Comments on: Poll Question 041 – Who does the G-Man work for? http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/ Finishing Half-Life is just the beginning! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:57:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Grey Acumen http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-213609 Grey Acumen Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:21:27 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-213609 Gman is DEFINITELY NOT working for the combine, though he may be in contact with them, he is certainly not loyal to them. He is also definitely NOT working for the Vortigon. He most definitely IS working for SOME OTHER force that is at this point unknown, BUT it is also clear that he is ULTIMATELY working towards his OWN interests. My personal belief is that he is essentially a human with abilities similar to those achieved through Vortescence, but he's also been running on those abilities so long that he doesn't really remember how to be human anymore. Gman is DEFINITELY NOT working for the combine, though he may be in contact with them, he is certainly not loyal to them. He is also definitely NOT working for the Vortigon. He most definitely IS working for SOME OTHER force that is at this point unknown, BUT it is also clear that he is ULTIMATELY working towards his OWN interests.

My personal belief is that he is essentially a human with abilities similar to those achieved through Vortescence, but he’s also been running on those abilities so long that he doesn’t really remember how to be human anymore.

]]> By: Joseph Birkner http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-212950 Joseph Birkner Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:48:58 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-212950 He is US/Earth secret govt member, definatly. I *think* he is part of an uprisen, large community of rebel organizations, who, after teleport, discovered time travel, and noticed it's finally them who have to change the past to maintain the present.. that would be fancy.. Imagine a time-travel gun or sthg like that! He is US/Earth secret govt member, definatly. I *think* he is part of an uprisen, large community of rebel organizations, who, after teleport, discovered time travel, and noticed it’s finally them who have to change the past to maintain the present.. that would be fancy.. Imagine a time-travel gun or sthg like that!
]]> By: YAHOO http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-152689 YAHOO Sun, 30 Mar 2008 08:05:33 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-152689 G-man could work for the combine and hes trying to kill Gordon while not getting his stupid arms dirty... On the other side, he's just a noclipping freak in the HL games. G-man could work for the combine and hes trying to kill Gordon while not getting his stupid arms dirty…

On the other side, he’s just a noclipping freak in the HL games.

]]> By: bkadar http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-90398 bkadar Mon, 06 Aug 2007 23:57:29 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-90398 or rather richard or rather richard
]]> By: bkadar http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-90397 bkadar Mon, 06 Aug 2007 23:56:42 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-90397 he is dick cheney he is dick cheney
]]> By: planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-89944 planetphillip Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:27:07 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-89944 Here are the results as an image. <img src="/siteimages/polls/041-results.jpg" alt="Sci-Fi Single Player First Person Shooter Games Half Life Unreal UT2004 Quake Mods" /> Here are the results as an image.
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]]> By: planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-89942 planetphillip Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:24:43 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-89942 Well, this poll is over. Here are the final <em>Other</em> answers: * Aliens (enemies of the combine) * Government * He is in partnership with Doctor Freeman. * militerie * Mario! * Aperture Science * Dude, everyone works for you, they just dont know it yet. * no-one,,, * A Toilet Company trying to lure Gordon to buy the latest! * Gordon Freeman. * Gman is gordon freeman so he works for himself * A Universal Ruling Class * teh zombies :o * aperture science inc * A Differnt group of aliens * The Ori * He is an alien, thats taken human form, either comine or some other faction. * Another Alien Race * misunderstood servant of the people * he works for me * nobody knows * Cobra! * Another Race * Another secret alien race * me * Gordon Freeman... he's his agent * for me * gordon freeman * he is gordon freeman. Personally I like: <em>"Dude, everyone works for you, they just dont know it yet."</em> At some point I will add the results. I am hoping to eventually be able to leave the original poll within the post itself, so that readers can continue to vote and see the results. However, this is currently not possible due to some technical problem that Poll Daddy tell me they are working on. Well, this poll is over. Here are the final Other answers:
* Aliens (enemies of the combine)
* Government
* He is in partnership with Doctor Freeman.
* militerie
* Mario!
* Aperture Science
* Dude, everyone works for you, they just dont know it yet.
* no-one,,,
* A Toilet Company trying to lure Gordon to buy the latest!
* Gordon Freeman.
* Gman is gordon freeman so he works for himself
* A Universal Ruling Class
* teh zombies :o
* aperture science inc
* A Differnt group of aliens
* The Ori
* He is an alien, thats taken human form, either comine or some other faction.
* Another Alien Race
* misunderstood servant of the people
* he works for me
* nobody knows
* Cobra!
* Another Race
* Another secret alien race
* me
* Gordon Freeman… he’s his agent
* for me
* gordon freeman
* he is gordon freeman.

