Alien vs. Predator (often abbreviated AvP) is a science
fiction series spanning several forms of media. The series
is a cross-over between two popular movie series about
extraterrestrial beings: Alien (whose aliens are known
as "Xenomorphs") and Predator (whose aliens
are known as the "Yautja"); in AvP, the two
species are in conflict with one another. The idea for
such a cross-over is often thought to have originated
from a supposed Xenomorph skull seen as a Predator's trophy
in Predator 2, but Dark Horse Comics published their first
Alien vs. Predator story in November 1989, a year before
the November 1990 release of Predator 2. The Alien vs.
Predator universe currently consists of several computer/video
games, some comics, and a movie.
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