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Atmosphere Processor Destroys Hadley's Hope
c. January 1, 2179 · The damaged atmosphere processor detonates after the survivors leave the surface, destroying the colony area. Chronology rationale: 2179 / 0 AA + climax; year precision. Sources use direct film story sequence plus the documented 57-year gap.
Ripley Confronts the Alien Queen
c. January 1, 2179 · Ripley's rescue of Newt leads to confrontation with the egg-laying Alien Queen inside the hive. Chronology rationale: 2179 / 0 AA + climax; year precision. Sources use direct film story sequence plus the documented 57-year gap.
Xenomorphs Breach Operations and Newt Is Captured
c. January 1, 2179 · The xenomorphs attack the barricaded survivors from inside the complex, and Newt is taken during the escape. Chronology rationale: 2179 / 0 AA + mission; year precision. Sources use direct film story sequence plus the documented 57-year gap.
Survivors Enter Hypersleep Aboard Sulaco
c. January 1, 2179 · Ripley, Newt, Hicks, and the damaged Bishop leave LV-426 alive and enter hypersleep aboard the Sulaco. Chronology rationale: 2179 / 0 AA + final; year precision. Sources use direct film story sequence plus the documented 57-year gap.
Ripley Warns Weyland-Yutani During Debrief
c. January 1, 2179 · Ripley tells Weyland-Yutani about the alien threat after recovery, but her account is doubted. Chronology rationale: 2179 / 0 AA + early; year precision. Sources use direct film story sequence plus the documented 57-year gap.
Ripley Rescues Newt From the Hive
c. January 1, 2179 · Ripley enters the atmosphere processor hive and recovers Newt before the evacuation deadline. Chronology rationale: 2179 / 0 AA + climax; year precision. Sources use direct film story sequence plus the documented 57-year gap.
Ripley Is Recovered From Hypersleep
2179 · A salvage crew recovers Ripley after 57 years in hypersleep. This is the 0 AA anchor for the starter Aliens chronology. Chronology rationale: 2179 / 0 AA; year precision. Sources use direct film story sequence plus the documented 57-year gap.
Ripley Expels the Queen From the Sulaco
c. January 1, 2179 · Ripley uses the power loader and airlock to defeat the Alien Queen aboard the Sulaco. Chronology rationale: 2179 / 0 AA + final; year precision. Sources use direct film story sequence plus the documented 57-year gap.
Queen Boards Sulaco and Attacks Survivors
c. January 1, 2179 · The Alien Queen reaches the Sulaco, attacks Bishop, and threatens the surviving group. Chronology rationale: 2179 / 0 AA + final; year precision. Sources use direct film story sequence plus the documented 57-year gap.
Bishop Brings the Second Dropship
c. January 1, 2179 · Bishop restores evacuation capacity by remotely bringing the remaining dropship to the colony. Chronology rationale: 2179 / 0 AA + mission; year precision. Sources use direct film story sequence plus the documented 57-year gap.
Marines Find Hadley's Hope Deserted
c. December 31, 2178 21:00 · The search team finds barricades, signs of a struggle, and no normal colony population in Hadley's Hope.Chronology rationale: 2179 / 0 AA + mission; year precision. Sources use direct film story sequence plus the documented 57-year gap.
Sulaco Arrives at LV-426
c. December 31, 2178 12:00 · The USS Sulaco carries Ripley, Burke, Bishop, Gorman, and the Colonial Marines to investigate Hadley's Hope.Chronology rationale: 2179 / 0 AA + mission; year precision. Sources use direct film story sequence plus the documented 57-year gap.
Newt Is Found Alive
c. December 31, 2178 11:00 · The search team finds Rebecca 'Newt' Jorden alive after she survives by hiding in Hadley's Hope.Chronology rationale: 2179 / 0 AA + mission; year precision. Sources use direct film story sequence plus the documented 57-year gap.
Marines Enter the Atmosphere Processor Hive
c. December 31, 2178 10:00 · The marines track missing colonists to the atmosphere processor and discover the xenomorph hive.Chronology rationale: 2179 / 0 AA + mission; year precision. Sources use direct film story sequence plus the documented 57-year gap.
Dropship Crash Traps the Survivors
c. December 31, 2178 09:00 · The initial evacuation fails after the dropship is lost, leaving the survivors stranded on LV-426.Chronology rationale: 2179 / 0 AA + mission; year precision. Sources use direct film story sequence plus the documented 57-year gap.
Hive Ambush Cripples the Marine Unit
c. December 31, 2178 00:00 · 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.
Burke Attempts to Use Facehuggers Against Ripley and Newt
c. December 31, 2178 · Burke's specimen agenda endangers Ripley and Newt through the live facehuggers in the colony medical area.Chronology rationale: 2179 / 0 AA + mission; year precision. Sources use direct film story sequence plus the documented 57-year gap.
Ripley Joins the Sulaco Mission
c. December 30, 2178 10:00 · Burke and Gorman recruit Ripley to accompany a Colonial Marine unit to LV-426 as an adviser.Chronology rationale: 2179 / 0 AA + after contact loss; year precision. Sources use direct film story sequence plus the documented 57-year gap.
Contact With Hadley's Hope Is Lost
c. December 30, 2178 · Communication with the LV-426 colony stops, prompting Weyland-Yutani and Colonial Marine interest.Chronology rationale: 2179 / 0 AA + after debrief; year precision. Sources use direct film story sequence plus the documented 57-year gap.
Nostromo Incident Leaves Ripley Adrift
c. 2178 · Ripley survives the Nostromo disaster and remains adrift in the Narcissus, establishing the 57 BA tie-point for the Aliens chronology.Chronology rationale: 2122; year precision. Sources use direct film story sequence plus the documented 57-year gap.
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A science-fiction horror action universe centered on Ellen Ripley's return to LV-426 with Colonial Marines after contact with Hadley's Hope is lost.
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- Aliens (1986 film)
- 20th Century Studios - Aliens
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