Widemaw

Widemaw
An amphibious machine that vacuums up resources into its jaws for processing. In combat, it turns this ability into a variety of dangerous attacks.
Weight	Midweight
Origin	GAIA
Class	Acquisition
Override	Cauldron MU
Machine Sites	6
Combat
Challenge Level	15 27 (Apex)
HP	900 1350 (Apex)
Weakness	Purgewater
Strength	Fire Freeze Shock Acid Plasma
Explosive Components	Purgewater Sac
Weak Points	Eyes Glowblast Canister (x2, Apex) Resource Container (x2) Sparker (x2, standard) Tusks (x2) Vacuum Turbine (x2) Vacuum Unit

"That machine's jaws look like they could swallow me whole."

―Aloy

The Widemaw is an Acquisition class machine in Horizon Forbidden West. It disperses fertilizer pods among the lands which help the soil. It sucks up the soil with its vacuum and dispenses it out the other side. After digging enough, it will jet flames around its body and dispense pods that have resources.

History

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Widemaws have existed in the Forbidden West since before the Derangement began.

Widemaws were encountered by Aloy multiple times in the Forbidden West, particularly near coastal areas and in smaller water bodies. She fought two Widemaws in Cauldron MU.

Appearance

The Widemaw is similar in appearance to a hippopotamus. The main head of the Widemaw is huge, with a mouth filled with small spikes that will split into four segments when fully opened. The bottom jaw contains large, retractable, drill like tusks, and the "throat" is a massive vacuum unit. It has a massive Purgewater sac on its underbelly, and two Sparkers hidden just above. On its hindquarters, there are four vacuum turbines, two on each side, and two resource containers placed vertically at the center. It is covered with white armor everywhere but its underbelly, and its eyes are similar to a Trampler or Stormbird.

Behavior

Widemaws are usually found in groups along bodies of water, where they turn ground and plants into Metal Fertilizer Pods, which they eject as they move. According to the Utaru metalweaver Kue, these pods are made of the strongest metal he has ever woven.

Abilities

The Widemaw can easily pull in any threat with its vacuum tube, and its jaw is able to chomp anything flat. Its backside isn't safe either, as the turbines can do the same thing. It can easily pull together massive mounds of dirt into a rock, then reverse the vacuum's direction to shoot it a long distance.

During combat, Widemaws can enter an overcharge mode by inhaling a Metal Fertilizer Pod. This state lasts for 30 seconds and boosts damage by 25%, along with increasing their attack speed and range. Visually, it is represented by their tusks and vacuum unit glowing red along with fire and steam coming out of vents on its body.

Weaknesses

The Widemaw's sole elemental weakness is against Purgewater.

Attacks

Name	Windup Time	Stance	Damage	Damage Area	Trigger Range	Description
Cyclone Drag	Short	Grounded	-	-	0m - 12m	Sucks target into melee range before following up with Slosh Chomp. Also used to vacuum nearby Metal Fertilizer Pods to enter Overcharged state.
Slosh Chomp	Short	Grounded/Overwater	137 Melee 69 56 buildup	-	5m - 13m	Bites while sweeping from left to right, releasing a blast of Purgewater as its jaws shut. Purgewater damage disabled when Drenched.
Hurricane Haul	Short	Grounded	-	-	5m - 13m	Vacuum Turbines open to pull target within melee range.
Sludge Spew	Short	Grounded/Overwater	38 Ranged 38 28 buildup	10/s 10/s buildup	22m - 47m	Lifts head and spits a series of 10 mud projectiles coated in Purgewater. Each projectile creates a small explosion on impact and leaves a residual Purgewater damage area. Purgewater damage disabled when Drenched.
Sludge Bomb	Medium	Grounded	100 Ranged 100 89 buildup	10/s 10/s buildup	17m - 37m	Uses Vacuum Mouth to form large ball of mud coated in Purgewater before spitting it at target. Mud ball bounces, generating residual Purgewater damage areas before exploding when colliding with target or obstacle. Purgewater damage disabled when Drenched.
Splatter Blaster	Short	Grounded	38 Ranged 38 28 buildup	10/s 10/s buildup	5m - 13m	Opens Vacuum Turbines and releases wide blast of Purgewater, creating residual Purgewater damage areas. Purgewater damage disabled when Drenched.
Turbine Leap	Short	Grounded	180 Melee Crushed 17	-	1m - 9m	Opens Vacuum Turbines to pull target in before leaping backward and stomping. Attack disabled when Slowed.
Tusk Charge	Short	Grounded	180 Melee Crushed 17	-	6m - 14m	Charges at full speed to ram target. Attack disabled when Slowed.
Turbine Sludge Charge	Medium	Grounded/Overwater	Body: 180 Melee, 89, Crushed 17 Mud Projectiles: 38 Melee, 38, 38 buildup	10/s 10/s buildup	17m - 57m	Uses Vacuum Turbines to boost towards target while scooping up mud with its mouth, creating residual Purgewater damage areas. Purgewater damage disabled when Drenched.
Sludge Vacuum	Short	Grounded	68 Melee 68 65 buildup	10/s 10/s buildup	16m - 65m	Inhales with Vacuum Unit, building up mud in its mouth. Snaps jaw shut to release compressed air and Purgewater, leaving lingering pools of Purgewater on the ground. Purgewater damage disabled when Drenched.
Emergency Roll	Short	Grounded	137 Melee Crushed 17	-	0m - 10m	Performs an evasive barrel roll to reposition itself.
Pod Cluster	Short	Grounded	-	-	0m - 6m	Ejects a cluster of Metal Fertilizer Pods that land around the Widemaw.

