The 15 Best Deaths in the Alien Movies

In our excitement over the arrival of Alien: Covenant, you might say we’ve had xenomorphs on the brain. And as a result, we decided to compile a list of our favorite Alien deaths -- the most iconic demises in the (movies only) saga. We’ve also ranked them for your consideration (and for the added controversy, of course).

For the purposes of this list, we considered all the main storyline Alien films, including Prometheus, as well as the two Alien vs. Predator installments (but we’re not including Covenant since the film is brand new). Our criteria for inclusion was shock factor, lasting cinematic impact, emotional effect on the viewer, and just plain coolness. In order, from sort-of-memorable to inarguably-the-most-iconic, we present the following…

The 15 Best Deaths in the Alien Movies

Honorable mentions for our list include: Scar, the predator in AvP whose chestburster gives way to the first predalien, Vickers’ death-by-slow-moving spaceship in Prometheus, and that four-legged xenomorph in Alien 3, whose body explodes spectacularly beneath a layer of rapidly-cooled lead.

And while you're here, you might as well take a look at our slideshow guide to every xenomorph and alien from the Alien movies right here: