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Engineers is the name attributed to a fictional extraterrestrial race featured in the Aliens film series. They were first presented in the form of a mysterious "space jockey" in the original 1979 sci-fi/horror film Alien. Their true form and culture were expanded upon in the 2012 prequel movie Prometheus.

Description
The true name of this alien race is unknown. They are an ancient culture, believed to have been the genetic forerunners of the human race. They were sentient bipedal humanoids with pale skin and no hair, standing approximately eight to ten feet tall in height.

History
Aeons ago, the Engineers developed a biological agent, which they used to bond with their own genetic code. A sacrificial engineer came to Earth where he unleashed this agent, allowing it to fuse with his own biology. This caused the Engineer's form to break down into its base components, but the fusion of alien DNA with the bio-agent seeded the planet Earth, giving rise to the evolution of the human race.

For reasons unknown, the Engineers later designed a mutant pathogen called Chemical A0-3959X.91 – 15, which was developed to wipe out the human race that they had created. The pathogen contained micro-organisms which, when combined with human DNA, yielded numerous unexpected side-effects, some of which include enhanced physical characteristics, but ultimately resulted in death. This black liquid pathogen was also responsible for the creation of new life forms that have come to be known as Hammerpedes and Trilobites. It is possible that Chemical A0-3959X.91 – 15 may have some connection to the development of the parasitic species SCI: N-933A, Internecivus-Raptus, also known as Xenomorphs.

In the year 2093, scientists Elizabeth Shaw and Charlie Holloway discovered cave paintings depicting the Engineers on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It was theorized that these cave paintings were at least two-thousand years old, and were similar to depictions found in other regions, all of which featured an alien being pointing to the heavens. This evidence prompted the Weyland Corporation to conduct a deep-space survey of where these Engineers may have originated. Their journey brought them to a moon, which they designated LV-223. There they found what appeared to be an Engineer military outpost.