What if David is the SJ?

@dawas, welcome to the broads! Interesting theory! I'm sure that David is going to play a pretty significant role in the film but I'm not sure I'm buying him being the SJ. Simply because as an android I wouldn't think he be capable of carrying a chestburster. But I could be work and it could be that he's actually a cyborg which would make him sort of able to carry a chestburster.

Yes i thought as much to but the character noomi rapace plays is supposed to have a real slog towards the end of the movie where she was required to give her all in an exhausting finale so it could possibly be her in the jockey suit.

@dawas: i posted that theory on here a while back, and was pretty much stoned in the middle of the PROMETHEUS town square i mentioned his dealing with the bioformer could mutate his system / physiology and was told by a few folks on here that my theory was basically - - - "stupid / bullshit" glad that someone else has now given "David's" character that possibility

Vickers and David are the characters more mysterious in Prometheus. In my opinion they are more promising than Shaw, and in the case of David is likely to play a key role in the plot. The theory that is the Space Jockey is not far-fetched, independent of the opinion of the snobs, those Who Believe that they know everything. It is a confirmed fact that what we saw in Alien, the eighth passenger was a suit, a suit biomechanoid; It is therefore possible that our friend Android could develop a compatibility or symbiosis with the biological suit. I wonder if you can fit this theory with the Pinocchio?

@Shambhala and @Shardy, I like your thinking. It has been said that David plays a pivitol role in the film so it has to be something major - transformation to Jockey or Xeno. I can't understand the way of thinking that 'if it has been discussed already by everyone - then we will dismiss your theory' or 'The majority disagree it could happen'. Totally plausible that David can transform when infected with alien technology, after all it is seen in the footage his hand pulsating. Anything at this stage could be a possibility so nice to hear some ideas.... :)

The more I read these theories about the who the space jockey is or how he came to be, the more I realize I just want him to be a bad ass space jockey from another planet. I mean, in Alien '79, regardless of him being in a suit in that chair, he is giant! Like what, 15' -20' tall if it were a human sitting there. The idea that something burst out of that giant SJ and was once running around that ship was awesome. Now don't get me wrong, I have total faith in Ridely... however, that said, I know how writers can get carried away and venture from the more um obvious/suitable plot line in order to try and surprise or shock the viewers who think they know it. So we shall see come June. All in all, excitement level for this film, scale 1-10 is a 14.23 And what is better, is I have thoroughly enjoyed going back and re-watching the Alien series, and their making, and deleted scenes to try and really flesh out hints/ideas for this film :D

@shardy, dawas, etc., I'm in your camp about this. The real ignorance is thinking that something non-human like David cannot integrate with extraterrestrial biological matter. And thinking that extraterrestrial DNA works exactly like DNA does in Earth-based life. And thinking that extraterrestrial life is composed of Earth-based DNA to begin with. It is perfectly rational to me that extraterrestrial "DNA" can bond with David's machinery and circuits. That's the whole point of truly alien life--it won't and shouldn't make sense to us at all from our myopic, Earth-centric frame of reference.

well, obviously the original ALIEN DNA is different from ours when it evolves from chestburster to full size in a couple of hours..

In the Necronomicon we see that biomechanoids are assimilated and attached to structures such as floors, walls, ceilings, etc. Very well, perhaps in Prometheus will not see literally that, but the biomechanoids are true machines living... also as not to forget of the Alien gods of Prometheus created mankind, therefore I see no impossible that human DNA can be assimilated by the creators. It is not a vision of anthropocentrism, it is only the thread of the plot... Scott said: ¿who is inside the suit?...Scott is very metaphorical when making statements, but remember that it is a suit and it is possible that a human or Android makes use of the. What people want is one thing and another is What can really happen, and I say this because many people do not like the idea of the suits...plus they are theories and truth her will know the day of the premiere. Best regards

I think that David will have a role in whatever biomechanical design there may be. You have to remember Ridley wants to take this in a new direction, and get away from the franchise monster. I think that it would be plausible to think that the SJ or SJ's use the humans and the idea of pseudo humans to develop something new entirely. The process may be completely different than a facehugger, chestbuster, alien scenario. However, maybe it mutates to that. I find it interesting that there is large structure in one of the scenes resembling a human with the urn type vessels, which resemble the eggs. The SJ is probably a large humanoid and what we see in alien is the biomechanical suit.

I touched on the idea before that the andriod could well be the "thing" we saw in the trailer in the space jockey chair room, which would mean the true "SJ" perhaps we've not seen in the trailer yet. Deliberatley might I add. . . The android transforming or whatever could also explain the biomechanical origin of the Xenomorph itself.

A lot of interesting ideas here. But I doubt that David is the one who initiates the whole alien/android symbiosis. Unless he is a willing participant...

At 0:36 in the trailer, David extracts packets of green 'goo' from an ampule. Why is he not wearing protective gear? (No gloves / face gear). Because as an android he is programmed to 'believe' his components cannot be contaminated. What if the green 'goo' is way beyond Weyland's current level of understanding and an 'accident' happens with David? I can very well see this as the start of a bio-mech monstrosity. ...just a thought...