Combine

The Combine is an immense and powerful trans-dimensional organization and the main antagonist of Half-Life 2 and following games.
== Overview ==
The Combine is formed by various sentient species in various universes. On Earth, the Combine is ruled by aliens called Combine Advisors.
== Combine Overwatch ==
The primary military force of the Combine on Earth. They are humans who have been turned into “Transhuman” cyborgs (except for the Civil 
Protection).
=== Civil Protection ===
The quasi thought-police that patrols the cities, monitors the public airways, and conducts randomized raids.
=== Overwatch Soldiers ===
The main military of the Combine on Earth. Soldiers patrol and enforce Combine law outside of the city boundaries. It includes the Shotgun Soldier and the Nova Prospekt Prison Guard.
=== Overwatch Elite ===
The Elite soldiers of the Combine Overwatch.
=== Combine Grunts ===
The lowest rank in the Overwatch hierarchy. Gruntd are often tasked with less-than-desirable, menial tasks above the paygrade of Civil Protection.
=== Combine Ordinals ===
Commanders of Grunt squadrons although other units take orders from them, implying they occupy a rather high rank in the overall chain command.
=== Combine Chargers ===
Well-armored units, specialized in direct confrontation with targets.
=== Combine Suppressors ===
Heavy units with equally heavy weaponry.
=== Stalkers ===
Mutilated, drone-like slaves that are created from dissident citizens and captured rebels.
== Combine Technology ==
The various devices and weapons used by the Combine.
=== Manhacks ===
Essentially a flying, autonomous circular saw capable of tracking targets.
=== Rollermines ===
A ball-shaped “mine” with a rudimentary targeting system that, once activated, follows anything it identifies as a threat and subjects it to electric shocks. They can also attach themselves to vehicles such as the Scout Car.
=== Hopper Mines ===
A programmable explosive device that hops into the air and explodes when approached by an enemy.
=== City Scanners ===
A flying security camera and scout that takes pictures of enemies and relays their location to its command center.
=== Sentry Guns, Ceiling Turrets and Ground Turrets ===
Programmable, autonomous sentry weapons.
=== APCs ===
The main mode of transport of Civil Protection, is a common sight within the cities. They are armed with a missile launcher and a mounted pulse rifle.
=== Hunter-Choppers ===
Piloted by two members of the Overwatch, this vehicle is primarily used to track down solitary members of the Resistance, or small groups of Resistance soldiers. Heavily armed and armored, it features a pulse cannon and can saturate an area with mines.
=== Razor Trains ===
Combine trains made to transfer Combine Troops, supplies, and prisoners to locations.
=== Headcrab Shells ===
They deploy in the resistance outpost and base areas, especially in the Uprising as it is a very common sight in City 17 and the Outland.
=== Sky Shields ===
Referred to in Overwatch radio chatter, “Sky Shield” is some sort of military surveillance technology used by the Combine. Overwatch soldiers report their target or are given targets through “Sky Shield”, which may be a satellite array of some sort.
=== Overwatch Voice ===
An AI that broadcasts orders to units via their communication radios, as well as via local PA systems.
== Combine Synth ==
Aliens that have been mechanically modified.
=== Advisor Pods ===
The escape pods used by the Advisors.
=== Crab Synth ===
Never actually fought, but seen in Half-Life 2 in the Citadel, files, and the Half-Life 2 Beta.
=== Dropships ===
Primary troop and weapon transport of the Combine.
=== Gunships ===
Assault aircraft that usually fight in groups of two for protection.
=== Hunters ===
Medium ground assault units, similar to Striders, but still quite different.
=== Mortar Synth ===
Never actually fought, but seen in Half-Life 2 in the Citadel, files, and the Half Life 2 Beta.
=== Shield Scanners ===
An organic version of the City Scanner. Transports hopper mines into battlefields.
=== Striders ===
Large ground assault units used by the Combine. Walk on three incredibly long legs, towering over the battlefield.
== Cut units ==
Units that have been cut from the game.
=== Conscripts ===
Human units of low rank, apparently even lower than the Civil Protection.
=== Combine Assassinz ===
A female version of the Overwatch Elite.
=== Alien Assassins ===
The original form of the Fast Zombie.
=== Alien Combine Soldiers ===
The predecessor of the Combine Overwatch. A humanoid worm-like creature.
=== Combine Guards ===
A large part-human, part-Synth Combine unit.
=== Combine Super Soldiers ===
A sort of small bipedal Strider.
=== Combots ===
A version of the City Scanner able to attack with gas and fire.
=== Cremators ===
A unit that was originally intended to remove or “sterilize” corpses from the city streets, cleanup Wasteland trains coming into the city from any wildlife that might have held on to it during the journey, as well as patrol some parts of the Wasteland, such as train Depots. It was also apparently supposed to occasionally fight the player.
