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How The Fermi Paradox Explains The Combine
This video took way longer than i wanted it to go, turns out trying to explain stuff like this makes you dig deep into information about how life works and just fills my head with more questions than answers. The original video was 31:45 minutes long but i figured most of you would not stick around for that long. Hope you guys enjoyed watching as i enjoyed making this :)
Sources:
Fermi paradox (i suggest reading books on this topic) :
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox
Great filter (i suggest reading books on this topic) :
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Filter#:~:text=The%20Great%20Filter%20is%20the,detectable%20extraterrestrial%20life%20exceedingly%20rare.
Fallout - Official Trailer:
ua-cam.com/video/V-mugKDQDlg/v-deo.html&ab_channel=PrimeVideo
YUNA - Unreal Engine 5 - Post Apocalyptic City Environment
ua-cam.com/video/GW4y6Maf9qE/v-deo.html&ab_channel=JLDigitalArt
[SFM] The Seven hour war - Trailer
ua-cam.com/video/s6fZ5fojMH0/v-deo.html&ab_channel=MrMrpounder
Seven hour war (meme):
ua-cam.com/video/1HLOakHJyiI/v-deo.html&ab_channel=okosdr
Black Mesa Official Trailer:
ua-cam.com/video/G32_q_3es8E/v-deo.html&ab_channel=BlackMesaSourceMedia
Half-Life 2 on OS X - Free Yourself
ua-cam.com/video/2zkLh_QMFdQ/v-deo.html&ab_channel=Valve
A giraffe kicked a naughty rhino (Made me laugh more than necessary)
ua-cam.com/video/IzoWiiCllw4/v-deo.html&ab_channel=PolishDrDolittle
There is also various stock footage that i don't think is necessary to link here (meaning i just forgot to save the links lol)
Footage recorded with OBS:
-The last of us Part I (PC version, although i recommend buying it on the PS5)
-Half life 2 and episode 1 and 2 (cinematic mod with added MMOD)
-Black mesa
#halflife2 #gmod #fermiparadox #commentary #gaming #gordonfreeman #combine #aliens
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Відео

Was Breen really the bad guy in Half-Life 2 ?
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This took way longer than i expected, got bussy with stuf in real life and never had enough time to wrap this one up, i hope i did a decent job on this video. If you have any critique please tell me in the comments :) Insperation for the comparisons of viche france and breen's role as the administrator ( Thank you Finalgald :D ) www.reddit.com/r/HalfLife/comments/15zsbxc/why_do_people_in_half_l...
The (Not so) Secret Cut Half-Life 2 Gman Intro
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I wanted to compare two gman intro's that we're included into two Hλlf-Life 2 beta concept inspired mods, enjoy ! Hλlf-life 2: Beta λesthetics mod: gamebanana.com/wips/58559 Rλising The Bar: Redux: www.moddb.com/mods/half-life-2-raising-the-bar-redux Hλlf Life 2 Beta Gman Cut Script: half-life.fandom.com/wiki/Half-Life_2_original_storyline?file=Now_arriving.jpg Music: Hλlf-Life 2 - E3 2002 trai...
A Blast From The Past
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Recoding of me playing Half-Life on it's 25th anniversary, had way to much fun playing it the last few days :-) #halflife #25thanniversary #gmod #halflife2 #gaming #nostalgia #oldisgold
Skibidi toilet isn't that bad
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Yeah i said Skibidibop toilet instead of Skibidi toilet. Why ? Because i can. Normaly i'm not a commentary guy but i think the hate this trend is getting is really unfair so i wanted to speak my mind.
Hey guys i'm in Gm_Construct just hanging out.
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Ed Bassmaster sees a ghost on gm_construct. Something something funny low effort g-mod meme haha Full credits go to this video where i got the idea from check it out and give it a thumbs up and subscribe to the channel: ua-cam.com/video/OKB_dA_AEOQ/v-deo.html @SumofluffyVIDS #gmod #memes
[GM;ZA] The Last Days Episode 2 "Fortune" Teaser
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The Last Days is a apocalyptic dystopia story where three charachters make there way across the former united states of america, the series shows events from the start to the apocalypse to the present day events that are unfolding. In episode one the charachters were able to escape by the skin of there teeth, will they manage to pull of another escape or will they join the insane hord of the in...
The best zombie survival game you PROBABLY have not heard of
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Just play 7 days to die if you want a good zombie survival adventure. It's that simpel. :P 7 Days To Die on steam: store.steampowered.com/app/251570/7_Days_to_Die/
I LOVE playing even more Half-life 2
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Yes i love playing half-life 2. Consider subscribing to my channel and leaving a like, thanks :)))) #gmod #halflife2 #halflife
I LOVE playing half-life 2
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Activate Windows Go to Settings to activate Windows. This was actually fun to record and edit, might continue playing and uploading even larger video's in the future if i ever have time for it.
So i tried playing minecraft again....
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I actually had allot of fun playing and editing this if you want to see more let me know. Songs i used in this video: ua-cam.com/video/wvMmK_xb7zM/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/qF4RCOcz9ow/v-deo.html (Some of the music was from the game itself so i did not edit that in)
Half-Assed: Smod
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I'm trying out new things. So i started with this,i'm planing on future stuff. It's probably not going to be gmod,i'm done working on projects that get a hundred views in one month. So if your here for gmod,you will be disapointed. If your here for change and different content. Then welcome ! The mod (keep in mind that i workt around a half hour to fix this broken ass mod,so good luck) www.modd...
[Gmod] The Last Days - Return To The Beginning
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It's here ! It's actually here ! It took way to long. I'm happy that i managed to release this,it was hard and it took allot of time i need to thank my supporters and friends for helping me out. Sound effects:The Last Of Us Note: Some other sound effects are from UA-cam video's. Venomous Entertainment: ua-cam.com/channels/tS8iSIaUdWUU86Y1e4KKmg.html Jarhead Entertainment: ua-cam.com/channels/NN...
So i played some left 4 dead 2...
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I really enjoyed making this. If i ever have a outrage for no reason whats so ever,then ill be sure to record it again :L
The Last Days trailer revamp (Gmod Zombie Apocalypse)
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The Last Days trailer revamp (Gmod Zombie Apocalypse)
[Gmod] The Last Days S2 Prologue No Turning Back [4K edition]
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[Gmod] The Last Days S2 Prologue No Turning Back [4K edition]
The Last Days Season 2 Teaser
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The Last Days Season 2 Teaser
New recording software test
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New recording software test
[Gmod] The Last Days Season 1 Episode 7 -Mental Dawn-
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[Gmod] The Last Days Season 1 Episode 7 -Mental Dawn-
[Gmod] The Last Days intro (1)
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[Gmod] The Last Days intro (1)
[Gmod]The Last Days Season 1 Episode 6 -Rotting Wood-
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[Gmod]The Last Days Season 1 Episode 6 -Rotting Wood-
[Gmod]The last days Season 1 Episode 5 -The woods-
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[Gmod]The last days Season 1 Episode 5 -The woods-
How to add glass on Left 4 dead car (GMOD)
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How to add glass on Left 4 dead car (GMOD)
[Old]The last days Season 1 Episode 4 -Goodbye-
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[Old]The last days Season 1 Episode 4 -Goodbye-
[old]The last days Season 1 Episode 3 The EVAC
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[old]The last days Season 1 Episode 3 The EVAC
[Old]The Last Days Season 1 Episode 2 -A new place-
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[Old]The Last Days Season 1 Episode 2 -A new place-
The last days Season 1 Episode 1 -A New Day-
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The last days Season 1 Episode 1 -A New Day-

