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[nekromantik]

do you guys prefer the HT Shadow or HT Classic?
Why is the Shadow $4 more? ha ha

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

Wolf was an idiot..

AvP trio were young. Chopper should have been paying attention..obviously thought it'd be a piece of cake, completely underestimated the Xenomorphs. Pretty much the same with Celtic, egos...
Scar was doing great, he deserved to live, he had proven himself, he was the only one left..no way he could have taken on a couple hundred Xenos. I would've nuked'em too.

 

[Kiva]

Someone mentioned the breather, Bakurenoh I believe.

I always thought he was using it because he was recently shot 7-9 times at close range with a shotgun..

It could be both really. We have never seen a Predator come to earth without the aid of a bio mask. (bar a few 1 on 1 fights or a quick popping out of the ship saying hello then going back in) And obviously they use it to breath for long periods of time. The re-breather P2 used was probably a combination of being able to breath (because the idea has always been thrown around that Predators can survive for limited time but ultimately do need to breath suitable air) and will of probably had some form of morphine in it.

Though i do wonder why He was the only Predator with a backup air supply. P1 had his medi kit backpack maybe he also had a similar device as with Scar having a similar back pack (though we saw nothing of it) and Wolf being kitted up for most scenarios.

 

[Rzeznikk]

I agree with you entirely thank you for writing all that out. I wanted to say all of that but know I have a tendency to get to wordy. We have both obviously spent to much time thinking about this haha.

And I meant to put "Wolf" for AVP:R not Scar worked too many hours today!

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

Could be due to the smog/pollution in L.A.

Makes sense

 

[Predator1221]

Wolf was an idiot..

AvP trio were young. Chopper should have been paying attention..obviously thought it'd be a piece of cake, completely underestimated the Xenomorphs. Pretty much the same with Celtic, egos...
Scar was doing great, he deserved to live, he had proven himself, he was the only one left..no way he could have taken on a couple hundred Xenos. I would've nuked'em too.

yes but detaching it and running away with a predalien in his gut is inexcusable and to me makes him the biggest _____ in predator movie history. I do agree he did have some badass moments but that to me was a huge WTF moment.

 

[Rzeznikk]

Wolf was an idiot..

AvP trio were young. Chopper should have been paying attention..obviously thought it'd be a piece of cake, completely underestimated the Xenomorphs. Pretty much the same with Celtic, egos...
Scar was doing great, he deserved to live, he had proven himself, he was the only one left..no way he could have taken on a couple hundred Xenos. I would've nuked'em too.

But the Predator code is you die with the prey if you fail. Scar obviously didnt read his handbook.

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

How so? He probably thought he had time to get it removed, or atleast come back to the Elder and show him that he was worthy, and gain his new ranking + respect before death-by-burster.

 

[Rzeznikk]

do you guys prefer the HT Shadow or HT Classic?
Why is the Shadow $4 more? ha ha

Classic.



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[vareika]

I think wolf did ok but obviously was too cocky, but all preds are cocky/ warrior code or whatever if challenged one on one. Other times they use stealth and ninja kill everything

 

[Rzeznikk]

How so? He probably thought he had time to get it removed, or atleast come back to the Elder and show him that he was worthy, and gain his new ranking + respect before death-by-burster.

He would have branded a coward and shunned from the tribe due to the dishonor of not dying in battle instead he uses the bomb as a means to escape? No. The bomb is a last ditch effort to defeat your prey and cover up your footsteps. If a hunt gets too "out of control" and a Pred cant finish it without being discovered/killed he is to die honorably. By activating the bomb, and plan to return to the tribe he would not have gotten any respect.

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

Meh..I disagree.

The Preds in the flashbacks had no way of escaping, nuke or not.

Scar did. He could have survived.

...minus the whole chestburster thing

 

[Kiva]

Predator's are allowed to be scared of dying. As with P2 and Scar you know they value their lifes. And they are " young " its understandable. But you have got ones like P1, Classic and Wolf the seasoned ones who embrace death.

Because a young blood didnt want to kill himself i dont see it as a knock against him. He was after all still trying to become a man.

And its not really like he could communicate it to his ship mates as he had lost his computer and he could not speak to Lex to say he had one. And he may of been full well too weak from the fight with the Queen to rip off his ab armour and i assume stab his own guts out with his wrist blades.

 

[Predator1221]

there is room for debate there but I agree with Rzeznikk about the way in which those bombs are to be used. I don't necessarily look at it as a code breach but to me scar made a bad decision under pressure and displayed very unpredator like behavior.

 

[Rzeznikk]

Meh..I disagree.

The Preds in the flashbacks had no way of escaping, nuke or not.

Scar did. He could have survived.

...minus the whole chestburster thing

Sure he could have survived, but doesnt mean he would have been accepted back into the tribe again.

