"These Colonial Marines are very tough hombres. They're packing state-of-the-art firepower, there's *nothing* they can't handle." - Burke to Ripley in Aliens film.
Tbf to the platoon in Aliens, the incompetent leadership of Ripley, Gorman and Apone was most of their problem. Sending soldiers deep into enemy lines (into a de facto ambush) then taking away their weapons is going to screw any force over.
I’m a Marine. An enormous amount of the lore, especially on the organization of the Colonial Marines, you just read off is basically taking data on the USMC and slapping “in space” onto it.
Factions I would like to see next: 1. The Sino-Russian Alliance | Frontlines 2. The Zerg Swarm | StarCraft 3. The Lizardmen Empire | Warhammer Fantasy 4. The Reconstituted Sith Empire | Star Wars 5. Hydra | Marvel Universe
Just to note on the Pulse Rifle, there are two crucial details from the Colonial Marines Manual on the Caseless 10mm M1309 Round the rifle is chambered in. Specifically? It's muzzle velocity and weight. Now, while that alone doesn't translate to understanding all of its ballistic data (not that we'd need to anyways), we can at least get a basic grasp of what kind of power they wanted out of this cartridge. It's a 210gr bullet traveling at 840m/s, which equals roughly 4800 Joules of energy. To compare? 7.62x51mm NATO typically has an energy of 3500 Joules. Colonial Marines are equipped with a gun that is blasting these kind of bullets at 900rpm... And they have 90+ rounds per magazine too... Also, technically, the bullets also blow up-intended to detonate as the round enters your insides.
Spot on. Games like Aliens: Colonial Marines and even the newer Aliens: Fireteam Elite do not understand what the Pulse Rifle is. It’s not just a futuristic sci fi M4. This is a game changer. There would not be submachine guns or what have you post this thing. The Pulse Rifle ticks almost every box for military small arms it can. The Smart Gun even would be more of an anti-technical, overwatch platform more than anything. The M41A pulse rifle is a sub machine gun, a rifle, a squad automatic weapon and can also provide grenadier capability. As you said above these things have a 95 round magazine. That’s insane. The technical manual even has Marines using the grenade launcher as a pocket mortar. Hicks bringing a shotgun wouldn’t have even made real sense. He just likes extra weight. Even the flamethrowers would be situational at best in the face of the pulse rifle. When it comes to sci fi weaponry, the Pulse rifle is up there with Star Treks phaser and Judge Dreads lawgiver. True evolutionary weapons.
@@ilikesaying In effect, pretty much. However, Bolters in 40k are distinct in that their rounds are also propelled by jet fuel for extended/consistent ranged performance. There's normal propellant pushing it out of the gun, and then the bullet's thrusters propels itself after leaving the barrel.
Such a coincidence that I got my brother to watch Alien and Aliens for the first time. He loved it and we both are going to love this video. The Colonial Marines were so cool aesthetically and it’s Aliens that basically helped to inspire Doom’s UAC space marines.
Imagine Colonial Marine weaponry in the hands of the UNSC. Semi-Armor Piercing Explosive rounds as STANDARD on top of an underslung, pump-action munitions launcher. The Armat M41A alone is a nasty weapon to contend with.
I didn't think of that until now. Thats badass idea. In 2021 the Corps is a branch of the navy so the UNSC would include the Corps so it could be possible in another universe lol 😆
I mean, it's not really that helpful when the enemy can field a fleet for every one of your ships-of-the-line, always gains orbital supremacy, and responds to losing ground wars by rendering planets uninhabitable.
The UNSC troops are little better than untrained school girls. In the Halo series the Master Chief has to work almost alone because all the marines are useless.
Best part is that the only warship we see is nothing but a glorified amazon delivery drone. The US is so rich in can have a space transport drop off ONE platoon of space jar heads.
After watching the documentary of the Aliens move, I have even more respect for the Aliens movie than I ever did before! And I didn't think that was even possible!
@@Menaceblue3 Yes it *still exists* and I do play it. Okay that's not important. IF GEARBOX wouldn't have messed the game up it would have been an amazing title.
The Colonial Marine Tech Manual goes over the USCMC's organization, weaponry tactics and doctrine. If your a Colonial Marine fanboy, you have to read it
"All right, sweethearts, what are you waiting for? Breakfast in bed? It's another glorious day in the Corps. A day in the Marine Corps is like a day on the farm: Every meal's a banquet. Every paycheck's a fortune! Every formation's a parade! I love the Corps!" -- Sergeant Apone
It's strange that even though there's so much lore in the alien universe it's never really been explored in the films. No mention of the Union of Progressive People's or the Three World Empire. So much untapped potential yet Ridley decided to go to confusing convoluted prequels.
@@michaelclarke3485 Oh ok but who would be willing to convince Ridley to make a movie or tv series exploring about those factions? Unless they pull a George Lucas who sold Star Wars to Disney and Disney has full reign of the franchise.
