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* WorldOfBadass: With only a medieval level of technology and society, the humans still survive, even thrive, on a world with Xenomorphs. Yeh'kull Lampshades how implausible this is, yet they manage it.

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* WorldOfBadass: With only a medieval level of technology and society, the humans still survive, even thrive, on a world with Xenomorphs. Yeh'kull Lampshades how implausible this is, yet they manage it. Subverted if you've read ''Phalanx'', which shows just how close humanity on Ataegina came to being wiped out forever by the "demons."

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* DueToTheDead: Eiji comes across a memorial where the gear from the Falconer and Hanzo is set up, commemorating their mutually-fatal duel. Whether the memorial honors the Falconer, Hanzo, or both is left ambiguous.
* EnemyMine: Unusually, not between humans and Predators, but between a human and a Xenomorph, after a fashion. Eiji destroys the control device keeping the Xenomorph compliant through pain, and the Xenomorph elects to go after the other Predators instead of killing Eiji. Eiji himself doubts the alliance will last long.
* {{Sequel}}: To ''Film/{{Predators}}''.
* ShockCollar: This batch of Super-Predators uses Xenomorphs as hunting dogs, keeping them compliant through a pain-inducing implant in their heads.
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* ''Another Mother'' by Scott Sigler: A new Demon uprising is ravaging the population of Lemeth Hold on Ataegina, and General Ahiliyah Cooper must slay the new Demon Mother. This time, she'll have some help.

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* ''Another Mother'' by Scott Sigler: A new Demon uprising is ravaging the population of [[Literature/AliensPhalanx Lemeth Hold on Ataegina, Ataegina]], and General Ahiliyah Cooper must slay the new Demon Mother. This time, she'll have some help.
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* {{Sequel}}: To ''Literature/AliensPhalanx''.
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* ''Kyodai'' by Jonathan Maberry and Louis Ozawa: Eiji Kawakami wakes in free fall, an odd parachute strapped to his chest. As he surveys the strange jungle he finds himself in, perhaps he'll finally learn what became of his brother.

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* ''Kyodai'' by Jonathan Maberry and [[Creator/LouisOzawaChangchien Louis Ozawa: Ozawa]]: Eiji Kawakami wakes in free fall, an odd parachute strapped to his chest. As he surveys the strange jungle he finds himself in, perhaps he'll finally learn what became of his brother.
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* ''Below Top Secret'': Two friends go looking for proof of aliens at Area51. They find a lot more than they bargained for.
* ''Isla Matanzas'': A shipwrecked sailor observes what he perceives as Nephilim fighting Demons.
* ''Homestead'': A pregnant pioneer woman waits for her husband to come home from fur trading, tries to keep their homestead running, and contends with strange goings-on on their property.
* ''The Hotel Mariposa'': A team of three paranormal investigators visit a notoriously haunted hotel. They would have been lucky to only meet ghosts.
* ''Planting and Harvest'': Agricultural space station ''Philomelus'' receives a shuttle of seeds and plants from another station that has been declared lost. The shuttle's cargo isn't all botanical, though.
* ''Blood and Honor'': Marooned by her treacherous lover, Lieutenant Kai Kentarus has to survive blistering desert heat, no supplies, being poisoned, a planet claimed by Xenomorphs, and dueling Predator hunting parties. How hard can that be?
* ''Carbon Rites'': Just another perfect day in the sleepy prairie town of Morden where nothing ever happens for a young waitress named Blake. But nothing is as it seems. This is no sleepy prairie town, Blake is no mere waitress, and a whole lot is about to happen.
* ''First Hunt'': A Predator elder leads three Youngbloods on their first hunt, a world where a human freighter infested with Xenomorphs crashed, leading to a hive. Ignorant of the danger, other humans have established a colony. . .
* ''Abuse, Interrupted'': Jazz is at the cabin of her abusive boyfriend, hatching a plot to escape him. That plan is about to be interrupted by something worse than him.
* ''Better Luck Tomorrow'': High School student Lily Shou makes a shady deal with Company rep Preston Bevetoir for some specimens her parents somehow acquired.
* ''Film School'': Some budding young documentary filmmakers go to a planet under Company quarantine after a mining accident to figure out what ''really'' happened.
* ''Night Doctors'': On the colony of New Allensworth, African diaspora colonists have a chance for a fresh start thanks to Weyland-Yutani. ''Never'' trust the Company.
* ''Scylla and Charybdis'': A long-range colony ship is stranded dead in space. Good news: a ship appears to have picked up their distress beacon. Bad news: it's not a ''human'' ship.
* ''Another Mother'': A new Demon uprising is ravaging the population of Lemeth Hold on Ataegina, and General Ahiliyah Cooper must slay the new Demon Mother. This time, she'll have some help.
* ''Kyodai'': Eiji Kawakami wakes in free fall, an odd parachute strapped to his chest. As he surveys the strange jungle he finds himself in, perhaps he'll finally learn what became of his brother.

