ChaoticReign
Invulnerable
Bracken you seem really biased in favor of the aliens. Avp: extinction was a game and a poor one at that. The avp games are the only medium in which an empress even exists but even when I give you the benefit of the doubt and say they exist.
Dachande himself was prepared to shoot the queen because of how dangerous she was. Now you're telling me that one of the greatest predators of all time had no idea that plasma wouldn't harm a queen. Ridiculous. The queen might be a little bigger and thicker but that just means a few more shots to take her down.
The AVP movie was a poor representation of the match-up. Its been displayed in the comics time and time again that only the really poorly skilled preds are easily taken down. Most take many with them. And clan leader can take any drone with just wristblades or a spear.
Once again if their homeworld was threatened they wouldn't be carrying hunting gear. They would be prepared for war. Honor would be set aside just as it is for queen hunts where they capture a queen. If you had bothered to pay attention to AVP: war you would know that they just went in guns blazing and the only honor even mentioned was that there was some honor it killing large numbers. Not to mention that even then they weren't carrying anything more than a standard ship would carry. On their homeworld there will be much more powerful equipment. Even the standard guns on an average ship held an entire hive at bay (thousands) and was almost untouchable.
I respect that you're a big alien fan. I love aliens just as much as the next guy, but as literature has shown us (not just some cheap arcade style games) the preds take this.