The Mysterious Figure?

Anyone?

Giant head space engineer jockey!

based on all the conjecture so far I'd guess he's a representative of the alien race that sets all the film's events in motion. And based on the recent Scott interviews, it wouldn't surprise me if the character design had been somehow influenced by the popular recurring images of alleged alien sightings and abductions... the grey, or the one whose name I forget that is supposed to be just an unusually tall homo sapiens-esque figure..

A grey, I hope not. A mutated human, a lot of people seem to be heading to that conclusion, but personally I hope not. The Engineer, unsure about that one... We know the cast lists a few "engineers", but are these engineers that are members of the crew (a la Parker and Brett) or a reference to the Space Jockey's or something else. We don't really know. One thing is for sure, this mystery figure also seems to be present in the same room when the star map is being displayed...

Wasn't it an engineer and and elder engineer or something. I always thought it was the same thing but different ages. Maybe the mutated guy is playing the engineer and then some other actor or puppeteer fits in a suit to play the elder engineer (space jockey).

i really hope it's just paraeidolia. the space jockey suit looks way too cool for the wearer to end up looking like some tall bald guy.

I for one am really concerend about the space jockey situation. The whole "suit" business concerns me. I dont want an independence day, human dude inside an exo-skeleton suit. I wanted the Jockey from alien to be a skeleton, to be fossilised. I wanted to see the Jockeys, like from Alien, but with Flesh. The whole "grey" human in a suit situation really pisses me off.

@snorkelbottom , can't see the mystery figure anywhere in the star map shot...?

In the center, behind the star map... [img]http://www.avpgalaxy.net/gallery/albums/movies/prometheus/trailers/normal_20111219_firstlook2-10.jpg[/img]

agreed, high priest. i hope they look biomechanical, like the alien and the derelict ship itself.

I can see the possible mysterious figure, but if you look at the thread 'Space Jockey Secrets' the last picture shows a light source where the mysterious figure is in the other pictures, so it could just be part of the cave, a decoration, a light set up by humans, a projector?? Also if you trace the body it is actually the pattern of the wall that could be an arm; so it is just a head - I can see it, but I think it could very easily be wishful thinking. If the head is the same in the map shot and shot with the chair then he isn't very animated ...........

He's the Jockey/Engineer or whatever else you want to call him. [img][IMG]http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii283/Evilqtl_2007/Misc/prom.jpg[/IMG][/img] Remember, what we saw in Alien and to a degree on the table, is a suit/helmet. You can see by that picture he is huge. [img][IMG]http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii283/Evilqtl_2007/Misc/engineersizeroom.png[/IMG][/img]

@snorkle oh... I had just assumed that was one of the astronauts... but you're right! was thinking in 'Alien' mode, i.e. they stumbled upon this thing and accidentally activated it. For some reason my mind's eye had pictured other crew members looking on in the foreground... derp

I too am a little worried about this "Tall Human" idea, and I agree it does seem that the figure doesn't move much, but from what i recall the footage was panning slowly from left to right... maybe it pans around the room as the star map is displayed, disappears and then as the Space Jockey chair rises into place. But yeah, this figure is too human for my liking.

i remember seeing the trailer for that movie from "M Night Shamalang"...(have no idea of the spelling)...It was called "The Village"..could not wait to go see it!...and then when I did eventually go and see it....the beast werewolf looking monstrosity turned out to be a retard in a f#cking suit!......OMG! i was so disappointed.....i hope Prometheus is not gonna do the same shit!

To me...the figure just looks like one of the Prometheus crew. Even the glow emitting from the head area appears to be a helmet lamp. Yes...no...maybe? ~N

I don't understand why many seem so bothered by the notion of the main antagonists being humanoid... I think there is still going to be plenty of room in this movie for all the body-horror elements of 'Alien' that people love, but conceptually it's shaping up to be much more expansive and interesting than anything the franchise-oriented studio hacks could fart out. It's early days and could go in any number of directions - I say bring it on.

As always time will tell, but Neurion the figure looks too tall to be one of the crew and I don't see the hint of a helmet, which has amber lights inside, and I see no hint of amber on that guys chin and neck.

the guy next to the spacejockey-seat (to the right) at 0:39 is probably the fassbenderfella who later becomes disformed and maybe even turns in to become the spacejockey - MAYBE that is. But it's not to farfetched I think.

......im expecting a thought provoking epic masterpiece....but something that is only connected to the alien franchise to the point of reference....u will recognize the chair and the ship and the planet....but that's it...no xeno's ..but some intrigue, a nice plot full of twists. action, drama, suspense and maybe some horror and some nice scares and a bit of blood and gore thrown in for good measure... I'll be happy then....will it be the greatest movie I have ever seen?.....i'm hoping!