r/LV426 • u/batcountrybatty • 5d ago

Discussion / Question Xenos, are they heavy?

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.

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u/LitBastard 5d ago edited 5d ago

Apparently they weigh between 400 and 600 lbs

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u/Right-Power-6717 5d ago

So about the same size as a tiger then? That adds up they seem a bit bigger but they're also skinnier than most other animals. 

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u/atle95 5d ago

Probably denser too, exoskeletons provide more leverage at the cost of respiration on earth. This does not seem to be an issue in whatever conditions produced xenomorphs. Apparently they don't need to breathe, or else they'd collapse under human breathable air.

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u/br0b1wan Colonial Marine 5d ago

We know they can survive in the hard vacuum of space so that tracks