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In Aliens, how many people were on LV-426 before the Marines arrived?
Have the Colonial Marines met the Aliens before?In the Aliens franchise how could the hive possibly survive?In the Alien universe, were other extra-terrestrials encountered before The Alien?Is there an in-universe canonical explanation as to why some of the crew in “Aliens” were oblivious of who Ripley was after coming out of hypersleep?How did the queen get on to the ship in Aliens?How did an Alien egg get aboard the Sulaco in Aliens movie?Were Weyland-Yutani negligent or deliberately unprepared for the events of Aliens?In the Aliens movie (1986), why did the colonial marines leave the pilots behind on the dropship?How is Prometheus related to the Aliens, and how were the Aliens created?How did the nuclear reactor in Aliens (1986) explode like a nuclear bomb?
At the beginning of "Aliens" during Ripley's hearing she is told there are 60-70 families on LV-426 but is it know how many people in total? This would then reflect the maximum number of Xenomorphs the Colonial Marines sent to investigate could encounter.
I would guess that some of the colonists died fighting the Xenomorphs, so not all would have been impregnated, but there could still have been upwards of 150 aliens 'hibernating' when the Marines arrived?
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At the beginning of "Aliens" during Ripley's hearing she is told there are 60-70 families on LV-426 but is it know how many people in total? This would then reflect the maximum number of Xenomorphs the Colonial Marines sent to investigate could encounter.
I would guess that some of the colonists died fighting the Xenomorphs, so not all would have been impregnated, but there could still have been upwards of 150 aliens 'hibernating' when the Marines arrived?
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At the beginning of "Aliens" during Ripley's hearing she is told there are 60-70 families on LV-426 but is it know how many people in total? This would then reflect the maximum number of Xenomorphs the Colonial Marines sent to investigate could encounter.
I would guess that some of the colonists died fighting the Xenomorphs, so not all would have been impregnated, but there could still have been upwards of 150 aliens 'hibernating' when the Marines arrived?
alien-franchise aliens-1986
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At the beginning of "Aliens" during Ripley's hearing she is told there are 60-70 families on LV-426 but is it know how many people in total? This would then reflect the maximum number of Xenomorphs the Colonial Marines sent to investigate could encounter.
I would guess that some of the colonists died fighting the Xenomorphs, so not all would have been impregnated, but there could still have been upwards of 150 aliens 'hibernating' when the Marines arrived?
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The film script for Aliens indicates that there were 157 colonists, plus Rebecca "Newt" Jorden, making up 158 in total.
RIPLEY: But they will know about it, Burke. From me. Just like they'll know how you were responsible for the deaths of one hundred and fifty-seven colonists here --
Although we do see some evidence of a fight between the colonists and the xenomorphs, without advanced weaponry or military training, there's really no good reason to assume that any of the colonists fought 'to the death' during the Xenomorph attack. This would make the maximum number of xenomorphs that the Colonial Marines were potentially facing the full 157.
That being said, in the comic book extension to the films; Aliens: Newt's Tale, we see the takeover of Hadley's Hope. During the fight between colonists and the aliens, there are at least three obvious fatalities, including Newt's mother, dragging the number of xenomorph hosts down to the low 150s.
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feel like an idiot, should have known that!!! Watching Special Edition just now.
– Seamusthedog
8 hours ago
@Lexible - I'm reasonably sure that that's what I wrote. - "During the fight between colonists and the aliens, there are at least three obvious fatalities, including Newt's mother, dragging the number of xenomorph hosts down to the low 150s."
– Valorum
5 hours ago
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Potentially there were pets and livestock in the colony as well though?
– s3raph86
4 hours ago
Ugh... you are right, and my brain is extra fried today.
– Lexible
3 hours ago
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The film script for Aliens indicates that there were 157 colonists, plus Rebecca "Newt" Jorden, making up 158 in total.
RIPLEY: But they will know about it, Burke. From me. Just like they'll know how you were responsible for the deaths of one hundred and fifty-seven colonists here --
Although we do see some evidence of a fight between the colonists and the xenomorphs, without advanced weaponry or military training, there's really no good reason to assume that any of the colonists fought 'to the death' during the Xenomorph attack. This would make the maximum number of xenomorphs that the Colonial Marines were potentially facing the full 157.
That being said, in the comic book extension to the films; Aliens: Newt's Tale, we see the takeover of Hadley's Hope. During the fight between colonists and the aliens, there are at least three obvious fatalities, including Newt's mother, dragging the number of xenomorph hosts down to the low 150s.
answered 9 hours ago
ValorumValorum
410k11029773199
feel like an idiot, should have known that!!! Watching Special Edition just now.
– Seamusthedog
8 hours ago
@Lexible - I'm reasonably sure that that's what I wrote. - "During the fight between colonists and the aliens, there are at least three obvious fatalities, including Newt's mother, dragging the number of xenomorph hosts down to the low 150s."
– Valorum
5 hours ago
1
Potentially there were pets and livestock in the colony as well though?
– s3raph86
4 hours ago
Ugh... you are right, and my brain is extra fried today.
