Human Sergeant

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Human Sergeant
General information
Affiliation	Hazardous Environment Combat Unit
Individual information
Attacks / Weapons	Dual LAW rocket launchers M60 Minigun Combat knife (textures only)
Equipment	Cigar
Game information
Designed by	Chuck Jones
Entity name	monster_cine2_hvyweapons (Half-Life: Day One cinematic scene)

The Human Sergeant is an HECU class cut from Half-Life.

Overview

Concept art.

• Originally showcased in gameplay videos of early Half-Life builds, the Human Sergeant can be found in the Half-Life model files, as many other enemies cut from the game. He is also featured in the Half-Life SDK files, where larger texture files can be found.

• As a squad leader of some sorts, he was to smoke a cigar, have a flattop haircut and a bad attitude. He was also to command grunt squads and be in radio contact with command.

• According to his concept art image featured in Raising the Bar, he was originally to use an M60 for spray attack and fire rockets with his dual LAW rocket launchers. In the final NPC, the M60 was replaced by a Minigun and the rocket launchers by a backpack. A Combat knife can also be seen attached on his belt, although it is only part of his textures.

• While the most complete name for the Human Sergeant is provided in Raising the Bar (where it is misspelled as "Sargeant"), he has several other names. In the Half-Life files, his model and sound file folders are named "hassault" (for "human assault"); in the Half-Life SDK files, his folder is named "Hvyweapons" (for "heavy weapons"), while his .qc files use the terms "human heavy weapons" and "heavy weapons character".

• His sound file folder only contains the sounds for his Minigun, not his voice.

• His face was reused with slight modifications for the Afro-American HECU soldier featured among the four original HECU models.

Trivia

• The Human Sergeant appears in Half-Life mods such as Half-Life: Point of View, Sweet Half-Life, or Sven Co-op (where the Sergeant's Minigun can be used by the player).

Gallery

Hi-res version of the Human Sergeant face texture, from the Half-Life SDK files.

Hi-res version of the Human Sergeant pants texture featuring a combat knife, from the Half-Life SDK files.

Human Sergeant and Panthereye in an early map showcasing all the game's enemies.

Human Sergeant and standard grunt in-game.

Ditto, closeup.

M35 cargo truck, Human Sergeant and early RPG.

Human Sergeant, Alien Grunt, HECU grunt and dead scientist in a Black Mesa tunnel.

Freeman fighting with two Human Sergeants.

The retail Afro-American HECU model reusing the Sergeant's face texture.

List of appearances

• Half-Life (First appearance) (Game files only) (Non-canonical appearance)
• Half-Life SDK (Non-canonical appearance)
• Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar (Non-canonical appearance)

External links

• Gameplay in an early Half-Life build, featuring the Human Sergeant at around 1:10 on YouTube