The system would restore the human species and other life after shutting down the swarm. She then sets out to discover what Elisabet had planned to do, what was referred to as 'Project Zero Dawn.'Įventually, Aloy discovers that Zero Dawn was a terraforming system whose development involved deceiving the global human populace into sacrificing itself in a futile attempt to stop the swarm to provide time to complete it. Her genetic profile allows her to access the headquarters of Faro Automated Solutions, where she sees that Elisabet was a skilled scientist who was called in to try to stop a rogue swarm of self-replicating combat robots that used biomass as fuel and ultimately consumed all life on Earth thanks to the company's CEO, Ted Faro, refusing to allow any backdoor access into the machines. Eventually, she is contacted by a man named Sylens, who reveals that the older woman is Dr. However, her Focus reveals that Helis was given orders along with a picture of an older woman who looks just like her.Īloy is declared a Seeker and sets out to avenge the attack on the tribe. When she comes to inside All-Mother Mountain, one of the tribe's elders explains that Aloy was actually found in front of another bunker inside the mountain, and their disagreement over whether she was a good or evil omen led to her exile. Most of her fellow warriors are murdered, but Helis hesitates when stabbing Aloy and is attacked by Rost, who then sacrifices himself to protect her from a blast. Before she can ask about her parents, the tribe is attacked by a group of cultists led by the fanatical Helis, who seeks to kill Aloy. She attends the Proving, winning the competition and being declared a Nora. The game skips forwards twelve years to when she has become a skilled warrior and huntress due to her intensive training.

Aloy expresses the desire to learn the identity of her mother, and Rost suggests training to compete in the Proving, a coming-of-age ritual that would not only allow her entry into the Nora, but give her the answers she seeks as a boon if she wins. The next morning, while learning to hunt with Rost, she uses the Focus to rescue Teb, an injured member of the Nora tribe who has recklessly fallen into the path of machines. Despite his misgivings, Rost allows her to keep the Focus, which she soon develops an affinity for.

While trying to escape from the destroyed facility, she discovers an augmented reality device known as a Focus before being rescued by Rost. Six years later, while exploring on her own, she falls into a forbidden bunker that was created by ancient humans. Appearances Horizon Zero Dawn Īloy is first introduced as an infant who has been entrusted to Rost's care, a man who has been cast out by the Nora tribe. Aloy's physical likeness was based on the Dutch actress Hannah Hoekstra. The developers were aware of the strong female character cliche and tried to make a more human character with a more interesting personality. Sony decided to do rigorous market testing, believing that adding a female lead might be a 'risk', but approved her as the lead role. Guerrilla Games always envisioned the game as starring a strong female character, with game director Mathijs de Jonge citing Sarah Connor from Terminator, Ellen Ripley from Alien, and Ygritte from Game of Thrones as influences. She also has a gritty personality, disliking 'comforts or ease', and tends to be 'very forthright and blunt, sometimes even confrontational' in how she addresses issues. As a 'hunter at heart', she has little compassion for machines beyond a 'hunter's respect'. She is voiced by American voice actress Ashly Burch and modeled after Dutch actress Hannah Hoekstra.Īloy was created as a character who could provide many tactical options in battle. She has been critically praised for her design and characterization. After narrowly evading an assassination attempt, she embarks on a journey to stop a cult that worships an artificial intelligence bent on the world's destruction, while also hunting machines that have grown hostile to humans. In the games' post-apocalyptic tribal setting, she is born in 3021, raised as an outcast, and trains as a warrior in order to win a ritual competition to discover her mother's identity. Elisabet Sobeck (Exact genetic clone)Īloy is a fictional character and protagonist of the 2017 video game Horizon Zero Dawn and its sequel Horizon Forbidden West.

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