Spikesnout

"Looks like that machine stores fluid in its tail. I wonder what it does with it?"

―Aloy, upon spotting a Spikesnout

The Spikesnout is a machine that appears in Horizon Forbidden West.

Appearance[]

The Spikesnout is a mix of an anteater, with the head and body, and a skunk, with the tail sprayers. Its head is long and narrow, with the lower half splitting into two, and a long tongue inside. On its back are two acid canisters and a red sac that contains damage amplifying fluid. On its belly is a damage dampening sac that is blue. It has a long tail, with the bottom portion containing a green sac that dampens stamina, and ends with two resource canisters sticking out. Its back, legs, and sides of the tail are covered in white armor plating.

Abilities[]

The Spikesnout acts as a supporter, spraying machines with amplifying gas or hindering enemies with damage or stamina dampening gas, either sprayed from its belly around the machine, or shot at long range from sprayers at the end of its tail. However, the sacs can be easily shot and destroyed, giving the Spikesnout and others in the vicinity the ability from the sac. The amplifier and stamina drain sacs are quite easy: The amplifying sac can be easily shot when facing the front of the machine and is completely unarmored, and the stamina drain sac can be easily hit when the Spikesnout raises its tail from behind.

If a machine is destroyed nearby a Spikesnout, they will use a Chemical Ejector to extract resources from the carcass until none remain.

Attacks[]

Name	Windup Time	Damage	Residual Damage Area	Trigger Range	Description
Mist Spray	Short/ Medium	-	Damage Dampened 12/s Damage Dampened 20/s buildup Stamina Drain 12/s Stamina Drain 20/s buildup	10m - 30m (front) 7m - 30m (back)	Lifts its tail, spaying a vapor of Damage Amplifier, Damage Dampener and Stamina Drain at target.
Acid Rock Burst	Short/ Medium	38 Ranged 38 28 buildup	10/s 10/s buildup	10m - 38m	Spits a series of 4 Acid-coated rocks at target. Rocks explode on impact and leave a residual Acid damage area. Acid damage disabled when Drenched.
Snout Shot	Short/ Medium	90 Ranged Stamina Drain 90 Stamina Drain 25 buildup Damage Dampened 90 Damage Dampened 25 buildup	Damage Dampened 10/s Damage Dampened 5/s buildup Stamina Drain 10/s Stamina Drain 5/s buildup	18m - 50m	Shoots a glob of Amplify Damage, Damage Dampener, or Stamina Drain liquid at target. Projectile explodes on impact and releases clouds of vapor.
Slasher	Short	137 Melee	-	4m - 12m	Hops towards target and lunges while slashing with either front claw. Follows up with another slash if the first misses and target is still in range.
Overhead Slash and Spray	Short	137 Melee (body) 69 Melee (shockwave)	Damage Dampened 12/s Damage Dampened 20/s buildup Stamina Drain 12/s Stamina Drain 20/s buildup	3m - 7m	Jumps towards target and slashes with tongue while turning 180^o. Lifts tail and follows up with a cloud of Damage Dampener or Stamina Drain if the initial attack misses and target is in front. Can also follow up with a tail slam.
Mist Slam	Short	137 Melee (body) 69 Melee (shockwave)	Damage Dampened 12/s Damage Dampened 20/s buildup Stamina Drain 12/s Stamina Drain 20/s buildup	5m - 11m	Jumps backward to slam target with its tail. Creates a small shockwave on impact and releases clouds of Damage Dampened or Stamina Drain.
Mist Perimeter	Short	180 Melee	Damage Dampened 12/s Damage Dampened 20/s buildup Stamina Drain 12/s Stamina Drain 20/s buildup	0m - 7m	Leaps towards target while spinning 360^o with its tail, releasing a cloud of Damage Dampened or Stamina Drain vapor.
Defensive Tail Sweep	Short	180 Melee	Damage Dampened 12/s Damage Dampened 20/s buildup Stamina Drain 12/s Stamina Drain 20/s buildup	0m - 7m	Hops in place and spins 360^o, releasing a cloud of Damage Dampened or Stamina Drain vapor.

Variants[]

Variant	Weakness	Strength
Spikesnout	Fire Purgewater	Shock
Apex Spikesnout	Plasma	Shock Purgewater

Components[]

Name	Description	Attributes
Body	Hard outer casing to protect synthetic muscle and operational systems.	None
Acid Canister	Metalbite storage. Tear off to collect this resource or shoot with an Acid Arrow to detonate.	Chain Reaction Detachable Contains Valuable Resources Destroyed When Killed
Amplifying Sac	Potent liquid storage. Destroy to disable the ability to amplify allied machine attacks or leave intact to add loot to the carcass.	Explosive Ability Removal Persists When Killed Contains Resources If Intact
Damage Dampener Sac	Potent liquid storage. Destroy to disable damage dampening or leave intact to add loot to the carcass.	Explosive Ability Removal Persists When Killed Contains Resources If Intact
Stamina Drain Sac	Potent liquid storage. Destroy to disable Weapon Stamina Drain ability or leave intact to add loot to the carcass.	Explosive Persists When Killed Contains Resources If Intact Key Upgrade Resource
Resource Container	Storage container for valuable resources. Tear off to collect its contents.	Detachable Contains Valuable Resources Destroyed When Killed

Loot[]

Body

Acid Canister

Metalbite (100%)

Amplifying Sac

Volatile Sludge (100%)

Damage Dampener Sac

Purgewater (100%)

Stamina Drain Sac

Spikesnout Sac Webbing (100%)
Purgewater (100%)

Resource Container