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"Hey, here's a thought: I've got a cigarette lighter, you've got a gun... Maybe you should go first."
―Odell[src]
 

Odell,[1][2] originally known as O'Dell and Owen,[2] is a character cut from Half-Life 2. He is the predecessor to Odessa Cubbage, with different facial and eye textures and another outfit.[2]

Overview[]

Odessa Cubbage's model, based on the martial arts instructor of one of the game's developers, was originally intended for a character named "Odell" who was to be met before the cut Borealis chapter.[1][2][3]

Odell was to be the engineer of the Borealis, a science ship stranded in the ice that was discovered and attacked by the Combine. Odell was to be the only remaining crew member. Gordon was apparently to reach the Borealis with him on a tugboat after the Air Exchange chapter, search the ship for any survivors and then leave the ship in a submarine to Kraken Base.[1][2]

According to the Half-Life 2 Beta sound files, Odell's personality was to be that of a sarcastic, ironic man, making remarks in the vein of that of Barney's.

Fate[]

Through the whole character existence is cut from the retail, however, his model was repurposed for the Odessa Cubbage.

Another character that was introduced in Half-Life: Alyx, Russell, resembles (through the design is improved in the Source 2 engine) and sometimes acts like Odell. Thus making the cut character finally felt back in the Half-Life universe canon.

Trivia[]

  • In the WC mappack maps, Odell's model appears often. It was used for measurements, light tests, and place-holders (Alyx's model also alternatively fills this role). It also appears to be often used as a place-holder for Captain Vance in the Air Exchange maps.
  • Although the role would have likely been recast had he made it to retail, Odell's lines in the Half-Life 2 Beta were all provided by Marc Laidlaw.[4]
  • Lines originally written for Odell were reused (though heavily rewritten) with the Fisherman in Half-Life 2: Lost Coast.[4]

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