Arnie would've been a heavily augmented Catachan Major Veteran or some shit.
He nailed a dude to a wall, with a Bowie knife, by throwing it, from more than 100 feet, by the handle, and the knife came out the other side of the wall.
I think Arnie's character was supposed to be a level 100 warrior in that film.
I was about to argue against you but the more I thought about it, the more I think you have a point.
If we take 2's Pred as the average Predator then they have a more accurate, stable plasma gun along with other useful gadgets like the net and disc. I'm also assuming that their cloaking tech can fool a Marine's helmet, although it's not a perfect cloak anyway so a Marine may spot them anyway. Where they fall down is the lack of armour, and their blades are just acid-resistant swords.
Whilst the average Marine just has a knife and a bolter, that's more than enough to fuck the Predator up if they can get a good shot. They also have heavy armour, and whilst this probably wouldn't give total protection against the plasma it would definitely give the edge in close quarters and against other weapons.
Really it comes down to if the Predator can ambush the Marine successfully and take it out from range. If not and it reveals itself then the Marine can probably get the upper hand by closing the distance, or even just using their bolter.
Daily reminder that Predator's equipment is hunting gear and is made to limit their capacity to hunting. They have separate war gear which is way more powerful though they don't use it for hunting as it's not sportsman like.
Which is? back that claim with some facts my dude, i wan't to know the exact details.
>I think Yautjas are on the same level as Space Marines
No way.
>youtube.com
And that's a super predator.
They show them throughout the media in various places.
Best example is in AvP Extinction when they start sending out predators that have rapid fire plasma casters, plasma scythes, forcefields, and other crazy gadgets. All while sporting full armor.
>I think Arnie's character was supposed to be Arnold Schwarzenegger's character in that film
i can't say im impressed Tbqh, maybe i'm seeing the wrong guy but i still can't see something that would threat a space marine on a head on fight.
Preds are Worfed often in the comics, but it is established that they reserve their military gear from actual threats to their homeworld or clanships.
A good example is in the comics, Weyland Yutani outfits a squad of Colonial Marines in the absolute most cutting edge tech at humanity's disposal to take on a pred clan. They don't last a day, and score no kills.
Their plasmacasters have been shown to cut right through tank armor, and their elders have been shown to fight other groups of preds, unarmed and armored, while they have full hunting gear (caster/spear/net/disc/wristblade/maul) and win unscathed. They do it as a matter of training and sport, as well as a show of dominance.
I do think that a blooded warrior would be a match for a line tactical, but a battlefield situation I'd give to marines simply due to how battlefield situations is what they train for, while preds generally operate in teams no larger than 5.
I have statted out Yautja for the rpgs, and on the whole, based on what I have seen in comics/games/movies, they are as much a threat in a stand up brawl as a space marine, but can be defeated with concentrated firepower.
Somewhere between a genestealer and a space marine in total threat, genestealer's stealth tactics and a space marine's strength and battle caliber.
That said, Yautja, especially against "lesser prey", have been shown to be cocky as fuck and underestimate what can be brought to bear, as well as the previous military example not being shown, but an after action report with some vid feed showing weapons that had never been seen before and armor previously unseen on hunts.
The baseline exists in the Aliens universe on what they can do, but as usual, there is no human equivalent baseline that works for 40k, so ymmv.