2021 Upper Deck Alien 3 trading cards mean more xenomorphs, Ripley and more. The manufacturer continues to work its way through the classic sci-fi franchise with the fourth Alien set in just the past few years.
This is another modern take that promises either an autograph or sketch card per box. There’s also some different card styles that haven’t been used in previous Alien sets.
2021 Upper Deck Alien 3 Checklist Overview
The film is summarized over the course of 100 cards. Some time has passed, more monsters are afoot and more corporate secrets are at play with Ellen Ripley at the center of it all.
The base set has a pair of parallels with one included in every pack. Among the versions is a series of puzzle backs that go together to form a movie poster.
Signatures come in a couple of forms. The main series is Mug Shots, which are available with one and two signers.
As usual, sketch cards have original art done on them. Characters, creatures and key moments are used as the inspiration.
Chest Burster inserts are rip cards. These take from one of the franchise’s signature moments. The cards open up to reveal a smaller inner card. Some highlight different aliens from the film. Others bring additional autographs.
Lead Works, which join Chest Burster cards as premium box hits, use metal rather than traditional card stock. Select Lead Works cards also have autograph versions that have 25 copies each.
2021 Upper Deck Alien 3 has six additional inserts that delve into specific themes surrounding the movie and its production: Behind the Scenes, Bishop Takes Queen, Dillon’s Dogma, The Dragon and Harmonious Brotherhood.
Choose Your Cut shows differences between particular versions of the movie.
This isn’t the first time Alien 3 has had a standalone trading card set. In 1992 Star Pics released a basic set.
2021 Upper Deck Alien 3 trading cards at a glance:
Cards per pack: 8
Packs per box: 15
Boxes per case: 16 (two 8-box inner cases)
Set size: 100 cards
Release date: April 7, 2021
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What to expect in a hobby box:
- Autographs or Sketch Cards – 1 Total
- Chest Burster Rip Cards – 1
- Lead Works – 1
- Inserts – 15
- Parallels – 15
2021 Upper Deck Alien 3 Checklist
Please note that print runs for cards without serial numbers have not been announced.
The following checklist and odds are based on what’s available with the product’s e-Pack version.
Base Set Checklist
100 cards.
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Parallels:
- Silver Bar Code – (1:4 packs)
- Rust – (e-Pack exclusive, combine 5 copies of the same digital card)
- Movie Poster Back – (#1-60 – 1:2, #61-90 – 1:8, #91-100 – 1:238)
1 USS Sulaco
2 Cryosleep
3 Breach
4 Cryogenic Chambers
5 Fiorina 161
6 Abandoned Structures
7 Lone Survivor
8 Ripley Survives
9 Isolation
10 Ripley’s Crew
11 Dillon
12 Morse
13 Clemens
14 Facehugger
15 Newt
16 Trepidation
17 Examination Table
18 Dig Deeper
19 Traumatic Event
20 Dissent
21 Cremated
22 Slaughterhouse
23 Sudden Realization
24 Chestburster
25 Xenomorph
26 Golic
27 Castaway Planet
28 Barcode
29 Indiscernible Residue
30 Andrews
31 Bishop’s Remains
32 Encounter
33 Escape the Carnage
34 Devastating Truth
35 Ripley’s Conscience
36 Dragon
37 Traumatic Tale
38 Aaron
39 Golic’s Ranting
40 Urgency of Their Situation
41 Infirmary
42 Syringe
43 Acid-Stained Tile
44 Shocked Silence
45 Grim Realization
46 Time Freezes
47 Clemens’ Eyes
48 Xenomorph Stalks
49 Paralyzed
50 Kinship
51 Mess Hall
52 Anguished Screams
53 Initiative
54 Helpless
55 Air Vent
56 Out of Commission
57 Leader
58 Ventilation Ducts
59 Highly-Flammable Liquid
60 Combustible Chemical
61 Alien Antagonist
62 Catastrophic
63 Predatory Instincts
64 Explosion
65 Retreating
66 Rage
67 Weyland-Yutani
68 Recovery Mission
69 Permission to Terminate
70 Permission Denied
71 Chase
72 Fallen Comrades
73 Lead Works
74 Rescue Team
75 Refinery
76 Ripley Comtemplating
77 Precipice
78 Mystery
79 Bioscan
80 Embryonic Queen
81 Time is of the Essence
82 Satellite Transmission
83 Awaiting Acknowledgement
84 Alien Specimen
85 Sacrifice
86 Torment
87 Drastic Measures
88 Dillon Faces His Demon
89 Molten Metal
90 Sacrifice Won’t be in Vain
91 Grisly Remnants
92 Michael Bishop
93 Lure the Alien
94 Scorched and Scowling
95 Unrelenting Pursuer
96 Bait the Xenomorph
97 Sprinkler System
98 Veil of Deception
99 Bishop’s Dismay
100 Plunges into the Forge
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2021 Upper Deck Alien 3 Autographs Checklists
The Lead Works Autographs Checklist
10 cards.
