Ever since the Alienmythos launched with Ridley Scott's original film, synthetics or androids have been a major factor in the overall plot and storytelling, almost as much as the Xenomorphs themselves. Whether they are programmed to murder an entire crew for the sake on one alien creature or forbidden to do anything that could conceivably result in the harming of a person, synthetics of nearly every form have appeared in Alienlore.
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