Hl2 who is the g man

In both Blue Shift and Decay , the main characters of each game, Barney Calhoun and doctors Gina Cross and Colette Green , see the G-Man on one occasion near the beginning of each game, but he either doesn't seem to notice any of them, or he ignores them. This suggests that he either doesn't have the same interest in them that he has in Gordon Freeman and Adrian Shephard , or he was too busy. Half-Life 2 begins with Gordon being greeted by the G-Man around 20 years after the Black Mesa Incident while seeing a dream-like montage of images such as the Black Mesa test chamber and interior areas of the Citadel.

In his speech, the G-Man hints that he put Gordon into stasis for his safety and that an opportunity has now arisen which will allow Freeman to begin his campaign against the Combine forces on Earth. He continuously refers to Gordon Freeman as "Mister Freeman" throughout the introductory sequence, forgoing Gordon's proper title of doctor. However, during the ending sequence, he refers to Gordon as "Doctor Freeman. The G-Man is briefly visible at various other points during the events of the game, including along the different vehicle sequences, but these are only from a great distance or as seen on video terminals until the game's finale.

After an uphill battle in the Citadel , Gordon causes critical damage to the structure's Dark Energy reactor, resulting in an explosion that might have caused his death, had the G-Man not seemingly stopped time to extract Gordon to safety to await further "employment offers" while leaving Alyx to perish in the explosion.

The game ends with travel through the same emptiness that was the Half-Life ending, and with the G-Man stepping through some doorway portal, though not before fixing his tie. The G-Man, at this point, makes it clear that he will once again be placing Freeman in stasis while he entertains some "interesting offers" for Gordon's services, this time making no mention of his "employers," as he had in Half-Life , justifying that the current situation is "extraordinary" enough to contemplate taking up any of these offers.

Before their showdown, Doctor Breen also asks Gordon, "Did you realize your contract was open to the highest bidder? The scene also depicts, for the first time, the G-Man without his signature briefcase. The G-Man is only seen once in Episode One. At the beginning of the game, which begins at the point when Half-Life 2 ends, he walks back into the black void that he left Gordon in and opens his mouth to say something but then notices a purple glowing Vortigaunt to his left.

He appears to be slightly amused at the sight, but then notices another on his right, and the smile drops from his face. As more and more Vortigaunts appear, he begins to look irritated, and then, as he looks toward Gordon, he realizes what is happening.

Irritation changes to anger. As two more Vortigaunts stand on either side of Gordon and grab his arms, the G-Man straightens his tie more violently than before and sternly responds to their chant with a single sentence: "We'll see Gordon is then immediately teleported away and found by Dog in a pile of rubble just outside the Citadel.

This incident shows the Vortigaunts can enter the G-Man's realm. This is also the first time any hindrance definitive or temporary is seen in the G-Man's plans. Not to mention the first time the G-Man displays anger, if strongly restrained. He explains that the reason for his absence is that the Vortigaunts have been preventing him from appearing to Gordon, thus he needed to wait for the Vortigaunts to be preoccupied so that he could contact him.

Just like in Half-Life 2 , he appears in a surreal, dream-like sequence taking place in several locations: the rocket silo located at White Forest , the same corridor as the one seen in the message left by Judith Mossman , and what seems to be the entrance to the Anomalous Materials Laboratories in the Black Mesa Research Facility from Half-Life it might also be another entrance, but this place being a striking Half-Life element, the differences seen are likely just aesthetic and related to the different game engine.

He then explains that he was the one to "pluck" Alyx Vance from Black Mesa, despite objections from unidentified naysayers that she was "a mere child, and of no practical use to anyone," and that he has learned to "ignore such naysayers, when quelling them was out of the question" An image of Doctor Breen flashes in the background during a short pause between "when" and "quelling".

He then instructs Gordon to safely escort Alyx to White Forest, as repayment for the G-Man's previous insurance of his survival, stating he wished he could do more than simply monitor Gordon, but has agreed to "abide by certain restrictions. During the sequence, he seems to be less rigid and more human-like and is not seen carrying his briefcase. Just after she delivers the message to her father, Alyx seems dizzy and holds her head, suggesting that she wasn't consciously speaking.

The G-Man flashes on the screen just before she delivers the message, which could have triggered her to say it subconsciously. Another reason to believe Alyx has no idea what's happening is that she never mentions G-man at all, which she would if she could remember. Eli is noticeably disturbed by the words, to the point where he almost collapses in shock. After making up an excuse for Alyx to leave the room, Eli reveals to Gordon that he is aware of their "mutual friend" as well.

He explains that the G-Man delivered sample GG which ultimately caused the Black Mesa Incident, and whispered in his ear to "prepare for unforeseen consequences" shortly before the Resonance Cascade. Eli then begins to express the hope that he and Gordon will be able to take some unknown action, but is interrupted by Alyx's return. Shortly after, Eli tells Gordon he believes the message is a warning regarding the Borealis and reiterates his belief that it should be destroyed lest the events of Black Mesa repeat themselves.

