T5W#365-Top 5 Gundam Pilots Who Could Take on The Predator (Sans Mobile Suits)

Last weekend, the long awaited fifth chapter in the Predator franchise, Prey, dropped on Hulu and HOLY F**** S*** IT WAS AWESOME!!!!  Seriously while the other Predator sequels are kind of guilty pleasures, Prey is without a doubt a best since the original and much of that is thanks to a back to basics approach for the legendary Monster and a powerful performance by Amber Midthunder as Comanche Warrior, Naru.  Seeing this beautiful and fierce warrior take on a foe from beyond the stars reminded me of a Top 5 I did when the last Predator Movie came out in 2018 (check that list here: http://gundamanimeblog.blogspot.com/2018/09/t5w161-top-5-anime-characters-who-could.html).  It made me want to choose another 5 Anime characters who could go head to head with the ugly MFer…and wonder how I could make it different this time.  Then it clicked: Gundam Pilots.  Plenty of my favorite Mobile Suit Pilots are equally deadly in and out of their cockpits.  So what would happen if they were shot down in a jungle hunting ground and had to deal with the extraterrestrial game hunter?  Well let’s find out today as I count down my Top 5 Gundam Pilots Who Could Take on The Predator (Sans Mobile Suits).

 
#5-Mikazuki Augus (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans)

Mikazuki is one of the more unique characters in the Gundam franchise.  He’s a lead who teeters the line between hero and villain because of the way he carries himself.  Usually, he’s pretty chill, popping his Mars seeds like candy.  But when it comes to killing, Mika will not hesitate for a second, especially if the order comes directly from his bestie, Orga.  And if you really tick him off, Mika will go full on beast mode, showing off abnormally superior strength, probably from years of conditioning as a child soldier plus the augments he’s had to be able to pilot a Mobile Suit.  Mika’s as stone cold and mostly emotionless as they come.  The Predator might have a real challenge trying to take this little guy on.  Who knows, maybe Mika would be better at stalking him than vice versa. 

 
#4-Shiro Amada (Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08^th MS Team)

Really if you wanted a team similar to Arnold Schwarzzenegers from the first Predator film to hunt the big alien hunter, the 08^th Team is a good choice (Michel dies first though…or survives cause the Predator doesn’t think he’s that much of a threat).  At the heart of this team is Shiro, who ends up having to act on his own during several missions getting separated from the squad.  To make up for a lack of back up, Shiro uses ingenuity and out of the box thinking, able to lure Zeon Mobile Suit teams into various traps and disabling them without being in his own Gundam.  Kind of sounds a bit like Arnie’s Dutch having to create his own primitive weapons and traps to take on the Predator at the end of the first film.  Shiro might not be the most physically imposing threat, but his craftiness makes him the perfect adversary.

 
#3-Domon Kasshu (Mobile Fighter G Gundam)

In the world of G Gundam, Mobile Fighters are equipped with motion capturing cockpits, which enables the mecha to mimic the moves and fighting styles of their pilots.  Domon Kashhu isn’t just an expert in Hand to Hand Combat, he’s also inheritor of the King of Hearts moniquer of the Shuffle Alliance.  He can outrun and catch bullets and land some pretty powerful blows against many foes, even those twice his size.  A guy who can basically be considered a living weapon is the perfect kind of challenge for The Predator.  It might even forgo its use of advanced weapons for a chance to spar one on one with Domon and see whether his alien claws or Domon’s Burning Fists will come out on top.  Also we saw Predators have a penchant for sword duels, so Domon getting to use his rusted sword that can cut through rocks to cut through advanced Alien armor would be a sight to see.
 

#2-Ali Al Sachez (Mobile Suit Gundam 00)

While there are several of Gundam 00’s pilots like Setsuna or either Lockon Stratos’ who could give the Predator a run for his money, my choice from the Anno Dominai timeline is Setsuna’s twisted mentor, Ali Al Sachez.  Sachez is a total freaking maniac who will do anything to accomplish his mission and get paid, from coercing children into committing terrorist acts to taking entire planes hostage and even burning down entire cities single handidly.  Those latter acts he does with Mobile Suits but seeing how quickly he cut down two of the three Trinity siblings in the blink of an eye, Sachez is no slouch with a knife.  Simply put, Sachez is a full blooded killer and the Predators will take on anyone with a thirst for battle, even the ones who get a thrill from doing harm to others.
 

#1-Heero Yuy (Mobile Suit Gundam Wing)

The ultimate freedom fighter from the Space Colonies, Heero was, like many other Gundam leads, bred to be a soldier from a very young age.  While he can blow things up just fine with a buster rifle from any of his various Wing or Wing Zero Gundams, Heero is a Demolition man all on his own.  Heero will plan out every part of his battle strategy down to the most minute details and has learned from failure how to readjust and compensate with needed.  If he were sent in to face The Predator, Heero would come packing with a ton of explosives and a few choice rifles, even if he thinks his trust side arm is enough.  I can imagine a Predator entering a killzone Heero has set up, only to be consumed by massive explosions.  Would they finish him off?  Probably not but that’s what Heero has the self destruct device in his buried Gundam for…he even has his own creepy laugh he can taunt the Predator with before he sets it off.