The Right Man In The Wrong Place | Dr. Gordon Freeman | FULL Half-Life Lore
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Dr. Gordon Freeman is the face of the Half-Life series and has a great story to go with it. From surviving the Resonance Cascade, to be trapped in stasis by the G-Man, to helping The Resistance fight off The Combine Empire. This man truly made a huge impact on the world.
What made this man so important? What happened to him in the two decades after the Resonance Cascade? and why did the G-Man and his employers have such an interest in him? In this video, I explore the lore and story behind Dr. Gordon Freeman in Half-Life.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:44 Gordon's Early Years (Before HL)
04:27 The Black Mesa Research Facility (Before HL)
07:23 The Black Mesa Incident (HL)
11:38 Sponsorship (Manta Sleep)
12:55 Unforeseen Consequences (HL)
18:47 20 Years Later & The Uprising (HL2)
27:12 White Forest (E1, E2)
32:29 Legacy
34:11 Closing Thoughts
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@hl2betafan
Жыл бұрын
yeah if there were cameos
@alidonis5020
Жыл бұрын
I'd be more-than-happy to play a half life : G-man game!
@Whovian1156
Жыл бұрын
Press E to wake up Gordon Freeman
@ryuga_4770
Жыл бұрын
Of course
@NoirKirbi
Жыл бұрын
Well briefcase throwing and stalking simulator sounds kind of fun
I love that the hero of this story is not some exotic being with otherworldly powers, or anything like that. When the story starts, he's just a guy who is late for work.
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
I agree 100%
@mattstorm360
Жыл бұрын
Quiet, unassuming, and... he's late for work.
@daviddesrosiers1946
Жыл бұрын
@@mattstorm360 Hell on wheels with a crowbar and a shotgun, though.
@rockhound3.14
Жыл бұрын
What if Gordon Freeman lost his glasses? 👓
@jackdaniels5071
Жыл бұрын
Then had the world's worst week
I had an idea a while back; that it was Adrian Shepard rather than Gordon Freeman that G-Man wanted to destroy Nihilanth in HL1. While G-Man looks curiously towards Freeman a few times but doesn't really interfere with him, he seems to more actively direct Shepard's progress: freeing him from the room of toxic waste, blocking his departure on the V-22 Osprey, reactivating the bomb he'd only just deactivated. He even appears in the 'Boot Camp' training segment. It seems like Shepard and his unit were a more controlled factor to G-Man while Freeman was more a random element. And I'm sure G-Man was intrigued that Freeman defied his expectations and became the one to destroy Nihilanth instead.
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
Yeah that makes perfect sense actually
@TheCyborgCast
Жыл бұрын
After reading this and thinking back about my playthrough it does make sense.
@monkeywheel5522
Жыл бұрын
He’s called “Free-man” for a reason
@04Firedude
Жыл бұрын
wow i never thought about it like that but yeah that would make sense thats pretty cool
@tuskalicious
Жыл бұрын
That also kind of adds to the G-man seeing Gordon as the “Right Man in the Wrong Place” since he was originally the “Wrong Man in the Right Place” according to this theory
Don't forget his brother who faced full-life consequences: John Freeman.
@therealevilmudbug
Жыл бұрын
John Freeman, the two free man
@BenieTheDragon
Жыл бұрын
@@therealevilmudbug Curious how he would explain about the 'pants were dead' and how this fits into John Freeman's story.
@MrWeezer0418
Жыл бұрын
And then the zombie ghosts
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
😂 😂
@SlashBolt
Жыл бұрын
if it weren't for john freeman the combines would still have gordon tricked
I love that Gordon is good at climbing through vents is because he was trying to beat Barney in a race to unlock a door.
@SonicMaster519
Жыл бұрын
“I’ll free Kleiner first!” “Oh yeah? You don’t stand a chance!”
@thenexus8384
Жыл бұрын
@@SonicMaster519 "watch me you handsome bastard"
@standard-carrier-wo-chan
Жыл бұрын
@@thenexus8384 **competitive muted gestures**
@brok56
Жыл бұрын
Imagine The sound of a security guard with all his gear rushing through The ventilation system. You are some shmuck in a lab testing and planning diesel fuel prototype or something More wacky, than you get spooked as some maniac is crawling in The vents, giggling away while at it.
@WarFoxThunder
Ай бұрын
Lol fr
Fun fact: the name “white forest” is actually the opposite of “black mesa”
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
It is!
@_Jestah
Жыл бұрын
@@Skyrionn thanks for the reply
@KlausRJBR
Жыл бұрын
Never noticed It
@thediam0nddrag0n78
Жыл бұрын
my knowledge has increased by 1% today. far more than it had ever increased at school
@atrociousbean4096
Жыл бұрын
@@_Jestah Legit a glowing brain genius.
