Combine lock
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Door lock |
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The Combine lock[1] is a security device commonly used as a fastening that mechanically prevents the door from being opened unless unlocked by Combine personnel, disabled from a Combine interface, short-circuited or hacked. They are used prolifically throughout City 17 to limit Citizen movement.
Overview[edit]
Combine locks are often found in residential blocks throughout City 17, limiting the areas that Citizens can access. In addition to being installed on regular doors, Combine locks are often used to control Heavy Doors, Force Fields, and other devices related to access denial. When attempted to be opened by Gordon Freeman, a lock will only respond with a distinct "negative" sound. Combine-affiliated personnel with sufficient clearance are able to unlock doors by standing in front of the lock and presumably having their ID scanned by the device or by using a Combine interface nearby. However, in Half-Life 2 and its Episodes, Alyx Vance can use her Multi-tool to override any lock and gain access to restricted areas, notably demonstrated many times in Nova Prospekt. In the Citadel, some Combine Locks are modified to become status indicators for Combine Powered Bridges.
In Episode One, the door locks demonstrate their ability to self-destruct: when set to explode by Combine units, their lights will begin to flash in red and emit a beeping noise before blowing up, destroying the door they were attached to and allowing Combine Soldiers to forcefully breach into areas.
In Half-Life: Alyx, Combine locks are commonly seen in many of the facilities in the Quarantine Zone. Some of the locks appear to be unusable, emitting no lights and cannot be interacted with using the Multi-tool. The activated locks, however, can be disarmed via a hacking minigame. These locks usually guard essential passages in the game.
Gallery[edit]
A Combine lock near an interrogation room.
A Combine door lock in use on a door.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto, in an interrogation room.
Ditto, near the plaza.
Ditto, inside an apartment.
Ditto, on an elevator inside an apartment.
Combine locks on apartment doors.
A Combine lock near a Combine monitor.
In use on a Combine Heavy Door.
Ditto, at the Depot.
Barney using a Combine interface to unlock a Combine lock.
Alyx hacking a Combine lock to activate a Combine elevator.
Used as a Powered bridge indicator in the Citadel.
List of appearances[edit]
Main games[edit]
- Half-Life 2 (First appearance)
- Half-Life 2: Episode One
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two
- Half-Life: Alyx
Other[edit]
- Half-Life 2: Deathmatch (Non-canonical appearance)
References[edit]
- ↑ Half-Life 2 Prima Guide
