Xenopedia
Register
Advertisement
Xenopedia
"I thought we were friends! Was I wrong? Of course I was wrong. Wrong to be your friend. Wrong to keep your secrets. Wrong to trust you. But I feel smarter, now. I do. Smart enough to know the truth. Smart enough to tell you that, Francis, even in this infinite universe... There's nowhere to run."
Elden to Francis (from Prometheus: Fire and Stone)

Elden was a construct part of the crew of the Geryon sent on a 'salvage mission' on the moon LV-223.

Elden began violently mutating after he was injected with a dose of Chemical A0-3959X.91 – 15 by astrobiologist Francis Lane, who wanted to use Elden as a filter to see if the liquid could cure his cancer. Elden began terrorizing the crew of the Geryon, alongside a horde of Xenomorphs, hellbent on finding Lane.

Characteristics and Traits[]

"Is it always like this? All the pain? The endless river of thoughts streaming through your head? Living is so...Ugly. I expected something amazing."
Elden
Trco211 1469289942

Graph showing Elden's evolutionary stages.

Originally a Synthetic, Elden had taken on a mutated humanoid form and was stripped of most cutaneous material. He was done all over in white and reddish tones, with two tube-like tendrils protruding from his back. Elden was capable of fighting multiple Xenomorphs and Yautjas at once, and was able to withstand a blast from a Plasmacaster without flinching, before regenerating the damaged flesh seconds afterwards. His mutation also allowed him to morph his body at will; during a battle with a pack of Predators, Elden morphed the flesh of his stomach into jaws with which he bit one Predator, causing the alien hunter to mutate as well.

Elden also had some control over the Xenomorphs, and vaguely reflected their skeletal visage. The tendrils on his back turned out, later, to be an immature extra set of arms.

Biography[]

Eldenhuman

Elden's "human" form.

Two days before arriving at the moon, passenger Clara Atkinson began recording a documentary using a PUP-like device. She introduced the camera to Francis Lane and began talking to him. After the discussion, Francis contacted Elden, who was busy scribbling 'hello' on the walls. Francis informed Elden that if Clara were to talk to him, he was not to disclose his cancer.

Elden and the rest of the crew landed on the moon and began exploring the terrain, being met with a lush jungle, bristling with strange alien life. They later came across a field of deceased mauled creatures and a lake of black goo. Francis became intrigued with the liquid and began examining it, with Elden remaining cautious.

The prime discovery made by the crew, however, was an old vessel, the Onager, from the colony Hadley's Hope located on the neighbouring moon LV-426 — containing a horde of hostile Xenomorphs which they unwittingly unleash.

Pathogenic mutation and rampage[]

Telden

Francis injecting Elden with the black goo.

Separated from the rest of the crew, Francis and Elden take shelter in a remote cave. They uncover the research left behind by the cave's previous inhabitant — a survivor of the Onager crash, Derrick Russell. After reading the survivor's work, Francis deduced that the result of the jungle was due to a crashed alien ship that had released numerous urns of black goo in the process, mutating the environment. Francis determined that the genetic accelerant's mutation process could be filtered to be the long-sought cure for his cancer. Francis requested for a reluctant Elden to be the filter, and injected him with a "drop" of the liquid. Elden, frightened, began mutating violently.

Enraged at Lane, Elden began chasing his "friend", but Francis was able to escape from him and reunite with the crew.

T20

Elden, mid-transformation, emerging from the jungle.

Back at the Helios, a horde of Xenomorphs began crowding outside the ship, with Captain Angela Foster and some other members watching from a distance. Angela suggested that Galgo and fellow members Piper and Higgins return to the Perses to use the ship to drive off the Aliens using its weaponry, while putting Francis in lockdown.

While waiting for Galgo's backup, Angela and the others witnessed an unhinged Elden approach the surrounded Helios, and the Xenomorphs allowed him to open the hatch to the ship.

Galgo, Piper, and Higgins decide to take the Perses back to the Geryon and abandon the rest of the crew. Elden, knowing that Francis is in the Perses, pilots the Helios and takes off to find and kill Francis.

Chaos inside the Geryon[]

"I don't know what you are or where you came from...But thank you. I've been harboring a lot of rage lately. Now I get to let it out."
Elden to a group of Predators
Eldenthrone

Elden threatens Francis

The Helios reached the Geryon, with Elden threatening Galgo over comms that he wanted Francis. Galgo complied and took a protesting Francis to the bridge of the Helios for a hostage exchange. Once there, separated by a blast door, Elden began taunting Francis and wished to interrogate him for answers, before a breach alarm suddenly sounded as a Predator hunting party boarded the ship. An angered Elden, believing it to be one of Galgo's "tricks", forcefully opened the door, causing a group of Xenomorphs to swarm into the Geryon. Elden watched on monitors as the Xenomorphs aboard the Kadmos, breach the barricade to the sickbay, and kill Steinberg, Hank, Orrie, Takahashi and another injured survivor.

Trco037

Elden battles the Predators.

