Xenomorph XX121

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## Xenomorph XX121

### Distinctions

* Acidic Blood
* Endoparasitic reproduction
* Agility
* Climbing Skills

### Notable individuals

Nostromo Xenomorph
Sevastopol Xenomorph
Ripley 8
The Newborn
Sulaco Xenomorph

### Also known as

Internecivus raptus
Linguafoeda acheronsis
Xenomorph
Xeno
Bug
Alien
Morph
X-ray
Snatcher
Encephalopod
Serpent
Kiande amedha ("hard meat" in Yautja language)
Demon (Ataegina)
Plagiarus praepotens

> You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? Perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility. I admire its purity. A survivor. Unclouded by conscience, remorse...or delusions of morality.
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**Xenomorph XX121** (also referred to as simply **Xenomorph** or the **Alien**) is a species of humanoid, endoparasitic extraterrestrial life forms. It is the main and titular antagonist of the Alien franchise.

## Xenomorph Life Cycle

The Xenomorph has multiple stages in its life. The cycle of the Drone alien is the most common. When an Ovomorph senses a life form nearby, it opens its petal-like tip, and a Facehugger jumps out onto the human's face, knocking it unconscious. Later on, the human wakes up. As the Facehugger rests on your face, it feeds you oxygen and a Chestburster larva into the victim using its proboscis. Afterwards, it comes off and dies. The larva later requires food, therefore making the body hungry. Instead of the food going to the stomach, it goes directly to the chestburster. This makes it ready. It then bursts its way out through the chest and runs away. It then grows into an adult Xenomorph within 1 hour to 24 hours. On most occasions, it would take a few hours for a Xenomorph to grow up into a Queen, but sometimes, it would take a few days. The Xenomorph Queen then lays Ovomorphs, and the cycle repeats.

## Gender

The gender of Xenomorphs is very unclear but many people think that the xenomorph is hermaphroditic.

## Habitat

Xenomorph habitats are their hives. The Xenomorphs’ hives are made out of gelatinous material. This material is known to be dried Xenomorph Drone vomit and the same material is used to make “webbing”.

## Acidic Blood

Xenomorphs have highly acidic blood, which can be used as a convenient defence mechanism for predators. This was used when the doctors tried to remove the Facehugger off Kane by piercing a hole in its skin in Alien.

## Inner Jaw

The inner jaw is a known distinction of a xenomorph. The inner jaw is a white extendible mouth behind the xenomorph's teeth. The power of the inner jaw is strong enough to smash skulls and metal walls.

## Trivia

* Xenomorphs have highly acidic blood, which can be used as a convenient defence mechanism for predators.
* Xenomorphs blend in with the colour of its hives, so they can perfectly hide themselves from any threats.
* The inner jaw is a known distinction of a xenomorph. The inner jaw is a white extendible mouth behind the xenomorph's teeth. The power of the inner jaw is strong enough to smash skulls and metal walls.
* Xenomorph's fingers vary from 4 to 6 throughout the franchise.
* In the behind the scenes of the Alien franchise, the inner jaw prop was made out of recycled condoms.
* Xenomorphs have "eyes" under their visor. These are not eyes, but sensors.

## Theories

#### **The Xenomorphs Aren't Evil**

A theory suggests that Xenomorphs aren't evil creatures. The aliens kill for food and also because they see everything as a threat. In *Alien*, they only needed to kill Kane because it was a part of their life cycle. They killed Lambert, Parker, and Brett for food. The Xenomorphs killed the colonial marines because they believed that they were invading their home. In Alien: Covenant, the Neomorph only killed Rosenthal after she reached for a gun. The Neomorph and the Preatomorph also trusted David because he didn't hurt them.

## Other Species

### **Information**

#### Facehugger Types

##### **Facehugger**

The **Facehugger** is the second stage in the Xenomorph life cycle. It leaps onto a human's face and implants a standard chestburster embryo inside.

##### **Planet 4 Facehugger**

As seen in Alien: Covenant, the **Planet 4 Facehuggers** the second stage in the Preatomorph life cycle. It leaps onto a human's face and implants a Praetomorph embryo inside.

##### **Queen Facehugger**

The **Queen Facehugger** is a type of facehugger capable of impregnating a Xenomorph Queen.

#### **Xenomorph** types

##### Drone

**Drone Xenomorphs** are the most common species of Xenomorph in the Alien franchise.

##### Deacon

The **Deacon** was a variation of Xenomorph born from and Engineer seen in the movie, *Prometheus* (2012).

##### Queen

A **Xenomorph Queen** is the last stage of the **Xenomorph** Life Cycle.

##### Runner

The **Runner Xenomorphs**, also called the **Runners**, **Quadrupedal Xenomorphs**, **Dogs** or the **Cow Xenomorphs** are a species of **Xenomorph** born from a dog, cow, ox or any quadrupedal animal.

##### Neomorph

The **Neomorph** (also known as the **Heompf**) is a **Xenomorph** type born on Planet 4.

##### Preatomorph

The **Praetomorph** is a species of **Xenomorph** created by David on Planet 4. It is possible that David made the Praetomorphs using Elizabeth Shaw's organs.

## Appearances

### TV

* Alien
* Aliens
* Alien³
* Alien: Resurrection
* Prometheus
* Alien: Covenant

### Game

* Alien
* Alien
* Alien

## Citations

1. ↑ Called the Alien by multiple movie titles and characters.
2. ↑ Ovomorphs, Facehuggers, Chestbursters, Adult Drone, Xenomorph Queen.
3. ↑ Presumably. It has the most appearances.
4. ↑ A proboscis is a tube-shaped nose, similar to an elephant's trunk.
5. ↑ As seen in *Alien* (1979) when the Facehugger that attacked Kane falls on Ellen Ripley as a dead body.
6. ↑ It's seen in Alien, but rejected in any other movie, like Aliens, Alien3, Alien: Ressurection, Alien VS Predator, Aliens VS Predator: Requiem, the Trilobites in *Prometheus*, and the Planet 4 Facehuggers in Alien: Covenant.