Hot Toys - MMS 106 - Alien - BIG CHAP collectible figure

[Master Wayne]

I'm pretty sure he was.

 

[hammeraman]

All inaccuracies aside, it's still the best chap out there.

 

[dedguy]

All anything aside, and I undrstand why they did it, but I hate calling the Alien "big chap".

 

[a-dev]

I call it Bickuss Dickuss.

I think its pretty stupid that Hot Toys actually put "The Big Chap" on the packaging. At least the dog alien was given a more believable nickname that could conceivably be used 'in-universe' - the runner, even though I'd never actually heard that one before. But I can't even envision John Hurt's kane calling the Alien "the Big Chap" within the body of the film were he to have lived through the chestburst...him being british 'n all and the most likely to say it if anyone.

 

[wookster]

All anything aside, and I undrstand why they did it, but I hate calling the Alien "big chap".

I always quite liked the fact it was literally lost in translation, the initial miss-translation led to some Japanese fans believing that the ALIEN was actually called 'the Big Chap', rather than understanding it was just a term of endearment used by the crew on set. I guess the joke has run it's course, but to a lot of Asian collectors that is what he is called.

 

[Valfar]

"Bee cheeyap! yu know!"

"sorry, what is he called again?"

"Beee cheeyap ok!"

 

[dedguy]

I assume they did it to just simply make it easier to distinguish from previous releases.

 

[Master Wayne]

I didn't care for it initially, but I'm warming to the title.

He'll always be the "Giger Alien" to me tho.

 

[dedguy]

Yeah that would have been a good choice-name-wise. The name "dog alien" always bugged me especially since it was designed to look like a panther and originally came from an Ox. I always liked the name "Dragon".

 

[Master Wayne]

Yeah, The Dragon is my favorite label for A3.

 

[dedguy]

Not to get too OT but my favorite bit in the longer cut is all the added stuff with Golic and the alien.

 

[Master Wayne]

The extended cut is pretty good, but I prefer the original ending with the chestburster. The music and editing is stronger in that version, as well.
Also, I liked the concept of the Dog more than an Ox. But's that's just because I'm a dog person. Struck me more.

Anyway... Big Chap, er, Giger Alien is happily looming over Abe Sapien in my detolf.

 

[dedguy]

Heh, Hellboy, Abe, and Alien and Predator are all on the same shelf in my display. Basically all my non-Iron Man movie figures.

 

[CelticPredator]

I just call him the Space Rapist.

 

[Master Wayne]

Heh, Hellboy, Abe, and Alien and Predator are all on the same shelf in my display. Basically all my non-Iron Man movie figures.

 

[a-dev]

Yeah, The Dragon is my favorite label for A3.

Which is what it was actually called by Golic in Alien 3. Where HT got 'the runner' from I don't know.

 

[Sabres21768]

Which is what it was actually called by Golic in Alien 3. Where HT got 'the runner' from I don't know.

I think "Runner" came from the AvP2 video game, didn't it?

That's the first place I ever heard it called that.

 

[CelticPredator]

Maybe from the Alien 3 production...I think I heard it...dont remember.

 

[M-Stig]

I have a question here. Does anybody here knows whether the skull under the dome have the "angry" eye socket like the bust or a more neutral stance? I can't see the bottom 70% of the eye socket because there's a lot more of the black paint on my dome

 

[Master Wayne]

It does not have the angry eyes.