However, because of their life support, they have reached a technical immortality. As a result, the Advisors are totally dependent on their highly advanced technology in order to survive, and are probably unable to live without their mechanical aids. They seem to be unable to manipulate objects or move around on their own, they are virtually blind, and they have a large number of other physical handicaps.
As a result of their expertise in developing advanced technology, the Advisors have evolved to an artificial state which is undoubtedly vastly different to their original physical state. Physically, they resemble large grub-like creatures, belonging to a species which most likely passed its singularity long ago. They briefly appear in the game, in Doctor Breen's office, on giant monitors. The Combine Advisors are the face of the Combine Empire, suggesting that they are probably the original master race behind the alien empire. The Advisor's grub-like appearance was inspired by the works of science fiction author Frank Herbert. Whilst these soldiers are primarily used as a permanent Combine garrison on Earth, in-game dialogue suggests that units of the Transhuman Overwatch are used across the Combine Empire. Following the standard Combine process, members of Earth's dominant species have been modified to form a new arm of the Combine military. Once there, the Combine became aware of the portal storm opening a gateway to Earth, and summarily used their forces stationed on Xen to invade and conquer Earth.Įarth is one of the Combine's most recent annexations, acquired following Earth's surrender at the end of the Seven Hour War. After Gordon Freeman killed the Nihilanth, the portal opened, allowing the Combine to teleport its forces into Xen. However, scientists at the Black Mesa Research Facility on Earth accidentally opened a portal between Earth and Xen. The Combine could not follow them to Xen, as the Nihilanth was keeping the portal closed. The Nihilanth's race was then forced to seek refuge in Xen. The Combine Empire was engaged in a war with the Nihilanth's race, and, through means unknown, managed to force them out of their original homeland. However, new information (discussed here ), from Half-Life's creators reveals the truth. Until recently, many players speculated that the Combine may have possibly controlled Xen. Breen refers to it as the Universal Union, but it is unknown if this is the official name used by the Empire itself. The name is pronounced as the noun COM-bine, as in combine harvester, as opposed to the verb form com-BINE, as in "to join together or unite." The actual name of the Empire is never fully revealed: Dr. It is also worth noting that vocal stress is placed on the first syllable. Note that the name "Combine" is not the actual name of the alien race or their empire rather, it is the name by which humans refer to both. The reasons behind the Combine's imperialism remain unknown throughout the game. This process results in a highly mobile and adaptive military force which is able to respond to any threat and crush any opposition. By manipulating these inhabitants, through methods including bioengineering and implantation, the Combine creates a race of super-soldiers uniquely adapted for the environment of that particular world. The Combine expands its empire by invading worlds and enslaving the dominant species to be exploited as it sees fit. The empire is inhabited by an unknown number of sentient, intelligent species, and appears to be governed by a race of bizarre, artificially-evolved Advisors (see below). The Combine is a vast empire spanning multiple dimensions. This is what the original Combine race now appears to look like.
Overview Introduction File:HL2-Combine.jpgĪ Combine Advisor.
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