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| “ | You're one ugly motherf-cker. | „ |
| ~ Almost everyone who faces a Yautja. |
The Yautja, more popularly known as the Predators, are the titular main antagonists of the franchise of the same name and titular major characters in the Alien vs. Predator franchise.
The Yautja species consists of mostly male Predators - Predator Females are a rare occurrence, and there are only a few known ones.
The Predators, as a dangerous warrior race, are great hunters, with trophies from many species across the galaxy. They are attracted to war zones, as those hunted there would make for the more difficult trophies to acquire, as well as the ones with the most honor attached. Trophies can consist of skins or skulls with the spinal column still attached. They often wear masks, and their faces resemble large crustaceans. Their equipment includes invisibility technology, as well as an array of weapons, including powerful shoulder cannons. They also wear small but powerful bombs on their wrists in case of defeat.
Despite the Predators' ruthless and aggressive behavior when they hunt their prey down, they all have redeeming or admirable traits, a great sense of honor, and rules about how they must hunt: they never kill innocent, sick, unarmed people, children or pregnant women, and they show great respect towards those who have defeated their own kind. However, there are Predators who will not follow any code and are considered villains even by their own kind.
Their vocal effects were provided by Peter Cullen
Biography and Culture[]
Predator culture revolves around the hunting and stalking of dangerous lifeforms. After making a kill, Predators typically skin or decapitate the carcass, converting it into a trophy. Failure in a hunt result in the Predator involved committing an honorable suicide. It often alludes to that the reason each Predator's hunt is not for sustenance or elimination of threats, but as entertainment or rite of passage, as they will only attack lifeforms that have the ability to provide them with a challenge. For that, they will travel huge distances – even across entire galaxies – in order to find and face opponents they consider a worthy challenge that would be hunted on the spot or transport them to a hunting ground of their choice in which preys from different corners of the galaxy gathered to see how well they adapt with each other to further rise the stakes (ex. Game Preserve Planet). Not surprisingly, this led to them making contact with various lifeforms such as humans and River Ghosts. The crossover media Aliens vs. Predator saw them added Xenomorphs and Engineers aka. Space Jockeys (a race of white-skinned extraterrestrial humanoid who allegedly created Xenomorph race) into their list also, the latter which confirmed in the Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem movie's DVD commentary.
Predators possess a level of technological advancement far in excess of anything available to humans. For either combat or hunting, they are armed with an array of weaponry, ranging from highly advanced plasma cannons and stealth camouflage to more ancient weapons such as blades, spears, and nets. When hunting, they would switch to more traditional weapons for more honorable fights.
Despite being a social race, Yautjas normally hunt alone or in a team of at least 3 people, which intentional to hone their individual skills at their fullest on the field. This is more evident in Ritual Hunts participated by young adult Yautjas who must prove their mettle by hunting the most dangerous game, either Xenomorphs or equally formidable lifeforms. Hunts which involve over 3 people on the other hand, are conducted under special circumstances (capturing a Xenomorph Queen, defeating a one-man adversary, and perilous quest to maintain or restore the honor of the entire Yautja race such as vanquishing a Predalien).
Aside from hi-tech weaponry, Predators also possess a pack of spined, quadrupedal beasts called Hell-Hounds used as flushing dogs, as shown in the case of "Super Predators" clan. Creature designer Gregory Nicotero used hyenas as a basis for the creature's physique, while the spines were added later by Chris Olivia. Similarly, Upgrade Predator's Clan utilizes another type of quadrupedal beast called Predator Hounds that seemingly better suited in retrieving targets of interest owing to the lack of spines, which make sense as Hell-Hounds had the tendency to excessively tear intended preys apart.
While technologically advanced, the Yautja race proved to be resourceful when it comes to crafting armor and other hunting equipment out of anything they can find on the field. This was hinted in Predator film where the Jungle Hunter noticed a trap set up by Dutch as the human soldier attempted to provoke him to get close only to be struck by another, unseen trap. In five-issue limited comic book series Predator: Hunters, when a Yautja ship crashed and left its occupants stranded on an island, the survivors quickly fashioned weapons and armor from the resources around them, making makeshift, primitive hunting tools. In Paul W.S. Anderson's Alien vs. Predator, Scar fashioned a spear and shield for Lex out of a nearby old shaft and some body parts of xenomorph Lex just killed.
