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** If you watch just the movie--not the bonus features--you might assume the reason Berserker chained up the Classic Predator is because the two races are in a feud, and Classic was probably caught hunting in Black Predator territory...If that were the case, it still doesn't justify imprisoning him in such an uncomfortable manner. The Black Predators could've simply beat the crap out of Classic and threw him back into his own territory, with his new injuries to remind him that they mean business...BUT when you watch the Motion Comics on the DVD/Blu-ray and learn the REAL reason they [[spoiler:kidnapped and crucified]] him, then Berserker loses all hope of being respected by the audience.
** He captures [[spoiler:Isabelle and Edwin]], both still alive and conscious, and drags them back to his camp to do God-knows-what with them. Whatever he had planned, it's hard to believe it wouldn't have been a [[FateWorseThanDeath Fate Worse than Death]].

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** If you watch just the movie--not the bonus features--you might assume the reason Berserker chained up the Classic Predator is because the two races are in a feud, and Classic was probably caught hunting in Black Predator territory...If that were the case, it still doesn't justify imprisoning him Classic in such an uncomfortable manner. The Black Predators could've simply beat the crap out of Classic and threw him back into his own territory, with his new injuries to remind him that they mean business...BUT when you watch the Motion Comics on the DVD/Blu-ray and learn the REAL reason they [[spoiler:kidnapped reason--[[spoiler:they ''kidnapped and crucified]] him, then crucified'' Classic [[FantasticRacism because he was a member of "''The Weak''" and decided that deserved to "fall"]]]]--then Berserker loses all hope of being respected by the audience.
** He also captures [[spoiler:Isabelle and Edwin]], both ''both still alive and conscious, conscious'', and drags them back to his camp to do God-knows-what with them. Whatever he had planned, it's hard to believe it wouldn't have been a [[FateWorseThanDeath Fate Worse than Death]].
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** If you watch just the movie--not the bonus features--you might assume the reason Berserker chained up the Classic Predator is because the two races are in a feud, and Classic was probably caught hunting in Black Predator territory...If that were the case, it still doesn't justify imprisoning him in such an uncomfortable manner. The Black Predators could've simply beat the crap out of Classic and threw him back into his own territory, with his new injuries to remind him that they mean business...BUT when you watch the Motion Comics on the DVD/Blu-ray and learn the REAL reason they [[spoiler:kidnapped and crucified]] him, Berserker loses all hope of being respected by the audience.

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** If you watch just the movie--not the bonus features--you might assume the reason Berserker chained up the Classic Predator is because the two races are in a feud, and Classic was probably caught hunting in Black Predator territory...If that were the case, it still doesn't justify imprisoning him in such an uncomfortable manner. The Black Predators could've simply beat the crap out of Classic and threw him back into his own territory, with his new injuries to remind him that they mean business...BUT when you watch the Motion Comics on the DVD/Blu-ray and learn the REAL reason they [[spoiler:kidnapped and crucified]] him, then Berserker loses all hope of being respected by the audience.
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** If you watch just the movie--not the bonus features--you might assume the reason Berserker chained up the Classic Predator is because the two races are in a feud, and Classic was probably caught hunting in Black Predator territory...If that were the case, it still doesn't justify imprisoning him in such an uncomfortable manner. The Black Predators could've simply beat the crap out of Classic and threw him back into his own territory, with his new injuries to remind him that they mean business...BUT when you watch the Motion Comics on the DVD/Blu-ray and learn the REAL reason they [[spoiler:kidnapped and crucified]] him, Berserker loses all hope of being respected by the audience.

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** Those Black Predators must've been interacting with Classic while he was chained up, and this interaction [[ColdBloodedTorture had to be unpleasant]], because his automatic response to being woken up by Nikolai is '''''absolute ferocity'''''.

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** Those Black Predators must've been interacting with Classic while he was chained up, and this interaction [[ColdBloodedTorture had to be unpleasant]], because his automatic response to being woken up by when Nikolai wakes him up is '''''absolute ferocity'''''.

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* KickTheDog: He's captured the Classic Predator and has him [[ColdBloodedTorture chained to a pillar, uncomfortably]].

