Michael Fassbender’s David made a bold decision in 2017’s Alien: Covenant.

David’s obsessionwith creating life led to a game-changing decision inAlien: Covenant.

Ridley Scott directedAlien: Covenant,the second entry in theAlienprequel movies.

Michael Fassbender as David in Alien Covenant

It brings back Michael Fassbender’s David fromPrometheus.

Thehorrorfilm revolves around a colonizer ship named Covenant that crash lands on an alien planet.

They are also the creators of mankind.

Michael Fassbender as David in Alien: Covenant

But why did he do it?

David wants to create a new life superior to what currently exists and potentially rule the world.

He has no respect for Engineers and no respect for human beings."

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The image itself is this moment that should be a greeting that becomes a horrible bombing.

It reminds us of footage from Vietnam, for example.

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