Patrick Brochard-Klein

"The lesson will be taught in due time, Aloy. Until then, we wait." This article contains heavy spoilers. Read ahead with caution.

Patrick Brochard-Klein
Patrick Brochard-Klein in Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered
General Information
Culture	Old Ones
Gender	Male
Affiliation(s)	Project Zero Dawn
Position	Alpha of ELEUTHIA
Status	Deceased
Biological Information
Eye color	Brown
Hair color	Black
Birth	Prior to 2036
Death	February 2, 2066
Production
Portrayed by	Oji Osuga (model) Stéphane Cornicard (voice)

Dr. Patrick Brochard-Klein was a member of Project Zero Dawn, serving as the Alpha in charge of the ELEUTHIA subordinate function.

History

Background

Patrick Brochard-Klein was one of the authors of the 2048 Raleigh Accords, which related to either human cloning or genetic engineering. He was also bilingual, able to speak English and French.

Project Zero Dawn

A hologram of Brochard-Klein within the ELEUTHIA ruins, used to welcome members of his team.

Upon the discovery of the Faro Plague glitch, Brochard-Klein was recruited as part of Project Zero Dawn. He was selected by Elisabet Sobeck to serve as the Alpha of ELEUTHIA, overseeing the development of the subordinate function, which was responsible spawning a new generation of human beings with zygotes kept in cryo-storage within Cradle facilities around the world, as well as providing early childhood care and education up to kindergarten. He oversaw global collation and provisional storage of zygotes, perfection of exogenic technologies, design and perfection of servitors to provide nurture and inculcation during early child development as well as construction of the Cradles. He became aware that ELEUTHIA was seen as a genetic engineering project to some within his team, to which he clarified that the subordinate is to preserve the human genome, not alter it. Additionally, before the protocol was scrapped, ELEUTHIA's technology was intended to carry out the Lightkeeper Protocol, spawning clones of the Alphas within GAIA Prime to continue the work of the original Alphas beyond their lifespan.

Brochard-Klein received ectogenic chambers from Far Zenith to help with the development of ELEUTHIA and put in contact with Daniel McGill and Claire Nguyen of Far Zenith for consultation, being utterly astonished by them. He initially believed the Odyssey to be a fool's errand, but seeing how advanced the ectogenic chambers were, he gained more faith in their mission to Sirius. Brochard-Klein had some despites with his Betas over zygote selection for ELEUTHIA-1 due to the limited time to run simulations of gene flow in future humans, but they agreed there was room for refinement in other Cradle populations. He also personally oversaw completion of ELEUTHIA-2, planning to formulate and propose a modified zygote selection plan for it. Development of the multisevitors also provided many concerning challenges to him.

Brochard-Klein (far right) witnessing Sobeck's sacrifice.

As the Faro Plague overran humanity's remaining strongholds before the subordinate functions were complete, Brochard-Klein and the rest of the Alphas were evacuated to the GAIA Prime facility, where they would spend the rest of their lives perfecting their respective subordinate functions. When it was discovered that one of GAIA Prime's access port seals malfunctioned, risking the facility's exposure to the Faro Plague, the Alphas were debating among themselves who would sacrifice themselves to fix it. As Elisabet appeared via hologram, having sacrificed herself for them and Zero Dawn, Brochard-Klein looked on in silence.

Life within GAIA Prime

After Elisabet's sacrifice, while running integrity tests on the Cradles, GAIA asked Brochard-Klein about his fatigue and abnormal sleeping cycles, suggesting that he may be suffering from depression. She then confided in him that she was still processing the loss of Elisabet, asking for his advice as to whether she should quarantine these processes. Brochard-Klein admitted his lack of qualifications, but told her not to as it was natural.

On February 2, 2066, Brochard-Klein and the other Alphas were gathered into a meeting by Ted Faro. They were shocked to learn that Ted had not only locked them out of all the systems, but had purged all copies of the APOLLO database, believing it to be a disease that he wanted to keep from the new humans Zero Dawn would create. As Brochard-Klein and Margo Shĕn got up to comfort Samina Ebadji as she was driven to tears, Ted vented the room's atmosphere, killing Brochard-Klein and the other Alphas.

