| 1 | * AscendedFanon: The aliens are given the official designation "Xenomorph [=XX121=]",[[note]]Coined by S. D. Perry for the ''Alien: The Weyland-Yutani Report'' databook, though ''Sea of Sorrow'' used it first.[[/note]] making the semi-official FanNickname "Xenomorph" fully canon, ironically not long after [[http://arstechnica.com/the-multiverse/2014/08/the-throwaway-line-in-aliens-that-spawned-decades-of-confusion/ an Ars Technica article berated fans for blowing the term out of context]]. |
| 2 | * TheOtherDarrin: The audio adaptation of the saga had Laurel Lefkow replace Creator/SigourneyWeaver as Ripley, Mairead Doherty replace Carrie Henn as Newt, and Creator/RutgerHauer replace Creator/IanHolm as Ash. |
| 3 | * RoleReprise: A number of actors from ''Aliens'' reprised their roles for ''River of Pain'' - William Hope (Gorman), Creator/MacMcDonald (Simpson), Stuart Milligan (Jernigan) and Alibe Parsons (the Gateway med-tech) all return, with [=McDonald=] being upgraded to a main character. |
| 4 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: ''Film/{{Alien3}}'' and ''Film/AlienResurrection'' were nearly rendered non-canon, though Fox changed its mind at the last moment and forced a rewrite making them canon again. |
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