Line #167 Characters/AlienCovenant


1	[[foldercontrol]]
2
3	!Crew of the ''Covenant''
4
5	!!!Captain
6
7	[[folder:Branson]]
8	!!Captain Jacob "Jake" Branson
9	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7f2d9425_8db6_4b3d_912d_575dac07e8b6.png]]
10	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JamesFranco [[labelnote:Other Languages]]Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa (Japanese), Creator/AnatoleDeBodinat (European French)[[/labelnote]]
11
12	The captain of the colonization spacecraft ''USCSS Covenant''.
13	----
14	* TheCaptain: Of the ''Covenant''.
15	* DeadStarWalking: From interviews to press releases, it's been made clear by everyone that Branson does not survive very long into the film.
16	* DeathByCameo: Branson is the first to die when the ''Covenant'' is waylaid by the neutrino burst, burning to death inside his own cryosleep pod.
17	* AFatherToHisMen: Implied by the crew's devastated reactions to his death.
18	* {{Foreshadowing}}: In the ''Last Supper'' prologue clip, he retires to his cryopod early, claiming that he's "burning up" (has a fever). When the film begins proper, he [[DramaticIrony ends up burning anyway]] when the neutrino burst hits the ship and his pod malfunctions.
19	* KillItWithFire: His pod malfunctions and he burns alive in his sleep.
20	* PlotTriggeringDeath: His death sets the events of the film in motion.
21	* WeHardlyKnewYe: He dies without saying a word (not counting the prologue clip and a video Daniels watches of him after his death).
22	[[/folder]]
23
24	[[folder:Oram]]
25
26	!!Captain Christopher "Chris" Oram (former First Mate)
27	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bb5bd8a6_99d8_4293_9025_4358870a402f.jpeg]]
28	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/BillyCrudup [[labelnote:Other Languages]]Fabrice Josso (French), Creator/RyotaroOkiayu (Japanese)[[/labelnote]]
29
30	The executive officer aboard the colonization spacecraft ''USCSS Covenant''.
31	----
32	* BeliefMakesYouStupid: He believes that the Company believes this, which is why he was not selected to captain the ''Covenant''. He also believes the crew believes it, which is why they don't respect his leadership and decisions. But the only person who brings up his faith is himself, leading to the conclusion that he was passed over because of general incompetence, not because of anything related to his faith. And while he is genuinely and generally incompetent, that's more inherent in his character and not because of his religion.
33	* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: As is typical of chestburster victims.]]
34	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:A given considering his death is by a Chestburster -- an unusual one at that, as this Chestburster is almost fully developed, having arms and legs already.]]
35	* DarkAndTroubledPast: He tells David that he "saw the devil at a very young age."
36	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: On becoming captain, Oram immediately expresses his concern that the crew and the Company don't think he's up to the job because of his religious beliefs. The Company's view is unknown, but while the crew clearly don't think much of his command ability, they never express any anti-religious prejudice towards Oram, implying that his concerns are more due to a lack of confidence.
37	* FaceFullOfAlienWingWong: [[spoiler:Oram has the distinction of being the first 'mother' of the Alien species. Or at least of the ones featured in the film, since it is still ambiguous whether these Xenomorphs are the precursors, or just a version David created by copying what the space jockeys already did.]]
38	* FieldPromotion: He becomes captain after Branson's death.
39	* GrewASpine: He finally nuts up and blows a Neomorph to all high hell while it's distracted with David. [[spoiler: Too bad he [[TooDumbToLive decides to trust a subsequently pissed off David and gets himself facehugged in the process]], triggering a series of events that [[EpicFail dooms 2000+ people.]]]]
40	* IdiotBall: Seconds after discovering David has affection for the Neomorphs, Oram decides that following him into an unknown area alone without telling any of his crew members is a good idea. [[spoiler:He also feels David is 100% trustworthy when he says the Xenomorph eggs are safe. A deleted scene and the novelization reveal that David drugged him with a narcotic ointment.]]
41	* TheLancer: Presumably was this to Branson before the latter's death.
42	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:His decision to redirect the mission results in a variety of messy, violent deaths, including his own wife. He feels very responsible.]]
43	* MythologyGag: Ridley Scott acknowledged that Oram [[spoiler:looking into the Ovomorph was a stupid thing to do, but that it was a nod to what Kane did in the first movie]].
44	* NiceGuy: Oram has a good heart, though it leads to him not being very well-equipped for a job that requires a tough and pragmatic mindset.
45	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: See MyGodWhatHaveIDone.
46	* RealMenLoveJesus: He's shown to be a religious man. Unfortunately he lives in a time when [[OutgrownSuchSillySuperstitions people with religious faith are regarded with suspicion]]. This doesn't help his confidence.
47	* TokenReligiousTeammate: He is a man of faith and he thinks that the colonization mission is guided by divine destiny. He also claims to have "met the devil" as a child. The other members of the crew do not mention their respective religious beliefs.
48	* TooDumbToLive: He kills a Neomorph while David is bonding with it. David is '''obviously''' pissed about this. [[spoiler:Oram follows David into a dark room and sticks his face over an Ovomorph because David tells him to.]] Three guesses what happens next.
49	* YouAreInCommandNow: When Branson dies, Oram becomes the acting captain -- a role he's clearly not prepared for, though he tries his best.
