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MemberOvomorphJanuary 31, 2017I have been doing my own theorizing on how David fits into the missing link role between the Xenomorph seen in the original film and the Engineers and the role of the black goo mystery in Prometheus. Ive been scouring the web for videos and using the MU/TH/UR interface and have found some interesting things.
The biggest roadblock concerning David playing a direct role is his classification (not directly stated officially) as an android with no components or organic biology to be affected by the black-goo. My initial response was that according to the David8 section of the website created for Prometheus, he contains a number of cybernetic components, with the term android appearing nowhere and him being referred to as a cybernetic individual. I do concede the black goo had no effect on David's finger though. Putting that aside, lets go with him being an android. I would then acknowledge and suggest he simply found or gained access to the facilities or equipment needed to directly engineer or augment the Xenomorph himself. Its established that David can both understand the engineers language both spoken and written. My biggest motivation to find a link between the two is the huge distinction between the original Alien and its behavior and mannerisms, and those in the sequel Aliens. In Alien the creature was a direct representation of H.R. Giger's bio-mechanical vision in every way. Most notably with the similarities to a human facial structure only obscured by the semi translucent dome covering the eyes and nose. Putting aside the dog alien abomination that opens the door to things like the predalien, and kangaroo-alien, both versions from the 2 original (Scott and Cameron) films were the result of the face-hugger knocking up humans. However both resulted in hugely different aliens being born.
**Breakthrough** In Alien it mentions by way of a screen display that Ash the science officer is an employee of the Tyrell Corporation. For those unaware, that's the big company from Ridley Scotts 1982 film Blade Runner. The company that creates replicants. On the blade runner wiki page, it defines a replicant as follows: A Replicant is a synthetic human with paraphysical capabilities. It is a genetically engineered creature composed entirely of organic substance.
Entering the question "what is a blade runner?" returns: "Insufficient security clearance"
If you enter "tyrell" into Mu/th/ur it returns with "insufficient security clearance"
The book Blade Runner is based on is titled Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, which if entered into Mu/th/ur returns the definition of androids and synthetic people by remarking they are essentially robots etc etc. The definition can also be found by typing 'replicant' into mother' To me this suggests a link between the two films that may be uncovered in the next few films or perhaps even in Covenant.
Also interesting is that the Prometheus mission was launched in 2089 by the Weyland corporation. In 2099 just 10 years later the Weyland corporation merged with the Yutani corporation.
Entering "Yutani" gives corporate details.
Entering 2099 in Mother returns: Query unclear, please re-attempt.
While entering 2100 through 2125 results in the description of Fiorina or Fury 161, its general location with the detail that its specific location is classified by the Weyland Yutani corporation for security reasons. It says its roughly 19.5 light years from earth. Only the year 2122 returns "query unclear, please re-attempt" Which seems to mean 2122 if entered in the right context will shed some light on something.
*2122 mission returns info on Meredith Vickers.
Ill cut this short to avoid the need for publishing by adding the information mother gives as "the harpoon gun is 19 inches long" originally had me searching for Moby Dick connections, to which the story's are joined by the strong message of some things not being meant for man to know or understand, before realizing it was meant to describe the harpoon gun Ripley used to blow the alien out of the air-lock in the original. I couldn't find the string needed to expand on other details, but "killing the alien" returns information about the aliens offensive ability.
What do you guys think? How does the Tyrell corporation factor in to this? Classified mission involving a synthetic that unlike david would actually result in a successful reaction with the black goo? Or yield a relevant version of the alien. How can this be used to explain the highly bio-mechanical appearance of the first alien, as well as its actions and movements in stark contrast to those in Aliens the sequel?