Summary
The Predator’sYautja, is one of cinema’s most iconic movie monsters. Boasting a multitude of movie appearances,the Predator has utilized a variety of powerful weaponsand tech to aid in its hunt, but one has remained more recognizable than any other: invisibility. The Predator’s cloak is its greatest asset in the hunt and a major part of its tactics in all of its movies.
It’s ability to hide in plain sight is naturally a massive part of what makes it such a force to be reckoned with. Even the most well-trained soldiers have struggled greatly to contend with it. This aspect of the monster lends itself well to the suspenseful tone ofThe Predatormovies. As for how its signature ability works, the franchise has offered explanations in the past.
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Predator 2 Explained How The Predators' Invisibility Works
Yautja technology
The imagery of the Predator’s transparent silhouette is one that makes an appearance whenever it graces the screen
InPredator 2a slight explanation of the cloaking device is provided. The integral piece of Yautja technology bends light around the individual wearing it, making it practically invisible to the naked eye. As we see in the films, though, the effect is not perfect. The imagery of the Predator’s transparent silhouette is one that makes an appearance whenever it graces the screen.
This imperfect invisibility is not its only flaw either. While incredibly useful on dry ground, it seems to malfunction in contact with water. InPredator, the Yautja emerges from a river searching for Dutch, as its cloaking fails and the first full look at the creature is revealed. Although inPrey, the technology did not seem to have the same vulnerability despite taking place 100 years prior. Additionally, the cloaking device doesn’t seem effective on all their prey. InAlien vs. Predator, the Xenomorphs can see the Predators regardless, as shown when an Alien impales an invisible Predator with its tail, rendering the tech useless in an Alien hunt.
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The cloak can keep light
The explanation certainly sounds like it makes sense, and it’s beenused to explain more than the Predator’s cloaking.Fantastic Fourmedia has often used this in reference to The Invisible Woman’s abilities. Scientists around the world have investigated the possibilities of invisibility and one such team at Berkeley Lab had some success. By utilizing the characteristics of metamaterials on microscopic objects, the cloak can keep light from reflecting off of them. The Berkeley team was able to create this cloak at a very small size; it’s only 80 nanometers thick. But despite its reduced scale, it could theoretically be scaled to hide much larger objects.
However,Predator 2’sexplanation doesn’t exactly work. If a physical mass exists in a space and light is bent around it, then the absence of that space would be evident; no light would be there and you’d presumably only see some sort of black void. Other fictional explanations have posited that light could pass through someone, which does make more sense in creating a seamless invisibility, as it is with the creature inThe Predator. However, this would also make the invisible individual blind, as light passing through them would mean it wouldn’t be making contact with their eyes.
Predator
Cast
A team of elite commandos led by Major Dutch Schaefer is sent on a rescue mission deep in the Central American jungle. However, they soon find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior with advanced technology and a penchant for collecting human trophies. As the creature picks them off one by one, Dutch must rely on his wits and combat skills to survive the ultimate test of man versus alien.
