Predator 2 Artwork – AvP2 Predator?

Posted March 21, 2007 7:19 PM Darkness 64 Comments

Saw this last week but I didn’t think it was relevant. How wrong I was. AliensOnline posted Spanish covers of the Alien Resurrection and Predator 2 definitive edition dvds. What’s interesting is that the Predator used for the P2 cover resembles the one in AvP2, don’t you think?

20070321_02 Predator 2 Artwork - AvP2 Predator?

I thought it was the one from Predator 2 or at least a slightly different variant of it. But if this is from AvP2, why would Fox use it on the P2 DVD?

Update: Confirmed By Colin Strause.

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Predboy
Posted Apr 01, 2007, 10:08:20 AM

i can tell u one thing, he looks like a badass
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kev
Posted Mar 30, 2007, 07:41:07 AM

the mask is cool but it dosent fit the mask is 2 small
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scar
Posted Mar 27, 2007, 02:10:47 PM

The 'Spike/fit' Predator
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topman
Posted Mar 27, 2007, 10:13:56 AM

bob i think
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Ermac
Posted Mar 27, 2007, 09:08:46 AM

Anyone happen to know the name of this Predator?
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RIJOENPIAL
Posted Mar 27, 2007, 03:53:47 AM

So I hope, of course...
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RIJOENPIAL
Posted Mar 27, 2007, 03:52:32 AM

Dudes, anyone of you who saw the extras in AVP, saw that the prob was ADI's suits, which were too muscled, too bodybuilder... The Pred 1 and 2 were more glued to the skin, more athletic, slim and elegant... maybe it's the materials used, maybe Stan Winston's design had their little secrets that ADI didn't remember or never mustered...The fact remains that with the new silicon-based suits and mask, the Pred will seem more liefelike and not appearing just a guy inside a rubber suit...
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KakaRaka
Posted Mar 27, 2007, 01:58:36 AM

AVP2 = aliens with pincers and gay predator.
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Don Dorris
Posted Mar 26, 2007, 10:06:20 AM

I don't mean in terms of height (something Ian Whyte has no problem with) I'm talking about bulk in terms of muscle. The other preds from P1 and 2 were pretty lean like this one.
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shakermakerman
Posted Mar 26, 2007, 08:54:54 AM

hi
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Ermac
Posted Mar 26, 2007, 05:27:16 AM

Did you ever see Kevin Peter Hall? He was so massive they had him play Bigfoot!
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Don Dorris
Posted Mar 26, 2007, 03:07:03 AM

To WarMachine: When the hell have the Preds ever been built like tanks apart from AvP?
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Ermac
Posted Mar 26, 2007, 02:37:14 AM

I can't believe they're still going with that dumbass "Blooding" nonsense from AVP. Just when I was starting to feel better about this movie.
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THEWARMACHINE
Posted Mar 25, 2007, 05:42:40 PM

I'd say the pred looks awesome, kinda scrawny though, preds are suppose to be like tanks...not sticks, still looks pretty sweet. I just wish it would give a full alien shot...hopefully its as good as the pred
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leprechaun62689
Posted Mar 25, 2007, 10:10:53 AM

Since it is CONFIRMED by Colin Strause that is the Predator from AVP2 and those are markings on his helmet.....maybe such markings are clan joining rights by defeating other predators in combat.....i.e. wristblade markings.
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Punk19
Posted Mar 24, 2007, 09:51:14 AM

Holy crap, that looks smashing. That image looks perfect, I love the little spikes on the helment. I hope that predator is the predator from AVP2
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RIJOENPIAL
Posted Mar 24, 2007, 07:51:05 AM

You should say "the VERY BADLY cut version"...sheesh... I saw the original on VHS and then when i saw the DVD cut, i almost fainted... "What the hell happened? were they drinking or something...?' because it was so badly, clumsily cut that i thought 'Hey, must be a PG-13 version or something...hehe But thanks again, Darkness, Lovely Man...You sure are well worth your money... By the way, i saw the PWA video, Darkness...You were right about the fake sites... I do apologise for my stubborness...it is not good when you have to filter EVERYTHING you see...it destroys self-confidence, right? But enough of that already... Keep up the good work, guys...
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RIJOENPIAL
Posted Mar 24, 2007, 07:41:23 AM

