THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY IN THE ALIEN UNIVERSE
Blackwinter-witch
MemberPraetorianJune 09, 2017Okay, so we know that the Engineers are a galaxy-spanning people, and their influence extends beyond our one galaxy.
That said, it's a safe bet that the Engineers David bombed were just an isolated settlement, perhaps a colony established to support and supply the outpost on LV-223.
The differences in Engineer physical appearance can be easily explained by hypothesizing a Genetic-based Caste system. However, I am more inclined to whitewash the SfX budget limitations that gave rise to the 'different-looking' Engineers seen in ALIEN: Covenant and simply assume them to be the same as the ones seen in PROMETHEUS. Now, some points I am filling in by logic and assumption as movies are pretty hemmed-in by time and budget.
Humanity has mucked around on LV-223, and it's a safe assumption that some degree of automation like an alarm system or simple environmental monitoring-alert systems took note of the Prometheus crew's arrival and explorations, possibly sending a signal to the appropriate authorities in the Engineer Hegemony.
It's logical to assume this given how volatile the Pathogen is, and how much of it is kept on LV-223.
Some time later, one of their outlying colonies goes 'dark', and again we can presume some kind of automated catastrophe-alert system sent off a message. We have such things today in the real world and our technology is very primitive compared to the Engineers.
Also, having such in-place makes sense, same as it does on our world.
Sooner or later, the Engineers are going to be very invested in getting some answers, and they will likely consider themselves to be on a 'war' footing, however everything that has transpired thus far simply adds fuel to their reason and decision to exterminate Humanity, and hunt down David.
Humanity's future in the ALIEN universe must by definition involve a stand-up civilization- to-civilization contact with the Engineers and if Humanity thinks it can even begin to fight a war vs them, that's just absolute foolishness.
Humanity will have to accept any and all limitations imposed on it by the Engineers, or face extermination. If Humanity wants a future, it will have to fight, but do so very cleverly, and it will take generations as the Engineers are a truly vast enemy with all the advantages on their side. The only way Humanity can 'win' (survive) is by playing quiet, stealthy, clever strategies for generations until it has achieved the means to decapitate Engineer civilization in a single and annihilative stroke where the Engineers have no chance for a last-act deathblow.
What do you think?
This line of thought Inspired by this Thread and posts found on it:
Where we are at heading into the next instalment. (Some Novelisation content)
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THAT's what was bugging me!! I forgot to Credit that post for inspiring this line of thought!!
TY for reminding me!! :D
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Consider that Engineer technology is at minimum a 100 millenia ahead of ours. They could simply turn-off every weapon Humanity attempted to employ, even were it intended to be suicidal in nature.
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Okay, they can't jam swords and such.
But how are you going to fight a Juggernaut class starship hovering a few thousand feet in the air with swords, bows and spears?
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You mean this, quoted below? Yeah, and it kicked loose some things in my head, hence this Thread :D
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The recent novels (Alien: Out of the Shadows/Sea of Sorrows, Rage War Trilogy) introduced a new race, mostly known as dog-aliens or Drukathi.
Always wondered why since they already had the Mala'kak (Engineers). Moreover Tim Lebbon (Author of A:OotS, the "dog's" first appearance) said Fox didn't want him to go in the direction of the Engineers.
My ideas:
1.) The Engineers stole the "goo" (Prometheus » fire of the gods etc.)
2.) The "outbreak" on LV-223 was orchestrated by another race (Drukathi, they seem older and more advanced than the Eng. in the novels) to stop/prevent further use of the accelerant/xeno tech by the Engineers. The 426-derelict/Space Jockey was part of the intervention force but crashed/landed for obvious reasons.
3.) Having left some means of surveillance the Drukathi get wind of the Prometheus incident, investigate and thus start tracking/watching David. Maybe even using his madness to wipe out the Planet 4-Engineers (Prometheus » punishment). Leaving David marooned on Planet 4 could've been part of the plan assuming he'd die there.
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It's possible they are a civilization in decline, or just have a different way of doing things, and travel times might well be an issue. OR perhaps all worlds are expected to be self-sufficient and help ONLY comes in when something truly nightmarish transpires??
TY also for your kind words and I will assuredly keep working on ideas and ponderings about the wider ALIENverse! :)
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Heh...
Perhaps Humanity WILL inherit the Universe, but I doubt the Engineers would cede their position in whatever Hierarchy there is without some dispute. ;)
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That's what I'm saying...Humanity WILL find a way, but it WON'T be easy, or quick.
It would take a LONG time, and it would be a war more akin to a Generations-long 'chess-game' as Humanity would have to be VERY careful, clever, sneaky and would have only ONE chance to break the Engineer civilization so badly it could not react and kill Humanity with a last-act deathblow.
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A ship just like that one was rammed by the Prometheus, and was unscathed, so blowing an entryway into it won't happen.
Also, again, they can just EMP the helicopter, or the entire planet before coming in to drop Pathogen bombs.
Also, they very likely have many, MANY other weapons and tools to use versus an enemy. It's quite probable they at least have extremely advanced, high-powered laser-based weapons.
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I regret starting this thread.
How do I delete it?
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