Ever since the first Predator came out in 1994, the craze has never stopped, and when the Predator Mania came into being, it only boosted the popularity. The only rival of the Predator and the Predator Mania was the Tiempo of Nike.
But, when the years went by, the Mercurial series of Nike came into being, and then the Hypervenom and Tiempo Legend as well. This was pretty bad for Adidas as the Predator Mania’s popularity was decreasing dramatically as more and more of it’s followers were headed for Nike’s fanbase rather than supporting the Mania and soon it got discontinued, which was very sad as the boot had so much potential and fans that it also eventually discontinued the Predator series as well.
After these incidents, Adidas was pretty much crumbling economically as well as popularly. They had no more aces up their sleeves except for The famous F series which kept them just above the water. But, in 2014, there was a change in Directors and along came Martin Shankland, the brainchild of the so called ‘Resurface’ of the Predator series introduced the concept of Laceless Boots to Adidas as well as the world. He was a huge fan of the legacy of the Predator series and wanted to see it come back to it’s original glory.
In 2016, his plan was put into action. But instead of putting the actual Predator name on the first boot under his supervision, he created a new series of ‘Prototype Predators’, calling it the ‘Ace’. This along with the resurfaced Predator will back the former glory of Adidas.
The latest installment of the series, The Mutator Pack, is rivaling even Nike’s Mercurial Vapor 13 in popularity, a boot which no other company could even come close to. This further signifies how much the Adidas Predator series has come to achieve this feat.
This is the end of my first review of the Adidas Predator series and how it has come to what it is today. Next time is the Adidas Predator Mutator 20+ review!
That’s all for today😁
Toodles, Agastya