@@rexlumontad5644 well Blomkamp was set to make a new alien film exploring a bunch of new things maybe even going deeper into the universe set up. But Ridley killed it off because he wanted to make Prometheus. So there was a possibility it might have went somewhere.
Given that the main activity of the USCMC is enforcing the legal rights of megacorps in space, it's no mistake that they are visually themed as Future Vietnam Boys and in management led by the East India Company - with exactly the quality of orders, fatality rates, and quietly redefining disasters into victories you'd expect.
@leeboy26 they are not military. They are a paramilitary force. Mercenaries for hire. Actually the USMC were fighting wars in Latin America to protect the business interests of these fruit companies. United fruit Co and Standard fruit Co (Chiquita Banana and Dole)
2:19: "Marine Space Force Eridani operates along the American and Chinese colonial arms, while Marine Space Force Herculis is responsible for operating on the fringes of settled territory, and throughout the Anglo-Chinese arm." That's both of them in the same arm. The AVP wiki suggests Herculis should be in the Anglo-Japanese arm. 6:03: "The ratio of men to women in the Corps is approximately 1:2.6." That should probably be the other way around.
@@FieryCheeze Because we see 12 Marines on screen in Aliens, in a 2:1 ratio of men to women. If the ratio in the overall Corps is 1:2.6, that would be highly unlikely. Also taking into consideration that in the real world current day military forces skew heavily male -- 1:12 in the US Marines, 1:6 across all branches. From a storytelling perspective, you wouldn't flip that around in the fictional setting and then show a group of Marines that's mostly male unless it's a major story point.
@@westrim The American and Chinese arms are separate, anyways; I wasn't saying that the Anglo-Chinese arm was the same as both the American and Chinese arms. It just seemed unlikely that China was meant to have both a Chinese arm and an Anglo-Chinese arm.
I guess the marines are pretty tough, as long as there isn't any protagonist and/or alien nearby. They tend to change into a sort of exposition tool is such cases: "Dang, that thing just effortlessly slaughtered the (supposedly tough) marines! Guess it must be pretty powerfull then!"
At least in Aliens it was probably intentional. They sent enough forces to confirm it was the Xenomorph species attack they had been presumably hoping for since they established a colony right next to the Xenomorph egg ship, made sure it didn't have the heavy support, numbers or specialist tools they would need to actually wipe out however many xenomorphs were made, but stand a reasonable chance of having enough survive first contact to get an infected individual or two back to the ship. All you need is to make sure the android declares the facehugged person needs to be put in cryo for medical reasons, and then as long as your android lives long enough to take off and get out, it's mission accomplished. Hell the part where they are a low-discipline ragtag team makes sense here - it would be the easiest group to blame if they got killed off for lack of support , as clearly it was a discipline issue. And if the main witness to WY's activities on the planet happens to also die in a suicide mission they can justify her going on, perfect.
An under strength under equipped unit with zero intel and outnumbered 200-1 under the command of a reserve washout and a corporate lackey who was actively sabotaging their mission. Is ambushed in close quarters by an enemy that is able to blend with the environment and is in an area that restricts their ability to use heavy/supporting firepower. That said unit still manages to wage a fight so bloody that the Xenos at the end didn't have enough guards left to protect their own hive says a hell of a lot in favor of those Marines abilities.
Hey don't worry. Me and my squad of ultimate badasses will protect you! Check it out! Independently targeting particle beam phalanx. Fry half a city with this puppy. We got tactical smart missiles, phased plasma pulse rifles, RPG's we got sonic electronic ball breakers! We got nukes, we got knives, and sharp sticks.... -Private Hudson prior to a mission with 93% casualty rate.
Goes to show just how influential Alien: The Roleplaying Game (and by extension, the Colonial Marines Operations Manual) is and its importance for the franchise, given that 80%, if not 90%, of the lore and art in this video is from the TTRPG and its first campaign supplement. It was the best thing to happen to Alien, lore-wise.
Would you guys ever consider doing factions, events, and people from Metal Gear Solid? Like say a Dossier on Big Boss A faction investigation on MSF, the Patriots, or Foxhound A High Command on the battles of Motherbase or Outer Haven The Shadow Moses Incident?
I always like how in this universe countries still exist and are competing with each other in space. From what I’ve always seen, typically in sci-fi Earth is united under one government, the nations of Earth taking a back seat to Earth Gov or cease to exist completely. I just wish we could see the other nations represented, like I wonder what the Chinese or Russian space forces would look like?
5:39 - Another glorious day in the Corps! A day in the Marine Corps is like a day on the farm. Every meal's a BANQUET! Every paycheck's a fortune. Every formation's a parade! I LOVE THE CORPS!!
Love your content and your channel ! I’ve been amazed and endorsed in lore and amazing history ! I love your channel, Keep the Knowledge/amazement Stream comin !
