- "It looks like that machine carries fluid in those sacs. Not sure I want to find out what kind."
- ―Aloy, upon sighting a Fire Bellowback
The Fire Bellowback is a machine in Horizon Zero Dawn. The hulking, dinosaur-like machine is equipped with large amounts of Blaze and can spit flames from a distance.
Appearance
The Bellowback bears a very vague similarity to a theropod dinosaur (Spinosaurus or Baryonyx in particular), much like Thunderjaws and Watchers, lacking forelimbs. Its torso and head also have a slight resemblance to a pair of bellows used for blowing oxygen into fire.
History
Bellowbacks were created by GAIA in order to provide controlled burns to tracts of land, if necessary.[citation needed]They were used to burn away dead or dying vegetation so that new vegetation could grow in its place, as well as renewing and enriching the soil.
Abilities
The Fire Bellowback shoots out long-range arcing fireballs that can hit Aloy from afar. The fireballs deal significant damage and have a large splash radius. Therefore it is necessary for the player to know when to roll away from these fireballs.
The Bellowback can also charge forward and swipe its mouth at Aloy, spreading fire around the area. This deals a small amount of damage, but will set Aloy on fire.
Attacks
| Name | Damage Type | Primary Damage | Secondary Damage | Trigger Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elemental Circular Attack | Fire 
|
150 per second | 10 per second | 0m - 9m |
| Elemental Projectile | Fire
|
60 | 70 per second | 20m - 50m |
| Elemental Spray | Fire
|
125 per second | - | 4m - 20m |
| Leaping Smash | Melee | 145 | - | 19.5m - 21.5m |
| Shoulder Barge | Melee | 180 | - | 5m - 17m |
| Tail Swipe | Melee | 250 | - | 8.5m - 12m |
Components
| Image: | Component: | Information: | Weakness: | Strength: |
|
Body | Hard outer casing to protect synthetic muscle and operational systems. | Freeze 
|
Fire
|
|
Blaze Canister | Blaze storage container. Shoot with Fire to trigger an explosion. Shoot off this component to collect the resource inside. | Fire Tear 
|
None |
|
Cargo Sac | Destroying this component disables the ranged elemental attacks and triggers an elemental explosion. | All | None |
|
Gullet | Destroying this component will disable the Fire Attacks and trigger a large explosion. | All | None |
Loot
Gallery
| 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 |