Weyland-Yutani Headquarters

Where planetary quarantine meets corporate secrecy in the Pharos Spire.

On the moon of Lethe in 2198, Weyland-Yutani's operations center is located within the Pharos Spire. This facility is the headquarters of Director Barbara Pryce, Weyland-Yutani's head of operations on Lethe. In Aliens: Dark Descent, Pharos Spire is Weyland-Yutani's headquarters on Lethe. Theo Stern and Maeko Hayes eventually storm the location to extract Marlow's location from Pryce.

Quick Facts

Primary location:: Pharos Spire, Lethe (Moon)
Era of operation:: 2198
Notable directive:: Planetary Quarantine using Armed Satellites

Lore & Background

The Weyland-Yutani presence on Lethe is anchored by Director Barbara Pryce at the Pharos Spire. This headquarters manages the Cerberus Protocol, a planetary quarantine procedure utilizing armed satellites to contain Xenomorph outbreaks. In 2198, after Deputy Administrator Maeko Hayes discovers the Xenomorph release from the Bentonville shuttle, she is forced to activate this protocol, resulting in the destruction of the freighter Baldrin and the Bentonville itself while crippling the USS Otago. The Spire's leadership prioritizes corporate interests over human life; Pryce offers an atmospheric processor's power core, and to look for Cassandra, in exchange for being allowed access to the Otago. Furthermore, Pryce works with the xenobiologist Becker, who cripples the Otago's defenses while Weyland-Yutani commandos arrive to capture the ship.

Reader's Guide

The Pharos Spire serves as the final obstacle for the Colonial Marines before they can rescue Cassandra. Before this, the Marines steal the atmospheric processor's power core and infiltrate the Tantalus underground laboratory, where they recover Theo Stern. Inside the Spire, the objective is to confront Director Barbara Pryce, who holds the coordinates for Marlow's ancient alien city. Pryce desperately tries to bribe Hayes to take her with them; Hayes renounces her and leaves her to die. Stern and Hayes storm it to get Marlow's location from Barbara Pryce, Weyland-Yutani's head of operations on Lethe.