The Proto-Xenomorph (The Deacon) Stage 4 XX033 - Alien Species Explained

[@nyarlathotep194]

I won't lie I was not expecting too much regarding the Deacon as I felt it was just a forgotten afterthought, this was nice to see and listen to, cheers.

[@ProjectACHERON]

No worries friend!

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

I find it very interesting you called Deacon the Proto-Xenomorph. I do think Deacon is the original creature the Engineers worshipped and was the ‘pure xenomorph’ that the Engineers and David wanted to recreate and Neomorph, Praetomorph, Xenomorph all became a product of that. Which makes me really curious for a full expansion on the Deacon lifecycle. Well done.

[@ProjectACHERON]

Thanks. And your theory is very possible I tend to prescribe to the fact the deacon was a one time oddity and that the xx121 is the original or at least as close to whatever the original was. Perhaps the original ancient creature is something we haven’t seen yet?

[@Xenosaurian]

Protomorph, not "Praetomorph".

[@DonTiberius35]

I like to believe that the mural in prometheus represents the original xenomorphs, not the decon an ancient species somewhere still out there, most probably similar to the neomorph

[@danielb6803]

New Building Better Worlds book for the Alien RPG just dropped! Hope Project Acheron is diving in with a full pot of coffee this morning - Lots of great new lore details to explore and discuss.!

[@ProjectACHERON]

I definitely am!!

[@ezrasalvera]

Another new Project Acheron video!😆💕

[@ProjectACHERON]

Glad you’re excited, many new video to come! The channel is about to hit 20k subs as well!!!

[@celestialspartan1176]

I remember getting literally creeped out by the Deacon’s birth scene in Prometheus. When I walked out of the theater, I literally had chills. The hisses and other sound effects played a role in that. Like it’s Xenomorph cousin, the Deacon is one creepy motherfucker, while the Yautja (Predators) are some ugly motherfuckers.

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

Shame we likely will never see the Deacon again

[@ProjectACHERON]

I think the fact it’s unique and rare lends to the creature intrigue and mystic

[@celestialspartan1176]

@@ProjectACHERON that and the Neomorphs as well. It just adds more to the fact that the Engineer Genetic Accelerant is EXTREMELY unpredictable when it comes to affecting certain organisms, and what it could create. Look at the Fire and Stone comics.

[@Chase_baker_1996]

Despite it not getting much screen time in the film, the Deacon is my favorite alien in Prometheus

[@axelven8080]

BROS CLOSE TO 20k LETZ GO

[@ProjectACHERON]

I know right so close!!!!

[@xenoboy7828]

You explained it very well and like always you did an Amazing job, lets hope that we see some day again a Deacon maybe in a Adult Size ^^

[@ProjectACHERON]

Thanks so much for your support. There are many new video to come! Hopefully one day we see what these creatures could become. The channel is about to hit 20k subs as well!!!

[@xenoboy7828]

@@ProjectACHERON im happy for You and lets hope You reach them You are amazing 😊👍

[@nodatastored684]

What is Plagarium... the substance in the facehugger

[@ProjectACHERON]

No it’s the species name for a lot of xeno type creatures

[@nodatastored684]

@@ProjectACHERON oh on the wiki it was a substance the face hugger had it was never an egg

[@nodatastored684]

@@ProjectACHERON Plagiarus praepotens[1] was the highly mutagenic substance introduced by a Facehugger into potential

[@jafleming0409]

@@nodatastored684 The facehugger does not implant an egg. It inserts a proboscis down the larynx to the lungs and sprays a their specific version of the chemical genetic accelerant, which is absorbed by/thru the lungs into the bloodstream. The accelerant will then combine with the hosts DNA by way of the genetic reflex action to form a cancer-like growth in the chest cavity, that then forms into the embryo. A hosts body when examined after the Chestburster has left will show a placenta-like envelope sac that has tendrils connecting it to the major organs and bloodstream, from which it derived it's growth nutrients from the host. Even if the host somehow managed to survive implantation, they would usually die of a cancer-like disease caused by the remnants of the placenta-like remains in the body.

[@hagendf]

It was the coolest looking alien to ever do nothing.

[@giovannig2278]

12 minutes? Cmon man this could’ve easily been a 25 min+ video!!!!!!