50	[[/folder]]
51
52	!!!Pilots
53
54	[[folder:Tennessee]]
55	!!Tennessee
56	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/6c0dfeda_0a30_430b_98fe_a827def1eaad.jpeg]]
57	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DannyMcBride
58
59	The chief pilot of the ''Covenant''. Married to Faris.
60	----
61	* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler: He's at the mercy of David by the end of the movie, though unlike Daniels he's fortunately asleep and is unaware of his situation.]]
62	* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Puts the colony ship at risk to save his wife, [[AllForNothing not knowing she's already dead.]]
63	* GoodOlBoy: Cowboy Hat? Check. Southern Fried Accent? Check. Loves Country Music? Double Check. Chivalrous Gentleman with old-fashioned values? ''Triple Check.'' The tie-in book ''The Art and Making of Alien: Covenant'' even describes him as such.
64	* NiceGuy: One of the most brave and virtuous crew members.
65	* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: He decides to fly in and save his crew despite warnings that the storm could do damage to the ship.
66	* SouthernFriedGenius: A cowboy who is educated enough in mathematics and (astro) physics to be the chief pilot of an interstellar spaceship? You're darned tootin' straight this southern-boy's a genius.
67	* SpaceCowboy: ''Film/AlienCovenant'' '''is''' partially a SpaceWestern in the sense its about pioneering settlers setting out to explore new frontiers; Tennesee takes this genre-tribut literally right down to his southern-drawl, love of country music and ever-present cowboy hat. He would ''not'' be out of place at all in an episode of ''Anime/CowboyBebop.''
68	* UglyGuyHotWife: With Faris.
69	* VitriolicBestBuds: The "Last Supper" prologue shows that he has a playful, snarky relationship with most of his crewmates but still cares deeply about them.
70	[[/folder]]
71
72	[[folder:Faris]]
73	!!Faris
74	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/faris_6.png]]
75	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Amy Seimetz [[labelnote:Other Languages]]Creator/FranceRenard (European French)[[/labelnote]]
76
77	Another pilot aboard the ''Covenant''. Married to Tennessee.
78	----
79	* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:A non-villainous version. More or less, you'd probably feel a lot more sorry for Tennessee than Farris since it's his wife, but considering that she locks Karine in the medbay with the Neomorph, which directly leads to her death, and unintentionally blows up the shuttle due to her [[DirtyCoward cowardice]] and [[TooDumbToLive stupidity]], which indirectly leads to dooming the entire crew and more deaths later on as the film progresses]].
80	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Being burned to death in a gas explosion]] is not a pretty way to go.
81	* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:Locks Karine in the medbay with the Neomorph despite more than enough time to get her out, while weakly claiming that she doesn't want to risk spreading any infection. This ensures Karine's death as she is attacked by the Neomorph that emerged out of Ledward's back.]]
82	* FreakOut: She completely loses it when [[spoiler:''something'' starts poking out of Ledward's back]]. This is regarded as OOCIsSeriousBusiness by Tennesse, and quite rightly.
83	* LethalKlutz: Let's see: slipping over on your friend's blood trying to run away from a newborn Alien, crushing your left ankle because you deployed the infirmary's emergency slam-lock BEFORE pulling your foot through the door, trying to shoot a lightning-fast Alien Baby in a room full of exposed blasting explosives when you can't even shoot fish in a barrel. How did someone as '''clumsy''' as you become a '''freaking starship-pilot''' in the first place, lady?
84	* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler: Faris locks Karine in with Ledward, who is about to give birth to a Neomorph, out of fear of a potential infection spreading across the area. She also conveniently ignores that Ledward's blood made contact withher own face first, making her the most liable to spread any potential infection around, and yet she quickly leaves the room to lock a relatively clean Karine inside]].
85	* TooDumbToLive: Trying to shoot a lightning fast baby Alien in a hangar filled with munition lockers clearly labeled "DANGER: EXPLOSIVE" with a SHOTGUN is already a lethally stupid idea; made ''suicidally'' stupid if you can't even hit the broad side of a barn like this poor lady.
86	* UglyGuyHotWife: With Tennessee.
87	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:None of the whole issue would've happen, if she hadn't unintentionally blown up the shuttle, had she gotten out of there for safety and found some way wait for the crew in time, they would've helped dealt with the situation at hand rather then take one of the most idiotic route.]] See TooDumbToLive above.
88	[[/folder]]
89
90	!!!Security Team
91
92	[[folder:Lope]]
93	!!Sergeant Lope
94	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lope.png]]
95	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DemianBichir
96
97	Head of the security unit aboard the ''Covenant''. Married to Hallett.
98	----
99	* BattleCouple: With Hallett.
100	* TheBigGuy: As the leader of the security unit, he's the big guy among big guys.
101	* CigarChomper: He can be seen smoking a big cigar several times throughout the film.
102	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Most unusual given that the face-hugger is only on his face for a few seconds before being pulled off. He is not unconscious either, so it "seems" that the process didn't even begin but it did...somehow.]]
103	%%** Well, it's [[spoiler:heavily implied that David-posing-as-Walter, when allegedly injecting him with a sedative, mixed in an alien pathogen - or, while he was unconscious, exposed him to one of the other alien embryos he had smuggled aboard. See "Headscratchers".]]
104	* FaceFullOfAlienWingWong: [[spoiler:He ends up becoming host to the Xenomorph that attacks the ''Covenant''. The circumstances of his infection however, has caused criticism amongst fans, see Headscratchers for details.]]
105	* FacialHorror: Gets a hole burned in his face by acid blood.
106	%%* HopeSpot: See above.
107	* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler: He's already died due to a chestburster by the time Daniels gets to him.]]
