Talk:Aloy/GA1

GA review

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Nominator: ZooBlazer (talk · contribs) 21:30, 23 March 2026 (UTC)

Reviewer: Vacant0 (talk · contribs) 14:22, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

@ZooBlazer: Well done on the article. Considering that you're aiming to get this to FAC, I did more things regarding the prose than I usually would do for a standard GA review. Overall, I think that the prose is brilliant though I'll be happy to take another look at the article at PR/FAC stage. I'm going to put this on hold for a week, but if you're busy and can't complete it in a week, I'll put it on hold for another week or two. Cheers, Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 18:17, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

@Vacant0 Thanks for the review! I think this is probably the next article after the Frozen Wilds that I plan to take to FAC, so thanks for doing a little more to help get the prose ready. I have addressed all of your comments I think. I ended up going a little out of order so hopefully I didn't miss anything. Replacing one of the Kotaku refs actually unintentionally helped with one of the spot checks, so that was nice. I think the only thing I kept the same was the Fortnite/Genshin Impact part in the lead. Other than that I hope everything looks better. -- ZooBlazer 21:02, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for addressing the comments so quickly. I’ll go ahead and promote the article. Good luck with the article! Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 21:48, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

Will review this over the next few days. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 14:22, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

• Images – all properly licensed and have alt texts. suitable captions.
• Sources
  • what makes PlayStation Lifestyle a reliable source?
  • Ref 38 (Kotaku 2024) should be replaced. Same goes for Ref 79 (Kotaku 2023), Ref 90 (Kotaku 2023), Ref 93 (Kotaku 2024). See WP:KOTAKU for more info.
  • There are primary sources, all okay.
  • Other sources fall under our reliability criteria.
• Prose:
  • "titles including Fortnite (2017) and Genshin Impact (2020)" – I got confused at one point, thinking that years were meant for her appearances. This is optional, but you can change it to "and she has since appeared in high-profile crossover events, including appearances in Fortnite in 2021 and Genshin Impact later that same year"
  • "They retained her signature fiery red hair and tribal braids while avoiding impractical fashionable flourishes, using complex hair physics to make her movements appear more dynamic during combat." → "While they retained her signature fiery red hair and tribal braids to avoid impractical fashion flourishes, the developers utilised complex hair physics to make her movements look more dynamic in combat."
  • "Burch also noted that her vocal recording sessions were highly physical in their own right; to produce authentic combat sounds, she would actively pantomime taking different types of elemental damage.[14] To complement the physical performance, Guerrilla's audio team recorded extensive, dynamic foley for her movements. Senior sound designer Lucas van Tol explained that Aloy's footsteps were designed to dynamically change in weight and texture depending on the specific type of armour the player equips. Because the prologue features a young Aloy walking barefoot, the team had to record a completely separate set of audio rhythms to match the distinct pacing of the child motion-capture actress." change equips → equipped. Trim to "vocal recording sessions were intensely physical; to produce authentic combat sounds, Burch pantomimed taking different types of elemental damage."
  • "by forcing the player to inhabit the worldview of a social outcast, the game privileges the perspective of the marginalised and encourages a perspective shift in the player." → "by forcing the player to inhabit the worldview of a social outcast; in doing so, the game privileges the perspective of the marginalised, prompting a cognitivie shift in the audience."
  • "Guerrilla released a series of official cosplay guides to actively support the community" → "Guerrilla released a series of official cosplay guides to support the community actively."
  • Overall prose: top notch, very well written and constructed. These comments I left are mostly minor issues, nothing much.

Spotcheck:

• Laura Van Tol (infant) – unsourced
• Ava Potter (child) – unsourced
• Category:Fictional archers – unsourced
• 31st-century setting – might be unsourced, I cannot find something similar in the body

This table lists 12 random passages from throughout the article (9.8% of 123 total passages). These passages contain 14 inline citations (7.6% of 184 in the article). Generated with the Veracity user script. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 17:52, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

Reference #	Letter	Source	Archive	Status	Notes
Sony decided to conduct rigorous market testing, believing that adding a female lead might be a "risk", but ultimately approved her for the role.
4		kotaku.com.au	web.archive.org
While Burch provided the voice and facial motion capture, Aloy's parkour, combat, and traversal stunts were performed by physical motion-capture actresses, including Peggy Vrijens.
13		gamesradar.com	web.archive.org		Okay so, the article mentions Peggy Vrijens, but it does not mention that there were multiple physical motion-capture actresses. It is also not mentioned that Vrijens (and other actresses) only performed parkour, combat, and traversal stunts.
The writers created Beta to serve as a "dark reflection" of Aloy, embodying her internal conflicts about wanting to connect with others while still feeling isolated.
20	c	gamesradar.com	web.archive.org
Conversely, the 2024 spin-off Lego Horizon Adventures reimagines her for a younger, family-friendly audience. Frédéric Andre, Creative Lead at The Lego Group, noted that Aloy's in-game model and physical minifigure feature a more expressive face to capture the lighthearted, playful tone of the adaptation, contrasting with her typically serious demeanour.
27		blog.playstation.com	web.archive.org		"Conversely, the 2024 spin-off Lego Horizon Adventures reimagines her for a younger, family-friendly audience." cannot find this in the article
Outside of the mainline series, Aloy appears as a non-playable character in Call of the Mountain and as the primary playable character in the comedic retelling of Zero Dawn, Lego Horizon Adventures.
25	b	gamesradar.com	web.archive.org
38		kotaku.com	web.archive.org		"as the primary playable character in the comedic retelling of Zero Dawn, Lego Horizon Adventures." cannot find this in the source
Despite this, her refusal to let a rigid tribal society dictate her life led Polygon to name her one of the best characters of the 2010s.
48	b	polygon.com	web.archive.org
Push Square's Sammy Barker compared her to legacy action heroines such as Lara Croft and Katniss Everdeen,
58		pushsquare.com	web.archive.org
Hirun Cryer of GamesRadar+ condemned users for railing against LGBTQ+ themes,
64	c	gamesradar.com	web.archive.org
Her popularity has cemented her as one of the PlayStation brand's leading figures; executives at Sony have explicitly referred to her as a "key icon" for the brand,
91		mcvuk.com	web.archive.org
92		gamesradar.com	web.archive.org
This relationship with knowledge evolves over the series; while she initially hoards data out of a distrust for others, she eventually transitions into a socially responsible archivist who shares her technology to educate her allies.
100		ideaexchange.uakron.edu	web.archive.org
and received a nomination for "Performer" at the British Academy Games Awards.
108		telegraph.co.uk	web.archive.org
That same year, she was featured as a plush toy in the PlayStation Stubbins line,
119		ign.com	web.archive.org

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