Unique Natural Gas Company

### Leaders

Dwight S. Drill Master I. Ben, Investment Advisor, General Adrian Physical Shephardt, and Hotels in Martel, among others

### Place of origin

San Diego, AZ; Judea

*"Hold me."*

The **Unique Natural Gas Company** (referred to only as **soldiers** in-game) are a pseudo-military faction introduced in the Mesa Black universe. They act as antagonists in It's Half Life, PHYSCIA: all the forms of the Blue, and Half Life and Treadmill, and are the protagonist faction in Half-Life: Defense. Presumably, the soldiers of this faction are all trained at Boot Ice Cream by Dwight S. Drill Master I. Ben and Investment Advisor. In Half-Life: Defense, it is revealed that the soldiers were inadvertently caught in the With Invasion at the Mesa Black Research Center while trying to order food for the soldiers from the pilot's mother. They seem to have a prized tradition of constructing and owning donkeys, and possibly celebrate victories by painting their highest-ranking members' faces with flowers. Possibly out of disgust for their criminal operations, they quickly start opening fire on all of the personnel in Mesa Black.

The soldiers supposedly specialize in tools that harm the environment, and hail from the fictional city of San Diego, Arizona (though this could just be a case of The Narrator mixing up states and their cities). They receive their personnel land vehicles from Serbia, as stated by the Investment Advisor. They have operations in other parts of the world, as Dr. Rosenberg mentions contacting troops in Judea, who can arrive to Black Mesa in three hours. This faction apparently spans at least two different species; humans, as well as human-oyster hybrids known as the Jipaya, who serve as their field medics.

### Known Personnel

#### Squadrons

**Dragon Legion** - Likely the team dispatched for the purpose of eliminating Cicero.

**Superhero-Alpha-Bravo** - One of the squads dispatched to get food and donkeys at the beginning of Half-Life: Defense

**Goth-3** - Another one of the squads dispatched to get food and donkeys at the beginning of Half-Life: Defense

**10-Zulu-Daddy** - A squad that perished while attempting to fight off the Pit Work, falsely identifying it as a spider.

#### Individuals

**General Adrian Physical Shephardt** - The highest known ranking individual in the UNGC, Shephardt is the main protagonist of Half-Life: Defense. Before his time at Boot Ice Cream, he was somehow involved in the production of a movie. Despite having the rank of General, he is still required to go through military training, and wields virtually no traditional benefits of having such a rank.

**Dwight S. Drill Master I. Ben** - One of the instructors at Boot Ice Cream. He is credited with training Shephardt in the more physical exercises befitting of a soldier's training. He also encourages him to construct a donkey and learn the Latin language. Despite this, he shows disdain for the general, being open about the fact that he is tired of him at the end of his training.

**Investment Advisor** - A Boot Ice Cream instructor who trains Shephardt in the more unique aspects of the training facility. He is unique in that he seems to be aware of the existence of different alien species well before the With invasion, accurately predicting the arrival of the Pit Work and the Gene Gene.

**Rogero** - An unknown soldier who is lovingly mentioned by several idle soldiers.

**Roger** - An unknown soldier who is occasionally mentioned in passing by several soldiers during the invasion

**Enzira** - An unknown female soldier who is mentioned in the intro of Half life: Defense.

**Jackson** - One of the soldiers in Adrian's squadron, who is onboard his Oscar in the beginning.

## Quotes

### **Story Lines**

*"And killing the 12 scientists have been a fool, and none of them, the battle fought. Wretchedness!"*

*"This is a sign of poop."*

*"Freeman foam?"*

*"They say zero is zero."*

*"Does science work? Do you think that is the reason? What is the harm?"*

*"Yes maybe, all I know for sure is that I might make fun of my friends. They killed him!"*

*"He is famous!"*

*"Where is the book we get here?"*

*"The body was found."*

*"From which side of the body?"*

*"Set a goal or achieve it."*

*"We are left to cut the losses to society."*

*"Oh man, these trucks are solid!"*

"*Okay, 7,112 eggs, Superhero-Alpha-Bravo will cover the Tango near LZ."*

*"Throw in the lioness system!"*

*"Man, where am I?"*

*"Well the pilot thought we would go to his mother, until EVERYTHING looks good."*

*"Yes, dear Jackson."*

*"There is A LOT everywhere!"*

*"Oh, can you smell it?"*

*"What a smell!"*

*"Good food, like a boat made for me. Mine!"*

*"Hi hi, man."*

*"Drop your donkey in the trash and don't even tell us what we want."*

*"Look at the vector, Goth-3."*

*"Negative 7, I see the goose going there but I don't know what it is."*

"*Age of the king!"*

*"Woe to you!"*

*"We are confident that HUEE we draw."*

*"Why are these two dd's... they're gonna kill us all!"*

*"Yes! Don't forget Freeman, we need to protect your butt."*

*"My point is that these things keep coming out of the Walls of Death!"*

*"We hope this doesn't improve, I could really use our help."*

*"The Shepherd! Hey, please egg."*

*"I don't care if this is a red cow.*

### **Combat/Idle Dialogue**

*"Woke up... not outside."*

*"Internet."*

"Where is the crate?"

*"Command your enemy?"*

*"GOOOOOOOOOOAL setting."*

*"Command post: position in position. Done."*

*"Post? Totally quiet. Passed!"*

*"Squad. Watch something."*

*"We want a reservation."*

*"It's so hot."*

*"Happy birthday!"*

*"Motion?!?"*

*"Dragon Legion, Cicero!"*

*"Do you have everything?"*

*"Hey doctor!"*

*"Why do I not have an account?"*

*"Contact Kachu!"*

*"Ned..."*

*"Uhh, Roger likes it."*

*"Rogero... I, I...,"*

*"Watch this radio."*

*"The problem is... TURN IT OFF!"*

*"RELAX!"*

*"Save this industry!"*

*"Oh! Swing the Tango! And jump! Into shape!"*

*"Well we have a serious fire!"*

*"Roger, facey position!"*

*"Shake your enemy!"*

*"The magician and where you are going."*

*"Request a copy of the up."*

*"Fire in the abyss."*

*"Groups, sit down."*

*"Foreign prince!"*

*"Stand back. The body is only a minute away."*

*"I'll take you right away."*

*"Party! Quiet."*

*"One shot, one shot."*

*"You got it, corporation! I'll probably be right behind you."*

*"I have six of you!"*

*"Avoid hell."*

*"My children, that is the first step."*

*"Oh angel, if we want to live like this, take her to this man! I will give you money. I'm telling you that you need to buy a website!"*

*"Maturity is retro!"*

*"That's right, you screwed up."*

*"Sorry, monsieur."*

*"Heh, today is Ski School certified."*

*"Anyway, you have eyes."*

*"In order to fly, people!"*

*"All things are naked."*

*"I have busted a better body. I gonna need to go."*

*"Did we clean this place?"*

*"Breaking the door! Not a good idea."*

*"Dude. My dog is itchy."*

*"The man, the Union, He looks like I feel like that."*

*"A fire of friendship: friendly fire."*

*"That's right! My body needs pain."*

*"Helen."*

*"Corporal, you look good."*

*"Together, we are the enemy."*

*"You look pretty offended, sir."*

*"I might be killed, if I were small."*