Is LV-426 an extrasolar capture?
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MemberTrilobiteAugust 01, 20163831 Views22 Replies
Hello there.
With all of the fantastic news and topics surrounding Alien: Covenant cropping up, I could not help but think back to the original and where the nightmare first began: LV-426. Just how old is that planetoid, and, more importantly, is it native to the system in which it was found - or is it from somewhere else entirely? I ask this question simply due to the incredibly bizarre nature of the planetoid, itself. Is it possible that LV-426 is an extrasolar capture - a celestial body set adrift from it's native system only to be drawn into the gravity well and orbit of another planet thousands or even millions of years later? If that is the case, could the ancient vessel (and the Space Jockey along with the hold of eggs) have been upon LV-426 the entire time - a relic from times long before the Engineers even knew of Mankind? If so, perhaps it is enough to explain the difference between the Engineers seen in Prometheus and the Space Jockey in Alien? Separated by hundreds of thousands or millions of years from the Engineers encountered by the crew of the Prometheus, the Space Jockey is a window into the far past of the Engineer race, a figurative "cave man", as is LV-426. Is it possible that the planetoid and its ancient vessel were set adrift amidst the stars as part of a much earlier method of Engineer "gardening"? Or was it cast out from its mother system due to the horrors it held? As always, your thoughts and conjecture on this topic are most welcome, even if you choose to keep them to yourself. :)
