How did David create the Xenomorph?

During the events of Alien: Covenant, the audience learns that David created the xenomorphs by experimenting with the Engineers' deadly "black goo" pathogens, as well as the reproductive organs of Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace).
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How the xenomorph was created?

It was created through exposure to spores found growing on the Engineer homeworld. The embryonic Neomorph then gestates inside the host until it bursts out of its host's back, throat, or possibly other areas, using mostly its head, which is sharp and pointed, similar to the Deacon.
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Did the Predators create the Xenomorphs?

Through their exploration, they learn that the Predator species created the Xenomorphs for the ultimate hunt every 100 years. Allowing Weyland's team to find it was their clever way of providing hosts for the creatures to spawn in.
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How did David make the eggs?

Yeah i got that David created the eggs from scratch, via DNA manipulation over time to finally form his "embryos" which probably when left to grow, grow into the big eggs.
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Why did the Engineers create the Xenomorphs?

The crew of the USCSS Prometheus believed that the abandoned planet they explored was an outpost for weapons engineering and development, lending credence to the theory that the Engineers created the Xenomorphs (or perhaps more specifically, the Black Liquid that led to the Trilobite) for war and genocidal purposes.
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What planet do Xenomorphs come from?

G-435, also known as Achilles 2.4, or Xenomorph Prime, also known as the Hiveworld or A6 454 by some human scientists, is the fourth planet orbiting Achilles 2 located in the Psi Velorum system 61.4 light years Rimward-Trailward from Earth.
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What did David do to Elizabeth Shaw?

When she balked at his genocide, David began using her as a specimen in his genetic experimentation, attempting to make her "more than human"; despite his efforts at keeping her alive during this process, she eventually perished. David then made a grave for her in the citadel's garden.
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Can Xenomorphs survive space?

Marvel's first Alien series wraps up its opening chapter, but not without confirming that Xenomorphs can survive in the vacuum of space.
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Why do Xenomorphs have a second mouth?

In the Biology Section it points out that the "tongue mouth" or secondary jaws (or mouth) is what the Xenomorph eats with. (So my original guess that the secondary one would hold the food is wrong - the large mouth holds it if needed.) Even more, the Secondary Jaws can be used as a close-combat weapon.
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What was the black goo in Prometheus?

The black liquid in the earlier drafts of Prometheus which was written by Jon Spaihts, was originally a swarm of black scarab like insects that dissolved the sacrificial Engineer, and infused the Xenomorph DNA into Fifield which turned him into a form of a xenomorph.
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Why did David bomb the Engineers?

Following on, Ridley explains that David has no respect for Engineers or Humanity and actually have developed a hatred of their species collectively: He hates them. He has no respect for Engineers and no respect for human beings.
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How is a Xenomorph queen born?

Queens are created through Royal Facehuggers as seen in the Directors Cut of Alien 3 which produce Praetorians or immature Queens. When a Queen dies or abondons a hive a Praetorian may fully develop into a new Queen and take its mothers place.
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What is the most powerful Xenomorph?

Nicknamed “The Dragon”, the titular threat of Alien 3 is by far the most lethal Xenomorph in the entire franchise - and there's an important reason for that.
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How did Alien egg get on the Sulaco?

The chestburster crawls off, grows into an adult Xenomorph, and then does some kind of egg-morphing thing, and puts the egg on the Sulaco. The Xenomorph could have morphed some food on the Sulaco into an egg, or perhaps a Warrior Xenomorph can grow one egg inside itself and then lay it.
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Why did the engineer drink Prometheus?

Prometheus starts with one of the Engineers drinking a black liquid. He then proceeds to disintegrate and tumble into the waterfall. Why was this Engineer drinking the liquid? I think the idea was to show how the engineers seeded new planets with life.
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How did Holloway get infected?

Over the course of the film, Holloway is infected with the Engineer black liquid by David. The infection at first very slowly mutates him and no symptoms are present. Holloway eventually has sex with Shaw and unknowingly impregnates her with an alien monster.
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What did David say to the Engineer in Prometheus?

Anil Biltoo, the film's official translator and linguistics consultant, David did as he was asked, translating his words as follows: "This man is here because he does not want to die. He believes you can give him more life." This was revealed in an interview.
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How did the second Alien get on Covenant?

The xenomorph was able to board the ship by nestling away inside the body of one of the crew members who had a facehugger on his visage for less than five seconds. Apparently, that is all it takes in Covenant for the beastie to implant its seed.
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How was Alien egg made?

The one Kane approaches — known as the “hero egg” on set — had innards that throbbed. The crew stuffed it with sheep intestines and cow stomach lining to create an organic look, but they couldn't figure out how to make it pulsate.
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What's the difference between a Xenomorph and Neomorph?

Unlike a typical Xenomorph, Neomorphs do not possess an extendable Inner jaw which can be used to attack, instead, their "gums" extend out in a manner similar to the Deacon. Also, while the teeth of a Xenomorph's outer jaws are usually visible, a Neomorph's jawline is almost invisible when closed.
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