ANTI-CITIZENS - A Half-Life: Alyx Short [S2FM]

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A group of rebels assault a Civil Protection outpost to steal valuable data for the Resistance.
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Male Rebel #1 - Forrest McGilvray
Male Rebel #2 - Forrest McGilvray
Female Rebel - Lilla Fábián
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[@MrOof-ob8uw]

I love at how 2:19 the charger states "Don't resist" because of how he immediately isnt on kill order. And then he immediately blasts the shit out of the technician when she fires at him. Love that

[@LunaticWithALicense]

After the wallhammer charged the guy with the baton he looks down at the guy with the SMG and says "don't do it".

[@ursaminor3740]

Pure gold

[@DesolateLavender]

Yeah. Although, that brings up an interesting question: If they weren't gonna be killed, then what would've happened if they hadn't resisted?

[@termin1071]

@@LunaticWithALicense He clearly says "don't move"

[@matthewmaceiko15]

@@DesolateLavender They'll probably be interrogated, and if they don't give them the info, they'll do thing like what Russel Said which was ''sucking their brains out''. At the end they'll probably be transformed into one the 4 current soldiers.

[@andusensei]

The way the Charger was still breathing and calling out to the Captain saying he's still alive was kinda haunting.

[@Maza945]

Saying "Not visible hostiles" with his eyes hanging off the cables from his eye-sockets.

[@kobenrivers1189]

technically there called Wall-hammer units

[@hlf-life2combine_shotgunne811]

"Copy."

[@tempest8882]

“Wall hammer… still… active”

[@jasonx1174]

@@tempest8882 "Copy that. Contain and control is on the way."

[@foxster36]

The difference between human cp and synth soldier is hauntingly beautiful. Human CP: When injured, looking at attackers for mercy or help. Synth Soldier: When injured, called to his squad leader that he is still alive. I have a small bit of sympathy for the civil protection, they are trying to survive. I am horrified by the killing machines that are the soldiers.

[@SomeGuy_Somewhere]

I especially like how despite seeming human on the outside on the inside when his flesh is exposed its mostly just bone and synth electronics.

[@lionhartjohn1000]

@@SomeGuy_Somewhere Their skin is extremely pale under their suit, like snow white. I don't think it was ever meant to be taken off once it's on. If their face isn't destroyed by a blast, their face looks like a bald, pale guy (that's weirdly scrawny under his suit).

[@strelis6615]

combine soldiers having their minds altered and have better augmentations, also their limbs being replaced with mechanical prosthetics? (I think or I was able to read another made up fandom stuff about that) and also dedicated to their overwatch tasks to get promoted until they reached the ranks of Elite if that even exists in HL:A

[@jasonx1174]

It's extremely disturbing to me how The Combine convinces many to join CP to see their families and have better food. Then proceed to recruit CP members to become theses synthetic cold soldiers who are dedicated to nothing more than their job and proceed to forget why they joined to begin with.

[@Gravity_studioss]

The charger looks like some warhammer 40k typo shit

[@drax1152]

2:22 Imagine blasting someone point blank with a shotgun and hearing him radio back "Hostile spikes ineffective"

[@Depressed_until_dead]

I'd start running down the stairs

[@alexcarter3412]

The fucks in this bird shot?

[@shadowop1413]

Now imagine running and hearing it’s footsteps as he’s gaining up on you

[@tenyearsinthejoint1]

All you can do at that point is pray to your religion of choice and accept your fate

[@megalosergamer4480]

​@@tenyearsinthejoint1"religion of choice " I Like that statement of yours (not being sarcastic btw)

[@zarkflappysheep]

Dude this is one of the most high quality sfm animations ever made. The acting, the sound, the movement, everything is incredible.

[@Neo2266.]

Now check out his “Protectors” short Actually, check out all of this guy’s shorts

[@mcswim565]

The only thing I would change is that I'd make the dialogue slightly loader tbh, otherwise it's perfect

[@madbruv]

@@mcswim565 louder

[@countclaudedecastro2894]

Agreed

[@raymondnozomi1657]

Aside from SFM porn (lol), true, it's awesome.

[@ZenDaSynth]

One of the things I love most about these animations is how we actually get to see the bad guys kick ass for once.

[@femaleinksans8712]

Yeah I love animations that focus more on the Combine being super badass rather than just further nailing in the point that the rebels are the good guys. I mean yeah, they are, but like the Combine tho lol

[@Armin2012]

Drives home how gifted the protagonists of half life really are, with their combat proficiency, wits, and sheer luck. Your survival rates in the half life universe are slim, and unless you’re just incredibly lucky, or happen to have a eldritch entity nudging things in a certain way, you’re probably gonna have a bad time

[@smugplush]

The Combine took over Earth in 7 hours yet in HL2 they feel very underwhelming to fight against, anytime people have them kicking ass is how it should be for an army that again took over Earth in 7 hours.

[@ulric8445]

@@smugplush reminder the combine during the 7 hour war are not what the combine are in HL2, plus in comparison to a basic civilian who's never used weapons and an MIT graduate with or without an HEV suit and has a marginal amount of experience in using weapons it does show who will come out alive

[@joseffranz3872]

@@smugplush This. No Gordon and interdimensional cavalry, no good guys winning.

[@The4j1123]

2:09 the way the soldier’s footsteps sync with the fading of thunder is genius. The rebels don’t even notice it at first because the thunder masks it, and they only react when they realize… “that thunder has been trailing for a bit too long…”

[@Nevetsieg]

Wow your comment on this gives me chills!

[@jasonx1174]

I did not notice it until you pointed it out. Honestly, it's crazy to pick up this stuff in fan animations like these.

[@TechnicianBarry]

talk about a transition holy shit

[@ninjaguyYT]

I didn't notice it. But I still don't see what you mean. I do hear the footsteps, but I don't see how it goes with thunder.

[@ninjaguyYT]

Ah, NVM. Makes sense with headphones.

[@Resi1ience]

It never occurred to me how terrifying Wallhammers must be.