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  • @Red_Tempest1479
    @Red_Tempest1479 День тому

    Lets be real here. The g-man caused all this to happen, he's the real villian. Wallace breen had to comply with his demands otherwise he'd have been killed and replaced with a more willing pawn. And he most definitely didn't know how out of control things would get i.e the combine finding earth and taking over

  • @thatgmoddude3916
    @thatgmoddude3916 Місяць тому

    What are those hl2 maps or mods they look cool

    • @TheTornado25
      @TheTornado25 22 дні тому

      Sorry for responding so late been really bussy, i use fakefactory cinematic mod for the maps and scenes

    • @thatgmoddude3916
      @thatgmoddude3916 22 дні тому

      @@TheTornado25 that's fine tysm

  • @jag-stang29
    @jag-stang29 3 місяці тому

    yea

  • @okosdr
    @okosdr 4 місяці тому

    god bless Universal Union

  • @evilboy3521
    @evilboy3521 4 місяці тому

    Great video man. It's plainly and simply explained, which is harder than it sounds. I would say tho you definitely need to put larger gaps inbetween sentences. Also some lore corrections from a dedicated HL lore nerd here. We know from final hours of half life alyx, in a bit where they talked about the striders, that the striders and other synth most likely (other synth are not mentioned) are infact creatures that were at some point scanned and altered to a point of no semblance to the original creature - only fitting what the combine had imagined for their purposes, and are then cloned endlessly and augmented. They said that the construction strider was supposed to be an imperfected strider that is still in development / in the altering process. At first I thought this was alot less cool than having these creatures be real creatures stolen from their homeworld and augmented, but the more I think about it the more I think it's incredibly impressive the combine is able to do these types of things, just completely play god and create an entire species from scratch with nothing but a simple layout / idea / reference from another species. I'd also refrain from using the cinematic mod for capturing footage - yes it can look good in some areas but it is completely lore inaccurate and it might twist what some people imagine these locations to look like - if they're not half life fans, and it might make some lore nerds incredibly upset.

