Before I start my idea, let my start by saying I am NOT insinuating that Aliens are necesarily male or female (that is up to your discretion) nor am I trying to push a 'KING ALIEN CUZ WE NEED A MALE1!1!' even though I think the idea would be neat (although 'he' wouldn't necessarily be stronger than the Queen; Just look at Alien Rogue or compare figure sizes)
Anyways, I recently realized the 'Spitter' had a very...elaborate crest and tail design for what is considered a standard Caste (at least within the game's universe, which may or may NOT be 'canon')
https://dyn0.media.forbiddenplanet.com/products/110.jpg.size-600_maxheight-600_square-true.jpgThe design is, at least in a very general sense, similar to both the infamous 'Alien King' Maquette
http://www.scified.com/u/Screenshot_20161224-141337.jpg and the original Kenner Alien Toy's
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dsCe1wgLeV8/WWCFlLkewrI/AAAAAAAAjNQ/5s80QkHmmxMRCZ8spPmXbYjdT4LBnLwbwCKgBGAs/s1600/Kenner%2BAlien%2BKing%2B2.jpgFurthermore, the Kenner Alien Toy was given the ability to 'spit acid' (water sucked it by squeezing a special tail valve), and the Spitter's job is to, well, SPIT ACID (no sh*t sherlock)
While the Kenner!King doesn't have a noticeable tail, it is noted to, and I quote, 'appears to lack the ridge on the tail. It looks more like an actual spine, rather than a skeletal ridge' (
http://aliens.wikia.com/wiki/King_Alien) and as seen here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuPcMc0iT5M at 4:44.
Said tail 'spines' look remarkably similar to the Spitter caste's, and it doesn't have the classic bony ridge its compatriots do. In addition, the Hicks vs King Alien set portrays the 'King Alien' as being only ever slightly bigger than your run of the mill 'bug' (The maquette is a different story, but who knows)
https://thefigureinquestion.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/hicksvsking1.jpg. Definitely within Spitter's most likely size range of 7-8 feet.
Maybe Hicks' King Alien was dubbed so because its crest is so like a Queen's, thus making them think 'It must be her counter-part, The King!' If the Spitter and 'Kenner!King' are one in the same, it would explain how the latter's impressive spitting abilities line up with the former's. It's cuz they're one and the same!
So, what are you guys' thoughts? You think there was some sort of inspiration from the design? Or just a crazy coincidence. I thought it nothing else it was fun to look up, and I want to hear your thoughts.