[@Furbine_OwOwatch]

i know, they're massive. also they're kinda tall

[@Psi-9_AbyssGazers]

@@Furbine_OwOwatch and they're -juicy thicc- highly armored soldiers

[@sergioamaya3062]

@@Psi-9_AbyssGazers Those Posterior Plates...

[@SomeKindaSpy]

They can literally tank shotgun blasts point blank unless you specifically aim for the head. Their energy shield blocks everything, including grenades and RPG rounds. Their augments are specifically centered around physical strength. They are TERRIFYING.

[@Smthn_Wicked]

​@@SomeKindaSpy but in this one, the shield is disabled because it was shot before it could activate, which is a weakness.

[@InternetCrusader]

The ending dialogue from the Charger is just plain unsettling. The explosion left him blind and near death, he reports to the Oridinal that he has negative visual on the target but that he is still alive, the oridinal responds simply by saying that a containment team is inbound.

[@jasonx1174]

It's terrifying how fixated they are on doing their jobs and assignments.

[@InternetCrusader]

@@jasonx1174 Even more so when you realize that they are still capable of feeling pain.

[@SomeKindaSpy]

@@jasonx1174 That's the brain-washing and brain/body implants for you.

[@RandomGuy0127]

Not to mention that the dying metrocop said "Please" before he was executed.

[@lacumbancha6273]

@@RandomGuy0127 Metrocops are still 100% humans, a higher rank combine wouldn't have said a thing or would've attempted to finish the job

[@agentwashington9911]

What I love about these type of animations is that no character has plot armor. Giving a sense of realism.

[@MoonLightFML]

Ikr that's exactly how i imagine Rebels vs Combines

[@DrSabot-A]

The implied to be super important IT girl getting absolutely railed and the other rebel getting decked with the baton was super refreshing. Any other story, she wouldve been action dodging or the guy with the tattoo wouldve died first

[@thatbachus]

@@DrSabot-A never thought I'd see the sentence "IT girl getting absolutely railed" outside of porn sites

[@Ctrekoz]

Rebels here in fact do have plot armor. Enough to somehow stumble\damage the dude armored like a tank with their pathetic weapons, but still not enough to survive since they're noname guys and that would've been way too anticlimatic. In reality these rebels would had exactly zero chance of doing anything except that lucky explosion at the end. Funny thing, same applies to Gordon and the whole resistance in overall, but, y'know, G-man, gameplay priorities...

[@conifer2831]

@@Ctrekoz yeah its a shame since most hl2 sfms give rebels plot armor but here is more accurate

[@Xx_Tuberculosis_xX]

The thing I love about 0:35 is that you hear the soldier at the window grunt instead of doing the flatline noise, which foreshadows him being alive later

[@penguinninja1324]

Yea nice detail that the animator put

[@lolbackwardslol]

and then killed later by attempting to be spared

[@Srcsqwrn]

I thought it was a mishap at first, until he was alive later

[@atlas5007]

@@lolbackwardslol He wasn’t attempting anything really, he had a good bullet lodged in his chest, and couldn’t even speak, just lightly bring his head to the side to face his killer.

[@nateholden7598]

I didn't immediately notice

[@kiprasdainovskis5495]

2:41 for once in his life, this rebel could look at his own back without using a mirror

[@storm-embs4927]

For a very short moment of his life

[@isitchillyinahut5921]

​@@storm-embs4927a half life

[@auugh43546]

i just noticed his eyes bulged out of his head after getting slammed like that

[@catlover6495]

Dude, the wallhammer at the end still giving his ordinal information about the anti-civilians, really just shows how far their augmentations are. One sentence, holy fucking shit.

[@xi-21]

He was blind and had huge pain and paralyzed, that a real and good work of combine

[@TheNairOG]

VN7X 0 seconds ago Can anyone decypher what Ordinal said before and after Wallhammers “Ordinal. Hostile visual negative. Wallhammer still active.”? Really feel sorry for the fella, would prefere Combine send a team to recycle him.

[@eurekify1563]

@@TheNairOG Is the wall hammer actually still alive and relaying information?

[@Soha_an.]

@@eurekify1563 yeah, you can hear him "breathing". if they still even do that

[@TheNairOG]

@@eurekify1563 If you listen closely what wallhammer says are reordered lines, first is Ordinal from 2ordinal, I'm hit." from ingame and two others are 1on1 unedited lines (plus added breathing). The line in the video goes “Ordinal. Hostile visual negative. Wallhammer still active.”

[@chesy9754]

My god combine feels like unstopable killing machine, who can kill you with single punch, and that amazing atmosphere, i watched on one breath. Amazing work

[@49mozzer]

Not really, they got wiped by three rebels with little to no real combat experience. Yeah the rebels died but an "unstoppable killing machine" shouldn't have had that much trouble

[@eumeytimes]

@@49mozzer I think hes talking about the combine charger, who quite literally killed that rebel with a single blow. You should see civil protection in the same light as an undertrained police officer.

[@chesy9754]

@@eumeytimes yeah... i talked about him, metro-cops its trained humans with equipment, but charger damn in that scene he showed really cool.

[@49mozzer]

@@chesy9754 An then he exploded. Not what I'd call "unstoppable" if he isn't still standing at the end.

[@chesy9754]

@@49mozzer fine u win big boi :D

[@TheRealSkyEdits]

0:35 the first combine doesn’t make a flatline so he didn’t die yet love the attention to detail!

[@ejaystanburo4672]

When he will wake up?

[@mattlovett7038]

The first one they shot gets killed later after saying "please" to the MP5 Rebel then gets flatlined.

[@Sleepidi]

@@mattlovett7038🤓👆uhm actually it’s a MP5k

[@nathancook8426]

​@@ejaystanburo4672the wallhammer will be recovered and repaired depending on the damage if not they are recycled for other units

[@Boromir_vlogs]

2:20 holy shit, yeah I knew that alive CP was a problem. The hammer nailed those rebels in just about 15 seconds.

