Editing Gordon Freeman (section)

==Appearances==
In the ''Half-Life'' saga, Gordon Freeman is a silent protagonist who, despite lacking formal weapon training, survives a chaotic inter-dimensional incident at the Black Mesa Research Facility. In ''[[Half-Life 2]]'', after being kept in stasis for nearly two decades, Freeman battles the [[Combine (Half-Life)|Combine Empire]] to liberate Earth. He gains legendary status and sparks a rebellion, ultimately destroying the Citadel, a major Combine stronghold. The G-Man rescues Freeman after this critical event, praising his accomplishments and placing him back in stasis.

In ''[[Half-Life 2: Episode One|Episode One]]'', Gordon Freeman and Alyx Vance work to stabilize the Citadel's core to prevent a catastrophic explosion. In ''[[Half-Life 2: Episode Two|Episode Two]]'', they work together to transport crucial data to close a forming super portal. After a revelation from the G-Man about saving Alyx, they learn about the ''Borealis'', a research vessel with the potential to cause significant events. The game ends with Alyx mourning her father's death at the hands of a Combine Advisor.

''[[Half-Life: Alyx]]'', set five years before ''Half-Life 2'', follows Alyx Vance trying to locate Gordon. She infiltrates a Combine vault, believing it holds Gordon, but instead releases the G-Man.<ref>{{Cite video game|title=Half-Life: Alyx|developer=[[Valve Corporation|Valve]]|publisher=Valve|platform=Windows|level=Point Extraction|date=March 23, 2020|quote='''Alyx''': Okay, Gordon... Let's get you out of this thing...|language=en}}</ref> As a reward for freeing him, the G-Man shows her a vision of her father's death in the future, and offers her the chance to change the outcome.<ref>{{Cite video game|title=Half-Life: Alyx|developer=[[Valve Corporation|Valve]]|publisher=Valve|platform=Windows|date=March 23, 2020|quote='''G-Man''': We are in the future. This is the moment where you watch your father die... unless... / '''Alyx''': What? Unless ''what?'' / '''G-Man''': Unless, you were to take matters into your own hands. Release your father, Miss Vance.|language=en}}</ref> Alyx complies, killing the Advisor and saving her father, and the G-man suspends her in stasis and leaves.<ref>{{Cite video game|title=Half-Life: Alyx|developer=[[Valve Corporation|Valve]]|publisher=Valve|platform=Windows|level=Point Extraction|date=March 23, 2020|quote='''Closing text''': ''Subject'': Alyx Vance / ''Status'': Hired / ''Awaiting Assignment''|language=en}}</ref> Five years later, Freeman regains consciousness at White Forest and is reunited with Eli. Realizing that the G-Man has Alyx, Eli declares his intention to kill him and hands Freeman his crowbar.<ref>{{Cite video game|title=Half-Life: Alyx|developer=[[Valve Corporation|Valve]]|publisher=Valve|platform=Windows|scene=Post-credits scene|date=March 23, 2020|quote='''Eli''': Gordon?! Gordon! Wake up, Gordon! She's gone, Gordon. She's ''gone''. Son of a bitch and his "unforeseen consequences"! I knew it. When I get my hands on him, I'm gonna... I'm gonna ''kill'' him. I'm gonna fix this. Right now... Come on, Gordon. We've got work to do.|language=en}}</ref>