Aliens - Another Conspiracy
Gavin
MemberTrilobiteApril 23, 20123178 Views32 RepliesOkay, heres the deal... I think that Weyland-Yutani knew full well what was going on at Hadley's Hope in 2179, hoping Ripley would fall foul to the Xenomorphs, and the Colonial Marines and Carter Burke would successfully obtain a specimen, or two of the creature. With another ship prepared for departure once they had confirmation (same vessel in Alien 3).
Heres why...
2122 - At the end of Alien Ripley broadcast the "Last survivor of the Nostromo" recording.
2159 - Hadleys Hope Colony is established on LV-426
2179 - Contact with Hadleys Hope is lost, travelling from Earths Gateway Station the USS Sulaco arrives there 17 days later.
2179 - Ripley is sole survivor of the ejected EEV on Fiorina 161. Weyland-Yutani vessel despatched with 7 day flight time, upon receipt of Ripleys chest scan they hasten, arriving within 24 hours.
2179 - Ripleys Nostromo recording reaches Fiorina 161.
Wait for it...
Hadleys Hope colony on LV-426 was fitted with CCTV cameras (remember scene where Burke turns off the monitor). Thus I believe the Company recieved the footage from these cameras, probably encrypted, and once the colony had been overrun they sent in the Marines, having already seen the Aliens infest the colony. Remember, when the marines arrived the colony still had power, and thus would have still been broadcasting.
This would explain...
1. How the Company knew of the existence of the Queen Alien in Alien 3.
2. Why the WY vessel was ready at a moments notice to "rescue" Ripley.
3. How they knew that Ripley had warmed to Bishop, despite her history with Ash.
April 24, 2012
@ TNLV426 - Ash was the only member of the crew who had any knowledge of what was really going on. Dallas was just following company legislation. Remember - Special Order 937 was Science Officers Eyes Only, and Ash replaced the Nostromo's Science Officer at Thedus, just before the mission.
The Signal was clearly being transmitted by the Derelict, they used it to triangulate the source and thus discovered the Derelict. Also the signal would have most likely have been picked up by another vessel travelling nearby and when W-Y listens to a recording they probably realise it is from the same species encountered in Prometheus.
The terraforming of LV-426 was a cover for their real agenda. At some point between 2122 and 2179 the Derelict must have stopped transmitting, therefore a colony was established in the hope of discovering the Derelict and its cargo. If a bunch of tugboat operators, one of their own and a team of colonial marines are considered expendable, then so too would be over 70 families of civilians.
Ash mentions nothing about the SJ's or the eggs in the film, and the book cannot be used as a source because it is an adaptation of unfinished product, as is any novelisation of a movie.
April 24, 2012
I am in the UK, its 4.30 here.
IMO another film within the Alien franchise needs to be made set directly after Alien 3, but showing events (possibly in flashback) that affect and are related to the first 3 films while at the same time setting up the events of resurrection, and opening the way for more films.
in fact I am actually collating such a synopsis.
April 24, 2012
Snorkler,
You better use my tie-in from January.
Rick
April 24, 2012
I've slept since then Rick, you'll have to gimme a reminder.
May 01, 2012
What I am am saying Cypher is that because of the CCTV cameras throughout Hadley's Hope W-Y would have seen the Xenomorph infestation take place and therefore will have undoubtabley caught footage of the Queen. Therefore, when they recieved Ripleys medscan data from the EEV, they would have compared it to the medscan data from the Nostromo and realised that Ripley was incubating a Queen Embryo, thus ordering the W-Y vessel assigned to pick up Ripley to hasten its journey, their prize in reach.
