Sons of Prometheus

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

Sons of Prometheus
Capital	First Forge
Leader(s)	Asera
Allies	Sylens Regalla's Rebels
Enemies	Aloy Carja Tenakth

The Sons of Prometheus are a non-tribal faction in Horizon Forbidden West. They are Oseram mercenaries allied with Regalla and her rebels.

History

An alliance forged

The Oseram rebel, Asera, had fled Meridian after Dervahl failed in his assassination attempt on Sun-King Avad. She was approached by a mysterious man named Sylens shortly after the Battle of the Alight and was given a deal she could not pass up. He would provide her and her like-minded Oseram subordinates machine overrides and Focuses in exchange for striking up a deal to provide a machine army to the Tenakth rebel, Regalla, to take over the tribe and attack the Far Zenith base.

Asera and Regalla easily formed an alliance due their shared hatred for Carja for the deaths of their relatives in the Red Raids. Some Sons of Prometheus had reservations working with "savage" Tenakth and some rebels did not like working with outlanders but the alliance flourished in spite of incidents. They soon supplied the rebels with an army of overridden machines and even taught them how to use overrides. The Sons of Prometheus also forge equipment capable of destroying Zenith shields and successfully kill one, albeit at the cost of many rebels and operatives. Unknown to the Sons of Prometheus, their Focuses were hacked by Tilda van der Meer, who would learn of Sylens' plan.

Defeat

Aloy would cross paths with the Sons of Prometheus and took a special interest in their secret operations with the rebels. She would enlist the help of Erend to discover who they were as she scoured rebel camps and learned more of the group. Erend later subdued a Sons of Prometheus operative and discovered from his Focus they were based in First Forge. He and Aloy infiltrated the base and killed numerous operatives. The duo confronted Asera and killed her, leaving the Sons of Prometheus shattered and seemingly leaderless. Although some members still answered to Sylens.

Known members

• Asera
• Bragduf
• Gunda

Enemy archetypes

• Sons of Prometheus Operative
• Sons of Prometheus Sniper
• Sons of Prometheus Gunner

Standard Soldier-archetype among the SoP using bows, melee weapons, and fuse bombs.

Stats

Tier	Level	HP	Armor HP/Tear	Helmet HP/Tear	Additional Info
1	10	75/110	25/25	60/30	Equipped with up to 11 armor pieces. Vulnerable to Fire and especially Shock.
2	15	130	80/80	170/85
	20	150
	25	175/200
3	30	225	140/140	290/145
	35	250
	40	275
4	40	300	220/220	450/225

