History Characters / HorizonZeroDawnTheTenakth

* BigBadEnsemble: One of the two main antagonists alongside [[Characters/HorizonZeroDawnFarZenith Far Zenith]]. Unlike the Zeniths who are at a LensmanArmsRace against Aloy's team to steal GAIA and her functions to leave Earth at the hands of [[spoiler:Nemesis]] an insane AI, the Rebels are still a thorn to Aloy's group and are wanting to take over Memorial Grove from Hekarro.

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: To the Eclipse, who are both RenegadeSplinterFaction of their respective tribes (the Eclipse to the Carja and the Rebels to the Tenakth), are motivated in taking over Meridian and are the principal enemies to Aloy over the course of the game. While the Eclipse are comprised of Jiran's hardline fanatics who are still loyal to him even in his passing, the Rebels are mostly comprised of renegade Tenakth who turned against Hekarro due to seeing his attempts of making peace with the Carja a sign of weakness. The Eclipse are motivated in taking over the world and have the backing of HADES, a rogue artificial intelligence who is seen as the Shadow Carja's "God". The Rebels are operating on their own without any backing from an AI, [[spoiler:with Sylens, a human in flesh-and-blood, being responsible for their existence and Asera being the mastermind behind the machine overrides.]]

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: To the Eclipse, who are both RenegadeSplinterFaction of their respective tribes (the Eclipse to the Carja and the Rebels to the Tenakth), are motivated in taking over Meridian and are the principal enemies to Aloy over the course of the game. While the Eclipse are comprised of Jiran's hardline fanatics who are still loyal to him even in his passing, the Rebels are mostly comprised of renegade Tenakth who turned against Hekarro due to seeing his attempts of making peace with the Carja a sign of weakness. The Eclipse are motivated in taking over the world and have the backing of HADES, a rogue artificial intelligence who is seen as the Shadow Carja's "God". The Rebels are operating on their own without any backing from an AI, [[spoiler:with Sylens, a human in flesh-and-blood, being responsible for their existence.]]

* RenegaeSplinterFaction: They are an offshoot of the Tenakth tribe, created by Regalla to spite Hekarro for making a peace treaty against their erstwhile enemies.

** Both also wanted to kill Avad and commit genocide against the Carja, albeit for different reasons. Dervahl wants to bomb Meridian with piles of Blaze bombs stored inside a warehouse, to turn the capital ablaze and kill Avad. Regalla [[spoiler:and Asera]] strikes a deal with [[spoiler:Sylens]], plans an invasion to the Memorial Grove to usurp Hekarro and subsequently use her army of rebels and overridden machines to invade Meridian [[spoiler:unaware that she was being used by Sylens as fodders for the attack of the Zenith base.]]

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: To Dervahl. Both have the same hatred over Jiran's Red Raids, but their motivations and the causes of their villainy are a contrast. Dervahl's {{Revenge}} motivation solely started due to the deaths of his daughter and his wife from the Sun-Ring. Regalla's vengeance was catalysed by the deaths of her younger brothers after [[KillItWithFire they were burnt alive by Jiran]]. Dervahl, while a GadgeteerGenius who uses technologies he invented like the Sonic Device, as well as machine lures, in order to gain advantage against his opponents, is a warrior with combat experience, but he has limited understanding of ancient technology. Regalla is a battle-hardened warrior with years of ''actual'' combat and battle experience in line with her Tenakth heritage, but also having some understanding of ancient technology [[spoiler:thanks to Sylens]]. Both also wanted to kill Avad and commit genocide against the Carja, albeit for different reasons. Dervahl wants to bomb Meridian with piles of Blaze bombs stored inside a warehouse, to turn the capital ablaze and kill Avad. Regalla [[spoiler:and Asera]] strikes a deal with [[spoiler:Sylens]], plans an invasion to the Memorial Grove to usurp Hekarro and subsequently use her army of rebels and overridden machines to invade Meridian [[spoiler:unaware that she was being used by Sylens as fodders for the attack of the Zenith base.]] While Dervahl remained unrepentant after being defeated by Aloy, complete with gloating, Regalla's defeat was portrayed in a more sympathetic light as her death scene at the end with the Tenakth honouring including Hekarro showed that they honoured her despite the atrocious acts she committed.

