Aliens - what the hell is that

It's a bit of the suit falling off?

no it looks like a blade appendage, like a scythe

Hey guys, I think its the suit falling a part. If you look at the lower tubercle just behind that arm on the back it completely falls off when it stands up out of the water. Rick

I have heard this before, but it looks a little too well formed to be a damaged part of the suit IMO

Aliens 1986; Alien Warrior Costume [img]http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krmvmsEuLG1qa1o5zo1_500.jpg[/img]

I will scour the info database in the BatCave and see what I can come up with, very interesting.

I wander if it's something to do with the lifting mechanism to haul it out of the water; it must weigh a tonne and would need some pretty good engineering to make it stand....

Stunt guys arm?

Normal Xenos don't have blades, only the Ravager Xeno does.

And the Ravager's blades are on it's shoulders, not it's arms.

Folks, that isn't a suit-flaw or any type of special-effects attachment for lifting the actor out of the water. It was an addition to the alien-worrior design itself. It's basically a boney extension of the creature's exo-skeleton. It appeared only in ALIENS. The design was dropped for the sequels. You can see it very clearly in this model: http://homemedia4u.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=5396

I think Rick's right, part of the suit falling off. Look at the tail end too, isn't it supposed to come to a point? It looks kinda sloppy at the tip (lets keep it clean seriously)

Looks like a blade.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oLPxM7_4Cf0/TPTMfePrgAI/AAAAAAAABYc/fg-CxVgKkKE/s200/elbow86s.JPG "In the original, the Alien featured a small spike on its elbows. In Aliens, this 'evolved' into a scythe-like appendage. Aside from being deadly, the scythe-shape would look odd in silhoutte; just the effect the film-makers were after." From http://alienseries.blogspot.com/2010/11/making-of-aliens-abstract-part-i-script.html

I knew it looked it looked like some type of blade or scythe like appendage! @ Xenokiller3 - BTW, the Ravager isn't canon.

Wow that's really interesting. Great find Snorkelbottom.

actually you are both right. the thing on the arm is supposed to be there BUT the back tubes do appear to be falling off, or spinning around, probably from the water.