Kalisk: The Giant Alien Beast of Genna

The Kalisk – what is it / where is it? Throughout the marketing for Predator: Badlands, a massive beast has been teased as Dek's ultimate trophy. Up until recently this beast had no name – but now, it has been referred to as the Kalisk. Confusingly early on, news outlets also mistakingly dubbed the Death Planet the Kalisk resides on as Kalisk – but we now know the name of the planet is Genna.

Is Kalisk the name of the Beast? Or the Planet?

This may have caused some confusion, because previous to these more recent reports, it was confirmed to Bloody-Disgusting back in April 2025, that the name of the "Death Planet" Dek finds himself on was also called – Kalisk:

An action sequence follows between Dek and his Yautja brother—training battleground stuff—followed by Dek’s prideful desire to select Kalisk as his hunting ground, known as the “Death Planet,“ where he’s to prove his unsupportive father wrong. Dek’s ultimately fighting for acceptance in his own clan, with his own bloodline, and if his fight with Kalisk’s first challenge says anything—where he defends against an onslaught of forest murder vines—Dek is a formidable warrior with everything to prove.

This was later clarified and the planet’s name is actually Genna – the beast is called Kalisk.

Other Facts about the Kalisk

The Kalisk is wanted by Weyland-Yutani Bio-Weapons Division 

Set visit reports by various news outlets confirmed that both Dek and Weyland-Yutani are after the Kalisk. While Dek's goal is to kill the creature to attain status within his tribe, Weyland-Yutani are looking to exploit the creature for unknown benefits. In the film, Thia and Dek make a deal with each other – If Dek can get Thia's legs back, she will help him survive his journey. Thia initially lost her legs during her first encounter with the Kalisk. 

There are more than one!

There are more than one Kalisk in Predator: Badlands, one is an adult and one is an infant.

The Kalisk exists in the Alien film universe

Since Predator: Badlands and the Alien film franchise share a cinematic timeline, the Kalisk and the Xenomorph technically exist in the same universe. However, Badlands takes place so far into the future, it's unknown if the Xenomorph and Kalisk have ever crossed paths. Given its sheer size and aggression, unless swarmed by an army of drones, the only Xenomorph capable of taking on the Kalisk would be a mature Alien Queen. Perhaps the two may cross paths in a future film.

As new information about Kalisk become available, this article will continue to be updated.

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