The rate of fire of the HECU grunts was upgraded in Half-Life: Source. However he is still armed with arms such as an SMG, a Shotgun, an AR2, etc. Black Mesa Scientist The Hazardous Environment Combat Unit, abbreviated as HECU. Gordon can be outsmarted sometimes by the HECU and the Combine, leading him to traps in Half-Life games and mods. Louis says his name in Left 4 Dead 2 when he gets the crowbar. He first obtained a crowbar in Black Mesa, then another crowbar was found near a garbage compactor in Black Mesa after two HECU soldiers tossed him into the garbage compactor. His iconic weapon has always been a crowbar. Gordon Freeman fought through the HECU soldiers and Black Ops members (Primarily females with silenced pistols although male Black Ops members were seen in Opposing Force) They are deployed to eliminate extraterrestrial life, civilian personnel (to ensure that the incident is totally covered up so that the incident can be manipulated) and to regain control of the facility. He was a scientist at Black Mesa before the Black Mesa incident that started a Resonance Cascade through which aliens invaded Black Mesa, which brought the attention of the military and the Black Ops. The HECU is employed in the first Half-Life franchise game, to 'clean up the mess' made in the incident of the Black Mesa Research Facility. Gordon Freeman is the primary protagonist of the Half-Life series. Gordon Freeman as he appears in Half Life 1, Half Life Source and Half Life Deathmatch Source.

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