What an HEV suit up would be like

[@AlfarexSrc]

smh gordon doesn't wear a helmet , I understand your points, I do. He's just never seen wearing a helmet canonically so

[@The_Chillton]

Oh yeah lemme just block headcrab attacks with my nothing.

[@blobfish2611]

@@The_Chillton head of steel

[@fantux7947]

your telling me that the suit of armor, specifically designed to allow someone to survive in a unsurvivable situation, protects every part of the body except for the part that came up with that idea.

[@k.okirbe]

gordon's helmet is schrodingers cat, when observed he does not have the helmet but when not observed he has a helmet

[@astonedfemboy2270]

if you were to add the helmet, would it assemble like iron man or like the suit in dead space? btw nice work really cool

[@long_chin_man]

just realised he has a HUD without the helmet because his glasses are the HUD

[@seva809]

Not to mention these glasses also protect him while swimming in highly radioactive acid.

[@selfinsertedchudvz341]

@@seva809 Nah Gordon is too much of a chad he doesn't need the HEV suit, he is just using it because Black Mesa forces him to do it.

[@ackrien9630]

I always thought Gordon just imagined the Hud

[@vladimirchizhov3260]

@@ackrien9630 or it could be that we, as a player, see this hud, but gordon doesnt and he can only rely on audio notifications from hev

[@Turambar3791]

Nope

[@CrraVideos]

That's actrually a interesting way of seeing it, i know gameplay=lore but its funny to me that HEV is just a goo that you automatically wear if you touch it.

[@SylverScourge]

I'm under the impression that they just didn't want to animate gordon going into the HEV station for gameplay reasons. I always thought the HEV station unlatched and latched the suit onto gordon in a similar but faster and more compact fashion.

[@MenachemSchmuel]

@@SylverScourge Also, there's a helmet that they just didn't feel like adding for box art reasons. Otherwise there's no way Gordon survives; there's no way for certain sections of Xen to have an oxygen rich atmosphere and no way does Gordon survive for more than a few hours after taking in the massive amounts of radiation in the Black Mesa reactor or the Combine citadel core.

[@Walternity]

@@MenachemSchmuel Xen's atmosphere is livable compared to Earth though from what we've seen, in the original half-life there's a scientist being held captive in Nihilanth's lair and if you consider the expansions canon or semi canon then Barney Calhoun and Adrian Shephard were able to survive in xen without being crinkled like soda cans and without any special breathing equipment. Radiation though I 100% agree with.

[@MenachemSchmuel]

@@Walternity That's why I specified "certain sections." There are times where you're floating hundreds of feet in the air on a small platform with nothing below you, or surrounded by gases and flames. Anywhere where you find Xen creatures probably have atmosphere though.

[@NiCoNiCoNiCola]

@@MenachemSchmuel I'm pretty sure Black Mesa kinda fixes this by adding Earth like vegetation everywhere on Xen

[@tuschk6]

Twitter users getting ready to make an entire thread about the aerodynamics and probability of if you could make gordon freeman release half life 3 himself:

[@1O3683e]

Behold! The suit is held up by one bolt per ankle

[@tuschk6]

actually looking at this after like a solid week, it kinda reminds me of that megamind suit up scene

[@tuschk6]

@@ImmortalDaevon Well, its debatable

[@tuschk6]

@@ImmortalDaevon yeah you're right. I think I wrote that while i was half-asleep.

[@gordonfreeman5686]

I tried

[@omucupunga]

I'm not saying anything, but have you ever seen Gordon Freeman and Tony Stark in the same room?

[@ajirizawa5743]

😳

[@dylanezell295]

This looks like the starcraft 2 scene

[@foldervtolvr]

Hmmmmm

[@boxofmadness2511]

i have and just becouse of that im glad to be a voyeur

[@notgedd]

I have. The scientist team called them Gorny Freerk or Todon Staman on some occasions.

[@lavaavalon]

"so let me ask one thing: where is the helmet?" "what do you mean?" "the helmet, those things have helmets on them" "I don't know what you are on about, those things never had helmets, you are acting like you have never seen one before" "ok, fine" later in zen: *dead explorer with HEV suit and helmet on*

[@alleksandrplay8332]

☺ Yes, by the way...

[@hoanglongpham1794]

Who need helmet as a head armour when you have plot armour

[@isecream]

And to make matters worse, the new Xen introduces ZEVs, mawmen whose HEV helmets could not protect them against a head humper.

[@Bomboclaut69]

Is that from half life the hev suit?

