Fire spites were insectoid lifeforms named for their unique ability to project torrents of flame from their mouths. A swarm of Fire spites were responsible for wiping out the population of a human colony on Weller's World.
Characteristics
Fire spites were small insect-like organisms roughly the size of a human fist. They somewhat resembled beetles, sporting chitinous exoskeletons and wings providing them with the ability to fly.
The spites had a unique ability never seen in any sort of organism: the ability to breathe fire. This fire resembled streams of lava, and was extremely hot, capable of setting a full-grown human on fire. The fire did little damage to non-organic targets; when Marines were inspecting the bodies of some of the spites' victims, only organic material seemed to be affected.
History
A swarm of fire spites terrorized a research colony on the planet Weller's World, where human scientists were studying Xenomorph XX121. With their firebreathing ability, the spites slaughtered the colonists and, soon after, conflicted with a contingent of Colonial Marines from the 39th Spaceborne, the Devil Dogs. Most of the squad did not survive the incident, but a few remnants were able to flee the planet.
Appearances
- Alien vs. Predator: Armageddon (corpse only)
- Spite