNSC Spirit of Fire. Aliens: Outbreak is the continuation of the story of Aliens movie franchise after the second movie. It is believed that the xenomorphs, much like the huragok, are not actually natural, but rather, an artificially engineering species meant to act as a biological weapon by another technologically advanced species, theorized to be the forerunners themselves and even the more ancient and mysterious precursors. With little alternative, Billie agrees to join the expedition to the Xenomorph planet and Wilks hides her in a hypersleep pod hidden in the cargo hold of their ship, the USS Benedict. 2 or Aliens: Book II, collected as Aliens: Book Two, and more recently as Aliens: Nightmare Asylum) is the second comic book series based on the Alien franchise. The xenomorphs were in a never-ending battle against the Sentinels of Installation 05 following their escape from a securing facility duo to the irresponsibility of its Monitor, 2401 Penitent Tangent. The UNSC Sulaco of the UNSC Navy, along with a massive unit of UNSC Marines was dispatched at the colony on July 27th, 2536 to investigate the sudden loss of contact, accompanied by Ripley herself. However, after some time the Xenomorphs begin to adapt to human tactics and the tide turns disastrously in their favor. Billie quickly enters a relationship with Bueller, one of the Marines, despite Wilks' protests. Back on Earth, disgraced Colonial Marine Corporal Wilks is held in military prison, his only crime being the fact he survived an encounter with the Xenomorphs on the colony world of Rim that claimed the lives of every other member of his unit.