What I love about the Predator: sneaky and cunning as they may be, when challenged by someone to a one on one equal fight, they never refuse. Pure code of honour.
Especially since both Falconer Predator and Hanzo were both outcasts of their respective societies. One a bad-blood who had dishonored it's tribe and now lives with the other outcasts, while the other served as a dishonorable vagabond for the criminal underworld. And in the end, they knew that death is better than dishonor.
@@MotoMaximus well I think at that point city hunter knew his clan more then likely was going to exile him and call him a bad blood because he does break a few of the predators codes towards the end of the movie regardless of it being done on purpose or not.
I loved the look on his face when he decided to stop running. It's almost like saw the grassy field with the clear night and thought it was exactly like setting of a idealized samurai dual he must have read about as a child. Looked at the sword in his hand and couldn't think of a better way to meet his end.
@@Seven_Leaf great point I didn't think about. These predators are bad bloods without honor. Both regained their honor in the end together. Makes it an even more beautiful scene.
I imagine him finding that sword chilled him to the bone. Seeing an old relic from your countries history and knowing this has been happening for an untold number of years.
@@shooterDisease Thats the scariest part to me TBH. Shit has been going on Since the Samurai and Probably way past that even. Meaning Probably millions of people Died on that Planet without getting out and alarming Earth. must be Devastating knowing you wont either
In the Predator films, everyone who challenged one to a sword fight died. Billy, King Willie, and Hanzo. But Hanzo was the ONLY one who managed to kill the Predator he fought with. Mad respekt
Hanzo is also the only one that actually got his battle shown in all it's glory. We really have no idea how Billy or King Willie's fights went. I mean, it's very likely neither fight lasted as long as Hanzo's did. Billy was on a log with absolutely no mobility options and I'd place a bet that King Willie had no real sword fighting experience and just kept that thing more for show. Buuuut you never know...
I wonder if The predator atleast gave Willie a chance and turned off invisibility mode. This scene here rules even though its obvious they're both going to kill eachother. It just doesn't feel possible that the predator wouldn't still be able to get him back after him getting up that close.
I think Hollywood gets this fight wrong. A super strong 7 foot predator without cloaking, without the net gun, without the plasma shoulder cannon and other tech toys will still defeat any human fighting him with a sword. The sword should have snapped in two in that fight against the predator with the superior steel wrist blade. That was the only part of the movie I had a problem with.
Imagine the joy the predator had. That thing was hunting some boring ass aliens, but this time a human faced him, drew a sword and challenged him in a blade combat. It was like: FINALLY, A WORTHY OPPONENT
Bad bloods dont care about that stuff bad bloods are dishonerableand are outcast from clans and arnt excepted by others,their has only ever been one group of bad bloods so far. Bad bloods kill regardless of challenge or honor. And in this movie is was stated that they are practically waring clans.
A bad blood outcast from the Yautja clans and a Yakuza assassin of the criminal underworld. Both dishonorable exiles in their respective societies. Both redeemed, in their final moments, by embracing the code that they abandoned.
Tbh hanzo made billie look like a bitch, this was an apex predator and he still killed it. Also billie had an equal weapon, jungle machete is the katana of vietnam killer badasses mofos
Dumbass comment. The predator was not supposed to appear in the entire movie until he met Arnold covered in mud, keep the audience on the edge of the chair all along.
I love how out of all the bad bloods, the falconer was the most honorable out of all of them and gave Hanzo a fair fight as well as not killing him while he was down.
I love how even despite being a Bad blood yautja the predator still had enough honor to uncloak himself and not strike him when he was on the ground, plus fighting only with his blade
Iv always seen the falconer as the only one of the bad bloods who had any honer he probably did something dishonorable and didn't want to kill himself to regain his honer but here he sees a chance to relive his glory days and take a worthy trophy when hanzo falls he doesn't immediately kill him like one of the other bad bloods whould have done he also most likely was haveing some fun in the fight more so as he was getting injured as well he may have even seen hanzo as a way to die with some honer.
That Predator could have easily shot him with his plasma caster at any time yet he only used his blade on him. Seems to be a bit more honorable than his friends were. Guess he couldn't help but respect Hanzo's challenge.
From what we've seen of Predators, most of them would have taken that fight. They aren't risk averse, to them a good fight like Hanzo offered is the ultimate thrill. This Predator was probably having the time of his life.
@@mrtouchmynub4178 Either way, he uncloaked and fought him one on one. (I know the field made it easy to track his movements but the predator could've waited for him to leave the grass or weaken from lack of sleep)
@@hanslanda8303 well, Achilles in the original work was partially divine. The Predator had no chance. The Brad Pit Achilles was in all likelihood better than Hanzo, so I'd expect at least the same result. The only catch would be that Hanzo's steel sword is a far better weapon than the bronze age shortsword and spear that Brad Pitt's Achilles was packing.
@@Elthenar agree. If Hanzo managed to do this then I'd expect both Achilles ( Pitt's version and mythology) would manage to overcome him. His fighting style was pure battle prowess
There's no way to tell what went through Falconer's head in his last moments, but my guess he must have felt honor and comfort knowing he fell to a worthy opponent in a fair fight.
I think his final thought would've been "How the hell did this human managed to beat me in sword fight?" Unlike Jungle Hunter or City Hunter Clan, these Super Predators shows little to no honor. I think the reason Falconer revealed himself and accepted Hanzo in close combat, is because he just wanted to toy with him as at first he was having an advantage since he threw Hanzo around and gave him huge slash on his back. I guess it wasn't until Hanzo managed to score few slashes to him that Falconer decided to take Hanzo seriously.
There is a book called "Predator: If It Bleeds" which is a collection of short stories based on the Predators through out history. One such story was center in Japan, about a Oni in the Aokigahara forest (The Suicide Forest, as it is known now). A beast that hunted Samurai. In the end it was bested by the man who would become the first Ninja, founding an order of warriors that emulate the Oni of Aokigahara, the Predator. Reading it brought this fight to mind.
