What purpose do the "dreadlocks" serve?
dk
MemberSuper PredatorMay-09-2018 7:37 PMI only watch the movies so IDK if it is addressed elsewhere. Is there a purpose/function for the dreadlock looking appendages from the Predator's head?
ignorantGuy
MemberJungle HunterMay-09-2018 9:21 PMFor me they probably be sexual appendices, needed for hot steamy sex.
I.Raptus
MemberElder PredatorMay-09-2018 11:05 PMHA! Agreed on the Sexual Selection trait ignorantGuy
dk
MemberSuper PredatorMay-10-2018 12:11 AMMaybe it is like a lion mane. It looks intimidating and distinguished but that's it. The maneless females really call the shots and hunt- they dot "i"s and cross "t"s.
BigDave
MemberFugitive PredatorMay-10-2018 6:10 AMYeah i just think they are for Visual Aesthetics, to look kind of COOL like some Space Rasta!
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Lone
MemberElder PredatorMay-10-2018 11:36 AMAre the dreadlocks the equivalent of human hair or are they actually a genetic body part?
Also, I got the impression from AvP that elder Preds have longer dreads. So that could connect them to status/age etc within the clan.
I do think they look cool though. I like how they get tossed around in slo-mo and are adorned with jewellery. A Yautja would look kinda strange without them!
"Let The Cosmic Incubation Begin" ~ H.R. Giger
BigDave
MemberFugitive PredatorMay-11-2018 10:01 AM"A Yautja would look kinda strange without them! "
Lets Hope JJ Abrahams does not do a Predator Movie then ;)
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Xenotaris
MemberElder PredatorMay-14-2018 9:30 PM"Lets Hope JJ Abrahams does not do a Predator Movie then"
Oh god that would be horrible. He would probably have a Mary Sue running around already knowing how Predator technology without even having prior knowledge of predator tech. A Predator not wanting to hunt humans but then gladly betrays his fellow predators and goes on a murder spree. Dreadlock-less Predators.
Yeah like Paul W S Anderson, JJ Abrams shouldn't allowed to touch another Big Name franchise again!
BigDave
MemberFugitive PredatorMay-15-2018 8:10 AM"A Predator not wanting to hunt humans but then gladly betrays his fellow predators and goes on a murder spree"
Could be not FAR from what The Predator may show ;)
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Xenotaris
MemberElder PredatorMay-15-2018 3:41 PMI was making a force awakens jab
ali81
MemberAlien HunterMay-22-2018 9:51 PMin lore (which probably wont remain relevant), its meant to be extremely painfull for the Yautja to get their dreads. cant remember what its made of but I believe it is their hair and they get it put into locks when they hit their form of puberty. they have to remain still and quiet during the whole process for if they scream out they shame themselves. cant remember the source but I do remember reading a novel which went into detail about it all.
BigDave
MemberFugitive PredatorMay-23-2018 5:55 AM@Xenotaris
Ha Ha ;)
But my response still i feel is what we could be seeing in this movie lol, "thank you Humans for Breaking me out, i will repay your Deed by Protecting your Species with my Buddies"
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Xenotaris
MemberElder PredatorMay-24-2018 10:57 AM@ali81
It was second the Aliens versus Predator book I believe or the third book? Perhaps Dachande mentioned it in the first book.
The only AVP books i read was Prey (1st Book), Hunter Planet (2nd Book, and War (3rd Book)
@BigDave
Your right, which obviously wouldn't be out of character for the yaut'ja seeing as they did join forces with oomans (humans) on several occasions both movie, comic, and novel.