Molotov Cocktail

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The Molotov Cocktail is a weapon cut from Half-Life 2. It can be found in the playable Half-Life 2 Beta.

Overview[]

As it name implies, it is a standard Molotov cocktail with identical effects. When thrown, it produces a large circle of fire which will remain for a while before dissipating, and could presumably be put out with the Fire Extinguisher, also cut.

Behind the scenes[]

It was originally to be used by Citizens against Combine forces in the Half-Life 2 test level Get Your Free TVs!.

It was originally part of the Brickbat props, thus its Headcrab appearance when spawned in the playable Beta, as well as the Snark HUD icon from the original Half-Life.

Trivia[]

In the playable Half-Life 2 Beta, the fire sprites are so small that it is almost impossible to notice them.

The bottle model and its textures exist, but the texture is broken in both the viewmodel and worldmodel.

Hammer shows that Citizens have two weapon choices named "Beer Bottle" and "Beer Bottle2", related to the Brickbat and the Molotov cocktail.

In the Half-Life 2 files, several texture files for HUD weapon icons can be found, most of which still containing the icons for almost all of the cut weapons. The Molotov Cocktail is among them.

The Molotov Cocktail was originally to appear in Counter-Strike, but was ultimately cut. It is now included in Counter-Stike: Global Offensive.

The Molotov Cocktail idea was reused for Left 4 Dead as an optional secondary weapon for the Survivors to ignite zombies from long range. The model was remade from scratch.
The Molotov was to also appear in Garry's Mod: Trouble in Terrorist Town as it was to use the same model and viewmodel.

Gallery[]

List of appearances[]

Half-Life 2 (First appearance) (Game files only) (Non-canonical appearance)
Garry's Mod: Trouble in Terrorist Town (Non-canonical appearance.)

Weapons
Aperture Science	Animal King • Bomb • Defective Turret • Frankenturret • Hover Turret (cut) • Oracle Turret • Rocket Sentry • Sentry Turret • Turret Opera
Black Mesa	Barnacle Grapple • Crossbow • Ceiling Turret • Colt Python • Crowbar • Desert Eagle • Displacer Cannon • Glock 17 • Gluon Gun • Laser Tripmine • Mark IV Thermonuclear Device • Mk 2 Grenade • MP5 • Pipe Wrench • RPG • Satchel Charge • Spore Launcher • SPAS-12 • Tau Cannon
Black Ops	Flash Grenade (cut) • Glock 17 • Laser Tripmine • M2 Browning Machine Gun • M249 Squad Automatic Weapon • M40A1 Sniper Rifle • Mk 2 Grenade • Mortar • MP5 • Sentry Gun
Combine	AK-47 (cut) • Autogun • Ceiling Turret • Desert Launcher (cut) • Emplacement Gun • FIM-92 Stinger (cut) • Flare Gun • GR9 (cut) • Grenade • Ground Turret • Guard Gun (cut) • Headcrab Shell • Heavy Shotgun • HK-707 (cut) • Hopper Mine • Hopwire Grenade (cut) • Hunter-Chopper Bomb • Immolator (cut) • Incendiary Rifle (cut) • Jaytest (cut) • Laser Tripmine • Launcher (cut) • Manhack • MK3A2 Grenade • MP5K (cut) • MP7 • MP7 (cut) • Overwatch Sniper Rifle • Overwatch Standard Issue Pulse Rifle • Pulse Minigun • Pulse SMG • Pulse weapons • Rollermine • Sentry Gun • Shotgun • Sniper Rifle (cut) • SPAS-12 • Stun Baton • Suppression Device • USP Match • XM29 OICW (cut)
HECU	Combat Knife • Desert Eagle • Dam Turret • Double Turret • Dynamite • Glock 17 • Land Mine • Laser Tripmine • M198 Howitzer • M2 Browning Machine Gun • M202A1 FLASH • M249 Squad Automatic Weapon • M40A1 Sniper Rifle • Minigun (cut) • Mk 2 Grenade • MP5 • RPG • Satchel Charge • Sentry Gun • SPAS-12
Resistance	Alyx's Gun • Brickbat (cut) • Colt Python • Crossbow • Crowbar • Flare Gun (cut) • Ice Axe (cut) • Magnusson Device • Molotov Cocktail (cut) • Pheropods • Physgun (cut) • RPG • Ravenholm traps • Socket Wrench (cut) • Tau Cannon • Zero Point Energy Field Manipulator
Race X	Shock Roach • Spore Launcher
Xen	Black Hole Gun (cut) • Ceiling Turret • Grenade • Hivehand • Sentry Cannon • Snark • Snark Mine
Other	Annabelle • AK-47 (cut) • AR3 • Harpoon (cut) • Magnet Gun (cut) • Penguin • Pulse Shield (cut) • Roller Wand (cut) • S.L.A.M • Sticky Launcher (cut) • Vortex Hopwire (cut) • Zero Point Generator (cut) • Weapons and items in Deathmatch Classic • Weapons cut from Half-Life 2

The Resistance
Leaders / key members	Barney Calhoun • Odessa Cubbage • Gordon Freeman • Isaac Kleiner • Arne Magnusson • Eli Maxwell (cut) • Helena Mossman (cut) • Judith Mossman • Odell (cut) • Russell • Vance (cut) • Alyx Vance • Eli Vance
Minor members	All-Knowing Vortigaunt • Animal (cut) • Consoling Couple • Dog • Father Grigori • Griggs • Johanson (cut) • Lamarr • Laszlo • Leon • Mambridge (cut) • MIRT • Nigel (cut) • Olga • Peters (cut) • Sandy • Sheckley • Skitch (cut) • Unidentified deaf character (cut) • Uriah • Victory Mine Vortigaunt
Weapons	Alyx's Gun • Brickbat (cut) • Colt Python • Crossbow • Crowbar • Flare Gun (cut) • Ice Axe (cut) • Magnusson Device • Molotov Cocktail (cut) • Pheropods • Physgun (cut) • RPG • Ravenholm traps • Tau Cannon • Zero Point Energy Field Manipulator • Socket Wrench (cut)
Vehicles	Airboat • Borealis (cut) • C-130 (cut) • Jet Ski (cut) • Jalopy (cut) • Mil Mi-8 • Muscle Car • Scout Car • Submarine (cut) • V-22 Osprey (cut)
Technology	Car battery • Communication • Antlion Detector • Dog • EMP Tool • Fire Extinguisher (cut) • Generator trailer • Drawbridge • Retinal scanner • Supply Crate • Teleportation • Television • Transponder • White Forest rocket
Locations	Black Mesa East • Bridge Point • Dock 137 • Kleiner's Lab • Lighthouse Point • New Little Odessa • Radio Tower • Ravenholm • Shorepoint Base • Station 1 • Station 6 • Station 7 • Station 8 • Station 9 • Station 12 • Station 21 • Underground Railroad • Victory Mine • Vortigaunt Camp • White Forest • The White Forest Inn • See cut locations
Other	Conscripts (cut) • Lambda logo • Vortigaunt • Vance (cut) • Citizen • Children • Lamarr