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"The lesson will be taught in due time, Aloy. Until then, we wait." This article contains heavy spoilers for Horizon Forbidden West. Read ahead with caution.
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- "Ooh, ugly one, aren't you?"
- ―Aloy
Specters are a Combat Class machine in Horizon Forbidden West. They are the servants of the Far Zeniths.
History
Background
Specters were utilized by Far Zenith during their residence on Sirius. However, when Nemesis broke containment, it was able to hack the Specters and use them to strange some of the Zeniths.[1]
The thirteen survivors of Nemesis' attack that fled to Earth had a printing matrix that could produce Specters,[2] which were often used as guards or as a transport vehicle.[3][4]
Horizon Forbidden West
Aloy encountered Specters several times while fighting against the Zeniths, but she was able to destroy or avoid them.[3][5][6]
Specters rushing into battle against HEPHAESTUS's machines.[2]
When Aloy's team infiltrated the Zenith Base, a huge army of Specters were released to fight the intruders. However, most were distracted by HEPHAESTUS's machines when the sub-function began mass producing its own machines from the printer matrix.[2]
Burning Shores
After he splintered off from the rest of the Zeniths, Londra also utilized Specters at the Burning Shores to serve as guards at dig sites and other places of importance to him.[7][8]
Appearance
Specters are covered in white-gold armor plating. They vaguely resemble the Corruptor, although far more advanced. Their 'eyes' are two rectangular blue lights. They are much more graceful and elegant in their movements, presumably due to their nanotech composition.
Abilities
Similarly to Chariot-line machines, Specters are immune to being overridden.
Specters have gold-plated armor that can turn into weapons and then gravitationally reattach themselves.
Attacks
| Name | Stance | Trigger Range | Windup Time | Damage | Description |
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| Phalanx Turret | Grounded | 10m - 40m (front)
0m - 40m (back) |
Medium | 100 Ranged/hit | Deploys Nano Plates to form circular energy shield in front of itself while it fires Pulse Cannons. Remains stationary for duration. |
| Pulse Cannon Burst | Grounded
Wall Cling |
10m - 40m (front)
0m - 40m (back) |
Short | 100 Ranged/hit | Deploys Pulse Cannons and aims a continuous stream of projectiles at the ground before sweeping towards target. |
| Phalanx Barrage | Grounded | 0m - 50m (front)
20m - 40m (back and sides) |
Short | 100 Ranged/hit | Remains stationary and deploys Pulse Cannons to fire a stream of shots in a sweeping horizontal pattern. |
| Serrated Flail | Grounded | 11m - 16m | Short | 272 Melee/hit | Remains stationary and spins with outstretched tentacle in place. |
| Sweeping Banishment | Grounded | 10m - 17m
0m - 9m |
Medium | Body: 254 Melee
Explosion: 170 Melee |
Lunges at target and spins 360o while swiping with tentacles. Spikes fall off tail in a semi-circular pattern behind the target. |
| Sacred Onslaught | Grounded | 19m - 29m | Short | 271 Melee | Lunges forward while swiping in a horizontal pattern with its tentacles. Follows up with another swipe if it misses and target is in range. |
| Longinus Lance Thrust | Grounded | 11m - 20m | Short | Body: 209 Melee
Impact Explosion: 157 Melee |
Dives at target in a low trajectory while slamming both horns in the ground before lifting them in an uppercut motion. Will try to predict target's location if target is moving sideways. |
| Burning Longinus Dive | Grounded | 15m - 25m | Medium | Body: 230 Melee
Horn Explosion: 170 Melee Impact Explosion: 230 Melee Damage Area: |
Ignites Vector Thrusters and jumps in arcing motion to smash into target, creating a trail of fire in its wake. Also leaves explosive blue spikes upon landing.
