Poll: What's More Survivable? Xenomorphs or Yautja

[Soviet Heavy]

I'd say Predators, if only because they aren't interested in eating everybody, just hunting the strongest targets. And hey, if a pred thinks you're worthy of being hunted, that's sort of a compliment.

Xenomorphs would just kill the entire planet.

 

[DoPo]

I'm not sure "throw your gun" is a viable strategy against a predator. I mean, they would have already marked you for a hunt, in which case they consider you a "worthy prey" rather than "a guy who holds a boomstick". They acknowledge you as a fighter. At most, if you show cowardice and yield, I see them executing you quickly rather than leaving you alone at all. You would have shamed yourself and failed your honour in their eyes.

That's just an assumption, though. Still, "throw down the weapons" doesn't turn you in a civilian - you know that, and the Yautja know that.

 

[Kyoh]

Predators would be slightly easier to survive than Xenomorphs. The preds are intelligent creatures and can (in a way) be reasoned with, and are susceptible to whatever trickery we articulate creatures play on another.

Xenos will rape your face. End of debate.

 

[Ravinoff]

I say Xenos for the simple reason that they're easier to kill. Set yourself up in a fortified position where they can only approach from one direction, load up on ammo and cut loose on 'em. Mind you, if it's between Xenos and Yautja in their respective movies, I'm going with the Predators. Dark ships full of pipes and vents aren't my thing.

 

[Worgen]

I'd say the Predators, honestly. They are more like us, they can show respect and honour, I'd assume some may even grasp the concept or mercy and morality. They are completely intelligent beings. They may even have fear under some circumstances and would certainly know when they are beaten. Zenomorphs? Nah. They don't have any of these things, all they do is eat, mate and kill. Repeat the process. Given how quickly they breed and produce, and the manner in which they can kill their prey, I'd say we'd have a harder time with them really.

Plus in all the movies the easiest way to not get killed by the preds is just not have a weapon, apparently they only go after things that can hope to defend themselves.

 

[BrionJames]

I have to go with xenomorphs, once understood, though still being a challenge, are easier to overcome then say a 7 - 8 foot tall technologically advance humanoid, who is stronger and faster than humans.

 

[Shock and Awe]

I'd fight the Xenomorphs, anything that could kill an entire spec-ops squad alone is not something I want to fuck with.

 

[Hawk of Battle]

This all depends on 1 simple factor; do I have Power of Plot?

If not, then it doesn't matter who I'm up against, I'm gona die.

 

[RJ 17]

I'd fight the Xenomorphs, anything that could kill an entire spec-ops squad alone is not something I want to fuck with.

Heh heh, that's a fantastic point.

 

[Metalix Knightmare]

I'd go for the Preads. At least when they kill you it doesn't carry the risk of giving birth to more of them.

 

[Thaluikhain]

Xenomorphs, easy. They aren't as intelligent as the Predators, and have no technology.

In Aliens, in the first fight with the xenomorphs, they are over-confident, got a rubbish leader (my mum argues Bourke/the company chose them on purpose for that, I'm not convinced), can't fire their weapons, and are totally surrounded, and some of them still get out.

In Predator, there is an elite, well-led and well armed unit the predator attacks, moving through their traps instead of the other way around, and picks most of them off. It also killed another elite special forces group before that.

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Also, "get to the choppers" has a whole new meaning when fighting something that can only attack targets it can reach with its claws. You are invincible in flight. Predators could shoot you down (hell, it might have got the helicopter in the first movie).

 

[RJ 17]

Xenomorphs, easy. They aren't as intelligent as the Predators, and have no technology.

In Aliens, in the first fight with the xenomorphs, they are over-confident, got a rubbish leader (my mum argues Bourke/the company chose them on purpose for that, I'm not convinced), can't fire their weapons, and are totally surrounded, and some of them still get out.

In Predator, there is an elite, well-led and well armed unit the predator attacks, moving through their traps instead of the other way around, and picks most of them off. It also killed another elite special forces group before that.

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Also, "get to the choppers" has a whole new meaning when fighting something that can only attack targets it can reach with its claws. You are invincible in flight. Predators could shoot you down (hell, it might have got the helicopter in the first movie).

All great points, as to the argument your mother offered that The Company intentionally got an incompetent leader for the marines, there might actually be something there. The Company wanted an alien specimen alive, it could be argued that getting an incompetent leader could lead to someone getting face-hugged and brought back to Earth carrying a "stow-away".

And in the first Predator, I think the rebels (or whoever those guys were) shot down the chopper and took the CIA guys that were in it hostage.

