From ancient sacrificial rituals to throw-downs in suburbia,
the Predators from "Predator" have been part of human history for far longer than you've realized.
A controversial report suggests that the Predators, technically
known as the Yautja established temple-style compounds on Earth,
some of which were hunting and training grounds for the youthful warriors.
"The humanoid ones, they've been sent here to prove that they're worthy, to become adults."
It's unclear how many human civilizations encountered the Yautja. The descriptions
of the temples suggest they were of early Central
American human architectural style and not extraterrestrial.
At least one of these alleged temples, located under the Antarctic sea off the
coast of Bouvet Island, contained human remains. More concerning,
this location is further alleged to have contained a so-called Xenomorph queen, whose out-of-control
offspring eventually required this temple to be explosively sealed by the Yautja.
Hieroglyphs within this location suggest the Yautja created a ritual culture,
and humans offered themselves as sacrifice to the queen so
that their alien "gods" could undertake a special centenary hunt. This information
was collected in 2004 by individuals representing Charles Bishop Weyland.
A small folio recovered in 1996 records a probable incident somewhere in the islands
of Papua New Guinea in the year 1718. The Golden Age of Piracy is nearing its close,
but small crews continue to resist capture by the Spanish and British navies among others.
After landing on an unnamed island, Captain Adolini sparked a mutiny during which he demanded
that a recently-stolen trove of gold be returned to the church from which it was liberated. Captain
Adolini took on his crew alone until a Yautja joined the attack in Adolini's favor. It's
clear this was an action made for the Yautja to duel his chosen opponent fairly. However,
a crew member spoiled matters by fatally wounding Captain Adolini from behind.
The Yautja slew the final crew member and took the flintlock pistol offered to them
by Adolini. This pistol was later given to Lt. Harrigan while aboard a confirmed Yautja ship.
While much remains unknown about the encounter between a Midwest Comanche tribe and at least
one Yautja, current information suggests that the tribe suffered major losses — if
not local extinction. One individual, a young Indigenous woman named Naru,
is recorded to have taken a warrior's role against the Yautja in defiance of tribal norms. It may be
worth noting that European colonization of North America was underway at this point,
with 12 of the original 13 Colonies now established along the Eastern coast.
Trade and conflict had long since begun with the Indigenous tribes.
Although the Yautja is technologically advanced and prefers what it deems an "honorable" hunt,
records suggest it continued to use at least some of its superior tech to slaughter the
tribe and the colonists. The Comanche, however, had the advantage of familiar terrain and high
skill with their armaments. The outcome of this incident is currently under review.
By 1904, a successful Norwegian whaling station was operating out of Bouvetøya Island off the
Antarctic coast. According to the controversial Charles Bishop Weyland report, on an unknown date,
the settlement claimed to experience a number of mysterious events that ranged
from unidentifiable lights in the sky to unusual seismic activity. The Weyland report claims that
the whalers eventually retrieved an object from the ice — a metal pod that released a Yautja.
The report further claims the Yautja annihilated the whalers along with a number of Xenomorph
drones that had been somehow released from the alleged temple, long since frozen in the
ice. The entirety of the Weyland report remains in doubt, and there is no physical evidence to
support that the 1904 desertion of Razorback was due to localized intergalactic conflict.
During the height of U.S. interference in Central and South American political affairs,
CIA operative Al Dillon hired mercenary Alan "Dutch" Schaefer and his team under the guise
of a hostage rescue operation. While this was a cover and the actual operation was
a guerrilla strike against a growing Russian and Central American alliance,
it's moot in the face of the first confirmed Yautja encounter in modern military history.
"Whatever it is out there, it killed Hopper. And now it wants us."
Dutch's team encountered the Yautja in mid-hunt. It had previously obliterated
a Green Beret team sent by the CIA. The team captured one individual,
Anna, who eventually explained that previous Yautja hunts were alleged to have occurred
in her country. Dutch and Anna would be the only two to make it to extraction.
"Get to the chopper!"
Dutch suffered major injuries and shock from a one-on-one encounter with the Yautja that occurred
before he escaped the jungle. While most other incidents suggest Yautja prefer honorable hunts,
this one chose to incinerate itself and its surroundings with an explosive device.
In the years leading up to the turn of the century, Los Angeles endured a cartel street
war as two competing gangs fought for turf. Unnaturally hot — presumably due to climate
change — the already heightened conflict zone drew the attention of a Yautja. Los Angeles
Police Lt. Harrigan took note of an unusually violent crime scene and a departing figure, but
the investigation remained focused on the cartel violence with the assistance of DEA officials.
