Chestburster
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The Chestburster is the larval, rapidly growing stage of the Xenomorph creature from the Alien franchise, notorious for violently emerging from a host's chest.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alien franchise creature
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Fictional creature ⓘ Larval Xenomorph stage ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Alien comics
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Alien novels ⓘ Alien video games ⓘ Film "Alien 3" (1992) NERFINISHED ⓘ Film "Alien vs. Predator" (2004) NERFINISHED ⓘ Film "Alien" (1979) NERFINISHED ⓘ Film "Alien: Covenant" (2017) NERFINISHED ⓘ Film "Alien: Resurrection" (1997) NERFINISHED ⓘ Film "Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem" (2007) NERFINISHED ⓘ Film "Aliens" (1986) NERFINISHED ⓘ Film "Prometheus" (2012, related proto-forms) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Body horror
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Parasitism ⓘ |
| behavior |
Extremely aggressive after emergence
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Flees quickly after birth ⓘ |
| bodyShape | Serpentine ⓘ |
| color | Pale ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Dan O'Bannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatureDesigner | H. R. Giger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
Frequently referenced in popular culture
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Iconic horror film image ⓘ |
| diet | Carnivorous ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Alien franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Film "Alien" (1979) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedByStage | Adult Xenomorph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchiseOwner | 20th Century Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| growthRate | Rapid ⓘ |
| growthToAdultTime | Very short (hours to days) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Elongated head
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Sharp teeth ⓘ Small arms (in some depictions) ⓘ |
| hostType |
Animal
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Human ⓘ Living organism ⓘ |
| killingMethod | Ruptures host chest cavity ⓘ |
| language | English-language media ⓘ |
| methodOfEmergence | Bursts from host chest ⓘ |
| notableScene | Kane chestburster scene in "Alien" (1979) ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
Dog-burster (Alien 3)
NERFINISHED
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Ox-burster (Alien 3 alternate cut) NERFINISHED ⓘ Predalien chestburster (AVP: Requiem) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Practical effects
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Puppet effects ⓘ |
| precededByStage | Facehugger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| species | Xenomorph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageOfLifeCycle | Xenomorph life cycle ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.