Alien: Covenant (2017)
Ledward's Neomorph
A pale juvenile with spines, aggressive immediately after birth. The usual egg and face-hugger are absent in its development.
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Role in history
Shows the danger of an infected environment.
Place
PLANET 4 / 2104
Where did it appear?
Medical bay of the lander on Planet 4.
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Carrier
Ledward; microparticles enter the ear.
Denouement
Exits through Ledward's back in the lander's medical bay. In the released film, her story ends when the module explodes; the escape from the novelization is not used here.
Development
- Infected growths
- Microparticles
- Ledward
- Exit through the back
- Fast growth
Dossier boundaries
One of two individuals. Backburster is a designation for a mode of birth, not a specific species.