Thanks, Darkness... Owe you one..
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Darkness
Posted Mar 24, 2007, 07:07:06 AM

On the original Predator DVD, Fox used the wrong master by mistake and it was the cut version. All DVDs since then have been uncut.
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RIJOENPIAL
Posted Mar 24, 2007, 06:49:06 AM

The original VHS full gory verson?
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RIJOENPIAL
Posted Mar 24, 2007, 06:48:00 AM

Also, has anyone said why Fox cut portions of argualbly the best action sequence i have ever seen (the Dutch crew assaulting the Rebel base) ? That and the gore parts, so clumsily cut? I wanted to know if there is a DVD with the original Dillon-arm-firing version?
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RIJOENPIAL
Posted Mar 24, 2007, 06:30:00 AM

THen I won't buy it...ugly looking predator...
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Don Dorris
Posted Mar 24, 2007, 06:24:52 AM

A picture of her appears on a computer screen in P2 in Keyes' operations room. That's it. The DVD is legit by the way, no need to wait for the amazon release.
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RIJOENPIAL
Posted Mar 24, 2007, 06:17:37 AM

Uh, guys, I know this is not the right message board, but could you help me with something...why is Elpidia Carrillo credited in both Predator movies? She was the rebel in Predator, but who the hell was she in Predator 2? 'HELP...I NEED SOME HELP HERE' Neo
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RIJOENPIAL
Posted Mar 24, 2007, 06:13:40 AM

Also, about the bulkiness of AVP Preds, they were armoured, which tends to make people bulky... Also, it would be unrealistic to devise all Preds with the same physique... It looks like the had was superimposed on the body, probably fan's art...but there is one way to know for sure...just wait till it is on amazon.com...
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RIJOENPIAL
Posted Mar 24, 2007, 06:02:42 AM

It looks weird, although it is certainly AVP 2 Pred's mask allright...the same scratches' disposition, same weird top, although completely disproportioned... but i agree with wolfboy, the first pred's mask was huge, though much better crafted than this...the mouth piece vertical las it appeared in Pred 1, not angular as in Pred 2 and AVP, was a much better design...more alien-like...
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RidgeTop
Posted Mar 23, 2007, 03:29:01 PM

I really doubt it was photoshopped, you'll notice the sling that goes across the Preds abdomen, and it has it as well in the production photo.
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Cihbar
Posted Mar 23, 2007, 11:26:46 AM

Hmm good point. it may be that it was photoshopped over it. maybe its the P2 body and face without mask and the AVP2 mask is covered over it. Watch the lines. Just a theory.
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CheezySpam
Posted Mar 23, 2007, 09:58:24 AM

that's awesome. and if you compare it with the production still it is definitely the same predator from AVP2 right down to the 3 scratch marks on the lower "mouth" part of the mask. However as most people mentioned about the head being to big for the body? It looks like a shot of the mask was photoshopped onto another body (and poorly I might ad) then masked the colors together with red... Still looks good to me! (BTW: The cover for Alien Ressurection sucks... why of all images did they pick that one ??
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topman
Posted Mar 23, 2007, 06:22:26 AM

looks nice people
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Psykorgasm
Posted Mar 23, 2007, 03:37:45 AM

Looks beautiful.
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Darkness
Posted Mar 23, 2007, 02:11:33 AM

The top one is a fake.
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Keyes
Posted Mar 23, 2007, 02:00:17 AM

Just came across this.... http://iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16 18&Itemid=99 To me, it's a new pic, but it doesn't match up with the Pred as far as we've seen on AVP2. Any thoughts?
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ButtZilla
Posted Mar 23, 2007, 12:29:38 AM

meaning looking Predator. I like it!!!
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wolfboy
Posted Mar 22, 2007, 07:30:49 PM

