G-Man

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Inconsistently Heinous
Full Name	Unknown
Alias	G-Man The Cryptical Bureaucrat Mystery Man Government Man Our mutual friend (by Eli Vance) The Employer Gordon Freeman (mistakenly)
Origin	Half-Life
Allies	Gordon Freeman Adrian Shephard Alyx Vance Black Mesa His 'employers'
Powers / Skills	Genius-level Intelligence Teleportation Chronokinesis Subliminal messaging Time travel Technopathy Immortality (possibly)
Goals	Unknown (possibly to please his employers and/or cover up the Black Mesa incident)
Worst Actions	Being responsible of the Black Mesa incident and the events of the series.
Kill Count	Millions (indirectly)
Crimes	Instigating the Black Mesa incident Destruction of property Stalking Interfering with military operations Kidnapping Conspiracy Espionage Mass murder Genocide by proxy
Type of IH	Enigmatic Mastermind

“	Rise and shine, Mr. Freeman. Rise and shine. Not that I wish to imply you have been sleeping on the job. No one is more deserving of a rest. And all the effort in the world would have gone to waste until... well, let's just say your hour has come again. The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world. So, wake up, Mr. Freeman. Wake up, and... smell the ashes...	„
	~ G-Man's speech to Gordon Freeman at the beginning of Half-Life 2

The G-Man is the overarching antagonist of Valve Corporation's Half-Life series.

It remains a mystery who or what he truly is or what his true role and motives are. Appearance-wise, the G-Man appears as an aging businessman who is encountered throughout the series in various forms and places, often delivering cryptic messages to the main characters, and seemingly controlling them, or at least observing them at all times. He is usually seen with a mysterious briefcase.

While not strictly opposing the protagonists or even confirmed to be truly evil, he alters a chain of events in history and in turn is responsible for inciting several primary conflicts in the Half-Life universe.

During gameplay, the G-Man often makes appearances in areas that are out of the player's reach, only confronting the player directly at the end of the game where he has taken away the access to their weapons.

He was voiced by Michael Shapiro.

His Evil Ranking

What Makes Him Heinous?

• He brought the sample in Black Mesa that caused the experiments to go wrong and the Xenians to invade the facility and earth, making him responsible for all the deaths here.
  • This also made him indirectly responsible for the events of Half-Life 2 with the Combine's brutal dictatorship and Dr. Wallace Breen's attempted genocide.
• He forced Adrian Shephard to stay in Black Mesa for the time being rather than let him escape.
• If Gordon refused to work with him, he teleported him back to the Xenians, completely defenseless, and had them kill him.
• He nuked the Black Mesa facility with a nuclear bomb to destroy the evidence and eliminate remaining witnesses.
• He tried to imprison Gordon into his void dimension after blowing up the Dark Energy factor which would have resulted in Alyx's death.
• He imprisoned Alyx into the same dimension and turned her into one of his employees.

What Makes Him Inconsistent?

• His backstory and goals are too unclear for him to be NPE due his enigmatic nature, so it's unknown if he is really evil.
• He genuinely cared about Gordon, Alyx, and Adrian, sparing them for surviving despite all odds and is affable towards them. He also showed a sense of honor.
• He is On & Off, as he helped Gordon and his friends many times and watched them from a distance.

External Links

• The G-Man on the Villains Wiki
• The G-Man on the Magnificent Baddie Wiki