Half-Life (1998)

Half Life is an action/survival video game made by Valve. It is the first game in the Half-Life series, followed by Half-Life 2.

The game stars Black Mesa scientist Dr. Gordon Freeman where he must survive the Xen alien invasion, which he accidentally started with the resonance cascade, and find a way to stop it before they take over Earth.

Three DLCs were made which expanded on the events of the Black Mesa Incident, including Opposing Force, Blue Shift, and then Decay.

An official remaster of the game was created in 2004 titled Half-Life: Source. An unofficial remake of the game was created by Crowbar Collective in 2020 titled Black Mesa.

Victims[]

Chapter 1: Black Mesa Inbound[]

None

Chapter 2: Anomalous Materials[]

Other[]

Four Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Blown up with a laser during the resonance cascade.
- Total - 4

Deaths[]

Total - 4
- 4 Humans
  - All Men

Chapter 3: Unforeseen Consequences[]

Enemies[]

31 Head Crabs - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Eight Scientist Head Crab Zombies - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Seven Barnacles - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Five Houndeyes - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
One Vortigaunt - Killed by Gordon Freeman. (Villain at time of death so listed in bold)
- Total - 52

Other[]

12 Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Killed during the resonance cascade off-screen, bodies shown.
Eight Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Bodies taken over by Head Crabs off-screen. Revived as Head Crab Zombies.
Five Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guards - Killed during the resonance cascade off-screen, bodies shown.
Three Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Fell to their deaths when their elevator collapsed.
Two Head Crab Zombies - Either killed by Black Mesa Security Guards or died of unknown causes off-screen, bodies shown.
Two Head Crab Zombies - Eventually blown up off-screen when the Black Mesa facility was nuked.
Two Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Bodies taken over by Head Crabs.
Two Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Killed by Head Crab zombies off-screen, bodies shown.
Head Crab - Crushed under a filing cabinet pushed over by a Black Mesa scientist.
Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Killed by a Head Crab Zombie.
Bullsquid - Fell to its death after crashing through a bridge.
- Total - 39

Deaths[]

Total - 91
- 58 Xen Aliens
  - 32 Head Crabs
  - 12 Head Crab Zombies
  - 7 Barnacles
  - 5 Houndeyes
  - 1 Vortigaunt
  - 1 Bullsquid
- 33 Humans
  - All Men

Chapter 4: Office Complex[]

Named Characters[]

Dr. Louis Donaldson - Potentially eaten alive by a barnacle.

Enemies[]

37 Head Crabs - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
13 Vortigaunts - Killed by Gordon Freeman. (Villains at time of death so listed in bold)
Nine Scientist Head Crab Zombies - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Seven Barnacles - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Three Bullsquids - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
- Total - 69

Other[]

Nine Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Bodies taken over by Head Crabs off-screen. Revived as Head Crab Zombies.
Five Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Killed by Head Crab Zombies off-screen, bodies shown.
Four Head Crabs - Electrocuted by exposed wires.
Three Head Crabs - Shot to death by a Black Mesa Security guard.
Three Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Eaten by two seperate Xen aliens off-camera.
Three Unknown Xen Aliens - Eventually blown up off-screen when the Black Mesa facility was nuked.
Two Head Crabs - Sliced apart by a ventilation fan.
Two Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Killed by Vortigaunts off-screen, bodies shown.
Two Unknown Black Mesa Employees - Died of unknown causes off-screen, skulls shown.
Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Killed by an unknown Xen alien off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Killed by two Head Crabs off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Shot to death by a turret off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Killed by a Bullsquid off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Killed by a Bullsquid off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Killed by a Head Crab off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Succumbed to his injuries after being attacked by a Headcrab zombie.
Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Killed by a Head Crab Zombie off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Fell to his death in an elevator shaft.
- Total - 42

Deaths[]

Total - 112
- 81 Xen Aliens
  - 46 Head Crabs
  - 13 Vortigaunts
  - 9 Head Crab Zombies
  - 7 Barnacles
  - 3 Bullsquids
  - 3 Unknown Aliens
- 31 Humans
  - 29 Men
  - 2 Victims of Unknown Gender

