Aliens Versus Predator Today
The story of (AvP) centers on a millennia-old ritual where the Yautja (Predators) hunt the Xenomorphs (Aliens) as a rite of passage to prove their status as warriors. While the crossover began in Dark Horse comics in 1989 , the most famous iteration is the 2004 film directed by Paul W.S. Anderson . The Ancient Conflict
Thousands of years ago, Predators visited Earth and taught early civilizations how to build pyramids , leading humans to worship them as gods.
: As the humans are picked off by both species, Lex Woods eventually forms an alliance with the last surviving Predator, Scar . Scar marks Lex as a "Blooded" warrior using the acidic blood of a slain Alien. Aliens versus Predator
: The team unknowingly activates an Alien egg production line by awakening a hibernating Alien Queen. Simultaneously, three young Predators arrive to begin their ritual.
: A veteran Predator named Wolf is dispatched to Earth to "clean up" the infestation and hunt the Predalien before it can overrun a small town. The story of (AvP) centers on a millennia-old
: After destroying the pyramid with a wrist bomb, Lex and Scar face the escaped Alien Queen on the surface. They manage to drag her into the freezing depths of the sea, but Scar is fatally wounded in the battle. The Aftermath and Hybridization
In the modern era, billionaire Charles Bishop Weyland detects a mysterious "heat bloom" beneath the ice of Bouvetøya Island, Antarctica. The Ancient Conflict Thousands of years ago, Predators
: Every 100 years, the Predators returned to Earth to engage in a "Coming of Age" hunt.