Post by shadowknight on Sept 22, 2013 7:39:34 GMT
Well, To understand the Blooded hunters one must understand their honor code. The code is as fallows:
The Yautja Honor Code is a strict honor code followed by the Yautja in day-to-day life and while on Hunts in particular. This code is the highest law of their kind, a set of rules and requirements that approach something of a religious doctrine. The code is taken with the utmost seriousness and even talk of breaking it, no matter how light-hearted in nature, is severely frowned upon.
To break the code is stop being a Yautja, and such digressions typically result in the individual responsible being killed without remorse, although in some cases transgressors will merely be excommunicated from their clan and summarily banished from all civilized Yautja society.Falsely accusing an individual of breaking the honor code is viewed as being almost more serious than breaking the code itself, and can result in the accuser being torn limb from limb when the fallacy is discovered.
The code rules
1. Hunting Worthy Game:
When hunting, the hunter must be sure that his prey is considered game, and lawful to kill. Sometimes the hunter will equal the odds (not using a Plasma Caster or some other weapon). Worthy game must fill the following criteria: Can defend itself and/or is able to kill the hunter himself, of age (killing children is considered the height of bad manners,) not linked to other lives (so that removing the prey will not doom another, e.g. pregnant women) and unwilling to be hunted (what honor in killing one who wants to die?)
2. Failing in the Hunt:
If the hunter fails in his hunt he usually takes his own life, preferring to die in honor than to live in shame. However, some cowards prefer to live in obscurity rather than die. This is considered to be dishonorable and suicide is then "assisted" by an Arbitrator.
3. Claiming the Kill of Another Hunter:
To take the trophy of another Yautja, living or dead, is considered to be a great insult. For example, two Un-Blooded go on their first Hunt. One Yautja takes on a Black Death and both are mortally wounded. While the wounded hunter is dying, the other hunter conveniently finishes off the prey and claims the kill as his own, abandoning the wounded Yautja. This is the most embarrassing crime, and the hardest to prove.
4. Murder of Another Yautja:
To kill another Yautja intentionally. This excludes self-defense and killing a foe in a wrestling match to settle a dispute (see below.) This is the worst crime.
5. Killing while cloaked:
It is very dishonorable for a hunter to kill prey while he is cloaked. It ignores all laws of fair and honorable hunting, and giving the prey a fighting chance. A Yautja who is discovered doing this is usually banished from the clan, and is considered fair game for other hunters. The only exception with this is to "remove" anything standing between the hunter and his prey, or if the hunter is attacked by a creature he is not hunting.
7. Hunting for Food:
When hunting for food, take only the weak. This is to purify the species' line.
8. Wounded Game:
When coming upon game wounded by another hunter, and the animal is dying without sport, show honor to another's kill. If the game still shows sport, it is to be joint trophy.
9. Joining Another Hunt:
Do not join another's Hunt, or Hunt in their territory, without their permission. All trophies taken by this manner are stolen trophies, and shall be dealt with by the rightful owner.
10. Mercy:
Those who defeat you in a fair Hunt and show you mercy are to be considered our equals. You must either kill them and yourself, or treat them as an equal.
11. Code Violations:
Those who break the code are renegades, and no longer considered to be a Yautja. They are to be destroyed when encountered.
To break the code is stop being a Yautja, and such digressions typically result in the individual responsible being killed without remorse, although in some cases transgressors will merely be excommunicated from their clan and summarily banished from all civilized Yautja society.Falsely accusing an individual of breaking the honor code is viewed as being almost more serious than breaking the code itself, and can result in the accuser being torn limb from limb when the fallacy is discovered.
The code rules
1. Hunting Worthy Game:
When hunting, the hunter must be sure that his prey is considered game, and lawful to kill. Sometimes the hunter will equal the odds (not using a Plasma Caster or some other weapon). Worthy game must fill the following criteria: Can defend itself and/or is able to kill the hunter himself, of age (killing children is considered the height of bad manners,) not linked to other lives (so that removing the prey will not doom another, e.g. pregnant women) and unwilling to be hunted (what honor in killing one who wants to die?)
