Alien: Covenant Spoilers (?)

Some people were upset that in Prometheus, there weren’t too many Aliens.  It seemed like Ridley Scott wanted to completely reinvent the franchise, but backlash has apparently spooked he, Fox or both into getting things back on track.  Obviously, they’ve put the name Alien back in the new movie.

According to AVPGalaxy, they have new details on the return of the Xenomorphs – sort of.  Whether it’s accurate or not, I do not know, but you should be warned of potential SPOILERS.

“These Aliens are the result of the local ecosystem being mutated by the accelerant/black goo. Over time, pods started to grow on the trees and the ground, and release a spore when disturbed.

These spores infect several members of the Covenant crew by entering the body through the ear and nostrils. The spores cause the growth of the Neomorphs inside the infected hosts – something that is reminiscent of William Gibson’s first draft of Alien 3.

One of the Neomorphs bursts from the back of one of the infected crew, a “backburster”. The other crew member’s Neomorph erupts through their throat. The births are preceded by the eruption of two small dorsal spikes. These spikes and a pointed skull are also used to break out of an embryonic sack (similar to the Deacon in Prometheus).

The Neomorph resembles some of the older concept art of the proto-Aliens from Prometheus (see below), specifically the white colouration, with a pointed head and two dorsal spines. Upon birth, the Neomorphs move on all fours similar to the Bambi-burster from Alien 3.

When they mature, they grow significantly larger and walk on their back legs. They were more animal-like in behaviour with fang-like teeth. Unlike the earlier Prometheus concepts, the Neomorphs also have tails. In addition, the adult Neomorphs also developed a slightly translucent appearance (harkening back to unused concepts from Alien and Prometheus) as previously rumored.”