The Predator society comprised of multiple Clans with Council of Ancients as the prime ruling authority of their race, comprised of the most skillful and exalted of the Clans. Predators movie introduces two different clans that are engaged in a long-lasting blood feud, which are "Jungle Hunter Clan" and Berserker Predator's unidentified Clan. The Predator introduced an unnamed Clan who implied to be less reputable than Jungle Hunter Clan yet not as infamous as Super Predator Clan at the same time for its records of performing genetic modifications to create hybrid super-soldiers out of its members by utilizing DNA taken from most formidable lifeforms in the galaxy (humans included). One such super-soldiers was Ultimate Predator aka. Assassin Predator or Upgrade Predator who dispatched to kill Fugitive Predator, a treacherous member of their clan who stole a piece of technology called Predator Killer which the latter intended to deliver to humanity. He managed to kill the traitor and intended to retrieve the precious cargo only to perish in the ensuing confrontation with McKenna and The Loonies. In the prequel film Prey, a new Clan, which serves as its overarching antagonist faction, deployed one of its own in his first hunt on Earth and according to Dan Trachtenberg, hailed from different hemisphere of their home planet which explained their slightly different physiology (notably reddish skin tone and fiercer-looking visage with flattened face) and choosing to hunt the late fall/early winter.
When hunting humans, Predators normally avoid certain individuals such as children and some adults if they are unarmed, though they will spare armed ones if they happen to be sick or armed women if they are pregnant. A human who has managed to kill a Predator in single combat or has fought alongside one is usually spared by the deceased hunter's comrades of his kind and given a gift (often a rare or exotic weapon) as a sign of respect. An example of the latter case is seen in the comic Predator: 1718, where a Predator called Greyback aka. Golden Angel join forces with pirate captain Raphael Adolini after his hunt on the captain's crew went wrong with Adolini's crew turned against their leader. In the ensuing fight, the dying Adolini gave his flintlock gun to the Predator before succumbing to his wounds. Out of respect on his human ally, Greyback buried the captain and left him a gift in the form of his sword on his grave. Similarly, in Paul W.S. Anderson's Alien vs. Predator, the main protagonist named Alexa Woods was given an ornate combi stick spear by the leader of the hunting party after impressed by her and Scarface's teamwork in stopping another Xenomorph outbreak at Antarctica.
Predators feature prominently in the folklore of certain cultures as well as leaving a significant impact on human civilization through their space travels; some Latin American people refer to the species as, "El Demonio Que hace trofeos de los hombres" (Spanish for "The Demon who makes trophies of men"), while Jamaican superstition identifies Predators as demons from the spirit world. In Paul W.S. Anderson's Alien vs. Predator continuity, on the other hand, they made contact with early human civilizations such as the ancient Egyptians, the Khmer Empire of Cambodia, and the Aztecs of Mesoamerica, as well as a fictitious culture inhabiting what is now modern-day Bouvetøya. Upon arriving on Earth, the Predators were worshiped as gods by humans, and they taught many of the civilizations how to build pyramids (an explanation as to why many of these different ancient societies had distinctly similar cultures and architecture), but in return, expected sacrifices of humans for use as hosts for huntable Aliens. The Predators returned to Bouvetøya every century to consummate the bargain, until, at one point in the ritual, the Aliens spread out of control, resulting in the Predators detonating a bomb that obliterated the entire civilization overnight. Relations with humans and the Predators deteriorated from that time on; the Predators then viewed humans as little more than another quarry to hunt.
