#yautja culture

[tallships-and-starlights]

Name a cuter babysitter I’ll wait.

Revamped Ta’taied aka Yautja’s best friend. You want a best friend too? I intend on designing more doggies/pets for my favorite alien species. Prepare to be harassed with alien dog content.

[darkone09]

Good evening everyone!

Another chapter of this amazing story The Ripple of a Stone (Revived) after an overdue for this story update. Craziness keeping me busy with the holidays coming lol. I hope you enjoy this and the next chapter update will be for Rise Up ;)

Thank you and Good Hunting!

NOTE: This work is following the original author's work on another fanfic and I don't take credit for the idea but want to spread the love and joy for this amazing story and continue it to the end! If anyone has concerns, please don't hesitate to ask me. I'm more than happy to respond and work to the best of my abilities to respect everyone's wishes.

[yautjalover]

Aquatic Yautja Concepts

So, I've been discussing with fellow Yautja fans in Discord Servers how the world and objects in an aquatic Yautja species look like. I've taken a couple of weeks to pull this all together. I'm no artist, though I try! Maybe some of the actual artists in the community would want to join in showing what they picture, too! I'd love to see what they look like. :)

First is a concept of architecture for the aquatic Yautja. I picture them as having the ability to hold their breath for longer amounts of time underwater because of bigger lungs, and thus a wider ribcage. They would situate their homes in the shallower waters along the shoreline with easy access to the ocean. Their homes would have skylights to let in the light. These skylights are made from dried out leaves that were left to bleach in the sun and painted with a compound derived from a coconut-like plant that hardens the leaves to withstand the hurricane season. The bones of the structures are made from ethically harvested trees that were culled to prevent overgrowth. The lighter brown on the walls are dried reeds and fronds from the trees used to build the internal structure.

By the entrance there is a window that they hang fish to dry on a net; this differs from home to home depending on individuals. Some may prefer to dry theirs inside, hanging from the ceiling or special nets mounted just for this purpose. Their beds would on raised daises covered in fur from local animals and woven fabrics. They bath in the shallow pools along the shore with soap that's derived from a sweet tasting fruit. I was inspired by architecture in tropical areas where they utilize what they have to build and live their lives.

These aquatic Yautja are largely fisherman and don't really have blooding rituals. They are focused on a quiet lifestyle living among nature. Unlike their cousins in the jungles, they prefer a sedentary lifestyle.

Here is a concept for a potential pattern of an aquatic Yautja. I imagine they have an array of blues, greens, yellows, and browns to help them blend in with the water when they swim. They evolved to have fins on their arms and legs to aid in swimming, a dorsal fin that can be retracted into their backs. Their arms and legs would be a little wider, the forearms and calves, to better aid in swimming. These Yautja would have evolved to have little fins on their necks as well. Below are more ideas I have for skin colors. I'm horrible at art and kinda gave up on putting it on a base figure. Use your imagination, lol.

V2, V3, and V4 are some of the colors that I picture them having. I also threw in a version of a more colorful aquatic Yautja in V5 and a skin color palette for one that lives in murkier waters in V7.

I also have created concepts for a few accessories. I think that they would make jewelry out of netting, shells, the bones from the sea creatures they eat (they use everything from their meals to leave no waste), and sometimes dried scales from fish that have been preserved to keep their shimmer.

Here are zoomed in versions of the necklace. I didn't want to put too much detail in them...since I don't know how. I left them simple so the idea can get across. Their accessories can vary from flashy pieces with big shells and teeth or simple necklaces like the one on the right made with small rocks.

Lastly is a single concept I had for clothing. I have SO MANY ideas for clothing, but I've been sick the last week and haven't felt like drawing them up. I imagine they wear netting that's been sewn into fabrics of light tan, brown, green, and blue with some pieces of red. They achieve these colors through dyes made from the blood of various sea creatures and plants.

Here is a simple concept for a bandeau. I like to think that the females wouldn't care about showing off their breasts due to the warm climate of the tropics that these Yautja prefer. This bandeau is made up of loose blue dyed fibers with a see-through burlap type fabric to back it. Their clothing is loose, colorful, and derived from the world around them.

That's all of the concepts I have for now. Maybe eventually I will make more if I'm feeling up to it. I'm more of a writer, so these take time. I'd love to see other folks ideas about aquatic Yautja! ^^

Concepts created in Paint Tool Sai v2 and Photoshop CS6 by me.

[thefoldedbird]

We haven't interacted before but I'm always lurking your posts 👀 you're a lovely author! I loveeee your work!

I just had a thought, now I know that Yautja code says they cannot kill unarmed humans/creatures, but, picture it, a mother picking up a pocket/buck knife holding her child near her and pointing it at the yautja after a run in with one or a group of them. Obviously, morally, she's just trying to protect her child, but as she does hold a weapon, would the code still be against the kill? Would it come down to whether or not mom charged at the yautja and deliberately attacked them? Or would it still be morally wrong as she has a scared child in her arms?

Just a random thought and you know much more than I do, what do you think?

