A week ago, NECA shared a look at their new Elder Predator being photographed in the studio. Last night, they shared a new behind the scenes look at the parts for the figure. The image gives us a look at the mask, mandibles, skull necklace, dreadlocks and more for the upcoming figure. Elder Predator, from Aliens vs Predator: Requiem, will be part of Predator Series 17 (or later).
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Tease of Upcoming Predator Series 17 Figures by NECA
The Predator in the center with the cape is not the Predator Elder from P2, but the Predator Elder that makes a cameo appearance at the end of AVP.
From the looks of things, he's wearing his bio-mask, which was never worn by the character in the film outside it appearing on his shoulder as a part of his armor. I hope that the mask will either be removable, or that he comes with an alternate head to recreate that look, as while I didn't care much for the look of the Elder in that film, I did like the way he carried his unique looking mask like that.
As for the other, possibly new Predators in the shot, I have the feeling that they'll just be additional temple guards or ancients. Either that, or the two Predators that were tasked with taking away Scar's body at the end of the film. Wolf could also be a possibility just so they can get him out of the way without creating an entirely new series of Predators (since he technically would fit in with the first AVP film considering AVP:R is supposed to take place moments after the first one ends,) but his armor is entirely different from the rest of the AVP armor sets, in look and design.
From the looks of things, he's wearing his bio-mask, which was never worn by the character in the film outside it appearing on his shoulder as a part of his armor.
I thought it was just the McFarlane figure that made him wear the mask like decorative armor on his shoulder, in the movie he's just holding it in his arm.
If those are new, previously unseen AvP Preds at the back, the only thing I can think off is the PredAlien-killed crew that picked up Scar. If they had decent masks and/or enough film production variation, fair enough, but there's already an awful lot of very similar AVP figures becoming available.
I thought it was just the McFarlane figure that made him wear the mask like decorative armor on his shoulder, in the movie he's just holding it in his arm.
I didn't mind the cape honestly...to me it signifies royalty (as capes tend to in many of our own human cultures) so it didn't bother me so much. What did bother me with his look though...were those eyes....
Those derpy, stupid, and oh so human looking eyes......
Seriously. I've seen guys in gorilla suits look more convincing...
Wow. He's kinda goofy looking up close.
I didn't mind the porcupine quills, and the mandibles are a bit over-exaggerated (as they were for all the Predators in the film, which NECA thankfully corrected,) it always came down to the eyes. They don't look anything like the eyes of Predators in the past. They must have run out of money in the budget for contact lenses or something, because when you look into them, you no longer see a monster, you see a guy in a suit. And with the already ridiculous proportions the Predators had in that film, it just made the illusion even worse.
People can hate on it all they want...but thank god for AVP:R getting things back on track with the look of the yautja, because the predators were heading into Robocop territory. That franchise still hasn't recovered.
With regards to the cape, I look at it as him potentially being a clan leader, with many of them being very individualistic/bonkers if wider canon is anything to go by. Hell, even some of the members were eccentric by Predator standards! (Predator 2's Lost Tribe for instance)
The clans range drastically in size too. That dude had a small army IIRC.
Now I had tweeted neca on what other predators we might get so I asked when are we getting a new wolf predator and they said 2017 so that might be the seventh figure in the background.
Do u think one of them is the wolf predator scheduled for 2017 because I tweeted them asking when will we get a new fully articulated wolf predator they replied 2017 so that can possibly be the prodigal son to the neca avp predator wave.....finally������
A Look at the Elder Predator Sculpting from NECA - The Toyark - News
I for one am really hoping that they will produce the Predalien with super articulation... they have made most of the others from the movies.
I have the McFarlane one, but is is have very limited articulation.
Here's hoping
NECA AvP Elder Predator Card Back and Bio - The Toyark - News
I really want that Predator on the left with the Xeno mask. So creepy-looking.
I really like how NECA make boring characters more interesting simply by creating these little bios.
Card Back for Predator Series 17 Youngblood Predator - The Toyark - News
Brilliant. I wondered if all the youngsters had that look before earning their place as it were, but apparently this dude's an ace...
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