Attacks

Attack Type	Damage	Trigger Range	Description
Short range slash combo	37/44/65 Melee (Tier 1)	0m - 4.5m	Short range 3-hit combo. Variant when running (from 5.5m).
	56/66/99 Melee (Tier 2)
	83/97/145 Melee (Tier 3)
	108/126/189 Melee (Tier 4)
Medium range slash combo	37/44/65 Melee (Tier 1)	3.5m - 6m	Medium range 3-hit combo.
	56/66/99 Melee (Tier 2)
	83/97/145 Melee (Tier 3)
	108/126/189 Melee (Tier 4)
Jump Strike combo	65/44/65 Melee (Tier 1)	5.5m - 8m	A long range 3-hit combo. Starts with a slow but powerful jumping strike with two variants.
	99/66/99 Melee (Tier 2)
	145/97/145 Melee (Tier 3)
	189/126/189 Melee (Tier 4)
Power Slash combo	65 Melee each (Tier 1)	5m - 8m	A powerful long range 3-hit combo.
	99 Melee each (Tier 2)
	145 Melee each (Tier 3)
	189 Melee each (Tier 4)
Push Back	37 Melee (Tier 1)	0m - 3.5m	Pushes back opponent immediately after blocking their attack, exposing them to a counter-attack.
	56 Melee (Tier 2)
	83 Melee (Tier 3)
	108 Melee (Tier 4)
Counter-attack	44 Melee (Tier 1)	0m - 4.5m	Can be used after a push back.
	66 Melee (Tier 2)
	97 Melee (Tier 3)
	126 Melee (Tier 4)
Backward slash combo	44/44/65 Melee (Tier 1)	0m - 4m	Turns around with a horizontal slash and may followup with a combo.
	66/66/99 Melee (Tier 2)
	97/97/145 Melee (Tier 3)
	126/126/189 Melee (Tier 4)
Grab Attack	131 Melee (Tier 1)	0m - 4.5m
	197 Melee (Tier 2)
	291 Melee (Tier 3)
	380 Melee (Tier 4)
Direct Shot	44 Ranged (Tier 1)	17m - 26m	Fires arrow directly at target.
	66 Ranged (Tier 2)
	97 Ranged (Tier 3)
	126 Ranged (Tier 4)
Close Shot	44 Ranged (Tier 1)	0m - 17m	Faster than the Direct and Volley Shot.
	66 Ranged (Tier 2)
	97 Ranged (Tier 3)
	126 Ranged (Tier 4)
Volley Shot	52 Ranged (Tier 1)	25m - 100m	Fires in a high volley.
	79 Ranged (Tier 2)
	116 Ranged (Tier 3)
	161 Ranged (Tier 4)
Triple Volley Shot	52 Ranged (Tier 1)	17m - 100m	Shoots a burst of 3 arrows in a high volley. Only used when given the order by a Sharpshooter/Sniper.
	79 Ranged (Tier 2)
	116 Ranged (Tier 3)
	161 Ranged (Tier 4)
Fuse Bomb	174 Explosive (Tier 1)	10m - 60m	Throws a fuse bomb that explodes on impact. Mainly used if target is unreachable with other weapons.
	263 Explosive (Tier 2)
	388 Explosive (Tier 3)
	505 Explosive (Tier 4)

The Archer-archetype among the SoP, preferring to stay back and attack from range. They are the most agile and evasive among rebel classes.

Stats

Tier	Level	HP	Armor HP/Tear	Helmet HP/Tear	Additional Info
1	10	83/121	25/25	60/30	Equipped with up to 11 armor pieces. Vulnerable to Purgewater and especially Shock. Higher accuracy and rate of fire than Soldiers. Can direct nearby allies to fire a synchronized volley of arrows.
2	15	143	80/80	170/85
	20	165
	25	193/220
3	30	248	140/140	290/145
	35	275
	40	303
4	40	330	220/220	450/225

