that one guy from half life 2

[Dr Pussymagnet]

so i just got done beating all three half-life games on the orange box when i started to wonder, who is that guy that always follows and watches over gordon freeman? y'know the one i'm talkin about, that guy in the suit carrying a briefcase. I've heard some people call him the G-man but that doesnt really help so i wanted to know, who is this guy?

 

[Mr.Pandah]

Nobody really knows, but it seems like hes been manipulating poor ol'e Gordon throughout his entire life. He makes it seem like Gordon is an experiment and well, we'll have to find out in episode 3 what its all about.

 

[The Iron Ninja]

I would suggest playing the original half life. I don't know the full story behind him but I as far as I can tell he's not actually human, he's some sort of alien life form that wants you to overthrow the combine. In the original he appeared every now and then, but all he did was walk out of sight all the time (I assume it was meant to seem mysterious)

Spoiler

At the end he Seals Gordon away in some other dimension so he can use him for the events in Half-life 2, which is where you start off in Half-life 2

This probably isn't the best explanation but I tried.

 

[The_Spirit_of_Epic]

well... he is the G-man... that's it. i think he is part of the even-farther-future sent back in time to the not-as-future to stop the complete combine takeover. and maybe he is part of the black mesa lab also. or even... Gorden Freemen himself. that would be quite the plot twist.

p.s. also ninja, that wasn't really a 'spoiler.'it was more like a 'added info to stuff we already know.' but, that's my opinion.

 

[Calobi]

or even... Gorden Freemen himself. that would be quite the plot twist.

I, personally, don't think that would be a twist. Most people (maybe everyone but me) seems to, though, so maybe I'm strange in that way. I mean, his "name" is the G-Man. Gordon's name starts with a G and he seems to be the man. Ergo, Gordon is the G-Man.

 

[DeadlyYellow]

He does bear some resemblances to Freeman. Not to mention the whole G-man can be interpreted many ways. Also, he is my favorite character from the series (half because he sounds like a victim of a stroke.)

G----- ----Man
Gordon Freeman

I also suggest getting the Opposing Forces expansion for HL1. Adrian Shepherd kicks ass.

 

[Radelaide]

He always shows up and has some random rant in a creepy voice, implies your sleeping then buggers off.

 

[Jolly Madness]

The G-man name comes from playing Half-Life online where he is one of the character models you can use. Originally "G-man" means Government Man and is referring to the FBI, just for clarification.

 

[Anarchemitis]

G----- ----Man
Gordon Freeman

"The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world."
"The Freeman in the imprisoned place..."
My interesting extrapolation.

 

[x434343]

Umm G-Man isn't Gordon Freeman. Gordon has no Widow's Peak.

 

[Fangface74]

It's the key to good, eerie characterisation, give the audience enough to be interested but not so much that it ruins whatever their imaginations come up with instead.

 

[Calobi]

Umm G-Man isn't Gordon Freeman. Gordon has no Widow's Peak.

He's not the G-Man yet. It's him from the far future, sent back to the present, to prevent the Combine from destroying the normal future. See, clear as mud.

Also, he grows a widow's peak.

Also, he is my favorite character from the series (half because he sounds like a victim of a stroke.)

You like characters based on whether they're stroke victims or not?

 

[Shadow Tyrant]

G-man has a voice. Gordon Freeman does not.

Your theory is invalid.

 

[dooner11]

I have 2 questions about the Gman:

What is in his briefcase? (not that noclip explanation)
and
Who are his "employers"?

These questions keep me up at night.

 

[tenk51]

I seriously doubt hes Gordon freeman. I also don't think hes trying to prevent the combine from taking over, because he was the one caused the whole mess in the first game. I think he's manipulating everyone, for some deeply complex reason that we wont find out until the end of episode 3. My guess is that he isn't out to help anyone but himself and his "employers"

 

[TheBluesader]

I always figured the whole Half-Life universe took place in some sort of crazy virtual reality simulator, and the G-Man was the government programmer running the simulation. I mean, how else do you explain that a theoretical physicist from MIT can jump around shotgunning everything without tripping over his own feet or getting a nose bleed?

Sorry, cheap shot. But I know engineers so I'm allowed.

 

[broadband]

I always figured the whole Half-Life universe took place in some sort of crazy virtual reality simulator, and the G-Man was the government programmer running the simulation. I mean, how else do you explain that a theoretical physicist from MIT can jump around shotgunning everything without tripping over his own feet or getting a nose bleed?

Sorry, cheap shot. But I know engineers so I'm allowed.

thats a good theory