History Characters / HorizonZeroDawnTheNora

* TrainingFromHell: Adminsterer of grueling training to Aloy (who submitted to this entirely voluntarily). It's the reason why Aloy is such a deadly combatant against both machine and human: she was trained from the only Nora [[spoiler: Death Seeker brave to ''not'' die upon completing his quest]].

* ArchEnemy: Considers Zaid to be hers, for good reason.

* DehumanizingInsult: [[spoiler: When she finally drives a spear into Zaid's gut, Aloy says that she could have [[ColdBloodedTorture drawn out his death]]. Nakoa responds that her father taught her to end an animal's suffering quickly when she hunts, implying that Zaid is an animal.]]

* TrainingFromHell: Adminsterer of grueling training to Aloy (who submitted to this entirely voluntarily). It's the reason why Aloy is such a deadly combatant against both machine and human: she was trained from the only Nora Death Seeker brave to ''not'' die upon completing his quest.

* {{Unperson}}: Being an outcast among the Nora means this. Not only is an outcast thrown out of the tribe and forced to live on their own, it's forbidden to speak or associate with one, even if you're another outcast. With rare exceptions, outcasts are welcomed back after a set period of time, though.

* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Teersa is the only High Matriarch who is willing to ignore the Nora's strict taboos from blessing the name of Aloy, an outcast, [[spoiler:to allowing her tribesmen to flee from the Eclipse scorched-earth attack into the safety of All-Mother's temple, where only High Matriarchs may enter.]]

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She doesn't totally adhere to her tribe's strict customs and is welcoming to Aloy, and willing to deal with outsiders repentant over the Red Raids. [[spoiler:She's also willing enough to break the tribe's customs by allowing her people to evacuate inside the Embrace, previously exclusive to the High Matriarchs, when the Eclipse intends on wiping them out.]]

* MundaneLuxury: They are very proud of Mother's Heart, their main village. Not without reason, because (the) Heart is very elaborate and culturally unique, but compared to the Sundom's cities, it's just...small.

[[center: [-[[Characters/HorizonZeroDawn Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/HorizonZeroDawnTheBaseTeam The Base Team]] ([[Characters/HorizonZeroDawnAloy Aloy]], [[Characters/HorizonZeroDawnSylens Sylens]]) | [[Characters/HorizonZeroDawnTribes Tribes]] ('''The Nora''', [[Characters/HorizonZeroDawnTheCarja The Carja]], [[Characters/HorizonZeroDawnTheTenakth The Tenakth]]) | [[Characters/HorizonZeroDawnMachines Machines]] | [[Characters/HorizonZeroDawnOldWorld The Old World]] ([[Characters/HorizonZeroDawnProjectZeroDawn Project Zero Dawn]], [[Characters/HorizonZeroDawnTedFaro Ted Faro]], [[Characters/HorizonZeroDawnFarZenith Far Zenith]])]]-]

* AllMythsAreTrue: Much of what they believe about the All-Mother, the Metal Devil and those that believe Aloy is TheChosenOne all have some truth to them to an extent. [[spoiler:Much of the Nora faith seems to have been once factual events that were eventually mythologised over time through oral history.]]

* CultureChopSuey: The Nora combine aesthetics of northern Native Americans, with an original culture and some celtic inspirations in their blue facepaint. A singer in Mother's Hearth can also be heard singing Joik, the traditional song of the Sami people of northern Europe.

* UndefeatableLittleVillage: The entire tribe is housed in five dinky little settlements in the middle of nowhere, with no allies or advanced weapons to speak of. And they defeated ''an entire army'' from the Sundom, because they're ''that'' badass. (Although the mountain range sheltering their territory did help.)

A boy who constantly attempted to bully Aloy as a child and is her primary rival in the Proving.

* HeroWorshipper: He's been this for Aloy ever since she saved him. He gladly defies Tribe custom to speak to her and is the first (outside of Teersa) to believe that she's a divine blessing.

* CoolOldLady: She acts as Aloy's surrogate mother while at the same time defending her from Lansra.

* HeelFaceTurn: Of a sort. When Aloy [[spoiler:exits the GAIA facility that the Nora's ancestors lived in until their food ran out, she immediately bows to the ground out of religious fervour, names her 'Anointed' and overall becomes more tolerant of her. Aloy is exasperated with her still, since she ultimately hasn't learned anything.]]

Nora War-Chief and the mother of Vala and Varl.

One of the senior Braves.

* UngratefulBastard: Aloy saves his sorry ass more than once but Resh never even thanks her.

* FacialMarkings: He has blue markings arund his right eye and chin. The second game's cosmetic system describes it as the marks of a Nora Death Seeker, though only the Matriarchs know what it truly means.

* GoodParents: He let Aloy keep heretical technology, climbed up a mountain to get her named properly, and didn't get angry when she let the stew burn. It's even possible that he was too soft on her. [[spoiler:Aloy evetually figures out and explains to her fellow clone Beta that Rost and his teachings is the great difference between them. Even with him being dead for six months, Aloy often looks back to their time together for guidance.]]

