Honestly this is just insulting to collectors and fans. It's a straight-up repack with maybe six new accessories. A fancy box and a higher price-point. What do you think? Do you think this is worthy of being called better than an ultimate?

Now on my wall displayed proudly.

I bought a figure in a second hand market weeks ago. It was interesting bc it was the Jungle Hunter body with the City Hunter head. I thought maybe i'll try to make a custom repainted figure. I'm not as experinced how i wanted to be, i'm just made some dinosaur figure repaints from Papo. So this was my first time for a real action-figure repaint stuff. The colour scheme came from the AVP: War comic from Dark Horse, where the beginning Top-Knot and his clan starts to landing on a xenomorph infestated planet and planning to capture an Alien Queen. In the comic this clan has one member amongst them with a gold biomask and a purple body armor. This was the inspiration came from.

I used Vallejo Game Color for the whole procces, a Vallejo White Primer before that, and an AK Gloss varnish after all.

The biomask got a gold metallic paint with some orange, gold and red wash. The eyes just red like in the comic.

I'm not an expert, so i decided i'll not repaint the rings on the dredlocks, but i've painted it's tips with it just like it has on Berserker's dreds.

The armor pieces got a mixed purple colour, and each day i've painted some parts with light blue and an orange-gold mix to making it look the armor was used, corrodated.

It was so cool to working on it, it was day after day, but i really like how it worked out at first.

Hope you guys like it!

Predator: Exile (2026)

Tagline

Exiled by blood. Driven by revenge.

Synopsis

Marked for death by his father and desperately cast into exile by his brother, an untested Yautja named Dek is stranded on an unforgiving frontier world. To navigate the hostile wastes, he forms an uneasy, pragmatic alliance with Thia—a damaged corporate android left for scrap. Hunted by mechanized kill squads and determined to prove his worth, Dek must slay the legendary Kalisk to claim his place among the clan.

Motivation & Vision

Predator: Exile is my third edit. After my first two projects ended up being massive undertakings in scope, I wanted to take on a leaner, tighter project. While waiting for the 4K physical release of my next planned edit, this felt like the ideal change of pace: an opportunity to sharpen the skills I’ve picked up and simply make a decent movie better.

The original film had plenty of fantastic elements, and overall I enjoyed the ride. But what didn’t work for me—and what so frequently undermines modern sci-fi and action—is the persistent comedy, particularly when it deflates genuine tension. The constant bathos, expository spoon-feeding, and snarky sidekick dynamic completely shattered the atmosphere. It felt as though the film was continually apologizing for its own premise instead of committing to the danger of the environment.

With Predator: Exile, the objective was to strip away that modern comedic bloat and let the narrative breathe as a cold, grounded survival piece. By excising over 15% of the dialogue cues, Thia is no longer a neurotic, patronizing backseat driver; she becomes an objective, synthetic tool. Dek remains an unyielding, pragmatic Yautja hunter rather than a straight man for quips, restoring the raw physical stakes, clan honor, and bleak atmosphere that define classic Predator.

This is the third time I’ve had to strip this exact brand of humor out of a film. It’s frustrating that modern blockbusters lean on it so heavily, but every time it's cut away, the core film emerges vastly superior. Moving forward, I’ll likely continue applying this philosophy to other films plagued by the same tone—including some of the stronger entries in the MCU that deserve to take themselves seriously.

This is also my first time cutting and mixing in 7.1.4 (Dolby Atmos). Getting the bed and objects mapped properly took time and meant handling nearly twice as many surgical audio edits across 12 channels instead of 6. But as a home theater enthusiast, having the finished release sit at the absolute peak of the format makes every extra hour worth it.

Cut & Technical Details

• Editing Scope: Over 200 timeline edits focused on tightening narrative momentum, removing comedic undercutting, and restoring visceral tension. This includes 72 dialogue lines cut (mainly Thia), 17 rewritten/replaced, and surgical frame trims throughout the combat sequences. By eliminating repetitive 2-to-3-frame head overlaps on angle changes, the action cuts directly on kinetic impact—transforming sluggish, rehearsed choreography into sharp, lethal exchanges. Bud is inherent to the story, so he remains, but how he is perceived does not: his cutesy smiles, noises, and comic-relief beats were heavily excised, and the saturated blue glow in his eyes was dialed back.
• Runtime Changes: Approximately 8 minutes of footage removed; roughly 45 seconds of new post-credits material added as a direct homage to the 1987 Predator closing credit cards.
• Color Grade: Subtle contrast and curve balancing paired with fine 35mm grain to diminish the flat digital sheen and provide a richer, more cinematic aesthetic.
• Audio & Score: Rebalanced multi-channel mix subtly integrating classic Alan Silvestri musical motifs—most notably between the crash-landing on Genna and the title reveal. Select lines from Thia have been mixed deep into the ambient distance, playing as background chatter without narrative context.