Out of formidable preys that Predators have encountered, Xenomorphs are regarded as ultimate prey due to the formidable challenge they pose to their kind. As such, the Predators apparently kept at least one Xenomorph Queen in captivity within their motherships in order to maintain a supply of eggs. In fact, these creatures were used for ritualistic hunt, as Predators had designed multiple pyramids specifically design as a controlled environment for xenomorphs to grow during the hunt. The pyramid also contains plasma casters as the ultimate prize for those who survive in participating in ritualistic Xenomorph Hunt. A learner's first successful Alien hunt is completed with the marking of his helmet and forehead with the blood of his kill.
Language[]
The script of the Predators is expressed in the films and other media through written patterns of dashes. These written symbols appear on the creatures' gauntlet displays, their helmets, architecture, and many other surfaces. The most common vocalizations of the Predators consists of a series of clicks, roars, snarls, and growls. Predators will mimic human language on occasion and have been stated or shown to be able to understand and speak human languages. Author Steve Perry designed a constructed language set for the Aliens vs. Predator novel series.
Technology[]
Predator technology is distinctive in many respects, not the least of which is its ornate, tribal appearance masking deadly, sophisticated weaponry. It is shown in Predator 2 that at least one Predator weapon uses a metal that does not correspond to any element on the periodic table, and some weapons are utterly resistant to the effects of acidic blood belonging to Xenomorphs. Also, several of these tools make use of thermal imaging to track prey.
The Predator's mask also houses a viewing system that fine-tunes the creature's infrared vision by filtering out ambient heat, and also allows it to view in different Spectrum completely. The Predator's technology is advanced enough that the mask enables it to see in specific levels of X-ray and identify diseases and cancers, as well as picking up on pulse and heartbeat signals to track targets, as seen in Alien vs. Predator and Predators, respectively. The Predator also makes use of a light-bending cloaking device. A flashback sequence in Alien vs. Predator and Prey indicates that some aspects of their technology have been in use for millennia.
Interestingly, majorities of Yautja's hi-tech equipment were in fact, reverse-engineered from those of Amengi at least schematics-wise as revealed in Hunting Grounds. The Amengi invaded Yautja Prime and enslaved Hish, Yautja's primitive ancestors. Amengi's occupation at Yautja Prime didn't last long however, as in their hubris, the invaders became too militarily soft from centuries of luxury that they were poorly prepared upon facing the inevitable Hish uprising led by Kaali. In the ensuing conflict, both opposing races' position switched and the surviving Amengi could only watched as Hish advanced into Yautja everyone know nowadays by absorbing both their former oppressors' technology and culture into their own. Even so, the Yautja's greater focus on tradition as per their venator-culture means they lacked true scientists/engineers among themselves who dedicated to fully understand the scientific principles behind how many of reverse-engineered Amengi technology operate, negatively affecting their capacity in maintenance them. Isabelle went so far mentioned the creatures' tendency to dispose their broken techs rather than repairing them. Considering their great lengths to ensure any of their techs won't fell into other races' hands along with further improvement these creatures made on them including development of experimental ones humanity can use such as Predator Killer, it would likely be a matter of time before they gained complete understanding on reverse-engineered Amengi technology in their disposal and with it, proper ways to maintenance them.
List of Predator Weaponry[]
- Wrist Blades: A gauntlet with up to two serrated, retractable claw-like blades for melee combat. As simple as it's honorable, almost no Predators participated in a hunt without one in their disposal. The blades can also be launched as a projectile as a last resort. This weapon could be customized as per its user's style, in some cases only outfitted with one blade as shown in Berserker Predator clans.
- Wrist Scimitar: A curved blade reminiscent to humans' scimitar albeit outfitted in a gauntlet rather than a handle. Had longer range at the cost of increased bulk, reduced manuverability, and limited retractability.
- Predator Axe: An axe which similar to humans'.
- Hand Scythe: Sickle-like weapon for melee combat.
- Plasma Scythe: Two-handed scythe with blade made of superheated plasma exclusive to Yautja Vanguards, but even only those who managed to prove themselves that allowed to have one as per Yautja law due to its deadly capabilities which made it too overpowered for a hunt, more than Plasmacasters that it deemed illegitimate to carry during such event.
