- "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 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.[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.[8]
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 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]
Associated Quests[]
Horizon Zero Dawn[]
Gallery[]
Official Artwork[]
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Concept Art[]
Screenshots[]
Profile Images[]
.png "Bast (HZDR).png (1.21 MB)")
Horizon Zero Dawn[]
![Bast giving some berries to a Nora mother.[3]](/wiki/File:A_Gift_from_the_Past_(4).png "A Gift from the Past (4).png (2.34 MB)")
![Bast looking back at Aloy.[3]](/wiki/File:A_Gift_from_the_Past_(7).png "A Gift from the Past (7).png (2.6 MB)")
![Bast looking down at Aloy.[2]](/wiki/File:Lessons_of_the_Wild_(35).png "Lessons of the Wild (35).png (1.91 MB)")
![Aloy throwing a rock back at Bast.[2]](/wiki/File:Lessons_of_the_Wild_(42).png "Lessons of the Wild (42).png (2.54 MB)")
![Bast and the other Nora children surprised as Aloy drops the rock.[2]](/wiki/File:Lessons_of_the_Wild_(37).png "Lessons of the Wild (37).png (2.03 MB)")
![Bast being stopped from throwing another rock by a fellow Nora child.[2]](/wiki/File:Lessons_of_the_Wild_(41).png "Lessons of the Wild (41).png (1.84 MB)")
![Bast in front of his prayer lantern during the Blessing.[6]](/wiki/File:Mothers-Heart-10.PNG "Mothers-Heart-10.PNG (2.74 MB)")
![Bast taking part in the Blessing.[6]](/wiki/File:MothersHeartQuest.png "MothersHeartQuest.png (1.86 MB)")
![Bast meeting Aloy in the bed-house.[6]](/wiki/File:Mothers-Heart-12.PNG "Mothers-Heart-12.PNG (2.47 MB)")
![Bast and several other Proving candidates making their way to the Proving grounds.[8]](/wiki/File:The-Proving-1.PNG "The-Proving-1.PNG (3.69 MB)")
![Bast (in front of the girl on the right) waiting for the Proving to begin.[8]](/wiki/File:The-Proving-3.png "The-Proving-3.png (1.71 MB)")
![Bast waiting for the Proving to begin.[8]](/wiki/File:The-Proving-4.PNG "The-Proving-4.PNG (2.75 MB)")
![Bast finishing the Proving.[8]](/wiki/File:The-Proving-8.PNG "The-Proving-8.PNG (2.94 MB)")
![Bast, Aloy and Vala at the end of the Proving.[8]](/wiki/File:TheProvingQuest.png "TheProvingQuest.png (1.63 MB)")
![Bast and the other Proving candidates that finished the Proving.[8]](/wiki/File:The-Proving-9.PNG "The-Proving-9.PNG (2.04 MB)")
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered[]
![Bast giving berries to the Nora mother.[3]](/wiki/File:A_Gift_from_the_Past_(HZDR;_07).png "A Gift from the Past (HZDR; 07).png (2.57 MB)")
![The Nora mother praising Bast.[3]](/wiki/File:A_Gift_from_the_Past_(HZDR;_09).png "A Gift from the Past (HZDR; 09).png (2.1 MB)")
![Bast being sent to go find more berries.[3]](/wiki/File:A_Gift_from_the_Past_(HZDR;_11).png "A Gift from the Past (HZDR; 11).png (2.74 MB)")
![Bast looking back at Aloy.[3]](/wiki/File:A_Gift_from_the_Past_(HZDR;_21).png "A Gift from the Past (HZDR; 21).png (2.21 MB)")
![The Nora mother taking Bast away from Aloy.[3]](/wiki/File:A_Gift_from_the_Past_(HZDR;_22).png "A Gift from the Past (HZDR; 22).png (2.22 MB)")
![Bast picking up a rock.[2]](/wiki/File:Lessons_of_the_Wild_(HZDR;_107).png "Lessons of the Wild (HZDR; 107).png (2.52 MB)")
![Bast telling Aloy to stay away.[2]](/wiki/File:Lessons_of_the_Wild_(HZDR;_110).png "Lessons of the Wild (HZDR; 110).png (2.52 MB)")
![Bast looking down at Aloy.[2]](/wiki/File:Lessons_of_the_Wild_(HZDR;_111).png "Lessons of the Wild (HZDR; 111).png (2.06 MB)")
![Bast throwing another rock at Aloy.[2]](/wiki/File:Lessons_of_the_Wild_(HZDR;_113).png "Lessons of the Wild (HZDR; 113).png (1.89 MB)")
![Bast surprised that Aloy caught the rock.[2]](/wiki/File:Lessons_of_the_Wild_(HZDR;_115).png "Lessons of the Wild (HZDR; 115).png (1.9 MB)")
