#and in hfw instead of a duel to the death we are riding the edge of life and death. a dance that holds death close at the perfect distance
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Horizon Zero Dawn (2017) | Horizon Forbidden West (2022)
#nil horizon#niloy#horizon forbidden west#horizon zero dawn#hfw#hzd#hfwedit#captions hard but it's about the growth. it's about the way he has a special spot in mind and an... activity in mind.#and in hfw instead of a duel to the death we are riding the edge of life and death. a dance that holds death close at the perfect distance#repeatable and therefore perpetual. they can race again and again. death is a one time thing.* before bringing up the mesa he mourns#the loss of bandits to kill and seems to not see any further... reason to be alive. he will not kill innocents. he invites aloy to the mesa#with the intention of dying by her hand. because she is his partner. his equal. instead she spares him.#saying she doesn't think he has a death wish and that she sees there's a need for him in the world. that is. an earth shattering#thing to hear. it's no wonder he feels restless after the battle of meridian. aloy has disappeared so there really isn't anything left for#him in the east (not yet anyway. i have thoughts about post-hfw progressions but i digress). he has a reason to stay alive (aloy)#but not a purpose. certainly nothing to fulfill his thrill-seeking itch. so he heads west. and finds the racers.#*he mentions wishing he could kill bandits more than once as well. he wishes for repeatability. sustainability. bc there is so much going o#in his head and i think killing soothed it to an extent. but also perpetuated the issue obviously. racing soothes his demons without the#negative repercussions..... i think i am done now
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