Lightkeeper Protocol – A Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West Podcast

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Welcome to Lightkeeper Protocol! In this limited series we'll revisit Horizon Zero Dawn and unravel the mysteries of the old ones. Soon after that we'll join Aloy on her new journey in the Forbidden West and uncover the secrets of new and even more dangerous threats facing humanity. Join us each episode as we discuss the story, game play, and our personal experiences as we dive deep into the world of Horizon.

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    LEGO Horizon Adventures!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 77:38


    We're back to talk about LEGO Horizon Adventures!

    #93: Epilogue and Final Thoughts on Burning Shores

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 97:46


    We discuss the epilogue, companion datapoints, our final thoughts on Burning Shores, and the future of the Horizon series.

    #92: Cauldron Theta, Aerial Capture, Delver Trinkets, and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 82:04


    We focus on the non-quest activities available in the Burning Shores

    #91: In His Wake and A Friend in the Dark

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 73:35


    Aloy rescues the remaining Quen and reunites with an old friend.

    #90: The Splinter Within

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 81:37


    Aloy helps a splinter group within the Quen gather important information.

    #89: His Final Act

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 94:47


    Aloy and Seyka takes on a massive threat in the final chapter of Burning Shores.

    #88: For His Amusement

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 80:48


    Aloy and Seyka take a trip to Londra's park where his true plans are revealed.

    #87: The Stars in Their Eyes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 87:51


    Aloy and Seyka find the missing Quen and also discover a piece of Londra's plan.

    #86: Heaven and Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 66:33


    Aloy and Seyka head to Starlight Rise in search of answers, and both are keeping secrets.

    #85: To the Burning Shores

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 101:01


    Aloy heads to south to the Burning Shores!

    #84: Final Thoughts on Forbidden West

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 66:12


    We give our final thoughts on the Forbidden West campaign, and also discuss what we think we'll see next.

    #83: Singularity (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 92:01


    It's time to assault the Zenith base and uncover the hidden truth about the Zeniths.

    #82: Singularity (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 90:26


    We being our final preparations before taking on the Zenith's at their base.

    #81: A Way Home, Tides of Justice, and the Gauntlet Runs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 94:00


    We finish up the final side quest and errand, and take on the Gauntlet Runs!

    #80: The Souvenir, First to Fly, Shining Example, and The Enduring

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 73:01


    We put our Sunwing to use this week as we tackle side quests we couldn't do without it.

    #79: The Wings of the Ten

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 81:30


    Aloy executes her plan to put an end to Regalla's rebellion.

    #78: Burden of Command, What was Lost, and Forbidden Legacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2023 78:30


    We're taking a break from the main story to let Aloy help her friends.

    #77: All That Remains

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 71:25


    Aloy is still recovering from the events of GEMINI, but a Zenith now wants to be an ally.

    #76: GEMINI

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 82:23


    The time to take on HEPHAESTUS has come!

    #75: Calm Before the Storm

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 53:07


    The team preps to take on HEPHAESTUS at Cauldron GEMINI.

    #74: The Blood Choke and The Valley of the Fallen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 68:40


    Detective Aloy helps the Lowland clan with their water and machine troubles.

    #73: Cauldron Kappa, Keruf's Salvage Unlimited, and the Quen's Journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 78:07


    Completing the last of the Cauldrons and Salvage Camps, as well as learning more about the Quen.

    #72: Faro's Tomb

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 87:37


    Searching for Omega Clearance, we enter Thebes and discover the fate of Ted Faro.

    #71: The Isle of Spires and Legacy's Landfall

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 64:18


    We finally leave Tenakth territory and head over to what used to be known as San Francisco.

    #70: In the Fog, Need to Know, and A Hunt to Remember

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 76:15


    This week's quests take us to Tide's Reach, Cliffwatch, and The Rot.

    #69: Stand of the Sentinels, First Forge, and Blood for Blood

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 70:01


    Exploring the northern territory of the Lowland Clan, completing the Rebel Camp arc, and helping Dekka's grandson redeem himself.

    #68: The Second Verse and The Raintrace

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 78:33


    We're going to save the Land Gods and explore Lowland Clan territory.

