PARADISE CITY
BigDave
MemberDeaconAugust 10, 2021I am NOT sure if we have Discussed in Depth the City on Planet 4, it seems a LARGE Place with the HANGER being the Central Point (other Point of Interest the Cathedral) the Scale of these is HUGE.
A lot of Fans seemed Disappointed with the City and seemed to think our Engineers were Portrayed as being well like Ancient Humans from Thousands of Years Ago.
They seem to think there was a LACK of Technology on this World, apart from the Docking Ship and Hanger.
However those who LOOK at it closer will NOTICE that these Buildings are NOT as Ancient Looking as say 500-1000BC. We do-not get any CLOSE UP of the Buildings but they do seem to have Technology such as Solar Power, Many of these Buildings also look like SKYSCRAPERS.
So its NOT a Case that they Live in Stone Buildings/Huts with NO kind of Technology (Apart from the Ships/Docking Bay etc).
It does seem that they SEEM to USE more Ancient Tools for Certain Tasks, but their Lighting etc seems to be Technology.
The way the Engineers Dress seems to imply a Basic Clothing Necessity and so things like Fashion are NOT in anyway Important to them but Practicality is, and so these Engineers seem to Live a Ritualistic and Basic Life, like say a Monks meets Amish People.
But their Buildings seem more Technologically Advanced than those on Earth even Hundreds of Years ago.
I know some may have Expected a HR Giger Inspired Bio-Mechanical World, but the MAIN PLOT with our Engineers are a Race of Creators who had Interacted with Mankind over Thousands of Years and our Ancient Buildings were LIKELY based off what the Engineers had Built but maybe with a Lack of Technology. Again some of the Buildings look more Modern than say the Bronze and Iron Age.
R.I.P Sox 01/01/2006 - 11/10/2017
Various Stages of Concept inc from 2014 (Lower Image) seem to Indicate that the Potato Sack Look ;) really is what the Engineers go for....
The First Image TOP LEFT is more Ceremonial Importance but in Alien Covenant we see TWO of the Engineers in Similar. The TOP MIDDLE Image is Different the Neck of the Engineers seems to be Similar to those from LV-223 and again there is ONE Engineer in Alien Covenant who appears to look Similar and is a more PALE Color with Longer Neck.
Again a LOT of this is to FIT with the Ancient Astronaut/Creators Plot. In Many of the Creation/God Mythos then the Gods look VERY HUMAN.. some they look Different (Indian/Hindu). We came from them and Created in their Image and so YEAH i guess we LOOK like them...
Some Concepts for AC had indicated beings who look more like Ancient Greek People so we could have GOT that instead..... Lucky we Never.
so its like i had said, it seems the more LV-223 Looking Suits are just what the Engineers would Wear for Specific Tasks and so its NOT what they Wear on a Day to Day Basis...
The Prometheus Engineers did have a Different Skin Texture/Shine more like a Shark/Dolphin like look, but this was Mainly to do with the Pressure Suit they wore... The Sacrificial Engineer looked to have a more Marble Statue like Gloss about him.
So they look almost None-Organic... like Synthetic in their Skin, it think that the Direction they were going was that the Prometheus Guys are Genetically Engineered/Enhanced.
This Cross-Play look is what our Planet 4 Engineers (some) look like, the Difference to the Sacrificial Engineer really comes down to a more Professional Paint Job thats more Glossy... but also the Sacrificial Engineer was Enhanced with Prosthetic on his Body too
The Engineers in Prometheus also had Prosthetics for their Head too... but they could have GIVEN a more Glossy Paint to the Engineers Skin in AC and Contact Lenses to make them look more Close to those in Prometheus.
But i think this was MAYBE nothing to do with Saving Time and Money but a INTENDED look.
However we can still go and be Introduced to other Engineers who Dress more Different.... maybe those LV-223 kinds are NOT all Gone... and IF they are the Fallen Angels..
Maybe they could Dress more in Combination of LV-223 and Hellraiser?
And so other Engineer World inhabitants may NOT look the same as Planet 4, they maybe could have Different Architecture Aesthetic... more of a HR Giger Aesthetic? And they may Dress in something Different to what the Elders in Prometheus and Engineers in Alien Covenant did?
Its Possible.
R.I.P Sox 01/01/2006 - 11/10/2017
