The Charger is a machine in Horizon Zero Dawn.
Appearance
The Charger, like a few other machines in the game, resembles a grazing, bovine-type creature, this one more resembling a bull, yak, or ram due to the shape and configuration of the horns.
The Charger seems to share a nearly identical chassis design with the Strider and Broadhead, with its main difference being the head design.
History
Abilities
The Charger uses an attack known as the Charge Attack, which, like many others, is an attack in which the machine charges at the attacker. Like many of its counterparts, such as the Grazer, this machine uses a backwards kick or leap to harm enemies from the rear.
Attacks
| Name | Damage Type | Primary Damage | Secondary Damage | Trigger Range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charge | Melee | 100 | 0 | 15m - 50m | TBA |
| Double Strike | Melee | 200 | 0 | 0m - 7m | TBA |
| Hind Leg Strike | Melee | 175 | 0 | 1.5m - 3.5m | TBA |
| Rodeo Kick | Melee | 200 | 0 | 0m - 2.5m | TBA |
| Spin Kick | Melee | 225 | 0 | 1.5m - 3.5m | TBA |
Components
| Image: | Component: | Information: | Weakness: | Strength: |
|
Body | Hard outer casing to protect synthetic muscle and operational systems. | None | None |
|
Blaze Canister | Blaze storage canister. Shoot with Fire to trigger an explosion. Shoot off this component to collect the resource inside. | Fire  Tear 
|
None |
|
Horns | Destroying this component disables the charge attack. | Tear
|
None |
Loot
Gallery
Trivia
- It is possible that the Charger's name is a reference to the American muscle car of the same name, built by Dodge.
- Dodge uses a ram as its logo.
| Machines | |
|---|---|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | |
| Acquisition Class | Broadhead - Charger - Fireclaw - Frostclaw - Glinthawk - Grazer - Lancehorn - Rockbreaker - Scrapper - Snapmaw - Strider - Trampler |
| Chariot Class | Corruptor - Deathbringer - Metal Devil |
| Combat Class | Ravager - Sawtooth - Scorcher - Stalker - Stormbird - Thunderjaw |
| Communication Class | Tallneck |
| Recon Class | Longleg - Watcher (Redeye Watcher) |
| Transport Class | Behemoth - Bellowback - Shell-Walker |
| Unknown Class | Control Tower |
| Horizon Forbidden West | |
| Acquisition Class | Bilegut - Bristleback - Clamberjaw - Fanghorn - Plowhorn - Scrounger - Spikesnout - Stingspawn - Sunwing - Tideripper - Waterwing - Widemaw |
| Combat Class | Clawstrider - Dreadwing - Grimhorn - Shellsnapper - Slaughterspine - Slitherfang - Specter - Specter Prime - Tremortusk |
| Recon Class | Burrower - Skydrifter |
| Transport Class | Leaplasher - Rollerback |
| Unknown Class | Defense Drone |