This is some FINE lore-o-logical explanation you got here. Great post.

You’re arguement is pretty good, except for one thing: you’re forgetting about the Vortigaunts. They’re why Gordon Freeman has the reputation he has in Half-Life 2. They were previously enslaved by the Nihilanth (who may have been a rebel against the Combine, but was the one leading the assault against Earth in…

Yeah, but that’s true of young adults, the middle aged, and the elderly too.