Horizon Forbidden West Apex Thunderjaw Location

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"That thing is huge; and congenital to fight."

―Aloy, upon sighting a Thunderjaw

The Thunderjaw is a machine in Horizon Zero Dawn and a returning car in Horizon Forbidden W. It is a large Gainsay Class auto, one of the two largest machines of this class (the other machine being the Tremortusk). Its size, power, and array of heavily damaging weapons brand information technology one of the nigh feared of all machines.

History

Horizon Naught Dawn

Unlike the Naught Dawn terraforming machines, which were designed and controlled by GAIA, the Thunderjaw was designed by the AI HEPHAESTUS, which had seized command of the Cauldron facilities and begun aggressive countermeasures to the human being do of machine hunting. Thunderjaws are one of the most extreme examples of HEPHAESTUS' escalating attempts to cull the human population, a phenomenon known to the tribes as the Derangement.

The Carja hunter Ahsis, a Militarist of the Hunters Social club, is the start known hunter to take killed a Thunderjaw. After the huge machine destroyed the Carja freehold of Morning time Light, Ahsis tracked, establish and engaged information technology, narrowly defeating it by using its own Disc Launchers confronting it. Every bit the largest and virtually powerful machine ever successfully hunted in the Lodge'due south history up to that time, the kill elevated him to the rank of Sunhawk.^[i] The body of this Thunderjaw was subsequently retrieved, and is now kept on display in the centre of the Order.

His achievement was somewhen topped past the successful hunt of another Thunderjaw. Known as Redmaw, this Thunderjaw had for years slaughtered every hunter who had attempted to kill it, earning it legendary condition among Carja hunters. Eventually, Redmaw was killed by Hawk Talanah Khane Padish and her Thrush Aloy.

The Eclipse was able to decadent at least 2 Thunderjaws, 1 of which was used to rails Prince Itamen and Queen Nasadi afterward their defection from the Shadow Carja, and the 2d of which was used to raid The Embrace.

The Frozen Wilds

HEPHAESTUS likewise produced Daemonic Thunderjaws, albeit sparingly. When Aloy and her companions, Aratak and Ourea, attempted to breach the Cauldron EPSILON facility, HEPHAESTUS deployed one to guard the entrance. In the cease, yet, it proved no lucifer for them and was destroyed.

Horizon Forbidden West

Aslope their regular variants, Aloy encountered uncommonly powerful Apex Thunderjaws in the Forbidden Due west, killing one at the entrance to Thebes.

During the last assault on the Far Zenith base, Beta managed to inject HEPHAESTUS into the Zenith printer matrix, allowing it to unleash an army of Thunderjaws and other big Combat machines that engaged a Specter swarm.

Appearance

The Thunderjaw is a huge bipedal motorcar with features akin to those of a Tyrannosaurus King: powerful and bulky legs, a long body, and a heavy tail to maintain equilibrium. Its trunk features symmetrical weaponry: a light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation weapon in its rima oris, cannons on its jaws, a radar array on its back, and Disc Launchers on its hips.

Behavior

Like most large machines, Thunderjaws are establish lone. A pair can be found together protecting a herd of Lancehorns in the Glarebreak, west of Free Heap.

When undisturbed, Thunderjaws mill nigh their respective sites, their footfalls an early alarm to anyone wandering too shut. They are then massive that they tin knock over trees just by walking into them.

Abilities

The Thunderjaw's huge size, ability, array of weapons, and capacity to sustain damage make it one of the almost formidable machines. It employs a variety of powerful melee and ranged attacks.

Additionally, its radar scanner allows quick detection of hunters hiding in tall grass. Dissimilar that of a Scrapper, which is able to detect merely motion, the Thunderjaw's radar can detect humans regardless of their motion. In Horizon Zero Dawn, Thunderjaws take no elemental weaknesses, and are resistant to Shock. In Horizon Forbidden West, both Thunderjaw variants are resistant to Shock and Frost harm, with the Apex variant having resistances to every element merely Acid.

While information technology is unconfirmed, Thunderjaws can supposedly hear a bow shot. While most machines would investigate where the shot landed, a Thunderjaw will investigate where the shot originated from.

Weaknesses

A Thunderjaw's major structural weaknesses are its heart and data nexus; ranged weapon strikes on either cause significant impairment in one case they are exposed. Similarly, landing a shot of the corresponding chemical element on exposed elemental canisters volition induce their condition furnishings. Its mandibular cannons, disc launchers, tail and radar unit tin all exist removed with plenty Tear damage, disabling their respective abilities entirely.

In Horizon Forbidden West, both variants are weak to Acid, and inflicting the Corroding state will brand it easier to access its main weak spots.

Attacks

Horizon Zero Dawn

Melee attacks

Proper noun	Primary Harm	Secondary Damage	Trigger Range	Description
Bite Assault	250	-	11m - 17m	Snaps at enemy with mandibles
Charge	275	-	20m - 80m	Charges and rams enemy
Pes Stomp	290	50	0m - 7m	Stamps on enemy
Rushing Bite Assault	250	-	18m - 33m	Charges and snaps at enemy
Tail Slam	300	-	6m - 16m	Vertical bludgeon attack with tail
Tail Swipe	300	-	17m - 27m	Spinning bludgeon attack with tail

Ranged attacks

Name	Damage Blazon	Principal Harm	Secondary Damage	Trigger Range	Description
Disc Launcher - 360 Attack	Explosion	130	-	5m - 25m	Discs strike in a circle effectually chassis
Disc Launcher - Barrage	Explosion	130	-	20m - 80m	Discs strike in a barrage
Disc Launcher - Homing	Explosion	130	-	20m - 80m	Discs track enemy
Laser Sweep	Laser	200	130 per second	25m - 60m	Fan-shaped spread of laser beams
Cannon Burst - Atomic number 82 Up	Projectile	60	-	20m - 80m	Rapid-fire mandibular cannon shots; head sweeps laterally
Cannon Flare-up - Side to Side	Projectile	60	-	20m - 80m	Rapid-burn mandibular cannon shots; cannons repeatedly burn down left and correct

