Editing Alien vs. Predator (section)

==Premise==
The ''Alien vs. Predator'' franchise depicts a series of deadly encounters between humanity and other extraterrestrial species: the [[Alien (creature in Alien franchise)|Aliens]], ferocious, [[parasitoid|endoparasitoid]] creatures; and the [[Predator (fictional species)|Predators]], technologically advanced warriors that hunt for personal sport and honor and colonize planets. Predominantly transpiring in the present day of the 21st century (with both films taking place in 2004, and the second film taking place immediately after the first), the series acts as a spin-off and prequel to the [[Alien (franchise)|''Alien'' franchise]] portraying humankind's encounters with alien species and life forms, and how they helped shape human civilization, technology and weaponry such as the Colonial  Marines, the United Americas, the Nostromo, and those involved with the Weyland-Yutani Corporation that is seen in the ''Alien'' franchise of the future.

Throughout the series, audiences see the involvement of the forerunners of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation in the history of these alien creatures as Weyland Industries, headed by Charles Bishop Weyland (one of the many within the Weyland family), who seeks immortality and the advancement of the company, whereas the Yutani Corporation, headed by Ms. Yutani, seeks to study creatures from space and acquire their technology and weaponry for organized warfare. Amidst the actions of the two corporations, human characters are forced to survive infestations of Xenomorphs and clashes with Yautjas, eventually leading to the future merger between the two companies and the development of interstellar travel and eventually wars with other races from space and other advanced technologies. This also leads to the future events of the Alien franchise.