History ComicBook / ArchieVsPredator

* AdaptationalVillainy: While the Predators in the expanded universe are anti-heroes at best (especially in [=AvP=] related storylines), this Predator doesn't seem to follow its species code of honor and is more of a trigger-happy StalkerWithACrush who kills several civilians simply because they hold something that can be consider as a weapon like a knife. Even rogue Predators prefer to hunt a prey who can give them an enjoyable hunt.

* TookALevelInJerkass: Pretty much everyone. Sabrina even becomes a voodoo Satanist with bodies buried in her backyard. Veronica and Betty are more than willing to physically fight for Archie, who himself is a complete womanizer.
* UnskilledButStrong: [[spoiler: Archie receives a SuperSerum that makes him strong enough to fight the Predator. This does little good as Archie is known for his klutziness and has no fighting experience.]]

** The only explanation given for it's rash actions is that the predator itself is a teenager, [[spoiler: and may be trying to show off for Betty and Veronica by showing how adept it is.]]

* {{Macguffin}}: The dagger that Betty accidentally took from the ruins on the island, as it seems to be what led the Predator to start hunting down the cast. [[spoiler:It's also capable of reforming itself after being broken.]]

* MarsNeedsWoman: The Predator is implied to be a teenager infatuated with Betty and Veronica, and trying to impress them with its prowess by killing everyone around them.

** When the gang is in Costa Rica, one panel shows a seaside cabana called "Dutch's". Dutch Schaefer was Arnold Schwarzenegger's character in the film. The bar is run by a guy who looks an awful lot like Jesse Venture.

* TookALevelInBadass: Surprisingly, ''Veronica''. As early as Issue 2 she takes the initiative to think of a plan to defeat the Predator and come Issue 4 she has no problems [[spoiler: arming herself with an uzi to kill him. She also mentions she always liked [[CarryABigStick Maces]] as a weapon after she bludgeons the Predator with it.]]

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** [[spoiler: Archie may have got a huge dose of SuperSerum that makes him stronger than Predator but he is still a huge klutz with no fighting experience, he only lands two sucker punches before the Predator kills him.]]
** [[spoiler: Veronica admits that at seventeen years old, if Betty lives she will be able to move on past Archie.]]
** Colonel Keller brought his son, Reggie, Chuck and Midge with him to combat the Predator. Never mind the Predator is a OneManArmy, none of them except Kevin have military training [[spoiler:and all of them are easily killed by the alien.]]
** In the final chapter, Betty is forced by Veronica to wear a gown before the Predator attack and easily trips over the long skirt when she attempts to run.

* AdaptationalVillainy: While the Predators in the expanded universe are anti-heroes at best (especially in [=AvP=] related storylines), this Predator doesn't seem to follow its species code of honor and is more of a trigger-happy StalkerWithACrush who kills several civilians simply because they hold something that can be consider as a weapon like a knife. Even rogue Predators prefers to hunt a prey who can give them an enjoyable hunt.

** A [[spoiler: nearly-dead]] Archie is strapped to a healing station inside the Lodge's panic room, and Veronica fiddles with the knobs until it is literally set UpToEleven (and completely ignoring the note beneath the console warning the user to never set it above ''four''). We get a panel of the table injecting Archie with various chemicals and he undergoes a horrifying Manga/{{Akira}}-style transformation. [[spoiler: Fortunately, he not only survives, but it bulks him up to Predator-Size to better fight the monster.]]

* VitriolicBestBuds: Betty and Veronica take both parts UpToEleven, given that they are still best friends despite having ''literally'' tried to kill each other.

* RealityEnsues:
** [[spoiler: Archie may have got a huge dose of SuperSerum that makes him stronger than Predator but he is still a huge klutz with no fighting experience, he only lands two sucker punches before the Predator kills him.]]
** [[spoiler: Veronica admits that at seventeen years old, if Betty lives she will be able to move on past Archie.]]
** Colonel Keller brought his son, Reggie, Chuck and Midge with him to combat the Predator. Never mind the Predator is a OneManArmy, none of them except Kevin have military training [[spoiler:and all of them are easily killed by the alien.]]
** In the final chapter, Betty is forced by Veronica to wear a gown before the Predator attack and easily trips over the long skirt when she attempts to run.

