Predator: Killer of Killers

Time-Traveling Death Alien vs. Every Warrior Hollywood Could License

In Predator: Killer of Killers, the Predator franchise finally answers the question absolutely no one asked: “What if we dropped a dreadlocked space hunter into a historical re-enactment buffet?” This animated anthology film reportedly features the Predator facing off against warriors from multiple eras—Vikings, samurai, Roman soldiers, maybe a caveman with a rock and a grudge.

I haven’t seen it. But I have watched the trailer, four fan breakdowns, and a TikTok where someone ranked the Predator’s historical kill-to-vibe ratio. So I’m fully qualified to tell you this movie looks like an ultra-violent field trip through time.

According to everything I’ve read, this thing is bloody. Like, “your popcorn might flinch” levels of bloody. And it’s animated, which just means the gore is somehow extra creative. There’s an entire scene where a Predator allegedly dismembers a Mongolian warlord mid-speech while a thunderstorm plays the drums in the background. This is not verified, but it feels right.

Each segment drops our friendly neighborhood intergalactic skull collector into a new era with new prey. And yes, someone probably says something like, “What are you?” before immediately dying. It’s a Predator tradition. The vibe is equal parts Love, Death & Robots, Assassin’s Creed, and whatever your cousin with the cool tattoo collection would pitch after two Red Bulls.

There’s no central plot, just historical carnage and themed bloodbaths. It’s like Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure if they replaced Keanu Reeves with a cloaked alien who collects spinal cords for fun.

Predator: Killer of Killers might be the most unnecessary, over-the-top installment in the franchise—and I say that as someone who watched Predator vs. Santa Claus on YouTube once. But it also might be brilliant. After all, what other franchise can pit an invisible plasma-cannon-wielding alien against a Viking berserker and have it make sense?

I give it 4 out of 5 beheaded history buffs, and I will absolutely be watching it the second I’m brave enough.