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100
He is the main playable character in most Hλlf-Life games and is a scientist.
Who is Gordan Freeman?
100
It is the facility located in Black Mesa, New Mexico where Gordan Freeman works.
What is Black Mesa Research Facility?
100
They are pumpkin-sized parasitic aliens that latch onto your head.
What are Headcrabs?
100
They are tiny carnivorous aliens found in water.
What are Leeches?
100
They are scientists who have been taken over by Headcrabs.
What are Zombies?
100
It is used to transport Black Mesa personnel.
What is the Monorail?
100
It is the first weapon that you will get in Hλlf-Life 1 & 2.
What is the Crowbar?
100
They are the first of the Combine that you will see and patrol city streets.
What is the Metro Police?
100
It is used to transport Combine Overwatch members quickly.
What are Armoured Personnel Carriers?
100
They are gigantic tripodal assault synths used by the Combine.
What are Striders?
100
It is a giant, blind tentacle-like monster fought in Silo D. It is the first boss of Hλlf-Life.
What is the Tentacle?
100
It is what caused aliens to invade Black Mesa.
What is the Resonance Cascade?
100
It is the first game in the series game and was realeased in 1998.
What is Hλlf-Life?
100
"They're waiting for you, Gordon. In the Test Chamber."
Answer: Black Mesa Science Team Member (Pre-incident).
200
They work at the Black Mesa Research Facility and make up the majority of the workers there.
Who is the Black Mesa Science Team?
200
It is where the Resonance Cascade occurred.
What is the Anti-mass Spectrometer?
200
Introduced in Half-Life 2, they are a much more fast variant of Headcrabs.
What are Fast Headcrabs?
200
They are strange, blue-ish transparent rock-like aliens found on Xen.
What are Protozoans?
200
They are agile victims of Fast Headcrabs, their skin is gone and they have parts of their skeleton exposed.
What are Fast Zombies?
200
It is the Xen Crystal that caused the Resonance Cascade.
What is Crystal Sample GG-3883?
200
It is the first firearm acquired in Hλlf-Life.
What is the 9mm Pistol?
200
They are the main foot soldiers of the Combine Overwatch.
What are Combine Soldiers?
200
It is a narrow Combine vehicle inspired by real life trains.
What are Razor Trains?
200
They are Combine Striders only seen in Hλlf-Life Alyx. They were used for the construction of the Citadel.
What are Construction Striders?
200
It is a gargantuan blue monster seen several times in the first Hλlf-Life.
What is the Gargantua?
200
It seals the dimensional rift between Earth and Xen.
What is fhe Black Mesa Satellite Launch?
200
It follows Adrian Shephard, a member of the military, and is an expansion game that was realeased in 1999.
What is Hλlf-Life: Opposing Force?
200
"I never thought I'd see a Resonance Cascade, let alone create one."
Answer: Dr. Issac Kleiner.
300
He is a mysterious person who appears multiple times across many games, and employs people and puts them in a stasis for when they are needed.
Who is the G-Man?
300
It is the retreat of many alien species.
What is Xen?
300
Introduced in Half-Life 2, they are a poisonous and stronger variant of Headcrabs.
What are Poison Headcrabs?
300
They are small, purple toad-like aliens found in Hλlf-Life: Blue Shift.
What are Chumtoads?
300
They have multiple Poison Headcrabs attached to their back. They launch the Poison Headcrabs on their back to attack and are much stronger.
What are Poison Zombies?
300
It is definitely the most important thing in the entire Hλlf-Life series.
What is Gus' HAIHAN Forklift?
300
It is a gun with a high firerate and is commonly used by H.E.C.U. Marines.
What is the Submachine Gun or SMG?
300
They are Combine Soldiers wielding Shotguns.
What are Shotgun Soldiers?
300
They are attack helicopters used by the Combine.
What are Hunter-Choppers?
300
They are large, helicopter-like assault Synths used by the Combine.
What are Gunships?
300
It is the final life phase of a Headcrab and is the penultimate boss of the first Hλlf-Life.
What is the Gonarch?
300
It happens at the very end of Hλlf-Life: Opposing Force.
Answer: Black Mesa is destroyed by a Nuclear Warhead.
300
It follows Barney Calhoun, a security guard working at Black Mesa and is an expansion game realeased in 2001.
What is Hλlf-Life: Blue Shift?
