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Dolemite, The
Dolomite, The
Continuity: Aliens franchise
Model: Unknown
Class: Unknown
Registry No.: Unknown
Manufacturer: Unknown
Crew: 2+
Passengers: Unknown
Armamenet: None
Length: Unknown
Width: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Complement: Dropship
1st appearance: Aliens: Hive #1

The Dolomite is a fictional vehicle featured in the Aliens multimedia franchise. It appeared in the Aliens: Hive limited series published by Dark Horse Comics and was introduced in Aliens: Hive #1 in February, 1992.

Description[]

The Dolomite was a transport vessel capable of interplanetary travel. It was utilized for scientific research missions and was captained by a man named Hoban. Hoban's second-in-command was a synthetic humanoid named Gill.

History[]

At the behest of scientist Stanislaw Mayakovsky, Captain Hoban piloted the Dolomite to a planetoid called A6 454, which had been previously established as being inhabited by Xenomorph hives. The crew took a dropship down to the planet's surface, where Mayakovsky had hoped to located a Xenomorph queen in order to acquire its highly valuable Royal Jelly. [1]

Crew[]

Notes & Trivia[]

  • The Dolomite was created by writer Jerry Prosser and artist Kelley Jones.
  • "The Dolomite" redirects to this page.
  • The name "Dolomite" is taken from Dolomite, which is a carbonate mineral composed of calcium magnesium carbonate. [2][3]
  • Dolemite is also the title to a 1975 blaxploitation action/comedy film by Xenon Pictures directed by D'Urville Martin. [4][5]

See also[]

Media

The World of Aliens

Aliens miscellaneous

References[]

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