    #67: Lofty Ambitions, Boom or Bust, Night of Lights, and Broken Locks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 68:11


    We head back to The Stillsands to take care of unfinished side quests and errands.

    #66: Merging DEMETER and Exploring The Stillsands

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2023 72:03


    We merge DEMETER with GAIA, hatch a plan to capture HEPHAESTUS, and head back to The Stillsands

    #65: Seeds of the Past

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 76:34


    Aloy heads toward the coast to secure the third and final subordinate function.

    #64: Merging POSEIDON and Drowned Hopes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 63:49


    After merging POSEIDON with GAIA, Aloy speaks with Beta and catches up with our team at the base.

    #63: The Sea of Sands

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 68:42


    Aloy heads to the ruins of Las Vegas to find POSEIDON.

    #62: Camp Nowhere

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 72:14


    As we head south toward the Stillsands, we make a stop at Camp Nowhere.

    #61: A Soldier's March, Call and Response, and The Music in Metal

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 72:07


    Assisting members of the Sky Clan and visiting old friends in Plainsong.

    #60: Cauldron IOTA, The Taste of Victory, and Sheerside Mountains

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 58:54


    Heading north for errands, cauldrons, and beautiful views.

    #59: The Hot Zone Crisis and Battle of the Mojave

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 63:54


    Discussing the real story behind "The Ten" and a couple of errands.

    #58: Cradle of the Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 66:12


    Aloy, Varl, and Erend head north to investigate who sent the mysterious transmission.

    #57: Return to the Base and a New Mysterious Transmission

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 66:22


    Aloy returns to the base to merge AETHER with GAIA and catch up with her team.

    #56: The Kulrut

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 67:17


    Aloy defends the Kulrut from Regalla and her rebels.

    #55: The Bulwark

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 69:47


    Heading into Sky Clan territory to finish The Broken Sky.

    #54: The Broken Sky and the Memorial Grove

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 86:31


    At long last, we meet Chief Hekarro.

    #53: A Wound in the Sand and The Gate of the Vanquished

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 72:43


    Finishing up the Desert Clan side story.

    #52: Dry Yearn and Thirst for the Hunt

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 62:31


    Aloy further involves herself with the Desert Clan in an attempt to save Arrowhand.

    #51: The Greenswell and The Deluge

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 78:02


    Finally stepping foot in Tenakth territory. First stop? Desert Clan!

    #50: The Oldgrowth and A Tribe Apart

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 67:59


    Finishing up our time in Plainsong... for now.

    #49: Cauldron MU and The Promontory

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 71:51


    Aloy has new overrides and a new reason to dislike the Chorus.

    #48: Plainsong, The Roots That Bind, and Utaru Warrior Zo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 79:22


    Cleaning up Plainsong before heading further west.

    #47: The Eye of the Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 65:57


    After six months of chasing dead ends, Aloy finally gets a real win.

    #46: The Dying Lands

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 73:44


    Enter the home of the Utaru and their sacred cave.

    #45: Shadow in the West, The Burning Blooms, and Zero Dawn Comic #0 - 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 82:53


    Finishing off the Shadow Carja and reuniting with Talanah.

    #44: No Man's Land

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 68:06


    The buffer between the Carja and Tenakth: No Man's Land

    #43: Stone's Echo and the Utaru

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 68:42


    Time to meet the Utaru and Varl's new boo.

    #42: The HADES Proving Lab

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 71:11


    We've seen HADES death. Now we see where he was born.

    #41: Death's Door

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 69:33


    Aloy follows the trail that Sylens left for her.

    #40: The Bristlebacks, Shadow of the Past, and a Bigger Boom.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 66:19


    Finishing up quests in The Daunt before heading further west.

    #39: Deep Trouble, The Twilight Path, Signals of the Sun, and A Dash of Courage

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 58:31


    Back to The Daunt to clean up side quests.

    #38: The Embassy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 73:46


    Aloy finally meets the Tenakth at the Embassy.

    #37: From Bristlebacks to Barren Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 76:44


    After dealing with the Bristlebacks, Aloy finally heads to Barren Light to start the Embassy.

    #36: To The Brink

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 80:07


    Aloy's feet finally touch the open world as we enter The Daunt

    #35: The Point of the Lance

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 80:31


    Unraveling a truth about the Battle of Meridian

    #34: Reach for the Stars

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 81:54


    Can Aloy find a GAIA backup and save earth?

