User:Freighttrain/Comprehensive Yautja Arsenal

( Updated as of 30/07/2020 ) — Table format listing and original descriptions in progress

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'Predator is a live-action film, print media and video game franchise, featuring a technologically advanced extraterrestrial species known as the Yautja (ya-OOT-ja), who hunt and kill other dangerous lifeforms, including humans, for sport and honour, which began with the 1987 science fiction action film Predator'', starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. It also often appears in crossover media with the Alien franchise.'''

This post contains a comprehensive list of the equipment, armour, weapons and vehicles used by the Yautja (ya-OOT-ja), these lists are derived from the of Xenopaedia's Yautja technology article (which was previously located on the main Yautja article I categorised into its current order) with several new entries as well as adjusted descriptions and use of terminology. Also be sure to see my speculative analysis on the Yautja.

Players of Warframe may also be interested in my Yautja-themed Warframe Clan Alliance Kv'var-de Agaj'ya (Hunter Realm) clan alliance's information blog post.

And be sure to see my dictum on Xenomorph hive dynamics and comprehensive USCM arsenal, also any anime/mecha fans reading this might be interested in my posts regarding topics from the Gundam and Zoids franchises.

Key :
 * Prox- = Proximity-(mine)

Abridged Contents :
 * 1) Revised Terminology
 * 2) Bio-helmet → Bio-Mask
 * 3) Throwing Mines → Thrown prox-mines
 * 4) Fire Throwing Mines → Thrown incendiary prox-mines
 * 5) Plasma Throwing Mines → Thrown plasma prox-mines
 * 6) Sonic Throwing Mines → Thrown flash-bang prox-mines
 * 7) EMP Throwing Mines → Thrown EMP prox-mines
 * 1) Tools — 25
 * 2) Muititools
 * 3) Bio-Mask
 * 4) Wrist Gauntlet
 * 5) Medical/bioanalysis — 3
 * 6) Respiratory — 2
 * 7) Mobility — 2
 * 8) Tracking/navigation — 4
 * 9) Trapping — 4
 * 10) Trophies/ceremonial — 2
 * 11) Utilitarian — 5
 * 12) Power source — 1
 * 1) Armour ('awu'asa) — 7
 * 2) Varieties — 7
 * 1) Weapons — 71
 * 2) Close combat weapons — 33
 * 3) Blunt instruments — 3
 * 4) Short bladed — 11
 * 5) Long bladed — 7
 * 6) Polearms — 12
 * 7) Flexible bladed — 2
 * 8) Ranged weapons — 26
 * 9) Thrown — 5
 * 10) Projectile — 11
 * 11) DEWs (Directed Energy Weapons) — 10
 * 12) Explosives — 10
 * 13) Placed — 3
 * 14) Thrown — 7
 * 15)  Vehicles — 13
 * 16) Anti-gravity cushion vehicles — 1
 * 17) VTOL vehicles — 1
 * 18) Aerospacecraft — 6
 * 19) Starships (interstellar spacecraft) — 5

=Revised Terminology=

Bio-helmet → Bio-Mask
'Bio-helmet' is just a recent miscoined attempt at terminology revision by the wannabe franchise-rapist Shane Black, the Bio-Mask is much more akin to a mask than a helmet as it covers only the front of the Yautja's face, and it's always been called a Bio-Mask anyway.

Throwing Mines → Thrown prox-mines
This name is a more apt description.

Fire Throwing Mines → Thrown incendiary prox-mines
This name is a more apt description and 'incendiary' is more correct then 'fire'.

Plasma Throwing Mines → Thrown Plasma prox-mines
This name is a more apt description.

Sonic Throwing Mines → Thrown flash-bang prox-mines
This name is a more apt description and 'flash-bang' is more correct then 'sonic'.

EMP Throwing Mines → Thrown Plasma prox-mines
This name is a more apt description.

=Tools=

Bio-Mask
The Bio-Mask is one of the main tools used by the Yautja and is directly linked to a Yautja's Wrist Gauntlet, which controls many of the mask's functions. As well as performing the basic function of protecting a Yautja's head, the Bio-Mask also grants the wearer access to multiple vision modes including adjustable binocular vision, facilitates vocal mimicry, and includes a respiratory apparatus, diagnostics, audio/visual recording systems and often also incorporates a red targeting laser used in conjunction with a Plasmacaster.