– Lexible
3 hours ago
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The film script for Aliens indicates that there were 157 colonists, plus Rebecca "Newt" Jorden, making up 158 in total.
RIPLEY: But they will know about it, Burke. From me. Just like they'll know how you were responsible for the deaths of one hundred and fifty-seven colonists here --
Although we do see some evidence of a fight between the colonists and the xenomorphs, without advanced weaponry or military training, there's really no good reason to assume that any of the colonists fought 'to the death' during the Xenomorph attack. This would make the maximum number of xenomorphs that the Colonial Marines were potentially facing the full 157.
That being said, in the comic book extension to the films; Aliens: Newt's Tale, we see the takeover of Hadley's Hope. During the fight between colonists and the aliens, there are at least three obvious fatalities, including Newt's mother, dragging the number of xenomorph hosts down to the low 150s.
answered 9 hours ago
ValorumValorum
410k11029773199
feel like an idiot, should have known that!!! Watching Special Edition just now.
– Seamusthedog
8 hours ago
@Lexible - I'm reasonably sure that that's what I wrote. - "During the fight between colonists and the aliens, there are at least three obvious fatalities, including Newt's mother, dragging the number of xenomorph hosts down to the low 150s."
– Valorum
5 hours ago
1
Potentially there were pets and livestock in the colony as well though?
– s3raph86
4 hours ago
Ugh... you are right, and my brain is extra fried today.
– Lexible
3 hours ago
add a comment |
The film script for Aliens indicates that there were 157 colonists, plus Rebecca "Newt" Jorden, making up 158 in total.
RIPLEY: But they will know about it, Burke. From me. Just like they'll know how you were responsible for the deaths of one hundred and fifty-seven colonists here --
Although we do see some evidence of a fight between the colonists and the xenomorphs, without advanced weaponry or military training, there's really no good reason to assume that any of the colonists fought 'to the death' during the Xenomorph attack. This would make the maximum number of xenomorphs that the Colonial Marines were potentially facing the full 157.
That being said, in the comic book extension to the films; Aliens: Newt's Tale, we see the takeover of Hadley's Hope. During the fight between colonists and the aliens, there are at least three obvious fatalities, including Newt's mother, dragging the number of xenomorph hosts down to the low 150s.
answered 9 hours ago
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The film script for Aliens indicates that there were 157 colonists, plus Rebecca "Newt" Jorden, making up 158 in total.
RIPLEY: But they will know about it, Burke. From me. Just like they'll know how you were responsible for the deaths of one hundred and fifty-seven colonists here --
Although we do see some evidence of a fight between the colonists and the xenomorphs, without advanced weaponry or military training, there's really no good reason to assume that any of the colonists fought 'to the death' during the Xenomorph attack. This would make the maximum number of xenomorphs that the Colonial Marines were potentially facing the full 157.
That being said, in the comic book extension to the films; Aliens: Newt's Tale, we see the takeover of Hadley's Hope. During the fight between colonists and the aliens, there are at least three obvious fatalities, including Newt's mother, dragging the number of xenomorph hosts down to the low 150s.
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feel like an idiot, should have known that!!! Watching Special Edition just now.
– Seamusthedog
8 hours ago
@Lexible - I'm reasonably sure that that's what I wrote. - "During the fight between colonists and the aliens, there are at least three obvious fatalities, including Newt's mother, dragging the number of xenomorph hosts down to the low 150s."
– Valorum
5 hours ago
1
Potentially there were pets and livestock in the colony as well though?
– s3raph86
4 hours ago
Ugh... you are right, and my brain is extra fried today.
– Lexible
3 hours ago
add a comment |
feel like an idiot, should have known that!!! Watching Special Edition just now.
– Seamusthedog
8 hours ago
@Lexible - I'm reasonably sure that that's what I wrote. - "During the fight between colonists and the aliens, there are at least three obvious fatalities, including Newt's mother, dragging the number of xenomorph hosts down to the low 150s."
– Valorum
5 hours ago
1
Potentially there were pets and livestock in the colony as well though?
– s3raph86
4 hours ago
Ugh... you are right, and my brain is extra fried today.
– Lexible
3 hours ago
feel like an idiot, should have known that!!! Watching Special Edition just now.
– Seamusthedog
8 hours ago
feel like an idiot, should have known that!!! Watching Special Edition just now.
– Seamusthedog
8 hours ago
@Lexible - I'm reasonably sure that that's what I wrote. - "During the fight between colonists and the aliens, there are at least three obvious fatalities, including Newt's mother, dragging the number of xenomorph hosts down to the low 150s."
– Valorum
5 hours ago
@Lexible - I'm reasonably sure that that's what I wrote. - "During the fight between colonists and the aliens, there are at least three obvious fatalities, including Newt's mother, dragging the number of xenomorph hosts down to the low 150s."
– Valorum
5 hours ago
1
1
Potentially there were pets and livestock in the colony as well though?
– s3raph86
4 hours ago
Potentially there were pets and livestock in the colony as well though?
– s3raph86
4 hours ago
Ugh... you are right, and my brain is extra fried today.
– Lexible
3 hours ago
Ugh... you are right, and my brain is extra fried today.
– Lexible
3 hours ago
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