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There areseveral reasons why the androids have white bloodfrom theAlienfranchise. Throughout the series, humans encounter a terrifying alien species that seeks to attack and force them into reproducing their offspring. More often than not, the humans are accompanied by androids. These artificial human-like creatures are always either villains or help fight against the aliens, but can sometimes be micro-villains.Before watchingAlien: Romulus, the newest film in the franchise, it is necessary to understand these androids.
Androids have been a part of the franchise since its first installment,Alien. Although he is not the main villain to Sigourney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley, Ian Holm’s android character Ash is the secondary antagonist. He bleeds white blood and immediately establishes that all androids inthe completeAlientimelinedo so as well. 45 years after this film,it is finally time to figure out whyAlien’s director, Ridley Scott, decided to make the androids have white blood.
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Ridley Scott Didn’t Want Androids To Have Red Blood
They Needed Something To Prove They Are Not Fully Human
In an interview forThe New York Times, Ridley Scott discusses the reasons he wanted the androids to have white blood instead of red blood in theAlienfranchise.He essentially explains howseeing androids with white blood is more"uncomfortable.“The franchise is of the horror genre as much as it is sci-fi. Thus, this discomfort is necessary since it sets up the idea that the terror will not just come from the aliens for the rest of the franchise. The androids are also creepy creatures to be fearful of.
The white blood used in Alien is actually milk.
TheAlienfranchise already stands out as a horrifying creature feature. The cherry on top of it all is the androids and their white blood. At least the aliens are clearly the villains because of their grotesque figures. The androids are not so obvious unless they are already wounded. Sometimes theAlienmovies tease who is an androidbefore showing their blood. However, the unknown increases the fear factor.Without the androids and their discomforting white blood, theAlienfranchise would not be as scaryas it is.
Androids Having White Blood Sets Them Apart From Humans
Without White Blood, Androids Are Truly Indistinguishable
Alien’s androids think, feel, and look like humans. To bedistinguished as separate villains or heroes, they need a particular quality to set them apart.If they had red blood, they would seem like normal humans who happen to be secondary villains or heroes. Then the androids would seem pointless for the franchise. Yet, they have been crucial for everyAlienfilm. If the androids were not set apart from humans, thenall theAlienmovieswould be completely different.
Alien: Romulusreleases in theaters on August 16th, 2024.
Distinguishing the androids from the humans is just as important as setting apart the aliens. If the aliens looked just like the humans, the franchise’s horror would be entirely different. The films would not be creature features, let alone some of the most prominent ones in horror history.ForAlientostand out among this horror sub-genre, it needs another distinguished villain.The androids are alien-like enough because of their white blood, despite looking like humans. They makeAlienstand out further in horror.
Androids' White Blood Connects To Alien’s Themes
One of the prominent features in thefranchise is how the aliens forcing their offspring onto humans is a metaphor for sexual attacks. This metaphor especially comes out with the painful experience the humans undergo with these attacks. Not only do the aliens attach themselves to the humans' faces, but the offspring are born by exploding out of their gut.The metaphor of these attacks proves how theAlienfranchise is more than just a bunch of horror sci-fi films.
The androids are also referred to as synthetics throughout theAlienfranchise.
The androids having white blood further develops this metaphor. The aliens are not the only sexual attackers; but the androids are too. The white blood symbolizes the bodily fluid that manifests from these attacks, which increases the horror of the franchise. If their white blood is contained, they are not a threat. If it is showing, then they are. Ultimately,another reason for theandroids' white blood in theAlienfranchise is to make the sexual metaphors and themes more explicit.
WithAlien: Romulus' release coming upsoon, it will be interesting to see how the film utilizes the androids. They have not always been villains in the franchise, since a couple of them have been more heroic.Andy (David Jonsson) beingthe newest android will determine this thrilling outcome.He can easily be another hero of theAlienfranchise, or be the next secondary antagonist to inflate the horror of the film with his discomforting white blood.
Alien: Romulus
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Alien: Romulus is the seventh film in the Alien franchise. The movie is directed by Fede Álvarez and will focus on a new young group of characters who come face to face with the terrifying Xenomorphs. Alien: Romulus is a stand-alone film and takes place in a time not yet explored in the Alien franchise.
