Half-Life: The Lore Behind Barnacles

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While traveling around the wasteland, one of the most deadly creatures to be found is one that you have to be REALLY careful not to touch. How do the barnacles settle in such places and where did they come from ? I went to the Half-Life universe to find out.
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  • @kadley4240
    @kadley42403 жыл бұрын

    ''Look Gordon, ropes. We can use these for big pits.''

  • @Skyrionn

    @Skyrionn

    3 жыл бұрын

    I just visualised that. Now I'm uncomfortable haha

  • @jayleeridon8116

    @jayleeridon8116

    3 жыл бұрын

    “Help me Gordon!”

  • @person1451

    @person1451

    3 жыл бұрын

    Why do I keep seeing this meme

  • @fatimadadhiwala8182

    @fatimadadhiwala8182

    3 жыл бұрын

    “Look Gordon, the rope helped me.”

  • @gangstagangsta1990s

    @gangstagangsta1990s

    3 жыл бұрын

    hlvrai is cringe

  • @omegawilliam95s36
    @omegawilliam95s363 жыл бұрын

    I always wondered how barnacles show up in random places.

  • @Omega-jg4oq

    @Omega-jg4oq

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same..

  • @cardiepie9157

    @cardiepie9157

    Жыл бұрын

    Spores it’s confirmed by hl:a

  • @cringelord8716
    @cringelord87163 жыл бұрын

    I've also noticed an interesting thing about barnacle eating habits that might count as lore. In HL1, barnacles could only eat human prey (how they survived on Xen like this I don't know,) however, in HL2 they are able to eat animals and headcrabs (though not zombies,) and in the episodes, they are able to bite the headcrab off of a caught zombie's head. While these changes are likely just for the sake of gameplay, they could also be seen as the barnacles evolving over time; first they can only eat one specific prey, then adapt to be able to eat unpaired headcraps, then they adapt again to be able to separate paired headcrabs from their hosts.

  • @person1451

    @person1451

    3 жыл бұрын

    “Headcraps”

  • @michalreingraberskaliasmiz185

    @michalreingraberskaliasmiz185

    3 жыл бұрын

    But in Black Mesa, a Half-life 1 remake, the barnacles can eat animals, headcrabs and zombies. And bethinking it's a remake of HL 1, something like HL 1 itself, it ruins your theory.

  • @cringelord8716

    @cringelord8716

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@michalreingraberskaliasmiz185 Is Black Mesa cannon tho?

  • @emorynguyen1583

    @emorynguyen1583

    3 жыл бұрын

    They can eat zombies in alyx

  • @michalreingraberskaliasmiz185

    @michalreingraberskaliasmiz185

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cringelord8716 Basically it is. It has the same story, plot, steads, memorable events, characters and ending as HL 1 does. Black Mesa has even better correlation with HL 2 when it comes to characters and their fore-incident background events. BM is literally the same as HL 1, of course with fully new graphics and performance.

  • @der_Alptraum
    @der_Alptraum3 жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed these Half Life: Lore videos. Not only Half Life has such creative, disturbing and morbidly amazing lore, but also using an eerie music background and a calm yet powerful voice multiplies the effect. You have earned a subscriber.

  • @Skyrionn

    @Skyrionn

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you like them! I look forward to talking with you more!

  • @TheLambdaTeam
    @TheLambdaTeam2 жыл бұрын

    Barnacles are basically re-imagination of the ceiling tentacled monsters from _Another World_ if you remember (or played the game). At the cave chapter (code: XDDJ) you'll meet several such monsters in the caverns, except they have multiple tentacles, and it's possible to jump thru them. Xen Barnacles are a lot moar dangerous, as they have longer tongues and cannot be avoided once touched. Also, Barnacle is the *ONLY* Xen creature whose blood is red.

  • @Mateoski97

    @Mateoski97

    2 жыл бұрын

    I thought they were inspired by the Podsnatchers in Space Quest III.

