c. December 31, 2178 00:00
Hive Ambush Cripples the Marine Unit
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Hive Ambush Cripples the Marine Unit
Description
A chestburster incident wakes adult xenomorphs, and the hive attack kills or captures several marines.Chronology rationale: 2179 / 0 AA + mission; year precision. Sources use direct film story sequence plus the documented 57-year gap.
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c. December 31, 2178
Burke Attempts to Use Facehuggers Against Ripley and Newt
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"Sulaco Arrives at LV-426"
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c. December 31, 2178 12:00
Sulaco Arrives at LV-426
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"Newt Is Found Alive"
60 minutes
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c. December 31, 2178 11:00
Newt Is Found Alive
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c. December 31, 2178 10:00
Marines Enter the Atmosphere Processor Hive
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"Dropship Crash Traps the Survivors"
60 minutes
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c. December 31, 2178 09:00
Dropship Crash Traps the Survivors
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"Ripley Joins the Sulaco Mission"
1380 minutes
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c. December 30, 2178 10:00
Ripley Joins the Sulaco Mission
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"Contact With Hadley's Hope Is Lost"
600 minutes
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c. December 30, 2178
Contact With Hadley's Hope Is Lost
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Event Context
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Burke Attempts to Use Facehuggers Against Ripley and Newt
c. December 31, 2178
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Dropship Crash Traps the Survivors
c. December 31, 2178 09:00
Relationships
- Source Event Burke Attempts to Use Facehuggers Against Ripley and Newt 0 days
- Character Al Apone The Colonial Marine sergeant leading the squad on the ground during the LV-426 mission.
- Character Dwayne Hicks A Colonial Marine corporal who becomes one of the principal survivors of the LV-426 mission.
- Character Ellen Ripley The surviving Nostromo officer who returns to LV-426 as a civilian adviser after being recovered from hypersleep.
- Character William Gorman The inexperienced Colonial Marine lieutenant commanding the LV-426 mission.
- Character Xenomorphs The hostile alien organisms that overrun Hadley's Hope and attack the Colonial Marine mission.
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Event Info
Date
c. December 31, 2178 00:00
(Minute precision)
Chronology
Type
battle
Importance Level
★★★★★ (5/5)
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Created
June 03, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Last Updated
June 21, 2026 at 05:00 AM
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