As the violence continued to escalate and Harrigan's investigations uncovered
extraterrestrial metal and other peculiarities, DEA liaison Keyes admitted he represented OWLF—
or the Other Worldly Life Forms Program — which had secretly investigated the 1987 incident with
little assistance from Dutch. However, Keyes' attempt to capture and study the Yautja ended
in the near-total loss of his team. Harrigan, meanwhile, engaged the Yautja in one-on-one
combat, resolving in a human victory just inside the Yautja's vessel. At this time, it was made
clear to Harrigan that the Yautja had not arrived alone, confirming that these predators have been
hunting Earth regularly. Harrigan was given the Adolini flintlock by one of the departing Yautja.
With the true identity of Charles Bishop Weyland in doubt, much of the rest of the 2004 incident
is questionable. Independently wealthy, Weyland gathered a small crew of experts
from a variety of fields to investigate the Bouvet Island "temple" location. Upon arrival
at the ruins of Razorback Station, this field team, along with Charles,
claimed to enter the temple via a tunnel alleged to be of recent Yautja creation.
Inside the temple, the team entered a conflict between Yautja and the
reawakened Xenomorphs. Weyland is alleged to have died in the temple to help other
field team members to escape. One survivor, Lex, claims to have allied with the Yautja
to push back a possible Xenomorph escape. With the temple and its Xenomorph queen destroyed,
the alliance was successful. There is no clear evidence of Weyland's actual goal. However,
a diagnosis of terminal lung cancer may have been a factor in his actions.
Lex's story is uncorroborated, though OWLF later recovered a Yautja-style bone spear.
The mystery of Charles Bishop Weyland is compounded by the involvement of someone
who claims to be a Ms. Yutani, who may have also released the initial Razorback Station report.
Miss Yutani's secondary report alleges that a further situation arose from the Bouvet Island
temple encounter, involving a mutated Yautja, or rather a Predator with Xenomorph characteristics.
This chaotic and generally unreliable report suggests that not only was the town of Gunnison,
Colorado at the mercy of a Yautja attempting to contain this "Predalien" situation,
but that it went out of control so far as to require a scorched earth response from
the United States military. To date, there is no confirmed tactical nuclear response — much less on
U.S. soil — and no global radiation reading to suggest the Gunnison event happened. In truth,
this situation may be best explained as a false flag report left as a watermark to trap an agent
selling confidential documents with the event taken out of context by conspiracy theorists.
The greater politics of the Yautja aren't clear, leaving the society and laws of this
predator species up to speculation. Some sources suggest that conflict within their
society was becoming a new normal. A subspecies of Yautja had developed,
carrying larger physiques and a disregard for traditional methods of hunting.
By Earth's early 2000s, the schism between the traditional hunter clans and these enhanced
predators saw the new breed strike out and create a planetary game preserve to suit their preferred,
more merciless style of hunt. Traditional Yautja set about hunting them instead,
sometimes losing their lives to the new clan. One such preserve had a suitable
ecosystem for a regular prey creature: humans. Within this closed system, even a successful
prey opponent like Ronald Noland could only be expected to prolong survival but not escape.
"If I can hear you, they can too."
Although the circumstances are unclear, at least eight humans were abducted from varying locations
across the globe and delivered to the new Yautja game preserve planet. Former Special Operations
soldier Royce maintained loose leadership of several mercenaries, soldiers, a death
row inmate reported missing from San Quentin, a Yakuza member, and a cartel enforcer. One arrival,
Isabelle, recognized their hunters as the species involved in the 1987 Guatemala incident.
Adaptation to the environment was quick, but nonetheless, many of them died quickly. As
their numbers dwindled, Royce and the rest encountered a crucified,
smaller Yautja at one of the hunting camps. Later, Noland, otherwise proving himself untrustworthy,
explained some details he'd gleaned about the feud between the two tribes
of Yautja. Eventually, a brief truce was arranged with the captured Yautja.
"I'll cut you down if you take me to the ship…The ship."
Unfortunately, this did not result in Royce and Isabelle's escape from the game preserve.
OWLF's later reports of an incident within an unidentified U.S. suburb do not leave
investigators with a clear understanding of events. What is known is that a Yautja landed
near an active military operation, getting into conflict with soldier Quinn McKenna.
Both survived, with the soldier shunted into a treatment facility. Meanwhile,
an organization primed to replace OWLF, Project Stargazer, was intent on studying the Yautja
prisoner and the recovered alien materials. Unfortunately, another larger Yautja soon arrived.
"What's the big one, doc? Is that like the male?"
"He didn't even give a s— about us. Just wanted to kill that thing."
It's not clear why this Yautja deviated from its purpose and attempted to abduct a child
with autism. The conflict was reportedly resolved, with McKenna and other combatants
carrying the day, while the initial Yautja's arrival was apparently meant to warn humanity
about a possible future invasion and offer technological assistance via an armored suit.
"That's my new suit, bubba. I hope they got it in a 42 long."
The Yautja's intentions were unclear because it promptly
fought armed forces. This incident may be verified by OWLF but retains
numerous disappointing elements and may be disregarded as future developments unfold.