Pack

A Pack or Hunting Party is a small party of Yautja on a hunting Expedition. They are distinct from a Clan in that they operate in fewer numbers. Usually, there are just three individuals per hunt, as observed in Predators and Alien vs. Predator.

The leader of a Pack is called a Hunting Captain or Alpha Male.^{[citation needed]} Sometimes they are simply referred to as a Leader in the case of a class of un-blooded.

Overview[]

Packs of predators are contingents of a Clan sent to a planet to practice hunting so they can become a seasoned Predator like Jungle Hunter or City Hunter. Yautja, although a part of the same pack, do not appear to hunt one prey item cooperatively unless taking down particularly dangerous beings such as a Queen Alien or the legendary clan-killing Gro'tye. In those situations, the rules of the hunt can be suspended.^[1] They appear to intercede very little on the part of their fellow hunters, even when in close proximity to them or when death for that hunter is likely and imminent.

However, once death has occurred, many Yautja seeks vengeance on behalf of their deceased clanmates. This vengeance isn't entirely personal. Once something has proven itself capable of killing a hunter, other hunters become very interested in that person.^[2] This is linked with the view that saving a hunter from a powerful assailant is robbing them of an honorable death, something that is very insulting to the rescued predator and worthy of ridicule by his peers.^[3]

Unblooded Packs[]

Unblooded packs are unique among the typical three-hunter party. Chiefly, they are much larger, containing 15-40 individuals which are overseen by a Leader and two Adjutants. In teaching sessions, to be relegated to the middle or back of the pack is an insult, as those are the most protected areas. Once these hunters advance to Young Blood rank, they hunt in much more personalized groups of three, seldom more; however, packs of five have also been recorded.^[4]

Known Packs[]

• Tichinde briefly commanded a Pack of rogue Un-Blooded Yautja, turning himself and all of them into Bad Bloods when it was thought that Dachande had died. There were several in his "pack".
• Dachande would often act as mentor to classes of Un-blooded Yautja.
• Stone Heart was the leader of a small pack that came to Neonopolis in the hot season. His subordinates were Long Spear and Swift Knife. They were captured and brainwashed, making them Bad Bloods. All three were killed by Scarface, restoring their honor.
• Berserker was the Pack Leader of the Super Predator Clan and also it's Clan Leader. Falconer and Tracker were his subordinates. The entire Pack was killed in the Hunt.
• Celtic was often seen as the leader of the pack of Young Bloods that went to Antarctica for their Rite of Passage. His packmates were Chopper and Scar. Their entire pack perished in the Hunt.
• The Captured Hunters were a group of young predators who were captured by Borgia Industries.
• A pack of five Young Bloods was deployed to BG-386 to participate in a Xenomorph Hunt. The pack was wiped out due to a Xenomorph outbreak.
• The Ancient's Succesors deployed a pack of five predators in order to complete the first trial in their bid to become heirs to the current Council of Ancients.
• Fire, Edge, and Jackal were three young bloods who boarded the Theseus in order to hunt the Xenomorph's there. They are notable one of the only young blood packs where all three hunters complete the ritual and become Blooded. However, Fire is infected with Xenomorph larvae shortly afterwards and the Theseus is attacked by Set-Thwei's ship as a result.

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