Sam Benson

Sam Benson was a resident of Gunnison, Colorado. He became involved in the Xenomorph outbreak that ultimately led to the destruction of the town in 2004.

Sam, along with his father Buddy, were the first people to discover a crashed Yautja ship near the town, and were subsequently impregnated by Facehuggers. They died when the Chestbursters inside them hatched, becoming the first victims of the Xenomorphs and heralding the start of the infestation.

Biography[]

Buddy and Sam see ship — Buddy and Sam see the Scout Ship

In October 2004, Sam and his father, Buddy Benson, were hunting a deer with Remington 700 sniper rifles when a Yautja Scout Ship crashed in the forest near their location. The two ran towards the ship, amazed by it. After briefly inspecting the ship, Sam and his dad turned around to go notify the sheriff, Eddie Morales, but were chased by Facehuggers escaping from the ship. Sam tripped while running, allowing the escaped Facehuggers to catch up to them. Sam watched his father get attacked and subdued by a Facehugger before being subdued by one himself. Later, after the Facehuggers fell off and died, the two awoke. Buddy's Chestburster quickly erupted while Sam watched in horror, only to suffer the same fate soon after.

His body, along with his father's, was later destroyed by the Yautja Wolf with Dissolving Liquid.

Appearances[]

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem

Trivia[]

Unlike his father, Sam isn't in the PSP game based off the film. The game follows a different path to the movie where the town had been attacked by dozens of Facehuggers rather than an infestation caused by the Predalien. In the movie, there are only five Facehuggers.
Sam is the first minor to be shown killed on-screen by a Chestburster, many fans and other reviews found the character's death (as well as others) needlessly gory and over the top.