108	* StraightGay: He's openly homosexual and married to a Hallet, while also lacking any stereotypically "gay" mannerisms. This presence of a homosexual character in the ''Alien'' franchise actually harks all the way back to the first film, when Ridley Scott entertained the idea that same-sex relationships would no longer face any prejudice or stigma in an advanced future.
109	* SurroundedByIdiots: The incompetence of his security team is revealed in a tie-in novel to be entirely the result of his design by avoiding the best and brightest candidates, to avoid having competition for the job of Planetary Head of Security when the colony is established.
110	[[/folder]]
111
112	[[folder:Hallett]]
113	!!Sergeant Hallett
114	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/649cab55_ced1_45fd_af95_c655752b4aaf.png]]
115	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Nathaniel Dean
116
117	Part of the security team aboard the colonization spacecraft ''USCSS Covenant''. Married to Sergeant Lope.
118	----
119	* BattleCouple: With Lope.
120	* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: Ends up getting his neck torn open as the Neomorph rips its way out his body.]]
121	* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: He vomits copious amounts of blood right as he gives birth to the Neomorph]]
122	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: Gets infected with a Neomorph pathogen and dies when it bursts out of his neck.]]
123	* CuriosityIsACrapshoot: He toys around a bunch of egg sacs, which eventually leads to his death via Neomorph birth.
124	* FailedASpotCheck: Fails to notice the Neomorph pathogen in the air.
125	[[/folder]]
126
127	[[folder:Rosenthal]]
128	!!Rosenthal
129	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/TessHaubrich
130
131	Part of the security team aboard the colonization spacecraft ''USCSS Covenant''.
132	----
133	* ActionGirl: She's a member of the security team.
134	* AssholeVictim: Considering she's cheating on her partner, even though he's in cryosleep, she kinda falls into this when she dies.
135	* InformedJudaism: As evidenced by the Star of David she wears, and arguably by the last name Rosenthal. May also be a BadAssIsraeli.
136	* HesDeadJim: She tells Sergeant Lope that Hallett is dead after he gave birth to a Neomorph.
137	* MauveShirt: Gets the most screentime out of the minor characters [[spoiler: until her death halfway through.]]
138	* NeverSplitTheParty: [[spoiler:Goes off alone to clean herself up and suffers the inevitable fate of the genre blind.]]
139	* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:Her head is [[CruelAndUnusualDeath ripped off by the Neomorph and left floating in a pool of water]].]]
140	[[/folder]]
141
142	[[folder:Ledward]]
143	!!Ledward
144	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Benjamin Rigby
145
146	Part of the security team aboard the colonization spacecraft ''USCSS Covenant''.
147	----
148	* BodyHorror: [[spoiler:The Neomorph graphically rips its way out of Ledward's back, leaving his spine hanging out of the gaping wound that results.]]
149	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: The gestation and eventual eruption of the Neomorph Bloodburster from his back is arguably the most intense sequence in the entire film, and almost certainly the goriest in the entire series. It's no wonder that Faris freaked out.]]
150	* TheDanza: The novelization gives him the same first name as his actor: Ben.
151	* FailedASpotCheck: Fails to notice the Neomorph pathogen in the air.
152	* GenreBlind: Going off on your own to smoke is a bad idea in any horror movie. [[spoiler: Naturally, it leads to his infection and later death.]]
153	* MauveShirt: He doesn't make it past the first act.
154	* MyNaymeIs: Edward with an L at the start.
155	* SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler: The first casualty of the Neomorphs.]]
156	* TorsoWithAView: Again, the hole in his back.
157	[[/folder]]
158
159	[[folder:Cole]]
160	!!Cole
161	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Uli Latukefu
162
163	Part of the security team aboard the colonization spacecraft ''USCSS Covenant''.
164	----
165	* DeathByLookingUp: [[spoiler:He looks up in time for Oram's Xenomorph to jump down and maul him to death, giving him the dubious honor of being the first person killed by a full-grown Xenomorph.]]
166	* MauveShirt: Lasts a little longer than his compatriots [[spoiler: but ends up being the first victim of the Xenomorph.]]
167	* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[spoiler: His decision to save Lope from the facehugger gets him killed by a Xenomorph.]]
168	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: Even Worse, he ends up saving Lope's life, who was revealed to having a Xenomorph gestating inside of him. This specimen ends up killing Ricks and Upworth, besides Lope himself]]
169	[[/folder]]
170
171	[[folder:Ankor]]
172	!!Ankor
173	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Alexander England
174
175	Part of the security team aboard the colonization spacecraft ''USCSS Covenant''.
176	----
177	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:A Neomorph tears his throat and lower jaw right off in a single strike.]]
178	* FacialHorror: [[spoiler:His aforementioned death features the lower half of his face getting sliced off by a Neomorph.]]
179	* MinorInjuryOverreaction: Played with. [[spoiler:He dies instantly from a wound that, while admittedly horrifying and traumatic, would hardly be a fatal blow by itself in real life; he would only believably die from it by bleeding out if left completely untreated, and it would take a relatively long time.]] This was fixed in the novelization of the film, where [[spoiler:he gets instead the top of his skull pierced, a much more credible and realistic fast death.]]
180	* RedShirt: [[spoiler: Gets zero characterization before being killed.]]
181	[[/folder]]
182
183	!!!Other Crewmembers
184
185	[[folder:Daniels]]
186	!!Daniels
187	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/daniels.jpg]]
188	[[caption-width-right:300:''"[[OnlySaneMan We don't know what the fuck's out there.]]"'']]
