Will we learn more about Gordon's past in AM?

[Max35]

It's a slim chance, but I wonder if we will learn more about Gordon's past in the upcoming episode, or any future expansions for that matter. Maybe this will be reserved for some EP down the line, but it would add another interesting layer to the story, I think. I mean, AM is focusing on Alyx or whatever, but I would rather have an EP that focuses on Gordon. There are a few questions that need to be answered.

1: Did the radiation of the test chamber accident effect him at all?

2: What happened during that ten year interlude in blackness, was Gordon in stasis that whole time? (Maybe the Gman pulled him out for a quick covert mission).

Granted, I don't want them to be revealed all at once (as I'm sure there is a lot more about his past). But it would be cool if Valve started piecing together the Gordon puzzle.

Edit: And what about Gordon's family, did both his parents die off before the BM incident, maybe he had cyblings as well?.

 

[ríomhaire]

1: Did the radiation of the test chamber accident effect him at all?

Probably not

2: What happened during that ten year interlude in blackness, was Gordon in stasis that whole time? (Maybe the Gman pulled him out for a quick covert mission).

No, one of the major points of HL is that you are Gordon. You know what Gordon knows and nothing else. From Gordon's POV you are in the tram with the g-man then in the tram in C17 straight away

Edit: And what about Gordon's family, did both his parents die off before the BM incident, maybe he had cyblings as well?

Again, you are Gordon and background story and familys and such would ruin that a bit.

 

[Beerdude26]

1: Did the radiation of the test chamber accident effect him at all?

Yes. His pay~nis is now extremely huge.

 

[Max35]

Probably not


No, one of the major points of HL is that you are Gordon. You know what Gordon knows and nothing else. From Gordon's POV you are in the tram with the g-man then in the tram in C17 straight away


Again, you are Gordon and background story and familys and such would ruin that a bit.

Well, I think a background story on Gordon's family could work, if it was done carefully. Maybe you meet Gordon's father (or cybling) later on, but you don't know it right away. That was just a (probably bad) example. Gordon does have a past, and there are subtle ways for you to learn about it. I do agree with you about the first bit though. Also, I would like to see other characters from Black Mesa surface somewhere, maybe some obscure janitor lol!. The whole BM conspiracy still needs to be unraveled. It's widely suggested that Breen caused the resonance cascade, but some confirmation would be appreciated.

 

[AJ Rimmer]

Yes. His pay~nis is now extremely huge.

Indeed. Have you noticed how in most concept arts of him he sort of leans forwards?

 

[Asknoone]

I honestly don't care at all about Gordons past because quite frankly, its got no relevance to the situation at hand. It'd be really pointless. Theres nothing to learn really...at all....

I mean, he was just in stasis. I doubt Gman pulled him out at anytime during that, the entire beginning sequence of HL2 suggests otherwise. Like Gabe said, Gordon goes straight from that tram at the end of hl to the train in hl2.

 

[Max35]

Indeed. Have you noticed how in most concept arts of him he sort of leans forwards?

How about that concept art of Gordon and Alyx with the Citadel in the background, and he has a big sneer on his face. He was probably thinking to himself "yeah, I have a bigger pay~nis than all you mother****, who needs a gun?".

Edit: Samon, you're right it doesn't have anything to do with the situation at hand, and if done in one big lump I guess it would be boring. But, small details sprinkled throughout future episodic releases would be alright with me. I mean, I think it would leave the story a bit *too* vague for my liking. I think it is the essential part of any story to learn about the main character, even if that is you (this is still a work of fiction, not RL obviously, so learning more about the Gordon's past isn't that crazy of an idea). Although, I guess it with what Gabe said, Gordon being pulled out of stasis before HL2 is out of the question.

 

[ríomhaire]

Yes. His pay~nis is now extremely huge.

Quite the oposite actually

"You weren't planning on having children were you Gordon?"
"Quiet! Nothings been proven"

 

[Sulkdodds]

Ha!

Personally I don't really give a shit about all that stuff and as for what happened to Gordon between the two games, the answer is nothing at all. You were, I believe, in one of them 'slow teleports' (as Kleiner might put it).

I'm far more interested in information concerning:

- the Combine. What's their homeworld like and other stuff?
- the G-Man - who, what, why
- Xen - were the Combine on it? What happened to it after HL1?
- The Future - will Earth ever be safe? Will Gordon ever escape his maze and make his own choices?

 

[Max35]

And here I thought you were going to come to my rescue Sulk . Guess I'm the minority in this

Oh, and BTW the Gman is Gordon's dad, duh!!:rolling:

 

[Apocalypse89]

Doesn't the HL1 manual tell a bit about Gordon's past? For example, I remember hearing someone mentioning how he built a tennis ball gun at the age of 6 or something.

 

[Beerdude26]

I remember hearing someone mentioning how he built a tennis ball gun at the age of 6 or something.

WTF? :rolling:

 

[ríomhaire]

Doesn't the HL1 manual tell a bit about Gordon's past? For example, I remember hearing someone mentioning how he built a tennis ball gun at the age of 6 or something.

I think that that's in the strat guide along with the infamous Alex Kleiner.