    • @TheTornado25
      @TheTornado25 4 місяці тому

      Oh damn ! This is something i forgot to mention, appreciate it pointing that out i completely overlooked this. Ill try my best to include more information in the future it makes it even more scary imagine just having a copy taken of yourself but different in some ways. Yikes. I tended to use cinematic mod for the great visuals and stuff like i do with black mesa, which does infact create this grey era of not being lore accurate so you are probably right that i should change this up. Thanks !

    • @6l1t3h_Official
      @6l1t3h_Official 4 місяці тому

      I would prefer that the Combine turn many of the original species into cyborgs before replacing them with Synths.

  • @Alpha_beef
    @Alpha_beef 5 місяців тому

    Great video! I subscribed and cant wait to see more vids like this

  • @goiterlanternbase
    @goiterlanternbase 5 місяців тому

    But shouldn't we then hear the combine everywhere?

    • @TheTornado25
      @TheTornado25 5 місяців тому

      What do you mean ?

    • @ZionistWorldOrder
      @ZionistWorldOrder 5 місяців тому

      maybe they use something better than radio or are so far away we cant even detect it

    • @ZionistWorldOrder
      @ZionistWorldOrder 5 місяців тому

      when on earth did they beam screaming signals out into space in all directions or just locally? maybe you need to go big technosignature to stand out and get detected

    • @goiterlanternbase
      @goiterlanternbase 5 місяців тому

      @@ZionistWorldOrder That is my guess. What does the heliopause do the the signals🤔

    • @goiterlanternbase
      @goiterlanternbase 5 місяців тому

      @@TheTornado25 Doesn't the combine also produce a technosignature?

  • @fnghowdy1603
    @fnghowdy1603 5 місяців тому

    i'm 16 seconds in, and it has to be said, you need to work on the pacing of your speech and the articulation of your english, my brother. you may not think people will stick around for 30+ mins, but it's more important that was you do say is clearly understandable. i hope you take this criticism as constructive and i will give a sub to see how you get on in the future

    • @TheTornado25
      @TheTornado25 5 місяців тому

      Really appreciatie it, been trying to improve my english and the way i voice act but stuf like this is hard for me since its quite foreign for me and i'm new too this sort of long commentary video's, i hope and try to get better at it in the future it's something i'm very much self concious of. Thanks for pointing that out and subscribing bro it helps a ton.

    • @Donnirononon
      @Donnirononon 5 місяців тому

      i was just about to comment this. i am not a nativr speaker so it is really hard for me to understand those "half spoken" words

    • @Alpha_beef
      @Alpha_beef 5 місяців тому

      @@TheTornado25One easy tip I wanna offer you is this: Speak a little more slowly and deliberately. Listen to other presenters on youtube and you will hear what I mean. Most listeners will tune out if you are rushing through sentences

    • @iceshadow487
      @iceshadow487 5 місяців тому

      I agree with this comment. Hope you improve and are able to make better content!

    • @aidenesme4202
      @aidenesme4202 5 місяців тому

      @@TheTornado25 i think its really good actually i watched the whole video before reading the comments

  • @EternalSearcher
    @EternalSearcher 5 місяців тому

    Stopped listening after words 'climate change'. You are a brainwashed woke zombie.

    • @TheTornado25
      @TheTornado25 5 місяців тому

      I'm sorry that i upset you, but i don't understand what is wrong pointing out something factual (considering all the research and evidance) that will hurt us in the long run. Whether your woke or not its something we all should agree on. Again sorry that i upset you.

    • @EternalSearcher
      @EternalSearcher 5 місяців тому

      @@TheTornado25 1. The models predicting temperature is going to keep rising are actually highly uncertain, there are dozens of them predicting different results based on free parameters and the 'lucky ones' are cherry-picked every year to fit the observation 2. it's actually very hard to measure the 'average temperature of Earth' and the methods keep changing, such as whether to include or exclude world's oceans 3. The optimal temperature for a human is 36,6 Celsius. Without looking at CNN articles, tell me what is the optimal temperature for Earth. Should it be lower than it is now or higher? You won't be able to say. Do you own research. Don't repeat BS you hear in mass media. If I asked you to name specific 'evidence' right now, you couldn't, except repeating 'well everyone knows that'. And if you are a 'I trust the authority' kind of guy, watch Sabine Hossenfelder who is pretty popular scientist, she also has videos explaining this.

    • @TheTornado25
      @TheTornado25 5 місяців тому

      @@EternalSearcher 1. From what i've gathered and read most of the climate models, while yes they do speculate and nothing is certain, is used from data we have from the past since around 1880 and they do bring up some pretty shocking resluts for which we are heading. 2. Climatologists do include the oceans (this is called sea surface temperature) and they include land temperature (surface air temperature) 3. The earth has been roughly increasing in temperature since the mid 70's by around 0.15 degrees to 0.20 degrees every decade so that for me is really conserning because i live at the cost and i don't want future generation that lives where i do to snorkel to there Jobs. From what i gathered the average mean temperature of earth is 15 degrees is there is an average temprature, and considering we use satellites to messure the increasing temperatures i find it hard to believe most of the scientific community and media is lying to me. But i'm probably wrong and believing most of the scientist is quite naive honestly so i will look into the scientist you provided me and compare different data and facts with what i've learned from other non mainstream sources and ill get back to you after that.