189	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/KatherineWaterston [[labelnote:Other Languages]]Creator/MaayaSakamoto (Japanese)[[/labelnote]]
190
191	A terraforming expert aboard the ''Covenant'' who is married to the ship's original captain, Jacob Branson.
192	----
193	* ActionGirl: She continues the trend set by Ripley and Shaw from the previous films. She's also the first character in the entire ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' franchise [[spoiler:to kill a Xenomorph]].
194	* ActionSurvivor: Daniels is a terraforming expert, not a soldier. She does pretty well with a gun, though.
195	* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:In the few seconds before being put into stasis, she realizes that David has replaced Walter. She screams in rage and terror, realizing that he'll be continuing his brutal experiments on the approximate two thousand colonists aboard the ''Covenant''.]]
196	* TheBait: [[spoiler:She uses herself as bait for the alien in the final confrontation of the film.]]
197	* BoyishShortHair: Her hair is cut shorter then Ripley's was in ''[[Film/{{Aliens}} Aliens]]''...just not as short as in ''Film/Alien3''.
198	* FateWorseThanDeath: The short ''Advent'' strongly indicates that [[spoiler:David intends to use her to create the first Xenomorph Queen]].
199	* NiceGirl: In general Daniels is a very pleasant person.
200	* NumberTwo: Once Oram becomes captain she becomes NumberTwo. [[spoiler:By the end of the movie she's the captain]].
201	* OnlySaneMan: Daniels is one of the more sensible characters; she's the only person to forcefully argue that diverting from their original course is a drastically bad idea.
202	* TheProtagonist: She's the main character of ''Covenant''.
203	* ReplacementGoldfish: [[spoiler:David says he'll give her the same treatment he gave Shaw. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvckAPWH7cY In fact, he'll make her his Queen.]]]]
204	* TookALevelInBadass: She went from the ship's terraforming engineer to a Xenomorph-killing badass that Ripley would be proud of.
205	* WrenchWench: Her role on the ship isn't made entirely clear in the film, but she spends a good amount of time after the initial disaster running damage control.
206	* YouAreInCommandNow: [[spoiler:First to NumberTwo, and then to the captain by the end of the film after Oram dies]].
207	[[/folder]]
208
209	[[folder:Karine]]
210	!!Karine
211	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/CarmenEjogo
212
213	A crewmember aboard the colonization spacecraft ''USCSS Covenant''.
214	----
215	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: Viciously mauled to death by a Neomorph.]]
216	* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:When the Neomorph that's just burst out of Ledward's back attacks her, she brandishes a knife and kicks it away. Not that it does her much good...]]
217	* TheHeart: She is the most kindhearted member of the team, making [[spoiler: her early death more tragic.]]
218	* NiceGirl: She's a very sweet person, even going so far as to [[spoiler:comfort Ledward, pretty much a complete stranger, in his final moments despite her total panic]].
219	[[/folder]]
220
221	[[folder:Ricks]]
222	!!Ricks
223	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ricks_1.png]]
224	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JussieSmollett
225
226	Crew member of the ''Covenant'' and Upworth's boyfriend.
227	----
228	* BlackDudeDiesFirst: [[spoiler: Averted. He's the second to last to die.]]
229	* GladToBeAliveSex: He and Upworth engage in this once the Covenant has managed to escape. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, it leads to them no longer being alive.]]
230	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: Through the mouth!]]
231	* MrFanservice: Gets a naked shower sex scene with Upworth which turns to [[spoiler: FanDisservice when the alien appears to kill the two of them.]]
232	* OutWithABang: [[spoiler:Becomes the first person along with Upworth to get killed by a Xenomorph]] during a love scene.
233	* TheSpock: Like Upworth, he's concerned with following procedure even if it means risking his crewmember's lives.
234	* TheStoic: Doesn't emote much.
235	* ThoseTwoGuys: Always seen with Upworth.
236	* TokenMinority: He's one of only two African-American crew members.
237	[[/folder]]
238
239	[[folder:Upworth]]
240	!!Upworth
241	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/upworth.png]]
242	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/CallieHernandez
243
244	Head of communications aboard the ''Covenant'' and girlfriend of Ricks.
245	----
246	* GladToBeAliveSex: She and Ricks engage in this once the Covenant has managed to escape. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, it leads to them no longer being alive.]]
247	* MsFanservice: Very attractive and gets a naked love scene in a shower with Ricks. Quickly turns into [[spoiler: FanDisservice when the Xenomorph appears and butchers the both of them.]]
248	* NiceGirl: In the ''Last Supper'' prologue clip, she thanks Walter for helping her when she was choking during the party.
249	* TheSpock: She disagrees with Tennessee's decision to help the crew, claiming the risk of damage to the ship is too great.
250	* ThoseTwoGuys: Always seen with Ricks.
251	* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: She's a white Latina and in a relationship with Ricks, a black man.
252	[[/folder]]
253
254	[[folder:Walter]]
255	!!Walter
256	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/walter_8.png]]
257	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/MichaelFassbender
258
259	The ''Covenant's'' android.
260	----
261	* AnArmAndALeg: Loses a hand while saving Daniels from an alien. [[spoiler:David later cuts off his own hand to impersonate him.]]
262	* BadassBookworm: Oddly enough for what is ostensibly created to be loyal servant to humans, Walter is programmed with advanced Martial Arts subroutines that can potentially allow him to ''slaughter'' multiple humans singlehandedly if he ever felt inclined to do so.