Personally I like:
“Dude, everyone works for you, they just dont know it yet.”

At some point I will add the results. I am hoping to eventually be able to leave the original poll within the post itself, so that readers can continue to vote and see the results. However, this is currently not possible due to some technical problem that Poll Daddy tell me they are working on.

]]> By: Arque http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-89488 Arque Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:28:20 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-89488 I'm going with posts 18 and 20. He is clearly alien. Bad complexion, pasty faced, rasping voice, poor gait. Who does he work for? Some sort of universal, illuminatii, supreme ruler types. 'I am the last', The whole of Half Life is a sorry, ambiguous mess, with no real good guys or bad guys. Just Gordon fighting for survival and doing 'Their' dirty work both at Black Mesa and on Xen. Although, the G-Man as we have come to know him does look to have an agenda of his own. I would hope that Half Life 2 would enlighten us more but, not having played it, it would seem to be a very sorry, ambiguous mess with no good guys or bad guys. Oh, apart from a 'friend' in EP1. I’m going with posts 18 and 20. He is clearly alien. Bad complexion, pasty faced, rasping voice, poor gait. Who does he work for? Some sort of universal, illuminatii, supreme ruler types. ‘I am the last’, The whole of Half Life is a sorry, ambiguous mess, with no real good guys or bad guys. Just Gordon fighting for survival and doing ‘Their’ dirty work both at Black Mesa and on Xen. Although, the G-Man as we have come to know him does look to have an agenda of his own. I would hope that Half Life 2 would enlighten us more but, not having played it, it would seem to be a very sorry, ambiguous mess with no good guys or bad guys. Oh, apart from a ‘friend’ in EP1.
]]> By: MrHappy http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-89377 MrHappy Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:49:57 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-89377 I think it's pretty clear that he works for a non-combine alien organization, at least to me! 1. He offered Gordon's contract to "the highest bidder" 2. Obviously gordon wasn't hired by the combine, but by the rebels 3. G-Man's inflections are distincly alien, he does not seem comfortable with the human language I believe that he works with another alien consortium that is not the combine, but does work with them from time to time. Namely in the development of technology at the Aperature science laboratories! However, they couldn't afford gordon, rather time traveling humans hired him from the gman to make sure that the rebels win! I think it’s pretty clear that he works for a non-combine alien organization, at least to me!

1. He offered Gordon’s contract to “the highest bidder”

2. Obviously gordon wasn’t hired by the combine, but by the rebels

3. G-Man’s inflections are distincly alien, he does not seem comfortable with the human language

I believe that he works with another alien consortium that is not the combine, but does work with them from time to time. Namely in the development of technology at the Aperature science laboratories! However, they couldn’t afford gordon, rather time traveling humans hired him from the gman to make sure that the rebels win!