Whatever Eli knew is left unsaid, as he is killed by a Combine Advisor before having the opportunity to elaborate further. Five years before the events of Half-Life 2 , the G-Man is captured by the Combine with methods yet to be specified and held in a floating prison called the Vault, which is powered by Vortigaunt energy to keep him contained.

After he is freed by Alyx Vance, he pulls her into his dimension. Alyx initially believes him to be Gordon Freeman, which amuses the G-Man, who claims that Freeman does not need such a powerful prison to be held captive. Alyx asks who he is, and he replies, "Perhaps what I am is not as important as what I can offer you in exchange for coming all this way," and offers his services to Alyx.

She asks that the G-Man remove the Combine from Earth, but he deems it too large of a request and against the wishes of some of his employers. He then shows her the future where Eli Vance is killed by a Combine Advisor and rewinds time, giving her the opportunity to kill the Advisor. Alyx does so, and the G-Man points out she has proven a worthy successor to Freeman, whom he claims to have grown dissatisfied with due to Freeman's inability or refusal to carry out his orders.

The G-Man says that Gordon Freeman has been "unable or unwilling" to "perform the tasks laid before him," which can be understood as a reference to the events of Episode One and Episode Two , where Gordon is presumably freed from the G-Man's influence by the Vortigaunts. This prompted him to travel back in time in order to find a replacement, although it is unknown why he was referred to as a survivor of the Black Mesa Incident by the Combine or how was he imprisoned inside The Vault in the first place.

Alyx asks him to send her home, but he simply replies she misunderstands her situation before leaving her in stasis. Eli realizes that the G-Man exploited his own death to detain Alyx and angrily swears revenge. The G-Man walks away, disappearing behind a pillar. Dog then arrives, giving Eli a Crowbar, who hands it to Gordon and declares that they have a lot of work to do.

What Eli was referring to is left unsaid again, though it was implied that he is plotting against the G-Man. Physically, the G-Man appears to be a middle-aged Caucasian male with a tall, thin physique, pale skin, a slightly crooked facial structure, a prominent widow's peak, black hair styled in a crew cut, and pale green eyes. In all appearances, he is seen dressed in a gray-blue suit and is almost always seen carrying a briefcase.

The G-Man speaks in a slow, commanding manner, with a certain accentuated low-key moroseness to his tone, bordering on the cryptic. Most notably, he has an odd habit of placing unusual stress on syllables, stressing the wrong parts of words, making unnecessary pauses, and awkwardly changing the pitch of his voice. He also tends to elongate consonants, especially the "S. The G-Man is an almost complete enigma. Regardless of the decision made, there was ultimately only one inevitable outcome.

In Opposing Force , the G-Man plays a slightly more direct role in the story, alternately hindering and aiding the player, Corporal Adrian Shephard , as well as simply observing. During the boot camp training chapter, the G-Man can be spotted at a window speaking to an officer, and occasionally glancing at the player. Since Instructor Barnes mentions that Shephard's training has been mysteriously accelerated, the implication is that the G-Man had an interest in Shephard before the Black Mesa incident, for unknown reasons.

During the chapter Welcome to Black Mesa , Shephard is trapped on a small walkway, with deadly radioactive liquid rising steadily towards him. The G-Man opens a door allowing him to escape, saving his life. One chapter later, "We Are Pulling Out" , as Shephard attempts to evacuate Black Mesa with the rest of the marines, the G-Man closes a hangar door, forcing him to remain at the base. Later on in the chapter "The Package" , the G-Man is seen rearming the nuclear bomb that destroys Black Mesa, while Shephard had deactivated it moments prior.

The G-Man informs Shephard that, contrary to his employer's original wishes, Shephard is to be spared, but detained. The G-Man says that he has been impressed by Shephard's ability to "adapt and survive against all odds" in the Black Mesa facility, and comments that these are traits which remind him of himself.

As the G-Man delivers this closing monologue, the plane carries them away from Black Mesa, shortly before a nuclear blast flashes outside confirming its destruction.

The aircraft's location then suddenly switches to the skies of Xen , then finally to an emptiness similar to that encountered by the Black Mesa tram at the end of Half-Life. The G-Man then leaves Shephard via a portal in the cockpit, and the screen fades to the closing titles. In both Blue Shift and Decay , the main characters of each game, Barney Calhoun and Doctors Gina Cross and Colette Green , see the G-Man on one occasion near the beginning of each game, but he either doesn't seem to notice any of them, or he simply ignores them.

Half-Life 2 begins with Gordon being greeted by the G-Man around 20 years after the Black Mesa Incident, while seeing a dream-like montage of images such as the Black Mesa test chamber, and interior areas of the Citadel. In his speech, the G-Man hints that he put Gordon into stasis for his own safety, and that an opportunity has now arisen which will allow Freeman to begin his campaign against the Combine forces on Earth.

He continuously refers to Gordon Freeman as "Mister Freeman" throughout the introductory sequence, forgoing Gordon's proper title of doctor.

However, during the ending sequence, he refers to Gordon as "Doctor Freeman". The G-Man is briefly visible at various other points during the events of the game, including along the different vehicle sequences, but these are only from a great distance or as seen on video terminals until the game's finale.

