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Runners evolve into Sentries when the [[Hive]] has been well established and has found a steady supply of hosts. |
Runners evolve into Sentries when the [[Hive]] has been well established and has found a steady supply of hosts. |
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===Biology=== |
===Biology=== |
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| − | Sentries are mature [[Runner]]s, just as Warriors are mature Drones. Like Warriors, they develop harder and ridged carapaces. They also develop [[dorsal spines]]. They maintain their speed and dexterity and develop specialized hands and feet adept at gripping, scaling, and climbing, more so than other Xenomorphs. If the Drone Xenomorph is the hive's main offensive force, Sentries might be its main defensive one. Charged with protecting weaker siblings in the hive, such as the Drone or [[Worker]], |
+ | Sentries are mature [[Runner]]s, just as Warriors are mature Drones. Like Warriors, they develop harder and ridged carapaces. They also develop [[dorsal spines]]. They maintain their speed and dexterity and develop specialized hands and feet adept at gripping, scaling, and climbing, more so than other Xenomorphs. If the Drone Xenomorph is the hive's main offensive force, Sentries might be its main defensive one. Charged with protecting weaker siblings in the hive, such as the Drone or [[Worker]], Sentries are attuned to their [[Queen (caste)|Queen]] and will attack and retreat at her command. |
They will not hesitate to pit themselves against the odds and will thoughtlessly die to protect the hive. |
They will not hesitate to pit themselves against the odds and will thoughtlessly die to protect the hive. |
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Revision as of 16:01, 29 September 2020
The Sentry[1], also called the Defender, is the next step of a Runner (or Scout) alien's lifecycle. They are stage 5 Xenomorphs and can evolve further into Crushers.
Overview
Creation
Runners evolve into Sentries when the Hive has been well established and has found a steady supply of hosts.
Biology
Sentries are mature Runners, just as Warriors are mature Drones. Like Warriors, they develop harder and ridged carapaces. They also develop dorsal spines. They maintain their speed and dexterity and develop specialized hands and feet adept at gripping, scaling, and climbing, more so than other Xenomorphs. If the Drone Xenomorph is the hive's main offensive force, Sentries might be its main defensive one. Charged with protecting weaker siblings in the hive, such as the Drone or Worker, Sentries are attuned to their Queen and will attack and retreat at her command.
They will not hesitate to pit themselves against the odds and will thoughtlessly die to protect the hive.
Evolution
- "These stages are only reached when a Queen produces Royal Jelly and exposes her Soldiers and Sentries to it."
- ― Alien: The Roleplaying Game
After being exposed to Royal Jelly and force-fed raw metals for weeks by Workers, the Sentry will molt into a Stage 6 Xenomorph called a Charger. The Charger is essentially the runner variant of a Praetorian, even baring a queen-like head crest. However, it is not known to evolve further.
Trivia
- In the 1994 Alien vs. Predator arcade game, there is a type of Xenomorph resembling Drones that are called Defenders.