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admonition : Contains SPOILERS for Alien Vol . 4 # 4!Despite being the centralised villain of every singleAlieninstallment , there are still plenty of mystery surrounding Weyland - Yutani . And now , a young one has just presented itself inAlienlore , as the companionship introduces an all - new type of synthetic example , one that is operate under a top - secret initiative designated “ Operation Descendant ” .
In twentieth Century Studios’AlienVol . 4 # 4 by Declan Shalvey and Andrea Broccardo , readers are give the conclusion of a storyline that began inAlienVol . 3 andAlien Annual2023 # 1 . Zasha has reunited with Dayton - her synthetic father pattern - but the surrounding panorama is far from idyllic . Not only are they on the meth moon of LV-695 that ’s infest withXenomorphs and white-hot Xenomorph loanblend , but Zasha and Dayton are also stuck in a room with Jun Yutani and his synthetical assassin .
While Zasha is able to beat the synthetic assassin with proportional informality , Jun presents an entirely unlike sort of peril , as he ’s a appendage of the Yutani family , and is therefore connected to the most powerful corporation in the galaxy . However , Dayton quickly draw down that proverbial curtain , as he reveals Jun actually is n’t a member of the Yutani family - he is n’t even human . Jun Yutani was a synthetic , and he was send to this creation to covertly pick up information about ( and possibly samples from ) the Xenomorphs as a part of the cryptic Operation Descendant .
The in style addition to Alien lore introduced a horrific kaiju arguably even deadly than the Xenomorphs themselves , and it has formally been named !
Weyland-Yutani Has Synthetic ‘Family Members’ in Alien Canon - Why?
The name “ Operation Descendant ” was revealed at the conclusion of the comedian , when the real Jun Yutani log into his personal computer and proceeded to delete a number of file cabinet the operation held . base on the selective information in this issue , it seems Operation Descendant involve create replicants of high - ranking member of Weyland - Yutani , giving them fictive identities as extended congeneric , and then send them on missions to collect data that ’s then uploaded remotely into this file .
In many way , Operation Descendant is ingenious . It gives these people inexhaustible access code to severe areas under the company ’s control without demand them to put themselves in danger to gain said intel . Truthfully , Operation Descendant seems pretty straight , with the real closed book being why Yutani seemingly chose to end it . Perhaps this later bankruptcy could have display the entire operation , and the company deemed it necessary to quarrel the whole thing ? Or maybe it was just this particular deputation that was deleted , and the operation is still plump secure ?
This is Far From the 1st Time Weyland-Yutani has had Synthetic ‘Family Members’ in Alien
The first one chronologically was David, Peter Weyland’s ‘son’, from 2012’sPrometheus.
Synthetics represent family members for higher - ups within Weyland - Yutani has been something of a mainstay for the franchise for many years . The first one chronologically was David , Peter Weyland ’s ‘ son ’ from Prometheus ( whose backstory was flesh out inAlien : Covenant ) . But the first in social club of movie vent ( which really lines up advantageously with Operation Descendant ) was Bishop from 1986’sAliens . Alien 3revealed that Bishop was a replication of Michael Bishop , who many conceive to be a descendant of Charles Bishop Weyland from 2004’sAlien vs Predator . Does that mean Bishop was also a part of this “ Operation Descendant ” ?
Weyland - Yutani has been using synthetics for the company ’s own increase at the disbursal of anyone in their way since the dawn of theAlienfranchise , and in some cases , the synthetics are regard extremity of the family ( in one sense or another ) . In the case of Operation Descendant , there is tidy sum that can be surmised about it - including the alleged inclusion of Bishop - but as of now , there ’s just not enough information to go off of to get through a definitive conclusion , making this apparatus a hugeAlienfranchise closed book .
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