Theories on Yautja Biology, Anatomy, and Culture SFW Edition
For @mayhem-toez-64 , because they asked XD
I'll be adding more in reblogs as I remember things, because the brain doesn't always work the way it should.
Theories on Yautja Cuisine and Artisans, part 2:
Hello, once again I am back to share my theories and headcannons on the Yautja.
In the comics (AvP: Prey) we can see that the Yautja do drink some sort of fermented beverage, probably similar to wine if made with fruit, or beer if made with grain. Which brings me to a theory that the Yautja probably do consume some sort of bread, or at least have the capability to create it. The production of alchohol or other fermented drinks means that they have access to yeast, probably a wild variety as is used in making things like sourdough, wine, and certain drinks like ginger beer. And if they have it, I don't see why they wouldn't use it.
This opens up multiple opportunities for creativity in their diets. I imagine that if they do consume bread or bread like foods, they may be more like flatbreads than a traditional loaf.
They may also use blood in their cooking, much like in blood sausage or in bread as the Vikings and ancient Assyrian people did. I feel like the Yautja would honor their kills by using as much of the animal as possible, from the hide and bones as trophies, to the meat, blood, and organs as food.
For my theories on the different artisans in Yautja culture, we look to some of the things we know about them.
Notably, their weapons, armor, and tools. I believe that just like in human society, there are skilled masters in each trade. A Yautja may be able to repair their weaponry or perhaps craft simple weapons such as spears or blades, but it may take a master craftsman to create such a weapon as the plasma swords seen in Badlands.
A question that came to my mind when rewatching Badlands was brought on by one of my own hobbies outside of fandom- textiles. We see the different Yautja wearing what appears to be some sort of cloth rather than leather, as is seen in Kwei's design with the red fabric of his loincloth, or with Dek's tunic tearing into fibers. What sort of material could that be? Plant based? Animal based, like wool or long-stranded hair spun together? Do the Yautja weave it themselves, or do they trade with other clans or species?
Other artisans I have found evidence for, believe it or not, are tattoo artists (The Elder from AVP has tattoos on his mandibles, and his fangs are engraved), jewelsmiths/glassworkers (the Elder from Predator 2 wears what appear to be glass or stone beads), and piercers, from the various piercings we see across several Yautja.
While it is possible that the Yautja have simply taken these items from their kills, it could also mean that their clans are far more diverse than we could ever imagine.
















