Dr. Magnusson possibly resents Gordon for that casserole so much because it would have been his last good meal before the Black Mesa Incident, and later the 7 Hour War.

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Likely!

@finnmeister5981

2 жыл бұрын

I would’ve never thought of that. That makes a lot more sense with that.

This dude is really grown on me. At first, I didn't like him, and I got evil vibes, but that's just because everyone in these games so uncomfortably worships Gordon. It was nice to see some pushback..

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

I think he genuinely is one of the good guys with a bad exterior.

@zeynaviegas5043

2 жыл бұрын

it felt really weird when i went from hl1 to 2 and started to get worshiped by everyone around me. It always made me feel like an alien among my fellow humans, but its funny how it started to corrupt me as a player. There was a point in which a resistance member said "i dont know hoe youre gonna fight off these striders though" right before the final strider battle in HL2. I just mockingly laughed thinking to myself how badass i had become. Magnusson came along and made me remember where my journey started: in hl 1, hitting "e" on absolutely every interactable object around. How much of a noob I was. I basically had gordon go through a character arc in my head cannon LMAO, i love this series so much

@silent_stalker3687

2 жыл бұрын

Bro Gordon ruined his food, right before he ruined black mesa and this guy’s carrier

@PouLS

2 жыл бұрын

When I met him I thought "Finally, someone doesn't treat me like a god or like a best friend." For real, every other character on my side who knew Gordon treated him like either like a god or like a close friend.

@keiyakins

2 жыл бұрын

Magnusson is an ass. Not evil. Just an ass.

Magnusson singlehandedly created a device launched out of a 20+ year old poorly maintained failing missile silo that turned an objectively unwinnable fight into a drastically easier battle against the combine. And he made that device without any reference to exactly what he was supposed to do with the portal to begin with. Major props.

Magnusson is such an egotistical jerk, and yet, his character grew on me when I had first played Episode Two at 17 years old. So much so that I named one of my cats (Magnus) after him, as he would often get into fights with one of my other cats named Gordon.

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Magnus is a great name for a cat. Gordon is another. I had the same journey really after replaying it to research this episode.

@tathnousoxide9707

2 жыл бұрын

shouldve named the other one isaac XD

@Dragneta_Wish

2 жыл бұрын

@@tathnousoxide9707 Then the cat would go missing. Name the other one Kliener

@Torgo1969

2 жыл бұрын

You named your cats after Half Life characters? I'm sure the Vorts would approve and praise you like Freeman! If I ever get a solid black cat I may name him Garrett after the Thief protagonist.

@Zeppelee

2 жыл бұрын

@@Torgo1969 Oh woah, your mention of Thief takes me WAY back. My very first cat that I owned was a solid black Bombay, but his name was Kirby (as he was a glutton, and would eat anything that you fed him).

I love love LOVE how much the casserole incident affects him. It’s so ridiculous but also believable and gives him such a relatable trait lol

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

I mean if there was anything you would hold a grudge over for that length of time, it would be food

@troublemonkey1_626

10 ай бұрын

​@@Skyrionnwhat makes it even worse, is that it's the last chance at a peaceful meal he had for the past 20 years.

@argentin2306

4 ай бұрын

​@@troublemonkey1_626and good food in general, because both Combine food and eating headcrab is not something I'd be keen on

23:01 "He's a great character, that I sadly did not appreciate enough until writing this episode." Proceeds to shoot Magnusson in the chest

I like how Magnus is the opposite to Kleiner personality wise, with him being egotistical, somewhat uncaring of others, and being blunt, while Kleiner is soft spoken, sympathetic, and charitable even with his own work. But when you look deep down the two have so much in common, with both being huge factors with helping out humanity, and both of them being seriously focused on helping others. Plus them having banter really did sell it for me for Magnus, what a great character. I hope he returns to us one day.

@tickleboi6581

2 жыл бұрын

It simply means Magnus is competent

@hevnervals

2 жыл бұрын

Klein means small, magnus means large. They're supposed to be opposites.

