Tremortusk

"Can feel the ground tremble beneath that mountain of a machine."

―Aloy nearing a Tremortusk

The Tremortusk is a machine in Horizon Forbidden West.

Appearance[]

The Tremortusk chassis is reminiscent of a proboscidean, most likely a mammoth based on its downward sloping back. Its face bears four articulate tusks tipped with impressive orange spades, a prehensile trunk, and a pair of Plasma Cannons, the latter of which rest beneath its eyes. Its back is lined with several long-range weapons: near the base of the head are a pair of shock cannons, which are followed by four antennae, and then a set of retractable salvo cannons in front of their rear hips. On its rear are four cylindrical ammo drums. Its belly contains a massive orange Blaze sac, with a smaller amplifying sac on its chest.

Standing several meters tall, the Tremortusk towers above humans, as well as many other Zero Dawn machines.

Behavior[]

Tremortusks can be encountered naturally in the wilds of the Forbidden West, but they can also be found under the control of Regalla's Rebels. Rebel Tremortusks are specially outfitted similar to war elephants of old, making them an even greater threat. After a certain amount of damage, it will rear up and throw the humans off its back. It also tends to charge at the player.

Like most machines of its size, the Tremortusk is largely solitary, and is only rarely found in groups of two.

History[]

The Tremortusk was designed by HEPHAESTUS for the task of culling the human population, specifically hunters attacking the terraforming system's machines.

During Regalla's rebellion, the rebel forces managed to override Tremortusks and add them to their forces. Due to their size, the overridden Tremortusks were outfitted with war huts that would enable a rebel group to fight from atop the machine. One such Tremortusk was felled by the Easterner Aloy, who used one of its cannons to bring down the Bulwark.

Abilities[]

The Tremortusk is effectively a walking tank, bearing a barrage of long-range weaponry that enable it to attack from nearly any angle or distance. Its trunk can be used to spray fire on enemies, or itself and allied machines with amplifying gas. While generally slow-moving, it is capable of occasional bursts of speed, including wide swings of its massive head and tusks. These attacks, combined with heavy armor plating, make the Tremortusk one of the most formidable enemies to encounter in the wild.

Some Tremortusks are equipped with antenna, giving them the ability to summon machine reinforcements.

Weaknesses[]

The Tremortusk's Blaze sac is its primary weak spot, due to its large size and relative ease in access: destroying it will inflict the burning state, as well as disable its fire attacks. Its Plasma Cannons can be detached and used against it, although the Apex variant's Plasma resistance makes this hardly effective.

Because the Tremortusk has few attacks that can reach targets above it, it can be relatively safely attacked from a ledge above it.

Attacks[]


Name	Windup Time	Damage	Damage Area	Trigger Range	Description
Tusk Multi-Stab	Short	264 Melee Crushed 50	-	9m - 12m	Points tusks downward ands stabs into ground while lunging at target. Follows up with max of 5 additional stabs.
Tusk Pincer	Medium	352 Melee Crushed 50	-	4m - 9m	Extends all tusks and lunges forward while snapping them shut.
Shatter Swing	Very Short	264 Melee Crushed 50	-	1m - 8m	Rotates body left/right to face target while sweeping its tusks horizontally along the ground.
Terror Reaper	Medium	417 Melee Crushed 50	-	4m - 44m	Charges forward while swinging its tusks left to right in a pendulum motion. Continues swinging until it hits or target moves out of range.
Raging Terror Reaper	Medium	417 Melee Crushed 50	-	4m - 44m	Charges towards target and stabs all 4 tusks into the ground.
Thunder Stomper	Medium	Body: 176 Melee, Crushed 50 Concussion Explosion: 176 Melee Shock Ring: 176, 114 buildup	-	4m - 14m	Stomps a total of 4 times, alternating between left/right front legs while walking forward, causing a Tremor effect and creating a Shock ring. Shock rings disabled when Drenched.
Seismic Thunder Slam	Medium	Body: 180 Melee, Crushed 50 Concussion Explosion: 360 Melee Shock Ring: 360, 120 buildup	-	0m - 18m	Slams down with front legs to unleash an expanding ring of Shock energy. Causes Tremor effect if close. Shock ring disabled when Drenched. Desperation Attack.
Homing Shock Swarm	Short	60 25 buildup	20/s 20/s buildup	24m - 64m	Uses Shock Cannons to launch a volley of Shock Orbs that slowly home in on target and pick up speed as they near the ground. Orbs explode on contact and create residual Shock damage areas. Attack disabled when Drenched.
Plasma Splinter-Blitz	Short	176 71 buildup	20/s 20/s buildup	14m - 64m	Fires Plasma Cannons 5 times in quick succession, generating Plasma trails that glide along the surface. Attack disabled when Drenched.
Plasma Splinter-Barrage	Long	176 71 buildup	20/s 20/s buildup	24m - 54m	Charges up Plasma Cannons to unleash a barrage of 4 Plasma trails that glide along the surface. Trails generate residual damage areas on impact. Attack disabled when Drenched.
Incincerator	Medium	100/s 70/s buildup	20/s 20/s buildup	6m - 19m	Uses trunk to spew a directed stream of flames as it walks forward. Creates residual damage areas near tip of flames. Attack disabled when Drenched.
Blazing Barrier	Short/Medium	106 55 buildup	20/s 20/s buildup	9m - 22m	Sweeps trunk side to side like a flamethrower and sends out 3 consecutive waves of fireballs. Creates residual damage areas along the ground. Attack disabled when Drenched.
Blazing Rock Throw	Medium	203 Ranged 203 120 buildup Crushed 35	20/s 20/s buildup	19m - 54m	Digs out boulder and coats in flames before tossing at target. Boulder creates Fire explosion as it lands and rolls for a few seconds before exploding, leaving residual damage areas along its path. Fire damage disabled when Drenched.
Cannon Blitz	Medium	170 Ranged	-	25m - 95m	Series of 4 artillery blasts fired in rapid succession from Salvo Cannons.
Cannon Barrage	Medium	170 Ranged	-	30m - 90m	Charges Salvo Cannons and fires a volley of 4 artillery blasts in a spread pattern.
Terror Trumpet	Medium	Deafened	-	0m - 15m	Lifts trunk in the air and lets out a loud trumpet, afflicting the Deafened status in a wide area.

