Predator Mask

Audio Analyser

It is seen throughout the movie that the Predator can record voices or sounds it hears and can play them back at any given time. It should be noted that at the end of the movie, when the Predator activates its self-destruct device, it starts laughing or recalls Billy’s laugh without the aid of its mask. This suggests that either this was an error by the filmmakers or the Predator can learn how to make the sounds/voices by himself.

In Predator 2, the Predator can play these voices back without the need of its mask. This was evident in the meat locker when Harrigan removed its mask. Harrigan stares at the Predator and says “You’re one ugly mother…” and the Predator regains consciousness and says “…motherf**ker”.

Like the regular Predators from Predator and Predator 2, the Super Predators in Predators could also record and play back voices. These are also displayed on the vision mode when it is being recorded. The Super Predators use the play-back voices to great effect, for example leaving a dead Cuchillo in the middle of a field surrounded with hidden traps, and almost fooling the humans into believing that he was injured and needed help.

The Red Targeting Laser

Another feature is the red laser which is beamed from the mask when the Predator locks onto a target within close range. The laser is used with the shoulder cannon for improved accuracy. It can also be used to heat things up and this was shown towards the end of the original Predator when the Predator heats up his wristblades read for battle. The laser features in every Predator movie.

In Predators, the creatures also possibly use it to scan objects that is displayed in their vision modes. It’s never really seen, just implied. In The Predator, Fugitive’s mask has a targeting laser that also doubles as a miniature shoulder cannon. Rory accidentally fires it when he uses the mask to go trick or treating.

Breathing

The last feature of the mask is that it helps the Predator to breathe. It can obviously breathe somewhat in our atmosphere without the mask which suggests the Predator breathes oxygen. Maybe the mask acts as a cleanser or purifier for breathing. (In the comics, the mask adds methane for breathing though this is not canon). This, however, is backed up in Predator 2 when the Predator is on the apartment block just before he falls off. It uses an emergency breathing mask which suggests that it can’t survive too long without traces of something. In this case, it appears the comics could be right about the methane.