Summary

• Xenomorph varieties in video games include unique designs like the Ravager, Xenoborg, and Specimen 6 for diverse gameplay experiences.
• From the Mortal Kombat X Tarkatan Xenomorph to the Aliens vs. Predator 1994 Razor Claw, each game introduces its own deadly Xenomorph variant.
• Aliens: Fireteam Elite features new Xenomorph types like the Prowler and Pathogen, adding depth to the Alien universe in gaming.

With Alien, Ridley Scott introduced one of the most iconic and killer (in every sense of the word) alien organisms in all sci-fi cinema history – the Xenomorph. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:With each film, the Xenomorph variety continued to expand, and the lore about their origins was the subject of the prequ🍷el films𒉰 Prometheus and Alien: Covenant.

Now might be the perfect time to reflect on all the creative Xen🌼omorphs seen throughout the years in a video game capacity. Below are some of the most compelling among them.

10 ꩲ Rav🅷ager Xenomorph

Aliens Versus Predator: Extinction

In 2003, EA took its stab at a new Aliens Versus Predator ga♛me, except it wasn't an FPS this time. Extinction is a real-time strategy game set in the Alien universe, specifically on the planet LV-742, and it introduces the Ravager Xenomorph type, which evolves from a Praetorian.

The first thing you might notice that's different with a Ravager is the blue-green coloring of its mesoskeleton, a stark contrast from the standard black coat. Ravagers are also as tall as a Queen (approximately 15 feet) and their hands have developed into long, curved blades that help them tear through spaceships.

9 Xenoborg

Aliens Versus Predator (1999) And Aliens Versus Predator 2

Terminator and Aliens are 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:both a product of the '80s and both directed by James Cameron, so what if those two sci-fi enemies were to merge into one? Certain Alien Versus Predator video games have that idea in mind. The 1999 AVP game from Rebellion and the 2001 sequel from Monolith both feature the Xenoborg design; however, this concept is first mentioned in the 1994 novel AVP: Hunter's Planet.

Precisely mimicking a Xeno T-800 type cyborg with its mesoskeleton, targeting system, and the two laser cannons attached to its arms, the Xenoborg is Weyland-Yutani's next bright idea for advancing the Xenomorph into a new type of killing machine. While the Xenoborg is an enemy type you'll face in the 1999 AVP game, these units are used only as Easter eggs and level design assets in AVP 2.

8 ꩵ Specimen 6 🐈

Aliens Vs. Predator (2010)

The unique approach to the Alien Versus Predator games is that you can play through three distinct campaign stories – one where you're a Xenomorph alien, a Predator (or Yautja), and a Colonial Marine. For the 2010 game, you're Weyland's special Xenomorph candidate called Specimen 6, notable for the number six branded on its forehead and its incredible awareness.

As Number Six, you wreak havoc on the facility by freeing all of your captive Xeno Drone buddies from the Weyland-Yutani scientists, including the Queen, and contributing to the kill count along the way with iconic moves. You also get to see yourself 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:become a Praetorian and finally a ൩Queen, something not too many Xenomorphs are capable of doing in the span of 🌠s🌳uch a short campaign.

7 ♍ Tarkatan Xenomorph Variants ཧ

Mortal Kombat X

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Mortal Kombat is a fighting game series with 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:no shortage of lice🍌nsed DLC characters that are often the most exciti🌄ng reveals in each instalment. Along with horror icons Leatherface, Jason V🌺oorhees, and Predator, Mortal Kombat X also gave you the Xenomorph from Alien with three different variations.

This Xenomorph was the result of a Facehugger impregnating a Chestburster into a Tarkatan, hence the Xeno's teeth and the Tarkatan blades being incorporated into its mesoskeleton design.

While the Tarkatan Xenomorph will use those blades for attacks, brutalities, and fatalities, the Konjurer Xenomꦓorph can summon Ovomorph eggs that hatch Facehuggers onto your opponents, and the Acidic variant relies on its acid-spewing abilities.

6 𝓀 Razor Claw Xenomorph

Alien Vs. Predator (1994)

While the majority of the AVP line of video games were released on console and PC, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:some appeared in the arcade, such as the 1994 one developed by none other than Capcom. It was a beat 'em up style game that may as well be called 'Final Fight – The Xenomorph and Yautja Edition,' and it had a ton of original Xenomorphs in it for you to brawl.