I'm hoping one day...that The Templin Institute would explore the world of *"The Last Ship".* If so, then here's what I'd like to see: Arsenal: -USS Nathan James DDG-151 -RF Vyerni (Kirov class Battlecruiser) -HMS Achilles (Astute class SSN) Dossier: -Captain Thomas Chandler -Admiral Konstantin Nikolajewitsch Ruskov -Dr. Rachel Scott -Dr. Quincy Tophet -Jeffrey Michener -Niels Sorenson -The Ramsey Brothers (Ned and Sean) -Sasha Cooper -Wolf Taylor -Danny Green High Command: -Battle of the Red Flu Pandemic -War on the Immune Faction -War on the Gran Colombian Empire
If the Marines had better understanding of the Xenomorphs and better leadership the battle would of turned out much different. The moment Gorman told them to " collect magazines " they were screwed.
"I'm ready, man. Check it out! I am the ultimate bad-ass! State of the bad-ass art! You do not want to fuck with me. Check it out! Hey, Ripley, don't worry. Me and my squad of ultimate bad-asses will protect you! Check it out. Independently targeting particle-beam phalanx. WHAP! Fry half a city with this puppy. We got tactical smart missiles, phase plasma pulse rifles, RPGs. We got sonic, electronic ball breakers! We got nukes, we got knives, we got sharp sticks"
I’d love to see you guys do some videos on the factions of Legend of the Galactic Heroes (The Galactic Empire, Free Planets Alliance, Dominion of Phezzan, etc)
The image at 8:32 is fascinating. Looks like USCM vs. Bunch of protomorphs (?) with Engineer statues in the background. Same goes with the image at 8:53 Cheyenne dropshit flying over some glow-in-the dark Nazca line drawings.
The compliment of Marines sent to Hadley's Hope appeared to be roughly half of a platoon, comprised of two squads each comprised of a rifle team and a gun team. Sgt. Apone led squad 1 while squad 2 was directed by Cpl. Hicks.
Hold up. They need to have a "Clean police record"? Both Vasquez and Drake were canonically convicts who signed up with the USCM to get out of prison... It's covered in Alien: The Weyland-Yutani Report.
"Is this gonna be a stand up fight Sir or another bug hunt?" "We gonna know when we are there private." "Where are we going?" "A little planet named Tyran. Not a big deal I suppose."
If you enjoyed this like I did, I highly recommend checking out the Aliens tabletop RPG from Free League Publishing. The core rulebook came out in late 2019 and they've had two excellent expansions for it so far. Whether you're a Weyland-Yuntani employee, a humble space trucker or an awesome Colonial Marine, there is something for everyone there. Likewise the Aliens: Fireteam Elite video game did a good amount of work to further expand on the lore laid down in the RPG, to the point where events in the RPG are directly referenced in the game. The game itself is a bit short and gets stale once you wipe out campaign but if you want a $40 dollar team based horde shooter, I highly recommend it. Though I would try to catch it on sale if you can just for that extra bit off.
The MAU however lack anyone _being left in their Star lift capability_ (Navy Starship) while they are deployed on surface operations. This is a difference from the current USMC doctrine, who *don't* leave their amphibious assualt ships completely abandoned while they are undertaking landing operations.
It is true that we never actually see any Navy personnel aboard the Sulaco, but that's probably because the movie focuses solely on Ripley and the Marines. The sailors (spacers?) were probably just doing their jobs off screen, and keep in mind that the Conestoga-class relies extensively on automated systems, which means that the only Navy personnel aboard would be the bare minimum required for the ship to run efficiently, and there's also the possiblity that they were androids commanded by a human officer.
@@TruePacifist201 I always though that, given it’s the future, the ship was almost entirely autonomous. So it just freed up everyone else for ground operations.
Here's some interesting ideas for future content. 1. Factions or dossiers on characters from Army of Two. 2. Factions from the Tom Clancy video game franchises. Most notably factions like Ghost Recon and Rainbow, and events like World War 3 (Endwar).
@The Templin Institute I always wanted to know more about the colonial marines thank you for this. Next please do a video on the United Progressive Peoples. They are rarely mentioned in any lore or media and i would like to know more about them as well. :)
I'm surprised that a film that came out in 1979 has so much lore... Well then again, Star Wars exists, though true expansion of that universe didn't happen untill the late 90s
want a Colonial Marines TV series with : Aliens , Predators , Constructors , Synthetic Revealers , UPP , United Americas , The Three Worlds , and a bunch of other " baddies " .
One faction I really want to be featured on this is from a Fan mod: Foehn Revolt | Command & Conquer Mental Omega Activation of the Mental Omega caused the whole world to be mind-controlled. USA is lost. USSR is infiltrated. The Proselyte of Yuri’s forces is taking over. All hope seems lost. With cold winds ever brewing in the shoulders of the survivors, desperately holding against yuri’s forces at Point Hope, Alaska, a single phrase, a rallying call from people that sacrificed too much to combat such evil to bring themselves a warmer future “The Revolution starts here!”
