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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 entire universes and dimensions.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. 2.3 Mind control and memory replacement.2.1 Invasion of Earth and the Seven Hour War.

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The Combine serves as the overarching antagonistic force of the overall Half-Life series and is the main antagonistic force of Half-Life 2, its episodes, and Half-Life: Alyx. These events were spearheaded by Gordon Freeman, having been released by The G-Man from stasis. Nevertheless, humanity did not remain subjugated, and nearly twenty years later, Earth's Resistance culminated in The Uprising, and the Combine were beaten thrice in pivotal battles. įollowing the Black Mesa Incident, and the death of the Nihilanth, the Combine invaded Earth and emerged victorious from the ensuing war against the humans in a mere seven hours with their extremely superior technology and the assistance of numerous enslaved species, completely taking over all of human civilization and ruling with an iron fist, oppressing and murdering humans while destroying the planet slowly via drainage of resource. The Combine's ultimate goal is to enslave and control the Multiverse. Wallace Breen, is a vast interdimensional empire spanning an indefinite amount of universes and star systems, comprising of countless species as allies and as slaves. The Combine, abbreviated as CMB, referred to as 'Our Benefactors' and described as a universal union by Dr.