[@Postalpal]

Budget ran out sorry gordon

[@tonycallme3667]

for a suit that detects Radiation, fracture, bleeding, any wounds, suffocation, shock, heat, Weapon, ammunition, Administer antidote, morphine, antitoxin, blood plasma(?),pain suppressant, sterilize wounds and Target enemies. It look ragged, like you just wear a tight diving suit and attach some metal scrap on it.

[@milkpouch]

It’s probably just the software he used not something done on purpose

[@vladimirchizhov3260]

There must be sensors inside

[@yfnratchet]

Wait, that makes me think Why doesn’t the HEV suit protect from electrocution?! Its surface is bare metal, a very good conductor compared to human flesh. How the fuck does Gordon get shocked in this thing?!

[@nevascalange3091]

@@yfnratchet MAGIC!

[@Catnippy]

@@yfnratchet his ponytail is just really conductive

[@MrGermandeutsch]

Ah, that explains the HUD we see. It's all rendered on Gordon's glasses.

[@MrGermandeutsch]

@@ImmortalDaevon Clearly he owns an air fryer.

[@alleksandrplay8332]

Well, where do you think the subtitles came from at the very beginning...

[@MrGermandeutsch]

@@alleksandrplay8332 *_Implants on the eyes_*

[@bno6156]

@@alleksandrplay8332 he had his glasses at the start of the game, otherwise he wouldn’t see anything clearly

[@alleksandrplay8332]

@@bno6156 Yes, I understand it, it just seems that way to me, that's all...

[@chpsilva]

Gordon does not need any of this, he's a highly trained professional!

[@vladtc5264]

isn't he?

[@l8ralt3sh22]

" Well Gordon, i see your HEV suit still fits you like a glove. well atleast the glove parts do "

[@samsonguy10k]

Ah, Kleiner. The true treasure of Half Life.

[@Mark_nobody3]

@@samsonguy10k Kleiner is currently researching the World’s smallest coffee cup and trying to unlock its secrets within, some say there is another universe inside but that is just the science myth

[@alkimia1791]

I was wondering if anyone would make something like this. I played the whole Half Life series for the first time about a year ago now and I always wondered how Gordon would get into the HEV suit. My mind immediately went to the first Iron Man suit up

[@anomalycenter1197]

Gordon Freeman clearly gets just absorbed by the hev suit

[@dr.wallacebreen3859]

@@anomalycenter1197 you actually play as a fragment of the HEV suit that was stuck on Gordon.

[@TTTTacu]

@@dr.wallacebreen3859 there's a zipper on the back

[@RyanCooperEN]

@@TTTTacu ...that eats people

[@Hans172.]

Who was Yinsen?

[@TheSpuddOfTub]

"Oh shit my arms itchy" "Oh shit my sleeve is up my arm" "Oh shit I need to go to the toilet"

[@bubbles8871]

In the game black mesa, the "ridiculous ties" scientist in the change room mentions that the mark IV suit includes a waste disposal hatch, unlike the mark III suit.

[@aslightlystablefootsoldier9838]

The most sophisticated and mechanically intense part had to been the glasses. Such amazing engineering.

[@Tactical_sandwich]

They display the HUD too

[@theabarguy]

Scientist, step forward onto a platform. HEV suit is locked... and sealed.

[@kamotecruiser4083]

HELL, ITS ABOUT TIME

[@helixsol7171]

Just wait until he can call the suit to assemble itself on his body at will, that's gonna be even better

[@AlfarexSrc]

thats a really cool idea

[@IluminousOne-9.7.2]

Or in some, suitcase...​@@AlfarexSrc

[@hectortellezgarcia1155]

Well, that's unrealistic, everyone know you put on the HEV suit by just walking up to it

[@feralhawg867]

Super underrated, awesome work!

[@malithaw]

For anyone curious, the track is surface tension 2 from black mesa ost.

[@therangerhelix7126]

This reminds me so much of StarCrafts intro from the wings of liberty campaign

[@paperbatfan89able]

I'd highly suggest using principle BDSF with ALPHA BLEND turned on for Gordon's beard, hair, and eyebrows I'm blender as it creates a VERY clean and realistic look in Cycles rendering

[@AlfarexSrc]

thank you!

[@barmbailey6934]

Welcome.... to the HEV Mark IV Protective System. For use in hazardous environment conditions. High impact reactive armor activated. Atmospheric contaminant sensors activated. Vital Sign Monitoring activated. Automatic Medical systems engaged. Weapon selection system activated. Munition level monitoring activated. Communications interface online. Have a very safe day.

