Kingpin
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Wildlife |
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Psionic attack/defense |
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The Kingpin[1][2] is an alien enemy cut from Half-Life. While it lacked convincing AI and gameplay goals, it was scripted nevertheless. It can be found in the game files.
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Overview
Twice the height of an average person, it was to have a massive brain filling its entire body, with four eyestalks spaced evenly around it. An early version was to walk on three chitinous legs with a clicking sound; a later version, called Sactildiae Nefariousium,[3] traded the rear leg for a thick, worm-like "tail".[1] Its psionic attacks and psionic defenses would have made it immune to missile weapons.
It was to be found at least on Xen, in some caves.[4] Additionally, as stated by Marc Laidlaw, the Kingpin appeared in several concept art pieces of the Topside Motorpool area. It was to break free from a squad of soldiers tormenting it, and destroy them with the player's help.[5]
In modding
Its second version appears in the Half-Life mods Redemption, USS Darkstar, and as a functioning enemy in Sweet Half-Life, Sven Co-op, Field Intensity and Reprocessing. It is also a featured character in Half-Life: Echoes.
Gallery
Concept art for the first version, front.
The cabal for Xen, including two Kingpins in caves.
List of appearances
Main games
Other
- Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar (Non-canonical appearance)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar, page 20
- ↑ Half-Life game files
- ↑ Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar (uncorrected proof), page 47
- ↑ Half-Life instruction manual
- ↑ Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar (uncorrected proof), page 43
- ↑ Spitcodfry's trip to Valve, 2003
- ↑ Spitcodfry's trip to Valve, 2003 (archived)