''Archie Vs. Predator'' is a 2015 4-issue miniseries written by Alex de Campi and drawn by Fernando Ruiz released under the publication of Creator/DarkHorseComics and Creator/ArchieComics. Similar to ''ComicBook/ChillingAdventuresOfSabrina'' or ''[[ComicBook/AfterlifewithArchie Afterlife with Archie]]'', its aim is to take the Archie cast and put them into a more mature AlternateContinuity setting, this time mixing up some sci-fi elements with the horror by pitting the iconic teen from Riverdale against 20th Century Fox's Franchise/{{Predator}}. Unlike the other two series however, instead of being drawn in their more realistic style it's drawn in the usual Archie Comics style, with the story hitting more familiar Archie beats.

''Archie Vs. Predator'' is a 2015 4-issue miniseries written by Alex de Campi and drawn by Fernando Ruiz released under the publication of Creator/DarkHorseComics and Franchise/ArchieComics. Similar to ''ComicBook/ChillingAdventuresOfSabrina'' or ''[[ComicBook/AfterlifewithArchie Afterlife with Archie]]'', its aim is to take the Archie cast and put them into a more mature AlternateContinuity setting, this time mixing up some sci-fi elements with the horror by pitting the iconic teen from Riverdale against 20th Century Fox's Franchise/{{Predator}}. Unlike the other two series however, instead of being drawn in their more realistic style it's drawn in the usual Archie Comics style, with the story hitting more familiar Archie beats.

* BloodierAndGorier: The story is the standard Archie-gang hi-jinx... with an intergalactic hunter brutally murdering the characters in the process.

* AnyoneCanDie: Just one issue in and the Predator has already claimed the lives of [[spoiler: Cheryl and Jason.]]

** In the finaly chapter, Betty is forced by Veronica to wear a gown before the Predator attack and easily trips over the long skirt when she attempts to run.

** IJustWantToBeYou: Dilton wants to be more like Archie, to the point that [[spoiler:he designed his MiniMecha to ''look'' like Archie.]]

* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: The Predator gets exactly what he wants... In the most horrifically satisfying way possible.]]

* MythologyGag: When Betty & Veronica go to Sabrina for some info on the knife, the teenage witch pulls out [[TomeOfEldritchLore the Necronomicom]]. She notes that it's really more for zombies than cursed items, [[ComicBook/AfterlifeWithArchie but who ever saw a zombie in real life?]]

* UnskilledButStrong: [[spoiler: Archie receives a SuperSerum that makes him strong enough to fight the Predator. This does little good as Archie is known for his klutziness and has no fighting experience.

* MythologyGag: When Betty & Veronica go to Sabrina for some info on the knife, the teenage witch pulls out [[TomeOfEldritchLore the Necronomicom]]. She notes that it's really more for zombies than cursed items, [[ComicBook/AfterlifewithArchie but who ever saw a zombie in real life?]]

* AdaptationalVillainy: While the Predators in the expanded universe are anti-heroes at best (especially in AvP related storylines), this Predator doesn't seem to follow its species code of honor and is more of a trigger-happy StalkerWithACrush who kills several civilians simply because they hold something that can be consider as a weapon like a knife. Even rogue Predators prefers to hunt a prey who can give them an enjoyable hunt.

In 2019, a sequel series, ComicBook/ArchieVsPredatorII, was released. Again written by Alex de Campi and drawn by Robert Hack, the series picks up in the aftermath of this series' events.

* AssholeVictim: A number of the characters end up as this thanks to their [[TookALevelInJerkass nastier-than-usual portrayals]]. When everyone else is wishing on a falling star, [[spoiler: Cheryl wishes for ''the death of the poor'']], and [[spoiler:Sabrina]] is now a HollywoodSatanist serial killer.

** The only explanation given for it's rash actions is that the predator itself is a teenager.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: The ''Predator'' is devastated when he accidentally stabs Veronica.]]