I liked it, wasn't expecting it.
Since I don't watch many animated movies or shows I can't comment on its quality that way.
I study movies (disabled with way too much time).
I've studied the predator/alien/avp movies watching them each more than 20 times.
I do understand the story elements and how they can fit into the movie stories.
Technically, this movie is the next segment in the predator franchise falling between Prey and Predator Badlands.
I have a side project on the Mala'kak Universe which encompasses the Alien franchise, the Predator franchise and the Alien vs Predator franchise...AVP 3 has been greenlit.
The humans were merely one species of many the Mala'kak created to use as weapons in their war with the yautja.
Humans were merely a baseline species to host the patho-genetic xenomorph bio-weapon. Their juggernauts were destined for Earth and other 'seeded' planets. The Mala'kak harvested genetic material from the Xeno home world.
The baseline Xenos on Xeno prime are natural mutations of the Xeno and the planets indigenous species.
The Mala'kak used the mutating gene code to create a pathogen which infects and morphs the 'seeds' creating weaponized Xenomorphs.
The Yautja evolved from planetary apex predators and their social imperative is hunting/fighting/competition, taking trophies. The Mala'kak are scientific biology driven. The Mala'kak/Yautja war has been raging for millions of years.
This movie creates backstory which establishes the Yautja social values and establishes their presence (with technology) over the ages.
Its not a huge leap to expect a movie or show which focuses on the Mala'kak/Yautja war which could include a human element as well as other Mala'kak seed species being 'turned' as Xenomorph warrior weapons. Perhaps each seed species creates a specific type on Xenomorph warrior with specialized skills?
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