At the start of hl2, why are the passengers so casual to gordon when he is supposed to be the hero of the human race?

at the start of hl2, why are the passengers so casual to gordon when he is supposed to be the hero of the human race?

because it's been 20 years since the events of the first game and he just appeared out of thin fucking air, most of the people there probably werent even born when the events of HL1 happened you retard. they also don't start recognizing him until Alyx starts making radio calls to tell people that he's coming.

They are obviously star struck user

They didn't recognize him.

The only people who instantly recognize Gordon are his colleges from Black Mesa who already knew him well. Presumably civilians only knew about him second hand from stories with no pictures, and everybody thought he was dead. He also didn't have his iconic power suit at that time, so he just looked like some average white nerd.

Later on, as he travels the underground railroad, some people just think he's some guy they were told to expect and a few people know about your hero status. At this point word hasn't spread much about your revival or the story of your heroism.

The time when shit really hits the fan is the time skip after the second teleport. This time, there was plenty of time for word to spread about not only your first heroic quest, but also your recent successful battles against the Combine. Probably for most of the NPCs, this was the first time they ever even heard of Gordon Freeman, and all the wild stories they hear are being backed up by the vortigants which would lend a lot of credibility.

No one cared who he was, until he put on the HEV suit.

Because shit writing.

he was just a scruffy dude in the same blue jumpsuit on the train

I think the suit and the name perpetuated the myth, the vorts probably weren't talking about his facial features or hairstyle or know what the fuck glasses are.

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Snowden could take a walk anywhere in America and nobody would know who he is, but everyone would recognize him if he enter an electronics store.

thanks for the explanations guys

They don't recognize him without the suit. And later he blows up Nova Prospekt, which is what really motivated them.

How would they know what he look like with combine controlling everything, I doubt they want to spread around his picture

Think before you blame shit writing, underage brainlet

How come Gordon is the only citizen with glasses?

Kleiner.

because they cut the ones that did and used them as the hostages on cs_office

im sure that user meant citizen as in every day person not crucial plot character

they knew about the dyson sphere

get fucked

At the start of hl2, why did the guy in the tunnel think the combine weren't after Gordon?

because gabe is fat

Are you talking about the guy in the sewers who was like "I'd hate to be the guy they're looking for"? It's dramatic irony.

Why are there only like 3 people on the train?