The Alien Saga Dictionary and Who is Who!
Numbers
12: 12 aliens in Rez
85: Aaron's IQ. Also his nick.
LV-426: Offical name of the planet where the alien was first encountered.
A
Aaron: see 85
Acid for blood: The alien speices has acid for blood.
Alien (1): The first movie
Alien (2): Very hostile creature
Alien 3: The third movie
Alien 4: The forth movie, aka Alien Resurrection
Aliens: The second movie
Aliens vs. Predator: see AVP
Andrews: The Warden of Fury
Apone: The Captain of the marines.
Archeron: The nick of see LV-426
Arthur: X-Con
Ash: Crazed synthetic person in 1
Auriga: Name of the military spacelab in Rez
AVP: Aliens Vs. Predator, a computer game
B
Badeu, Bolaji: the dude inside the alien in alien
Betty, The: The smuggler's ship in Rez.
Biehn, Michael: Actor often found in Cameron movies. In Aliens as Hicks, Dwayne
Bishop: The friendly android in Aliens and a tiny appearance in Alien 3
Bishop II: Not so friendly android designer.
Boggs: X-Con in 3
Booze: consumed by Call, Johner and Christie in Rez while they're watching TV-Shop
Brandywine: Production company
Brennen, Paul: Actor in 3. Played Troy.
Brett: Mechanic in 1
Brown, Ralph: Actor. Played not quite loved sub-warden Aaron, aka 85
Buggy, Niall: Actor. Played Eric
C
Call, Annalee: Mechanic onboard the Betty with a secret
Cameron, James: Director of Aliens and also classics as Terminator, Terminator 2, The Abyss and Titanic
Cartwright, Weronica: Actress in Alien. Originally cast to play Ripley.
Chase, Carl: Actor. Played Frank in 3
Chestburster: Third stage of development of the alien. The embryo punches a hole in the chest and forces it's way out.
Christie: Merchenary onboard the Betty
Clemens: Unlucky doc in Alien 3
Clone: A genetically identical copy of a living being.
Cloning: The art of see Clone. A tecnique mastered in Rez
Company, The: see Weyland Yutami
Corona: The long scull of the alien
Cow: The original script host of the Panther
Cruz, Raymond: Actor who played DiStephano
Cryostasis: The body of a traveller is 'freezed', making long and boring journeys through space much shorter. It is like sleeping. Often called Hypersleep
Cryotube: A device in which you can attain Cryostasis
Crowe: Marine in Aliens
CTV: Commercial Towing Vehicle. The Nostromo
D
Dallas: The captain of the Nostronomo
Dance, Charles: Actor. Plays Clemens
Davis, Philip: Actor who played Kevin in 3
Dillon: Leader of the X-Cons
DiStephano: Renegade soldier.
Dourdan, Gary: Actor who played Christie
Dourif, Brad: Actor who played Dr. Gediman
Drake: Badass marine in Aliens
Drinking: see Booze
Drool: Amount increases with every movie
Dutton, Charles S.: Actor. See Dillon
E
Egg: First stage in the alien development. Hosts the facehugger.
Elevator: Device who fills people with horror. Alien Queens ride it...
Elgyn: Leader of the smugglers in Rez
Eric: X-Con
Exoskeleton: Skeleton on the outside such as insects.
F
Facehugger: Second stage of the development of the alien. This creature places an egg in the chest of the host.
Fairbank, Chris: Actor who played Murphy
Father: Name of main computer in Rez
Ferro: Pilot in Aliens.
Fields, Christopher John: Actor who played Rains
Fincher, David: Director of Alien 3
Fiorina 161: Prison planet. Aka Fury
Fire: Only thing the aliens are mildly scared of.
Flame-thrower: much used weapon because of See Fire.
Flowers, Kim: Actress who played Hillard
Frank: X-Con
Freeman, J.E.: Actor who played Dr. Wren
Frost: Marine in Aliens
Fury: See Firoina 161
G
Gediman, dr.: Mad scientist in Rez
Giger, H.R.: The artist who originally made the alien and the alien spacecraft.
Giger's Necronomicon: Art book presented for Ridley Scott, who loved the pictures Necronom IV and Necronom V and wanted the alien to be based on those pictures
Glover, Brian: Now deseased actor who played Andrews
Goldstein, Jeanette: Actress who played Vasquez
Golic: Fruitcake X-Con
Gorman: "The new leutenant" who in the end had some balls!
Gregor: X-Con
Gremlins connection, The: Noticed who like the gremlins' eggs and the aliens' eggs are?
Grey: The greyish alien encountered in Alien
Guinness, Peter: Actor who played Gregor.
H
Hadley's Hope: The name of the colony on the desolated planet (Archeron/LV-426).
Headache, pain in the chest, caughing, feeling miserable: symptoms of acute impregnation
Hedaya, Dan: Actor who played General Perez
Henn, Carrie: On the silver screen just once - as Newt
Henriksen, Lance: Actor. Plays Bishop
Herbert, Leon: Actor who played Boggs
Hibernation: The alien is able to hibernate in most (possible all) of it's life.
Hicks, Dwayne: Popular marine played by Michael Biehn
Hillard: The pilot and Elgyn's lover in Rez
Hiller, Collette: Actress. Played pilot Ferro
Hive (1): The 'home' of the aliens
Hive (2): The aliens who lives in hives
Hobby (Ripley's): Killing aliens
Holm, Ian: Actor. Played Ash
Hope, William: Actor. Played Gorman
Host: Person with alien embryo inside. This is 100% lethal. If you are a host, you will die.