  • @CorridorOfChameleons94

    @CorridorOfChameleons94

    3 ай бұрын

    Moar

  • @Umbrakinesis207
    @Umbrakinesis2072 жыл бұрын

    I started with Half Life 2, and when i accidentally ran into the tounge of a barnacle, I nearly shat myself

  • @Skyrionn

    @Skyrionn

    2 жыл бұрын

    same

  • @planemod8399

    @planemod8399

    Жыл бұрын

    I almost threw up because it vomited on me after I killed it, barnacles are so f*cking disgusting i absolutely hate them I'd feed a barnacle radioactive waste so that it dies

  • @UmbrakineticMusic
    @UmbrakineticMusic3 жыл бұрын

    this is a whole ass documentary on a fictional creature and I LOVE IT even your voice is absolutely fitting for those nature videos

  • @Skyrionn

    @Skyrionn

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's the direction I wanted to go in to! I'm glad you're enjoying them.

  • @hl2betafan

    @hl2betafan

    2 жыл бұрын

    bro sounds like he could be in s netflix documentary

  • @YZYE
    @YZYE3 жыл бұрын

    I’m glad I found this channel, you deserve more Subscribers for the work put into it.

  • @Skyrionn

    @Skyrionn

    3 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate that! Thank you for the kind words!

  • @thonk6191
    @thonk61913 жыл бұрын

    Hey, it seems youtube is putting the algorythm in your favor! Im a fan of half life already and I'm glad to have another youtuber to watch. Keep up the good work man, it looks like you're going to have a good subscriber count soon.

  • @Skyrionn

    @Skyrionn

    3 жыл бұрын

    It seems like that. I'm hoping it brings even more people this way. I appreciate you watching and commenting!

  • @viannizvnv7222

    @viannizvnv7222

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Skyrionn remember me and everyone else when your sub count gets high

  • @Ihatemakingahandle
    @Ihatemakingahandle3 жыл бұрын

    started replaying half-life 2 and got into the lore. Tha ks for these videos i love learning about the world

  • @Skyrionn

    @Skyrionn

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad they're helping!

  • @MilkIsTheOne
    @MilkIsTheOne3 жыл бұрын

    Barnacles Skin seem to change HL1 = Dark HL-Alyx = Pale and less scaly.

  • @TheLambdaTeam

    @TheLambdaTeam

    2 жыл бұрын

    They most likely adapted to Earth's atmosphere.

  • @ConfusedSpaceRaptor
    @ConfusedSpaceRaptor Жыл бұрын

    "Look Gordon, ropes! We can use them to-HELP ME GORDON!"

  • @green_lettuce
    @green_lettuce2 жыл бұрын

    God every time I hear “Barnacles” I always think of my childhood show Octonauts.

  • @earthsdeepquotes3018

    @earthsdeepquotes3018

    2 жыл бұрын

    *why did you remind me of my favorite childhood show i hate you*

  • @green_lettuce

    @green_lettuce

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@earthsdeepquotes3018 *HEHEHEHHEHEHEHHEHEH*

  • @Lichnaya_pravda
    @Lichnaya_pravda3 жыл бұрын

    It's stupid feature of half-life 2 that barnacle's tongue kills instantly any npc. First half-life's version makes more sense.

  • @Its-pronounced-ay-zaer-e

    @Its-pronounced-ay-zaer-e

    3 жыл бұрын

    but the barnacle wraps it’s tongue around the victims neck, suffocating them to death

  • @ilikepigeons6101

    @ilikepigeons6101

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Its-pronounced-ay-zaer-e that's dumb and inconsistent anyways, in hl1 you can free people from their clutches, but in hl2 people instantly die when the tongue touches them, and to make things weirder, the victim still lets out a sound when being eaten implying that the tongue didnt actually end them. It's so stupid

  • @justhowoftendoyousleep
    @justhowoftendoyousleep2 жыл бұрын

    I swear to god, everytime i saw a rope hanging from the ceiling in games i immediately start shooting at it

  • @jodisan4002
    @jodisan40023 жыл бұрын

    Hey man great videos. I love them!

  • @Newbii2071
    @Newbii20712 жыл бұрын

    Everyone: U DIE IF BARNACLE GETS YOU! Me: If you have a knife, just cut the tongue. Easy right?

  • @sauerkids9254
    @sauerkids92542 жыл бұрын

    The barnacle doesn't just have a big mouth..... ....It IS a mouth.

