David (Michael Fassbender) was easily the most interesting character in Prometheusand its sequel, Alien: Covenant, even though his grand plan was a failure from the start. Ridley Scott returned to the Alien franchise for the first time since 1979's Alien, but took the story in a much different direction than fans had been expecting. Prometheus explores a group of scientists and explorers heading out to the far reaches of space in search of the creators of humanity, only to discover something much darker.