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Combine
The Combine, abbreviated as CMB, and referred to in propaganda as "Our Benefactors" and a "Universal Union" by Wallace Breen, is an immense inter-dimensional empire, comprised of a number of species either as allies -
Gordon Freeman
Dr. Gordon Freeman is the main protagonist of the Half-Life series. Freeman is a theoretical physicist, forced to defend himself and the human race in a conflict against hostile aliens and other enemies after -
The G-Man
The G-Man is an enigmatic and mysterious character that appears in nearly every title of the Half-Life series. Referred to as a "sinister interdimensional bureaucrat," he is known to display peculiar behavior and -
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Wallace Breen
Dr. Wallace Breen is the former head of Black Mesa, and later Earth's Administrator under the Combine. From his headquarters on Earth in the Citadel of City 17, he was humanity's representative within -
Nihilanth
The Nihilanth was the supreme leader of the Xen forces that invaded Earth during the Black Mesa Incident and acts as the main antagonist and final boss of Half-Life. Physically, the Nihilanth resembles a -
Vortigaunt
The Vortigaunts (taxonomic designation: Xenotherium subservilia, or "Subservient Alien Beast"), formerly known as "Alien Slaves" or "Xen Slaves", and affectionately known as "Vorts" by their allies, are a sapient alien species found throughout the Half -
Half-Life storyline
This article describes the Half-Life storyline, chapter by chapter. The Training Facility at Black Mesa houses the Hazard Course to help users of the HEV Suit hone their skills at jumping, crouching, and combinations -
Headcrab
Headcrabs are omnivorous, parasitic alien organisms. These creatures have made appearances in a majority of releases on titles based on the Half-Life universe. Thanks to this, and the fact that they spawn frequently through -
Aperture Science Enrichment Center
The Aperture Science computer-aided Enrichment Center is Aperture Science's main facility where its products branded "Aperture Laboratories" are developed and tested, and the main location of Portal and Portal 2. Located in the -
Xen
Xen (pronounced "zen" ) is the Borderworld, a plane of existence connecting two or more dimensions (which Xen can be referred to as). It was discovered by Black Mesa research scientists, who regularly traveled there via -
Hazardous Environment Combat Unit
The Hazardous Environment Combat Unit, often abbreviated as HECU, is a United States Marine Corps Special Forces Unit and are featured prominently in Half-Life and its expansions. Specially trained, they deal with a variety -
Seven Hour War
The Seven Hour War was a brief, but decisive confrontation between the Combine Empire and the governments of Earth, ultimately leading to a large human death toll and the Combine occupation of the entire planet -
Black Mesa Incident
The Black Mesa Incident, also referred to as the Lambda Incident, was a catastrophic event resulting from an experiment carried out by the Anomalous Materials department at the Black Mesa Research Facility. The experiment triggered -
Combine Advisor
The Combine Advisors, also known as "Shu'ulathoi" by the Vortigaunts, are the masterminds behind the Combine occupation of Earth and the main antagonists of the entire Half-Life series. They are commonly speculated to -
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2, stylized as HλLF-LIFE, is a science fiction first-person shooter developed and published by Valve Corporation, and released on November 16, 2004, following an extended development period of five years. The -
Barney Calhoun
Barney Calhoun is the tritagonist of the Half-Life series. He was a security guard at Black Mesa before becoming a key Resistance leader. From Half-Life: Blue Shift and onwards, he turns from the -
Alyx Vance
Alyx Vance is the deuteragonist of Half-Life 2 and its Episodes and the titular protagonist of Half-Life: Alyx. A woman in her mid-twenties, she is a prominent figure in the Resistance campaign -
Development of the next Half-Life game
For over a decade after the release Half-Life 2: Episode Two in October 2007, there was very little news from Valve on the next Half-Life game. Half-Life 2: Episode Three, the third -
Adrian Shephard
Corporal Adrian Shephard is a US Marine Corporal assigned to the Hazardous Environment Combat Unit from the Santego Military Base, Arizona, where he was trained by Drill Instructors Dwight T. Barnes and Sharpe, and the -
Overwatch Soldier
Overwatch Soldiers (also known as Combine Soldiers by Humans, and "Stabilization Teams" by the Overwatch Voice), are the basic transhuman infantry units of the Combine Overwatch, and the primary military of the Combine on Earth -
Half-Life: Alyx
Half-Life: Alyx is a VR game developed by Valve. It was announced on November 18, 2019, and unveiled on November 21, 2019, at 10 AM Pacific Time. It was released on March 23rd, 2020 -
Half-Life
Half-Life, stylized as HλLF-LIFE, is a science fiction first-person shooter developed and published by Valve. The player takes the perspective of the scientist Gordon Freeman who struggles to escape an underground research -
Timeline of the Half-Life universe
A timeline of the Half-Life and Portal universe can be made by gathering known dates. Since several retcons have been made since the release of the first game and technological limitations have changed in -
Chell
Chell, documented as Test Subject#1 but previously as#1498, is the silent protagonist of Portal and the single-player campaign of Portal 2; she is a former Aperture Science Test Subject. Her predecessor is
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