@MrSadisticLlama

2 жыл бұрын

@@hevnervals I honestly had no idea, thank you!

His voice actor(John Alyward) passed away today at age 75

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Very sad news.

@SirGruigiTheThird

2 жыл бұрын

@@Skyrionn May he Rest In Peace, He’ll have casserole in heaven eventually. He’s one of the greatest half life character I ever seen.

He *SAYS* he'll forgive you for that casserole; but for all we knew it was probobly the last thing his wife ever made for him (if he had one, i honestly haven't deep dived into that) so i can understand the *YEARS* it took for him to finally say "do this and i might forget the casserole" Emphesis on might.

@CallofDutyBlackOps28

2 жыл бұрын

Also; Subcribed!

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the subscription! You took that to a deep place. If my SO had made me a casserole and some guy at work destroyed it, I'd be mad too!

Magnusson is my favourite part of Episode 2. HL2 is weird to me because all Gordon really did in the original was try to escape and maybe shut down the portal, but everyone in the sequel acts like he's some messiah for some reason. Then you get this irritable old man who just wants to get results and doesn't bother with the hero worship nonsense. I actually wish I came across more characters like him in the series, Magnusson felt more believable as a person to me because of his obvious flaws.

@yapflipthegrunt4687

2 жыл бұрын

everyone worshipped gordon because he fought his way through there and stopped something arguably worse than the combine

@Maxy772

Жыл бұрын

Gordon helped prevent the xen invasion from getting any worse and he single handedly fought the military,black ops,xen and killed a giant space baby Then he with the help of alyx and a few others fought their way to the citadel and destroyed it now he managed to defend the rocket from striders and hunters

I loved how Magnusson being a jerk made him lovable. His ego got in the way, but deep down, he always did the right thing. He represents humanity well. It makes the few moments where he drops his act all the more real.

@yazovgaming

6 ай бұрын

I found many moments with him unintentionally funny.

I love listening to these going to sleep like it’s an audio book. His voice is so calming.

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks :) I grew up hating my voice so it is nice to read that!

@zeynaviegas5043

2 жыл бұрын

@@Skyrionn well you can stop that hate now. I keep coming to your channel because i love how your voice sounds

@mw9688

Жыл бұрын

@@Skyrionn it’s got to be the most enjoyable part…

Eli seems detached from black mesa, like he had no choice but to hope for humanity’s sake. Magnus is some guy that got attacked by an alien and it pissed him off so much he stubbornly based his entire life around making sure it never happened again.

This dude is probably in the top 5 best half life characters

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

100%

@ajxx9987

2 жыл бұрын

He just needs more screen time

@charliee366

2 жыл бұрын

@@ajxx9987 true

@ReichLife

2 жыл бұрын

Its not saying much when there are like only 10 characters of relevance in Half Life in the first place...

@risottonero4501

Жыл бұрын

@@ReichLife Gordon, Breen, Kleiner, Barney, Alyx, Elis,dog, Lamar,that other woman scientist who betrayed them,and magnusson in half life episode 2 there are also a few named rebels so you are wrong

3:44 I always thought the person scraped off from the picture was Dr. Breen, I wouldn't expect Kleiner to hate Magnusson so much after fighting a war to death alongside him for over 20 years

@Beatumpop

2 жыл бұрын

It is definitely Breen, Magnusson was created for episode 2 and most likely wasn't planned from HL2 :p

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

I also assume the person to be Breen

@PouLS

2 жыл бұрын

My brother once asked me who was that guy removed from the picture. I jokingly said it was Rosenberg beacause when I was playing Blue Shift he mysteriously dissapeared and I had to replay the chapter, and it was pain in the ass of many speedrunners.

