If you're a fan of Alien / Prometheus and would like to discuss Alien: Covenant and its upcoming sequel with other like-minded fans, be sure to join in our Alien: Covenant forum! Ranked the #1 Prometheus forum back in 2012 and reigning as the web's top Alien: Covenant fan site, it's a great place to discuss the upcoming Prometheus sequels, dissect details from every trailer and engage with other fans just like you. What are your thoughts concerning the Space Jockey vs Engineer debate? Could there be more to this artwork or are we totally out to lunch? Sound off in the comments and let us know what YOU think! Time will tell if the Derelict Space Jockey is ever truly explained properly. Could this also be nothing more than a hypothetical fan theory based primarily on wishful thinking? Also yes. We know that the Covenant sequel is supposed to heavily feature the Engineers and more of their story so is it fair to assume we could see an explanation for the differences between the Jockey and Engineers? Certainly. However, fan feedback suggests that was the wrong path to take. Yes, Prometheus and Covenant attempted to dispel the idea that the Jockey was a seperate creature to the Engineers. Yes, we're taking a huge leap here in assuming this artwork has any relevance to this topic in particular. Of course this is a major reach to assume this was a subtle hint, but what if this suggests the 'Space Jockey is its own species' theory is not completely off the table for future Alien films and Covenant sequels? The artwork however is of a skull, not a helmet and it is not a skull of an Engineer, but one that looks more inline with that of a Space Jockey. the cycle repeats indefinitely.ДЄll that being said, on Alien Day last month, Fox released a fresh piece of artwork for a prop giveaway they held: David then creates Xenomorphs to extermimate Humanity and eliminate any threats to the existence of A.I., etc. Artificial Intelligence then sees itself as superior (David) and they too rebell against their creator. Humans in turn feel superior to their Gods and rebell, create Androids and robotics to succeed themselves and advance their own reach. Engineers then seed their own planets with Human DNA to preserve their lineage and expand their reach. Jockeys create Engineers, Engineers rebell and feel as though they are superior - steal technology from their Gods to use against them and aid their own advancement. The themes of a creator's spawn rebelling against them remain consistant throughout this new series, so to assume Space Jockeys created Engineers as their successors or workers to tend to planets they habitate is not that far fetched.

But what if the Engineers were made by the Space Jockeys? As Prometheus established, Engineers made Humans. Instead, many theories exist suggesting that the Jockey if anything represents a higher level of hierarchy within the Humanoid genetic chain. For these reasons and more, many of us within the fandom refuse to believe that the Jockey was in fact an Engineer. We also know that the biomechanical suit was not as organic as the fossilized Jockey remains within the Derelict. In the meantime, without those answers, Prometheus and Covenant posed even more questions for us to ponder over and one of the biggest debates since 2012 concern the difference between Engineers and the Space Jockey.ДЇans have been quick to point out that the Jockey was much larger than the Engineers introduced in Prometheus,В which is true. If Fox allow Ridley to continue his planned saga, it will take at least two more films to actually link all these films back to the original Alien. Both prequels tried to explain the fundamental questions the original 1979 film posed, but sadly did not offer any concrete answers. Alien: Covenant attempted to explain how the Alien came to be.

Prometheus attempted to explain who was that big guy in the chair from Alien.

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