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An drop pod falling to the Earth's surface.
A drop pod was a Yautja vehicle used to insert individual Predators to the surface of a planet, usually for the purpose of taking part in a hunt. Such pods allowed Yautja to reach the surface of a planet quickly, often undetected, without the need for a larger Mother Ship to set down.
Overview[]
Drop pods were sleek, elongated black/silver capsules, though their shape may vary reative to Yautja clan who designed them. Externally, the pods were covered in Yautja writing and symbols. Their primary purpose was to deliver a single Predator to the surface of a planetary body, though they could also be used to deploy certain hunting equipment such as Pred-Gun.[1][2]
The pods were not long-range craft and were launched from a passing Predator vessel, such as a Mother Ship or Scout Ship. Upon leaving the parent vessel, the pod would hurtle toward the surface. Before impact, three arresting fins unfurled at the rear of the pod to slow its descent, and the device was also fitted with some kind of thruster, presumably to control speed and direction. Although, some iterations of the vehicle instead outfitted with actual multiple thrusters for similar purposes. Regardless, the pods were capable of impacting the surface at high speed without causing any harm to the Predator within.[1][3] After landing, the pod would open, releasing the Predator onto the surface.
History[]
It's implied that Jungle Hunter utilized a drop pod launched from his scout ship in order to reach Guatemala in 1987.
Drop pods were used by Predators to reach Bouvet Island for the hunts carried out in 1904 and 2004. In the latter year, Wolf used a drop pod in order to reach his brethren's Scout Ship crashed from the fight against the matured Predalien.
Trivia[]
- In Aliens versus Predator: Extinction, drop pods were also utilized to deploy Pred-Gun.
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marc Cerasini. Alien vs. Predator, p. 13 (2004), HarperEntertainment.
- ↑ Aliens versus Predator: Extinction, EA Games, 2003.
- ↑ Shane Salerno (writer), The Brothers Strause (directors). Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007), 20th Century Fox [DVD].
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