  • @planemod8399

    @planemod8399

    Жыл бұрын

    A disgusting mouth

  • @graysnake8585
    @graysnake85852 жыл бұрын

    One question how do barnacles move, are they like some worm like organism, they can't just grow out of the ceilling, cuz if they can't move then how did they get into the Black Mesa facility and City 17

  • @blueshit199

    @blueshit199

    2 жыл бұрын

    I wanna theorize that in the larval state they can move up walls in a snail-like fassion, slowly, but I also do recall that they spread via spores in-lore, spores that are airborne and can attach to ceilings and then stay there for good

  • @TheLambdaTeam

    @TheLambdaTeam

    Жыл бұрын

    Not sure but according to the lore, they're spreading by spores.

  • @TheFredericChopinOfficial
    @TheFredericChopinOfficial9 сағат бұрын

    very informative channel overall. i subbed!

  • @VirgilSonofSparda
    @VirgilSonofSparda3 жыл бұрын

    I love your videos my fellow resistance member keep up the good work

  • @Skyrionn

    @Skyrionn

    3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Thank you!

  • @Poopenfarden
    @Poopenfarden3 жыл бұрын

    Barnacle:*Catches Somebody* Also Barnacle:UR GOING TO BRAZIL

  • @karmatical5837

    @karmatical5837

    3 жыл бұрын

    C o m e t o b r a z i l

  • @omegawilliam95s36

    @omegawilliam95s36

    3 жыл бұрын

    Plot twist: Xen is Brazil in the far future.

  • @tatotaytoman5934

    @tatotaytoman5934

    2 жыл бұрын

    they are so powerful that in hl2 they can lick up and swallow a dropship, as well as being able to suck up an antlionguard

  • @Pnezyx2056
    @Pnezyx2056 Жыл бұрын

    I used this video to convince my grandma that barnacles were real lol

  • @godhasbeendeadforaverylongtime
    @godhasbeendeadforaverylongtime3 жыл бұрын

    Sweet another great vid keep up the good work

  • @Skyrionn

    @Skyrionn

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Will do!

  • @KyberEagleProductions
    @KyberEagleProductions3 жыл бұрын

    Now for the more terrifying version: the underwater barnacle

  • @Skyrionn

    @Skyrionn

    3 жыл бұрын

    oh jeez - could you imagine

  • @KyberEagleProductions

    @KyberEagleProductions

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Skyrionn no need to, it's in Black Mesa: Xen! Absolute nightmare!

  • @Its-pronounced-ay-zaer-e

    @Its-pronounced-ay-zaer-e

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@KyberEagleProductions now called the beaneathacle

  • @tatotaytoman5934

    @tatotaytoman5934

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Its-pronounced-ay-zaer-e im guessing it is instead on the seafloor and its mouth and tounge point upwards, and the tounge probably evolved to have stingers like a jellyfish

  • @B.L.U.S

    @B.L.U.S

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@Its-pronounced-ay-zaer-ecute Slugcat avataar

  • @manxcatcoot
    @manxcatcoot3 жыл бұрын

    i just found your chanel and it amazing

  • @p-nutbutter6978
    @p-nutbutter69783 жыл бұрын

    Plz stay on KZread as long as you can

  • @resonance-cascade
    @resonance-cascade3 жыл бұрын

    Keep up the hl videos!

  • @beacher50_
    @beacher50_2 жыл бұрын

    *(laughs in scissors)*

  • @dianebays5484
    @dianebays54843 жыл бұрын

    I guess I'm all mixed up. I didn't think barnacles ate humans. I also didn't know they had a tongue.

  • @demonking86420

    @demonking86420

    Жыл бұрын

    They eat zombies too(well, they don't eat them but the zombie still dies) so that's another plus when playing HL

  • @jonahmoran3751

    @jonahmoran3751

    Жыл бұрын

    @@demonking86420 that’s not the joke

  • @demonking86420

    @demonking86420

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jonahmoran3751 sir im more concerned with helping the barnacle and headcrab find true love

  • @noahomar7393

    @noahomar7393

    11 ай бұрын

    @@demonking86420 idk if gmod is different but in gmod if a barnacle grabs a zombie, it will just bite the headcrab off and the headcrabless zombie corpse just falls and dies

  • @denifnaf5874
    @denifnaf5874 Жыл бұрын

    Barnacles in hl2 have 4 beedy black eyes, and one yellow eye resembling the tentacle from hl1

  • @crabfolk-t76n
    @crabfolk-t76n2 жыл бұрын

    why don't we just detach the barnacles and use them as a grappling hook like in half life opposing force

  • @FoxderjaAwdFox

    @FoxderjaAwdFox

    2 жыл бұрын

    It was not as easy as you think, i believe

  • @crabfolk-t76n

    @crabfolk-t76n

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@FoxderjaAwdFox good point they would have a strong grip so we would need to either destroy the object they are on and catch it or spend hours on end getting the barnacle detatched

  • @antfish6761
    @antfish67613 жыл бұрын

    nice work

  • @nick3xtremegaming212
    @nick3xtremegaming212 Жыл бұрын

    Anyone else kill every barnicle they see ingame? I personally partake in the barnicle genocide.