@@johnmayernick9561 Yes, the story uses actual myths of that forest as inspiration. The main character of the story found samurai hung skinned in the forest. The work of an 'Oni' as they called it.
@@johnmayernick9561 Because it *is* a good idea. Jake Paul is an asshole. The author of a science-fiction fantasy novel that takes inspiration from real world legends and myths is not necessarily disrespecting suicide victims in any way. That's like saying James Cameron disrespected everyone who died on the Titanic by making a movie about two fictional passengers.
This is my favorite scene in the entire movie. 2 true warriors face one last time and fight till death under the moonlight on an open field. It is almost poetic.
one reason why i liked this fight was the call back to the first film. the predator faces against an enemy who stands his ground with limited options to fight, so it in turn limits itself to something to make it a bit more "fair"
I liked it but we've seen two opponents die at the same time like this that is such cliche, I totally saw that coming. They essentially remade the 1st again with this one, so itd break formula to show more than one person walk away after killing a Predator. Great scene but much like the rest of the movie, leaves much to be desired.
“Even if it seems certain that you will lose, retaliate. Neither wisdom nor technique has a place in this. A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death. By doing this, you will awaken from your dreams.” ― Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
You will awaken from your dreams. Curious. I wonder what was meant by this. More and more I wonder if this life is a sort of challenge - it has no real permanent effect on anything directly. Like, say, a dream. We volunteer to place ourselves (or are placed against our will) here. Our memories of actual reality are temporarily suspended. And by doing this - we are forced to rely not on objective experience in reality (actual reality) but the truly subjective nature of the person we are - free of initial prejudice or misconception or knowledge - we come in clean, and what we believe and how we go out is totally up to us and based on how we interpret what we see and learn in this place. But...for what purpose might this 'dream' be? It surely must have some. Maybe, if we mess up - we do wrong, we die dishonorably, or we make mistakes showing we're not worthy...we start all over again. And we do it over, and over, and over, and OVER again until we get it right. But! Once we behave right, we will by necessity die honorably...and then we're freed. We wake up. We've proved ourselves rational and righteous and right - we've proved ourselves worthly of objective existence over a prison in a purely individual illusion. I'm quite certain that wasn't what was intended by the quote above - that surely wasn't what he meant. I'm not the smartest of people and the meaning just evades me. But I still cling to a little wonder - what if my interpretation was correct, and what if the person quoted knew something I didn't? I've found lots and lots and lots of 'things' suggesting that this life is not reality but only a temporary projection of our immortal consciousness into a time-limited scenario where we're left to do what we will in the hopes that our virgin minds will discover what is 'right' by ourselves and have the courage to act according to that up until the very end. All religion basically boils down to that concept...Well, all religions containing an afterlife. A being that defines or otherwise understands what is good or what is not strips all knowledge from you (or gives you no knowledge to begin with), thrusts you down here, and the rest of eternity depends on your ability to judge for yourself what is right within the limited time you have here - and if you judge correctly, you win. Wrongly? Lose. Or, maybe you hit the reset button. Either way - to progress, you need to act according to a set of principles defined outside of your reality and you need to decipher little clues placed inside your fake reality to determine what the universal good truly is. Dunno - the concept just seems awfully universal and transcends both theological and even theories more concretely based off of empirical observations of reality and what may be possible and other 'secular' philosophy, and the above quote got me thinking about it again. So, still I wonder: For us, awakening from a dream means to transition from a meaningless personal illusion created by our own minds into actual shared reality. So, by plunging recklessly towards certain death, with full knowledge that you will die, but while also knowing you're dying for the right thing...we'll awaken. What are we to awaken to?
If I remember from a featurette, Robert Rodriguez stated that Hanzo could've been a Samurai or a warrior of that era but became a Yakuza as he was "born a thousand years too late".
Funny how in spite having a goldmine or a franchise, as the do with Aliens, and tens of thousands of writers and other related creative artists they cant put together a plot and a script worth its paper.Imagination is the hardest skill to find in Hollywood.
I don't care what anyone thinks of Predators, this is one of the most badass scenes in the entire franchise. Hanzo is my favorite character from this film. I would love to see a Predator facing off against old school Samurai warriors.
I like this scene. Like a scene from Japanese cinema, just the whole thing is almost silent, save for the clashing of weapons and the screaming. Open field with tall grass, two warriors viewed from a far shot, only become a close up when they fight again. It gives the scene moments to breathe, the fight to feel more suspenseful. Then in those final moments, you just see raw emotion, before Hanzo falls and leaves the scene on them being dead. Louis Ozama really sold the performance. Facial expression was everything here and he did wonders.
I just love the way the Yakuza and Royce nodded their head..i mean they were unknown,not a team still Royce understood what Yakuza was going to do and fully believed him that he would take down 1 predator..and trusting him he moved ahead..just great understanding without speaking a word..🤝🤝
The Falconer was without a shadow of a doubt the most honorable of the trio of super predators. While the Berserker killed a wounded and defenseless man and used his plasma caster against the Crucified Predator, the Falconer had enough honor and respect to even let Hanzo get up. One of the best scenes in the entire Predator franchise.
On one hand, Hanzo dropped his scabbard, probably expecting to lose from the start of the fight. The predator though didn't even remove its mask. Meaning, it fully expected to win here. In the end, both died, but (at least to me) since the predator fell first, Hanzo technically won.
100% hanzo was the better fighter here. Pred stayed on the defensive the entire time while hanzo was making moves without fear and like you said, he was the last warrior standing.
Two things I always liked about this scene. First the Yakuza aggressively took the fight to the Predator without fear and would not retreat and the Predator kept the fight fair by not using his shoulder cannon or any other advanced weapons. He only used his blade.