[@ramblinnernd5905]

When the metros can’t successfully contain a threat, they send in the big guns!

[@NoNameTaken117]

Come to think of it, Overwatch knew there were 3 cp's stationed there, when 1 was still alive, Overwatch assumed the cp was still alive and taken care of the rebels, but when it died Overwatch realized the problem and sent in the Wallhammer to deal with the situation, albeit to capture the rebels rather than killing them.

[@Boromir_vlogs]

@@NoNameTaken117 Perhaps yes, although the CPs did already call for help at the start. Knowing Overwatch, they'd still send reinforcements to a location regardless of attacker's status. That's heavily present in Half Life 2 when CPs get reinforcements even before getting wiped out. You might be right though, all I know is that the hammer whacked'em all.

[@adudeontheinternet8246]

Even if the CPs hadn't radioed for help, the very loud flatlining noise and overwatch communications (That are usually present in the games) would have alerted them to the threat either way. It's actually kind of ingenious, in my opinion. The flatlining noises make stealth impossible and overwatch having atleast some kind of awareness of the status of all overwatch units also make it impossible to cut off any calls for reinforcements.

[@Boromir_vlogs]

@@adudeontheinternet8246 Exactly, and they even have cameras or some some sort of scanner built into their helmets. Hence the Overwatch AI says: "Prepare visual download of Anticitizen One." and the couple you rescue in start of Route Kanal: "They'll be looking for you now, you better run, there's nothing else you can do here."

[@yacabo111]

I love how that everyone in that room immediately feels guilty for executing the CP. Even the guy who executed the CP immediately gave an excuse to a question nobody asked which means he was probably trying to convince himself more than anyone. Nobody can argue with it too, twenty seconds ago they were already determined to kill everyone in that room, and trying to argue it now would just create internal conflict, low morale, and a lowered guard that would of let the Wallhamner murder them all in the end anyway. All of these moral dilemmas and the resulting conflict simply cannot exist when you're fighting against an enemy that took over the planet in seven hours. So what's left is the deafening silence of everyone in that room, despite the Combine being willing to do the same and more, was thinking the exact same thing that what just happened was fucked up and absolutely nothing can or should or be done about it.

[@tychusenfieldlarsson206]

I like your comment, but I assume you're analyzing it as a civilian and looking on things with a civilian perspective/psychology. The point you're missing is, these people are literally living worse than animals (which are already extinct by this point) and they can sacrifice or die for anything. They were oppressed and pushed so far, for 20 years, and this rebellion movement isn't new, I can only imagine if the Combine were eradicated off World, this hatred and fear would still linger for a longer time. Humans determination is above all alien supremacy. Nothing may bar our way.

[@echo-4656]

To destroy the terrifying enemy, you need to use terrifying methods.

[@isoknight0728]

@@tychusenfieldlarsson206 Except the Metropolice are humans too, they only joined to getter better treatment, keep their families, and better meals.

[@himedo1512]

It was the correct thing to do. They cannot take prisoners, as they have tracking. And leaving him alive is a liability.

[@isoknight0728]

@@himedo1512 where did you get the information that they have tracking?

[@DerpsWithWolves]

Damn, that was fast for another 3-minute piece. I really like how the training and providence of the different characters come through in their actions. The CPs are basically conscripts intended to operate under Overwatch supervision 100% of the time, so when they're put up against an actual opponent who fights back, they're immediately off-balance, hesitate, forget basic procedures under stress, and so forth. The Rebels, meanwhile are a little sloppy owing to a lack of training, but have a drive behind them. They've already committed to their purpose and get it done, even if they display a fatal lack of urgency after the CPs get off a radio transmission, and Overwatch reads their flatlines. But Transhuman Soldiers... They're something else entirely. Their entire life is to fulfil the function of an immune cell in an organism so large the word 'civilization' can't even scratch at it. They have no self-preservation instincts left, only the pragmatism or programing to remain alive for the sake of completing their mission. Unlike many other game, where it's just a limitation of them being 'games' when every living enemy you meet fights you till their dying breath, no matter the cost, Combine soldiers would actually do that if their mission profile demanded it. They're terrifying, badass, my favorite antagonists from any setting, and Parry God does them justice like not even the games do.

[@DerpsWithWolves]

I also just noticed the Wallhammer says "Don't resist." right before blasting someone centre-mass with a shotgun. That's pretty cold-blooded.

[@Karelwolfpup]

@@DerpsWithWolves to be fair, hacker girl shot him (or tried to at least) and he immediately took her out as a target

[@backinyourcommentsectionag3191]

Spectacular summation of your point Absolutely agree that the way this world operates is honestly, absolutely enthralling; and easily puts you at the edge of your seat yearning for more From the strange and monolithic structures the combine put up, to the way they operate on the "street level" It very much is like a massive organism parasitizing it's victim. I never realized how brilliant it really was until reading this. But as you said, the small nuances in behavior from each persons perspective is absolutely insane to think about. Good show! Side note: One of the guys, specifically the guy with the CP tattoo seems like he was ex-CP Quite interesting supposing how cruel he was to the surviving metrocop.

[@garstrum4401]

@@backinyourcommentsectionag3191 I thought all the combine soldiers basically had most of those helmets like implanted onto them, and were barely human any more underneath? Like in HL Alyx, if you kill a zombie combine soldier and the headcrab comes off, that helmet stays on, and then theres just exposed brain and stuff.

[@backinyourcommentsectionag3191]

@@garstrum4401 Your assumption is completely correct, with the exception of metrocops; the combine can't dedicate enough resources to making combine soldiers out of everyone, so they recruit people who are willing to work with them. so, in short: combine get their minds wiped and get implants while the metrocops are still very human, just wearing a suit and working for the combine.

[@nickperfetti7976]

i love the detail of the metrocop breathing hesitantly before deciding to take a stand and fight at the beginning, really highlights the human instinct that separates the metrocops from the soldiers

[@DannyGruesome]

He knew he was going to die no matter what at that point. He knew he couldnt surrender or run.