Gordon being teleported into Breen's office, and then being teleported there AGAIN when Breen is calling the Advisor, getting both of their attention is near-comedic.
@pyropulseIXXI
Жыл бұрын
I bet no one believed Breen the first time..... yeah right, Gordan freeman teleported into your office, left a doozy on the desk, then dipped out? SURE, LMAO LOLOLOL
@404cheeseburgernotfound5
Жыл бұрын
yea
@meggubravo8373
Жыл бұрын
Gordon was like: wait go back, was that my old administrator Doctor fucking Breen!?
@creativegamer_03
10 ай бұрын
Breen: "but he was there!" Advisor: "nah bro u cappin" Gordon: "oh hi breen" Them: 👀👀
@Spudstered
7 ай бұрын
@@creativegamer_03 half-life 2 but gen Z lol
It's a shame that Gordon's VA didn't want to play the role anymore, it would have been great to get a wrap-up to this story. Then again, not sure Valve would have wanted to bring him back in after all the things he said...
@Mglue3
Жыл бұрын
Too bad he got arrested for not cooperating with a cop. Wouldnt even speak to him...
@zuper6475
Жыл бұрын
@@Mglue3 I hope they take his VA out of death row, in case Valve wants to do HL3
@idfkimaclown
Жыл бұрын
@@zuper6475 I hear they have a breakout planned. Gordon’s VA is staying Hush Hush about it tho
@Mglue3
Жыл бұрын
@@idfkimaclown The man knows what silence is worth.
@dislikebutton5149
Жыл бұрын
@@idfkimaclownAnd he's good at staying silent too according to the prison guards, no matter what they do to him. I wonder if he's spent decades being silent? Lol
i love how the microwave incident is actually something that's important to the story
@meggubravo8373
Жыл бұрын
Oh my god! What are you doing!?
@heliosmasc
Жыл бұрын
@@meggubravo8373 WAAAAAAAAAK
When bashing the crowbar around like a caveman in game, it's easy to forget that Gordon is canonically a scientific genius with the same unauthoritative caliber of education as Kliner or Eli. I always wondered what deeper questions he was asking about the new world he found himself in; the alien life, combine tech, the overall impactions for the multiverse... But more importantly, just how did he get so good at killing things? Side theory: After being hired by the Gman, Gordan no longer needs sleep. He's awake for nearly a week by Episode 2.
@evanceier8577
Жыл бұрын
Well the man did sleep for like 20 years
@Skare9row
Жыл бұрын
i'm pretty sure the developers said that gordan does actually rest in half life 2 periodically, while we dont see it, he does sleep
@TheShkar
Жыл бұрын
Do you know about "Freeman's mind" series? Those are answering such questions)
@stuglife5514
Жыл бұрын
It’s my head cannon he stops to rest. For example, small empty shacks you find on the highway/coast section, stuff like that. I’m personally an insomiac. You’d be surprised how far you can go on no sleep if you push yourself hard enough. Once walked 20 miles in a day after not eating for a week and not sleeping for almost 3 days
@pemo2676
Жыл бұрын
@@stuglife5514 thats a pretty traumatic thing for your body, hope youre doing better
It's funny how, after years of knowing Gordon as an alcoholic sociopath, hearing about his canonical friendly, helpful personality is what feels weird to me.
@usrnewxnew5227
Жыл бұрын
Imo he's not sociopathic, he's so tired and so thoroughly traumatized by the end of hl series that he's just grown numb to practically everything. Finding out that the alien race you were killing en masse for nearly 2 days straight were actually enslaved and forced to fight you would break most people, even though justifiably in self defense.
@Zakkious
Жыл бұрын
@@usrnewxnew5227 He was talking about Freeman's Mind the webseries lol
@usrnewxnew5227
Жыл бұрын
@@Zakkious oh. i know it but havent seen it.
@luminouswolf7117
11 ай бұрын
After scrolling down through many comments Yours stands out I didn’t know about this backstory And it doesn’t mesh with how those around Gordon treated him
@MegaFPVFlyer
10 ай бұрын
@luminouswolf7117 it's a reference to a very old KZread series called freemans mind.
It's so wild to think that Gordon just went to work one morning and participated in an accident that sent him and the rest of humanity down a path of unforeseen consequences. Like he doesn't get a moment of rest, during one moment he's fighting for his life in black mesa, killing an alien overlord and getting recruited by an interdimensional creepy guy in a suit and a couple of seconds later he gets teleported onto a train which leads to him becoming the posterchild of humanities resistance against a oppresive alien empire.
