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Posted by bleau
 - Jun 12, 2011, 06:30:49 AM
I believe the eye flash to be a way for the predator to alert his victim of his presence, and kind of a taunt also.
Posted by DoomRulz
 - Jun 11, 2011, 08:52:07 PM
Hm, unlikely. Dutch wasn't too far ahead of him for him to get very far.
Posted by Peakius Baragonius
 - Jun 11, 2011, 08:02:20 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 10, 2011, 01:33:22 AM
What are you talking about, he knew Dutch climbed out of the water.

But as far as the Predator knew, Dutch could have moved on by the time he caught up.
Posted by Kel G 426
 - Jun 10, 2011, 03:43:53 PM
The eye flash could be unintentional. An occasional glitch in the cloaking system.
Posted by DoomRulz
 - Jun 10, 2011, 01:33:22 AM
What are you talking about, he knew Dutch climbed out of the water.
Posted by Peakius Baragonius
 - Jun 09, 2011, 06:21:28 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 09, 2011, 04:35:47 AM
Quote from: Peakius Baragonius on Jun 08, 2011, 12:28:32 AM
Here's an alternate theory: the Predator was seeing in color-vision.

There are advantages and disadvantages to both Predator and human vision, and City Hunter was certainly prepared for something trying to sneak up on him by cloaking itself from thermal vision, so it's very likely that Jungle Hunter would be as well. Also, Predators are fond of leveling the playing field between their prey, much in the same way as a torpedo-carrying submarine "levels" the playing field against an old wooden warship by surfacing several kilometers away, of course; Jungle Hunter would be able to see what we see, and pick up details that would be lost on his thermal vision. (By the time he was fighting against Dutch, his wrist-computer had been damaged, whereas City Hunter's was intact when he used it to change vision modes in Predator 2.)

An invisible person couldn't see unless their retinas were opaque, as any light would just pass through them; similarly, the Predator's giving light sources something to refract off on his visor, seeing in the color spectrum for a second or two before transitioning back to his thermal vision.

I like the theories about the zooming and taunting, though.

Are you suggesting Anytime could switch to vision mode like ours? If that were the case, why then wouldn't he use when he crawled out of the water?

He had no reason to think that anyone was there.
Posted by DoomRulz
 - Jun 09, 2011, 04:35:47 AM
Quote from: Peakius Baragonius on Jun 08, 2011, 12:28:32 AM
Here's an alternate theory: the Predator was seeing in color-vision.

There are advantages and disadvantages to both Predator and human vision, and City Hunter was certainly prepared for something trying to sneak up on him by cloaking itself from thermal vision, so it's very likely that Jungle Hunter would be as well. Also, Predators are fond of leveling the playing field between their prey, much in the same way as a torpedo-carrying submarine "levels" the playing field against an old wooden warship by surfacing several kilometers away, of course; Jungle Hunter would be able to see what we see, and pick up details that would be lost on his thermal vision. (By the time he was fighting against Dutch, his wrist-computer had been damaged, whereas City Hunter's was intact when he used it to change vision modes in Predator 2.)

An invisible person couldn't see unless their retinas were opaque, as any light would just pass through them; similarly, the Predator's giving light sources something to refract off on his visor, seeing in the color spectrum for a second or two before transitioning back to his thermal vision.

I like the theories about the zooming and taunting, though.

Are you suggesting Anytime could switch to vision mode like ours? If that were the case, why then wouldn't he use when he crawled out of the water?
Posted by Terx2
 - Jun 08, 2011, 06:20:42 AM
I thought it was used for multiple purposes. Eg Scare the prey, Zooming in and Changing vision mode.
Posted by Peakius Baragonius
 - Jun 08, 2011, 12:28:32 AM
Here's an alternate theory: the Predator was seeing in color-vision.

There are advantages and disadvantages to both Predator and human vision, and City Hunter was certainly prepared for something trying to sneak up on him by cloaking itself from thermal vision, so it's very likely that Jungle Hunter would be as well. Also, Predators are fond of leveling the playing field between their prey, much in the same way as a torpedo-carrying submarine "levels" the playing field against an old wooden warship by surfacing several kilometers away, of course; Jungle Hunter would be able to see what we see, and pick up details that would be lost on his thermal vision. (By the time he was fighting against Dutch, his wrist-computer had been damaged, whereas City Hunter's was intact when he used it to change vision modes in Predator 2.)

An invisible person couldn't see unless their retinas were opaque, as any light would just pass through them; similarly, the Predator's giving light sources something to refract off on his visor, seeing in the color spectrum for a second or two before transitioning back to his thermal vision.

I like the theories about the zooming and taunting, though.
Posted by Keith
 - May 11, 2011, 12:22:59 AM
I see Prison Mike's been banned. Gee, he didn't seem like the type.  :laugh:
Posted by huntin8-t0n
 - May 10, 2011, 08:33:31 PM
I doubt it'd be changing vison mode. Why'd the jungle hunter do that facing Mac, knowing its side effect (same for Dillon). also he used it when Dillon couldn't see him. Taunting and attracting attention imo is why they use it.   

(Pressing taunt in avp2 has the same effect as I recall )
Posted by Reaper117
 - May 10, 2011, 08:17:43 PM
Yea the two most popular and probably right answers are that its the Predator changing its vision or he is making fun of however he's looking at, but i think its vision change because in AVPR when the cops radio goes off he runs and the Predator goes invisible and his eyes flash, but they flash light blue color
Posted by DoomRulz
 - Apr 27, 2011, 05:11:51 AM
Hey, not my problem his head was blown open.
Posted by Sharp Sticks
 - Apr 27, 2011, 04:46:16 AM


Bill 'Clumsyass' Duke can hear you guys.
Posted by Prison_Mike
 - Apr 27, 2011, 04:29:59 AM
True, which is why I think he was taunting them.
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