Post by The God-Emperor of Mankind on Feb 12, 2016 3:35:00 GMT 1
Vortigaunts are an old, ancient race of Alien Creatures that Originate from an Unknown Homeworld.
Vortigaunts, unlike many people think DO NOT originate from Xen. Xen in fact in Vortigese means: "Prison". Vortigaunts Originate from an Unkown Home planet, which is most likely similar to Earth, due to two things:
1) Vortigaunts breed like Earth Mammals. (Suspected due to the fact that they have 4 nipples)
2) The Combine invaded it, which means it must've had resources, like Oxygen, Water and Metals that must've been valuable and rare.
Vortigaunts are highly advanced organisms, with most of their organs being 3 times as efficient as Human ones, and while being even half the size.
Their bodies are capable of the Flux-Shifting, also known as: Speaking Vortigese. Against the Contrary belief; Flux Shifting does not require a connection to the Vorti-Essence, but Telepathy with Flux-Shifting DOES.
Vortigaunts have been brought to Xen, by fleeing their homeworld.
When the Combine attacked their Homeworld, the Vortigaunts just like Humans put up a fight. It's unknown how long the Vortigaunts resisted, but due to claims, suspicion and evidence; it is suspected the Vortigaunts put the fight up longer than humans. Then they fled to Xen by opening Portals to it.
Upon arrival they named the new realm: "Xen" which in Vortigese means: Home. But with time the Nihilanth found the Vortigaunts and enslaved them, into becoming his servants, with that event happening the name "Xen" changed it's meaning to: Prison.
With the Black Meas Incident Vortigaunts have Escaped Xen and at first they were hostile to humans, due to their master; Nihilanth.
But after his death, they quickly became friendly to the human governments across Earth. After the Invasion, a big amount of them
became allies to the Resistance, due to the mutual purpose of fighting Combine.
Funfact: Vortigaunts DO speak in First-Person, as seen in Ep2. Some important features to know about the Vortigaunts are:
4 Red eyes, one being large and the other 3 at the top
Back-jointed legs, which results in rather awkward and slower running, as well as an awkward posture
Three arms, the third being on the chest of the Vortigaunt (used for feeding.)
All four eyes are actually multiple openings to a single eye surface
They also have two rectums
as well as four nipples, suggesting that Vortigaunts reproduce in a similar fashion to Earthly mammals.
No tongue or teeth on their lower jaw, yet they can speak English fluently, with a strange accent and some sort of speech impediment when using S's and R's.
Vortigaunts believe in a binding life-force which they call the "Vortessence". Due to their use of this force, which remains untapped by humans , the Vortigaunt species can communicate with one another telepathically. They believe Vortessence is the fabric of the universe, made of "vortal cords", of which everything is woven (and therefore everything is connected). The Vortigaunts are able to read and control this force for their electrical powers, nearly hive-mind telepathy and, likely, their ability to take power from objects. They can use their powers coupled with "the extract" of Antlion larvae to bring the nearly dead back to life.
Another Funfact: In the Development of Half-life (First, not second), Vortigaunts were planned to be WAY more powerful. They were in fact supposed to be this type of enemy that is pain in the ass. Their AI was more advanced and more aggresive. A few examples:
-Their attack would kill the player instantly, unless he wore armor.
-They could revive dead friends.
-If they were in a group of 3, you killed one of their friends, the Vortigaunts would split jobs. One would attack you and the other one would revive his friend.
-If they stumbled upon a large pile of corpses of their friends, they would stop fighting and run away in fear for a long amount of time.
-They had more HP.
-They were slightly faster moving.
Vortigaunts, unlike many people think DO NOT originate from Xen. Xen in fact in Vortigese means: "Prison". Vortigaunts Originate from an Unkown Home planet, which is most likely similar to Earth, due to two things:
1) Vortigaunts breed like Earth Mammals. (Suspected due to the fact that they have 4 nipples)
2) The Combine invaded it, which means it must've had resources, like Oxygen, Water and Metals that must've been valuable and rare.
Vortigaunts are highly advanced organisms, with most of their organs being 3 times as efficient as Human ones, and while being even half the size.
Their bodies are capable of the Flux-Shifting, also known as: Speaking Vortigese. Against the Contrary belief; Flux Shifting does not require a connection to the Vorti-Essence, but Telepathy with Flux-Shifting DOES.
Vortigaunts have been brought to Xen, by fleeing their homeworld.
When the Combine attacked their Homeworld, the Vortigaunts just like Humans put up a fight. It's unknown how long the Vortigaunts resisted, but due to claims, suspicion and evidence; it is suspected the Vortigaunts put the fight up longer than humans. Then they fled to Xen by opening Portals to it.
Upon arrival they named the new realm: "Xen" which in Vortigese means: Home. But with time the Nihilanth found the Vortigaunts and enslaved them, into becoming his servants, with that event happening the name "Xen" changed it's meaning to: Prison.
With the Black Meas Incident Vortigaunts have Escaped Xen and at first they were hostile to humans, due to their master; Nihilanth.
But after his death, they quickly became friendly to the human governments across Earth. After the Invasion, a big amount of them
became allies to the Resistance, due to the mutual purpose of fighting Combine.
Funfact: Vortigaunts DO speak in First-Person, as seen in Ep2. Some important features to know about the Vortigaunts are:
4 Red eyes, one being large and the other 3 at the top
Back-jointed legs, which results in rather awkward and slower running, as well as an awkward posture
Three arms, the third being on the chest of the Vortigaunt (used for feeding.)
All four eyes are actually multiple openings to a single eye surface
They also have two rectums
as well as four nipples, suggesting that Vortigaunts reproduce in a similar fashion to Earthly mammals.
No tongue or teeth on their lower jaw, yet they can speak English fluently, with a strange accent and some sort of speech impediment when using S's and R's.
Vortigaunts believe in a binding life-force which they call the "Vortessence". Due to their use of this force, which remains untapped by humans , the Vortigaunt species can communicate with one another telepathically. They believe Vortessence is the fabric of the universe, made of "vortal cords", of which everything is woven (and therefore everything is connected). The Vortigaunts are able to read and control this force for their electrical powers, nearly hive-mind telepathy and, likely, their ability to take power from objects. They can use their powers coupled with "the extract" of Antlion larvae to bring the nearly dead back to life.
Another Funfact: In the Development of Half-life (First, not second), Vortigaunts were planned to be WAY more powerful. They were in fact supposed to be this type of enemy that is pain in the ass. Their AI was more advanced and more aggresive. A few examples:
-Their attack would kill the player instantly, unless he wore armor.
-They could revive dead friends.
-If they were in a group of 3, you killed one of their friends, the Vortigaunts would split jobs. One would attack you and the other one would revive his friend.
-If they stumbled upon a large pile of corpses of their friends, they would stop fighting and run away in fear for a long amount of time.
-They had more HP.
-They were slightly faster moving.