    • @EternalSearcher
      @EternalSearcher 5 місяців тому

      @@TheTornado25 1. so this is from newer models, whereas many older models from XX century predicted we are heading for a new Ice Age. Also a shocking picture. 2. I'm reading 'Initially (ca. 1975), GCMs were based purely on atmospheric processes' 3. okay, so an optimal temperature of Earth for you is the one where ocean doesn't wash away your house. But what's best for Earth as a whole? We will not find that number in any source, it's merely implied that it would be best if nothing would change. You are amazing for being open, I think if you take interest in any of this, Sabine Hossenfelder has great lectures discussing not only this, but also common misconceptions about quantum physics and relativity (not a paid endorsements). <3 I subscribed to ur channel

    • @TheTornado25
      @TheTornado25 5 місяців тому

      @@EternalSearcher 1. Your have a good point here, older date does infact show that we we're heading towards an ice age and this period was refered to as the "little ice age" because of things like the cyclical lows in solar radiation, heightened volcanic activity, changes in the ocean circulation, variations in Earth's orbit and axial tilt and decrease in human population (thanks genghis khan) although this ended with industrialization and rapid population growth. 2. True, but atmospheric processes are still pretty decent date to go off off. 3. I just look at data reports from the last decades and i concluded that there is rapid changes in global temperatures which i find concerning because if ice caps do infact keep melting allot of people will have to flee low areas like the coast so yeah it's something i'm worried about. No problem ! I try to be open minded and when i'm presented with alternatives and other theory's i like to compare them and see if my current views change on the matter, i'm of the belief that most woke and non-woke people would get along better if they listen and disscus topic's with each other rather than just concluding from the get-go that someone is wrong. Ill look into this sort of stuff because it's intresting and i just like challeging my own views. Thanks for subscribing bro ! Really appreciate that :)

  • @jonathanwatson4484
    @jonathanwatson4484 5 місяців тому

    My own opinion of breen is this he certainly care about his fellow employees, since he wish to talk to eli instead of putting a bullet, however he is short sighted, unable to see writings on the wall since he is removed from from the scene, in black mesa all he sees is papers that say the equipment can manage the experiment, however there where warnings, then he work to negotiate with the combine after all they came when humanity was at a downpoint, he sees the combine as a empire capable for the good of humanity, but this was due to bieng very much in a tower, he only sees things on the papers. He has humanity best interest as it seen, but he seem to buy into the combine propaganda, I dont think the combine even care about earth or has any intention to honour the deal. To them any race is but a tool, to remove any flaws rend it down to base components and to the combine, humanity are only fit to be the role of stalkers.

  • @PineappleDealer37
    @PineappleDealer37 5 місяців тому

    Yes, he was.

  • @Dovah2798
    @Dovah2798 5 місяців тому

    About the citadel been 5 years only is logic since hl2 told us that the administration of Breen there is new, so why not?

    • @TheTornado25
      @TheTornado25 5 місяців тому

      I just found it weird that the main base of operations for the combine was built so late (seen how all smaller citadels in different cities are conected to it)

    • @Dovah2798
      @Dovah2798 5 місяців тому

      @@TheTornado25 this can show us some possible things: -they care barely for the administration of Earth -The Citadel is really complex to build(which give it a more legendary status for me) -A 20 years time is nothing for the CMB And this citadel is the only one on Earth, that statement of more citadels is a bad understanding of one sentence of kleinercast where he mention a network of citadel reactors, inside that citadel that we blow up. We only know the depot as another base that has the main task of producing soldiers and the development of the human teleportation technology.

  • @Filip077
    @Filip077 5 місяців тому

    bro is NOT getting ANY sterilized credits for this one 🙏😭😭

  • @CommanderSp00ky
    @CommanderSp00ky 5 місяців тому

    Very good video idea but man, PLEASE speak more clearly! I can barely understand what you say, you sound so muffled. Anyway I'll click like

    • @TheTornado25
      @TheTornado25 5 місяців тому

      Thanks! I'll be sure to keep that in mind for in the future

  • @Suspxcious
    @Suspxcious 5 місяців тому

    this was a good video but the cinematic mod footage is wild 😭

    • @TheTornado25
      @TheTornado25 5 місяців тому

      Thanks ! Might not use cinematic mod anymore in the future seeing how people dislike it because of the terrible models, i just liked the whole cinematic make-over. Makes for good footage in video's imo

  • @thanoseid2883
    @thanoseid2883 5 місяців тому

    it's kind of sad people draw on villains for role models. we should be better people. not monsters.