Attacks

Attack Type	Damage	Trigger Range	Description
Emergency Dagger Swipe	65 Melee (Tier 1)	0m - 4.5m	Breaks out of stagger and attacks target with dagger. Triggers when staggered repeatedly by melee attacks. All tiers inflict 100 Acid buildup.
	99 Melee (Tier 2)
	145 Melee (Tier 3)
	189 Melee (Tier 4)
Grab Attack	131 Ranged (Tier 1)	0m - 4.5m	Used to create distance.
	197 Ranged (Tier 2)
	291 Ranged (Tier 3)
	380 Ranged (Tier 4)
Direct Shot	65 Ranged (Tier 1)	18m - 100m
	99 Ranged (Tier 2)
	145 Ranged (Tier 3)
	189 Ranged (Tier 4)
Triple Volley Shot	65 Ranged (Tier 1)	15m - 70m	Shoots a burst of 3 arrows in a high volley.
	99 Ranged (Tier 2)
	145 Ranged (Tier 3)
	189 Ranged (Tier 4)
Elemental Shot	40 Ranged 47 Elemental Damage 56 Elemental buildup (Tier 1)	15m - 70m	Shoots an elemental arrow at a high volley. Leaves an elemental area of effect on the ground.
	58 Ranged 73 Elemental Damage 59 Elemental buildup (Tier 2)
	85 Ranged 109 Elemental Damage 63 Elemental buildup (Tier 3)
	105 Ranged 147 Elemental Damage 71 Elemental buildup (Tier 4)
Ducking Shot	65 Ranged (Tier 1)	0m - 100m	Ducks in place while firing.
	99 Ranged (Tier 2)
	145 Ranged (Tier 3)
	189 Ranged (Tier 4)
Side-Dodge Shot	65 Ranged (Tier 1)	0m - 100m	Dodges to the left or right while firing.
	99 Ranged (Tier 2)
	145 Ranged (Tier 3)
	189 Ranged (Tier 4)
Static Burst Shots	44 Ranged (Tier 1)	12m - 20m	Shoots three consecutive arrows, with a short delay before the third.
	66 Ranged (Tier 2)
	97 Ranged (Tier 3)
	123 Ranged (Tier 4)
Aggressive Burst Shot	65 Ranged (Tier 1)	14m - 25m	Jumps forward and fires a wide burst of five arrows. Will always stagger Aloy.
	99 Ranged (Tier 2)
	145 Ranged (Tier 3)
	189 Ranged (Tier 4)
Defensive Burst Shot	44 Ranged (Tier 1)	0m - 20m	Shoots an arrow, then dodges backward and fires two more.
	66 Ranged (Tier 2)
	97 Ranged (Tier 3)
	123 Ranged (Tier 4)
Evasive Burst Shot	44 Ranged (Tier 1)	12m - 20m	Shoots three consecutive arrows while moving sideways.
	66 Ranged (Tier 2)
	97 Ranged (Tier 3)
	123 Ranged (Tier 4)
Spin-Back Shot	65 Ranged (Tier 1)	0m - 20m	Moves back with a spin and shoots an arrow.
	99 Ranged (Tier 2)
	145 Ranged (Tier 3)
	189 Ranged (Tier 4)
180 Shot	65 Ranged (Tier 1)	0.5m - 10m	Turns around and shoots an arrow behind them.
	99 Ranged (Tier 2)
	145 Ranged (Tier 3)
	189 Ranged (Tier 4)

Fully armored heavy ranged weapon users.

Stats

Tier	Level	HP	Armor HP/Tear	Helmet HP/Tear	Additional Info
2	25	280	245/245	490/245	Vulnerable to Shock and especially Plasma. Virtually immune to Purgewater. Enters a rage state that lasts for 25 seconds at 50% HP or below, increasing damage resistance and damage dealt.
3	30	315	425/425	950/425
	35	350
	40	385
4	40	420	665/665	1330/665

Attacks

Attack Type	Damage	Trigger Range	Description
Deathbringer Gun	19 Ranged per bullet (Tier 2)	3m - 11.5m	Aims directly at target and shoots with moderate bullet spread.
		11.5m - 70m	Shoots from the right or left of target and progressively catches up.
		5m - 30m	Sprays bullets from right to left to cover a large area.
	28 Ranged per bullet (Tier 3)
	37 Ranged per bullet (Tier 4)
Plasma Bomb Launcher	65 Plasma 117 Plasma buildup (Tier 2) 125 Plasma buildup (Tier 3) 143 Plasma buildup (Tier 4)	2m - 24m	Shoots a single grenade.
		2m - 24m	Shoots three grenades consecutively.
		3.5m - 50m	Three grenades fired in one shot.
Weapon Bash	56 Melee (Tier 2)	0m - 3.5m
	83 Melee (Tier 3)
	108 Melee (Tier 4)
180 Weapon Bash	56 Melee (Tier 2)	0m - 3.5m
	83 Melee (Tier 3)
	108 Melee (Tier 4)
Grab Attack	197 Melee (Tier 2)	0m - 4.5m
	291 Melee (Tier 3)
	379 Melee (Tier 4)

Trivia

• In Greek mythology, Prometheus is the Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus and giving it to mortals for their use, the god of fire and craft. The group's name is an allusion to the Oseram's reputation as skilled metalworkers and craftsmen. However, as the Oseram have no knowledge of the ancient world whatsoever, the name of the group was most likely coined by Sylens.

Gallery

Concept art by Oscar Römer