View Full Version : Characters to die...(Episode 2 Spoilers)
Nicky 0123
01-04-2008, 06:11 PM
Before I start I just want to quote this 'Primary characters will die over the course of the episodes'
Anyway, who do we think is going to die in Episode 3, in Episode 2 we all know it was Eli, but who is going to die in Episode 3. I doubt Alyx will die as Valve have spent the most time preparing her character and personality. Magnusson and Kleiner are the safest characters as they have a few thousand rebels protecting them. Barney is currently unknown but I think he is in danger of death. D0G is also, in my opinion, the most likely.
As for minor characters, in my eyes, Odessa and Grigori are still alive.
Who do you think?
No DISCUSS today sorry :D.
Samon
01-04-2008, 06:29 PM
Judith Mossman.
Which will be a shame, because you know, she is my favourite character. Her storyline has been pretty endearing and she is arguably one of the most dynamic characters in the series. Her loyalty is to Eli, because she loves him, and ALL of her actions in Half-life 2 were due to her believing she was doing what was best for Eli. One of the reasons for her condescending and chilly attitude toward Alyx is because she wanted Eli to show her the affection and love he showed his daughter. He's dead now and I think Alyx being the one to break that to Judith is going to make for a pretty powerful scene. They will definitely come together in the wake of his death.
So she is probably going to die. Alyx won't die because Valve are taking her off-world with us. They have put too much time and effort into her and Gman's apparent interest in her abilities is gradually coming into focus. Judith on the other hand doesn't have much to live for now besides humanities survival. We have been lead to believe her trek up North was impetuous – a desire to right her wrongs. She feels she owes humanity and Eli and I can see her dying fulfilling that.
Atomic_Piggy
01-04-2008, 07:16 PM
That ^
Iron_cube
01-04-2008, 08:08 PM
Fisherman.
Rizzo89
01-04-2008, 08:26 PM
Fisherman.
Nevaaar!
I hope Judith. Traitor... And Breen.
Iron_cube
01-04-2008, 08:29 PM
I am not kidding when I say I liked fisherman's personality more than any other character.
Bring ze old-papa back!
Ennui
01-04-2008, 08:31 PM
Samon ****ing pegged it. Mossman's my best guess.
I also have the slightest inkling of a feeling that Barney might die too, but I'm not sure if Valve would do that.
Darkside55
01-04-2008, 08:41 PM
Why is Barney on the list? He's already dead.
I sure hope that Gordon fellow dies. I never liked him. Terrible character. No development whatsoever.
Felix
01-04-2008, 08:56 PM
Is Lamarr gonna be okay?
Rizzo89
01-04-2008, 09:02 PM
tag- eli is gonna die in ep3
wtf?
Ennui
01-04-2008, 09:03 PM
Yeah, he dies again. Everybody knows that.
Pinkle
02-04-2008, 06:41 AM
Samon said it perfectly. My husband thinks Barney will die, but you can't kill Gordon's best friend!!! :( If Barney dies, I'll kill myself ;.;
Nicky 0123
02-04-2008, 04:43 PM
Why is Barney on the list? He's already dead. .
STFU, when did Valve announce this...exactly, never!
Que-Ever
02-04-2008, 04:53 PM
Gordon dies all the time when I play. So Gordon.
Druckles
02-04-2008, 06:10 PM
Um... there's no option for "None of the above". Clicking "other" would add a vote to "More than one"... which would defeat the point in voting.
"Primary characters will die" is so open-ended. Yes, character(s) have already died, which fulfills that statement. No "Primary character" died in episode one, so it can't mean "every episode". And what if there are ten more episodes in a "Half-Life 3" installment? Well you'd run out of characters if you killed them all off in Episode Three.
Stating that "primary characters will die over the course of the episodes" does not guarantee anything at all when it comes to Episode Three, and it would be incredibly unvalvelike to actually follow up with what the majority of people believe. If there were really spoilers in Episode Three, they would not have been so blunt as to give away the plot. They stated this in response to a question regarding Eli, reassuring people that this is indeed "real" (not the air quotes, I'm not going crazy...), and not to be so upset when they kill off someone.