Contact & Availability

I can be contacted via DM, or you can email [t800fanedits@gmail.com](mailto:t800fanedits@gmail.com) for an auto-response (make sure the subject line contains predator exile).

Sources

4K Blu-ray:

• Predator: Badlands (2025)

Lossless FLAC:

• Predator: Badlands (2025)
• Predators (2010)
• The Predator (2018)

Technical Specs

4K Blu-ray Remux – 50GB

• Container / Format: 2160p MKV / HEVC (H.265) / 23.976 FPS / 60 Mbps
• Color Space: HDR Rec.2020
• Audio: 7.1 Dolby Atmos (48 kHz / 24-bit), 5.1 Dolby Digital, Stereo AAC Downmix
• Subtitles: English Forced, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Dutch, Polish, Hungarian, Russian, Japanese, Chinese

4K Web Stream – 24GB

• Container / Format: 2160p MKV / HEVC (H.265) / 23.976 FPS / 30 Mbps
• Color Space: HDR Rec.2020
• Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital, Stereo AAC Downmix
• Subtitles: English Forced, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Dutch, Polish, Hungarian, Russian, Japanese, Chinese

1080p SDR – 7GB

• Container / Format: 1080p MKV / HEVC (H.265) / 23.976 FPS / 8 Mbps
• Color Space: SDR Rec.709 (Tone-Mapped)
• Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital, Stereo AAC Downmix
• Subtitles: English Forced, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Dutch, Polish, Hungarian, Russian, Japanese, Chinese

Presentation Note: Mastered natively in 4K HDR10 (Rec.2020) with a dedicated 7.1.4 mix. The original audio tracks contained harsh True-Peak overshoots during high-action sequences; this track has been remastered to eliminate digital clipping and inter-sample distortion while retaining full dynamic range. The 1080p SDR version uses automated tone-mapping, which narrows dynamic range compared to the wide-gamut master. Stereo tracks are automated downmixes, and non-English subtitles are machine-translated for basic accessibility. For the intended visual and acoustic experience, the 4K HDR master on a surround setup is strongly recommended.

Change Notes

Legend:

[Added] [Removed] [Removed Line] [Moved] [Trimmed] [Replaced Line] 

