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Prehistory - 2005 An ancient civilisation located in a huge cavern beneath the volcanic Bouvet Island is at the height of it’s power. Estimate based on Sebastian’s comments in Alien vs. Predator that said the pyramid was about 5000 years old. Since the ice sheet on Bouvetoya is several hundred feet thick, the pyramid at least 1000 feet below ground. 2000 BC A Predator hunting expedition goes awry in Northern Cambodia when the Aliens multiply out of control. The Predators wipe out all trace of the infestation. Estimate sourced from Alien vs. Predator novelisation. 1904 - October 10 A occupants of a whaling station on Bouvetoya in the South Atlantic Ocean caught between in the middle of a Predator/ Alien hunt, are slaughtered. One whaler, Karl Johanssen witnesses a Predator fighting an Alien before dying of hypothermia. From Alien vs. Predator novelisation and deleted scene. 1958 Charles Bishop is born in New York, New York, USA. Estimate based on Charles Bishop Weyland being well into his forties in the Alien vs. Predator novelisation. 1971 Graham Miller is born in Scotland. Based on birthdate of Ewen Bremner. 1971 - August 14 Sebastian Da Rosa is born in Sicily, Italy. Based on birthdate of Raoul Bava 1976 Alexa 'Lex' Woods is born. Lex was 28 in the AvP novelisation. Late 1970's Charles Bishop marries into the wealthy British Weyland family. Estimate to cover any problems arising from the human Bishop in 2179 and the fact that Weyland Yutani was originally an Anglo-Japanese corporation. 1979 A nuclear detonation is detected west of Bouvetoya, a small island in the Atlantic between Africa and Antarctica. While suspicion falls on South Africa, no country ever claims responsibility. Historical fact. 1982 Weyland Industries is founded by Charles Bishop Weyland after he buys a cable franchise and telecommunications gird in the United States. Estimate sourced from Alien vs. Predator novelisation. 1987 A Special Forces rescue team led by Major "Dutch" Shaeffer is wiped out during an operation in the Central American jungle by a Predator. Schaeffer survives along with a local guerrilla called Anna. In their debriefings they describe the events and the resutling explosion that destroyed an area of jungle the equivalent of 300 city blocks. From Predator. 1997 A Predator comes to Los Angeles in the grip of a heat wave, wiping out a drugs gang, police officers and a carriage ful of civilians on the Los Angeles Metro. Lieutenant Mike Harrigan pursues it across the city until he finds the creature cornered by Agent Keyes' special unit. The Predator wipes out the special unit and is pursued by Harrigan to its ship. Armed with the Predator's killing disc he faces off against the creature killing it. Other Predators appear and Harrigan is given an antique pistol from the 18th century a reward. He escapes out of the underground lair before the ship takes off. From Predator 2. Colonel Alexander Woods submits his final report regarding the nuclear explosion off Bouvetoya in 1979, and those believed responsible. The results are inclonclusive. Alexa Woods begins working on 'The Ice' (Arctic/ Antarctic environments) and later in the year, she and her father climb Mount Ranier. Following complications from a broken leg, Colonel Woods dies during the descent. Estimate sourced from Alien vs. Predator film and novelisation. 1999 Lex Woods climbs Mount Everest without oxygen tanks. Estimate sourced from Alien vs. Predator novelisation. April 2003 Sebastian Da Rosa starts working on an archeological dig in Teotihuacan, Mexico. Estimate sourced from Alien vs. Predator novelisation. 2004 - October 3 Weyland Industries satellite P12 picks up a heat bloom over Antarctica and the icebreaker Piper Maru is dispatched to investigate. Maxwell Stafford starts combing the globe looking for various experts for the expedition. From Alien vs Predator 2004 - October 8 Stafford meets Alexa ‘Lex’ Woods in Nepal asking for her assistance aboard the Piper Maru. Late that day Stafford meets with Professor Sebastian De Rosa and his assistant Thomas in Teotihuacan to recruit them for the Piper Maru expedition. From Alien vs. Predator. Nepal is about 11 hours ahead of Mexico and Stafford meets with Da Rosa in the late afternoon. 2004 - October 9 Lex and Doctor Graham Miller fly from Cape Town to meet the Piper Maru enroute to Bouvetoya. Lex initially refuses to join the expedition due to insufficient time to train the other members. Miller and De Rosa eventually change her mind. From Alien vs. Predator 2004 - October 10 The Piper Maru arrives at Bouvet Island. 2004 - October 10 (Approx 7:15pm UT) Party leaves Piper Maru. 2004 - October 10 (7:45pm UT) Party arrives at an abandoned whaling station and discover a hole melted into the ice that leads directly to a pyramid buried under the island. Lex leads Weyland, De Rosa, Miller, Stafford, Parks, Verheiden, Joshi, Cannon Rousseau, Connors, Bass, Stone and three others down the ice tunnel, while Quinn’s drilling team and a Weyland Industries security party remain at the whaling station. 2004 - October 10 (10:00pm UT) Lex’s party reaches the bottom of the ice tunnel and they enter the pyramid. 2004 - October 10 (10:15pm UT) They discover the Sacrificial Chamber in the pyramid. 2004 - October 10 (10:30pm UT) Lex, Weyland, De Rosa, Miller, Stafford, Verhieden, Connors, Bass and Stone move down to a lower chamber and discover a sarcophogous containing strange artifacts, while Rousseau, Parks, Joshi, Cannon and the others catalogue the Sacrificial chamber. 