- "Your arrival is the culmination of an effort that was initiated some four years ago when a routine Weyland–Yutani probe identified this planet as rich in mineral ore."
- ―A Colonial Marine briefing on LV–742 (from Aliens versus Predator: Extinction)
LV–742 was a mining colony world rich in mineral ore. It was the site of a three–way conflict between humans, Xenomorphs, and the Yautja.
History[]
At some point, a Weyland-Yutani Corporation probe detected rich reserves of mineral ore on LV–742. Following the discovery a bevy of explorers and engineers, along with a United States Colonial Marine Corps security detachment, were sent to the world to ascertain the accuracy of the readings. Seismic drillings undertaken in a bid to acquire core samples unearthed a subterranean Hive containing a large supply of Xenomorph eggs. The Xenomorphs retaliated and managed to expel the human incursion.
Several years later, scientist Samuel Kadinsky and executive Charles Gould learned of the Hive's existence on LV–742 and decided to exploit it for Weyland–Yutani's bio–weapons program. Under the guise of expanding mining operations, more colonists and Marines traveled to LV–742, inadvertently fuelling a Xenomorph population boom at Hives across the planet. USCM demolitions operations forced one Xenomorph horde to reestablish itself in a lush forested region, leading to conflict with the local human populace, Kadinsky's new K-Series Xenomorph strain, and Yautja who had come to LV–742 to hunt. The ensuing three–way furor saw the extermination of the K–series Xenomorphs.
Flora and fauna[]
Creatures native to LV–742 included the kriltic, the kurn, and the oswoc, as well as the gro'tye.
Points of interest[]
A number of mining colonies were located on LV–742. Samuel Kadinsky also worked out of a research laboratory located in a forested region of the planet, where he conducted experiments on humans and Xenomorphs.
Appearances[]
- Aliens versus Predator: Extinction
- Predator Official Fan App — "No Space Is Safe From Predator" map