Chapter 5: "We've Got Hostiles"[]

Enemies[]

26 Unnamed HECU Soldiers - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
12 Barnacles - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Nine Head Crabs - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Five Vortigaunts - Killed by Gordon Freeman. (Villains at time of death so listed in bold)
- Total - 52

Other[]

12 Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Shot to death by a HECU soldier off-screen, mentioned.
Three Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Shot to death by HECU soldiers off-screen, bodies shown.
Three Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Shot to death by HECU soldiers.
Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Eaten alive by a Head Crab zombie.
Head Crab Zombie - Eventually blown up off-screen when the Black Mesa facility was nuked.
Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Body taken over by a Head Crab off-screen. Revived as a Head Crab Zombie.
Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Blown up after activating a trip-mine.
Unnamed HECU Soldier - Accidentally shot to death by a turret off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Killed by a Vortigaunt off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Killed by a Vortigaunt off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Shot to death by a turret off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Blown up by a trip-mine off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Froze to death inside a freezer off-screen, body shown.
- Total - 28

Deaths[]

Total - 80
- 53 Humans
  - All Men
- 27 Xen Aliens
  - 12 Barnacles
  - 9 Head Crabs
  - 5 Vortigaunts
  - 1 Head Crab Zombie

Chapter 6: Blast Pit[]

Enemies[]

15 Bullsquids - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
14 Houndeyes - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
13 Scientist Head Crab Zombies - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Ten Head Crabs - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Five Barnacles - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Three Tentacles - Burned alive by Gordon Freeman with rocket fuel.
- Total - 60

Other[]

13 Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Bodies taken over by Head Crabs off-screen. Revived as Head Crab Zombies.
Two Head Crabs - Killed by either Bullsquids or Houndeyes off-screen, bodies shown.
Two Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Eaten alive by a Bullsquid off-screen, bodies shown.
Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Killed by a Houndeye off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Succumbed to his wounds after being attacked by a tentacle.
Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Eaten alive by a tentacle off-camera.
Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Crushed by one of the tentacles.
Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Killed by a Head Crab Zombie off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Killed by a Head Crab Zombie off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Accidentally blown up with explosive boxes when Gordon Freeman activated the rock test fire.
Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Died of radiation poisoning off-screen, body shown.
Head Crab - Crushed underneath Gordon Freeman after the pipe he was in collapsed.
- Total - 26

Deaths[]

Total - 86
- 63 Xen Aliens
  - 15 Bullsquids
  - 14 Houndeyes
  - 13 Head Crab Zombies
  - 13 Head Crabs
  - 5 Barnacles
  - 3 Tentacles
- 23 Humans
  - All Men

Chapter 7: Power Up[]

Enemies[]

14 Unnamed HECU Soldiers - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Nine Head Crabs - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Eight Vortigaunts - Killed by Gordon Freeman. (Villains at time of death so listed in bold)
Five Houndeyes - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Scientist Head Crab Zombie - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Gargantuan - Electrocuted to death by Gordon Freeman.
- Total - 38

Other[]

Two Unnamed HECU Soldiers - Killed by either a Gargantuan or Gordon Freeman.
Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Bled to death after being attacked by a Gargantuan.
Unnamed HECU Soldier - Killed by a Bullsquid off-screen, body shown.
Bullsquid - Eventually blown up off-screen when the Black Mesa facility was nuked.
Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Body taken over by a Head Crab off-screen. Revived as a Head Crab Zombie.
- Total - 6

Deaths[]

Total - 44
- 25 Xen Aliens
  - 9 Head Crabs
  - 8 Vortigaunts
  - 5 Houndeyes
  - 1 Head Crab Zombie
  - 1 Gargantuan
  - 1 Bullsquid
- 19 Humans
  - All Men

Chapter 8: On a Rail[]

Enemies[]

