The Anchorpoint Essays

[Mother]

Interesting little site I stumbled upon recently, The Anchorpoint Essays promises: "the largest and most comprehensive look into the biology and behavior of Internecivus Raptus: the deadliest Xenomorph that human-kind has ever encountered."

An example excerpt from one article:

The Alien's entrance into the world is truly one of the most disturbing aspects of this creature's life. Once development within the host is complete the embryo punches its way out of the host in an agonizing display of blood and bone. Unlike a possible forced labor in which there is a sudden and extreme release of adrenaline into the embryo's system (as discussed above), it is believed that at approximately 30 minutes prior to birth there is a gradual reflexive release of adrenaline within the I. raptus embryo. The first releases help turn the embryo so that it is positioned in a manner that orients its head behind the sternum of the host. Over the course of the next 30 minutes, or so, the amounts are slowly and regularly increased to the point at which the Alien has reached a peak stage of agitation and it begins to forcibly exit the host. It is during this time that some hosts may experience the unnerving sensation of the Alien moving within the mediastinum.

The newly hatched Alien generally acts aggressively towards the presence of any individual(s) that may be within sensory range by snarling, squealing, biting, and trashing in a threatening manner. This reaction is believed to be - in part - a result of the high levels of adrenaline that are still in the hatchling's system. An increase of adrenaline in notoriously aggressive creatures will always result in a dangerously heightened level of aggressiveness. Given the extremely aggressive nature of I. raptus it is not outside the realm of possibility that a newly hatched Alien embryo may attempt to attack any individual(s) that it feels are threatening due to proximity during this state. Even if there is a large disparity of size between the hatchling and the individual(s) present.

It's an interesting read if you have a few spare hours.

[Neverfate]

I was actually looking for this sort of thing! Much appreciated!

[Hicks]

Thedus is the administrator of that site and one of our forum mods. He's a great guy and has a lot of knowledge and insight on the Alien franchise. He also appeared in the special features on the PAL AVP-R DVD/Blu-Ray.

Just funny to hear you guys talk like his site was just discovered, it's actually quite famous in the community.

[Mother]

Originally Posted by Hicks

Just funny to hear you guys talk like his site was just discovered, it's actually quite famous in the community.

Ha!

We're new.

[Hicks]

I know, it's cool. AxP has been around about 8 years now and Anchorpoint was around even before that. I guess you could call us the 'old men' of the community!

I'm so glad to see the new sites coming online with all the renewed interest in the films and games. Hopefully everyone will be around for the long haul!

Just let me know if there's anything I can ever do for you guys.

[Ripley]

I've seen this before, but thanks for the reminder. It'll give me something to do when at work.

[Hei Gui]

I've seen this before too, I just never gave it an actual look. I read the first two and this is some great stuff.

[Mother]

Originally Posted by Hicks

Just let me know if there's anything I can ever do for you guys.

Thanks, that's good of you.

[Pred Killer]

They are the past, we're the FUTURE!

[CharlesA222]

Yeah, I remember seeing the Anchorpoint Essays back in 1999 (iirc) on lovely old Netscape Navigator. I recall thinking that the little CG videos of the inside of a hive and stuff were pretty awesome at the time.

Although I think a few of the essays are missing still after the re-org there.