Prey - The scoop and digest

Title can be many things.

Films, albums, songs, TV series, a Michael Crichton novel and two video games, released in 2006 and 2017, with the latter considered a reimagining of the former.

Anyway, is Dan Trachtenberg's predquel one ugly motherfucker?

Amber Midthunder - Naru

Dakota Beavers - Taabe

Michelle Thrush - Aruka

Stormee Kipp - Wasape

Julian Black Antelope - Chief Kehetu

Dane DiLiegro - Predator

Summary

The Northern Great Plains, September 1719.

Coincidentally, Dark Horse story Hell Come a Walkin' is primarily set during the same month, albeit in 1863.

Comanche healer Naru yearns to be a great hunter like her brother Taabe.

While out and about, concern in tribal ranks grows as tracks left by an unknown creature are clearly not of this earth.

Naru becomes determined of finding what's responsible and faces a fight she'll never forget.

Mid-credits

In a refreshing change to the norm, animation sequence concludes with three Predator crafts arriving above the camp, setting up a potential sequel.

Kühtaamia

After The Predator, this is exactly what franchise needed.

Original is untouchable, so quality is just below the grossly underrated Predator 2.

Midthunder impresses as female underdog and others didn't particularly irritate.

Antagonist cleaves through enemies with glorious glee and nicely, doesn't have it all his own way.

Makes sense, as 'prey' are proficient in combat.

Goose is ironically cooked by its own mask, and I can't decide whether death was satisfying or dumb.

Taabe stating 'If it bleeds, we can kill it' was pretty cheesy.

A throwaway reference is Naru stepping inside a mud swamp and after escaping, quickly washes shit off.

She obviously wouldn't know trick Arnie accidentally discovered is the perfect camouflage.

Raphael Adolini?

That and more will be explored next time.