]]> By: Norton R Martin http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-89324 Norton R Martin Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:54:33 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-89324 Well, I will be kind of a joker for now...BUT G-MAN WORKS FOR VALVE SOFTWARE! Be assured about that. why do you think he must always wear his suit? (Although he uses the same for, well 10 years? Imagine all the time Gordon was put on Stasis but there he goes, still using that same navy blue suit, which, by the way, rises the question of G-Man be able to just create a human form and act like one, since, well, does he ever wash that suit anyway?) Because he needs to be well presented, and Valve software itself really endorses good presentation, although simple through G-Man, which they can show that guy but don't rise much work from texturing him ever since and selling some more HL2´s episodes (he he!), as, you know, the truth about G-Man will be revealed in HL2. Now, talking in depth the game, I would say he is from an interplanetary division/organization, since he can interact with the vortigaunts, put Gordon on Stasis, through illusion or what-have-you, and make those major appearances around the game, which is a doubt of where he always hid. (Did you guys ever read Concerned comics? Gosh, do G-Man simple hid himself behind crates or something? Oh if not asking much, I would ask Philip to keep the commentary within the image tough, or just remove it and keep this commentary ;P. <div class="img-shadowright"><a href="/siteimages/polls/med-concerned-010.jpg" rel="lightbox[poll-041]" title="Concerned"><img src="/siteimages/polls/sml-concerned-010.jpg" alt="Sci-Fi Single Player First Person Shooter Games Half Life Unreal UT2004 Quake Mods" /></a></div> Well, I will be kind of a joker for now…BUT G-MAN WORKS FOR VALVE SOFTWARE!

Be assured about that. why do you think he must always wear his suit? (Although he uses the same for, well 10 years? Imagine all the time Gordon was put on Stasis but there he goes, still using that same navy blue suit, which, by the way, rises the question of G-Man be able to just create a human form and act like one, since, well, does he ever wash that suit anyway?)

Because he needs to be well presented, and Valve software itself really endorses good presentation, although simple through G-Man, which they can show that guy but don’t rise much work from texturing him ever since and selling some more HL2´s episodes (he he!), as, you know, the truth about G-Man will be revealed in HL2.

Now, talking in depth the game, I would say he is from an interplanetary division/organization, since he can interact with the vortigaunts, put Gordon on Stasis, through illusion or what-have-you, and make those major appearances around the game, which is a doubt of where he always hid.

(Did you guys ever read Concerned comics? Gosh, do G-Man simple hid himself behind crates or something? Oh if not asking much, I would ask Philip to keep the commentary within the image tough, or just remove it and keep this commentary ;P.

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]]> By: KingDaniel http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-89315 KingDaniel Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:00:22 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-89315 Gman is an alien in a human host body, like Breen would have become if he suceeded in his teleport at the end of HL2 (Breens speech is repeated in a recording in EP1). Taking a host body is the only way Gman can 'survive in (our) environment'. Maybe the host body IS Freeman's and he goes back in time? Also one of his eye textures has a very small backwards '3' on it. You need to decompile the model and look at the textures to really see it. Yes i've spent too long thinking about this (all in preperation for my HL2 mod!) Gman is an alien in a human host body, like Breen would have become if he suceeded in his teleport at the end of HL2 (Breens speech is repeated in a recording in EP1).
Taking a host body is the only way Gman can ‘survive in (our) environment’.
Maybe the host body IS Freeman’s and he goes back in time?
Also one of his eye textures has a very small backwards ’3′ on it. You need to decompile the model and look at the textures to really see it.
Yes i’ve spent too long thinking about this (all in preperation for my HL2 mod!)
]]> By: Afro-Dude http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-89252 Afro-Dude Mon, 30 Jul 2007 01:10:19 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-89252 He's working for Valve! he is the one who makes all the game so LINEAR so you can just blast the way he wants you to! He’s working for Valve! he is the one who makes all the game so LINEAR so you can just blast the way he wants you to!
]]> By: X7_Brazil http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-89249 X7_Brazil Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:44:16 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-89249 Hey we cant be so sure, I would say for a secret interplanetary organization. EP2 is coming in october ninve and in it we will see the truth even though the game is not cheap. Hey we cant be so sure, I would say for a secret interplanetary organization. EP2 is coming in october ninve and in it we will see the truth even though the game is not cheap.
]]> By: Skul http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-89186 Skul Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:13:40 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-89186 The G-Man is not Gordon. I believe VALVe has stated this before (don't know where, though). G-Man Gordon Freeman So what? It's a coincidence. Did you know that the name 'Gordon Freeman' was actually chosen pretty much at random? I read that somewhere, can't remember where, though -- I'll try to find it. Anyway, I'm not sure who he works for, but I'm leaning towards 'A Secret Human/Earth Organization'. Maybe the Patriots from Metal Gear Solid...! :P The G-Man is not Gordon. I believe VALVe has stated this before (don’t know where, though).

