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Mar 6, 2017 · Sony made the character way uglier than she really is. Real life Aloy is MUCH prettier than the game's. It's nice to know that the real world actually contains true beauty. ... Alloy is a largely ...
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Teersa: "All-Mother, this child needs a name by which to know her, that your love may warm her life as the sun warms all the Earth. Speak her name!"
Rost: "ALOY!!! "
Aloy is the main protagonist of the Horizon franchise. A Nora Brave, Seeker and machine hunter of unparalleled skill, Aloy is the genetic clone of 21st century roboticist and engineer Dr. Elisabet Sobeck.
She was created by GAIA, the governing artificial intelligence of Project Zero Dawn, a global terraforming system that Sobeck had designed and whose implementation she had spearheaded, which restored life to Earth after its eradication by the Faro Plague. GAIA created Aloy for the purpose of stopping HADES, a rogue AI bent on reactivating the Faro Plague in order to wipe out life again, and repair the AI itself, after it self-destructed in an attempt to destroy the rogue AI. Aloy succeeded, saving life on Earth and the humans of the new world that Zero Dawn created. In doing so, she unraveled the mysteries of why the world became as it is, and also learned the true nature of her origins.
Aloy is a white female. She is 1.68 meters (5 feet 6 inches) tall, with long red hair and freckles on her cheeks and nose. Her hair is pulled back with braids in the back and on the sides. She also has accessories in her hair such as beads. Her eyes are green and her eyebrows are narrow. A lifetime of intense physical activity has resulted in her being in exceptional physical condition.
Aloy has many outfits in both games, but her default outfit in Zero Dawn is the Nora Brave outfit and, in Forbidden West, the Nora Anointed outfit.
Conception
On August 26, 3020, the AI GAIA received a transmission from the rogue AI Nemesis that turned her subordinate functions into self-aware and erratic AIs. The HADES sub-function, which was designed to reverse terraforming operations and create a clean slate if GAIA did not produce a sustainable environment, immediately attempted to take control of GAIA's terraforming systems to eradicate life on Earth once more. In order to prevent this, GAIA activated a fail-safe, overloading the GAIA Prime reactor in an attempt to eliminate HADES. However, this act would lead to GAIA's destruction as well, and cause the eventual breakdown of the terraforming system. To prevent this, GAIA activated the Lightkeeper Protocol and created a clone of Elisabet Sobeck. This clone would have the gene print necessary to access the Alpha Registry and enter Zero Dawn facilities to rebuild GAIA's system core upon reaching maturity. GAIA ordered ELEUTHIA-9, presumably the cradle facility at which the Alphas’ genetic material was stored, to produce the Sobeck clone. On August 26, 3020, ELEUTHIA-9 received the gestation order from GAIA Prime shortly before GAIA went offline. The genetic material of Elisabet Sobeck in cryo-storage was used to create a clone of Sobeck, catalogued as #LK1A1-4510, and gestated in Ectogenic Chamber B1-001. On April 4, 3021, the clone was deemed viable and delivered at 9:30 am.
Early life
As per GAIA's instructions, the newborn clone was placed outside the entry hatch of ELEUTHIA-9 by a multi-servitor. In the time since the original occupants of ELEUTHIA-9 had left, the facility's door and the surrounding cave had come to be seen by the Nora tribe as the embodiment of their deity, All-Mother. The High Matriarchs found the baby upon hearing her cries; while High Matriarch Teersa believed that the child was a gift from All-Mother, many of the Nora tribe, especially High Matriarch Lansra, feared that the baby was a curse, placed in the Sacred Mountain by the metal devil. As no person except for the High Matriarchs could enter the mountain, it was deeply suspected that the baby was not born of a human mother. Because of this, she was made an outcast by Nora law. The High Matriarchs placed her in the care of Rost, an outcast who kept to Nora traditions, and who would come to love the child as if she were his own daughter. With the help of Teersa, Rost was able to perform a traditional naming ritual for the baby, whom he named Aloy. Aloy grew up with Rost in his home within The Embrace, fully aware that Rost was not her father and that she was an outcast, though she was unaware of the reason why.
Anointed as a Seeker
Aloy awakened within All-Mother, which was supposed to be off limits to all members of the tribe except for the High Matriarchs. After recovering her clothes, gear, and Focus, she saw a projection of a woman who looked remarkably like her, only much older and with short hair. She met Teersa, who explained that Aloy was brought inside the mountain because it was seen as a sacred rite to die near one's mother, and explained that the mountain itself had given birth to Aloy. Finding a giant door, it scanned Aloy, though it announced that the system was corrupted and could not accept Aloy's genetic code. Teersa exclaimed with joy that the goddess knew Aloy, though Aloy angrily snapped that it didn't recognize her because of corruption, and if she could heal it then maybe the door would open. She anointed Aloy a Seeker, which would allow her to leave the Sacred Lands in order to find the truth. Aloy accepted the mission, though asked what had happened to Rost. Teersa then told her that his remains were given a proper burial near his home.
