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ThePredatorandTerminatorfranchises are wildly different, but their core terror is the same.
Both series ask: What if mankind was no longer at the top of the food chain?
Essentially, both billion-dollar film franchises are about surviving a hunt, in one way or another.
And both of the franchises' titular characters are horrifying hunters in their own right.
But we atScreen Rantwondered, just which one is the scarier hunter?
What we got was Predator Vs. Terminator: who’s the deadliest hunter?
Read on to find out more!
Weapons: Predator
We can already hear you arguing, the Terminators from the future!
He is, himself, a future weapon!
And that is definitely true.
That just doesnt compete with thehighly-advanced weaponrythe Predator has on him at all times.
And lets be perfectly clear;the Predatoris an incredible tracker.
He can see in infrared, giving him the advantage over the majority of his human enemies.
However, Terminators got something more special in his computer brain.
Not only can he see in infrared, but he can also run identity recognition software.
Predator can hunt down humans even in the dark.
But Terminator can do that and tell you who they are, too.
Stealth: Predator
Hunting is, more often than not, an exercise in patience.
With that patience comes the ability to stay hidden.
Though most of the categories on this list are pretty close, the Predator absolutely takes this round.
Its why we rejected the original idea for this article, Predator Vs. Terminator: Whos the Hide-and-Seek Champ?
Were here for a good, clean debate, and that one wouldve just been unfair.
(Submit your fairer Hide and Seek debate ideas below.
We still really want to do that one.)
Enemies: Terminator
In any competition between champions, youve got to look at their past rivals.
Though we will give the Predator this admission: it was pretty neat that he fought Keegan Michael Key.
Commanders: Predator
Both Terminator and Predator are operating, in their first films, on someone elses wishes.
After all, Skynet is a relatively new creation.
The Yautja civilization that influences the decisions of the Predator is centuries old.
They just have more experience in leadership.
We wish theyd be nicer leaders, but thats beside the point.
Upgrades: Terminator
Lets delve into sequel territory for a moment.
In the most recent Predator film, the Yautja life form gets a significant biological upgrade.
This version of the Predator is stronger, faster, and far more deadly.
Plus, the T-1000 was played by Robert Patrick.
Hed deserve the award for that alone.
Combat: Predator
The Terminator is a goal-driven machine.
He cuts through enemies in the most efficient way, usually from behind a weapon.
Therefore, he doesnt have a ton going for him in the actual hand-to-hand combat area.
Thats not the case for Predator.
However, the Terminator does have something to his advantage even in this situation…
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Unlike Terminator,the Predator can feel pain, get tired, even, and well, die.
We’re a pretty scrappy species, all things considered.
Gotta be tough to take us out.
Or just patient enough to let us screw up our own planet.
Winner: Terminator
This one was a tough match to decide.
After all, both characters are incredible at what they do.
However, the hunter we have to favor is the one made of metal.