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I know that you did an episode on HNL and The Flood so I was thinking that it might be pretty cool to do an episode on the Upside Down and a few of it’s monsters and stuff like that.
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A day in the Marine Corps is like a day on the farm. Every meal's a banquet! Every paycheck a fortune! Every formation a parade! I love the Corps!
Look into my eye!
>Lebanon II
I feel like this was a shout out to the Marines in Lebanon in the 1980s.
>Canadian Colonial forces
yay we got a mention lmao
Sounds like my SGT. 🙄
How do people feed themselves and the fleet in space?
"How do I get outta this chickenshit outfit?" 😁
"These Colonial Marines are very tough hombres. They're packing state-of-the-art firepower, there's *nothing* they can't handle." - Burke to Ripley in Aliens film.
Well... bit of a cheat... but remember how one Yautja clan ship ripped their transport appart with first salvo? :D
Morgan Freeman: "There was, in fact, something they couldn't handle."
The air-vents chitter in Xenomorph.
Yeah about that 🙄
Tbf to the platoon in Aliens, the incompetent leadership of Ripley, Gorman and Apone was most of their problem.
Sending soldiers deep into enemy lines (into a de facto ambush) then taking away their weapons is going to screw any force over.
Another glorious day in the Corps, every meal's a banquet, every paycheck a fortune, every formation a parade.
I love the corps!
until the xeno animals cut off the light...
@@waldirnacarath “Whaddya mean they cut the power? They’re animals!”
Giddawn th' ready-line!
And every Xenomorph encounter a slaughter
I’m a Marine. An enormous amount of the lore, especially on the organization of the Colonial Marines, you just read off is basically taking data on the USMC and slapping “in space” onto it.
I assume that's how it would be done if assignments in space would become a reality. never change a winning team. and the usmc is one winning team.
@@phreakazoith2237 i had a little chuckle at the "six tank brigades"
Semper Fi Marine.
And yup, pretty much.
I thought that was because it's the exact same organization just two centuries later and with more countries in the United States.
@@paulochikuta330 yeah, we just got rid of our tank battalions. Seems like you were referring to that.
Factions I would like to see next:
1. The Sino-Russian Alliance | Frontlines
2. The Zerg Swarm | StarCraft
3. The Lizardmen Empire | Warhammer Fantasy
4. The Reconstituted Sith Empire | Star Wars
5. Hydra | Marvel Universe
The Lizardmen **Empire**?
They did hydra
Sad that in Frontlines we don't get much info on the SRA's lore. Maybe they can colab with the author again..
Personally I would love to see the different Protoss factions.
It's nice to see frontlines being mentioned in the wild!
"...no matter how many marines are sent in, no one will hear them scream." Great closer and homage!
Just to note on the Pulse Rifle, there are two crucial details from the Colonial Marines Manual on the Caseless 10mm M1309 Round the rifle is chambered in. Specifically? It's muzzle velocity and weight. Now, while that alone doesn't translate to understanding all of its ballistic data (not that we'd need to anyways), we can at least get a basic grasp of what kind of power they wanted out of this cartridge.
It's a 210gr bullet traveling at 840m/s, which equals roughly 4800 Joules of energy. To compare? 7.62x51mm NATO typically has an energy of 3500 Joules. Colonial Marines are equipped with a gun that is blasting these kind of bullets at 900rpm... And they have 90+ rounds per magazine too...
Also, technically, the bullets also blow up-intended to detonate as the round enters your insides.
Like bolters from WH40k but smaller, faster-firing and with a larger ammo count
Spot on. Games like Aliens: Colonial Marines and even the newer Aliens: Fireteam Elite do not understand what the Pulse Rifle is. It’s not just a futuristic sci fi M4. This is a game changer. There would not be submachine guns or what have you post this thing. The Pulse Rifle ticks almost every box for military small arms it can. The Smart Gun even would be more of an anti-technical, overwatch platform more than anything.
The M41A pulse rifle is a sub machine gun, a rifle, a squad automatic weapon and can also provide grenadier capability. As you said above these things have a 95 round magazine. That’s insane. The technical manual even has Marines using the grenade launcher as a pocket mortar.
Hicks bringing a shotgun wouldn’t have even made real sense. He just likes extra weight. Even the flamethrowers would be situational at best in the face of the pulse rifle.
When it comes to sci fi weaponry, the Pulse rifle is up there with Star Treks phaser and Judge Dreads lawgiver. True evolutionary weapons.
@@ilikesaying
In effect, pretty much. However, Bolters in 40k are distinct in that their rounds are also propelled by jet fuel for extended/consistent ranged performance. There's normal propellant pushing it out of the gun, and then the bullet's thrusters propels itself after leaving the barrel.
@@stephenbolding8094
And all it took was a Thompson sub machine gun with a shotgun kit bashed underneath it
It RIPS Xenos to shreds
Such a coincidence that I got my brother to watch Alien and Aliens for the first time. He loved it and we both are going to love this video.
