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The original script by Jon Spaihts featured the broad story beat up ofPrometheus , but also let in familiar tropes like Xenomorphs and facehuggers . Scott finally fetch Damon Lindelof ( Lost ) on to rewrite the script and make it more of a spinoff than a direct prequel . The resulting film was one of the most anticipated sci - fi films of all prison term , butPrometheusproved disappointing to some . far-famed problems were characters set themselves in scathe ’s way for no coherent reason and a lack of unfeigned suspense . That aver , the picture show also received extolment for Michael Fassbender ’s fantastic performance , the production design and for expand the lore of theAlienuniverse .
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The next entryAlien : Covenantfeatured a new cast of characters - aside from Michael Fassbender ’s come back David - and take place on an Engineer satellite . For any fans curious to know what happened to the wreckage of the USCSS Prometheus or the Deacon creature follow the events of the prequel , then comic seriesPrometheus : Fire And Stone provide answers . This serial was part of a larger , franchise spanning crossing over result , withPredator , Aliensand , Alien Vs Predator all work part of theFire And Stonesaga .
The bulk ofPrometheus : Fire And Stoneis place in 2219 where the work party of the Geryon arrives on LV-223 . This is where Peter Weyland and the ominous - fated crew of the USCSS Prometheus disappeared over a century prior . Instead of the desolate planet see inPrometheus , the moon is covered in dense hobo camp and pocket of the Engineer ’s black gunk , AKA the Accelerant . The jungle is also filled with mutate monsters that resemble Xenomorphs , including shark - similar creatures .
The major planet has a jungle because the USCSS Prometheus crash into the Engineer ship in the finale of Scott ’s movie , causing it to spill it black gook cargo over the airfoil . This terraformed LV-223 but there ’s also a abandoned ship craft fromAliens’LV-426 on the satellite that unleashes a nest of Xenomorphs on the Geryon work party , while an Engineer hunts and kills human being and Xenos likewise . In the thick of this craziness , an humanoid named Elden is also come in with opprobrious muck to test its properties , which rapidly mutates him into a sentient monster that can exercise dominance over the Xenomorphs .
Elden sacrifices himself by mix with the wall , allowing the others to escape . ThePrometheus : Fire And Stonesaga told one enceinte , ambitious story while also tying up the loose ends of theAlienprequel . While the revelation that the Deacon became a living pot that also fused with the USCSS Prometheus is a tad anti - climatical , it at least provides some closure for those who wondered what happened after the credits roll .
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