Forum:Final theories on The G-Man

Title says it all. There theories I'll explain have been carefully thought.

First theory: alien The G-Man is probably an extraterrestrial being whose emplyers and goals remain unclear. He's shown interest in Gordon Freeman since before the Resonance Cascade (he can be seen twice before it happens) and has helped him ocasionally. In exchange, Gordon does some jobs for him (killing the Nihilant and defeating the Combine). This is the theory I'm more inclined to believe as it makes sense with Half-Life 1 and 2 and I haven't found evidence against it.

Second theory: hallucination

Gordon Freeman imagined everything that happened after the experiment. He received a radiation discharge which put him in a catatonic state (or something like that...) and made him imagine the Resonance Cascade and the alien invasion. It would make sense that players didn't think of this so it was retconned in Half-Life 2, which hints nothing that supports this theory.

The sources for this theory would be:

A)The scene before entering the Nihilanth's chamber:

"It is interesting to note that at this portal to the game's last battle, the voices of scientists that Gordon has previously encountered throughout the game, including some not even heard at that time, such as the voice of a scientist: "Get him out of there! Shut down the equipment and someone get him out!", can be faintly heard, although hard to hear in-game through the alien sound effect around it, with no proper explanation as to why. Note that the altar looks like a warped version of the Anti-Mass Spectrometer chamber."

B)The video "Psyche":

The only image that appears only once says some interesting things and the video finishes with the interesting quote "Well, well. Isn't this just like old times?", a possible reference to the possible retcon.

Other theories

Many theories are that The G-Man is Gordon's father or Gordon from the future. This is mostly based on people believing that "gman" stands for "GordonfreeMAN" which is incorrect since it's actually the slang term for "goverment man". Also, any resemblance beetween Gordon Freeman and The G-Man are most likely coincidential or due to the enging limitations rahter than any actual family bond.

So, what do you think?