This is a guide to Flashpoint Choices in Horizon Zero Dawn. Read on to learn how the system works and if your choices affect the story, along with a list of major choices in the game.
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While the Flashpoint Choice system will affect how certain dialogue scenarios play out, as well as the outcomes of specific quests, the consequences are tied to those situations and do not affect the larger story at hand. The main story will play out the same way regardless of the choices you make.
You also won't miss out on any trophies as none are dependent on the choices you make.
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Flashpoint Choices are a mechanic in Horizon Zero Dawn that lets you choose from three dialogue reactions during certain moments in a quest. These three are Heart, Brain, and Fist. Choosing Heart will make Aloy make compassionate and sympathetic, Brain will make her use her intelligence to solve an issue, and Fist will make her confront the issue directly.
While these choices do not affect the game's main story, they allow you to tailor Aloy's personality to the kind of character you'd prefer.
WARNING: This section contains spoilers for key moments in the game.
Bast suddenly throws a rock and injures Aloy. Aloy picks up a rock to retaliate. This impacts Aloy's interaction with Bast before The Proving.
| Choice | Consequence / Effect |
|---|---|
| Heart | Aloy takes the high road and drops her rock. |
| Brain | Aloy targets the rock in Bast's hand and knocks it away. |
| Fist | Aloy hits Bast directly on the head with a rock. |
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Aloy has a conversation with Rost right before she enters Mother's Heart. He tells her that they can no longer see each other once she enters the tribe. This affects Aloy's dialogue when she visit Rost's Grave.
| Choice | Consequence / Effect |
|---|---|
| Heart | Aloy tells Rost she understands but will always remember him. |
| Brain | Aloy tells Rost that she'll find him no matter what happens in The Proving. |
| Fist | Aloy gets angry at Rost and snaps at him. They part ways in sadness. |
After finding Olin and getting necessary information out of him, Aloy must decide whether to kill him or spare his life. This also affects whether you'll do the errand Collateral with Olin or by yourself, but you will save his family no matter what.
| Choice | Consequence / Effect |
|---|---|
| Heart | Aloy spares Olin's life and agrees to helps him save his family. |
| Brain | Aloy allows Olin to convince her to spare his life. |
| Fist | Aloy kills Olin. |
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After helping Avad defeat Dervahl, he will ask Aloy to stay in Meridian. This affects Avad's dialogue the next time Aloy meets him.
| Choice | Consequence / Effect |
|---|---|
| Heart | Aloy rejects the offer and says that she wants to find her own path. |
| Brain | Aloy tells Avad that she doesn't want to act as a substitute for how he felt about Ersa. |
| Fist | Aloy angrily accuses of Avad of lining her up to just take Ersa's place. |
Before entering the hatch, Lansra will try to convince her fellow High Matriarchs that they should stop her. This affects Lansra's dialogue when Aloy returns from the hatch.
| Choice | Consequence / Effect |
|---|---|
| Heart | Aloy tells Lansra to step aside and that there are worse evils in the world than her.. |
| Brain | Aloy ignores Lansra and just walks past her. |
| Fist | Aloy tells Lansra that she can't stop her and that it's her birthright to learn about her past. |
After defeating Helis, Aloy stands over him and prepares to kill him. This affects Aloy's final words to Helis and the way she chooses to kill him.
| Choice | Consequence / Effect |
|---|---|
| Heart | Aloy criticizes Helis for murdering so many people just to follow orders. She tells him to face the sun and swiftly stabs him in the throat. |
| Brain | Aloy tells Helis that Hades is next and stabs him in the chest. |
| Fist | Aloy gives Helis a slow death by stabbing him in the stomach and letting the spear stay. She calls his whole life a failure as he dies. |
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