@ATLASFOX769

2 жыл бұрын

That photos quite sad when you realise most of them died horrible deaths in black mesa and the others iver joined or suffered under the combine for 20 years...I dont even have to talk about Gordon

@ba-ey1hu

2 жыл бұрын

lmao i thought it was walter

As for the Casserole comment in Episode 2. I don't think he was being petty, I think that was his attempt at humor and cracking a joke. But that's just me. To me Magnusson would be a pain in the ass, but I would rather work in the White Forest, sure he has an ego, but I think he's someone I could have a lot of fun with humor wise.

Look at it from Magnussons's perspective, he was an incredibly intelligent but serious man, I can't imagine him liking Gordon when he worked at Black Mesa, while he's grinding away on his research he would've seen Gordon, a man in his late 20's getting shit faced all the time with the security guards and frequently coming in late to work all hungover. I know we never hear him speak, but according to the lore Gordon and Barney were constantly getting in trouble and goofing off. I imagine Gordon would be the life of the party at Black Mesa.

I love how his story revolves around "The casserole incident"

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

100%

Rest in peace John Aylward 1946 - 2022

Gordon after waking up: Hmm, I think I will topple the combine occupation

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Standard day for a guy handy with a crowbar

@JoelRiter

2 жыл бұрын

@@Skyrionn I have never felt a more dire need to... "Procure" a crowbar.

It's nice to have an ally who doesn't put Gordon on a pedestal

White forest is honestly one of the few resistance bases we know the most about and have seen in great detail. Magnusson runs a tight ship and it feels like a proper military resistance base. Black Mesa East is the second most understood base, but we don’t spend much time there so we don’t know too much about it, as for base in c17, I always assumed that kleiners lab was it, that that room was the entire base despite the petrol factory being huge. If more of the factory was actually being used by the resistance, I hope we see it in action in a prequel similar to Alyx. Both kleiners lab and black Mesa East intrigue me and id love to see more about them in various source (2 heh) material. The resistance bases that are in close proximity to the citadel and nova prospect as opposed to the remoteness of white forest intrigue me because of the mystery and lack of knowledge we have about them. We know they are major bases of operation and were used to test xen relay teleportation technology, but other then that and what we saw when visiting, our knowledge is very bare bones and its funny that the most remote base, white forest, is the one that felt the most active and alive, it felt like a proper settlement, probably similar to how black Mesa East and ravenholm acted together before the combined shelled ravenholm with head crabs

He is definitely one of my favorite characters. He is extremely dedicated to ridding the world of the Combine and making things right, yet he still has flaws such as his harsh/demanding exterior. More love for complex characters.

this video was sitting in my recommendations for the last 3 days and i was too lazy to watch it, decided to finally watch it due to working on a game based in the half life universe as i was trying to get more knowledge of the lore, don't regret a single thing. this video's honestly great and i hope you get more subscribers from your content

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for much for the kind words! I'm glad that you clicked on the video and hopefully you've seen the other Half-Life videos I have created too! Welcome onboard :D

@Wertyhappy27

2 жыл бұрын

One of the best Half Life lore channels by far

The only incident on the level of the resonance cascade - the caserole incident. We need a whole video on this incident itself!

Even if Magnusson was a bit of a jerk in HL2:EP2, he's a well written character. He acted like a jerk because he was concerned about humanity's safety because of the super-portal, which is why he sounds frustrated most of the time

The youtube algorithm is a truly cruel being.

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

It's treating me better at the moment but it could always improve :) Thank you!

cassarole incident was the most horrific

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

It was the worst thing that happened during the whole series

When lore behind Lamarr aka the most important character in half life lore

@rilpergonien_official

2 жыл бұрын

"What did you say, Gordon! No no, of course I don't only use Lamarr for oral sex. Are you insane, hehehe?"

