

Canon states that Gordon takes the job, although the player is given a Hobson's choice, the "illusion of free choice" being reminded by the G-Man in Half-Life 2. The G-Man then informs him that he has recommended Gordon's services to his "employers," and offers him a job. military forces participated in capturing Xen for the G-Man's "employers", although this may merely be part of G-Man's illusions.Įventually, the scene changes into what appears to be a Black Mesa tram traveling through space at high speed. As he says this, dead HECU Marines, destroyed tanks, and a downed jet fighter can be seen around this area of Xen, suggesting that U.S. The G-Man tells Gordon that he has been observing him very carefully and praises him on his actions in Xen, which is now in his "employers'" control. Appearing beside Gordon, having stripped him of his armaments while claiming the excuse that "most of them were government property," and showing him various areas of Xen. Following the catastrophic Resonance Cascade which commences the game's action through Black Mesa, the G-Man can be seen quietly observing Gordon Freeman in several out-of-reach areas as the game progresses.Īfter Gordon defeats the Half-Life final boss, Nihilanth, the ruler of Xen, G-Man brings the player to "safety" in an inexplicable, abstract sequence. Before the experiment begins, the G-Man can be seen arguing with a scientist in a locked, sound-proof room of the Research section of the Anomalous Materials Lab where only mumbling can be heard. He somehow manages to arrive at the Test Labs and Control Facilities before Freeman. The G-Man is first seen along the Sector C Line, standing in an electric tram frozen on the track opposite the tram that Freeman is traveling on during the Half-Life introduction sequence.


The G-Man congratulating Gordon Freeman in an elevator on Xen.