Vision Modes
A Yautja's Bio-Mask contains systems to enhance their natural thermal vision and provide additional vision modes in other electromagnetic spectra, ranging from low-light amplification (night-vision), infrared (thermal vision), ultraviolet, air density pressure (motion etc.), X-ray, microwave and even vibration scanning as well as featuring adjustable binocular vision and built in magnetometer and geiger counter.

Language Translator
The Language Translator is a program installed in some Yautja's Bio-Masks that allows a Hunter to understand other species' communication(s)/language(s).

Vocal Mimicry
Vocal mimicry requires a Bio-Mask to be utilised, and should not be confused with a Yautja's natural ability to copy human speech.

Wrist Gauntlet
The Wrist Gauntlet includes the Yautja's Sat-Com and sometimes an Energy Flechette or Power Punch Glove. Also incorporates hologram and touch-pad technology to control a Yautja's Bio-Mask, Active Camouflage, Self-Destruct Device, and even remotely pilot Yautja vessels.

Active Camouflage
Light-bending active camouflage allowing Yautja a form of invisibility, or at least translucence, rendering them incredibly difficult to spot. The invisibility effect has been known to be shorted out through contact with water or if the arm gauntlet is damaged, and it is susceptible to the effects of an electro-magnetic pulse, at least temporarily. The effects of the device have also been known to fail as a result of direct assaults on the Yautja's body, be it with ranged weaponry or physical attacks. This device is rendered useless during Xenomorph Hunts owing to the Xenomorph's ability to detect a cloaked Yautja despite its light-bending invisibility effect.

Charge Emitter
It emits a surge of ultrahigh electric frequencies from the Yautja's Wrist Gauntlet, which would disable electrical devices.

Gauntlet Cuffs
Gauntlet Cuffs are a Yautja technology used to bind two individuals together by way of the Wrist Gauntlets.

Sat-Com
The Sat-Com is a Yautja holographic map projector which shows a complete 3D scan of an area and is part of a Yautja's Wrist Gauntlet.

Self-Destruct Device
The Self-Destruct Device is a powerful Yautja explosive device built into a Yautja's Wrist Gauntlet.

Medicomp
Yautja hunters carry field medical equipment including solvents capable of cauterising and healing wounds and various serums and other medical devices.

Health Shard
The Health Shard is a Yautja device that works similar to the Medicomp.

Cleaner Case
A case containing a Tracking Syringe, Dissolving Liquid and a Self-Destruct Device.

Bio-Mask
(see above in Tools)

Emergency methane breather
This an auxiliary respiratory apparatus that provides eight hours of methane for a Yautja in the event that their Bio-Mask is unavailable.

Grappling Hook
During their Hunts, Yautja make use of the grappling hook to access areas that can only be passed by Xenomorphs, or to get to airducts. Its role is similar to the USCM's Jet pack in this regard.

Swimfins
Worn on their feet by Yautja divers to aid movement underwater.

Tag
The tag is a small, circular, direct attachment tracking device that is used on prey which the Yautja wishes to continuously bait rather than kill outright.

Falcon UAV
The Falcon was a bird-like UAV reconnaissance device used by the Falconer Super Predator on the Game Preserve Planet.

Beacon
Beacons are Yautja technology that help a Yautja to navigate in a large and confusing hunting ground.

Sat-Com
(see above in Wrist Gauntlet)

Bear trap
This is a proximity triggered trap that slightly damages and captures prey when tripped. The trap alerts the Yautja when triggered.

Remote detonated foot snares
These are snares that can be set onto the floor, If the prey steps on them, they are instantly hauled from their feet and into the air, hanging upside down. The snares can also be remotely detonated.

Audio decoy
This is a device that sends out false audio noises to confuse and distract prey.

Motion detector
This is a thrown device that sticks to surfaces and generates a motion detection field. Prey entering this field trigger an alert and are marked.

Flaying Tool
The Flaying Tool is 'Y' shaped, its prongs spaced slightly apart. It is meant to be grabbed at the bottom and emits a laser from between the two prongs hot enough to simply and easily peel skin off of a yet-flayed trophy.

Energy Sift
The Energy Sift is a piece of Yautja technology used to recharge the user's gear.

=Armour ('awu'asa)= Yautja armour can be as varied as the physical appearance of Yautja themselves and appears to be based largely on personal preference of the individual. Design changes can include tribal ornamentation on the forehead, different arrangements of armour plates and different colours/metals used for the individual armour pieces. As for actual clothing, Yautja seem to have little but a loincloth to keep them decent. Otherwise, they are content to walk around next-to-nude and have no problem actually being nude.

