Vance

The content of this article has been cut.The subject matter of this article was removed from the final version of an official / canonical source.

This article is about the early character. For his successor, see Eli Vance.

For other uses, see Vance (disambiguation).

"Hey you in the suit! Our APC hit a landmine and that fricking sniper showed up and took out our gunner. We're trying to blow open a path for Vance. You can cover Manwich, he'll take care of the rest. "

―Captain Vance^[src]

Captain Vance^[1]^[2] is a character cut from Half-Life 2.

Overview[]

Captain Vance, one of the few surviving military leaders of Earth, was to be the leader of the Combine Conscripts while working undercover for the Resistance, playing the dangerous role of protecting the Air Exchange while secretly organizing fighters to overthrow the Combine. He was also Alyx Vance's father.^[1]

During the City 17 uprising after the Air Exchange destruction, Captain Vance had his headquarters in an "emergency bunker" near the inner gates of the Citadel's outer wall, where Gordon was to come when Alyx was left alone and hurt after the crash into the Skyscraper.

Fate[]

When the conscripts were scrapped, Vance and Eli Maxwell were merged to become Eli Vance, a scientist and a leading resistance figure. Eli Vance is still Alyx' father.

His role as a military leader has been replaced by Odessa Cubbage and Barney Calhoun^[1]^[2]

Vance' face model was recycled into the Citizen Male 08 (which is still named Vance internally) and a hostage in Counter-Strike: Source.

Gallery[]

List of appearances[]

Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar (First appearance) (Non-canonical appearance)

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Playable Half-Life 2 Beta files

See also[]

Vance Headquarters

Characters
Playable characters	Alyx Vance • Adrian Shepard • ATLAS and P-body • Barney Calhoun • Colette Green • Chell • Desk Employee • Gina Cross • Gordon Freeman • Ivan the Space Biker (cut) • Mel (cut) • R-4913 and X-8973
Aperture Science	ATLAS and P-body • Caroline • Chell • Desk Employee • GLaDOS • Grady • Greg • Mel (cut) • Doug Rattmann • Test Subject 042 • Test Subject 234 • Cave Johnson • Wheatley • Minor Aperture Science employees
Black Mesa	Walter Bennet • Wallace Breen • Barney Calhoun • Gina Cross • Gordon Freeman • Colette Green • Ivan the Space Biker (cut) • Richard Keller • Isaac Kleiner • Otis Laurey • Arne Magnusson • Miller • Rosenberg • Simmons • Eli Vance • Minor Black Mesa employees
Combine	314 URB-LOC 0017 Advisor • Barn Advisor • The Consul (cut) • Wallace Breen • Barney Calhoun • Unnamed Scientist • Vance (cut)
HECU	Dwight T. Barnes • Sharpe • Adrian Shephard • Minor HECU members
Resistance	All-Knowing Vortigaunt • Barney Calhoun • Consoling Couple • Odessa Cubbage • Dog • Gary • Gordon Freeman • Griggs • Helena Mossman (cut) • Johanson (cut) • Isaac Kleiner • Lamarr • Laszlo • Leon • MIRT • Arne Magnusson • Eli Maxwell (cut) • Judith Mossman • Nigel (cut) • Odell (cut) • Olga • Russell • Sandy • Sheckley • Skitch (cut) • Unidentified deaf character (cut) • Uriah • Alyx Vance • Eli Vance • Vance (cut) • Victory Mine Vortigaunt • Combine Killer • Minor Resistance members
Xen	All-Knowing Vortigaunt • Gary • Nihilanth • R-4913 and X-8973 • Uriah • Victory Mine Vortigaunt • Lamarr
Other	The Fisherman (cut) • The G-Man • Grigori • Larry • Samuel (cut) • Azian Vance

The Combine
Leaders / key figures	314 URB-LOC 0017 Advisor • Barn Advisor • Combine Advisors • The Consul (cut) • Vance (cut) • Wallace Breen
Minor members	Animal (cut) • Barney Calhoun • Mambridge (cut) • Peters (cut) • Unnamed Scientist
Humanoid units	Alien Assassin (cut) • Alien Soldier (cut) • Assassin (cut) • Charger • Civil Protection • Conscripts (cut) • Cremator (cut) • Elite (cut) • Grunt • Ordinal • Sniper • Soldier • Stalker • Suppressor • Zombie Assassin (cut)
Synth units	Synth • Advisor Pod • Attack Synth (cut) • Crab Synth • Dropship • Guard (cut) • Gunship • Hunter • Mobile Mine (cut) • Mortar Synth • Sacktick (cut) • Shield Scanner • Strider • Super Soldier (cut) • Synth Elite Soldier (cut) • Tbot1 (cut) • Unidentified cut Synth (cut) • Wasteland Scanner (cut)
Mechanical units	City Scanner • Manhack • Combot (cut)
Weapons	AK-47 (cut) • Autogun • Ceiling Turret • Desert Launcher (cut) • Emplacement Gun • FIM-92 Stinger (cut) • Flare Gun • GR9 (cut) • Guard Gun (cut) • Grenade • Ground Turret • Headcrab Shell • Heavy Shotgun • HK-707 (cut) • Hopper Mine • Hopwire Grenade (cut) • Hunter-Chopper Bomb • Immolator (cut) • Incendiary Rifle (cut) • Laser Tripmine • Launcher (cut) • MK3A2 Grenade • MP5K (cut) • MP7 (cut) • Overwatch Sniper Rifle • Overwatch Standard Issue Pulse Rifle • Pulse SMG • Pulse weapons • Rollermine • Sentry Gun • Shotgun • Sniper Rifle (cut) • SPAS-12 • Stun Baton • Suppression Device • USP Match • Wall Turret (cut) XM29 OICW (cut)
Vehicles	Advisor Platform • AirEx Truck (cut) • Armored Personnel Carrier • Hunter-Chopper • M2A3 Bradley (cut) • Merkava (cut) • Razor Train • School Bus (cut) • SWAT Truck (cut)
Technology	Advisor Container • Assassin tank (cut) • Barricade • Battery • Big Momma Pod (cut) • Binoculars (cut) • Breencast • Bunker • Camera (cut) • Cell • Charger • Citadel • Citadel Core • Confiscation Field • Dark Energy • Depot • Dispenser • Door lock • Door Tower (cut) • Dr. Breen's Private Reserve • Elevator • Emergency flare • Emitter • Energy Ball • Fabricator • Field Bridge • Force Field • Heavy Door • Heel Springs (cut) • Interface • Light • Medkit • Memory Replacement • Monitor • Overwatch Voice • Power Generator • Restrictor • Security Door • Smart Barrier • Supply Crate • Suppression Field • Teleportation • Television • The Terminal • Vehicles • Vorti-Cell (cut) • Watchtower
Locations	APC garage • Citadel • Citadel Core • City 8 • City 11 • City 12 • City 13 • City 14 • City 15 • City 16 • City 17 • City 24 • City 27 • City 17 Trainstation • Combine Overworld • Depot • Gate 5 • Nova Prospekt • Overwatch Nexus • Technical Trainstation • See cut locations
Other	Anticitizen • Citizen • Overwatch

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

[Raising_the_Bar-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar

[HL2Bpf-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Playable Half-Life 2 Beta files

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