The Colonial Marines were so cool aesthetically and it’s Aliens that basically helped to inspire Doom’s UAC space marines.
And the UNSC Marines from Halo.
Even in Fallout, the US military’s combat armor was pretty similar to that of the Colonial Marines.
And the Imperial Guardsmen in warhammer
@@matthewhenderson8874 i want to send some guardsmen into a spacehulk
and the mobile infantry from starship troopers
Imagine Colonial Marine weaponry in the hands of the UNSC. Semi-Armor Piercing Explosive rounds as STANDARD on top of an underslung, pump-action munitions launcher. The Armat M41A alone is a nasty weapon to contend with.
I didn't think of that until now. Thats badass idea. In 2021 the Corps is a branch of the navy so the UNSC would include the Corps so it could be possible in another universe lol 😆
I mean, it's not really that helpful when the enemy can field a fleet for every one of your ships-of-the-line, always gains orbital supremacy, and responds to losing ground wars by rendering planets uninhabitable.
@@UnreasonableOpinions Yeah the UNSC manages to hold its own on the ground regardless. Space is where they really need a leg-up.
The UNSC troops are little better than untrained school girls. In the Halo series the Master Chief has to work almost alone because all the marines are useless.
Best part is that the only warship we see is nothing but a glorified amazon delivery drone. The US is so rich in can have a space transport drop off ONE platoon of space jar heads.
After watching the documentary of the Aliens move, I have even more respect for the Aliens movie than I ever did before!
And I didn't think that was even possible!
It'd be really cool to be able to see the USCMC fight a conventional battle, like it was designed to.
Well they technically did that for like half of Aliens Colonial Marines but I'm not sure anyone thinks that game counts.
@@aloden500 nope.... that game never existed....
@@Menaceblue3 Yes it *still exists* and I do play it. Okay that's not important. IF GEARBOX wouldn't have messed the game up it would have been an amazing title.
@@aloden500 Yes against Weyland Yutani PMCs... Marines way better.
The Colonial Marine Tech Manual goes over the USCMC's organization, weaponry tactics and doctrine. If your a Colonial Marine fanboy, you have to read it
"All right, sweethearts, what are you waiting for? Breakfast in bed? It's another glorious day in the Corps. A day in the Marine Corps is like a day on the farm: Every meal's a banquet. Every paycheck's a fortune! Every formation's a parade! I love the Corps!" -- Sergeant Apone
Lookinnahmyeye!
It's strange that even though there's so much lore in the alien universe it's never really been explored in the films. No mention of the Union of Progressive People's or the Three World Empire. So much untapped potential yet Ridley decided to go to confusing convoluted prequels.
Fanfic writers: "Allow us to introduce ourselves."
@@rexlumontad5644 yeah but it's not the same as seeing it on the big screen as canon.
@@michaelclarke3485 Oh ok but who would be willing to convince Ridley to make a movie or tv series exploring about those factions?
Unless they pull a George Lucas who sold Star Wars to Disney and Disney has full reign of the franchise.
@@rexlumontad5644 well Blomkamp was set to make a new alien film exploring a bunch of new things maybe even going deeper into the universe set up. But Ridley killed it off because he wanted to make Prometheus.
So there was a possibility it might have went somewhere.
@@michaelclarke3485 I see and man Ridley is a fool for not realizing the untapped goldmine to world build those organizations.
Given that the main activity of the USCMC is enforcing the legal rights of megacorps in space, it's no mistake that they are visually themed as Future Vietnam Boys and in management led by the East India Company - with exactly the quality of orders, fatality rates, and quietly redefining disasters into victories you'd expect.
Ah, corporatist dystopia, the Weyland Yutani Corporate execs must be reveling in their immunity, behind closed doors.
Perfect.
United Fruit Company Marine Corps.
@@NODnuke45Well, Weyland-Yutani is technically not immune, they just cover up their tracks very carefully
@leeboy26 they are not military. They are a paramilitary force. Mercenaries for hire.
Actually the USMC were fighting wars in Latin America to protect the business interests of these fruit companies. United fruit Co and Standard fruit Co (Chiquita Banana and Dole)
The fact that the colonial marines have only been in one of the aliens movies is just criminal. If we ever get another film, they need to return.
2:19: "Marine Space Force Eridani operates along the American and Chinese colonial arms, while Marine Space Force Herculis is responsible for operating on the fringes of settled territory, and throughout the Anglo-Chinese arm." That's both of them in the same arm. The AVP wiki suggests Herculis should be in the Anglo-Japanese arm.
6:03: "The ratio of men to women in the Corps is approximately 1:2.6." That should probably be the other way around.
Anglo is English, not American. They did probably repeat the Chinese.
Who knows? If Ripley and Vasquez are typical women, maybe that timeline has more badass women than men.