Perhaps the most recognisable aspect of a Yautja's armour is its Bio-Mask, the outward design of which can range from simple and utilitarian to elaborate and decorative. Another common piece of Yautja clothing is a heated wire mesh undersuit with temperature control elements to help the Yautja adapt to the harshest of cold environments. Other items, such as the metallic armour plates and bandoleers for weapons, including grenades, are applied over the top of this mesh. Wrist gauntlets provide a number of weapons, including retractable Wristblades and a Self-destruct explosive, as well as computerised control for many of the Yautja's systems.

There seems to be two types of armour: Hunting Armour, which if of course made to aid in the hunt, and Military Armour, which is designed with war in mind.

Bio-Mask
In Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem'', it is shown that Yautja Bio-Masks are capable of withstanding bullets, as shown when Ricky tries to kill Wolf by shooting him in the face.

Body Armour
Body armour is usually composed of a partial or full breastplate, pauldrons, gauntlets, extremity armour and is xenomorph blood proof for Blooded Yautja and those of higher ranks. The body armour also includes thermal netting.

Vanguard Armour
A type of heavy armour worn by Yautja Vanguards.

Phoenix Armour
The Phoenix Armour is worn by well respected Spear Masters and like the Vy'drach (phoenix-like creature) itself, this armour is uniquely resilient to fire, energy, and radiation.

Tactical Supremacy Armour
Worn by military Yautja such as the Hydra and Blazer (title), this widely feared protective suit provides its wearer with substantial defenses against kinetic, fire, and acid damage. Its exceptional hardness also deflects outright any projectiles not specifically designed to penetrate armour. Consequently, enemies must make a concentrated effort to defeat any Yautja possessing this defensive system.

Ambush
'Ambush' is a prototype invincibility armour developed by the Yautja Enforcers. The armour was intended to be a cloaked shielding system capable of generating a vector field from the user's energy. Though functional, its effects proved dangerous to those wearing it, draining the subject of strength after a brief time. This would often cause a discolouring effect to the face and eyes due to dehydration, and in many cases lead to near-death exhaustion. Adjustments were made to improve the design but all the efforts seemed ineffective. The Enforcers had considered this a failed experiment until the mercenary, was hired to use the armour for suppressing a Clan riot. Remarkably, Viper lasted the longest in the armour of any previous user and managed to sybdue the raging antagonists. He now keeps it in his arsenal at the ready, only using it for extreme situations. The reuslts are always devastating to anyone, or anything, standing in his way.

Wrist shield
=Weapons=

Whip
A bladed chain whip capable of slicing targets in half with enough force.

Noose
When used in the dark, the wire-thin Noose is almost impossible to see. The material is slim but strong, able to hold the weight of an adult human as it yanks them up.

Electroshock Bolas
Electroshock bolas carry a powerful electrical current, which instantly kills victims on impact.

Smart Disc (chakt-ra)
A thrown, self-guiding, chakram-like bladed weapon, it can also be wielded as a close combat weapon.

Poly Nanovibronic Disc
The Poli Nanovibronic Disc is a thrown Yautja disc weapon similar to the Smart Disc and can also be wielded as a close combat weapon.

Shuriken
Similar to the Smart Disc except considerably larger and fitted with several long, fan-like, retractable blades around its circumference, it can also be wielded as a close combat weapon.

Combistick (ki'cti-pa)
A retractable spear that can be used either in close combat or as a thrown weapon.

Kujhad Projectile Weapon
When attached to the Wrist Gauntlet, the Kujhad can function as a weapon (similar in principle to the Energy Flechette), but instead of firing plasma-based projectiles, it instead fires a tiny discus that (contrary to its small size) has enough power and sharpness to not only pierce the thick hide of a Yautja, but also cleanly slice through the flesh and bone of a human with relative ease.

Wrist darts
These barbed darts were projectile weapons fired in a triple volley from the Enforcer Predator's left wrist gauntlet.

Speargun (bhrak-chei)
A projectile weapon that fires metal darts with great speed, force and accuracy, it is roughly comparable to a diver's speargun or a crossbow.

Speargun rifle variant
The design of this Speargun variant is similar to a long gun, it also has a telescopic sight, it is intended for long-range sniping.

Bleeder Speargun
Used by Stalkers, this variant fires several small speartip darts at once that cause internal bleeding in the target.

Collapsible bow
This is a collapsible compound bow used by the Yautja.

