Horizon Forbidden West: Ted Faro May Have Actually Saved Humanity
Both entries in Guerrilla Games' Horizon franchise have larger-than-life antagonists. The 2017 original Horizon Zero Dawn sees protagonist Aloy try to stop HADES, a rogue AI that uses the disaffected «Shadow Carja» faction as a means to its apocalyptic end. Horizon Forbidden West pits Aloy against the Far Zeniths, a group of old-world humans now imbued with immortality who seemingly wish to recreate the AI GAIA in order to terraform the planet for their own benefit.
When considering the most despicable characters in the series, many will turn to Ted Faro: founder and CEO of Faro Automated Solutions (FAS). Though Faro was heralded as one of humanity's saviors for helping reverse the effects of climate change, his technology ended the world. Even worse, Faro committed murder and other duplicitous acts to destroy evidence of FAS' involvement; even destroying APOLLO, GAIA's archive of all old-world human culture and knowledge. While these actions are unconscionable, in the long-term Faro may have helped Aloy and her friends be better prepared for the worst. Spoilers for Horizon Forbidden West ahead.
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Faro was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2013, going on to study at the University of California, Berkeley in the 2030s. He dropped out and started FAS, which saw some success with devices like the Focus before hiring on Elisabet Sobeck — who spearheaded «green robot» projects. Meanwhile, Faro spread his influence further by investing in things like Project Firebreak; which helped quell volcanic activity beneath Yellowstone National Park where Aloy later meets the project's AI super-intelligence CYAN.
However, Faro was not content. He pivoted FAS to military contracts, which led
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