263	* BigDamnHeroes: When [[spoiler: David]] is telling Daniels that she will [[spoiler:[[FaceFullofAlienWingWong replace Shaw]], has her pinned down and [[ForcedKiss forcefully kisses her]]]], Walter shows up in the nick of time to [[TranquilFury violently]] ''throw'' [[spoiler: David]] into the wall, allowing Daniels to escape.
264	* TheCavalry: In the prologue, he saves Upworth from choking to death. In the film, he saves Daniels twice.
265	* {{Expy}}: He's essentially the [[Film/{{Aliens}} Bishop]] to David's [[Film/{{Alien}} Ash]].
266	* {{Foil}}: To David. The physical similarities are obvious, and they both form a strong connection with their respective films' female lead (Shaw for David, Daniels for Walter). Where they differ is that David resents and sees himself as superior to humans, while Walter is content with his position. David is an arrogant SatanicArchetype while Walter is humble and heroic. David is duplicitous, while Walter is earnest. David embodies AIIsACrapshoot, while Walter handily averts it. Even their interest in the female leads are opposites: David developed a truly creepy crush on Shaw and eventually killed her despite or because of that; Walter takes an interest in Daniels out of duty, protecting her because its his job and trying to comfort her over the loss of her husband because she needs ''someone'' to talk to and the rest of the crew have their own tasks to be about.
267	* GlassCannon: Like David, he's got superhuman strength and reflexes, but (other than not having to worry about things like pain, shock, blood loss, or organ damage) doesn't seem to be much ''tougher'' than a human being, as seen when he tries to fight a Neomorph in hand-to-hand and ends up instantly losing his hand.
268	* HandicappedBadass: Losing a hand doesn't stop him from [[spoiler:handing David his own ass.]]
269	* HealingFactor: [[spoiler:David is surprised when Walter turns out to be NotQuiteDead after being stabbed in the neck, but the injury is shown immediately repairing itself, an upgrade that David is unaware of. Whether this means he survived David's KillAndReplace is unknown.]]
270	* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler: Heavily implied to have been killed by David.]]
271	* ShipTease: When David suggests to Walter that he is in love with Daniels. [[spoiler:At the end of the film, as she's going back into cryo-sleep, she asks him if he'll help her realise her husband's dream of building a log cabin. Which quickly leads into horror when 'Walter' has no idea what she's talking about...]]
272	* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: It's an ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' film so this is a given, though he seems to talk in a more monotone fashion than Ash or David. He tells his predecessor David that later models were made less emotional, because David's emotions tended to disturb them.
273	* ShutUpHannibal: Walter effectively takes the wind out of [[spoiler:David's]] sails when he points out that [[spoiler:Percy Bysshe Shelly, ''not'' Lord Byron (as David believed) wrote "Ozymandias", shutting down David's megalomaniacal ranting by showing that he isn't as perfect as he likes to think.]]
274	* TakingTheBullet: He intercepts a Neomorph in mid-pounce just before it's about to land on Daniels and eat her face. He then tries to punch it, and gets his hand bitten off for his trouble.
275	* ThemeNaming: Subverted for once in the series. You would expect that the next android after Ash, Bishop, Call, and David would be an E related name, then we meet... [[OddNameOut Walter]].
276	* ThreeLawsCompliant: Averted. Even though unlike David he is loyal to humanity, he is still programmed with high-level expertise of Martial Arts skills that can ''easily'' '''kill''' multiple human opponents, and he puts these skills to spectacular use in his battle against [[spoiler:David.]] However, he's never shown harming humans or disobeying their orders, and making every effort to protect them from harm, indicating that he is at least somewhat compliant. . .
277	* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:Last seen in combat with David, who later departs. Walter's fate is unknown, especially since he had previously demonstrated a HealingFactor.]]
278	* UndyingLoyalty: He's described as being loyal to the crew of the ship.
279	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:His ultimate whereabouts after the fight with David is unknown, as the latter pretended to be him and left the planet with Daniels, Tennessee and the rest of the colonists]].
280	* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: David suggests that he is in love with Daniels, after he sacrificed his hand to save her. He denies it, saying it was only his duty. As Walter's model is programmed to be less emotional, he may genuinely be ObliviousToLove on his own part.
281	* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: While David has a posh upper-class English accent, to match Peter O'Toole in ''[[Film/LawrenceOfArabia Lawrence of Arabia]]'', Walter's voice is lower, gruffer, and... kind of Midwestern American? He's supposed to be less emotional and more monotone, so possibly this is intentional.
282	[[/folder]]
283
284	!Other Characters
285
286	[[folder:Elizabeth]]
287	!!Dr. Elizabeth 'Ellie' M. Shaw
288	->See her entry on the ''Characters/{{Prometheus}}'' page.
289	[[/folder]]
290
291	[[folder:David]]
292	!!David 8
293	->See his entry on the ''Characters/{{Prometheus}}'' page.
294	[[/folder]]
295
296	[[folder:Neomorphs]]
297	!!Neomorphs
298	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/neomorph_0.jpg]]
299	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Andrew Crawford & Goran D. Kleut
300
301	An endoparasitoid extraterrestrial species encountered by the crew of the USCSS Covenant, the result of the Chemical A0-3959X.91 – 15 pathogen being unleashed on the Engineer homeworld. While it shares some characteristics with the Xenomorph [=XX121=], most notably its process of gestating inside a living host organism and its elongated head, it is otherwise quite different.
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303	* AlienBlood: Their blood is yellow.
304	* AxCrazy: Deliberately moreso than the Xenomorphs. They are even explained to be more animal-like in behavior, with the same hyper-aggression that the original creature had, [[ItCanThink but absolutely none of the subtlety or cleverness]].
