Xenomorph Ace

"what have we done?" ~ Dr. Luca Marsh, on the creation of the Xenomorph Ace

the Raven from Aliens: Colonial Marines, the inspiration for the Xenomorph Ace.

The xenomorph ace (named for its apparent superiority to king and queen xenomorphs) is the result of yet another Weyland-Yutani breeding program, unique due to the fact that it was the only program to involve the Ceph, one of the first alien races ever encountered by humanity. The result of a White Hybrid xenomorph spawned from a Ceph Guardian Unit and spliced with Engineer DNA, the ace resembles the Raven from Aliens: Colonial Marines, but with predator dreadlocks and mandibles, as well as a pair of large horns and neomorph-esque protruding jaws in addition to the standard secondary jaws. Already extremely deadly in and of itself, the ace became even more dangerous after acquiring the last surviving CryNet Nanosuit 2, discontinued along with other nanosuit models due to their extreme expensiveness. The suit made the ace 10 times as powerful as it was before, enhancing its abilities to incredible levels. The facility at which the ace was kept was destroyed with an on-site nuclear warhead to prevent it from escaping, but the abilities of the nanosuit allowed the ace to not only survive the detonation, but to absorb the nuclear radiation and gain power from it. The current whereabouts of the ace are unknown, though unconfirmed sightings of a large xenomorph-like creature have been reported in Socotra, the current headquarters of a cult called the Brotherhood of Obsidian.

artwork by Manuel Gomez.

http://crysis.wikia.com/wiki/CryNet_Nanosuit_2

http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/Raven

http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/White_hybrid

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socotra

http://crysis.wikia.com/wiki/Ceph_Guardian_Unit