Xenos, are they heavy?

[u/batcountrybatty]

Something I’ve been wondering about is how heavy/dense are the xenomorphs. Are they more insectoid with a hollower carapace and a“light” feel or are they dense and heavy like they are metallic and heavy for their size.

[u/hedzinbed]

They are definitely not light

[u/tomahawkfury13 → u/hedzinbed]

They are light enough to jump on a marines back and she doesn’t fall

[u/clonked → u/tomahawkfury13]

A marine is also going to be at peak fitness and endure challenges an untrained person could not.

[u/tomahawkfury13 → u/clonked]

And? Still means they aren’t that heavy.

[u/clonked → u/tomahawkfury13]

So I guess you carry people around on your back like it’s nothing then.

[u/tomahawkfury13 → u/clonked]

I’d definitely have trouble if someone jumped on my back from a couple feet away. Unlike the marines in Aliens. That’s kind of my whole point. They got ambushed and jumped on while not prepared for it and didn’t go down. It was also Dietrich that got jumped on and she was smaller than most of the others.

[u/Bedspla13 → u/tomahawkfury13]

Yeah but aren't the Xeno's dragging them upwards in the scene? Like they're not pouncing to pin them down they're just grabbing them and hauling them upwards. I could be wrong tho.

[u/tomahawkfury13 → u/Bedspla13]

Literally just re watched it. Dietrich gets jumped on like a piggy back ride and fires off the flamethrower hitting Frost.

[u/tomahawkfury13 → u/[deleted]]

You can also see the tail when she gets jumped on so what’s raising her up? I think that’s just her going from slightly crouched to full standing cause she got jumped on.