Could Op4 be retconned to fit cannon?

Half-Life Series
#81

The teleport thing seems pretty straightforward to me… the ones in Lambda Core were quantum entaglement, too (they had to be for local teleportation, according to Mossman). The Combine’s teleport relied on wormholes, and it could only travel across universes connected by the wormholes. Only Kleiner and Vance had discovered the entanglement technique, so the Combine didn’t have it. Till Mossman showed up and built them a new one (which is the one used in Nova Prospekt).

Obviously ANY teleport requires a ton of power, but the only wormhole one seen – which evidently requires a much more massive power source – is in the Citadel during the fight with Breen. And it’s got a whole Citadel to power it!

My retconning of Race X: They were just some other random race that showed up with the RC, but they didn’t have a giant robo-baby wielding telekinesis to hold the portal open, so they didn’t get to be in the Portal Storms… When BM was nuked, they all died. Poor fellas.

#82

^ It all make pretty sense to me only. :retard:

#83

But ours are a lot better.

#84

the xen relay emulation is done for two reasons. 1, so they don’t have to man an actual relay on xen. 2 because of xens state as a border world, by using it as a slingshot it makes the whole process alot easier, and presumably, with less energy than the lambda or combine portals

#85

No, half of that was already around. What I want to know is what was up with Kliener’s teleport.

#86

His teleport uses the xen relay
edit: and it killed a cat

#87

Less is moar.

#88

Interesting question: What is happening in Xen durring Half-Life 2 & the Episodes?
It sounds like it could make a great hiding place for the resistance if the combine didn’t know how to get there.

#89

I’m certain that the combine knows how to get there, but i wanna go back there anyway. It would make a perfect excuse for putting in ZOMBIE VORTIGAUNTS. :3

#90

I don’t see why everybody is so infatuated with zombie vortigaunts. It’s a terrible idea.

#91

It’s better than Zombie Stalkers. :hmph:

#92

They both suck.

#93

Why would Xen be an excuse for having zombie vortigaunts? There weren’t any in Xen in HL1, and there’s no reason a vortigaunt couldn’t be zombified on earth if they could be on Xen.

#94

Easy way out: Race X was a Combine Scouting Team.

#95

Except Race X seems to be very adept with teleportation.

#96

Oh you. :wink:

#97

Maybe it was just the Portal Storm acting up?

Hell, they could be the Combine’s Rivals for all I care.

#98

Maybe they’re the alien resistance? :fffuuu:

#99

You are more likely to find zombie vortigaunts on Xen! :hmph:

EDIT: Please explain why the idea sucks.

#100

Because headcrab + vortigaunt = Roasted Headcrab.

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