Sandy

"Dear God! Poor Laszlo! The finest mind of his generation, come to such an end!"

- Sandy

Sandy is a Rebel seen briefly during the Half-Life 2 chapter Sandtraps.

Half-Life 2
While Sandy and his friend Laszlo were traveling from Lighthouse Point to the Vortigaunt Camp to get some Bugbait, they were attacked by Antlions, leaving Laszlo severely wounded. Some time later, Gordon Freeman arrives on the scene, only to see Antlions attack Laszlo a second time, killing him. Gordon then proceeds to help Sandy in defeating the remaining Antlions. Subsequently, Sandy tells Gordon to stay off the sand, as it is walking on it that attracts the Antlions. He then tells Gordon that there is no point for him to continue to the Vortigaunt Camp now that Laszlo is dead. He then acknowledges Gordon's effort to help, and that he will stay with Laszlo for a while, because there is "something [he] has to do" (though if one waits or comes back to the spot after leaving, it appears that Sandy never actually does anything, or disappears entirely). He finally tells Gordon he hopes he has better luck than them. Gordon then leaves and continues his journey to the Vortigaunt Camp. During the brief encounter, Sandy never elaborates as to why he considers Laszlo to be "the finest mind of his generation".

Behind the scenes

 * Sandy's name appears in the Half-Life 2 sound file names related to him, the Half-Life 2 subtitles file and the Half-Life 2 Prima Guide.


 * Sandy's model name in the map hints he was originally to be named "Stanley".

Trivia

 * If the player does not help Sandy when the Antlions attack again to kill Laszlo, he will die and never make his speech.
 * Right before going out of the small path, a trigger named "lr_killtobias" (instead of "killstanley") makes Sandy disappear. There is no hint about whether he was killed by Antlions or shot himself.
 * "Sandy" may be a play on the term "sandy", related to the chapter title, "Sand Traps", and the importance of the sand during it.

List of appearances

 * Half-Life 2