A Xenomorph, the main species of the series.
For detailed information about this series, see: Xenopedia - The Alien vs. Predator Wiki
Alien, also known as Aliens, is a series by Ridley Scott and produced by Fox.
Films[]
- Alien (May 25th, 1979)
- Aliens (July 18th, 1986)
- Alien³ (May 22nd, 1992)
- Alien: Resurrection (November 26th, 1997)
- Alien vs. Predator (August 12th, 2004)
- Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (November 4th, 2007)
- Alien: Covenant (May 4th, 2017)
- Alien: Romulus (August 16th, 2024)
- Untitled Alien: Romulus Sequel (TBA)
TV[]
- Alien: Isolation (February 28th, 2019)
- Alien: Earth (August 12th, 2025 - Present)
Alien vs. Predator: Annihilation
Video Games[]
- Alien (November 1982) for Atari 2600
- Alien (1984) for Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC
- Aliens: The Computer Game (December 1986) for Amstrad CPC, Commodore 16, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum. Developed by Software Studios
- Aliens: The Computer Game (1986) for Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Apple IIe, Amstrad CPC, and MSX. Developed by Activision
- Aliens: Alien 2 (June 10th, 1987) for MSX
- Aliens (January 1990) for Arcade
- Alien³ (October 1992) for Sega Genesis, Amiga, Master System, Game Boy, NES, SNES, Commodore 64, and Game Gear
- Alien vs Predator (January 8th, 1993) for SNES
- Alien vs Predator: The Last of His Clan (September 24th, 1993) for Game Boy
- Alien³: The Gun (1993) for Arcade
- Alien vs. Predator (May 20th, 1994) for Arcade
- Alien vs Predator (October 20th, 1994) for Jaguar
- Aliens: A Comic Book Adventure (May 25th, 1995) for PC
- Alien Trilogy (February 29th, 1996) for PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and PC
- Aliens Online (April 16th, 1998) for PC
- Aliens Versus Predator (May 13th, 1999) for PC and MacOS
- Alien Resurrection (October 20th, 2000) for PlayStation
- Aliens: Thanatos Encounter (March 21st, 2001) for Game Boy Color
- Aliens Versus Predator 2 (October 22nd, 2001) for PC and MacOS
- Aliens Versus Predator 2: Primal Hunt (August 13th, 2002) for PC
- Aliens Versus Predator: Extinction (July 30th, 2003) for PlayStation 2 and Xbox
- Aliens: Unleashed (November 25th, 2003) for Mobile Phones
- Alien vs. Predator (August 19th, 2004) for Mobile Phones
- Alien vs. Predator (November 13th, 2004) for Mobile Phones
- Alien vs. Predator 3D (November 2005) for Mobile Phones
- Aliens: Extermination (October 2006) for Arcade
- Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (November 13th, 2007) for PlayStation Portable
- CR: Alien vs. Predator (2007) for Arcade
- AVP: PredAlien Builder and Game (2007) for Browsers
- AvP: VU (2007) for Browsers
- AVPR: Combat Evolved (2007) for Browsers
- Alien vs. Predator 2 2D: Requiem (2007) for Browsers
- Aliens vs. Predator (February 16th, 2010) for PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360
- Aliens: Infestation (September 29th, 2011) for Nintendo DS
- Aliens: Colonial Marines (February 12th, 2013) for PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360
- AVP: Evolution (February 28th, 2013) for iOS, Android, and Ouya
- Aliens: Armageddon (2014) for Arcade
- Alien: Isolation (October 7th, 2014) for PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Linux, MacOS, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android
- Alien: Covenant In Utero (May 11th, 2017) for PC
- Alien: Covenant (2017) for PC
- Alien: Descent (2018) for VR Devices
- Alien: Offworld Colony Simulator (2018) for Amazon Alexa
- Alien: Blackout (January 24th, 2019) for iOS and Android
- Aliens: Fireteam Elite (August 24th, 2021) for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC, and Nintendo Switch
- Aliens: Dark Descent (June 20th, 2023) for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC
- Alien: Rogue Incursion (December 19th, 2024) for PlayStation 5 and PC
Publications[]
Novels[]
- Aliens: Earth Hive (September 1st, 1992)
- Aliens: Nightmare Asylum (April 1st, 1993)
- Aliens: The Female War (July 1st, 1993)
- Aliens: Genocide (December 1st, 1993)
- Aliens: Alien Harvest (August 1st, 1995)
- Aliens: Rogue (November 1st, 1995)
- Aliens: Labyrinth (March 1st, 1996)
- Aliens: Music of the Spears (September 1st, 1996)
- Aliens: Berserker (August 28th, 1998)
- Aliens: Original Sin (November 15th, 2005)
- Aliens: DNA War (May 17th, 2006)