300
"Don't shoot, I'm with the Science Team!"
Answer: Black Mesa Science Team Member (We've got Hostiles).
400
He is the main playable character of Hλlf-Life: Opposing Force.
Who is Adrian Shephard?
400
The Citadel is located in the epicenter of it and is the only city of many that we see in Hλlf-Life 2.
What is City 17?
400
They are dog-like Headcrabs only seen in Hλlf-Life Alyx.
What are Revivers?
400
They are large insect-like aliens that spawn infinitely from holes in the ground. They are first seen in Hλlf-Life 2.
What are Antlions?
400
They are the next stage of mutation for a Zombie infested by a normal Headcrab.
What are Gonomes?
400
It is a US Military VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) plane that drops down H.E.C.U. Marines.
What is the Osprey Heliplane?
400
If held down, then it will launch the player in the opposite direction that they are facing.
What is Tau Cannon or Gauss Gun?
400
They are located in Nova Prospekt and guard the place.
What are Nova Prospekt Prison Guards?
400
They are giant mobile walls used by the Combine to block off areas.
What are Combine Smart Barriers?
400
They are large flying synths used for Combine transportation.
What are Dropships?
400
It is the last of it's kind and is the final boss of Hλlf-Life.
What is the Nihilanth?
400
It happens because of the Resonance Cascade at Black Mesa.
What is the Combine Occupation of Earth?
400
It is a multi-player add-on for the Playstation 2 port of Hλlf-Life. It follows Dr. Gina Cross and Dr. Colette Green.
What is Hλlf-Life: Decay?
400
" The last... I am the last..."
Answer: The Nihilanth.
500
He is a security guard who works at Black Mesa and is the main playable character of Hλlf-Life: Blue Shift.
Who is Barney Calhoun?
500
It is an enormous metal structure that towers over City 17.
What is The Citadel?
500
It is a Headcrab variant with a bulletproof shell on it's back.
What are Armoured Headcrabs?
500
Only found in Hλlf-Life Alyx, they are a variant of Antlions that have a ranged attack.
What are Antlion Spitters?
500
They are Combine Soldiers infested by Headcrabs.
What are Zombines?
500
They are airborne military vehicles used by the H.E.C.U. and the Black Ops.
What is the AH-64 Apache?
500
It fires a highly-explosive projectile.
What is the Rocket-Propelled Grenade Launcher or R.P.G.?
500
They are prison guards wielding Shotguns.
What are Nova Prospekt Prison Guards (Shotgun)?
500
They are small, robotic drones that fly around an take photos of citizens. They are also really annoying if you want to be stealthy.
What are City Scanners?
500
They are large, pale grub-like creatures.
What are Advisors?
500
It is a giant worm-like creature and is apart of the Race X aliens (all of the new aliens seen in Hλlf-Life: Opposing Force).
What is the Pit Worm?
500
It lead to the Combine occupation of the planet and only lasted 7 hours.
What is the Seven Hour War?
500
It is a port of the original Hλlf-Life to the Source Engine.
What is Hλlf-Life: Source?
500
"Gordon Freeman in the flesh. Or rather, in the hazard suit. I took the liberty of relieving you of your weapons; most of them were government property. As for the suit, I think you’ve earned it.
The borderworld, Xen, is in our control for the time being, thanks to you. Quite a nasty piece of work you managed over there. I am impressed.
That’s why I’m here, Mr. Freeman. I have recommended your services to my employers, and they have authorized me to offer you a job. They agree with me that you have limitless potential.
You’ve proved yourself a decisive man, so I don’t expect you’ll have any trouble deciding what to do. If you’re interested, just step into the portal and I will take that as a yes.
Otherwise... well... I can offer you a battle you have no chance of winning. Rather an anticlimax, after what you’ve just survived."
Answer: The G-Man (Hλlf-Life 1).
600
He was Gordon Freeman's old administrator, but is now the administrator of Earth.
Who is Dr. Wallace Breen?
600
It is an undercover laboratory located in City 17. It is the main residence of Dr. Issac Kleiner and is where he is messing with teleportation.
What is Kleiner's Lab?
600
They are the slaves of the Nihilanth and are brown humanoid aliens.
What are Vortigaunts?
600
They are the larval form of Antlions.
What are Antlion Grubs?
600
They are military Marines that are seen many times in Hλlf-Life.
