Warning! Spoilers for Predator vs. Black Panther #1 ahead!
Summary
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Yautja warriors live by a strict code of honor in the Predator Universe, aiming for fair hunts where the odds are even between predator and prey.
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Marvel’s Predator vs. Black Panther series features a Yautja prince who seeks vibranium to reshape his destiny.
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The Yautja prince, with cybernetic improvements, breaks the tradition to become a stronger and unique weapon in the hunt.
one Predators new cyborg upgrades are completely rewriting the species’ way of hunting. The Yautja are known for being the galaxy’s strongest hunters, but the aliens follow a strict honor code to keep their hunts fair. For the hunter-warrior society, the true strength of Yautja is determined only when the odds between prey and predator are equal. However, when the odds for one predator are unfairly tilted in his opponent’s favor, he does what he must to research himself into a stronger weapon.
Predator vs. Black Panther #1 by Benjamin Percy and Chris Allen is the newest series of Marvel crossover events featuring a Marvel hero against a member of the Yautja.
Last year, Wolverine endured a decades-long rivalry with a Predator, but this year the King of Wakanda has to defend his kingdom from a driven Yautja prince with too much to prove. After the Predator’s honor and hunting rights are stripped after an unfair match for dominance against his father’s favorite son, he travels to Earth for The one material that can transform itself and its destiny: Vibranium.
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The Honor Code of the Predators is the greatest doctrine of their society
To restore his honor, he must adjust the code
In the far reaches of the galaxy, two competing clans, each led by princes of the Yautja Empire, fight for the hunting rights of a system rich with prey. However, their father naturally favors one brother over the other, as the younger of the two was born weak and disfigured. After the Emperor gives his beloved son a vibranium staff that gives him a greater advantage, the weak Predator realizes that To overcome his physical limitations, he must reform himself into a weapon. If he cannot be born a stronger predator, he must evolve to become the strongest weapon.
Being a yautja is about the shared creed of the species; His body is only a tool that can be adjusted to the job.
Like the rest of his kind, the Predator believes that strength is the ultimate path to honor. However, the prince refuses to let his natural limitations hold him back. This Yautja, instead of wearing his armor and weapons, integrates his tech into his body. For him, a yautja is about the shared faith of the species; His body is only a tool that can be adjusted to the job. He recognizes that physical strength alone does not win the hunt, but that A skilled hunter requires intelligence to outsmart and outmaneuver his prey.
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The Yautja Prince is not the only modified predator
Artificially increasing predators make for cooler stories
While the Predator franchise has a disjunct collection of canon, particularly in the Marvel crossover series, The prince is not the first Yautja to have his body cybernetically modified to gain an advantage. The NECA series of Predator Toys released a clan of rogue Yautja who all used mechanical augmentation in their bodies, and the Predator: Hunting Grounds Video game featured a playable bionic Predator character. The code and creed of the Yautja species tend to vary between clans and interpretations of the code can be particularly subjective.
Artificially enhanced predators, whether through cybernetics or genetic manipulation, are a rarity among the species and always make for a unique read when they show up. Adorned with a robotic leg and implanted wrist blades, the Prince of Yautja is a particularly interesting character before even considering the crossover series in which he debuts. Predator Could become an unstoppable force if, or when, he gets his hands on the awe-inducing powers of Wakanda’s vibranium.
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