This chilling miniature captures the heart-pounding moment a parasitic predator launches itself from a leathery, veined egg. Featuring highly detailed spindly limbs and a powerful segmented tail, it is an essential addition for any GM looking to add sci-fi horror or alien infestations to their tabletop games.
A parasitic organism has just sensed a nearby host and is bursting from its leathery egg to latch onto the victim's face.
Ambush predator, environmental hazard in a dungeon or derelict ship, or part of a larger infestation swarm.
Artist: Epic Miniatures
Type: MONSTER, PROP
Pose: The creature's lower body is anchored inside the egg while its upper torso and at least eight segmented limbs are thrust forward and splayed out. The torso is arched in a 'C' shape over the rim of the egg.
Action: Leaping
Mood: menacing
Action Category: Attacking
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, Fantasy
Suitable Locations: derelict spaceship cargo hold, damp limestone cavern, alien hive structure, biological research laboratory, ancient temple of a forgotten insect god, overgrown jungle floor, sewers beneath a city, stasis chamber
Encounter Scenarios: Environmental trap triggered when a player gets too close to the 'stationary' eggs, An infestation encounter where dozens of these hatch simultaneously, A discovery mission into a crashed vessel where the source of a distress signal is found
Power Level: Medium (score 35/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Alien RPG (perfect): Directly represents the Facehugger stage of the Xenomorph life cycle.; Warhammer 40K (good): Excellent proxy for Tyranid Ripper Swarms or generic bio-horrors.; Starfinder (good): Fits perfectly as a small-sized alien aberration.; Dungeons & Dragons (5e / general) (good): Can be used as an 'Intellect Devourer' proxy or a custom aberration/parasite.; Stargrave (perfect): Ideal for random creature encounters on alien worlds.
Race: Not applicable, Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Not applicable, Size: Small, Age: Newborn, Style: Realistic
Creature: Facehugger / Face Jumper (Aberration), Size: Small
Body: An oval egg with leathery, veined skin. A crab-like or spider-like parasite with multiple segmented, jointed legs and a flattened, segmented body.
Also known as: Parasitic Spore, Xenomorph Hatchling, Alien Larva
Related creatures: Alien Warrior, Alien Queen, Hive Egg cluster
Distinctive Features: Veined egg surface, Multiple segmented limbs, Emergence from a burst egg
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: Pincers/Legs, description: At least 8 jointed legs designed for grasping and latching onto a host., position: Radiating from the central body, type_ja: ハサミ/脚, description_ja: 宿主を掴んでしがみつくために設計された、少なくとも8本の関節脚。, position_ja: 体の中央から放射状に配置, type: Constriction, description: The entire body is posed to wrap around a target., position: Full body, type_ja: 締め付け, description_ja: 体全体が標的に巻き付くようなポーズをとっています。, position_ja: 体全体
Defensive Features: Hard chitinous limbs, Leathery egg shell for protection before hatching
Aesthetic: Creepy / Unsettling, Horrifying / Grotesque, Grimdark, Cool / Badass, Savage / Feral
Cultural Aesthetic: Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None (non-humanoid)
Similar to characters: Alien Facehugger, Half-Life Headcrab, Halo Flood Infection Form, Starship Troopers Warrior Bug (juvenile), Metroid Parasite
Miniature Dimensions: 30.9mm H x 26.5mm W x 30.8mm D (base: 35.0mm)
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