The following is a list of quotes from the Vortigaunts, from Half-Life 2.
Vortigaunt/Singing Vortigaunt
Location:sound/vo/npc/vortigaunt
Filename(s) | Quote |
vmono_03 | We remember the Freeman. We are coterminous. |
vmono_04 | There is no distance between us. No false veils of time or space may intervene. |
vmono_05 | We see you still in Black Mesa. Clearly we see you in the Nihilanth's chamber. |
vmono_06 | We bear witness to the bright eternity of the Nihilanth's demise. You leap, you fall, we see you flash between the barriers. |
vmono_07 | For a brief time you joined us. You are one. Between the worlds. |
vmono_08 | Communion of the vortessence. And that other: a deeper mystery. No deeper than the void itself. |
vmono_09 | We cannot forget those whose cords you cut. Forgiveness is not ours to bestow. |
vmono_10 | Unity of purpose, the shattering of common shackles, a single road we tread. |
vmono_11 | Your song we sing and shall sing for eternity. No matter the consequences of this struggle. |
vmono_12 | You have brought us grief and jubilation beyond measure. |
vmono_13 | We are there still, in observance of your final stroke. |
vmono_14 | While our own lay scattered at your feet, you severed the vortal cord that bound the Nihilanth to life, and to us. |
vmono_15 | That sharp spur of hope has not dulled to this day. For once the lesser master lay defeated, we knew the greater must also fall in time. |
vmono_16 | With you besides us, a talisman of victory, the day of freedom draws nigh. |
vmono_17 | Your bright face obscures your darker mask. |
vmono_18 | We call you sib, although your mind and meaning are a mystery to us. |
vmono_19 | Far distant eyes look out through yours. |
vmono_20 | Something secret steers us both. We shall not name it. |
vmono_21 | We have endured these chafing bonds for eons, yet a single moment of further servitude seems intolerable! |
vmono_22 | How often have we slipped our yoke, only to find it choking us again. |
vmono_23 | Let this war end in either total victory or our extinction. No further compromise shall we allow. |
vmono_24 | We take our stand beside you, here, upon this miserable rock. |
vmono_25 | The way ahead is dark for the moment. |
vmono_26 | What seems to you a sacrifice is merely, to us, an oscillation. We do not fear the interval of darkness. |
vmono_27 | We are a tapestry woven of vortessence. It is the same for you if only you would see it. |
vmono_28 | How many are there in you? Whose hopes and dreams do you encompass? |
vmono_29 | Could you but see the eyes inside your own, the minds in your mind, you would see how much we share. |
vmono_30 | We are you, Freeman. And you are us. |
Black Mesa East
Location:sound/vo/eli_lab
Filename(s) | Quote |
vort_elab_use01 | The Eli Vance almost perceives the All-in-One. |
vort_elab_use02 | The Eli Vance has earned our trust. |
vort_elab_use03 | The Eli Vance was our first collaborator. |
vort_elab_use04 | The Eli Vance is indispensable to the liberation. |
vort_elab_use05 | We are pleased that the Eli Vance thinks so highly of the Freeman. |
Vortigaunt Shepherd
Location:sound/vo/coast
Filename(s) | Quote |
vbaittrain01a | The Freeman honors us by his presence. |
vbaittrain01b | The Freeman will now be instructed in the use of pheropods. |
vbaittrain01c | Attend, now, and learn to shepherd antlions with this so-called bug-bait. |
vbaittrain02 | The Freeman will now break out his pheropods and toss one into yonder pit. |
vbaittrain02_nag | The Freeman must not delay: Hurl that pheropod into the pit. |
vbaittrain03 | The Freeman can also coax his antlions to attack specific targets. Observe the training manikin, and mark it well with another pheropod. |
vbaittrain03_nag | Hurl your bug-bait hard against the dummy. |
vbaittrain04 | Now, attend well. Apply pressure to your pheropod, to signal the antlions in your command to follow you. |
vbaittrain04_nag | The Freeman must squeeze his bug-bait sharply if he wishes the antlions to follow where he leads. |
vbaittrain05 | And now this one must bid the Freeman farewell. Nova Prospekt lies just beyond. Remember well what you have learned here. The Eli Vance has greatest confidence in you. |
vbaittrain_fine | The Freeman again excels at all tasks! |
vbaittrain_gotit | The Freeman shows his excellence in all things. |
vbaittrain_great | The Freeman has done well. |
vort_extract01 | The Freeman will do wise to heed our extraction of the myrmidont's aromatic pheropods. The process is not entirely hygienic. Therefore, stand aside. |
vort_podnag | The Freeman must retrieve the fallen pheropods without delay! |
vort_podsforyou01 | The Freeman will have need of these pheropods on the paths ahead. Gather them now. |
Vortigaunt Camp
Location:sound/vo/coast
Filename(s) | Quote |