[@ProjectACHERON]

25 minute I feel would have been overkill

[@giovannig2278]

@@ProjectACHERON how so you even forgot to include the legit concept art show casing the full adult form deacon bruv

[@ProjectACHERON]

Haha, I don’t want to include to much material that not canon or has been seen by the fans. I’d use that type of material more in a theory video

[@stoner36s]

Dude love your videos. The story arc with the black hole, what comic is that from? Much of your info I am dying to own the source material, I thought U had so much but apparently I missed more than I thought.

[@ProjectACHERON]

Have my friend so glad you’re enjoying the content. Please share them around and sub if you like. The source material for the black hole storyline is in the Alien RPG Heart of Darkness Expansion Book.

[@alexarias4099]

When I first watched Prometheus I was terrified of the Deacon, I knew how the xeno’s could replicate aspects of their hosts like the predalien for example so I thought the Deacon would’ve replicated the engineer’s hyper intelligence. So I imagined a giant and brutal creature thirsty for blood with the intelligence of an advanced alien civilization inside its sharp curved skull. But then the comics came along and revealed it had eaten the Black Goo and turned into a immobile mountain, not so scary nor smart after all. I actually thought that the Deacon would’ve learned to pilot a ship and get off world that way, it’s a little far fetched but at least it didn’t involve inflation into a geological structure

[@ProjectACHERON]

I suppose even with intelligence it would largely still need years of development and skill learning to do anything like that

[@kilgoretrout413]

The engineer's body is like a tardis. How the hell did the Deacon fit inside?!?!

[@victorconway444]

I just don't understand why every alien movie since Resurrection (with the exception of AVP) seems to hate Giger's biomechanical design so much. They all just want to make it look like a "realistic" pure flesh organism. Even Ridley Scott himself seems to hate it.

[@gnarlux]

E se lo space jockey del primo Alien avesse generato anche lui un deacon e quest'ultimo si fosse evoluto in regina, deponendo tutte quelle uova che Kane aveva scoperto all'interno della sua astronave?

[@ProjectACHERON]

I mean it’s at least possible I suppose

[@gnarlux]

Quest'ipotesi si collegherebbe con il murales trovato dall'equipaggio del Prometheus su LV-223 in cui appariva quello che, presumibilmente, era un deacon

[@aleksandergumos8508]

Born to starve to death😮

[@ProjectACHERON]

Unfortunately yeah

[@waterpillar1977]

Why didn't it eat the engineer or the trilobite

[@AxisChurchDevotee]

@@waterpillar1977 Those wouldn't last long.

[@Xenosaurian]

Um, that's not the one "collectively known as 'the Protomorph'", the one collectively known as the Protomorph is the Xenomorph variant engineered by David on Planet 4. This one from Prometheus is only collectively known as the Deacon. Also, you forgot to include the Fire & Stone comics revealing the further stages of development of the Deacon.

[@ProjectACHERON]

No, Davids creation is know as the Praetomorph, the Deacon is its nickname, its species catalog is Proto-xenomorph XX033. Didn't forget to include the fire and stone comics, there are bar room canon and so I included those events as unsubstantiated rumours? Its all there in the video?

[@Xenosaurian]

@@ProjectACHERON No, David's creations are Protomorphs. The Deacon is this one's name. There is no such thing as barroom canon, it's just canon. Andrew Gaska just likes to confuse things.

[@richardtingler4798]

Defs Praetomorph

[@Xenosaurian]

@@richardtingler4798 Protomorph. The name "Praetomorph" is redundant and pointless.

[@ProjectACHERON]

Yeah I don’t know what to tell you. You might think it’s a dumb name but in canon they are praetomorphs and the deacon is the protomorph

[@UN-RANDOM-OLOR-A-QLO]

It had a very bad design, an insult to Giger's designs

[@AceOfHeartz4]

I don't necessarily think it's a bad design. It seems much more like a natural design compared to the bio mechanic style of the well known xenomorph. Everyone compares every off shoot to the Big Chap or the Warriors of Aliens. That's just not an accurate example. The deacon is a cousin and apart of a slightly different family. It's more natural and less modified. It's not a tech human nightmare, but I feel like gieger could appreciate the idea of what the deacon means. It's the natural view of the creature he designed.

[@jafleming0409]

Sweet, I really like the format with the larger display windows. I am looking forward to your video about the ultimate forbidden life cycle stage of these creatures on the station, the Fulfremmen.

[@ProjectACHERON]

Thanks man, their video might be a ways off yet, want to get through the creatures first thing