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Half-Life: Opposing Force is the first expansion pack for Half-Life, developed by Gearbox Software and released by Valve Software, followed by Blue Shift and then Decay.

Opposing Force stars the United States Marine Corporal Adrian Shephard as he initially is sent to cover up the events of the resonance cascade at the Black Mesa facility, but finds himself trapped within the Black Mesa incident with government agents tracking him down due to their failure to contain the outbreak as well as the Xen aliens and Race X, and must escape before he's killed.

Victims

Chapter 1: Incoming

Named Characters

  • Jackson - Killed in a helicopter crash off-screen, body shown.
    • Total - 1

Other

  • At Least Seven HECU Soldiers - Blown up in their helicopter by an alien aircraft.
  • Unnamed HECU Soldier - Killed in a helicopter crash off-screen, body shown.
  • Unnamed HECU Soldier - Killed by Vortigaunts off-screen, body shown.
  • Vortigaunt - Shot to death by a HECU soldier. (Villain at time of death so listed in bold)
  • Unnamed HECU Soldier - Electrocuted to death by a Vortigaunt.
    • Total - 12

Deaths

  • Total - 12
    • 11 Humans
      • All Men
    • 1 Xen Alien
      • 1 Vortigaunt

Chapter 2: Welcome to Black Mesa

Enemies

  • 14 Head Crabs - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • 13 Barnacles - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Seven Vortigaunts - Killed by Adrian Shephard. (Villains at time of death so listed in bold)
  • Four Houndeyes - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Soldier Head Crab Zombie - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
    • Total - 39

Other

  • Three Unnamed HECU Soldiers - Killed by Xen aliens off-screen, bodies shown.
  • Three Unnamed HECU Soldiers - Bodies taken over by Head Crabs off-screen, bodies shown.
  • Unnamed HECU Soldier - Killed by a Vortigaunt off-screen, body shown.
  • Head Crab - Eventually blown up off-screen when the Black Mesa facility was nuked.
  • Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Beaten to death by a Head Crab zombie.
  • Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Killed by a Head Crab Zombie off-screen.
  • Head Crab Zombie Soldier - Shot to death by Otis Laurey.
  • Unnamed HECU Soldier - Accidentally electrocuted to death by a generator off-screen, body shown.
  • Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Accidentally died after touching an electrified fence.
  • Unnamed HECU Soldier - Fell to his death when a bridge collapsed off-screen, body shown.
  • Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Killed by Head Crabs off-screen, body shown.
  • Unnamed HECU Soldier - Body taken over by a Head Crab off-screen. Revived as a Head Crab zombie.
    • Total - 16

Deaths

  • Total - 53
    • 41 Xen Aliens
      • 15 Head Crabs
      • 13 Barnacles
      • 7 Vortigaunts
      • 4 Houndeyes
      • 2 Head Crab Zombies
    • 14 Humans
      • All Men

Chapter 3: "We Are Pulling Out"

Enemies

  • 14 Vortigaunts - Killed by Adrian Shephard. (Villains at time of death so listed in bold)
  • Four Head Crabs - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Three Security Guard Head Crab Zombies - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Two Houndeyes - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
    • Total - 23

Other

  • Three Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guards - Bodies taken over by Head Crabs off-screen. Revived as Head Crab Zombies.
  • Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Either killed by a Vortigaunt or eventually off-screen killed when the Black Mesa facility was nuked.
  • Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Killed by a Shock Trooper.
  • Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Killed by a Shock Trooper off-screen.
  • Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Died of unknown causes off-screen, body shown.
  • Unnamed HECU Soldier - Killed by four Vortigaunts.
    • Total - 8

Deaths

  • Total - 31
    • 23 Xen Aliens
      • 14 Vortigaunts
      • 4 Head Crabs
      • 3 Head Crab Zombies
      • 2 Houndeyes
    • 8 Humans
      • All Men

Chapter 4: Missing in Action

Enemies

  • Nine Head Crabs - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Eight Pit Drones - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Four Scientist Gonomes - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Two Vortigaunts - Killed by Adrian Shephard. (Villains at time of death so listed in bold)
  • Two Scientist Head Crab Zombies - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • HECU Head Crab Zombie - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Bullsquid - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
    • Total - 27

