ALOY

COSPLAY GUIDE
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ALOY
FACE HAIR
FOCUS

Aloy is curious, determined,

and intent on uncovering
the mysteries of her world. COLLAR
Shunned by her own tribe BOW
since birth, she has learned TOP
to harness her agility,
cunning, and deadly aim Right
to hunt the machines and BRACER Left Right
survive in the unforgiving BRACER BRACER
wilds.

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ACCESSORIES
SKIRT

Left
SHOE Right
Right
SHOE SHOE
FACE
Natural sun bleached hair

Aloy has freckles on her

nose, cheeks and forehead.
The only make-up she
applies is a dark eyeliner.

Focus

Green eyes and freckles

Braids should be visible

Fur

Animal hide
FACE
Relaxed Braid
Aloy's hair and braids are
partially draped over her
shoulders.

Tousled hair

Fur

Animal hide
Visible stitching
FACE Relaxed braid

Aloy wears her Focus on the

right side of her face.

Tousled hair

Tight braids

scu
Fo
Fur

Cord ties

Animal hide
HAIR Aloy's hair consists of seven rolls coming from her hairline. The three
toprolls gather together in the back of her head as a bun, and go down as a
very big, yet subtle ponytail that blends in with the rest of her hair.

Tied back Relaxed braid

Tight braids

Tousled hair

Tight braids Cord ties

Cord ties

Tousled hair
TOP Aloy's is wearing a linen undersuit, a hide top
and a fur pelt draped around her shoulders.

Fur Fur

Animal hide
Animal hide

Felt Felt

Exposed stitching

Leather strapping
COLLAR
Velvet scarf

To decorate and personalize Leather cord

her outfit, Aloy wears
several items around her
collar.
Machine wire
The necklaces closer to her
neck are made from braided
or coiled leather.

The exception is a single

anodized cable, which loops
around her neck twice and Wooden breading
still has copper connectors
attached.

The lower three necklaces

Cobalt blue beads
are made from wooden
beads, dyed with crude
pigment.
BRACERS RIGHT Aloy’s bracers consist of a layer of hide wrapped around the arm, on top of
which an upside-down fur pelt is placed to cushion the third layer: a plate
from a machine.

Stitching

Fur

Machine plate
Twine

Animal hide

SIDE FRONT SIDE BACK

BRACERS LEFT The metal plates on Aloy’s bracers are harvested during a machine hunt,and
show wear and tear – mainly edge wear where the coating is stripped away
and the metal underneath shows, but also light scratching.

Fur

Animal hide

Machine Plate Stitching

Twine

SIDE FRONT SIDE BACK

SKIRT Aloy's skirt is made of brain tanned hide with a linen and twine trim.
The flaps of the skirt are tucked under her belt, which consists of
multiple smaller leather belts and a sash made of red silk.

Waistband

Pattern fabric

Twine

Piping

SIDE FRONT SIDE BACK

 ACCESSORIES To carry resources and crafting material, Aloy uses several leather pouches
that are attached to her belt, together with a rope and her quiver.

Fastner
Exposed stitching

Front BACK

Front back Front back SIDE TOP SIDE BOTTOM

PANTS Stitching

Aloy's pants are made of

leather panels. Her knee
plate is harvested from a
machine and kept in place
by a leather tie.

Twine
Machine plate

Tassled fabric Fur

Animal hide
SHOEs RIGHT Aloy’s shoes are made of rough leather stitched carefully to fit Aloy’s feet
snugly. They are ideal for climbing and sneaking.

Machine plate

Leather tie

Cord

Suede tassle

Fur

Visible stitching

SIDE FRONT SIDE BACK

SHOEs LEFT Like her bracers, Aloy’s knee guard is a small plate harvested from a
machine. It is held into place with braided blue cord and a leather tie.

Machine plate

Leather tie

Cord

Rope netting

Fur

Visible stitching

SIDE FRONT SIDE BACK

BOW Aloy’s bow mixes hand-crafted materials such as wood with machine
elements.

Cord

Beading

Feather

Machine pulley system

Feather
BOW
The bow is decorated with Twine grip
colored feathers and beads.

Feather

Cord

Beading

Machine pully system