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* GlassCannon: He kills Gordon Freeman in a single hit by stomping on the former, showing that he has massive strength proportional to his size. However, as John Freeman finds out and demonstrates, a single rocket can and does end up taking him out.
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* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: He started the rebellion, lead the humens against the Combines, and at the end is made Mayor of their new city.
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* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: He started the rebellion, lead the humens against the Combines, and at the end is made Mayor President of their new city.government.
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* RedShirtArmy: They are unnamed, and many of them are killed in the ensuing war.
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* TheQuisling: After the Combines resurrect him via their Science, he becomes their top enforcer on Earth under the moniker of "The Dark Man".
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* TheQuisling: After the Combines resurrect him via their Science, he becomes their top enforcer on Earth under the moniker of "The Dark Man". Unlike most examples, Gordon is actually an unwilling case, as he was BrainwashedAndCrazy by the Combines.
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* TheQuisling: After the Combines resurrect him via their Science, he becomes their top enforcer on Earth under the moniker of "The Dark Man".
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* HeroKiller: He manages to take out Gordon Freeman in a single stomp.
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* VillainousLegacy: His killing of Gordon Freeman helps set up the events of "Free Man", where it's revealed that the Combines found and later resurrected Gordon Freeman for their own purposes.
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* VillainousLegacy: His killing of Gordon Freeman helps set up the events of "Free Man", where it's revealed that the Combines found and later resurrected Gordon Freeman for their own purposes. John Freeman even tells the brainwashed Gordon that he personally killed the Next Boss and avenged his death.
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* FailureHero: He fails to save his brother Gordon Freeman during the ending of the original fanfic, and later inadvertently lets the former turn into a Zombie Goast during the ending of "What Has Tobe Done". [[spoiler:And, during the events of "Free Man", John Freeman was also unable to prevent Gordon from being abducted by the Combines and turned into their top enforcer, the Dark Man.]] Subverted by the end of "Free Man", [[spoiler:when he succeeds in getting Henry Freeman and the Humens out of harm's way, at the cost of his own life.]]
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* FailureHero: He fails to save his brother Gordon Freeman during the ending of the original fanfic, and later inadvertently lets the former turn into a Zombie Goast during the ending of "What Has Tobe Done". [[spoiler:And, during in-between the events of "What Has Tobe Done" and "Free Man", John Freeman was also unable to prevent Gordon from being abducted by the Combines and turned into their top enforcer, the Dark Man.]] Subverted by the end of "Free Man", [[spoiler:when he succeeds in getting Henry Freeman and the Humens out of harm's way, at the cost of his own life.]]
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* WeCanRebuildHim: The Combines manage to resurrect him from the dead by turning him into a {{cyborg}} via Combine Science.
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* VillainousLegacy: His killing of Gordon Freeman helps set up the events of "Free Man", where it's revealed that the Combines found and later resurrected Gordon Freeman for their own purposes.
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* FailureHero: He fails to save his brother Gordon Freeman during the ending of the original fanfic, and later inadvertently lets the former turn into a Zombie Goast during the ending of "What Has Tobe Done". [[spoiler:And, during the events of "Free Man", John Freeman was also unable to prevent Gordon from being abducted by the Combines and turned into their top enforcer, the Dark Man.]]
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* FailureHero: He fails to save his brother Gordon Freeman during the ending of the original fanfic, and later inadvertently lets the former turn into a Zombie Goast during the ending of "What Has Tobe Done". [[spoiler:And, during the events of "Free Man", John Freeman was also unable to prevent Gordon from being abducted by the Combines and turned into their top enforcer, the Dark Man.]] Subverted by the end of "Free Man", [[spoiler:when he succeeds in getting Henry Freeman and the Humens out of harm's way, at the cost of his own life.]]
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* FailureHero: He fails to save his brother Gordon Freeman during the ending of the original fanfic, and later inadvertently lets the former turn into a Zombie Goast during the ending of "What Has Tobe Done". [[spoiler:And, during the events of "Free Man", John Freeman was also unable to prevent Gordon from being abducted by the Combines and turned into their top enforcer, the Dark Man.]]
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* OneManArmy: In "Free Man", he carves his way through entire legions of Combines.
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* OneManArmy: In "Free Man", he carves his way through entire legions groups of Combines.Combines in order to buy Henry Freeman and the Humens time to escape. Made more apparent in the Icton adaptation, where he straight up massacres ''entire legions'' of them without any issue whatsoever.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Not that he was any less powerful to begin with, but the Icton adaptation of "Free Man" shows him having the abilities of {{Flight}} and SuperStrength when fighting the Combines, abilities that the original fanfiction version of John Freeman lacked.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Not that he was any less powerful to begin with, but the Icton adaptation of "Free Man" shows him having the abilities of {{Flight}} and SuperStrength when fighting the Combines, abilities that the original fanfiction version of John Freeman lacked. On top of that, he's shown taking out entire legions of Combines, far more than what the original fanfic ever depicted or implied.
