Horizon Forbidden West: 10 Best Quotes From The Game
WARNING: Major SPOILERS for Horizon Forbidden West discussed in this article.
Upon its release on February 28, 2022, the massive open-world single-player video game Horizon Forbidden West continues to pick up steam among avid and casual gamers alike. The story continues the epic quest of Aloy to save humanity from global extinction, traversing a sprawling post-apocalyptic western United States to carry out a series of missions.
The cinematic nature of the game makes for a series of engaging monologues, quips, quotes, and important dialogues that advance the plot while also revealing something about the main characters. Whether it's Aloy, Varl, Reglla, or others, the most memorable quotes stand out for a reason.
In a badass mission statement that immediately establishes who is boss and what her clear objectives are early in the content-rich open-world game, Aloy's heartfelt vow to do everything in power and leave no stone unturned in her quest to deliver the galaxy from evil couldn't be more germane to the plot or themes of the game.
Aloy ends the quote by adding, "If I falter, I fail, there won't be anyone left to stop what's coming," which bolsters Aloy's heroic responsibilities before setting off on her first mission.
One of the aspects of Aloy's personality that allows her to triumph time and again is her sound logic and pragmatic perspective. Upon learning of the Nemesis' plot to colonize a distant planet and leave Earth to be destroyed, Aloy grasps the immoral implications of such and roundly rebukes it in the quote.
Rather, Aloy is much more dedicated to improving life on Earth as they know it rather than abandoning humanity and allowing the Far Zenith to expand their intergalactic reign. Aloy isn't just a brave heroine, she is also a morally righteous one.
Alva is a brand new character in the popular open-world game who assists Aloy in her various quests. During Faro's Tomb, Alva makes a trenchant observation as a Diviner that sheds new light on Ted Faro's secret bunker, Thebes, which makes Aloy rethink the entire quest.
Faro was long thought to be a selfish villain who locked himself inside a secret bunker, yet after his statue falls and crushes Ceo, Alva advances the plot by uttering the line and encouraging Aloy to continue searching Thebes. After realizing Faro's true intent, Aloy advances through Thebes to recover Faro's Omega Clearance and complete the quest.
In one of Aloy's most assertive and downright threatening quotes that prove how laser-focused she is in her mission and how dangerous she can be when someone gets in her way, she berates Sylens (Lance Riddick) for his dastardly ploy with HADES in Zero Dawn.
Saving life on Earth yet ending the lives of the evilest villains is the absolute backbone of Aloy's mantra, vowing to protect the innocence and punish the guilty with equal compassion and dedication.
Voiced by the badass Angela Bassett, Regalla is the hardest boss to beat in the much-anticipated PS5 game. The proud rebel leader and expert warrior challenges Aloy to a grueling duel in the penultimate Wings of the 10 quest, uttering this supremely sinister line to Hekkaro before the battle commences.
Once Regalla threatens the Chief's life with such brazen insolence, Aloy is forced to defend his honor as well as her own and ends up in a brutal 10-minute war of attrition.
The iconic Varl returns from Zero Dawn and immediately makes his presence felt in Forbidden West. Still reeling over the loss of Rost, Varl tries to keep his emotions in check and disallow his sense of profound loss and grief from distracting his missions.
Aloy also tries to avoid expressing her pain over losing Rost, yet in one candidly intimate moment with Varl on the base, the latter finds the strength to broach the subject, voice the need to forget about the pain, but only temporarily. Varl knows Rost's lasting memory outweighs the hurt.
One of the most shocking revelations in the game comes when Aloy discovers she is a clone of Dr. Elisbet Sobeck. Beta, another clone of Sobeck, appears in the game as a creation of the Far Zenith, which Aloy rightly takes as a serious threat.
Alas, in one of the most heartfelt monologues that prove that Aloy has Beta's back and no longer deems her as an existential threat, Aloy risks her life to save her twin clone by once again acting heroically courageous.
And the award for the most mellifluous and linguistically pleasing quote goes to Bohai, Faro's spiritual guardian who clues Aloy into the fateful history of Thebes. He delivers the line with requisite gravity and disgust, which Aloy heeds carefully.
To be fair, the quote comes from a fairly minor character and therefore doesn't advance the plot a whole lot, but the way it's the verbal gymnastics the voice actor states the line with is too memorable to omit.
The death of the beloved Varl in Forbidden West shakes players to the core just as it does Zo, Aloy, and the other main allies. In an emotionally fraught moment sure to draw a tear in most who hear it, Aloy gives a heartfelt farewell to her fallen brethren that is both tender and strong at once.
After saying her goodbye, Aloy ensures that it is not the end of Varl's legacy, forgoing her own sense of personal closure by promising to protect Varl's friends and family members. A true friend and honorable ally, Aloy reinforces her underlying humanity in the quote.
For a grim post-apocalyptic game about the potential end of humanity, Forbidden West offers very few yet much-needed moments of levity. One of the funniest quotes in the game comes when Aloy, seemingly willing to wear any and every outfit under the sun (as seen in her top 10 outfits), staunchly refuses to wear a strange garment before entering Thebes.