@@FieryCheeze Because we see 12 Marines on screen in Aliens, in a 2:1 ratio of men to women. If the ratio in the overall Corps is 1:2.6, that would be highly unlikely. Also taking into consideration that in the real world current day military forces skew heavily male -- 1:12 in the US Marines, 1:6 across all branches. From a storytelling perspective, you wouldn't flip that around in the fictional setting and then show a group of Marines that's mostly male unless it's a major story point.
@@westrim The American and Chinese arms are separate, anyways; I wasn't saying that the Anglo-Chinese arm was the same as both the American and Chinese arms. It just seemed unlikely that China was meant to have both a Chinese arm and an Anglo-Chinese arm.
@@westrim anglo typically refers to any natively english speaking person
I actually met Mark Rolston (Drake) at a convention last month. He was such a nice guy. Gave me a free autograph.
GAME OVER MAN, GAME OVER
the colonial marines are sick, love their aesthetic
I guess the marines are pretty tough, as long as there isn't any protagonist and/or alien nearby. They tend to change into a sort of exposition tool is such cases: "Dang, that thing just effortlessly slaughtered the (supposedly tough) marines! Guess it must be pretty powerfull then!"
The Worf Effect.
It's why, paradoxically the BadassTakeNoSh*tLatina dies in every movie of that nature.
In fairness the group frim Aliens was MASSIVELY understregth, probably intentionally by the corp
We are tough , I was killed by a support beam , a support beam FFS !
At least in Aliens it was probably intentional. They sent enough forces to confirm it was the Xenomorph species attack they had been presumably hoping for since they established a colony right next to the Xenomorph egg ship, made sure it didn't have the heavy support, numbers or specialist tools they would need to actually wipe out however many xenomorphs were made, but stand a reasonable chance of having enough survive first contact to get an infected individual or two back to the ship. All you need is to make sure the android declares the facehugged person needs to be put in cryo for medical reasons, and then as long as your android lives long enough to take off and get out, it's mission accomplished.
Hell the part where they are a low-discipline ragtag team makes sense here - it would be the easiest group to blame if they got killed off for lack of support , as clearly it was a discipline issue. And if the main witness to WY's activities on the planet happens to also die in a suicide mission they can justify her going on, perfect.
An under strength under equipped unit with zero intel and outnumbered 200-1 under the command of a reserve washout and a corporate lackey who was actively sabotaging their mission. Is ambushed in close quarters by an enemy that is able to blend with the environment and is in an area that restricts their ability to use heavy/supporting firepower. That said unit still manages to wage a fight so bloody that the Xenos at the end didn't have enough guards left to protect their own hive says a hell of a lot in favor of those Marines abilities.
Makes me happy to see my favorite sci fi military on this channel
I guess anyone who hit Dislike didn't like the cornbread either.
Hey don't worry. Me and my squad of ultimate badasses will protect you! Check it out! Independently targeting particle beam phalanx. Fry half a city with this puppy. We got tactical smart missiles, phased plasma pulse rifles, RPG's we got sonic electronic ball breakers! We got nukes, we got knives, and sharp sticks....
-Private Hudson prior to a mission with 93% casualty rate.
somebody wake up Hicks
That Technical Manual had some of the best fluff material in it.
@@species3167 actually that was from the aliens director's cut version. It was one of the few movies that benefits from the additional 20 minutes.
Hope you guys will ever cover the Principality of Zeon, Neo Zeon, The Earth Federation Space Force, or the Titans from Gundam
Goes to show just how influential Alien: The Roleplaying Game (and by extension, the Colonial Marines Operations Manual) is and its importance for the franchise, given that 80%, if not 90%, of the lore and art in this video is from the TTRPG and its first campaign supplement. It was the best thing to happen to Alien, lore-wise.
The Army in the Aliens universe was called The Continental Army and of course The Colonial Marines. I read that around a dozen or so years ago.
Would you guys ever consider doing factions, events, and people from Metal Gear Solid?
Like say a Dossier on Big Boss
A faction investigation on MSF, the Patriots, or Foxhound
A High Command on the battles of Motherbase or Outer Haven
The Shadow Moses Incident?
"Aliens Colonial Marines Technical Manual" by Lee Brimmicombe-Wood.
Hudson: "game over man game over."😱
I thought the Halo content was over for now, a treat to be sure...oh.
Nah, love it all, do keep it up!
I always like how in this universe countries still exist and are competing with each other in space. From what I’ve always seen, typically in sci-fi Earth is united under one government, the nations of Earth taking a back seat to Earth Gov or cease to exist completely. I just wish we could see the other nations represented, like I wonder what the Chinese or Russian space forces would look like?
5:39 - Another glorious day in the Corps! A day in the Marine Corps is like a day on the farm. Every meal's a BANQUET! Every paycheck's a fortune. Every formation's a parade! I LOVE THE CORPS!!
Love your content and your channel ! I’ve been amazed and endorsed in lore and amazing history ! I love your channel, Keep the Knowledge/amazement Stream comin !
You may not hear them scream. But you can see one hell of a firework regardless.