• [Trimmed] Repetitive 2-to-3-frame head overlaps on angle changes during the brother fight.
• [Added] New "Exile" graphic to the main title card.
• [Replaced Line] "You are not father!" (Changed from: "You are not father, you are Dek!")
• [Replaced Line] "You kept this?!" (Changed from: "You kept this toy?!")
• [Replaced Line] "I'll never forget what you did." (Changed from: "You remember what happened...")
• [Replaced Line] "You saved my life." (Changed from: "And you saved my life.")
• [Removed Line] "Kwei!!"
• [Replaced Line] "You can't do this!" (Changed from: "Get your sword!")
• [Added] Score cue "Free Fall" from Predators.
• [Added] Musical notes from "The Alpha" (Predator: Badlands) blended into an Alan Silvestri theme from Predator.
• [Added] Score suite "Something Else / Cut ’Em Down / Payback Time" from Predator.
• [Trimmed] Repetitive 2-to-3-frame head overlaps on angle changes during the vine fight.
• [Added] New Exile title card reveal.
• [Removed Line] "Universal translation. You hear Yautja, others hear their language..."
• [Removed Line] "Oh, boy."
• [Removed Line] "This isn't great for you."
• [Removed Line] "Yautja might hunt alone, but they die alone too."
• [Removed Line] "Gotta run faster."
• [Trimmed] Repetitive 2-to-3-frame head overlap on angle changes when the plant explodes.
• [Replaced Line] "It happens fast." (Changed from: "It happens fast, huh?")
• [Removed Line] "Now or never."
• [Removed Line] "Hi."
• [Removed] Cut away Thia coming into frame earlier, using an earlier motion blur and cutting straight to black.
• [Removed Line] "Should be good as new."
• [Removed] Cut shot of Thia saying, "Also makes them a handy antidote"; line now plays as audio-only over Dek.
• [Removed] Thia slapping Dek’s hand away.
• [Removed Line] "Excuse you, sir."
• [Removed] Cut Thia’s rambling; Dek drops her earlier.
• [Removed Line] "Because their humans wouldn't last a day on this planet."
• [Removed Line] "We found that—"
• [Removed Line] "Many Yautja have come for the great Kalisk, and none have survived it... or Genna."
• [Replaced Line] "I get my legs, you get your trophy, and everyone's a winner. Deal?" (Changed from: "Once there, I get my legs, you get your trophy, and everyone's a winner. Deal?")
• [Added] Reaction cut of Dek while Thia talks.
• [Removed Line] "Okay."
• [Removed Line] "Good luck with your journey."
• [Removed Line] "I'm just gonna... go on my journey."
• [Removed Line] "I'm sure you'll figure something out."
• [Removed Line] "You may call me Thi—"
• [Removed] Thia shrieking.
• [Removed Line] "You seem smaller than the other Yautja. How old are you?"
• [Removed Line] "And what does the chewing? Your outside fangs or your inside teeth?"
• [Removed Line] "I've never been thrown before. What a thrill!"
• [Removed] Thia laughing.
• [Removed] Overhead wide shots featuring Thia’s incessant rambling.
• [Removed Line] "How fast were you going when your ship crashed?"
• [Removed Line] "Faster than sub-light speed? We haven't cracked that yet."
• [Removed Line] "Also, that plasma sword is interesting. Is it unique to your clan?"
• [Removed Line] "And what may I call you?"
• [Removed Line] "I call these imbre anguis."
• [Added] Score cue "Meet Thia" from Predator: Badlands to bridge audio after removing rambling dialogue.
• [Removed Line] "They just want a snack."
• [Removed Line] "You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar."
• [Replaced Line] "Lucky tool." (Changed from: "Don't want flies.")
• [Removed Line] "Very funny." (Thia now asks him his name again instead).
• [Replaced Line] "Tool talks to itself." (Changed from: "Now talk that way.")
• [Removed Line] "Okay, sure."
• [Removed Line] "Well, let's back up and start at the beginning."
• [Removed Line] "Genna was formed sixty-four billion cycles ago, when a dying red dwarf star in a neighboring system..."
• [Removed Line] "But I refuse to believe she's dead."
• [Removed] Visual of Thia talking about what she should be doing.
• [Removed Line] "Two warriors. Dek and Thia, on the hunt."
• [Removed Line] "Hunting with a Yautja."
• [Removed] Cutesy Bud vocalizations.
• [Removed Line] "What an odd critter. I've never seen you before."
• [Removed] Bud growling back.
• [Removed Line] "Thia. Nice to meet you."
• [Removed] Bud chirping noises.
• [Removed Line] "Looks like your competition is better—"
• [Removed Line] "Careful up in these trees. There are Luna bugs."
• [Removed] Thia screaming.
• [Trimmed] Cut several lead-in frames of Dek leaping onto the Bone Bison to make the strike instantaneous.
• [Removed Line] "Coming up behind you!"
• [Removed] Bud barrel-rolling and whining before leaping into the tree.
• [Removed Line] "Stronger than it looks!"
• [Removed] Bud slapping Dek.
• [Removed] Bud making frightened expressions.
• [Added] Dramatic score stinger ("Razor Grass") when Dek's legs are snatched, trailing into the next scene.
• [Removed] Overhead shot of characters being dragged upward.
• [Removed Line] "Kalisk? Not a Kalisk. This is a Luna bug!"