305	* TheBerserker: The Neomorphs, unlike their Xenomorph cousins, are little more than wild animals that savagely attack any biological organism in sight. Shortly after being born, the Neomorph born from [[spoiler:Ledward]] tears into [[spoiler:Karine]] and soon after attacks [[spoiler:Faris]] with equal ferocity. In ''Advent'', David notes that Neomorphs spawned from humans are specially aggressive and savage.
306	* BodyHorror: Its lighter skin and lack of an exoskeleton make the Neomorph far more visually off-putting than its Xenomorph counterpart, looking quite similar to a tall, severely emaciated human. Its face and jaws are also more outright gross, with its closed mouth being based of a human sphincter, with their extended jaws looking more like they burst through their faces than simply being stored inside their mouth.
307	* BizarreAlienBiology: They reproduce through fungus-like egg sacs, which dispense their genetic material through airborne motes, something more akin to plants than anything found on Earth. Then they rapidly gestate within their hosts, being born fully mobile and extremely aggressive, then maturing to adult size within a few hours at most.
308	* BewareMyStingerTail: They have barbed stingers on their tails.
309	* BioweaponBeast: According to David in the novelization, Neomorphs are a product of the A0-3959X.91 – 15 pathogen gestating endoparasitic predators inside host species, with their appearance depending on the host that spawned them. The Engineers would carpet-bomb planets with the pathogen to gestate a horde of Neomorphs to consume the native life, wiping the slate clean. David spends years experimenting on hybridizing various Neomorph strains to create the Praetomorph variant of Xenomorphs--in the novelization in an attempt to replicate the Engineer-made [=XX121=], and in the film as an intermediary step between the base Neomorphs and the completed [=XX121=] Xenomorphs.
310	* TheBlank: Unlike the bio-mechanical, more intricate design of their cousin, the [[spoiler:adult]] Neomorphs have such a smooth appearance that, before they open their mouths, it would be hard to tell if they even ''had'' a face.
311	* ChestBurster: Like the Xenomorphs, they gestate inside a host and violently emerge as a "Bloodburster", though in the Neomorphs' case it's not always through the chest.
312	* CompositeCharacter:
313	** The pale skin and soft body, coupled with their status as a prototype for the Xenomorph, pegs them as an evolution of the "Beluga Xenomorph" concept from ''Script/AlienEngineers''.
314	** To the Newborn from ''[[Film/AlienResurrection Resurrection]]'', being different evolution that forgoes the typical DarkIsEvil look of the Xenomorph and has a smoother, more humanoid body instead of an exoskeleton, [[AxCrazy to being even more aggressive to a point that's a bit much compared to a Xenomorph]], down to its name meaning being along the lines of 'new form'.
315	** The Neomorph also takes after elements of the Deacon, another counterpart to the Xenomorph, seen in ''Film/{{Prometheus}}''.
316	* DeadGuyOnDisplay: David's laboratory contains [[spoiler:several immature and embryonic Neomorph specimens, the failures of his experiments to create the first Xenomorphs]].
317	* ExtremeOmnivore: One of the Neomorphs isn't too picky about chowing down on [[AnArmAndALeg Walter's arm]] when he gets in its way.
318	* FesteringFungus: Their egg sacs resemble fungal growths, and they are spawned through parasitic spores that infect a host.
319	* FragileSpeedster: Especially when compared to the Xenomorph. The Neomorph is insanely fast and explosive in all its stages, possibly even more than the average Xenomorph, though is much less tough overall in its adult form due to the lack of a chitin armor.
320	* HalfHumanHybrid: They are parasites that infect and gestate inside a host. The Neomorphs shown in the film are the human variants, but David's sketches show variants spawned from the planet's other species as well.
321	* ItCanThink: Somewhat implied as it approaches and clearly acknowledges [[spoiler:David's actions, with no clear intent in harming him before Oram kills it.]]
322	* LightIsNotGood: In contrast to the Xenomorphs' black exoskeletons, the Neomorphs have pale skin.
323	* LightningBruiser: The Bloodbusters are frighteningly fast, can take quite a few blasts to the face, and can easily maul a person to death if they aren't careful. However, as they get older, it seems they degrade into more of a FragileSpeedster.
324	* LegoGenetics: In the novelization, David states that Neomorphs -- and creatures spawned from the A0-3959X.91 – 15 pathogen in general --are endoparasites that inherit traits and attributes based on their hosts, a process referred to as the DNA Reflex in '' Alien: The Weyland-Yutani Report''. This process is detailed further in the ''Advent'' short film; and David's sketches show Neomorphs spawned from non-human species, [[spoiler:and his experiments on them to engineer the first Xenomorphs]].
325	* LivingWeapon: They are spawned from the Chemical A0-3959X.91 – 15 pathogen, which was created by the Engineers with the intent of eradicating all undesirable non-botanical lifeforms.
326	* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: When fully mature, they have large mouths that they can extrude - similarly to a goblin shark - lined with razor-sharp fangs.
327	* NestedMouths: A series staple that applies here too. The Neomorphs' outer mouth is a puckered anus-like hole, and they have extendable jaws like those of a goblin shark, similar to the Deacon from the end of ''Film/{{Prometheus}}''.
328	* PrimalStance: In their immature state they mainly move on all fours.
329	* PsychoPrototype: They are a precursor to the Xenomorphs and are far more animalistic, lacking the cunning of their successor bioweapon.
