- RKOSNAKE
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"I may not be perfect, but always been true."
I don't see how Elites have any chance of winning this, I mean, we are talking about Predators, the same creatures that would go directly into the heart of a Xenomorph hive to kill their Queen so they could ascend in rank and honor. This is a little description of the Yautja Clan Leaders.
The only way to become a Clan Leader is to clean out an entire Xenomorph hive larger than 300 members in population with a maximum of two others. When this has been proven, the three (or fewer) Yautja all become Clan Leaders. They become the forefathers of that clan and will repopulate with females of their choosing. In order to be elligable for the trials of a hive cleansing, each member of the trio must have at least 3 Queen skull trophies.
Apart from this example, we also see a trio of Predators fighting an incredibly big Xenomorph horde in Aliens vs Predator, this horde consisted of thousands of Xenomorphs, with dozens of them killed by the Predators in close quarters combat. Now, humans in the Aliens universe seemed to be more advanced than the ones in the UNSC. By the year 2122 [Alien] the Colonial Marines had a Rail gun as one of their weapons, their heavy machine gun was able to track enemies and a newer model was able to change the trajectory of its bullets should more than one target be available, etc. Regardless, the Xenomorphs were able to wipe out everybody but Ripley.
Now, 200 years after, in the year 2381 to be exact, the events of Alien: Resurrection take place, there, a military grade ship gets overrun by 12 Xenomorphs after they escaped their containment cell due to their acidic blood. While the humans can't properly contain them, Predators are known to go to hives, capturing and locking Queens without troubles for breeding purposes due to their metals being resistant to acid.
Now, to the matter of "inferior weaponry" Predators (as shown in comics and books) possess remarkable weaponry. One of their infantry classes counts with a weapon called "The Blazer" I will leave the description here.
The blazer is a shoulder-mounted energy projector that fires a sweeping inferno beam. Hotter than many stars at its core, an inferno beam works by instantly heating objects it touches to the point of spontaneous combustion. Given this ability, the weapon is designed to hit as many enemies as possible by sweeping in large arcs across its primary target.
Since it does not need to be aimed with such precision, the Blazer can continue to fire even while on the move. This weapon is far too powerful for normal hunts and is only used for warfare and for killing escaping Alien Queens. It has also been seen in a hand-held form that looks like a rifle.
It is only gifted to those that are part of the Predator military due to its destructive potential, due to the large amount of dishonourable kills that would occur from using this in a hunting ground.
When upgraded, the Blazer Predator mounts a set of two linked blazers, one on each shoulder. The dual blazers coordinate their fire in order to maximize the damage they inflict, by keeping as many enemies on fire as possible. With this upgrade, a single Blazer Predator (The infantry class) can set an entire enemy platoon on fire in seconds.
Along with that little weapon, we have their arsenal of nets and mines used in their hunts, this is the description of the laser net used in Aliens Vs Predator: Requiem.
The laser net is a flat triangular-shaped device that, when deployed, automatically secures itself against a solid surface. When remotely activated, the device produces beams that spans a void until making contact with another solid surface. The lasers do not damage that surface, only slicing through organic materials. When two or more nets are placed across from each other they create a laser 'grid', allowing nothing through but the smallest of creatures.
Other mines and nets that they use are this.
Fire Trap: An explosive mine. Featured in Predator: Concrete Jungle
EMP mine: Disables mechanical devices. Featured in Predator: Concrete Jungle
Sonic trap: Used to stun and temporarily paralyze an enemy or prey. Featured in Predator: Concrete Jungle
Plasma mine: Vaporizes the flesh off the enemy, leaving just the skeleton. Featured in Predator: Concrete Jungle
Remote bomb: Detonated by the Predator or it explodes when in contact with a target. Can be stuck to surfaces. Featured in Aliens versus Predator 2
Laser trap: Creates a laser field that can easily cut through flesh (See above laser net). Featured in AvP:Extinction.
Razor Net: A hunting net intertwined with finely spun, and extremely sharp, wire. Featured in Predator 2 and the first AVP film.
On top of that, Predators can also combine weapons to make them even stronger, this was shown in Aliens vs Predator: Requiem, when one of Wolf's (The Predator) Plasma casters (he had 2, one on each shoulder) was damaged, he removed both of them from their places at his shoulders and combined them to create a Plasma Cannon, this was a stronger, albeit slower version of the caster.
Their starship (or at least the Mothership) also posses a similar weapon to the Covenant's glassing beam as shown in Aliens vs Predator when the Mothership uses the weapon to dig a kilometer (or more, can't remember) on the ice, in mere seconds. Now, should the Covenant were able to board the ship, it also possesses a self-destruct mechanism just like their wrist gauntlets.
So, after being done with this post, which I took me about half an hour due to me having to research on Predators beyond the movies, I would like to hear how an Elite would be able to beat a War equipped/Non-youngblood Predator, for those wondering what a youngblood is, they are basically Minors in the Covenant hierarchy system, too young to fight Xenomorphs (Celtic, Chopper and Scar from Aliens vs Predator were youngbloods for example, Wolf was not as shown by his acid resistant gear).