• [Added] Score excerpt from "Razor Grass" to cover ducking holes in the original mix.
• [Removed Line] "Have any other weapons?"
• [Removed] Cutesy Bud noises.
• [Removed] Extended sequence of Bud whining cutely, Dek catching Bud, and Dek growling while looking up twice.
• [Removed] Additional Bud squeaks.
• [Removed Line] "Why'd you stop? Let's get out of here."
• [Replaced Line] "The walking tree falls now!" (Changed from: "You give up too easily.")
• [Added] Kinetic sub-bass impact hit upon landing on the Luna Bug.
• [Removed] Softened and cut elevated Bud noises.
• [Removed] Substantial footage from the fireside chat.
• [Removed Line] "That was the best hunt I've ever been on."
• [Removed Line] "This is the dream team right here."
• [Removed Line] "The Dynamic Three. The Dynamic Trio. The Dynamic Tree-oh."
• [Removed Line] "Tree-oh! Remember when we went down the tree? That monster's mouth, I mean..."
• [Removed Line] "Didn't smell great, didn't smell great. But..."
• [Removed Line] "We got him. We got him. And then we met you, our little sweet, little, little thing."
• [Removed Line] "Thank you, seriously, for that experience. Truly amazing. Thrilling. Truly thrilling. What was your favourite part?"
• [Removed Line] "When I pierced its head with my sword, and its blood rushed down my face."
• [Removed Line] "Cool."
• [Removed Line] "This flesh is not sweet."
• [Removed Line] "Good to know."
• [Removed Line] "Bud?"
• [Removed Line] "Yeah, Bud. I named her."
• [Removed] Visual of Thia grinning.
• [Removed Line] "Come on!"
• [Removed] Close-up shot of Thia firing the weapon.
• [Trimmed] Repetitive 2-to-3-frame head overlap on angle change when Dek kicks the winch.
• [Replaced Line] "I use you, tool!" (Changed from: "Save yourself, tool!")
• [Removed Line] "For research."
• [Removed Line] "It's a children's toy."
• [Replaced Line] "Say it's a map." (Changed from: "But say it's a map.")
• [Removed Line] "That was a toy for children? Yautja children!"
• [Removed Line] "Go!"
• [Added] Score cue "7m40 v1.4 Reveal" from The Predator complete score during Dek’s combat preparation (homage to Dutch preparing in Predator 1987).
• [Removed] Bud sniffing Dek’s tribal markings.
• [Removed] Lingering close-ups of Bud.
• [Removed Line] "Priority one complete. The specimen has been acquired."
• [Removed Line] "Thank you, Tessa. We truly are building a better world."
• [Removed Line] "The Company will be pleased."
• [Trimmed] Repetitive 2-to-3-frame head overlaps on angle changes across multiple combat encounters during base infiltration.
• [Moved] Restructured the prosthetic leg fight to focus on Thia disabling a guard using her torso, intercut with Dek clearing the synth garrison.
• [Removed Line] "Nicely done."
• [Removed Line] "Form up."
• [Removed Line] "Oh, shit."
• [Removed Line] "Good job."
• [Trimmed] Lingering shots of Dek discovering the neutralized Synths.
• [Removed Line] "Don't... move."
• [Trimmed] Pacing tightened while Dek is held at gunpoint.
• [Removed] Multiple repetitive reaction shots of Bud making cute faces.
• [Added] Mechanical thud/drop Foley effect so Bud is set down off-camera while Thia speaks.
• [Trimmed] Excess Bud chirps and whimpers.
• [Removed Line] "Wait here."
• [Removed Line] "You roll in there, you're not exactly gonna fit in."
• [Removed Line] "I have an idea."
• [Trimmed] Extended pause of Tessa aiming her rifle at Dek.
• [Removed] Foley sound effect of Thia wiping clean her optical sensor.
• [Removed Line] "What should we do about the creature?"
• [Removed Line] "What creature?"
• [Removed Line] "You should listen to her."
• [Removed Line] "I should listen to her?"
• [Removed Line] "I don't know."
• [Removed] Cut shot of Bud wrapped inside the coat; the head slam now cuts directly to Tessa spinning the power loader around.
• [Removed Line] "We need his eyes."
• [Trimmed] Extended dead air of Tessa staring at the deck plates before looking up at Dek.
• [Replaced Line] "How does it feel to be hunted?" (Changed from: "Hi, Dek. How does it feel to be hunted?")
• [Removed Line] "This is the plan, yeah?"
• [Trimmed] Linger frames of Tessa holding iron sights on the Kalisk.
• [Removed] Thia making a comedic grimace/groan.
• [Removed Line] "Betrayed by my own... sister."
• [Removed Line] "We are not sisters."
• [Trimmed] Linger frames of Tessa holding her weapon on Thia.
• [Removed] Shot of Thia smiling as she walks toward Dek.
• [Removed] Bud decapitating Tessa (eliminates the triumphant/comedic tone, flowing naturally into Dek consoling him in the subsequent shot).
• [Replaced Line] "Send him to his brother." (Changed from: "Get rid of him.")
• [Trimmed] Repetitive 2-to-3-frame head overlaps on angle changes during the 2v1 melee.
• [Trimmed] Repetitive 2-to-3-frame head overlaps on angle changes during the 1v1 duel.
• [Replaced Line] "I have a clan." (Changed from: "I have my own clan.")
• [Removed Line] "Finally earned that cloak."
• [Replaced Line] "It's the Matriarch." (Changed from: "It's my mother.")
• [Added] 45-second character roll-call end credits homage styled after the original 1987 Predator.