@lsswappedcessna
6 ай бұрын
to be fair he did sleep for 20 years between HL1 and HL2.
I like that even though Gordon is supposed to blank state character that hasn’t stopped Valve from giving him a detailed backstory of his origins as a scientist and his connections to other characters as well ad plenty of characterization as a stoic person that can remain calm and work through problems with his own intelligence even under immense pressure I’m really hoping we get to see more of Gordon’s story someday
@pyropulseIXXI
Жыл бұрын
detailed backstory as his origins as a scientist? That 'detailed backstory' occurs in the game as a 5 second on-screen text saying NAME: Gordan Freeman COLLEGE: MIT, PhD physics
@jess648
Жыл бұрын
@@pyropulseIXXI there’s stuff like the retail release manual, tidbits in the Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar book and comments from series writer Marc Laidlaw
@pyropulseIXXI
Жыл бұрын
@@jess648 Yeah I know, I was kinda joking since his 'background' as a scientist is just a blurp in game
@pyropulseIXXI
Жыл бұрын
@@jess648 Also, it is funny how Gordan has a PhD in physics, and his job at Black Mesa is literally low-level, grunt/technician work And he not only had a PhD, but he did post-doc work as well
@jess648
Жыл бұрын
@@pyropulseIXXI the fan remake Black Mesa has a scene where a scientist complains about exactly that to a coworker lmao
I always thought Gordon was an anomaly. He never speaks, but his somewhat close relationship with the people around him (like the black mesa folks) makes me think he used to be able to speak. Or maybe he just appeared one day and all the people around him were given false memories. Any way, its interesting stuff.
@wheatlycrab4868
Жыл бұрын
That's a really good theory honestly, maybe they get false memories when Gordon gets close to them this would explain everyone knowing him.
@ianian2714
Жыл бұрын
It’s more like he can actually speak in-universe but we just don’t see them in-game much like that Barracks scene from Opposing Force where the Sergeant asks you about your name, a few seconds of silence happens afterwards and then the Sergeant says something like, “Sounds like you have a pair”.
@therealevilmudbug
Жыл бұрын
Theory time: Gordon's Jaw was damaged during the resonance cascade and he couldn't speak because of it
@wheatlycrab4868
Жыл бұрын
Ultimate Theory: Gman gagged gordon and other characters so that they wouldnt tell anyone about him
@greengarnish1711
Жыл бұрын
Nah he speaks, it's more like WE the audience can't hear what he says, it probably wouldn't matter since we are in his shoes so he's a blank slate for us to easily possess.
Inventive way of explaining the ending without spoiling EP2 or Alyx
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
Glad you caught that 😂 I did my best to tell both stories
@goxy287
Жыл бұрын
@@Skyrionn yeah seriously nicely done
@Voltaic_Fire
Жыл бұрын
Might as well spoil Alyx, I am unlikely to ever play it given my circumstances, and as long as it is marked as spoilers it should be fine.
@agrastiOs
Жыл бұрын
@@Voltaic_Fire why not ever?
@Voltaic_Fire
Жыл бұрын
@@agrastiOs I'm crippled, Facebook own Oculus so that hardware is out, I don't have the room for sensor towers even if I could prance around in VR. So until somebody who isn't Meta starts selling an inside out tracking headset so I can use it while sat down, there will be no VR for me.
i enjoy the headcanon that gordons silence in the second game is a trauma response to everything that has happened during the black mesa incident, hell the response could have formed in the latter half of his ordeal there as well! especially going through xen, with no one around. Earlier one in half life, scientists and guards respond as if your talking to them, but in half life 2 npcs actively comment on your silence(alyx in the opening, i cant remember others specifically but i have foggy memories of others).
Can we just appreciate how great of a job freeman's voice actor did? Edit: y'all are stupid. The best voice line was *interact sound*
@Java_Protogen
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, my favorite quotes have gotta be "..." and "it's Freemaning time" (before proceeding to Freeman all over the Combine)
@SnorkLayton
Жыл бұрын
@@Java_Protogen Modern comedy is golden.
@erieriderschillingcorner1595
Жыл бұрын
@@Java_Protogen Actually the best Freeman lines are *access denied. Morphine administered* and *insert button pressing sounds*
@-un-original-
Жыл бұрын
@@erieriderschillingcorner1595 "seek medical attention"
@erieriderschillingcorner1595
Жыл бұрын
@@-un-original- "Emergency, user death imminent"
I've always thought that the G-man's line "The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world" added lore to the game.