  • @danagoyette7932
    @danagoyette79324 ай бұрын

    Oh man, I tried playing Half-Life Alyx, and I even just a few minutes of seeing those barnacles in VR was enough to make me Nope out of it. There's something about barnacles that's just unreasonably disturbing to me. It's not phobia-class, but close enough that maybe I can start to imagine what a phobia feels like.

  • @canada8574
    @canada8574 Жыл бұрын

    The first time I played half life I tried to climb them, I learned quickly they where not.

  • @aiakos3673
    @aiakos36732 жыл бұрын

    the only thing i want to know is how the got in various places

  • @kyleknight8267
    @kyleknight82673 жыл бұрын

    Do one on Overwatch Elite Soldiers, or Father Grigori

  • @computr166
    @computr1663 жыл бұрын

    that some gnarly fleshlight

  • @-Juney-
    @-Juney-2 жыл бұрын

    Yes he did a video on my favorite enemy

  • @gumballegal
    @gumballegal3 жыл бұрын

    The lore behind the Gravity Gun maybe???...

  • @viannizvnv7222

    @viannizvnv7222

    3 жыл бұрын

    good idea!

  • @Skyrionn

    @Skyrionn

    3 жыл бұрын

    Very good idea!

  • @TheStamps
    @TheStamps3 жыл бұрын

    This is terrifying

  • @scpfoundation2040
    @scpfoundation20403 жыл бұрын

    They have saved me like 5 times so every time I see them I go "yo it's the homies"

  • @tatotaytoman5934

    @tatotaytoman5934

    3 жыл бұрын

    how

  • @scpfoundation2040

    @scpfoundation2040

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tatotaytoman5934 one is the prison a head crab jumped at me and it ate it the was the first one ever since then I've had respect for them

  • @tatotaytoman5934

    @tatotaytoman5934

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@scpfoundation2040 the barnacles aren't much of a threat anyway, they give you plenty of time to look up and shoot at them when they get you

  • @scpfoundation2040

    @scpfoundation2040

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tatotaytoman5934 true

  • @LavenderJJ_
    @LavenderJJ_3 жыл бұрын

    Interesting

  • @Cage_67
    @Cage_6711 ай бұрын

    guys i found a modof half life 2 and its called Half Life: Inside Alyx

  • @Nephalem2002
    @Nephalem20022 ай бұрын

    Ah yes, the single scariest creature in the Half Life Franchise to me.

  • @misterkuda704
    @misterkuda7043 жыл бұрын

    Dat one dude got his neck broken by a Barnacle and died.

  • @alexanderchernyavskiy5011
    @alexanderchernyavskiy50112 жыл бұрын

    Needs more houndeye lore but otherwise good

  • @bslacrimosa
    @bslacrimosa Жыл бұрын

    Glow worms do same thing

  • @tidepod10yearsago97
    @tidepod10yearsago973 жыл бұрын

    Barnacles are deady until it eats a poison headcrab

  • @NiepKiep
    @NiepKiep3 жыл бұрын

    In this video in particular you speak and sound suspiciously similar to Gman

  • @rzor1911
    @rzor191124 күн бұрын

    But how they move or how they got in such places?

  • @meltingatom
    @meltingatom3 жыл бұрын

    Lower behind barnacles

  • @BigQuillX337
    @BigQuillX3372 жыл бұрын

    To what i think Barnacles are They are Either Evolved or Devolved BullSquids

  • @sausumsfm
    @sausumsfm3 жыл бұрын

    Fun fact the barnical wraps their tongue around a victims neck witch will choke them

  • @omegawilliam95s36

    @omegawilliam95s36

    3 жыл бұрын

    Imagine getting caught on something while getting pulled up and the barnacle just snaps your neck.