Attack disabled when Slowed. |
| Sacred Lunge | Wall Cling | 7m - 22m (front)
0m - 25m (side) |
Short | 203 Melee | Dismounts wall by leaping at target, slashing with its tentacles. |
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Components
| Image | Name | Description | Attributes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body | Hard outer casing to protect synthetic muscle and operational systems. | None | |
| Pulse Cannon | A rapid-firing, long-range energy weapon of advanced design. Capable of firing highly accurate projectiles. |
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| Shock Unit | Highly charged energy storage. Only accessible during attacks or when the Nano Plate covering has been removed. |
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| Resource Repository | Large resource storage. Only accessible during attacks or when the Nano Plate covering has been removed. |
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| Regeneration Unit | Used to attract and reattach torn off Nano Plates. Exposed when activated. Damage it to disrupt its ability. |
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| Vector Thruster | A powerful propulsion device of advanced design that can enhance its jump attacks with fire. |
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| Plasma Unit | Glowblast storage. Only accessible during attacks or when the Nano Plate covering has been removed. |
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| Nano Plate | Gold armor plates that can transform to power various attacks. Especially vulnerable to certain types of elemental damage. |
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| Control Nexus | Processor of advanced design. Especially vulnerable to damage once exposed. |
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Loot
Body
- Metal Shards (100%)
- Glowblast (100%)
- Crystal Braiding (100%)
- Sparker (100%)
- Blastpaste (100%)
- Piercing Spike (51%)
- Machine Muscle (30%)
- Braided Wire (21%)
- Metal Bone (11%)
- Sturdy Hardplate (10%)
Shock Unit
- Sparker (100%)
Resource Repository
- Braided Wire (90%)
- Sturdy Hardplate (56%)
- Piercing Spike (51%)
- Volatile Sludge (50%)
- Luminous Brainstem (15%)
Vector Thruster
- Blastpaste (100%)
- Braided Wire (89%)
- Sturdy Hardplate (56%)
- Crystal Braiding (16%)
Plasma Unit
- Glowblast (100%)
Control Nexus
- Braided Wire (90%)
- Sturdy Hardplate (57%)
- Volatile Sludge (51%)
- Piercing Spike (50%)
- Luminous Brainstem (16%)
Gallery
- See Specter/Gallery
Trivia
- Prior to an update, if Aloy never scans a Specter before completing all the quests involving them, they can never be added to the notebook. However, this was later alleviated by Patch 1.07 adding an endlessly respawning Specter carcass near the Ninmah Research Lab, which can be scanned provided it is not looted first.
- Even though Specters are encountered many times throughout Horizon Forbidden West, only the first two that appeared in Cradle of Echoes are required to be killed to advance the game, all other other Specters encountered in the main quests can be avoided instead, while those who are fought during The Valley of the Fallen won't appear if the quest is done after completing Singularity.
See Also
References
- ↑ Dagger in my Boot
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Singularity
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Death's Door
- ↑ As mentioned by Beta during Cradle of Echoes.
- ↑ Cradle of Echoes
- ↑ The Valley of the Fallen
- ↑ In His Wake
- ↑ For His Amusement
| Machines | ||
|---|---|---|
| Acquisition Class |  Bilegut -  Bristleback -  Broadhead -  Charger -  Clamberjaw -  Fanghorn -  Fireclaw -  Frostclaw -  Glinthawk -  Grazer -  Lancehorn -  Plowhorn -  Rockbreaker -  Scrapper -  Scrounger -  Snapmaw -  Spikesnout -  Stingspawn -  Strider -  Sunwing -  Tideripper -  Trampler -  Waterwing -  Widemaw
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| Chariot |  Horus
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| Combat Class |  Clawstrider -  Corruptor -  Deathbringer -  Dreadwing -  Grimhorn -  Ravager -  Sawtooth -  Scorcher -  Shellsnapper -  Slaughterspine -  Slitherfang -  Specter -  Specter Prime -  Stalker -  Stormbird -  Thunderjaw -  Tremortusk
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| Communications Class |  Tallneck (HZD only)
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| Recon Class |  Burrower -  Longleg -  Redeye Watcher -  Skydrifter - Tallneck - Watcher
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| Transport Class |  Behemoth -  Bellowback - Leaplasher -  Rollerback -  Shell-Walker
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| Unknown Class | Bloodbeak -  Control Tower -  Defense Drone - Dreadclaw
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| Variants | Apex Machine - Corrupted Machine - Daemonic Machine | |