Buy on:
LW-CD Charles S. Dutton /25
LW-CF Christopher Fairbank /25
LW-CJ Christopher John Fields /25
LW-DW Danny Webb /25
LW-LH Lance Henriksen /25
LW-PG Peter Guinness /25
LW-PM Paul McGann /25
LW-RB Ralph Brown /25
LW-SW Sigourney Weaver /25
LW-VN Vincenzo Nicoli /25
Mug Shots Autographs Checklist
6 cards.
1:45 packs.
Buy on:
MS-CF Christopher Fairbank
MS-CJ Christopher John Fields
MS-LH Lance Henriksen
MS-PG Peter Guinness
MS-RB Ralph Brown
MS-VN Vincenzo Nicoli
Mug Shots Dual Autographs Checklist
2 cards.
1:900 packs.
Buy on:
DA-CD Danny Webb / Charles S. Dutton
DA-DP Danny Webb / Paul McGann
Mug Shots Autographs Green Checklist
10 cards.
1:34 packs.
Buy on:
MS-CD Charles S. Dutton
MS-CF Christopher Fairbank
MS-CJ Christopher John Fields
MS-DU Charles S. Dutton
MS-DW Danny Webb
MS-LH Lance Henriksen
MS-PG Peter Guinness
MS-PM Paul McGann
MS-RB Ralph Brown
MS-VN Vincenzo Nicoli
Mug Shots Autographs Inscriptions Checklist
10 cards.
1:50 packs.
Buy on:
MS-CD Charles S. Dutton
MS-CF Christopher Fairbank
MS-CJ Christopher John Fields
MS-DU Charles S. Dutton
MS-DW Danny Webb
MS-LH Lance Henriksen
MS-PG Peter Guinness
MS-PM Paul McGann
MS-RB Ralph Brown
MS-VN Vincenzo Nicoli
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2021 Upper Deck Alien 3 Inserts Checklists
30th Anniversary Diamond Relics Checklist
1 card.
Buy on:
30TH-CD Charles Dutton /30
Alien: Resurrection Achievements Checklist
12 cards.
Buy on:
AR-1 Cloned Ripley
AR-2 Alien Embryo Extracted From Ripley
AR-3 Ovomorphs and Humans
AR-4 Goodbye Doctor
AR-5 Alien Experiments
AR-6 Swimming Aliens
AR-7 Up The Ladder
AR-8 Ripley Church Area
AR-9 Ripley Alien Nest
AR-10 Queen Alien
AR-11 Mutation
AR-12 Alien Ejection
Behind the Scenes Checklist
6 cards.
1:8 packs.
Buy on:
BTS-1 Fiorina 161
BTS-2 Dillon
BTS-3 Xenomorph
BTS-4 Ripley
BTS-5 Bishop’s Head Prop
BTS-6 Stunt Coordinators
Bishop Takes Queen Checklist
12 cards.
1:8 packs.
Buy on:
BTQ-1 They Don’t Want to Kill It
BTQ-2 I’m Carrying the New Queen
BTQ-3 No Speeches, No Prayers
BTQ-4 They Just Want the Beast, You Know That
BTQ-5 She’s in the Lead Works with the Beast
BTQ-6 I Wanna Die
BTQ-7 I’m Not the Bishop Android
BTQ-8 We Wanna Kill It and Take You Home
BTQ-9 We Can’t Allow It to Live
BTQ-10 You Must Let Me Have It!
BTQ-11 Ripley Jumps
BTQ-12 Ripley Falling Toward
Chest Burster Checklist
Character
1:25 packs (#1-12).
Buy on:
CB-1 Bishop II
CB-2 Junior
CB-3 Aaron
CB-4 Morse
CB-5 Murphy
CB-6 Rains
CB-7 Dillon
CB-8 Golic
CB-9 Gregor
CB-10 Jude
CB-11 Dillon
CB-12 Ripley
CB-13 Bishop II /50
CB-14 Junior /50
CB-15 Aaron /50
CB-16 Morse /50
CB-17 Murphy /50
CB-18 Rains /50
CB-19 Dillon /50
CB-20 Golic /50
CB-21 Gregor /50
CB-22 Jude /50
CB-23 Dillon /50
CB-24 Ripley /50
Oxen
CB-25 Oxen /25
CB-26 Oxen /25
Dog
CB-27 Dog /15
CB-28 Dog /15
Choose Your Cut Checklist
11 cards.