Can you imagine if Gordon actually talked or was a separate character? What he would think about the world overall and about the Gman and everything else and what his personality would look like.. Also there will be no lore video about the Gman cause it's will quickly be theory video lmao
@Crash765
Жыл бұрын
If Gordon ever does talk, I want him to sound like Ross Scott.
@Nova-ru6vu
Жыл бұрын
If you’ve never looked up Freeman’s Mind… you really should. You’d like it!
@logicphile6207
Жыл бұрын
No. Gordon should not talk. STFU.
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
If we ever get a live action. I don't think he should speak.
@reeferbrownie4220
Жыл бұрын
I never want Gordon Freeman to speak. What I DO WANT is Valve to make a just a lore document from the POV of Gordon's thoughts and feelings to his literal self. Aside from Ross Scott who I do love, I want a legitimate canon book telling me how Gordon felt through his story of Half Life 1 to HL2EP2. I know he doesn't speak as for him to be a blank canvas for you to fill in and experience it AS him. But I want details of my characters personality in game.
Theory, Gordon went to a crazy concert the day before and got a sore throat, thus can't talk until it heals... It's technically only been a couple of days or so since for him
@Fxrrxt2x
Жыл бұрын
I like that. Seems we’ve only been in his perspective for over the course of a week.
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
It has been a rough few days for him
@xBruceLee88x
Жыл бұрын
Yea, I figured either concert, or maybe he just had his tonsils removed
I never heard of Gordon's past in Innsbruck, Austria. It really opens up the world of Half Life to other research and maybe resistance centers around the world. I really like that Half Life 2 was set in eastern Europe I think, because of the Combine relocating everybody as a strategy to control the population. A lot of games and movies come from the USA and also take place there, so it's always a welcome change of scenery to have stories take place somewhere else.
@howtomundane3109
Жыл бұрын
2 days ago I've been in Innsbruck. However, there's no Crowbar easter egg to be found 🥺
Dr. Freeman is one of my favorite video game protagonists. He's the one guy who can destroy his enemies while solving various quantum physics problems in his head.
@pyropulseIXXI
Жыл бұрын
He reduces your constants without you even knowing. This is the origin of the _reduced Plank's constant._
@shaeby8123
11 ай бұрын
You can not determine the both the speed and position of Freeman's crowbar at the same time, the more you know about one, the more likely you'll be dead before you can figure out the other.
The voice of Ross Scott will forever be associated as Freeman's cannon voice
@SonOfTheDawn515
Жыл бұрын
I don't even know who that is.
@KillerKegsey1
Жыл бұрын
Watch, "mind of freeman"!
@johndoe35859
Ай бұрын
Nah it’s Duke Nukem
Thing is, when people think about tortured characters or characters that have gone through so much shit, i barely hear the mention of gordon freeman, dude was an amazing scientist, sure, but he goes through hell and back, watxhing all his peers die, having to fight aliens, the army, a special team of assassins, sleeping like, 3 times in the span of a week (from his perspective going from half life 1 to half life 2 episodes), the first being knocked out, the second being knocked out again and placed against the assasins i think, the third being stasis, and there was a fourth i think im forgetting, kills alien gods, wakes up, goes right back to fighting for his life, now against a militarized alien race, also aknowledging that 20 years have been robbed from him while in stasis and seeing the world has come to shit, fighting the combine and seeing the horrors they experimented with, and so much more Oh, and i fucking forgot, seeing his lifelong friend die in front of him in a horrific manner (tho afterwards it was "fixed" by Alyx) Poor dude had it rough
The amount of love and care that goes into these videos is truly wonderful to see my man, keep it up!!! (Also I’ll forever associate lab practicum with your videos lol)
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
That's kind of you to say! I felt like I betrayed my usual format by adding a few different tracks into this video but I've not had any complaints yet 😂
@nightshade2000x
Жыл бұрын
@@Skyrionn you won’t get any complaints from me 😂, your use of Resonance while describing the aftermath of the cascade paired with your visuals worked really well! I’ve always loved that track+scene composition, powerful stuff for sure.
@notyourdaddude1957
2 ай бұрын
@@Skyrionn Bro what you talking about? all the songs you used in the video are great and fit the ambience perfectly.
“So wake up, Freeman. Wake up and- smell the ashes.” Always gave me chills. It’s creepy, ominous.
A fun fact The only reason why the creators of the game make you go on buses and trains to get where the game first starts is because they want you to not feel so free because Gordon's last name is Freeman but he only has one way to go and one way to leave
@axkvs
Жыл бұрын
That hit deep
did anyone else play along as if u were freeman during the game? i found myself nodding alot when getting praise in episode 2 and had a good laugh about it a few times
@oculartremors
Жыл бұрын
My first impulse was to give Alyx a hug after that stalker landed on top of her after the train crash and she was visibly stressed out. Mad that wasn't an option.
