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The Ichthyosaur (scientific name is '''Xenotherus ichtycanthus''') is a fictitous Aquatic creature in the First-person Shooter Computer Game '' Half-Life ''. It is one of many Alien Species encountered in ''Half-Life'', having been Teleported to Earth from the Borderworld Xen . The speed and viciousness of the attacking monster make the underwater areas of ''Half-Life'' some of the emotionally scarier parts of the game, even though they tend to be short. Although it is named after the Extinct Reptile group, the Ichthyosaur s, it resembles them only in its Carnivorous Ecology and its general size. In ''Half-Life'', ichthyosaurs are encountered in several water bodies, including a flooded Laboratory and in a Reservoir behind a Hydroelectric Dam . They are often placid at first, but quickly become hostile, especially should the player take action against them. When an ichthyosaur is first encountered in ''Half-Life'', a Scientist remarks that while he has been told it originated in the Challenger Deep (in the Pacific Ocean ), he is of the opinion that its first taste of a Terrestrial Ocean was its arrival at the Black Mesa Research Facility . The Ichthyosaur also makes a single appearance in '' Half-Life 2 ''. During a teleport malfunction (Harmonic Reflux), Gordon Freeman is momentarily transported underwater, and is almost attacked by an Ichthyosaur before being transported elsewhere. Although this encounter is scripted, when an Ichthyosaur is spawned in GMod it also attacks the player, suggesting that the developers planned on Gordon Freeman encountering them more than once. However, some implementations have the creature able to survive on lands for limited periods before dying and also show that the monster will actually drown if underwater for too long - indicating that the creature was not fully realised towards any further function. |
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