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Daniel Grant smirks as a news camera catches him in rebuilt Manhattan

Daniel Grant: Profile Of The Neo-Pharm Tycoon


Daniel Grant was the Neo-Pharm tycoon of Aliens: Genocide who bargained for a military run to the Xenomorph homeworld to save Xeno-Zip, survived sabotage and a planted facehugger, beat the traitor Henriksen, and flew home with Major Lee a changed man.

By Janno Vares November 09, 2026   Alien Universe Characters

A Blood Tick crawls toward a water bottle in the Maginot lab in Alien: Earth

Blood Tick (Species 19): Alien: Earth's Blood Parasite


The Blood Tick was Species 19 in Alien: Earth, a leech-like parasite carried aboard the Maginot that drained oxygen-rich blood, seeded water with offspring to kill Malachite, poisoned the medbay and later killed two Prodigy soldiers after the crash.

By Janno Vares November 08, 2026   Alien Earth Lore

An alien Fly clings to Tootles's arm inside its Neverland enclosure

The Fly: Alien: Earth's Metal-Eating Creature


The Fly was a metal-eating creature in Alien: Earth, collected aboard the Maginot and taken to Neverland, where its corrosive secretions killed Tootles, allowed escaped specimens to damage security equipment, and forced Prodigy's soldiers to recapture them.

By Janno Vares November 08, 2026   Alien Earth Lore

D. Plumbicare extending its sensing stamen beside Tootles

Drosera Plumbicare: Species 37 Carnivorous Orchid


Drosera Plumbicare was the carnivorous orchid known as Species 37 in Alien: Earth, a Maginot specimen that sensed prey with a retractable stamen, encountered the hybrids in the wreck, and escaped its Neverland enclosure before engulfing Siberian.

By Janno Vares November 07, 2026   Alien Earth Lore

The upper face of the Tyrell Corporation pyramid glowing with blue-lit windows under a searchlight at night in Blade Runner

Tyrell Corporation: History Of The Replicant Maker


The Tyrell Corporation built the replicants of Blade Runner from twin pyramids in Los Angeles, lost its founder to Roy Batty in 2019, collapsed after the 2022 Blackout and ended inside Wallace's empire, with the Rosen firm of the novel and Jeter's shadow company beside it.

By Janno Vares November 03, 2026   Blade Runner Lore

Rachael's eye magnified on the Voight-Kampff machine screen during her test in Blade Runner

Voight-Kampff Test: Blade Runner's Empathy Detector


The Voight-Kampff empathy detector measured blush and iris to expose replicants, from Holden's fatal test of Leon and Rachael's hundred questions to Philip K. Dick's original scale and the K. W. Jeter sequels, where the test itself became part of a conspiracy.

By Janno Vares November 01, 2026   Blade Runner Lore

Night skyline of San Francisco under a streaked black sky in Dust to Dust, the BOOM! Studios prequel set after World War Terminus

World War Terminus: The War That Made Blade Runner


World War Terminus was the forgotten third world war of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, whose radioactive dust killed the animals, emptied San Francisco, drove survivors to Mars with android servants as reward, and in Dust to Dust set off the first android hunt.

By Janno Vares October 31, 2026   Blade Runner Lore

Rows of Nexus replicants in the Blade Runner universe

Replicant Types: Every Nexus Model 1 To 9 Explained


Replicant types run from the Nexus-1 to the Nexus-9. Tyrell built the first eight generations, from the early prototypes to the long-lived Nexus-8, and Wallace's obedient Nexus-9 ended the ban. This guide follows each model's strengths, limits, known units and the stories where it appears.

By Janno Vares October 30, 2026   Blade Runner Lore

Rain-dark Los Angeles towers, neon signs, and a hanging megastructure in Blade Runner

Blade Runner Canon: The Three Continuities Explained


Blade Runner canon centers on Ridley Scott's film continuity, expanded by Alcon's sequels and spin-offs. In addition, Blade Runner has two lesser-known continuities: Philip K. Dick's original novel with its BOOM! comics, and K. W. Jeter's sequel novels.

By Janno Vares October 29, 2026   Blade Runner Lore