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Prometheus is a 2012 science fiction film by Ridley Scott and set in the Alien universe. Use in conjunction with the [alien-franchise] tag.

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Why does the "trilobite" have teeth?

In the octopus form, we see teeth but its sole purpose is to implant in a host -- when would it use those teeth? It has no desire to injure the host. One could argue that it could defend itself agains …
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Shaw did not mention the monster in the medical pod?

This could just be an artifact of the way Prometheus was cut for theaters but it seemed to me that any normal person after having gone through what Shaw had, the surgical removal of an alien monster from … Vickers might have found the fact that her section of the Prometheus now has this monster in it of some immediate interest upon her return. …
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The Hammerpede scene -- what was the purpose of going into Millburn's throat?

Of course, knowing what we do now of facehuggers and also the Engineer and the giant octopus, we might assume it intended to impregnate Millburn but as far as I know, it just kills him while his buddy …
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In Prometheus, is it not implied that they did not just create human life but literally all ...

Although it seems to be the understanding Elizabeth Shaw and Weyland that the Engineers created human life, the first scene on the apparently pristine planet where the Engineer's body dissolves and se …
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In Alien franchise books/movies, ever any deliberate protection of humans by neomorphs?

In Prometheus, although it seems pretty random that the "octopus" attacked the Engineer, it did indeed save Elizabeth and is it anywhere suggested that this was not random but that the creature, born from …
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In Prometheus, is it possible that the trilobite which attacked the Engineer was protecting ...

Is there any indication that (perhaps in some script version), as in Alien 4, that the trilobite, being the offspring of Shaw, recognizes her and that motivates it to attack the Engineer which, in thi …
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Prometheus: Immortality of David?

When Weyland is, in hologram form, talking to the group on the Prometheus, he says David will never die: Here David himself says he will not die: Interpretation of the …
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Was David rogue or just as designed by Peter Weyland?

Was David's behavior consistent with his design and his loyalty to Peter Weyland (even after the latter's death) or due to some malfunction? Is it implied that David's mind is based on Weyland's and t …
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