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Wolf’s Plasma Caster

If you saw my other post today, joking about getting cookware, you’ll know what this is about.

Unfortunately due to its age, being made in 2008, the LEDs don’t work anymore. The pump action does and all the paint and stuff is still pristine. I will definitely need to reorganise my shelves again. So many collectibles, so little space in my tiny room.

Banana for scale

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Yautja: What colours can they see?

Since the first instalment in the Predator franchise, Predator 1987, Yautja have been shown primarily seeing in the infrared light spectrum, both with and without their biomask. Using their biomask, or cybernetic implants like The Assassin Predator from The Predator (2018), allows them to refine their natural vision for more effective hunting. It can even allow to them to do detailed x-rays, ultrasounds, see in ultraviolet and a number of other spectrums with the additions of tracking and translation features.

However there are inconsistencies when it comes to their natural and preferred visions being infrared. First of all being their use of windows is a rather glaring counter to a naturally infrared seeing being. Only visible light spectrums can see through glass while infrared can only see the heat of reflections. Yautja ships and technology often incorporate glass as windows, what’s the point of windows you can’t see through?

Secondly, we’ve seen that Predators have a concept of colour when it comes to members who wear brightly coloured and visually distinct attire and armour. For example Big Red, a comic predator who faced Batman, who wears brightly coloured red armour along side a bright red biomask. While colours do absorb heat differently it isn’t to the point that you’d be able to properly distinguish them when seeing exclusively in thermal. So how does a Yautja know what colours they wear when it comes to fashion choices?

This last part is from the novels but on many occasions Yautja have been described seeing colours that only the visual light spectrum can see, one example being from Predator: Eyes of the Demon - The Distance In Their Eyes in which the hunter Tel is described as seeing iridescent colours.

“No matter if he used glaive or the scythe or the scimitar, no matter the iridescent blood of the whole village was pooling at his prey’s feet, no matter the stench of ruptured bodies permeating the air, this species never ran away from his blades, but just stood there waiting their turn, as if he wasn’t killing them, but delivering them from their struggles.” - Predator: Eyes of the Demon - The Distance In Their Eyes - Page 37.

My personal opinion/theory is that Yautja see in the visual light spectrum, one very similar to our own. I’ve seen this be spoken about and debated before, so I’m curious as to what your guy’s opinion are. Let me know in the comments and reposts about your opinions, thoughts and theories.

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Just watched Killer of Killers.

I love that we get to see the inner workings of a Yautja Clan on the screen like this. I love that we see that The Los Angeles Hunting Party is likely from this clan. It’s pretty cool to see that the reason that humans in the modern era don’t know of Yautja, despite all the hunts they’ve done over the years on Earth, is because they tend to come back and kidnap those that killed one of their own during a hunt for gladiatorial battles.

It has so many call backs and connections to all the other on screen appearances we have had thus far and I’m just so jittery and excited about it. I can’t wait to see more stuff like this from the almighty Dan.

Also new favourite big boy. The Clan Leader. He’s up there with Wolf in my books.

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I walked home at 1am and to let my friends know I got home safe I took a picture of something in my room. This was the picture I took:

He looks very confused lmfao.

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Lovely view from my bed.

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Had to reorganise my shelves a little to set all this up. Got the mask and silver statue today. Very happy with my collection so far. Now I just need the Plasma Caster and Shuriken from AvPR and I have all the 1:1 scale prop replicas that were made by Sideshow Collectibles x Amalgamated Dynamic Inc.

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So as anyone who follows me knows I am an avid collector. I collect for various franchises I love but my two biggest are Predator/AvP and Warhammer.

So for my fellow Warhammer enthusiasts out there I would like to introduce you to my latest addition. Literally arrived today, like minutes before I posted this, is my Limited Edition Bolt Thrower Realm of Chaos Vinyl.

The original standard version when under the Warhammer Records Label during 1989 featured The Crimson Fists. The limited edition version features the cover art on the vinyl itself unlike the standard edition which is just has an ordinary black vinyl with some art in the centre.

Additionally, after the Warhammer records label went defunct in 1993, Bolt Thrower re-released the album with Warhammer inspired art which can still be purchased easily till this day.

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Sometimes I dislike being in Australia. Not for a serious reason but because the release dates and times of things across times zones are annoying. Let me watch Killer of Killers already. It’s June 6th here. Gimmie it!