Nova Prospekt - Electrocuted Alien..What is he?

***GreatBarrier86*** · December 21st, 2004

Hi,
One part of the Nova Prospekt leve shows a dead (i think) alien behind a force field sitting in a chair getting electrocuted. Is this alien a Vortigaunt or something else?

GB

***glory77*** · December 21st, 2004

I thought it was a Vortigaunt. I felt sorry for the critter.

***wetnoodle*** · December 22nd, 2004

I concur. That wretched creature looked like a vortigunt to me. This just goes to prove that all creatures are treated 'equal' under Combine!

***GreatBarrier86*** · December 22nd, 2004

i didnt see an eye but it must have been closed because he was dead...i'm confused

***J-Dub'*** · December 22nd, 2004

A Vortogaunt fo sho. They didnt electrocute him, they sucked all his electrical energy out.

***Quack!*** · December 22nd, 2004

how bout some screenshots

***BloodViper*** · December 22nd, 2004

Yeah, what is a vortogaunt?

***wetnoodle*** · December 22nd, 2004

In HL2, the Vortigaunt is the creature which allies with humanity to resist the Combine. During the game, one of them helps you to learn how to use the bugbait weapon.

Here is a picture of the creature in question.

I was stumped for second, but a closer look reveals his eye (closed) and mouth

We know from conversation with Alyx that occasionally Vortigunts are taken to Nova Prospekt. Its because of this, the hive mentality all Vortigunts share, that the resistance knows what is going on inside the joint. (which is all bad)

So it should be of no surprise that we encounter one inside.

***BloodViper*** · December 22nd, 2004

Oh! I know who those guys are. I thought they were just called "slaves" from their HL1 debut.

***J-Dub'*** · December 23rd, 2004

I knew what it was at first glance, look at the third arm.