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* KickTheDog: He's captured Good Lord, what exactly was he doing to the Classic Predator while he had it chained to the pillar? He was apparently exhausted when Royce cut him down, otherwise he wouldn't have fallen face-first into the ground.
** Those Black Predators must've been interacting with Classic while he was chained up,
and has him this interaction [[ColdBloodedTorture chained had to a pillar, uncomfortably]].be unpleasant]], because his automatic response to being woken up by Nikolai is '''''absolute ferocity'''''.

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* ObviouslyEvil: All the other predators have yellow-glowing eyes, but when Berserker's eyes glow, they are Hellish-Red...his red-stained dreadlocks don't help much either.

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* ObviouslyEvil: All The eyes on his mask glow Hellish-Red, compared to the yellowish glow of all the other predators have yellow-glowing eyes, but when Berserker's eyes glow, they are Hellish-Red...his Predators...His red-stained dreadlocks don't help much either.

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** See the KickTheDog and ForTheEvulz entries above.


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* ObviouslyEvil: All the other predators have yellow-glowing eyes, but when Berserker's eyes glow, they are Hellish-Red...his red-stained dreadlocks don't help much either.
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** Another example is when he [[spoiler:detonates his own ship just to kill Royce who's supposedly flying it.]] Berserker could've just [[spoiler:shot the wings/propellers to make the ship crash without blowing up (then capture Royce and put him with Isabelle and Edwin)]] but apparently he decided it would be much more satifying to let his victim [[TakeThat die the moment he thought he had finally escaped danger]].

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** Another example is when he [[spoiler:detonates his own ship just to kill Royce who's supposedly flying it.]] Berserker could've just [[spoiler:shot the wings/propellers to make the ship crash without blowing up (then capture Royce and put him with Isabelle and Edwin)]] but apparently he [[ForTheEvulz decided it would be much more satifying satifying]] to let [[spoiler:let his victim [[TakeThat die the moment he thought he had finally escaped danger]].]]

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** Another example is when he [[spoiler:detonates his own ship just to kill Royce who's supposedly flying it.]] Berserker could've just [[spoiler:shot the wings/propellers to make the ship crash without blowing up (then capture Royce and put him with Isabelle and Edwin)]] but the fact that he chose to [[spoiler:blow it up]] is yet another example of ForTheEvulz.

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** Another example is when he [[spoiler:detonates his own ship just to kill Royce who's supposedly flying it.]] Berserker could've just [[spoiler:shot the wings/propellers to make the ship crash without blowing up (then capture Royce and put him with Isabelle and Edwin)]] but apparently he decided it would be much more satifying to let his victim [[TakeThat die the fact that moment he chose to [[spoiler:blow it up]] is yet another example of ForTheEvulz.thought he had finally escaped danger]].

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** The other Predators in his gang aren't any more merciful. During the climax, the Predator with the tusks on his masks [[spoiler:stabs Nikolair through his midsection ]]

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** The other Predators in his gang aren't any more merciful. are just as sadistic. During the climax, the Predator with the tusks on his masks [[spoiler:stabs Nikolair stabs [[spoiler:Nikolai through his midsection ]]midsection]] ''without killing him'', lifting [[spoiler:Nikolai]] into the air to look at his suffering face.
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* CombatPragmatist: He accepts the Classic Predator's challenge to a fist-fight, but once Classic starts scoring some hits, Berserker resorts to using his plasma blaster.


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** The other Predators in his gang aren't any more merciful. During the climax, the Predator with the tusks on his masks [[spoiler:stabs Nikolair through his midsection ]]


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** See the KickTheDog and ForTheEvulz entries above.
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** Another example is when he [[spoiler:detonates his own ship just to kill Royce who's supposedly flying it.]] Berserker could've just [[spoiler:shot the wings/propellers to make the ship crash without blowing up (then capture Royce and put him with Isabelle and Edwin) but the fact that he chose to [[spoiler:blow it up]] is yet another example of ForTheEvulz.

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** Another example is when he [[spoiler:detonates his own ship just to kill Royce who's supposedly flying it.]] Berserker could've just [[spoiler:shot the wings/propellers to make the ship crash without blowing up (then capture Royce and put him with Isabelle and Edwin) Edwin)]] but the fact that he chose to [[spoiler:blow it up]] is yet another example of ForTheEvulz.