- Aliens: Cauldron (June 26th, 2007)
- Aliens: Steel Egg (November 13th, 2007)
- Aliens: Criminal Enterprise (January 9th, 2008)
- Aliens: No Exit (October 28th, 2008)
- Alien: Out of the Shadows (January 28th, 2014)
- Alien: Sea of Sorrows (July 25th, 2014)
- Alien: River of Pain (November 25th, 2014)
- Alien: Invasion (April 26th, 2016)
- Alien: Covenant - Origins (September 26th, 2017)
- Alien: The Cold Forge (April 24th, 2018)
- Alien: Echo (April 9th, 2019)
- Alien: Isolation (July 30th, 2019)
- Alien: Prototype (October 29th, 2019)
- Aliens: Phalanx (February 25th, 2020)
- Alien: Into Charybdis (February 23rd, 2021)
- Aliens: Infiltrator (April 20th, 2021)
- Alien³: The Unproduced First-Draft Screenplay (September 7th, 2021)
- Alien: Colony War (April 19th, 2022)
- Alien: Inferno's Fall (July 26th, 2022)
- Aliens: Vasquez (October 25th, 2022)
- Alien: Enemy of My Enemy (February 21st, 2023)
- Aliens: Bishop (December 5th, 2023)
- Alien: Uncivil War (July 30th, 2024)
Comics[]
- Superman / Aliens (May 23rd - July 1995)
- Batman / Aliens (March - April 1997)
- Green Lantern vs. Aliens (September - December 2000)
- Superman / Aliens II: God War (May - November 2002)
- Batman / Aliens II (December 2002 - February 2003)
- Superman and Batman versus Aliens and Predator (January - February 2007)
- Alien (March 24th, 2021 - February 7th, 2024)
- Aliens: Aftermath (July 14th, 2021)
- Alien Annual (July 20th, 2022 - October 4th, 2023)
- Alien: Black, White & Blood (February 21st - May 15th, 2024)
- Aliens: What If...? (March 6th - July 17th, 2024)
- Aliens vs. Avengers (August 28th, 2024 - June 18th, 2025)
- Alien: Romulus (October 23rd, 2024)
- Alien: Paradiso (December 11th, 2024 - April 9th, 2025)
Anthology[]
- Aliens: Bug Hunt (April 18th, 2017)
Tabletop Games[]
Board Games[]
- Alien (1979)
- Obcy (1988)
- Aliens: The Board Game (1989)
- Operation: Aliens (1993)
- Aliens (2001)
- Alien Skirmish (2004)
- Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2010)
- Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins (2015)
- Alien vs Predator: Alien Warriors Expansion (2015)
- Alien VS Predator: Unleashed (2017)
- Alien VS Predator: Hot Landing Zone (2019)
- Battle Yahtzee: Alien vs. Predator (2016)
- CLUE: Alien vs. Predator (2016)
- Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps (2020)
Role-Playing Games[]
- Aliens Adventure Game (1991)
- Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual (1995)
- Sundered Epochs: Aliens Versus Predator - Mars Patrol (1999)
- Sundered Epochs: Aliens Versus Predator - Alien Subversion (2000)
- Sundered Epochs: Aliens Versus Predator - The Hunt (2004)
- Aliens: Game Over (2004)
- Aliens Versus Predator (2009)
- Christmas on the Moon (2015)
- Alien: The Roleplaying Game (2019)
Card Games[]
- Aliens Predator Customizable Card Game (1997)
- Aliens Predator Customizable Card Game: Alien Resurrection Expansion Set (1998)
- Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)
- Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game Expansion (2016)
- Vs System 2PCG: The Alien Battles (2016)
Spin-Off[]
Links to Other Series[]
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Blade Runner | June 15, 1982 | Alien and Blade Runner both feature the location Purge 24556 DR 5. | 1 |
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Xevious | December 10, 1982 | The Solvalou from Xevious is based on the Nostromo from Alien. | 3 |
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off | June 11, 1986 | Alien is mentioned in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. | 2 |
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Contra | February 20, 1987 | The Contra series takes inspiration from the Alien series. | 3 |
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Spaceballs | June 24, 1987 | A chestburster appears in Spaceballs. | 3 |
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Snatcher | November 26, 1988 | A person dressed as Eiliyan, a parody of the Xenomorph from Alien, can be seen at "The Outer Heaven Show Pub" in the original versions of Snatcher. |
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Splatterhouse | July 31, 1989 | The Stage 3, Area 1 boss in Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti is a parody of the film Alien. On the North American and European Splatterhouse 2 boxart, there's a monster that strongly resembles an adult Xenomorph. | 3 |
