Alien Praetorian UniCast

When a new hive is on the rise, or when a Queen has been killed, a new adolescent Queen is evolved from the Royal Guard. Often referred to as a Praetorian, in this stage of mutation the creature is stronger and faster than a Royal Guard, but less destructive than a fully transformed Queen. Sometimes, several Royal Guard will evolve simultaneously to become Praetorians and the strongest of them will continue on to eventually grow into the Queen.