OORAHH
I'm hoping one day...that The Templin Institute would explore the world of *"The Last Ship".* If so, then here's what I'd like to see:
Arsenal:
-USS Nathan James DDG-151
-RF Vyerni (Kirov class Battlecruiser)
-HMS Achilles (Astute class SSN)
Dossier:
-Captain Thomas Chandler
-Admiral Konstantin Nikolajewitsch Ruskov
-Dr. Rachel Scott
-Dr. Quincy Tophet
-Jeffrey Michener
-Niels Sorenson
-The Ramsey Brothers (Ned and Sean)
-Sasha Cooper
-Wolf Taylor
-Danny Green
High Command:
-Battle of the Red Flu Pandemic
-War on the Immune Faction
-War on the Gran Colombian Empire
ooh now this is actually interesting, half decent show too
@@nikkity5491 yeah. Just wrapped up my binge with Seasons 1 to 3. Gonna start up with Season 4. And eventually...Season 5.
@@scarecrow108productions7 4 and 5 are ok , but aren't as strong as the other three at least to me
The setting of the book was much better than whatever the hell they did.
If the Marines had better understanding of the Xenomorphs and better leadership the battle would of turned out much different.
The moment Gorman told them to
" collect magazines " they were screwed.
"I'm ready, man. Check it out! I am the ultimate bad-ass! State of the bad-ass art! You do not want to fuck with me. Check it out! Hey, Ripley, don't worry. Me and my squad of ultimate bad-asses will protect you! Check it out. Independently targeting particle-beam phalanx. WHAP! Fry half a city with this puppy. We got tactical smart missiles, phase plasma pulse rifles, RPGs. We got sonic, electronic ball breakers! We got nukes, we got knives, we got sharp sticks"
Best part is you only need to bring a few packs of crayons to keep them fed.
That's army, marines live off sheer bloodlust for civilian casualties
Hudson: How do I get out of this chickens#!* outfit.
Apone: You secure that shit, Hudson!
Aliens has such a deep lore. Even the RPG and Aliens Fireteam Elite have made that lore deeper.
That's it man, game over man, game over! What the fuck are we gonna do now? What are we gonna do?
Duuude...i'm really enjoying the rate you guys put up new videos.
This movie and its special effects were mind blowing for that time. I mean the power loader is even cool today. Imagine watching that sh*t in 1986.
I would love to see a series of Colonial Marines fighting a war against Xenos like in the old comics.
I've been waiting for this movie
Disney supposedly doing something with the franchise but don’t know what, I read they wanna reboot the first movie, god I hope not.
@@Jamal7070 oh god no
We’re in the pipe 5 by 5!
I'm a USMC veteran & i swear this is almost like a recruiting video 😂
Between Ripley and Leia, I was certainly doomed to love strong women.
PFC VASQUEZ: LET'S ROCK!
I really love your usage of motion graphics, excellent editing.
Colonial Marine Corp: Where harsh language is expected to be used against xenomorphs.
i think the institute should make an video about the difference from navy, army, marines, and starfighter /aerospace soldiers in SCI-FI.
I'm gonna get yelled at, but as a kid, I enjoyed the Aliens: Colonial Marines video game.
"Hoorah to Ashes"
It's a guilty pleasure of mine as well. The customization is was great.
I’d love to see you guys do some videos on the factions of Legend of the Galactic Heroes (The Galactic Empire, Free Planets Alliance, Dominion of Phezzan, etc)
I still await one on Admiral Preston Cole from Halo.
Ultimate Badass Warriors.
Hey, could you guys create an Alien playlist? Cause, that'd be easier then trying to find each individual video.
Thanks!
The image at 8:32 is fascinating. Looks like USCM vs. Bunch of protomorphs (?) with Engineer statues in the background.
Same goes with the image at 8:53
Cheyenne dropshit flying over some glow-in-the dark Nazca line drawings.
Its neat to see how close this is in structure and capabilities of the USMC
The compliment of Marines sent to Hadley's Hope appeared to be roughly half of a platoon, comprised of two squads each comprised of a rifle team and a gun team. Sgt. Apone led squad 1 while squad 2 was directed by Cpl. Hicks.
ABSOLUTELY BADASSES
Hold up. They need to have a "Clean police record"? Both Vasquez and Drake were canonically convicts who signed up with the USCM to get out of prison...
It's covered in Alien: The Weyland-Yutani Report.
I paused aliens right at the drop to LV to watch this. Compliments the movie well.
Good stuff, this
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*Umbrella Corporation and* *BSAA-Resident Evil*
*Hydra and its subsidiaries-Marvel Comics*
*Red Ribbon Army-Dragon Ball*
"Is this gonna be a stand up fight Sir or another bug hunt?" "We gonna know when we are there private." "Where are we going?" "A little planet named Tyran. Not a big deal I suppose."
“How do I get outta this chickens*** outfit?”
"You secure that sh*t Hudson!"