45 Unnamed HECU Soldiers - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
21 Head Crabs - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
19 Vortigaunts - Killed by Gordon Freeman. (Villains at time of death so listed in bold)
12 Barnacles - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Nine Bullsquids - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Eight Houndeyes - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Two Scientist Head Crab Zombies - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
- Total - 116

Other[]

11 Unnamed HECU Soldiers - Killed by Bullsquids off-screen, bodies shown.
Four Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Shot to death by two HECU soldiers off-screen, bodies shown.
Two Vortigaunts - Killed by HECU soldiers off-screen, bodies shown. (Villains at time of death so listed in bold)
Two Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Bodies taken over by Head Crabs off-screen. Revived as Head Crab Zombies.
Unnamed HECU Soldier - Killed by Vortigaunts off-screen, bodies shown.
- Total - 20

Deaths[]

Total - 136
- 73 Xen Aliens
  - 21 Head Crabs
  - 21 Vortigaunts
  - 12 Barnacles
  - 9 Bullsquids
  - 8 Houndeyes
  - 2 Head Crab Zombies
- 63 Humans
  - All Men

Chapter 9: Apprehension[]

Enemies[]

13 Barnacles - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
13 Vortigaunts - Killed by Gordon Freeman. (Villains at time of death so listed in bold)
Six Head Crabs - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Three Ichthyosaurs - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Three Bullsquids - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Three Unnamed Black Ops Assassins - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Two Unnamed HECU Soldiers - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Two Scientist Head Crab Zombies - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
- Total - 45

Other[]

Two Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Bodies taken over by Head Crabs off-screen. Revived as Head Crab Zombies.
Two Unnamed HECU Soldiers - Killed by Head Crab Zombies off-screen, bodies shown.
Unnamed HECU Soldier - Ran over by a malfunctioning trolley.
Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Eaten alive by an Ichthyosaur.
Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Shot to death by a Black Ops Assassin.
- Total - 7

Deaths[]

Total - 52
- 40 Xen Aliens
  - 13 Barnacles
  - 13 Vortigaunts
  - 6 Head Crabs
  - 3 Ichthyosaurs
  - 3 Bullsquids
  - 2 Head Crab Zombies
- 12 Humans
  - 9 Men
  - 3 Women

Chapter 10: Residue Processing[]

Enemies[]

Ten Barnacles - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Seven Head Crabs - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Three Bullsquid - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
- Total - 20

Other[]

Two Head Crabs - Shot to death by a Black Mesa security guard.
Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Died of unknown causes off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Eaten alive by a Barnacle.
Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Killed by a Bullsquid off-screen, body shown.
- Total - 5

Deaths[]

Total - 25
- 22 Xen Aliens
  - 10 Barnacles
  - 9 Head Crabs
  - 3 Bullsquids
- 3 Humans
  - All Men

Chapter 11: Questionable Ethics[]

Named Characters[]

Dr. Peters - Sliced apart by mechanical surgical saws off-screen, mentioned.
- Total - 1

Enemies[]

19 Head Crabs - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
18 Unnamed HECU Soldiers - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Nine Houndeyes - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Three Grunts - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Three Bullsquids - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
- Total - 52

Other[]

Three Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Shot to death by a HECU soldier off-screen, bodies shown.
Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Killed by Head Crabs off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed HECU Soldier - Died of unknown causes off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Accidentally blown up by a Black Mesa security guard with a tau cannon off-camera.
Unnamed Black Mesa Security - Accidentally blew himself up with a tau cannon off-camera.
- Total - 7

Deaths[]

Total - 60
- 35 Xen Aliens
  - 19 Head Crabs
  - 9 Houndeyes
  - 3 Grunts
  - 3 Bullsquids
- 25 Humans
  - All Men

Chapter 12: Surface Tension[]

Named Characters[]

Cooper - Died of unknown causes off-screen, body shown.
- Total - 1

Enemies[]