    #33: Welcome to the Forbidden West!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 100:04


    Digging into the new systems, weapons, and tools of Horizon Forbidden West.

    #32: Brin's House, Bashar Mati, and the Founding of Meridian

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 99:37


    Discussing Brin's visions, Vantage Points, and the Carja founding Meridian.

    #31: The Frozen Wilds Side Quests Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 59:40


    Frontier Justice, The Hunters Three, The Claws Beneath, and Geared Up.

    #30: The Frozen Wilds Side Quests Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 61:03


    Tackling Waterlogged, The Survivor, and A Shared Secret.

    #29: Firebreak and The Forge of Winter

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 87:13


    Onward to Thunder's Drum to free the Spirit of the Blue Light!

    #28: For the Werak

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 65:59


    Aloy challenges Aratak to become Chieftain!

    #27: The Frozen Wilds and The Shaman's Path

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 72:21


    Time to survive and prevail in the land of the Banuk!

    #26: The Looming Shadow and The Face of Extinction

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 87:40


    Taking on Hades, Helis, and the Eclipse.

    #25: The Mountain That Fell

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 78:15


    Making out way up the Bitter Climb to reach GAIA Prime.

    #24: The Heart of the Nora

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 83:38


    Going back to the Sacred Land to finally enter All-Mother.

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    #23: Freeheap and The Sun-Steps

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 74:38


    Exploring the northeastern Sundom.

    #22: Sunfall and the Rustwash

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 59:52


    Exploring the land of the Shadow Carja

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    #21: Welcome to Brightmarket

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 47:25


    Detective Aloy on the scene.

    #20: The Jewel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 60:07


    Exploring The Jewel and clearing its side-quests.

    #19: Deepest Secrets of the Earth and The Terror of the Sun

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 60:58


    Confronting Helis and surviving the Sunring.

    #18: Sunfall and the Truth of Project Zero Dawn

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 78:23


    Checking out Sunfall and finding out the truth about Project Zero Dawn.

    #17: The Grave-Hoard and To Curse The Darkness

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 72:42


    Entering the Grave-hoard and infiltrating the Eclipse main base,

    #16: The Hunters Lodge

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 93:19


    Talking about the Hunter's Lodge and Hunting Grounds.

    #15: Into the Borderlands and The Sun Shall Fall

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 91:53


    Wrapping up the Meridian main quest line.

    #14: Meridian Side Quests and Meeting the Sun King

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 69:35


    Finishing the side quests around Meridian, and meeting Sun-king Avad.

    #13: Helping the People of Meridian

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 80:20


    Meridian Side Quest, rock breaking machines, and wrapping things up with Olin.

    #12: Maker's End

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 84:48


    Questions are answered at Maker's End. Then, more questions.

    #11: The Field of the Fallen, Meridian, and The Liberation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 74:55


    CSI Aloy on the scene.

    #10: Cauldron Rho and The City of the Sun

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 84:51


    Aloy finally makes it to Meridian after overriding Cauldron Rho.

    #9: Daytower and The Gatelands

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 77:15


    Stepping foot into Carja lands and meeting new machines!

    #8: A Seeker at the Gates

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 57:56


    It's time to move on from The Sacred Land.

    #7: Helping Out in The Sacred Land

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 64:05


    Main quest down. Time for some side quests.

    #6: The War-chiefs Trail and Revenge of the Nora

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 68:46


    Catching up with the War-chief and getting revenge on the killers.

    #5: The Corruptor Demon and Leaving the Embrace

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 76:46


    It's time to leave Mother's Embrace, but before we do that, we have to deal with a demon.

    #4: The Proving and Womb of the Mountain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 71:36


    It's time. We run The Proving!

    #3: Mother's Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 91:54


    After living in the wilds her entire life, Aloy finally enters Mother's Heart.

    #2: Mother's Embrace

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 72:53


    Exploring Mother's Embrace and preparing for the proving.

    #1: Introductions and Young Aloy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 72:03


    Jaa and Christina start their journey in Horizon Zero Dawn.

    Lightkeeper Protocol Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2021 0:52


    Announcing Lightkeeper Protocol! A companion podcast for Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West.

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