User blog comment:GSFB/Xenomorph vs Makhai/@comment-4661256-20120702061435/@comment-5232784-20120702062910

Hey EA!

Good points too. You make a good case for the Xenomorphs to win the day. So far that's 3 for Xenomorphs and 1 for Makhai.

I find it facinating that both warriors, after careful consideration here, will often use the same tactics. The Xenomorphs, when in great numbers, have been seen in the movies to charge like a horde (can't remember which movie it was. One of the AVPs I think), just as the Makhai did on the Hoplites from Argos in WotT. But like the Xenomorphs more cunning, cloak and dagger method, the Makhai also use cunning and sudden-strike-from-the-shadows strategy too (their attack on Zeus, a success). However, while the Xenomorphs do the latter strategy naturally, the Makhai do so using their wits, as they are partly glowing with Lava and therefore have to take special precautions in hiding, to keep their presence a secret until the big attack. Xenomorphs are perfectly camoflauged in dark spaces.

Its going to be tough for Xenomorphs to sneak up on Makhais. While Xenomorphs blend in well with the darkness, Makhais live in Tartarus, the deepest spot of the Underworld, and therefore need good eyesight to navigate the darkness (this may explain why their eyes are glowing with magma. This ability also comes in handy when evading the footfalls of the Hekatonkhires (not seen in the movie, bummer!).

Plus, unlike human futuristic marines, Makhai's have two heads and arms on the back and front sides of their bodies. They are ready for anything. If predators where built like the Makhai, then perhaps that one in the 1rst AvP movie would not have been speared in the back by a Xenomorph.