330	* {{Retcon}}: The explanation that David gives of how the pathogen functions indicates that the Hammerpedes and Trilobite/Deacon from ''Film/{{Prometheus}}'' were Neomorph variants. This also applies to the Xenomorphs, which were engineered by hybridizing different Neomorph strains.
331	* SpikesOfVillainy: Neomorphs have pointed head-crests and large dorsal spikes that they use to rip out of their hosts.
332	* StarfishAlien: Rather than eggs, they spawn from spores released by pods formed from the A0-3959X.91 – 15 mutagen, gestate inside a host, and grow into pale-skinned monsters with a striking resemblance to Xenomorphs.
333	* ToServeMan: They are voracious predators, and even as infants will attempt to devour whatever nearby organisms attract their attention. [[spoiler:Immediately after being born, the Neomorph spawned from Ledward started chowing down on Karine while she was still alive, immediately went after Faris, and later ate Walter's arm trying to get at Daniels; the Neomorph spawned from Hallett bit Rosenthal's head off and was discovered feeding on her corpse]].
334	* SuperPrototype: Zig-zagged, but ultimately subverted. As a precursor to the Xenomorph, the Neomorph actually features some unique advantages over it, namely [[spoiler:a stealthier impregnation/incubation process and a larval stage that is insanely strong and agile in contrast to the defenseless Chestbursters, as well as possibly a superior athleticism in its adult stage.]] However, [[spoiler:the Neomorph is less intelligent, its blood is not acidic and its flesh is softer and lacks an exoskeleton, those being critical traits that make it considerably more fragile and easier to kill than the Xenomorph, not to mention that its incubation loses its stealth factor as their hosts health rapidly declines, making it clear that something's wrong, meaning a much higher risk of the host being quarantined, and both the host and the infant Neomorph being terminated.]]
335	* TheVirus: They are spawned from the Chemical A0-3959X.91 – 15 pathogen via the "DNA Reflex" process, wherein the pathogen infects the host's cells and gestates a tumor that grows into a Neomorph that inherits traits from its host. [[spoiler:In the ''Advent'' short film it's shown that mixing tissues from multiple species with the Chemical A0-3959X.91 – 15 will result in a Neomorph with combined traits from those species, which is ultimately how David created his Xenomorphs.]]
336	* WallCrawl: They can cling to surfaces with their hands and feet, enabling them to easily climb vertical surfaces.
337	* WeComeInPeaceShootToKill: [[spoiler:The surviving adult is on the receiving end of this from Oram whilst David tries to comfort it, [[BigNo which enrages David]].]]
338	-->'''David:''' [[spoiler:[[NotSoStoic It trusted me!]]]]
339	[[/folder]]
340
341	[[folder:Xenomorphs (Covenant)]]
342	!!Xenomorphs (Covenant)/Praetomorphs
343	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/xenomorph_alien_covenant.jpg]]
344	!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JavierBotet
345
346	An endoparasitoid extraterrestrial species created by David 8's experiments using the Chemical A0-3959X.91 – 15 pathogen. In the novelization and early versions of the script, they are David's attempt to replicate the Engineer-made Xenomorph [=XX121=]; while in the final version of the film, David created them through hybridizing Neomorphs and they are the precursors of the classic Xenomorphs. They are similar in appearance to the "[[Film/{{Alien}} Big Chap]]" Xenomorph specimen, but with some remarkable differences -- namely, they are completely organic and lack biomechanical features.\
347	\
348	''TabletopGame/AlienTheRoleplayingGame'' called this variant the "Praetomorph" after the fan-name "Protomorph" and established it as the immature form of the "Stalker" caste, in much the same way as the Drone caste is the immature form of the Warrior caste.
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350	* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In a weird way, this trope applies as this Xenomorph deviates extremely from the sexually-influenced biomechanical aesthetic the creatures are known for. Overall it looks cleaned up, as its more organic look gives it a more clearly-defined, athletic appearance. [[spoiler:Which makes sense, since it's derived from the Neomorph, which is decidedly more organic itself.]]
351	* AdaptationalBadass: Their growth is multitudes faster than regular Aliens, they are born with functional limbs and are faster, stronger and tougher than the original Xenomorphs.
352	** AdaptationalWimp: That said, they are ''a lot'' less intelligent and are both worse at stealth and easier to trick into a trap.
353	* AdaptationDeviation: In the novelization, based on an early draft of the script, this variant of Xenomorph was created by David in an effort to replicate the Engineers' own, and had a biomechanical exoskeleton. Ridley Scott stated that originally this was going to be the case in the films, but late into production he revised things so that David was the sole creator and had the biomechanical features deliberately removed.
354	* AdaptationalDumbass: While smarter than the Neomorphs, they seem to somewhat lack the subtlety of their more famous brethren are known for, attacking it's prey like a blunt instrument.
355	* AxCrazy: Less so than the Neomorphs but still highly aggressive, willing to slam its own skull into reinforced glass to reach its targets.
356	* BewareMyStingerTail: They have sharp stingers on their tails, similar to the Big Chap from the original Alien.
357	* BigCreepyCrawlies: They were created by hybridizing different Neomorph strains, particularly one spawned from a parasitic wasp-like insect. The novel goes into more detail regarding this process, but is of dubious canonicity due to several significant differences.
358	* BioweaponBeast: The "Praetomorph" variant of Xenomorphs were created by David-8 through the hybridization of different Neomorph specimens, and were intended by Ridley Scott to represent an intermediary stage between the Neomorphs and the biomechanical Xenomorphs from the rest of the series. In the ''Advent'' short film, David declares his intent to perfect his "wolves" using the crew and colonists of the ''Covenant'', and use Daniels in particular to create the first Xenomorph Queen.
