However, that’s far from the only wayAlien: Romulusreferences the history of the series.
Some of these easter eggs are just that, sly little allusions to the history of the series.
Others are more concrete connections that help flesh out the history of the franchise in unexpected ways.
In-universe, this is explained by the pair being from the same robotic line.
It also creates a deeper sense of continuity with the original film.
Upon arriving on the station, the trio of Andy, Tyler, and Bjorn traverse through the vents.
Later in the film, Xenomorphs are seen moving through them to catch up to the humans.
This includes references to multiple films in the series.
This explanation includes a brief shot of a computer monitor,revealing a shot of Lambert’s personnel file.
Played by Veronica Cartwright, Lambert was one of the crew members of the Nostromo inAlien.
Investigating it set off the events of the film and much of the rest of the series.
Tyler reveals these are in fact the same rifles used by the Marines of their era.
Notably, they do bear some differences from the rifles used in (the chronologically subsequent)Aliens.
Throughout the game,players could use emergency phones known as “Registration Points” as save points.
In bothAlienandAlien: Romulus, Ripley and Rain are forced to confront an alien.
However, the Xenomorph is not able to reach Ripley once it’s ejected.
