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'''Vortigaunts''' (often refers to as '''Vorts''' by humans), previously known as '''Alien Slaves''' are the [[Xen]] aliens first seen in [[Half-Life]]. They seem to have mastered electrical surges, and can charge themselves up to disperse energy, from great jolts of damaging current, to a steady flow that can recharge devices (like [[Dr. Gordon Freeman|Gordon's]] [[item_suit|suit]]). Vortigaunts are voiced by now-deceased {{Cow|Louis Gossett Jr.|icon=hide}} in {{hl2|3.1}}, {{ep1|3.1}} and {{Cow|Tony Todd|icon=hide}} in {{ep2|3.1}} and {{hla|3.1}}.

In [[Half-Life 2]] they have assimilated themselves into the suppressed society existant in [[City 17]].

Quotes from HL2 suggests that the vortigaunts were controlled by the [[Nihilanth]] for eons much like [[Dr. Wallace Breen|Breen]] controlled the human race: The Nihilanth was a [[Combine]] product, and the vorts mostly rejoiced when it died, but it was only "the lesser master" and they now work together with [[Dr. Gordon Freeman|Freeman]] to kill "the greater master".

The vortigaunt seem to refer to "a deeper mystery" and "something secret steers us both", which seems to refer to the [[G-Man]], so they seem to have been contacted by the G-man too, or at least someone from his origin. The vorts have made the stand to fight against the Combine or be extinct: They think their lives are worthless unless spent on freedom.

==Vort Quotes==
* This is the Freeman. The Combine's reckoning has come.
* We never dreamed to meet you in corporeal form.
* The [[Dr. Eli Vance|Eli Vance]] almost perceives the All-in-One.
* The Eli Vance was our first collaborator.
* The Eli Vance is indispensable to the liberation.
* Our finest poet describes it thus: Gallum galla gilla ma.
* We are mindful of the words of our greatest philosopher: companum gannennen vorgenot!
* The Combine will pay in kind for their depravity.
* We will put aside [[Black Mesa Research Facility|Black Mesa]]... for now.
* Is there reason for delay?
* You must remember us from Black Mesa.
* We see you still in Black Mesa. Clearly we see you in the Nihilanth's chamber.
* We bear witness to the bright eternity of the Nihilanth's demise. You leap, you fall, we see you flash beyond the barriers.
===Vortigese===
* Ah ghurrrr...
* Taaar...
* Riiit...
* Lung gah...
* Gong...
* Galanga...
* Ga la lung...
* Churr galing chur alla gung...
* Chur lung gong chella gurr...
* Hurrrmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.  Durrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.  Churrrrrrrrrrr---Koff!  Hack!  Wheeze!
==Citizen Discrimination==
[[Citizen]]s do not naturally take to vortigaunts.
* Enough of your mumbo jumbo.
* Damn vorts.
* Speak English.
* That's why we put up with you.
* Something must be wrong with me, I almost understood that.
* None of your vort philosophy.
* Stop, you're killing me!
* What did I do to deserve this?
* Stop looking at me like that.
* Some things I just never get used to.
* I don't know how you things have survived as long as you have.
* Sometimes I wonder how I ended up with you.
* If anyone would have told me I'd be pals with a vortigaunt...

==See also==
* [[monster_alien_slave]] The Half-Life entity for vortigaunts.
* [[npc_vortigaunt]] The Half-Life 2 entity for vortigaunts.
* [[Wikipedia:Vortigaunt]] - The wikipedia entry.

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