@DaRealBruner
Жыл бұрын
I find myself nodding the camera a lot as if I'm agreeing and disagreeing to many things. It would be cool if a mod, or even Valve themselves implemented something where if you chose to nod your head at a simple yes or no question asked by an NPC, you'd get different dialogue, or a whole other event entirely.
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
I felt guilty when I met Magnusson on "The Incident".
@thediam0nddrag0n78
Жыл бұрын
I have a series on my channel where I play somewhat like that
When I was a child and played half life 1 and 2 I thought Gordon was a badass but now that im a young adult and had played the two games again I just can say God, poor Gordon, he has witnessed so many things.
Strange that you have done so many videos on HL characters and it never occurred to me that you hadn't done one on the player character. This was a very good one.
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching it! I've meant to make it for a while but there were so many things to talk about ☺ I'll get around to Alyx too!
Quite surprised that there wasn't anything on how Gordon learned how to use firearms and such, some say Black mesa gave most hev users firearm training,((HL1)) and some say it was a fun little paperwork mixup during his training sending him over to the Guard training area((B-Mesa)). Which ever it was it sure came in handy, just like the Long jump training. :D
@sebaprime6411
Жыл бұрын
Remember: he's american
@jakubmroz4761
Жыл бұрын
The hazard course is something every employee who goes in contact with the HEV suit goes tho.
@monkeyman767
Жыл бұрын
If we take the PS2 Game as canon (which this vid uses info from, so I guess we do) then the HEV suit also has a little bit of targeting software built in. Honestly I just think that's a really cool in-universe way to explain the autoaim they had to add for the PS2 version hahah
Awesome vid! I love how many details here on Gordon's life details during Black Mesa come from the PS2 version of the game's manual. Going from scientist to freedom fighter is a wild change of career.
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
I think that's what I love the most about the series. The information is scattered all over. Some would say a necessary career change!
@thediam0nddrag0n78
Жыл бұрын
he hasn't slept in over a week
@Radeepthapa
Жыл бұрын
@thediam0nddrag0n78 who?
Gordon Freeman is what one would call a Wildcard. the G-Man never really intended to use Gordon for anything specific, but rather Adrian Shepard. but because Gordon seemed to get out on top, no matter the odds, he took him into stasis, in case he could use his Talent once more. and in Half-Life 2, that is exactly what happened. everyone knew of Gordon Freeman, and what he did. he was a Symbol of hope long before he returned even, and the G-Man knew he could use this to his advantage to steer the course of history where he wanted it to go. but during it all, when the Vortigaunts found him and rescued him from the G-Man, they also severed the link between them that Gordon gained when he walked into the Green Portal after the Black Mesa Incident, thus rendering him unable to take Gordon back into stasis to use him further. that is why Alyx was taken instead, as she looked up to Gordon, and she learned a LOT both because of him and from him as well, and the G-Man could use this. whenever the G-Man gives you an offer, the one that you can accept to work for him ALWAYS creates a direct connection between them, which means that the G-Man can and will interfere and steer you where ever he pleases or needs. Adrian Shepard is the one person we have yet to see anything of after the Black Mesa Incident, but i think he is going to play a MAJOR role in Half-Life 3 once it rolls out. either that, or he will be in a game of his own that leads into Half-Life 3, setting his role there in stone. or rather, setting it in Code haha!
@sgtsnokeem1139
Жыл бұрын
the John McClane of science
@Kelquir
Жыл бұрын
I like to think that G-man will use adrian against Gordon if hl3 ever occurs, i mean both of them survived the black mesa incident and. Both survived against all odds. Though shepard was helped in many occasions by the G-MAN he still closed a portal from the X race ( with some kind of worm in it), so i think it could be an even fight, something like the V1 vs V2 in ultrakill, god it could be a good one
I absolutely loved listening to that. Thank you so much for the stuff you create and give to us to feed our lore-hungry minds.
