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| creator       = [[Randy Stradley]]<br>[[Chris Warner (comics)|Chris Warner]]
| origin        = ''[[List of Alien vs. Predator (franchise) comics|Alien vs. Predator:]] [[Machiko Noguchi|The Machiko Noguchi Saga]]'' (1989)
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'''''Alien vs. Predator''''' (also known as '''''Aliens versus Predator''''' and '''''AVP''''') is a [[science fiction film|science fiction]] [[action film|action]] media franchise created by comic book writers [[Randy Stradley]] and [[Chris Warner (comics)|Chris Warner]]. The series is a crossover between, and part of, the larger ''[[Alien (franchise)|Alien]]'' and ''[[Predator (franchise)|Predator]]'' franchises, depicting the two species — [[Xenomorph|Xenomorph (Alien)]] and [[Yautja|Yautja (Predator)]] — as being in conflict with one another.

It began as a [[List of Alien vs. Predator (franchise) comics|comic book series]] in 1989, before being adapted into a [[List of Alien, Predator, and Alien vs. Predator games|video game series]] in the 1990s. Produced and distributed by [[20th Century Fox]], the film series began with ''[[Alien vs. Predator (film)|Alien vs. Predator]]'' (2004), directed by [[Paul W. S. Anderson]], and was followed by ''[[Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem]]'' (2007), directed by [[Greg and Colin Strause|the Brothers Strause]], and the development of a third film has been delayed indefinitely. The series has led to numerous [[novels]], [[comics]], and [[video game]] [[#Other media|spin-offs]] such as ''[[Aliens vs. Predator (2010 video game)|Aliens vs. Predator]]'' released in 2010.

==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.

==Background==
The first ''Alien vs. Predator'' story was published by [[Dark Horse Comics]] in ''Dark Horse Presents'' #34–36 (November 1989 – February 1990), leading to the popular ''[[Machiko Noguchi|The Machiko Noguchi Saga]]'', following a woman who joins the hunt of the Predators (Yautja). In November 1990, ''[[Predator 2]]'' was released in theaters and included a scene depicting an [[Alien (creature in Alien franchise)|Alien (Xenomorph)]] skull as one of the Predator's [[Trophy hunting|trophies]]. Over the coming years, Fox had been pursuing a cinematic adaptation of the concept to advance the ''Alien'' and ''Predator'' franchises further, and [[Peter Briggs (screenwriter)|Peter Briggs]] was tasked with the job to write an early script for the project and eventually pitched an idea titled ''The Hunt: Alien vs. Predator'' in 1994, but the pitch was rejected and development of the film remained stuck in [[development hell]] for almost a decade before the first feature film was finally released in 2004 under the helm of Paul W. S. Anderson, titled ''[[Alien vs. Predator (film)|Alien vs. Predator]]'', with a sequel by the Brothers Strause, titled ''[[Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem]]'', eventually released in 2007. [[Ellen Ripley]] does not appear in this franchise, as it takes place more than a century prior to the events of the ''Alien'' series.

[[File:Lance Henriksen.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Lance Henriksen was the first to be cast in ''Alien vs. Predator'', as Anderson wanted to keep continuity with the ''Alien'' series.|alt=]]
The first actor to be cast for ''Alien vs. Predator'' was [[Lance Henriksen]], who played the characters Bishop and Michael Bishop Weyland in ''[[Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'' and ''[[Alien 3]]'' (and ''[[Aliens: Colonial Marines]]''). Although the ''Alien'' films are set 150 years in the future, Anderson wanted to keep continuity  and a shared universe with the series by including a familiar actor. Henriksen plays billionaire and self-taught-engineer Charles Bishop Weyland, a character that ties in with the Weyland-Yutani Corporation as the original founder and CEO of Weyland Industries. Henriksen later returned to the franchise through the role of Karl Bishop Weyland, a descendant of Charles Weyland, in the 2010 video game ''Aliens vs. Predator''.

According to Anderson, Weyland becomes known for the discovery of the pyramid, and as a result the Weyland-Yutani Corporation models the Bishop android in the ''Alien'' films after him; "when the Bishop android is created in 150 years time, it's created with the face of the creator. It's kind of like [[Microsoft]] building an android in 100 years time that has the face of [[Bill Gates]]."<ref>{{cite web|title=Interview with ''AvP'' Director Paul Anderson|last=Horn|first=Steven|work=IGN|date=December 17, 2003|url=http://au.movies.ign.com/articles/446/446412p2.html|access-date=January 15, 2008}}</ref> The Brothers Strause further stated how the ending of their sequel built further upon establishing the future of the universe by having the Predator technology acquired by Yutani Corporation (and by extension, OWLF, and Project Stargazer of the ''Predator'' films) act as the impetus for the development of advanced technologies such as FTL (faster-than-light travel) drives fitted aboard spaceships.<ref name="io9.com">Woerner, Meredith (October 28, 2010).  [http://io9.com/5675883/the-third-aliens-vs-predator-movie-would-have-served-as-a-prequel-to-alien "The Third Aliens Vs. Predator Movie Would Have Served as a Prequel to Alien."]  ''io9.Gizmodo.com''.  Gawker Media.  Retrieved April 23, 2016.</ref>

The legacy of the shared universe has also shown itself in later films. In the 2010 film ''[[Predators (film)|Predators]]'', when the group of main protagonists enters the Predators' camp, there is a brief view of  a Xenomorph skull on the ground (as well as the lower jaw of a Xenomorph on the helmet of the Berserker Predator), referring to a similar moment from ''Predator 2'' when an Alien skull is seen in the trophy room of the Predator spaceship. Furthermore, the 2018 film titled ''[[The Predator (film)|The Predator]]'' featured several references to ''Alien vs. Predator'' such as the shurikens, mask designs, and Alexa's spear which the Predator named Scar made out of an Alien tail.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/predator-movie-easter-eggs-2018/|title=The Predator: Every Easter Egg & Movie Connection|work=Screen Rant|last=Dyce|first=Andrew|date=September 16, 2018|access-date=April 27, 2022}}</ref> An alternate ending for ''The Predator'' displaying a Weyland-Yutani Corp pod containing Ripley and Newt from ''Aliens'' (both played by Breanna Watkins) wearing a Weyland-Yutani breathing apparatus shaped like a Xenomorph Facehugger was also intended to further connect to the ''Alien'' saga.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/285951/unused-prop-from-the-predator-reveal-alien-inspired-facehugger-mask/|title = Unused Prop from THE PREDATOR Reveals ALIEN-Inspired Facehugger Mask|date = December 3, 2018}}</ref><ref name="syfy.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/does-this-facehugger-breathing-apparatus-suggest-an-alternate-ending-to-the-predator|title=Does this FaceHugger breathing apparatus suggest an alternate ending to the Predator?|date=December 4, 2018|access-date=December 27, 2018|archive-date=December 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227090803/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/does-this-facehugger-breathing-apparatus-suggest-an-alternate-ending-to-the-predator|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3536019/unused-prop-alternate-ending-suggests-predator-almost-tied-alien-franchise/|title = Unused Prop for Alternate Ending Suggests 'The Predator' Almost Tied Itself into the 'Alien' Franchise|date = December 3, 2018}}</ref><ref name="movieweb.com">{{Cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/the-predator-alternate-ending-alien-easter-eggs/|title='The Predator' Alternate Ending Included Connections to the 'Alien' Franchise|date=December 3, 2018}}</ref> The upcoming film ''[[Predator: Badlands]]'' will include a Weyland-Yutani android played by [[Elle Fanning]] as the main character.

