Mala’kak, Space Jockey, or The Pilot. These are all names given to this species, as well as their scientific name, thought of as “‘Mundus gubernavi” or “Universal Pilot.” Little is known about these creatures but they are theorized by some to have been the creators of the Xenomorphs or “Alien” and are supposedly experts in the field of Bio-engineering. According to one theory, the Pilots were thought to have created the Xenomorphs as a biological weapon against the Yautja’s (predatory alien species) much as various humans themselves would plan to do after first encountering the Xenomorphs on Acheron–and that the Xenomorphs were used to end a civil war, which apparently went horribly wrong. This theory also explains the large amount of alien eggs in the ships cargo bay under the security field. Either way, the only crew member found was the captain and was discovered with ribs protruding outward, showing that a Xenomorph chest burster had been implanted.

Thirteen to fifteen years after the destruction of the Hadley’s Hope colony on Acheron, a still-living member of this species established contact with the young woman known as Billie, while rescuing Billie and her comrades on their mission to the Xenomorph homeworld. A childhood survivor of another Xenomorph infestation on the planet Rim, Billie shared with the Pilot a longing for revenge against the entire Xenomorph species. The Pilot followed them back to Earth, where it revealed to Billie its new plan to use Earth’s own xenomorph outbreak to conquer the planet.

The Pilot used the power of its ship–identical to the derelict on Acheron–to begin terraforming the Earth, lowering the temperature worldwide. The human government made contact with the Pilot, sending the President of the United States and other representatives to the ship to negotiate terms of surrender. Sensing betrayal, the Pilot attacked the President’s party. Swallowing a capsule, the President appeared to have triggered the birth of a chestburster gestating within him, which promptly attacked the terrified Pilot. A signal was sent, and the Pilot’s ship was destroyed by nuclear warheads.

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