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching them! There's more to come too
@Radeepthapa
Жыл бұрын
Yea bro😂
its so stupid but amazing that they made the microwave thing cannon and that the grudge was held for 20 years like i can just imagine the dude running through gunfire and electricity thinking “i was gonna eat the shit out of that”
@agentburningbutters3655
Жыл бұрын
Dr Freeman: Crowbars Dr Kleiner: His pet headcrab Dr Magnison: Casseroles Dr Eli Vance: idk tbh Barney: C a t s The Bois
@Deliveredmean42
Жыл бұрын
@@agentburningbutters3655 Eli Vance: The dad of the group
@great159-
4 ай бұрын
@@agentburningbutters3655 Eli Vance: synthetic leg
So far watching this, one critique. The crowbar Barney gives Gordon isn't the same exact crowbar Gordon used back in half life 1. He is established to be a jokester ("About that beer I owed you!" and "Pulling that switch? Your MIT is really paying off!") so it makes more sense that he heard that Gordon used a crowbar back in Black Mesa and decided to give one to him as a joke/callback.
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
You may be correct there :P
im glad i was born in the right time to witness and experience the most iconic piece of historical gaming history
One thing i love about half life's storyline, is that it glorifies the sheer might of indomitable human determination and strength, that through everything, they still find a way. And i feel like gordon freeman is the epitome of the concept.
The only cannon Freeman is the one from Freeman's Mind. Change my mind.
@TheEasyRedRider
Жыл бұрын
You could say, your Freeman's mind? im sorry ill take my leave
@socialaccount0000
Жыл бұрын
Im more of a Gordon from HLVRAI kinda guy, but respect to the OG (freemans mind) as well
@elijahbaley5556
Жыл бұрын
"People aren't debating about your canonicity, Freeman, you're just being paranoid!"
@thediam0nddrag0n78
Жыл бұрын
@@socialaccount0000 Dr Coomer is canon
@rudolfgernd8760
Жыл бұрын
"LAASEEER. Caution, LAASEEEER. Caution..." What was the question?
Thank you. This is awesome beyond words. One of the best stories I have ever seen in a game and you told it faithfully.
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
I do my best to tell the stories in the best way. Thanks for watching!
The moment Gordon said "it's Freemanning time" and Freemanned all over the Combine was the moment I knew I would become a lifelong Half-Life fan.
I love the fact that the OPTIONAL microwave incident was, in fact, canon
9:43 Somehow you delivered this line with the same seriousness of the Resonance Cascade.
I like to imagine Gordon is just down right shredded because damn that was a gauntlet he went through he must be in shape
The quality of your videos is just insane! So much love to the details… Keep up the work, I hope one day, your videos will blow up, like they deserve :) Oh maybe you could make a video about this whole „two separate timelines“ thing and share your own theory ^^
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Caspar! This one took a lot to put together but I'm glad it came out the way it did - along with the changes I made to the format. New music, a different end screen, new pop-ups ect.. I'm actually planning on a timeline with both of the universes. We'll see how it goes though
Gordon Freeman is the best protagonist of all time imo
@Markm8
Жыл бұрын
He’s literally just some guy
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
The right guy :)
@Colin23_was_taken
Жыл бұрын
@Skyrionn the right man
@markl5998
Жыл бұрын
Certainly highly underrated.
@legomarioboy08
Жыл бұрын
@@Colin23_was_taken The free man
I'm watching all of your portal and halflife videos and it's exactly what I need to revisit the lore as I replay P1/P2. Thank you for the good work.
Great video, was looking forward to this in-depth lore review of Gordon from your channel for a while.
Its also strange to think how the events of decades take place over just a few days to Freeman. Everyone has been fighting for decades while Freeman was on the way to work just a few days ago expecting another normal work day. Has to be kind of jarring.
@Kelquir
Жыл бұрын
Not to mention that he freed earth from the combines grasp in Just a week and 2 days (since you first arrived at the train station all the way to Nova prospekt 2 days had just passed, and then when you get back at city 17 only a week has passed, and assuming Gordon while in stasis was unconscious, for him he entered the portal and then he woke up immediately to see that it has passed a freaking decade in just a couple of seconds for him. My lad must be having an internal breakdown after seeing the combine for the first time
@terrelldurocher3330
Ай бұрын
@@Kelquirfreeman knows g-man, I wonder how much g-man messes with his head.
Yeah, the Hal Life Story-line is just one of the best, surprised there isn't a movie about it or 4
My favorite quality of Gordon Freeman is that he’s, by all accounts, a nerd, a brainiac scientist, who probably hadn’t even held a gun once before the Resonance Cascade, yet, the moment Gordon picks up a gun, boom. Instant super soldier badass.
22:52 I don't know why Gordon walking while falling is so hilarious to me.
My favorite fictional character. Only him and Chuck Norris can say so much, without saying anything at all 😁.
