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Waking up in the aftermath of the disaster, Gordon journeys throughout the complex and fights hostile alien creatures along with military forces deployed by the U.S. In Half Life, After working in the Black Mesa Research Facility for an unknown amount of time in the Anomalous Materials part of the complex, a teleportation experiment involving a crystal from the border world known as Xen triggers a Resonance Cascade which results in hostile alien species from the dimension invading the complex having been teleported in. The complex was located in the New Mexico desert and extended for hundreds of miles below ground. in theoretical physics, Gordon Freeman was a smart and young man who longed to prove his worth in the scientific world.ĭuring his career before the events of Half Life, Gordon joined a government-owned research complex known as the Black Mesa Research Facility. They are carried into combat zones through the use of Xen manta ships.A scientist who recently graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology earning a Ph.D. The implication is that the Alien Grunts are manufactured beings, an idea that is substantiated by their shining, metallic armor that appears surgically attached.

The Alien Grunts can be found being transported through a factory on Xen, stored in pod-shaped containers. Grunts are equipped with metallic armour around the groin and shoulders, as well as metal helmets and shoes. At one point in the game, a group of alien grunts appear to be commandeering, or at least have set up, an alien energy cannon, implying the necessary requirement of external weaponry. However, they do not seem to share the race's myriad energy-based powers, hence the need for the hivehand weapon. Alien Grunts share many features with their Vortigaunt counterparts: multiple red eyes, backwards-jointed legs, hoofed feet and a short arm extending from their mid-torso which is used for feeding. The Grunt will also punch anything that gets too close with its thick bulky arms that end in blunt pincers. Hornets (also known to some as Thornets) respawn as an infinite supply of ammunition. Tough, strong, and extremely hostile, Alien Grunts are armed with a biological weapon called the Hivehand, or Hornet Gun, which contains Hornets insect-like flying creatures that seek out living targets and attack them. The Grunts are known as the soldier class or creations of the humanoid Vortigaunt race of Xen.

An Alien Grunt (Xenotherium myrmex) is a fictional creature from the first-person shooter computer game Half-Life created by Valve Software.