In the issues, facehuggers were able to impregnate members of these other alien races creating the interesting hybrids presented in the comics. Among the all-new Xenomorph concepts were the Scorpion Alien, the Rhino Alien, and the Mantis Alien. Unlike the publisher’s well known dark and gritty Alien adaptations, these comics were perfect for kids, allowing fans to see the full range of the Xenomorph’s biological imprint in creative and light-hearted ways. The limited series that was only available with a Kenner Aliens action figure, Alien: Space Marines, was a 13-issue mini-comic series published by Dark Horse Comics. While the implications are that the company will create cross-species with aliens and people, it doesn’t necessarily mean it will stop there, which could give Marvel some free reign to get creative with biologically-flexible alien creatures, just as another comic series tackled in the past. Iris makes it clear that Weyland-Yutani’s goal with the Xenomorph isn’t to simply weaponize them, but to create human-Xenomorph hybrids just like the woman in Gabe’s visions.

Iris reveals that the cosmic human-Xenomorph hybrid woman Gabriel has been haunted by ever since surviving his own alien impregnation isn’t an otherworldly creature, but a vision of the future. Related: Alien's Bishop Learned to Steal the Xenomorphs' Greatest Trick Bishop doesn’t stay down for long, however, and forcefully retakes control of the pod, revealing Iris to be a synthetic herself! Before Iris is shut down for good, though, she has one last revelation for the Xenomorph-fighting team. Once on an escape vessel, she incapacitates Bishop and Gabe and takes control of the ship. Iris, who has been working with Danny to supposedly take down the in-orbit Xenomorph laboratory run by Weyland-Yutani, turns on the team after she discovers Danny has a Xenomorph growing inside of him. In Alien #6 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson with art by Salvador Larroca and Guru-eFX, the ex-operative for Weyland-Yutani Gabriel Cruz, his son Danny, and a Bishop synthetic are betrayed by one of their own while escaping Epsilon Station.

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