Prometheus 2: 10 Questions The Film Needs To Answer

3. What Exactly Is The Black Liquid?

The big catalyst for a lot of the mayhem that occurs to the hapless crew of the Prometheus is the discovery of the black goo that soon spells doom and sets off a chain of events which sees most of the cast bite the dust. However, aside from the fact that the black goo is a biological weapon designed by the Engineers, very little is actually known about it. One of the most interesting things of note about the black liquid is that it has completely different effects on those who ingest it; when the Engineer in the mysterious prologue voluntarily swallows it, it disintegrates his body and kickstarts life on the planet, but when a human is exposed to it, the human becomes a monster €“ Holloway and Fifield transformed into sinister, villainous creatures after contact. However, Shaw is not affected and instead becomes an incubator for a primordial version of the Xenomorph, suggesting that the black goo is not a sexually transmitted infection. Scott will no doubt feature the black fluid in some capacity in Prometheus 2 and confirmation as to its true nature needs clarifying. Is it a weapon that changes depending on its host? Are there two fluids altogether, one the Engineers use for creation and advancement, and another for destruction? Regardless, the black goo played such a major role in Prometheus, and answering what it is, is something that deserves to get answered definitively in the sequel.