@LEEPICTOASTER21314

2 жыл бұрын

@@rilpergonien_official dude Gordon freeman just mad that a headcrab better than him

Hey if humanity defeats the combine, how will the lack of water affect humanity going forward? I seem to remember in half life 2 they say the sea levels have dropped noticeably and we can see signs that rivers and such used to have more water. I seem to remember it being alluded to that the combine were taking the water to their home world or something. That doesn’t sound good for humanity considering in the present day we are already seeing shortages of water in some areas. Does this mean there is no way to get that water back and humanity’s rebuilding efforts on earth will forever be stunted and it can never return to pre invasion levels? So earth will always be vulnerable to invasion in the future due to this handicap? Just a little concerning to me, always wondered about what happened to the water and I did a little research with not many answers.

@JBBrickman

2 жыл бұрын

Then again since we never find out exactly what has happened to the water they could be storing it somewhere, or using it in some big earth mega project. I guess what did the Combine do with the earths water is the question

@iamalsoaduckhead

2 жыл бұрын

now i might be wrong, but wasn't epistle 3 supposed to take place in the arctic? could just melt the remaining ice or maybe even try something with xen again since it had those healing water pools

@JBBrickman

2 жыл бұрын

@@iamalsoaduckhead good point

@onion599

2 жыл бұрын

@@iamalsoaduckhead combine solved global warming confirmed

@PetkasProduction

Жыл бұрын

Pfft, just drink Dr. Breen licensed water they give you... Wait, where am I?

Rest in peace, John Aylward.

He's done it again, great work Skyrionn! Never disappoints us

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Too kind my guy

@eanschaan9392

2 жыл бұрын

Never fails to disappoint... wouldn't that mean he is consistently disappointing?

@RoseJetExhaust

2 жыл бұрын

@@eanschaan9392 Whoa you're right :o lol

These half-life videos are sooo good. You’re killin it man ❤️

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! Thanks so much!

I love Half-life lore. Thanks for making this video; it showed me a lot about Dr. Magnusson that I didn't know

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! There's more to come

I’ve been watching all of your Half Life videos, and have learned a great many things, that I never picked up on, in 20 years of repeated playing! The lore, the world, the writing - all of it so lovingly created, and filled to the brim with little details. It makes Valve’s decision to discard the franchise all the more heart-breaking.

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! After the success of Half-Life: Alyx, I'm hopeful we'll see another one soon!

Just got back into the halflife community and saw you uploaded this, great work keep it up!

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Perfect time to come back

@Nin0z1

2 жыл бұрын

@@Skyrionn Yeah! Started playing Alyx last week, got to be the best VR game I've played.

@trashcan6839

Жыл бұрын

@@Nin0z1 Theres a vr mod in the gmod workshop that allows you to play half life 2 in vr.

Super happy I found your channel a week ago. Your Half-Life Lore videos are fantastic.

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found me too! Appreciate the kind words!

Do a video on the history Eli Maxwell from the hl2 beta

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Oh nice idea. I'll add him to the list.

@Zmeeed01

2 жыл бұрын

@@Skyrionn A nice title for this video would be: "The Genius from the Timeline Never Happened"

@trashmammal9203

2 жыл бұрын

@@Skyrionn lore behind vortigaunts?

Magnusson was right to remember the casserole incident, that was probably the last casserole he could have eaten before the combine took over

Also just wondering, if it'd be possible for you to do any lore on the shared universe of half life and porta,l if there is any aside from the brief mentions in portal

@heyitsmiiips

2 жыл бұрын

The Borealis, seen in Portal 2, is a major plot-point in Half-Life 2: Episode 2. Aperture Science is mentioned by name and the Borealis itself is shown over Kleiner's broadcast.

@EmeraldArchive

2 жыл бұрын

@@heyitsmiiips yeah but more like the actual universe they share, I'm aware of the specific connections between the two, but haven't you ever thought it was weird how black Mesa was this actual serious lab with extraordinary features and advancement, but they were competing for government contracts with a former shower curtain manufacturer, headed by an mildly insane businessman that got his inspiration from patterns in TV static (not really but you get the idea, combustible lemons etc etc) They were honestly both advanced facilities but it just feels like such a stretch for them to realistically exist in the same universe

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Within this lore playlist, I do have some Portal lore videos. I guess I could look at the connections between the stories too in the future though!

