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Doctor Wallace Breen is a Fictional Character from the 2004 First-person Shooter Computer Game '' Half-Life 2 '', produced by Valve Software . He is the primary Antagonist in '' Half-Life 2 '' and also the ruler of the Earth from his headquarters in the Citadel, the Combine stronghold in City 17 . He is voiced by actor Robert Culp . STORY Doctor Breen was the administrator of the Black Mesa Research Facility at the time of the "Black Mesa Incident," the events depicted in ''Half-Life'', but he was neither seen nor mentioned by name. (He was instead referred to always as "the Administrator.") After the Seven Hour War , he "negotiated" a peace agreement with the Combine that saved humanity, but at the cost of enslavement. Doctor Breen was appointed as ruler of Earth — a puppet of the Combine, who have no physical presence on the planet. Some speculate he may have orchestrated the events of ''Half-Life'' at the request of the Combine, with the rule of Earth promised as reward; others believe that Doctor Breen may have been under the impression that introducing the Combine would have brought about a cosmic unity between the two races, and would have been ultimately beneficial for the human race (something that he still clings on to despite the evidently large amounts of human suffering in the game). Whether or not he was the one who introduced the Combine to Earth, his intentions seem to be noble and he sounds quite convinced that he is doing the right thing. Even if he has selfish reasons for doing so, the human race would have most definitely been completely destroyed or assimilated by the Combine had he not surrendered Earth at the end of the Seven Hour War. The ''Half-Life 2'' art book, ''Raising the Bar'', has information and images that indicate Breen used, at least in one point of the planned story if not in the final version, a radio transmitter tower on the surface (i.e., not in Black Mesa) to communicate directly to the Combine and negotiate a surrender. Images show him at the foot of the tower, wearing a headset linked directly to the tower, with arms held wide and speaking to the skies. Breen is alerted to the return of Gordon Freeman in ''Half-Life 2'' when Gordon is accidentally, temporarily teleported to his office in the Citadel. Doctor Breen informs the Combine and immediately dispatches the forces at his disposal to capture Freeman and break the associated Resistance movement in City 17. When the human resistance begins to loosen the Combine's hold on Earth, Doctor Breen attempts to flee using a Combine teleporter. Gordon Freeman manages to stop him by destroying the Citadel's dark fusion reactor, which destroys the teleporter in a massive explosion. Like many of the other characters in ''Half-Life 2'', Doctor Breen's fate is unknown; however, the '''' website guarantees that what happened to him will be revealed in the upcoming game. BREENCASTS Throughout City 17, Doctor Breen is frequently seen and heard making Breencasts - city-wide video broadcasts which he uses to speak directly to citizens and Combine forces. Breencasts consist of anything from the doctor addressing citizens' concerns, to an outlet for pro-Combine propaganda. In both, Breen refers to the Combine as the "Universal Union" or "Our Benefactors," never using the term "Combine" except in attempts to mock the term. However, when relaxed and not in front of the public, he seems to use the word Combine even himself. One such Breencast is as follows, as he addresses Gordon Freeman: This last Breencast has the Administrator pleading with Freeman to end his quest to bring down the Citadel. He also displays his fearfulness and disappointment with the Combine suspicious of his motives. |
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