Prometheus(2012)

Archaeologists and Charlie Holloway discover ancient cave paintings across the globe showing humans worshiping giant figures pointing to a specific star system. Believing these are "invitations" from humanity's creators—whom they dub "Engineers" —they join an expedition funded by the trillionaire Peter Weyland .

The Engineer survives the crash and attacks Shaw, but she lures him into the path of her now-gigantic "Trilobite" offspring. The creature subdues the Engineer, and a primitive "Deacon" (an early form of the Xenomorph) eventually bursts from the Engineer's chest. Prometheus(2012)

The scientific vessel Prometheus arrives at the moon in 2093. The crew is led by mission director Meredith Vickers and assisted by the android David , who secretly pursues Weyland's hidden agenda. The Discovery and Infection The creature subdues the Engineer, and a primitive

Weyland, who has been secretly in stasis aboard the ship, reveals he is dying and seeks eternal life from the Engineers. David discovers one surviving Engineer in stasis and wakes him. Instead of granting life, the Engineer decapitates David and kills Weyland, then prepares to pilot a massive spacecraft to Earth to wipe out humanity with the black goo. The Conclusion The Discovery and Infection Weyland, who has been

In , the story serves as a prequel to the Alien franchise , exploring the origins of humanity and the terrifying biological weaponry of their creators. The Expedition (2089–2093)

Despite being sterile, Shaw finds herself pregnant with a rapidly growing, non-human organism after her encounter with the infected Holloway. She performs a gruesome emergency automated surgery to remove a squid-like "Trilobite" creature from her body. The Awakening

After Holloway sickens rapidly and begins to mutate, Vickers kills him with a flamethrower to protect the ship.