Personally I think you're reading far too much into what they say, and expecting anyone to die would simply mute emotions you might have should it come to pass.
I believe it might be possible that a secondary character dies, however. Examples include Cubbage and the ol' Fisherman. People with their own skins, but not necessary to the plot. You still have a connection to them, and Valve have developed a sort of personality to them, but it wouldn't have quite the same "oh, not another" effect if someone rather significant died.
That said, it's entirely possible that Mossman's death will be mentioned in Episode Three. I think giving her the same cinematic death as Eli, however, would take away a lot of the significance from either death.
I just hope it doesn't end up like Earth: Final Conflict -_-
toaster-man
02-04-2008, 06:19 PM
That said, it's entirely possible that Mossman's death will be mentioned in Episode Three. I think giving her the same cinematic death as Eli, however, would take away a lot of the significance from either death.
Thiiiiiis, exactly.
leib10
02-04-2008, 08:17 PM
Mossman. Her death will probably be the most helpful for the advancement of the plot at this moment.
Alyx's time is not now, but I'm leaning towards the thought that it may yet come.
lord_raken
02-04-2008, 10:40 PM
Mossman. same reasons as Samon
Overclock
03-04-2008, 09:39 AM
you will find her dead body buried under some rubble that you moved with the gravity gun to get into the north base.
Something like that.
DEATH eVADER
03-04-2008, 05:03 PM
I reckon nobody will die during the episode. However, it is assumed Barney is dead, but he appears midgame (catches up with you whilst you are grounded to refuel).
Mossman is dead already, however she appears in a dream state, almost like one of Gmans. I reckon Mossman works for the same emloyers.
The problem with gman is that he is neither a good or bad omen, as people will die regardless of his intervention
Operational
03-04-2008, 05:13 PM
Poll should be in tickbox form and I agree with Samon.
Nathan
03-04-2008, 05:15 PM
Gordon dies all the time when I play. So Gordon.
lolz
zzz
LackingSaint
03-04-2008, 05:23 PM
Gotta say Dog, as seeing as he's one of the HL communitie's favourite characters, seeing him killed (or the robot equivalent) would certainly make the player want to get revenge on the Combine.
Kzaar
04-04-2008, 06:24 AM
G-man, maybe Gordon is the one to do it.
highlander
04-04-2008, 11:40 AM
What samon said. hit the nail on the head
Combine_Advisor
04-04-2008, 11:44 AM
eli is immortal... (LOL)
LackingSaint
04-04-2008, 11:59 AM
Speculation:
Gordon will not die, as the series cannot live on without him, and Valve promised that the HL universe would continue.
Alyx may die, as anyone that close to Gordon is in danger.
Kleiner is too cool to die. A scientist surviving Black Mesa that's not Gordon? He must be Superman.
Magnusson is too insignifigant to the HL storyline to matter..
Gman will not be killed in the normal sense, since it' s pretty much been estabilished that he's not physically real. He may die in a more mental sense.
Barney survived Black Mesa, he can survive this.
YOu know what I think about Dog.
Zephos
05-04-2008, 02:19 AM
I'd like to see multiple characters die.
It is all the all-climatic ending to this part of the saga after all.
kupocake
05-04-2008, 03:21 AM
Mossman will do something redemptive and:
a) She will sacrifice herself in the process, saving Eli's daughter and following him to err... Valhalla...
-or-
b) She will be saved by Alyx, who tells her that she must live on for Eli's sake in order to continue his work for the good of mankind.
I prefer the second, and not just because I want Mossman in future installments. It's that bit more unexpected.
---
Mecha-Breen dies too.
LackingSaint
05-04-2008, 11:11 AM
Lamarr will return in the nick of time and destroy the Combine with his sidekick Gnome.
Samon
05-04-2008, 11:17 AM
I'd like to see multiple characters die.
That would be very bad. It becomes overkill pretty quickly and it just seems as though characters are dying simply for the sake of dying and, as you put it, because it's the end of this part of the saga. That isn't actually an excuse to kill multiple characters because it just dilutes the quality of the storyline as a whole. Eli's death was hugely significant in the context of well...everything. You don't just go gun-ho on your characters to increase the dramatic impact. It's cheap and lazy.
