Corporal Hicks

Biography

My name is Aaron Percival - although I go by the handle Corporal Hicks in the Aliens/vs/Predator community - and I'm the co-administrator of AvPGalaxy. I also work specifically as editorial doing news posts, interviews, articles, etc and handle public relations for the website. I also host and edit the Alien vs. Predator Galaxy Podcast.

I first saw the first half of Aliens on my 5th birthday after going on the Aliens - Ride at the Speed of Fright 4D cinema at American Adventure. It gave me nightmares for 5 years until I finally saw the film in its entirety and became obsessed with the franchise.

I have worked on various Aliens vs Predator websites since 2003 when I learnt HMTL over a weekend and created a website called AvPWorld. In retrospect it was a terrible looking website but it further enhanced my love of the franchise and the online community. I became a newsposter for AbsoluteAvP (previously AvP2.net) later that year.

In 2005 I eventually decided to close AvPWorld and take on a more editorial role working for the re-incarnate version of AvPNews hosted on GameGossip. Unfortunately the administrator left and I was left to run an entire website by myself again. Following the AICN script review of Aliens vs. Predator 2 I eventually lost the heart and left AvPNews in April of 2006.

When I was contacted by Darkness in November 2006 about using my articles & reviews for AvPGalaxy, I volunteered to join him as permanent staff and have been here ever since.

I have a very open mind when it comes to the franchise so I enjoy reading the various comics and novels so I can experience other stories outside of the films. I enjoy attending various conventions and playing numerous games based on the series.

During my time working on Alien vs. Predator Galaxy I've had the pleasure of speaking on a panel at the Alien Encounters: 25 Years of Aliens Convention. I've been featured in a documentary about Alien fandom called Alien Fans by Dennis Lowe. There is also a ship in the Aliens vs. Predator novel trilogy, The Rage War, named after me.

Location

United Kingdom

Preview of The Predator Behind-the-Scenes Feature Predator Evolution

Posted November 28, 2018 9:54 AM Merchandise Corporal Hicks 33 Comments

For those of you in the United States, The Predator hit the digital store fronts and is now available! The digital version of The Predator also comes with some features including delete scenes and some behind-the-scenes features. Bleeding Cool has posted a short minute and a bit long snippet from the larger 20 minute long feature called Predator ... [Read More]

Constantine Sekeris Shares The Predator Hybrid Creature Concept Art

Posted November 28, 2018 8:32 AM The Predator News Corporal Hicks 13 Comments

Constantine Sekeris, one of the concept artists on The Predator, is back with some more concept art from his time working on the film! This time around we have some designs for the various Predator hybrids that would ultimately be cut from the film! First up is a multi-limbed monkey type hybrid! Today I'm sharing a Predator Hybrid ... [Read More]

Constructing the Hunter, Talking The Predator With ADI’s Alec Gillis – AvP Galaxy Podcast #77

Posted November 26, 2018 8:11 PM Podcast Corporal Hicks 47 Comments

We have just uploaded the 77th episode of the Alien vs. Predator Galaxy Podcast (right-click and save as to download)! Our latest episode sees RidgeTop and myself joined by the one-and-only Alec Gillis of Amalgamated Dynamics Inc. to talk about their work on The Predator! We grill Alec about some of the design aspects that went into The Predator. ... [Read More]

Alien: Isolation Virtual Reality Mod MotherVR Releases Beta 0.8.0 Update!

Posted November 22, 2018 11:05 AM Alien Isolation News Corporal Hicks 15 Comments

For the last year and a half virtual reality developer Nibre has been working on MotherVR, a mod to bring virtual reality to Alien: Isolation. Back in August 2017 our own RidgeTop dared to sit down and give an early build of MotherVR a go. If you haven't already, you can check out what RidgeTop thought of ... [Read More]

Tim Jones Discusses Developing Aliens vs. Predator (Classic/2000)

Posted November 21, 2018 1:10 PM Games News Corporal Hicks 7 Comments

Unfortunately it's been a quiet year on the gaming front. We had the announce of Cold Iron Studios' Aliens game but we've had no information since. What better way to help tide us over in this quiet period than to look back to the late 90s/early 00's at Rebellion's amazing Aliens vs. Predator! As part of their War Stories series where ... [Read More]

There Is No Completed Script for Alien: Covenant 2 (aka Alien: Awakening)?