The fiercest among them was the Razor Claw, easily identifiable by its purple mesoskeleton combined with a spiked back and a traditional black dome for its head. As in the name, this Xenomorph is graced with far deadlier and longer claws, making its features seem more like Wolverine's than the standard fingers and sharp nails you see on a Drone.

5 🥃 🥂 Boiler Xenomorph

Aliens: Colonial Marines

The Xeno Boiler looks a bit like when an Engineer gets into contact with some of the black goo and begins disintegrating, and also feels like the Aliens version of a Clicker from The Last of Us. These Xenomorphs showcase signs of gray-colored decay and are riddled with pustules all around their body, which hinder their sꦇight and movement, attacking only based on sound.

Despite their weakened senses and appearance, the Boilers still serve their Hive with the greater purpose of functioning as 'exploders,' essentially blowing themselves up to spray their acid on enemies. This strategy is extremely effective in Aliens: Colonial Marines' multiplayer, where you can control a Boiler to detonate next to a group of rival players and acquire multiple kills.

4 ♋ 🔯 Crusher Xenomorph

Aliens: Colonial Marines, Aliens: Fireteam Elite, And Aliens: Dark Descent

The Crusher Xenomorph first appeared in Aliens: Colonial Marines all the way back in 2013, and it became such an influential Xenomorph variant that it was later featured again in the 2021 co-op game 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Aliens: Fireteam Elite and the singleplayer tactical RTS game 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Aliens🌼: Dark Descent from Focus Entertainment. The Crusher even appears in the tabletop g𒁏ames Alien R👍PG and AVP: The Hunt Begins.

While the Crusher design will vary between the games, it's most recognizable by its significantly large crest and how it charges at you, almost like if a Facehugger latched onto a Triceratops and then time traveled to the future during gestation.

The crest makes it harder to kill the creature, since it functions as the Crusher's 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:own defensive bulletproof shield and battering ram, and is one of the reasons th🧔is Xeno mi🥃ght be the scariest you could encounter.

3 🐼 Prowler Xenomorph ෴

Aliens: Fireteam Elite

Aliens: Fireteam Elite was a vast improvement over Aliens: Colonial Marines for the worldbuilding and gameplay it brought, and the key aspect bolstering it is its choice to feature a large variety of over 20 different Xenomorphs to fight during missions. One of the best new and original Xenomorphs created for this game 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:is the Prowler.

Easily distinguishable from the rest of the quadrupedal Xenomorphs, the Prowler has a very unique horned-like crest and red coloring throughout its design. Also absent is the presence of any tubes sticking out from the Prowler's back. These are fierce jumping Xenos (originally called a 'Xenomorph Jumper'), so you should expect a quick time event to get out of a Prowler's hold once it has you.

2 ꦯ Raven Xenomorph 𝐆

Aliens: Colonial Marines

Aliens: Colonial Marines earned the unfortunate title of being one of the worst games in the Alien series, which is a shame, because it had some intriguing Xenormorph designs going for ✱it, like this one right hﷺere. What might stand out to you about the Raven right away are its teeth, nasal cavity, and eye sockets that seem to resemble those belonging to a human.

This gives the Raven Xenomorph one of the creepiest appearances of the entire Alien species (not to mention also the spikes on its head), and to add to the scare factor, the Raven is a more massive Xeno with its entire body completely impenetrable by bullets. To defeat it in the game, you'll have to use a Power Loader.

1 Pathogen Xenomorphs And Pathogen Brute ♐

Aliens: Fireteam Elite

2017's Alien: Covenant first introduced fans to an early experimental pale-type xenomorph called a Neomorph that develops from fungal egg pods releasing airborne particles altered by the black goo chemical compound first seen in Prometheus. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:With its Pathogen DLC expansion, Fireteam Elite also introduces the black liquid𓂃 chemical to create i♑ts own altered pale Xenomorphs.

While you see what happens to humans and Engineers when they come into contact💞 with the chemical pathogen, Fire🅠team Elite shows you what happens when a Xenomorph gets exposed to it.

The Pathogen types appear very similar in design to Neomorphs, with the main differences being that they're quadrupedal, have Predator-like mandibles, and can mutate into a heavier enemy type called a Pathogen Brute, which is a giant, meatier form with club arms.

These Xenomorphs also show up in the tieಌ-in novel to Al🐻iens: Fireteam Elite, titled Aliens: Infiltrator by Weston Ochse.