This category brings together in-depth profiles of the most important characters from the Alien Universe, exploring their origins, defining moments, and ultimate fates across films, comics, novels, and alternate continuities. From well-known figures like Ellen Ripley to Colonial Marines, scientists, and civilians, these profiles focus on the people at the center of the Alien and Alien vs. Predator stories. Find out here, who survived and who was taken down by Xenomorphs.
The Weyland family were the powerful owners of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation together with the Yutani family. In this article, we examine the Weyland family tree, and list every known member of the family, including Peter Weyland and Charles Bishop Weyland.
By Janno Vares March 09, 2026 Alien Universe Characters | Prometheus Lore
Without a doubt, Ellen Ripley is the most well-known and iconic character from the entire Alien vs. Predator series. Here is the full profile of Warrant Officer Ellen Ripley, including her childhood struggles, side adventures, and the final fate as Ripley 8.
The Colonial Marine officers are the ones that command the troopers in the field. Unfortunately, most of them get killed and nobody hardly remembers their achievements. Here is a list of notable Colonial Marine officers from the Alien lore, including General Spears and Captain Cruz.
Continuing with the series of top 10 badasses, here we have a list of top 10 badass Colonial Marines from the Alien vs Predator series. They are the grunts who showed courage, killed a lot of enemies and possibly even came out alive in the end.
People were rather angry after Newt and Hicks were killed at the beginning of Alien 3 in a gruesome way. Here are several different scenarios where one or both survived, some developed even after Alien 3 was released.
The Alien vs Predator series has its fair share of mad scientists. Here are listed the top 10 best ones. The entries are ranked by an elaborate algorithm based on their level of madness, charisma, the impact of their research and the quality of the source material.
The Alien comics are known for their great artwork and classic storylines showing us things never seen in the Alien movies before.
In this article, we'll be taking a look at the top 10 Alien books that are a must-read for any fan of the Alien franchise, including old classics and many new stories.
Here is a top 10 list of the best Predator comics in descending order, including some crossover comics like Batman vs. Predator and Aliens vs. Predator.
The Predator series does not contain many books. Including the Alien vs. Predator series, there are slightly over a dozen Predator books. Here is a ranking of the best ones.
Here is a list of the best Alien games ranked in descending order, including some older classics, and newer ones like Aliens: Fireteam Elite as well.
The Avatar timeline in chronological order, including Toruk: The First Flight, Avatar comics, The Way of Water, Frontiers of Pandora, and From the Ashes.
Explore Predator Universe maps, including galaxy charts, tactical displays, and location schematics from every film, with labeled screenshots and scene-by-scene context.
In this deep lore examination including maps, we explore where exactly in Hadley's Hope colony Bishop's escape tunnel's entrance and exit were.
Explore the Weyland family tree, including Peter Weyland, Charles Bishop Weyland, and other known members of the powerful dynasty.