  • @somedude3314
    @somedude3314 5 місяців тому

    They are waiting for you gordon, in the testing chamberr.

  • @benc6503
    @benc6503 5 місяців тому

    I love this kind of theory, discussion, and debate. I'm going to say, that ultimately, Breen might actually be a GOOD guy. I know, it's not what you're supposed to think. He might even seem like the worst person ever in mankind's history, if you don't think about it too much. But, I'll explain why I think this. So, how can Breen be a GOOD guy, when, over the last 20ish years, he's the face and representative of the occupying force, broadcasting propaganda speeches, and even administering coordinated efforts against the Resistance? Simple.. what other choice did he /have/? What else could he have *possibly* done? He became aware of this enemy - an enemy that's insanely powerful, an enemy that if it so wished, could wipe out mankind entirely in a matter of days, an enemy that's SO technologically advanced that just by broadcasting some sort of radio waves, can prevent pregnancy. And, he somehow convinced them that instead of destroying man entirely, it would be better for them if he was to manage the occupation, and that mankind had more to offer, and that it would be easier to try to convince willing participants. In other words, I'm thinking he's one HELL of a salesman, and even a con man. Imagine if instead, he wanted to BUY AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE for the Resistance, because he must has known a Resistance effort will form. That he's dragging out the process for as long as possible. Now sure, you may be thinking "Didn't he order the capture of Eli?" Yes, he did. But again, what choice did he have? I have no doubt that at some point, his bosses were demanding results. Maybe it's kind of like a General Manager of a large box store who pays his employees better and treats them better, not only because it makes his job easier but because he thinks it's the right thing to do, but this same GM has to balance it against the demands of his bosses. So sometimes, he may effectively be forced to enforce minor policy violations anyway. You know... if I was in a position similar to that of Breen, I might have very well done the exact same thing, if I was able to. The alternative, if you can call it that, is to spit in the fact of the Combine, which will just mean they'll wipe out mankind almost right away, with NO opportunity for a Resistance to form, and possibly find some way to fight back. There's nothing about the Combine from what I can tell, that required a representative. Breen talked them into it. He's making the best of an extremely bad situation, and to give the Resistance the best chance and shot possible. Anyone else think the same way?

    • @TheTornado25
      @TheTornado25 5 місяців тому

      Really enjoyed reading your opinion :)

  • @Puxi
    @Puxi 5 місяців тому

    Bro why do you interpolated the scene of Amrikaan Psycho!? And you also used A.I Upscaling... why do you hate movies!?

  • @Geo-Gold
    @Geo-Gold 5 місяців тому

    Im thinking about it now if germany had won ww2 and developed more futuristic weapons but the black mesa incident still happened had the humans may won or have stood a chance against the combine?

  • @ilikepigeons6101
    @ilikepigeons6101 5 місяців тому

    Respect for playing the cinematic mod without the ugly remodelled character models

  • @Cheerybelle
    @Cheerybelle 6 місяців тому

    I feel like I can't get a good read on Breen because I don't know how much of what he says is his own views and how much is him needing follow the orders of the Combine. Putting that puppet of an administrator aside, though... There is the question of how powerful the Combine is. I mean, they are an organized, hostile alien force that was able to establish total dominion over humanity in a matter of hours, and they have done the same to multiple other planets. If you personally put credence into Epistle 3, they even have at least one dyson sphere. Attempting to fight off the Combine feels extremely foolish-- flippant, even --because they would likely be inclined to just kill off humanity entirely should they really value what they're taking from Earth... and they already seemed to put in more than a minimal amount of effort. Even if the resistance sees short-term successes, the ultimate success of the Combine seems inevitable, just in terms of the difference in technology and scale of force. The resistance will lose if the Combine actually try to win... and, if humanity gets in the way of the harvesting the Earth by fighting off the Combine, I struggle to imagine why they wouldn't fight back harder. Humanity is outmatched by an unfathomable margin. It's a battle with no chance of winning... rather an anticlimax after-- ...but... accept the demands... and you can eat, drink, live... ...Would you not begrudgingly accept that ultimatum? _Basically, the world of Half-Life 2 is truly hopeless; everything the resistance fought for was for naught, and they're only sabotaging humanity's survival; thank you for coming to my TED Talk._

    • @sourpusstv7984
      @sourpusstv7984 16 днів тому

      Its like breen said "In our current unparalleled enterprise, refusal to collaborate is simply a refusal to grow-an insistence on suicide, if you will."

  • @bananbananowy3552
    @bananbananowy3552 6 місяців тому

    I don't get why some people try to apologize for Breen's actions like he wasn't a slick totalitarian leader. Good vid anyway.

    • @cyndankit4989
      @cyndankit4989 6 місяців тому

      he was literally a MASCOT, the administrator (ie the ones in space) are the real ones controlling everything.