- Ceremonial Dagger: Ornate dagger devised to take trophies from a worthy prey (though other weapons such as aforementioned wrist blades could do the job also) and last resort weapon. Being fashioned from either bones or resin from a Xenomorph processed into a material as hard as steel, it's resistant to the creatures' acidic blood.
- Predator Maul: Handheld bladed weapon fashioned into tonfa-like layout. Packed a punch as great as combistick yet possessed inferior attack range.
- Predator Sword: Yautja's very version of swords used by humans.
- Elder Sword: A variant of Predator Sword with greater cutting power than human-made swords and machete-like blade.
- Combistick: Telescopic spear wielded by Yautjas, usually acquired after the completion of their training and therefore ready for their first hunt. In the hands of skilled Yautjas, it was a deadly weapon for being extremely fast, well-balanced, extremely strong for being constructed out of light yet durable material, and greatly increased range in hand-to-hand combat compared to the likes of Wrist Blades. When its owner died, their combistick was buried with them.
- Separable Combistick: A combistick variant whose one end being a spearhead designed for cutting as much as piercing and mace with retractable spikes on another. Referred as such because it can be split into two separate weapons for dual wielding.
- Predator Glaive: Also simply referred as Glaive, it's a telescopic pole weapon similar to combistick albeit with sharp blades for slashing enemies with instead of spearheads.
- Plasma Glaive: Predator Glaive which blades imbued with hot plasma to improve its already devastating cutting power. Reserved for veteran Yautja Spear Masters.
- Noose: A rope for hanging flayed victims and as a trap which hung a prey by the neck.
- Razor Whip: A segmented whip capable of slicing through flesh and resistance to Xenomorph's acidic blood, which also attributed to it fashioned from the creature's tail. Three variants exist; shivcutter (made of Xenomorph Drone's tail thus least damaging), lifescythe (made of tail of stronger caste below Praetorian), and praetorian's tip (made of namesake Xenomorph caste's tail and being most damaging for corrosive properties).
- Electroshock Bolas: A bolas which electrocuted a target upon getting caught. It can be set to either to stun or kill.
- Smart Disc: A discus-like throwing weapon with sophisticated technological features that allow it to return to the wielder's hand after being thrown, targeting multiple targets at once through either body heat or laser targeting system in Bio-Helmet or mental command, and slice through strong materials on ease. Can also be used as melee weapon.
- Shuriken: Smaller version of smart disc with six retractable curved blades.
- Speargun: Yautja firearm devised to fire metal bolts. Despite referred as such, the bolts have jagged, U-shaped point instead of arrowhead-like as with their human-made counterparts, though it's still relative to the weapon's own layout.
- Speargun Rifle: A variant of speargun with layout reminiscent to human-made rifles hence boasts better firepower.
- Bleeder Speargun: Speargun Rifle designed to fire specialized bolts which resulted the target to bleed profusely thus hindered their combat abilities hence its name.
- Bolt Gun: Feral Predator's speargun which fires up to 3 homing arrow-shaped bolts guided via. his bio-mask's targeting system on the same vein with plasmacaster, which helped by it supposedly the latter's precursor.
- Speargun Rifle: A variant of speargun with layout reminiscent to human-made rifles hence boasts better firepower.
- Net Gun: Yautja firearm designed to fire wire nets that would tighten upon a prey painfully cut them into a pile of minched meat.
- Netball: A variant of the weapon in form of spherical device which unravel into net configuration upon being thrown and violently tighten back upon impact.
- Electroshock Missile Battery: Back-mounted missile device that fired armor penetrating electroshock plasma missiles capable of targeting three different targets. Gifted only to military Yautjas for being weapon of war instead of for hunt.
- Yautja Bow and Arrows: Bows and arrows similar to humans' own albeit deadlier.
- Energy Flechette: Short-range energy projector weapon which fires plasma mounted on Wrist Computer.
- Wrist Cannon: A variant of energy flechette with greater range and firepower.
- Plasma Pistol: Another Yautja firearm in form of pistol which fires concentrated plasma bolts.
- Burner: Yautja's equivalent to humans' assault rifle popular among low-ranking Yautjas. Fires streams of hot plasma.