After an uphill battle in the Citadel , Gordon causes critical damage to the structure's Dark Energy reactor, resulting in an explosion that might have caused his death, had the G-Man not seemingly stopped time in order to extract Gordon to safety to await further "employment offers" while apparently leaving Alyx to perish in the explosion.

The game ends with travel through the same emptiness that was the Half-Life ending, and with the G-Man stepping through some sort of doorway portal, though not before fixing his tie. The G-Man, at this point, makes it clear that he will once again be placing Freeman in stasis while he entertains some "interesting offers" for Gordon's services, this time making no mention of his "employers," as he had in Half-Life , justifying that the current situation is "extraordinary" enough to contemplate taking up any of these offers.

Before their final showdown, Doctor Breen also asks Gordon, "Did you realize your contract was open to the highest bidder? The G-Man is only seen once in Episode One. At the beginning of the game, which begins at the point when Half-Life 2 ends, he walks back into the black void that he left Gordon in and opens his mouth to say something, but then notices a purple glowing Vortigaunt to his left.

He appears to be slightly amused at the sight, but then notices another on his right, and the smile drops from his face. As more and more Vortigaunts appear, he begins to look irritated, and then, as he looks toward Gordon, he realizes what is happening.

Irritation changes to anger. As two more Vortigaunts stand on either side of Gordon and grab his arms, the G-Man straightens his tie more violently than before and responds to their chant with a single sentence: "We'll see Gordon is then immediately teleported away and found by Dog in a pile of rubble just outside the Citadel.

This incident shows the Vortigaunts have the ability to enter the G-Man's realm. This is also the first time any hindrance definitive or temporary is seen in the G-Man's plans.

He explains that the reason for his absence is that the Vortigaunts have been preventing him from appearing to Gordon, thus he needed to wait for the Vortigaunts to be preoccupied so that he could contact him. Just like in Half-Life 2 , he appears in a surreal, dream-like sequence taking place in several locations: the rocket silo located at White Forest , the same corridor as the one seen in the message left by Judith Mossman , and what seems to be the entrance to the Anomalous Materials Test Labs in the Black Mesa Research Facility from Half-Life it might also be another entrance, but this place being a striking Half-Life element, the differences seen are likely just aesthetic and related to the different game engine.

He then explains that he was the one to "pluck" Alyx Vance from Black Mesa, despite objections from unidentified naysayers that she was "a mere child" and "of no practical use to anyone" an image of Doctor Breen flashes in the background at this comment. He then instructs Gordon to safely escort Alyx to White Forest, as repayment for the G-Man's previous ensurance of his survival, stating he wished he could do more than simply monitor Gordon, but has agreed to "abide by certain restrictions.

During the sequence, he seems to be less rigid and more human-like, and is not seen carrying his briefcase. Eli is noticeably disturbed by the words, to the point where he almost collapses in shock. After making up an excuse for Alyx to leave the room, Eli reveals to Gordon that he is aware of their "mutual friend" as well.

He explains that the G-Man delivered sample GG which ultimately caused the Black Mesa Incident, and whispered in his ear to "prepare for unforeseen consequences" shortly before the Resonance Cascade. Eli then begins to express hope that he and Gordon will be able to take some unknown action, but is interrupted by Alyx 's return.

Shortly after, Eli tells Gordon he believes the message is a warning regarding the Borealis , and reiterates his belief that it should be destroyed lest the events of Black Mesa repeat themselves. Whatever Eli knew is left unsaid, as he is killed by a Combine Advisor before having the opportunity to elaborate further. Five years prior to the return of Gordon Freeman and during construction of the Citadel , the Combine manage to track an unknown figure of importance to an apartment building located in City The Combine haphazardly contain this individual by taking the whole building and constructing a Vault around it.

The Vault itself is left hovering over the Quarantine Zone , powered by energy harvested from Vortigaunts held captive in substations. The Combine made plans to relocate the Vault but were having delays for unknown reasons. Isaac Kleiner : Lamarr? Gordon finds himself in the middle of an empty field outside the city].

Barney Calhoun : [Gordon is partially back to Kleiner's lab] There he is! Isaac Kleiner : Is Lamarr with him? Barney Calhoun : Forget about that thing! Eli Vance : What's going on, Judith? Judith Mossman : I'm not sure, it seems to be some kind of interference. Eli Vance : Gordon, stay put. We'll get you out of there. Judith Mossman : Something is drawing him away.

Breen, high at the top of the Citadel]. Wallace Breen : [looks up from his desk] What's the meaning of this? Who are you? How did you get in here? Barney Calhoun : [back to Kleiner's lab] Hey, hey, he's back!

I'm getting him outta there! Isaac Kleiner : You can't just wade into the field, it will peel you apart! Alyx Vance : [on the monitor] We just lost Gordon! What's going on? Isaac Kleiner : I wish I knew. I'm encountering unexpected interference!

Barney Calhoun : Don't worry, Gordon. Alyx Vance : There he is! Judith Mossman : Ah, we're losing him again! Wallace Breen : [partially back in Breen's office again, Dr.

Breen is speaking to an Advisor on his communication monitor] The man I saw, I'm all but certain it was Wallace Breen : Gordon Freeman!