Other

  • Four Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Bodies taken over by Head Crabs off-screen. Revived as Gonomes.
  • Two Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Bodies taken over by Head Crabs off-screen. Revived as Head Crab Zombies.
  • Unnamed HECU Soldier - Body taken over by a Head Crab off-screen. Revived as a Head Crab Zombie.
  • Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Eaten alive by a Head Crab zombie off-screen, body shown.
  • Unnamed HECU Soldier - Killed by Head Crab zombies and Gonomes off-screen, body shown.
  • Unnamed HECU Soldier - Died of his injuries after crashing his car.
  • Unnamed HECU Soldier - Killed by Pit Drones off-screen, body shown.
  • Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Killed by Pit Drones off-screen, body shown.
  • Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Died of unknown causes off-screen, body shown.
  • Unnamed HECU Soldier - Killed by a Bullsquid off-screen, body shown.
  • Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Electrocuted by loose wiring off-screen, body shown.
  • Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Shot to death by HECU soldiers off-screen, body shown.
  • Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Shot to death by HECU soldiers off-screen, body shown.
    • Total - 17

Deaths

  • Total - 44
    • 27 Aliens
      • 19 Xen Aliens
        • 9 Head Crabs
        • 4 Gonomes
        • 3 Head Crab Zombies
        • 2 Vortigaunts
        • 1 Bullsquid
      • 8 Race X Aliens
        • All Pit Drones
    • 17 Humans
      • All Men

Chapter 5: Friendly Fire

Named Characters

  • Dr. S. Reardon - Killed by a Vortigaunt off-screen, body shown.
  • Dr. S. Jones - Killed by a Vortigaunt off-screen, body shown.
  • Maxiron - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Jakerockwell - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
    • Total - 4

Enemies

  • 16 Vortigaunts - Killed by Adrian Shephard. (Villains at time of death so listed in bold)
  • 11 Unnamed Female Black Ops Assassins - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Nine Unnamed Male Black Ops Assassins - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Three Grunts - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Three Barnacles - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Three Houndeyes - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
    • Total - 47

Other

  • Four Unnamed HECU Soldiers - Shot to death by Black Ops Assassins off-screen, bodies shown.
  • Two Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guards - Shot to death by Black Ops Assassins off-screen, bodies shown.
  • Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Died of unknown causes off-screen, body shown.
  • Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Killed by a Grunt off-screen, body shown.
  • Unnamed HECU Soldier - Killed by Houndeyes off-screen, body shown.
  • Unnamed HECU Soldier - Shot to death by a turret.
  • Unnamed HECU Soldier - Shot to death by a turret off-screen, body shown.
    • Total - 11

Deaths

  • Total - 60
    • 35 Humans
      • 24 Men
      • 11 Women
    • 25 Xen Aliens
      • 16 Vortigaunts
      • 3 Grunts
      • 3 Barnacles
      • 3 Houndeyes

Chapter 6: We Are Not Alone

Enemies

  • Six Controllers - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Two Houndeyes - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
    • Total - 8

Other

  • Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Died of unknown causes off-screen, body shown.
  • Unknown Black Mesa Employee - Died of unknown causes off-screen, body shown.
  • Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Fell to his death after being teleported to Xen.
    • Total - 3

Deaths

  • Total - 11
    • 8 Xen Aliens
      • 6 Controllers
      • 2 Houndeyes
    • 3 Humans
      • All Men

Chapter 7: Crush Depth

Enemies

  • 12 Pit Drones - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Four Head Crabs - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Three HECU Head Crab Zombies - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Three Scientist Head Crab Zombies - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Three Ichthyosaurs - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Scientist Gonome - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Bullsquid - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Shock Trooper - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Shock Roach - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
    • Total - 29

Other

  • Three Unnamed HECU Soldiers - Bodies taken over by Head Crabs off-screen. Revived as Head Crab Zombies.
  • Three Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Bodies taken over by Head Crabs off-screen. Revived as Head Crab Zombies.
  • Three Unnamed Black Mesa Employees - Died of unknown causes off-screen, bodies shown.
  • Two Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Killed by Head Crab Zombies off-screen, bodies shown.
  • Two Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Killed by Pit Drones off-screen, bodies shown.
  • Two Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Died of unknown causes off-screen, bodies shown.
  • Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Body taken over by a Head Crab off-screen. Revived as a Gonome.
  • Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Killed by Pit Drones off-screen, body shown.
  • Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Accidentally electrocuted to death by faulty wiring in an eye scanning machine.1aw
  • Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Killed by Pit Drones.
  • Unnamed HECU Soldier - Killed by Pit Drones off-screen, body shown.
  • Unnamed HECU Soldier - Electrocuted to death by an x-ray machine off-screen, body shown.
  • Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Electrocuted to death by an x-ray machine off-screen, body shown.
    • Total - 22

Deaths

  • Total - 51
    • 29 Aliens
      • 15 Xen Aliens
        • 6 Head Crab Zombies
        • 4 Head Crabs
        • 3 Ichthyosaurs
        • 1 Gonome
        • 1 Bullsquid
      • 14 Race X Aliens
        • 12 Pit Drones
        • 1 Shock Trooper
        • 1 Shock Roach
    • 22 Humans
      • 19 Men
      • 3 Victims of Unknown Gender

