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Chestburster hatching timeframe & growth rate

In Alien, from the time the Facehugger attaches to Kane to the Chestburster emerging, then it maturing to an Alien is less than 24 hours. Yet in subsequent movies, notably Romulus, it seems the whole process takes less than a couple of hours. What's the canon on this?

Posted Aug 13, 2025, 11:33 PM UTC

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