2004 - October 10 (10:45pm UT) Lex suggests they head back to the whaling camp and return in the morning. Before they do, Stafford and his men remove the artifacts, which trips a trap that turns the pyramid into a labyrinth. Rousseau, Parks, Joshi, Cannon and the others are trapped in the Sacrificial Chamber. Seven Alien eggs appear on raised platforms and the group are attacked by facehuggers. 2004 - October 10 (10:55pm UT) The facehugger drops off Rousseau, and a chestburster shortly emerges from her chest. Lex leads the group out of the sarcophogous chamber in an attempt to get out of the pyramid. Shortly after Stone and Bass are killed by Predators. In the confusion of the attack, the pyramid reconfigures and the groups is split into three parts - Lex, Weyland, De Rosa and Stafford; Miller and Verheiden; and Connors. Connors, Miller and Verheiden are attacked and abducted by Aliens in separate incidents. 2004 - October 10 (11:05pm UT) The pyramid reconfigures again and De Rosa correctly guesses it is changing every 10 minutes. The group moves on, but is attacked by two Predator. Stafford is pinned to a wall with a net and killed. The humans are saved when an Alien attacks the Predators. One is impaled on the Aliens tail, while the other is killed after a hand to hand fight. 2004 - October 10 (11:10pm UT) Lex, Weyland and De Rosa escape before being confronted by a third Predator. It kills Weyland and pursues Lex and De Rosa. They barely escape as the pyramid reconfigures again and they are cut off from the Predator. De Rosa finds some heiroglyphics that explain the history of the Predators on Earth. Meanwhile the remaining Predator fends off a couple of Alien attacks before falling to a facehugger. 2004 - October 10 (11:15pm) The pyramid reconfigures yet again. Lex and De Rosa are chased by an Alien and almost escape by leaping across a chasm. De Rosa narrowly saves Lex before he is taken by an Alien. Lex meets up with the Predator and hands over one of the artifacts they discovered earlier. It is a shoulder mounted energy weapon. Before the Predator can use it he is attacked by an Alien. She uses a discarded spear to kill it. As more Aliens approach the Predator shoots a number of them with the shoulder gun. Nearby the Queen screams and the Aliens retreat to her aid. The Predator sets his auto destruct device to go off and leaves it in the Alien hive. The two run back to the ice tunnel, pursued by Aliens. One attacks the Predator, but Lex shoots it off. They jump on the cable sled and are hauled back to the surface as the bomb goes off. On the surface Lex and the Predator battle the Queen. The Predator is killed while Lex chains the Queen to a huge tank. The tank falls into the sea taking the Queen with it. A Predator ship lands and more Predators emerge to pick up the body of their fallen comrade. Lex is left on the island while an Alien hatches from the dead Predator shortly after the ship departs. From Alien vs. Predator Note there are several astronomical errors here. There is no Full Moon on October 10. It’s nearly New on that date and would barely be visible. The Alien vs. Predator novelisation has Miller mentioning it’s Midday at some point prior to reaching the island – but it's still completely dark. Bouvetoya is not far enough south to have days of complete darkness – especially not in the middle of Spring in the southern hemisphere. On October 10 there is eleven and a half hours of daylight. Even if there was a Full Moon on October 10, on that date the moon rises at 4:18am and sets at 1:35pm. The Sun rises at 4:49am and sets at 6:18pm. So a Full Moon would only be visible in a darkened sky for about half an hour. Yet it is always dark in external shots on the ice and at the whaling station. Ignoring the errors and taking the darkness into account, we can conclude the party left the Piper Maru after nightfall and the bulk of the film takes place in less than 12 and a half hours. Times going from the boat to the whaling station and pyramid are estimates, that take into account Lex’s comments about returning the next day. The 10 minute reconfiguration time is based on these estimates – and ignores the ridiculously short Alien gestation time; much like the film-maker’s did. 2004 - November As some details of the Bouvetoya incident begin to emerge the Norwegian government demands to know why Weyland Industries was detonating nuclear devices on it’s territorial soil. Speculation only. 2004 – December After the disappearance and suspected death of Charles Bishop Weyland and the Norwegian government threatening legal action, shares in Weyland Industries plummet. Speculation only. 2005 – February A class action is launched against Weyland Industries by relatives of the missing Bouvetoya expedition members. Speculation only. 2005 – November After months of litigation, Weyland Industries stocks sink further. Weyland Industries accepts a merger offer from the Japanese Yutani Corporation. Weyland Yutani Corporation (spelled Weylan Yutani in some territories) is born. Speculation only. Text for 1987 and 1997 entries by Terry Jones (C) 2004 Note: Many fans have expressed dismay at the continuity issues between Alien vs. Predator and the other Alien films. My own opinion on this is irrelevant and so the events have been included as part of the site. You will note however there are no references to AvP in the other Timeline pages, nor are there references to the first four Alien films on this page. |
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