2. Failing in the Hunt:
If the hunter fails in his hunt he usually takes his own life, preferring to die in honor than to live in shame. However, some cowards prefer to live in obscurity rather than die. This is considered to be dishonorable and suicide is then "assisted" by an Arbitrator.
3. Claiming the Kill of Another Hunter:
To take the trophy of another Yautja, living or dead, is considered to be a great insult. For example, two Un-Blooded go on their first Hunt. One Yautja takes on a Black Death and both are mortally wounded. While the wounded hunter is dying, the other hunter conveniently finishes off the prey and claims the kill as his own, abandoning the wounded Yautja. This is the most embarrassing crime, and the hardest to prove.
4. Murder of Another Yautja:
To kill another Yautja intentionally. This excludes self-defense and killing a foe in a wrestling match to settle a dispute (see below.) This is the worst crime.
5. Killing while cloaked:
It is very dishonorable for a hunter to kill prey while he is cloaked. It ignores all laws of fair and honorable hunting, and giving the prey a fighting chance. A Yautja who is discovered doing this is usually banished from the clan, and is considered fair game for other hunters. The only exception with this is to "remove" anything standing between the hunter and his prey, or if the hunter is attacked by a creature he is not hunting.
7. Hunting for Food:
When hunting for food, take only the weak. This is to purify the species' line.
8. Wounded Game:
When coming upon game wounded by another hunter, and the animal is dying without sport, show honor to another's kill. If the game still shows sport, it is to be joint trophy.
9. Joining Another Hunt:
Do not join another's Hunt, or Hunt in their territory, without their permission. All trophies taken by this manner are stolen trophies, and shall be dealt with by the rightful owner.
10. Mercy:
Those who defeat you in a fair Hunt and show you mercy are to be considered our equals. You must either kill them and yourself, or treat them as an equal.
11. Code Violations:
Those who break the code are renegades, and no longer considered to be a Yautja. They are to be destroyed when encountered.
Note, the fallowing is just a brief summery of the rank.
The Young bloods
Young Blood is a Yautja rank, mainly composed of adolescent Yautja that have just completed their basic training regimen. Depending on the clan, there are different ways a Young Blood can attain the title of Blooded. The most commonly seen one involves Young Blood Predators journeying to a Yautja Pyramid and participating in a Hunt where they will usually battle Xenomorphs. Once they have killed their first Xenomorph they will have achieved the rank of Blooded. Yautja then use the acidic Xenomorph blood to mark themselves with the symbol of their clan. They then have to defeat the rest of the Xenomorphs until their clan Mother Ship arrives to pick them up.
Blooded
A Blooded Predator is one rank above a Young Blood. They have successfully killed their first Xenomorph and marked themselves with it's blood. They mark their Bio-Mask and their forehead. All warriors are blooded, most remain at this level for the rest of their lives; however, some who have gained great honor will be named chieftain and given their own clan ship.
Clan Leader
A Clan Leader is a Yautja who commands a clan of less experienced Predators. Presumably, all Predators have a Clan Leader or leaders. Ancients and Elder Predators seem to be these leaders, as they instruct younger, newer warriors. These younger Predators, called Young Blood or Unblooded, listen to these older warriors and obey their commands, and rarely do they stray or disobey. Clan leaders have been around the longest, several hundred years and are the most deadly opponents to face. A Clan Leader has survived thousands of hunts and have vast trophy walls.
Elite
Elite is the rank of a Predator who has not only completed his basic training, but has successfully killed several dangerous species, such as Xenomorphs, River Ghosts and Humans. This means that Elites are the general foundation of the more dangerous Predators encountered, and are most likely the reason why the Predator race is seen as close to unbeatable by the humans that are forced to face them.
There are various other subranks; however, I do not recall them. So, to sum it all up, the difference between an average pred and an elite is experience and training.