Nicky 0123
05-04-2008, 11:19 AM
'If the worst comes to worst the best we can hope for is that the rocket lands on the enemy'...:D
Maybe...
achilles_d
05-04-2008, 12:19 PM
it's gotta be Judith imo.
Avoidist
05-04-2008, 02:38 PM
G-Man.
Because you really don't see it coming until it hits. Think "Would you kindly" x 100.
f_combineftw
15-04-2008, 06:16 AM
i find it highly unlikely for almost all the characters on the poll to die (mabye thats jest my heart speaking) but i ges judith or alyx could be done along with dog unfortenitly :(
The one that im sure almost wont happen is gordan freeman beacuse of the fact that Valve while be making more half lifes (or half lives). I bet that near the end gordan will run around a corner for some reason and a sniper while be like BOoM HEADSHOT! And when the bullet is inches away from Gordans Head, G-Man while com in a bit disapointed that you could be caught of guard (considering g-man puta alot of high hopes in gordan, like hes his hitman or something). Then you get teleported back to the train with the teleporter from half life 1 and g-man while ask "Our benafactors have decided to give you one last chance, mister freeman, will you take it or not?" if you do step throught the teleporter, then you go back to the sniper place 5 inches away from the bullet and you shoot a smg round into the window, if you dont go through the teleporter then you get teleported back to where you were and the sniper bullet goes into your head ;(
but thats jest my thought (iv got like ten thousand more).
KineticAesthetic
15-04-2008, 06:22 AM
i find it highly unlikely for almost all the characters on the poll to die (mabye thats jest my heart speaking) but i ges judith or alyx could be done along with dog unfortenitly :(
The one that im sure almost wont happen is gordan freeman beacuse of the fact that Valve while be making more half lifes (or half lives). I bet that near the end gordan will run around a corner for some reason and a sniper while be like BOoM HEADSHOT! And when the bullet is inches away from Gordans Head, G-Man while com in a bit disapointed that you could be caught of guard (considering g-man puta alot of high hopes in gordan, like hes his hitman or something). Then you get teleported back to the train with the teleporter from half life 1 and g-man while ask "Our benafactors have decided to give you one last chance, mister freeman, will you take it or not?" if you do step throught the teleporter, then you go back to the sniper place 5 inches away from the bullet and you shoot a smg round into the window, if you dont go through the teleporter then you get teleported back to where you were and the sniper bullet goes into your head ;(
but thats jest my thought (iv got like ten thousand more).
You should write for VALVe.
lord_raken
15-04-2008, 03:22 PM
Gordon won't die because that would be nothing new, here resurected about a million times! :P Alyx and Dog won't either because Valve has put a lot of time into their characters and I can see at least Alyx being as big a part of future HL games as Gordon. Oh and I heard in a Valve interview that they would like to do a game centered around Alyx, or Dog. Barny has great potential as a character we just haven't seen enough of him yet. Magnusson is too new to the game to bit it. Kleiner might but i don't see that as a very effective plot device unless a whole bunch of people are to die. Mossman is the most likely but she is set up to play a huge role in Ep3 so they won't kill her off imediatly. Oh! interesting thought: imagine how Mossman will react when Alyx tells her that Eli is dead? Imagine how Alyx will act. and what will this do to Alyx's and Mossman's relationship? a just for this scene they will keep Mossman alive... for now.
leib10
15-04-2008, 06:19 PM
I'd like to see multiple characters die.
It is all the all-climatic ending to this part of the saga after all.
If that was to happen, it would cheapen the death of each one because you're hit with it all at once and don't really have time to contemplate their deaths and their significance.
Samon
15-04-2008, 06:28 PM
G-Man.
Because you really don't see it coming until it hits. Think "Would you kindly" x 100.
