Alien: Resurrection (1997)
Newborn
Pale skin, prominent eyes and a humanoid face. This is the result of an experiment, and not the next stage of an adult xenomorph.
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Role in history
The mixing of biology turns the question of motherhood into a final conflict.
Place
AURIGA / 2381
Where did it appear?
Hive on Auriga.
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Carrier
The mother is a cloned queen of Auriga, altered by human DNA.
Denouement
Born from the altered queen, kills her and treats Ripley #8 as a mother. On Betty, Ripley creates a hole through which the hybrid dies when depressurized.
Development
- Cloning Ripley No. 8
- Changed Queen
- Development in the uterus
- Live birth
- Newborn
Dossier boundaries
Ripley No. 8 is the carrier of the cloned queen. Newborn himself is born by the queen: these are two different links.