[@povyouretiredbutdontwannasleep]

@@DannyGruesome he knew despite him dying, his family would be killed off minute after he died

[@moisess7566]

​@@povyouretiredbutdontwannasleep would you explain the family thing?

[@FireTheNuclearMissiles]

​​@@moisess7566So basically the Combine has a "Family Cohesion" thing, so if you were to successfully do a task that was set by Overwatch as a Metrocop/CP, your family would be spared. If you failed, they would kill your family the second you die or fail the assignment. These Metrocop's families in the video are dead

[@j8kezdaman490]

i love this short so much, one thing i really thought was cool was how at 2:40 the wall-hammer just lets out a scream under all of the chaos before hitting the guy, like hes actually getting frustrated fighting these guys

[@strelis6615]

WH was charging directly at the dude to gain momentum I think.

[@plotheplayer6462]

and how he missed and lit a canister that ended up exploding

[@marcusangelomunoz756]

It doesnt sound like a scream and more of a deep inhale as he winds up his attack and releases when he lands the hit

[@zck2020]

This is gold, man. Start a Kickstarter and get a feature film set in the HL universe going!

[@femaleinksans8712]

That'd actually be sick lol

[@harkness1720]

I would actually pledge my dosh for it

[@J0hnHenrySNEEDen]

Hope it doesnt turn into a "Fan Game"

[@assitch5604]

He hearted this its def happening

[@zck2020]

@@assitch5604 Yeah, he's very selective with which comments he hearts lol

[@DeviantPicturess]

The ending with a mutilated shotgunner reporting lack visual contact was brutal. Great stuff, really impressed by your work.

[@Smthn_Wicked]

Fyi, it's a Wall hammer, it's practically struggling to live, but it said to it's Ordinal It was still alive, despite it's hagged breathing and it's face plate blown off.

[@Conservative4]

I have a theory that there's a huge difference between CPs and Soldiers. Bigger than we think, even. I think Soldiers don't even have their own vocal chords anymore. The speech centers of their brain are routed directed to pre-programmed modules of specific inputs and outputs. That's him breathing, but not him talking. The speech center of his brain might be all that's left, but where a brain would normally be lights out, he keeps functioning.

[@gunterdonnerfaust9616]

The phrase "Preparing hammer" is the last thing you want to hear when you're trapped in a small room with Wallhammer. Plus I love how his baton isn't just some stunstick, he literally just kills you with one hit.

[@j4st1]

Well, he breaks the wall with one kick. So he can kill a man with one hand

[@ferchobatvazkuszvarelus7366]

yeah, u can see how 1 smash with that thing can spin a head with the second rebel

[@jasonx1174]

What terrified me is seeing him run that quick for a guy his size just to get up to the rebel in glasses with that baton and just whack him.

[@thedemolitionsexpertsledge5552]

@@jasonx1174 Everything about Wallhammers is designed for resilience and brute physical strength. I mean, for the sake of G-Man, it took a close-range propane tank explosion, two 30-round magazines of 9x19 ammo, several Combine shotgun blasts, and all that it got was probably some bruising (before it was introduced to the explosion).

[@Below_Mediocre]

You could see the hesitation in that 3rd CP when he was deciding whether or not to peek around that corner. My man... and the execution of the dying CP? Amazing work. Parry, you do human combine units so much justice.

[@grayling2]

my read was that it seemed more like the CP was waiting for confirmation from overwatch since you could hear the transmission hum for a bit and then his communicator beep before he leaned out

[@faustrex7167]

Wall-Hammer units aren't part of Civil Protection, Overwatch and CP are sort of "two different branches" but they're intertwined in a way

[@grayling2]

@@faustrex7167 as i understand it, civil protection receives orders from and reports to the overwatch city AI along with the various overwatch troops, but they're separate otherwise. this isn't a perfect analogy but think of it like police officers and national guard members being ordered by the same commander

[@faustrex7167]

@@grayling2 exactly what I was trying to get at

[@b.c.s.o4169]

The way you do violence in your animations is terrifying, reminds me of sicario. no pomp and circumstance no good feel to it, just efficient and abrupt

[@FineUndDandy]

Love how the characters actually get built up before being slaughtered, shows the amorality and mercilessness of the Combine

[@brycethorner]

It shows how merciless combat is in general. If you didnt win, your in for a bad time.

[@jakeg3733]

What if you didn't win, but you also didn't lose? Still in for a bad time?

[@StoneCold1337]

I found anti citizen yesterday. I then watched all of your videos with my friend. We couldn't stop talking about how fucking insane the atmosphere and the tension was in your videos! You are a fucking god, parry. The name is fitting, much love

[@TheParryGod]

Thank you :) Glad you guys enjoyed them! New one's coming within a couple of days hopefully.

[@StoneCold1337]

@@TheParryGod you're very welcome! And I can't wait. When I first saw wallhammer come in I had to pause. Such a horrifying moment for something non horror

[@Harry101UK]

Damn man, this is great stuff!

[@AlkaProto]

i absolutely agree

[@Soundwave142]

Oh hi!

[@TheParryGod]

Thank you!

[@rey4874]

OH MY GOD ITS YOU

[@wta1518]

Look, it's the guy who doesn't know how elevator doors work!

[@Flamme-Sanabi]

I like how this is all done is (mostly) one long shot without any cuts while also keeping the camera rather low on eye height, it helps getting the feeling of what these 3 fellas are feeling. Also like the small sprinkle of "He could have lifed / but he is a traitor", always gotta love anything that has to do with that. Whenever it is "Do I choose to stay miserable, but human, or do I choose to have a more or less decent meal?"

[@Soundwave142]

Yes, but it can raise the question, "Am I any better?"

