Introduced in Half-Life and expansion packs Characters of Half-Life

1 introduced in half-life , expansion packs

1.1 gordon freeman
1.2 g-man
1.3 barney calhoun
1.4 adrian shephard
1.5 rosenberg
1.6 gina cross
1.7 colette green
1.8 richard keller
1.9 walter bennet
1.10 simmons

introduced in half-life , expansion packs

this section deals characters appear in half-life, opposing force, blue shift , half-life: decay

gordon freeman

gordon freeman, ph.d., silent protagonist of half-life series, , playable character in half-life, , games in half-life 2 series. theoretical physicist, , holds ph.d. mit in field. @ time of half-life, works @ black mesa research facility, facility in new mexico, conducting nuclear , subatomic research.

the g-man

the g-man (voiced michael shapiro) mysterious recurring character in half-life series of first-person shooter computer games. known display peculiar behavior , capabilities beyond of normal human , identity , motives remain unexplained. plays role of overseer , employer, both observing player games progress , pulling strings control outcome of specific events throughout half-life saga. g-man s constant appearances in half-life games, revealing monologues series protagonist gordon freeman, imply of great importance , anchors endeavors of player. mysterious nature has made him icon of half-life series.

barney calhoun

barney calhoun playable character in half-life: blue shift, , major character in half-life 2 episode one. michael shapiro provided barney s voice in games of half-life series. scott lynch, valve software s chief operating officer, lent face game use in-game barney in half-life 2.

barney s name stemmed earlier alpha versions of half-life in model security guards held resemblance actor don knotts, inspiring comparisons knotts s character barney fife andy griffith show, in united states has long been disparaging term inept policeman or security guard. initially, barneys intended hostile npcs attack player.

in half-life: blue shift, playable barney progresses through black mesa escape events of resonance cascade, , able so, in contrast gordon freeman , adrian shephard, held in stasis. in half-life 2, barney works mole lambda resistance in combine civil protection forces. provides player information in first chapter, leading him kleiner , vance, , in end of second chapter provides player crowbar. fact barney owes gordon freeman beer running gag in series.

adrian shephard

shephard, 22-year-old u.s. marine corporal, player s character in half-life: opposing force. assigned hazardous environment combat unit (hecu) fictional santego military base in arizona, 1 of personnel sent black mesa research facility kill aliens , silence witnesses, scientist named gordon freeman, player character in original game. however, during events subsequent resonance cascade , adrian finds himself separated unit , fighting life.

unlike other marines, works increasingly distrustful scientists , guards in order make out of black mesa alive. shephard , freeman cross paths during game, @ point shephard merely observer climactic event original game, time when freeman jumps inside xen portal , disappears xen, however, if players tried follow freeman appear in huge fall , subsequently die. never fights alongside or against gordon freeman. g-man appears take interest in shephard s movements, before black mesa incident. 3 months prior, shephard spots g-man during boot camp training mission. shephard deactivates thermonuclear warhead brought in black ops, g-man reactivates , black mesa destroyed. in end, g-man reveals has argued shephard s life, detaining him in unknown void. g-man expresses degree of respect shephard, offering praise ability adapt , survive against odds rather reminds [the g-man] of [himself] .

rosenberg

dr. rosenberg (voiced jon st. john) first appears in half-life: decay. when gina cross , colette green first arrive @ test chamber s control room , receiving instructions dr. keller, rosenberg interrupts , voices concern keller on having anti-mass spectrometer run above 90% capacity, past safety buffer zone equipment. dr. keller, however, dismisses concern , states administrator s orders clear. tells rosenberg can either stay , watch experiment or return labs train yards. rosenberg remains, , shortly thereafter resonance cascade occurs.

immediately after disaster, rosenberg converses dr. keller , makes clear believes greatest responsibility should safety of people @ black mesa. although keller thinks should attempt reset displacement fields first, agrees rosenberg , come plan contact military can , evacuate facility possible. gina , colette escort rosenberg through hazard course satellite communications center on surface, able transmit distress signal. dr. rosenberg decides wait there military, , last time seen in decay gina , colette return below assist dr. keller. however, voice heard once more in game later on.

