Predator: Killer of Killers - The scoop and digest

Animated feature is written by Micho Robert Rutare and directed by Dan Trachtenberg and Josh Wassung.

Summary

"Go forth among the stars and seek only the strongest prey. They shall be your trophy. Become the killer of killers."

- Yautja Codex

0522/74

The Shield

Earth, 841 A.D.

Ursa, Valkyrie of the Northern Seas, is out to avenge her father who was killed by Zoran.

She and co infiltrate his stronghold and decapitate Zoran, but a Predator causes mischief.

Beastie is killed in a lake when impaled on the wrong end of an anchor.

The Sword

Meat is set in Japan, 1629.

Brothers Kenji and Kiyoshi put their differences aside to kill a Predator, but the latter dies in the process.

The Bullet

North Atlantic, 1942.

John Torres is involved in an aerial dogfight with a Predator whose spaceship is blown up when lured into enemy territory.

Torres is taken aboard another spaceship and meets other survivors from said timelines.

Predator Warlord (dubbed the Grendel King by Ursa) forces them into a fight to the death inside a gladitorial arena, where he awaits the winner.

When they don't play ball, a giant John Carter-esque ape monster is unleashed and ultimately killed.

After Grendel is overpowered, Ursa allows herself to be captured so Kenji and Torres can escape.

Before end credits roll, Ursa is placed in suspended animation, with Prey's Naru among other captives.

Demons

First off, Michael Biehn voices Vardy, the mentor of Torres in concluding segment.

Cell-shaded animation is gorgeous, stylish action spills some impressive gore and Predators have fun, but final story was a total mess.

Shame really, because anthology was enjoyable until then.

Will this somehow connect to Predator: Badlands?

Unlikely, but who knows?