[@generic__]

Seeing the impact of the Wallhammer’s baton on the Rebel near the end made me realize how we could allow better death sequences in VR, maybe freeze framing mid-way through your character’s recoiling

[@novahero5874]

0:53 that CP had nice aim bro

[@screamingdeagles4928]

Shows how the resistance shows resentment to the combine and either side will show no mercy. while watching the video I was very interested at the ending which shows the combine charger still barely alive talking to an ordinal over the radio. Like it really shows how the heavy counterparts of the combine soldier variations not easily killed. I really liked that touch of detail along with the lighting. Great job!

[@screamingdeagles4928]

Also to add to this I think it would’ve been cool as well to have the charger die. His last final breaths are to his ordinal before finally dying his lenses go dark.

[@b.c.s.o4169]

@@screamingdeagles4928 yeah, i like how there is no mercy in the former human now combine soldier, usually youd get them turning back to their humanity in other stories, but not here

[@JessiContingenC]

@@b.c.s.o4169 Even worse, he calls for backup which responds en-route. That means that bald dude is gonna be in for a world of hurt whenever his superiors arrive

[@averageillegalmemesdealer]

I love how the still living Wallhammer, despite unable to move and barely breathing, is fulfilling his last duty by letting his superiors know about the mission status. It reminds me of the Zombine Soldiers who still transmit warnings to their comrades, even though an alien parasite has taken full control over their body, leaving them stranded and helpless. They are completely ambivalent towards the value of the individual and thus, themselves, prepared to pay any cost to protect the collective. Beautiful short! I hope we'll find out what happens to the remaining Rebel and whether he escapes or dies a similar, helpless death as his team.

[@thejeaker384]

he's not a person anymore...they are machines, they just do what they are programmed to do. They don't do it because of "dedication" or "respect" towards their role/job

[@averageillegalmemesdealer]

@@thejeaker384 Not entirely true. If they have no personality, no goals, no motivation, then Breen's motivational propaganda speech at Nova Prospekt towards the Transhuman Overwatch would have had no reason to occur. Combine Soldiers are still very much human - it's simply that they don't remember it.

[@thejeaker384]

@@averageillegalmemesdealer They get lobotomized every time they complete an operation. They don't have identity or a will. They are no more than organic machines. Civil Protection and rookies (the ones with the white suit) should be different, but still...

[@averageillegalmemesdealer]

​@@thejeaker384 Yeah, I know what you mean, it's just that there's canon lore that contradicts this. It's never delved upon intensely in the game, and it's all a matter of speculation off of fragments. So honestly believe whatever makes the game most fun for you.

[@thejeaker384]

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[@BoltzHG]

" Don't resist " *BLAM* Though in all seriousness, I love how the unit goes ahead to ask the technician to not resist before blasting her after she fires back. and then tells the other resistance fighter in the end when he looked down at him to not do it while he finished reloading. Sort of a nice touch for what is otherwise seen as brutal and merciless walking biomechanical soldiers of death.

[@shamWOOHOO22]

Wallhammers are early versions of the perfected OTA. Well, all OTA units in HL:Alyx. They're the early version of the Combine Soldiers you see in HL2, and a specialized version at that. These specific units, the OTA you fight in Alyx, are specifically designated to be in THAT area. Their whole job, from the Grunts to the Ordinals, is to defend the Vault.

[@ASlickNamedPimpback]

Well, more like, "Don't resist" *tink* **BLAM**

[@charlesc.9012]

He still has all of his sportsmanship, if not even more than his regular human form. There is nobody to regulate his use of force, as long as he succeeds in his primary mission, there is nobody to suspend or investigate any brutality. He is so superhuman that he can follow the rules of engagement despite the lack of journalists to gasp at it

[@battaglino77]

@@charlesc.9012 I thought that the whole point of the Overwatch version of Combine Human Collaborators was that they were so indoctrinated by their cybernetics and brain washing that they were wholly dedicated to the Combine? For instance these guys practically only speak in radio codes and they follow orders to the letter. He's not telling the resistance fighters to not resist out of mercy, he's doing it b/c his prime objective is to end hostilities and surrender is one of those solutions. Plus if the Combine can take Resistance members alive then they can interrogate them for more info later that can be used to hunt down more insurgents, and eventually either execute these prisoners or turn them into mindless drones.

[@charlesc.9012]

@@battaglino77 That is their behaviour in uniform, militaries also speak that way. Besides, human limitations are evident everywhere, professionally trained police and military men break the rules of engagement all the time. In the end, everyone knows that the combine seek only to destroy humanity, there is no way anyone can be wholly dedicated to something that sees them as the enemy. It is then just a job

[@robothunter]

That "Don't Resist" at 2:19 is just hilarious to me. You can just hear it in the Wallhammer's voice - he said "don't resist," but he meant "Please resist" Also just now realized that this short really lets Wallhammer live up to his name - he comes in via hammering through a wall. Unbelieveably impressive, I think you do the Half Life 2 atmosphere in Source 2 better than almost anyone

[@thedemolitionsexpertsledge5552]

Oh no, that Wallhammer doesn’t care either way, it’s basically just a machine at that point with enough human emotions to make punishments and rewards a viable control mechanism. They laugh when you get tricked by their “friend game”, so there’s definitely emotion, but they do not care for humans at all.

[@DisruptReality]

Brilliant work 👍

[@asterlofts1565]

Oh, hello there!!!

[@bruteng836]

holy it's disruptv

[@keegans.969]

Yo, dude! It's awesome seeing you (or anyone else on the channel, if it's not just you) on videos like this. I just wanted to say that the videos are awesome, and I hope you're doing well.

[@corz299]

Hey there

[@corz299]

@Il Bliss lI hell yeah

[@fruit9243]

I just kept repeating that part where the mortally wounded CP was begging to live and felt both guilt and extreme sadness just watching that one scene

[@amartya9034]

I felt pleased

[@TheExperienceYT]

Yknow for how many Officers you kill in Half-Life 2 you never really stop to think about it until Episode 1

[@ultmateragnarok8376]

He says 'please' when he sees the guy raise his gun, too.

