Meet the xenomorph

He's got acid for blood, a snapping inner jaw that can bite off your face, and a head that no hat can possibly fit. He's the extraterrestrial from the Alien films, and here's what you need to know about him:

• Also known as: The monster from the Alien franchise, the eyeless creep
• Sick of: Jokes about what his head is shaped like
• Dirty little secret: He couldn’t burst out of his host’s chest so he took a smelly shortcut south
• Famous for: Disfiguring his wife when he nicked himself shaving