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 (cinematic scene)

 

"You're dead, you hear me? Dead!"

―Human Sergeant

 

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

Overview

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 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, fire rockets with his dual LAW rocket launchers and punch the player if they got too close. 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 in Half-Life only contains the sounds for his Minigun, not his voice. However, in the Half-Life Alpha, there is one voice clip, called hw_alert, in which the Sergeant shouts "YOU DEAD!! YA HEAR ME?!? DEAD!!"

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

Gallery

Models

Concept art.

First model.

Hi-res model.

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.

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

Screenshots

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

In renderbox map.

Human Sergeant and standard grunt in-game.

Ditto, closeup.

Ditto, with a third grunt, seen from a different spot.

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.

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 on YouTube

• Another Alpha video showing the Human Sergeant on YouTube