It appears Hanzo literally sliced through Falconer's whole abdomen. If the blade was bit deeper, he could've bisected the Falconer. After all, few stabs and gunshot woulds are not enough to kill Predator.
I bet the Predator did some research on the Japanese and seeing one drawing out a Katana he was like “Oh boy oh boy oh boy” ... but I glad everybody got what they want in the end,the predator got his honour back and the yakuza die a warrior death (or as a hunter and no longer the prey)
I think the falconer's helmet was fashioned similar to the samurais, implying that this predator had a centuries-long fascination with them. Probably witnessing the heroic stand of the samurais during the 2nd mongol invasion of japan.
I like to headcanon that this one predator in particular had studied earth history, and was a big nerd for samurai, and started getting really hype when he saw one of the humans was standing their ground with a katana. Just big tough predator going “oh boy, oh boy, we’re gonna do the thing, right here right now, it’s going to be so cool!”
If y’all look carefully when Hanzo and Royce first met at the beginning, they both nodded at each other. And they nodded at each other again before Royce ran off ahead as Hanzo was buying them time. Hanzo is my favorite character in the Predator franchise.
I love when the predator movies show that humans are formidable warriors for the predator when they are properly trained- same thing in the comics. That’s why they keep coming back to earth. They respect our heart
Loved the respect the predator showed him by not attacking him while the dude was on the ground, really wished the dude knocked the predator down and with the predator by his feet, he just steps back and let’s the predator get back up. Would’ve made for a kickass scene
Falconer was without a doubt an incredible Predator who redeemed himself in this fight, with a lot of honor, melee and no cheating. Hanzo also displayed great technique and incredible strength to take on that Super Predator. A very incredible scene and a lot of honor in this fight, magnificent
Billy only used a bayonet to fight the predator - bad idea, got killed ❌ King Willie smoked too much pots before fighting the predator - too high, got killed ❌ Hanzo had a katana as well as sword fighting skill - got killed yet managed to kill ✅
Are we gonna ignore the fact that both opponents fought with honor. That bad blood predator wasn't so bad after all. I wish we had more background for Hanzo. These predators were clearly watching specific people And not just some randoms. They must have seen hanzo use his fighting skills to fuck shit up.
Many people after watching this scene would ask - "why didn't the predator just laser him and go on with the chase". None respected Yautja would ever give up that kind of duel
Sometimes in life, the only Way Forward is to turn your Back and actually Face the Fear that was chasing you. Hanzo did, and this scene made me understand why Honor in the battlefield lives forever
Mindful Waves Studio well Arnold did know Billy really well with all the rescue missions they did together. Adrien just met this guy so of course he wouldn’t feel anything lol plus mercenaries are really cold hearted but ya I see your point hahaha fucked up
Both of them lived lives tainted by dishonor. One, a bad blood. One, a criminal assassin. Yet in the dead of night, upon a grassy field caressed by a gentle breeze, these two warriors died together, having found their honor again at the end of each other's blade.
I also like the idea that happened in this movie and other predator movies. The theme of a badass warrior having a battle sense and knowing the predator is near by. Like in this scene with Hanzo or the african guy at the camp. Another example is in the original film where they first spotted him. It seems that the predators every once in a while come across a warrior who has a very good battle sense and intuition in order to detect them despite predators being invisible.
This is what I always liked about the Predator franchise, in horror or alien movies the humans are constantly on the Run never looking back. But with these particular movies they absolutely welcome A fair fight to the death. No armor, guns, no tricks all you have to do is stop running and face your enemy. There's your chance for survival.
Probably my favorite scene in the movie what i get out of rhis is is hes missing fingers cuz he talks too much.predator saw him and accepted the fight dude was probably seeking redemption and only way to do it is a fight to the death and he throws the sheath down. He knows hes never gonna resheath his blade again this is it. Both him and the predator are exile and going out the way they left long ago. epic moment mad respect
I love how they made Hanzo's move set realistic. Not some flashy bullshit combos that strikes 7-10 hits per attack. Just one at a time with precision and intent to end his opponent. The real way of the samurai.
So glad that these type of predator is a real cold blooded warriors, instead of shooting hanso with that explosive laser the predator fights with fair combat.
Falconer was my favorite of the Super Preds. Not because of his drone or his Optimus Prime looking mask, but because he was the most honorable of the three. He deactivated his cloaking, waited for Hanzo to strike first, and he even gives a nod to encourage Hanzo to attack again. He isn’t toying with him, he’s challenging him. One on one. Tracker seemed to enjoy the fight, and he didn’t get tricky. He fought fair, and died the same way. Truly an epic beast.
Falconer was only a Bad Blood due to his rejection of Tradition and standards Keep in mind and this isnt talked about enough Falconer doesnt have any skulls, or hooves or tusks, his mask is synthetic, his armor is straight, he has no need for trophies And he is the only 1 of the 3 to not have a Shoulder Canon as he doesnt believe in ranged combat
Imagine this was back then and they captured a samurai, Aztec, knight, apache, vikings!!! I know they weren't in the same period but that would've been dope. Better fights i think than guns
Judging by the Armor and Weapons from different time periods Ronald Noland had cached in his little hideout, I would say these bad bloods have been doing this kind of thing for a very long time. Even Ronald's Predator helmet has the Hachi and Shikoro of a Kabuto
Samurai and apache would be. You could have a Samurai, Cowboy, Native American, Pirate, and Victorian era adventurer (think Sherlock Holmes or Alan Quartermain) as they all existed at the same time. Weird, I know, but true though a couple would be a little bit long in the tooth as their respective time periods didn't line up EXACTLY.
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You see that moment in his eyes when he says, "I'm done running." Stand or fall he was finished being prey. Love this scene, pure balls.
Alex Keeler III
Agreed 👍😎
@1misanthropist oof
lol some people have no taste
@SSJ indeed brother....
Pure balls indeed.and he gave it a much better attempt than billy did in the very first predator.
