Combine: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 17:38, 25 January 2011

The Combine is an intergalactic (or possibly interdimensional, or both) alliance of species. Its true nature is not very well known.

For the currently known backstory details of the Combine, see Combine History.

Dr. Wallace Breen (npc_breen) - The former administrator of Black Mesa, Breen is now the ruler of Earth. He cooperates directly with the Combine.
Advisor (npc_advisor) - The sluglike advisors appear to be major players in the Combine; Breen is seen reporting to an advisor. They appear to possess telekinetic powers which allow them to fly, and may also exhibit psychic powers.
Combine Soldier (npc_combine_s) - Combine soldiers - the Overwatch, Nova Prospekt, and Elite troops. All variants of the soldier are contained as separate models within this NPC.

Strider (npc_strider) - Very tall tripedal creatures which are sometimes found patrolling the streets
Hunter-Chopper (npc_helicopter) - The common attack chopper which sports a machine-gun and may drop explosives
Combine APC (prop_vehicle_apc) - A ground-based troop transport, which can fire rockets.
Dropship (npc_combinedropship) - A flying troop transport
Gunship (npc_combinegunship) - A highly mobile airborne NPC, at least semi-organic but with a chopper-like rotor in its rear section

Combine Ground Turret (npc_turret_ground) - A turret which starts concealed in a floor pit but can rise up to shoot at targets
Combine Turret (npc_turret_floor) - The common freestanding turrets
Combine Ceiling Turret (npc_turret_ceiling) - a ceiling-mounted turret
Combine Camera (npc_combine_camera) - Wall-mounted cameras which track the player's movements
Combine Scanner (npc_cscanner) - Hovering robots which will follow and photograph the player, reporting his or her position to other Combine units.
Manhack (npc_manhack) - A small and highly mobile hovering robot, which attacks with spinning blades
Roller Mine (npc_rollermine) - a spherical object, slightly larger than a basketball, that attacks by bouncing against its target and emitting electricity

Hunter (npc_hunter) - A fast and tough tripedal enemy, which fires exploding flechettes.

Antlion thumper (prop_thumper) - The thumpers strike the ground to ward off nearby antlions
Prisoner Pod (prop_vehicle_prisoner_pod) - The prisoner pod which both Eli and the player ride in at the citadel

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 *[[npc_combinegunship|Gunship (npc_combinegunship)]] - A highly mobile airborne NPC, at least semi-organic but with a chopper-like rotor in its rear section
 ====Inorganic====
-*[[npc_turret_ground|Combine Ground Turret (npc_turret_ground)]] - A turret which starts concealed in a floor pit but can rise up to shoot at the player
+*[[npc_turret_ground|Combine Ground Turret (npc_turret_ground)]] - A turret which starts concealed in a floor pit but can rise up to shoot at targets
 *[[npc_turret_floor|Combine Turret (npc_turret_floor)]] - The common freestanding turrets
+*[[npc_turret_ceiling|Combine Ceiling Turret (npc_turret_ceiling)]] - a ceiling-mounted turret
 *[[npc_combine_camera|Combine Camera (npc_combine_camera)]] - Wall-mounted cameras which track the player's movements
 *[[npc_cscanner|Combine Scanner (npc_cscanner)]] - Hovering robots which will follow and photograph the player, reporting his or her position to other Combine units.