[@NoName-ef3jq]

Imagine if the connectors get welded shot after an explosion or exposure to high temperatures, or even deformed due to fall damage. Getting it off would be an absolute nightmare.

[@CIConscript]

That’s why Gordon has a crowbar at any time, just pry the suit off when you can’t just make it come off easily.

[@cheesepop7175]

Basically springlock failure but in half-life 2

[@Jocoiscool]

Tony Stark suit up be like. It would be so cool if those two connect somehow for Half-Life series

[@DurekuDragon]

I am so Envious of VFX artists not being constrained by what is physically possible. So damn Envious. Really good job though, love your work! Inspires me to design cooler and cooler things.

[@Sparrow_Bloodhunter]

Gordon not wearing his helmet is the exact kind of lax safety protocols that led to the resonance cascade in the first place. you'd never see this sort of negligence at Aperture labs, Black Mesa was a joke.

[@EldenLord-wh4ov]

Killer turrets and rogue AIs don't sound too safe either

[@Sparrow_Bloodhunter]

@@EldenLord-wh4ov the turrets are safe enough to protect babies, if you get hurt by one it's your fault for not programming it properly, also the bullets are an important aspect of the experiment. as for the AI going rouge, that was a simple miscalculation, an oversight that no body could have predicted, the problem was entirely with Caroline's brain. when we put Cave Johnson in a computer he didn't try to kill anyone, in-fact he was downright reasonable to be around, unfortunately he died before GLaDOS was completed so he had to go into a giant robot head, very unfortunate. all hazards and traps in the Aperture laboratories are intentional and necessary. you'll notice that test subjects always wear proper PPE when testing, if the test wasn't meant to simulate what happens when a human skull slams into a concrete wall at 100 mph then they would absolutely be wearing a helmet (unlike Gordan.) in conclusion Aperture labs is an excellent place to work and you should definitely invest heavily in our company. you can't put a price on science, but we definitely can, just leave the checks bland and we'll deal with it from there.

[@WrongKeycard]

This gives me Iron Man suit up vibes but what’s even better is that it reminds me of the Tychus suit up from StarCraft 2. “Convict 626. Murderer. Pirate. Traitor. Today... you go free. But as you'll soon learn... even freedom has a price…” - Mengsk

[@LSDeIicious]

Make no mistake. War is coming. With all it's glory... and all it's horror. Mister Freeman, your freedom awaits.

[@gorillaguy5664]

I know this is a shitpost, but from now on i shall always imagine this is how the H.E.V. suit works, because you did such an amazing job.

[@AlfarexSrc]

thank you! :)

[@gorillaguy5664]

@@AlfarexSrc you deserve the praise my brotha.

[@gamingmaster6377]

what do you mean shitpost, this is a pretty decent animation

[@gorillaguy5664]

@@gamingmaster6377 I'm 90% sure it's an Iron Man reference. (But is very much unique enough to stand out in it's own way, and the effort and style are absolutely phenomenal)

[@ms.cannibal5190]

Damn the model details is very high and the animation is very smooth

[@AlfarexSrc]

thank youu!

[@AeyakS]

I like to imagine that the suit comes with a helmet and the machine is going to put it over his head, but he pushes it aside before putting his glasses on.

[@truestbluu]

unrealistic, gordon just walks into it and it magically appears on his skin.

[@Sollace]

The only thing I could think of at the end of this was that Door Monster video. "Why do you think they call it a HEAD crab? Because it attacks your FRICKIN HEAD" 😂

[@FormerBunsenBurner]

I like to think this process takes upwards of half an hour because there's no system to help him get those massive metal boots on

[@wearenumberonebutimaperson]

I always loved the idea he had to awkwardly hop into it like he's putting on a metal wetsuit

[@IgorBezugliy]

G-man: Make no mistake. War is coming, with all its glory and all its horror. Mr Freeman, the test chamber awaits Gordon: Hell, it's about time

[@balazsjanosdominko5603]

Its cool, i like it, tho i imagine putting it on like a fallout power armour opening up, getting in, closing in

[@yavuzhannnn]

Heyyyyy! I always dreamed of this for a while now. Why did I see after 1 year of release? Nonetheless, thank you so much! Time to show this to my friends, hehe.

