G-Man

"G-Man" is the primary villain of the Half-Life FPS adventure series by Valve, although it remains a mystery who or what he truly is or what his true role and motives are. The G-Man is an older-looking business-type man who appears throughout the series in various forms and places often delivering cryptic messages to the main character, Gordon Freeman, and seemingly controlling him somehow but most definitely at least observing him at all times. He also is usually seen with a mysterious briefcase.

During gameplay, G-Man often makes appearances in areas that are always just out of the player's reach, and the only times the player is able to interact with him directly are at the end of the game where he has taken away access to your weapons. In-between Half Life 1 and Half Life 2, he seems to put Gordon in cryogenic stasis until after the Earth has been taken over by the Combine.

Quotes
• "The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world." • "Rise and shine, Mr. Freeman... Wake up and smell the ashes." • "Prepare for unforeseen consequences."