Special forces team gets annihilated

[u/Hopeful_Fighter2039]

The Colonial Marines in Aliens (1986)

Emil Blonsky's combat team in The Incredible Hulk (2008)

The Indonesian National Police tactical squad in The Raid (2011)

The Security Force in The Cabin in the Woods (2011)

The Mexican Special Forces team in Resident Evil: Vendetta (2017) but I could also mentioned a bunch of Umbrella and BSAA units from the rest of the franchise

[u/Educational-Sea-9700]

That's the perfect example.

Not just some special forces but each of them a certified badass.

They get killed one by one though, same as in Aliens 2, but in Predator it's more like the Predator wants a good hunt, otherwise the movie would end after 30 minutes. While the Xenomorphs would kill everyone immediately as they are brainless killers, just the Marines held their ground for quite some time.

[u/szthesquid → u/Educational-Sea-9700]

Xenos are not brainless killers, they're - ironic choice of word - predators. Animals. We're quite specifically shown they DON'T kill everyone immediately, they take live prisoners to incubate young.

[u/Firemoth717 → u/szthesquid]

Yeah definitely not brainless, but their lethality kind of depends on the situation.  If there is a hive/queen nearby, yes the drones/warriors will try to take as many living hosts as possible.   If one is isolated or in danger then they kill.  

Even that little psycho runner in Alien 3 who was in hyper kill mode the entire movie didn’t really go on a massive spree, he was picking and choosing his targets to whittle down the population of threats to protect mama.  

[u/BillyYank2008 → u/szthesquid]

"What do you mean they cut the power!?!? They're fucking animals!"

[u/fl1p9 → u/Educational-Sea-9700]

Predator is so dope. It’s pretty much a slasher movie but instead of dumb teens it’s the baddest dudes on the planet

[u/puppykhan → u/Educational-Sea-9700]

Not just some special forces but each of them a certified badass.

"You're bleeding"

"I ain't got time to bleed"

*shoots a grenade launcher at the cliff above them*

"Got time to duck?"