Aloy, a brave Nora with unparalleled ability

One of the most important characters in the video game industry in recent years is undoubtedly Aloy, the protagonist of the series. Horizon that has filled the hearts of many gamers around the world.

It is due to his popularity, and his return in the recent Burning Shores DLC of Horizon: Forbidden Westthat this time we want to talk about it, including its history, the games in which it has appeared and some more curiosities that fans of Guerrilla Games will love.

We invite you to continue reading and learn a little about the character in this article, but not without clarifying that we will avoid mentioning major spoilers for the second installment of the saga, so you can read without risk.

Who is Aloy?

• Birth: April 4, 3021
• Gender: Female
• Height: 1.69cm
• Culture: Nora
• Creator: GAIA

Let’s start with the basics, Aloy is part of the Nora, a tribe of hunters and gatherers that lives in isolation in the Wild East, so she is a very skilled warrior who helps in every mission against the machines, creatures that They have ruled the world.

However, its origin is quite peculiar, since it is the clone of the 21st century doctor, Elisabet Sobeck. How could that happen? Well, Aloy was created by GAIA, the artificial intelligence designed by that person to bring life back to Earth after the damage done by the Faro plague.

Because of this, Aloy’s purpose is to stop Hades, a rogue artificial intelligence who wishes to maintain the ravages caused by the plague and end life once more.

What games does Aloy appear in?

The community has been able to learn Aloy’s story in 2 games in total. The first of them was Horizon: Zero Dawnoriginally released for PlayStation 4 in February 2017, and which managed to sell more than 20 million copies worldwide.

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On the other hand, the franchise received a sequel in February 2022 with Horizon: Forbidden Westa game starring once again by Aloy that was well received by the community and specialized critics, where it was given an average score of 88/100 in Metacritic.

What is it about Horizon: Zero Dawn?

This title takes you to Earth in the year 3,040 in a post-apocalyptic setting, where human beings have returned to the time of primitive tribes with different customs, interests and beliefs, being the Nora, the Carja and the Oseram the 3 main ones.

The story begins with Aloy, a young Nora warrior who must explore the world to discover more details about the catastrophe that destroyed everything, prevent that event from happening again, and fight against a race of advanced machines that have become the dominant race. .

A few months after its release, the title received its expansion The Frozen Wilds, where players were able to continue with new missions for Aloy in which she searched for answers to the mysteries of her post-apocalyptic world in an interesting region.

What is it about Horizon: Forbidden West?

This delivery takes place 6 months after the events that occurred in Horizon: Zero Dawn and continues the story of Aloy, who this time travels to the Forbidden West to investigate a mysterious plague that threatens life.

It is worth mentioning that in this adventure the hunter will discover new regions that have been devastated by massive storms, and will even have to face more lethal machines in her path.

The game received a DLC called Burning Shores in mid-April, where Aloy has to pursue a sinister threat in the wasteland of Los Angeles, which has turned into a volcanic archipelago.

What cameos has Aloy had in other games?

A character as popular as the protagonist of Horizon He could not stay only in the titles of his saga, so in recent years he has made appearances in other popular installments.

We give you some examples:

• Monster Hunter: World: the huntress appeared in the Capcom game, at least in essence, with the Nora Brave armor, which was distributed at an event for the launch of the title on PlayStation. In addition, Aloy’s skin and Gamma armor were also offered later.
• Death Stranding: different characters from Horizon as Aloy, a Watcher and a Longneck appeared as holograms in this installment by Hideo Kojima
• Fortnite: Users of this Epic Games game were able to enjoy an Aloy skin, as well as a Back Bling Blaze Canister, Aloy the Skywatcher’s loading screen, the Glinthawk glider, Aloy’s spear harvesting tool and even a mode game known as Team Up!, among others
• Genshin Impact: Aloy was announced in July 2021 as a playable character in this action role-playing installment. Also, gamers were able to get it for free for a limited time.
• Fall Guys: Mediatonic announced that Aloy would be coming to the game in December 2021 as part of the temporary event Aloy’s Blaze Canister Mayhem, where players had to avoid machines and collect Blaze Canisters to earn useful rewards.

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Why did Aloy spark controversy recently?

A week ago the DLC Burning Shores of Horizon Forbidden West which continued with Aloy’s story. However, and although the fans waited for it with great excitement, some of them were not happy with its content, which they called “woke propaganda” and “LGBT agenda”.

If you have not tried the aforementioned DLC of the game, we will only say that there is a moment in which the protagonist gives an idea of ​​what her sexual preferences are, which caused many gamers to bombard the title with negative reviews.

What’s next for the character?

It was recently when Guerrilla Games published a statement to talk about their future projects, where they confirmed that Horizon will receive 2 new installments: a multiplayer and the third part of the saga.

It is worth mentioning that many details about these games are not yet known and it remains to be said if Aloy will appear in the one that will be multiplayer, although the good news is that she will maintain her leading role in the next main title.

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As you could see, the warrior is here to stay in the video game industry and continues to be talked about, so it was very easy to choose her as our character of the week.

What do you think of what you’ve seen so far with Aloy? Tell us in the comments.

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