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"The lesson will be taught in due time, Aloy. Until then, we wait." This article contains heavy spoilers. Read ahead with caution.
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The Ravager is a machine in Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West. It is a medium-sized apex combat machine, feared because of its ferocity and its powerful energy cannon. Like other combat machines, it was designed and developed by the artificial intelligence (AI) HEPHAESTUS to protect Zero Dawn terraforming machines from predation by humans.
History
Unlike the Zero Dawn terraforming machines, which were designed and controlled by Zero Dawn’s governing AI GAIA, the Ravager was designed by HEPHAESTUS, which had previously manufactured the machines under GAIA’s direction. When GAIA self-destructed, HEPHAESTUS gained absolute control over machine design and management as well as the manufacture of at least five of Zero Dawn‘s machine manufacturing cauldrons. Hostile toward humans for their predations on the terraforming machines for parts and resources, HEPHAESTUS made the machines hostile to humans, a phenomenon the tribes call the Derangement. It then began producing Ravagers and other combat machines as the next logical step in protection.
The Carja criminal Ranaman used a machine lure to call a Ravager and two Watchers to his father’s estate to kill his father and sister Daradi so that he could inherit the estate as the only surviving family member. His father managed to lock Daradi in a room to save her life before being cut down by the Ravager’s cannon; it also killed all of the servants and guards. However the Nora hunter Aloy killed the Ravager and Watchers upon encountering them when she arrived at the estate.
When Aloy was captured by the Eclipse leader Helis and condemned to die in the Sun Ring, the wandering maverick researcher Sylens rescued her, using three overridden Ravagers to prevent pursuit by the two Corruptors Helis had ordered to kill her. The Ravagers as one pounced on and began dismembering the Corruptors, which were unable to control them due to their overridden state.
Appearance
Ravagers have a similar appearance to Sawtooths: heavyset at the front, with a large, broad chest, neck, and shoulders, powerful legs and no tail. However a Ravager’s chassis is leaner, and more closely resembles that of a large dog, although not as canine in appearance as that of the Scorcher. Additionally, instead of the metallic longitudinal crest of yellow-tipped spines seen on the backs of Sawtooths, Ravagers have a rapid-fire energy pulse cannon, dubbed a Ravager Cannon. The Ravager can swivel this weapon to aim it. The Ravager is quadrupedal, with clawed feet and a head with a toothy snout. Unlike the Sawtooth, its armor plating overlaps across its head, shoulders, back, and front legs. This increases the armor’s effectiveness. A canister of Chillwater is ensconced in its chest, in a similar manner to a Sawtooth’s Blaze canister. This is possibly used as a coolant. Similar to the Sawtooth, this canister is exposed initially, but will be covered in armor plating once it evolves.
Behavior
Ravagers are virtually exclusive to the arid regions of the Carja Sundom north of the Carja capital Meridian. They are deployed either as protection for herds of terraforming machines, or to patrol near established human travel routes, especially in areas where herds of terraforming machines work. It may be surmised that HEPHAESTUS deploys them in this manner to deter humans from entering areas where herds are working. Ravagers attack humans on sight, opening fire with their cannons before the human even comes close enough to be engaged with melee attacks. If the cannon is disabled or removed, for example via Tearblast Arrows, the Ravager becomes more aggressive with its melee attacks.
Abilities
Ravagers employ their cannons to attack at range. Up close, they employ the same ferocious melee attacks as a Sawtooth. Additionally, Ravagers employ a defensive electric attack against enemies within a specific radius. However, like Sawtooths, they are vulnerable to weapons that utilize fire.
Attacks
Horizon Zero Dawn
| Name | Damage Type | Primary Damage | Trigger Range | Description |
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| Berserker Fury | Melee | 300 | 3m - 10m | Multiple lunging claw slashes |
| Claw Swipe | Melee | 170 | 7m - 11m | Single lunging claw swipe |
| Jumping Jaw Smash | Melee | 220 | 16m - 23m | Single swipe with jaw after pouncing |
| Mandible Stab | Melee | 160 | 1m - 8m | Lunging bite |
| Shock Jaw Smash | Melee | 180 | 1m - 8m | Electrically charged lunging bite |
| Cannon Burst | Projectile | 40 per bullet | 15m - 65m | Rapid-fire shots from cannon |
| Shock Cocoon |  Shock
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165 | 1.25m - 5.25m | Defensive radial electric cocoon |
Horizon Forbidden West
| Name | Windup Time | Damage | Trigger Range | Description |
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| Claw Swipe | Short | 200 Melee | 7m - 18m | Single lunging claw swipe |
| Berserker Fury | Medium | 250 Melee | 3m - 13m | Multiple lunging claw slashes |
| Jaw Smash | Short | 200 Melee | 1m - 9m | Lunging bite |
| Shock Jaw Smash | Short | 125 Melee
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1m - 9m | Electrically charged lunging bite |
| Leaping Jaw Smash | Medium | 250 Melee
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16m - 39m | Single swipe with jaw after pouncing |
| Cannon Burst | Medium | 100 per bullet | 15m - 80m | Rapid-fire shots from cannon |
| Shock Cocoon | Short | 250
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1.25m - 6.25m | Defensive radial electric cocoon |
| Shock Wave | Short | 200 Shock
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7m - 27m |
Variants
| Variant | Weak Vs. | Strong Vs. |
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| Ravager |  Purgewater
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 Frost
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| Apex Ravager |  Plasma
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Frost
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Components
Horizon Zero Dawn
| Image: | Component: | Information: | Weakness: | Strength: |
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Body | Hard outer casing to protect synthetic muscle and operational systems. |  Fire
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Shock
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Freeze Canister | Shooting this canister with Freeze Arrows will trigger an elemental explosion. Chillwater can be looted from this canister. | Freeze Tear
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None |
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Power Cell | Shooting this component with Shock Arrows will trigger an elemental explosion. Sparker can be looted from this component. | Shock Tear
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None |
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Ravager Cannon | Destroying these components disables Ravager Cannon attacks.
