Combine Assassin

The Combine Assassin is an enemy cut from Half-Life 2 and the successor of Half-Life's female assassin.

Depiction
The Combine Assassin is a slimmer and female version of the Overwatch Elite, with an almost identical helmet which was finally kept for the Combine Elite model. The armor and padding are almost completely absent, allowing the assassin to move quickly.

The Combine Assassin uses two automatic pistols or personal defense weapons, and a variety of melee attacks. Like the original female assassin, she is shown to be a quick and resourceful enemy, moving swiftly and performing flips, rolls, and other movements.

The Combine Assassin shares features with the Combine Alien Assassin - they found their way into the final version of Half-Life 2 into the form of the Fast Zombie.

Purpose


It was meant to be encountered specifically on the Borealis, but also in City 17, during the resistance uprising, and into darker environments for special missions via dropship, such as disrupting resistance camps and sabotaging resistance supply routes.

Episode Two
After Episode One was released, Valve intended on using the HDR lighting to involve Combine Assassins into the game, but this was cut due to the risk of over-complicating the AI and the game in general.