What I love about the Predator: sneaky and cunning as they may be, when challenged by someone to a one on one equal fight, they never refuse. Pure code of honour.
Especially since both Falconer Predator and Hanzo were both outcasts of their respective societies. One a bad-blood who had dishonored it's tribe and now lives with the other outcasts, while the other served as a dishonorable vagabond for the criminal underworld. And in the end, they knew that death is better than dishonor.
And he even get out of his camoflauge to even the fight
Except for Predator 2 where the main character got shot with a net while chasing down the predator in his spaceship.
@@MotoMaximus well I think at that point city hunter knew his clan more then likely was going to exile him and call him a bad blood because he does break a few of the predators codes towards the end of the movie regardless of it being done on purpose or not.
Urm... not sure Billy would agree mate
Note - He throws away the sheath.
In Japan, that means that you know full well that you're never going to sheathe your sword again.
@Cosmic Guardian Can confirm
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@Cosmic Guardian as the ghost of a samurai from feudal Japan I can confirm, I died exactly like this guy did
@@ImpatientPlatypus
Damn, hope you at least took your foe down with you
Also you're suppose to pull out your katana by pushing the tsuba out with your thumb
I loved the look on his face when he decided to stop running. It's almost like saw the grassy field with the clear night and thought it was exactly like setting of a idealized samurai dual he must have read about as a child. Looked at the sword in his hand and couldn't think of a better way to meet his end.
Also both of them are from an honorable warrior culture but strayed from that path until their duel.
@@Seven_Leaf great point I didn't think about. These predators are bad bloods without honor. Both regained their honor in the end together.
Makes it an even more beautiful scene.
Die running or die fighting. An easy choice for a warrior's heart.
I imagine him finding that sword chilled him to the bone.
Seeing an old relic from your countries history and knowing this has been happening for an untold number of years.
@@shooterDisease Thats the scariest part to me TBH. Shit has been going on Since the Samurai and Probably way past that even. Meaning Probably millions of people Died on that Planet without getting out and alarming Earth. must be Devastating knowing you wont either
In the Predator films, everyone who challenged one to a sword fight died. Billy, King Willie, and Hanzo. But Hanzo was the ONLY one who managed to kill the Predator he fought with. Mad respekt
Hanzo is also the only one that actually got his battle shown in all it's glory. We really have no idea how Billy or King Willie's fights went. I mean, it's very likely neither fight lasted as long as Hanzo's did. Billy was on a log with absolutely no mobility options and I'd place a bet that King Willie had no real sword fighting experience and just kept that thing more for show. Buuuut you never know...
I wonder if The predator atleast gave Willie a chance and turned off invisibility mode. This scene here rules even though its obvious they're both going to kill eachother. It just doesn't feel possible that the predator wouldn't still be able to get him back after him getting up that close.
But the Predator takes King Willie's skull as a trophy so he must have put a fight against the predator but it was not
Shown in the movie.
It's because Hanzo was trained to do that. The others were not.
I think Hollywood gets this fight wrong. A super strong 7 foot predator without cloaking, without the net gun, without the plasma shoulder cannon and other tech toys will still defeat any human fighting him with a sword. The sword should have snapped in two in that fight against the predator with the superior steel wrist blade. That was the only part of the movie I had a problem with.
Imagine the joy the predator had. That thing was hunting some boring ass aliens, but this time a human faced him, drew a sword and challenged him in a blade combat. It was like: FINALLY, A WORTHY OPPONENT
Our battle will be legendary
Then the human kicked his weakass
The predator probably died happy honestly
Oh, you're approaching me?
The wooshie finger
We just ignoring the fact that the Predator had enough self respect to not strike our boy while he was on the ground?
Probably because it wasn't the high gr- I mean, high road.
Yea I find that kinda odd. For a group of proclaimed “bad bloods” he had the respect to not strike when he was down compared to the berserker
Hasn't traned UFC
I mean he could have just blasted him at any time too. Yet he decided to only use his blade.
Bad bloods dont care about that stuff bad bloods are dishonerableand are outcast from clans and arnt excepted by others,their has only ever been one group of bad bloods so far.
Bad bloods kill regardless of challenge or honor.
And in this movie is was stated that they are practically waring clans.
A bad blood outcast from the Yautja clans and a Yakuza assassin of the criminal underworld. Both dishonorable exiles in their respective societies. Both redeemed, in their final moments, by embracing the code that they abandoned.
I'm Groot.
@@peteralcover7159 no way
I'm Groot! I,m Groot. . . . .I,m. . . . Groot?
Falconer's a Hish.
@Antun Šturlić that's bad blood young blood care
I was so glad we got to see the encounter this time instead of when Billie died off screen
I agree
That one ended quicker and I don’t think he was able to do anything to the Jungle Hunter with that knife instead of a sword
Tbh hanzo made billie look like a bitch, this was an apex predator and he still killed it. Also billie had an equal weapon, jungle machete is the katana of vietnam killer badasses mofos
GeneralGhandi Billie did say he was scared
Dumbass comment. The predator was not supposed to appear in the entire movie until he met Arnold covered in mud, keep the audience on the edge of the chair all along.
I love how out of all the bad bloods, the falconer was the most honorable out of all of them and gave Hanzo a fair fight as well as not killing him while he was down.
He sees an opertunity to regain his honor. Fighting a foe in the way his people know is just rather than how low he has been brought
I love how even despite being a Bad blood yautja the predator still had enough honor to uncloak himself and not strike him when he was on the ground, plus fighting only with his blade
Oh yeah he was enjoying the fight. Def got a thrill from it. He basically said “come on then” at 1:44
falconer never had a plasma gun
Iv always seen the falconer as the only one of the bad bloods who had any honer he probably did something dishonorable and didn't want to kill himself to regain his honer but here he sees a chance to relive his glory days and take a worthy trophy when hanzo falls he doesn't immediately kill him like one of the other bad bloods whould have done he also most likely was haveing some fun in the fight more so as he was getting injured as well he may have even seen hanzo as a way to die with some honer.
