Horizon Zero Dawn SPOILERS Thread

I've yet to find an explanation, but there are other Banuk characters in the game (shamans I think actually) that have the same blue piping in their bodies.

Apparently, Banuk shamans use all sorts of robot cables and conduits as body modifications, or at least I've read mentioned by someone who has the art book.

Ah, OK. Never noticed them on the Banuk shamans since I didn't meet too many of them. Thanks.
 
You could argue that Sylens caught that disease, because of the lack of available knowledge. If he and the rest of the world were given it already. There would've been no need for him to do what he's doing.

The world was already filled with ruins with some hints, but all that was basically just a taste of what was possible. How is that possible to resist? Once you took a bite.

The lack of knowledge was actually what started all this mess. Minus the unknown signal.
 
A lot of people want the Odyssey to have survived, but I'd rather its demise be true. Seems like a crazy theory to me.

As for another crazy theory, Ted probably has a clone, right? He had the ability to override GAIA, so why not greenlight his own clone. Or, better yet, why not do some genetic manipulation - which was probably feasible at the time - and create someone as close to a clone as possible without being obvious. Aloy was clearly the spitting image of Elizabet. She looked the same, sounded the same, and had similar attributes. What if you could eliminate those first two similarities through gene manipulation. You could retain the same level of intellegence, drive, and ambition without being obvious.

Sylens is a Ted Faro.

Either that or a true Faro clone is responsible for the signal, but I think the Sylens story is more fun.

No white guy from the old world is going to gene therapy their clones to be black. Racism isn't as easily squashed as the Apollo module.

I'm hoping the signal isn't from the Odyssey. Space humans vs new humans sounds so uninspired. I'd sooner believe that the tallnecks are silently monitoring the focus network, and Ted set up the equivalent of a Google Alert. If his name popped up, a signal would be sent to a satellite that can release a virus, thus allowing his "legacy" to be purged from the Earth.
 
The more I think about this game the more I like. The story is incredibly interesting and fully fledged, but it also leaves room for discussion and different interpretations. Guerrilla are masters at writing lore, this is just like Killzone!


I was a fool earlier, look what I wrote in the predictions thread:



Shame on me! Fucking shameful.
Alot of people can't admit this. I knew GG had it in them though. Sony was controlling their output.
 
Then which one is the broken Elisabeth one which is in repair status?

I was confused by this too, if you check the ones that are corrupted, the datapoints that are directly to the right of them have the same name and can be viewed from there. Not sure why they chose to have a corrupted version and an unlocked version for the same sets of datapoints.
 
I was confused by this too, if you check the ones that are corrupted, the datapoints that are directly to the right of them have the same name and can be viewed from there. Not sure why they chose to have a corrupted version and an unlocked version for the same sets of datapoints.

Yeah but isn't one of them audio?
 
Ted could have made his own clone, but the odds seem stacked against him. Before Elizabet has passed away, she cancels the clone project. Lightbearer? Something like that. When she does, she has all their DNA wiped as well. Gaia disobeys, and keeps Elizabet's. So the big question mark is whether Gaia disobeyed and dumped all the DNA of the Alphas EXCEPT Elizabet, or if she kept all of theirs. As for Sylens, that's an interesting idea. However, I like the idea that Sylens is just his own person because he represents everything Ted came to fear after the glitch. Sylens caught the "disease" with his thirst for knowledge, and if he was a Ted clone it would be a little less interesting to me. Just my own opinion. But I like the idea. There is a datalog that has a brief sentence about the ectogenic chambers and their lack of DNA...variety? Can't think of the wording. Pretty much stating they needed to do a better job of mixing up the DNA for the new humans. Maybe at least some part of Ted exists and was used in the new humans?

You could argue that Sylens caught that disease, because of the lack of available knowledge. If he and the rest of the world were given it already. There would've been no need for him to do what he's doing.

The world was already filled with ruins with some hints, but all that was basically just a taste of what was possible. How is that possible to resist? Once you took a bite.

The lack of knowledge was actually what started all this mess. Minus the unknown signal.

Sylens is definitely interesting in his own right, and definitely has a bit of Ted in him whether it is genetics or the lust for knowledge and power. I really hope the future tells us more about why he and the Banuk have those blue things integrated into their bodies. I could see why some Shaman would experiment with such things, but I feel like Sylens would only do it if he knew it was beneficial - unless he originated from the Banuk and had it done prior to his quest for knowledge.

No white guy from the old world is going to gene therapy their clones to be black. Racism isn't as easily squashed as the Apollo module.

I didn't see any sign of racism in the post-apocalyptic world. A bit of sexism and some prejudice against differing tribes, but I think the equal representation of races did squash racism.
 
I didn't see any sign of racism in the post-apocalyptic world. A bit of sexism and some prejudice against differing tribes, but I think the equal representation of races did squash racism.
I mean, everyone calls Aloy "red hair", since she's one of the only people with... red hair. And there are superstitions tied to that (I guess much like the dumb ginger stuff that happens now).
 
