Alien: Covenant Trailer - 10 Things You Probably Missed

1. The Xenomorph's New Physiology

Alien Covenant Xenomorph
Fox

The Xenomorph has gone through numerous iterations over the years, and again its design has been changed in a number of subtle ways that may not be immediately apparent, especially to more casual fans of the franchise.

The new Xenomorph, or the Protomorph as it's apparently being called, appears to be more organic in nature than the largely bio-mechanical composition of the Xeno from the original Alien movies, with its arms in particular being distinctly more muscular than the "original" (but chronologically later) iteration.

As for why this version of the creature has these physical differences? It could simply be down to the differing physical attributes of the human hosts, but that honestly doesn't seem that satisfying, does it?

What did you think of the new Alien: Covenant trailer? Did you catch anything else? Shout it out in the comments!

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