Legacy

ELEUTHIA was successful in spawning a new generation of human beings, with ELEUTHIA-9 and at least one other cradle west of the Pacific Ocean being successful, saving the human species from permanent extinction. Those within ELEUTHIA-9 successfully received nursery education, although kindergarten suffered multiple system failures for unknown reasons. However, due to the purge of the APOLLO archive, further education of the new humans couldn't take place. Additionally, the doors to the Lyceum never opened, with the multiservitors simply telling those within that the Lyceum wasn't yet available. The reason why the door never opened is unknown.

The multiservitors continued looking after the children for years longer than was intended, treating them as if they were still young children despite their increasing age. By the time the children were teenagers, the food supply within ELEUTHIA-9 was depleted, forcing the multiservitors to release the children into the wilds, telling them that they will be brave and that they will learn. These teenagers went on to be the ancestors of the many tribes in the New World.

Hundreds of years later, GAIA was able to use ELEUTHIA-9 to create a clone of Elisabet Sobeck using her genetic material in cryo-storage within the Cradle. This clone would be Aloy, who went on to save the world from HADES, rebuild GAIA and begin work to restore the biosphere from degradation that occurred during the Derangement, and begin formulating plans to save the world from Nemesis.

Personality

Brochard-Klein was a somewhat arrogant man, deeming ELEUTHIA to the "crown and jewel of GAIA's subordinate functions." He also seems fairly quiet and kept to himself, not wishing to directly answer GAIA's questions of concern for him, as well as keeping silent while Elisabet sacrificed herself.

Brochard-Klein, despite his serious exterior, did have a sense of humor, seeing the funny side of the multiservitors intervening with each other and having a parental argument during a simulation. Additionally, his astonishment towards Far Zenith's ectogenic chambers led him to become overcome with excitement and bombard them with questions, much to Daniel McGill's amusement.

Associated Quests

Horizon Zero Dawn

• Deep Secrets of the Earth (holograms and datapoints only)
• The Mountain That Fell (holograms and datapoints only)

Horizon Forbidden West

• The Eye of the Earth (mentioned in a datapoint only)

Associated Datapoints

Horizon Zero Dawn

Audio Datapoints #59 ELEUTHIA Runtime Check

Hologram Datapoints #21 Elisabet Sobeck Memorial #22 Emergency Recording

Text Datapoints - Quests #30 Cradle Sealed #31 Cradle Servitor Personae #32 FZ Chambers

Horizon Forbidden West

Text Datapoints - Quests

• #10 The Subordinate Functions (mentioned only)
• #32 Spoon-Fed (mentioned only)

Gallery

Screenshots

Profile Images

Patrick Brochard-Klein in Horizon Zero Dawn.

Patrick Brochard-Klein in Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered.

Horizon Zero Dawn

Patrick Brochard-Klein's holographic introduction to ELEUTHIA.

The Alphas talking to each other.

Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered

Margo Shĕn, Travis Tate, Charles Ronson, Samina Ebadji and Patrick Brochard-Klein discussing who should go outside to fix a malfunction.

Margo Shĕn, Travis Tate, Charles Ronson, Samina Ebadji and Patrick Brochard-Klein discussing who should go outside to fix a malfunction.

Charles Ronson stating it should be Elisabet's decision.

Elisabet appearing.

The Alphas talking to each other.

The Alphas talking to each other.

The Alphas talking to each other.

The Alphas talking to each other.

The Alphas talking to each other.

The Alphas talking to each other.

The Alphas talking to each other.

Elisabet leaving.

The Alphas at the end of the recording.

The Alphas finding themselves locked out of core control by Omega Clearance.

Ted explaining that he needs the Alphas to listen.

Ted telling Charles to stop trying to access the system.

Ted telling Charles again to stop trying to access the system.

Ted explaining that he can't stop thinking about the innocent people who will be born from Zero Dawn.

Ted explaining that he can't stop thinking about the innocent people who will be born from Zero Dawn.

Ted explaining that those people are the cure and that they can't spread their disease to them.

Ted stating that he purged APOLLO.

Charles berating Ted while Patrick and Margo go to comfort a crying Samina.

Charles berating Ted while Patrick and Margo go to comfort a crying Samina.

Ted apologising for his actions.

"But sometimes, to protect innocents... innocents have to die."

Ted venting the room's atmosphere, suffocating the Alphas.

Ted venting the room's atmosphere, suffocating the Alphas.

Ted venting the room's atmosphere, suffocating the Alphas.

The Alphas unconscious.

The Alphas dead.

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