AETHER Profile and Backstory

This character profile is all about AETHER, a character that appears in Horizon Forbidden West. Read on to learn about AETHER's backstory and its interactions with other characters in the Horizon series.

Warning: This page contains spoilers for the story of Horizon Zero Dawn and potential spoilers for Horizon Forbidden West

AETHER Basic Information

AETHER
Voice Actor	None
Appearances	・Horizon Zero Dawn (2017) ・Horizon Forbidden West (2022)
Relationships	・ Anders Larsen (creator) ・ GAIA (Subordinate Function)

AETHER Profile and Backstory

Personality

AETHER is presented as having no hostility toward humans whatsoever. This is particularly noticeable when Aloy retrieves it and offers to bring it home to GAIA.

Horizon Zero Dawn

AETHER had a history of being unstable and this resulted in turbulent weather. It has since been able to stabilize. Unlike its AI contemporaries, AETHER never harbored ill will toward humans, instead focusing on scrubbing the Earth's atmosphere of toxins, moderating the climate, and establishing stable weather patterns.

Horizon Forbidden West

When HADES was infected by the Mysterious Signal, GAIA destroyed herself to prevent it from taking over. During this period, a deranged and semi-conscious AETHER fled to a processor somewhere in the Forbidden West. Aloy obtains AETHER in the story quest The Broken Sky after she discovers it in The Memorial Grove, an ancient war museum and present Tenakth settlement.

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Skills and Abilities

Weather Manipulation

AETHER is the subordinate function responsible for the detoxification and stabilization of the Earth's atmosphere. Seeing as the Earth is presently habitable by humans and wildlife, it's safe to say AETHER was successful with its task.

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