Talk:Eli Vance

message: He can be briefly seen in the Aftermath trailer. . --King Nintendoid 15:01, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The monitor bit is from Episode 1.72.192.55.156 (talk) 01:13, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Eli quite possibly survived 

message: I believe the Prima Official Game Guide for HL2 states directly that Eli lost his leg to a bullsquid while helping Kleiner over a barrier into a Combine city. However, I don't actually own the guide myself, but I did a Google search and found this. Search for the post by by chrille on March 2, 2006, or just read this quote he posted from the guide:
I would add the guide as a reference for the sentence in the article that needs a citation, but I don't know how to do a proper citation on Wikipedia with the superscript number and such. I tried and it didn't work. Could someone please add this as a reference to replace the 'citation needed ' thing? MarphyBlack 05:20, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: About Eli's leg

message: This is something that often peeves me. An African-American is a person of African descent that is a United States citizen and resident. Dr. Eli Vance, although black, is not a citizen of the United States nor does he live in th US, as Half-Life 2 is set in Europe, and therefore not an African-American. I would like to suggest a change to this page accordingly. --Twigge 10:11, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Um, the original game took place in New Mexico, which is in America, and Eli lived within the Black Mesa Facility itself, as did most personnel. Since he lived in the country, I think it's pretty safe to say that he is a US citizen. MarphyBlack 10:34, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: But is he African?~~Lazyguythewerewolf . Rawr. 14:07, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

text: The world would be a much simpler place~~Lazyguythewerewolf . Rawr. 19:01, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: About the term "African-American"

message: Why doesn't Eli appear to be wearing his "Hardvard" vest anymore?  Copyright issues?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.81.186.49 (talk) 10:27, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Because he now has a much better Argyle one. I am glad that he is dead, because now I can steal it ^.^~~Lazyguythewerewolf . Rawr. 14:08, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Episode Two Eli Model 

message: I noticed in the article, it mentions that the role of Eli as Alyx's father was originally meant to be Captain Vance, a leader of the resistance, before being combined with the scientist Eli Maxwell.  I don't know for sure, but I think Valve slipped an inside joke pertaining to this into Episode One.
Shortly after arriving at the last resistance pocket, Alyx and the player come upon several resistance members watching a KleinerCast on a television.  One expresses disdain over having to watch it, and then spots Alyx.  He says to her, somewhat bitterly (not exact dialog), "say, you're Dr. Kleiner's daughter, aren't you?"  To which she replies, "no, my father's Odessa Cubbage."  Colonel Cubbage is another leader of the resistance, serving the role likely meant for Captain Vance.
That little joke never made sense to me, until reading that tidbit in this article.
Mebek19 14:45, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: And now it's gone :(~~Lazyguythewerewolf . Rawr. 19:02, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I remember that sequence, and it wasn't Alyx who said it.  It was a nearby resistance member. 72.192.55.156 (talk) 01:15, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Speaking as someone replaying the Half-Life saga, it's ("No, my dad's Odessa Cubbage") Alyx's retort to a resistance member ("Say, you're Kleiner's daughter, aren't you?") 81.129.215.181 (talk) 20:20, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inside Joke About Alyx's Father 

message: Towards the end of the game he seemed to become upset that he wasn't able to tell the player (Gordon Freeman) more than he has already as if he knew what was about to happen, considering he has already been affiliated with the Gman I suppose anything is possible and it has made him a more mysterious character.
I suppose we'll find out all the lose-ends in episode 3!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.21.17.86 (talk) 01:04, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  He Knew About His Upcoming Death?