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* ForTheEvulz: All of his victims die ''not only'' slowly and painfully, but also humiliatingly...The worst part is when he [[spoiler:stabs an already-dying Edwin in the back, without causing instant death, just to make Edwin suffer even more.]]

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* ForTheEvulz: All He makes all of his victims die ''not only'' slowly and painfully, but also humiliatingly...humiliatingly.
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The worst part is when he [[spoiler:stabs stabs an already-dying Edwin already-dying, harmless [[spoiler:Edwin]] in the back, without causing instant death, just to make Edwin [[spoiler:Edwin]] suffer even more.]]



* MoralEventHorizon: He captures [[spoiler:Isabelle and Edwin]], both still alive and conscious, and drags them back to his camp to do God-knows-what with them. Whatever he had planned, it's hard to believe it wouldn't have been a [[FateWorseThanDeath Fate Worse than Death]]....Another example is when he [[spoiler:detonates his own ship just to kill Royce who's supposedly flying it. Berserker could've just shot the wings/propellers to make the ship crash without blowing up (then capture Royce and put him with Isabelle and Edwin) but the fact that he chose to blow it up is yet another example of ForTheEvulz]].

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* MoralEventHorizon: MoralEventHorizon:
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He captures [[spoiler:Isabelle and Edwin]], both still alive and conscious, and drags them back to his camp to do God-knows-what with them. Whatever he had planned, it's hard to believe it wouldn't have been a [[FateWorseThanDeath Fate Worse than Death]]....Death]].
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Another example is when he [[spoiler:detonates his own ship just to kill Royce who's supposedly flying it. it.]] Berserker could've just shot [[spoiler:shot the wings/propellers to make the ship crash without blowing up (then capture Royce and put him with Isabelle and Edwin) but the fact that he chose to blow [[spoiler:blow it up up]] is yet another example of ForTheEvulz]].ForTheEvulz.

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* CompleteMonster: Unlike the predators in the previous films, Berserker has no honor or morality at all.
* DramaticUnmask: The only one in the entire movie (at least from an actual predator's).

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* CompleteMonster: Unlike the predators Predators in the previous films, Berserker has no honor or morality at all.
* DramaticUnmask: The only one in the entire movie (at least from an actual predator's).Predator's).



* MoralEventHorizon: He captures [[spoiler:Isabelle and Edwin]], both still alive and conscious, and drags them back to his camp to do God-knows-what with them. Whatever he had planned, I doubt it wouldn't have been a [[FateWorseThanDeath Fate Worse than Death]]...Another example is when he [[spoiler:detonates his own ship just to kill Royce who's supposedly flying it. Berserker could've just shot the wings/propellers to make the ship crash without blowing up (then capture Royce and put him with Isabelle and Edwin) but the fact that he chose to blow it up is yet another example of ForTheEvulz]].

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* MoralEventHorizon: He captures [[spoiler:Isabelle and Edwin]], both still alive and conscious, and drags them back to his camp to do God-knows-what with them. Whatever he had planned, I doubt it's hard to believe it wouldn't have been a [[FateWorseThanDeath Fate Worse than Death]]...Death]]....Another example is when he [[spoiler:detonates his own ship just to kill Royce who's supposedly flying it. Berserker could've just shot the wings/propellers to make the ship crash without blowing up (then capture Royce and put him with Isabelle and Edwin) but the fact that he chose to blow it up is yet another example of ForTheEvulz]].
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* KickTheDog: He's captured the Classic Predator and has him [[ColdBloodedTorture chained to a pillar ''uncomfortably'']].

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* KickTheDog: He's captured the Classic Predator and has him [[ColdBloodedTorture chained to a pillar ''uncomfortably'']].pillar, uncomfortably]].
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* KickTheDog: He's captured the Classic Predator and has him [[ColdBloodedTorture chained to a pillar ''uncomfortably'']].

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* MoralEventHorizon: He captures [[spoiler:Isabelle and Edwin]], both still alive and conscious, and drags them back to his camp to do God-knows-what with them. Whatever he had planned, I doubt it wouldn't have been a [[FateWorseThanDeath Fate Worse than Death]]...Another example is when he [[spoiler:detonates his own ship just to kill the human who's supposedly flying it. Berserker could've just shot the wings/propellers to make the ship crash without blowing up, but the fact that he chose to blow it up is yet another example of ForTheEvulz]].

