Helis

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This character, Helis, is 41 years old in 3040, based on his/hers birthday, which is 2999.

## Personal Info

### Alias

The Terror of the Sun
Stacker of Corpses

## Details

### Occupation

Leader of the Eclipse
Member of the Anti-Multiverse Corps

### Powers / Skills

Hand-to-hand combat
Intelligence
Leadership

### Crimes

Murder
Assault

### Type of Villain

Religious Fanatic

**Helis**, known as **The Terror of the Sun** among the Carja and **Stacker of Corpses** by the Oseram, is the leader of the Eclipse and the secondary antagonist of *Horizon Zero Dawn*. A cruel and violent but intelligent fanatic with unbreakable loyalty to his equally cruel liege Sun-King Jiran, his name was greatly feared and loathed by every tribe the Carja had raided for human sacrifice victims during Jiran’s reign.

His fanaticism made him easy for the rogue artificial intelligence HADES to manipulate into becoming the main instrument by which the AI planned to reactivate the Faro Plague and destroy all life on Earth. However he was ultimately defeated and killed by the young Nora woman who became his nemesis: the huntress Aloy.

In the Unity Force Series, Helis is one of the antagonists of the series, who works as a member of the Anti-Multiverse Corps.

## Appearance

Helis is an adult male, apparently middle-aged. He has dark brown or black hair plaited into cornrows on the crown of his head, with a short ponytail at the back. The sides and back of his head are clean-shaven. His eyes appear to be a light brown or amber color. He is tall, with an imposing, very solid build. His regular outfit consists of a black and faded red armored chest piece that is crossed on the sides, with HADES' symbol on the front, and a ring of Deathbringer Gun ammunition around the neck. He wears gloves on both hands, along with a pair of dark green pants, boots, and a faded red, jagged-edged cape. His armor is conventional black and red Kestrel armor, complete with black markings on the chest and stomach. However, as the Kestrel commander, his helmet's feathers are larger and brighter, and form a large plume. Additionally, his helmet is larger, and his armor has feathers on the shoulders, which are absent in regular Kestrel armor.

## Personality

A trained warrior, Helis had an appetite for violence and cruelty. However his most dangerous trait was his religious fanaticism. He was rigid and uncompromising in his belief in the Sun faith and, like his liege Jiran himself, believed that Jiran was the actual embodiment of the Sun, the Carja religion’s deity. Therefore he devoutly believed whatever Jiran said and did to be the law of the Sun, and obeyed him without hesitation or question. When Jiran ordered the Red Raids, this fanaticism and his penchant for violence and cruelty both drove the extreme brutality with which he carried out the order. However, as brutal and violent as he was, he was articulate and well spoken, able to verbally express his beliefs with an almost poetic eloquence, as grotesque as these beliefs were.

However, despite his violent, cruel and unyielding nature, Helis was capable of softer emotions such as love for his wife, though it must be noted that this was likely due to him considering her a kindred spirit instead of a comfort. When he left their bed on their wedding night and slept naked on cold, hard stone, spurning the bed due to its comfort, she joined him. He awoke in the morning to find her lying in the same state next to him, and saw her instantly transition from sleep to fully awake and alert. The incident starkly demonstrated their compatibly, and he was convinced that their union was meant to be. It is likely that had this incident not occurred, Helis would have scorned her as a material comfort that would weaken him. Her death and that of their child during birth greatly grieved him. He was profoundly grateful and proud that Sun-King Jiran offered to bury Helis' family alongside members of the royal family and heroes of the Sundom at the Alight. Given subsequent events, this likely only strengthened his fanatical devotion to Jiran.

Like the other Shadow Carja nobles, Helis was unrepentantly bigoted toward all non-Carja, especially Nora, whom he considered to be the lowest of savages. This and his unwavering belief in his destiny as chosen of the Sun produced in him a rock-solid belief that he was superior to all others except Jiran. He held a starkly black and white philosophy in which only victory or defeat existed. He considered every victory won to be a sign of his destiny and superiority over others. He genuinely believed himself to be Chosen of the Sun, specifically selected by the Sun as an instrument to carry out its will. Thus he was convinced that no warrior was able to match him in combat. He was therefore utterly baffled when Aloy, a Nora and therefore in his mind a filthy savage, bested him.

## Abilities

Helis was an extremely formidable hand-to-hand combatant. His skill was such that he was able to hold his own against and ultimately defeat Rost, one of the most skilled and experienced warriors in Nora history. Additionally, he was quite intelligent, able understand ancient technological concepts such as Focus communication networks. Indeed, he was versed in the technology enough to confidently issue orders over the Eclipse’s Focus network, complete with holographic data where necessary, and record holographic imaging as messages.

### Unity Force

Helis is well-versed in the knowledge of the Multiverse's inner workings, most likely due to him working with Black Matter.

## In the U.F. Series

At an unknown point in time, Helis joins the Anti-Multiverse Corps and his Eclipse army.

### Unity Force Missions: Girls' Last Tour

In Epilogue, Helis makes a brief appearance, who is seen talking to Black Matter.

### Unity Force Missions: Horizon Zero Dawn

Helis serves as the major antagonist of Unity Force Missions: Horizon Zero Dawn, starting from Sobeck arc.