Posted November 16, 2018 8:47 AM Alien Covenant 2 News Corporal Hicks 67 Comments

The last few days have seen some previous comments made by Sir Ridley Scott about the Alien: Covenant 2 (aka Alien: Awakening) script recirculate around the movie outlets thanks to the recent Empire Classics Alien Special, a compilation issue that Empire Magazine has published. HN Entertainment pointed out a comment Sir Ridley Scott made about some details ... [Read More]

Updated: New Predator VR Attraction Coming to Arcades Next February!

Posted November 15, 2018 11:26 AM Games News Corporal Hicks 9 Comments

International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (aka IAAPA 2018) is currently underway in Orlando and FoxNext has a swanky new Predator attraction on display! They have yet to officially announce it but it looks like FoxNext VR are teaming up with VRsenal and Phosphor to release a standing Predator VR machine! According ... [Read More]

Updated: Constantine Sekeris Shares Predator Spacesuit & Emissary Armour Concept Art!

Posted November 13, 2018 11:10 AM The Predator News Corporal Hicks 37 Comments

Constantine Sekeris, one of The Predator's concept artists, who previously shared a look at the various explorations of the Upgrade Predator, has just uploaded some armour concepts that he worked on that include the Emissary Predator's armour, an armour concept that more closely resembles the original film and what a possible Predator spacesuit would have looked ... [Read More]

Discussing Aliens: Defiance – AvP Galaxy Podcast #76

Posted November 12, 2018 7:24 PM Literature News Corporal Hicks 63 Comments

We have just uploaded the 76th episode of the Alien vs. Predator Galaxy Podcast (right-click and save as to download)! Our latest episode sees RidgeTop and myself joined by community guest Shevvie take a look at Aliens: Defiance, Dark Horse's longest running Aliens comic series! We discuss the episodic nature of the series, the changing artists, those gorgeous panels, inconsistencies, rampaging Queens ... [Read More]

The Predator Debuts in China With $20.7 Million

Posted October 29, 2018 12:30 PM The Predator News Corporal Hicks 64 Comments

The Predator saw it's last major release last Friday, releasing in China on the 26th of October. Shane Black and Fred Dekker's sequel topped the Chinese box office, marking the first time an American film has topped the Chinese charts in nearly two months. While it may have debuted at number 1, it only took in $20.7 million (which ... [Read More]

The Predator VFX Supervisor Talks The Predator Killer & More!

Posted October 22, 2018 10:28 AM The Predator News Corporal Hicks 47 Comments

Last week Matt Sloan, the visual effects supervisor for The Predator, sat down to talk to Art of VFX about all the visual effects work that took place on The Predator! Sloan talks about a lot of the details of the film's visual effects. Art of VFX also asked him about the controversial Predator Killer suit from the ... [Read More]

Shane Baxley Shares More The Predator Concept Art!

Posted October 19, 2018 8:41 PM The Predator News Corporal Hicks 18 Comments

Following his awesome Upgrade Predator artwork, The Predator concept artist Shane Baxley has continued to upload more concept art of his work on The Predator to his Instagram account! In addition to seeing more of his work for the Predator ship, we get a look at a larger vault of Predator weaponry once housed in the Stargazer ... [Read More]

The Predator Artist Constantine Sekeris Shares Upgrade Predator Concept Art

Posted October 19, 2018 8:19 PM The Predator News Corporal Hicks Leave a comment

Constantine Sekeris, one of the many talented artists who worked on The Predator, recently shared some cool concept art of the work he did on the Upgrade Predator! "I came in kinda late on this project to help with some ideas and concepts the director Shane Black and my good friend Production Designer Martin Whist had for the ... [Read More]

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