==Films==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width:100%"
|+''Alien vs. Predator'' feature films
|-
! scope="column" style="width:15%"| Film
! U.S. release date
! Director(s)
! Screenwriter(s)
! Story by
! Producer(s)
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Alien vs. Predator (film)|Alien vs. Predator]]''
| style="text-align:center" | {{start date|2004|08|13|}}
| colspan="2"| [[Paul W. S. Anderson]]
| Paul W. S. Anderson, [[Dan O'Bannon]] & [[Ronald Shusett]]
| [[John Davis (producer)|John Davis]], [[Gordon Carroll]], [[David Giler]] and [[Walter Hill]]
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem]]''
| style="text-align:center" | {{start date|2007|12|25|}}
| [[Greg and Colin Strause]]
| colspan="2"| [[Shane Salerno]]
| John Davis, David Giler and Walter Hill
|}

===''Alien vs. Predator'' (2004)===
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In 2004, a Predator mothership arrives in [[Earth]]'s orbit to draw humans to an ancient Predator training ground on [[Bouvet Island|Bouvetøya]], an island about one thousand miles north of [[Antarctica]]. A buried [[pyramid]] giving off a "heat bloom" attracts a group of explorers led by billionaire and self-taught engineer Charles Bishop Weyland ([[Lance Henriksen]]), the original founder and CEO of Weyland Industries, who unknowingly activates an Alien egg production line as a hibernating Alien Queen is awakened within the pyramid. Three Predators descend unto the planet and enter the structure, killing all humans in their way with the intention of hunting the newly formed Aliens, while the scattered explorers are captured alive by Aliens and implanted with embryos. Two Predators die in the ensuing battle with an Alien, while the third allies itself with the lone surviving human, Alexa "Lex" Woods ([[Sanaa Lathan]]), while making their way out of the pyramid as it is destroyed by the Predator's wrist bomb and eventually does battle with the escaped Alien Queen on the surface. The Queen is defeated by being dragged down by a water tower into the dark depths of the frozen sea, but not before she fatally wounds the last Predator. The orbiting Predator mothership uncloaks and the crew retrieves the fallen Predator. A Predator elder gives Lex a spear as a sign of respect, and then departs. Once in orbit it is revealed that an Alien [[Alien (creature in Alien franchise)#Chestburster|Chestburster]] was present within the corpse, thus a Predalien hybrid is born.

===''Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem'' (2007)===
{{Main|Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem}}
Set immediately after the events of the previous film, the [[Alien (creature in Alien franchise)#Predalien|Predalien]] hybrid aboard the Predator scout ship, having just separated from the mothership shown in the previous film, has grown to full adult size and sets about killing the Predators aboard the ship, causing it to crash in the small town of [[Gunnison, Colorado]]. The last surviving Predator activates a distress beacon containing a video recording of the Predalien, which is received by a [[veteran]] Predator on the Predator homeworld, who sets off towards Earth to "clean up" the infestation. When it arrives, the Predator tracks the Aliens into a section of the sewer below the town. He removes evidence of their presence as he moves along using a corrosive blue liquid and uses a laser net to try to contain the creatures, but the Aliens still manage to escape into the town above. The Predator fashions a plasma pistol from its remaining plasma caster and hunts Aliens all across town, accidentally cutting the power to the town in the process. During a confrontation with human survivors, the Predator loses its plasma pistol. The Predator then fights the Predalien singlehandedly, and the two mortally wound one another just as the US air force drops a tactical nuclear bomb on the town, incinerating both combatants along with the Predalien's warriors and hive, as well as the few remaining humans in the town. The salvaged plasma pistol is then taken to a Ms. Yutani of the Yutani Corporation, foreshadowing an advancement in technology leading to the future events of the ''Alien'' films.

===Future===
Colin and Greg Strause were adamant that they wanted to develop ''Alien vs. Predator 3'' during the production of ''Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem''. They essentially sought to make an ''AVP''-film in space and set in the future, but by the time they were hired, 20th Century Fox had already decided to go with Salerno's script set on Earth. They incorporated elements of their ideas into the second film, such as the Predator home planet. In 2008 "an anonymous source over at 20th Century Fox got in touch with us over the weekend to relay the news another ''Aliens vs. Predator'' sequel is a 'certainty' at this point. If you recall, the brothers Strause – who helmed the Christmas release ''Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem'' – stated Fox was going to take a 'wait-and-see' approach to a third chapter, furthermore, that the story would have to continue in space."<ref>Giles, Jeff (March 11, 2008). [http://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/fox-brewing-alien-vs-predator-3/ "Fox Brewing Alien vs. Predator 3?"]  ''RottenTomatoes.com''.  Flixster, Inc.  Retrieved April 23, 2016.</ref>

On October 28, 2010, io9 published an exclusive interview with the Brothers Strause in which they revealed that ''Alien vs. Predator 3'' would have led directly into ''Alien''. Greg Strause stated that, "The original ending for ''AVPR'', that we pitched them, ended up on the Alien homeward [sic], and actually going from the Predator gun, that you see at the end, it was going to transition from that gun to a logo of a Weyland-Yutani spaceship that was heading to an alien planet. And then we were actually going to cut down to the surface [of the alien planet] and you were going to see a hunt going on. It was going to be a whole tribe of predators going against this creature that we called "King Alien." It's this huge giant winged alien thing. And that was going to be the lead-in, to show that the fact that the Predator gun [at the end of ''AVPR''] is the impetus of all the technological advancements that allowed humans to travel in space. Which leads up to the ''Alien'' timeline."

