What was the Vortigaunt's motivation?

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In Half Life the Vortigaunt's attack on sight but in Half Life 2 they help the player. Could someone please explain the motivation behind these characters.

score 15 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 05 '11 at 06:19

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In half-life (the first) the Vortigaunts you see are slaves, as evidenced by the green shock collars around their neck. As slaves to the Nihilanth, they are your unwilling enemies.

In the second game, the Vortigaunts encountered are free agents (effectively) and thus are not inherently on the "wrong side".

The Combine wiki has more here.

edited Jul 05 '11 at 06:19

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answered Jul 05 '11 at 06:14

Raven Dreamer

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Thanks Raven. i did not notice their collars. Should I start a new question if I wanted to know the Nihilanth's motive? – Christopher Jul 05 '11 at 13:59
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probably a good idea – erik Jul 06 '11 at 21:25

What was the Vortigaunt's motivation?

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