However, The Offspring is very different from the final monsters of the pastAlienmovies.
She gives birth to a cocoon, from which The Offspring emerges.
The Offspring is particularly terrifying due to its somewhat human appearance.
The film shows that The Offspring has human aspects, warped by body-horror aspects.
The reason for this stems from the Z-01 compound.
As the compound was taken from the Xenomorphs initially, it possesses the aging abilities of the titular aliens.
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The chest-burster in Alien: Romulus grew into an adult Xenomorph in only a few scenes.
Once Kay’s baby was mutated by the Z-01 compound, it took on this accelerated aging.
However, The Offspring’s mutations cause its body to be crooked, leaning somewhat to the right.
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This is accompanied by other Xenomorph elements, such as the long, bladed tail and toothed tongue.
The rest of its body is incredibly skinny, with bones being visible through its pale white skin.
Regarding The Offspring’s physical strength, the creature is not to be messed with.
Therefore, it can be assumed that the Z-01 compound contains some elements of Engineer DNA.
They just thought, Is it too much?
Do we really have to go there?
So we really pushed it to the limit, and Im glad we did.
In another interview withVariety, Alvarez addressed The Offspring’s design, specifically the ties toPrometheus' Engineers.
Evidently,Alien: Romulus' connections to Ridley Scott’s prequel movies were not accidental.
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