61 Unnamed HECU Soldiers - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
23 Vortigaunts - Killed by Gordon Freeman. (Villains at time of death so listed in bold)
18 Head Crabs - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
18 Grunts - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Ichthyosaur - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Gargantuan - Blown up by Gordon Freeman with an orbital strike.
- Total - 122

Other[]

Two Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guards - Accidentally blown up off-screen, bodies shown.
Vortigaunt - Blown up with a grenade dropped by a HECU soldier. (Villain at time of death so listed in bold)
Unnamed HECU Soldier - Killed by Head Crabs off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed HECU Soldier - Died of unknown causes off-screen, body shown.
Houndeye - Shot to death by HECU soldiers off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed HECU Soldier - Killed by a tentacle off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed HECU Soldier - Accidentally crushed under a boulder off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Shot to death by a HECU soldier off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed HECU Soldier - Crushed against a wall by a Gargantuan with a car.
Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Died of unknown causes off-screen.
Tentacle - Eventually blown up off-screen when the Black Mesa facility was nuked.
- Total - 12

Deaths[]

Total - 135
- 71 Humans
  - All Men
- 64 Xen Aliens
  - 24 Vortigaunts
  - 18 Head Crabs
  - 18 Grunts
  - 1 Ichthyosaur
  - 1 Gargantuan
  - 1 Houndeye
  - 1 Tentacle

Chapter 13: "Forget About Freeman!"[]

Enemies[]

14 Grunts - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
11 Vortigaunts - Killed by Gordon Freeman. (Villains at time of death so listed in bold)
Nine Unnamed HECU Soldiers - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Five Head Crabs - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Four Barnacles - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Ichthyosaur - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
- Total - 44

Other[]

Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Killed by Grunts and Vortigaunts off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed HECU Soldier - Killed by Snarks off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed HECU Soldier - Drowned off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed Black Mesa Security Guard - Died of radiation poisoning off-screen, body shown.
- Total - 4

Deaths[]

Total - 48
- 35 Xen Aliens
  - 14 Grunts
  - 11 Vortigaunts
  - 5 Head Crabs
  - 4 Barnacles
  - 1 Ichthyosaur
- 13 Humans
  - All Men

Chapter 14: Lambda Core[]

Enemies[]

28 Head Crabs - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
24 Grunts - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
15 Vortigaunts - Killed by Gordon Freeman. (Villains at time of death so listed in bold)
Six Barnacles - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Four Unnamed Black Ops Assassins - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Two Bullsquids - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
- Total - 79

Other[]

Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Killed by a Black Ops assassin off-screen, body shown.
Eight Unnamed Black Mesa Scientists - Killed by either Vortigaunts or Grunts off-screen, bodies shown.
Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Killed either by Head Crabs or crushed during a cave in off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed Black Mesa Scientist - Killed by Controllers off-screen.
- Total - 11

Deaths[]

Total - 90
- 75 Xen Aliens
  - 28 Head Crabs
  - 24 Grunts
  - 15 Vortigaunts
  - 6 Barnacles
  - 2 Bullsquids
- 15 Humans
  - 11 Men
  - 4 Women

Chapter 15: Xen[]

Enemies[]

Five Houndeyes - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Two Vortigaunts - Killed by Gordon Freeman. (Villains at time of death so listed in bold)
- Total - 7

Other[]

Unnamed Black Mesa Employee - Died after traveling to Xen off-screen, body shown.
- Total - 1

Deaths[]

Total - 8
- 7 Xen Aliens
  - 5 Houndeyes
  - 2 Vortigaunts
- 1 Human
  - All Victims of Unknown Gender

Chapter 16: Gonarch's Lair[]

Enemies[]

Gonarch - Blown up by Gordon Freeman with an RPG.
- Total - 1

Other[]

Three Unnamed Black Mesa Employees - Killed by the Gonarch off-screen, bodies shown.
- Total - 3

Deaths[]

Total - 4
- 3 Humans
  - All Victims of Unknown Gender
- 1 Xen Alien
  - 1 Gonarch