Horizon Forbidden West

Name	Windup Time	Harm	Trigger Range	Description
Cannon Burst (Lead Up)	Short	176 Ranged	20m - 100m
Cannon Burst (Side to Side)	Short	176 Ranged	20m - 100m
Disc Launcher Homing	Short	317 Ranged	20m - 100m
Disc Launcher Barrage	Short	317 Ranged	20m - 100m
Disc Launcher 360	Medium	317 Ranged	5m - 25m
Laser Sweep	Medium	317 Ranged 130 Ranged overtime	25m - 55m
Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation Blast	Short	317 Ranged	25m - 70m
Charge	Medium	417 Melee Crushed 50	20m - 100m
Bite Set on	Short	352 Melee	11m - 28m
Rushing Bite Assault	Brusk	352 Melee	0m - 18m
Foot Stomp	Short	352 Melee Crushed 50	0m - 7m
Tail Swipe	Short	417 Melee Crushed fifty	17m - 44m
Tail Slam	Medium	352 Melee Crushed 50	17m - 44m

Components

Horizon Nada Dawn

Prototype:	Component:	Information:	Weakness:	Strength:
	Trunk	Hard outer casing to protect constructed muscle and operational systems.	None	Shock
	Blaze Canister	Shooting this canister with Fire arrows will trigger an elemental explosion. Shoot off this component to collect Blaze.	Fire Tear	None
	Information Nexus	Hitting this component deals greater damage to the motorcar.	All	None
	Disc Launcher	This heavy weapon can exist picked up and used after it has been detached from the automobile.	Tear	None
	Freeze Canister	Shooting this canister with Freeze arrows volition trigger an elemental explosion. Chillwater tin exist looted from this canister.	Freeze Tear	None
	Centre	Hitting this component deals greater impairment to the machine.	All	None
	Power Cell	Shooting this component with Shock arrows will trigger an elemental explosion. Sparker tin can be looted from this component.	Stupor Tear	None
	Radar	Destroying this component disables the scanning power.	Tear	None
	Cannon	Destroying these components disables Cannon attacks.	Tear	None
	Tail	Destroying this component disables the Tail attacks.	Tear	None

Horizon Forbidden West

Loot

Horizon Zero Dawn

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Horizon Forbidden W

Variants

In Horizon Forbidden Due west, in that location are ii variants of the Thunderjaw.

• Thunderjaw
• Noon Thunderjaw

Appearances in other media

The Thunderjaw appears in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Autonomously as an object dropped from another dimension into Ratchet & Clank's using the RYNO 8.^[2]

Trivia

• Although Thunderjaws are shown in the Cover at the start of the game, their presence during Aloy's infancy would be 9 years before they were starting time observed by the Carja. It seems likely that their appearance in this scene is not-canon, and simply intended to showcase the prominent machines of the game.
• According to game designer Mathijs de Jonge, Thunderjaws are 24 meters long and 9 meters tall.^[3]
• Thunderjaws are peradventure the most well-known machines in Horizon Zero Dawn. Aloy's battle against a Thunderjaw beginning showcased the game at E3 2015, a massive poster of 1 was draped on the side of a building in Los Angeles to annunciate the game at E3 2016, and the game's box art depicts Aloy hunting one.
• Thunderjaws (every bit of Horizon Zero Dawn) accept 271 animations, 93 destructible armor plates, 12 unique attacks, 67 visual effects and 550,000 polygons.^[4]
• According to Hermen Hulst, the Thunderjaw was the first machine implemented in the game, and was used to prototype the game'southward combat. The total development time took a year and a half.
• Thunderjaws are more than common compared to other large-sized machines.
• When playing on Ultra Hard Difficulty, the Disc Launchers are made especially resistant to Tearblast Arrows, though other sources of Tear, such equally the Tearblaster, will still deal the same amount.
• During development, the Thunderjaw was referred to as the Raptor.^[v]

Gallery

In-game

A Thunderjaw in the game's prologue cinematic.

A Thunderjaw in the ability cell of Cauldron ZETA.

Thunderjaw that has been Overridden

Shut-up of a Thunderjaw's face

Concept fine art

Early on concept art by Miguel Angel Martinez

Concept art

Fine art by Luc de Haan

Concept art by Koen Wijffelaars

References

1. ↑ Legendary Hunts
2. ↑ Insomniac Games, Twitter
3. ↑ Mathijs de Jonge, Twitter
4. ↑ Hither are 6 important stats for Horizons robo T-King | GamesRadar+
5. ↑ https://youtu.be/4FAXv2H-VUA, vii:38

Machines
Horizon Zippo Dawn
Conquering Form	Broadhead - Charger - Fireclaw - Frostclaw - Glinthawk - Grazer - Lancehorn - Rockbreaker - Scrapper - Snapmaw - Strider - Trampler
Chariot Class	Corruptor - Deathbringer - Metal Devil
Combat Form	Ravager - Sawtooth - Scorcher - Stalker - Stormbird - Thunderjaw
Communication Class	Tallneck
Recon Class	Longleg - Watcher (Redeye Watcher)
Transport Class	Behemoth - Bellowback - Shell-Walker
Unknown Course	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 number - Tremortusk
Recon Course	Burrower - Skydrifter
Send Class	Leaplasher - Rollerback

Source: https://horizon.fandom.com/wiki/Thunderjaw

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