Hive (Earth-9471)

The Hive was an underground research installation of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation constructed underneath the Derelict and the city of New Alexandria, on Aegis VII. The base was used for the storage of Facehugger specimens. Its existence was kept a secret from the inhabitants of New Alexandria and even lower-ranking members of Weyland-Yutani.

Background
The Hive was constructed by the Weyland-Yutani Corporation in 2552. Duo to their enormous influence over New Alexandria, the company was easily able to keep the construction of the installation a secret. Dr. Charles Ashford was selected to be the head supervisor of the Hive, while his creation, the Red Queen artificial intelligence, handled all of its systems.

New Alexandria Incident
During the initial outbreak on Aegis VII, the Hive was used by Weyland-Yutani scientists to study xenomorph Facehuggers which were being produced by the xenomorphs that stormed the colony.

After nearly all the settlement was lost, the Hive was used by Rebecca "Newt" Ashford to hide from the aliens. One month later, the facility was found by the 2nd Battalion Bravo Team of the United States Colonial Marine Corps, which later used it as a base of operations to strike back against the xenomorphs.

The Hive was destroyed after its central reactor was overloaded by the survivors of the USS Sulaco, leading to the destruction of New Alexandria.