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* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:The Combines, using their science, manage to resurrect Gordon Freeman and turn him into one of their top enforcers.]]
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* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:He dies for good during the events of "Free Man", whereas in the games he's still very much alive.]]
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* DeathByAdaptation: Implied in the Itcon version, where after John Freeman puts a nest of bird eggs back in the tree the nest falls back again and some [[FreezeFrameBonus brief]] text appears on the screen to inform us they're, "not safe".
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* DeathByAdaptation: Implied in the Itcon Icton version, where after John Freeman puts a nest of bird eggs back in the tree the nest falls back again and some [[FreezeFrameBonus brief]] text appears on the screen to inform us they're, "not safe".
* DefiantToTheEnd: Even after John Freeman wipes them out once again, the Zombie Goasts continue to taunt him one last time. This earns them a rocket courtesy of the former.
* {{Revenge}}: These monsters are bent on killing John Freeman for him killing their brethren in the previous story.
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* TotallyRadical: Speaks this way in the Itcon version.
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* TotallyRadical: Speaks this way in the Itcon Icton version.
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* EvilCostumeSwitch: Following his resurrection as the Dark Man, he wears a black and red version of his iconic HEV suit, in contrast to the original bright orange one he wore during the first part.
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* EvilCostumeSwitch: Following In the Icton adaptation, following his resurrection as the Dark Man, he wears a black and red version of his iconic HEV suit, suit. This is in stark contrast to the original bright orange one he wore during the first part.
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* MercyKill: Their ultimate fate; John Freeman kills them so they'll be at piece.
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* MercyKill: Their ultimate fate; John Freeman blows up their house and kills them so they'll be at piece.
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* EvilCostumeSwitch: Following his resurrection as the Dark Man, he wears a black and red version of his iconic HEV suit, in contrast to the original bright orange one he wore during the first part.
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* HybridMonster: Much like their predecessors, they're zombies that have somehow been resurrected as ghosts.
* RebelLeader: Ends up establishing, and ultimately leading, a successful Humen resistance movement against the Combines.
* AlienInvasion: During the start of "Hero Beginning", they invade Earth and subjugate the Humens to brutal treatment.
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* ScienceIsBad: Their science is depicted as evil, namely [[spoiler:being used to brainwash and convert Gordon Freeman into their top enforcer.]]
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* MadeOfIron: Survives being shot directly by a rocket.
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* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler:He presumably dies when the Combines' Hug Tower explodes during the ending of "Free Man".]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He gives his life to save his son Henry Freeman, as well as the entire Humen Resistance, time to escape the Combines city.]]
* MadeOfIron: Survives being shot directly by a rocket. And later, [[spoiler:getting stabbed in the back multiple times]].
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He gives his life to save his son Henry Freeman, as well as the entire Humen Resistance, time to escape the Combines city.]]
* MadeOfIron: Survives being shot directly by a rocket. And later, [[spoiler:getting stabbed in the back multiple times]].
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* AdaptationalBadass: Not that he was any less powerful to begin with, but the Icton adaptation of "Free Man" establishes that he's more than capable of taking down entire legions of Combines without a scratch.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Not that he was any less powerful to begin with, but the Icton adaptation of "Free Man" establishes shows him having the abilities of {{Flight}} and SuperStrength when fighting the Combines, abilities that he's more than capable the original fanfiction version of taking down entire legions of Combines without a scratch.John Freeman lacked.
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* Beszerk Button: "YOU WILL NOT LAUGH AT ME!"
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* Beszerk Berserk Button: "YOU WILL NOT LAUGH AT ME!"
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* OneManArmy: In "Free Man", he carves his way through entire legions of Combines.
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* DespairEventHorizon: Had seemingly crossed it prior to the story, allowing the combines to dominate them; but it's subverted when Henry Freeman's rebellious actions give them hop.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: After Henry Freeman gives them hop, they fight back in a hellish stand against the Combines. Many of them do die and they lose their original city, but after the hug tower explods the survivors are able to build a new, peaceful existence where no one is slave or sad.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: After Henry Freeman gives them hop, they fight back in a hellish stand against the Combines. Many of them do die and they lose their original city, but after the hug tower explods the survivors are able to build a new, peaceful existence where no one is slave or sad.