G-Man
Gordon Freeman

So what? It’s a coincidence. Did you know that the name ‘Gordon Freeman’ was actually chosen pretty much at random? I read that somewhere, can’t remember where, though — I’ll try to find it.

Anyway, I’m not sure who he works for, but I’m leaning towards ‘A Secret Human/Earth Organization’. Maybe the Patriots from Metal Gear Solid…! :P

]]> By: laytz94 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-88986 laytz94 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 12:59:45 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-88986 He can't work for himself! In Opposing Force and Half-Life, at the end, he tells you about his "employers" and their "not so trusting" ness lol. It's true though... I like the IRS theroy too. He can’t work for himself! In Opposing Force and Half-Life, at the end, he tells you about his “employers” and their “not so trusting” ness lol. It’s true though…

I like the IRS theroy too.

]]> By: planetphillip http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-88977 planetphillip Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:27:47 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-88977 here are the current <em>Other</em> answers: * Cobra! * Another Race * Another secret alien race * me * Gordon Freeman... he's his agent * for me * gordon freeman * he is gordon freeman. here are the current Other answers:
* Cobra!
* Another Race
* Another secret alien race
* me
* Gordon Freeman… he’s his agent
* for me
* gordon freeman
* he is gordon freeman.
]]> By: Memobot http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-88975 Memobot Sat, 28 Jul 2007 10:57:34 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-88975 Some kind of human (or just an ally of humans) Time Agency agent from the future, that has to stop the Combine decades previously from destroying Earth before it is too late. I've heard worse. (G-man is his Dad? Please no!) Some kind of human (or just an ally of humans) Time Agency agent from the future, that has to stop the Combine decades previously from destroying Earth before it is too late.
I’ve heard worse. (G-man is his Dad? Please no!)
]]> By: Jimbo http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-88925 Jimbo Sat, 28 Jul 2007 03:06:46 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-88925 He works for Valve. Duh. He works for Valve. Duh.
]]> By: AI http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-88890 AI Fri, 27 Jul 2007 22:16:30 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-88890 I believe G-Man is an IRS agent, and he's trying to keep tabs on Freeman for income tax evasion! They are a sneeky lot, like FBI,NSA, ect. I believe G-Man is an IRS agent, and he’s trying to keep tabs on Freeman for income tax evasion! They are a sneeky lot, like FBI,NSA, ect.
]]> By: zeroth404 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-88860 zeroth404 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:37:49 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-88860 There must be an explanation for the way the G-man speaks. perhaps he is s biological exo-skeleton which translates into english everything that the alien wearing it says.... or maybe the G-man IS gordon from the future, and he had some sort of vocal implants because we all know gordon can't talk! or maybe hes a robot. There must be an explanation for the way the G-man speaks. perhaps he is s biological exo-skeleton which translates into english everything that the alien wearing it says….

or maybe the G-man IS gordon from the future, and he had some sort of vocal implants because we all know gordon can’t talk!

or maybe hes a robot.