Bonus points for the full name!
What is the Hazardous Environment Combat Unit or H.E.C.U.?
600
It is a giant missile used to close the dimensional rift between Earth and Xen.
What is the Black Mesa Satellite?
600
They are throwable small aliens.
What are Snarks or Squeak Grenades?
600
They are stationed in vantage points high up in buildings and snipe the player on sight.
What are Combine Snipers?
600
They are the bio-mechanical counterpart of City Scanners and drop Hopper Mines on the ground.
What are Shield Scanners?
600
They are large crab-like synths only seen near the end of Half-Life 2.
What are Crab Synths?
600
It is the final boss of Hλlf-Life: Opposing Force. It is the most mysterious of the Race X aliens (all of the new aliens in Opposing Force).
What is the Gene Worm?
600
It happens during the one week gap when Gordan and Alyx teleport from the Depot (at Nova Prospekt for people who aren't nerds) to Kleiner's Lab.
What is The Uprising?
600
It was bundled with Hλlf-Life 2: Episode One and is a multi-player free-for-all type game.
What is Hλlf-Life Deathmatch: Source?
600
"So, wake up, Mr. Freeman. Wake up and smell the ashes."
Answer: G-Man (Hλlf-Life 2).
700
He is a scientist who worked at Black Mesa and has an undercover laboratory where he is working on teleportation.
Who is Dr. Issac Kleiner?
700
They are expanding waterways that leads us out of City 17.
What are the Canals?
700
They are three-legged dog-like aliens that have a giant compound eye in place of a head.
What are Houndeyes?
700
They tend to the Antlion Grubs.
What are Antlion Workers?
700
They are a commando group of government assassins sporting all-black clothing.
What is the Black Operations or Black Ops?
700
They are crates that give the player something helpful once broken.
What are Supply Crates?
700
It is used by the Black Ops and Adrian Shephard and can hit enemies with precision using it's scope.
What is the M-40A1 Sniper Rifle?
700
They are high-ranking members of the Combine Overwatch.
What are Combine Elites?
700
They are Combine landmines that jump once approached and explode on impact.
What are Hopper Mines?
700
They are floating synths that have a mortar on their back and are only seen near the end of Half-Life 2.
What are Mortar Synths?
700
It is an airborne Combine vehicle fought in the canals of City 17.
What is the Hunter-Chopper (Canals)?
700
It happens at the very end of Hλlf-Life 2.
What is the Dark Energy Explosion?
700
It is the direct sequel to Hλlf-Life and takes place 20 years after the first game.
What is Hλlf-Life 2?
700
"Now... About that beer I owed ya."
Answer: Barney Calhoun (Interrogation Room).
800
She is the daughter of Eli Vance and is seen many times across the some games.
Who is Alyx Vance?
800
1. It is a refugee base that has been destroyed by Headcrab Shells. It is also the location where you get the Airboat.
2. It was a large bank, but now represents the centre of Overwatch forces and operations.
1. What is Station 6?
2. What is the Overwatch Nexus?
800
They are highly aggressive bipedal alien creatures with tentacles around their mouth.
What are Bullsquids?
800
It was a cut enemy from Hλlf-Life 2 and was supposed to be the leader of the Antlions.
What was the Antlion King?
800
It is an alien race controlling all of Earth.
What is the Combine Empire?
800
They are launched by the Combine and are used to deploy Headcrabs onto places like Ravenholm.
What are Headcrab Shells?
800
It fires a constant spiraling vortex of energy and is only seen in the original Hλlf-Life.
What is the Guon Gun?
800
They are only found in Hλlf-Life: Alyx and are low-ranking members of the Combine Overwatch.
What are Combine Grunts?
800
They are Combine machines that shoot any intruder on-sight.
What are Combine Sentry Guns?
800
They are used to safely transport Advisors.
What are Advisor Pods?
800
They are a high-ranking Antlions and are fought a few times throughout Hλlf-Life 2.
What are Antlion Guards?
800
It happens directly because of the explosion of the Dark Fusion Reactor (what happens at the very end of Hλlf-Life 2). The Citadel is in this state for most of Hλlf-Life 2: Episode One.
Answer: The Citadel is about to explode.
800
It takes place directly after the events of Hλlf-Life 2.
What is Hλlf-Life 2: Episode One?
800
"I don't know about you, but I'm ready to join Civil Protection just to get a decent meal."
