Just Barney

For the protagonist of the 2019 remake, Black Mesa: Azure Sheep, see Justin Barnes. This article would greatly benefit from the addition of more images. To illustrate the article, please upload  a relevant image from an official source and place it here.

## Functions / Belongings

### Equipment

* Flashlight
* Kevlar vest
* HEV Suit

## Chronological and Political Information

### Affiliation

Black Mesa Security Force

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> Just Barney,

**Just Barney**, **Barney** or sometimes just **Barn** is the dubbed name of the protagonist in the modification *Azure Sheep*. He was a security guard employed at the Black Mesa Research Facility and, when the resonance cascade occurs, sets out to rescue his colleague and love interest Kate, codenamed "Azure Sheep."

## Biography

### Background

Barney did not always want to be a security guard, he was previously writing a novel and had a dream of being a hero and rescuing a princess.

### Azure Sheep

During one of his first days, Barney wakes up in his dorm and heads to the training facility. Being instructed by a holographic assistant wearing a blue HEV Suit, he eventually completes training and is greeted by Kate who welcomes him to Black Mesa. Shortly after, Xen Terrorists storm through the perimeter and attempt to wreak havoc. They are soon killed by Barney and the rest of the security force; Barney is then promoted.

Barney wakes up in his dorm, grabs his equipment and travels to his place of work. He witnesses Gordon Freeman arrive to work in a red sports car and raises the barrier to let him inside.

After an unspecified amount of time, the resonance cascade occurs and Barney treks through the facility in search of his love interest, Kate. Barney then encounters and faces off against aliens and members of the Hazardous Environment Combat Unit.

Eventually, Barney crosses paths with Freeman again when they work together to battle Black Ops assassins. Their teamwork is short-lived however when Freeman is knocked unconscious by HECU soldiers. After journeying through a few familiar areas of Black Mesa, Barney encounters an elite Special Forces unit and briefly fights them. He also briefly taunts Xonxt when he sees him encased, before being knocked out with gas by The G-Man.

Waking up, Barney is rescued by Kate who releases him from a liquid tank. The two reunite and work together to try and get out of the facility, Barney shortly finds and equips a HEV Suit afterwards. He is also introduced to a new enemy, the Magenta slave, before reaching the Lambda core and jumping through a portal. Being transported to Xen, Barney faces off against more aliens and special forces who are already battling.

Returning to Black Mesa through a portal, he and Kate end up in an Old Black Mesa, with more primitive architecture and technology. Kate is captured by the special forces; Barney briefly teams up with Adrian Shephard and the HECU to combat them.

The G-Man then orchestrates a fight between Barney and a panthereye, to which Barney emerges victorious and rescues Kate from the black ops assassins. The two make one final push through Old Black Mesa and the surface, where they battle more special forces and finally escape using a truck. The two drive away from the facility.

### Aftermath

Whilst driving, Barney and Kate spot Xonxt on the side of the road who is unconscious and floating in water. They decide to rescue him and put him in the back of their truck but are unaware of the countless drones following them as they drive away.

## Trivia

* Barney, Kate and Xonxt were going to reappear in the modification 'Azure Stand', a sequel to Azure Sheep. However, this was project was cancelled.

## Gallery

Just Barney as seen in Xonxt's perspective in Point of View.
## List of appearances

* *Azure Sheep*
* *Point of View*

## References

1. ↑ Azure Sheep | Half-Life Modified Universe Wiki | Fandom
2. ↑ Azure Sheep - Valve Developer Community (valvesoftware.com)