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Predator No. 17 · 2021

Predator Freak

Maximum Control

adidas Predator Freak+ laceless soft-ground boot from 2021 in red with a black heel and DEMONSKIN spikes across the upper
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Subtlety was never really the Predator’s language. The Freak abandoned even the pretence of it.

Building on the Mutator, the Predator Freak took the DEMONSKIN idea further. The rubber elements were larger and bolder, spread across the forefoot and instep in a layout that made the upper bristle in your hand. Put it on and every surface contact became an event.

The colourway strategy matched the ambition. The Freak didn’t dress quietly. It arrived in rooms.

The Predator had always promised that the boot could give a player an edge. The Freak was the most literal expression of that promise in the line’s history. Whether you loved it or found it unsettling — and many found it unsettling — you couldn’t argue with what it was trying to do.

Control, taken to its logical extreme.