The Weapons of the Predator-verse
Can Robert Rodriguez's Predators live up to these ridiculous weapons of the past? It better.
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By UGO Team April 19, 2010 |
The Shuriken
Introduced in AvP and not unfamiliar to fans of the 1983 goofy sci-fi fantasy epic Krull, the shuriken is also a bit redundant when juxtaposed with the highly comparable Smart Disc previously introduced in Predator 2. With both weapons similar in size and function (used as a throwing or melee weapon) and both capable of self-return, this is clearly an example of function following form.
Having been first dismembered and then eventually eviscerated by his own smart disc at the end of Predator 2 however, the disc represents more of a liability for the Predator race than an asset...hence it's the shuriken that eeks onto our list.
Wrist Blades
Used primarily for the swift evisceration/decapitation/perforation of
adversaries ranging from soldiers to xenomorphs to Los Angeles voodoo
gang members, the Predator wrist blades are fully retractable claws not unlike that of X-Man
Wolverine.
The weapon has additional perks: you can pose
with thing like you're cover boy for some amphibian version of Soldier
of Fortune and when its whipped it out, it makes a very cool 'shwing' sound. Which is something all Predators are looking for.
