Engineers

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The Engineers are an ancient, highly advanced extraterrestrial species in the Alien franchise, believed to have played a pivotal role in the creation and manipulation of life in the universe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient alien race
fictional extraterrestrial species
species in the Alien franchise
alsoKnownAs Mala’kak (expanded lore name) NERFINISHED
Space Jockeys NERFINISHED
appearsIn Alien (1979 film) – as Space Jockey corpse
Alien franchise NERFINISHED
Alien: Covenant (2017 film) NERFINISHED
Prometheus (2012 film) NERFINISHED
associatedWith black liquid mutagen
xenomorph origins
conflictWith crew of the Covenant
human explorers of the Prometheus expedition
createdBy Damon Lindelof NERFINISHED
Jon Spaihts NERFINISHED
Ridley Scott NERFINISHED
culture ritualistic practices (as shown in Prometheus opening)
designBy H. R. Giger (original Space Jockey aesthetic) NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Prometheus (2012 film) NERFINISHED
franchise Alien NERFINISHED
genre science fiction
homeworld Planet LV-223 NERFINISHED
Planet Paradise (Engineer world in Alien: Covenant) NERFINISHED
influenceOn creation of protomorph/xenomorph variants
development of human life (implied)
inUniverseStatus ancient
precursor species to humans (implied)
language Engineer language
medium film
motivation unknown or ambiguous intentions toward humanity
narrativeFunction expansion of Alien universe mythology
narrativeTheme creation and destruction
godlike creators turning hostile
notableMember Last surviving Engineer on LV-223
physicalCharacteristic hairless appearance
height over 8 feet
muscular build
pale skin
portrayedAs tall humanoids
relatedConcept ancient astronauts trope
roleInFiction bioengineers of life forms
creators of humanity (implied in Prometheus)
potential terraformers of planets
technologyLevel highly advanced
usesTechnology biomechanical spacecraft
black goo bioweapon
genetic engineering

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David experimentsOn Engineers
subject surface form: David (Alien franchise)