Forty years after James Cameron's *Aliens* redefined sci-fi horror, NECA marks the milestone with the third entry in their Ultimate Aliens Warrior Xenomorph line — and arguably the purest. Where previous releases experimented with tinting and battle-damage decos, this anniversary release returns the creature to its natural on-screen appearance: a sleek, slimy, jet-black finish that mirrors the actual film suits from LV-426. For collectors who've been building a Hive display or army-building Warriors for diorama scenes, this is the definitive screen-accurate foundation piece.
Factory sealed in a collector-friendly deluxe window box with an opening front flap, the figure stands over 9 inches tall in NECA's 7-inch scale and delivers more than 30 points of articulation. A flexible bendy wire tail opens up dynamic, sweeping poses impossible to achieve with a rigid alternative, while the hinged jaw with extending inner mouth captures the double-bite threat the franchise is famous for. The accessory suite covers every stage of the Xenomorph life cycle: an open Ovomorph (egg) with a facehugger emerging from it, a standalone facehugger with its segmented tail coiled and ready to strike, and a chestburster mid-lunge — each sculpted with the same obsessive detail as the main figure.
This release pairs naturally with other entries in NECA's expansive Aliens Ultimate line, slotting into Colonial Marines dioramas and hive scenes with scale accuracy. The anniversary window box doubles as a display case on its own, making it equally rewarding kept sealed or opened for posing. Whether you're completing a Warrior army or picking up a first NECA Aliens figure, this 40th anniversary release is the version to own.