Anders Larsen[1] was a member of Project Zero Dawn, serving as the Alpha in charge of the AETHER subordinate function.
History
Project Zero Dawn
During the early stages of the Faro Plague, Anders Larsen was recruited as part of Project Zero Dawn as the Alpha in charge of the development of AETHER, which was responsible for restoring Earth's atmosphere.[1]
As the Faro Plague overran humanity's remaining strongholds before the subordinate functions were complete, Larsen and the rest of the Alphas were evacuated to the GAIA Prime facility, where they would spend the rest of their lives perfecting their respective subordinate functions.
Almost a month later on February 2, 2066, Larsen and the other Alphas were gathered into a meeting by Ted Faro. They were shocked to learn that Ted had not only locked them out of all the systems, but had purged all copies of the APOLLO database, believing it to be a disease that he wanted to keep from the new humans Zero Dawn would create. Ted then vented the room's atmosphere, killing Tanaka, along with the other Alphas.[1]
Legacy
Larsen's efforts resulted in the restoration of of the atmosphere, which paved the way for the re-introduction of flora, fauna, and eventually humanity.
Associated Quests
Horizon Zero Dawn
- The Mountain That Fell (hologram only)
Horizon Forbidden West
- The Eye of the Earth (mentioned in a datapoint only)
Associated Datapoints
Horizon Zero Dawn
Hologram Datapoints
Horizon Forbidden West
Text Datapoints - Quests
- #10 The Subordinate Functions (mentioned only)
Trivia
- Larsen's names are both Scandinavian in origin, with Anders being a masculine name, indicating that they were likely a man of Scandinavian origin.
- Larsen can be seen in the hologram associated with the Emergency Recording datapoint. However, they are represented with a randomized individual on each playthrough.[2]