by Hudson Moura
In Predator – Killer of Killers, the legendary alien hunter returns in a bold animated anthology that reimagines the franchise through a temporal, multicultural lens. Divided into three distinct chapters—The Shield (841 AD, North Pole), The Sword (1609, Japan), and The Bullet (1941, Florida/North Atlantic)—the film follows three warriors from vastly different eras and geographies, all bound by a singular fate: to face the universe’s deadliest predator.
The animation, stylized yet richly atmospheric, draws heavily from the visual traditions of each setting. The Viking saga in The Shield is rendered in frosty, brutalist tones, where survival is etched into the ice and sinew of every frame. The Sword unfolds like a graphic novel homage to Edo-period brushwork and samurai codes of honor, while The Bulletchannels pulp war comics and noir aesthetics, set against the chaos of WWII naval conflict.
Rather than a single narrative, Killer of Killers operates as a triptych meditation on violence, honor, and survival. Each warrior—Viking shield-maiden, Japanese ronin, and African American WWII pilot—is given space to emerge not just as a fighter, but as a cultural figure. Their respective confrontations with the Predator are not mere showdowns, but symbolic clashes between human history and alien force, between mythic death and ancestral defiance.
The title “Killer of Killers” is not taken lightly. In each chapter, the protagonist is someone marked by battle, already a killer in their own right. The Predator, then, becomes an apex challenger—a being that, across millennia, is not just hunting humans but testing the limits of their meaning of strength.
Thematically, the film leans into the idea that violence is not only contextually different across cultures, but also universally cyclical. The Predator is both mirror and judge, and the warriors’ confrontations with it become meditations on the cost of legacy and survival.
While the narrative pacing varies between segments, and some viewers might crave more interconnection or overarching lore, Predator – Killer of Killers stands out as a creative and genre-defying addition to the franchise. It is both tribute and expansion, engaging with the Predator mythos while boldly venturing into new aesthetic and philosophical territory. 
(4/5)