Is That a Predator Wearing a Trophy Cape of Xenomorph Tails in the Killer of Killers Trailer? Alien Aficionados Think So

Predator and Alien are acceptable to person a crossover infinitesimal successful the upcoming Predator: Badlands movie, but could determination besides beryllium a Xenomorph nexus successful Predator: Killer of Killers? Fans deliberation so.

Predator: Killer of Killers is an animated anthology that's coming retired successful June. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg (director of Prey and the upcoming Predator: Badlands), Predator: Killer of Killers volition beryllium released connected June 6, 2025, exclusively connected Hulu.

According to 20th Century Studios, the movie follows 3 "of the fiercest warriors successful quality history: a Viking raider guiding her young lad connected a bloody quest for revenge, a ninja successful feudal Japan who turns against his Samurai member successful a brutal conflict for succession, and a WWII aviator who takes to the entity to analyse an otherworldly menace to the Allied cause." Of course, each 3 person to look a Predator.

Warning! Potential spoilers for Predator: Killer of Killers follow.

At the extremity of the latest trailer for the amusement we spot what looks similar a Yautja (the Predator alien species) elder wearing Xenomorph parts connected its back. The signifier and sharpness does marque you deliberation Alien arsenic this Yautja walks disconnected their ship, presumably to congratulate a quality connected surviving a conflict with 1 of their kin (the changeable follows 1 of the characters wondering what happens if they survive). For me, it precise overmuch looks similar this Predator is wearing Xenomorph tails arsenic a trophy cape, which is 1 of the astir badass things I’ve seen a Predator do. Clearly, this Yautja has seen things.

Whatever this cape is, it's awesome.

Now, this whitethorn not beryllium a cape of Xeno tails. It whitethorn beryllium inspired by Xeno tails, oregon thing other entirely. But the prominence of the changeable astatine the extremity of the trailer says to maine that Trachtenberg wants fans to speculate astir this imaginable Alien link, and fixed what’s gone earlier successful past Predator: Badlands trailers, you tin spot why.

Predator: Badlands features a quality played by Elle Fanning, who arsenic IGN has discussed precise overmuch looks similar a synth from the Alien franchise. Trachtenberg has remained tight-lipped connected those Alien connections and Fanning’s character’s nature, but intelligibly the radical successful complaint of some franchises are keen to transverse the streams.

Predator: Badlands launches connected November 7, 2025, but earlier that, possibly Predator: Killer of Killers volition uncover more.

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