Combine Soldiers?

[Mutley]

We don't know much about these guys, and if they are related to the monsters or not.

I had a thought that maybe the combine soldiers were there to protect you, odd thought since you have to kill them, but they might be trying to defend Earth, what ever it is, I think they have an intresting story, to why they are there.

 

[Asknoone]

They are Alien, the combine are alien, as proved by valve, although not a bad idea though :cheers:

 

[Mutley]

Where can I find more about them? Wheres the Valve alien thing?

 

[Asknoone]

In the E3 2003 vids gabe or someone says "Here you will get a look at the citadel...the centre of the alien combine....the citadel is a fortress that is slowly eating its way through city 17"

 

[Brian Damage]

The Combine are alien, the soldiers working for them may be human-shaped aliens, or merely conscripted/brainwashed/modified humans. We don't really know yet. See the other thread on the matter.

 

[Hungry_Gamer]

I reckon they are totally alien just made to look like humans so the real humans won't get totally grief stricken and start to riot which will probably happen anyway

 

[unix_core]

And they do not only look like humans, they also seem to think pretty much like humans. I mean, talking, using tank-like viecles, stun batons, making police-like radis and so on.

 

[raoulduke]

Someone on the Steam forums suggested that maybe they are half alien half human, using Adrian Shepherds DNA because he was preserved by GMan in Opposing Force.

There will be many more speculations and rumors on this forum I think, just search!

 

[westie]

Never heard that before it sounds good too though.

 

[NeLi]

Someone on the Steam forums suggested that maybe they are half alien half human, using Adrian Shepherds DNA because he was preserved by GMan in Opposing Force.

There will be many more speculations and rumors on this forum I think, just search!

So you would face hundreds of beefed up Alien/Shepard superhumans?

Sounds a bit too tough, considering Shepard was on par with Gordonh.

 

[raoulduke]

They would be only half human So they're like only half godlike. Gordon could easily tackle two of them!

 

[Demon Wraith]

And they do not only look like humans, they also seem to think pretty much like humans. I mean, talking, using tank-like viecles, stun batons, making police-like radis and so on.

Tank-like vehicles... you mean the Strider? Or the "Combine Tank" that has a no-swivel gun?

Stun batons. Well, I'm not too familiar with current technology, but last I heard the batons floating around wheren't electrified. I could be wrong, don't hold this too much against me.

Even Vortigaunts, Nihilianth, and so far all of the people living in City 17, which is seemingly a place in Russia... speak English. But, we do know that the Combine don't write in English. It appears they don't write in a currently known language, at all.

As for police-like raids, well, I can't think of anything in particular that speaks against it.

 

[Demon Wraith]

So you would face hundreds of beefed up Alien/Shepard superhumans?

Sounds a bit too tough, considering Shepard was on par with Gordonh.

Shepard was a pansy.

 

[Asknoone]

shepard sucks.......but i am biased i hate op4

 

[NeLi]

Shepard and his barnacle gun would easily chew Gordon up like a...a...easily chewable thing.

:monkee:

 

[NeptuneUK]

too right, he would!! !!

 

[Asknoone]

Shepard would have his inards ripped out by gordon and his crowbar

 

[Mr.Awesome]

Well, back to the topic of this thread... the combines. My guess is they are probably all human, but infested in a way related to the headcrabs turning people into zombies. They're smarter than zombies probably. What makes me think they are merely humans is that, from watching all the vids, it seems they're some of the easier-to-kill creatures, like the electrical aliens (what are they called again?) in HL1.

 

[marshmallow]

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So they're not aliens because they're easy to kill...like one of the aliens from the first game?

I am sure they're human...but I don't think they're pure human. There's either some enhancements or brain washing or something weird going on.

 

[NeptuneUK]

enhancements or brain washing

both i beleive, they arent alien as far as im concerned. this isnt star trek.. its half life, they dont have a little ridge on their nose and suddenly htey are an alien. you have seen the other aliens in the HL games and they pwn. they all have great design and realistic AI so suit them.

OMFGZ0R the combine soldiers are completely alien because they have a pointy ear!!!!!

 

[Demon Wraith]

both i beleive, they arent alien as far as im concerned. this isnt star trek.. its half life, they dont have a little ridge on their nose and suddenly htey are an alien. you have seen the other aliens in the HL games and they pwn. they all have great design and realistic AI so suit them.

OMFGZ0R the combine soldiers are completely alien because they have a pointy ear!!!!!

For all you know they could look like monkeys and be blue underneath what they wear.

And I don't know about you, but this is certainly not a language that I am familiar with.

 

[NeptuneUK]

yes im trying to say, valve are better at designing aliens than gene roddenberry... their aliens arent so human-like.

 

[Demon Wraith]

yes im trying to say, valve are better at designing aliens than gene roddenberry... their aliens arent so human-like.

Don't you mean... the Xen aliens... aren't so human-like. You don't have a very large base to draw upon to say that none of Half-life's aliens are human-like for certain. You've only seen one world.

 

[NeptuneUK]

lets just wait til HL2 comes out and bum over it, then we'll see