I have 2 specific requests for Horizon 2.

1) More dinosaur variants. Too many animal types not enough Dinosaur ones.

2) I hope we get a Dark Samus-like humanoid machine character to be the anti-Aloy. They can work the parallels into the story. Plus she can have long red cybernetic hair via the corruption tendrils.
 
Faro might be the biggest asshole in video games compared to villains we've seen. Caused the end of modern civilization AND deleted all knowledge of that world + murdered the Alphas. What a fucking asshole. Hated that guy so much.
 
Just checking, but everyone picked up on the Egyptian theme with FAS yeah?

Ted Faro - Pharoah
Elizabet Sobeck - Sobek
Chariot (Corrupters)
Khopesh (Deathbringers) - sword commonly associated with Egypt
Horus (Metal Devils)

Lol, not sure how I missed that, seems pretty obvious in hindsight. One quick correction (that supports this even more): the Corrupters were called Scarabs, Chariot was the line of killbots.

I like this because not only is it interesting thematically, it also makes sense in the context of the lore. I wouldn't doubt the original, good, climate-correcting Faro bots built by Elisabet also had Egyptian names.
 
Faro might be the biggest asshole in video games compared to villains we've seen. Caused the end of modern civilization AND deleted all knowledge of that world + murdered the Alphas. What a fucking asshole. Hated that guy so much.
Thought the same. Though for me, the most frightening part of his character is that his greed and myopia is all too commonplace among the powerful in our own societies. Sure, there probably won't be a robot plague, but Ted Faro isn't too far off from CEOs happy to pollute the water table for extra profits, or politicians rolling back environmental protections at the behest of special interests.

Couldn't shake that feeling all throughout the game; that our ruin is just a number of individually small decisions away. One of the reasons I found the whole narrative so compelling (and chilling).
 
I feel like the he did the later atrocity due to his ego - not the bullshit response he gave to the Alphas. Think about it, what would Ted prefer? His name basically being the equivalent of horse dung or a complete obliteration of history and culture.
Never even thought about that, wow. Apollo would really expose Faro.
 
I missed a huge arc on the story. I was sleepy and had to take a break to take a nap. And I can't remember what happened.

I'm on the mission "The Grave" checking out Project: Zero Dawn. I'm kind of lost on what Maker's End was all about. Including the characters and what I was doing. I feel like not paying attention at this moment has completely ruined the story for me now.
 
Just checking, but everyone picked up on the Egyptian theme with FAS yeah?

Ted Faro - Pharoah
Elizabet Sobeck - Sobek
Chariot (Corrupters)
Khopesh (Deathbringers) - sword commonly associated with Egypt
Horus (Metal Devils)

In the alpha death holo one of them says that Ted is in his piramid...
 
Lol, not sure how I missed that, seems pretty obvious in hindsight. One quick correction (that supports this even more): the Corrupters were called Scarabs, Chariot was the line of killbots.

I like this because not only is it interesting thematically, it also makes sense in the context of the lore. I wouldn't doubt the original, good, climate-correcting Faro bots built by Elisabet also had Egyptian names.

My bad. Missed a few data points and all I saw referenced were Chariots and Khopesh as the main fighting units. Since there were only Corrupters and Deathbringers I just made the leap in logic.
 
So, done with Horizon. I have some questions.
Could someone explain me the difference between the anicent machines and the normal ones ? So the old ones have built one of them but they have conquered the earth, I dont understand to 100% this thing.

And about the post-credit scene. Does this mean Sylens is now again with Hades in a team and his 'slave' ?
 
I am not the only one who feels that you were manipulated to "kill" Hades in the very end, am I? Hades even mentions that Aloy being there has been accounted/calculated for, doesn't he?

And in the post-credits scene he "returns" to Sylense like it had been planned in advance and they walk away, towards another Horus machine. Is Sylense only thirsty for knowledge and is playing with fire OR is he just a (un)willing puppet to Hades in the end?

It feels like Hades was freed from its "prison", doesn't it? But why? Does Hades want to do something else than just reverting the terraforming and killing everything again?

All the questions, damn it!

Also, didn't the Odysseus thingy suffer critical malfunction and get "launched" out of the solar system? Gonna check tomorrow if I remember it correctly but I remember one of the text logs mentioning that ZD became the only chance for life in the end.

Oh, and by the way, it was an amazing journey.
 
So, done with Horizon. I have some questions.
Could someone explain me the difference between the anicent machines and the normal ones ? So the old ones have built one of them but they have conquered the earth, I dont understand to 100% this thing.

And about the post-credit scene. Does this mean Sylens is now again with Hades in a team and his 'slave' ?

The ancient machines were war machines that went rogue and started stripping the planet and killing everyone. The animal/normal ones were created by GAIA to harvest/maintain and do what was needed to maintain they earth. It was only after they were corrupted did they become dangerous and started having more dangerous versions with guns.
 
