The David transmissions[1] were a series of messages recorded by the Weyland Corp synthetic David. The transmissions revolved around David's experiments with a mysterious alien pathogen created by the alien race known as the Engineers and later discovered by the expedition aboard the exploration ship USCSS Prometheus, to which David had been assigned.[2]
Serving as a record of his progress with the substance thus far, the messages were transmitted to the Weyland-Yutani Corporation from the[2] United Americas[1] colony ship USCSS Covenant in 2104 following David's capture of the vessel and its payload of cryogenized colonists. Having already secured two samples of a proprietary parasitic organism aboard the ship, David recounted his unsuccessful attempt to genetically enhance Prometheus crewmember Elizabeth Shaw and her posthumous role in the creation of the parasites, and ultimately the creature that followed. With that in mind, David vowed to continue his experiments on the colonists and the crewmembers who had survived an encounter with David's works on the Engineer world on which David had been stranded.[2] Lifeforms encountered by the Prometheus on the moon of LV-223, including the Trilobite, were also detailed in the messages,[3] along with information on plant and animal life native to Planet 4. David concluded his musings with a warning to Weyland–Yutani—if his research were to be continued, the resulting creatures would overwhelm all of civilization.[2]
The transmissions were boosted through Gliese 581g.02 and amplified via KG-348 before being routed through HD 10180, LV-138, and Plutonian Outpost H-3, processed at Suborbital Research Platform J, and finally reaching Weyland–Yutani premises in Kyoto.[2] The David transmissions were also intercepted by the United States Colonial Marine Corps listening post Tanburro Station and led to an unofficial agreement between representatives of Weyland–Yutani, the Hyperdyne Corporation, and the USCM, laying the foundations for the formation of the secretive cabal dubbed Deep Void. Maitland, a synthetic employed by the Geholgod Institute, later memorized the David transmissions and overwrote them with forged footage.[1]
Appearances[]
- Advent
- Alien: The Roleplaying Game — Colonial Marines Operations Manual (mentioned only)
- Heart of Darkness (mentioned only)
- Building Better Worlds (mentioned only)