Such 'honour' is easier when you are two feet taller and far more powerful.
He lived Yakuza, he died a Samurai.
In the ancient days the Yakuza was errand boys for
The Samurai!!!!!
No, he died a Ronin. A samurai without a master.
Well his honor died at the battlefield
Ronin, Yakuza, or Samurai he died a good death and regained his honor.
Yakuza are the modern day samurai
That Predator could have easily shot him with his plasma caster at any time yet he only used his blade on him. Seems to be a bit more honorable than his friends were. Guess he couldn't help but respect Hanzo's challenge.
From what we've seen of Predators, most of them would have taken that fight. They aren't risk averse, to them a good fight like Hanzo offered is the ultimate thrill. This Predator was probably having the time of his life.
Yea it's really no surprise, I mean how many times have we been told the predator only shoots people that have guns?
Actually, this Predator did not have a Plasmacaster on him. I’m thinking he either did not like it or he was to young and ‘unblooded’ to use it.
@@mrtouchmynub4178 Either way, he uncloaked and fought him one on one. (I know the field made it easy to track his movements but the predator could've waited for him to leave the grass or weaken from lack of sleep)
I also read that predators find plasmacaster dishonourable and if the moment arises they’ll ditch them to fight on equal footing
Get up human, I dont want a grass take away my glory
I see what you did there lol
this totally Achilled me.
That brings up a interesting question. If Achilles was in hanzos place who would win?
@@hanslanda8303 well, Achilles in the original work was partially divine. The Predator had no chance. The Brad Pit Achilles was in all likelihood better than Hanzo, so I'd expect at least the same result. The only catch would be that Hanzo's steel sword is a far better weapon than the bronze age shortsword and spear that Brad Pitt's Achilles was packing.
@@Elthenar agree. If Hanzo managed to do this then I'd expect both Achilles ( Pitt's version and mythology) would manage to overcome him.
His fighting style was pure battle prowess
This movie was a masterpiece. I wish they would’ve made a sequel. Whoever wrote and directed this movie did a great job.
2018 was a sequel.
@@Lorrdd I meant with Royce and the woman. Maybe more pods come down and more Predators show up. An actual sequel.
@@EarthenGames do you still say that even after Prey?
@@EarthenGames Yep. Both of those movies kick ass. I also love Desperado.
@@Programm4r think prey is the second worst
There's no way to tell what went through Falconer's head in his last moments, but my guess he must have felt honor and comfort knowing he fell to a worthy opponent in a fair fight.
He had regained his honor in the end. He will go to valhalla.
it’s technically draw but both warriors won honor
Dude was smiling thinking HANZO!!!…you son of a bitch 💪
@@Omonekyeah but Hanzo was the last one standing when this predator died , unless he knew he was gonna die soon as well
I think his final thought would've been "How the hell did this human managed to beat me in sword fight?"
Unlike Jungle Hunter or City Hunter Clan, these Super Predators shows little to no honor. I think the reason Falconer revealed himself and accepted Hanzo in close combat, is because he just wanted to toy with him as at first he was having an advantage since he threw Hanzo around and gave him huge slash on his back. I guess it wasn't until Hanzo managed to score few slashes to him that Falconer decided to take Hanzo seriously.
There is a book called "Predator: If It Bleeds" which is a collection of short stories based on the Predators through out history. One such story was center in Japan, about a Oni in the Aokigahara forest (The Suicide Forest, as it is known now). A beast that hunted Samurai. In the end it was bested by the man who would become the first Ninja, founding an order of warriors that emulate the Oni of Aokigahara, the Predator. Reading it brought this fight to mind.
Who's the author
The place where Logan Paul filmed a suicide victim?
@@johnmayernick9561 Yes, the story uses actual myths of that forest as inspiration. The main character of the story found samurai hung skinned in the forest. The work of an 'Oni' as they called it.
@@porpus99 Alright.
He's not as bad as Jake but seriously why did he think it was a good idea!?
@@johnmayernick9561 Because it *is* a good idea. Jake Paul is an asshole. The author of a science-fiction fantasy novel that takes inspiration from real world legends and myths is not necessarily disrespecting suicide victims in any way. That's like saying James Cameron disrespected everyone who died on the Titanic by making a movie about two fictional passengers.
This is my favorite scene in the entire movie.
2 true warriors face one last time and fight till death under the moonlight on an open field. It is almost poetic.
Glad you like it
Two warriors who both felt the lived with dishonor. This was a honorable death for both.
one reason why i liked this fight was the call back to the first film. the predator faces against an enemy who stands his ground with limited options to fight, so it in turn limits itself to something to make it a bit more "fair"
Predators are honorable warrior race
They are assholes... in the Arnold Predator. The predator killed the tracker who challenged him in 1v1
it is like when you put god tier pvp player into A-tier game. you have to adopt otherwise your teammates cant keep up
I liked it but we've seen two opponents die at the same time like this that is such cliche, I totally saw that coming. They essentially remade the 1st again with this one, so itd break formula to show more than one person walk away after killing a Predator.
Great scene but much like the rest of the movie, leaves much to be desired.
@@Aspauli a human would not defeat a predator.
“Even if it seems certain that you will lose, retaliate. Neither wisdom nor technique has a place in this. A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death. By doing this, you will awaken from your dreams.”
― Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
When you accept death is inevitable, you will no longer fear to act.
You will awaken from your dreams.
Curious. I wonder what was meant by this. More and more I wonder if this life is a sort of challenge - it has no real permanent effect on anything directly. Like, say, a dream. We volunteer to place ourselves (or are placed against our will) here. Our memories of actual reality are temporarily suspended. And by doing this - we are forced to rely not on objective experience in reality (actual reality) but the truly subjective nature of the person we are - free of initial prejudice or misconception or knowledge - we come in clean, and what we believe and how we go out is totally up to us and based on how we interpret what we see and learn in this place.
