Bull Predator: The Yautja Who Called Wolf

Bull Predator was a male Yautja from the Isolated Clan who appeared in Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem. He served aboard the Scout Ship that detached from the Predator Mother Ship after the recovery of Scar Predator's body from Bouvet Island. Bull became one of the Yautja killed by the newborn Predalien, but not before his failed shot with a shoulder cannon caused the ship to crash on Earth. Bull can be considered to be one the most incompetent Predators ever, making his own ship to crash, failing to self-destruct, and causing the Gunnison infestation.

Bull Predator Aboard The Scout Ship

Bull was aboard the Scout Ship after the Yautja recovered Scar Predator's corpse from the pyramid beneath Bouvet Island. Unknown to the crew, Scar had been impregnated by a Facehugger during the events of Alien vs. Predator. A Chestburster emerged from Scar's body and quickly matured into the Predalien aboard the vessel. The hybrid creature began killing the ship's small crew, starting with Bonegrill Predator in the trophy room.

The Shoulder Cannon Mistake

After hearing the screams from the trophy room, Bull moved through the ship and found the Predalien attacking another Yautja in the hallway. He switched his bio-mask vision mode to better see the creature and tried to kill it with his shoulder cannon. The Predalien moved out of the way, and Bull's blast tore through the wall of the Scout Ship instead. The shot damaged the vessel and caused it to crash in the forest outside Gunnison, Colorado. Whether Bull tried to sabotage the ship intentionally or simply missed, the result was the same. His mistake allowed the ship's escaped Xenomorph specimens to reach Earth and started the Gunnison outbreak.

Distress Signal Or Self-Destruct?

Bull survived the crash but was badly injured and unable to move. From the wreckage, he saw that the Facehuggers aboard the ship had escaped into the forest. Instead of activating his self-destruct device, Bull used his wrist gauntlet to send a distress signal to Yautja Prime. This decision looked especially questionable because a self-destruct explosion would have been a faster way to destroy the evidence and the escaped creatures. However, the Predalien reached Bull moments after he sent the signal, which suggested that he may not have had enough time to arm the device. The signal was later received by Wolf Predator, who traveled to Earth to contain the outbreak, but was ultimately killed as well.

Bull's Death

Bull became the Predalien's third Yautja victim aboard the Scout Ship. After sending the distress signal, he was attacked and killed by the hybrid creature with a headbite. His message still reached the Predator homeworld, where Wolf saw the alert and prepared for a cleanup mission. When Wolf reached the crash site, he found Bull's corpse, lowered his head in grief, and briefly used Bull's bio-mask recording to understand what had happened aboard the ship. Wolf then activated the self-destruct device from his Cleaner case and destroyed the Scout Ship wreckage.

Bull's Equipment

Bull carried standard Blooded Yautja equipment aboard the Scout Ship. His gear included a bio-mask, wrist gauntlet, wristblades, shoulder cannon, shurikens, and a self-destruct device. After arriving at the crash site, Wolf recovered Bull's shoulder cannon and shurikens for use during his hunt in Gunnison. Bull's bio-mask was also important because it contained visual records of the Predalien attack and showed Wolf how the outbreak started.

Bull Predator's Figure

Despite having very little screen time in Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, Bull Predator still received his own officially licensed Funko Pop figure years after the film's release. The collectible was released as Pop! Bull Predator #1999 and featured the Yautja's distinctive metallic bio-mask and armor design from the Scout Ship scenes. The figure was released in two variants, while the second one came with a bio-mask covered in Yautja blood. It was surprising to see such a minor character receive merchandise treatment alongside more iconic Predators like Wolf Predator.

Conclusion

Bull Predator was a Blooded Yautja from the Isolated Yautja Clan whose actions directly caused the Scout Ship disaster in Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem. His missed shoulder cannon shot damaged the ship, caused the crash near Gunnison, and allowed the Xenomorph outbreak to begin. Although he managed to send the distress signal that brought Wolf to Earth, his failure made him one of the most consequential and incompetent Predators in the franchise. The only silver lining was that the crashed vessel was a smaller Scout Ship rather than the full Predator Mother Ship.

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