Aloy is curious, determined, and intent on uncovering the mysteries of her world. As a child, she was rather disobedient and was annoyed by her guardian Rost's firm devotion to tribal laws, not being able to see what was so bad about the ruins of the Old Ones. Unlike many in her tribe who shun the use of technology, Aloy sees technology as a practical and unique tool to aid her in her quest, a belief that was born when she used her Focus to save a young man from certain death. She frequently uses her Focus throughout her life to aid in hunting machines and tracking individuals. Her early use of the Focus has made Aloy more aware of a bigger picture outside of the Nora tribe, spurring her to be more curious about the Old Ones. She also became rather skeptical about tribal lore and beliefs, seeing the All-Mother and what the tribes believe to be her vestiges as what they really are: remnants of Project Zero Dawn.
Aloy is shown frequently to be not good with people, the result of being treated as less than human for the first 18 years of her life and having little human interaction outside of Rost. She is very blunt and sarcastic, never hesitating to tell people exactly what she thinks of them even when it wouldn't be wise to do so. She is especially shown to despise those who consider themselves better than others, such as Ahsis, and is disturbed by the behaviour of people such as Nil, not being able to tell if the latter is better or worse than the bandits he kills. She is also rather impatient and has little tolerance for those who waste her time or dodge questions, one of the many things that put her at odds with the ever-elusive Sylens. At the same time however, years of being shunned has made Aloy compassionate and sympathetic towards others in need, particularly towards those who are still outcasts. Her benevolence is her greatest strength, garnering the respect and trust of many who have interacted with her. However, there are limits to her empathy; when Elida asks her if she knows what it's like to only be alive when you're with someone else, Aloy admits that she doesn't, since she's never been in love before and is a loner by nature. Her lack of romantic experience is also shown when Varl asks her for relationship advice, prompting Aloy (after making a joke) to point out she is the wrong person to ask about such things.
Although her interpersonal skills sometimes leave a lot to be desired, she nonetheless forges deep and long-lasting friendships with long-term colleagues such as Varl and Erend, and also with those she encounters on quests, such as Talanah Khane Padish and Petra Forgewoman. She also bonds with Morlund over their shared enthusiasm for his invention of a diving mask. When she engages in affectionate physical contact (such as hugging Beta), Aloy appears awkward and generally does not initiate the contact.
Despite Rost's presence, living without knowing her mother was a source of emotional distress for Aloy and compounded her alienation from the Nora; it is evident that this is the primary reason Aloy was cast out of the tribe. Aloy's desire to know her origins became her life's goal and her primary motivator to complete her training for the Proving. However, Rost noted that she was only training to win the Proving for herself, as proven when she misses the point of the test when she fights and defeats her first Sawtooth. He tells her that there will come a time when she will have to fight for her new tribe and serve a purpose greater than herself. Aloy understands, but states it will have to be for a cause that she believes in. Even after being appointed a Seeker, Aloy's primary motivation is to learn where she came from and who her mother is, caring little for the history of the Old Ones or the fact that the people who are hunting her massacred a large portion of her tribe. It's this single-minded attitude that results in her being labelled a "spoiled child" by Sylens. After learning how she was born and why, however, Aloy finds the purpose Rost spoke of; prevent HADES from causing a second Faro Plague and restore the world. By the time she heads out to the Forbidden West, Aloy has completely grown past her initial self-centred attitude, outright stating that she will do anything to save the world. Even before this change, Aloy shows herself to be (usually) patient and willing to help out people in need who she encounters in her travels, even if one task results in her being given another to complete. Although she willingly accepts rewards and general payment when given to her, she is never shown accepting requests strictly for the shards given (though she will take on tasks that promise a new weapon or tool that may help her on her quest).
As a former outcast, Aloy has little respect for laws, especially if they interfere with what she believes to be right. This is especially shown in regards to the law forbidding contact with outcasts; having spent most of her life as an outcast herself, she willingly talks with and assists them, with no concern for the possible consequences. She also encourages people who start questioning harsh laws; among the Banuk, she readily encourages tribesfolk when they themselves start to ask these questions. Aloy is also shown to be tolerant of gender-diversity, as exhibited when she meets a number of LGBTQ individuals in her travels (including Petra, who flirts with her), and also reacts kindly when encountering individuals implied to have autism or dementia. In a private conversation with Talanah, Aloy states that she does not consider herself part of the Nora tribe, believing 'Aloy despite the Nora' to be a more fitting title than 'Aloy of the Nora'. As such, she is enraged when the tribe start worshipping her after she learns the truth about herself, considering being treated as an idol to be no different than being an outcast, and outright rejects the title 'Anointed' they bestow upon her. As a whole, despite regularly saving other tribespeople and the entire world, Aloy is incredibly humble, refusing to take any credit for her heroism. Six months after the Battle of the Alight, she was more than a little embarrassed when the people of Meridian built a statue of her in her honor.
