If the story of Michael Fassbender's David 8 is ever completed in the Alien franchise, then there's a perfect death awaiting the android. Fans of the Alien movie franchise couldn't have been happier when it was announced that Ridley Scott was returning to the series for the first time since the 1979 original for prequel Prometheus. Scott would go on to follow this 2012 sci-fi blockbuster with Alien: Covenant, which was more of a direct Alien sequel. It's fair to say these two prequels have been divisive because while they featured intriguing concepts, themes and some great sequences, they suffered from flawed screenplays, unlikable protagonists and they rewrote some franchise lore.
The mixed reception to Alien: Covenant seemingly killed off plans for a third Scott prequel too, with the next movie set to be Fede Álvarez's upcoming Hulu Alien reboot. This is a shame, as it means the storyline of Michael Fassbender's David 8 will be left incomplete. David was the one element of Scott's prequels to receive praise, with Fassbender giving a chilly, fascinating performance as the killer android who develops a universe-threatening God complex.
Prometheus dealt with humanity seeking their creators in the Engineers, while David was obviously created by man but grew to feel nothing but contempt for humanity. When audiences meet David again in Alien: Covenant, he has been alone on an Engineer planet for a decade, experimenting with their "black goo," a bioweapon that can mutant lifeforms and rewrite their DNA. Covenant controversially suggested it was David himself who created the Xenomorph, and by the end of the sequel, he had taken control of the Covenant colony and had years to continue his tests on sleeping passengers. Had a third movie happened, the perfect death for David would have been to birth the final form of the titular Xenomorph himself.
From the beginning of his story, David has been obsessed with the idea of creation and designing the "perfect" lifeform. Throughout both Alien prequels, Xenomorph prototypes such as the Deacon or Neomorph were seen, leading to Alien: Covenant's Protomorph. As the name suggests, this is an early version of the Xenomorph, but the Protomorph's defeat shows David's monster is still far from "perfection." Since he, as an android, considers himself a superior being to mankind, it makes sense the ultimate version of his creation would blend traits from the Protomorph with himself. Thus, David's perfect Alien death would see him use the black goo to rewrite his own mechanical code and allow the first true Xenomorph to be born from himself.
Being both the father and mother to Alien's Xenomorph would both neatly tie off David 8's arc and Scott's prequel series. Regardless of the mixed reception the Alien prequel duology has received, the movies were at the very least attempting to tell an ambitious sci-fi tale, and it would be fascinating to see it play out to completion. Sadly, it looks like David's Alien story has ended, and audiences will never see his perfect ending either.