When asked about the ending sequence of ''Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem'', that the Predator-weapon handed to Ms. Yutani would lead to humans developing advanced space travel technology, Greg stated, "That was the idea. They never got any of the equipment from the first Predators. It's the first time they ever received any intact working technology left over. So they could take that and reverse engineer, figure out what the power source was – all of those things. And in theory, that would enable that company [Weyland-Yutani] to make massive advancements in technology and dominate the space industry. That was the whole idea, was to literally continue from Ms. Yutani getting the gun – and then cut to 50 years in the future, and there's spaceships now. We've made a quantum leap in space travel. That was going to set up the ending, which would then set up what ''AVP'' was going to be, which would take place 100 years in the future. That was kind of the plan."<ref name="io9.com"/>

Liam O'Donnell, who worked as a visual effects consultant on ''Requiem'', wrote a script treatment for ''AVP3'' during the production of ''Requiem'' which was set in South Africa about fifty years in the future when global warming had melted the ice caps (and releasing the Alien Queen from Antarctica), featuring the merger and global rule of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation and their development of interstellar travel based on the recovered Predator technology from Gunnison.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1000736867820564482|user=LiamODin|title=@deggowaffles I actually wrote a...|date=May 27, 2018}}</ref>

In 2015, having worked on the special effects of ''Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem'', VFX make-up artist David Woodruff (the son of Tom Woodruff who worked on both the ''Alien'' and ''Terminator'' franchises) participated in an interview with TheTerminatorFans, and when asked about the situation of a third chapter in the ''AVP''-trilogy, he stated, "I haven't heard anything about a 3rd installment, not even rumors. This Neill Blomkamp project is the first possibility I've seen or heard of another ''Alien'' film and I'm all about it. I know the guys at Amalgamated Dynamics are pushing for something like this too. It's time."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aliensversuspredator.net/news/david-woodruff-talks-alien-5-bringing-back-hicks-and-avp-3-movie-rumors|title=David Woodruff talks Alien 5, bringing back Hicks and AvP 3 movie rumors!|work=aliensversuspredator.net|access-date=May 8, 2016}}</ref>

In 2015, during the [[London Film and Comic Con]], Sigourney Weaver stated that she asked to have Ripley killed in ''[[Alien 3]]'' because she knew that Fox were moving forward with ''Alien vs. Predator''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cinemablend.com/new/Sigourney-Weaver-Blames-Alien-Predator-Basically-Ruining-Franchise-72675.html|title=Sigourney Weaver Blames Alien Vs. Predator For Basically Ruining The Franchise|work=cinemablend.com|date=July 20, 2015|access-date=May 8, 2016}}</ref> Peter Briggs (writer of ''The Hunt: Alien vs. Predator'') responded by praising all films in the franchise and pointing out that the ''AVP''-films were more successful than Weaver's last two ''Alien''-films, and noting that "There's a terrific ''Alien vs. Predator'' movie still to be made by someone. It just hasn't happened yet."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/interviews/3354279/alien-vs-predator-writer-responds-sigourney-weaver-exclusive/|title='Alien vs Predator' Writer Responds to Sigourney Weaver|work=Bloody Disgusting!|date=July 22, 2015|access-date=May 8, 2016}}</ref>

In mid-2018, [[Shane Black]], the director of ''[[The Predator (film)|The Predator]]'', tweeted his belief that a third ''Alien vs. Predator'' can still happen, indicating the studio's interest in both franchises.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.predator4-movie.com/news/shane-black-thinks-theres-hope-another-alien-vs-predator|title = Shane Black thinks there's hope for another Alien vs. Predator}}</ref> A ComicBookRumours.com article from July suggested Fox may attempt an "''AVP'' Cinematic Universe" after Ridley Scott finishes making [[Alien: Covenant#Sequel|the ''Alien'' prequels]], after which Fox considered a "soft reboot" to the [[Alien (franchise)|''Alien'' series]] with new/original characters, a new setting, and new timeline,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/alien-covenant-2-status-fox-ridley-scott/|title=Fox Reportedly "Reassessing" Future of the 'Alien' Franchise in Wake of 'Alien: Covenant'|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=July 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicbookrumors.com/the-future-of-alien-and-versus-predator/|title=The Future of Alien and/versus Predator|author=Ryan Leger|date=July 30, 2018|publisher=ComicBookRumors.com}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> which the same article also suggested, if it were to happen, could potentially take place within the same continuity as the [[Predator (franchise)|''Predator'' films]] and ''AVP'' films. Noting ''[[Predators (film)|Predators]]'' featured a Xenomorph skull cameo (along with other references to ''[[Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'')<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/5582904/12-predator-homages-to-look-out-for-in-predators|title = 12 Predator homages to look out for in Predators – and 1 Alien shout out| date=July 10, 2010 }}</ref> and Lex Woods' Xenomorph tail spear from ''Alien vs. Predator'' make appearance in ''The Predator''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/predator-movie-alien-connection-avp-canon/|title=The Predator Makes Alien vs. Predator Canon Again|work=[[Screen Rant]]|last=Cotter|first=Padraig|date=September 15, 2018|access-date=November 3, 2021}}</ref> Alternate endings produced for ''The Predator'' displaying a Weyland-Yutani Corp pod containing Ripley and Newt (both played by Breanna Watkins) wearing a Weyland-Yutani breathing apparatus shaped like a Xenomorph Facehugger was also intended to further connect to the ''Alien'' films.<ref name="syfy.com"/><ref name="movieweb.com"/> In 2020, Alex Litvak, the co-writer of ''Predators'' revealed the original script for the film's cancelled sequel, which would feature the Colonial Marines from ''Aliens''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/predators-2-sequel-movie-deleted-aliens-connection|title=''Predators 2'' Cancelled Story Would Have Connected To Aliens|work=[[Screen Rant]]|last=Stevenson|first=Rick|date=September 2, 2020|access-date=September 4, 2020}}</ref> In 2024, while promoting ''[[Alien: Romulus]]'', the film's director [[Fede Álvarez]] expressed interest in co-directing an ''Alien vs. Predator'' film with [[Dan Trachtenberg]], the director of [[Prey (2022 film)|''Prey'']].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Melanie Brooks,Anthony |last2=Brooks |first2=Melanie |last3=D'Alessandro |first3=Anthony |date=2024-08-16 |title='Alien: Romulus' Filmmaker Fede Alvarez Teases His Vision For 'Alien Vs. Predator' |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/alien-romulus-fede-alvarez-alien-vs-predator-movie-1236042592/ |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Unreleased animated series==
===''Aliens vs. Predator: Annihilation''===
In May 2023, ''Alien'' Day founder Josh Izzo revealed that "10 episodes of a fully completed ''Alien vs. Predator'' [[anime]] series" had been completed at [[20th Century Fox]], intended for a [[Netflix]] release prior to its [[Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney|acquisition by Disney]],<ref name="PO">{{cite web|url=https://www.perfectorganism.com/home/2023/4/26/214-alien-day-the-founders-part-two-an-interview-with-joshua-izzo|title=214 // ''Alien'' Day: The Founders Part Two {{!}} An Interview With Joshua Izzo|work=Perfect Organism|last=Prater|first=Jaime|date=April 26, 2023|access-date=April 26, 2023}}</ref> had been produced by Eric Calderon and Dave Baker,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/disney-finished-an-alien-vs-predator-anime-they-wont-release|title=Disney finished an {{'}}''Alien vs Predator''{{'}} anime they won't release|work=[[Far Out Magazine]]|last=Coffman|first=Tim|date=May 19, 2023|access-date=May 19, 2023}}</ref> and directed by [[Shinji Aramaki]],<ref name="AVPGalaxy">{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/television/comments/13kjcdg/there_is_sitting_at_disney_now_10_episodes_of_a|title=The Story Behind The ''Aliens vs. Predator'' Animated Series!|work=AVP Galaxy|last=Percival|first=Aaron|date=May 15, 2023|access-date=May 21, 2023}}</ref> but was yet to see official release from the [[Disney Vault]], despite completion. Originally developed as an adaptation of [[Dark Horse Comics]]' [[Machiko Noguchi|''The Machiko Noguchi Saga'']], with Izzio using the comic as the basis for storyboards in his pitch,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/disney-apparently-has-a-finished-alien-vs-predator-anime-series-it-isnt-releasing|title=Disney Apparently Has a Finished ''Alien vs. Predator'' Anime Series It Isn't Releasing|work=[[IGN]]|last=Alexander|first=Cristina|date=May 18, 2023|access-date=May 18, 2023}}</ref> the series was redeveloped by Aramaki as a "deep future"-set story set years after the events of ''[[Alien Resurrection]]'', told from the perspective of a Yautja clan (including a cyborg and a bone-weapon-wielding warrior named "Bone") as they hunt down xenomorphs.<ref name="PO" /><ref name="AVPGalaxy" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3762983/a-finished-alien-vs-predator-anime-series-is-apparently-locked-up-in-the-disney-vault|title=A Finished "''Alien vs. Predator''" Anime Series Is Apparently Locked Up in the Disney Vault|work=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|last=Squires|first=John|author-link=John Squires|date=May 19, 2023|access-date=May 19, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/1290608-unreleased-alien-vs-predator-tv-series-was-finished-before-disney-fox-merger|title=Unreleased ''Alien vs. Predator'' TV Series Was Finished Before Disney/Fox Merger|work=[[ComingSoon.net]]|last=Nash|first=Anthony|date=May 24, 2023|access-date=May 24, 2023}}</ref> The unreleased anime series was revealed to be titled ''Aliens vs. Predator: Annihilation''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-07-31/director-shinji-aramaki-discusses-unreleased-aliens-vs-predator-annihilation-anime/.200818|title=Director Shinji Aramaki Discusses Unreleased Aliens vs. Predator: Annihilation Anime|work=Anime News Network|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=July 31, 2023|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref>

