- "Its wings look like it can catch the sunlight. Probably a fast flier, too."
- ―Aloy, spotting a Sunwing
The Sunwing is a machine in Horizon Forbidden West. As an Acquisition class machine, its job is to locate perches at high altitudes and roost there, absorbing as much solar energy as possible during the course of the day.
Appearance
The Sunwing resembles a pterosaur in form, with a retractable fin used for plasma attacks located on its head, mimicking the distinctive crest of these long extinct creatures. Its arms hold the majority of its defensive/acquisition equipment, with two shields situated at the bend in their joints and a thin conductive-mesh knitted to the body and the arms, acting both as wings and solar collection panels. It possesses a resource canister in its chest for storing collected materials and two Sparkers on its hips which, presumably, store collected solar energy. It also possesses a small tail, with a white tip and two small solar collection weaves.
Behavior
Sunwings possess photovoltaic wings which they use to collect and store energy. They can be found patrolling the skies of the Forbidden West, frequently hovering at great heights or roosting on tall mountain peaks to absorb as much solar energy as possible. Sunwings are particularly fast and agile in the air.[1][2]
Sunwings usually congregate in groups.
Abilities
The Sunwing is able to use Plasma attacks from its fin, and it can raise the defensive shields on its shoulders to protect itself from head-on attacks. It is a fast flyer and capable of striking quickly from the air. However, it needs to recharge every so often after attacking, which it can only do by aligning its solar wings to the sun. After Cauldron GEMINI, Aloy can override and ride on a Sunwing. It is its own individual mount, meaning a ground based mount can be used without losing the Sunwing.
Weaknesses
Sunwings are weak to Purgewater, and inflicting the Drenched state will hamper most of their attacks if not outright disable them.
Attacks
| Name | Windup Time | Stance | Damage | Damage Area | Trigger Range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burst Defender | Short/Medium | Grounded/Perched |  50/hit
|
- | 15m - 61m | |
| Air Burst | Short/Medium | Flying | 50/hit
|
- | 20m - 54m | |
| Power Fling | Short | Flying | 143 Ranged
|
- | 17m - 62m | |
| Aerial Plasma Sweep | Short | Flying |
|
10/s
|
6m - 32m | |
| Ground Breaker | Short | Grounded |
|
10/s
|
15m - 30m | |
| Crashing Tear | Medium/Long | Flying |
|
10/s
|
0m - 80m | |
| Wing Swipe | Very Short | Grounded | 200 Melee | - | 2m - 19m | |
| Ascending Burster | Very Short | Grounded |
|
15/s
|
0m - 10m |
Components
Loot
Trivia
- Sunwings were the second Acquisition-class machine to be named in Horizon Forbidden West.
- Mathijs de Jonge, the director for Horizon Forbidden West, described flying as the most difficult feature to implement in the game[3].
Gallery
References
- ↑ Horizon Forbidden West - Guerrilla Talks
- ↑ Meet the Machines - Sunwing
- ↑ Horizon Forbidden West Strategy Guide, p. 644
| Machines | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
