Who was the white clothed Engineer?

And man....those poor Engineers, they have liquid like creatures bursting from their chests and heads.

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I would say he is of a greater importance than the others, maybe some kind of Religious Figure for sure, the White Robe would donate that he was a higher rank of the clergy of what ever kind of Religion/Culture they have the other purpose for White could be to showcase Purity

This could be as far as Genetically Pure? who knows.

Something to note too is some are wearing like caps, some look more like say baseball cap part to them and others do not.

Looking at those with their heads covered they appear to be more youthful, they are maybe the Teenagers of Engineer Society or maybe the head-wear is worn by the Females?

A Number of Cultures and Religions have it that its required for Females to have their Hair Covered, maybe this could be a connection?

Also regarding the White Color it could also showcase someone who has been blessed, but this can fit with chosen and so a higher rank or indeed also purity.

I had to squint a little bit, but the engineer in white also seems older than the rest, could just be my eyes though, lol.

I would say someone in a leadership position somehow- perhaps religious/spiritual. I also wonder if he was someone who knew of "forbidden" knowledge but kept it from the masses like in the book The Keeper. Great post and pics- it got the imagination going!

The guy in white almost looks to be wearing jeans and sneakers from what I can see.

Upper right corner appears to show females. Nice pic!

They look like old fashioned wooden sandals to me, with white socks.

Yea there's definitely females in the crowd, you can hear them screaming during the bombardment scene. Interesting perhaps that there's no children/babies present.

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i think it is their wise scholar, Grand Maester BigDave XD

Hmm good point, might be BigDave, he seems to know an awful lot...*suspicious look* :P

"The guy in white almost looks to be wearing jeans and sneakers from what I can see."

Surely not with a Ridley Scott Movie.... never such a Oversight LOL

Looking at the last image some with no hats etc look Female and there are a few with hats etc that are definitely Male... so i redact my Covered Head = Female comment lol

Ha ha IRaptus maybe it is me...

I do have a Engineer Nose to a Degree... but if i was a Engineer i would be like the one on the right here.

BigDave hahaha at least you might be able to kill a few Xeno's 

If I was an Engineer I'd be this guy

@AdamPD

That is a really good observation that there are no children or babies present! Perhaps Engineers have an accelerated growth rate and do not waste as much time in the vulnerability of infancy childhood as humans do.

Maybe the brief maturation process is tended to at home or in a hospital, much like the birth process.

A monarchy where that guy in the white is the king/dictator? 

I absolutely hate how the Engineers are portrayed. The artists behind this seriously have some planning problems.

If their society is AT LEAST tens of thousands of years old, they should have smart buildings, climate changing technology, very advanced energy technology, etc. Prometheus was excellent in setting the groundwork. Covenant ruined it. Seriously, you were afraid of the Giger estate suing you? Why would they even do that?

If the Engineers did not even discover binary computing and we already are in the developmental process of quantum computing, I don't even know how they developed a form of "radical AI based on evolutionary computing." 

And including women into their society was a huge mistake. Having men only (or better yet, having no gender) was a very powerful symbol to the whole “space gardener” theme.

Anyways EVERY single movie or thing that they put out causes more and more and more confusion. 

K-Theory OT, but your text appears black against a dark gray background on my end. Is that deliberate?

No, that was not deliberate. I don't know why it is black. 

ADAMPD - His significance could be something more than his station within Engineer society. Perhaps he he will be discovered to be the sole survivor of David's assault whom will appear in later installments to the franchise? It is exceptionally fun to speculate! :)

maybe one of the Elders?