Summary
Alien: Romuluscontinues to hype up its massive death count, and it could mean the franchise is finally going to break a major trend. Throughout the lead-up toAlien: Romulus' release, one thing has become certain: the movie is going to include plenty of character deaths. This is nothing new for theAlienmovie franchise, as encounters with Xenomorphs, facehuggers, and chestbursters typically are fatal. Audiences now expect a certain amount of bloodshed and tragedy from each franchise installment, and it would be a daring move forAlien: Romulusto subvert that, which is why it won’t.
The expectations of how much death will be inAlien: Romuluscontinues to climb, though. Whether it issurprisingAlien: Romulustrailers that give too much awayor comments from the cast and crew, it is clear that the prequel is leaning into the franchise’s horror roots under director Fede Álvarez.Terrifying death sequences are sure to comeas a result, with some already even becoming spoiled through the marketing campaign. The frequent talk about how deadlyAlien: Romulusis surely purposeful in setting audience expectations. It might even mean doing a franchise first.
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Alien: Romulus Promises To Be One Of The Deadliest Alien Movies
The High Death Count Has Been Teased
Audiences are certainly used to seeing characters die in theAlienmovies, but there is a chance thatAlien: Romulusis going to be on the deadlier side of the franchise.Screen Rantattended theAlien: Romuluspanel atSan Diego Comic-Con2024 andheard all about how much death is coming. Álvarez specifically said,“There’s a lot of death in this movie,“after joking that someone dying was a spoiler. While he and the cast did not directly compare how deadlyAlien: Romulusis versus the rest of the franchise, the director is clearly setting the table for a high death count.
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Even the footage that was shown during theAlien: RomulusSDCC panel reinforced this. While initially stopping whenNavarro (Aileen Wu) is attacked by a facehugger, later footage showcased the moment where she discovers that a chestburster is inside her.Alien: Romulus' trailers spoiled this momentbefore the SDCC panel, but the full clip directly confirms her death. And if the filmmakers were willing to show a character’s death in its full capacity before the theatrical release, there is no doubt that the film will make good on killing"a lot"of people.
Alien: Romulus Could Be The Franchise’s First Movie Without Any Survivors
At Least 1 Human Has Always Survived
One way forAlien: Romulusto make good on its frequent death teases is to be the firstAlienmovie with no survivors. Every previous film in the main series has had at least one human character remain alive by the end. Sigourney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley was the sole survivor ofAlien, while she, Newt, and Hicks all survivedAliens. Robert Morse was the sole survivor ofAlien 3. Ripley 8, Call, Johner, and Vriess all surviveAlien Resurrection. Shaw is the only human survivor inPrometheus, while Daniels and Tennessee are alive whenAlien: Covenantends.
Androids like Bishop and David have also survived previous Alien movies
With every priorAlienmovie leaving at least one survivor, there is now a chance forAlien: Romulusto break that trend and solidify its place as the deadliest entry. It is feasible that all the main characters could die aboard theRenaissancespace station. With several character deaths already confirmed, there is a dwindling number of people who could live through the prequel’s events at this point. The expectations thatAlien: Romuluscould have a bleak and heartbreaking ending will be realized if Álvarez pulls a franchise first by killing everyone.
Ellen Ripley, Newt, and Dwayne Hicks
Ripley 8, Annalee Call, Ron Johner, and Dom Vriess
Daniels and Tennessee
Alien: Romulus Having No Survivors Would Help The Franchise
There Will Be Questions About Their Future
The possibility ofAlien: Romuluskilling every character could be a blessing for the franchise in disguise. It could be quite tragic to watch so many new characters die facing off against the aliens, but their survivals will raise more questions. SinceAlien: Romulustakes place betweenAlienandAliens, there will inevitably be some questions about what happened to the survivors and why they never appeared in future installments.
Neither of these questions are viable if there are no survivors whenAlien: Romulusends. The fates of all characters will be known, and the lack of connections they have to future storylines will be easily explained. It would eliminate the chances ofAlien: Romulussequels featuring some of the new characters, but it would also potentially benefit future installments with audiences now knowing there is a chance that not everyone will survive.
