But a big battle involving Ripley, Predators and xenomorphs results in the deaths of the two ATHs, thus killing Skynet once and for all. They are “killing machines that absorb strength from their surroundings.” Trollenberg creates two initial ATHs which proceed to the next aspect of the mission: assembling an army of ATHs using a cache of flash-frozen aliens stored on an asteroid military base as raw material. He perfects an Alien-Terminator Hybrid.Īlien-Terminator Hybrids: ATHs are seen by Skynet as the perfect being. Trollenberg: He’s an Infiltrator model (perhaps a T-800 or T-850) who passes for human for three centuries while seeking a way to resurrect Skynet. Like humans, Predators don’t want Skynet to take over the universe.ĭr. Predators: Already a strange bedfellow with xenomorphs, Ripley teams up with Predators here. She discovers John Connor’s warning about Skynet. He warns of Skynet’s plan to re-create itself.Įllen Ripley: In a nice bit of synergy with “Alien,” her arc (and life) concludes when she sneaks aboard the vessel of the last surviving Alien-Terminator Hybrid and kills it using her acidic xenomorph blood.Ĭall: The “Alien Resurrection” android continues to fight for humanity’s survival. Trollenberg and finds a message secretly implanted by John back in the 21st century. John Connor: Call (the android from “Alien Resurrection” played by Winona Ryder) taps into the deceased Infiltrator Terminator named Dr. Future John doesn’t look like most incarnations, but I was used to this version from “The Dark Years.” The artists’ Call and Ripley likenesses are very good. Mel Rubi’s pencils are nicely accented by Christopher Ivy’s inks and David Stewart’s colors, making “AvPvT” a slick, glossy package. Often, Skynet has looked to change the past when it’s on the brink of defeat, but in “AvPvT,” it displays a prime trait of machines – patience – and aims to defeat humans in the future, no matter how long it takes. John Connor plays a brief but crucial role as a messenger from the past. I have no problem with this because I am a fan of that franchise, too, and he nicely continues the “Alien Resurrection” arcs of Call – the android who feels like she’s human – and Ripley – the human with alien blood who feels disconnected from everything. Writer Mark Schultz leans toward an “Aliens” focus in the four-issue series.
“Alien versus Predator versus The Terminator” (2000) – the final installment of Dark Horse’s second stint with the Terminator” license – is a fun romp that intelligently brings together the three franchises.
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