Predator: Killer of Killers
Movie, 2025, The Hunts, Set in 841, 1609 & 1942
Predator: Killer of Killers is #8 of 9 in release order and #1 of 9 in chronological order in the Predator.
The story
While three of the fiercest warriors in human history—a Viking raider, a ninja in feudal Japan, and a WWII pilot—are killers in their own right, they are merely prey for their new opponent: the ultimate killer of killers.
Predator: Killer of Killers recap
This animated anthology tells three stories of warriors who killed a Predator. In "The Shield", set in Karelia in 841, the Viking Ursa takes her son Anders on a raid to avenge her father against the warlord Zoran, and after the battle a Predator ambushes her clan; she kills it in an underwater fight, but Anders dies in her arms. In "The Sword", set in Japan in 1609, Kenji, exiled after his brother Kiyoshi scarred him in a duel for their father's succession, returns as a shinobi twenty years later for revenge; a Predator attacks the castle, and the brothers kill it together before Kiyoshi dies. In "The Bullet", a mechanic, John J. Torres, becomes a Navy fighter pilot in 1942 and destroys a Predator ship in the air over North Africa; after the war, he is abducted from his garage.
Predator: Killer of Killers ending explained
Ursa, Kenji and Torres wake on a Predator ship, are fitted with explosive collars and forced to fight in an arena for the Grendel King. They team up instead, kill a monster and badly wound the King. Kenji loses an arm, and Ursa sacrifices herself so that Torres and Kenji can escape in a ship. Ursa is placed back in suspended animation among other Predator-killers, including Naru from Prey.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Predator: Killer of Killers
Predator: Killer of Killers is streaming on Hulu in the US.
Ratings
IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 94%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Prey, before Predator: Badlands.
- Chronological order: first, before Prey.
What to watch before Predator: Killer of Killers
In release order, the essentials before Predator: Killer of Killers (2025) are Predator (1987), Predator 2 (1990), Predators (2010), The Predator (2018), and Prey (2022). Predator: Killer of Killers itself is optional in the Predator order.
Cast
- Lindsay LaVanchy as Ursa (voice)
- Louis Ozawa as Kenji / Kiyoshi (voice)
- Rick Gonzalez as Torres (voice)
- Michael Biehn as Vandy (voice)
- Doug Cockle as Einar (voice)
- Damien C. Haas as Anders (voice)
- Lauren Holt as Freya (voice)
- Jeff Leach as Ivar (voice)
- Cherami Leigh as Young Ursa (voice)
- Alessa Luz Martinez as Delgado (voice)
- Piotr Michael as Gunnar (voice)
- Andrew Morgado as Chief Zoran (voice)
Directed by Dan Trachtenberg.