The Berserker Predator, also known as Mr. Black, was a Yautja Super Predator and the Clan Leader of the Super Predator Clan on the Game Preserve Planet. As well as an ongoing rivalry with the Jungle Hunter Clan, Berserker and his clan also abducted humans and other dangerous game for the Super Predators' Hunts.
Biography
On the Game Preserve
The Berserker Predator's Thermal Vision.
The Berserker Predator and his clan began a new Hunt on the Game Preserve Planet. To begin the Predators started toying with their prey to test their sanity and emotion. The first test was to use one of the corpses of a previously hunted human to lure Royce and the others into a trap. The selected human for the test was Cuchillo. While in horrible pain, Cuchillo kept crying out "Help me." While Isabelle and some of the others wanted to help him, Royce and eventually the others conclusively decided that there was nothing they could do for him without getting killed. Isabelle shot Cuchillo with her sniper rifle so he wouldn't suffer anymore, but he cried "Help me." once more. Cuchillo was dead all along and the Berserker Predator's hunting brother, Tracker, was simply playing a recording from his Bio-Mask's vocal mimicry.
Later, the group of humans came upon the Predator's Hunting Camp where they kept their trophies and there they find the Crucified Predator chained to a large totem. Suddenly Mombasa was impaled by spears and the Berserker with his clan brothers attacked the humans. The Berserker fired his Plasma Caster at Royce and the others, destroying Nikolai's M134 Minigun in process. The humans managed to escape into a river only for the Predator Falcon to fly overhead and go back to the Hunting Camp. Falconer, Tracker and Berserker de-cloak. The Berserker was thrilled that the Hunt had begun.
Berserker with Stans' head and spine.
After the humans encountered Noland and escaped from his exploding hideout following the death of the Tracker Predator by Nikolai. Stans was shot from behind by the cloaked Berserker. The Predator de-cloaked in front of the frightened humans and locked his tri-beams on Royce and prepared to fire his Plasma Caster. Stans, however, jumped onto the Berserker's back and stabbed him multiple times, giving the others time to retreat. The Berserker grabbed Stans and threw him over his shoulder with ease. Stans taunted the Predator to kill him before the Berserker tore Stans' spinal cord along with his skull from his body. Claiming Stans as a trophy the Berserker let out a roar of triumph.
Berserker Predator reveals his face.
Later, the Berserker caught Isabelle and Edwin in a net and took the two back to the hunting camp. As he threw them into a pit, he noticed that the Crucified Predator had been freed by Royce. The honorable hunter activated the Game Preserve Ship to get Royce back home. The Berserker roared furiously and as Royce runs, the two Predators charged at each other and clashed. After a brief, but vicious and brutal fight, the Berserker overwhelmed his enemy and grabbed Classic by the throat. The Berserker took off his Bio-Mask, revealing his face, and roared as he raised his elongated Wrist Blade. The Beserker Predator swiftly decapitated the Crucified Predator and as the lifeless corpse of his foe fell to the ground, the Berserker Predator roared at the sky victorious.
The Berserker as he is about to decapitate the Crucified Predator.
The Berserker then went after Royce and found the ship taking off. Undeterred, he activated his Remote Detonator by pressing a button on his Wrist Gauntlet and walked away as the ship exploded in the air. During these events, Edwin paralyzes Isabelle and reveals himself to be a psychopathic murderer. Eventually Royce shows up, saves Isabelle, and uses Edwin as bait for the Predator. The Berserker came back to the camp and finds Edwin on the ground, bleeding to death. The Berserker stabbed him with his Wrist Blade to see if he's alive. Turning Edwin on his back, the Berserker realized that Edwin was rigged with grenades by Royce. The grenades ignite and send the Predator collapsing to the ground. The Berserker, still alive, slowly rose and Royce came out in front of the Predator with an axe-like weapon and battled him.
Endgame
Royce prepares to deliver the final blow.
Royce ignites a circle of gunpowder set up prior which traps the two in the center of it and malfunctions the Berserker Predator's heat vision. The Berserker roared at the human and Royce takes advantage of his surroundings and repeatedly hits the Berserker and hides among the flames. It is not until the Berserker detects Royce's heartbeat that he gains the upper hand over the human. Berserker fired his Plasma Caster where Royce was hiding, knocking him down leaving him open to the Berserker. The Predator began to violently beat Royce with his bare hands before grabbing him by the throat. Springing out his Wrist Blade, the Berserker prepared to decapitate Royce. Isabelle saves him by shooting the Berserker with her sniper rifle, only to enrage the Predator as he launches his Wrist Blade, impaling her in the shoulder. Unbeknownst to the Berserker, Royce was able to regain his strength and shattered the Predator's Bio-Mask with the axe. Royce began to repeatedly beat the Predator in the head with his weapon and then he severed his left arm. The Berserker Predator roared at Royce one last time showing his face at him and with a heave, the human decapitated him, ending the Hunt.
Personality and Traits
The Berserker Predator is, apart from the leader of the Super Predators, a very cruel and merciless hunter. Unlike the more well known Jungle Hunter Predators, who follow the Yautja Honor Code and believe in hunting honorably, the Berserker brutally kills whatever stands in its way, armed or not. This can be seen during the Berserker's final moments, where he does not bother to remove his equipment when engaging both the Crucified Predator and Royce.
Weapons and Equipment
The Berserker used a Gatling-type Plasma Caster in which it twirled and fired multiple shots. Like his clan brothers, the Berserker had only one elongated Wrist Blade on his arm which was capable of being launched like a projectile from his Wrist Gauntlet. The Berserker also had a new, updated version of the Cloaking Device like the rest of his brothers. The Berserker used a new type of Bio-Mask vision in which he could detect the pulse of his prey which helped him discover Royce when he was blinded by the fire that surrounded him. The Berserker was distinguished from the rest of the clan because of the strange shaped jaw bone on his mask and his red and brown dreadlocks. After he was holding Stan's spine and skull you can see his two red eyes before revealing his face, through the Bio-Mask of the eye sockets on it, and the lids closed up his red eyes.
NECA action figure biography
"The Berserker Predator is the ultimate hunter. Born with superior physical abilities and intelligence, he was the youngest Yautja to ever kill a Xenomorph [Alien] and reach Young Blood status. Considered a prodigy among his clan, he quickly rose to almost legendary Warrior status; achieving more kills than any Predator of his generation. As a Predator of the Honored class, Berserker Predator became a leader of his own hunting clan consisting of only Himself and two Young Blood Predators: Tracker Predator and Falconer Predator." [1]
Trivia
- Berserker is the second Predator seen to fire its Wrist Blade as a projectile weapon. The first Predator to do this was Scar.
- Berserker is the only Predator in Predators who claims a trophy from someone they kill during the course of the movie.
- Berserker is also the only Super Predator in the film to remove his Bio-Mask.
Appearances
- Predators (comic) (first appearance)
- Predators
- Predators: Preserve the Game (cover only)
- Predators (2010 video game)
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