==Cast and crew==
===Principal cast===
{{main|List of Alien vs. Predator characters}}
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* A {{note label|Voice|V}} indicates the actor or actress lent only his or her voice for his or her film character.
* A {{note label|Cameo|C}} indicates a [[cameo appearance]].
* A dark gray cell indicates the character wqas not in the installment.
</blockquote>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:80%"
|+''Alien vs. Predator'' cast
|-
! rowspan="3" style="width:9%;" | Character
! colspan="2" | Films
|-
! style="width:12%;" | ''[[Alien vs. Predator (film)|Alien vs. Predator]]''
! style="width:12%;" | ''[[Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem|Aliens vs. Predator:<br>Requiem]]''
|-
! 2004
! 2007
|-
! colspan="3" style="background-color:silver;" | '''Creatures'''
|-
! [[Alien (creature in Alien franchise)|Aliens]]
| colspan="2" | [[Tom Woodruff Jr.]]{{efn|A combination of [[Practical effect|practical]] and CGI special effects are used to portray Aliens, in his alien-form.}}
|-
! [[Predator (fictional species)|Predators]]
| [[Ian Whyte (actor)|Ian Whyte]]<br>{{small|(Scar, Chopper, Celtic and Elder)}}
| Ian Whyte<br>{{small|(Wolf)}}<br>[[Matthew Charles Santoro]]{{note label|Voice|V}}<hr />Bobby "Slim" Jones<br>{{small|(Bull)}}<hr />[[Ian Feuer]] <br>{{small|(Bone Grill)}}
|-
! Alien Queen 
| rowspan="2" style="background: #d0e5f5"| ''CGI''
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Predalien
| Tom Woodruff Jr.{{efn|A combination of [[Practical effect|practical]] and CGI special effects are used to portray Predalien, in alien-form.}}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background-color:silver;" | '''Humans'''
|-
! [[Machiko Noguchi#Adapted characters|Alexa "Lex" Woods]]
| [[Sanaa Lathan]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Charles Bishop Weyland
| [[Lance Henriksen]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Sebastian De Rosa
| [[Raoul Bova]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Graeme Miller
| [[Ewen Bremner]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Maxwell "Max" Stafford
| [[Colin Salmon]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Mark Verheiden
| [[Tommy Flanagan (actor)|Tommy Flanagan]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Joe Connors
| Joseph Rye
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Adele Rousseau
| [[Agathe de La Boulaye]] 
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Thomas "Tom" Parkes
| [[Sam Troughton]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Rustin Quinn
| [[Carsten Norgaard]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Dallas Howard
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Steven Pasquale]]
|-
! Kelly O'Brien
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Reiko Aylesworth]]
|-
! Eddie Morales
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[John Ortiz]]
|-
! Ricky Howard
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Johnny Lewis]]
|-
! Molly O'Brien
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Ariel Gade]]
|-
! Tim O'Brien
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Sam Trammell]]
|-
! Colonel Stevens 
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Robert Joy]]
|-
! Jesse Salinger
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Kristen Hager]]
|-
! Dale Collins
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[David Paetkau]]
|-
! Drew Roberts
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[David Hornsby]]
|-
! Darcy Benson
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Chelah Horsdal]]
|-
! Carrie Adams
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Gina Holden]]
|-
! Deputy Ray Adams
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Chris William Martin]]
|-
! Deputy Joe
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| James Chutter
|-
! Ms. Cullen Yutani
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Francoise Yip]]{{ref|Cameo|C}}
|}

