After you killed him, you were put into 'stasis' by the G-man following his job offer, but the fissure that The Nihilanth was holding open never completely closed up and instead grew a lot worse. But for some reason the Nihilanth revolted and fled to Xen, along with the Vortigaunts to get away from the combine and establish his own empire.

It was assimilated by the Combine to be a 'spokesman' of the combine. It's implied from the information between HL1 and HL2 that the last boss monster in HL1, The Nihilanth, served the same function that Wallace Breen did in HL2. The Combine are an inter-dimensional military empire that go to other worlds and assimilate their most aggressive qualities, drain their planet of their natural resources, and turn the rest of the population into a subservient workforce of emaciated husks. Click here for a list of other gaming subreddits. Posts and comments, whether in jest or with malice, that contain racist, sexist, homophobic content, threats, or other forms of toxicity will be removed, regardless of popularity or relevance.įor a more detailed explanation of these rules, click here. No Kickstarter, crowdfunding, et al project 'reminder' posts. No referral, affiliate, livestream, and/or survey links. This is not the place to spam your channel or stream.

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