Variants

Variant	Weak Vs.	Strong Vs.
Widemaw	Purgewater	Fire Frost Shock Acid Plasma
Apex Widemaw	Purgewater	Fire Frost Shock Acid Plasma

Components

Name	Variant	Image	Description	Attributes
Body	All		Hard outer casing to protect synthetic muscle and operational systems.	None
Tusks	All		Jagged metal tusks that are only vulnerable when its jaws are open. Detach or destroy both to reduce the damage from its attacks.	Detachable Destroyed When Killed Key Upgrade Resource
Vacuum Unit	All		Used to quickly collect materials for processing or to eject them in its attacks. Especially vulnerable to damage	Indestructible Weak Spot
Purgewater Sac	All		Purgewater storage. Destroy to disable Purgewater attacks or leave intact to add loot to the carcass.	Explosive Ability Removal Persists When Killed Contains Resources If Intact
Sparker	Standard		Shock storage. Tear off to collect this resource of shoot with a Shock Arrow to detonate.	Chain Reaction Detachable Contains Valuable Resources Destroyed When Killed
Glowblast Canister	Apex		Glowblast storage. Tear off to collect this resource or shoot with a Plasma Arrow to detonate.	Chain Reaction Detachable Contains Valuable Resources Destroyed When Killed
Vacuum Turbine	All		Large twin engines used to quickly draw a target towards it and discharge projectiles.	Detachable Attack Removal Contains Valuable Resources Destroyed When Killed
Resource Canister	All		Storage container for valuable resources. Tear off to collect its contents.	Detachable Contains Valuable Resources Destroyed When Killed

Loot

• Widemaw
• Apex Widemaw

Body

• Purgewater (100%)
• Metal Shards (100%)
• Machine Muscle (31%)
• Widemaw Circulator (29%)
• Medium Machine Core (27%)
• Braided Wire (21%)
• Widemaw Primary Nerve (19%)
• Sturdy Hardplate (11%)
• Metal Bone (10%)

Tusks

• Widemaw Tusk (100%)

Vacuum Unit

• None

Purgewater Sac

• Purgewater (100%)

Sparker

• Sparker (100%)

Vacuum Turbine

• Braided Wire (67%)
• Machine Muscle (67%)
• Metal Bone (34%)
• Sturdy Hardplate (34%)
• Widemaw Primary Nerve (10%)

Resource Container

• Braided Wire (90%)
• Sturdy Hardplate (55%)
• Medium Machine Core (26%)
• Blastpaste (25%)
• Widemaw Primary Nerve (16%)

Body

• Metal Shards (100%)
• Purgewater (100%)
• Apex Widemaw Heart (56%)
• Piercing Spike (50%)
• Volatile Sludge (50%)
• Machine Muscle (30%)
• Widemaw Circulator (28%)
• Medium Machine Core (27%)
• Braided Wire (20%)
• Widemaw Primary Nerve (18%)
• Metal Bone (11%)
• Sturdy Hardplate (11%)

Tusks

• Widemaw Tusk (100%)

Vacuum Unit

• None

Purgewater Sac

• Purgewater (100%)

Glowblast

• Glowblast (100%)

Vacuum Turbine

• Machine Muscle (67%)
• Braided Wire (67%)
• Sturdy Hardplate (34%)
• Metal Bone (34%)
• Widemaw Primary Nerve (11%)

Resource Container

• Braided Wire (89%)
• Sturdy Hardplate (55%)
• Medium Machine Core (26%)
• Blastpaste (25%)
• Widemaw Primary Nerve (16%)

Gallery

A destroyed Widemaw

Concept art by Miguel Martinez

Model by Jonas Roscinas

An Apex Widemaw.