![(Aim for his head) Rost's arrow shattering the rock that Aloy threw at Bast's head.[2]](/wiki/File:Lessons_of_the_Wild_(HZDR;_120).png "Lessons of the Wild (HZDR; 120).png (2.14 MB)")
![(Aim for his head) Bast looking on as Rost tells Aloy that they cannot.[2]](/wiki/File:Lessons_of_the_Wild_(HZDR;_123).png "Lessons of the Wild (HZDR; 123).png (2.59 MB)")
![(Drop your rock) Bast preparing to throw another rock at Aloy.[2]](/wiki/File:Lessons_of_the_Wild_(HZDR;_127).png "Lessons of the Wild (HZDR; 127).png (2.25 MB)")
![(Drop your rock) Another Nora child stopping Bast from throwing another rock at Aloy.[2]](/wiki/File:Lessons_of_the_Wild_(HZDR;_128).png "Lessons of the Wild (HZDR; 128).png (1.62 MB)")
![(Drop your rock) Another Nora child stopping Bast from throwing another rock at Aloy.[2]](/wiki/File:Lessons_of_the_Wild_(HZDR;_129).png "Lessons of the Wild (HZDR; 129).png (3.12 MB)")
![(Drop your rock) Bast throwing the rock on the ground in frustrated compliance.[2]](/wiki/File:Lessons_of_the_Wild_(HZDR;_131).png "Lessons of the Wild (HZDR; 131).png (2.17 MB)")
![(Knock the rock from his hands) Bast picking up another rock as Aloy throws a rock to knock it out of Bast's hand.[2]](/wiki/File:Lessons_of_the_Wild_(HZDR;_132).png "Lessons of the Wild (HZDR; 132).png (2.66 MB)")
![(Knock the rock from his hands) The rock about to knock the next out of Bast's hand.[2]](/wiki/File:Lessons_of_the_Wild_(HZDR;_133).png "Lessons of the Wild (HZDR; 133).png (2.49 MB)")
![(Knock the rock from his hands) The rock knocking the next out of Bast's hand.[2]](/wiki/File:Lessons_of_the_Wild_(HZDR;_134).png "Lessons of the Wild (HZDR; 134).png (1.91 MB)")
![(Knock the rock from his hands) Bast holding his hand in pain.[2]](/wiki/File:Lessons_of_the_Wild_(HZDR;_135).png "Lessons of the Wild (HZDR; 135).png (2.02 MB)")
![The Blessing beginning.[6]](/wiki/File:Mother%27s_Heart_(HZDR;_203).png "Mother's Heart (HZDR; 203).png (1.99 MB)")
![Bast glaring at Aloy.[6]](/wiki/File:Mother%27s_Heart_(HZDR;_206).png "Mother's Heart (HZDR; 206).png (1.59 MB)")
![Bast turning away from Aloy.[6]](/wiki/File:Mother%27s_Heart_(HZDR;_207).png "Mother's Heart (HZDR; 207).png (1.63 MB)")
![The Blessing taking place.[6]](/wiki/File:Mother%27s_Heart_(HZDR;_208).png "Mother's Heart (HZDR; 208).png (1.88 MB)")
![The Blessing taking place.[6]](/wiki/File:Mother%27s_Heart_(HZDR;_209).png "Mother's Heart (HZDR; 209).png (2.02 MB)")
![The lanterns taking flight.[6]](/wiki/File:Mother%27s_Heart_(HZDR;_217).png "Mother's Heart (HZDR; 217).png (2.61 MB)")
![The lanterns taking flight.[6]](/wiki/File:Mother%27s_Heart_(HZDR;_218).png "Mother's Heart (HZDR; 218).png (2.35 MB)")
![Bast harassing Aloy.[6]](/wiki/File:Mother%27s_Heart_(HZDR;_315).png "Mother's Heart (HZDR; 315).png (1.33 MB)")
![Bast harassing Aloy.[6]](/wiki/File:Mother%27s_Heart_(HZDR;_316).png "Mother's Heart (HZDR; 316).png (1.43 MB)")
![Bast harassing Aloy.[6]](/wiki/File:Mother%27s_Heart_(HZDR;_317).png "Mother's Heart (HZDR; 317).png (1.98 MB)")
![Bast harassing Aloy.[6]](/wiki/File:Mother%27s_Heart_(HZDR;_318).png "Mother's Heart (HZDR; 318).png (1.95 MB)")
![Vala telling Bast to stop.[6]](/wiki/File:Mother%27s_Heart_(HZDR;_320).png "Mother's Heart (HZDR; 320).png (1.77 MB)")
![Vala telling Bast to stop.[6]](/wiki/File:Mother%27s_Heart_(HZDR;_321).png "Mother's Heart (HZDR; 321).png (1.69 MB)")
![Vala telling Bast to stop.[6]](/wiki/File:Mother%27s_Heart_(HZDR;_322).png "Mother's Heart (HZDR; 322).png (1.47 MB)")
![Bast harassing Aloy.[6]](/wiki/File:Mother%27s_Heart_(HZDR;_324).png "Mother's Heart (HZDR; 324).png (1.2 MB)")
![Bast harassing Aloy.[6]](/wiki/File:Mother%27s_Heart_(HZDR;_326).png "Mother's Heart (HZDR; 326).png (1.37 MB)")
