Warning: Contains Potential Spoilers forPredator Kills the Marvel Universe #3!
Marvel Comicsjust gave thePredatorfranchise’s Yautja hunters their most brutal makeover yet. Ahead of the release ofPredator: Badlandsin theaters this November, Marvel Comics has kicked off its most intense, unrelentingPredatorcrossover series yet, and now the publisher isgiving the Yautja a “Weapon X”-inspired redesign.
Leinil Francis Yu’s cover forPredator Kills the Marvel Universe#3, gives the Predator a Weapon X upgrade, in a direct homage one of Wolverine’s most iconic looks.
The sci-fi horror franchise’s latest Marvel Comics crossoveruses Wolverine lore to make its extraterrestrials even more threatening as they take on the universe of superheroes.
Predator Just Stole Wolverine’s Look, As The Yautja Continue To Tear Through The Marvel Universe
Predator Kills the Marvel Universe #3; Written by Benjamin Percy; Art by Daniel Picciotto; Cover by Leinil Francis Yu
Previous crossovers pitted the creatures agains Wolverine, Black Panther, and Spider-Man individually, but Marvel has beenbuilding to thePredatorfranchiseunleashing its deadly creatures on the entire Marvel Universe. After acquiring vibranium in Wakanda, the Yautja are coming for Wolverine’s Weapon X enhancements next, using the mutant hero’s traumatic history against him to wreak havoc on the alternate universe.
Writer Benjamin Percy has written all ofPredator’s new crossovers with Marvel superheroes, withPredator vs. Wolverineas the first chapterof a saga that will seemingly reach its conclusion inPredator Kills the Marvel Universe. InPredator vs. Wolverine#3, it was even established that Yautja tech helped inspire this universe’s Weapon X, leading to Wolverine’s iconic helmeted look.
Written and illustrated by Barry Windsor-Smith, theWeapon Xstory arc was defining for Wolverine, explaining his adamantium skeleton and debuting the nude helmet-and-wires look that has taken on a life of its ownas a unique costume for the character. After appearing outside comics inMarvel Rivals,X-Men: Apocalypse, and more,Predatorhas its sights set on legendary look.
The Predator’s Invasion Of The Marvel Universe Reaches Its Apex With The Yautja’s Wolverine-Inspired Design
Predator Kills the Marvel UniverseProves The Yautja Belong In Marvel Lore
On thePredator Kills the Marvel Universe#3 cover released by Marvel, a Yautja has taken Wolverine’s Weapon X helmet for itself. The cover might only be a cool homage to Windsor-Smith’s art, but if the creature has somehow undergone a full-blown Weapon X transformation, Wolverine may be in danger.
Ever since the release of 2022’sPreyand Marvel Comicstaking over as publisher forPredatorcomics, the franchise has entered a new renaissance that continues with this year’s upcoming comics and cinematic entry,Badlands. By working together with a Weyland-Yutani synthetic and taking Wolverine’s Weapon X gear,Predator’s Yautja hunters are in their most adaptable and innovative era ever.
AlthoughPredator Kills the Marvel Universeseems to be the ultimate culmination of Benjamin Percy’s saga, the series’ creative ideas prove that crossover possibilities in the franchise are endless. With its Wolverine-style glow-up as just one example, thePredatorseries can make its alien creatures even more fearsome and threatening with some killer enhancements from theMarvelUniverse.
Predator Kills the Marvel Universe #3will be available July 20, 2025, from Marvel Comics!
Predator
Predator is an action sci-fi franchise created by Jim and John Thomas, beginning with the original film released in 1987. The franchise follows a warrior alien race known as the Yautja who travel the far reaches of space looking for worthy prey to hunt, constantly bringing them to Earth due to the sheer amount of conflict harbored on it. The series has spun off into comic books and animated features and has even enjoyed several crossover events via film and video games with the Aliens franchise.