But...for what purpose might this 'dream' be? It surely must have some. Maybe, if we mess up - we do wrong, we die dishonorably, or we make mistakes showing we're not worthy...we start all over again. And we do it over, and over, and over, and OVER again until we get it right. But! Once we behave right, we will by necessity die honorably...and then we're freed. We wake up. We've proved ourselves rational and righteous and right - we've proved ourselves worthly of objective existence over a prison in a purely individual illusion.
I'm quite certain that wasn't what was intended by the quote above - that surely wasn't what he meant. I'm not the smartest of people and the meaning just evades me. But I still cling to a little wonder - what if my interpretation was correct, and what if the person quoted knew something I didn't? I've found lots and lots and lots of 'things' suggesting that this life is not reality but only a temporary projection of our immortal consciousness into a time-limited scenario where we're left to do what we will in the hopes that our virgin minds will discover what is 'right' by ourselves and have the courage to act according to that up until the very end.
All religion basically boils down to that concept...Well, all religions containing an afterlife. A being that defines or otherwise understands what is good or what is not strips all knowledge from you (or gives you no knowledge to begin with), thrusts you down here, and the rest of eternity depends on your ability to judge for yourself what is right within the limited time you have here - and if you judge correctly, you win. Wrongly? Lose. Or, maybe you hit the reset button. Either way - to progress, you need to act according to a set of principles defined outside of your reality and you need to decipher little clues placed inside your fake reality to determine what the universal good truly is.
Dunno - the concept just seems awfully universal and transcends both theological and even theories more concretely based off of empirical observations of reality and what may be possible and other 'secular' philosophy, and the above quote got me thinking about it again.
So, still I wonder: For us, awakening from a dream means to transition from a meaningless personal illusion created by our own minds into actual shared reality. So, by plunging recklessly towards certain death, with full knowledge that you will die, but while also knowing you're dying for the right thing...we'll awaken. What are we to awaken to?
Fine words, but to what end?
@@Kncperseus To the bitter end.
“Victory and defeat are matters of the temporary force of circumstances. The way of avoiding shame is different. It is simply in death.”
I like how they brought the music back. Truly a predators film
Watching the original Predator movie. The scene with Billy dying. Made me come here to watch this scene and accidentally timed the music perfectly.
It was dope to see a side character take out a predator in a duel for once. Even if it was at the cost of his life Hanzo went out like a g.
"A good death is it's own reward"
Cue King Willie's scream...haha!
Wayy too many Easter eggs in this comment section
@@Nurgles_Rot_ Ahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
" Silly predators likes to play against samurai swords. "
"Death is no disgrace"
Very good fight in that movie.
Hanzo may had lived as a Yakuza Member...but here...
He fought like a true Samurai...and died like a true Samurai.
Total badass Samurai.
If I remember from a featurette, Robert Rodriguez stated that Hanzo could've been a Samurai or a warrior of that era but became a Yakuza as he was "born a thousand years too late".
@@Heraldo_Del_Mar Really? I didn't know that!
@@jamieolberding7731 you should watch character brief about hanzo . there little detail included in the interview 😊
@@jamieolberding7731 lol
Predators was so Underrated....best of the sequels
Underrated!? By who your cat?
@@mrwhat5094 lol
Funny how in spite having a goldmine or a franchise, as the do with Aliens, and tens of thousands of writers and other related creative artists they cant put together a plot and a script worth its paper.Imagination is the hardest skill to find in Hollywood.
it's easily the third best Predator movie
Do you still feel it's best even after Prey?
I don't care what anyone thinks of Predators, this is one of the most badass scenes in the entire franchise. Hanzo is my favorite character from this film. I would love to see a Predator facing off against old school Samurai warriors.
I can't believe people say that this movie is a piece of crap but when predator 2018 came out they came back to this movie like a bunch of pussys
It floors me that some people don’t like this movie. It’s a great sequel.
I like this scene. Like a scene from Japanese cinema, just the whole thing is almost silent, save for the clashing of weapons and the screaming. Open field with tall grass, two warriors viewed from a far shot, only become a close up when they fight again. It gives the scene moments to breathe, the fight to feel more suspenseful. Then in those final moments, you just see raw emotion, before Hanzo falls and leaves the scene on them being dead. Louis Ozama really sold the performance. Facial expression was everything here and he did wonders.
ah yes. Classic Kurosawa~
I loved this scene. The ever so subtle change in the score at the beginning... brilliant.
Greatly underrated film.
I thought it was cool how the Russian and Japanese guys both got to take one out with them.
baka suka power ftw
american prisoner guy also put up a good fight conseidering he only had a shank
@@tritonmole i think he can give better fight if has knife like billie
Both died an honorable warrior’s death. Both redeemed by each other.
Best scene of the movie. Really made me care about the character.
Which is impressive for a character who said practically nothing throughout the film.
I just love the way the Yakuza and Royce nodded their head..i mean they were unknown,not a team still Royce understood what Yakuza was going to do and fully believed him that he would take down 1 predator..and trusting him he moved ahead..just great understanding without speaking a word..🤝🤝
Royce just used him to slow the predator down so they can get farther away.
The Falconer was without a shadow of a doubt the most honorable of the trio of super predators. While the Berserker killed a wounded and defenseless man and used his plasma caster against the Crucified Predator, the Falconer had enough honor and respect to even let Hanzo get up. One of the best scenes in the entire Predator franchise.
On one hand, Hanzo dropped his scabbard, probably expecting to lose from the start of the fight.
The predator though didn't even remove its mask. Meaning, it fully expected to win here.
In the end, both died, but (at least to me) since the predator fell first, Hanzo technically won.
He definitely won
100% hanzo was the better fighter here. Pred stayed on the defensive the entire time while hanzo was making moves without fear and like you said, he was the last warrior standing.