]]> By: Booman http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-88859 Booman Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:06:02 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-88859 I like the middleman idea. Where he is contracting with both aliens and combine. He's getting rich off both sides while the rebellion suffers. I like the middleman idea. Where he is contracting with both aliens and combine. He’s getting rich off both sides while the rebellion suffers.
]]> By: Stef http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-88854 Stef Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:39:48 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-88854 THe Gman is quite active on Planetphillip and i'm sure is first name is Phillip...I now finally understand why he is so overbooked...BTW i wouldn't like to be next gordon i let this on somebody else but i would appreciated if the job is open to work as Barney... Seriously I'm the most convinced by the secret organisation... THe Gman is quite active on Planetphillip and i’m sure is first name is Phillip…I now finally understand why he is so overbooked…BTW i wouldn’t like to be next gordon i let this on somebody else but i would appreciated if the job is open to work as Barney…

Seriously I’m the most convinced by the secret organisation…

]]> By: Jumbles http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-88853 Jumbles Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:32:31 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-88853 If he is Gordon, why does he give you the choice at the end of HL? If you don't jump into the teleport he sends you to the alien world to die. Surely even the G-Man wouldn't do that to himself. He can't work for the aliens as he seems quite pleased that the Earth forces have secured Xen at the end of HL. He can't work for the Combine as he's the one that sets you free so you can kill them at the beginning of HL2. Occam's Razor says that the simplest solution tends to be the correct one. He looks human so we should assume he is. If he is human, I think he must be working for a secret Earth organisation. Doesn't he refer to his superiors at the end of HL? But is he human? If he is Gordon, why does he give you the choice at the end of HL? If you don’t jump into the teleport he sends you to the alien world to die. Surely even the G-Man wouldn’t do that to himself.

He can’t work for the aliens as he seems quite pleased that the Earth forces have secured Xen at the end of HL. He can’t work for the Combine as he’s the one that sets you free so you can kill them at the beginning of HL2.

Occam’s Razor says that the simplest solution tends to be the correct one. He looks human so we should assume he is. If he is human, I think he must be working for a secret Earth organisation. Doesn’t he refer to his superiors at the end of HL?

But is he human?

]]> By: Ryan "Quakis" Rouse http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-88845 Ryan "Quakis" Rouse Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:37:18 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-88845 <blockquote>Wow zeroth404 thats a crazy idea. Very cool though</blockquote> Even though the very same idea has been approached billions of times on many forums =P I think he actually works for PlanetPhillip and has some evil plot awaiting in Episode 3 to cause all sp-mod websites to shut down, and only this site still stands as a sp-mod resource - or maybe PlanetPhillip IS the Gman himself! *shiftyeyes* I expect to see some Gman images all over this site after the release of Episode 3 >3

Wow zeroth404 thats a crazy idea. Very cool though

Even though the very same idea has been approached billions of times on many forums =P

I think he actually works for PlanetPhillip and has some evil plot awaiting in Episode 3 to cause all sp-mod websites to shut down, and only this site still stands as a sp-mod resource – or maybe PlanetPhillip IS the Gman himself! *shiftyeyes* I expect to see some Gman images all over this site after the release of Episode 3 >3

]]> By: andyb http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-88841 andyb Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:48:44 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-88841 He works for the Firm He works for the Firm
]]> By: cubedude89 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-88840 cubedude89 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:39:06 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-88840 Wow zeroth404 thats a crazy idea. Very cool though! Wow zeroth404 thats a crazy idea. Very cool though!
]]> By: zeroth404 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-88835 zeroth404 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:44:27 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-88835 I thought it was pretty obvious that Gman is Gordon Freeman, probably from the future. give gman a beard and some glasses, and he looks like gordon. And, common.... Free Man Geee Man I thought it was pretty obvious that Gman is Gordon Freeman, probably from the future. give gman a beard and some glasses, and he looks like gordon.

And, common….

Free Man
Geee Man

]]> By: armand nun http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/comment-page-1/#comment-88834 armand nun Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:36:17 +0000 http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/poll-question-041/#comment-88834 he works for the illuminati. he works for the illuminati.
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