Lead Alien

The Lead Alien was the primary antagonist of Alien: Resurrection. It was responsible for instigating the Xenomorph outbreak on the Auriga. It was also considered the Cloned Queen's most valuable and loyal servant, since it captured Ripley 8 and delivered her to its hive.

Birth and maturity
The Lead Alien was one of 20 Xenomorphs whom were bred by Dr Wren's science team on board the USM Auriga. It

Its development and early life involved it being housed in capitivity; kept within a cell with two fellow Cloned Xenomorphs. Wren's scientists were closely watching the creatures, studying them, notably, Dr Gediman was particularly fascinated in the Lead Alien's development. During a specific encounter with Gediman, the Drone quickly learned that disobedience would result in punishment in the form of a freezing liquid nitrogen spray inside the chamber where it was imprisoned. cEscapeheWhen Gediman and Dr. Williamson were

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tracted from observing the Xenomorphs by a confrontation with the crearmed w of the Betty in the ship's recreation hall, the Lead Alien and one of the others in the holding cell with it turned on the smaller of the three Xenomorphs, savagely attacking it and disembowelling it. The dead creature's acid blood ate through the floor of the holding cell before the scientists could react, and by the time Gediman managed to activate the nitrogen spray the two Xenomorphs had already escaped. Gediman cautiously investigated, and became the first human captive of the Cloned Xenomorphs when the Lead Alien dragged him away to the ship's lower decks. The two escaped Xenomorphs quickly smashed open the other cages on the ship, releasing their fellow Drones and the Cloned Queen.

Later, an armed Dr. Clauss entered the empty holding chamber to investigate. The Lead Alien patiently watched from outside as Clauss entered the cell and then intentionally used its inner mouth to push the button and activated the nitrogen spray, freezing the scientist alive and killing him.[6]

Serving the QueenEdit
The Lead Alien was later selected by the Cloned Queen to bring Ripley 8, who had been captured by the Xenomorphs and taken to her chamber in the waste tank at the bottom of the ship.[4] After the Newborn killed the Queen, the Hive was left leaderless, and with no humans left alive on board the Auriga after the Betty escaped, the remaining Xenomorphs prepared to enter hibernation until the situation changed.[7] However, soon afterwards, the Auriga, which had been hijacked by Annalee Call prior, crashed into Africa on Earth's surface and exploded, killing the Lead Alien and all of the remaining Xenomorphs on board.