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* MoralEventHorizon: He captures [[spoiler:Isabelle and Edwin]], both still alive and conscious, and drags them back to his camp to do God-knows-what with them. Whatever he had planned, I doubt it wouldn't have been a [[FateWorseThanDeath Fate Worse than Death]]...Another example is when he [[spoiler:detonates his own ship just to kill the human Royce who's supposedly flying it. Berserker could've just shot the wings/propellers to make the ship crash without blowing up, up (then capture Royce and put him with Isabelle and Edwin) but the fact that he chose to blow it up is yet another example of ForTheEvulz]].

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* MoralEventHorizon: He captures Isabelle and Edwin alive and conscious, and drags them back to the pit to do God-knows-what with them. Whatever he had planned, I doubt it wouldn't have been a [[FateWorseThanDeath Fate Worse than Death]]...Another example is when he [[spoiler:detonates his own ship just to kill the human who's supposedly flying it. Berserker could've just shot the wings/propellers to make the ship crash without blowing up, but the fact that he chose to blow it up is yet another example of ForTheEvulz]].

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* MoralEventHorizon: He captures Isabelle [[spoiler:Isabelle and Edwin Edwin]], both still alive and conscious, and drags them back to the pit his camp to do God-knows-what with them. Whatever he had planned, I doubt it wouldn't have been a [[FateWorseThanDeath Fate Worse than Death]]...Another example is when he [[spoiler:detonates his own ship just to kill the human who's supposedly flying it. Berserker could've just shot the wings/propellers to make the ship crash without blowing up, but the fact that he chose to blow it up is yet another example of ForTheEvulz]].
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* ForTheEvulz: All of his victims die ''not only'' slowly and painfully, but also humiliatingly...The worst part is when he [[spoiler:stabs an already-dying Edwin in the back, without causing instant death, just to make Edwin suffer even more.]]
* MoralEventHorizon: He captures Isabelle and Edwin alive and conscious, and drags them back to the pit to do God-knows-what with them. Whatever he had planned, I doubt it wouldn't have been a [[FateWorseThanDeath Fate Worse than Death]]...Another example is when he [[spoiler:detonates his own ship just to kill the human who's supposedly flying it. Berserker could've just shot the wings/propellers to make the ship crash without blowing up, but the fact that he chose to blow it up is yet another example of ForTheEvulz]].

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* CompleteMonster: Unlike the predators in the previous films, Berserker has no morality at all.

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* CompleteMonster: Unlike the predators in the previous films, Berserker has no honor or morality at all.



* Unflinching Walk: When he detonates his own ship (apparently [[MoralEventHorizon with a human inside]]) he just [[TheSoulless walks away casually without even looking back]] at the end results.

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* Unflinching Walk: UnflinchingWalk: When he detonates his own ship (apparently [[MoralEventHorizon with a human inside]]) he just [[TheSoulless walks away casually without even looking back]] at the end results.
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!! Berserker Predator (Brian Steele)
-->Berserker is the leader of the Black Predators, who spend the entire film hunting the protagonists for sport. Berserker decorates his mask with a trophy's jawbone.

* BigBad
* CompleteMonster: Unlike the predators in the previous films, Berserker has no morality at all.
* DramaticUnmask: The only one in the entire movie (at least from an actual predator's).
* Unflinching Walk: When he detonates his own ship (apparently [[MoralEventHorizon with a human inside]]) he just [[TheSoulless walks away casually without even looking back]] at the end results.
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* TheAtoner: Maybe.
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* LightningBruiser: A heavily muscled guy with a big gun, (although definitely not a BFG) he is still impressively quick, as he showcases [[spoiler:when Edwin tries to backstab him]] and in the final fight against the last Predator.

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* LightningBruiser: A heavily muscled guy with a big gun, (although definitely not a BFG) he is still impressively quick, as he showcases [[spoiler:when Edwin when one of his teammates tries to backstab him]] and in the final fight against the last Predator.him.

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* DyeingForYourArt: Brody packed on quite a bit of muscle to play Royce.



* ShirtlessScene

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* ShirtlessSceneShirtlessScene: Serves up double-barreled {{fanservice}} by showing off Brody's astonishing abdominals and giving an unsubtle {{homage}} to the first movie.



