Alien vs. Predator - Timeline

I think people throw it in the same thing because there's a scene where you're navigating a vent and getting directions to avoid Big Chap, similar to Dallas' circumstances. However, I don't really see it as the same scene personally.
 
Pro Bot said:
I wonder if the Nostromo DLCs from Alien: Isolation could be canon. Set the first one after Brett's death but before Dallas in the airlock (I've seen people say it's an alternate timeline, but how? It fits between events as far as I can tell), then the second can fit as concurrent to Ripley's escape... then there's the other DLCs with almost no narrative which are leading up to the start of the game.
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Hmmm, a good thought.
 
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Shorty

"Shorty", as referred to by the human Machiko Noguchi, was an Un-blooded Yautja and a member of Top-Knot's Clan. Shorty exchanged a bitter rivalry with Machiko, who had joined Top-Knot's clan to partake with them on hunts. He was eventually killed by the latter during a hunt on the planet Bunda...
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So... fitting in Hunter's Planet. Maybe Shorty survived War?
 
Sounds like Hans was the writer connecting this to the main Alien timeline (33:50), Blade Runner and Soldier (44:30). Leon gets a bit confused when asked about alternate continuities then guesses that Aliens: What If...? is outside the main continuity (56:08). I wish we got to hear from Hans rather than these writers since he added the more obscure connections to Alien/Blade Runner/Soldier and the linking material to Alien³'s events (Burke sending Ripley to Fury 161, Xeno on Fury 161).

Which is funny since Paul is literally Burke.
 
Someone described the reference to Outland from the RPG in more details. Apparently Colonial Marshals oftentimes keep prisoners in zero-g cells while wearing pressure suits... yeah okay, that's a very strong and intentional link. I see why it's in the unofficial canon tier for the RPG's system.
 
Kinda annoys me how Predator: Concrete Jungle is labelled an "Alternate Continuity" and "What If...?" scenario on TV Tropes, solely for not having any connections to the films. Like no shit there wouldn't be any connections, the game is meant to be a standalone story, after all. By that logic, should the Dark Horse comics be considered non-canon just because most are standalone stories? :/
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Predator: Concrete Jungle - TV Tropes

Predator: Concrete Jungle is a 2005 videogame released on the Xbox and PlayStation 2 based on the Predator franchise. The game follows a lone Predator, who, after failing a hunt in 1930's New Way City, is exiled by his clan to an alien planet, …
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JudgeDreddpool said:
Kinda annoys me how Predator: Concrete Jungle is labelled an "Alternate Continuity" and "What If...?" scenario on TV Tropes, solely for not having any connections to the films. Like no shit there wouldn't be any connections, the game is meant to be a standalone story, after all. By that logic, should the Dark Horse comics be considered non-canon just because most are standalone stories? :/
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Predator: Concrete Jungle - TV Tropes

Predator: Concrete Jungle is a 2005 videogame released on the Xbox and PlayStation 2 based on the Predator franchise. The game follows a lone Predator, who, after failing a hunt in 1930's New Way City, is exiled by his clan to an alien planet, …
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It's actually connected to both the first AVP movie and the first Alien. They reference Charles Bishop Weyland and set up the MU-TH-UR A.I.
 
JudgeDreddpool said:
BTW, am curious, but how do you explain the Weyland Industries/Weyland Corporation issue in the series? @Pro Bot
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Charles Bishop Weyland owned Weyland Industries while Peter Weyland owned Weyland Corp. It is likely that Peter Weyland absorbed Weyland Industries' assets in 2012 when he founded Weyland Corp.

Peter likely knew of his relative's lung cancer, hence why he developed a synthetic trachea a few days before the start of AVP. Unfortunately, Charles' fixation on the antarctica expedition led to his downfall, just like it would for the younger Weyland in 2093 poetically. Both dying men sought out alien discoveries to either create a lasting legacy or extend their own life. Hm, I don't think it worked out well for Michael Bishop either.
 
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