[@cyberspacesupersoldier]

Personally, I like to think that Gordon dons on his H.E.V. Suit in a manner very similar to astronauts' space equipment and suits, or heavy-duty diving equipment and suits, which are typically donned on in two main separate interlocking and interconnecting body parts (upper and lower halves) sealed together. This also goes along with gloves, boots, a helmet and mask with a visor, and with both a life support backpack and jetpack propulsion manned-maneuvering units (MMUs).

[@cruelangel7737]

So the diaper is under his jumpsuit?

[@cyberspacesupersoldier]

@@cruelangel7737 Eh, well, I don't know, probably, or probably not. Underneath their space suits, astronauts wear special underwear that are like long johns, but cover the whole body except the head, are worn over their normal clothes, and have special heating/warming and cooling/conditioning units attached to tubes filled with water running all throughout them, inside and outside, plus some ventilation as well.

[@guardthewolf6857]

Gees, that means it's NOT Gordon dressing up like Iron Man, it's Iron Man dressing up like Gordon, Marvel U bastards

[@ArcangelZero7]

Aw man I was waiting for that "Valve sting" sound when it shows him fully suited haha. I think it's cool that you were clearly inspired by the Iron Man concept, but went your own way keeping the low-key personality of Half-Life. Has a little bit of Isaac Clark energy too. :)

[@drkleiner175]

the whole earth with guns : defeated by combine impire. one single nerd with glass & crowbar : F E A R M E

[@ThePigeon5734]

Gordon Freeman and Walter White - the two badasses obviously created by nerds sick of being taunted

[@alleksandrplay8332]

☺ Funny...

[@l.d.cfilms4363]

Just know I'm here before you blow up. You'll have millions of subs one day and I'll be sitting here like "hey I was subbed to him at 800 👴" Also Gordon definitely doesn't wear a helmet. We see in promo art that he doesn't have a helmet, and we know that he hasn't just taken it off because it's nowhere to be seen.

[@AlfarexSrc]

LMAO thanks, i appreciate that

[@waterfall4535]

Uhh how do we get this off? Come on Gordon the HEV suit was designed to never come off!

[@FranciumBoron]

We need a helmet version. For canon reasons. XD

[@ThePigeon5734]

the helmet isn't canon though.

[@FranciumBoron]

@@ThePigeon5734 It is. Gordon just doesn't wear it on the box art.

[@ThePigeon5734]

@@FranciumBoron he doesn't get one in the game.

[@ThePigeon5734]

@@FranciumBoron And indeed Half-Life Alyx basically confirmed he doesn't wear the helmet.

[@FranciumBoron]

@@ThePigeon5734 Eh, my _head_ canon (pun intended) will give him one. It's the only way he'd survive a headcrab attack without getting insta-killed -- or have to yank it off his head.

[@genericgamingchannel9378]

Now Gordon The hev suit is designed to it never comes off !

[@FreeCain]

Epic Gamer Moment

[@DaxAxeOffical]

This is where "Gordon Freeman" turns into "The Last Free man."

[@maxibillion2885]

Was the similarity to Tychus’ suit up in SCII intentional? Because heck, it’s about time.

[@IgorBezugliy]

Mr. Freeman, the test chamber awaits.

[@Master_burger]

Gordon:Hey uh kleiner one small issue Kleiner: what Gordon: where’s the helmet?

[@Steamgutt]

He's like Iron Man, but instead of cool blasters and thrusters, he has guns and the power of glitches.

[@titan_tanker]

And don’t forget the legendary crowbar! 🔨

[@rawpowerjagg]

@@titan_tanker thats not......

[@titan_tanker]

@@rawpowerjagg I’m aware it’s a hammer, I just can’t find any 😂

[@thegoofygoblin2081]

He'd be stuck wearing that thing for his whole life.

[@roguezero3427]

Will the Half-Life community ever NOT impress me?

[@juliankhalil5939]

Alternate title: Half Life HEV suit up (Iron Man inspired)

[@aublak7492]

There's a lot comments about whether Gordon wears a helmet. Valve frankly doesn't care about this technical lore stuff so its really up to you whether he does or doesn't. My personal lore is... -Gordon wears a helmet in the test chamber -Blown off after the incident -Replacement helmet for Xen -No helmet for HL2 + Eps

[@onenote6619]

All those exposed bolt ends on the inside would be really uncomfortable.

[@nicosteve0570]

Epic

[@Alexscott20]

man i keep seeing your damn animations and they are really good and I then see you made them

[@AlfarexSrc]

thank you!!

[@defendermk.1451]

What happens if you have to use the bathroom?

[@agribee4]

Wow amazing 👌 👏 😍 👍

[@diaz2148]

Boy, this is so satisfying, excelent job

[@AlfarexSrc]

Thanks!

