Unnamed extraterrestrial creature

The unnamed extraterrestrial creature is an alien lifeform which serves as the main antagonist of the 2024 Toho film The Alien Woman.
A liquid organism from the vastness of space, the creature finds itself in Earth following a meteorite explosion during a meteor shower, where it takes the form of a young woman after killing her. Now pretending as Erika, the creature makes its way to Manila and begins killing people. Meanwhile, authorities initially believe the killings to be the work of a serial killer, until a Japanese biologist uncovers the horrifying truth. A disgruntled police officer and Erika's boyfriend plan on killing the creature by luring it into an oil refinery, although causing chaos around Manila in the process.
== Name ==
Throughout the film, the creature itself was never given a name, although in one scene it is referred to simply as an extraterrestrial lifeform. In the majority of the film, characters always refer to the creature as Erika in its humanoid form, obviously due to its appearance.
== Appearance ==
The creature initially resembles an amorphous black slime upon arriving on Earth, while it later takes on a humanoid form, a visually identical copy of Erika Ocampo.
== Origins ==
According to Dr. Masada, the creature is an extraterrestrial lifeform composed of countless cells, gaining the ability to take on any form via cell fission, theoretically allowing it to replace humanity as the dominant species on Earth.
== History ==
=== The Alien Woman ===
Arriving on Earth inside a meteorite which exploded during a meteor shower, the creature finds itself washed ashore on Aurora Island, where it proceeds to brutally kill a woman named Erika Ocampo in a nearby hotel before it transforms into a duplicate clone of her. The creature, now disgused as Erika, manages to even imitate her behavior and personality before leaving the island, making its way to Manila. There, the creature simply pretends as Erika while at the same time commiting murders around the metropolis, but several close friends and even Erika's mother are starting to show symptoms of the Capgras delusion, eventually resulting in the creature's true identity being revealed. Dr. Masada manages to discover the creature's weakness, which was used by a disgruntled police officer and Erika's boyfriend against the creature in an abandoned oil refinery, effectively defeating the creature, but Dr. Masada suggests that the creature could reappear again somewhere in the world.
== Abilities ==
=== Shape shifting ===
The creature is a shape shifter and is able to assume both a humanoid shape or that of an amorphous slime. Its slime form allows it to move silently and remain hidden, making it easier to surprise prey.
=== Cell fission ===
As the creature is composed of multiple cells, each individual cell has the capability of growing into another member of its species.
=== Regeneration ===
The creature possesses an exceptional healing factor, allowing it to instantaneously regenerate any part of its body that is damaged or severed.
=== Durability ===
Due to its regenerative abilities, the creature is effectively immune to any form of conventional weaponry. Despite its weakness towards warm temperatures, it still survived an explosion that completely destroyed a 1000 class train.
=== Intelligence ===
The creature shows an unusually high level of intelligence, as it managed to learn and even mimic Erika's behavior and personality only by watching her personal videos in just a few hours.
=== Weaknesses ===
As a cold-blooded creature, it is weakened by long-term exposure to high temperatures, causing the cells to solidify on basic prolonged exposure to fires.
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