The story of Gordon Freeman
Doctor Gordon Freeman is a theoretical
physicist who was forced to defend
himself and the human race against
hostile aliens and other enemies
following an experiment gone wrong.
In the process, he became an almost
legendary resistance hero, eventually
becoming one of the leaders of an
uprising against the alien invaders.
At the time of the Black Mesa Incident,
Gordon Freeman was 27 years old.
He has no dependents and is a graduate of MIT, having earned a Ph.D. in theoretical physics. His thesis was titled Observation of Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Entanglement on Supraquantum Structures by Induction Through Nonlinear Transuranic Crystal of Extremely Long Wavelength (ELW) Pulse from Mode-Locked Source Array (essentially about the teleportation of matter through extremely dense elements). A native of Seattle, Washington, Freeman harbors an early interest in theoretical physics, such as quantum mechanics and relativity. His earliest heroes are Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking and Richard Feynman. After observing a series of teleportation experiments conducted by the Institute for Experimental Physics in Innsbruck, Austria, applications of teleportation became Freeman's obsession.
Eventually, he became disappointed with the slow pace of teleportation research in academia and began to search for a job outside the education sector. By coincidence, Freeman's MIT mentor Dr. Isaac Kleiner had taken charge of a research project at a top secret, integrated research facility known as the Black Mesa Research Facility, and offered Freeman a job. He accepts, hoping that at least part of the immense funding would go towards civilian applications of astrophysics and quantum computing.
After May 15, 200-(sic), Freeman had just started working at the Black Mesa Research Facility, located somewhere in the New Mexico desert, where he owned a Level 3 Research Associate position. He was accommodated in the Level 3 Dormitories in the Black Mesa South Wing, alone in room 309. At Black Mesa, he was assigned to the Anomalous Materials department doing nuclear, subatomic and quantum research.
On May 16, Freeman and his team performed an experiment that went horribly wrong (possibly intentionally, due to outside manipulation) As a result, the space-time continuum was ruptured, allowing alien lifeforms to enter the Black Mesa facility. They immediately started killing any humans they could find. Freeman found himself hunted by two groups: the invading aliens and later the Hazardous Environment Combat Unit, a military cleanup team that had been sent to contain the situation, by silencing aliens and surviving personnel alike. Against all odds, the untrained theoretical physicist managed to survive the chaos (thanks in no small part to the HEV Suit he wore in his duties), impressing the few surviving scientists and security guards with his heroic acts while quickly becoming the HECU's top priority target.
After numerous challenges, and after eliminating countless aliens and soldiers, Freeman was eventually transported by a few surviving Lambda Team scientists to the alien home world of Xen, where he managed to eliminate the alien leader, the Nihilanth. Upon recovering from his final encounter, Freeman was finally confronted by the mysterious G-Man, who had been observing Freeman from a distance throughout the entire time and perhaps even manipulating his fate. The G-Man showed Freeman several locations throughout Earth and Xen, before finally offering Freeman a choice: either agree to work for him and his mysterious employers, or be left to die on Xen without any weapons and surrounded by hostile lifeforms. Gordon choose to accept G-Man's offer of employment. He was then put into stasis by the G-man for two decades...
physicist who was forced to defend
himself and the human race against
hostile aliens and other enemies
following an experiment gone wrong.
In the process, he became an almost
legendary resistance hero, eventually
becoming one of the leaders of an
uprising against the alien invaders.
At the time of the Black Mesa Incident,
Gordon Freeman was 27 years old.
He has no dependents and is a graduate of MIT, having earned a Ph.D. in theoretical physics. His thesis was titled Observation of Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Entanglement on Supraquantum Structures by Induction Through Nonlinear Transuranic Crystal of Extremely Long Wavelength (ELW) Pulse from Mode-Locked Source Array (essentially about the teleportation of matter through extremely dense elements). A native of Seattle, Washington, Freeman harbors an early interest in theoretical physics, such as quantum mechanics and relativity. His earliest heroes are Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking and Richard Feynman. After observing a series of teleportation experiments conducted by the Institute for Experimental Physics in Innsbruck, Austria, applications of teleportation became Freeman's obsession.
Eventually, he became disappointed with the slow pace of teleportation research in academia and began to search for a job outside the education sector. By coincidence, Freeman's MIT mentor Dr. Isaac Kleiner had taken charge of a research project at a top secret, integrated research facility known as the Black Mesa Research Facility, and offered Freeman a job. He accepts, hoping that at least part of the immense funding would go towards civilian applications of astrophysics and quantum computing.
After May 15, 200-(sic), Freeman had just started working at the Black Mesa Research Facility, located somewhere in the New Mexico desert, where he owned a Level 3 Research Associate position. He was accommodated in the Level 3 Dormitories in the Black Mesa South Wing, alone in room 309. At Black Mesa, he was assigned to the Anomalous Materials department doing nuclear, subatomic and quantum research.
On May 16, Freeman and his team performed an experiment that went horribly wrong (possibly intentionally, due to outside manipulation) As a result, the space-time continuum was ruptured, allowing alien lifeforms to enter the Black Mesa facility. They immediately started killing any humans they could find. Freeman found himself hunted by two groups: the invading aliens and later the Hazardous Environment Combat Unit, a military cleanup team that had been sent to contain the situation, by silencing aliens and surviving personnel alike. Against all odds, the untrained theoretical physicist managed to survive the chaos (thanks in no small part to the HEV Suit he wore in his duties), impressing the few surviving scientists and security guards with his heroic acts while quickly becoming the HECU's top priority target.
After numerous challenges, and after eliminating countless aliens and soldiers, Freeman was eventually transported by a few surviving Lambda Team scientists to the alien home world of Xen, where he managed to eliminate the alien leader, the Nihilanth. Upon recovering from his final encounter, Freeman was finally confronted by the mysterious G-Man, who had been observing Freeman from a distance throughout the entire time and perhaps even manipulating his fate. The G-Man showed Freeman several locations throughout Earth and Xen, before finally offering Freeman a choice: either agree to work for him and his mysterious employers, or be left to die on Xen without any weapons and surrounded by hostile lifeforms. Gordon choose to accept G-Man's offer of employment. He was then put into stasis by the G-man for two decades...