[@gamesandreality698]

imagine your sleeve gets rolled up

[@darryldouglasmarbaniang7162]

Reminds me of that scene back in Halo 4 where the Spartan-IVs suited up. Very similar to this. Intriguing.

[@asmrtv2566]

I'm very glad that you're a member of this society.

[@Famix]

The sound effects are so satisfying. I know it's probably just a soda can, but damn, I could listen to it all day

[@M3LT-D0WN]

Luckily Hazmat Suit isn't a springlock

[@graysnake8585]

This kinda like that one scene from the game Starcraft Unfortunatly both Adrian Shepard and Barney Calhoun just where a vest and they have the same protection towards bullets and enemies

[@wut6458]

THIS. IS. AMAZING. Next video: Dr Kleiner suiting up like iron man

[@AlfarexSrc]

LMAO thanks, now we just need valve to give us the source 2 kleiner model

[@kamotecruiser4083]

HELL, ITS ABOUT TIME

[@markbv591]

Damn dude, you’ve got potential! Nice job!

[@AlfarexSrc]

thank you!! :)

[@markbv591]

@@AlfarexSrc You're welcome.

[@themandalorianranger588]

*Half-Life: How it’s Made*

[@farianblinder9130]

Please Gordon, wear a helmet Proceed to bhop backward at mach 3 to the ending

[@Me-wx1mt]

Me getting ready to play half life 2 & 1/2 in 3025

[@Eps1Lon55]

he just teleport into the suit

[@malfolin]

"Welcome to the H.E.V mark 4 protection system, for use in hazardous conditions."

[@AMentalFailure]

"Don't be silly! The HEV suit was designed to never come off!" -Dr Coomer Phd.

[@SireDragonChester]

Is sad we’ll never get another half life game or HL3.

[@IonutBilica]

I was expecting a "Hell! It's about time!" StarCraft 2 style.

[@BritLoveIrish]

This is every half life 1 and 2 fan getting ready to cripple an inter dimensional government with a crowbar

[@dejdo9354]

these glasses at the end, *chef's kiss* so climatic, love this vid

[@Vegetafan756]

“WAAH NO HELMET” in every single piece of artwork and official portrayal of Freeman he had no helmet on.

[@yoji5759]

Kinda want a dead space style helmet animation. Guess somebody would have to make a new model for that though

[@cdtv3602]

💕 *THAT MUSIC IS FANTASTIK AND FITS WITH THE VID!* 💓

[@borostanca]

this has to be the best video releated to half life

[@AlfarexSrc]

thank you!! :)

[@remainprofane7732]

That was awesome. I thought a pneumatic arm was going to come down and put his glasses on for him lmao

[@filzargeynep3536]

This really gives me Starcraft 2's intro cinematic vibes

[@alperadam136]

That was the best thing I've seen today. And it's really cool

[@IamArock22]

God this is an absolutely amazing animation. Great work!

[@user-ob3km6jz1y]

StarCraft 2: Tychus be like:

[@kwith]

Imagine putting this on and a fold in your clothing that you can't get rid of so you're CONSTANTLY feeling the ruffle in the cloth as it scratches against you every time you move. That would drive me INSANE

[@bishalgurung4356]

Freeman preparing for half life 3 be like:

[@SavageW.]

Wonderful , marvelous , fantastic , good job , perfect , perfection

[@AlfarexSrc]

thank you :)

[@thestevenofsuburbia8431]

This is insane. Really well done.

[@AlfarexSrc]

thank you!!

[@mavrik2007]

“They say a man never really knows himself until his freedom’s been taken away.”

[@KiriChan99]

This is super cool though, I always loved the Iron Man suit up!

[@generalderpscout5393]

Gordon: The truth is... I am Freeman

[@frankdeutan]

Loved it! Really cool work man. Long live Freeman, the authentic badass.

[@LuxCyanoFilmes]

AMAZING!

[@AlfarexSrc]

thank you!!

[@hordebutcher2651]

I can only imagine a million different ways a person could get crushed by this machine

[@thedawkturr4481]

Welcome to the H.E.V. Mark 4 Protective System. For use in hazardous environment conditions. High-impact reactive armour activated. Atmospheric contaminant sensors activated. Vital sign monitoring activated. Automatic medical systems engaged. Weapon selection system activated. Munition level monitoring activated. Communications interface online. Have a very safe day.

[@racer927]

Loving the Iron Man suit and/or Mjolnir armor take on this idea.