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"Crest of armor on its head...must be a Redeye Watcher."
Aloy

The Redeye Watcher is a machine in Horizon Zero Dawn and a returning machine in Horizon Forbidden West. It is an upgraded variant of the Watcher. Apart from its greater propensity to use its ability to fire concussive energy blasts, the heavier armor plating on its head, and its differently shaped and angled tail, it is exactly the same as the normal variant.

History[]

Since the Redeye Watcher is a more combat-oriented version of a Watcher, they likely started appearing after the onset of the Derangement. Redeye Watchers were presumably made by the artificial intelligence (AI) HEPHAESTUS as an upgraded version of the Watcher. They were seen and encountered with the same frequency as Watchers by the Nora huntress Aloy, including Daemonic Redeye Watchers in the Banuk region known as The Cut. Their ranged weapon preference made them more of a threat to Aloy.

Appearance[]

Redeye Watchers look identical to Watchers except for the following differences. Firstly, their heads are more heavily armored, possibly as housing for the the energy weapon mounted therein. Secondly, their tails are more slender and point upward. Thirdly, rather than one ocular sensor, Redeye Watchers have three: alongside the large main eye standard of Watchers, two smaller ocular sensors are built into its head, likely to grant it a wider range of vision.

Behavior[]

Redeye Watchers have the same behavior as Watchers: they patrol their area of deployment, frequently around and among herds of GAIA terraformers, and utter loud alarm calls on identifying a threat. However while Watchers aggressively close the distance and engage in melee attacks, Redeye Watchers always try to distance themselves from the threat, such that they may fire energy projectiles at it.[1]

Within the Forbidden West, Redeye Watchers are typically found in the Lowland jungles, the western coast, or the Isle of Spires.

Abilities[]

A Redeye Watcher’s primary attack is to fire energy projectiles at perceived enemies. Watchers only tend to use this attack if they cannot get close to the enemy. However, as previously mentioned, Redeye Watchers default to this attack, distancing themselves from the enemy to do so. Additionally, they have a somewhat higher damage resistance than Watchers. At close range, they employ the same melee attacks as Watchers. 

Weaknesses[]

Redeye Watchers, notwithstanding their increased damage resistance, are still among the weakest of all machines. They can be ambushed and killed with a single Silent Strike, or damaged and then killed by a single subsequent Critical Hit, just like Watchers. Also like Watchers, Burn states inflict enough damage to kill them before dissipating. Their only substantial tactical superiority over Watchers lies in their preference for ranged combat and their somewhat higher damage resistance.

Attacks[]

Horizon Zero Dawn[]

Name Damage Type Primary Damage Trigger Range Description
Blinding Stun Flash Blinding 0 6m - 11m Temporarily blinds and disorients human enemy with bright flash of light; ineffective against enemy machines
Energy Blast Explosion 40 0m - 55m Fires concussive energy projectile at enemy
Head Strike Melee 90 4m - 9m Jumps at enemy using head as bludgeon; opportunity for immediate counter-attack from enemy should it miss
Jumping Smash Melee 90 6m - 11m Jumps at enemy using body as bludgeon; opportunity for immediate counter-attack from enemy should it miss
Tail Strike Melee 100 2.5m - 6m Short-range spinning bludgeon attack with tail

Horizon Forbidden West[]

Name Windup Time Damage Type Damage Trigger Range Description
Blinding Flash Short Blinding 0 6m - 17m Temporarily blinds and disorients human enemy with bright flash of light; ineffective against enemy machines
Plasma Blast Short Plasma Plasma 151, 37 buildup 0m - 55m Fires plasma projectile at enemy.

Attack disabled when Drenched

Spinning Tail Strike Short Melee 137 2.5m - 8.5m (front)

0-2.3m

Short-range spinning bludgeon attack with tail
Rising Head Bash Short Melee 137 4m - 13m Jumps at enemy using head as bludgeon; opportunity for immediate counter-attack from enemy should it miss
Jumping Smash Short Melee 137 6m - 17m Jumps at enemy using body as bludgeon; opportunity for immediate counter-attack from enemy should it miss

Attack disabled when Slowed

Components[]

Horizon Zero Dawn[]

Component: Image: Information: Weakness: Strength:
Body RedeyeWatcher-Body Hard outer casing to protect synthetic muscle and operational systems. None None
Eye RedeyeWatcher-Eye Hitting this component deals greater damage to the machine. All None

Horizon Forbidden West[]

Name Image Description Attributes
Body Hard outer casing to protect synthetic muscle and operational systems. None
Eye Ocular component that is especially vulnerable to damage.
  • Indestructible
  • Weak Spot

Loot[]

Horizon Zero Dawn[]


Horizon Forbidden West[]

Variants[]

Variant Weak Vs. Strong Vs.
Redeye Watcher Shock-Icon Shock Fire-Icon Fire

Plasma Plasma

Apex Redeye Watcher Freeze-Icon Frost Fire-Icon Fire

Trivia[]

  • The added crest on the Redeye Watcher makes it visually similar and a possible base for the Longleg, another recon class machine.
  • Redeye Watchers are only machine whose Daemonic version has less HP than its Corrupted version.

References[]

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
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