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Since most of the instalment in thePredatorfranchise are standalone movies , the serial publication does n’t have a lot of recurring characters – in fact , the most significant retrovert graphic symbol is n’t even a human being . FromPredatortoPrey , thePredatorfilms typically rotate around an foreign hunter coming to Earth , choosing their fair game , and engaging them in a tense cat - and - mouse struggle in the jungle ( or the urban hobo camp of Los Angeles , as construe inPredator 2 ) . Even if the hero survives , they do n’t unremarkably return for the sequel .
Some of the most popular characters in thePredatorfranchise have only ever come along in one flick . Arnold Schwarzenegger ’s badass soldier of fortune Major Alan “ Dutch ” Schaefer only ever appeared inthe timeless originalPredatorfilm . Alice Braga ’s snipe sniper Isabelle can only be seen inPredators , Boyd Holbrook ’s Army Ranger Captain Quinn McKenna can only be visualise inThe marauder , and Amber Midthunder ’s intrepid Comanche warrior Naru has only seem inPrey(so far ) . The only major recur character in thePredatorfranchise is n’t even human .
Predator 2’s Greyback Elder Is The Franchise’s Best Returning Character
The only major repeat character in thePredatorfranchise isGreyback , a Yautja Elder who first appeared inPredator 2 . Also known as the “ Golden Angel , ” Greyback is first realize aboard the Yautja Mother Ship enshroud beneath Los Angeles in 1997 . Danny Glover’sPredator 2protagonist , disillusioned L.A.P.D. cop Lieutenant Mike Harrigan , encounter the Greyback Elder on the ship . InPredator 2 , Greyback was the leader of the Los Angeles hunting party . He by and by reappear as a major antagonist inthe crosswalk sequelAlien vs. Predator .
Greyback is n’t the only part to appear in more than onePredatormovie . Elpidia Carrillo ’s freedom fighter case from the first motion picture , Anna Gonsalves , can be see briefly on a television transcription inPredator 2 . But that ’s not a strong reappearance . She does n’t work alongside Harrigan to bring down the L.A. hunting company ; she just has a cameo to provide some exposition . Greyback is the onlyPredatorcharacter with a material , real role in more than one incoming in the franchise .
Predator’s Non-Human Recurring Character Is Perfect
The fact that thePredatorseries ’ only go back part is one of the exotic hunters and not one of the human friend is perfect for the minacious M.O. of the dealership . If the humans ’ role in each story are abbreviated while the Predators ’ theatrical role are stretch across dissimilar movie , thenit highlights the hold out presence of the Yautja in coitus to the fleeting lives of humans . It really puts the human race ’s inevitable deathrate and minute worldview into linear perspective .
