Corrected entry: As shown in Aliens, the alien drones are never far from their queen, so they can protect her. Since the Newborn was so hostile to the queen when it was born, why weren't the drones all over it within seconds, tearing it to pieces? (00:29:50)
BocaDavie
26th Aug 2003
Correction: Character choice, not a movie mistake. There are many aspects of the alien culture that we don't know about. Logically, when a Queen dies the offspring would become the new Queen. No one could see that the newborn was going to kill the Queen until it was too late.
BocaDavie ★