Their honor-based culture involves finding, killing.

and taking trophies from other organisms that they deem to be worthy, dangerous adversaries.

The logic that determines which opponents are skinned and displayed is a fascinating element of Yautja culture.

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The skinning (and sometimes disemboweling) is intended to represent their unworthiness in the eyes of the hunters.

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Skinned victims of the Yautja in Predator

Predator is an action sci-fi franchise created by Jim and John Thomas, beginning with the original film released in 1987. The franchise follows a warrior alien race known as the Yautja who travel the far reaches of space looking for worthy prey to hunt, constantly bringing them to Earth due to the sheer amount of conflict harbored on it. The series has spun off into comic books and animated features and has even enjoyed several crossover events via film and video games with the Aliens franchise.

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Predator is an action sci-fi franchise created by Jim and John Thomas, beginning with the original film released in 1987. The franchise follows a warrior alien race known as the Yautja who travel the far reaches of space looking for worthy prey to hunt, constantly bringing them to Earth due to the sheer amount of conflict harbored on it. The series has spun off into comic books and animated features and has even enjoyed several crossover events via film and video games with the Aliens franchise.

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