@(The Templin Institute) where did you get this fantastic USCM-themed artwork? This stuff belongs on Recruiting Posters all around Gateway Station!
Funnily enough I just started up my Xbox 360 for the first time in 2 years and the game was in the disc drive lol.
If you enjoyed this like I did, I highly recommend checking out the Aliens tabletop RPG from Free League Publishing. The core rulebook came out in late 2019 and they've had two excellent expansions for it so far. Whether you're a Weyland-Yuntani employee, a humble space trucker or an awesome Colonial Marine, there is something for everyone there.
Likewise the Aliens: Fireteam Elite video game did a good amount of work to further expand on the lore laid down in the RPG, to the point where events in the RPG are directly referenced in the game. The game itself is a bit short and gets stale once you wipe out campaign but if you want a $40 dollar team based horde shooter, I highly recommend it. Though I would try to catch it on sale if you can just for that extra bit off.
Don't forget the Colonial Marines Technical Manual and the novelization by (who else?) Alan Dean Foster.
It would be kind of cool to see you guys do Zeon from Mobile suit Gundam or the Earth federation from Mobile suit Gundam
Oh I loved the end gave me chills " no one will hear them scram" oh dame I still have chills as I type this up
Why is that logo reminiscent of the Star League logo from The Last Starfighter?
The MAU however lack anyone _being left in their Star lift capability_ (Navy Starship) while they are deployed on surface operations.
This is a difference from the current USMC doctrine, who *don't* leave their amphibious assualt ships completely abandoned while they are undertaking landing operations.
It is true that we never actually see any Navy personnel aboard the Sulaco, but that's probably because the movie focuses solely on Ripley and the Marines. The sailors (spacers?) were probably just doing their jobs off screen, and keep in mind that the Conestoga-class relies extensively on automated systems, which means that the only Navy personnel aboard would be the bare minimum required for the ship to run efficiently, and there's also the possiblity that they were androids commanded by a human officer.
@@TruePacifist201 I always though that, given it’s the future, the ship was almost entirely autonomous. So it just freed up everyone else for ground operations.
Here's some interesting ideas for future content.
1. Factions or dossiers on characters from Army of Two.
2. Factions from the Tom Clancy video game franchises. Most notably factions like Ghost Recon and Rainbow, and events like World War 3 (Endwar).
LETS ROCK!
@The Templin Institute I always wanted to know more about the colonial marines thank you for this. Next please do a video on the United Progressive Peoples. They are rarely mentioned in any lore or media and i would like to know more about them as well. :)
I'm surprised that a film that came out in 1979 has so much lore... Well then again, Star Wars exists, though true expansion of that universe didn't happen untill the late 90s
1986, original Alien was in 1979.
So this is the future of the space force?
Hey Vasquez you ever been mistaken for a man?
No, have you?
It's hot in here, but it's a dry heat man!
Great video overview !
Every time i see a xenomorph i only remember these words:
Private Hudson : We're all gonna die, man!
Apone: You secure that shit Hudson!
good to see something not based on a video game for a change
Nukes, knives and sharp sticks xD
1:50 I want to hear more about this campaign.
Thank you the English subtitle.
Ideas:
1. Conan
2.White Wolf
3. Delta Green
To me The USCM is also in space Above and Beyond I know they are separate universes but they feel the Same.
Great show.
want a Colonial Marines TV series with : Aliens , Predators , Constructors , Synthetic Revealers , UPP , United Americas , The Three Worlds , and a bunch of other " baddies " .
Right off the bat men gearing up.
My favorite Sci Fi branch of service!
By the way, it's a shame that still today we don't have a mod that allows us to play with the UAAC in Stellaris. 😔😤
One faction I really want to be featured on this is from a Fan mod:
Foehn Revolt | Command & Conquer Mental Omega
Activation of the Mental Omega caused the whole world to be mind-controlled. USA is lost. USSR is infiltrated. The Proselyte of Yuri’s forces is taking over. All hope seems lost.
With cold winds ever brewing in the shoulders of the survivors, desperately holding against yuri’s forces at Point Hope, Alaska, a single phrase, a rallying call from people that sacrificed too much to combat such evil to bring themselves a warmer future “The Revolution starts here!”
Sometimes you know what comes nect, like Halo. And sometimes you guys pull something from nowhere, like Alien XD
Excellent video.
We really do need to see The return of the colonial Marines to the big screen. It's soo overdue
Don't worry. Me and my squad of ultimate badasses will protect you! Check it out! Independently targeting particle beam phalanx. Vwap! Fry half a city with this puppy. We got tactical smart missiles, phased plasma pulse rifles, RPGs, we got sonic electronic ball breakers! We got nukes, we got knives, sharp sticks...
Thank - you .
The USCMC made me the man I am today. Would you like to know more?
I know that you did an episode on HNL and The Flood so I was thinking that it might be pretty cool to do an episode on the Upside Down and a few of it’s monsters and stuff like that.