• See also: Chestburster

The Bellybursters is a Xenomorph infant, that bursts from the victim's abdomen.^[1]

Implantation

Using a delivery method similar to a Facehugger, Chet the Predalien forced embryonic Xenomorphs down its victim's throats. The victims appeared to be only pregnant females, as the Predalien merely killed a female nurse instead of implanting her. Multiple larvae later erupted from the victim's abdomens. ^[1]Functioning as a juvenile queen, the Predalien utilized these multiple spawnings to quickly increase the Xenomorph population and build the hive, presumably before molting into a full grown, egg-laying Queen.^[2]

Behind the scenes

• "The belly bursters were actually in the first draft that Colin and I read...They had the bellybursters ... caused by an alien warrior...We actually made it the Predalien that was reproducing in this fashion" -Greg Strause AVP-R: Preparing For War: Development and Production (featurette)

• "Basically the Predalien's kind of a baby queen-there's a phase in between warrior alien and full-blown queen...they do this thing with embryo implantation.. the idea with that was; how does a baby queen quickly form her own little mini-drone army to get the hive built before she evolves into the final state where she can't completely defend herself?"--Colin Strause AVP-R: Preparing For War: Development and Production (featurette)

Appearance

• Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem

Notes and References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
2. ↑ AVP-R: Preparing For War: Development and Production (featurette)