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
A very valid point
This was awesome! I've finished the HL games a million times over but there were still some things I've missed :D I enjoyed the video but that brought back the pain of knowing that we'll probably never see HL3 :(
Thinking about it the G-Mans "threat" to teleport Gordon into an unwinnable fight just meant back to Black Mesa, he could have just killed or stranded Gordon or even just left him to die in the aftermath of the Nihlaths death. There was no real reason to just teleport him to a fight he couldn't win, he could have just have threatened to kill him or strand him where he was. During the intro to HL2 he told Gordon "all the effort in the world could not have made a difference" in the events on Earth during his absence, perhaps his threat actually just meant he would simply send him back to Earth where he could not have changed the outcome as it was unwinnable and accepting his offer simply meant returning him to a point in time he could change the outcome.
Great videos! There was a void of decent content on half life lore and you filled it very well! Thank you for this, keep it up!
Amazing video, I’ve not really heard much about his life prior to the resonance cascade. Such a chill video too, great work! I have kill counted a vast majority of HL games and Gordon is certainly ranked high with the amount of enemies he has killed on his journey to survive!
As a scientist I can openly admit, Gordon Freeman is my role model
This makes replaying halflife a much different experience, we were not only traversing through Gordon's workplace, but also his home. Adds another layer of what Gordon was feeling running though the halls as everything blew up and his friends lay dead on the ground.
This was fantastic! Really your work is amazing. The story of gordon and complete hl and hl2 fantastically told
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
Thanks a ton!
Ah dannnnnggg~ I haven't even watched yet, but Gordon himself, done in your style? I'm hyped. I got Half-Life with my first PC, and I've been a fan ever since then. I love these deep dives on one specific thing at a time. Especially about portal because ah.. I've not had the time to dig deep into that myself lol.
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
Yeah - Gordon Freeman in the flesh. I appreciate you watching them. There's so many more topics to cover too!
I think something worth noting about GF, something that occurred to me while replaying BM recently….Freeman possessed a nearly psychopathic character trait. I mean this seriously. His position at BM rested entirely on a willingness to experiment with tech that was potentially catastrophic if misused or abused, and once it was, he quickly and most effectively, began to kill without second thought or remorse. The scientific imperative switched from experimentation (ie dissecting small animals in your parents basement) to homicidal survival, which involved killing everyone and everything that got in his way. I think there’s an interesting case to be made that GF might very well have been the right Predator in the wrong place.
@ethanisnotsleeping
Жыл бұрын
Well I mean all freeman did was push a grocery cart at Black Mesa. But he definitely did go on a killing spree immediately after
@greengarnish1711
Жыл бұрын
That's true, it's most likely why Gman saw his potential and made everything possible so that things would play out in a way that would benefit him and his employers as well as hire him for his services due to his latent talent. Although we can't forget Gordon seems to be really fond of his friends and co-workers at Black Mesa since he does save many and becomes a hero to many, it's obvious he's not a complete murderous killing machine. He's got a perfect balance.
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
That's a pretty interesting view of him
@jbecket42
Жыл бұрын
@@greengarnish1711 yeah exactly. There was something about HIM specifically that had a moral flexibility that allowed him to do what he did
@jbecket42
Жыл бұрын
@@Skyrionn it’s a little twisted I’m not gonna lie. But I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how homicidal our heroes really are. Every Jedi ever was an absolute killer. Indiana Jones. John Wick. These are all the good guys and they’re completely fine with what they do. Believe it or not, Michael Corleone is the one anti hero I can think of that was truly perturbed by him first kill. Even Walter White seemed to rebound pretty quickly and get rid of the body.
9:40 the way he said that like it was a spooky ghost story got me good
Thanks for all the effort you put into your channel, Skyrionn.
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! There's more to come too!
Your HL videos are some of my favorite KZread content atm.
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
That's very kind of you to say ☺
Skyrionn, i didnt watch this just yet but keep up the great work man. i love your half life content. youre my absolute favorite creator making these videos!!!
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
Thanks buddy! I appreciate the support. I hope you do enjoy it when you watch it
@zefft.f4010
Жыл бұрын
Skyrionn doesn't need to hear this, he's a highly trained proffessional.
@Dominik_S98
Жыл бұрын
@@Skyrionn yup, just finished it. visuals, choice of music. just fantastic. thank you for your work!
I respect the love and effort you put into your videos keep going 😀👍
Lovely content. I know content like this takes a very long time, is a lot of effort and work, and is super grueling, but this was definitely worth the wait. Thanks for the great content
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
Much appreciated! I does take a lot of time but its so worth it when complete!
Pretty informative and well compiled video of Gordon's feats! HL is such a masterpiece and I would truly hope Valve makes more games and faster too. Question, would you cover the events of the amazing mods, Entropy: Zero 1 & 2 ? I'd say they deserve the coverage and it wouldn't be too farfetched that EZ2 could almost feel like the HL2 EP3 we never had...
