Griggs

"Okay, Freeman! Be adequate!"

- Griggs

Griggs (nicknamed Griggsy) is a Resistance medic who appears in chapter two (This Vortal Coil) of Half-Life 2: Episode Two.

Griggs and a soldier named Sheckley were stationed at an underground Resistance base near City 17, but Antlion and zombie attacks whittled down the numbers of troops until just Griggs and Sheckley remained. Though their personalities clashed (Griggs was naive and light-spirited, but Sheckley was no-nonsense), they became an unlikely duo.

When a Vortigaunt carrying the terribly wounded Alyx Vance appeared, Griggs and Sheckley volunteered to protect them from Antlions. Gordon Freeman soon showed up, and the panicky Griggs briefly mistook him for an antlion drone before being ordered by Sheckley to show Freeman their remaining supplies.

When Antlions approached in great number, Griggs grew hopeless until more Vortigaunts showed up and helped to defeat them. Griggs then stayed to help protect the Vortigaunts with Sheckley while Freeman and a Vortigaunt retrieved an essence from the Antlion hive that would heal Alyx. After Freeman returned with the essence and saved Vance, Griggs and Sheckley remained with the Vortigaunts to go hunt Advisors.

Griggs is rather naive despite the horrors that he (according to the Prima Guide) has seen. He is easily panicked and at many times during the Antlion assault shouts that everyone is doomed. He is also light-spirited and several times makes jokes about their current position (which sometimes make little sense). He and Sheckley have several funny in-game conversations:

Trivia

 * Unlike other medics, Griggs can actually throw medkits to Freeman instead of having to be next to him to heal him.
 * According to the Prima Guide, Griggs and Sheckley were inspired by Abbott and Costello. This is confirmed in the developer commentary.
 * Griggs tells a departing Gordon the phrase "Be Adequate", not knowing what it means. When Sheckley questions him about it, he responds "I dunno, sounds like somethin' the Vorts would say." The Vortigaunts, however, offer no comment on that remark.

List of appearances

 * Half-Life 2: Episode Two