The Upgrade Predator was the primary antagonist in Shane Black's The Predator and back in 2016 its conception was being handled by over 5 different artists. One of those concept artists, Shane Baxley has shared some of his work he provided for the Upgrade Predator. Using zBrush, he explains playing around with various reactive skin textures which you can see below:
Obviously the look they ended up going for was a much bulkier looking Predator, but the skin-altering concepts remained prominent.
Baxley also provided artwork for the Predator ARK Ship:
Check out his Instagram for more!
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Dan Trachtenberg's Predator: Badlands released in theaters on November 7th, 2025! Visit the Predator Lore database - for information on the film's different Yautja and characters, the planet Genna, how it connects to Alien, where in the Predator movie timeline the film takes place and more!
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Early concept art for Kwei's ship and Weyland-Yutani Super Power Loader by Benjamin Last!
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