@blehh_mae

2 жыл бұрын

@@EmeraldArchive probably because black mesa was more kept to their self and official, while aperture science was pretty mysterious and ridiculous, aperture science is probably only considered a government appointed lab because they created robots and portal guns meanwhile black mesa is an actual lab

It's a shame they didn't have John Freeman on their team

I love these videos, the man does such a nice job👍🏻

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! Really appreciate it!

I love that this vid gave me a deeper understanding of Dr Magnusson. I deeply relate with the key component of his character. I too know how painful loss of your favourite microwave meal ... watties microwave lasagnas burn like hell when you spill them

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

I think everyone knows that pain. Food is probably one of my favourite things

I imagine the vortigaunts where so happy that the niolath was defeated and they where free....until combine units come in

You should try and cover the TF2 and L4D lores. They aren’t really connected to the Half-Life multiverse but it would be awesome to cover the other Valve games that never got third installments.

Skyrionn good job bro when I'm sober, high or buzzed your videos dont make me click away haha

Can't wait to watch this one! Edit: Sound is good.

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

That's brilliant to hear. I think I finally cracked it!

This was a great video! But I lost it at 23:04 🤣🤣🤣

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

I try to add these little moments within the videos :D

Nice video, very informational.

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

I do my best. Glad you enjoyed it

I cracked the f up when he mentioned the microwave casserole. I would never have imagined that Valve would be so sure everybody caused that casserole to explode, but that is what happened anyway.

I really like these videos, it shows the backstory of all the characters. I do have a suggestion. Can you do the lore behind G-man

@autovozo5725

2 жыл бұрын

Probably not since very little is known about him

great half life lore video as always

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

gosh is that a telescope in your room?? i absolutely love the night sky as much as i love and appreciate everything you do! thanks

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it is! I haven't actually used it yet. Been crazy busy with the move and settling in properly still! Thanks for the kind words :D

Man I really love your half life lore videos :)

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! I really like that you watch them

@latino.raptor

2 жыл бұрын

@@Skyrionn I watched several times your half life lore playlist, you do solid work. Cheers!

Everyone is always nice to gordon, even Breen feels endearing at times, but Magnusson is a whole different beast, he is unimpressed by all the Gordon cheerleading, implies Gordon is useless, basically the man holds a grudge over a cassarole he woudn't even have the chance to enjoy given the fauna in between his lab and the cantina.

Underrated. Great videos!

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so! Thank you!

you killing him caught me off guard xD at the near end of the video

I would work at white forest it’s far away from main combine bases and fortifications and it’s a bunker with lots of space and probably lots of ammo and weapons due to it being a military base

May 16 was not the date of The Black Mesa Incident, idk why it was not rewritten on wiki, but everyone keeps thinking it is. But a great video as always. Keep it up

@DarkPeter

2 жыл бұрын

wasnt it in december

This helped me so much to understand the lore but , have you reconsider using Black Mesa for your videos?

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks ☺ It's been suggested a few times but from what I can tell, the majority prefer the classic graphics. Also wouldn't be able to capture the cinematic shots in Black Mesa or create environments sadly!

@RevolverRez

2 жыл бұрын

@@Skyrionn Yeah, Black Mesa is a fantastic achievement but it doesn't quite capture the feeling of the original. I think you made the right choice.

I always imagine Magnusson being the older version of the black haired scientist from Half-Life

Black mesa he was kind of mentions when the secarty gard was like thats you know whos lunch destorying his oven cassiro and still hold a grushed too gourden 20 years later for some silly ass thing

@subnautica2387

Жыл бұрын

the way you spelled guard made me die just a tiny bit lol

i love how deep you go into the lore including a certain microwave tuna casserole

Magnusson is way too underrated.