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Predator (Fox) | August 18, 1989 | Alien vs. Predator is a comic crossover of both series which later expanded upon in games and films. | 1 |
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Spaced Invaders | April 27, 1990 | Kathy Hoxly is dressed up as a xenomorph in Spaced Invaders. | 2 |
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Strider | September 1990 | Stage 4 in Strider II bears similar design to areas in the Alien movies, as well as enemies resembling the Xenomorphs. | 3 |
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Metroid | August 26, 1991 | Some games in the Metroid series have plot elements similar to the Alien movies. | 3 |
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Lost Vikings | 1992 | The Lost Vikings features a reference to the movie Aliens. | 3 |
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Popeye | 1992 | Popeye 3: WrestleCrazy features a Xenomorph from Aliens. | 2 |
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Animaniacs | September 17, 1993 | Alien is parodied in the episode Taming of the Screwy. | 3 |
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Red Dwarf | October 7, 1993 | A Weyland-Yutani ship from Aliens appears in the Red Dwarf episode “Psirens”. | 1 |
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Superman | May 23, 1995 | Superman vs. Aliens is a crossover series between Superman and Alien. | 1 |
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Street Fighter | February 27, 1996 | Linn Kurosawa from Alien vs. Predator makes a background appearance in Ryu's stage in Street Fighter III and as a party guest in Street Fighter Alpha 2, while there's a Street Fighter billboard in Alien vs. Predator. |
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Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys | September 14, 1996 | Alien is parodied in the Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys episode Ape-lien. | 3 |
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Batman | March 12, 1997 | Batman and Aliens had a comic book crossover together called Batman/Aliens. | 1 |
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Friends | November 20, 1997 | Alien is mentioned in the Friends episode: "The One with Chandler in a Box". | 2 |
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WildC.A.T.s | September 2, 1998 | WildC.A.T.s and Aliens had a comic book crossover together called WildC.A.T.s/Aliens. | 1 |
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Soldier | October 23, 1998 | A M41A Pulse Rifle and USCM Smart Gun from Aliens is in Soldier. | 1 |
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South Park | July 14, 1999 | Eric Cartman was watching Aliens in the episode "Cat Orgy". |
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SpongeBob SquarePants | September 17, 1999 | The SpongeBob episode Sandy's Rocket feature references to Alien. | 3 |
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Cannon Spike | 2000 | Simone from Cannon Spike is designed after Lt. Linn Kurosawa from Alien vs. Predator. | 3 |
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Happy Tree Friends | February 4, 2000 | Pop's death in Havin' A Ball is similar to Thomas Murphy's death in Alien 3. | 3 |
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Terminator | April 26, 2000 | Xenomorphs fights The Terminator. | 1 |
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Spider-Man | August 30, 2000 | In the "What if?" mode from the Spider-Man 2000 video game, there are dialogue references to Alien. | 3 |
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Green Lantern | September 13, 2000 | Green Lantern Versus Aliens is a crossover series between Green Lantern and Alien. | 1 |
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Witchblade | December 2000 | Witchblade has a crossover with Alien in "Aliens/Predator/Witchblade/Darkness: Mindhunter Crossover". | 1 |
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Conker | March 5, 2001 | In Conker's Bad Fur Day there is a parody of the Xenomorphs from Alien. | 3 |
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Firefly (Fox) | December 20, 2002 | The Weyland-Yutani logo is seen on the cannon Malcolm Reynolds fires in Firefly "Serenity". | 1 |
