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* Several of ''[[Berserk]]'''s nastier monsters are born this way, such as the Trolls of the Qlippoth and the demon soldiers of [[Complete Monster|Emperor Ganishka]].

** And while it isn't ''born'' this way, during the Eclipse an unusually small Apostle [[Your Head Asplode|bursts out of Gaston's head]] in a similar manner.

* The USBM from [[Bio Meat]].

* The USBM from [[Bio-Meat: Nectar]].

* Parodied in the final episode of [[Bobobo-Bo Bo-bobo]].

* Parodied in one of the omake for ''[[Blue Exorcist]]''. Rin hides his tail under his shirt and uses it to mimic the chest burster scene around Shiemi, who passes out from shock. Yukio is not amused.

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* In [[Mortasheen]], this is the creature [http://www.bogleech.com/mortasheen/depraven.htm Depraven's] main attack.

* The alien scene is spoofed in ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'' adventure ''Castle Drahenfels''.

** ''[[Warhammer ~~40000~~]]'' had rules in earlier editions that allowed genestealers (think xenomorphs minus the acid blood) to implant eggs into models in close combat. A young genestealer could hatch from the model on later turns, presumably ''[[Alien (franchise)|Alien]]'''s style. There's also a Tyranid [[Hero Unit]], called the Parasite of Mortex. It allows you to replace an enemy model with a ripper swarm.

** ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' had rules in earlier editions that allowed genestealers (think xenomorphs minus the acid blood) to implant eggs into models in close combat. A young genestealer could hatch from the model on later turns, presumably ''[[Alien (franchise)|Alien]]'''s style. There's also a Tyranid [[Hero Unit]], called the Parasite of Mortex. It allows you to replace an enemy model with a ripper swarm.

*** Almost, but not quite. The Genestealers (as the [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|name suggests]]) infect the victim and subvert their DNA, as well as basically [[Mind Control|controlling their behaviour]]. The victim's offspring will be mutants, their children will be mutants (although a little less gribbly), and so on for several generations. The best example for this trope is the Barbed Strangler weapon which, in early rules, would instantly kill the target due to a seed pod [[When Trees Attack|instantly growing into a sentient mutated vine cluster from inside the body]] and scything through people nearby.

* In ''[[Dungeons ~~and~~ Dragons]]'', one breed of Slaadi reproduces in this way (the adults have eggsacks in their finger and can implant an egg through a successful claw attack. The new slaad then grows inside the victim).

* In ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', one breed of Slaadi reproduces in this way (the adults have eggsacks in their finger and can implant an egg through a successful claw attack. The new slaad then grows inside the victim).

** Carrion crawlers also lay their eggs inside other creatures, though they kill the creatures immediately prior to doing so. Typically, they paralyze their victims a couple days before laying eggs, and kill them right before the laying so the corpses will provide a reasonably fresh meal for their spawn.

** One prestige class called the [[Blood Magic|Blood Magus]] has, as it's most powerful ability, the power to teleport between the locations of any two living beings, with the option to [[Tele Frag|deal damage to the destination creature]]. Guess how?

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== Webcomics ==

* [http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/971014 Aylee] from ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]''. Not surprising, given the fact that she was introduced as a parody of the alien from ''[[Alien (franchise)|Alien]]''. And then later [http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/19980121 parodied] in a... rather interesting way. Let's just say Bun-bun is ''quite'' [[Badass]].

* [http://www.explosm.net/comics/1850/ This] ''[[Cyanide ~~and~~ Happiness]]'' strip. Rather odd example.

* [http://www.explosm.net/comics/1850/ This] ''[[Cyanide & Happiness]]'' strip. Rather odd example.

* ''[[Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal]]'' [http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=499#comic uses this] combined with [[Heart Is an Awesome Power]] and [[Precious Puppies]].

* ''[[Homestuck]]'' [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004008 used this] to parody ''[[Alien (franchise)|Alien]]'' in conjunction with ''[[Pokémon]]'', of all things.