History VideoGame / EntropyZero2

* EleventhHourSuperpower: The [[SuperPrototype prototype [=AR2=]]] from the first game makes its return just after the boss battle in the Entropic Control facility. Its devastating stopping power makes it a useful weapon for the remaining fights.

* SpiritualAntithesis: The similarities to ''VideoGame/HuntDownTheFreeman'' haven't gone unnoticed by fans. Both games are about [[VillainProtagonist being in the shoes of one of the enemy soldiers]] [[BreakoutMookCharacter you gun down by the dozen]] in the ''VideoGame/HalfLife'' series, the plots of both involve hunting down a major character from the original game, and both plots run concurrently with the original games' plots. But whereas Mitchell is driven forward by a petty revenge quest [[spoiler:which ends with him getting double-crossed by the G-Man and killing one of his closest friends]], Bad Cop is instead motivated by the prospect of finding his [[MissingChild missing daughter]] [[spoiler:and can end up gaining a new friend and getting help from the G-Man]].

* SpiritualAntithesis: The similarities to ''VideoGame/HuntDownTheFreeman'' haven't gone unnoticed by fans. Both games are about [[VillainProtagonist being in the shoes of one of the enemy soldiers]] [[BreakoutMookCharacter you gun down by the dozen]] in the ''VideoGame/HalfLife'' series, the plots of both involve hunting down a major character from the original game, and both plots run concurrently with the original games' plots.
* SquadControls: Much like Gordon and the rebels under his command, Bad Cop can order around a squad of Combine Overwatch soldiers. The main differences here are that the spot which you order the soldiers to move to is marked with a crosshair, soldiers can be added to or removed from your squad with the Use key, and the ArbitraryHeadcountLimit of four squad members from ''Half-Life 2'' is removed.

* HoldTheLine: One against a rebel platoon that assaults Bad Cop and his team at the Arbeit executive lodge, and another one while waiting for a cargo mover that will take Bad Cop to the project's location, with an army of rebels making one last desperate attempt to stop him.

* PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo: [[spoiler:Not of the original Bad Cop from ''Entropy : Zero'', but after chosing the "There Will Be Darkness" ending, the now-personalityless Bad Cop ends up getting cornered and killed by Gordon Freeman and Dog after they spring an ambush on the Borealis. While Gordon Freeman is never seen directly, the effects of his [[IconicItem Gravity Gun]] are [[MookHorrorShow clear as day]].]]

* FaustianRebellion: If you so choose. [[spoiler:In the final stage of the game, the advisor instructs you to surrender your consciousness, submit to a total memory wipe, and become the template for a clone army of Overwatch soldiers. The game prompts you to comply. You can refuse this and shoot the advisor in the face, thus initiating a boss battle and the "There Will Be Darkness" ending.]]

* SquadControls: Much like Gordon and the rebels under his command, Bad Cop can order around a squad of Combine Overwatch soldiers. The main differences here are that the spot which you order the soldiers to move to is marked with a crosshair, soldiers can be added or removed to your squad with the Use key, and the ArbitraryHeadcountLimit of four squad members from ''Half-Life 2'' is removed.

* UnusableEnemyEquipment: The USP Match pistol is only useable in the prologue. It's used by the Resistance as a sidearm in subsequent chapters, but can only be picked up as ammo for your [=MP5K=]. Similarly, some rebels can use a Crowbar as a melee weapon after you kick their primary weapon out of their hands. Should you attempt to grab it, Bad Cop will refuse and say that it's "worthless".

* SpiritualAntithesis: The similarities to ''VideoGame/HuntDownTheFreeman'' haven't gone unnoticed by fans. Both games are about [[VillainProtagonist being in the shoes of one of the enemy soldiers]] [[BreakoutMookCharacter you gun down by the dozen]] in the ''VideoGame/HalfLife'' series, the plots of both involve hunting down a major character from the original game, and both plots run concurrently with the original games' plots. The major difference is that ''Entropy : Zero 2'' was far better received than ''Hunt Down The Freeman'', both in gameplay and story.

* FaustianRebellion: If you so choose.[[spoiler: In the final stage of the game, the advisor instructs you to surrender your consciousness, submit to a total memory wipe, and become the template for a clone army of Overwatch soldiers. The game prompts you to comply. You can refuse this and shoot the advisor in the face, thus initiating a boss battle and the "There Will Be Darkness" ending.]]

** Bad Cop frequently references pop culture in his quips, exclaiming [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog "You're too slow!"]] when killing Fast Zombies or [[Film/Scarface1983 "Say hello to my little friend!"]] as he racks up a kill with the APC's rocket launcher, to name just a few.