=== Notes ===
{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

===Additional crew===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:80%"
|+''Alien vs. Predator'' crew
|-
! rowspan="3"&nbsp;| Crew/detail
! colspan="2" | Film
|-
! style="width:50%"| ''[[Alien vs. Predator (film)|Alien vs. Predator]]''
! style="width:50%;"| ''[[Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem|Aliens vs. Predator:<br /> Requiem]]''
|-
! 2004
! 2007
|-
! Director
| [[Paul W. S. Anderson]]
| [[Brothers Strause|The Brothers Strause]]
|-
! Writer(s)
| {{small|'''Screenplay by'''}} <br />Paul W. S. Anderson <br />{{small|'''Story by'''}} <br />Paul W. S. Anderson <br />[[Ronald Shusett]] <br />[[Dan O'Bannon]]
| [[Shane Salerno]]
|-
!Based on
|colspan=2| {{small|'''''Alien'''''}} <br />Ronald Shusett <br />Dan O'Bannon
{{small|'''''Predator'''''}} <br />[[Jim Thomas (screenwriter)|Jim Thomas]] <br />[[John Thomas (screenwriter)|John Thomas]]
|-
! Producer(s)
| [[John Davis (producer)|John Davis]] <br />[[Gordon Carroll]] <br />[[David Giler]] <br />[[Walter Hill]]
| John Davis <br />David Giler <br />Walter Hill
|-
! Composer(s)
| [[Harald Kloser]]
| [[Brian Tyler]]
|-
! Cinematography
| David Johnson
| [[Daniel Pearl (cinematographer)|Daniel C. Pearl]]
|-
! Editor
| Alexander Berner
| [[Dan Zimmerman]]
|-
! Production companies
| [[Davis Entertainment]] <br />[[Brandywine Productions]]<br />[[Impact Pictures]]<br />[[Stillking Films]]
| Davis Entertainment <br />Brandywine Productions <br />[[Dune Entertainment]]
|-
! Distribution
| colspan="2"| [[20th Century Fox]]
|-
! Duration time
| 101 minutes {{small|(Theatrical)}} / 109 minutes {{small|(Unrated)}}
| 94 minutes {{small|(Theatrical)}} / 101 minutes {{small|(Unrated)}}
|-
! Release date
| August 13, 2004
| December 25, 2007
|}

==Reception==

===Box office performance===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Box office performance of ''Alien vs. Predator'' films
|-
! rowspan="2" | Film
! rowspan="2" | Release date
! colspan="3" | Box office gross
! rowspan="2" | Budget
! rowspan="2" | References
|-
! North America
! Other <br />territories
! Worldwide
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Alien vs. Predator (film)|Alien vs. Predator]]''
| August 13, 2004
| $80,282,231
| $97,144,859
| $177,427,090
| $60–70 million
| style="text-align:center;"|  <ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=avp.htm |title=Alien Vs. Predator (2004) |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=AVP: Alien Vs. Predator (2004) – Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/AVP-Alien-Vs-Predator#tab=summary |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem]]''
| December 25, 2007
| $41,797,066
| $88,493,819
| $130,290,885
| $40 million
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=avp2.htm |title=Aliens Vs. Predator – Requiem (2007) |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |date=March 23, 2008 |access-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Aliens vs. Predator – Requiem (2007) – Financial Information |url=https://the-numbers.com/movies/2007/AVSP2.php |website=The Numbers}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Total
! $122,079,297
! $185,638,678
! $307,717,975
! $100–110 million
!
|-
|}

===Critical and public response===
The ''Alien vs. Predator'' duology has received a negative critical response, with the primary source of criticism being the plot, lighting and editing.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Leitch|first=Will|date=August 12, 2020|title=This Week in Genre History: Alien vs. Predator came out 16 years ago, and the loser was us|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/alien-vs-predator-16-years-ago-loser-was-us|access-date=August 7, 2021|website=SYFY WIRE|language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Critical reception of ''Alien vs. Predator'' films
|-
! Film
! [[Rotten Tomatoes]]
! [[Metacritic]]
! [[CinemaScore]]
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Alien vs. Predator (film)|Alien vs. Predator]]''
| 22% (146 reviews)<ref name=RottenTomatoes-AvP1>{{cite web|title=AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/alien_vs_predator/|access-date=March 6, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100712115559/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/alien_vs_predator/| archive-date= July 12, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> 
| 29 (21 reviews)<ref name=MetaCritic-AvP1>{{cite web|url=https://metacritic.com/movie/avp-alien-vs-predator |title=AVP: Alien vs. Predator Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref>
| B<ref name="cinemascore1">{{cite web |url= https://cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title= Cinemascore |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date= December 20, 2018 |access-date= July 20, 2019 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem]]''
| 12% (78 reviews)<ref name=RottenTomatoes-AvP2>{{cite web|title=Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (AVP 2)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/avp2/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
| 29 (14 reviews)<ref name=MetaCritic-AvPR>{{cite web|url=https://metacritic.com/movie/avpr-aliens-vs-predator---requiem |title=AVPR: Aliens vs Predator – Requiem Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref>
| C<ref name="cinemascore1" />
|}

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Award nominations for ''Alien vs. Predator'' film
|-
! style="width:20%;" |Organization
! style="width:40%;" |Award category
! style="width:30%;" |Recipients
! style="width:10%;" |Result
|-
! scope="row" | [[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI Film Music Award]]
| BMI Film Music Award
| [[Harald Kloser]]
| {{Won}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Golden Raspberry Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|title=25th annual Razzie awards — Worst remake or sequel |work=[[Golden Raspberry Award]]s|url=http://www.razzies.com/asp/directory/25thNoms.htm|access-date=January 13, 2008}}</ref>
| colspan=2|[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel|Worst Prequel or Sequel]]
| {{Nominated}}
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Award nominations for ''Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem'' film
|-
! style="width:20%;"|Organization
! style="width:40%;"|Award category
! style="width:30%;"|Recipients
! style="width:10%;"|Result
|-
! scope="row" | [[MTV Movie Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|title=MTV Awards 2008 — Best Fight|publisher=[[MTV]]|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2008/nominees.jhtml?categoryId=fight|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510114053/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2008/nominees.jhtml?categoryId=fight|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 10, 2008|access-date=June 13, 2008}}</ref>
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Fight|Best Fight]]
| ''The Alien vs. the Predator''
| {{Nominated}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2 |[[Golden Raspberry Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.razzies.com/history/07Winners.asp|title=Golden Raspberry Award Foundation|access-date=August 23, 2009|publisher=[[Golden Raspberry Award]]s|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414105004/http://www.razzies.com/history/07winners.asp|archive-date=April 14, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| colspan=2|[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel|Worst Prequel or Sequel]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| colspan=2|Worst Excuse for a Horror Movie
| {{Nominated}}
|}

==Music==

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Soundtracks to ''Alien vs. Predator'' films
! Title
! U.S. release date
! Length
! Composer(s)
! Label
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Alien vs. Predator (soundtrack)|Alien vs. Predator (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
| style="text-align:left"| August 9, 2004
| style="text-align:left"| 60:12 
| [[Harald Kloser]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Varèse Sarabande]]
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (soundtrack)|Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
| style="text-align:left"| December 11, 2007
| style="text-align:left"| 77:11
| [[Brian Tyler]]
|-
|}

"Wach auf!" from [[Germany|German]] [[industrial metal]] group [[Oomph!]]'s appeared in the German version of ''Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem'' and was released as a [[single (music)|single]] to tie-in with the film.