- Plasmacaster: Shoulder mounted cannon which fires concentrated plasma bolts which burst into energy shrapnels upon impact. Aiming the weapon can be done via. Wrist Computer or Bio-Helmet's laser targeting system. Among notable customizations on the weapon are:
- Omni-Caster: Plasmacaster that can fire incendiary bolts to burn the target and dark plasma which triggers a controlled energy reaction that correlates its damage to the mass of a target upon hit in addition of regular bolt. It comes with bio-scanner to determine which projectile variant they susceptible most.
- Berserker Yautja Plasmacaster: Plasmacasters used by Berserker Yautjas. It has rotary feature to fire multiple bolts in the fashion not unlike gatling gun.
- Plasmacaster Pistol: Plasmacaster modified into plasma pistol.
- Bio-Helmet Plasmacaster: More compact plasmacaster built into bio-helmet. Packs a punch as great as standard ones.
- Blazer: Shoulder-mounted, crowd control energy projector which fires a sweeping heat ray hotter than many stars at its core. Exclusive to military Yautja for being weapon of war.
- Killscreen Generator: Backpack-like equipment which fires hot plasma to repel incoming projectiles.
- Predator Mines: A series of mine-based weaponry used by Yautjas on their Hunts triggered when an enemy passes close by, either automatically or remotely. Notable example being ones used by Feral Predator which required activation code not unlike Self-Destruct device.
- Laser Mines: A mine which, instead exploding, generates dozens of lasers to block a passage, preventing anyone and anything to pass through without getting sliced into pieces.
- Remote Mines: Mines that can be guided via. Wrist Computer.
- Throwing Mines: Mines which can be thrown like grenade in addition of traditionally placed as proximity-detonated traps.
- Fire Throwing Mines: Mines with incendiary properties.
- EMP Throwing Mines: Mines which can temporarily disable mechanical systems with an electromagnetic pulse. They can also disrupt a Yautja's Cloak and similar visual camouflage systems.
- Sonic Throwing Mines: Mines which detonate into multi-spectrum light and subsonic sound waves sufficient to incapacitate organic foes.
- Plasma Throwing Mines: Mines which envelop their target in a burst of plasma energy, essentially vaporizing them.
Appearance[]
Yautja are large, muscular, bipedal extraterrestrial humanoid creatures with long, hair-like appendages on their heads (nicknamed dreadlocks) that are set into their skulls while some have sparse, coarse facial hair on their cheeks and above the eyes, a monstrous face which feature insect-like mandibles, reptilian-like scaly skin, sharp claws, a mesh wire body net under their armor, which is consisted of shoulder guards, wrist guards and plates covering their left pectorals as well as armor on their hips and legs and a loin cloth visible around their waists. Yautja have been known to wear a collection of skull trophies of creatures or humans that they have previously hunted and killed on other planets such as Earth while they are typically over 9 feet tall, although some have been known to grow to 8 feet or even taller. Their blood is also luminescent phosphor green in coloration.
Throughout their film appearances, Yautja have undergone numerous design variations. In Predator 2, the City Hunter was designed to look more urban and hip than his predecessor. Design changes included tribal ornamentation on his forehead, which was made steeper and shallower, brighter skin coloration and a greater number of fangs. In Alien vs. Predator, the appearance of the Yautja was redesigned to make them seem more heroic. Redesigns included a reduction in head and waist size, broader shoulders, a more muscular physique, piranha-like teeth on their upper jaw and dryer, less clammy skin to further differentiate them from the Xenomorphs. In Aliens vs Predator: Requiem, the Predator was returned to the sleeker design concept prior to Alien vs. Predator. In Predators, Super Predators are a different species of the Yautja race. They are essentially a stronger version of the original Predators as they are larger than their mainstream counterparts, standing at 8-9 feet tall or more. They have a more reptilian appearance than their better-known cousins, a more muscular physique and even have scaly skin in addition to different colour pigmentation. Another feature is their dreadlocks which are far more swept back than on "normal" Yautja and also possess a longer face, giving them a small snout in effect. Filmmakers who worked on Prey would establish such variations being adapted to jungle biome in stark contrast of Feral Predator's brethren who hailed from desert biome as reflected by his more distinctive adaptations; moisture retention (thinner, waxier dreadlocks; scalier skin; thicker oral tissue; smaller casque (ridges), and spiracles/nostrils high on the forehead), flatter visage due to bigger internal heat sensing organs in proportionally prominent forehead and smaller ridges, and larger jaw with better bite force and thick molars to crush bones as much as flesh.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Superhuman Strength: Predators are incredibly strong and powerful creatures, easily capable of outmatching a conditioned adult human male in unarmed combat and able to land deadly blows or punches that can shatter solid concrete. They are strong enough to tear a human's head and spine from the body with little effort, while some larger specimens have even been seen to rip a human body in half using their bare hands. Their strength evidently extends to their lower bodies as well, as Predators have been seen to jump up to three times their own height, and are capable of falling up to ten times their height and landing safely on their feet with ease. However, their strength has been shown to rival that of other alien races such as Xenomorphs, who, similar to Predators, also have similar strength.