Experienced human Vs a amateur alien with enchanted capabilities
@@Driak22it's kind of interesting you say that because to think that if the predator didn't have all that fancy technology it might have lost.
@@lynnpabontheelitehero6579 it is always better than the humans but humans can have more skill.
Hanzo died like a true warrior in this battle. The music where Billy stood his ground to fight was a nice touch.
That moment when he changes stances, realizing the only way to get the kill strike is to leave himself open, expertly crafted scene.
Two things I always liked about this scene. First the Yakuza aggressively took the fight to the Predator without fear and would not retreat and the Predator kept the fight fair by not using his shoulder cannon or any other advanced weapons. He only used his blade.
He didn't have a shoulder cannon it was just his blade
@@richardch.4356 he still could've stayed cloaked or launched a rock at his head
@@joelbibeault1169 this pred was more honerbul than the other two so he wouldn't do that.
It appears Hanzo literally sliced through Falconer's whole abdomen. If the blade was bit deeper, he could've bisected the Falconer. After all, few stabs and gunshot woulds are not enough to kill Predator.
I bet the Predator did some research on the Japanese and seeing one drawing out a Katana he was like “Oh boy oh boy oh boy” ... but I glad everybody got what they want in the end,the predator got his honour back and the yakuza die a warrior death (or as a hunter and no longer the prey)
LMFAO, for real, he was hype, like oh shit the codex said samurais arent around anymore???
On the internet maybe
They've fought Samurai and ninja before so it wouldn't be a stretch that they've heard stories of them and their weapons, tactics from other Yautjua.
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I think the falconer's helmet was fashioned similar to the samurais, implying that this predator had a centuries-long fascination with them. Probably witnessing the heroic stand of the samurais during the 2nd mongol invasion of japan.
One of my favourite scenes from the Predator franchise. Mad respect to both the fallen warriors.
I like to headcanon that this one predator in particular had studied earth history, and was a big nerd for samurai, and started getting really hype when he saw one of the humans was standing their ground with a katana.
Just big tough predator going “oh boy, oh boy, we’re gonna do the thing, right here right now, it’s going to be so cool!”
If y’all look carefully when Hanzo and Royce first met at the beginning, they both nodded at each other. And they nodded at each other again before Royce ran off ahead as Hanzo was buying them time. Hanzo is my favorite character in the Predator franchise.
I love when the predator movies show that humans are formidable warriors for the predator when they are properly trained- same thing in the comics. That’s why they keep coming back to earth. They respect our heart
Loved the respect the predator showed him by not attacking him while the dude was on the ground, really wished the dude knocked the predator down and with the predator by his feet, he just steps back and let’s the predator get back up. Would’ve made for a kickass scene
Not sure how a regular sized like Hanzo is supposed to knock down a 7’5” 500lbs alien warrior though.
@@windowsVD agreed lmao
@@windowsVD maybe using the bottom of his sword he temporarily takes out like the ankles of the predator idk
Falconer was without a doubt an incredible Predator who redeemed himself in this fight, with a lot of honor, melee and no cheating. Hanzo also displayed great technique and incredible strength to take on that Super Predator. A very incredible scene and a lot of honor in this fight, magnificent
Wasn't a Super Predator
@@jdsim9173 Yes, yes, but I guess that day I wanted to name him Predator to refer to the honor of battle. But yes, he is a Super Predator
Damn, even when he was facing a super predator all alone, he still refused to back down, what a badass
Hanzo the only man who manage to kill predator in fair fight. that is one of the reasons why he is my favorite human character in Predator movies
The respect of Predators not to strike when their opponent is down.
I like how the predator would back off, never attack when opponent is down
I like the fact that they show the predators as honorable. He had the chance to kill Hanzo a few times but would rather have the honorable fight.
This why Predators stay away from Japan xD
😂😂😂😂😂
Ka stoooooooood
Dying Falconer Predator: "get... a japanese guy... they said... it'll... be fun... they.. sai-"
@@dannywang4543 ka stoooooooood
I reckon Yautja admire Japanese culture, with it being all honour centred and not what.
Best one on one fight in the whole damn franchise! Honor to honor. Blade to blade.
Billy only used a bayonet to fight the predator - bad idea, got killed ❌
King Willie smoked too much pots before fighting the predator - too high, got killed ❌
Hanzo had a katana as well as sword fighting skill - got killed yet managed to kill ✅
So, sober Spetsnaz soldier with Russian BALLISTIC knife? 😉
Love this scene, well shot, not flashy, perfect setting and believable choreography, 10/10
This was better than the ending
This hits deep for me, I had a childhood bully that I got tired of running from, I remember the day, you just get sick of it. Tired of it.
Brilliant scene of combat and honor. Royce knew as Hanzo nodded. The way to go.
Billy's stand in predator is still badass
Are we gonna ignore the fact that both opponents fought with honor. That bad blood predator wasn't so bad after all. I wish we had more background for Hanzo. These predators were clearly watching specific people And not just some randoms. They must have seen hanzo use his fighting skills to fuck shit up.
Hanzo was an enforcer for the Inagawa-kai the 3rd largest Yakuza organization in Japan
Many people after watching this scene would ask - "why didn't the predator just laser him and go on with the chase".
None respected Yautja would ever give up that kind of duel
Sometimes in life, the only Way Forward is to turn your Back and actually Face the Fear that was chasing you. Hanzo did, and this scene made me understand why Honor in the battlefield lives forever
Predators watching in the distance: "Wat de fuk"
Probably annoyed Hanzo died because that means they don't get a turn.
Arnold: "Billy! Billy! Let's go. C'mon. What're you doing'?"
Adrien: *half nods* later bruh.
Mindful Waves Studio well Arnold did know Billy really well with all the rescue missions they did together. Adrien just met this guy so of course he wouldn’t feel anything lol plus mercenaries are really cold hearted but ya I see your point hahaha fucked up
@@vicenteochoa9773 Haha very true. I forgot Billy and Arnie had a past.