Chapter 8: Vicarious Reality

Named Characters

  • "Tower" - Killed by the Pit Worm off-screen, mentioned.
  • Eddy - Killed by the Pit Worm off-screen, mentioned.
    • Total - 2

Enemies

  • 13 Head Crabs - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • 12 Pit Drones - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • 11 Houndeyes - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Seven Barnacles - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Three Shock Troopers - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Three Shock Roaches - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Two Scientist Gonomes - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Two Bullsquids - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Voltigore - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
    • Total - 54

Other

  • Four Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Killed by Pit Drones off-screen, bodies shown.
  • Three Houndeyes - Killed by a Voltigore off-screen, bodies shown.
  • Two Tentacles - Eventually died when the Black Mesa facility was nuked off-screen.
  • Two Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Died of unknown causes off-screen, bodies shown.
  • Two Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Bodies taken over by Head Crabs off-screen. Revived as Gonomes.
  • Two Unnamed HECU Soldiers - Killed by tentacles off-screen, bodies shown.
  • Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Killed by Head Crabs off-screen, body shown.
  • Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Killed by Head Crabs off-screen, body shown.
  • Scientist Head Crab Zombie - Died of unknown causes off-screen, body shown.
  • Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Body taken over by a Head Crab off-screen.
  • Unnamed HECU Soldier - Died of unknown causes off-screen, body shown.
    • Total - 20

Deaths

  • Total - 76
    • 60 Aliens
      • 41 Xen Aliens
        • 14 Houndeyes
        • 13 Head Crabs
        • 7 Barnacles
        • 2 Gonomes
        • 2 Bullsquids
        • 2 Tentacles
        • 1 Head Crab Zombie
      • 19 Race X Aliens
        • 12 Pit Drones
        • 3 Shock Troopers
        • 3 Shock Roaches
        • 1 Voltigore
    • 16 Humans
      • All Men

Chapter 9: Pit Worm's Nest

Enemies

  • 11 Pit Drones - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Three Barnacles - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Two Bullsquids - Killed by Adrian Shephard.
  • Pit Worm - Melted alive by Adrian Shephard with toxic waste.
    • Total - 17

Other

  • Five Unnamed HECU Soldiers - Killed by the Pit Worm off-screen, bodies shown.
  • Three Unnamed HECU Soldiers - Killed by Pit Drones off-screen, bodies shown.
  • Two Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guards - Killed by Pit Drones off-screen, bodies shown.
    • Total - 10

Deaths

  • Total - 27
    • 17 Aliens
      • 12 Race X Aliens
        • 11 Pit Drones
        • 1 Pit Worm
      • 5 Xen Aliens
        • 3 Barnacles
        • 2 Bullsquids
    • 10 Humans
      • All Men

Chapter 10: Foxtrot Uniform

Enemies

  • TBA

Other

  • TBA

Chapter 11: "The Package"

Enemies

  • TBA

Other

  • TBA

Chapter 12: Worlds Collide

Enemies

  • TBA

Other

  • TBA

Deaths

  • Total - 367 (So Far)
    • 231 Aliens
      • 178 Xen Aliens
      • 53 Race X Aliens
    • 136 Humans
      • 121 Men
      • 11 Women
      • 4 Victims of Unknown Gender

Group Deaths

Black Mesa Personnel

  • Total - 60 (So Far)
    • 40 Black Mesa Scientists
      • All Men
    • 16 Black Mesa Security Guards
      • All Men
    • 4 Unknown Employees
      • 4 Victims of Unknown Gender

Race X

  • Total - 53 (So Far)
    • 43 Pit Drones
    • 4 Shock Troopers
    • 4 Shock Roaches
    • 1 Voltigore
    • 1 Pit Drone

United States Military

  • Total - 74 (So Far)
    • 52 HECU Soldiers
      • All Men
    • 22 Black Ops Assassins
      • 11 Men
      • 11 Women

Xen Aliens

  • Total - 174 (So Far)
    • 43 Head Crabs
    • 38 Vortigaunts
    • 26 Barnacles
    • 25 Houndeyes
    • 15 Head Crab Zombies
    • 7 Gonomes
    • 6 Controllers
    • 6 Bullsquids
    • 3 Grunts
    • 3 Ichthyosaurs
    • 2 Tentacles

Kill Counts

  1. Corporal Adrian Shephard - 244 (So Far)
  2. Officer Otis Laurey - 1 (So Far)

Notes

  • At the end of the game, the Black Mesa facility is nuked by the United States military. The following is meant to keep track of Black Mesa personnel and HECU soldiers who initially survived, only to be killed afterwards. This does not include the Black Mesa personnel found dead on Xen:
    • Eight Scientists (So Far)
    • Six HECU Soldiers (So Far)
    • One Security Guard (So Far)

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