The Secret of Alien Vision Revealed 45 Years Later

For many years, fans of the Alien films have wondered how the xenomorph sees the objects around it if it has no eyes. It turns out that the «perfect predator» really does have its own special vision.

The first issue of the official Alien: Paradiso comic from 20th Century Studios and Marvel Comics showed for the first time how the xenomorphs see the world. The plot of the graphic novel unfolds 11 years after the events of the film Alien: Romulus on the resort island of Paradise. Xenomorph embryos are once again becoming a subject of bargaining, but when they try to sell the embryos for big money, the latter hatch and, as usual, cause chaos. But this time, the scriptwriters decided to show the xenomorphs' point of view for the first time, demonstrating how they perceive reality without eyes. It turns out that Aliens have something like spectral vision with a huge range of waves — it looks like this:

Since the comic is official, the wave vision of Aliens will most likely be recognized as part of the canon. It is likely that in future films about xenomorphs, this detail will be shown to viewers live. There is a reason — the series Alien: Earth from the creator of Fargo and a new film, which is being worked on by Ridley Scott, are already in production.