![]() The Combine's teleportation is also far more resource-intensive than Black Mesa's teleportation. Mossman helped the Combine build a comparatively rudimentary teleporter with such capabilities in Nova Prospekt, but it was destroyed during Alyx Vance and Gordon Freeman's escape. As a result, the Combine aims to obtain as much information on their teleportation technology as possible. ![]() The teleportation method developed by Black Mesa, on the other hand, enables intra-universal (local) translocation. Mossman explains that while the Combine can teleport from one universe to another, they do not know how to teleport between different locations in the same universe, and are instead reliant on far less powerful means of local transportation. However, the Combine appears to have a limited grasp of local teleportation. Through this technology, the Combine can traverse entire universes and dimensions in their conquests. The Combine Empire is incredibly advanced technologically, being able to teleport to an entirely different plane of reality. Following standard Combine procedure, Earth's dominant species were modified to form a new arm of the Combine military, and the planet's resources were systematically stripped. įollowing the Black Mesa Incident and subsequent Seven Hour War, Earth became the Combine's most recent (known) annexation. It brought with it members of several species, both its allies and its slaves, including the Vortigaunts. It is known that the Combine invaded the homeworld of the Nihilanth's species and inflicted a total genocide against them, with only the Nihilanth able to escape the onslaught by seeking refuge in Xen. It is unknown exactly how many worlds the Combine has under its control, but being an extradimensional empire, they most definitely possess a great number of universes and dimensions. Breen refers to the Combine Soldiers and Civil Protection as "The Transhuman Arm of the Combine Overwatch" in Nova Prospekt, verifying that "Combine" is an accepted name of the empire, even by the Combine itself. The name is pronounced COM-bine, as in Combine harvester, opposed to the verb form com-BINE, as in "to join together or unite." Dr. Judging by dialogue from Breen, many of the territories under control by the Combine are nigh-uninhabitable by humans without life support systems. Equally dire is the threat of "permanent off-world relocation" directed towards citizens. They are also highly trained, and can adapt well beyond the confines of Earth, in other universes and dimensions if needed, as in-game dialogue mentions potential deployment of Overwatch units across the Combine Empire in a "permanent off-world assignment." Assignment on other worlds is considered a terrible fate for Overwatch soldiers unfortunate enough to be stuck with it, and is often used as a punishment or threat only. The Combine Overwatch on Earth is a notable example of this: Overwatch Soldiers, humans surgically modified with Combine technology, are overall much deadlier and more resilient than normal human beings. ![]() On Earth, the Combine notably uses their technology to create armies of super-soldiers, resulting in a highly mobile and adaptive military force that can respond to any threat and crush any opposition. The products of the Combine's re-engineering process are known as " synths" - synthetic organisms that serve a variety of functions within the empire. ![]() They seem to only assimilate intelligent species from the universes they conquer, and manipulate these species through many means, including bioengineering and artificial implantation. The Combine is composed of an untold number of species, with entire alien ecosystems enslaved to their will. Wallace Breen, who serves as humanity's Administrator and representative on Earth. On Earth, beings called the Advisors are responsible for overseeing all communication and interaction between the Combine and the Earthly occupation, as well as ruling all Combine forces on earth through Dr. The Combine's ultimate goal is to conquer and harness the entire multiverse.ĭetails of the Combine's leadership and administrative structure remain unknown, as do whether they consist of an economy, or even a society that exists beyond the limits of human understanding. ![]() The Combine is a massive empire spanning countless parallel universes and dimensions, and includes an unknown number of sentient species. ![]()
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