Found this:https://www.jokerdesigns.com/thehunted/yautja/index.php

The Predators appear to value other predatory species as the most challenging targets - this would also explain their preference for hunting humans, another highly successful predatory species. As a rite of passage into adulthood, each young male Predator trained for the hunt (UNBLOODED class) must hunt and kill his first 'ultimate prey' -- these creatures are commonly known to humans as Xenomorphs or Aliens.

Failure in the Trial means death, while success means the Unblooded Predator is marked on the forehead with the acidic blood of a Xenomorph, making them YOUNG BLOOD class. This mark is both a symbol of respect, and a sign of membership of a certain Clan - each mark is unique to a particular Clan, and used only by this group. This symbol may be used to mark and identify a Clan spacecraft as well as ceremonial items, and is usually inscribed on the hunter's helmet in addition to adorning the Young Blood's forehead. Hunters who have held this title for an acceptable length of time are known simply as BLOODED hunters. Young Bloods are full of ambition and pride once they have collected their first trophy - the skull of their kill.

While they may seem ruthless or brutal, the Predator warrior's behavior is actually controlled by a code of ethics. This code appears similar to human warriors codes such as bushido and chivalry in that it promotes bravery, martial skill, and loyalty to the pack. Most Predator will not hunt or attack a creature it considers "weak" or unthreatening. When the Predator encounter their prey's females or young, they often spare them, considering it dishonourable to shed the blood of those who cannot defend themselves.

The Predator WARRIOR class are those who adhere to these beliefs and codes. The Warriors become solo hunters that use their high technology and travel the universe to find honourable hunting.

When a member of another species shows a great honour, there has been a mutual respect - but a Warrior would consider this a worthy trophy. The Predator ELDER class are more reasonable. Elders are the greatest Predator that have ever lived - having survived a thousand hunts - and they consider honoured fighters of other species as respected as their own kin. Elders have often let warriors of other species live after they have proven themselves honoured warriors. This usually only occurs if the subject has killed a Predator or fought alongside in battle. There is also a common practice in these cases to maintain honour, by exchange of trophies on both sides.

What the Comics and Books tell us:

There has been a story of a human living in a Yautja community. This came from her fighting alongside an Yautja Elder in a hunt. When he died, the human was accepted by the obvious endorsement of a late elder. She was made a Young Blood class, and therefore, became accepted as an equal.

On the other end of the scale are the BAD BLOOD of the Yautja - those who have committed crimes such as murder, dishonourable hunting or failure. If found to have brought dishonour, and the Yautja flees rather than accept punishment, there can be no forgiveness. HONOURED class Yautja (those who have earned more kills than the average hunter, and are skilled in all ways) and ARBITRATORS (Yautja law enforcement, mainly consisting of Elders who are bored with the hunt) are allowed to eliminate the outcasts on sight. Bad Bloods are never accepted back and travel aimlessly. Some are evil, hunting and slaying anything alive - even other Yautja.

Sorry for the long winded text, but it does describe some of the Predator code/beliefs.
The last paragraph almost sounds like Berzerker.

 

[Predator1221]

once again I just wish they would make a predator sequel with a predator that matches or if possible even surpasses the original pred. That way we could all sit here and argue which predator was the biggest bad ass rather than which is the biggest F___ up.

 

[Kiva]

once again I just wish they would make a predator sequel with a predator that matches or if possible even surpasses the original pred.

Thats subject to debate though. He probably had the most embarrassing death. He was from the best movie and took out top military guys but his kills were all basically sniper shots or death blows by the wrist blades to put fatally wounded prey out of its misery.

 

[CelticPredator]

Sure he could have survived, but doesnt mean he would have been accepted back into the tribe again.

Found this:https://www.jokerdesigns.com/thehunted/yautja/index.php


Sorry for the long winded text, but it does describe some of the Predator code/beliefs.
The last paragraph almost sounds like Berzerker.

And none of that is canon.


Predators just don't kill pregnant women because that's not fun. They won't kill an unarmed wounded person because that's just cheap.

They like a challenge. They love the idea that whatever they're hunting CAN and COULD kill them.

But all this BS about them having this honor code always bugs me. I used to love it when I was younger, but it's just so silly now. Plus it goes against the first 2 films.

If the Predator really believed in honor, why is he always invisible? That's not honorable. Sniping people from a far distance under cover is as far from honorable as you can get.

 

[demorathis]

Sure he could have survived, but doesnt mean he would have been accepted back into the tribe again.

Found this:https://www.jokerdesigns.com/thehunted/yautja/index.php


Sorry for the long winded text, but it does describe some of the Predator code/beliefs.
The last paragraph almost sounds like Berzerker.

Berserker n crew are a different yautja type altogether...they are as the filmmakers described as wolves are in relation to domesticated dogs.

 

[CelticPredator]

That Y word is really the dumbest thing ever conceived in the Predator lore.