![Bast harassing Aloy.[6]](/wiki/File:Mother%27s_Heart_(HZDR;_327).png "Mother's Heart (HZDR; 327).png (1.32 MB)")
![Aloy and Bast.[6]](/wiki/File:Mother%27s_Heart_(HZDR;_328).png "Mother's Heart (HZDR; 328).png (1.78 MB)")
![Aloy and Bast.[6]](/wiki/File:Mother%27s_Heart_(HZDR;_329).png "Mother's Heart (HZDR; 329).png (1.91 MB)")
![Bast talking to Aloy.[6]](/wiki/File:Mother%27s_Heart_(HZDR;_330).png "Mother's Heart (HZDR; 330).png (1.3 MB)")
![Aloy talking to Bast.[6]](/wiki/File:Mother%27s_Heart_(HZDR;_331).png "Mother's Heart (HZDR; 331).png (1.47 MB)")
![Bast talking to Aloy.[6]](/wiki/File:Mother%27s_Heart_(HZDR;_332).png "Mother's Heart (HZDR; 332).png (1.3 MB)")
![Aloy talking to Bast.[6]](/wiki/File:Mother%27s_Heart_(HZDR;_334).png "Mother's Heart (HZDR; 334).png (1.45 MB)")
![Bast harrassing Aloy.[6]](/wiki/File:Mother%27s_Heart_(HZDR;_335).png "Mother's Heart (HZDR; 335).png (1.4 MB)")
![Aloy talking back to Bast.[6]](/wiki/File:Mother%27s_Heart_(HZDR;_336).png "Mother's Heart (HZDR; 336).png (1.53 MB)")
![Bast backing down.[6]](/wiki/File:Mother%27s_Heart_(HZDR;_337).png "Mother's Heart (HZDR; 337).png (1.37 MB)")
![Bast and the other Proving candidates approaching All-Mother Mountain.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_001).png "The Proving (HZDR; 001).png (2.83 MB)")
![Bast and the other Proving candidates approaching All-Mother Mountain.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_002).png "The Proving (HZDR; 002).png (2.62 MB)")
![Bast and the Proctor letting Aloy and Vala start climbing first.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_005).png "The Proving (HZDR; 005).png (1.82 MB)")
![Bast and the Proctor letting Aloy and Vala start climbing first.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_006).png "The Proving (HZDR; 006).png (2.68 MB)")
![Bast watching Aloy and Vala beginning the climb.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_007).png "The Proving (HZDR; 007).png (1.8 MB)")
![Vala, Bast and Aloy making the climb.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_010).png "The Proving (HZDR; 010).png (2.65 MB)")
![Bast pushing past Vala and Aloy.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_012).png "The Proving (HZDR; 012).png (2.07 MB)")
![Bast pushing past Vala and Aloy.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_013).png "The Proving (HZDR; 013).png (1.83 MB)")
![Bast pushing past Aloy.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_014).png "The Proving (HZDR; 014).png (1.87 MB)")
![Bast climbing ahead.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_015).png "The Proving (HZDR; 015).png (2.01 MB)")
![Bast and the Proving candidates at the top of the climb.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_016).png "The Proving (HZDR; 016).png (1.7 MB)")
![Bast and the Proving candidates approaching Resh.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_017).png "The Proving (HZDR; 017).png (1.94 MB)")
![Bast and the Proving candidates approaching Resh.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_018).png "The Proving (HZDR; 018).png (1.67 MB)")
![Bast and the Proving candidates watching for the herd of Grazers.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_020).png "The Proving (HZDR; 020).png (1.89 MB)")
![Bast laughing at Aloy after breaking her Proving Trophy.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_028).png "The Proving (HZDR; 028).png (1.64 MB)")
![Bast running away.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_029).png "The Proving (HZDR; 029).png (1.93 MB)")
![Aloy on a zipline above Bast and Vala.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_064).png "The Proving (HZDR; 064).png (2.72 MB)")
