Alien Chestburster

A Chestburster is the infant form of the Xenomorph, which are impregnated into living hosts by the Facehugger. Earning its' namesake, the Chestburster emerges forcibly from the chest of its host, killing it. The Chestburster is smaller and pale in color. Its arms are stuck to its chest, forcing it to crawl similar to a snake until it molts, freeing its arms and legs. Different chestburster variants vary in size and appearance.

A Chestburster first develops when a living host is incapacitated by a Facehugger by latching itself onto the host's face, forcing the host to ingest an embryo inserted via the pharynx. Once the embryo is successfully ingested, it moves far from the pharynx further within the body, establishing itself within the host's upper torso all the while absorbing nutrients from the body until it matures. As displayed by Kane aboard the Nostromo, the host shows little to no considerable outward negative symptoms after being impregnated, the most common being sore throat, slight nausea, increased congestion, and feeling hunger.

Subject ID: 77833

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A Chestburster is the infant form of the Xenomorph, which are impregnated into living hosts by the Facehugger. Earning its' namesake, the Chestburster emerges forcibly from the chest of its host, killing it. The Chestburster is smaller and pale in color. Its arms are stuck to its chest, forcing it to crawl similar to a snake until it molts, freeing its arms and legs. Different chestburster variants vary in size and appearance.

A Chestburster first develops when a living host is incapacitated by a Facehugger by latching itself onto the host's face, forcing the host to ingest an embryo inserted via the pharynx. Once the embryo is successfully ingested, it moves far from the pharynx further within the body, establishing itself within the host's upper torso all the while absorbing nutrients from the body until it matures. As displayed by Kane aboard the Nostromo, the host shows little to no considerable outward negative symptoms after being impregnated, the most common being sore throat, slight nausea, increased congestion, and feeling hunger.

Unbeknownst to the host, however, is that the Chestburster is laying dormant until it reaches it's maturity. Over the course of one to 24 hours—indeterminable in some cases, and sometimes up to a week, the Chestburster began to emerge violently from the body. The unsuspecting host first experiences a shortness of breath, followed by great pain in the chest area, causing shock. The host would continue to experience extreme pain until the Chestburster rips through the chest cavity, causing massive hemorrhaging and invariably killing the host in the process. Upon emerging from the body, its first instinct is to flee and hide until it fully matures. Within the span of a few hours, the Chestburster would undergo a dramatic growth spurt, molting its skin before eventually reaching the adult form of the Xenomorph; the Drone.

Subject ID: 77833

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