==Home media==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Home media releases for ''Alien vs. Predator'' films
! scope="column" style="text-align:left; width:28%"| Title
! scope="col"| Format
! scope="col"| Release date
! scope="col"| Films
! scope="col"| References
|-
! scope="row" | ''The Ultimate Alien & Predator Collection''
| DVD
| May 28, 2007
! scope="row" | ''Alien'', ''Aliens'', ''Predator'', ''Predator 2'', ''Alien 3'', ''Alien Resurrection'', ''Alien vs. Predator''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimate-Alien-Predator-Collection-DVD/dp/B000PI3VFS|via=Blu-ray.com|title=The Ultimate Alien and Predator Collection [1979]}}</ref> 
|-
! scope="row" | ''Alien vs. Predator: The Ultimate Showdown''
| DVD
| November 27, 2007
! scope="row" | ''Alien'', ''Aliens'', ''Predator'', ''Predator 2'', ''Alien 3'', ''Alien Resurrection'', ''Alien vs. Predator''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/AVP-Alien-vs-Predator-The-Ultimate-Showdown-DVD-Collectors-Set-DVD/140409/|website=blu-ray.com|title=AVP: Alien vs. Predator - The Ultimate Showdown DVD Collector's Set DVD {{!}} Best Buy Exclusive}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''AVP: Aliens vs. Predator – Unrated 2-Pack''
| Blu-ray
| April 15, 2008
! scope="row" | ''Alien vs. Predator'', ''Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.amazon.com/AVP-Predator-Requiem-Unrated-Two-Pack/dp/B00147F8ZA | via = Amazon.com | title = AVP: Alien vs. Predator / Aliens vs. Predator – Requiem | date = April 15, 2008 }}</ref> 
|-
! scope="row" | ''AVP – Collector's Boxset''
| Blu-ray
| October 20, 2008
! scope="row" | ''Alien vs. Predator'', ''Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.amazon.co.uk/Double-Pack-Blu-ray-Steven-Pasquale/dp/B001CRRAD0 | via = Amazon.com | title = AvP 1 & 2 Double Pack }}</ref> 
|-
! scope="row" | ''Alien/Predator: Total Destruction – The Ultimate DVD Collection''
| DVD
| May 12, 2008
! scope="row" | ''Alien'', ''Aliens'', ''Predator'', ''Predator 2'', ''Alien 3'', ''Alien Resurrection'', ''Alien vs. Predator'', ''Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alien-Vs-Predator-Destruction-Collection/dp/B0013Z5BB4 | via = Amazon.com | title = Alien Vs Predator: Total Destruction Collection }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''Alien/Predator: Total Destruction Collection''
| DVD
| October 14, 2008
! scope="row" | ''Alien'', ''Aliens'', ''Predator'', ''Predator 2'', ''Alien 3'', ''Alien Resurrection'', ''Alien vs. Predator'', ''Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.amazon.com/Avp-Total-Destruc-Coll-Sac/dp/B001DDBD54 | via = Amazon.com | title = Avp Total Destruc Coll Sac }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''Alien/AVP/Predator – The Ultimate Annihilation: Nine Movie Collection''
| Blu-ray
| November 16, 2011
! scope="row" | ''Alien'', ''Aliens'', ''Predator'', ''Predator 2'', ''Alien 3'', ''Alien Resurrection'', ''Alien vs. Predator'', ''Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem'', ''Predators''
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Alien-AvP-Predator-The-Ultimate-Annihilation-Blu-ray/58607/|title=
Alien/AvP/Predator: The Ultimate Annihilation Blu-ray |website=blu-ray.com|language=en|access-date=November 14, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''AVP: 2 Movie Pack''
| DVD/Blu-ray
| October 1, 2012
! scope="row" |''Alien vs. Predator'', ''Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alien-vs-Predator-Requiem-Double/dp/B0096AYGBY/ | via = Amazon.com | title = Alien vs. Predator/ Alien vs. Predator: Requiem Double Pack [2004] }}</ref>
|}

==Other media==
There exists a great number of [[Spin-off (media)|spin-offs]] in other media, including a large number of [[Fictional crossover|crossovers]] within the ''Alien/Predator'' fictional universe.

===Novels===
{{Main|List of Alien vs. Predator novels}}
Several novelizations based upon the movies have been released.
; ''The Machiko Noguchi Saga''
* ''Aliens vs. Predator: Prey'' (1994) by [[Steve Perry (author)|Steve Perry]]
* ''Aliens vs. Predator: Hunter's Planet'' (1994) by Dave Bischoff
* ''Aliens vs. Predator: War'' (1999) by [[S.D. Perry]]
* ''The Complete Aliens vs. Predator Omnibus'' – collects ''Prey'', ''Hunter's Planet'' and ''War'' (Titan Books, November 2016, {{ISBN|1-78565-199-4}})
; Other novels
* ''Alien vs. Predator: The Movie Novelization'' (2004) by Marc Cerasini
* ''Alien vs. Predator: Armageddon'' (2016) by Tim Lebbon

===Comic books===
{{Main|Aliens vs. Predator (comics)}}
Dark Horse Comics published various lines based on the franchise, starring the character of Machiko Noguchi. The ''[[Fire and Stone]]'' (2014–2015) and ''Life and Death'' (2016–2017) series crosses over the continuities of ''Alien vs. Predator'' and  ''[[Prometheus (2012 film)|Prometheus]]'' with graphic novel sequels. [[Marvel Comics]] acquired the comic book rights to the ''Alien vs. Predator'' franchise in 2020, in addition to the rights to the ''Alien'' and ''Predator'' franchises at the request of [[Disney]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |date=December 7, 2020 |title=Marvel Comics to Launch Alien Series in March 2021 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/alien-predator-marvel-comics-xenomorph-iron-man-avengers |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |language=en}}</ref>

