Predator (disambiguation)
Wikimedia disambiguation page
A predator is an organism (usually an animal) that kills other organism (usually another animal) to eat.
Predator or The Predator may also refer to:
Entertainment and media
Films and spin-offs
Predators (2025 film), documentary about television program To Catch a Predator
Predator (franchise), a science-fiction franchise revolving around extraterrestrial trophy hunters
Predator (film), 1987 film that established the franchise
Predator 2, 1990 film starring Danny Glover
Predators (2010 film), film starring Adrien Brody
The Predator (film), 2018 film directed by Shane Black
Prey (2022 film), film set in 18th century in indigenous North America
Predator: Badlands, 2025 film starring Elle Fanning
Predator (fictional species), the extraterrestrial species featured in the film
List of Predator comics
Predator (novel series), 1987–2022
Predator (video game), 1987 side-scrolling action game
Predators (video game), 2010 real-time strategy game
Literature
Comics
Predators, 2017 graphic novel by Jason Latour and Robbi Rodriguez in the Spider-Gwen series
Fiction
Predator, 1987 novelization of the film by Paul Monette
Predator, 1993 novel by William F. Wu in the Isaac Asimov's Robots in Time series
Predator (Cornwell novel), 2005 novel by Patricia Cornwell
Predator, 2010 novel by Terri Blackstock
Predator, 2013 novel by Faye Kellerman
Predator (Smith novel), 2016 novel by Wilbur Smith
Predator, 2016 novel by Gail Z. Martin
Predators, 1993 novel by Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg
Predators, 2003 novel by Anna Salter
Predators, 2018 novel by Michaelbrent Collings
The Predator, 1968 novel in the Jonas Wilde: Eliminator Saga series by Christopher Nicole writing under the name Andrew York
The Predator, 1976 novel by Denis Pitts
The Predator, 1980 novel by Russell Braddon
The Predator (novel), 1996 novel by K. A. Applegate; the fifth book in the Animorphs series
The Predator, 2001 novel by Michael Ridpath
The Predator, 2018 novel by Christopher Golden and Mark Morris; the novelization of the film
The Predators, 1998 novel by Harold Robbins
Non-fiction
Predator: Rape, Madness, and Injustice in Seattle, 1991 book by Jack Olsen
Predator!, 1991 book by Bruce Brooks; the first installment in the Knowing Nature series
Music
Predator (album), by Accept (1996)
The Predator (Ice Cube album), and its title track (1992)
The Predator (EP), by Ice Nine Kills (2013)
The Predators (Japanese band) (2005)
The Predators (Australian band) (2005)
Television
Predator, a television ident for BBC Two, first aired in 2000; see BBC Two '1991–2001' idents
Episodes
"Predator", Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files season 1, episode 4a (2010)
"Predator", Flipper (1995) season 3, episode 16 (1999)
"Predator", Mountain Men season 3, episode 12 (2014)
"Predator", NCIS: Los Angeles season 1, episode 3 (2009)
"Predator", Sealab 2021 season 1, episode 5 (2001)
"Predator", The First 48 season 19, episode 24 (2018)
"Predator", The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion episode 6 (2017)
"Predators", 24 Hours in Police Custody series 8, episode 1 (2019)
"Predators", Badger series 2, episode 5 (2000)
"Predators", Bless This Mess season 1, episode 4 (2019)
"Predators", Cold Squad season 4, episode 16 (2001)
"Predators", Deadly Women season 2, episode 6 (2009)
"Predators", FBI: Most Wanted season 1, episode 8 (2020)
"Predators", Future Weapons season 2, episode 7 (2007)
"Predators", NCIS: New Orleans season 6, episode 20 (2020)
"Predators", Strange Days on Planet Earth episode 3 (2005)
"Predators", The Most Extreme series 2, episode 7 (2003)
"The Predator", Captain Planet and the Planeteers season 2, episode 5 (1991)
"The Predator", Dream Corp LLC season 1, episode 3 (2016)
"The Predator", Horizon (British) series 31, episode 3 (1994)
"The Predator", Love Thy Neighbor (American) season 2, episode 3 (2014)
"The Predator", Strike Force episode 4 (1981)
"The Predator", The Dead Files season 7, episode 15 (2016)
"The Predator", The FBI Files season 3, episode 6 (2000)
"The Predators", Cannon season 2, episode 6 (1972)
"The Predators", Gunsmoke season 17, episode 20 (1972)
"The Predators", Have Gun – Will Travel season 6, episode 8 (1962)
"The Predators", Kung Fu season 3, episode 5 (1974)
"The Predators", The F.B.I. season 3, episode 25 (1968)
"The Predators", The Road West episode 17 (1967)
Military
Predator SRAW, a missile system
MQ-1 Predator, an unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) in use since 1995
RQ-9 Predator B, an unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) in use since 2001 and now known as the MQ-9 Reaper
Predator C, an unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) now known as the General Atomics Avenger
People
Patrick Côté (fighter) (born 1980), Canadian mixed martial artist, nicknamed "The Predator"
Don Frye (born 1965), American mixed martial artist, nicknamed "The Predator"
Michael Gomez (born 1977), professional boxer, nicknamed "The Predator"
Horace Hogan (born 1965), American professional wrestler with the ring name "The Predator"
Sylvester Terkay (born 1970), American professional wrestler with the ring name "The Predator"
Chase Young (born 1999), American football player, nicknamed "The Predator"
Francis Ngannou (born 1986), French-Cameroonian mixed martial artist and current UFC Heavyweight Champion, nicknamed "The Predator."
Sports
Adidas Predator, a range of football boots
Nashville Predators, a United States hockey team
Orlando Predators, a United States arena football team
Laval Predators, a Canadian hockey team in the Ligue nord-américaine de hockey
Other uses
Predator (truck), a monster truck and the team to which it belongs
Predator (roller coaster)
Sexual predator
Predator, an agricultural-aircraft design by Burt Rutan
Acer Predator, a gaming computer brand
Predator, brand of pool (cue sports) cues
Predator spyware, developed by Cytrox
See also
Predator X (disambiguation)
Apex Predator (disambiguation)
Superpredators (disambiguation)
Alien vs.
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