Editing Xenomorph (section)

===="Dragon"====
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The "Dog Alien" or "Ox Alien", (also known as "Runner Alien" in the expanded universe stories) and referred to in-film as "Dragon", was introduced in ''[[Alien 3]]''. The creature itself shares the same basic physical configuration and instincts as the other Aliens shown in the previous films, although there are several differences due to the host from which it was spawned (a [[dog]] in the theatrical cut, or as an [[ox]] in the novelized version and the assembly cut). The dog Alien in its chestburster form is a miniature version of the adult, unlike the larval human- and Predator-spawned chestbursters. The adult is primarily [[Quadrupedalism|quadrupedal]], has [[digitigrade]] hind legs, and lacks the dorsal tubes of the human-spawned variety. The only differences behavior-wise was that this Alien behaved more like a dog or another quadrupedal animal that generally is prone to using its mouth instead of its front legs as its primary weapon to attack and maul its victims with its teeth. This Alien, even when actively provoked, would not attack or kill Ripley, due to the queen growing inside her. This, however, changed towards the movie's climax, at which point the monster, after surviving a torrent of molten lead, burst from the liquid and went into a rampage, pursuing Ripley and presumably attempting to kill her until she destroyed it by showering it with freezing water, causing it to explode from [[thermal shock]].

Originally, H. R. Giger was approached on July 28, 1990, by [[David Fincher]] and [[Tim Zinnemann]], and was asked to redesign his own creations for ''Alien 3''. Giger's new designs included an aquatic face-hugger and a four-legged version of the adult Alien. As Giger said in an interview, "I had special ideas to make it more interesting. I designed a new creature, which was much more elegant and beastly, compared to my original. It was a four-legged Alien, more like a lethal [[Felidae|feline]]—a [[Leopard|panther]] or something. It had a kind of skin that was built up from other creatures—much like a [[symbiosis]]." However, when Tom Woodruff and Alec Gillis of [[Amalgamated Dynamics]] told Giger that they had their own design, Giger expressed himself as "very upset" and that the creature he had especially designed was his "baby". Even after the production severed contact, Giger continued to fax suggestions to Fincher and made full-scale drawings and a sculpt of the Alien, all of which were rejected.<ref>Wreckage and Rage: Making Alien 3 (DVD), Alien Quadrilogy (Alien 3) bonus disc, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.</ref>

{{Blockquote|text="David Fincher neglected to inform me that Woodruff and Gillis were also contracted to take care of the redesign of the Alien—I found out much later... I thought I had the job and that Woodruff and Gillis would work from my plans. On their side, they were convinced that it was their job and accepted my 'suggestions' with pleasure. They believed that all my effort was based on a huge love for the matter, because I worked hard even after my contract was over."}}

Giger would later be angered by the end credits of the released film presenting him as merely the creator of the original creature, and the fact that [[Amalgamated Dynamics]] personnel gave a series of interviews that minimized Giger's contribution. Fox eventually reimbursed Giger, but only after he refused to be interviewed for their behind-the-scenes documentary of ''Alien 3''.

However, Giger would comment that he thought the resulting film was "okay" and that the Alien was "better than in the second film".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hrgiger.com/frame.htm |title=The Official Website |publisher=HR Giger |access-date=2009-03-02| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090228100118/http://www.hrgiger.com/frame.htm| archive-date= February 28, 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>