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...that Arne Magnusson's Vortigaunt colleague Uriah is named after Uriah Heep, a character in a Charles Dickens novel?

...that the Combine are led by Advisors?

...that Headcrabs are used as Combine weapons?

...that portal storms continue to rage on Earth?

...that you were intended to use a Combine sniper rifle at some point during the game, but it was replaced by the resistance-built Crossbow during development?

...that Aperture Science is behind both the Portal Gun and the Borealis?



...that Civil Protection officers are unaltered humans, unlike Overwatch Soldiers?

...that Combine zombies were dubbed Zombines by Alyx?

...that the Gargantua is a member of the same evolutionary lineage as Vortigaunts?

...that Antlions used to be farmed by Vortigaunts?

...that it was possible for Adrian Shephard to die of a temporal paradox?



...that Xen is comprised of floating islands?

...that Dr. Breen is actually a slave to the Combine Advisors?

...that the Fast Zombie has it's origins in another enemy that was cut during development - the Combine Assassin.

...that Barney Calhoun had a friend named Otis in Black Mesa?

...that Isaac Kleiner's pet Headcrab is named after a 1930s actress?



...that the G-Man has his own show?

...that Snarks are both enemies and weapons?

...that Houndeyes were going to be in Half-Life 2 but were cut.

...that Gordon Freeman was originally going to be named Dyson Poincare?

...that the Hunter's flechettes can be used against it?

...that the cake isn't a lie?