Synopsis of “Prey”

Prey, which takes place in 1719, tells the tale of Naru, a Comanche tribeswoman determined to defy her tribe’s patriarchal traditions and become a warrior.

When a new threat emerges, she is given the chance to demonstrate her value. Naturally, neither a rival tribe nor an animal pose a threat at this time. It’s a Predator that has descended from the sky, probably on a mission to hunt out humanity, which is at the top of the food chain on Earth.

Is the Predator defeated by Naru? Or does she succumb to this warrior who is far more skilled? Let’s examine the movie more closely.

Is Naru a capable foe?

If you’ve seen the franchise’s earlier films, you’ll be aware that the Predator is a challenging opponent to defeat. Its superior alien weapons, invisibility abilities, and thermal vision make it extremely unlikely for anyone to survive a confrontation with it.

This is undoubtedly the case in this film, because the Predator kills multiple members of Naru’s tribe. In its search for a worthy foe, the extraterrestrial also vanquishes a bear and some French trappers.

Fortunately, although being smaller and weaker in stature than the alien, Naru is a worthy opponent since she is far intelligent than her tribespeople had believed.

She observes the Predator throughout the film, learns about its attack techniques, and comes to a few realisations. She discovers that the alien is unable to track the movement of someone whose body temperature has dropped after administering an herbal mixture to one of her tribespeople who has been hurt during combat.

She also understands that when the Predator fires the projectiles that kill its enemies, it depends on the tracking system of its helmet.

Her intelligence makes her a formidable foe, and in her final conflict with the Predator, she applies what she has learned.

Is the Predator defeated by Naru?

Most of Naru’s tribespeople are killed by the Predator, including her brother Tabbe, who gives his life to shield his sister from the extraterrestrial.

Thankfully, Naru is more difficult to kill than those who have gone before her. She is successful in luring the Predator to her location with her trapped prey—one of the French trappers—due to her desire to protect her tribe and exact revenge on her brother.

After the Predator kills the trapper, she consumes the herbal concoction that makes her body cooler in order to become invisible, and she then uses the trapper’s gun to shoot the Predator’s helmet off.

She then dashes into the forest with the helmet in hand and hides at the top of a tree to wait for the extraterrestrial. When it does, she leaps down from above and uses her sharpened sword to inflict as much harm as she can on the Predator.

The two fighters engage in a bloody brawl, and the Predator’s shield nearly causes Naru to lose his head. Before she turns into a headless corpse, Naru is able to hack at it one more. She then cuts at its arm before severing it entirely.

The Predator eventually gets dragged by Naru into a marsh, where it gets stranded. This is as far as you go, Naru says the Predator as it tries to free itself from the muck. Naru uses the tracking system in the Predator’s helmet to deflect the incoming missiles towards her enemy when it shoots at her. As a result, the Predator is killed, and Naru triumphs.

Naru and her group are they secure?

Despite the Predator’s death, Naru and her people are still under danger. She informs the tribe of the remaining trappers that are nearby as she returns with her prize—the head of the Predator. They need to be concerned about more than just this human danger, though.

An animated recap of the movie’s events appears during the final credits. However, there is a scene we missed at the end of the credits: Naru gazing up at another Predator spacecraft!

Could this be the prelude to a follow-up? It is doable. If other Predators regard Naru as a capable foe, they might be eager to engage her in combat, which could serve as the impetus for Prey 2 if the higher ups decide to make it happen.