[@snowcreeper09]

@@amartya9034 when a cp dies there family dies as well even if they have no affiliation with the cp or believe what he is doing is right meaning he could say please for his family’s sake...

[@moderndemon84]

@@amartya9034 Sad.

[@TheRickerX]

I'm at a loss for words... I just got these shorts recommended by the algorithm, and boy was I surprised to see something so completely different from all the (crappy) SFM's I'm used to seeing. The production quality on these is truly beyond professional! I love that you manage to capture that distinct 'Half-life atmosphere' that most other SFM shorts often lack. You stay true to the lore, and yet also expand on it, without soiling it with out of place tonal shifts or fanfic additions that don't work in the Half-Life universe. And that is to be commended! You've got me hooked and wanting more, keep it up!

[@johnnywatanabe1152]

The ending scene - the blind half-dead wallhammer letting out a muffled 'can't stop' groan as he hears the ordinal's demand and reporting 'negative visuals' and being 'still active' despite lying on the floor as he expires is arguably more terrifying than the wounded cp's plea for mercy

[@SimplyDuker]

2:41 You can feel the raw brutality through this smack. Absolute masterpiece, TheParryGod.

[@edchampion3720]

CRUNCH

[@karlmarx592]

He broke the dudes neck

[@soadfan1022]

That action sequence with the wallhammer was glorious. It's always cool seeing the combine portrayed as an actual threat, rather than just NPCs that walk in a straight line towards you and die after 5 shots from a pistol.

[@tomhanks1769]

Damn! Wallcharger really is more machine than man at this point, he's like a robot almost, even narrating his moves so they can be later analyzed like improving combat effectiveness.

[@Sapphiregamer8605]

Wallhammer* Although actually I guess the charger did charge into a wall and then killed them all. So your technically correct.

[@MasonSwinehart]

seeing a Wallhammer RUN towards you with a stunstick must be terrifying

[@__Rusty]

This was really cool, I liked it when after executing the injured CP, that the resistance member said '"He chose his side!" really nice look into the world of half-life.

[@yourfavoriteguy4472]

I love these so much the voice acting and the way they talk to each other feel so real

[@slimjimnichols9265]

I would wholeheartedly support Parry to make a full length movie out of this.

[@CQBlitz0]

1:45 the SMG dude just involuntarily killed this mans family if he had any. If a CP dies, so do their loved ones

[@Balrog_official]

It's the same if we fail on duty, I couldn't find freeman, so my while family died, they let me off though, for some reason

[@CQBlitz0]

@@Balrog_official rip your kids lmao

[@secondhanzo4938]

A year late comment, but i rooted for the Combine to kill that dude in particular. He sounded like a dick atleast to me

[@kanepixels]

Amazing

[@megapizzaplex-]

love how nobody noticed kanepixels in the comments

[@thebionickidco.4787]

bro s backrooms😭😭😭😭😭 (I Have no hope for humanity whatsoever.)

[@mr.trollman.]

Sup

[@FireTheNuclearMissiles]

​@@thebionickidco.4787 what

[@thedoruk6324]

TheParryGods content is simple a whole intense community on its own! He literally produced Half Life *Movies* where there is a severe drought of 2:41 - I *never* realized that how Strong that the Combine Chargers are like damn! I often wonder thought does the Combine deliberately treated humans worse off compared to other conquered sapient species throughout the multiverse and universe or the combine essential goal is to either entirely subjugate a species whole or outright render them extinct

[@morganf7310]

well here is the thing I don't know how they treat their other species but I know that in the half life universe Humans are really good at adaptability compared to the other species. That's why they do subjugate them so hard but at the same time if you pay attention to the dialogue in Half Life 2 and it is a major plot point, they where letting the resistance do their work because the combine could not figure out efficient local teleportation. So you could make the assumption that they held humans so tightly because if they loosened their grip humans would be able to push them off world eventually. But yeah the Half Life universe is so fascinating.

[@thedoruk6324]

@@morganf7310 I agree that the Half Life Universe has an extremely high potential and is epic but there is so much unknown about the combine aside from well the dystopian treatment and supression field I still do wonder if they are gonna let the field go off or they were hellbent on human extinction alas if extinction is the real motive why try to integrate other species just tsar bomba their homeworld out of orbit

[@morganf7310]

@@thedoruk6324 The Combines goal is truly unknown how ever we know at least partly that they want to integrate ever species they can into their empire and take their resources while also modifying those spices to be completely reliant on combine technology to even live. Most of their integrated spices have been so heavily augmented from their original forms that if the combine where to leave they would die out pretty fast. Also on the subject of bombing the worlds from orbit you have to remember that they are and extra dimensional spices not and extraterrestrial one so I don't think they have space fairing vessels, or at least not in the conventional sense of massive fleets of large ships. And their true goal is probably take the resources from the planted they opened a hole too while subjugating the indigenous population into doing the actual work of obtaining those resources while also integrating them into their forces to make the subjugation of the next planet they conquer easier.

[@thedoruk6324]

@@morganf7310 I also think that Combine could be at war with another interstellar or extragalactic extradimensional empire as they are appearently of full combat model creation mode

[@xi-21]

He was still alive after explode and keep reporting information, while blind, paralyzed and pain, respect

[@beardwithlegs5160]

The sound design is brilliant you can literally hear the heavy coming up to the wall as the two rebels talk, not to mention the pained breath on both the cop and the heavy at the end, showing signs that there is still human parts within all that combine modification. Top Quality animation.

[@Hanz7panzers]

Have you ever hit with a stick someone so fucking hard their entire neck breaks? The wall hammer just did!

[@hyperelliptik]

Once again you take everyone's breath away with a S2FM short.

[@DethDobby]

This comment is a little late, but I've always wanted a half life series where each episode was it's own separate story following different people in the half life universe, seeing this is incredible and the closest I think we will ever get to that, keep up the amazing work

[@ramblinnernd5905]

An anthology would be awesome!

[@atomato5989]

It’s ridiculous that something so high-quality has so little views. You’re *really* good at SFM, dude. I subscribed.