in half-life: blue shift, rosenberg makes first appearance during hazard course tutorial, long before calhoun encounters him in train yards. can seen behind observer s window during duck-jump portion of training.

some time between gina , colette s last sight of rosenberg in decay , calhoun s eventual rescue of scientist in blue shift, tries enact escape plan out of black mesa of several other scientists. during time, captured soldiers , held captive in freight car questioning, while colleague, harold, cornered , fatally wounded. before harold dies, barney calhoun discovers him, , instructs calhoun find dr. rosenberg him plan. calhoun able reach train yards , free dr. rosenberg. rosenberg informs him plan use equipment in prototype labs teleport safety.

he leads calhoun unused part of complex 2 other scientists, walter bennett , simmons, preparing machine. rosenberg instructs calhoun must activate , align relay device on xen in order them able accurately set destination. calhoun travels xen , successful in accomplishing task, after returning through portal earth (it here gina , colette in decay, temporarily caught in harmonic reflux, hear rosenberg s voice calling calhoun through portal), discover need power cell replenish teleporter s power escape. calhoun acquires newly charged power cell lab s sub-basement , delivers rosenberg , others. dr. rosenberg initiates system , brings online. narrowly avoid military s invasion of prototype labs, teleporting safety of unnoticed access tunnel. suv , leave black mesa.

gina cross

dr. gina cross black mesa scientist first appears holographic assistant gordon freeman in black mesa s hazard course , later 1 half of protagonist in half-life: decay.

in decay, cross 1 delivers gg-3883 crystal sample delivery system , heads area below test chamber, colette green stationed, fix jam in lift allows specimen delivered gordon. after resonance cascade occurs, cross teams dr. green battle way through alien-infested facility. first escort rosenberg surface contact military, , under guidance of richard keller, succeed in starting resonance reversal lessen effects of dimensional rift. gina cross fate, along rest of survivors in decay, remains unknown other black mesa survivors.

colette green

dr. colette green black mesa scientist , 1 half of protagonist team in half-life: decay.

in decay, dr. green s role in experiment make preparations in room below test chamber , initiate anti-mass spectrometer run @ 105%. dr. gina cross enters same room fix jam in specimen delivery system s lift mechanism, meaning both in same place when resonance cascade occurs. following disaster, 2 team fight way through facility survival. escort dr. rosenberg surface call military , then, of dr. richard keller, manage start resonance reversal prevent dimensional rift becoming large repaired.

the outcome dr. green, along rest of survivors in decay, unknown other black mesa survivors.

richard keller

dr. richard keller black mesa scientist, working colette , gina. appears in half-life: decay.

dr. keller 55-year-old, senior scientist in wheel chair. gives missions colette , gina during game. dr. keller condemns gordon freeman, , asks himself kleiner sees in him. final fate unknown.

dr. keller going antagonist, idea scrapped.

walter bennet

dr. walter bennet black mesa scientist. seen in half-life: blue shift , hologram in half-life: opposing force.

in blue shift, walter seen fixing battery in dr. rosenberg s office, along simmons. fixed of barney calhoun, , start teleportation out of black mesa. 4 make out facility, making dr. bennet 1 of few known survivors of incident. open gates , start journey outside world suv.

dr. bennet appears in opposing force hologram. introduces xen creature, barnacle, adrian.

dr. bennet s final fate unknown.

simmons

dr. simmons black mesa scientist. seen in half-life: blue shift.

in blue shift, simmons seen fixing battery in dr. rosenberg s office, along dr. walter bennet. fixed of barney calhoun, , start teleportation out of black mesa. 4 make out facility, making dr. simmons 1 of few known survivors of incident. open gates , start journey outside world suv.

simmons not talk @ in game, , first name unknown. furthermore, final fate unknown of colleagues.