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This article is about the early character. For his successor, see Odessa Cubbage.

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Odell
Biographical information
Homeworld

Earth

Function(s) / Belongings
Rank / Occupation

Engineer

Equipment
  • Welding torch
  • Cigarette lighter
Vehicles

Submarine

Physical description
Species

Human

Gender

Male

Eye color

Blue

Chronological and political information
Era(s)

Combine occupation

Faction

The Resistance

Game information
Modeled over

Travis Dunlap[1][2][a]

Designer(s)

ai_odellhackery1 and ai_odellhackery2[3]

Entity

npc_odell

"Hey, here's a thought. I've got a cigarette lighter. You've got a gun. Maybe you should go first."
― Odell[src]

Odell,[4][5] originally known as Owen,[5] is a character cut from Half-Life 2. His appearance was recycled for Odessa Cubbage.[5]

Overview[edit]

Odessa Cubbage's model, based on Travis Dunlap[1][2][a] who was the martial arts instructor of one of the game's developers, was originally intended for a character named Odell who was to be met at the start of the Borealis chapter. With grey hair, a beard, wearing an orange gumby suit and a dark brown-colored beanie, he is shown to have hurt his right knee at some point, as it is tied with bandages. He was to use a welding torch to unlock doors aboard the ship,[3][4][5] an ability similar to the HECU Engineer's role in Opposing Force.

Odell was to be the engineer of the Borealis, a science ship stranded in the ice that had been discovered and attacked by the Combine. Odell was to be the only remaining crew member; Gordon was to meet him on the ship after leaving the Air Exchange, go through the ship and then leave in a submarine to Kraken Base.[4][5] While Gordon was to narrowly escape the downfall of Kraken Base in an escape pod, Odell's intended fate is unknown.

According to the Half-Life 2 leak sound files, Odell's personality was to be that of a sarcastic, ironic man, making remarks in the vein of that of Barney Calhoun.

Behind the scenes[edit]

In the WC map pack maps, Odell's model appears often. It was used for measurements, light tests and placeholders (Alyx's model also alternatively fills this role). It also appears to be often used as a placeholder for Captain Vance in the Air Exchange maps.

The character of Russell in Half-Life: Alyx bears a striking resemblance to Odell.

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Dunlap's name is misspelled as "Dunlop" in the credits of Half-Life 2.

References[edit]

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