The Bad Guys (2022) is Combine propoganda

No really, hear me out.

This movie was partially produced by the Combine media division as a way of discrediting the rebellion that was up and coming at the time. Each of the main characters represents a different leader of the rebellion.

• Mr. Wolf is Gordon Freeman, due to being the leader and also most recognizable of the bunch.
• Mr. Shark is Barney Calhoun, as his specialty is undercover work.
• Ms. Tarantula is Alyx Vance, being a hacker and all that.
• Mr. Snake is Isaac Kleiner, due to being sort of the problem solver behind every major operation.
• Mr. Pirahana is the only one which doesn't really fit into any character neatly, but Eli Vance could work.

Additionally, Diane Foxington represents Judith Mossman as someone working on the boundary between "good" and "bad", and Professor Marmalade is Wallace Breen, being the puppet-leader of the Combine and certified "good guy" who tries to help them for the better.

Edit: Just realized I made a typo in the title, frick

Edited by Tux1 on Apr 19th 2022 at 10:24:36 AM

Well, it’d be pretty shitty propaganda, since the rebellion ends up winning anyway.

Keep in mind that I wrote this before the film came out. I had no idea what would happen.