12. Alien: Where do the aliens come from, were they geneticallyengineered?
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This article is from the Alien Movies FAQ, by Darryll Hobsonand Eelko de Vos E.W.C.deVos@TWI.TUDelft.NL with numerous contributions by others.
12. Alien: Where do the aliens come from, were they geneticallyengineered?
- They could have been genetically engineered due to their (seemingly
unnatural) ability to adapt to new environments.
- They could be bio-weapons on the basis of the fact that their parasitic
nature is too violent and unsupportive of the host. An organism which
destroys its habitat (in this case it's host, whatever kind of organism it
is) would very quickly makes itself extinct.
- The aliens could be a parasite of the galaxy. They serve as much purpose
as a mosquito does on earth.
- If we maintain H.R. Giger's original idea of the alien eggs coming from an
infection (a possibility that is explored in the Brett-egg scene cut from
"ALIEN"), then the thousands of eggs on the derelict space craft in "ALIEN"
could have come from some form of plague.
- It has been suggested (by Dark Horse comics) that the Predators created the
aliens for hunting purposes.
- It also has been suggested that the Predators plant the aliens on planets,
so that if they come back after some time, the aliens have built some hives
and they can hunt them all down. The Predators might have found the aliens
on one of their hunts on some far off planet.
- For some detailed suggestions/information concerning the alien lifeform,
read the last part of the FAQ.
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