“Between you and me, I don’t trust these Vortigaunts.” In Episode One, a citizen can be overheard talking about the Vortigaunts: This appears to be breeding distrust amongst Citizens. They speak highly of Eli and hold him in high regard, however, the true nature of their intentions is unknown. This could be a plausible goal for the Vortigaunts. Realistically we could suggest that they crave their own civilization on their own planet. Chances are, they don’t want to remain so entwined with humanity. Coupled with the approach from Eli, the two factions concluded that the only way to survive would be to cooperate, leading to the alliance we see today.īut what if this is more of a forgotten armistice? What if the Vortigaunts initiated this alliance in their best interests? A race like their own, raised in slavery, would surely dream about the freedom and independence of the races that surround them. The new relationship was bred from the shared contempt towards their captors. That would mean that humans and Vortigaunts continued to fight until they were forcefully subdued by Combine rule. Many of them followed the Nihilanth to Xen and when freed by Gordon, they made their way to Earth.Īccording to a Vortigaunt at Black Mesa East, Eli Vance was the first human to reach out peacefully to the Vortigaunts.Īs It’s never elaborated on, we could assume that this relationship didn’t occur until after the Combine enslaved Earth in it’s entirety. Biologically bound to the Nihilanth, they were enslaved and cast as workers and soldiers. In this instalment of our Half-Life Lore Series on LambdaGeneration, we pull back the veil to see if there’s more than meets the eye about our Vortigaunt friends…
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