* AllCrimesAreEqual: For the Nora, there generally seems to be one punishment for violations of tribal law: being made an Outcast. It doesn't matter if the crime is murder, stealing, trespassing into forbidden lands, or [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking speaking to an outcast]]. Downplayed in that while the punishment is uniform, the ''duration'' is not; being made an Outcast generally comes with a set sentence that depends on the crime, ranging from months to years. It seems that children are rarely made outcast -- Teersa mentions a case of a thirteen-year-old boy killing his mother and receiving this sentence as the one time besides Aloy in which there was an Outcast child, so those rules must usually be more lax. Furthermore, Rost is the only case of an Outcast being given a life sentence, and there are extenuating circumstances for him.

* BladeOnAStick: The Nora's favored melee weapon is a short-shafted spear, putting it on the low end of the stick part.

* {{Revenge}}: Her motivation for leaving the Sacred Lands.

* {{Hypocrite}}: After treating Aloy like she wasn't even human for her entire life, [[spoiler:they ''immediately'' made her their equivalent to Jesus Christ as their "Anointed" once they learn she was born directly from their All-Mother (read: "once Aloy discovers she's actually a clone of Elisabet Sobeck created by GAIA and the entire Nora tribe interprets that as best as they can")]]. [[MessianicArchetype While they aren't exactly wrong]], that doesn't excuse their prior treatment of Aloy either.]]

* InnocentlyInsensitive: He loves Aloy, but he flat out refuses to acknowledge [[MyCountryRightOrWrong that her treatment by the Nora]] has been ''[[WouldHurtAChild far]]'' more abusive than his. [[spoiler: This detail in particular is what Beta focused on to argue against Aloy's insistence that Rost is the difference between their personalities. Beta specifically cites that Rost was never outwardly loving.]]

* InnocentlyInsensitive: He loves Aloy, but he flat out refuses to acknowledge [[MyCountryRightOrWrong that her treatment by the Nora]] has been ''[[WouldHurtAChild far]]'' more abusive than his.

* CheatersNeverProsper: He sabotages Aloy in the Proving, putting an arrow through her acquired trophy, forcing her to get another whilst the other competitors move on. He only gets away with this due to Resh ignoring his cheating. He's still pipped at the post by Aloy regardless.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: When they're both children, [[KidsAreCruel he throws a rock at Aloy's head]] for being an outcast.

* KidsAreCruel: He's a reminder of the children who also shun Aloy and (in his case) are outwardly malevolent.

* TrainingFromHell: Adminsterer of this to Aloy (who submitted to this entirely voluntarily). It's the reason why Aloy is such a deadly combatant against both machine and human: she was trained from the only Nora Death Seeker brave to ''not'' die upon completing his quest.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: The other slaves look to Nakoa for guidance because her unwavering warrior's spirit gave them hope during their captivity. It's implied that the group stick together even after being freed because they don't want to be without her leadership.

* TragicKeepsake: His lost daughter's necklace, which in turn becomes this to Aloy [[spoiler:after he dies saving her from Eclipse.]]

* TheQuietOne: He speaks as little as possible and doesn't explain himself until absolutely necessary, much to [[ConstantlyCurious Aloy]]'s frustration.

* AllCrimesAreEqual: For the Nora, making a person an outcast can be because of murder, stealing, trespassing into forbidden lands, or [[ArsonMurderandJaywalking speaking to an outcast]]. Subverted in that it's made clear that being made an outcast generally comes with a set sentence that depends on the crime. It seems that children are rarely made outcast - Teersa mentions a case of a thirteen-year-old boy killing his mother and receiving this sentence as the one time besides Aloy in which there was an outcast child, so those rules must usually be more lax. Also while being made Outcast is the only punishment the Nora have, being an Outcast usually isn't for life, and various crimes have different sentence periods.

* CargoCult: The Nora worship a goddess called the All-Mother, [[spoiler:the virtual intelligence that controls the massive blast door of an "Old Ones" bunker. Basically, they're worshiping an extremely advanced doorbell]].
** [[spoiler:Of course, as it is later revealed, that this door and doors like it birthed the ancestors of all living humans, they're actually closer to correct than they seem at first.]]

* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler:After treating Aloy like she wasn't even human for her entire life, they ''immediately'' made her their equivalent to Jesus Christ as their "Anointed" once they learn she was born directly from their All-Mother (read: "once Aloy discovers she's actually a clone of Elisabet Sobeck created by GAIA and the entire Nora tribe interprets that as best as they can"). [[MessianicArchetype While they aren't exactly wrong]], that doesn't excuse their prior treatment of Aloy either.]]

!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/JBBlanc (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Creator/FumihikoTachiki (Japanese), Maxim Pinsker (Russian)[[/note]]