Hand-held
The hand-held harpoon gun is a large projectile weapon used by Yautja divers underwater, it fires a tethered harpoon with a smaller dart-like projectile fired from its other end.

Shoulder-mounted
The shoulder-mounted harpoon gun is a large, shoulder mounted projectile weapon similar in appearance to the standard Plasmacaster but much larger, it was used by the Yautja known as the Cracked Tusk Predator.

Harpoon/grapnel launcher
The harpoon/grapnel launcher (AKA the Assault cannon) is a shoulder-mounted weapon wielded by the, it is very similar to the shoulder-mounted harpoon gun, except that it has the option of firing an articulated grapnel instead of a harpoon.

Netgun (t'gou u'linja)
A handheld device capable of firing a wire net with enough force to pin a target to a wall. The net also features an automatic tightening mechanism designed to cause grievous wounds to the enclosed target.

Electroshock Missile Battery
Used by Hydra military Yautja, this is a back mounted missile device that fires up to three powerful armour penetrating electroshock plasma missiles capable of targeting up to nine different targets.

Energy Flechette (kv'Vurj-de)
A short-range energy projector weapon, a simpler and less powerful version of the Plasmacaster, built into the Yautja's Wrist Gauntlet.

Wrist Cannon
The Wrist Cannon is a Yautja energy projector weapon which, in many respects, stronger version of Energy Flechette, built into the Yautja's Wrist Gauntlet.

Plasma Pistol (taun'dcha)
A hand-held version of the Plasmacaster, also known as the hand held plasmacaster.

Wristburner
A gauntlet-mounted energy beam weapon similar to a Burner.

Burner
Burners project streams of hot plasma, they resemble and function much like a Human assault rifle.

Double-barrelled chest harness weapon
This was a weapon worn on the chest of a yautja and featured two large side-by-side Plasmacaster-like weapon barrels.

Plasma bazooka
The plasma bazooka is a shoulder-fired DEW beam projector weapon was used by a Yautja to destroy an inbound dropship.

Plasmacaster (sivk'va-tai)
The Plasmacaster is a shoulder-mounted, retractable, long-range DEW weapon that fires lethal explosive bolts of encapsulated plasma. It can be manually targeted with the Bio-mask's tri-laser target painter, or it can acquire targets automatically via the Bio-mask's vision modes. Several variations of this weapon have been seen, including different calibres, dual wielding, a rotary barrelled variant, a smaller version that pops out from the top of the shoulder armour, as well as a large version that can also be mounted on the left wrist gauntlet as an arm cannon.

Blazer
The Blazer is a shoulder-mounted energy projector used by Blazer (title) military Yautja that fires a sweeping inferno beam.

Killscreen Generator
This weapon uses dark plasma streams guided by a tracking device that neutralises any incoming projectiles up to and including rockets.

Mines
Yautja utilise a variety of mines with varying trigger mechanisms and detonation effects in their hunts.

Remote Bomb
The Remote Bomb is somewhat similar in function to Predator Mines, but is remotely detonated from a Wrist Gauntlet by the Yautja instead of proximity activated.

Thrown prox-mines
These mines were can be both placed in the environment to act as proximity-detonated explosives, or thrown directly at an enemy, causing them to detonate on contact.

Thrown incendiary prox-mines
These mines used an incendiary-based explosive, capable of setting victims alight and even completely incinerating them.

Thrown plasma prox-mines
Mines based on Plasmacaster technology, these envelop their target in a burst of plasma energy, essentially vaporizing them.

Thrown flash-bang prox-mines
These devices temporarily incapacitate biological targets, by releasing a burst of multi-spectrum light and subsonic sound waves, designed to briefly disrupt the nervous system of the prey without causing permanent damage. They are particularly effective against Xenomorphs.

Thrown EMP prox-mines
These mines are harmless to biological entities, but can temporarily disable electrical systems with an electromagnetic pulse. They can also disrupt a Yautja's Cloak and similar active camouflage systems.

Fire bombs
The fire bomb is a highly explosive Yautja grenade type device.

Plasma Grenade
The Plasma Grenade is a Yautja hand grenade that creates a large explosion when detonated and is powerful enough to destroy an M113 armoured personnel carrier.

Pred-Gun
It has a huge inbuilt Plasmacaster and moves using anti-gravity plates underneath it and can only fire when deployed.

Fireliner
The Mobile Shrine is equipped with a fireliner, a multibeam heat weapon related to the Blazer.

=Vehicles=