
chadsbrothermatt
MemberOvomorphDecember 26, 2016Check it out:
First: remember this? http://imgur.com/r/LV426/hm4SP
Notice the part in the middle regarding the planet test, and that, at the bottom, it says that this info came from a manual written by the engineers.
Now, look what happens when you type in "planet test" (from the infographic) into Mother:
"LV-426". Coincidence?!
It brings up the same thing for 1alpha, 3gamma, etc.
So, unless we're missing something drastic here, it seems as if the engineers tested the black goo on LV-426, the results of which were recorded in their manual, which was in turn discovered by Weyland, then translated, etc.
This makes me think that the Space Jockey was on his way out from wherever he was coming from when he crashed the derelict on their old stomping grounds after his mishap. OR, because of said mishap, he failed to release the eggs to destroy whatever life was on planet. So the engineers were like "well, we have this black goo laying around. Let's throw it in there and see if that helps."
One way or the other, by the time Ripley and folk arrive, there's no indigenous life.
Thoughts??