[@mantoshka715]

Holy hell. Even if this whole thing is just 3 minutes, it screams such satisfaction out of it. Really like how the "nerdy" Civilian really isnt keen on executing the CP soldier, so his collegue has to. Also that Charger bursting trough was an unexpected twist to me, but that doesn't mean I dont like it - you can't expect Combine to give up so easily. Either way, your hard work for Month has really paid off. Its a shame you are such an underrated animator. Please, whatever else you will be working on, with or without breaks - take your time. Thank you.

[@ambient_haze]

No cuts. Incredible! I hope Valve accept this as canon.

[@peppermillers8361]

All Half Life mods and animations are canon as long as they don't contradict the canon.

[@solaris5303]

It would be a first - even the official Half-Life 1 expansions aren't canon.

[@peppermillers8361]

@@solaris5303 they are canon until proven otherwise. Laidlaw only said that he doesn't believe in canon, and if he has ideas that the expansions contradict, he won't hesitate to do them. He never really did get to do any of that however.

[@xi-21]

Poor wallhammer, he paralyzed and blind and hurt but still reporting it to overwatch/ordinal, a real work

[@Lyachos]

This is amazing. Imagine an hour long movie of this, well done!

[@TheRyleeFella]

0:50 i like how you can see the cop shoot before his gun actually points at the rebel in the doorway. I doubt they were trained very well, being so unmodified compared to soldiers

[@Unrecoupable_Losses]

The background environment alone is worth watching this for, that beauty in desolation both in visuals and tone is really excellent. I've always loved the design of half life 2 and alyx, these shorts really get it, the atmosphere, the characters and those weird little quirks and details in the combine machinery or the occasional xen organism's behavior is truly immersive

[@ultmateragnarok8376]

Love that, while the technician works on the combine terminal, you can see it moving around, and even when she leans against it (I think it's essentially having its data drained into that drive she stuck into it) it still twitches and shifts in the background. Even with just little mechanical arms that poke pointlessly onto its metal plating, it still does it, idle movement like it's alive, because beneath all that metal, it _is._

[@General-cmb]

1:33 you are a martyr, your blood will not stay on the ground :(

[@jssjnehdjrndn6083]

At 2:42 it showed how brutal the combine forces were to the humans very well and this whole short film felt like I was at the same place

[@Strawberry-cat12348]

2:41

[@squidymeares]

Christ he fucking wacked that guy in the head so hard his head did a near full 360

[@randompersonnobodyknowsroa7116]

yep, having your head do a 180 is quite bad for your health and well being.

[@raimbow7664]

I swear to god your videos are on another level of editing, you deserve way more subs bro.

[@ZenDaSynth]

I 100% agree. The channel is criminally underrated

[@comradpingu5745]

@@ZenDaSynth in fact, it's so criminally under-rated it should be called an anti-citizen

[@raimbow7664]

I feel bad for him, he is making such a amazing videos and this channel has less than 60k subs. I hope soon more people will see this masterpiece.

[@TheParryGod]

@@raimbow7664 It's about quality not quantity ;) Glad you enjoyed it!

[@raimbow7664]

@@TheParryGod I didint expect your gonna respond, but anyways amazing video bro.

[@TheNairOG]

The concept art landscape! How you made me have feelings for Wallhammer. So amazing! Well done!

[@endruv_2287]

I was wondering why that first metrocop didn't flatline...he wasn't dead! Brilliant touch.

[@The13thRonin]

"Then I said don't resist." "And she didn't resist." "So anyway, I started blasting."

[@yourfellowducky2712]

2:58 I can’t believe the Wallhammer was still alive.

[@schishne7546]

this is so criminally underrated

[@JustAnAverageGuy5731]

I love how you used the Charger's unused stun stick charge animations! ❤

[@DrSandwitch]

I still dont understand why you have don't have more than a hundred thousands subs and views, you are so underated my guy keep up the good work!

[@havochaos9790]

The physics of the man getting slapped by that stunstick were beautiful if only for 2 seconds. The whole 2nd fight was incredible

[@Neo2266.]

Impressive work as always Having Chungus use his cut baton attack just makes me wish we got way more ruthless enemies in HL:A

[@peppermillers8361]

"Chungus" Amazing

[@-ggamer-7286]

You want cloakers in Half Life? Are you a masochist?

[@Neo2266.]

@@-ggamer-7286 Y e s No seriously, I want the combine in HLA to be a threat. I played a lot of MMod and it's sad to see the combine floomp around like 5 year olds with BB guns, look at a grenade I throw at them instead of running away, wasting so much time not moving from cover to cover but being in the open and sometimes just standing there and taking damage (Looking at you APF). And being so. goddamn. slow. I never coded anything in my life and I am tempted to go and make an AI overhaul mod every time I'm reminded of HLA's combat

[@peppermillers8361]

@@Neo2266. I feel like it was designed this way so combat in VR wouldn't make you too sick

[@Neo2266.]

@@peppermillers8361 Thanks, I hate it

[@koalasarecool7823]

I really do love how the guns are shown as having a lot of thoonk to them, it makes them feel way more powerful and makes the Resistance seem hopeless, amazing work as always dude.

[@4T3hM4kr0n]

2:18 "honey! i'm home!"

[@TheComputerZombie]

Even the reaction of the heavy Combine soldier getting a direct shotgun blast and his negligent discharge at the wall!? The detail in this is incredible ! I think you need a series!

[@pob_42]

And people thought big= slow, Wallhammer turned that guy into the President from Spaceballs

[@sebjep]

It sucks so hard that i can only like this video once. This is some next level shit bro, keep up the good work!

[@krisdood777]

That dude got absolutely fucking SOCKED by the charger

[@afd19850]

Damn! If only you had time and money to make a whole series! Imagine a guerrilla resistance taking on and ever threatening Combine, that would be superb! Please keep this content coming!

[@adampombogameur1228]

the quality of the animation, the atmosphere and the details are incredible, keep it up, it's so cool !!!

