Is David from Prometheus in alien Covenant?

In both Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, Michael Fassbender plays David, an android who is seemingly designed to help human space crews.
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Is Prometheus and Alien: Covenant connected?

Alien: Covenant (2017)

Covenant, also directed by Ridley Scott, is set in the year 2104—therefore serving as a quasi-sequel to Prometheus, but a prequel to the original Alien film.
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What happened to David between Prometheus and Alien: Covenant?

As David himself explains, only he and Shaw survived the Prometheus expedition. They managed to take one of the Engineer's ships and, while headed to the alien creators' home planet, Shaw fixed David up, reattaching his severed head to his body.
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Is Walter the same as David in Alien: Covenant?

Walter One, commonly known as Walter, is a fictional character featured in the Alien franchise, portrayed by Michael Fassbender. He is the counterpart to the android David 8, also played by Fassbender. He appeared in Alien: Covenant (2017), its novelization, and multiple accompanying promotional videos.
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How did Walter become David in Alien: Covenant?

The simplest explanation is that David stabs Walter to death or incapacity (decapitated). Then changes clothes before finally severing his hand off with the knife. This Scene David inputs a Code that relays a Order, and MUTHUR then refers to him as David.
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David, A.I - Prometheus



What is the difference between David and Walter?

Walter was a more advanced successor to the David 8 model android; although he bore the same physical model, his characteristics were far less free-thinking than David's, and he was programmed to be more obedient to his crew. He did not express complex emotions and was much more robotic in his responses.
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Is David a replicant?

Kang described David's eventual introduction as another android character created by Scott as a synthesis between both Alien and Blade Runner, with the character being capable of passing the Turing test like Ash, yet also able to pass the Chinese room test like a replicant, implying that he would indeed be the first ...
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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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Why did David have long hair in Alien: Covenant?

Prometheus however clearly shows David Dying his Hair.... if his Hair was Naturally Engineered to be Blonde for that Model he would not need to Dye it, and he was only applying Dye to the Roots, so Prometheus clearly showed us that David Dyed his Roots and thus his Hair does grow.
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Is the planet in Prometheus LV 426?

Early in the director's commentary, Ridley Scott confirms that the planet from Alien was LV426 BUT in Prometheus the planet is LV223.
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Do I need to watch Prometheus before Alien: Covenant?

This is straightforward horror thriller stuff -- you don't need to have seen "Prometheus" to enjoy this strand. You don't even need to have seen any previous Alien movies, in fact, although knowledge of the iconic series will help you spot riffs on classic moments from Ridley Scott's original 1979 film.
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Is the movie Prometheus a prequel to Alien?

Ridley Scott returned to the Alien franchise 33 years later with a prequel, Prometheus. The movie about a group of scientists in search of humanity's creators is depicted with wonder and horror. It's a story of exploration and identity that's at its best when it's exploring those concepts.
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Are David and Walter the same person?

David first featured in Prometheus, and David and Walter both appear in Alien: Covenant. Although they're identical (and both played by Fassbender), they have quite distinct personalities (check out our review to find outmore).
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Is David antagonist in Alien: Covenant?

David, originally manufactured as David-8, is one of the two overarching antagonists (along with Peter Weyland) of the Alien film franchise. He serves as the deuteragonist in the 2012 science fiction film Prometheus (a prequel to the Alien films) and the main antagonist of its 2017 sequel Alien: Covenant.
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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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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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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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Is Blade Runner connected to Prometheus?

According to a bonus feature on the new Steelbook Blu-ray edition of Prometheus the answer is a confirmed yes, there is a connection between the Weyland Corporation and Blade Runner's Tyrell Corporation [click the link to view], and proof that Blade Runner and the Alien movies take place within the same universe.
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Are Blade Runner and Alien in the same universe?

Alien and Blade Runner share the same universe with some startling connections that only seem to grow as more installments are released. The Alien franchise and the Blade Runner franchise have secretly shared the same universe for years, with more connections made with each installment.
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Did David take over Walter?

David Took Over Walter's Body

So it wouldn't be too hard for David to download himself into Walter's "shell," play the part as best as he could during a chaotic scenario with the Xenomorph, and maintain Walter's more American accent while guiding Daniels and Tennessee along their perilous task.
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Is the alien in covenant a Xenomorph?

Alien: Covenant actually credits the Alien as Xenomorph, while also listing a different variety of the creature as the Neomorph. In The Weyland-Yutani Report, the Alien encountered by the Nostromo was specifically referred to as "Xenomorph XX121".
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How is Walter like Prometheus?

George Murchison refers to Walter Lee as "Prometheus", this of course fits Walter Lee's personality perfectly because Prometheus is the god who was punished for bringing fire to mortals, was chained to Mt. Caucasus, where every day an eagle tore out his liver, which grew back each night.
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