That would suck something silly. "Lets pull a really ridiculous twist simply for the sake of the twist!"
f_combineftw
15-04-2008, 07:46 PM
For some reason or another i think dog would be a good character to kill of (for the sake of the storyline, not beacuse i hate dog hes the best :D). Mabye he could like go up against an advisor again like in the end of episode 2 and another one comes along and starts to crush him with his mental powers, but dog gets "saved" by gordan and alyx but its to late beacuse the advisor had crushed dogs.....energy cell or whatever he uses to move. Im still pondering on how gordan and alyx save dog, mablye with some new weapon!
f_combineftw
15-04-2008, 07:47 PM
You should write for VALVe.
yeah i kinda make up the stuff as i go along i gess
kupocake
15-04-2008, 09:11 PM
Killing things that were not really alive in the first place lacks emotional impact. Dog could always be rebuilt, any 'critical component X has been crushed, so be sad because he's dead' moment would just be poor.
LackingSaint
15-04-2008, 11:03 PM
People who will not die:
Kleiner.
Gordon.
Barney.
People who may die:
Alyx.
Dog.
Mossman.
Robert-
15-04-2008, 11:34 PM
People who may die:
Alyx.
Dog.
Mossman.
QFT.
5char.
dogboy73
16-04-2008, 12:05 AM
Samon said it perfectly. My husband thinks Barney will die, but you can't kill Gordon's best friend!!! :( If Barney dies, I'll kill myself ;.;
If Barney dies will have to buy our own friggin beer when this whole mess is over with!! ;(
Absinthe
16-04-2008, 12:24 AM
You should write for VALVe.
It's the most brilliant ****ing thing I've read all week.
Also, nobody will die. Killing off characters is something they've said they take very lightly. After already knocking off Eli, I think another one might be too soon, and would feel like it was done for the mere sake of killing somebody.
kupocake
16-04-2008, 12:34 AM
If Barney dies will have to buy our own friggin beer when this whole mess is over with!! ;(
Unless Tower is still alive. He owes us all a beer.
Rizzo89
16-04-2008, 04:53 PM
It's the most brilliant ****ing thing I've read all week.
Also, nobody will die. Killing off characters is something they've said they take very lightly. After already knocking off Eli, I think another one might be too soon, and would feel like it was done for the mere sake of killing somebody.
Why? I don't really get your and Samons point here, its a multi-universal war, where whole planets gets destroyed... People die all the time!
Operational
16-04-2008, 06:55 PM
Why? I don't really get your and Samons point here, its a multi-universal war, where whole planets gets destroyed... People die all the time!
Not in action films they don't. It's a bad story telling technique when we have so few characters.
Rizzo89
16-04-2008, 08:00 PM
Not in action films they don't. It's a bad story telling technique when we have so few characters.
Fair enough.
Absinthe
16-04-2008, 08:28 PM
Why? I don't really get your and Samons point here, its a multi-universal war, where whole planets gets destroyed... People die all the time!
Yes, but not necessarily everybody around you. And as a work of fiction that isn't expected to conform fully with reality, Valve will focus on what is more effective story-wise.
I don't think having some quota of character deaths is all that effective. They should be suitably spaced apart and given room to sink in. Otherwise you risk diminishing their significance and it just seems formulaic.
Shift
16-04-2008, 11:53 PM
i find it highly unlikely for almost all the characters on the poll to die (mabye thats jest my heart speaking) but i ges judith or alyx could be done along with dog unfortenitly :(
The one that im sure almost wont happen is gordan freeman beacuse of the fact that Valve while be making more half lifes (or half lives). I bet that near the end gordan will run around a corner for some reason and a sniper while be like BOoM HEADSHOT! And when the bullet is inches away from Gordans Head, G-Man while com in a bit disapointed that you could be caught of guard (considering g-man puta alot of high hopes in gordan, like hes his hitman or something). Then you get teleported back to the train with the teleporter from half life 1 and g-man while ask "Our benafactors have decided to give you one last chance, mister freeman, will you take it or not?" if you do step throught the teleporter, then you go back to the sniper place 5 inches away from the bullet and you shoot a smg round into the window, if you dont go through the teleporter then you get teleported back to where you were and the sniper bullet goes into your head ;(
but thats jest my thought (iv got like ten thousand more).
laughing out loud.