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Judge Dredd | March 19, 2003 | Alien and Judge Dredd had a comic book crossover. | 1 |
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Angel (Warner Bros.) | January 14, 2004 | In Angel "Harm's Way", Weyland-Yutani is mentioned as a client of Wolfran and Hart. | 1 |
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I, Robot | August 5, 2004 | In the I, Robot film, a flashback shows Detective Spooner in a car accident, where a robot bears the Weyland-Yutani logo from the Alien series. | 1 |
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Robot Chicken | April 3, 2005 | Alien is parodied in the Robot Chicken episode "Piece Of The Action". | 2 |
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Namco × Capcom | May 26, 2005 | In Namco × Capcom Sylphie from Forgotten Worlds dresses up as Lt. Linn Kurosawa from Alien vs. Predator and performs her "Soukei Ha" technique. | 1 |
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How It Should Have Ended | February 28, 2006 | Ripley and Newt from Aliens appear in "How to Survive an Alien Attack". Aliens is parodied in "How Aliens Should Have Ended". | 3 |
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HorrorClix | August 30, 2006 | HorrorClix has a Alien vs. Predator pack | 1 |
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Black Butler | January 17, 2007 | A Xenomorph-like creature appears in Chapter 5 of Black Butler. | 3 |
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Superbad | August 17, 2007 | A penis drawing of the chestburster scene from Alien is shown in the credits of Superbad. | 3 |
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6teen | November 4, 2007 | The film Alien VS. Predator is mentioned in the 6teen episode Wrestlemania. | 2 |
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Angry Video Game Nerd | March 25, 2009 | The Angry Video Game Nerd reviews the Jaguar game Alien vs. Predator in the episode "Atari Jaguar Part 2" and the NES game Alien 3 in the episode "Alien 3". | 2 |
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Pilot and Huxley | August 1, 2009 | Alien is mentioned in Pilot & Huxley. | 2 |
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The Big Bang Theory | October 5, 2009 | Alien is referenced in the Big Bang Theory episode "The Gothowitz Deviation". | 2 |
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Planet 51 | November 20, 2009 | A dog-like species appear in Planet 51 based on the Alien creature. | 3 |
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Nostalgia Critic | May 8, 2012 | The Nostalgia Critic reviews "Alien Resurrection" along with "Alien vs. Predator". | 2 |
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Prometheus | May 30, 2012 | Prometheus is a spinoff of Alien. | 1 |
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Femme Fatales | June 22, 2012 | Alien is mentioned in the Femme Fatales episode "Killer Instinct". | 2 |
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Deep Space 69 | September 16, 2012 | Alien is parodied in the Deep Space 69 episode “The Crotch Hugger”. | 3 |
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Monica's Gang | December 2012 | Xenomorphs appear in Clássicos do Cinema - Turma da Mônica #35. | 2 |
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Three Flavours Cornetto | July 19, 2013 | Aliens is mentioned in The World’s End. | 2 |
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Wander Over Yonder | October 4, 2013 | The episode "The Pet" from Wander Over Yonder features several references to Alien. | 3 |
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Kill la Kill | January 30, 2014 | In Episode 16, a Xenomorph makes a cameo. | 1 |
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Broforce | April 7, 2014 | Ellen Ripbro is based on Ellen Ripley from the Alien film series | 3 |
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Team Fortress | September 17, 2014 | TF2 features a Xenomorph costume. | 3 |
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Daitomodachi | October 26, 2014 | Alien is parodied in the Daitomodachi episode "A Weeabo Halloween 2014". | 3 |
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Les Kassos | May 7, 2015 | Alien is parodied in Les Kassos. | 3 |