1:5 packs.
Buy on:
CYC-1 Ripley
CYC-2 Andrew Rumour Control
CYC-3 Oxen
CYC-4 Dillon Discussing Golic
CYC-5 Golic Eating In Kitchen
CYC-6 Dillon’s Speech
CYC-7 Ripley Responds
CYC-8 Moving To The Furnace
CYC-9 Motivating Prisoners
CYC-10 Cigarette Lighting
CYC-11 Ripley’s Death
Dillon’s Dogma Checklist
12 cards.
1:8 packs.
Buy on:
DD-1 Angry God
DD-2 Why the Pain?
DD-3 Do You Have Any Faith Sister?
DD-4 We’ve Got to Discuss Some Matters
DD-5 He’s Never Lied to Me
DD-6 We Stand Together
DD-7 The Apocalypse Is Upon Us
DD-8 You Want Help from Us
DD-9 This is a Time for Rejoicing
DD-10 That World Out There Doesn’t Exist for us Anymore
DD-11 Lay Low, Be Ready and Stay Right
DD-12 We’re All Gonna Die. The Only Question Is When.
The Dragon Checklist
8 cards.
1:6 packs.
Buy on:
TD-1 Dragon
TD-2 Dragon
TD-3 Dragon
TD-4 Dragon
TD-5 Dragon
TD-6 Dragon
TD-7 Dragon
TD-8 Dragon
Harmonious Brotherhood Checklist
8 cards.
1:6 packs.
Buy on:
HB-1 Ripley
HB-2 Aaron
HB-3 Morse
HB-4 Bishop II
HB-5 Murphy
HB-6 Rains
HB-7 Junior
HB-8 Golic
The Lead Works Checklist
32 cards.
1:25 packs.
SP (#16-25) – 1:50 packs.
SSP (#26-32) – 1:200 packs.
Buy on:
LW-1 This is a Lead Works Isn’t It?
LW-2 What are We Gonna Use for Bait?
LW-3 My Door Ain’t Working!
LW-4 Did Anybody Hear Anything?
LW-5 Dragon
LW-6 Pissed Off!
LW-7 Yoo-Hoo!
LW-8 Safe
LW-9 Improvising
LW-10 Here Kitty Kitty
LW-11 Door 3 Closed
LW-12 Dragon Mouth
LW-13 He’s Dead!
LW-14 Looking at Dragon
LW-15 Dragon Eating Guy
LW-16 Run as Fast as You Can! SP
LW-17 She’s in the Lead Works SP
LW-18 Move! SP
LW-19 Let It Go! SP
LW-20 Shut the Door! SP
LW-21 I’m Staying! SP
LW-22 Dillon! SP
LW-23 Pour The Lead! SP
LW-24 Lead Pouring on Dragon SP
LW-25 Gotcha! SP
LW-26 Stay Where You Are! SSP
LW-27 I’m Here to Help You SSP
LW-28 You’re a Droid! SSP
LW-29 It’s Very Quick, Painless SSP
LW-30 You Have To Trust Me SSP
LW-31 You Must Let Me Have It! SSP
LW-32 No! SSP
Sketch Cards Checklist
41 artists.
1:90 packs.
Buy on:
Jennifer Allyn
Laura Atkinson
Mitch Ballard
Wayne Barnes
Norvien Basio
Jeffrey Benitez
Semra Bulut
Kate Carleton
Kursat Cetiner
Darren Coburn-James
Charlie Cody
Carolyn Craggs
Ronnie Crowther
James Dickson
Garrett Dix
Tim Fagaly
Abdul Ghofur
Mick and Matt Glebe
Larry Haines
Charles Hall
John Haun
Edgar A. Hernandez
Mohammad Jilani
Karl Jones
Glen Kertes
Ian MacDougall
Jeff Mallinson
Jay Manchand
Ashley Marsh
Lloyd Mills
Alex Mines
Ashleigh Popplewell
Chris Ralston
Barry Renshaw
saintworksart
Patrick Scullin
Rebecca Sharp
Bryan ‘SilverBaX’ Sheppard
Paul Shiers
Matt Stewart
Chris Thorne
Sketch Cards 2-Piece Puzzle Achievements Checklist
12 artists.
Jennifer Allyn
Norvien Basio
Semra Bulut
James Dickson
Larry Haines
Mohammad Jilani
Karl Jones
Glen Kertes
Ian MacDougall
Jay Manchand
Ashley Marsh
Rebecca Sharp
Sketch Cards 3-Piece Puzzle Achievements Checklist
1 artist.
Mohammad Jilani
Sketch Cards 4-Piece Puzzle Achievements Checklist
1 artist.
Tim Fagaly