- Superhuman Speed: Predators can move faster than the human eye can follow, keep up with Xenomorphs, which can move too quickly to be recorded by advanced camera systems, and casually keep pace with a speeding car.
- Superhuman Durability: Predators are highly resilient to physical damage, capable of recovering from multiple gunshot wounds with minimal or even no medical attention and surviving radiation doses which would be fatal to humans. They are also highly immune to most bacteria and viruses.
- Hunting Skills: Yautja culture itself centers on the ritualistic hunting of other dangerous lifeforms. They will travel even the span of entire galaxies in order to face human opponents. Once their prey has been silenced, the Predators collect their skulls as trophies.
- Master Combatant/Martial Artist: Despite relying on their weapons and tech, Predators are shown extreme prowess in close quarters combat and martial arts thanks to their training on their homeworld. Coupled with their incredible strength, they have taken down countless Xenomorphs, cyborgs and elite quadron of soldiers. Like any good fighters, they have their own fighting style; Jehdin. Described as a fusion of various complex fighting styles, this martial arts is said to be superior to all earth's fighting styles, even low ranked Predators are said to be on par with skilled samurai.
- Intelligence: Yautja possess far higher mental capabilities than humans. They have created tech far more advanced than the likes of the Colonial Marines Corps and Weyland-Yutani industries, and have made starships capable of interstellar travel. They have also made their own martial arts for combat.
Honor Code[]
A set of rules that govern day-to-day interactions of Predators as well as the Hunt prominently adhered by Jungle Hunter Clan. Clans belonged to Super Predators don't seem to keen of doing the same while Feral Predator's apparently had a slightly different set of code.
- Worthy Hunting Game: Make sure the prey fills the following criteria: Can defend itself and/or can kill the hunter himself, of age (killing children and the elderly is considered the height of bad manners), not linked to other lives (so that removing the prey will not doom another, e.g. pregnant women) and not weakened by diseases.
- Failing in the hunt: Should you fail in your quest, take your own life instead of live in shame. However, some cowards prefer to live in obscurity rather than die. This is considered to be dishonorable, so suicide is then "assisted" by an Arbitrator.
- Claiming the kill of another hunter: Stealing the trophy belonging to your fellow hunter, living or dead, is considered to be a great insult.
- Murder of another Yautja: Killing another member of your kind intentionally (with an exception for self-defense or killing a foe in a wrestling match to settle a dispute) is the worst crime.
- Never harm the innocent: Those who have done no harm should have no harm done to them. (It can be inferred that this rule must pertain only to harming other Yautja in their society, since they hunt and kill members of many species one could call "innocent." It can also be inferred that Bad Blood Predators would ignore this rule either in part or in whole.)
- Hunting for food: When hunting for food, take only the weak. This is to purify the species' line.
- Wounded Game: When coming upon prey wounded by another hunter and the prey is dying without sport, show honor to another's kill. If the prey still shows sport, it is to be a joint trophy.
