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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Engineers (Alien franchise) | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient alien race
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fictional extraterrestrial species ⓘ species in the Alien franchise ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mala’kak (expanded lore name)
NERFINISHED
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Space Jockeys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Alien (1979 film) – as Space Jockey corpse
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Alien franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ Alien: Covenant (2017 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Prometheus (2012 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
black liquid mutagen
ⓘ
xenomorph origins ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
crew of the Covenant
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human explorers of the Prometheus expedition ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Damon Lindelof
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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
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Planet Paradise (Engineer world in Alien: Covenant) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
creation of protomorph/xenomorph variants
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development of human life (implied) ⓘ |
| inUniverseStatus |
ancient
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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
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godlike creators turning hostile ⓘ |
| notableMember | Last surviving Engineer on LV-223 ⓘ |
| physicalCharacteristic |
hairless appearance
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height over 8 feet ⓘ muscular build ⓘ pale skin ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | tall humanoids ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | ancient astronauts trope ⓘ |
| roleInFiction |
bioengineers of life forms
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creators of humanity (implied in Prometheus) ⓘ potential terraformers of planets ⓘ |
| technologyLevel | highly advanced ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
biomechanical spacecraft
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black goo bioweapon ⓘ genetic engineering ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
David (Alien franchise)