MTM 8
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Robotic loader |
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N/A (automatic) |
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The MTM 8, also known as the Loader, is a robotic loader used in the Black Mesa Research Facility to handle crates and other objects, as well as other tasks.
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[edit] Appearances
[edit] Half-Life
It is first seen by Gordon Freeman during his tram ride to Sector C, along the Sector C Line. A first one is carrying a crate, a second is about to work on a radioactive leak while the G-Man is seen on another tram.
[edit] Half-Life: Opposing Force
In the chapter Welcome to Black Mesa, Shephard finds himself above a room flooded with radioactive waste, which access is forbidden as long as the Loader below is working. The Loader is blocked by stored crates that Shephard must destroy with a bullet (or a grenade) to allow the robot to proceed and clear the access.
As the following elevator leads to the same part of Sector C Line where the second Loader is seen in Half-Life, it is likely the two Loaders are the same individual. Of note is that between Freeman's and Shephard's passing through that area the leak seem to have been repaired, and probably by human hands. The Gearbox developers also did not change the Half-Life tram position.
[edit] Behind the scenes
- The name "MTM 8" can be seen on its bodywork.
- The model has animations not seen in-game. They include "run", "heroidle" and "herodie". It was probably to be seen destroyed at some point in the game's development, likely in a scripted sequence, as "herodie" shows it in parts after a small run.
- The crate is part of the model and is placed under it when not in the animation, so that it is out of the view of the player. The Opposing Force model is identical except for the crate, which is a green metallic one instead of wooden.
[edit] Trivia
The Loader bears a resemblance to the power loader seen in the film Aliens.
[edit] Gallery
The first seen Loader in Half-Life.
The second seen Loader plunging into radioactive materials in Half-Life.
The same spot in Opposing Force.
The caution sign next to the blocked Loader in Opposing Force.
Advertisement for the Loader.
[edit] List of appearances
- Half-Life: Day One (First appearance)
- Half-Life
- Half-Life: Opposing Force
- Half-Life: Decay (Ad only)