i find it highly unlikely for almost all the characters on the poll to die (mabye thats jest my heart speaking) but i ges judith or alyx could be done along with dog unfortenitly :(
The one that im sure almost wont happen is gordan freeman beacuse of the fact that Valve while be making more half lifes (or half lives). I bet that near the end gordan will run around a corner for some reason and a sniper while be like BOoM HEADSHOT! And when the bullet is inches away from Gordans Head, G-Man while com in a bit disapointed that you could be caught of guard (considering g-man puta alot of high hopes in gordan, like hes his hitman or something). Then you get teleported back to the train with the teleporter from half life 1 and g-man while ask "Our benafactors have decided to give you one last chance, mister freeman, will you take it or not?" if you do step throught the teleporter, then you go back to the sniper place 5 inches away from the bullet and you shoot a smg round into the window, if you dont go through the teleporter then you get teleported back to where you were and the sniper bullet goes into your head ;(
but thats jest my thought (iv got like ten thousand more).
I sincerely hope you're joking. because I laughed so hard.
Polaris
17-04-2008, 07:10 AM
Claire .... whoops, wrong thread.
I guess it will be Judith Mossman, another heroic and sad death scene.
Que-Ever
17-04-2008, 07:38 AM
i find it highly unlikely for almost all the characters on the poll to die (mabye thats jest my heart speaking) but i ges judith or alyx could be done along with dog unfortenitly :(
The one that im sure almost wont happen is gordan freeman beacuse of the fact that Valve while be making more half lifes (or half lives). I bet that near the end gordan will run around a corner for some reason and a sniper while be like BOoM HEADSHOT! And when the bullet is inches away from Gordans Head, G-Man while com in a bit disapointed that you could be caught of guard (considering g-man puta alot of high hopes in gordan, like hes his hitman or something). Then you get teleported back to the train with the teleporter from half life 1 and g-man while ask "Our benafactors have decided to give you one last chance, mister freeman, will you take it or not?" if you do step throught the teleporter, then you go back to the sniper place 5 inches away from the bullet and you shoot a smg round into the window, if you dont go through the teleporter then you get teleported back to where you were and the sniper bullet goes into your head ;(
but thats jest my thought (iv got like ten thousand more).
God, I hate bullets going into my head.
f_combineftw
18-04-2008, 09:27 AM
I sincerely hope you're joking. because I laughed so hard.
what do mean its bad or something? cause i jest mad that off the top of my head.
f_combineftw
18-04-2008, 09:28 AM
God, I hate bullets going into my head.
lol who dosnt hate that :x.
Shift
18-04-2008, 10:03 AM
Dude, the majority are taking the piss out of you if you didn't realise because of the hilarity of your grammer combined with the hilarity of your ideas and the way you present them, to put it bluntly.
Lokizen
18-04-2008, 10:26 AM
I think Gordon Frohman is going to di--- oh, wait...
Unless Tower is still alive. He owes us all a beer.
Tower is dead.
kupocake
18-04-2008, 11:12 AM
Tower is dead.
Shucks. Oh well, I can't stand beer anyway.
f_combineftw
19-04-2008, 07:10 AM
Dude, the majority are taking the piss out of you if you didn't realise because of the hilarity of your grammer combined with the hilarity of your ideas and the way you present them, to put it bluntly.
yeah i usualy get told that alot on forums, i have realy bad grammer, im like a rapa yo my DOG!
f_combineftw
19-04-2008, 07:11 AM
o and someone mind telling me who Tower is? From half life 1 or something cause i dont remmember someone named Tower!?
kupocake
19-04-2008, 05:34 PM
o and someone mind telling me who Tower is? From half life 1 or something cause i dont remmember someone named Tower!?
He's a soldier in Opposing Force.
f_combineftw
19-04-2008, 08:37 PM
ooo yeah know i remmember thanks, it was buggin me all day :upstare:
Mellish
30-04-2008, 05:08 PM
All the main characters of Half-Life will have a massive orgy and then they will all die of AIDS! That would be some game.
sgt niallr
30-04-2008, 09:08 PM
All the main characters of Half-Life will have a massive orgy and then they will all die of AIDS! That would be some game.
I SECOND THAT! lol, seriously though I don't think barney should die until i get my friggin' beer!:flame:
Ss_Bane
02-05-2008, 05:54 PM
I think it would be to predictable for Mossman to die, so I voted Barney. He is a hero type, and with all the danger he gets into, it seams likely.
