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Alien
The Xenomorph
The Xenomorph is the most influential creature design in science-fiction cinema, and it exists because Dan O'Bannon showed Ridley Scott a book of paintings. H. R. Giger was a Swiss surrealist whose biomechanical work — organic forms fused with machinery, sexualised and skeletal at once — had never been used in a mainstream film, and Scott commissioned him directly.
- First appearance
- Alien (1979), 20th Century Fox
- Created by
- H. R. Giger, Dan O'Bannon, Ridley Scott
- Also known as
- The Alien, Xenomorph XX121
- Universe
- Alien
- Appears in
- film, games, comics, television
Who is The Xenomorph?
The Xenomorph is the most influential creature design in science-fiction cinema, and it exists because Dan O'Bannon showed Ridley Scott a book of paintings. H. R. Giger was a Swiss surrealist whose biomechanical work — organic forms fused with machinery, sexualised and skeletal at once — had never been used in a mainstream film, and Scott commissioned him directly. The design's deliberate ambiguity is why it unsettles: it has no visible eyes, so nothing to read, and its proportions read as both insectile and human. The life cycle is the other half, and it is genuinely nasty in a way rarely remarked on: the creature reproduces by forcible implantation, and O'Bannon has said explicitly that he intended the horror to be that of male violation. Giger won an Academy Award for the work.
The Xenomorph: the details
- First appearance
- Alien, May 1979
- Designed by
- H. R. Giger, a Swiss surrealist painter, commissioned after Dan O'Bannon showed Ridley Scott his work
- Academy Award
- Giger shared the Oscar for Best Visual Effects for the design
- No eyes
- The deliberate absence of readable features is a substantial part of why the design unsettles
- The life cycle is the horror
- O'Bannon has stated the reproduction was intended to depict male violation
- Biomechanical
- Giger's signature fusion of organic and machine forms, never previously used in a mainstream film
- Adult rated
- The films are rated for mature audiences; this site does not carry the character on its kids' pages
Why The Xenomorph endures
The most influential creature design in science-fiction film, and the moment a fine-art surrealist's work entered mainstream cinema directly and unmediated.
What The Xenomorph looks like on a shirt
Signature motif: The elongated smooth black skull, no eyes, inner jaw and ribbed exoskeleton
The eyeless elongated skull is one of the great silhouettes in film — legible as a pure black outline at any size, and unmistakable even heavily abstracted. Black on black with a single cold highlight is the standard treatment.
The eyeless elongated skull is one of the great silhouettes in film — a pure black outline that works at any size and survives heavy abstraction. Black on black with a single cold highlight. Adult sizing only on this site.
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Who has played The Xenomorph
| Performer | Production | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolaji Badejo | Alien | 1979 | Live action |
The Xenomorph T-shirts: common questions
Who created The Xenomorph?
The Xenomorph was created by H. R. Giger and Dan O'Bannon and Ridley Scott, first appearing in Alien in 1979 (20th Century Fox).
What does a The Xenomorph T-shirt usually look like?
The elongated smooth black skull, no eyes, inner jaw and ribbed exoskeleton. The eyeless elongated skull is one of the great silhouettes in film — a pure black outline that works at any size and survives heavy abstraction. Black on black with a single cold highlight. Adult sizing only on this site.
Are The Xenomorph T-shirts made for children?
No. The Xenomorph comes from work made for older audiences, so we keep the character off our kids pages even where children's sizes are manufactured.
Who has played The Xenomorph?
The Xenomorph has been played on screen by Bolaji Badejo (Alien, 1979).
How much does a The Xenomorph T-shirt cost?
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