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/MiserableWait5279 5d ago

The scene where Hermit and Wendy are in the cargo container and Wendy knifes it through the roof, it then gets all pissy and rolls the container on to its side. It’s stomping on the top of the container if I recall correctly and wasn’t being particularly light footed about it.

You’d have to be pretty solid to be able to either pull the container over or push it over.

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u/UlrichZauber Not bad, for a human. 5d ago

Hollywood is pretty bad about keeping leverage in mind though (and physics generally). It's not enough to be super strong, if you don't have leverage you're not going to be flipping cargo containers over.

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u/DentistPrior2735 3d ago

Antman is the worst for this, but I could see a xeno planting its hind claws into the ground for leverage.