DEATH eVADER
02-05-2008, 09:49 PM
Unless Tower is still alive. He owes us all a beer.
But did the engineer say he was going to buy the "whole damn bar"
kupocake
02-05-2008, 10:17 PM
But did the engineer say he was going to buy the "whole damn bar"
Thus, Episode Three ends in a remote drinking establishment called 'The Engineer Rooms' where you meet the grizzled old Black Mesa veterans and Barney for a drink whilst the G-Man karaokes 'Funky Town' to a heckling crowd of Scientists and Vortiguants. After the credits roll, you get a bonus scene where Dr Magnusson is ejected from the bar for throwing a bottle of piss at Kliener during a rendition of 'Killing Me Softly'. He vows to start his own Resistance-themed tavern with his delcious home brewed 'Magnusson's On Ice' before passing out in a puddle and mumbling about the Biozeminades that whispered in his ear, telling him to tamper with the sample back at Black Mesa. The commentary track hints at the upcoming sequel Half-Life 3: Geiger's Counterattack.
Nicky 0123
03-05-2008, 10:09 AM
I think it is completely pointless killing Magnusson off so early. He hasnt had time to build a decent relationship with the player. It wouldnt be a smart move like killing Eli was. We all had got to know Eli and saw him as a father figure in the game, killing him was a plain obvious and brilliant idea. Magnusson is just stupid...
Nibwoddle
04-05-2008, 03:01 AM
I think Mossman's gonna die. There doesn't seem to be many other relevant choices. There's a chance that Barney might, but then again, he might not even appear. They could have some horrendous teleporter incident in which Magnusson gets in with Uriah and at the other side Magnusson is like a mutilated Half-Vortigaunt. Even scarier would be Uriah ending up Half-Magnusson.
f_combineftw
04-05-2008, 03:18 AM
i havent been on in a while and i have noticed that barney has been getting to many votes.....
MR. Snuffels is not pleased.
and yeah mossman is gana get it right up the ass by an advisor, metaphorically speaking.
Operational
04-05-2008, 04:22 AM
It is possible that no one will die in Ep3...
macharius
04-05-2008, 10:36 PM
barney cant die- he's the last of the species of security guards- we need to clone him and bring back the mighty Black Mesa Security force, with their remarkable ability to never reload, kill highly trained marines and poor path finding skills
losttheskyagain
18-05-2008, 08:43 PM
I think almost all of those characters, in time, will bite the dust. However, more relevant to the question, Mossman and/or Barney are probably next. It pains me to consider Barney's death because he is my favorite character, but he's been through a lot and he could have been wounded in Episode One's week-long fight.
If G-Man died before revealing all, I'd cry.
DEATH eVADER
19-05-2008, 11:11 PM
Gman will die; in the process revealing the true face of his employers
Nitre
19-05-2008, 11:15 PM
I say Mossman. Probably discovered by the combine and killed, or perhaps tortured to give them details on the location of the Borealis. Might find her dead/dying in one of those chairs you see in the train station at the start of HL2.
I also reckon that if someone does die, it will be close to the beginning of the episode.
Just a thought.
Bacons
20-05-2008, 12:28 AM
I really don't see a reason for eliminating a character in Episode 3, why do it for the sake of doing it. We just had some one eliminated in Episode 2 and I like to believe the reasoning behind loosing Eli was because the developers were trying to keep us on our toes, as well as let us know that nobody is safe from Marc Laidlaw's script.
L3N!N
20-05-2008, 12:29 AM
Moss Man.
Blackthorn
20-05-2008, 01:00 AM
D0g. The fans love it, it's going to die.
LackingSaint
23-05-2008, 11:45 AM
I think the likelyhood of a character death is very likely, and after hearing Alyx note 'looks like the Combine are angry now' (or something of that nature) at the end of ep2, I think it wouldn't be 'dying for the sake of dying', it'd be dying at a realistic time, when the Combine are going full throttle attacking the resistance.
Homeless 2.0
05-06-2008, 08:27 AM
Dog doesn't appear frequently enough to die, mossman will just... Fall down an elevator shaft.