Answer: Female Citizen(s).
900
He is the father of Alyx Vance.
Who is Dr. Eli Vance?
900
1. It is a hidden facility that is the reason why we traverse the canals in Hλlf-Life 2.
2. It is a town ravaged by Headcrab Shells and is where we meet Father Grigori.
1. What is Black Mesa East?
2. What is Ravenholm?
900
It is a large, swimming alien seen a few times in the first Hλlf-Life and once in Hλlf-Life 2.
What is the Ichthyosaur?
900
They are enemies cut from Hλlf-Life that seem to have been the precursors to the Houndeyes.
What are Panther Eyes?
900
They are bipedal robots featured in the censored German version of Hλlf-Life and replace the H.E.C.U. Marines.
What are Robot Grunts?
900
It is the main water transport vehicle of Hλlf-Life 2 and allows for Gordon Freeman to traverse toxic areas.
What is the Airboat?
900
It is a standard issue rifle used by the Combine.
Bonus Points for the full name!
What is the Overwatch Standard Issue Pulse Rifle or Pulse Rifle?
900
They are the captains of Combine Grunt groups.
What are Combine Captains?
900
They are ground-concealed pulse sentry weapons.
What are Combine Ground Turrets?
900
They are the predecessor to Hunters and only have a few seconds of screen time in Hλlf-Life 2: Episode 1.
What are Mini Striders?
900
It is a very tall Combine synth fought in the streets of City 17, during the Uprising.
What is the Strider (City 17)?
900
It happens at the very end of Hλlf-Life 2 Episode One.
What is the explosion of the Citadel?
900
It is a free-for-all shooter-type game that uses many assets from Hλlf-Life 2.
What is Hλlf-Life 2: Deathmatch?
900
"Was that you knocking? I didn't even know we still had a door."
Answer: Drunk Citizen.
1000
He is a massive mechanical creature who is Alyx's guardian.
Who is Dog?
1000
1. It is a oceanside area.
2. Before Combine occupation, it was a gulag located near City 17, now it is a tightly guarded Combine prison.
1. What is the Coast?
2. What is Nova Prospekt?
1000
They are aliens hanging from ceilings and have a long rope-like tongue that they use to catch prey.
What are Barnacles?
1000
It was a enemy cut from Hλlf-Life and were meant to be met underwater.
What are Archers?
1000
It is a vast army being mind-controlled by the Nihilanth.
What is the Nihilanth's Army?
1000
It is the main land transport vehicle of Hλlf-Life 2 and is as bear-bones as a car gets.
What is the Scout Car?
1000
It is an experimental weapon that can interact with physics objects.
Bonus points for the full name!
What is the Zero Point Energy Field Manipulator or Gravity Gun?
1000
Their tactic of attack is suppressing the player with heavy weaponry. They are only found in Hλlf-Life: Alyx.
What are Combine Suppressors?
1000
They are ceiling-mounted pulse sentry weapons used by the Combine.
What are Combine Ceiling Turrets?
1000
They are synths used by the Combine as scouts. One of them killed Alyx in Episode 2.
What are Hunters?
1000
He is trying to reach the Combine Overworld through the Dark Fuision Reactor and is the final boss of Hλlf-Life 2.
Who is Dr. Wallace Breen?
1000
It happens at the beginning of Hλlf-Life 2 Episode Two.
What is the Portal Storm?
1000
It is a short technology demo taking place in St. Olga, a coastal town being pelted by Headcrab Shells.
What is Hλlf-Life 2: Lost Coast?
1000
"You mean it's working? For real this time? Because I still have nightmares about that cat."
Answer: Barney Calhoun
1100
She is the mother of Alyx Vance and is only seen in a family portrait. She is one of the many people who didn't make it out of Black Mesa.
Who is Azian Vance?
1100
It is the main residence of the Combine and is only seen at the very end of Half-Life 2.
What is the Combine Overworld?
1100
They are large aliens and serve as the main combatants of the Nihilanth's army, alongside Vortigaunts.
What are Alien Grunts?
1100
It was a massive, transparent blue tentacle monster that was cut from Hλlf-Life 2. It is named after a mythical beast that would grow 2 heads after you chopped off one.
What is the Hydra?
1100
They are only seen in Hλlf-Life: Opposing Force and are a group of mysterious aliens.
What is Race X?
