Horizon Forbidden West DLC creates a memorial for actor Lance Reddick

Lance Reddick, 60, an actor known for his roles in HBO’s The WireFilms like John WickReddick died from heart failure in March. Reddick also worked as a voice actor in games like Destiny Two-thirds of the way through Horizon Zero Dawn.

Upon hearing news of Reddick’s passing, Destiny players en masse flocked to pay tribute to his character, Vanguard Commander Zavala. Guerilla Games, developers of Horizon Zero DawnIts 2022 successor Horizon Forbidden West, added their own tribute to Reddick in the form of a memorial that players can visit in the latter game’s Burning Shores DLC expansion, which launched in April.

“In honor of Lance Reddick, we created a memorial to commemorate the profound impact he had on us all,” Guerrilla Games wrote in a tweet published on the developer’s Twitter account on Friday. “Thank you, Lance, for everything you brought to the role of Sylens: your gravitas, energy, wisdom and more. Uncomparable friend and talent. We miss you terribly.”

In March, Guerrilla Games posted a memorial tweet for Reddick, writing, “We were deeply honored to have worked with you. You will be so incredibly missed.”

Reddick played Sylens, a recurring antagonist and scholar first introduced in 2017’s Horizon Zero Dawn, The return in 2022 Horizon Forbidden West. Sylens, the founder of both the military cult Eclipse as well as the mercenary group Sons of Prometheus was an archaeologist and wandering scholar who was obsessed with gaining access to the technology of the Old Ones and using it himself.

Reddick, who died in 2013, was scheduled to have a cameo role in John Wick’s spinoff. Ballerina The game is due to be released next year. He has also been signed on as the voice of Hellboy for the upcoming beat-em’up roguelite. Hellboy: Web of Wyrd.