Royce was a dick tho. Lol
I mean, Hanzo nodded, saying "this is my path." And Brody was just respecting it.
This scene makes me wish the scene with Billy 1v1 the Predator in Predator 1 could be something like this.
Falconer: finally a worthy opponent. Now our fight we be legendary
Such a beautiful scene. When the big one hits you and you realize this is your chance to regain your life's honor and become a legend.
Both of them lived lives tainted by dishonor. One, a bad blood. One, a criminal assassin. Yet in the dead of night, upon a grassy field caressed by a gentle breeze, these two warriors died together, having found their honor again at the end of each other's blade.
I know Hanzo felt that cut but his ambition was more important than pain.
* sword falls on high grass *
* makes metalic clanking sound *
Thank you sound department...
They don't say 'BLADES of grass' for nothing. 😉
I also like the idea that happened in this movie and other predator movies. The theme of a badass warrior having a battle sense and knowing the predator is near by. Like in this scene with Hanzo or the african guy at the camp. Another example is in the original film where they first spotted him. It seems that the predators every once in a while come across a warrior who has a very good battle sense and intuition in order to detect them despite predators being invisible.
The least bad Predator sequel. Awesome scene.
This is what I always liked about the Predator franchise, in horror or alien movies the humans are constantly on the Run never looking back. But with these particular movies they absolutely welcome A fair fight to the death. No armor, guns, no tricks all you have to do is stop running and face your enemy. There's your chance for survival.
I love this scene. This movie is so underrated that it's baffling.
Probably my favorite scene in the movie what i get out of rhis is is hes missing fingers cuz he talks too much.predator saw him and accepted the fight dude was probably seeking redemption and only way to do it is a fight to the death and he throws the sheath down. He knows hes never gonna resheath his blade again this is it. Both him and the predator are exile and going out the way they left long ago. epic moment mad respect
Why was this movie so underrated? This movie was filled with great actors and a crazy story.
I like that he didn't fell until his enemy Predator fell!
When that music starts, you know Shit is about to go down and a last stand is gonna happen.
I was thrilled when i saw he found a sword. There was always a thought in my head of seeing samurai fighting predator. At least i got something.
At 1:44
Falconer gives him a nod like
"Come at me with everything you've got"
When I saw this in the theaters everyone cheered when the predator fell 1st
I really loved this movie, its such a unique look on the predators and how they fight, what level of honour and culture they got.
''That was truly a Hatori Hanzo''
PARAPOLITICOS even god will be cut down.
“I have vermin to kill”
It frustrates me that this doesn’t have more likes
Kill Bill
Bushido! The way of the warrior!! an honourable death!!
Hanzo did his ancestors proud.
I love how they made Hanzo's move set realistic. Not some flashy bullshit combos that strikes 7-10 hits per attack. Just one at a time with precision and intent to end his opponent. The real way of the samurai.
Yakuza dosent even flinch when predator comes out of stealth..
Hes been 20 feet behind them the whole time
Artsy move having them both die. Not a happy ending, not a bad one.
"And so ends the tale of Hanzo, Yakuza assassin. Another notch on the blade of Bushido....."
Ghost of Tsushima 2 lookin lit.
Jin vs Elite Predators for the Love of the Game
So glad that these type of predator is a real cold blooded warriors, instead of shooting hanso with that explosive laser the predator fights with fair combat.
Master hanzo is a pride of human race not many hunans can stans a chance in a blade battle against predators for a human he is such a op.
Falconer was my favorite of the Super Preds. Not because of his drone or his Optimus Prime looking mask, but because he was the most honorable of the three. He deactivated his cloaking, waited for Hanzo to strike first, and he even gives a nod to encourage Hanzo to attack again. He isn’t toying with him, he’s challenging him. One on one. Tracker seemed to enjoy the fight, and he didn’t get tricky. He fought fair, and died the same way. Truly an epic beast.
Didnt realize until i went and watched the original again but they used the same music here as they did when Billy made his final stand. Nice touch 👌
Man even tho this predator was part of the bad bloods, he sure knew respect and honor of fighting
Falconer was only a Bad Blood due to his rejection of Tradition and standards
Keep in mind and this isnt talked about enough
Falconer doesnt have any skulls, or hooves or tusks, his mask is synthetic, his armor is straight, he has no need for trophies
And he is the only 1 of the 3 to not have a Shoulder Canon as he doesnt believe in ranged combat
This scene is a Badass moment in Cinema that is not talked about enough.
Predator had respect and wanted to fight such a brave person
this may be the most badass thing to ever come out of this franchise
If their strength was equal, no way the predator could have hunted him. Noble savage.
“You didn’t even…"
Falls to his knees and stares at the starless sky
"Damn…You were good."
Dies☠️
Imagine this was back then and they captured a samurai, Aztec, knight, apache, vikings!!! I know they weren't in the same period but that would've been dope. Better fights i think than guns
I saw a fan made one when its medieval times. The Predators were disappointed in mankind. The last guy was a knight, but got his butt kicked.
Judging by the Armor and Weapons from different time periods Ronald Noland had cached in his little hideout, I would say these bad bloods have been doing this kind of thing for a very long time. Even Ronald's Predator helmet has the Hachi and Shikoro of a Kabuto
Samurai and apache would be. You could have a Samurai, Cowboy, Native American, Pirate, and Victorian era adventurer (think Sherlock Holmes or Alan Quartermain) as they all existed at the same time. Weird, I know, but true though a couple would be a little bit long in the tooth as their respective time periods didn't line up EXACTLY.
i would love to see a aztec warrior fight a predator. a jaguar warrior against a predator would be amazing
This is old very old they've been doing this for a long time since the 1600s probabky
Predator: Finally a worthy opponent. OUR BATTLE WILL BE LEGENDARY!