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My Hero Academia | June 5, 2015 | Mina Ashido's original superhero name showed an image that references the Xenomorphs in Alien. | 3 |
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Armada | July 14, 2015 | Aliens is mentioned several times in Armada, as are the character Ellen Ripley and the Sulaco ship from the series. | 2 |
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Dino Run | September 29, 2015 | Dino Run DX features a hat based on a Xenomorph. | 2 |
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Soldiers Inc. | November 10, 2015 | Soldiers Inc. had an Alien vs. Predator collaboration featuring clones of the Xenomorphs and Predators. | 1 |
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Deadpool | February 12, 2016 | Ripley from Alien 3 is mentioned in the Deadpool movie. | 2 |
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Mortal Kombat | March 1, 2016 | A Xenomorph appears as a DLC character in Mortal Kombat X: Kombat Pack 2. | 1 |
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Pinball FX | April 26, 2016 | Pinball tables based on Alien was added to the Pinball FX series starting with Pinball FX 2 that features characters from the series. | 1 |
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Rodeo Stampede | June 22, 2016 | The H.R. Tiger is a reference to Alien. | 3 |
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Clue | June 23, 2016 | Clue: Alien Vs. Predator is a format crossover between the two series. | 3 |
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Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion | July 4, 2016 | One of the cutout variants for Specimen 1 seen in the Endless Mode of Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion is a cartoon version of a Xenomorph from Alien. | 3 |
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Camp Camp | July 8, 2016 | An octopus with what looks like the head of a xenomorph can be found in the Camp Camp episode "Journey to Spooky Island". | 3 |
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Rick and Morty | May 13, 2017 | Rick and Morty meet a Facehugger in a commercial for Alien: Covenant. In the Rick and Morty Pilot, during the Interdimensional Customs scene, a silhouette of a Xenomorph appears. | 1 |
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2017 | A crossover between Star Trek and Alien titled Acceptable Losses was planned, but later scrapped. | ||
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Fallout | November 14, 2018 | In Fallout 76, at the AVR Medical Center, first floor, one can find a Jangles the Moon Monkey doll lying on a stretcher with a toy alien attached to its face. | 3 |
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Pokémon | March 22, 2020 | The character Visquez from the episode "Destination: Coronation!" of Pokémon Journeys is a parody of Private Vasquez from Aliens. | 3 |
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Resident Evil | April 3, 2020 | A movie poster referencing Alien appears in Resident Evil 3. | 3 |
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Fortnite | March 1, 2021 | Ripley and the Xenomorph from Alien appear in Fortnite. | 1 |
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Fall Guys | September 15, 2022 | A Xenomorph from Alien appears in Fall Guys, as a part of the Season 2 (2022) premium season pass. | 2 |
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Dead by Daylight | August 29, 2023 | Characters from Alien appear as DLC in Dead By Daylight. | 1 |
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Melvins Macabre | December 17, 2023 | An Alien vs. Predator game box is seen in the Melvins Macabre episode "NOSTALGIA". | 2 |
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Geometry Dash | December 19, 2023 | Geometry Dash features a robot skin based on a Xenomorph as part of a 2.2 update. | 3 |
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Avengers (Marvel) | August 28, 2024 | Aliens vs. Avengers is a crossover between the two series. | 1
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure | October 3, 1997 | Ellen Ripley appears in Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure. | 3 |
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Xbox Avatar appearances | February 11, 2013 | Props of Aliens: Colonial Marines are available for Xbox Avatars. | 1 |