* AFatherToHisMen: Though his desire for glory can make his statements seem dubious, Drakka's main beef with Commander Yarra is that she is failing to provide for her people, keeps secrets from them, and doesn't properly appreciate their sacrifices. A journal entry left behind in Arrowhand by Marshal Fashav shows that Drakka has had this sentiment for a while; where a contention Fashav was to mediate was between Drakka and another Desert clanner over getting better salvage for trade versus the sacrifice in manpower it'd entail. Fashav agreed with Drakka, reasoning that extra rations that would be procured are pointless if less soldiers are there to make use of them on account of losses.

* NeverMessWithGranny: Tenakth gain power through prowess in battle, and she is visibly aged but fully capable of kicking ass.

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** {{Downplayed}} on the example above as she's actually one of the two secondary antagonists alongside Erik Visser that Aloy has to deal with before the real confrantation with the game's {{Big Bad Duumvirate}}s Gerard and Tilda.

** {{Downplayed}} on the example above as she's actually one of the two secondary threats alongside Erik Visser that Aloy has to deal with before the real confrantation with the game's {{Big Bad Duumvirate}}s Gerard and Tilda.

* BigBadEnsemble: Of ''Forbidden West''. While both [[BigBadDuumvirate Gerard and Tilda]] are the main threats to Aloy, Regalla is still a major threat to the Tenakth and Hekarro, as well as an obstacle to Aloy, where she has to face her before the climatic battle with Far Zenith.

* SanitySlippage: A surprisingly realistic portrayal

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!!!'''Voicedby''': Becky Bonar

* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Due to the Tenakth's warrior culture, obviously only the strongest and most capable of them would wind up leading them.

* ImAHumanitarian: The other tribes believe the Tenakth practice cannibalism. While they did have a custom of drinking the blood of their dead before Hekarro became their chief, believing it allows the deceased's stories to live on through the survivors, they don't eat human flesh. The practice of tasting blood has fallen out of favour except among very remote and old-fashioned clans.

* RealMenEatMeat: Or rather, Real Warriors Eat Meat. The cook in Salt Bite notes with annoyance that most Tenakth think that that they should eat nothing but meat and she's got trouble convincing them to eat something with eggs in it, much less vegetables. She's trying to get them to broaden their diets for better health. Given that most Tenakth meals Aloy can buy include grains and vegetables, an insistence on only meat might just be regional to Salt Bite.

The leader of the Tenakth tribe.

* {{Foil}}: To Avad as the primary tribal authority figure in the game. Avad is a young, slight, unassuming man whose appearance belies his capability as a warrior. Hekarro is an older, imposing man with a commanding pressence whose fearsome air belies his cultured outlook. Both men claimed their positions through violence; Avad overthrowing his father, Hekarro forcibly uniting the three clans, but while Avad reveals that he hopes to abdicate the throne when Itamen comes of age, Hekarro fiercely defends his grip on power, firmly believing he alone can hold the Tenakth together for the time being. Just as Avad [[spoiler: ultimately couldn't bring himself to kill his own father, leaving Ersa to do it and give Avad the credit, Hekarro ultimately couldn't bring himself to kill Regalla, with his mercy being misconstrued by her and the people as humiliation.]] Whereas Avad is unfailingly polite and humble in his requests for help from Aloy, Hekarro boldly demands her assistance before giving her what she wants, and dares her to try and take it from him if she'd rather not do his dirty work. Aloy earns Hekarro's respect and appreciation, whereas Avad is clearly hoplessly in love with her. Both men are ultimately reformists with hopes of a lasting peace between their peoples.
* TheGoodKing: He's not above using violence to enforce his rule (as is the way of his tribe), but he has only their best interests at heart, looking to forge a unity among three clans who've spent generations at war, make a lasting peace, and give his people written language.

* TookALevelInKindness: Before he becomes chief, Hekarro was once a ruthless commander who shed a lot of blood during the clan wars. It took him listening to Faraday's hologram to turn him into a benevolent ruler.

* BigBadWannabe: At the end of the day, she's by far the weakest of the antagonists, she's completely unaware of how irrelevant she is in the grand scheme of things, and is doomed to fail no matter what. Regalla and her rebels are a localized threat against the Tenakth, and prove to be more of an annoyance to Aloy, who's more focused on dealing with the more global dangers posed by Far Zenith, HEPHAESTUS, and [[spoiler:NEMESIS]]. More than that, Regalla is being used as an UnwittingPawn for Sylens' schemes, and towards the end of ''Forbidden West'' [[spoiler:is swiftly defeated by Aloy simply so that she can get Hekarro's full support in the fight against the real enemy]].

The chief of the Sky Clan.