![Bast and the other Proving candidates rushing to the altar.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_067).png "The Proving (HZDR; 067).png (1.76 MB)")
![Bast and the other Proving candidates rushing to the altar.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_068).png "The Proving (HZDR; 068).png (1.49 MB)")
![Bast, Aloy and Vala placing their Proving Trophies on the altar.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_071).png "The Proving (HZDR; 071).png (2.25 MB)")
![Bast, Aloy and Vala placing their Proving Trophies on the altar.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_072).png "The Proving (HZDR; 072).png (2.21 MB)")
![Bast accusing Aloy of cheating.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_073).png "The Proving (HZDR; 073).png (1.53 MB)")
![Bast accusing Aloy of cheating.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_074).png "The Proving (HZDR; 074).png (1.84 MB)")
![Bast, Aloy and Vala looking to the Proctor.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_075).png "The Proving (HZDR; 075).png (1.9 MB)")
![Vala, Aloy and Bast listening to the Proctor.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_081).png "The Proving (HZDR; 081).png (2.19 MB)")
![The Proving candidates listening to the Proctor.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_082).png "The Proving (HZDR; 082).png (2.2 MB)")
![Vala asking Bast if he's with them.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_102).png "The Proving (HZDR; 102).png (1.76 MB)")
![Bast confirms he's with them.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_103).png "The Proving (HZDR; 103).png (2.13 MB)")
![Bast leading some Braves towards safety.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_113).png "The Proving (HZDR; 113).png (1.62 MB)")
![Bast in cover.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_116).png "The Proving (HZDR; 116).png (1.85 MB)")
![Bast waving the Braves to run.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_126).png "The Proving (HZDR; 126).png (2.72 MB)")
![Bast stopping Aloy from getting hit.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_129).png "The Proving (HZDR; 129).png (1.75 MB)")
![Bast under fire from the Deathbringer Gun.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_135).png "The Proving (HZDR; 135).png (1.7 MB)")
![Bast falling to the Deathbringer Gun.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_137).png "The Proving (HZDR; 137).png (1.72 MB)")
![Bast falling to the Deathbringer Gun.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_138).png "The Proving (HZDR; 138).png (1.71 MB)")
![Bast and Vala's bodies.[8]](/wiki/File:The_Proving_(HZDR;_140).png "The Proving (HZDR; 140).png (2.64 MB)")
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.
References[]
- ↑ Horizon Zero Dawn – The making of the game (2017), 16:11
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 Lessons of the Wild
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 A Gift from the Past
- ↑ As mentioned by Bast during Mother's Heart.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 As mentioned by Vala during Mother's Heart.
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28 6.29 6.30 6.31 6.32 6.33 Mother's Heart (Quest)
- ↑ As revealed within the localization files of Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition; mq04_mothersheart > mq04_seq_blessing_01 > sentences
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 8.24 8.25 8.26 8.27 8.28 8.29 8.30 8.31 8.32 8.33 8.34 8.35 8.36 8.37 8.38 8.39 8.40 8.41 8.42 8.43 8.44 8.45 8.46 The Proving
Notes[]
- ↑ 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 |