  • @jokelot5221
    @jokelot5221 6 місяців тому

    Breen is evil. Living under Combine is not a living. Im with Gordon and resistance. ✊😁

  • @Darren-lb3rx
    @Darren-lb3rx 6 місяців тому

    Well he did cause the resonance cascade(YES GORDON FREEMAN DID THAT BUT BREEN WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR AUTHORIZING THE EXPERIMENT)

    • @TheTornado25
      @TheTornado25 6 місяців тому

      I personally believe that it was preventable if breen had more of a spine and did the right thing rather than giving up humanity for power

  • @joy-wire
    @joy-wire 6 місяців тому

    Breen bless. Glory to our Benefactors.

    • @TheTornado25
      @TheTornado25 6 місяців тому

      Good to see that massive blackholes also watch my video's! :)

  • @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive
    @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive 6 місяців тому

    Robert Culp played the best Columbo villain(s). Ironically so did Robert Guillame who was Eli’s actor.

    • @TheTornado25
      @TheTornado25 6 місяців тому

      Agreed ! I was originaly going to talk more about Robert Culp but i figured i might aswel make a separate video talking about all the half life 2 actors. There are just allot of great castings in the game that really surprises me.

  • @blar2112
    @blar2112 6 місяців тому

    My headcannon: Breen surrendered knowing that there would be an uprising later, he did it to get some time for humanity to organize. He could not collaborate with the resistance becasue the Advisors would know, so he had to fully commit to its paper. He knew that this meant that he would be killed by the resistance when the time came. Becasue Freeman was put on stasis, that uprising came many years later than Breen expected and grew complicit and comfortable on its position, plus "forgot" that the original plan included him being killed. When Freeman abruptly appeared at his office he got cold feet and started to move things around in a rush to keep the status quo as he did not want to die.

    • @crushedcan5378
      @crushedcan5378 5 місяців тому

      I like the idea that his speeches are so evil on purpose, so to the combine it sounds like standard propaganda but to the humanity it just sounds utterly stupid. also maybe he wanted to capture Gordon to see if the combine were willing to leave earth in exchange for the greatest killing machine as a army.

  • @the10ofdiamondscard
    @the10ofdiamondscard 6 місяців тому

    bro thinks he's gonna get an extra ration for making this video

    • @TheTornado25
      @TheTornado25 6 місяців тому

      Might be joining civil protection just to get a decent meal.

  • @Dommy610
    @Dommy610 6 місяців тому

    He's a complicated character. I did save humanity from COMPLETE extinction, but like I the worst way possible.

    • @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive
      @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive 6 місяців тому

      Breen needs more video essays! The Combine defeated Earth’s entire combined military forces in 7 Hours. Each night I get more sleep than that. I often bingewatch TV shows, and let’s face it UA-cam videos, and game longer than that. If Breen didn’t negotiate, the human race would be extinct instead of enslaved. And the dead can’t fight back.

    • @DogeickBateman
      @DogeickBateman 5 місяців тому

      @@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive"Seven hours. That's faster than what Joe Average does per day! That means while Joe Average clocked in, punched numbers, and clocked out, the Combine wiped us off the floor!" -Civil Protection series

  • @meganoob12
    @meganoob12 6 місяців тому

    Was Breen a gad guy? Well during the story of Half-Life 2 he certainly was. He probably wasn't evil to his core and his negotiated peace with the combine was in good intend and in the end it was what made the resistance possible in the first place. The other option was complete eradication of humanity as a species... Bun when Gorden enters the frame and the resistance grows in power Breen failed to see the opportunity to free Humanity, but rather cowered in fear to the Combine and did all their bidding. So yes... during HL2 he was a bad guy.

  • @WisteriaNerium
    @WisteriaNerium 6 місяців тому

    He's evil, I mean, the confrontation you have at the end is proof enough that he's vile. But most of the rhetoric that he spills on the game through the Breencasts he tries to come across as the unwilling middleman between the Combine and humanity that's trying to save everyone, but he's more like someone who's thoroughly enticed by the technological wonders the combine has and wants humanity to bend the knee so he can witness everything it has to offer. I mean, in pre-release versions of the confrontation at the end of the game he pretty much goes off about the impossible sci-fi wonders of the combine. I honestly think he has more blame for the Black Mesa incident than anyone else except G-Man, it's too convenient that the administrator of the same place that caused the resonance cascade and the portal storms was also the only one able to communicate with the combines and the world's governments had no choice but to let Breen decide on all the terms of humanity's surrender (as per HL:Alyx's newspaper prop). Just because the Breengrub in Epistle 3 is depicted a little more sympathetic I think people are willing to give Breen the benefit of the doubt, but I believe he's just evil and is using humanity as a stepping stone for all the technology of the combine.