Aloy has shown great physical and emotional resilience during her journey, always moving towards her goal despite the harsh obstacles she encounters. When she discovers that she is not the child but a clone of Elisabet Sobeck created by GAIA, Aloy is shattered by this revelation, feeling that she is a mere instrument "born in destruction and fire" instead of a person. However she quickly gathers herself together, realizing that she was created in order to protect the world from being destroyed by a second Faro Plague. She also becomes somewhat more optimistic as time passes; while Sylens is convinced that Ted Faro doomed the Earth and humanity to oblivion by erasing APOLLO, Aloy, due to all the things she has seen as a Seeker, believes the world they live in is still worth fighting for, even if it is a wasteland.
•Strength and Endurance: Aloy possesses the strength and endurance of a woman of her age, height and build who engages in intensive regular exercise. She is strong enough to lift and wield heavy machine weapon components such as a Thunderjaw Disc Launcher or a Ravager Cannon, maintaining aim and enduring the recoil. She has enough endurance to engage the largest, most formidable machines for sustained periods, evading their attacks and inflicting damage until she finally destroys them.
•Master Acrobat: Aloy is very nimble and can scale rock faces with ease. She is even quick enough to dodge charging machines.
•Combat Prowess: Aloy was trained to fight by Rost, one of the best warriors in Nora history , and is more than capable of taking on most human enemies as well as machines.
•Master Archer: Aloy is highly proficient with the bow and arrow, having practiced since childhood under Rost.
•Master Crafter: Aloy has an intricate knowledge of machines and can combine materials salvaged from them with natural materials in order to craft ammunition, traps, and tools. She is even able to fit override devices to her spear.
•Master Hunter: Even without the aid of the Focus, Aloy is an excellent tracker, being able to find a trail made by humans or machines.
Monster Hunter: World
Aloy's overall appearance with the Nora Brave armor became accessible through an event in the PlayStation release of Monster Hunter: World. The event began on February 26, 2018 and ended after about a week. Her look is treated as an exclusive armor set that cannot be mixed with other pieces and alters the player avatar's complete look into Aloy's, even if it was a male character. Applying this look gives the player skill sets that reflect Aloy's gameplay in Zero Dawn while also changing the avatar's voice to be similar to hers. However, this render of Aloy's look lacks the Focus and is equipped with a wrist-mounted Tripcaster on her left hand which is Monster Hunter: World's adaptation for her own version of a Slinger. Aloy's skin and Gamma armor also became available during a third collaboration event on November 2018.
Death Stranding
Aloy, a Watcher, and a Tallneck appear in Death Stranding as holograms.
Fortnite
Aloy appears as a skin in Fortnite, along with a Blaze Canister back bling, Heart-Rizon mote, Aloy the Skywatcher loading screen, Glinthawk glider, Aloy's Spear harvesting tool, and Shield Weaver weapon wrap. Additionally, she received an alternate gamemode known as Team Up! Aloy and Lara, in which the only weapons that were available were dual pistols and bows.
•Aloy was included in the original pitch for Horizon Zero Dawn and considered one of the three "pillars" for the game's foundation.
•Aloy's name has numerous applicable meanings:
•It could be a reference to the 1895 book The Time Machine by H.G. Wells where the main character of the novel travels forward in time,meeting an advanced species of humans known as the Eloi.
•The names Aloy and Rost recall common phrases like "alloy and rust", metal being an important theme in the games.
•'Aloy' is a shortened form of 'Aloysio' and 'Aloysius', both of which are derived from Old High German and, coincidentally, mean "Great warrior". A fitting description of Aloy's character.
•Aloy ended up being the child Sobeck always wanted, as she told GAIA that she would have liked to have a daughter who was curious, willful, and compassionate.
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Aloy is a fictional character and protagonist of the video game series Horizon.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.
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Feb 18, 2022 · As if that wasn’t enough, Aloy is also prioritises logic above all. Throughout the Horizon series, our hero is subjected to vitriol, and this is often due to people who are mired in the traditions of their religions. Sony Interactive Entertainment, the author. After all, Aloy was an outcast from birth due to the beliefs of the Nora tribe.
