The following contains spoilers for Predator: Killer of Killers, now streaming on HuluPredator: Killer of Killers takes my favorite aspect of Prey and improves on it in some shockingly effective ways. The animated anthology is a spiritual successor to Prey, with both movies reimagining the premise of the Predator franchise in new historical eras. While Prey was set entirely in the Comanche nation in the 17th century, Predator: Killer of Killers' anthology approach takes place across 9th-century Scandinavia, feudal Japan, and the Pacific Theatre in World War II. These new eras provide some exciting new action set-pieces for the filmmakers to tackle. 5e5ft

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Predator: Killer of Killers!Predator: Killer of Killers is now streaming on Hulu, and the new animated film does something both new and unexpected that has not been seen in the franchise before. While the action-packed Predator trailer gives a brief look into the different eras that the animated film covers, the distinct ways in which those settings are approached are thrilling and often shocking. The film even has a more directly interconnected narrative than many were expecting, and crafts something interesting that looks to update the Predator lore.

The beginning of Predator: Killer of Killersopens with an excerpt from the Yautja Codex, and outlines the core principle at the heart of the code of honor that governs the culture of the infamous and lethal Predators. Throughout the Predator movie franchise, the Predators who have hunted humans have revealed certain rules that they stick to when on one of their sacred "hunts". While there hasn't been much in the way of a formally-written code in the movies that comprise the main canon and timeline, certain trends indicate what's most important to them on a hunt.

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The Yautja species at the heart of the Predator franchise has distinct green blood, which ends up playing into the distinct visuals and nail-biting narratives of films like Prey and Predator: Killer of Killers. Director Dan Trachtenberg made a bold choice in setting Prey hundreds of years before the other Predator movies, a choice that paid off by revitalizing the franchise in the 21st century. The iconic green blood plays a pivotal role in the events of Prey, but some audiences might be curious as to why the species has distinctive bioluminescent green blood.

Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Predator: Killer of Killers!Co-director Dan Trachtenberg explains how Naru, Amber Midthunder's character from Prey, has a cameo in Predator: Killer of Killers. The animated Predator movie focuses on three different stories set across hundreds of years where humans have fought the Yautja on Earth. After exploring Vikings in 841, Japanese samurai in the 1600s, and a World War II pilot in 1942, Predator: Killer of Killers' ending brings the leads together as part of a gladiator-style fight until they escape. But, a surprise comes as Naru from Prey appears in a cryo pod in the final scene.

Predator: Killer of Killers co-director Josh Wassung provides some insight into a potential Alien Easter egg that eagle-eyed viewers have noticed. Killer of Killers breaks new ground in the Predator franchise, as it is not only the first animated movie in the main continuity, but also the first anthology. It set franchise records on Rotten Tomatoes, debuting as Certified Fresh with a staggering 98% Tomatometer score. In the movie, which is streaming on Hulu, a Predator known as the Grendel King is seen with a flowing cape that appears to be made out of Xenomorph tails, implying he has killed several of them in his career as a hunter.

Warning: SPOILERS for Predator: Killer of Killers

The following contains spoilers for Predator: Killer of Killers, now streaming on HuluPredator: Killer of Killers introduces the Grendel King, the apparent ruler of the Yautja species and one of the most dangerous-looking Predators to ever appear in the franchise. Predator: Killer of Killers is an animated anthology that focuses on different characters in different time periods, using their era's tactics and technology to try and overcome the Predator that is hunting them. Each of the segments does a good job of fleshing out the iconic species, seemingly even introducing new variants of the Predator designs to flesh out the different kinds of hunters the film can deploy.

The following contains spoilers for Predator: Killer of Killers, now streaming on HuluPredator: Killer of Killers brings back the flintlock pistol from previous entries in the series. Predator: Killer of Killers focuses largely on three different characters, each from a different point in time across human history. After earning victory in their respective battles with a Yautja hunter, each of Predator: Killer of Killer's main characters is brought to a Predator world and pit against one another in a massive coliseum.