This trope describes a creature partially or completely based on the eponymous Alien, also called the Xenomorph, from Ridley Scott's Alien, designed by H. R. Giger. The creature might look completely different or just have a few obvious parallels.
Why? Because the Xenomorph is one of the most iconic horror monsters in cinema, and just looks wrong. It's weird, it's viscerally creepy, and its method of killing people is incredibly creative. Its reproduction method is memorable, the life cycle remains horrifying... so naturally once the Alien movies got popular everyone wanted one of their own. But this is not limited to film — depictions show up in almost every medium, especially during the late '80s and early '90s. Nowadays it doesn't quite have the same impact.
Xenomorph Xerox has been suggested to play 2 roles. Click below to see other actors suggested for each role, and vote for who you think would play the role best.
