

It's believed the Jungle Hunter had been using the Val Verde jungle as his hunting ground for years before Dutch and his crew arrived, meaning the Jungle Hunter had plenty of time to refine his hunting skills. The blueprint of what makes a Predator, who will all come to be revealed as members of the alien race called the Yautja, begins with the Jungle Predator. He appeared in 1987's Predator and was responsible for stalking and killing a group of mercenaries led by Dutch Schaefer (Schwarzenegger) in the Val Verde jungle. It was the very first Predator introduced in the Predator franchise. Yautja have been iconic across all Predator movies, but the one that started it all is the Jungle Hunter Predator. Who are these Predators, and what are their backstories? Let's take a look at a majority of the established Predator variants which have been seen in all Predator movies, from the original 1987 Predator through to the Feral Predator in 2022’s Prey. Then of course there are those who go toe-to-toe with the Xenomorphs from the Alien franchise. There have been so many over the years and so many that have come in contact with humans to either terrify them or try and make contact with them. So, the time has come to nail down as many established Predator variants as possible. Related: All The Predator's Alternate Endings Explained Plus, with more than 30 years of material to choose from, it's no wonder the Predator franchise is going strong, able to pick and choose which Predator variant to put at the center of a new story. Through all of these materials, fans have been able to learn about the multiple clans of Predators that exist, their motivations to hunt, their internal conflicts, and their personal journeys. There are also Predator comics and novels which have been running since the 1990s, expanding the world and the canon lore of the Predator species. This is because the kinds of Predators that have been created for this franchise are not just limited to the movies.