===Books===
Other books expanding this fictional universe has been released through the years, and also such that depict the background to the films, including works by special effects company [[Amalgamated Dynamics]] Incorporated (ADI) which has worked with all the ''Alien'', ''Predator'', and ''Alien vs. Predator'' films.
* ''Aliens versus Predator: Prima's Official Strategy Guide'' (1999)
* ''Aliens versus Predator: Gold Edition: Prima's Official Strategy Guide'' (2000)
* ''Aliens versus Predator 2: Prima's Official Strategy Guide'' (2001)
* ''Alien vs. Predator: The Creature Effects of ADI'' (by [[Alec Gillis]] and [[Tom Woodruff, Jr.]], Design Studio Press, August 2004, {{ISBN|0-9726676-5-2}})
* ''Aliens / Predator: Panel to Panel'' (2006)
* ''Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem – Inside the Monster Shop'' (by [[Alec Gillis]] and [[Tom Woodruff, Jr.]], Design Studio Press, December 2007, {{ISBN|1-933492-55-4}}, [[Titan Books]], January 2008, {{ISBN|1-84576-909-0}})
* ''Aliens vs. Predator: Bradygames Official Strategy Guide'' (2010)
* ''Aliens vs. Predators: Ultimate Prey'' (2022)
* ''Aliens vs. Predators: Rift War'' (2022)

===Video games===
{{Main|List of Alien, Predator, and Alien vs. Predator games}}
The 1993 SFC beat 'em up ''[[Alien vs Predator (SNES)|Alien vs. Predator]]'' was developed by [[Jorudan]] and Published by [[Activision]] (NA, PAL) and [[Information Global Service|IGS]] (JP).

Game Boy version ''Alien vs. Predator: The Last of His Clan'' was Developed by ASK Kodansha.

An ''[[Alien vs. Predator (arcade game)|Alien vs. Predator]]'' arcade [[beat 'em up]] game was released by [[Capcom]] in 1994, following a now-[[Android (robot)|android]] [[Dutch Schaefer]] and [[Machiko Noguchi|Linn Kurosawa]] of the [[United States Colonial Marines (Aliens)|United States Colonial Marine Corps]] as they join forces with two [[Yautja]] to fend off an invasion of [[xenomorph]]s. Two other ''Alien vs Predator'' games were also published by Activision for the SNES and Game Boy in 1993. There were also several ''Alien vs. Predator'' [[mobile game]]s, and two cancelled titles for the [[Atari Lynx]] and [[Game Boy Advance]].

In 1994, [[Atari Corporation]] released the [[Rebellion Developments]]-developed first-person shooter ''[[Alien vs Predator (Atari Jaguar game)|Alien vs Predator]]'' for the [[Atari Jaguar]], in which one could play as an Alien, Marine, or Predator. Rebellion then went on to develop the similarly themed 1999's ''[[Aliens versus Predator (1999 video game)|Aliens versus Predator]]'' for the PC. This was followed by, among others, ''[[Aliens versus Predator 2]]'' and the expansion pack ''[[Aliens versus Predator 2#Aliens versus Predator 2: Primal Hunt|Aliens versus Predator 2: Primal Hunt]]''. In 2003, a real-time strategy game ''[[Aliens Versus Predator: Extinction]]'' was made for the PS2 and Xbox featuring 3 campaign modes for both races as well as humans. It featured several variations of Predators and Aliens seen throughout the films and other forms of media including the famous Predalien. In 2010, Sega released a reboot, ''[[Aliens vs. Predator (2010 video game)|Aliens vs. Predator]]'', a multiplatform first-person shooter also made by Rebellion and tied into the timeline of the live-action films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sega-australia.com/news/?n=2991|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202023933/http://www.sega-australia.com/news/?n=2991|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 2, 2013|title=SEGA and Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchangising Announce New Aliens vs. Predator Game |publisher=[[SEGA]]|date=February 11, 2009|access-date=February 12, 2009}}</ref>

Both Alien and Predator appear as downloadable characters in ''[[Mortal Kombat X]]'' (2015).

The film series' characters of Predators in the franchise appeared in the video game ''[[Predator: Hunting Grounds]]'' (2020).

===Pinball===
[[Zen Studios]] developed and released a [[Pinball#Computer pinball simulation|virtual]] [[pinball]] based upon the 1986 film ''Aliens'', the 2004 film ''Alien vs. Predator'', and the 2014 video game ''Alien: Isolation'' in the ''Aliens vs. Pinball'' collection, available as an add-on pack for ''[[Zen Pinball 2]]'', ''[[Pinball FX 2]]'' and ''[[Pinball FX 3]]'' on April 26, 2016. The three tables features 3-D animated figures of Ellen Ripley, Alexa Woods, Amanda Ripley, the Alien, and the Predator.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aliensvspinball.com|title=Pinball FX2™|website=www.aliensvspinball.com|access-date=March 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317021115/http://www.aliensvspinball.com/|archive-date=March 17, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Board games===
* ''Aliens/Predator'' (1997)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5900/aliens-predator|title = Aliens Predator}}</ref>
* ''Aliens vs. Predator: Alien Resurrection Expansion Set'' (1998)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175857/aliens-vs-predator-alien-resurrection-expansion-se|title=Aliens vs. Predator: Alien Resurrection Expansion Set|website=BoardGameGeek}}</ref>
* ''Aliens vs. Predator'' (2010)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/109790/chuzhie-protiv-hishnika|title=Чужие против хищника|website=BoardGameGeek}}</ref>
* ''AVP: The Hunt Begins'' (2015) – In 2013, Prodos obtained the license from 20th Century Fox to do a boardgame and successfully funded it on Kickstarter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/513277403/alien-vs-predator-the-miniatures-game |title=Alien vs Predator The Miniatures Game by Prodos Games Ltd — Kickstarter |access-date=August 3, 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131130145155/http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/513277403/alien-vs-predator-the-miniatures-game |archive-date=November 30, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/149896/alien-vs-predator-hunt-begins |title=Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins &#124; Board Game |website=BoardGameGeek.com |access-date=August 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://shop.prodosgames.com/8-alien-vs-predator| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160526110809/http://shop.prodosgames.com/8-alien-vs-predator| archive-date = 2016-05-26| title = Alien vs Predator - Prodos Games}} </ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://avp.prodosgames.com/| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160506034659/http://avp.prodosgames.com/| archive-date = 2016-05-06| title = AvP: The Hunt Begins {{!}} Prodos Games}} </ref>
* ''AVP: Alien Warriors'' (2015)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/199918/alien-vs-predator-alien-warriors-expansion|title = Alien vs Predator: Alien Warriors Expansion}}</ref>
* ''Clue: Alien vs. Predator'' (2016)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/USAopoly-Clue-Alien-Predator-Board/dp/B01B880S2M/|title=Amazon.com|website=Amazon}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usaopoly.com/blog/who-will-capture-alien-queen-clue-alien-vs-predator |title=CLUE®: Alien vs. Predator™ &#124; USAopoly |access-date=December 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230233354/https://www.usaopoly.com/blog/who-will-capture-alien-queen-clue-alien-vs-predator |archive-date=December 30, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ''AVP: Unleashed'' (2017)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220933/alien-vs-predator-unleashed|title = Alien vs Predator: Unleashed}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://shop.prodosgames.com/alien-vs-predator/292-avp-unleashed.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191011145535/https://shop.prodosgames.com/alien-vs-predator/292-avp-unleashed.html| archive-date = 2019-10-11| title = AvP Unleashed - Prodos Games}} </ref>
* ''AVP: Evolved Aliens'' (2018)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/261097/alien-vs-predator-evolved-aliens|title=Alien vs Predator: Evolved Aliens|website=BoardGameGeek}}</ref>
* ''AVP: Hot Landing Zone'' (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/271022/alien-vs-predator-hot-landing-zone|title = Alien vs Predator: Hot Landing Zone}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://prodosgames.com/blog/avp-hot-landing-zone|title = AvP Hot Landing Zone|date = December 18, 2018}}</ref>

