Is Xen in hl2?

"Xen 2" is mentioned as an item cut from Half-Life 2 on board at Valve's headquarters seen in early 2004. It is unknown if it is related to Xen, or another border world like Xen, or a direct or indirect reference to Xen.

Is Xen a planet in Half-Life?

Xen is a super-Earth ocean planet located in the Half-Life universe. It is a giant planet featuring many islands hovering above its surface. It was discovered by the Black Mesa Research Facility scientists on April 3, 2000.

Is Xen in Black Mesa?

Black Mesa: Xen follows the structure of the original's four Xen-based chapters, namely Xen, Gonarch's Lair, Interloper, and Nihilanth. As with the original mod, it maintains the integrity of the original story.

What species is Xen in Half-Life?

The Vortigaunts are depicted in Half-Life as being an enslaved race in an alternative dimension called Xen, subservient to a large creature called the Nihilanth, which itself is a slave to undisclosed masters.

Who is the Xen boss in Half-Life?

The Nihilanth was the supreme leader of the Xen forces that invaded Earth during the Black Mesa Incident and acts as the main antagonist and the final boss of Half-Life.

Half-Life - XEN Reimagined in Source 2

Is Half-Life 2 canon?

The Half-Life series canon has never been officially defined by Valve, and probably never will. Series' writer Marc Laidlaw stated that they do not "get involved in issues of canonicity," that "canon itself is non-canon," and that there is "no official stance," "just the games" as they are.

What happened to Xen in Half-Life 2?

The exact fate of Xen after the death of the Nihilanth in Half-Life is unknown. In Half-Life 2, resistance teleporters are dependent on Xen for intra-dimensional transportation, since the matter stream utilizes the Borderworld as a slingshot to teleport into local space.

Is Nihilanth a baby?

The entity behind all of this chaos and strife turns out to be a really big alien baby.

Is the Nihilanth evil?

Type of Villain

He is the all-mighty and powerful leader of the Xenian Armada, and second hand contributor to the Black Mesa incident. The Nihilanth's true motives are unclear, all that is known is his grudge towards the human race, and his imprisoners (who are retroactively revealed to be the Combine).

Are Houndeyes in Half-Life 2?

Houndeyes were also to be seen in a slideshow revealing the events between Half-Life and Half-Life 2 to be shown to Gordon at Eli's lab. In one of the images, Houndeyes were to be seen roaming in packs in suburban areas.

Is Half-Life 1 or 2 Black Mesa?

Black Mesa is a 2020 first-person shooter game developed and published by Crowbar Collective. It is a third-party remake of Half-Life (1998) made in the Source game engine. Originally published as a free mod in September 2012, Black Mesa was approved for commercial release by Valve, the developers of Half-Life.

What happened to Black Mesa after Half-Life 1?

The facility was destroyed by the Mark IV Thermonuclear Device some day after the cascade.

What planet is J?

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System.

Is there a planet 14?

As of the present day, there is no officially recognised fourteenth planetoid in the solar system, much less a fourteenth planet. The Discontinuity Guide takes the view that Planet 14 was not a Cyberman homeworld but a planet which the Cybermen invaded.

Can a planet split in half?

Luckily, events that can tear a planet in half are very, very rare. But, believe it or not, when our solar system was young, things like that happened more often than you might think.

Is Gman the main villain?

The G-Man is the overarching antagonist of the science fiction first person shooter series Half-Life. He is the overarching antagonist of Half-Life, Half-Life: Blue Shift, Half-Life: Opposing Force, Half-Life: Decay, Half-Life 2 and its subsequent episodes, and the main antagonist of Half-Life: Alyx.

Do Vortigaunts eat headcrabs?

Bullsquids, Vortigaunts, barnacles, and antlions eat headcrabs. Vortigaunts can be seen cooking them in several locations in-game.

Is Gordon Freeman a Vortigaunt?

The Vortigaunt identifies as Gordon Freeman and is tasked with testing out a crystal from Xen in the test chamber. The Vortigaunt triggers the resonance cascade which opens up a portal to its previous home Xen, unleashing aliens upon the facility who proceed to attack the people working at the facility.

Which Half-Life ending is canon?

Half-Life's canon ending is pretty straightforward: at the end of the game, G-Man appears to offer Gordon Freeman a job. Since Half-Life 2 exists, Canon Gordon obviously takes the job. That's because in the alternate ending, he doesn't, and doesn't live to talk about it. Getting this ending is shockingly easy.

Is Half-Life Opposing Force canon?

Opposing Force is a non canon fan project that had a commercial release.

Why did Nihilanth invade Earth?

The Nihilanth saw the portal as a way for it and its allies to escape the Combine, so sent them through. Gordon treated this properly as an invasion, so killed the Nihilanth to close the portal and prevent more Xen creatures and refugees from coming through.

Did Barney survive hl2?

Barney does not appear, nor is even referred to, during the course of Episode Two. Given his place as a returning character of note in the series, and that he escaped City 17 ahead of Freeman, he is presumed to still be alive, but his location is unknown.

What happened to the guy who leaked hl2?

Gembe was remanded to custody for two weeks. He was released once the police determined he wasn't about to flee, with the proviso that he check in with them three times each week, every week, for three years, until his trial. While waiting for his day in court, Gembe worked hard to change his life.

How old is Alyx during hl2?

The daughter of former Black Mesa scientist Eli Vance and Azian Vance, she is 19 years of age at the time of Half-Life: Alyx and 24 years old during the events of Half-Life 2, becoming a prominent figure in the Resistance campaign against the rule of the Combine.