Chapter 17: Interloper[]

Enemies[]

39 Vortigaunts - Killed by Gordon Freeman. (Villains at time of death so listed in bold)
28 Controllers - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
24 Grunts - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Barnacle - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Gargantuan - Blown up by Gordon Freeman with an RPG.
- Total - 93

Other[]

Five Unnamed Black Mesa Employees - Killed by Xen aliens off-screen, bodies shown.
- Total - 5

Deaths[]

Total - 98
- 93 Xen Aliens
  - 39 Vortigaunts
  - 28 Controllers
  - 24 Grunts
  - 1 Barnacle
  - 1 Gargantuan
- 5 Humans
  - 5 Victims of Unknown Gender

Chapter 18: Nihilanth[]

Named Characters[]

The Nihilanth - Blown up when Gordon Freeman destroyed its brain with an RPG.
- Total - 1

Enemies[]

Eight Controllers - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
Four Vortigaunts - Killed by Gordon Freeman. (Villains at time of death so listed in bold)
Ichthyosaur - Killed by Gordon Freeman.
- Total - 13

Other[]

Six Unnamed HECU Soldiers - Killed by Xen aliens off-screen, bodies shown.
Two Unnamed Black Mesa Employees - Killed by Controllers off-screen, bodies shown.
Unnamed Black Mesa Employee - Either drowned or killed by an Ichthyosaur off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed Black Mesa Employee - Died of unknown causes off-screen, body shown.
- Total - 10

Deaths[]

Total - 34
- 14 Xen Aliens
  - 8 Controllers
  - 4 Vortigaunts
  - 1 Ichthyosaur
  - 1 Nihilanth
- 10 Humans
  - 6 Men
  - 4 Victims of Unknown Gender

Deaths[]

Total - 1,109
- 715 Aliens
- 384 Humans
  - 362 Men
  - 15 Victims of Unknown Gender
  - 7 Women

Group Deaths[]

Black Mesa Personnel[]

Total - 158
- 125 Black Mesa Scientists
- 29 Black Mesa Security Guards
- 15 Unknown Employees

United States Military[]

Total - 216
- 209 HECU Soldiers
- 7 Black Ops Assassins

Xen Aliens[]

Total - 715
- 313 Head Crabs
- 156 Vortigaunts
- 83 Grunts
- 77 Barnacles
- 47 Houndeyes
- 40 Head Crab Zombies
- 40 Bullsquids
- 36 Controllers
- 6 Ichthyosaurs
- 4 Tentacles
- 3 Unknown Aliens
- 3 Gargantuans
- 1 Gonarch
- 1 Nihilanth

Kill Counts[]

Dr. Gordon Freeman - 868 (Alive)

Notes[]

General[]

At the end of the events of Opposing Force, the Black Mesa facility is nuked by the United States military. The following is meant to keep track of Black Mesa personnel who initially survived, only to be killed afterwards. This does not include the Black Mesa personnel found dead on Xen:
Total - 47
- 28 Black Mesa Scientists
- 19 Black Mesa Security Guards

By Chapter[]

We've Got Hostiles[]

In the area where you briefly reach the surface to the outside, the first drop ship will continuously drop off four soldiers until it's destroyed, so only the first batch will be counted, and one soldier will be counted for the airship once it's destroyed.
- The same goes for the airship that drops off two soldiers in an air duct to try and kill Gordon Freeman.

Residue Processing[]

The Head Crabs that spawn in the room with the giant meat grinder will not be counted since they spawn endlessly.

Lambda Core[]

In the room you use to get to Xen's home world, Controllers spawn infinitely until you jump into the portal, so they won't be counted.

Gonarch's Lair[]

The baby Head Crabs and fully grown Head Crabs won't be counted since they never stop spawning from the Gonarch, since they're only meant to distract Gordon Freeman from killing the Gonarch.

Interloper[]

The Vortigaunts at the beginning area spawn endlessly, so they won't be counted.

Navigation[]

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