About Half-Life Characters
Welcome to the comprehensive Half-Life characters list and database. Here you’ll find detailed profiles of all major and supporting characters in the Half-Life series. Each profile covers abilities, personality traits, backstories, and relationships.
What You'll Discover
- Complete character bios and personality types
- Unique abilities, roles, and gameplay traits
- Lore connections, occupations, and recurring appearances
Character Roles in Half-Life
Half-Life features a wide variety of characters with distinct roles and responsibilities:
- Resistance Fighter/Hacker characters
- Combine Enforcer characters
- Alien Overlord characters
- Resistance Leader/Scientist characters
- Mysterious Overseer characters
- Theoretical Physicist/Protagonist characters
Below you’ll find the complete list of Half-Life characters, organized for easy browsing and discovery.
Alyx Vance
Skilled resistance fighter and daughter of Dr. Eli Vance, Gordon's closest ally in the fight against the Combine.
Personality
Abilities
Notable Items
Gordon! About time!
Alyx Vance
Skilled resistance fighter and daughter of Dr. Eli Vance, Gordon's closest ally in the fight against...
Civil Protection Officer
Human collaborators who enforce Combine rule in occupied cities through intimidation and violence.
Personality
Abilities
Pick up that can.
Combine Advisor
Grotesque alien beings that serve as the true rulers of the Combine occupation force.
Personality
Abilities
*Alien psychic communications*
Dr. Eli Vance
Former Black Mesa scientist who leads the human resistance and serves as a father figure to Gordon.
Personality
Abilities
Notable Items
Gordon Freeman! My God, how long has it been?
Dr. Eli Vance
Former Black Mesa scientist who leads the human resistance and serves as a father figure to Gordon....
G-Man
Enigmatic interdimensiol being who manipulates events and controls Gordon's fate for unknown employers.
Personality
Abilities
Notable Items
Rise and shine, Mr. Freeman. Rise and... shine.
Gordon Freeman
Silent protagonist and theoretical physicist who becomes humanity's unlikely savior during the Black Mesa incident.
Personality
Abilities
Notable Items
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Gordon Freeman
Silent protagonist and theoretical physicist who becomes humanity's unlikely savior during the Black...
Headcrab
Parasitic alien creatures from Xen that attach to human hosts, creating zombies.
Personality
Abilities
*Chittering sounds*
Vortigaunt
Enslaved alien beings who later become allies to humanity in the fight against the Combine.
Personality
Abilities
The Freeman! We are in your debt.