ALIEN: The Weyland-Yutani Report (S.D. Perry, 160 pages)

[RakaiThwei]

[Extroheal]

I've read a couple of versions for the purpose of 'fact checking'.

Could you tell me if the book makes a distinction between smooth-headed aliens and ridge-headed and what these aliens are called in the book?

I'm having an argument on about this topic on Xenopedia, but the argument has stalled because the admins want to wait until the Weyland-Yutani Report is published, to see what it says before making any major changes.

[SM]

Fox implant in my head goes off if I spill.

What are the two sides of the argument?

[Extroheal]

I'm trying to convince them that smooth-headed aliens should be called Lurkers and ridge-headed aliens should be called Soldiers, as per Aliens: Colonial Marines.

Xenopedia currently labels smooth-headed aliens as Drones and ridge-headed aliens as Warriors. Lurkers are considered to be a separate caste.

I'm arguing that the terms Drone and Warrior are both ambiguous. Drone has been used to describe both smooth-headed aliens (AVP: Evolution) and ridge-headed aliens (Aliens versus Predator 2, various novels). Warrior has been used to describe both smooth-headed aliens (Aliens vs Predator 2010, AVP: Evolution, various action figures) and ridge-headed aliens (Aliens versus Predator: Extinction, Aliens vs Predator 2010, AVP Evolution, various action figures).


http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Drone#Smooth-headed_aliens_are_NOT_Drones

Here's the whole thing if you want to read it. My username is NetSpiker and my opponent is Toa Quarax.

[Xenomrph]

They're just labels, call them whatever you want.

[𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯]

Fox implant in my head goes off if I spill.

[Local Trouble]

They're just labels, call them whatever you want.

That's very laid back of you.

Fox implant in my head goes off if I spill.

What are the two sides of the argument?

How soon will be you at liberty to discuss the contents of the SMTM?

[SM]

When the book's out.  By which stage it won't really matter.

[Xenomrph]

They're just labels, call them whatever you want.

That's very laid back of you.

The Dude abides.

[Local Trouble]

When the book's out.  By which stage it won't really matter.

It's inevitable that we will have questions.  Will you be available to answer them or will you allow your new fame to change you?

The Dude abides.

Sometimes the bear eats you.

[SM]

Oh don't worry, I'll release reams of correspondence discussing how Ripley managed to take maternity leave 7 years after Amanda was born...

[Local Trouble]

Does it contradict any of the mistakes in the CMTM?

[RakaiThwei]

So.. I'm guessing SM is now an Authority for all things Alien-Predator? 

[SM]

Does it contradict any of the mistakes in the CMTM?

Now, that'd be telling.

[Local Trouble]

So.. I'm guessing SM is now an Authority for all things Alien-Predator now? 

"now?"

Does it contradict any of the mistakes in the CMTM?

Now, that'd be telling.

Tease.