Alien

Biodata

Power Progression

Appearance

Mature Aliens are dark, glossy creatures with elongated heads, iron-hard carapaces, sharp teeth, clawed limbs, long tails, and a second toothed tongue capable of striking at extreme speed. 19 27 32

• Mature specimens vary in size; one that attacked Zhan Lan was about two metres tall and over three metres long. 22
• A mature Alien's body is described as thick and pitch-black, “like black iron.” 32
• The Queen is a colossal black creature, roughly three times an ordinary Alien's size and observed at seven to eight metres tall. 36 38
• Alien eggs are oval, organ-like objects embedded in the nest's secretions. 37

Abilities & Skills

Parasitic Reproduction

Aliens reproduce by using living creatures as hosts. The Initial Form attaches to a victim and implants the developing Alien inside them; the resulting Juvenile Form later bursts through the host's chest. 14

• Living hosts are required for larvae to develop into new Aliens. 26
• A parasitized human can become a new Alien within several dozen minutes to several hours. 37
• The Queen produces eggs and maintains a colony structure in which only one Queen is expected aboard the enclosed merchant ship. 18 37
• The Queen had laid dozens of eggs shortly before the survivors entered the nest. 37

Extreme Physical Combat Ability

Mature Aliens are purpose-built predators whose claws, tail, jaws, and inner tongue can kill or incapacitate humans almost instantly. 19 22

• Their long tongues can pierce metal and extend at nearly pistol-bullet speed. 27
• A mature Alien dragged Li Xiaoyi away despite his desperate resistance, while three others tore him apart. 19 20
• An Alien's tail can penetrate steel doors and inflict severe wounds even on Zheng Zha's enhanced body. 22 32
• Zheng Zha could only match an Alien's speed while his Gene Lock was active. 22
• Aliens can track and be lured by the scent of Alien blood. 27 30

Corrosive Biology

Alien blood and nest secretions are highly corrosive, making direct attacks and confinement dangerous. 25 27

• Alien blood can corrode through containment barriers and doors. 25 35
• The nest's secretions coat floors, walls, and ceilings; while weaker than Alien blood, they remain corrosive enough to require sealed clothing. 27 36 37
• The team feared that a wounded Queen's blood could breach the merchant ship's hull and expose everyone to space. 36

Defensive Carapace

The mature Alien's shell provides substantial protection, while the Queen's armor is resistant to ordinary firearms. 32 39

• Spiral Thorns embedded only partway into a mature Alien's body despite striking vital areas. 32
• Submachine-gun fire bounced off the Queen's carapace, producing sparks without penetrating it. 39
• Once the Queen's waist shell was blown away by an internal explosion, rifle fire could damage the exposed area. 40

Story Role

• The Main God's altered Alien One mission required the team to kill the Alien, but evidence soon revealed that the merchant ship contained multiple larvae and an Alien Queen rather than the single Alien of the original film. 14 17 18
• A mature Alien abducted Li Xiaoyi, after which three Aliens killed and consumed him in a corridor. 19 20
• An Alien gravely wounded and dragged Zhan Lan away. Zheng Zha pursued it, fought it with steel bars while his Gene Lock activated, and received 500 Reward Points for killing it. 21 22 23
• Chu Xuan's group used Alien blood as bait to draw several Aliens into corridors and seal them behind isolation walls; Zheng Zha later recognized that their corrosive blood could allow them to escape containment. 27 30 31
• After the remaining ordinary Aliens were killed, the survivors entered the nest, destroyed hatching eggs and larvae, and confronted the Queen. 35 36 37
• The Queen overwhelmed the group, severely injuring Zero Point, Chu Xuan, Zheng Zha, and others. Zheng Zha ultimately destroyed its head with a Spiral Thorn bomb, dying in the blast before the Main God restored the team. 39 40 41