The first appearance of the Poleepkwa bio-suit can be seen in the short film Alive in Joburg. The device appears to be a basic pressurized suit, albeit somewhat oversized from human pressurized suits. The most likely use for this suit would be in a vacuum, such as space, when the Poleepkwa need to be outside of their ship, performing tasks such as making repairs. The suits can also be seen being worn by a very few Poleepkwa in the short movie as they wander the streets of District 9. However, the Poleepkwa do not seem to need to wear the bio-suits in Earth's atmosphere, as the others without bio-suits can breathe normally in our atmosphere. The bio-suits in Alive in Joburg also possess the strange power of telekinesis. The operator of the suit can pick up objects, such as vehicles, and man