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* ''Below Top Secret'': Secret'' by Chris Ryall: Two friends go looking for proof of aliens at Area51. They find a lot more than they bargained for.
* ''Isla Matanzas'': Matanzas'' by Steven L. Sears: A shipwrecked sailor observes what he perceives as Nephilim fighting Demons.
* ''Homestead'': ''Homestead'' by Delilah S. Dawson: A pregnant pioneer woman waits for her husband to come home from fur trading, tries to keep their homestead running, and contends with strange goings-on on their property.
* ''The Hotel Mariposa'': Mariposa'' by David Barnett: A team of three paranormal investigators visit a notoriously haunted hotel. They would have been lucky to only meet ghosts.
* ''Planting and Harvest'': Harvest'' by Mira Grant: Agricultural space station ''Philomelus'' receives a shuttle of seeds and plants from another station that has been declared lost. The shuttle's cargo isn't all botanical, though.
* ''Blood and Honor'': Honor'' by Susanne L. Lambdin: Marooned by her treacherous lover, Lieutenant Kai Kentarus has to survive blistering desert heat, no supplies, being poisoned, a planet claimed by Xenomorphs, and dueling Predator hunting parties. How hard can that be?
* ''Carbon Rites'': Rites'' by Jess Landry: Just another perfect day in the sleepy prairie town of Morden where nothing ever happens for a young waitress named Blake. But nothing is as it seems. This is no sleepy prairie town, Blake is no mere waitress, and a whole lot is about to happen.
* ''First Hunt'': Hunt'' by Bryan Thomas Schmidt: A Predator elder leads three Youngbloods on their first hunt, a world where a human freighter infested with Xenomorphs crashed, leading to a hive. Ignorant of the danger, other humans have established a colony. . .
* ''Abuse, Interrupted'': Interrupted'' by Yvonne Navarro: Jazz is at the cabin of her abusive boyfriend, hatching a plot to escape him. That plan is about to be interrupted by something worse than him.
* ''Better Luck Tomorrow'': Tomorrow'' by Curtis C. Chen: High School student Lily Shou makes a shady deal with Company rep Preston Bevetoir for some specimens her parents somehow acquired.
* ''Film School'': School'' by Roshni "Rush" Bhatia: Some budding young documentary filmmakers go to a planet under Company quarantine after a mining accident to figure out what ''really'' happened.
* ''Night Doctors'': Doctors'' by Maurice Broaddus: On the colony of New Allensworth, African diaspora colonists have a chance for a fresh start thanks to Weyland-Yutani. ''Never'' trust the Company.
* ''Scylla and Charybdis'': Charybdis'' by E. C. Myers: A long-range colony ship is stranded dead in space. Good news: a ship appears to have picked up their distress beacon. Bad news: it's not a ''human'' ship.
* ''Another Mother'': Mother'' by Scott Sigler: A new Demon uprising is ravaging the population of Lemeth Hold on Ataegina, and General Ahiliyah Cooper must slay the new Demon Mother. This time, she'll have some help.
* ''Kyodai'': ''Kyodai'' by Jonathan Maberry and Louis Ozawa: Eiji Kawakami wakes in free fall, an odd parachute strapped to his chest. As he surveys the strange jungle he finds himself in, perhaps he'll finally learn what became of his brother.

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* BreastPlate: It's pointed out Yeh'kull is female because her chestplate is decorative rather than functional.

