Quote from: PAS Spinelli on Aug 06, 2020, 06:03:14 PM
I said current lore ignores the retcons, as in, the retcon that the Predators hunt for DNA to mutate themselves and they are hunting humans for our DNA and, sigh, autism.
Also, Shane said one thing outside the movie, but in the movie, the characters specifically reference the ENTIRE species as hybridizing themselves, we should judge the movie based on what it offers, not with outside info not referenced in it
That logic seems like picking and choosing to me. Creators absolutely have the ability to lay more insight on what occurred in a novel, movie, ect. Sure there are outliners against this notion, aka J. K. Rowling, but mostly it had always given clarity to lore in where viewers get confused.
Secondly, if we are talking about canon and how the AVP series shares timeline with Predator, we can take a look at Hunting Grounds. HG is canon to the series and had proven that Predators still hunt for sport. Sean Keyes and Dutch tapes have shown that throughout the years Predators are hunting for sport and also visiting more frequently due to the increasing global temperatures and human conflict that attracts them. Predator Hunting Grounds even has hints thanks to the DATAmining, that if the Super Predators are going to make an appearance than that should mean that the introduction of Bad Bloods is a possibility and so far its been shown that bad bloods are the ones who are DNA splicing.
Lastly, if AVP is canon to the timeline in The Predator, the Isolated Clan (I believe that is the canon name for Scar/Celtic/Chopper's clan) would have shown signs of taken Alien DNA and attempt hybridization. Not to mention taken Lex's spine since she shown great intelligence and resourcefulness. Again not all clans do DNA splicing and not all clans use Aliens to brand themselves in ritual hunts.
So all in all, don't take the as me accepting the idea of weaponized autism cuz I still think this is incredibly stupid. However the idea of a clan of Predators practicing hybridization isn't far fetched either. Nothing is monolithic and Predators being a race of sapient beings will have their own diverse ideas on how to practice the common sacred ritual of The Hunt, some hunt Aliens and brand themselves with them with their blood, others do hybridization. After all look as us humans who have seven continents, hosting just under two hundred sovereign states, with an estimated five thousand ethnicities and 7,000 living languages. There is no reason to suspect that alien life forms would be any different.