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Marc Laidlaw ( https://twitter.com/MarcLaidlaw/ ) the writer / lead writer of all of Valve's Half - Life titles, has written some interesting Dr. Breen fanfic.
First things first: this isn't the beginning of a HL3 ARG / marketing campaign. In his own words;
And here's the tweet that grabbed my interest;
While it's clear Breen's tweets are non-canon, that doesn't mean they can't point to upcoming HL3 plot points, right?
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So, the fanfic twitter account is: https://twitter.com/BreenGrub
But before we get to that, let's remember what happened to our favorite Dr.;
While in HL2 he is seen falling to his death and screaming "You need me!", I always entertained the idea that his consciousness might have been successfully uploaded to the other side of the portal in a Combine host body..
The name "BreenGrub" itself, certainly indicates a transformation of Breen and his avatar;
is the "Unused texture of the larval stage of a Combine Advisor found in the Episode Two games files." so it would look somewhat like this;
I think it's safe to say the fanfiction assumes Breen survived and is now in a Combine host body. Perhaps in an Advisor? Is he at the other side of the portal?
And here are his tweets; (you are meant to read them from bottom to top)
tl;dr Dr. Breen is a good guy, he tries to provide us with information to spark a revolution and win the war and I get the feeling we might just have to visit the Vortigaunts' world.....
Unfortunately people went nuts thinking the twitter account is more than it is, or that it should be more than it is and Laidlaw for the moment has stopped writing more;
And it's a shame because;
Discuss.
First things first: this isn't the beginning of a HL3 ARG / marketing campaign. In his own words;
I am strongly anti-troll so let me be clear: @BreenGrub is me having fun with some things that I love. It's not an ARG. It is what it is.
@BreenGrub Culp is gone but Breen lives on. I have his voice in my head and sometimes it needs to come out. Culp brought that voice to life.
@BreenGrub Basically it's me writing Dr. Breen fanfic. I am his biggest fan!
And here's the tweet that grabbed my interest;
@DrAddicted There's some interesting stuff that only Dr. Breen knows. Maybe if he gets it out there, it will have an impact on the future.
While it's clear Breen's tweets are non-canon, that doesn't mean they can't point to upcoming HL3 plot points, right?
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So, the fanfic twitter account is: https://twitter.com/BreenGrub
But before we get to that, let's remember what happened to our favorite Dr.;
Half - Life 2 said:Dr. Breen is talking to the Combine;
Dr. Breen: It is me you should be concerned about, I can still deliver earth but not without your help.
Dr. Breen: The portal destination is untenable surely you can set the relay
destination elsewhere. There is no way I can survive in that environment. A host body? You must be joking, there is no way I can possibly..
Dr. Breen: Oh alright dammit if that is what it takes. Just hurry! He is right behind me!
Half - Life 2 said:Dr. Breen: Dr. Freeman, you really should not be out there. At the moment of synapse as I teleport this chamber will be bathed in deadly particles that have yet to be named by human science. Perhaps when I have the leisure to do the work myself, I will name one after you. That way you will not be completely forgotten. When the singularity collapses, I will be far away from here, in another universe in fact. You on the other hand will be destroyed in every way possible, and even some essentially impossible.
While in HL2 he is seen falling to his death and screaming "You need me!", I always entertained the idea that his consciousness might have been successfully uploaded to the other side of the portal in a Combine host body..
The name "BreenGrub" itself, certainly indicates a transformation of Breen and his avatar;
is the "Unused texture of the larval stage of a Combine Advisor found in the Episode Two games files." so it would look somewhat like this;
I think it's safe to say the fanfiction assumes Breen survived and is now in a Combine host body. Perhaps in an Advisor? Is he at the other side of the portal?
And here are his tweets; (you are meant to read them from bottom to top)
tl;dr Dr. Breen is a good guy, he tries to provide us with information to spark a revolution and win the war and I get the feeling we might just have to visit the Vortigaunts' world.....
@hscsguy I think he's incapable of harming us. But then again, what do I know? Can we believe him?
Unfortunately people went nuts thinking the twitter account is more than it is, or that it should be more than it is and Laidlaw for the moment has stopped writing more;
For all I know, confessing @BreenGrub will completely kill the fun of writing it. But I'd rather stop it than make people crazy speculating.
And it's a shame because;
@YoMeiso Thanks. I personally cannot give the world a Half-Life game. All I can personally do, at least for now, is stuff like this.
Discuss.