 

[Puzzlenaut]

What you should remember is that Predators purposely handicap themselves in order to make the hunt good sport. If they really wanted to kill us, they could probably kill every human on earth just from orbit.

But speaking in terms of what Predators choose to take with them, Xenomorphs are probably tougher to get rid of because, well, there's essentially infinite Xenomorphs around because they spew out lil' babies so damn quick, whereas Predators, though obviously capable of procreation, don't exactly seem likely to start getting it on with each other mid-hunt.

 

[Thaluikhain]

And in the first Predator, I think the rebels (or whoever those guys were) shot down the chopper and took the CIA guys that were in it hostage.

Oh, probably, yeah, it's just something that occured to me. Presumably an alien weapon hit would look different to a contemporary human one.

Not sure how good a plasma thingy would be at downing helicopters, the projectile moves way, way slower than real world stuff, and an M16 with M203 will absorb the impact (though you need a new gun).

But predators certainly would have the tech to build something useful, even if they've not used them in the movies.

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Actually, now that I think of it, this is a bit of a silly question. You have an alien race that can build spaceships and fly around in them for hunting trips. Now, even if the hunting trips were of great cultural importance, you still need to be quite good at space travel before you can do that.

Any species like that is going to have technology enough to totally dominate modern humans. Unless the Predators are all Luddites with ancient gear, the equivalent of us going hunting with bows and arrows, in which case they totally could kill us all, but might not choose to.

 

[someonehairy-ish]

Depends. 1 on 1 I'd prefer to be up against the alien; at least it hasn't got freaking lazer cannon things. But if I was up against several creatures, I'd go with preds, on the basis that if I was up against several creatures I'd definitely be fucked and I'd prefer to be speared than turned into a living womb for a chest burster.

 

[RJ 17]

Actually, now that I think of it, this is a bit of a silly question. You have an alien race that can build spaceships and fly around in them for hunting trips. Now, even if the hunting trips were of great cultural importance, you still need to be quite good at space travel before you can do that.

Any species like that is going to have technology enough to totally dominate modern humans. Unless the Predators are all Luddites with ancient gear, the equivalent of us going hunting with bows and arrows, in which case they totally could kill us all, but might not choose to.

Yeah, the weapons deal ties in with their honor code. It's much more honorable to take out a target with the wristblades than it is to use the shoulder cannon. Hell a Predator could have a very successful "hunt" if all he ever used was the Smart Disc (which, depending on which incarnation you're looking at, can be programmed to fly through multiple targets with a single throw). But they're looking for a challenge, they want a good fight. So they nerf themselves and use weapons that are appropriate for the threat level of any given situation.

Without this self-nerfing, yeah, the Preds could easily dominate any foe they come across.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

I would say Predators are more survivable. I am not a warrior, I'm not interesting prey, they would leave me alone. Seems pretty easy to survive really.

 

[Tuesday Night Fever]

Assuming I'm fighting just one enemy, I'd rather fight the Xenomorph.

-They can be "easily" killed with current-day weaponry. In Aliens the Colonial Marines use M-41A Pulse Rifles which fire 10mm rounds - which exist now (albeit, not in the '10mm caseless explosive-tipped light armor piercing' variety seen in the film). Corporal Hicks is also seen killing a Xenomorph (and possibly more, off-screen) with a 12-gauge Ithaca Model-37 shotgun.

-They're clever, but not particularly smart. In the Special Edition version of Aliens there are a few scenes where the Colonial Marines set up four sentry turrets to defend two possible entrances to Operations/Medical. The Xenomorphs walk right into the turrets' line of fire and many of them get gunned down ('shooting gallery' according to PFC Hudson). After implied heavy losses they let up their attack, even though three of the four guns are out of ammunition and the fourth gun only has five rounds left. In other words, they'll try to brute-force an objective before looking for an alternate solution.

-Assuming I'm fighting just one, it means I'm not going to get cocooned in front of an egg because there aren't any queens or facehuggers around, so even if I lose my death will still likely be swift.

So, to beat a Xenomorph, all I have to do is get myself a gun I feel comfortable using, find myself a hardened room with a single entrance, set up a lawn chair on the opposite side of the room from the entrance, sit down in the lawn chair, point my gun at the entrance, and wait for the Xenomorph to attempt to brute-force its objective. Bam. No more Xenomorph.

The Yautja would probably just use its cloaking device to sneak in, or use indirect weaponry against me, or just brute-force the objective and succeed since Yautja are often seen taking heavy weapons fire like it ain't no thang.

 

[viking97]

i doubt i'd live through either, but at least the predators will do everything they can to make a fair fight.