===Action figures===
During the 1980s and 1990s, Halcyon Models released seventeen ''Alien'' model kits, beginning in 1987, as well as a ''Predator 2'' model kit in 1994.{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}}

In 1994, [[Kenner]] released a collection of [[action figure]]s known as ''Aliens vs. Predator''. This followed the two initial series of ''[[Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'' that were based on an [[animated television series|animated series]], ''Operation: Aliens'', that was never broadcast. As such, the inclusion of Predator is often considered the 3rd and 4th series of the ''Aliens'' line. This collection includes several Aliens, many of which feature built-in attack features, and Predators, which include removable masks and battle weapons such as spears and missile launchers. The figures generally possess 5 points of articulation, and some include a mini Dark Horse comic book.

While the collection as a whole is known as ''Aliens vs. Predator'', the two character types have their own card art that only features the character at hand. An exception would be the ''Aliens vs. Predator'' 2-pack. Since human space marines were included in the initial ''Aliens'' line, the Predator was marketed as an alternative enemy to the Aliens. A figure cardback reads: "The stage is set for the universe's two most ferocious enemies. It's the gruesome and evil Aliens against the big-game hunter Predator. Who will win... the beast or the hunter? Can the Predator stop the evil Aliens before the galaxy is destroyed?!?!?!"<ref>[http://www.dukenostalgia.com/Kscope/Predator/PR_index.html Duke Nostalgia's Predators Page] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214122859/http://www.dukenostalgia.com/Kscope/Predator/PR_index.html |date=February 14, 2008 }} DukeNostalgia.com. Retrieved February 9, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://forumplanet.gamespy.com/community/b49024/19642521/p1/?4 ''Classic Aliens vs Predator Nostalgia''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214140209/http://forumplanet.gamespy.com/community/b49024/19642521/p1/?4 |date=February 14, 2008 }} ForumPlanet.GameSpy.com (January 5, 2008). Retrieved February 9, 2008.</ref>

In 1998, Kay Bee Toys released the Kenner produced ''Aliens: Hive Wars'' line featuring Aliens, Marines, and Predators. More figures, including a female Predator and an Alien/Predator/Smash Mason 3-pack, were designed for this series but never released as part of the line.

Six sets of Aliens and Predator [[Micro Machines]] were also planned by [[Galoob]] in 1995 but never released. This would have also included the LV-426/Outer World Station Action Fleet Playset. Thanks in part to the research of toy collectors, many photos of these unreleased toys and prototypes have shown up online in recent years.<ref>Cawiezel, Marc H. [http://members.aol.com/earlvira/alienpredatortoys.htm ''The History of Unproduced Alien and Predator Toys''] Members.AOL.com (October 29, 2006). Retrieved February 9, 2008.</ref>

In December 2002, [[McFarlane Toys]] released a highly detailed ''Alien vs. Predator'' deluxe set.<ref>Crawford, Michael [http://www.mwctoys.com/REVIEW_121302b.htm Alien vs. Predator] MWCToys.com (December 13, 2002). Retrieved February 9, 2008.</ref> In 2004, they produced a series of figures based on the ''[[Alien vs. Predator (film)|Alien vs. Predator]]'' film. Alongside the articulated figures, McFarlane also released statuesque display sets depicting scenes from the film.

[[Hot Toys]] produced highly detailed 16" tall figures for every film including ''[[Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem]]'' in 2007.

[[National Entertainment Collectibles Association|NECA]] has produced various lines of ''Alien vs. Predator'' figures for several years. In 2007, they released two series of ''Requiem'' figures.<ref>[http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2053 Alien Attacks Predator] CollectionDX.com (January 12, 2008). Retrieved February 9, 2008.</ref>

In 2013, a line of ReAction Figures ''Alien'' and ''Predator'' toys were produced.

Originally having produced figures based on the 2013 video game ''Aliens: Colonial Marines'', Hiya Toys has also released figures based on ''Predator'', ''Predator 2'', and ''Alien: Covenant''.

Funko Pop! Vinyl currently produces ongoing lines of ''Alien vs. Predator'' figures.

Minimates produces ongoing lines of ''Alien vs. Predator'' figures.

Loot Crate and Titans Vinyl Figures have collaborated in producing several figures and other merchandise based on characters and creatures from the ''Alien vs. Predator'' universe.

Eaglemoss Collections currently produces the ongoing ''Alien & Predator'' line of figures based on characters and creatures from the ''Alien vs. Predator'' universe.

===Theme park attractions===
On August 4, 2014, [[Universal Destinations & Experiences|Universal Studios]] confirmed that there will be haunted mazes based on ''Alien vs. Predator'' for their [[Halloween Horror Nights]] events at both [[Universal Studios Hollywood]] and [[Universal Studios Florida]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/horror/news/742534-now-alien-vs-predator-part-halloween-horror-nights|title=Now Alien vs. Predator is Part of Halloween Horror Nights|work=[[ComingSoon.net]]|last=Turek|first=Ryan|date=August 4, 2014|access-date=June 8, 2023}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Commons category|Alien and Predator}}

* [[Alien (franchise)|''Alien'' franchise]]
* [[Predator (franchise)|''Predator'' franchise]]
* [[RoboCop Versus The Terminator]]
* [[List of space science fiction franchises]]
* [[List of films featuring extraterrestrials]]
* [[List of monster movies]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* ''Beautiful Monsters: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to the Alien and Predator Films'' (by [[David A. McIntee]], Telos, 272 pages, 2005, {{ISBN|1-903889-94-4}})

==External links==
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* {{cite web|url=http://www.thegeektwins.com/2012/05/aliens-vs-predator-infographic.html |title=Aliens vs. Predator [Infographic&#93; ~ The Geek Twins |website=Thegeektwins.com |date=March 5, 2012 |access-date=December 29, 2016}}
* [https://www.avpcentral.com Alien vs. Predator Central]

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