Here's for all you guys complaining about the big head and small body. http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/9681/vlcsnap511350on3.png
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Rogue
Posted Mar 22, 2007, 06:50:18 PM

It's a WOMAN PREDATOR ! Look at it's waist And it's head is HUUGE
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RidgeTop
Posted Mar 22, 2007, 05:09:11 PM

This is movies... this is a fictional franchise, and in all the games, and movies (except for AVP) the preds wore armor, but not a ridiculous amount, they wanted freedom of mobility, this design is great, and has upped my hopes for this movie.
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Xenomorphine
Posted Mar 22, 2007, 05:03:39 PM

The second one seemed to have enough armour for most of the shots on the subway train to ricochet away. That, however, was an environment where it could afford to pick and choose. It could go invisible and stalk where it cared to. Not the same as going up against certain other creatures which tend to spray a fountain of highly corrosive fluid in the direction of whatever might be able to open the carapace. Going up against them would require a lot more armour, because confidence is no protection against something more volatile than sulphuric acid. It's chemistry and physics, not bravery. This is why Klingons would never last a second in the real world. They beat their chests and pick up massive blades instead of guns and run blindly into battle. That's not bravery. It's getting killed in a much easier way.
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RidgeTop
Posted Mar 22, 2007, 05:02:37 PM

perhaps, but I dont care if he is thin, thin is excellent compared to the bulkyness of the AVP design, this predator looks totally bad ass, I dare say the best design yet, and the dreadlocks are actually correct instead of completly long and covering the predators shoulders (which was stupid).
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Ermac
Posted Mar 22, 2007, 04:24:10 PM

Maybe the Predator looks thin because of the angle of the DVD cover. As you all know, when you rotate an image round, that image becomes much thinner.
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uhhhhh
Posted Mar 22, 2007, 02:11:25 PM

Aye AdamJZ, his midriff is looking kind of thin.
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Mr. Weyland
Posted Mar 22, 2007, 02:05:23 PM

Predators are very over confident with there ability to win, this is why Arnie, Danny glover and Grid alien killed a predator, because they seem to stand and look at there foe right before they themselves are killed. the predator thinks that it as won but thats its weakness.
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RidgeTop
Posted Mar 22, 2007, 01:52:02 PM

I think we should call this one Anorexic Predator.
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uhhhhh
Posted Mar 22, 2007, 01:31:39 PM

GOOD freking spot man Darkness. That pred has an UNCANNY semblance to the AVP2 pred. Look at the eyes, the way the mask dosen't fully cover the jaw line, the spikes on the top of the helm, the markings. He also has the leather strap across his chest. GOOD spot!
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Pvt. Hicks
Posted Mar 22, 2007, 10:45:58 AM

So your calling the first two preds stupid?
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Xenomorphine
Posted Mar 22, 2007, 10:31:48 AM

If you went to any war zone with less armour, it wouldn't mean you were more brave, it would mean you were more likely to get killed. the only exception is when it weighs too much. Soldiers in Iraq usually remove much of their body armour when fighting in urban areas, for that reason, as they are more agile. The creatures, however, were shown to have material which weighs very little. If that creautre is wearing less becuase he or she's feeling corageous, then he or she is just very stupid, as well as arrogant.
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Mr. Weyland
Posted Mar 22, 2007, 07:00:29 AM

maybe the predator just happend to be in the wrong place at the wrong time
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PHANTOM
Posted Mar 22, 2007, 06:17:04 AM

Looks weird
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SuicideDoors
Posted Mar 22, 2007, 05:58:06 AM

Less armour indicates he's less of a pussy and is more confident in his ability.
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Frosty***
Posted Mar 22, 2007, 05:55:59 AM

He is no dout the one from the first AVP2 production still, he also looks slimmer & has no stomach armour (like AVP), does this mean we may see a more agile, stealthy & aggresive predator, like Predator 1 (jumping throu trees etc). Just to expand on that, if he has less armour, it may mean he came to earth with no intension of hunting Xenomorphs....
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