Speculations on the big mural

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NoXWord

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There has been a lot of discussion on the mural, with lot of interesting speculation and very different opinions. Everybody have their own takes on the matter. Here is a list of most of the pictures posted for those who don't want to browse through the 9 pages of discussion. The original discussion is [url=http://www.prometheus-movie.com/community/forums/topic/3251#35912]here[/url]. NOTE Only pictures of the Mural and related, no turntable! [img]http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w420/ethon86/Prometheus-god.jpg[/img] [img]http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/1921/image1xa.png[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/a5JOZ.jpg[/img] [img]http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/2540/hyhyhyhyyt.png[/img] [img]http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/1333/speculation.jpg[/img] [img]http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/8058/prometheusi.jpg[/img] [img]http://img6.imagebanana.com/img/7mtxs9ze/prometheusarms.png[/img] [img]http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/5968/gigersalienlifecyclevsp.png[/img] [img]http://www.desktopjazz.co.uk/wallpaper/Giger/albums/hr_giger_pII_the_primitive_creature_p9_1280x1024.jpg[/img] [img]http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w439/Membrane1/sj.jpg[/img] [img]http://s17.postimage.org/rj6e3q6of/Prometheus_2.jpg[/img] [img]http://img862.imageshack.us/img862/4509/prometheusc.jpg[/img] [img]http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/7815/seeingthings.jpg[/img] [img]http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w420/ethon86/giger_mural1.jpg[/img] [img]http://s18.postimage.org/gvsvgr2op/Prometheus2.jpg[/img]

Ridley Scott will eventually tell us how the Queen was born. Right now we have the Deacon; coming soon the Mercury, the May and the Taylor.

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April 12, 2012

wallodis illustration is good but where you've got humanoid knuckle I think its another finger tip and where the text "humanoid forearm" is written there is another fingertip. I think our view point is from the bottom of a riverbed because I can see ripples where his arm has entered the water these are in the top right corner of wallodis image. i think its a picture of an sj removing something from or putting something into water. the original xenomorph was based on sea life at the very depths of the ocean. its probably some kind of holographic story of the origins of life, we're being removed from our primordial soup. imho ;P

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April 12, 2012

There is the beast eating a space jockey.

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April 12, 2012

Not trying to be funny, but the person thing seems to be missing any sexual organs, I think that means something

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April 12, 2012

Yep, still don't think there's a true Xenomorph in the movie. Unless something groundbreaking happened, as I've been away from the forums for a few weeks. o also, your mind cannot grasp that there are NO Xenomorphs.

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April 12, 2012

@enceladus_is_alive Silly wabbit......they biomechanically retract.

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April 13, 2012

I think the xeno will be in the film but it will be entirely different. We need to forget about what the xeno looks like in other films and think about what the creature actually is. Most life forms on our planet breed by exchanging genetic material with other members of the same species. This results in further generations looking pretty much the same. The xenomorph breeds by exchanging genetic material with members of other species resulting in an almost completely different lifeform depending on heretage. The xeno is not a parasite as some believe. If it were a parasite conception would need to take place before incubation, just like a wasp laying it's eggs in a caterpillar. In the case of the xeno conception occurs while the "facehugger" is latched onto it's victim. To get to my main point. If the SJ are scientists that are somewhat obsessed with genetic engineering and gene splicing, the discovery of species that splices genes as a part of it's natural process would be a "holy grail" discovery. All their technology could be based on this one creatures natural process. In a way the xeno would be worshiped.

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April 14, 2012

From a design stand point, the columns or wall beams seem to be forming a groin vault within the dome. This mural is within one of these areas. If this is the only mural it would make since for it to be located across from big head. But i think it is only one of sevral murals. Each groin area having a different image.

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June 15, 2012

[img]http://i48.tinypic.com/fm2n0o.jpg[/img] Maybe this can help

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December 01, 2013

How about this as a possible explanation: the creature is sleeping and the engineer is escaping or stealing something. Perhaps, the engineer has stolen a vase of goo while a gaurdian was asleep, similar to the Promethean myth. The temple shows an alter to a xenomorphic entity and appears to be part of the original installation. The human-like head stands in front of the mural, as if the old god was replaced by a new. The new human head alter is surrounded by vases. Vases which may be the source of power that propelled the engineers to parity with the old gods.

Speculations on the big mural

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