Vortigaunts are shown as a very communal and cultural race, believing in a force that binds the fabric of the universe and each Vortigaunt together, as well as producing a tradition of poetry and music. In Half-Life 2, the Vortigaunts have broken free of their slavery, and actively assist the player and other humans in resisting the Combine occupation of Earth. The Vortigaunts are depicted in Half-Life as being an enslaved race in an alternate dimension called Xen, subservient to a large Xen God called the Nihilanth, which itself is a slave to undisclosed masters. In Half-Life and its three expansions, Vortigaunts are frequently encountered by the player as hostile non-player characters.
Vortigaunts are a fictional extra-dimensional species in the Half-Life series by Valve Corporation. VortigauntĪ Vortigaunt, as seen in Half-Life 2: Episode Two