[@comradeshadles4967]

2:08 (impending violence)

[@sbraypaynt]

Again this content is why we need a dislike button. People need to see the ratios People need to know that some content is dogshit and content like this is so incredible.

[@lemmy4965]

they had us in the first half, not gonna lie

[@mediocri5y]

@@lemmy4965 ikr

[@ChaplainIdaeus]

With the dislike button Chrome extension installed, you can see the ratio again. As of the creation of this reply, this video is sitting at a herculean 13k like to 56 dislike ratio. Given the video's quality, this shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone.

[@ozvoid1245]

@@ChaplainIdaeus My problem with that chrome extension is barely any viewers actually use it. Because we can't see the dislikes, very few people will find a need to dislike in the first place, so the ratio is going to be way off.

[@ChaplainIdaeus]

@@ozvoid1245 Yea, it would be nice if the change never happened to begin with.

[@isaaccrofts1656]

Legendary animation mate, you really are an inspiration to us all.

[@tanybrachid]

Idk how you keep topping yourself with every S2FM you make. You're just pumping out masterpiece after masterpiece rn.

[@prajawalgurung6121]

The way the camera moves, the still segment of the scenery at the start and the lighting, combine corpse and background in the end of the video is all in all is brilliant cinematography, it reminds me so much of the movies Children of Men and 1917. The calm at the start and the way it lets feel the 3 resistance soldiers would be safe only for that heavily armored combine to strike down everyone, I love it so much. This legitimately feels like a sequence in a Half Life 2 prequel movie!

[@Deremixproductions]

Once again, absolutely insane work. I'm continually impressed by your stuff, it always puts me to shame LOL. And one continuous shot too!! Very well done.

[@TheParryGod]

Thank you! I don't think that's at all warranted, haha. Love your work as well and hope to see more!

[@Deremixproductions]

@@TheParryGod aye, thank you. :) can't wait to see more from you either!

[@DesolateLavender]

Holy shit... This is perfect. Hands down. The audio alone is amazing. The gunshots felt very real. Bravo.

[@29485webp]

like how at 0:47 the combine thinks about his next move knowing well that hes probably going to die when he turns the corner.

[@sagjig2]

Oh my God, *phenomenal* work. I can't get over the scene with the metrocop they drop. Given all the two-faced stuff the Combine pull (like how they fake you out in HLA), you're so torn as to whether that's him actually begging for help or just another mindgame to buy him time. The way the hacker looks away from him right before he gets shot, and how everyone feels like such hot garbage afterwards - it's so much well-placed detail packed into what's really just a five second timespan. Keep it up!

[@newstart640]

Nice work and looks incredible This one works like an amazing live wallpaper 3:02

[@johnkekka1969]

My God, this was absolutely incredible! You really managed to make the action scenes feel grounded and stressful, while at the same time not pulling any punches regarding the resistance getting killed just as ruthlessly as they had Civil Protection. The parallel between the officer getting finished off and the Charger wheezing out his mission report was also fantastic. The only point of criticism I have is that the dialogue for the resistance members was too quiet compared to the Combine, which made their dialogue hard to make out at times. You've managed to capture the grim side of Half-Life fantastically, and I can safely say this is my new favourite fan-made SFM/S2FM animation.

[@thea.7763]

Oh my god, This is quite possibly one of THE BEST SFM Animations out there. It completely feels like this is an Official Valve animation and the Atmosphere and Setting are AMAZING! Great work!

[@averageanger7092]

Whats really neat is that the rebel that survived doesn't actually have plot armor. His survival makes sense. The Wallhammer unit was in front of the rebel when the explosion happened, the source of the explosion was behind the wallhammer. Wallhammer unit took all of the shrapnel and most of the concussive force, likely taking at least one piece to its spine leaving it unable to move, paralyzed. Barely alive likely due to its augmentations. Meanwhile, the rebel, who ironically was saved by his enemy, likely only suffers from minor concussive and hearing damage, and probably PTSD.

[@canadianblt8667]

Knocked it out of the park again! As mentioned by others, the world building of adding details like "he chose his side" to remind you that CP's are just normal humans still. All your animations drip of these touches, it's fantastic. Going to assume our protagonist/survivor was ex CP by the tattoo on his scalp? Makes it even more fitting how he shows no remorse for them. He's been on the other side and likely had to carry out his own "beating quotas." Probably hates himself for it. Anyway, keep up the incredible work and shout out to the voice actors as well. You can have an amazing animation, but if the voice acting isn't there it really takes away from the immersion. Wasn't an issue here

[@TheParryGod]

Thank you so much! While 3 minutes is way too short to give my characters a proper background that tattoo was certeainly a way I tried to go about it, and perhaps choose a bit too obscure detail. This tattoo appears in HL:A (spoilers) on the Vortigaunt that had been captured by the Combine. And so I tried to implicate with that tattoo and his resentment for the CPs that he was at one point tortured by them.

[@canadianblt8667]

@@TheParryGod Ahhh gotcha - totally missed that, but now that you call it out I recall it on the vort. At any rate, I'd say you did a fine job of establishing character/back story in that short amount of time with subtle inclusions like that. 3 mins or less, your videos always seem longer because of how well they're crafted and all the details to catch!

[@Sam_PC]

Your videos are so professional and well done! You hit the Half-Life atmosphere so well I get immersed every time. Keep it up!

[@rasianket7220]

Just two peeps having a nice convo, then seconds later, one of them is full of holes, and the other has his head backwards

[@supersilencer]

Dude when the credits were rolling an ambulance drove pass my house with its siren on, I thought damn the sound effect is really selling lol Awesome work! I became a fan after watching patient zero, stunning work!

[@sogga2237]

Again u did great animation

[@ZeusCS2]

It felt like it was a scene from an action movie. The camera work was accurate and these characters and their movements made me feel like they were real. And for a long time, combine has not felt like a simple NPC to me. I hope that more videos like this will come soon. Great work Guys👍🏻