We all know, love, and fear one of horror-movie's most known creatures, the Xenomorph.
Can you think of any examples? I got two ecologies where they might end up settling an ecological niche:
1. The world of Monster Hunter, where the vast majority of creatures are dinosaurs, dragons, or both. Surviving alone, yet alone creating a hive would be a a challenge for the xenomorph, but doable.
2. Catachan, the gold standard by which all Death Worlds in Warhammer 40k are measured. Everything on the planet, flora and fauna, is ridiculously aggressive and hostile to other lifeforms. Even the catachans themselves are very dangerous, and well-equipped and -trained to fight off enemies. I believe they are nevertheless capable of establishing a hive, even if it's going to face hard times.
Anyone else got ideas of worlds where they become part of the ecology?
It has been stated often that an uncontrolled xenomorph infestation spells the doom of any given world, because said aliens end up consuming the ecology to fuel the growth of their hive. But what if the ecology of a world is so hardy, so deadly, or plain strange that a Xenomorph-colony can do little more than occupy a ecological niche and survive that way?
Can you think of any examples? I got two ecologies where they might end up settling an ecological niche:
1. The world of Monster Hunter, where the vast majority of creatures are dinosaurs, dragons, or both. Surviving alone, yet alone creating a hive would be a a challenge for the xenomorph, but doable.
2. Catachan, the gold standard by which all Death Worlds in Warhammer 40k are measured. Everything on the planet, flora and fauna, is ridiculously aggressive and hostile to other lifeforms. Even the catachans themselves are very dangerous, and well-equipped and -trained to fight off enemies. I believe they are nevertheless capable of establishing a hive, even if it's going to face hard times.
Anyone else got ideas of worlds where they become part of the ecology?
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