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Broadhead

The Broadhead is a small cow-like heavy runner that will bolt when disturbed, so they must be dealt with silently or quickly.

Utility

Broadheads have no ranged attacks but, when provoked, will set their stance and then charge at the target with alarming speed, bowling them over and doing high damage. One must take caution when overriding or taking down a Broadhead.   A Broadhead's main method of attack is by charging forward and swiping with its large horns. These horns will deal significant damage per swipe, so it is best to roll out of the way.   Seeing as a Broadhead has no ranged attacks, picking off the Blaze canisters (with fire-based weapons) and horns (with tear-based weapons) from afar is a great strategy for killing one. When overriding a Broadhead, it is a good idea to get rid of the horns beforehand, as it will charge if you get too close. Broadheads are also easily killed by a single Silent Strike hit; simply lure it into where Aloy is hiding or sneak up behind it.
Complexity
Physically, Broadheads are reminiscent of cattle, especially the Longhorn breed, displaying a pair of long, straight, and horizontal horns likely used as tools and defense. A pair of rotary tools located below each horn help it convert plant matter into biofuel.   The Broadhead seems to share a nearly identical chassis design with the Strider and Charger, with its main difference being the head design. Unlike the other two, the Broadhead has two Blaze canisters on its back instead of one.
Discovery
Like the Strider and Grazer, Broadheads seem to consume small amounts of plant matter to produce Blaze. They became very commonplace and, for a long time, were peaceful machines that shied away from humans if one was spotted.   However, the Derangement took place and the Broadheads, along with all the other machines, began to become more aggressive. By the time Aloy came of age and learned to hunt, Broadheads would sometimes attack humans on sight, especially if warned first by nearby Watchers.

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