Forum:Zombie victims aware? I think we need to decide

Several of the zombie articles state that the victim may actually be alive and aware of their zombification. In all honesty, this defies all logic. Headcrabs inherently pierce the skull or brain cavity in some violent fashion (possibly through the mouth), and this would, of course, end all conscious brain function. That, combined with the state of their bodies, makes it highly unlikely that they are alive in any normal sense. It also would not at all be impossible that the headcrabs are, either intentionally or not, using the host's vocal cords. Since they are tied into the nervous system, they would likely feel pain when their host feels pain, and may express it vocally via various moans.

As for the Zombine, well, I'd surmise Combine soldiers have a number of triggered messages for quick relay of information. Like the ability to quickly trigger "Sector secure" or "Sector is not secure", to allow them to concentrate more on the task at hand. They are cyborgs, after all. Not fully human anymore. Anything's possible. Ultimately, though, I think it's safe to say that none of the headcrab victims are technically alive and conscious anymore. - WardenWolf