: If the Xenomorphs overwhelmed the hunters, the Predators would activate a self-destruct device to eradicate all life in the vicinity, protecting Earth from a wider infestation. The Antarctica Expedition (2004)
: He assembles a team of experts, including guide Alexa "Lex" Woods, to investigate a buried pyramid.
: Humans were used as voluntary or forced sacrifices to host Xenomorph embryos , gestating the "ultimate prey" for young Predators to hunt within these ancient structures.
In the modern era, billionaire Charles Bishop Weyland detects a mysterious "heat bloom" beneath the ice of Bouvetøya Island, Antarctica.
Thousands of years ago, Predators visited Earth and taught early civilizations how to build pyramids , leading humans to worship them as gods.
The story of (AvP) centers on a millennia-old ritual where the Yautja (Predators) hunt the Xenomorphs (Aliens) as a rite of passage to prove their status as warriors. While the crossover began in Dark Horse comics in 1989 , the most famous iteration is the 2004 film directed by Paul W.S. Anderson . The Ancient Conflict