This weapon can be picked up and used after detached from the machine. Using Tearblast Arrows to shoot this off and then using it to shoot the Ravager is generally the easiest and quickest way to kill one. |
Tear
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None |
Horizon Forbidden West
| Name | Variant | Image | Description | Attributes |
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| Body | All | Hard outer casing to protect synthetic muscle and operational systems. | None | |
| Ravager Cannon | All | A fast-firing weapon that can hit targets at long range with powerful bolts of energy. |
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| Sparker | Standard | Shock storage. Tear off to collect this resource of shoot with a Shock Arrow to detonate. |
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| Glowblast Canister | Standard | Glowblast storage. Tear off to collect this resource or shoot with a Plasma Arrow to detonate. |
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| Chillwater Canister | Apex | Chillwater storage. Tear off to collect this resource or shoot with a Frost Arrow to detonate. |
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| Blaze Canister | Apex | Blaze storage. Tear off to collect this resource or shoot with a Fire Arrow to detonate. |
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| Antenna | All | Signal transmitter used to call in machine reinforcements. |
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Loot
Horizon Zero Dawn
Horizon Forbidden West
Body
- Metal Shards (100%)
- Crystal Braiding (100%)
- Piercing Spike (100%)
- Sparker (100%)
- Braided Wire (72%)
- Medium Machine Core (37%)
- Ravager Circulator (33%)
- Machine Muscle (31%)
- Ravager Primary Nerve (23%)
- Metal Bone (11%)
- Sturdy Hardplate (10%)
Ravager Cannon
- Ravager Cannon (100%)
Sparker
- Sparker (100%)
Glowblast Canister
- Glowblast (100%)
Antenna
- Braided Wire (67%)
- Sturdy Hardplate (34%)
- Ravager Primary Nerve (10%)
Body
- Crystal Braiding (100%)
- Sparker (100%)
- Metal Shards (100%)
- Piercing Spike (100%)
- Braided Wire (73%)
- Apex Ravager Heart (65%)
- Volatile Sludge (50%)
- Medium Machine Core (38%)
- Ravager Circulator (33%)
- Machine Muscle (31%)
- Ravager Primary Nerve (23%)
- Sturdy Hardplate (11%)
- Metal Bone (10%)
Ravager Cannon
- Ravager Cannon (100%)
Chillwater Canister
- Chillwater (100%)
Blaze Canister
- Blaze (100%)
Antenna
- Braided Wire (67%)
- Sturdy Hardplate (34%)
- Ravager Primary Nerve (10%)
Appearances in Other Media
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
The Ravager appears in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart as an object dropped from another dimension into Ratchet & Clank's using the RYNO 8.[1]
Notes
- Despite Rost telling Aloy that machines can communicate non-vocally, Ravagers roar and growl like a lion.
- As with Sawtooths, if Ravagers are significantly damaged, they will begin limping, holding up one of their front paws in a manner similar to cats.
- If the Ravager's cannon has taken significant impact damage, its rate of fire is reduced. This does not effect the weapon if it is detached picked up by Aloy, where it returns to its base rate of fire.
Gallery
| Machines | |
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| Horizon Zero Dawn | |
| Acquisition Class | Broadhead - Charger - Fireclaw - Frostclaw - Glinthawk - Grazer - Lancehorn - Rockbreaker - Scrapper - Snapmaw - Strider - Trampler |
| Chariot Class | Corruptor - Deathbringer - Metal Devil |
| Combat Class | Ravager - Sawtooth - Scorcher - Stalker - Stormbird - Thunderjaw |
| Communication Class | Tallneck |
| Recon Class | Longleg - Watcher (Redeye Watcher) |
| Transport Class | Behemoth - Bellowback - Shell-Walker |
| Unknown Class | Control Tower |
| Horizon Forbidden West | |
| Acquisition Class | Bristleback - Clamberjaw - Fanghorn - Plowhorn - Scrounger - Spikesnout - Sunwing - Tideripper - Widemaw |
| Combat Class | Clawstrider - Dreadwing - Grimhorn - Shellsnapper - Slaughterspine - Slitherfang - Specter - Specter Prime - Tremortusk |
| Recon Class | Burrower - Skydrifter |
| Transport Class | Leaplasher - Rollerback |
