Most Creative Enemy

[cco]

Hey all, I was just curious on what YOU think is the most creative enemy in the series. I'm leaning towards the ever-iconic headcrabs, they're just so unique, and scary when shown properly.

 

[Vegeta897]

Hound eyes.

They were always one of the most interesting enemies, to me. Hopping around and chirping, then that crazy alarm-like sound before they unleash some kind of shockwave. I still don't understand it, but it's cool.

 

[David.Seth2]

most creative? i would say the one that never got featured in a game: mr friendly

 

[Adabiviak]

Tentacles get my vote.

 

[huntingbear]

um....big daddy/little sister combo anyone?

 

[Barnz]

Chubtoads (also known as chumtoads).

 

[ríomhaire]

Manhacks. Terrifying when you first meet them, very much fun after you get the gravity gun.

 

[Colonel Kernel]

Manhacks. Terrifying when you first meet them, very much fun after you get the gravity gun.

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As the man with the hat says.

 

[MFL]

I didn't know you could even use the gravgun against manhacks. I used the crowbar. Every. Single. Time.

 

[Dynasty]

Hounds for sure.

 

[Colonel Kernel]

I didn't know you could even use the gravgun against manhacks. I used the crowbar. Every. Single. Time.

Heh yeah, It took me a while to figure it out too. I allways thought that a few pistol shots will ground it. God, how I miss that level with the sh*t load of explosive barrels - and manhacks for sure.

 

[Kaptain H]

I like the synths in general, they have amazing designs. And really unique sounds.

 

[Warped]

Crawling Zombies, can't remember a time I played a game before HL2 that had that. I shouldn't say it was something new to video games but to me I wasn't expecting it and I think it was a welcome edition to the series and created more a challenge

 

[agent$$dever]

Synth as in Dropship.

 

[sixteenth]

Nihilanth fo sho.

 

[JUL3]

Manhacks.

I remember back in '04 one of my mates saying that they were an ingenious idea, despite the fact that they weren't real.

 

[cahemdue]

um....big daddy/little sister combo anyone?

wrong game

Gotta go with headcrabs. First time I saw one, half life alpha I played god long time ago, I jumped out of my chair yelling 'oh shit!' and I don't scare easily!!! haha

 

[ismaris]

Dr. Breen

 

[pilot7893]

Synths. Bioengineering was a knwon concept well before HL2, but I think that was the first time it's been featured in a video game.

 

[Vegeta897]

2004? Definitely not the first time.

 

[Sledgehammer]

The most complete enemies to fight are the hunters, so that'll be my answer.
And yeah, there have been numerous, also quite famous, examples of bioengineering before Half-Life 2 (even Half-Life had it).

 

[LandStander]

I love the gunships. They are such a strange creature that looks like it was never meant to fly(it almost looks like a sea creature), but was forced to(it almost sounds like they're shrieking in pain when they take hard turns). The drop ships too. Some kind of crustacean-like creature that carries the pod the drops are contained in. Very cool. Also the way it looks like the strider's genitalia appears to have been manipulated into a kind of weapon is a very dark, sadistic notion(not saying it is the genitalia but it certainly looks like it)