Aww! Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoy my writing! ❤️💕❤️💕❤️ sorry I’m getting to my inbox so late.

Fun fact! This has actually happened in the movies. I’ll link a post here of a gif of the moment. A big thanks to @yautja-content for the post.

So yeah, canonically yautja will -at least usually- adhere to the moral code that “this is a mother protecting her child” and give them a chance to lower their weapon as they mean them no harm.

Even without this moment from the movies, this would have been about my opinion. To the yautja, childbirth is considered a chiva (a battle trial in which an unblooded yautja graduates to blooded if successful).

So clearly motherhood is a huge deal to yautja, enough that it’s at least treated as a reasonable caveat to their otherwise strict moral code.

[jakeyjellybean]

This is me sending out some respective feelers to anyone in the Alien and Predator fandom who want to rant about their blorbos/OCs/etc. I need me someone to talk to about these things and I'm really afraid to make the first move on the internet.

I am more afraid on the internet then I am IRL I don't know how that works. I need me some mutuals who I can bounce off the Alien propaganda ideas with. Yall intimidate me for no reason.

[lizlecter]

today is my birthday

and yes, fem yautja and dutch :3

[flexingtyger99]

Predator/Captain America

[gothicdolores]

What kind of utensils do Yautja use? Asking for a friend.

I feel they would slurp and sup on soups and such from shallow bowls or regular ones (their mandibles look like they’re made to hold a bowl comfortably yknow?) but it would also make me ridiculously sad if they miss out on the concept of SPOONS. I love spoons man. Tho it is funny to think of them gingerly stuffing a tiny spoon right up their mouth holes.

[andrewckeeper]

LIDMF AI "Predator, asistiendo a un acuerdo planetario junto a los representantes del planeta tierra en Flandes, 1412. Este acuerdo implica la libre circulación de Predators en el planeta tierra, así como la obtención de trofeos humanos de cantidad limitada y estipulada en este contrato. Los Predators prometen no destruir el planeta tierra a cambio, con la posibilidad de suministro propio de tecnología alienígena en un futuro"

[valentinecult]

In the movie Prey, the Feral Predator seems kinda like a bad blood type since in some points of the movie, it was breaking the code of honor. Although, the Yautja Code of Honor seems really inconsistent. Heck, it even had no problem fighting Naru who is a woman.

The Code of Honor really isn't that hard to understand if you look into deep depth of the Predator's culture.

First off, the Predators sense of honor is 'alien' to us humans logically speaking. Prime example, taking a person's skull as a trophy to us humans would consider that inhumane, sadistic, and cruel. To the Predators on the other hand, trophy claiming is its way of considering you worthy prey and it has respect for you as prey. If anything, your skull as a trophy could be a memento to the hunter, serving a reminder of how much you put up an amazing fight against the Predator.

Before I get to the Feral Predator, let me explain the Code of Honor in the most basic way possible for you to understand how Predator's operate.

Ask yourself, what is 'honor'? Is it fighting someone on even grounds in a fair battle with no tricks or dirty tactics?

This is an alien from another planet with a culture and tradition completely foreign to us and doesn't abide to our way of thinking. Even humans warriors have a different definition on what is honor.

The Predator is mostly a hunter, not just a warrior . This is a hunt, not a duel.

Even if you strip away their technology and armor, the Predator is still physically superior to a human being and they'll win a fist fight with ease if they wanted to one shot that said human.

The Predators simply want to hunt the most dangerous and challenging prey.

Usually, they match the tools of their prey to an extent. If humans are armed with guns, the Predator will use the plasmacaster or any other projectile weapon. It will even use ambushes too if needed.

If the prey is barehanded, the Predator will gladly square the hell up and take pleasure in throwing hands!

Prey that is sick, weakened, or pregnant aren't considered a threat nor worth hunting. If you're unarmed and don't show hostile intentions, you're very likely to be spared by the Predator. Hell, the Predator won't even kill children.

However, I'm sure those reading this will say that some Predators in movies or comics have done things that are 'dishonorable'. That I'm aware, that is why clans exist and they might have a unique set of rules different from other clans.

The Feral Predator is one of those different types of Predators of a different clan. Although, the movie director stated this is the Feral's first time on Earth and it's implied that this is one of its first hunts. The Feral Predator is obviously a rookie...a younger Predator since its behavior in the movie is reckless and made several mistakes in the hunt that it could easily avoid if it approached with caution.

It's understandable if the Feral Predator's behavior in the movie seems 'out of character' for a typical Predator. Some Predators can make mistakes in the hunt and could break some aspects of the code to save face.

Lastly, the self-destruct sequences isn't done out of being a sore loser, they do that to erase any evidence of its existence because if they don't their technology will fall into the wrong hands of another species that might wind up becoming more dangerous than them.

So yeah, the Code of Honor varies in clans, but honor itself depends on different cultures, it's not the same thing.

