The Fisherman

*"I, uh, hope you like the lyrics." - The Fisherman*

**The Fisherman** is an unnamed character who only appears in the demo Half Life: Death Edge as a minor protagonist who commissions Cicero "Chub Friedman" Fryman to destroy an enemy gun that is ravaging the small town of Olga through weaponized Headcraps.

## Overview

The Fisherman is first met when the player, Cicero, wakes up near the beach where he is presumably fishing. He does not immediately recognize Cicero, and likely mistakes his name to be "Chub Friedman", and states that he is a "scientific infection". Whether or not he was insulting Cicero is unknown. The Fisherman instructs Cicero to impractically bring a combine harvester to the town in order to defeat the enemy gun. When he lets Cicero through the gate, he informs him not to use slavery (confirming he is pro-abolitionist), and to "get along" with the men he will presumably fight. After Cicero prevails against the enemy, he requests that he stay to celebrate the victory in the town, and requests to know his opinion on "lyrics" he has developed, which turn out to be nonsense.

The Fisherman is a mostly mysterious character with no particular personality, but is heard calling Cicero names before he defeats the enemy. If Cicero shoots a seagull, he will sometimes state that the wildlife of Olga is governed by the Hill People, which are likely the locals of the town. The Fisherman, much like several Scientists, holds the tradition of randomly paraphrasing his speech pattern in a biblical manner during conversations. Near the end of the game, he tells Cicero to "Get rid of clutter", which according to the available options requires a trillionaire and/or an unknown character named Blainer.

The Fisherman is actually a Fulla-Ski Macaron with human skin, which he likely uses as a disguise. He apparently uses nasal congestion to move the skin on his forehead. He also seems to be Cicero's father, if his lines are anywhere to go by.

## Quotes

### Storyline-related quotes

*"Hee!"*

*"Sleep!"*

*"Now do not wait for a minute."*

*"You are, you're that scientific infection, Chub Friedman, a fisherman, am I right?"*

*"You must get a combine harvester here, it is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post."*

*"He pulled out a gun, and the people of St. Olga welcomes you with an anonymous welcome."*

*"To take the victory, I will shew thee to the letter - or as far as you are able to insofar as you are, for him, as far as it goes."*

*"Here, now, unto thee, I will open the gate."*

*"You took the key here ... somewhere ..."*

*"Where are we going?"*

*"Get along now, kid, destroy that gun, and no slavery!"*

### After destroying the Headcrap Gun

*"Empty sight, smell!"*

*"Good or good, with Olga!"*

*"Join us as we celebrate artistic victories!"*

*"I, uh, hope you like the lyrics."*

*"Hey! Who are you?"*

"*You're just shooting!"*

"*Well, y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y*"

*"Get rid of clutter!"*

### Idle/Unknown

*"It's a real tree!* [captions say "treat"] *Sign your friend's hand."*

*"Keep it up, my child."*

*"Come on, COME ON."*

*"Let's hurry, baby, even if there's nothing left to take care of."*

*"Be quick, baby! GET OUT OF THE WAY!"*

### Crabpot lines

*"Nothing is heavier than a crab."*

*"Water cheeses often eat wheat."*

*"In order to return whence you came."* [the captions say "In order to return from whence you have come."]

*"Stop being confused. We have big fish."*

### If Cicero shoots a seagull

*"Oh now! Is our species extinct?"*

*"Don't get drunk! They are governed by HILL PEOPLE!"*

*"What did that jealous man do to you?"*

*"Well, join him. I can't stop you."*

### While waiting for Cicero to go to into the gate

Underlining notes that the portion of the voice line was in a demonic vox filter.

*"If you don't want me to kill you, I'll wait for you."*

*"Araza."*

*"Also-K."*

*"Nagale Nadalela Now."*

*"Iveslam Tom Gribbs."*

*"An Simplicity Grades, esp."*

*"Confess this."*

*"You give up too."*