Any damage done to it will be transferred to their orange orbs, meaning it will attempt to tank damage. It's head is extremely large, causing it to be supported far more, which presumably acts as a weak-point.
DebatesJungle Wiki Explore. Important Pages. Featured Pages. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? View source. The Nihilanth also has shackles around his wrists. The Vortigaunts also have these in Half-Life 1 along with a collar. Enslaved Vortigaunts retained them in Half-Life 2. The concept of this slavery has been reinforced throughout the series. The all-knowing Vortigaunt states:. During the final encounter, the Nihilanth says several things pertaining to the enigmatic entity.
Much speculation can be drawn from his comments. The Nihilanth knows more about the situation than we do. And what damage could said truth do if it were known by us? It has long been thought this was an allusion to the G-Man. This comment could relate to any party. The initial relationship between this comment and the G-Man was solidified by the next comment, which was unused in the game:.
The Nihilanth was most likely working with the G-Man in the past. Of course, we can only speculate as to what the pair were involved in. It is likely the Nihilanth was betrayed — probably when the G-Man realised Gordon had greater talent. To consumers, speculation is an important to any story. Through speculation, plausibilities can be found. So, what if Nihilanth was talking about the Vortigaunts?
Much like the comments made by Breengrub , it raises questions about their motives. Perhaps this is all a charade and they are merely waiting on ultimate revenge. With all of these pieces combined, we can start to build a case against the Vortigaunts. Speculatively speaking, of course…. If you found this interesting, you can read all of the articles in this series here. You can also follow us on Twitter for future content Lambdagen.
Images and some quotes sourced from Combine Overwiki. No comments to display. It acts as the primary antagonist and the final boss in Half-Life. The Nihilanth is a massive, floating being that resembles an abnormally proportioned humanoid fetus, with a large head atop a smaller body. It shares many physical traits with other intelligent Xen life forms, especially with the Alien Controllers , and is related to the Vortigaunts , as indicated by their vestigial chest-arms, which is why it had a particular ability to control them.
The Nihilanth's body features what appears to be the remains of some sort of surgical procedure, and its minuscule legs appear to be either vestigial or the remains of amputation. Some of its backstory was revealed in a series of conversations with the developers. According to Doug Lombardi restating something that was told to him by Marc Laidlaw , the Nihilanth's homeworld was invaded by the Combine long before the events of Half-Life , prompting the migration and takeover of Xen by the Nihilanth.
The Nihilanth appears to be floating in a meditation pose. It has two attack moves. The first attack is a stream of purple-colored energy projectiles, similar to the Alien Controller's fireballs, but stronger.
The second attack is a large green sphere that teleports the player to other areas populated with aliens. These spheres can be destroyed by the player. The Nihilanth can also summon Vortigaunts and Alien Controllers for help in the battle. A series of orange-colored "energy spheres" orbit around the Nihilanth's head, and provide it with energy. It uses this energy to protect itself from harm and to attack the player. When this energy runs low after being attacked by the player , the Nihilanth replenishes the spheres by absorbing energy from one of the crystals in the chamber.
When the crystals are destroyed, the Nihilanth becomes vulnerable, and its head opens up like a flower after some time, revealing a large energy sphere atop a fleshy prong inside his head, which is its only weak spot. Eventually, the Nihilanth floats up with beams and green spheres coming out of its body and dies in a massive green explosion.
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