- "That's my new suit, bubba."
- ―McKenna, regarding the Predator Killer (from The Predator)
The Predator Killer was a piece of technology that became a suit of armor resembling a Yautja in design once a human donned it. The suit was stolen by the Fugitive Predator and brought to Earth, where it was hunted down by the Upgrade Predator who sought to destroy it to prevent it from falling into the hands of humans.
Overview[]
The suit is a full-body set of armor designed for humans and made in the likeness of the Yautja species, to the point of it including Dreadlocks. On each shoulder are three Plasmacasters, each with independent targeting lasers, and a giant cannon. It also comes with Wristblades that are longer than standard ones. While its capabilities were never shown, it presumably has similar abilities to standard Yautja Body Armour such as cloaking and thermal vision in the built-in bio-helmet.
The entirety of Predator Killer is stored within a specialized Wrist Gauntlet that has retractable bolt on each side which normally extended when the armor is not in use. Upon activation, the bolts retract to lock the gauntlet onto the wearer's hand as it materializes the rest of the armor complete with its built-in weaponry in matter of seconds.
According to audio logs produced by Sean Keyes, the armor was likely an early prototype, as it was shown to have several flaws, despite it's advanced hardware. Examples of this were that tests performed on the armor found it to be brittle, as well as vulnerable to small arms fire. The power source used in it was only good for a full 24 seconds before shutting down and attempts to fire the large plasmacasters caused the suit to overload.[1] This could be intentional in Fugitive Predator's part, expecting humanity to develop more effective derivation of the tech.
Appearances[]
- The Predator
- Predator: Hunting Grounds (Mentioned Only)
Gallery[]
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Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ Predator: Hunting Grounds recordings - Agent Keyes - Predator Killer