359	* BodyHorror: Lacking the exoskeleton of traditional Xenos, their bodies are more akin to a severely emaciated, or even skinless human body, being more flat-out disgusting than their brethren.
360	* ChestBurster: Of course, though this version is -- like the Neomorph Bloodburster -- born looking a lot closer to adult Xenomorphs, with fully formed limbs and a larger size.
361	* DuplicateDivergence: While initially intended to be the traditional Xenomorphs with David as their creator, they were later renamed to "Praetomorphs", explained to be David's attempt to reverse-engineer the famous monsters using specimens and data he found on Planet 4. In later works, the differences between the two species is more pronounced, with Praetomorphs being much quicker to develop, but also much less intelligent. Praetomorphs also don't have the ability to reproduce on their own like Xenomorphs because David didn't get to make a proper Queen, and only had a small amount of eggs at his disposal. Newer material also imply that Xenomorphs and Praetomorphs respond violently to one another.
362	* DeadGuyOnDisplay: In the novelization, David has several dead Xenomorphs of his own creation mounted on display, as well as a dead Engineer-created Ovomorph and Facehugger.
363	* EffectiveKnockoff: ''TabletopGame/AlienTheRoleplayingGame'' disregards Ridley Scott's statement that the Planet-4 Xenomorphs are the precursor of the Xenomorphs from the main series and that the Xenomorphs were created by David, going with what is stated in the novelization and early drafts of the script -- that the Engineers created the Xenomorphs and that David created the "Praetomorphs" attempting to replicate their work.
364	* EvilIsBigger: This version comes from a bigger egg, the facehugger is bigger and the chestburster is born larger and with functional limbs.
365	* EvilerThanThou: [[spoiler:Given its behavior in purposefully attacking the camera that "Walter" was using to track it, it's clear that unlike the Neomorph, the Xenomorph (or at least the Lope-spawned one) doesn't care or is the least bit interested in David or his plans and would probably have attempted to kill him all the same had he been present.]]
366	* HealingFactor: In the commentary of ''Film/AlienCovenant'', Ridley Scott reveals the Xenomorphs -- or at least this variant of them -- can regrow limbs and regenerate, making them virtually indestructible.
367	* HeinzHybrid: The Xenomorphs were created through David's experiments on Neomorphs, the local fauna, Engineers, and humans using the Chemical A0-3959X.91 – 15 pathogen.
368	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: The Xenomorph spawned from [[spoiler:Lope was impaled on a terraforming machine's prongs. It was still alive and trying to free itself, but the machine was dropped into Planet 4's upper atmosphere.]]
369	* ItCanThink: The Xenomorph specimen [[spoiler:spawned from Lope deliberately attacks the camera that "Walter" is using to track it]].
370	* LightningBruiser: As always with the Xenomorphs. [[spoiler:And, unlike the Neomorph, they can easily [[NoSell shrug off]] gunfire as an adult and, as a result, requires more creative ways to kill them.]]
371	* LivingWeapon: The Xenomorph was artificially created to be the UltimateLifeForm and bring about humanity's extinction.
372	* MadeOfIron: It ignores being briefly set on fire by the blast from the ship's engines, and while bullets do make it bleed, multiple glancing limb shots don't seem to seriously harm it at all and it moves way too fast for Daniels to get good sustained fire on its center mass.
373	* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: The Chestburster's mouth is lined with sharp fangs, but in its adult form the teeth look more humanoid.
374	* NestedMouths: Unlike the Neomorphs, they possess the iconic inner jaw, which can be used to headbite prey.
375	* PsychoPrototype: They represent an intermediary step between the Neomorphs and the mainline Xenomorphs, and are decidedly more savage than the latter, though less so than the Neomorphs. In the novel, [[spoiler:they are David's attempt to replicate an Engineer-created Facehugger specimen he discovered.]]
376	** According to [[TabletopGame/AlienTheRoleplayingGame the role-playing game]], they are considered this by the Xenomorphs ''themselves'', with any interaction between a Praetomorph and a traditional Xenomorph resulting in a vicious frenzy.
377	* SculptedPhysique: Is a lot less biomechanical than the classical Xenomorphs, with practically no Gigeresque features, though it instead appears to have black metal muscles.
378	* SpikesOfVillainy: Comes with the territory. This Xenomorph, like its successors, has tube-like spikes protruding from its back, although it lacks the bladed tail of the version from ''Film/{{Aliens}}''.
379	* StarfishAlien: They are the result of David splicing tissue samples harvested from different Neomorph variants, deceased Engineers, and a human using the Chemical A0-3959X.91 – 15 pathogen.
380	* UpgradeVsPrototypeFight: In the novelization -- based on an early version of the script -- the Xenomorph is attacked by the Neomorph spawned from Hallett. [[spoiler:The armored Xenomorph shreds the unarmored Neomorph after a brief fight.]]
381	** According to ''TabletopGame/AlienTheRoleplayingGame'', this would happen should they ever come face to face with a normal Xenomorph, with any interaction likely to result in a vicious battle to the death.
382	* TheVirus: Like the Neomorphs, they are spawned from the A0-3959X.91 – 15 pathogen via the "DNA Reflex" process, wherein the pathogen infects the host's cells and gestates a tumor that grows into a Xenomorph that inherits traits from its host.
383	* WallCrawl: Like Neomorphs, they can cling to surfaces with their hands and feet, using this to greatly boost their maneuverability.

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