Combine History

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The Combine is an intergalactic (or possibly interdimensional, or both) alliance of species. It's true nature is not very well known. What we do know is this:

• The Combine were in control of Xen at the begining of Half-Life 1.
• The Vortigaunts had been enslaved by the Combine.
• During the course of of Half-Life 1 Gordon Freeman freed the Vortigaunts from combine oppression, likely by killing Nihilanth, who seems to be equateable to Dr Breen on Earth.
• The Combine invaded Earth after the Portal Storms, and took 7 hours to defeat all of Earth's armed forced. This was known as the 7 Hour War.
• After the invasion, Dr Breen brokered a "peace" with the Combine and convinced them that Humanity could be evolved to the point where it would be useful enough to be included into the Combine. Dr Breen worked with the Combine to produce "trans-humans", mostly in the form of Combine Soldiers.
• The Combine had at least one enormous skyscraper-like HQ at the beginning of Half-Life 2. It's possible there may be more, possibly one for each of the Cities (such as City 13, mentioned at the beginning.
• The only other race apart from the natives of Xen and Transhumans is the race of the Combine Advisor.