TugruL
05-06-2008, 01:53 PM
No one will die, maybe Mossman
By the way, I think Gordon will die at HL3(If it is the last on the sequel)
Asuka
05-06-2008, 01:55 PM
I dont think anyone is going to die.
DoctorPhyrexia
06-06-2008, 04:36 AM
I hate D0g. I wish for his death with every waking moment. As long as he lives my body is wracked with pain and weakness.
el Chi
06-06-2008, 09:27 PM
I really don't see a reason for eliminating a character in Episode 3, why do it for the sake of doing it. We just had some one eliminated in Episode 2 and I like to believe the reasoning behind loosing Eli was because the developers were trying to keep us on our toes, as well as let us know that nobody is safe from Marc Laidlaw's script.
Damn right. Eli's death is a massively significant plot point and deeply affects all the major characters (especially Alyx, naturally) and in doing so, helps make the tone of future events (immediately, if not further) much darker.
If they do kill another main character (and it's entirwely possible) it will be because it has a significant impact on the player's experience and the overall tone and direction of events, not simply for the sake of it.
Also, as far as killing the G-Man goes: no. Just no.
If eliminating him from the game's story becomes necessary then so be it, but killing him off would be a terrible decision as it would essentially destroy everything his character has been built up to be. A bad ending for a wonderful character.
A much better option (in my opinion, at least) would be to have his grip on (and access to) Gordon removed (by the Vortigaunts for example) thereby eliminating him from the story in a way that defeats him but doesn't completely shatter everything he's been built up to be.
More than that, it also leaves open the possibility for his return at a later time, which would be wonderful as his attitude towards Gordon would no doubt be immensely malevolent.
LackingSaint
08-06-2008, 11:39 PM
Prehaps a 'Would you kindly?'-like ending with G-man would work..?
Operational
09-06-2008, 07:51 AM
^ That happened in HL2
Returned3
09-06-2008, 09:14 AM
I'll try my best to explain my opinion:
Kleiner: IMO He isnt really of a high importance to Gordon, so it is unlikely that he will die.
Magnusson: Again, not of high importance but should he die, no one will give a sh!t.
Alyx: The 2nd Major character, IMO its either VERY unlikely or Valve will swerve us and have her die.
Barney: I dont think he will make an appearance on Episode 3.
D0g: Dog cant die, its a machine.
Gordon: Yes, he will die several times during the gameplay and spawn a few minutes back to where he was.
The Gman: Too important to Gordon to die, so unlikely.
In conclusion, the character that I think will die the most is Alyx or Barney (Should he make an appearance)
kupocake
09-06-2008, 10:51 AM
I hate D0g. I wish for his death with every waking moment. As long as he lives my body is wracked with pain and weakness.
That's because you clearly have no soul.
Blackthorn
10-06-2008, 02:26 AM
I hate D0g. I wish for his death with every waking moment. As long as he lives my body is wracked with pain and weakness.
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/8256/kermithb9.jpg
toaster-man
10-06-2008, 04:38 AM
I hate D0g. I wish for his death with every waking moment. As long as he lives my body is wracked with pain and weakness.
WHAT. How can you possibly hate D0g. He's the cutest bastard to ever fictionally exist.
I can't handle this. I'm breaking up with you.
Koola Mena
10-06-2008, 06:42 AM
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/8256/kermithb9.jpg
"Yeah, it's back from where you came!" *shuck-shuck*
Maybe a couple die, just to make things really realistic
(SGA) Doctorwho
12-06-2008, 11:07 PM
My idea is that D0g will not "really" die but will be subverted by GLaDOS's programing and put under her control for a period of time and will kill Mossman in an attempt to prevent the Borealis' secret from falling into the hands of the hands of the former Black Mesa scientists; after which GLaDOS will restore D0g to his former state, having no mere use for him.
el Chi
13-06-2008, 01:21 PM
That's a very interesting idea... On the other hand I don't think GLaDOS will make an appearance in the HL games. That kind of sustained dark humour doesn't fit too well with the HL games.
Nicky 0123
13-06-2008, 04:59 PM
She didnt seem particularly humerous in the final song, maybe since Chell destroyed her main cores, she has returned and seem the light so to speak.
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