[neechees]

There's this reoccuring thing in movies with ndns (& its in Prey, too) where there'll be a Native character who degradingly says something about "a monster from children's stories" but the monster in question is a bad Native spirit. We didn't really have fake monsters that we made up specifically to scare children, we straight up would just tell our kids about the bad spirits in our legends & tell them to behave or else this spirit would come and get them dvdtdtdt. Like no, we very much believed in that spirit too, we didn't think it was "fake" because we told kids about it

[tallships-and-starlights]

Sunflower thinks that when the time actually comes for her first mating season she is just gonna not participate. She is already pretty sick of any present attempts to woo her.

A funny thought came to life in this quick doodle. I had way too much fun with the fighting males in the way back.

[pondering-peach]

One thing I noticed while watching Prey a second time is that the feral predator is alone. We're all under the impression that he's supposed to be undergoing his chiva, but dont youngbloods do that in groups of three? And also, at least according to what I know, a chiva is only complete when a youngblood kills a xenomorph and marks themself with its blood. So what is he doing on Earth?

[yautjalover]

Hello I've been reading all your Yautja writings and I love them sm!!

I was wondering if you could write something about a female reader with a lot of tribal tattoos that surround their scars. Imagine she's in a mothership, and all the Yautja are curious about the markings on her body.

My culture has a history of using tattoos to reflect courage in battle, as well as beauty and the ability to withstand pain in women. Just thought it'd be a cool concept since not much people get traditional tattoos anymore. I understand if you don't wish to write this, though. I still adore your works 😍

AHHHHHH. I am so sorry for how late I am on this. I’ve had such a hard time getting anything done! I do hope you like this, though. 🥺 This was a unique challenge! I’ll link my source here for share I got the information on the meanings of tattoos. I based this off Polynesian peoples, such as the Māori and Samoa. :)

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Gender Neutral Reader

Content warning: Mention of self-harm in the past

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Tattoos Tell Our Stories 🐢

You had only been on the clan ship with the Yautja for a few days. Time was hard to keep up with since there were no days or nights that you could easily discern. Your Yautja mate was very helpful, however, in helping you navigate your way through the vessel. Many Yautja would simply stare when they saw you, this small human who was tiny compared to their statuesque heights.

It was one of those lazy days where you would wander aimlessly that you found yourself in a lounge room full of Yautja. You could see that they played some games, ones you couldn’t begin to understand, but were intrigued nonetheless.

Over the days you had come to see that the aliens you lived alongside were like cats. Their curiosity knew no boundaries. It was this fact that ended you up in your current situation.

The Yautja got curious, abandoning their games to seek you out when you climbed onto a plush lounge. Eventually five of them surrounded you and asked questions in broken English. They were most curious about the artificial markings that covered your arms and legs.

You see, Yautja don’t have tattoos. It is a human thing, something alien to them, and therefore confusing.

“What is the reason for this…tattooing you have?” One asked, a slender forest green and brown speckled Yautja.

“In my culture we tattoo our stories on our bodies to tell others our life story. Mine enhance old self-harm scars and show that I overcame mental illness.” You explained, showing a line of triangles that represented shark teeth with a thin line above them that encircled your upper arms. “The shark teeth symbolize strength and protection.”

Further down your arm, you showed the stylized turtles that swam around the skin that hadn’t been marred. “These are turtles, they’re associated with peace and longevity in life. I overcame my battle of the mind and that’s what the turtles tell of my story.” Each turtle had been inked beside a long scar.

It wasn’t so bad to have many eyes examine you like a zoo animal as you had nothing to be ashamed of. The tattoos were a reminder of all you had been through many years ago. Your life hadn’t been easy but you fell back on your culture and your people as a safety line, your buoy in a stormy sea. The ancient tradition of tattoo reminded you daily that you were strong and you could endure.

[thefoldedbird]

If I may best buddy I have a request

How would a Yautja (Male, Female Or both or unspecified idc) react to their human S/O defeating an ELDER in order to maintain their Yautja’s Honour?

Just to explain it further in an example though you can choose the situation the outcome remains the same

Elder yautja calls our Mate a bad hunter or something like that or “unworthy”

Then we pop into the equation and challenge the elder and then kick the elders ass for insulting our mate

The human SO would not be allowed to fight the Elder. Fighting in the place of the accused is seen as insulting to both the accused and accuser. The “unworthy” party has to prove their worth if given the chance or if they demand the chance.

Now if the yautja loses to the elder, as their mate you might have to prove your own worthiness, in which case, best of luck. Elders have several human lifetime’s worth of battle experience and advantages in durability.

If you defeat the elder where your mate failed however, you will be seen as worthy but your mate will not. Your mate will be dead and bestowments of posthumous honor through victory of a significant other is not common practice.

Usually restoration of honor is reserved for the victor’s current generation and onward.

[thewiglesswonder]

Ooh, some caveats to the Hunt! Even though Weyland was armed and attacking, Scar apparently felt it wasn't right (honorable? Worth it?) to kill him when he saw the sickness in his lungs. Up until he got hit with a rudimentary flamethrower, at which point decided that you know what? Fine, you are gonna get killed.