The Predator: 8 Ridiculous Plot Holes That Make No Sense

By Jack Pooley /

7. If The Predator Wants To Help Humanity, Why Does It Keep Killing People?

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So, we learn at the very end of the film that the "fugitive" Predator that arrives on Earth has come here to gift humanity a "Predator Killer", an Iron Man-like suit of armour which can repel even hardened, upgraded Predators.

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Why, then, does the alien seem hell-bent on slaughtering pretty much every human being it comes into contact with?

Look, you can argue that some of the Predator's kills were "necessary" - especially when it's captured and naturally wants to escape - but did it really need to brutally slaughter Quinn's squadmate at the start of the movie?

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And if the Predator really is making the effort to come to Earth to offer assistance, could it not have brought some non-lethal weaponry along for the ride?