** [[Series/TheITCrowd "Wow, a gun! Hell's horses! I wonder if it's loaded." *click* *click* *click*]]

* UnusableEnemyEquipment: The USP Match pistol is only useable in the prologue. It's used by the Resistance as a sidearm in subsequent chapters, but can only be picked up as ammo for your [=MP5K=]. Similarly, some rebels can use a Crowbar as a melee weapon after you kick their primary weapon out of their hands. Should you attempt to grab it, Bad Cop will refuse and say that it's "useless."

** Unrelated to Wilson; rebels can now throw grenades. To ensure that you don't mistake them for your allies' grenades in the heat of combat, the trailing light on rebel grenades is [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience colored yellow]]. The same goes for whenever rebel snipers appear; their laser sight is colored yellow as well.

** Unrelated to Wilson; rebels can now throw grenades. To ensure that you don't mistake them for your allies' grenades, the trailing light on rebel grenades is [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience colored yellow]]. The same goes for whenever rebel snipers appear; their laser sight is colored yellow as well.

* CanonImmigrant: One of the enemies that can pop up from the Xen Grenades are ''VideoGame/BlackMesa'''s HEV Zombies.

* EliteMooks: Along with the standard Resistance fighters there are Brutes, who wield shotguns and can take more damage than their companions, and Jumpers, who can jump long distances and are generally extremely mobile.

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: After passing through a makeshift research station underneath Arbeit 2, it's possible to backtrack and meet with a Combine squad who come onto the scene to investigate the area. Interacting with them will cause Bad Cop to accuse them of "just acting busy" and not doing actual work. Sure enough, a glance at the level in the Hammer editor reveals their evidence-gathering routines are controlled by the [[https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Actbusy Actbusy system]].

* PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo: [[spoiler: Not of the original Bad-Cop from Entropy: Zero, but after chosing the "There Will Be Darkness" ending, the now-personalityless Bad Cop ends up getting cornered and killed by Gordon Freeman and Dog after they spring an ambush on the Borealis. While Gordon Freeman is never seen directly, the effects of his [[IconicItem Gravity Gun]] is [[MookHorrorShow clear as day]].]]

* QuickMelee: In lieu of any proper melee weapons (outside of the Stunstick in the first chapter), there’s now a dedicated "kick" button. It works on enemies, supply crates, and [[OpenSaysMe doors]] alike.

->''"I only had one thing to give up for this job: my humanity. Some would say... I never had it anyway."''
-->--'''Bad Cop'''

* NonStandardGameover: As per Half-Life tradition, letting important people die will lead to an early game over. Examples include letting Wilson die before you leave the Arbeit facilities (which leads Overwatch to remark on Bad Cop's Host Body rotting due to lack of sustainment), [[FriendlyFire killing too many friendly combine soldiers]] (leading Overwatch to remark on Bad Cop being too unstable and [[DeaderThanDead disposing of all]] [[BodyBackupDrive his clones]]), and [[spoiler: letting Mossman die (leading Bad Cop to gloat about her death before [[OhCrap realizing he screwed over his entire mission]], and leading Overwatch to [[AllForNothing retract his Family Cohesion Perk.)]]]]
*** Lastly, Bad Cop can also [[spoiler: refuse G-Man's offer by kicking him at any point during the "There Will Be Pain" ending, leading G-Man to drop you in a cave with an [[HopelessBossFight angry Gonome]] and letting you die.]]

* BrickJoke: In the prologue, one of Bad Cop's colleagues screws up the targeting mechanisms of a Manhack, causing it to fly into a nearby vent. When Bad Cop is crawling through the vents some time later to exterminate the headcrabs nesting inside, the same Manhack pops out from a nearby shaft and attacks him.

* NonStandardGameover: As per Half-Life tradition, letting important people die will lead to an early game over. Examples include letting Wilson die before you leave the Arbeit facilities (which leads Overwatch to remark on Bad Cop's Host Body rotting due to lack of sustainment), [[FriendlyFire killing too many friendly combine soldiers]] (leading Overwatch to remark on Bad Cop being too unstable and [[DeaderThanDead disposing of all]] [[BodyBackupDrive his clones]]), and [[spoiler: letting Mossman die (leading Bad Cop to gloat about her death before [[OhCrap realizing he screwed over his entire mission]], and leading Overwatch to [[AllForNothing retract his Family Cohesion Perk.]]]]

* DemotedToExtra: The Vortigaunts were elite enemies in the first game, not to mention a powerful antagonist group who were a key factor in the Resistance’s control of City 10. Here, they’re little more than cannon fodder found among the ranks of the rebels defending the Arbeit facilities (as well as the occasional victim teleported to Earth by the Xen Grenades).