# Is Aloy from Horizon gay or LGBTQ?

> Yes, in the Burning Shores expansion for Horizon Forbidden West, players can choose a romantic moment between Aloy and Seyka, confirming she can be queer.

Yes. In **Burning Shores**, the 2023 expansion for Horizon Forbidden West, Aloy grows close to a Quen marine named Seyka, and players can choose to have their relationship turn romantic with a kiss. Guerrilla Games presented this as a canon part of Aloy's story, so Aloy can be understood as queer. The moment is optional, and players can choose a friendship response instead.

## How it happens in the game

Burning Shores takes place in a ruined, flooded Los Angeles full of machines. Aloy and Seyka work together to stop a threat in the region, and over the story their bond deepens. Near the end, a dialogue choice lets players decide whether Aloy and Seyka share a kiss or stay friends.

## Earlier hints

Before Burning Shores, Aloy did not have a romance. In Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West, several characters flirted with her, but she mostly avoided relationships to focus on her mission. Some players had already read her as queer from her interactions, and the expansion made that reading part of the story.

## Reactions

The scene was praised by many players for giving a major PlayStation hero a same-sex romance. It also drew review-bombing on some sites from people who objected. It's one of the more prominent examples of LGBTQ representation in a big-budget game.

## FAQ

**Does Horizon support LGBTQ characters?**
Yes. Besides Aloy and Seyka, the Horizon games include other LGBTQ characters and relationships in side stories.

**Is Aloy a boy or a girl?**
Aloy is a woman. She is the female protagonist of both Horizon games.

**Who is Aloy's face based on?**
Her face is modeled on Dutch actress Hannah Hoekstra. Aloy is voiced by Ashly Burch.

**Who is Elisabet Sobeck to Aloy?**
Aloy was created as a genetic clone of Dr. Elisabet Sobeck, the scientist who designed the GAIA system to restore life on Earth.

**What is Horizon Zero Dawn about?**
In a far-future world ruled by machines, Aloy, an outcast hunter, uncovers what destroyed the old world and her own connection to it.

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