- Joining another hunt: Do not join another's hunt or hunt in their territory without their permission. All trophies taken in this manner are stolen trophies and shall be dealt with by the rightful owner.
- Mercy: Those who defeat you in a fair hunt or who are the victors in more dangerous hunts (such as a battle with the Alien Queen), and show you mercy are to be considered our equals. You must either kill them and yourself or bestow them with a reward.
- Code Violations: Those who break the code are renegades and no longer considered to be a Yautja. They are to be destroyed when encountered.
- Never harm the ill or offspring: Do not harm the ill or those who are pregnant with infants. Best spare either unless they pose a threat (only apply for the former).
- When in a duel with an enemy, you must reveal yourself: In the novelization of first Alien vs. Predator film, Lex Woods was about to be killed by a cloaked predator, however before it prepared to deliver the final blow it deactivated its cloak. According to the book, it is "hunting ethic" to reveal yourself to your enemy at the climax of a fight.
Predator Variations[]
In addition of mainstream variant best represented by Jungle Hunter Clan, subspecies of Yautja race has been introduced.
Super Predators[]
A Yautja subspecies debuted in Predators. This variant's reptilian feature is more prominent (possessing scaly skin in addition to different color pigmentation), along with far more swept back dreadlocks, longer face, and deeper and more feral trill. They utilize same technology as those of mainstream variants with few differences (additional vision modes such as Pulse Vision in Bio-Helmet, a single blade attached on wristblade instead of typical two, tighter armor made of leather).
Super Predators adopts a different hunting style which doesn't condone Honor Code followed by mainstream Yautjas. When hunting, they utilize traps, preferring to induce fear and panic into their prey in an attempt to make them run. They are also not above killing unarmed or injured/crippled opponents as trophies and large numbers of kills matter more than honor. Nevertheless, the only admirable aspect in Super Predators is determination to be better killers hence the reason they use the most dangerous of prey in order to improve their technology and tactics.
Biography[]
Film Series[]
Prey[]
- Main article: Feral Predator
Predator[]
The unmasked Jungle Hunter.
In the first film, a Predator dubbed the Jungle Hunter was the titular main antagonist and sent to a Central American country in the throes of civil war. It killed and skinned a Special Forces team in the area and witnessed another destroy a guerrilla camp while sustaining zero casualties. The Predator hunted them down one by one until only their leader Dutch was left. The Predator viewed him as a more worthy adversary than the rest and engaged in single combat with him. However, Dutch caught the Predator in a trap he had previously laid. Knowing it was defeated, the Predator set its bomb and blew itself up.
Predator 2[]
| “ | Harrigan: You're one ugly mother- City Hunter: MOTHERF***ER! |
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| ~ City Hunter interrupting Harrigan's line. |
In the second film, a group of Predators landed near Los Angeles, which was being torn apart in a war between Colombian and Jamaican drug dealers. One of which (known as the City Hunter), (who acted as the titular main antagonist throughout the film) was sent out to gather trophies, and it hunted among the drug dealers and police alike. It made the mistake of killing Det. Harrigan's partner, who sought vengeance. He engaged in combat with the City Hunter, and the wounded alien fled to its ship, where they fought a final battle. Harrigan killed the Predator, after which its brethren deactivated their cloaking devices and approached him. The group's senior member handed him an American Civil War-era pistol in recognition of his victory, and the Predators departed soon after.
Predators[]
- Main article: Berserker Predator
In Predators (which deliberately distances itself from the prior Aliens vs. Predator movies), it is revealed that there are two warring Predator tribes, with one group using quadrupedal hunting beasts and elaborate traps to hunt. These Predators capture and drop a group of elite killers from different locations from Earth onto a forested planet used as a game preserve. After numerous battles resulting in the deaths of two Predators and all but two of the captured humans, the last Predator manages to kill another member of its kind from a rival tribe but is defeated in combat by the human survivors.
