WARNING: This article contains spoilers for the film Alien: Romulus.
With the premiere Alien: Romulus in cinemas, fans of the saga finally got the chance to enjoy the new part after Alien: Covenant back in 2017. Moreover, the reviews were very favorable, and the first days at the box office promise to be very good. The revival of the saga is consolidated thanks to the director’s new spin-off. Fede AlvarezThe Uruguayan pays tribute to all his predecessors, especially the first two, as well as the most beloved video games of fans of this horror and science fiction genre.
But the thing is, the director also made a bold decision. At the end of the film, he introduces nothing less than a new creature. A new, never-before-seen xenomorph, making its debut in Alien: Romulus. Although, as he demonstrates, it is equally deadly. Everything happens when Rain (Cailee Spaeny) gets the chance to take Kay (Isabela Merced) to the rescue ship. The latter is very badly injured, so she makes a terrible decision.
He has several vials of a black compound. It is distilled xenomorph DNA. When injected, it makes the creature that receives it virtually immune to everything. The experiment in Alien: Romulus It even shows a rat being crushed, but still resurrected and quickly recovering. But then the audience watches in horror as the side effects unfold. Kay He doesn’t know, so he decides to enter it to stay alive.
The Birth of a New Monster
But it turns out the young woman was pregnant. And when you inject the serum into her body, it somehow bonds with the fetus. Moments later, her belly swells, and amidst terrible suffering, she gives birth to an acid-blackened egg. What appears to be a human baby emerges from within. But it soon evolves, becoming the ultimate threat. Alien: Romulus. In just a few minutes, it transforms into a giant humanoid creature with a huge thirst for blood. This is the new hybrid xenomorph.
This is not the first time the saga Stranger represents a similar creature. Already in Alien Resurrection a hybrid of a monster and a human appeared. But its appearance was radically different. The former looked very much like a traditional xenomorph, while the latter Alien: Romulus Its aesthetics are much closer to human, and also combine the features of the Engineers from the film. PrometheusAt this point, his face shows expressions and emotions, making him look extremely sinister and devilish.
It has a jagged appendage coming out of its mouth, like a normal xenomorph. The new creature feeds on the blood of its victims, as seen when it kills its own mother and begins draining her in front of horrified humans. Rain. In addition, in a cruel outcome Alien: Romulus shows what it can do. It is a monster with the same killer instinct as its alien cousin. It is extremely fast and stealthy, hiding between the shadows of the escaping ship and the cargo container to attack the protagonist from behind.
It also has great strength as it can destroy synthetics in one move. Andywho could hold an elevator with his bare hands just a few minutes ago. And this hybrid xenomorph is, above all, unusually resilient. When Rain He has one last trap, he rushes into the void of space. But he achieves what none of his predecessors have achieved. He is able to survive as if nothing happened, even in such extreme conditions. He attaches his tail to a cargo container and from there attacks again. RainThe young woman manages to get rid of it only at the last moment, throwing it towards the asteroid belt.
Will the new xenomorph return?
At the end Alien: RomulusThe monster crashes into an asteroid with a cargo container. At first glance, it seems like certain death. But, as in any movie, without a body, nothing can be taken for granted. Early in the movie, it turns out that xenomorphs can survive in space with minimal vital signs. This new monster, in turn, tolerates the temperature and lack of oxygen without problems.
Its great resilience due to mutations makes it seem like it may have survived the disaster. It’s too early to know at this point, but yes. Alien: Romulus If the film is successful, Disney may greenlight a new installment. And if so, there’s a chance the hybrid will be brought back for another hunt. Whether it’s the same monster or a similarly created one, the saga now has another creature to give the main characters and viewers nightmares.
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