Gordon Freeman

For the American immunologist and oncologist, see Gordon J. Freeman.

Gordon Freeman
Half-Life character
A white man in an armoured suit clutches a shotgun. The man has brown hair, a short beard and mustache, green eyes and thick black glasses. The suit is predominately orange with black trim, the Greek letter Lambda emblazoned on the suit's chest.
Gordon Freeman as he appears in Half-Life 2 (2004)
First gameHalf-Life (1998)
Created byGabe Newell[1]
Designed by
In-universe information
HomeSeattle, Washington
NationalityAmerican

Gordon Freeman is the silent protagonist of the Half-Life video game series, created by Gabe Newell and designed by Marc Laidlaw of Valve.[1][2] His first appearance is in Half-Life (1998). Gordon Freeman is depicted as a bespectacled white man from Seattle, with brown hair and a signature goatee, who graduated from MIT with a PhD in theoretical physics. He was an employee at the fictional Black Mesa Research Facility. Controlled by the player, Gordon is often tasked with using a wide range of weapons and tools to fight alien creatures such as headcrabs, as well as Combine machines and soldiers. Gordon Freeman's character has been well-received by critics and gamers, and various gaming websites often consider him to be one of the greatest video game characters of all time, including UGO and GameSpot.[3][4]

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  2. ^ a b "Marc Laidlaw". Giant Bomb. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
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