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Alien came out in 1979. Aliens in 1986. I would say it was in common usage.
by codingkevin 14y ago
Alien came out in 1979.
Aliens in 1986.
I would say it was in common usage.
- stcredzero 14y agoWe're they "space marines" or "colonial marines?"
- codingkevin 14y agoI believe you're correct on the official name. I would make a case that most people thought of them as Space Marines though.
- cygx 14y agoApparently the term 'space marine' was never used in the movies, but the alien-themed toys by Kenner from 1992 do use it.
- regularfry 14y agoWould the fact that GW didn't enforce against that use be enough to invalidate their original 1987 claim?
- stcredzero 14y agoMaybe if we also dug up a whole library of other fiction and toys/games using the term as well.