 

[Llama]

We will obviously learn new things about the story when Aftermath is released, however Gordons past as a whole will be left out. (Probably)

 

[Max35]

We will obviously learn new things about the story when Aftermath is released, however Gordons past as a whole will be left out. (Probably)

I realize that's the most likely scenario. This is just my personal view, although if they did give details on Gordon's past, I think it should be used marginally throughout the following episodes. Also, someone mentioned the manual as well, didn't it say something about Gordon going into the BMRF at an extremely early age?. Why exactly?.

 

[ríomhaire]

I realize that's the most likely scenario. This is just my personal view, although if they did give details on Gordon's past, I think it should be used marginally throughout the following episodes. Also, someone mentioned the manual as well, didn't it say something about Gordon going into the BMRF at an extremely early age?. Why exactly?.

I don't htink so. What we knwo about Gordon:
He has a PHD in theoretical physics from MIT. I worked in the Intitute of something somewhere(I'll try to find what that was) where he got employee of the month. And I think he was 27 when he got the job in BM.

 

[Eejit]

'No dependants' too.

 

[ríomhaire]

Dr. Gordon Freeman:
Has been alive aprox. 37 years. Has aged 27 years.
Recived a PhD in theoretical physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Was previously employed at the Instistute for Experimental Physics in the University of Innsbruck, Austria where he recieved the employee of the month award.
Took a job at the Black Mesa Research Facility, New Mexico, USA as a research associate.
Took a job working with the mysterious g-man.

 

[Llama]

You missed out the bit that states that

Gordon
Freeman
Caused
The
Biggest
Disaster
In
Human
History
:O

Nut apart from that, all is good :thumbs:
​

 

[Eejit]

It wasn't his fault actually. All he did was perform some monkey-work: pushing the sample into the machine (anti-mass spectrometer? been a while).

He didn't design the experiment or give it the go-ahead or anything.

P.S. the worst disaster in human history was actually G4 covering Bohemian Rhapsody.

 

[Beerdude26]

P.S. the worst disaster in human history was actually G4 covering Bohemian Rhapsody.

That's very near it, but still no cigar.

 

[MTG_Maro]

Gordon was born in Seattle, Washington.

 

[Asknoone]

Gordon was born in Seattle, Washington.

Captain obvious to the rescue!

 

[Sulkdodds]

 

[MTG_Maro]

Hey, its true.

 

[Flyingdebris]

I'd like to know what happened to gordon's family.

kinda like how in the movie Aliens, Ripley is told that while she was in cold sleep, her daughter back on earth had long since died.

Obviously 10 years isn't as extreme as 70 or however many it was in the movie. But I think it would humanify Gordon to know whatever became of his family. Cause frankly, if i found out I had been asleep for 10 years, I would want to find out what happened to my loved ones.

So far all we've seen of Gordon is the militant ninja scientist, I'd like to see what else there is to him. Also to paraphrase the movie A History of Violence "Have you ever wondered exactly why he's so good at killing people?"

 

[Asknoone]

"Have you ever wondered exactly why he's so good at killing people?"

Because most of us have played an FPS before

 

[ECUnlimited]

I doubt Gordon's past will be included in Aftermath, mainly since there is so many plotlines left from Half Life 2 to end.

Plus, it was said there was going to be more character interaction anyway.

 

[Flyingdebris]

well...Yes, gordon is almost always under the control of some FPS veteran 14 year old.

However i'd like to see some sort of actual reason why a mild mannered scientist suddenly turned into an orange killing machine. It'd be kind of cool. Like if he was subconsciously prepared for these events like some sort of sleeper agent or something.

 

[iMMuNiTy]

We will find out the most important fact about Gordon in Aftermath...

That he was working in Black Mesa Research Facility which has suffered an alien invasion during a resonance cascade! OH MY GOD!

P.S. I never told you that.

 

[Jintor]

I'd rather learn about t3h Gman, natch.

 

[Romano_Cule]

Omg,you n00bs.The name says what will happen in HL2:Aftermath!U'l play probably Barney and watch what's happend after Black Mesa incident and how the Combined forces invaded Earth.That will be the story.

 

[Sulkdodds]

Would you like a hand? You appear to be drowning in irony.

Or joking.

 

[MTG_Maro]

Omg,you n00bs.The name says what will happen in HL2:Aftermath!U'l play probably Barney and watch what's happend after Black Mesa incident and how the Combined forces invaded Earth.That will be the story.

Uh, its called Aftermath.

 

[Tollbooth Willie]

Omg,you n00bs.The name says what will happen in HL2:Aftermath!U'l play probably Barney and watch what's happend after Black Mesa incident and how the Combined forces invaded Earth.That will be the story.

I'm gonna pretend you didn't post that huge pile of horse shit, put my finger down, and tell you that your lucky I am not forcing you to pay the ****ing Toll. ****enay.

 

[Sulkdodds]

How...exactly would you force him to pay this...'toll'?

 

[Tollbooth Willie]

How...exactly would you force him to pay this...'toll'?

That is a question that will possibly never be answered.:O

 

[Sars]

That is a question that will possibly never be answered.:O

possibly?

 

[Asknoone]

Alright, back on topic.

 

[BRODIEMAN2k4]

Gman And Mossman Are Gordons Parents Omfgwtf!!!>!>#!l%jl:jmhl:sm