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Half-Life 2 begins as the G-Man speaks to Gordon in a dreamlike scene, after keeping him " in stasis far from Earth, thought, and time itself " for nearly two decades, during which he did not physically age.

He comments that " the right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.

" Gordon is then " point inserted " into a train bound for City 17, to the ( mild ) surprise of the other passengers.

Freeman quickly learns that Earth has been conquered and occupied by the trans-dimensional Combine empire, with a military force powerful enough to have subdued the entirety of Earth's nations within a period of 7 hours.

He soon meets up with Barney Calhoun and Alyx Vance, and joins the resistance against the Combine.

During the course of the game, Gordon battles the forces of the Combine in order to free humanity from its grasp.

Already famous for his role in the Black Mesa Incident, Gordon quickly develops a legendary reputation among Earth's surviving human populace, who begin to look up to him and refer to him by such messianic titles as " the One Free Man " or " the Opener of the Way.

" After slaying scores of Combine soldiers and leading an assault against the Combine stronghold of Nova Prospekt, Gordon eventually sparks a full-scale rebellion, in which he becomes a combatant.