Wrist Gauntlet

A Wrist Computer in Predators.

Base 12 numerical countdown in AVP.

The Wrist Gauntlet (or the Wrist Bracer or Wrist Computer) is possibly the Predator's most valuable tool. The wrist mounted console houses several features necessary to the hunt. The sat-com is a computer housed in the wrist console, which projects holographic schematics of a particular object or building. As well as functioning as a global positioning unit, the sat-com can also display the position (and damage radius) of mines or laser nets in the area.

On one occasion, there is a gauntlet Plasma Caster, firing from the wrist bracer like a missile, causing intense damage to the target. The wrist computer houses an uplink to the hunter's Bio Mask, capable of changing vision modes and activating the camouflage. The console can be used to manually target enemies with the Plasma Caster.

Video Games

The wrist gauntlet appears in all Predator and AVP video games. The self-destruct device can be used in Aliens vs. Predator 2: Primal Hunt's multiplayer mode, where you can activate if you have 10% left and you know you won't make it out.

In AVP 3 (2010), when Dark activates a dead hunter's self destruct the blast is rather small compared to ones seen in the films. This could mean that Predators can control the size of the blast radius as Dark needed to inspect the whole hunting ground. This could also be for gameplay terms however.

Self-Destruct device

When a Yautja is on the verge of death, he will activate his self-destruct device. This weapon of last resort is used by warriors both as a method to perform honourable suicide to keep their honor in death, and also remove any evidence of their existence. It has been featured in all the Predator films, in Predator 2, where it was destroyed before it could explode, as well as the Alien vs. Predator films. Each Predator carries a device mounted on their wrist computer. Once activated this device begins a relatively short countdown. Red LEDs of Yuatja numerals on the Predator's gauntlet serve as a warning that the bomb is about to explode.

The detonation of the bomb results in a small nuclear-like explosion which destroys an area equivalent to 300 city blocks, although evidence that the Yautja can control the blast radius has been witnessed. The device is usually used as a means of retaining honor, much like Japanese seppuku, allowing the hunter to commit suicide when he has been mortally wounded or inescapably trapped, in order to preserve his honor and remove any evidence of his existence. A similar device is found on Predator starships, again due to their custom of self-destruction rather than capture.

In Alien vs. Predator, Scar removes his after activating the self destruct sequence and tosses it into the nest of xenomorph eggs, showing that it is easy to remove.

Notes

• The blast radius of 300 city blocks is established through dialogue in Predator 2, yet in Predator, Dutch was able to run clear of the blast zone in a few seconds.