Derelict spacecraft in Alien
In the first "Alien" movie there was a horseshoe-shaped spacecraft, The Derelict, where the Nostromo's crewmember Kane was attacked by a facehugger (this little creepy thing that jumps on your face and implants an alien embryo). Does anyone knows some information about it?
As I found out it was some sort of military ship of the Space Jockey race transporting their bioweapon (aliens). And can anyone tell me where are it's engines? |
Are you joking?! Heh. That's a bit of a specific question...
Anyway, there is no official information on the Space Jockey or its craft. And even if it was known where these fictional engines were on this fictional spaceship... why would you care? |
Wikipedia, mate
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Paramiteabe used to like the Alien series a lot, but he left. Good.
Sadly mate, i don't think you'll find any answer to that from round here. |
The information doesn't exist!
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The Space Jockeys were an ancient race of starfarers known to themselves as the Desua'l-thinu//oc, which translates roughly as "Space Jockey". They were larger than modern humans, and wore a chronic expression of wistful melancholy.
They discovered the miracle of interstellar travel millions of years ago, shortly before the peak of their civilisation, which culminated with the invention of the self-recycling beer can. No longer having to march to the bin to dispose of their cans, alcohol consumption rose 638%, leading to much drunk-jockeying. One such drunken pilot was that of the Nihifa'gr-panthic, or the "Mysterious Derelict Ship" in English. It had been transporting a small cargo salvaged from a dead colony. Contact had with the inhabitants been lost after the self-recycling beer can technology had been brought there, and many assumed that the lack of communiques was due to the drunken stupor being experienced by the rest of their race. This was not the case. A mysterious epidemic had swept throughout the small society, initiated by the discovery of an ancient, decayed ship in the nearby mountains. The colony bore evidence of terrible battles, and only a single life-sign could be found. A small, ovoid organic structure fused to a hull. It was being brought back to a more established colony populated by drunken scientists, but it never made it there. Pissed as usual, the captain accidentally crashed into a planet along the way. A few ensigns were sent to check the damage, hoping the dent could be buffed out in time for the wet T-shirt party back home, but this was not to be. The cargo was discovered to be damaged, and further investigation revealed that: "Yer... yeah... it sheems to be... er... hmm. I really love you, man, leshhh go ge' anudder drink." As the crew began to disappear one by one, the last remaining Jockey, the pilot, discovered the hold filled with a sea of sticky lumps. Unsure of what to do, he returned to his chair, cracked open a cold one, and watched an interesting looking spider in the corner become progressively prettier with every sip... |
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I stand corrected. |
... Well, if you just want to know where the engines are... you could speculate that they'd be on the ends of the horseshoe prongs, star trek style. But really, I don't think even the designer, H.R. Giger cares. :P
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Yes there is the info I needed in Wikipedia. Thanks for advice. I like that story about self-recycling beer cans, very funny!
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The information doesn't exist within the film series, which is the only thing I'd count as 'canon'.
All that stuff comes from comics and games. EDIT: Which is what it basically says in that article. You might as well just make up your own invented history of the species. |