  • @minelayer26
    @minelayer26 6 місяців тому

    breen is the reason the resistance exists, if he hadnt struck a deal to enslave humanity earth would go extinct

    • @meganoob12
      @meganoob12 6 місяців тому

      true, but in HL2 he stays loyal to the Combine even when he had the chance to free humanity. There are two arguments to be made depending on the time frame you talk about.

    • @minelayer26
      @minelayer26 6 місяців тому

      @@meganoob12 i think he stayed loyal because he didnt think the resistance would win, he wanted eli to give up to save humanity from what he believed was an impossible battle, i think, had he survived and saw the superportal close, would actually support the resistance

    • @wedoalittletrolling723
      @wedoalittletrolling723 2 місяці тому

      @@minelayer26 also i think it's because the resistance wants him dead, and Eli doesn't trust him at all, i mean he legit sold his species to an interdimensional empire.

    • @der-Dritte
      @der-Dritte Місяць тому

      "Sold". What other options did he had​@@wedoalittletrolling723

  • @neimenovani7256
    @neimenovani7256 6 місяців тому

    Would the combine ever actually integrate humanity?

    • @TheTornado25
      @TheTornado25 6 місяців тому

      Without Gordon initiating the rebelion ? 100% yes

    • @neimenovani7256
      @neimenovani7256 6 місяців тому

      @@TheTornado25 No like, would they ever make us live ok? Or would we be slaves until we are all synths

    • @der-Dritte
      @der-Dritte Місяць тому

      ​@neimenovani7256 we don't know. We don't know, how combine nobles or elite lives. We don't know the original combine population lives like

    • @neimenovani7256
      @neimenovani7256 Місяць тому

      @@der-Dritte yup

    • @der-Dritte
      @der-Dritte Місяць тому

      @@neimenovani7256 it could be like a ai hive mind or some shit by how efficient and turning random alien animals into weapons of war

  • @Monster-39
    @Monster-39 6 місяців тому

    My headcanon Is if breen didnt take the "Job" of Earth’s Administrator. Combine would be like in Half life 2 beta. More Parasitecs that in Offical Relise of the game

  • @jopansmark
    @jopansmark 6 місяців тому

    Cinematic mod 🤢

    • @TheTornado25
      @TheTornado25 6 місяців тому

      It is pretty good imo, the man that created the mod is questionable tho. Maybe ill make a video about it some day.

  • @alexjoana3081
    @alexjoana3081 6 місяців тому

    Really nice video, a pleasure to have it show up on my recommended. I am curious though, if you think Breen is working with the Gman, do you think the Gman could have whisked him away into stasis at the end of hl2? Since as far as I know we don't really know what happens to him after the citadel initially explodes. But then again, maybe the Gman's goals with Breen have already been accomplished, and since he would have no use for him anymore, he could have just let him explode. Curious what your thoughts are!

    • @TheTornado25
      @TheTornado25 6 місяців тому

      Mark laidlaw (the man that wrote the half life story) basically stated that breen would return as a Grub and that you would have the option to Esther let him live or kill him and i personally believe that breen was reqruited by the gman and was later discarded because he had no more use to the gman's plans

  • @rattmcpossum
    @rattmcpossum 6 місяців тому

    “Idk why dr breen is so afraid of Gordon freeman” I mean, if you were at black mesa and saw a single scientist literally fight an entire alien army (and multiple gargantuan creatures) without breaking a sweat, it makes sense that breen would be pretty terrified when that one man army turns his sights over to him Gordon freeman is the nerdy John wick calling it now

    • @TheTornado25
      @TheTornado25 6 місяців тому

      Fair point, but considering the combine took over earth in just 7 hours and have military capabilities far beyond human understanding it was still a uphill climb for gordon and the resistance and without the gmans mededeling there would not have been a rebellion, breen knew that the gmans medelling meens trouble and the advisors blame breen for this making him scared to lose he's power

    • @TheTornado25
      @TheTornado25 6 місяців тому

      Gordon being a nerdy John wick is totally something i can get behind xD

    • @wedoalittletrolling723
      @wedoalittletrolling723 6 місяців тому

      ​@@TheTornado25 Overwatch is just the small police/military force on Earth, it's not the entire Combine/Universal Union as a whole.

    • @TheTornado25
      @TheTornado25 6 місяців тому

      @@wedoalittletrolling723 True, but compared to the human population (whats left of it) it is still a very capabel force

    • @jonskillings1258
      @jonskillings1258 5 місяців тому

      Well, it's in lore that Gordon fought off both the alien and US army and probably the Black Ops as well, and he did it while helping many scientists and security guards survive. He was already almost mythical during HL1 on the radio comms, with the scientists getting word of his movements ("Someone had to be here to let you in, I drew the short straw"), and the army tried to target him specifically (Forget about Freeman). For why Breen is afraid of him, I think it's more that he knows that the resistance will fight full force while they have the Hero of Black Mesa fighting alongside them, than what he thinks Gordon alone is capable of. However, I have a fun theory that all my points about him being mythical are aided by the fact that he was ground zero for the resonance cascade, basically giving him superpowers. Imagine hearing that the guy that saved your life took a nuke to the face that morning.