  • @tatotaytoman5934

    @tatotaytoman5934

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@omegawilliam95s36 i think thats what happens in hl2 considering all npc's ragdoll and die instantly upon being grabbed by the barnacle

  • @user-sg5kc9wu8k
    @user-sg5kc9wu8k2 жыл бұрын

    Will be “Lore behind Gargantua”?

  • @TheLambdaTeam

    @TheLambdaTeam

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well IMHO there's not much to say 'bout it. Take the Xenomorph from _Alien_ ,give it a big inflated head with red eyes, a stomp attack, flamethrowers, and there...

  • @justinassobieskis
    @justinassobieskis2 жыл бұрын

    and what at sea? electric eels?

  • @user-fk4ex9mf3m
    @user-fk4ex9mf3m17 күн бұрын

    can someone tell me a game for android that had an alien species that is kinda like a barnacle. the game is a 2d pixel platformer game and it starts whit you crash landing into an abandoned planet where there are spider like alien creatures and the game ends you defending someone random you met from a horde of those alien spiders while thee guy is filling a space ship whit fuel and then he leaves. ive been trying to find it but whit no luck and it is one of my childhood games maybe even my fav mobile game. i fear that it is no longer on google play.

  • @abelrefasa3382
    @abelrefasa33822 жыл бұрын

    He cute little fella he is the cutest delivery boy

  • @mauritiusboy7952
    @mauritiusboy79523 жыл бұрын

    I love the environment in half life 2,i noticed that i love games based in eastern Europe can anyone recommend me games based in eastern Europe I can't find them on youtube.

  • @magilviamax8346

    @magilviamax8346

    3 жыл бұрын

    Stalker trilogy is awesome

  • @takumifujiwara4532
    @takumifujiwara4532 Жыл бұрын

    Barnacles are nothing, well at least unless they were invisible

  • @marcin6592
    @marcin65922 жыл бұрын

    do the lore behinf uchthyosaur....maybe with some half life 2 beta maps

  • @user-sy6jq9el5y
    @user-sy6jq9el5y6 ай бұрын

    but,where the swallowed bodies go?

  • @mikkelnpetersen
    @mikkelnpetersen2 жыл бұрын

    I've always been thinking, how "hard" is the tongue? is it possible to cut it with fx. a machete, after being caught? Can it regrow its tongue and how long is its maximum length.

  • @Skyrionn

    @Skyrionn

    2 жыл бұрын

    Good questions. It'd be interesting to find out

  • @tatotaytoman5934

    @tatotaytoman5934

    2 жыл бұрын

    doesnt seem to be that hard, considering how floppy it is

  • @tymckenzie7416
    @tymckenzie74163 жыл бұрын

    I have a question why do Barnacles dont have eyes?

  • @im1indonesian

    @im1indonesian

    2 жыл бұрын

    why would they

  • @captainjackpugh6050
    @captainjackpugh60503 жыл бұрын

    How do they reproduce???

  • @mcormier3934

    @mcormier3934

    3 жыл бұрын

    Xen bees

  • @SCP-mt7bc

    @SCP-mt7bc

    Жыл бұрын

    They release spores into the environment, this also means that a Barnacle can grow anywhere.

  • @planemod8399
    @planemod8399 Жыл бұрын

    My mom got eaten by a barnacle

  • @GarupanScouts
    @GarupanScouts2 жыл бұрын

    Do. Dropship plsss

  • @Skyrionn

    @Skyrionn

    2 жыл бұрын

    I have started writing an episode on it. I fear there isn't enough information though!

  • @Pnezyx2056
    @Pnezyx2056 Жыл бұрын

    "It would mean so much if you could take 2 seconds to hit that subscribe button if you haven't already." it only took me one second

  • @Skyrionn

    @Skyrionn

    Жыл бұрын

    Much appreciated!

  • @kiryukazuma88
    @kiryukazuma882 жыл бұрын

    What a rotten way to die.

  • @planemod8399
    @planemod8399 Жыл бұрын

    Barnacles are disgusting

  • @p-nutbutter6978
    @p-nutbutter69783 жыл бұрын

    Yes new code

  • @p-nutbutter6978
    @p-nutbutter69783 жыл бұрын

    Hey it is me croperza

  • @captainpunch2671
    @captainpunch26712 жыл бұрын

    wtf is the subtitles

  • @p-nutbutter6978
    @p-nutbutter69783 жыл бұрын

    SORRY I ment new video

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