* TheBigGuy
* BruiserWithASoftCenter
* FatalFamilyPhoto

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* TheBigGuy
TheBigGuy: Class 2.
* BruiserWithASoftCenter
BruiserWithASoftCenter: He's the only one to introduce himself and offer a handshake like a normal person, and he also treasures his...
* FatalFamilyPhotoFatalFamilyPhoto: Oh Nikolai. If only he'd seen TvTropes, he'd know not to proudly pass around a photo of his kids in a combat zone.

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* PetTheDog: Goes all out to save Isabelle from a pit trap early in the movie, one of the early signs that he's not entirely heartless.



* GangBangers: Identifies himself as a member of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Zetas_Cartel Zetas Cartel]].

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* GangBangers: Identifies himself Identified by Royce as a member of an enforcer for the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Zetas_Cartel Zetas Cartel]].

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* AffablyEvil

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* AffablyEvilAxeCrazy



* LaughablyEvil



* HonorBeforeReason: See EnemyMine.

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* HonorBeforeReason: See EnemyMine.When freed, rather than try to escape he goes after the other Predators.
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* NotAfraidToDie

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Katanas Are Just Better is not a character trope. It\'s still on the main page, though.


* TheAtoner
* BabyGotBack
* TheChick

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* TheAtoner
TheAtoner: The reason she's so nice is SurvivorsGuilt.
* BabyGotBack
BabyGotBack: According to Stans.
* TheChickTheChick: She's the most compassionate by quite a wide margin.



* HotAmazon

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* HotAmazonHotAmazon: She's tough as nails, and the guys explicitly find her attractive for it.



* SmallGirlBigGun
* SurvivorGuilt
* TokenGoodTeammate

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* SmallGirlBigGun
SmallGirlBigGun: Though not of cartoonish proportions, it's a long-barreled, high-caliber sniper rifle, and she's rather petite.
* SurvivorGuilt
SurvivorsGuilt: She is haunted by the loss of her spotter, who was killed in action shortly before she was kidnapped by the Predators.
* TokenGoodTeammate
TokenGoodTeammate: Only Nikolai comes close to being as unambiguously good as she is.



* ActionSurvivor
* CombatMedic
* [[spoiler:KickTheDog: Even before TheReveal, he pulls a real dick move. When he's injured and trying to convince the others to help him, he goes all IHaveAFamily, and pulls out the photo Nicolai had shown him of ''Nicolai's kids''. Keep in mind that Nicolai died to save this guy.]]
* NonActionGuy

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* ActionSurvivor
ActionSurvivor: He's the only one who makes no active contribution to the firefights.
* CombatMedic
CombatMedic: It's the teams' only explanation for why he is there at all.
* [[spoiler:KickTheDog: Even KickTheDog: [[spoiler:Even before TheReveal, he pulls a real dick move. When he's injured and trying to convince the others to help him, he goes all IHaveAFamily, and pulls out the photo Nicolai had shown him of ''Nicolai's kids''. Keep in mind that Nicolai died to save this guy.]]
* NonActionGuyNonActionGuy: He mostly gets through combat by ducking behind Isabelle or Nikolai.



* TheSmartGuy

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* TheSmartGuy
TheSmartGuy: He can somehow identify alien plant life, and knows their toxic properties.



* BadassBeard
* BadassInANiceSuit
* KatanasAreJustBetter

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* BadassBeard
BadassBeard: He sports a close-shorn stubble that is almost painfully stylish.
* BadassInANiceSuit
* KatanasAreJustBetter
BadassInANiceSuit: As any self-respecting mob enforcer should be.



* SharpDressedMan
* ShirtlessScene

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* SharpDressedMan
SharpDressedMan: Complete with a WaistcoatOfStyle!
* ShirtlessSceneShirtlessScene: He does a BattleStrip before taking on a Predator.



* HonorBeforeReason
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy

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* HonorBeforeReason
HonorBeforeReason: See EnemyMine.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy
ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Again, canonically.
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-->"You said we were chosen. I asked, "For what?" I should've asked why. It's because we are predators. Just like them. We're the monsters of our own world. It's probably better that we're never going back."

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-->"You said we were chosen. I asked, "For what?" I should've asked why. It's because we are predators. Just like them. We're -->"We're the monsters of our own world. It's probably better that we're never going back."

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