  • @UpLyinkKralonMP_UAsoviet
    @UpLyinkKralonMP_UAsoviet 6 місяців тому

    I am from Ukraine. Of course Vichi is traitor, evil and overall France gave up way too easy unlike us. I mean Soviet Union. Because USSR fought not only Germany but most of Europe. Like Russia does now in some way.

  • @user-bv7zo6vd4m
    @user-bv7zo6vd4m 6 місяців тому

    I do think that it's clear through all his speeches, especially the one addressing the Trans-human soldiers, that he is always bargaining with the combine to keep mankind around and not just genocide and assimilate it right away, so he's not totally egoistic, he probably thinks living as pawns of the combine is the only alternative left with earth being completely ravaged

    • @TheTornado25
      @TheTornado25 6 місяців тому

      I actually believe that this is breen simply relaying what the advisors told him, he mostly does this to keep he's head above the water and preventing the combine advisors to become even more suspect of breen so he could keep he's position.

    • @TheTornado25
      @TheTornado25 6 місяців тому

      Very intresting though, should have put this in the video.

  • @ForsakenSandpaper
    @ForsakenSandpaper 6 місяців тому

    He's saved humanity but lost in thoughts and started to believe combine.

    • @soda7998
      @soda7998 4 дні тому

      Did he really though? That's the question.

  • @denifnaf5874
    @denifnaf5874 6 місяців тому

    Theory: the advisors aren't in charge of the combime They are but just middle managment The true combine leaders probably don't even know of earth's existance. That's how insignifficant it is to them.

    • @TheTornado25
      @TheTornado25 6 місяців тому

      Intresting theory!

    • @neimenovani7256
      @neimenovani7256 6 місяців тому

      I thought that was lore

    • @Spiderella3959
      @Spiderella3959 6 місяців тому

      I'm willing to bet that what is running the Combine isn't a leader or leaders, it could be a space colonization management program that outlasted its creators, infinitely expanding without reason, generating nonsensical brutalist structures and merging metal with organic life, kinda sorta like in manga Blame!, which would explain the insane brutalist architecture. Or it could also be a civilization in its final stage, where a community is so unified in their goals and thinking they become a single interconnected entity that absorbs everything else into itself. That would explain why it treats its units as parts of its body and Freeman as a cancerous tumour

    • @DrMedicsGameSurgery
      @DrMedicsGameSurgery 6 місяців тому

      thats actually confirmed by breengrub

    • @SuperCityscan
      @SuperCityscan 6 місяців тому

      That's pretty much commonly agreed to be true But here is my head-canon that may or may not be similarly accepted: There is no upper management or overlord lords of the whole Combine Empire, it just automatically does the spreading through intelligent being carrying out basic goals. Something between a hive mind and an bee-hive like structure except the drones are diverse and there is some hierarchy and regular management on "micro" scales Humans act very predictably when they are in a mass. So what if the whole empire of intelligent beings were very simple from looking at the whole

  • @russianoverkill3715
    @russianoverkill3715 6 місяців тому

    Breen is evil, here I saved you time.

  • @func_obselete
    @func_obselete 6 місяців тому

    Dr. Rosenberg is the one who called the HECU.

  • @NanoNerd09
    @NanoNerd09 6 місяців тому

    I cant put my finger on it, but the graphics look off. What mod are you using to do this? Aswell as what chapter is Breen in a room on a monitor talking about Gordon?

    • @func_obselete
      @func_obselete 6 місяців тому

      He's using FakeFactory Cinematic Mod

  • @squeakingmouse5334
    @squeakingmouse5334 6 місяців тому

    I love breen

    • @AR15.666
      @AR15.666 6 місяців тому

      He’s big pp head.

  • @rodturner6759
    @rodturner6759 6 місяців тому

    He was manipulated by the combine, however he knew the difference between right and wrong and rolled with the combine anyhow...

    • @TheTornado25
      @TheTornado25 6 місяців тому

      Perhaps he was manipulated to some degree yes, but i still think he was fully aware of what was going on during the combine occupation and knew what they we're inplementing. Making him as much responsible for earths hardship as the advisors.

    • @rodturner6759
      @rodturner6759 6 місяців тому

      @@TheTornado25 Absolutely, he allowed himself to be manipulated to facilitate doing what he believed to be right, so I could not agree with you more.

    • @russianoverkill3715
      @russianoverkill3715 6 місяців тому

      He started all of this by causing resonance cascade

    • @Darnk715
      @Darnk715 6 місяців тому

      @@russianoverkill3715not without gman giving the crystal

    • @russianoverkill3715
      @russianoverkill3715 6 місяців тому

      @@Darnk715 breen could've just refused

  • @HolyChad
    @HolyChad 6 місяців тому

    Neil Breen > Breen