1100
It is a massive structure towering over Nova Prospekt and is used to detain prisoners.
What is the Depot?
1100
It is a Winchester Model 1886 shotgun used by Father Grigori in Ravenholm.
What is Annabelle?
1100
They are hefty and heavily armoured members of the Combine Overwatch only seen in Hλlf-Life: Alyx.
What are Combine Chargers?
1100
It is a ceiling-mounted machine that takes photos of people.
What are Combine Cameras?
1100
It is the final boss of Hλlf-Life 2: Episode One.
What is the Strider?
1100
It happens after a bit in Hλlf-Life 2: Episode Two and requires us to go on an entire mission to undo it.
Answer: Alyx dies because of a Hunter.
1100
It takes place directly after the events of Hλlf-Life 2: Episode One (the Citadel Explodes).
What is Hλlf-Life 2: Episode Two?
1100
"Tell me, Dr. Freeman, if you can, you have destroyed so much. What is it, exactly, that you have created? Can you name even one thing? I thought not."
Answer: Dr. Wallace Breen.
1200
They are the 2 female protagonists of Hλlf-Life: Decay.
Who is Dr. Gina Cross and Dr. Colette Green?
1200
It is a coastal village only seen in Hλlf-Life 2: Lost Coast.
What is St. Olga?
1200
They oversee Vortigaunts and Alien Grunts. They are extremely similar to the Nihilanth.
What are Alien Controllers?
1200
It is a cut horse-sized alien cut from Hλlf-Life. It would alert the player to if a monster was nearby.
What was Mr. Friendly?
1200
They are high-ranking Metro Cops that were cut from Hλlf-Life 2.
What are Elite Metro Cops?
1200
It is a crashed Armoured Personnel Carrier only found in the chapter of Hλlf-Life 2 called Anticitizen One.
What is the V-100 Armoured Personnel Carrier?
1200
It is used by Combine Snipers.
What is the Overwatch Sniper Rifle?
1200
They are only found doing maintenance or construction and do not attack the player. They are only found in Hλlf-Life: Alyx.
What are Combine Workers?
1200
It is a stationary mortar-like weapon used by the Combine. It is only seen atop the Overwatch Nexus.
What is the Suppression Device?
1200
It is the final (and only) boss of Hλlf-Life 2: Lost Coast.
What is the Hunter-Chopper (Lost Coast)?
1200
It happens during the entirety of Hλlf-Life Alyx.
What is the Construction of the Citadel?
1200
It is the newest game in the series (as of now and to not be made by a thrid party) and is both the only game to be in Virtual Reality and have Alyx Vance be the main protagonist.
What is Hλlf-Life Alyx?
1200
"You need me!"
Answer: Dr. Wallace Breen (last line of dialogue).
1300
They are the bonus playable characters in Hλlf-Life: Decay. Their mission is to retrive the stolen crystal (the same one that caused the Resonance Cascade) and take it back to their leader, the Nihilanth.
Who are X-8973 and R-4913?
1300
It is a major resistance base situated in the Outlands north of City 17.
What is White Forest?
1300
They are large aliens capable of harnessing electricity to attack.
What are Voltigores?
1300
It is a cut alien about twice the size of a normal person that was cut from Hλlf-Life. It is named after the most important person in a criminal enterprise (and also a Marvel character I guess).
What is the Kingpin?
1300
They were a H.E.C.U. class cut from Hλlf-Life.
What are Human Sergeants?
1300
It is the main method of transportation in Hλlf-Life 2: Episode Two.
What is the Muscle Car?
1300
It is a modified pistol used by Alyx.
What is Alyx's Gun?
1300
They wear hazmat suits and do not attack the player. They are only found in Hλlf-Life: Alyx.
What are Combine Hazmat Workers?
1300
They are a product of extreme, brutal Combine engineering and are humans that have been drastically changed physically and mentally.
What are Stalkers?
1300
It is an ancient Antlion fought in Hλlf-Life 2: Episode Two and is presumably the leader of the Antlions.
What is the Antlion Guardian?
1300
It is the newest Hλlf-Life game (as of now) to be made by a third party (a company that is not Valve). It is a remake of the original Hλlf-Life for the source engine.
What is Black Mesa?
1300
"...time, Dr. Freeman? Is it really that time again?"
Answer: G-Man (Hλlf-Life 2 ending).