Predator Theory: "Expendable Asset" Dillion Was Sent To Investigate The Alien
A Predator theory suggests that the CIA knew about the titular hunter, and sent "expendable asset" Dillion into the jungle to investigate. While Arnold Schwarzenegger is billed as the star of Predator, part of the reason the movie works so well is that it's an ensemble for the first two acts. In fact, the idea of having a team comparable to movies like The Magnificent Seven is part of the reason Arnie was attracted to the story. Predator takes time to build up the team led by Schwarzenegger's Dutch, setting up that not only are they likable characters but formidable soldiers; this makes it all the more shocking when they did one by one until only Dutch remains.
From Jesse Ventura's minigun-wielding Blain to screenwriting legend Shane Black (Lethal Weapon) as Hawkins, Predator's team is a memorable group. Carl Weathers (Rocky's Creed) also appears as Dillion, a former comrade of Dutch who is the CIA officer that recruits his team on a rescue mission to recover a "cabinet minister" and his aides being held by rebels in a Central American country. After trekking through the jungle and wiping out the rebels, Dutch discovers Dillion fabricated the story; the hostages were CIA agents and Dillion used Dutch's men to wipe out the rebels as they planned to attack the American-backed government.
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After this revelation, Dillion bluntly tells his old friend he considers Dutch and his team "expendable assets" that were used to get the job done. Dillion has one of the most interesting arcs in Predator, where his years as a desk-bound, "pencil-pushing" CIA agent weakened his skills as a soldier and he was even willing to sell out a former friend. Of course, the team is
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