![]() ![]() For example, “The dinosaur fossils predate the existence of humans.” In this sentence, predate is used to indicate that the fossils were formed before humans appeared on Earth. Predate means to exist or occur before something else. Now that we know which word to use in which context, let’s take a closer look at the definitions of each. On the other hand, prey is the proper word to use when referring to an animal that is hunted and killed by another animal for food. ![]() Predate is the correct word to use when referring to something that happened before a particular event or time. Let’s clarify which of these words is the proper one to use in different situations. While they may sound interchangeable, they actually have distinct definitions and uses. In other words, universal balance is the Predators’ religion, and Alien’s Xenomorphs are the gods they worship with an honorable and ceremonial hunt.When it comes to the English language, there are many words that sound similar but have different meanings. Xenomorphs are the most important prey to Predators (with killing Xenomorphs being something of a rite of passage for Yautja), so this understanding of Predator culture–as described by Ripley8–means that they regard Xenomorphs as gods, and the only way to truly honor the Xenomorphs, and themselves, is by killing them. Without prey, the predator could not exist, meaning their prey is their god since they ‘give them life’ in a spiritual sense as a race of hunters–and since Xenomorphs are the most significant prey to Predator culture, they are revered as the Yautja’s ultimate gods. Predators don’t hunt for vanity or to prove their superiority, they hunt to preserve a cosmic balance–and within their belief system, the predator, the prey, and the universe in which they exist are all necessary for that cosmic balance to remain in-check. Predators and Xenomorphs are in a cosmic dance of universal balance, one which the Predators not only have the utmost respect for, but also have fitted their entire culture around. While on the surface this seems heady and confusing, it actually makes a lot of sense upon further consideration. Predators weren’t seen as fit hunters until they killed their first Xenomorph, meaning that their culture revolved around Xenomorphs’ continued existence while Xenomorphs relied on Predators for universal expansion–however, one comic proves their symbiotic relationship goes much deeper than that. Plus, fans learn that the reason Predators did this was that Xenomorphs were necessary for Yautja development. Through AvP, fans learned that Predators were the reason Xenomorphs were so prevalent in the galaxy as they transported Queens to planets all over the cosmos to ensure their continued existence in order to hunt them forever. Every addition to the shared continuity of Alien vs Predator only added to the lore of both franchises. This moment indicated that Xenomorphs and Yautja existed in the same universe, and while this easter egg would eventually blossom into a short-lived live-action film franchise, the idea itself would be fully realized within the pages of comic books, novels, and video games. Xenomorphs were first introduced in the 1979 film Alien while Predators didn’t hit the Sci-Fi scene until 1987’s Predator, and in the beginning, the two franchises had nothing to do with each other–that is, until a Xenomorph skull shockingly appeared within a trophy case inside a Yautja ship in Predator 2. ![]()
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