=== Sackticks ===
A parasite Synth.
=== Unidentified cut Synth ===
An unnamed Synth seen near a Crab Synth in Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar.
=== Wasteland Scanners ===
A Synth Scanner with 3 lasers and 1 grenade launcher.
== Gallery ==
DAAB399C-F062-4F0D-8E29-34DA804C2DEB.jpeg|Civil Protection.
D949DE73-D0EF-4DB2-BB9D-18FAC344E959.jpeg|Overwatch Soldier.
87813102-70A4-49E1-A0A5-5206F38B04B1.jpeg|Nova Prospekt Prison Guard.
7F96C7E3-948E-4D66-92CB-EB64E592062B.jpeg|Nova Prospekt Prison Guard (shotgun version).
8AF77455-1409-4560-9673-A6BD1E516D23.jpeg|Shotgun Soldier.
2B3F2119-DF08-4F66-8001-557CE79099EC.jpeg|Overwatch Elite.
E107687C-CCC5-461E-92DE-BFFEE87B7D42.png|Combine Grunt
6E5E570A-299A-4C79-944E-E9B9E053A73E.jpg|Combine Ordinal
436EA035-2902-42F0-BCFE-7B423990D514.jpg|Combine Charger
74B6CDEF-FAE4-4A2A-AD21-F879A438D002.jpg|Combine Suppressor
29A7DE71-7D98-43C9-A171-1B1B49240838.jpeg|Stalker.
9E80CC7B-50C2-4981-B1D6-8A0ED6750C19.jpeg|Manhack.
59B40133-7F77-4BA2-9B4B-F4C608C2E409.jpeg|Rollermine.
93602806-5D88-4788-B7CE-AACCE3604BDB.jpeg|Hopper Mine.
BEC27961-A5BF-427B-AA2A-2780679D3CE2.jpeg|City Scanner.
AFE3CDDD-004F-4419-ACBD-C542B36643A2.jpeg|Sentry Gun.
AFAC4509-BF76-4510-B4BB-E2E1282FB5CF.jpeg|Ceiling Turret.
572F986E-3954-4829-B6E4-20B2712AEA08.jpeg|Ground Turret.
4E63AF0D-8B8A-421B-A53B-21B6AA318BE0.jpeg|Armored Personnel Carrier (APC).
317EDAD8-E01F-4E33-9D1D-53F1E8525F90.jpeg|Hunter-Chopper.
F5D8434D-B030-4910-8422-554F929F81B9.jpeg|Razor Train.
280B0181-0228-4B6E-A38C-AAC6D758E4AA.jpeg|Headcrab Shell.
21B75896-415B-4B43-BC32-189AB9A0A451.jpeg|Advisor Pod.
E8077D19-5A1F-43F2-AE88-13D792E3F3A3.jpeg|Crab Synth.
8080BFC7-6643-41B3-A2BB-42304F9EEECC.jpeg|Dropship.
E5E7C120-6B11-4830-9DD5-B43F7835F510.jpeg|Gunship.
189007D3-84C7-45E7-B996-6481883F6071.jpeg|Hunter.
7F5676F7-2DA4-4C18-9378-1922B700EECB.jpeg|Mortar Synth.
D82D62DB-CAB8-4EAB-BB65-E09E8F479A8B.jpeg|Shield Scanner.
09DD1E4A-0FCB-4C68-830B-1002ADFF19E2.jpeg|Strider.
EF1563EC-7347-4410-9750-35219E89C02B.jpeg|Conscripts.
BFD6C0C1-3BB2-46C2-88D6-0D483B563DCD.jpeg|Combine Assassin.
B2FD1734-E85A-43A7-AB09-D99F6FAF3C5C.jpeg|Alien Assassin.
AACD29EE-FBA1-4E67-99ED-21CC01F99B5A.jpeg|Alien Combine Soldier (version 1).
1A47AA03-2CBC-4283-9C9A-B8A39AB5FA68.jpeg|Alien Combine Soldier (version 2).
3DCC7E93-6EB9-4000-97BE-6EE133365B15.jpeg|Combine Guard.
1561131D-10A9-41C0-A906-9E418DDB9D25.jpeg|Combine Super Soldier.
A66FDA49-5A67-4D72-B8D2-EE76E2D60CA8.jpeg|Combot.
4B51989A-222F-4E27-86EC-DF1244BAFA2F.jpeg|Cremator.
950B6B92-9E26-4553-A9C5-F36B8678B1A4.jpeg|Sacktick.
1835B40B-DD5E-41FE-B401-8D40C2C55EC2.jpeg|Unidentified cut Synth.
6B6BA111-B02C-432D-97E7-63C1C1205161.jpeg|Wasteland Scanner.
== External links ==
*Half-Life wiki
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