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

100%

I like him, people with extreme intelligence often have trouble with people skills

Whoa 25 minutes! that's more than double the Kleiner one!!!!

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Oh those were the early days! I've learned how to tell a story properly since then. I may revisit the older videos and improve them in this new style

@davidvalentin4128

2 жыл бұрын

@@Skyrionn please do

The main part that alerted the combine in the first place was the nuke that Gman re-activated

But ain't nobody getting away when f*cking with his food. -LeMMINO

I really wish this got more attention, I can tell a lot of effort went into this video. Oh by the way, I may be misinterpreting this but I'm pretty sure vortigaunts call everyone "the _____" 13:31 ? Great video overall!

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

You may be correct there. It's what I got from it, but seems right from what you have said.

I feel like the Casserole thing was originally made as a line from valve to show they remembered the little Easter Egg X3

I'm guessing that casserole was, in hindsight, his last chance to enjoy a casserole.

"I didn't appreciate enough, until writing this episode" Proceeds to give him a new piercing with hot rebar.

@Skyrionn

Жыл бұрын

Things change haha

after the battle in white forrest

The Legend Is Back !!!!!

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much my guy!

My dog's nickname is Magnusson and he always picks fights with my cat Isaac and my other cat barney went missing.

I wonder if his name is related to Arne Saknussemm. Bad guy from Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Jules Verne)

Magnusson : you fucked up my lunch

what is the day and night cycle addon?

The casserole was the real tragedy in this whole story

Very good!

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words

@Nervisor23

2 жыл бұрын

@@Skyrionn np

“The 23rd Century”

@BeanyBeans

3 ай бұрын

I noticed that too lol.

Fantastic video. Maybe i should buy all the half-life games as well?

Good story telling

"The Casserole Incident" 🤣

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

The biggest disaster in human history

i can see why gordon messed up his casserole at the time!

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

I would have done it too tbh

Humanity may stop the combine on earth but what about the other planets and galaxies? It'd be a matter of time until the combine tries again

@samuraijackoff5354

2 жыл бұрын

If the other planets hear of humanity's successful uprising, it could start a chain of multiversal revolt.

@ajxx9987

2 жыл бұрын

@@samuraijackoff5354 yeah but... earth might win simply because of the gman and gordon, the other planets won't be as lucky, look at xen and nihilant's race they couldn't even escape

@yapflipthegrunt4687

2 жыл бұрын

@@ajxx9987 gman can help the other planets too

okay everything here is good except the gordon model, use the "Enhanced Survivor Gordon Freeman" model, it'll look much better

My theory Gordon messing with the micro wave blowing up the casserole broke the microwave witch messed with other systems causing the resident cascade

Do a Lore Behind the Hunter Chopper.

Hey everyone, Arne here. I’m glad *someone* appreciate all of the hard work I put in, and make no mistake, it wasn’t *ego* but hard work that made White Forest the most productive of all of the resistances bases!! If you enjoyed this episode and appreciate this satisfactory portrayal of my long list of successes, you should “like” and subscribe to this channel.

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Too kind my guy! Appreciate the kind words!

@umdadvocate

2 жыл бұрын

@@Skyrionn Don’t let it go to your head. - Arne

The magnuson device should have been called Titan killer

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Good name

"...and get your cranio-conjugal parasite AWAY FROM MY NOSE CONE!"

Today I learned his first name is *_Arne_*

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Every day is a school day

Magnificent

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

I poop blood more often and in larger quantities than is healthy and therefore have grown concerned

@jerp5809

2 жыл бұрын

Is any blood healthy?

These people are fighting for their species against unimaginable horrors. Odds are everyone isn't going to be happy go lucky "worship Gordon"

“The Casserole Incident”

I like the box. It's good but it's probably very flat. Without the defects of a space, it can sound very artificial.

I knew magma son was the scientist who saw Gordon freeman ruin the microwave because he mentions that in half life 2 episode 2

@Skyrionn

2 жыл бұрын

nice