Predator 2 why the gun

According to that same comic, the Predator had deemed Adolini to be a worthy opponent after watching him stab his way across the West Indies and had planned on challenging him to a fist fight. Why the creature with a shoulder mounted death cannon felt a pirate with a flintlock pistol was a worthy foe is never explained, but we can assume that Adolini must have done something unthinkably badass off panel to impress it.

When the Predator sees that Adolini is about to be stabbed like 80 times in the face and torso by his cowardly crew. Adolini cleans the blood off his sword and similarly assumes a fighting pose. In Alien vs. Predator, scientists find an Aztec temple over a thousand years old. Question : What was a Predator doing in L. Why not stick with the jungle? Answer: There's really no reason for it not to. Predators are hunters that hunt for both sport and for honor. It likely saw hunting humans in an urban setting especially one as chaotic as LA is portrayed in the film as a potential greater challenge, and thus a greater reward.

Note: Cities are sometimes compared to jungles. So for the predator there is hardly a difference. Answer: The Predator kills humans for sport and wants to kill as many as possible for fun and status.

The Predator went where he was most likely to encounter MANY people and thereby maximize his head count. Answer: Changing the location from a jungle to an urban setting is a way for the filmmakers to keep a film franchise from becoming repetitive and predictable. Answer: I believe the reason was, it was looking for the ultimate challenge. In the first movie, it was the first time they had ever been defeated. They considered humans nothing more than animals to be hunted for sport.

Now humans had evolved to the point, where they learn to fight back. So the Predators went to the city looking for someone who was smart, tough and shows no fear. He was studying Danny Glover , following him and taunting him. Question : At the end, what does the date and the name on the gun mean? Any significance? Other then that they have been hunting before, I wanna know who that person is, the name on the gun. Chosen answer: The person was a pirate who the same predator fought along time ago.

The antique gun is proof that the Predators have been visiting earth for a long time. Question : Right before they get killed, what are the Jamaicans trying to do to the guy hanging from the ceiling? Answer: They are doing a voodoo ceremony to take his heart out and sacrifice it.

Two Colombians pick up two M60 machine guns when they are in their weapons cache. Among the weapons glimpsed in El Scorpio's armory is an M47 Dragon launcher. A custom double barreled firearm is carried by one of Peter Keyes' men. This gun, based on it's apparence, is most likely not a real life firearm but a custom made weapon for Hollywood effect only. During the opening shootout, El Scorpio and his gang are seen retreating into their warehouse, which contains a massive amount of heavy weaponry.

Jump to: navigation , search. Predator 2. Namespaces Page Discussion. Views Read View source View history. Social Media Facebook Forum. Contents 1 Pistols 1. The Predators instead simply departed with their fallen comrade, and one of them even handed Harrigan the flintlock pistol as a trophy, telling him, "Take it. The inscription on the pistol also informed Harrigan that the Predators had already come to Earth long ago, and would undoubtedly do so again.

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