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The armor vest and helmet are parts of the personal armor set worn by the majority of Black Mesa Security Force team members.
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Overview[edit]
The armor vest, being standard equipment for the Black Mesa security guards, is capable of absorbing or deflecting low-caliber rounds while also protecting its user from explosives and other types of weaponry. The helmet allows its wearer to take low-caliber shots to the head, excluding the uncovered facial region, while staying untouched, although .357 Magnum and Desert Eagle bullets will penetrate through it, killing the guard instantly.
Unlike the HEV Suit and the PCV, the armor vest and helmet are not powered by an energy source of any kind. Batteries and chargers cannot repair them. Instead, the only way to replenish armor protection is to replace them with new gear that's in better condition. Picking up the helmet will grant 40 armor, while the vest grants 60 armor.
Behind the scenes[edit]
The overweight security guards in Half-Life: Opposing Force were originally intended to wear helmets, but their final model only retains the armor vest. (Though only the model of the helmet was removed, humorously allowing the tops of their heads to deflect bullets.[1]) The Opposing Force Capture The Flag game mode features the original helmet version of the overweight security guard.
In the Half-Life 2 leak, a model of the helmet intended for Barney Calhoun is present but only used on his model in the developer test map dsp_test. This helmet ultimately didn't appear in the final game.
Gallery[edit]
Pre-release[edit]
Half-Life[edit]
An early security guard with the vest and the helmet on.
Ditto.
Ditto.
The vest and the helmet in a security guard's locker.
Ditto, in the final release version of the trailer.
Half-Life: Opposing Force[edit]
In-game helmet Otis.
Half-Life 2[edit]
Security guard helmet model found in the Half-Life 2 leak files.
Retail[edit]
"Security" logo as seen on the guard's back.
Ditto, HD version.
Black Mesa logo as seen on the guard's chest.
Security guard wearing the vest and the helmet.
High Definition version.
Dreamcast version.
PlayStation 2 version.
Decay version.
PlayStation 2, Head-to-Head version.
A Zombie guard.
An overweight guard.
Ditto, another variant.
Unused texture variant of the overweight guard.
Multiplayer model of the guard.
Opposing Force CTF version.
Multiplayer model of the overweight guard.
Armor vest and helmet near a fallen security guard.
List of appearances[edit]
Main games[edit]
Other[edit]
- Half-Life: Day One (First appearance)
- Half-Life: Uplink (Non-canonical appearance)
