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"Stay away, No-Mother!"
Bast[2]

Bast was a member of the Nora tribe and minor antagonist in Horizon Zero Dawn.

History[]

Horizon Zero Dawn[]

Bast looking back at

Bast looking back at Aloy.[3]

Bast did not initially display any hostile intentions towards Aloy. His confusion toward Aloy was evident when one of the Nora mothers shepherded the children away, explicitly telling them that Aloy was an outcast and was to be shunned.[3] Later on, he threw a rock at Aloy, calling her a "No-Mother" and telling her to stay away from them.[2]

According to himself, Bast spent his entire life training in preparation for Proving.[4] Vala also noted that he was often a nuisance to his peers.[5]

Bast meeting Aloy again

Bast meeting Aloy again.[6]

Years later, when Aloy joined the Blessing alongside Bast, she gave him a friendly smile, but he shook his head and turned away.[6] He lit his lantern in honor of his mother, Eraj.[7] The two properly met again when she arrived at the bed-house in Mother's Heart in preparation for the Proving. Bast made his dislike of Aloy clear and began harassing her, calling the rock incident a treasured memory. Vala, another participant in the Proving, berated Bast and told him to cut it out. He taunted Aloy for "trying to dress like a Nora" and told her that she belonged in the wilds, not Mother's Heart. When Aloy talked back to him, he backed off.[6]

Bast finishing the Proving alongside Aloy and Vala

Bast finishing the Proving alongside Aloy and Vala.[8]

Bast's death

Bast's death.[8]

During the Proving, after Aloy acquired a Proving Trophy, Bast shot it out of her hands and broke it, forcing Aloy to hunt for another one and temporarily putting her in last place. Much to Bast's anger, Aloy managed to overtake them all and finished just ahead of him and Vala. He protested that Aloy cheated, but the proctor ignored him as she announced Aloy the winner. Suddenly, members of the Eclipse appeared and attacked them all, killing some of the Nora present. Under heavy fire, he agreed to help Vala and Aloy, and held off the Eclipse long enough for a few of the other candidates to escape. When he saw Vala killed by a Deathbringer Gun, he recklessly tried to run to her side, only to meet the same fate immediately after.[8]

Legacy[]

Bast and Vala are remembered as heroes of the Proving Massacre.

Personality[]

Bast in Horizon Zero Dawn.

Bast in Horizon Zero Dawn.

Bast was shown to be devout in the traditions of the Nora, including the shunning of outcasts. He had a callous and arrogant attitude, to other Nora[5] and especially towards outcasts; he had no qualms about throwing rocks at Aloy as a child,[2] as well as sabotaging her and lying in an attempt to get her disqualified during the Proving.[8] However, before being told that Aloy was to be shunned, he seemed passive towards her, looking on at her before being told how he should act towards her.[3] He also has a somewhat cowardly attitude, being quick to back down when a fellow Nora child told him to stop throwing rocks.[2] or when Aloy stood up to him.[6]

Despite his overall unlikable demeanor, Bast proved in his final minutes of life to possess courage, putting his grievances with Aloy aside and fighting against the Eclipse alongside her long enough to save the lives of the other surviving candidates.[8]

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Trivia[]

  • Bast wore the same face paint as Den.
  • Despite bragging about the scar he left on Aloy,[6] Bast didn't actually leave any visible scar on Aloy's forehead.

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Notes[]

  1. Aloy's age, and by extension Bast's, during A Gift from the Past and Lessons of the Wild is unclear due to conflicting evidence:
    • During the Intro Movie, Lansra states while arguing with Teersa that the latter had been planning Aloy's Naming Ritual for a year, which would make Aloy one year old at the time, and seven years old during A Gift from the Past and Lessons of the Wild.
    • During Lessons of the Wild, Rost mentions that Aloy was a newborn when she was brought to him, and as Teersa mentions that the Naming Ritual was taking place six months after, this would make Aloy six months old during the Intro Movie, and about six and a half years old during A Gift from the Past and Lessons of the Wild.

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Nora
High Matriarchs Jezza - Lansra - Teersa
Braves Sona (War-Chief) - Aloy - Bast - Den - Dran - Ferl - Jarg - Jarm - Marea - Muns - Resh - Teb's father - Vala - Varl
Seekers Aloy - Sona - Teb - Varl
Outcasts Brom - Cren - Grata - Jom - Kam - Kurnst - Nora Keeper - Rost - Yun
Other members Alana - Arana - Dral - Enara - Fia - Grist - Jun - Karst - Loha - Lut - Nakoa - Olara - Orn - Solai - Taim - Thira - Thok - Yan