In Half-Life 2, Barney works as a mole for the Lambda Resistance in the Combine Civil Protection Forces. In Half-Life: Blue Shift, the playable Barney progresses through Black Mesa to escape the events of the resonance cascade, and is able to do so,in contrast to Gordon Freeman and Adrian Shephard, who are held in stasis. To test certain AI scripts and combat subroutines, Barney was temporarily changed to work with the player, but this was made permanent due to positive tester feedback. Initially, the "Barneys" were intended to be hostile NPCs who would attack the player. Scott Lynch, Valve Software's Chief Operating Officer, lent his face to the game for use in-game as Barney in Half-Life 2.īarney's name stemmed from the earlier alpha versions of Half-Life in which the model for the security guards held a resemblance to actor Don Knotts, inspiring comparisons with Knotts's character " Barney Fife" from The Andy Griffith Show, which in the United States has long been a disparaging term for an inept policeman or security guard. Michael Shapiro provided Barney's voice in the games of the Half-Life series. Barney Calhounīarney Calhoun is the playable character in Half-Life: Blue Shift, and a major character in Half-Life 2 as well as Episode One. His mysterious nature has made him an icon of the Half-Life series and one of the most well-known background characters in gaming. The G-Man's constant appearances in the Half-Life games, as well as his revealing monologues with series protagonist Gordon Freeman, imply he is of great importance and somewhat anchors the endeavors of the player. He plays the role of an overseer and employer, both observing the player as the games progress and pulling strings to control the outcome of specific events throughout the Half-Life saga. He is known to display peculiar behavior and capabilities beyond that of a normal human and his identity and motives remain almost completely unexplained. The G-Man, voiced by Michael Shapiro, is a mysterious recurring character in the Half-Life series of first-person shooter computer games.
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