Hurt, John: Actor. Played Kane
Hypersleep: See Cryostasis
I
I don't trust anyone: said originally by Cpt. Dallas about Ash and requoted by Christie about all.
In space noone can hear you scream: tagline for Alien
J
Jeunet, Jean-Pierre: The director of Rez
Johner: Badass merchenary in Rez
Jones: Ripley's cat in Alien and Aliens
Jonesy: see Jones
Jude: X-Con
Junior: X-Con
K
Kane: First victim of the alien - ever
Kash, Daniel: Actor. Played Spunkmeyer
Kevin: X-Con
Killing: most of the time
Kotto, Yaphet: Actor. Played Parker
L
Lambert: Character in Alien played by Cartwritght
Lovecraftian Story: Story with these guidelines: up to 10 people are confined to one area when something starts to kill them. Examples of this are the Alien movies, Screamers, Event Horizon and many more.
M
Mantle, Clive: Actor who played William
Matthews, Al: Actor. Played Apone
McCallany, Holt: Actor who played Junior
McGann, Paul: Actor who played x-con Golic
Memory: First workingtitle on Alien
Moebius: Cartoonist who is famous for his series 'Blueberry'. Made the Nostromo and the spacesuits.
Morse: Only survivor of Fiorina 161
Mother: Nostronomo main computer
Murphy: X-Con
Murphy's Law: Everything that might fuck up, fucks up. Happens often in the Alien Saga
N
Narcissus: The escape pod in Alien
Necronom IV: First and original alien picture
Necronom V: Second alien picture. Featured in See Giger's Necronomicon
Newborn: New, very ugly creature featured in Rez.
Newt: Survivor in Aliens, dead in 3
Nicoli, Vincenzio: Actor who played X-Con Jude
Nitrogen, Liquid: Used for punishing aliens
Nostromo: The Ship in Alien. Taken from a novel by Joseph Conrad
O
O'Bannon, Dan: He who wrote Alien and created Ripley.
Oparei, Dhobi: Actor who played Arthur
Orser, Leland: Actor who played Purvis
P
Panther: The pantherlike alien of Alien 3
Parker: Mechanic on the Nostronomo
Paxton, Bill: Successfull actor. Played Hudson.
Perez, General: Big man on the Auriga
Perlman, Ron: Acted the character of Johner.
Petals, egg: The petals is the part of the egg which opens, letting the hugger out. The petals were sensored in alien. They looked too much like a vagina.
Pinon, Dominique: Actor who played paralyzed Vreiss
Pulse Rifle: Firearm often used against aliens.
Purvis: Doomed survivor in Rez
Q
Queen: Huge, egglaying, dominant alien.
R
Rez: Resurrection, Alien
Ripley 8: the see clone of see Ripley, Ellen
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Ripley, Ellen: The leading character
Ryder, Winona: Doe-eyed actress in Rez.
Rolston, Mark: Actor. Played Drake
Ross, Ricco: Actor. Played Frost.
S
Scott, Ridley: Director of Alien and also classics as Blade Runner, Thelma and Louise and several more.
Scull, human: The face of the alien is modelled over a real human scull.
Second gen: Second generation androids, an android build by androids
Self destruct sequence: device to blow up ships in case you get an alien on board. Of course impossible to stop. KABOOM!
Sex: Not much
Skerrit, Tom: The actor portraiting Dallas
Slime: Tell-tale sign the alien is close. amount increases with every movie.
Smoking: Ripley did it but quit sometimes in the early 90's...
Space Jockey: The alien who piloted the alien space ship in Alien
Spike: The rottweiler in 3
Spunkmeyer: Small character in Aliens
Stanton, Harry Dean: Actor, played Brett
Starbeast: Second worktitle for Alien
Starship Troopers: Novella read by the 'marines' in Aliens in order of preparing them for their role as space marines.
Steedman: Actor who played Wierzbowski.
Stinger: The sharp edge of the alien's tail
Sulaco: The spaceship in Aliens and the start of Alien 3
T
Tipping, Tip: Now deseased stuntman gone acting. Here as Crowe
The 8. Passenger: Norwegian tagline on Alien (Den 8. Passasjer)
The bitch is back: Tagline on 3
Third Junction: The junction ctp. Dallas is killed
This time it's war!: Aliens tagline.
Tounge: The alien's tounge is a killing weapon!
Translucent: The alien was first planned translucent. Due to problems with the material, this plan was abandoned.
Troy: X-Con
Twentieth (20th)Century Fox: The company who has made the alien saga.
U
Unused scripts: Plenty of them. I got one of the unused alien3 scripts here. click ---> here
V
Vagina: see Petals, egg
Vasquez: Badass marine in Aliens
Vreiss: Paralyzed mechanic in Rez
W
Warrior: See Grey
Water: Only in one chase scene in rez
Weaver, Sigourney: Leading actress!
Weyland Yutami: Huge mining company with military interests. Wants the alien in the weapons department
Wierzbowski: Seldom seen aliens marine.
Wierzbowski Hunters: A site dedicated to the scenes Wierzbowski appeared. It does not longer exist.
William: X-Con
Wincott, Michael: Actor who played Elgyn in Rez
Wren, dr.: Scientific big man onboard the Auriga
X
X-Con: The remaining prisoners on Fiorina 161. They have turned to religion, a kind of heavy, military christianity.
Xenomorph: Xeno = strange, alien, Morph = change, shape. Used as a name for the alien in Aliens
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