Unable to find him through surveillance cameras, Elden decided to search for Francis on foot, actively and outwardly taunting him on the way and how he was 'jealous of his lifespan.' Elden sensed Galgo departing from the Geryon onto the Perses and subsequently encountered several Predators, one of them immediately firing its Plasmacaster through Elden's abdomen. Elden was unfazed as he regenerated his wounds and taunted the Yautja as a battle ensues between him, the hunters and the Xenomorphs. At one point, a hunter grabbed him from behind, but Elden's abdomen morphed into a large maw and bit a chunk out of the hunter's arm. As the Predator doubled over in pain, another hunter came to his aid and stabbed Elden with a knife, with Elden retorting by grasping its upper and lower jaw and ripping the top half of the Predator's head clean off. The last hunter, realizing it was outmatched, honored Elden by branding him the mark of a warrior. It also offered him a knife, but Elden refused, citing Yautja culture as "simple" and that he had "more interesting game to hunt. The one who created me".

Elden and Francis[]

"I don't want to kill you, Francis. I just wanted someone to explain it all, to help me understand what I am now."
Elden to a dying Francis.
T1rco102

Elden looking out into space.

Elden returned to his Xenomorph allies and asked for Francis' location. However, the creatures turned on Elden and swarm him. Elden was subsequently saved by a Predator, and the two slaughter the remaining Xenos together. Elden set off to find Francis, but was suddenly netted in a trap set by Francis, the latter plunging a syringe into his neck and locking himself in another room, Francis intending to use Elden's blood as a filter to cure his cancer. Elden freed himself and pleas with Francis in the other room not to inject himself with the filter. Francis ignored him and does so, resulting in him violently convulsing and mutating. Elden was suddenly attacked by the Predator that marked him, with Elden responding by plunging the hunters spear into its chest and leaving it for the Xenomorphs before running off to locate the mutated Francis.

Trco097

Elden and Francis defeat the Mutated Yautja.

Elden finds a heavily mutated Francis being attacked by a heavily Mutated Yautja - the hunter that was previously bitten by Elden's maw. Both Elden and Francis ally themselves to defeat the Yautja, with the two tearing off its arms and Francis stabbing it with a lead pipe. With the chaos finally over, Elden revealed to Francis that he simply wanted him to tell him of the purpose of life, and what it meant to be alive. However, Francis' body began to disintegrate. Elden asked Francis what he could do for him and Francis responded that he simply wanted to see the world. Elden carried the dying Francis to a window. Francis informed Elden that he was his legacy and that he should do something with his immortality. After Francis dies, Elden grabbed a finger and puts it in a small box, the last remaining remnant of his former companion.

Return to LV-223[]

Eldenwreckage

Elden emerges from the Wreckage of the Helios.

Elden subsequently took the Helios back down to LV-223 to reunite with Angela and the survivors, which now composed of Galgo, Jill, Chris Hanlock, and Ahab. Elden crashed the ship in front of Angela and Galgo during nightfall and subsequently slumped out of the wreckage. Angela accompanied Elden, but was soon rendered unconscious. The next day, Angela woke up to Elden salvaging from the ship in an attempt to build a bullhorn. Though Angela objected, stating that they would require something that could produce a signal, she soon realized through Derrick Russell's notes that there was a human beacon within a nearby mountain. The group discussed using the Onager to drill into the mountain.

Eldenbattles

Elden battles the Xenomorphs.

Angela approached the wreckage of the Onager, now infested with Xenomorphs and attempted to use Galgo as bait to lure out Ahab to clear the area of the creatures. When the Xenomorphs attack, Elden emerged to save the two and battles the creatures, but quickly became overwhelmed. Ahab suddenly appeared and killed the creatures. In the aftermath, Ahab turned his attention to Elden and grabbed him. Though Angela protests, believing that he would kill the construct. However, Elden was okay with this, as Ahab is actually embracing him. Ahab noticed Elden's clan mark and placed his forehead onto Elden, honoring him.

Sacrifice[]

T1rco040

Elden sacrificing himself.

The group took the Onager and arrived at the mountain and began drilling into it. However, the acid began eating through the ship. Elden concluded that the mountain was alive, and that the crew hit a vein. The group piloted the ship out of the vein and into a smaller tunnel and later found out that the Prometheus's signal was coming from behind a "wall". Angela tried to dig through, but was promptly stopped by Elden, who cited the mountain as alive. Elden speculated that the "mountain" was a being on the Prometheus that the accelerant caused to mutate and grow around the ship. However, the walls suddenly began closing around them. Moments before the group are crushed, Elden sacrificed himself by merging himself with the wall, allowing him to open a small hatch and granting them just enough time to escape the mountain.

Personality[]

"Hello, I'm Elden."
Elden's signature greeting

Elden was a helpful individual and trustful of people to a fault, as he allowed his friend Francis to use him as a test subject for accelerant, causing a tragic chain of events. After becoming infected and mutating, Elden became more aggressive and violent, going on a rampage and allowing Xenomorphs to kill off survivors. After Francis' death, he later calms down and begins to become helpful once again and aids Angela and the rest of her crew.

Elden generally experiences periods of intense blood-lust which can quickly turn into an inquisitive introspection on the nature of life, death, emotions, meaning, violence and other such topics.

Behind the Scenes[]

Eldena

Concept art of Eldena from Prometheus: The Complete Fire and Stone.

Originally, the character of Elden was conceived as a female synthetic known as Eldena. After she was mutated by the black liquid, Eldena would have become pregnant with synthetic Facehuggers, later giving birth to the creatures. When one of these robotic Facehuggers impregnated a host, they would have birthed metallic, more machine-like Xenomorphs.

Trivia[]

Appearances[]

Gallery[]

Concept art[]

Advertisement