The Predator[]
| “ | You are one beautiful mother----er. | „ |
| ~ Casey Bracket to the stunned Predator. |
- Main article: Ultimate Predator
Alien vs. Predator series[]
Alien vs. Predator[]
In 2004, a Predator ship arrived in Earth orbit to draw humans to an ancient Predator training ground on Bouvetøya, an island one thousand miles north of Antarctica. A buried pyramid which gave off a "heat bloom" attracted humans led by Charles Bishop Weyland, who unknowingly activated a Xenomorph production line. Three Predator hunters initiate entered the structure, killing all humans in their way with the intention of hunting the newborn Xenomorph warriors. Two Predators died in the ensuing battle, while the third (credited as Scar in the credits) allied itself with the lone surviving human, Alexa Woods, to battled the escaped Queen Alien. The Queen was defeated, but not before she fatally wounded Scar.
The Predator ship hovering above the battleground uncloaked, and the crew retrieved the fallen Scar. A Predator elder gives Alexa a spear as a sign of respect and then departs. Once the Predator ship was in orbit, it was revealed that a Chestburster was in Scar 's corpse, though this specimen had Predator mandibles.
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem[]
Set immediately after the previous film, the Predalien hybrid onboard the Predator scout ship, which just separated from the mothership from the last film, has grown to full adult size and sets about killing the Predators on-board the ship, causing it to crash in Gunnison, Colorado. The last survivor activates a distress beacon with a video of the Predalien, which is received by a veteran Predator, Wolfe, who sets off towards Earth to "clean up" the infestation.
When he arrives, Wolfe tracks the Aliens into a section of the sewer below the town. He removes evidence of their presence as he goes by using a corrosive blue liquid. He uses a laser net to try to contain the creatures, but the Aliens still manage to escape into the town above. The Predator fashions a plasma pistol from its remaining plasma caster, the other being damaged while he hunted Aliens all across town (accidentally cutting the power to the town in the process) during a confrontation with human survivors.
Later on, the Predator re-encounters the same human survivors in the Alien Hive and loses his plasma pistol. The Predator then fights the Predalien single-handedly, and the two mortally wound one another just as the United States military drops a tactical nuclear bomb on the town, incinerating both combatants as well as the few remaining humans in the city. The United States Army then takes the salvaged plasma pistol to Ms. Yutani.
Other Media[]
Mortal Kombat[]
- Main article: Jungle Hunter
The Predator has appeared as a DLC character in the video game, Mortal Kombat X. Predators (a.k.a. Yautja) hail from the Predator film series, along with the shared Alien vs. Predator universe. The Predator is playable in Mortal Kombat X alongside the Xenomorph DLC.
Family Guy[]
The cutaway gag "Kramer vs. Predator" pits Dustin Hoffman's character from Kramer vs. Kramer against a Predator in a parody of the 2004 crossover film Alien vs. Predator in the episode "8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenager Daughter". In a cutaway gag in the episode "Brian Writes a Bestseller," a guy in a coma dreams of writing a script of "Batman vs. Predator". In the episode "Big Fat," a Predator stalks Peter, Joe, and Quagmire. He also appeared in the app game Family Guy: The Quest For Stuff.
My Gym Partner's a Monkey[]
The Predator appears in the 2008 My Gym Partner's a Monkey episode, "Hygiene Hijinks." Mr. Hornbill teaches his class that lathering oneself in mud, will make one invisible to a nocturnal predator's infrared vision.
For a brief, one-second-long gag, The Predator, (voiced by Tom Kenny), is shown, sitting at a desk, like a student. The Predator shrugs, saying, "It's true." as these same rules apply to the species from the original Predator franchise.
Vlad Love[]
In Episode 11 of the 2021 anime Vlad Love, a Predator appears as a costume that Kaori Konno wears.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands[]
The Predator appears as an optional mini-boss in the video game Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands. It was later removed on the 14th of December 2020.
Known Predators[]
Mainstream Series[]
- Feral Predator
- Jungle Hunter
- City Hunter
- Super Predators' clan members:
- Crucified Predator
- Ultimate Predator's Clan
Paul W.S. Anderson's Alien vs. Predator Duology[]
Audio Samples[]
Trivia[]
- A Predator fought Boba Fett in the 163rd episode of DEATH BATTLE! and lost.
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