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* BreastPlate: It's pointed out Yeh'kull is female because her chestplate is decorative rather than functional.functional, covering her breasts but leaving most of the rest of her torso bare. The practical version of the trope is discussed in Ahiliyah's internal monolgue; that some women, including Ahiliyah herself, have had their armor chestplates reshaped to accommodate their breasts, but the armor is still solid and full-coverage.
-->'''Creen''': I take it you didn't notice the odd, less-than-protective design of her chest plate. She's got ''boob armor'', Liyah. No protection for her vital organs, but those boobies are safe and sound.
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* BreastPlate: It's pointed put the Predator is female because her chestplate is decorative rather than functional.
* StayInTheKitchen: The Yautja equivalent. The Predator ID the last of her line, so the Clan Elders forbid her from going on actual hunts. Instead, she does ecological surveys of planets, seeing if there's any good game.
* WorldOfBadass: With only a medieval level of technology and society, the humans still survive, even thrive, on a world with Xenomorphs. The Predator Lampshades how implausible this is, yet they manage it.

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* BreastPlate: It's pointed put the Predator out Yeh'kull is female because her chestplate is decorative rather than functional.
* StayInTheKitchen: The Yautja equivalent. The Predator ID Yeh'kull is the last of her line, so the Clan Elders forbid her from going on actual hunts. Instead, she does ecological surveys of planets, seeing if there's any good game.
* WorldOfBadass: With only a medieval level of technology and society, the humans still survive, even thrive, on a world with Xenomorphs. The Predator Yeh'kull Lampshades how implausible this is, yet they manage it.
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* BreastPlate: It's pointed put the Predator is female because her chestplate is decorative rather than functional.
* StayInTheKitchen: The Yautja equivalent. The Predator ID the last of her line, so the Clan Elders forbid her from going on actual hunts. Instead, she does ecological surveys of planets, seeing if there's any good game.
* WorldOfBadass: With only a medieval level of technology and society, the humans still survive, even thrive, on a world with Xenomorphs. The Predator Lampshades how implausible this is, yet they manage it.
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* VehichularSabotage: The colony ship is dead in space because someone screwed with it. [[spoiler:It was Amelia, under orders from the United Americas so the colonization effort would fail, letting the UA send their own and take complete control over Babylon.]]

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* VehichularSabotage: VehicularSabotage: The colony ship is dead in space because someone screwed with it. [[spoiler:It was Amelia, under orders from the United Americas so the colonization effort would fail, letting the UA send their own and take complete control over Babylon.]]
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* CitizenshipMarriage: Amelia marries Bak to secure passage to Babylon. Subverted in that they both love each other and want to go. [[spoiler:Double Subverted in that Amrlia really only was interested in getting on the colony ship by any means necessary.]]
* TranquilizerDart: Keeper fires these to subdue the crew to abduct them to his trophy zoo.
* VehichularSabotage: The colony ship is dead in space because someone screwed with it. [[spoiler:It was Amelia, under orders from the United Americas so the colonization effort would fail, letting the UA send their own and take complete control over Babylon.]]
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* ''Better Luck Tomorrow'': High School student Lily Shou makes a shady deal with Company rep Preston Bevetoir for some specimens her patents somehow acquired.

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* ''Better Luck Tomorrow'': High School student Lily Shou makes a shady deal with Company rep Preston Bevetoir for some specimens her patents parents somehow acquired.
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''Aliens Vs. Predators: Ultimate Prey'' is an {{Anthology}} of 15 short stories set in the ''Franchise/AliensVsPredator'' universe, similar to ''Literature/AliensBugHunt'' and ''Predator: If It Bleeds''. It chronicles various encounters between Xenomorphs, humans, and Predators across history, on Earth and beyond. The stories are:

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''Aliens Vs. Predators: Ultimate Prey'' is an {{Anthology}} of 15 short stories set in the ''Franchise/AliensVsPredator'' universe, similar to ''Literature/AliensBugHunt'' and ''Predator: If It Bleeds''.''Literature/PredatorIfItBleeds''. It chronicles various encounters between Xenomorphs, humans, and Predators across history, on Earth and beyond. The stories are:
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** ''Another Mother'': Ahiliyah Cooper, General of Lemeth Hold, has killed several xenomorphs, and participated in the battle that killed the last Queen. She's quite good with a bow and arrow. Also, the female Predator Yeh'kull desperately wants to be one, but is relegated to ecological surveys to determine good hunting grounds.
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* ''Scylla and Charybdis''
* ''Another Mother''
* ''Kyodai''