Components[]

Name	Variant	Description	Attributes
Body	All	Hard outer casing to protect synthetic muscle and operational systems.	None
Tusks	All	Large, razor-sharp tusks. Detach or destroy all four Tusks to disable its more damaging attacks.	Detachable Attack Removal Destroyed When Killed Key Upgrade Resource
Plasma Cannon	All	A powerful weapon that fires devastating tracks of Plasma along the ground.	Detachable Attack Removal Persists When Killed Useable Weapon
Processing Capsule	All	Resource and materials storage for internal functions. Tear off to collect its contents.	Detachable Contains Valuable Resources Destroyed When Killed
Sparker	Standard	Shock storage. Tear off to collect this resource or shoot with a Shock Arrow to detonate.	Chain Reaction Detachable Contains Valuable Resources Destroyed When Killed
Chillwater Canister	Apex	Chillwater storage. Tear off to collect this resource or shoot with a Frost Arrow to detonate.	Chain Reaction Detachable Contains Valuable Resources Destroyed When Killed
Blaze Sac	All	Blaze storage. Destroy to disable Fire attacks or leave intact to add loot to the carcass.	Explosive Attack Removal Persists When Killed Contains Resources If Intact
Shock Cannon	All	A powerful weapon that fires homing Shock projectiles.	Detachable Attack Removal Persists When Killed Useable Weapon
Antenna	All	Signal transmitter used to call in machine reinforcements.	Detachable Reinforcement Call Removal Contains Valuable Resources Destroyed When Killed
Amplifying Sac	All	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
Salvo Cannon	All	A powerful weapon that fires salvos of withering blasts. Vents heat to the Heat Sink.	Detachable Attack Removal Contains Valuable Resources Destroyed When Killed
Heat Sink	All	Heat dispersal mechanism. Extremely vulnerable to damage, but only exposed when the Salvo Cannon overheats.	Indestructible Weak Spot
Ammo Drum	All	Large storage container for valuable resources. Tear off to collect its contents.	Detachable Contains Valuable Resources Destroyed When Killed

Loot[]

Body

Tusks

Tremortusk Tusk (100%)

Plasma Cannon

Plasma Cannon (100%)

Processing Capsule

Sparker

Sparker (100%)

Blaze Sac

Blaze (100%)

Shock Cannon

Shock Cannon (100%)

Antenna

Amplifying Sac

Volatile Sludge (50%)

Salvo Cannon

Heat Sink

None

Ammo Drum

Braided Wire (90%)
Machine Muscle (67%)
Sturdy Hardplate (57%)
Metal Bone (34%)
Blastpaste (25%)
Purgewater (9%)
Metalbite (9%)
Blaze (9%)
Chillwater (9%)
Glowblast (9%)
Sparker (9%)