They consider the HECU to be incompetent and inept. Upon arrival, every black operative either kills or interrogates a HECU soldier. They are sent to destroy the Black Mesa compound after the HECU fail to contain the Resonance Cascade incident. The black operatives' existence and role are expanded in Half Life: Opposing Force. Both sides seem to be allied in the first Half Life game. The black operatives have an unstable relationship with the HECU. Up close, black operatives use punches and martial arts kicks as melee attacks. Female operatives have cloaking devices that can enable them to become partially invisible. Some male operatives use sniper rifles as an alternative weapon. Most of the black operatives are equipped with SMG's with grenade attachments. They are also quick and able to jump very high. They are almost completely silent during combat, refusing to yell whenever injured. Unlike the female counterparts, male operatives wear earpieces inside their masks.īlack operatives rely on stealth instead of brute force. Some of them wear night vision goggles whereas the rest have exposed eyes. Male operatives wear black combat gear and balaclavas. Female operatives wear black spandex jumpsuits and carry microphones as headsets. Each gender can be distinguished by the types of clothes that they wear. The bomb's detonation is activated during the final cut scene in Half Life: Opposing Force.Įvery black operative is covered in a black suit from head to toe. They are sent by the US Government to place a thermonuclear bomb inside the parking garage of the Black Mesa Compound.

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