It is a new type of foe for the Predator, one that would allow for a greater display of weapons. While Disney would never let the Predator crossover with their various Marvel and Fox characters, the creators of a new Predator film could create an original batch of superheroes for the Predator to hunt. Now with the acquisition of 20th Century Pictures, Predator is set to get a new line of comics by Marvel.

Predators are no strangers to battling superheroes, as the character faced off against both Batman and Superman in the comics. Now though, the modern popular symbol of heroism and action in films are superheroes.

In the 1980s, those action stars were the epitome of heroism which made the Predator an all more terrifying threat how quickly he dispatched them. The first Predator movie pitted the alien hunter against an elite team of commandos, a play on the popular action movie archetype of the type, embodied by Arnold Schwarzenegger who starred in a movie titled Commando. A movie set on the high seas is a change of pace for the Predator franchise, as the action can take place on land and a ship, restraining the action to a single location to raise the tension.

How the pistol of a Spanish man ended up in his hands remains unclear, but that is a story that could be explored in a future Predator film. Prey features the pistol (and is set one year after the events of that comic) but instead, the pistol is in the hands of a French fur trader. Predators have faced off against pirates before in the comics, specifically in the story 'Predator: 1718,' which explored the origins of the flintlock pistol wielded by Spanish pirate Captain Raphael Adolini that was given as a gift in Predator 2. Probably because, until Pirates of the Caribbean, the pirate genre was known for being box office bombs, but now it feels like other film studios don't make pirate movies because it has become synonymous with Disney. pirates seems like such a strong premise, it's honestly amazing they haven't made it yet.

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