The Offspring is introduced as a new type of Xenomorph inAlien: Romulus, and as the final boss of the film, whether its actually dead at the film’s conclusion is a lingering question. The birth of the Offspring completely changes the course ofAlien: Romulus' ending. Kay sustains near fatal injuries in their attempt to escape, and she resorts to injecting herself with the black goo vials as a means of “healing” herself. What she doesn’t realize until its too late is that the goo transformed her baby into a human/xenomorph/Engineer-looking hybrid known only as the Offspring.
AfterAlien: Romulus' new xenomorphkills Kay, it attempts to give Rain and Andy the same fate. The film’s final several minutes revolve around Rain outsmarting the newborn alien as the Renaissance space station begins crashing into the ice ring above Jackson’s Star.Alien: Romulusseems to give Rian and Andy a happy ending as the Offpsring is seemingly killed by Rain and they set off to Yvaga III to start a new life. However, xenomorph aliens are notoriously difficult to kill, especially after whatRomulusreveals, leaving the fate of the new alien more uncertain.
Rain Seemingly Killed The Offspring In Alien: Romulus
The Offspring Shouldn’t Have Survived
It does appear that the Offspring died inAlien: Romulusas a result of Rain’s actions. She draws the creature into the cargo hold of the escape vehicle Corbelan IV and begins to formulate a plot to open the door to space to extract the alien forcefully. The Offspring does not get pulled into space once the hatch is opened but is continuously injured as sand rips its skin open. Rain is finally able to create some distance between her and the alien baby by detaching the cargo bay from the ship, which takes the Offspring with it.
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From there,the Offspring is likely crushed to death by the impact of the cargo crashing into the ice ring. If that did not do the job, the explosion from the cargo hitting the ice ring should also have been powerful enough to kill the hybrid. If, by some chance, that was not enough, the impending Renaissance space station collision would seem to be an event that would kill the Offspring. So even thoughAlien: Romulusrefrains from directly showing the Offspring’s lifeless body floating in space or being torn apart through these events, all signs point to it dying.
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The complication with whether the Offspring died inAlien: Romuluscomes from what the movie reveals about xenomorphs. The film delivered an earlier surprise by revealing that the franchise’s original alien, known asBig Chap, did not dieafterAlienas previously believed.Romulusconfirms that the xenomorph created a cocoon in space that allowed it to survivefor years until a Weyland-Yutani crew found it. The exact nature of how the alien created the cocoon is still a mystery, but the reveal is more relevant when considering the Offspring’s fate.
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The Offspring is one of the most unique xenomorph hybrids in theAlienfranchise, as it combines human, Engineer, and xenomorph characteristics. Therefore, it’s possible that it could also create the type of cocoon that saved Big Chap’s life. It would have to do this quickly to avoid the various potential causes of death suggested inRomulus' ending, but that is not impossible. There is no reference for or knowledge of how long the xenomorphs take to create these cocoons. Considering how quickly the Offspring evolves, everything could happen faster for it.
The Black Goo Vials Could Create More Versions Of The Offspring
Other Offspring Hybrids Are Still Possible Too
Even if the Offspring died inAlien: Romulusas suggested, that does not mean that the franchise is completely done with the hybrids. The movie introduced the new creations through theblack goo vials, and there are still more of them left by the film’s conclusion. It’s possible for future installments, like the potentialAlien: Romulussequel, to show the creation or birth of more Offspring aliens. The film focused specifically on them being created with a pregnant human host, but it’s unspecified if that is the only way these versions can be created.
The remaining black goo vials are with Rian and Andy, but Weyland-Yutani could have more too
Just as pastAlienmovies introduced new hybrids or versions that could play bigger roles in future installments, that could ultimately be whatAlien: Romuluswas doing with the Offspring. Sequels and spinoffs could establish manyother avenues for hybrids that look like the Offspring to emergeas a result of the black goo vials. Whether that is accidental, purposeful as part of Weyland-Yutani’s continued experimentation with alien DNA, or connected to David’s days of experimenting, there are options for more versions of the Offspring to enter the picture afterAlien: Romulus.
