headcanoning HFW characters’ favourite machines because I can:
Aloy: Easy, it’s her Sunwing. No ifs, buts or maybes. It’s her damn bird, might be her favourite because Beta gave it to her, might be because she seems to quite like heights. I should also include Tallnecks, purely because I just love the way she interacts with them.
Talanah: Now I want to say it’s Stalkers but tbh that’s my personal preference. For Talanah, it’s most likely Stormbirds. If that girl could have a pet, it’d be a Stormbird. Change my mind.
Kotallo: It has to be said I absolutely adore that boy. His favourite machine is either the Tremortusk or Behemoths. Honestly if you found him a mount, it would be a Behemoth because they’re such big bastards - I just think he likes them.
Zo: Grimhorns and Plowhorns. Easy peasy.
Varl: I like to think it’s Chargers. They’re the machines he learned to ride and was the first one he got to interact with after Aloy gave him a Focus.
Erend: For Erend, although he hates machines, he does have a favourite and that, for me, is Fireclaws and Frostclaws. Anything that would take one hell of a smack from his hammer to take down, he likes. Fireclaws are absolutely huge and he likes a challenge. If it’s not the bears, it’s definitely Widemaws.
Alva: Alva doesn’t hate machines but she doesn’t like being near them. If we were talking personality-wise, it would probably be Burrowers because they’re not too threatening and let’s face it, pretty cute. That being said I like to think, if she looks at them from a distance, it’s Tiderippers.
Beta: Burrowers. At some point, she’ll override one and use it as an assistant to help her make things. You know she wouldn’t tell Aloy about it either and chaos would ensue.
Regalla: Slitherfangs, ‘nuff said.
Yarra: Yarra doesn’t have a favourite. Meat is her favourite. (it’s totally Rockbreakers)
Drakka: Drakka’s favourites are definitely Thunderjaws. The meaner the better.
Dekka: With Dekka, I think she’d have a favourite machine she could ride that wasn’t initially fearsome-looking but could still pose a threat if she wanted it to. For that reason, it’s Bristlebacks.
Hekarro: Slaughterspines and Rollerbacks. He’s such an imposing figure, I reckon his taste in machines is the same.
Fashav: hmmm I struggle with Fashav because we don’t know him awfully well. But I think it would be a machine that is something you’d also find in the Sundom so…Ravagers?
Elisabet: Look I know she’s dead but you can’t tell me she didn’t have her favourites. Aside from GAIA and her obvious sub functions, I think her favourites would be Grazers. They’re non-threatening and pretty normal to look at. If it’s not Grazers, it’s Plowhorns.
Tilda: Again, she’s probably barely seen any actual machines but I think - if we’re talking Aloy’s world, it would be Sunwings or Scorchers. Sunwings because I think they’re quite elegant when they’re not squawking all over the place. Scorchers because idk, if they were domesticated animals they’d give off ‘I’ve been expecting you Mr Bond’ sorta vibes. does that make sense?
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Me, I have too many personal favourites. It’s probably Dreadwings, Stalkers, Tiderippers and Shellsnappers. Anything massive or anything that can turn invisible - I’m in.
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“I fear this Old One,” he said after a time, “and a part of me wants to collapse these tunnels and forget that we ever discovered her.”
“Why?”
"She is the embodiment and voice of our ancestors; you said as much yesterday, but what does that mean for the Tenakth as a whole?" Hekarro took a step back and began to pace the length of the room. He felt Dekka's eyes following him as he pondered aloud, his own gaze glued to the steel floor beneath his feet.
"The discovery alone could change everything for us, and possibly not for the better. Twenty years of my life have been spent maintaining our unity. The Red Raids? Regalla and her civil war? Nothing they did could come close to the devastation that a living Old One could cause."
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It's the Avad/Hekarro piece that I had to write!
On the last night of the Second Tenakth/Carja Embassy, the only elevator in the West breaks down. Unfortunately for Sun-King Avad, 14th Luminance of the Radiant Line, and Hekarro, Chief of the united Tenakth, they’re onboard when it does. What better time to deepen the ties between their two tribes…right?
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cant tell you how happy i was when dekka had a second quest line after the kalrut.
i just think aloy should learn some knowledge from dekka since she IS a chaplin and if they knowledge goes beyond combat…thats just being well rounded.
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