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* ''Scylla and Charybdis''
Charybdis'': A long-range colony ship is stranded dead in space. Good news: a ship appears to have picked up their distress beacon. Bad news: it's not a ''human'' ship.
* ''Another Mother''
Mother'': A new Demon uprising is ravaging the population of Lemeth Hold on Ataegina, and General Ahiliyah Cooper must slay the new Demon Mother. This time, she'll have some help.
* ''Kyodai''
''Kyodai'': Eiji Kawakami wakes in free fall, an odd parachute strapped to his chest. As he surveys the strange jungle he finds himself in, perhaps he'll finally learn what became of his brother.

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* AllForNothing: Two examples:
** First Lucy notices several signs that things are wrong and she is in danger but decides against fleeing as the farm animals need someone to take care of them and she and her husband are dependent on the farm to live. Turns out that the entire farm, aside form a couple of the horses, is already infected by the xenomorphs and end up dead regardless.
** Lucy spends an entire night desperately fleeing and then fighting the xenomorphs infecting the area to protect herself and her unborn baby. Unfortunately because she chose not to flee earlier, as mentioned above, [[spoiler:Lucy has already been implanted with several womb-bursters dooming her and her child.]]



* DownerEnding: The female Predator is holding off the Aliens outside, so Lucy can focus on giving birth to her baby. [[spoiler:Only it's not a baby. Apparently, there was something like the Predalien from ''Requiem'' about. And her husband has finally returned home as the womb-bursters emerge.]]

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* DownerEnding: The female Predator is holding off the Aliens outside, so Lucy can focus on giving birth to her baby. [[spoiler:Only it's not a baby.baby anymore. Apparently, there was something like the Predalien from ''Requiem'' about. And her husband has finally returned home as the womb-bursters emerge.]]
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* BaddieFlattery: Lily faces off with the Predator, daring it to attack her. The Predator seems impressed by both her valor and her acid resistant weapon and wrap, [[StabTheScorpion shoots an Alien that was coming up behind her]], and leaves her unharmed to make her escape with the other survivors. . . after indicating interest in her tools, which she gives him.


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* StabTheScorpion: For a moment, it looks like the Predator has accepted Lily's "come at me bro" challenge, his laser sight flicking on and shoulder cannon aiming. . . but then he blasts the Alien that had been creeping up behind the group of survivors.
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* YouGotSpunk: Lily faces off with the Predator, daring it to attack her. The Predator seems impressed by both her valor and her acid resistant weapon and wrap.
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* HeroesPreferSwords: Hin'tui is one of the most heroic Predators seen in the canon, and brings only his wristblades and a sword as weapons on this hunt. Especially notable because swords are very rarely used by Yautja.
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** Bo'kui, the Predator viewpoint character in ''First Hunt'', is the descendant of the Bad Blood from the story ''Drug War'' in ''Predator: If It Bleeds''.

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** ''Abuse, Interrupted'': Jazz graduates to something a bit closer to this over ActionSurvivor. Also, the Predator in this story is also female.



** ''Homestead'': Lucy grabs her hubsand's shotgun, her neighbor's shotgun, and her neighbors scythe (the weapon she's most confident in) to fight off the Aliens long enough to feel safe enough to deliver her baby. [[spoiler:Subverted in that, well. . . she doesn't survive.]]

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** ''Homestead'': Lucy grabs her hubsand's shotgun, her neighbor's shotgun, and her neighbors neighbor's scythe (the weapon she's most confident in) to fight off the Aliens long enough to feel safe enough to deliver her baby. [[spoiler:Subverted in that, well. . . she doesn't survive.]]



** ''Abuse, Interrupted'': Jazz graduates to something a bit closer to this over ActionSurvivor. Also, the Predator in this story is also female.
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* AdmiringTheAbomination: Dr. Saenger thinks the Xenomorphs are ''magnificent''. The only thing she finds more fascinating is cutting them up.

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