Predator Badlands Characters: Backstories And Profiles

The Predator: Badlands Characters lore section offers character profiles and backstories from Predator: Badlands, the third Predator movie by Dan Trachtenberg (after Prey and Killer Of Killers). In these articles below, find out what kind of individual Predators and androids are part of the story on both Yautja Prime and the "Death Planet" Genna. Surprisingly, no humans will be part of the movie, as it focuses only on the Yautja, Weyland-Yutani androids, and the strange creatures of Genna. The Predator: Badlands prequel comic adds more expanded-universe character material as well.

Tessa rebooting in a Weyland-Yutani repair capsule from Predator: Badlands

Tessa: Profile Of Thia's Android Sister

Tessa was a synthetic android created by the Weyland-Yutani Corporation and served as the main villain in Predator: Badlands. She was designed as part of a new generation of research synthetics intended to operate autonomously.

By Janno Vares January 27, 2026 Predator Badlands Lore | Predator Badlands Characters | Alien Universe Androids

Dek Predator, Thia, and Bud face Dek's mother's ship on Yautja Prime in Predator: Badlands

Dek Predator's Mother: Everything We Know

In the ending of Predator: Badlands, Dek Predator's Mother appears on board a big ship on Yautja Prime. In this article, we try to figure out what Dek's Mother might look like and if she has appeared elsewhere in Predator lore.

By Janno Vares November 24, 2025 Predator Badlands Lore | Individual Predators | Predators From The Movies

Bud with Dek and Thia from Predator: Badlands

Bud: A Guide To Dek's Sidekick Creature

Bud is a small alien creature from Predator: Badlands who becomes the unlikely companion of the young Yautja hunter, Dek. Together with the cut-in-half android Thia, the trio take on Alien monsters and the Weyland-Yutani corporation.

By Janno Vares November 10, 2025 Predator Universe Creatures | Predator Hunt | Predator Badlands Lore

Thia the Weyland-Yutani android from Predator: Badlands

Thia: Profile Of The Cut-In-Half Weyland-Yutani Android

Thia is a female synthetic created and employed by Weyland-Yutani and featured in Predator: Badlands. The film introduces Thia as a damaged yet determined survivor who forms an unlikely alliance with a Yautja warrior named Dek.

By Janno Vares November 02, 2025 Predator Badlands Lore | Predator Badlands Characters | Alien Universe Androids

The Kalisk from Predator: Badlands with spiked head and glowing red cracks

Kalisk: The Giant Unkillable Creature From Badlands

The Kalisk is a massive alien beast introduced in Predator: Badlands. Native to the harsh world of Genna, the creature is portrayed as a near unkillable apex predator who challenges both Yautja hunters and even the Weyland-Yutani Corporation.

By Janno Vares October 29, 2025 Predator Universe Creatures | Predator Hunt | Predator Badlands Lore

Njohrr Predator Explained: Profile Of Dek's Father

Njohrr is a Yautja clan leader and the father of the brothers Dek and Kwei, appearing in the latest Predator movie, Predator: Badlands. With his antler-like horns, dark cape, and white dreadlocks, he stands out as a striking new Yautja.

By Janno Vares October 28, 2025 Predator Badlands Lore | Individual Predators | Predators From The Movies

Kwei Predator Explained: Profile Of Dek's Brother

In Predator: Badlands, Kwei was introduced as the older and bigger brother of the outcast warrior Dek. A member of the clan led by his father Njohrr on Yautja Prime, Kwei was the favored son and destined for great honor.

By Janno Vares October 24, 2025 Predator Badlands Lore | Individual Predators | Predators From The Movies

Dek Predator Explained: Badlands Yautja Profile

Predator: Badlands introduces a new lead Predator: a young Yautja named Dek. Unlike previous entries, which primarily followed human protagonists being hunted, this film shifts the perspective to that of the Predator itself. Here is everything we know about Dek.

By Janno Vares April 26, 2025 Individual Predators | Predators From The Movies | Predators Who Survived

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