It's sad to be reminded of all the trauma this character went through while we were blinded by epic gameplay of a game with over 50 game of the year awards. He was nearly a victim of govournment silencing and was just a theoretical physicist who accidentally caused the resonance cascade back in 1998 or 200[year unknown].
I really like and appreciate your effort in getting all the pieces of the lore together, well done ❤️ Half life has been the most epic immersive story I've been through, no game or even a movie had me this immersed in a lore before, i just wonder where do you get this lore details and these shots from the game? Nice work again keep it up ❤️❤️
8:32 because of the position of the chair and it’s color it makes gman look like he’s a bit… excited.
It's funny that it took so long to get to literally the main character. I guess that's just the unique nature of the protagonist that is gordon freeman
More impressively made lore videos, nice!
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
Thank ye! There's more to come ☺
i love how he just gets right in to the video no "hey guys today we are gonna be talking about half life 2!!!!" he just dive right in
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
That's a pet peeve of mine. I like to just dive in.
Great editing and storytelling, this made the video even better :D
Early gang?!?!
@ryuga_4770
Жыл бұрын
Siuuuu
@wilmerreinholdsson1181
Жыл бұрын
Hi!
@Whovian1156
Жыл бұрын
You called?
@elijahbaley5556
Жыл бұрын
Galunga!
@Iamnotaspy.
Жыл бұрын
Early gang
can you make a lore video about the gravity gun or portal gun about their functions and stuff? thanks
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
If there's enough information to make a video, absolutely!
@thediam0nddrag0n78
Жыл бұрын
Aperture made the Gravity Gun according to the Portal Comics. guess Black Mesa does steal some scientific ideas and technologies from Cave Johnson
@Robert-gb1pr
Жыл бұрын
@@thediam0nddrag0n78 maybe that explains why one of the portal gun's feature is to pick up cubes just like the gravity gun
Thanks for another great video, slowly turning into my favorite KZreadr to listen to!
What a great video! I truly enjoyable listening to Gordon's story in this form! Thanks for the great content!
Eeeey. It says that I'm the second view but I'm pretty sure that's not true!
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
Super early gang!
@thebarnbargainboi8353
Жыл бұрын
@@Skyrionn damn straight. I love your vids.
I can never get enough of these videos lol I learn something new every time
I'm used to think of gordon not like a character but a template to throw yourselve into. But I've liked hearing this, after all he is an important character
Thanks so much!! I've always been curious about Gordon's lore before Black Mesa 😀😀
Very well done. I kinda missed one of the key moments which was the cutting of Gordon's ponytail!
Amazing vid. I have been looking to know the full lore for quite sometime but none captured them as great as this did.
@Skyrionn
8 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed!
I love it!!!! Can't wait to see more lore from this channel. Great work, keep it up!!!
I replayed and finished Half Life 2 until Ep 2 yesterday, and I am really glad to find your channel because I just have so many questions. Subbed!!!
I must once again thank you for your videos. They both combine defined lore and a bit of storytelling of just one of the ways a player could interact with the world. Its very nice. It makes it much more enjoyable to view.
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
Thank you ☺ I try my best to add the relevant information and the viewpoint of the character. There's more videos to come too!
@ProphetOfSarge
Жыл бұрын
@@Skyrionn can’t wait!
Highly Professional video and an intresting story to listen to, nicely done dude
Great workman, love your channel, and lore videos, keep up the good work!
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
Hey thank you. I appreciate the support ☺
I know this is late and you will likely miss it but thank you for your content. I love listening in and it really keeps my mind focused when I'm playing games.
What a video. Amazing work.
i feel in love with this series soooooo many years ago. What i never understood is why they never adapted this into a movie or a series. There is so much material there it just seems like it lends itself for that to happen. Hopefully one day
love your videos man. keep doing what you're doing
This was great! I really liked the perspective on his relationships with people, especially his friends from Black Mesa, Alyx and the G-Man.
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
I did my best to try and explore these so I'm glad you noticed that!
Amazing video! I knew absolutely nothing about half life (minus a few meme mod videos I've seen) and this really boosted my interest! I'm so glad this was in my recommendations. I really love how Gordon isn't some government trained soldier or super powered individual, just a man Who was late for work With a suit And a crowbar He really deserves that beer 🍺 But then again 🤔 he did turn on the microwave......
The fact that content like this can be made from this game is a testament to how amazing these games are.
i love your cinematics a lot your vids are so amazing!!!
your video on hl2 is so realxing and amazing truly a master piece
@Skyrionn
Жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you!