Hot Toys Berserker Predator

[DouglasMcc]

Hard to answer this without a spoiler.

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These Predators in the new movie are supposed to be different so you can't assume they have the same code system as the Stan Winston Preds. So them suddenly doing something honerable makes ZERO sense.

Well, assuming the Berserker Predators don't have the same honor system makes no sense either. My interpretation of the two different kinds of Predators is comparable to Methodists and Baptists - they have different rituals and practices, but they still believe in God (P.S. sorry to bring religion into it, but it's the best metaphor I could think of). I think the Beserkers have a sense of honor just like the classic - they followed the same basic plan of attack as the classic from P1 - slowly hunt a group of soldiers - killing them one at a time. My beliefs from watching the movie is that the two different groups share similar beliefs, just different in methodology.

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As for the Beserkers having no "honor" for faking the dead guys voice to trap the others ... umm, isn't that exactly what the classic Predator did in the first film? Besides, how can we say it was honor that led the Falconer to fight blade to blade with the Yakuza? If they just wanted to kill, they could have head shot the humans on Earth and moved on to the next target. They wanted to hunt these creatures - as one of the characters says, become better killing machines. So, to me at least, it makes perfect sense that he would pop his wrist blade to fight the human. To practice his fighting skills. To make himself a better hunter.

P.S. I also hate calling the Predator code "honorable" per say. Sure, they will spare a human if that human impresses them. However, how honorable is killing humans with energy weapons, et. al. while cloaked in a tree? It's the equivalent of a human hunter taking on a deer with an automatic rifle ... no sure honor is the right word.

 

[bandito]

Falcon .. should comes with the "laser beak" flying contraption... maybe not transforming... but 2 separate units. storage and flying form.

Tusker/Tracker should comes with an articulated "Pred. dog"...

That would leave Mr. Black quite sparse ..... Here a suggestion "mov. spoiler"

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the beheaded Classic pred. head (like Perseus's Medusa)

 

[hairlesswookiee]

Falcon .. should comes with the "laser beak" flying contraption... maybe not transforming... but 2 separate units. storage and flying form.

Tusker/Tracker should comes with an articulated "Pred. dog"...

That would leave Mr. Black quite sparse ..... Here a suggestion "mov. spoiler"

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the beheaded Classic pred. head (like Perseus's Medusa)

I'm down for all 3. Just got back from my second viewing today, and I really love this movie.

 

[Kibishii]

I'm down for all 3. Just got back from my second viewing today, and I really love this movie.

And I gotta wait until Monday...see, when you have a wife that is in to sci-fi/geek stuff also, and a handfull of kids, planning a trip to the movies takes a bit longer.

 

[Elder_Predator2]

Falcon .. should comes with the "laser beak" flying contraption...

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maybe not transforming... but 2 separate units. storage and flying form.

Tracker should comes with an articulated "Pred. dog"...

That would leave Mr. Black quite sparse ..... Here a suggestion "mov. spoiler"

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the beheaded Classic pred. head (like Perseus's Medusa)

Okay, fixed so there are not any mistakes/spoilers.

I agree, I'd buy all three then, oh wait, i am getting all three.

I do wonder what the accessories will be though..

 

[prefused]

Okay, fixed so there are not any mistakes/spoilers.

I agree, I'd buy all three then, oh wait, i am getting all three.

I do wonder what the accessories will be though..

they should all come with a Guardian predator figure.

 

[Devil_666]

they should all come with a Guardian predator figure.

Or at the very least a P2 Elder Predator figure.

 

[Elder_Predator2]

they should all come with a Guardian predator figure.

Forget that, they all should sell for $200 and come with:

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Tracker with a dog and Nikolai Figure
Falconer with falcon and Hanzo figure
Berserker with Classic's head and Royce figure

All humans with the clothes/accessories they had with their showdown.

 

[prefused]

Or at the very least a P2 Elder Predator figure.

good point. just looked on ebay and saw like 12 guardians but only 2 elders.
and both are at hilarious prices.

Forget that, they all should sell for $200 and come with:

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Tracker with a dog and Nikolai Figure
Falconer with falcon and Hanzo figure
Berserker with Classic's head and Royce figure

All humans with the clothes/accessories they had with their showdown.

well, pfft, yeah if you wanna be REASONABLE about it.

 

[MxBxM]

Just watched the movie. I am not getting any of the Preds. They're just not interesting enough. Not even the Berserker. Well, guess that does it for me here. We'll see what other Preds come this way from Hot Toys. Hopefully it is SCARFACE!!!

 

[CelticPredator]

I really want Royce. He was too cool.

 

[Sasaki17]

I agree. After seeing the movie, I want Royce, Hanzo, and Mr. Black. It looks like 2/3 of those are happening, so it's all good.

 

[Glennfett]

looks like Royce in the HT pic with the Beserker!!!

 

[GrayWolf87]

Hard to answer this without a spoiler.

Spoiler

These Predators in the new movie are supposed to be different so you can't assume they have the same code system as the Stan Winston Preds. So them suddenly doing something honerable makes ZERO sense.

Well then I just won't be reading the replies till after I've seen the film . By that time this line of thought will have been and gone and be pretty irrelevant to the discussion at the time.

Forgot that this film came out couple of days ago, remember it being later in the month! Hopefully will see it within the next week!

 

[Darth_Fatso]

Looks really sweet but probably a pass. I'd definately pick up an HT "classic" Pred though as I missed out on the original P1. All HT really would have to do re-release the P1 Pred with a battle damaged mask.

 

[Boba Ben]

It's cool that we're probably getting a Royce figure based on that pic. There are two human characters from the movie that I really hope they make, and he's one of them.

 

[Jaycepticon]

It's cool that we're probably getting a Royce figure based on that pic. There are two human characters from the movie that I really hope they make, and he's one of them.

I hope you're not talk about Noland?

 

[Boba Ben]

I hope you're not talk about Noland?

I actually want an Isabella figure. I don't think they'll make her though.

 

[Jaycepticon]

I actually want an Isabella figure. I don't think they'll make her though.

I'd be really, really, REALLY surprised if they made her. And then would start an uproar that we'd be getting her instead of more of the original commando's

 

[Boba Ben]

I'd be really, really, REALLY surprised if they made her. And then would start an uproar that we'd be getting her instead of more of the original commando's

Well of course. I'd definitely want Poncho or Dillon over Isabella any day, but if we're strictly talking Predators, I liked Isabella and her sniper rifle quite a lot.