I am not the only one who feels that you were manipulated to "kill" Hades in the very end, am I? Hades even mentions that Aloy being there has been accounted/calculated for, doesn't he?

And in the post-credits scene he "returns" to Sylense like it had been planned in advance and they walk away, towards another Horus machine. Is Sylense only thirsty for knowledge and is playing with fire OR is he just a (un)willing puppet to Hades in the end?

It feels like Hades was freed from its "prison", doesn't it? But why? Does Hades want to do something else than just reverting the terraforming and killing everything again?

All the questions, damn it!

Also, didn't the Odysseus thingy suffer critical malfunction and get "launched" out of the solar system? Gonna check tomorrow if I remember it correctly but I remember one of the text logs mentioning that ZD became the only chance for life in the end.

Oh, and by the way, it was an amazing journey.

Yeah i have also no idea what Sylens now doing. I dont know if he is using Hades or been used by Hades. soooooooooo many questions.
 
So, done with Horizon. I have some questions.
Could someone explain me the difference between the anicent machines and the normal ones ? So the old ones have built one of them but they have conquered the earth, I dont understand to 100% this thing.


And about the post-credit scene. Does this mean Sylens is now again with Hades in a team and his 'slave' ?

The Corruptors, Deathbringers and Horus machines are from the past which indeed did kill all life on earth. The "normal", more animal like machines are those that GAIA designed and had Hephaestus build to terraform and reboot life on the planet after the before mentioned three had killed the planet.
 
The ancient machines were war machines that went rogue and started stripping the planet and killing everyone. The animal/normal ones were created by GAIA to harvest/maintain and do what was needed to maintain they earth. It was only after they were corrupted did they become dangerous and started having more dangerous versions with guns.

Thank you. Who corrupted them? Was it Hades ?
 
I don't know if anyone from Guerrilla reads here, but I want to commend them on the story. I don't think it would have worked nearly as well in any other medium, and this really elevated gaming. Discovering everything as Aloy was at the same time was really mind blowing - like what's that huge spider thing draped on that mountain?? And everything was explained.
I wish I could mind wipe myself so I could experience it for the first time agin.
 
Just finished "An Acquired Taste" side mission, and now I'm fully convinced that Horizon 2 takes place in the far west Cali/Nevada (The Forbidden West) and Odyssey survived and are going to be attacking Earth for some reason
 
Just finished "An Acquired Taste" side mission, and now I'm fully convinced that Horizon 2 takes place in the far west Cali/Nevada (The Forbidden West) and Odyssey survived and are going to be attacking Earth for some reason

I wish they'd do the East Coast, but I'm biased. Fallout 3 kinda sucked, but seeing D.C. destroyed was awesome (and pretty funny). The city I live in was a mutant haven.
 
Thank you. Who corrupted them? Was it Hades ?
Corrupted (red) machines are those overridden by Hades and awoken old world corrupters.

The more dangerous animal machines like thunderjaws and ravagers were made by Hephaestus as a result of the unknown signal that separates the various ai subroutines from Gaia's control. If you complete all the cauldrons, the data implies that humanity (presumably through generations of hunting machines, and without Gaia's control and guidance) was seen as a threat, so Hephaestus started making the animal machines more aggressive and better armed to protect themselves. This is "the derangement" that had recently been happening, and is separate from the Hades corrupted machines.
 
I thought Hades has activated himself? I didn't know he was activated by someone else or something.

When you get acces to the Cradle facility in the starting area you see/listen to the message that GAIA left for you. She mentions that unknown signal activated/disturbed Hades and turned it to a self aware, out of control AI and it starts to erode the "chains" for other slave AI's also before GAIA overloads the reactors of GAIA Prime facility to stop Hades, which ends up in a Horus machine in the west despite that.
 
Just finished "An Acquired Taste" side mission, and now I'm fully convinced that Horizon 2 takes place in the far west Cali/Nevada (The Forbidden West) and Odyssey survived and are going to be attacking Earth for some reason

Fuuuu.. Gotta replay New Vegas soon.

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Just finished "An Acquired Taste" side mission, and now I'm fully convinced that Horizon 2 takes place in the far west Cali/Nevada (The Forbidden West) and Odyssey survived and are going to be attacking Earth for some reason

Where is this quest? I don't think I found it!
 
Corrupted (red) machines are those overridden by Hades and awoken old world corrupters.

The more dangerous animal machines like thunderjaws and ravagers were made by Hephaestus as a result of the unknown signal that separates the various ai subroutines from Gaia's control. If you complete all the cauldrons, the data implies that humanity (presumably through generations of hunting machines, and without Gaia's control and guidance) was seen as a threat, so Hephaestus started making the animal machines more aggressive and better armed to protect themselves. This is "the derangement" that had recently been happening, and is separate from the Hades corrupted machines.

Wait, I thought Hephaeustus and Hades are the same AI ?
 
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