Alien Confirms New Xenomorph Hybrids That NEED to Be in Future Movies

Summary New Xenomorph hybrids in the Alien universe open the door for more diverse creatures - including sharks, centipedes, and bats.

The evolution of Xenomorph species is shown through different hosts, from humans to animals, expanding the creatures' abilities and sizes.

The possible return of David the android may explain the rapid evolution of Xenomorphs, leading to new variations in the series.

Warning: Spoilers ahead for What If...? Aliens #2!New Xenomorph hybrids in the Alien universe have been officially confirmed, and they need to be incorporated into future movies. While David Fincher's Alien 3 is widely considered to be one of the weakest films in the series, it did introduce a concept so brilliant that it's still used in modern franchise entries. The idea that the form a Xenomorph takes is solely dependent on what organism the Facehugger latches onto is a brilliant idea, making it standout in an overall bleak film. Now, this idea is being pushed to never-before-seen hybrids officially being unveiled.

In What If...? Aliens #2 by Hans Rodionoff, Leon Reiser and Guiu Vilanova, the story explores what would happen if Aliens' human villain Carter Burke managed to escape Hadley's Hope. In this case, he manages to reawaken an android named Cygnus and send him to retrieve a Xenomorph egg to study. After 35 years, Cygnus finally returns with an egg in tow, as well as a report on what he found while traversing the universe. During his exploration, he found multiple species of Xenomorphs on various worlds that have taken significantly different shapes based on their environment.

While they're all dead by the time Cygnus arrives, it's still incredible to see the Xenomorph taking the forms of sharks, sandworm-sized centipedes, bats and more.

The Xenomorph's New Animal Hybrids Show the Entire Species is Evolving

What's fascinating about the reveal of these new Xenomorph hybrids is how it applies to the evolution of the species itself. When the creatures were first introduced in the 1979 Ridley Scott film, they were fairly consistent in structure due to their primary hosts being humans. While Alien 3 would change things by making a dog the new host (or an ox if you're watching the Assembly Cut), the Facehugger is still a fairly small size to accommodate who it attaches to.

However, the fact that sharks, bats and gigantic centipedes are falling prey to these parasites shows that every stage of the Xenomorph's life is starting to change. Otherwise, the Facehuggers would never be able to properly inject a chestburster into a host if it can barely wrap itself around their mouth. Xenomorphs have only started to grow in size recently, with the biggest example of the creature being unveiled in its non-canon universe. Now, the concept is starting to spread to alternate timelines of the main movies, so it's only a matter of time before they arrive in the main canon.

The Xenomorph's New Hybrids Could See the Return of David the Android

Given the relatively short period of time between Aliens and the events of What If...? Aliens #2, it's clear that not enough time has passed for the Xenomorphs to truly evolve on their own to attack any species. With this in mind, there has to be some type of intervention at play. At first, it would be easy to assume that Weyland-Yutani has secretly gotten hold of an egg to properly experiment on the species, but it's highly unlikely due to the lengths Cygnus needed to go just to find one.

However, it's entirely possible that David from Prometheus and Alien: Covenant could be the mastermind behind their rapid evolution. He was last shown escaping from the Engineers' homeworld with Xenomorph specimens, so it wouldn't be impossible for him to have traversed the stars and continued modifying his creations on various creatures. Immortality gives him a lot of time to work, so it's possible that David could be making a return to the Alien story should the series continue down this path.

Of course, this is all speculation at this point, as Carter Burke completely neglects Cygnus' analysis of the new hybrids. Still, this doesn't mean that the new versions of the legendary space monster won't come back. There have been a wide variety of new variations of the Xenomorphs in both comics and film, so taking the Alien series in this direction with new confirmed hybrids would be the next logical step.

What If...? Aliens #2 Concept Artists: Paul Reiser, Leon Reiser, Adam F. Goldberg, Hans Rodionoff & Brian Volk-Weiss

Writers: Hans Rodonoff & Leon Reiser

Artist: Guiu Vilanova

Color Artist: Yen Nitro

Letterer: VC's Clayton Cowle

Cover Artist: Phil Noto

What If...? Aliens #2 is available now from Marvel Comics!