vgossip_01 | The Freeman must excuse us. It is rude of us to commune by flux shifting in front of those whose vortal inputs are impaired. |
vgossip_02 | Yes, we will vocalize in your auditory language as a matter of courtesy. |
vgossip_03 | Unless we wish to say unflattering things about you. |
vgossip_04 | Just so. |
Miscellaneous
Location:sound/vo/npc/vortigaunt
Filename(s) | Quote |
acceptcharge | Accept a charge. |
acceptenergy | Accept energy. |
accompany | Gladly we accompany. |
affirmed | Affirmed. |
alldear | We have lost all dear to us. |
allfornow | That is all for now. |
allinoneinall | All in one and one in all. |
allowme | Allow me. |
allowrecharge | Allow us to recharge your cells. |
allwecanspare | That is all we can spare. |
allwehave | All we have is yours. |
assent | Assent. |
asyouwish | As you wish. |
beofservice | Can we be of service? |
bodyyours | This body is yours to command. |
calm | Calm yourself. |
canconvince | Can we not convince you otherwise? |
cannotfire | We cannot fire without harm to the Freeman. |
caution | Caution! |
cautionfm | Caution, Freeman! |
certainly | Certainly. |
corporeal | We never dreamed to meet you in corporeal form. |
dedicate | We dedicate ourselves to your purpose. |
done | Done. |
dreamed | We have dreamed of this moment. |
empowerus | Empower us! |
energyempower | Its energy empowers us. |
fearfailed | We fear we have failed you. |
fmbeware | Freeman, beware! |
fmcanuse | The Freeman can make use of this. |
fmdoesushonor | The Freeman does us honor. |
fmhonorsus | The Freeman honors us. |
fminway | The Freeman is in our way. |
fmknowsbest | The Freeman knows best. |
fmmustbeware | The Freeman must beware! |
fmmustfollow | The Freeman must follow. |
fmmustmove | The Freeman must move. |
fmstandstill | The Freeman must stand still. |
followfm | Follow, Freeman. |
forfreedom | For Freedom! (Airboat gun Vortigaunt in the Canals) |
forthefm | For the Freeman! |
forward | Forward! |
freeman | Freeman. |
giveover | Give over your essence. |
gladly | Gladly. |
gloriousend | To our glorious end. |
greetingsfm | Greetings to the Freeman. |
halt | Halt. |
here | Here. |
herewestay | Here we stay. |
hold | Hold. |
holdorcantcharge | Hold still or we cannot charge you. |
holdstill | Hold still. |
honorfollow | To our honor we follow you. |
honorours | The honor is ours. |
hopeless | Our cause seems hopeless. |
ifyoumove | If you move we cannot help you. |
isitthefm | Is it the Freeman? |
itishonor | It is an honor. |
itisthefm | It is the Freeman. |
keepfmsafe | That should keep the Freeman safe. |
leadon | Lead on. |
leadus | Lead us. |
livetoserve | We live to serve. |
morethanmeets | There is more to the Freeman than meets the eye. |
movingtarget | We cannot heal a moving target. |
mutual | Our purpose is mutual. |
mystery | We serve the same mystery. |
neuroprints | So the neuroprints are true. |
nlo_vort_exit | The Freeman must now hurry on! The Eli Vance is held in distress most dire! (Vortigaunt in N.L.O., in sound/coast/odessa ) |
nodenexus | Node and nexus, feed upon this life! |
onward | Onward! |
opaque | Your mind is opaque. |
optical | We cannot read the Freeman's optical buds. |
ourhonor | By our honor. |
ourplacehere | Our place is here. |
passon | Pass on! |
persevere | This is more than anyone can bear, but we will persevere. |
pleasure | With pleasure. |
poet | Our finest poet describes it thus: Gallum galla gilla ma. |
prepare | Prepare to receive energy. |
prevail | We shall prevail. |
propitious | Propitious alliance. |
putaside | We will put aside Black Mesa... for now. |
reasondelay | Is there reason for delay? |
regrettable | This is regrettable. |
rememberus | You must remember us from Black Mesa. |
returntoall | Return to the all in one. |
returnvoid | Return to the void. |
salute | If you are truly the Freeman, we salute you. |
satisfaction | Satisfaction. |
seebeforeoureye | Is this the Freeman we see before our eyes? |
seenworse | We have survived worse across the ages. |
servebetterhere | Perhaps we will serve you better here. |
standclear | Stand clear. |
stillhere | We are still here. |
surge | We surge. |
takeus | Freeman, take us with you. |
tethercut | The tether is cut. |
thatisall | That is all. |
thefreeman | The Freeman. |
tothevoid | To the void with you. |
troubleus | That one shall trouble us no more. |
trulyitis | Truly it is the Freeman. |
undeserving | Undeserving of consciousness. |
vanswer01 | We remain unconvinced. |
vanswer02 | You're not the first to harbor such illusions. |
vanswer03 | We believe the opposite. |
vanswer04 | It is just as well. |
vanswer05 | We expected as much. |
vanswer06 | Idle speculation. |
vanswer07 | Your concern is touching. |
vanswer08 | Don't rely on it.. |
vanswer09 | Assume nothing. |
vanswer10 | Nothing of the sort. |
vanswer11 | You are deluded. |
vanswer12 | We wish you were right. |
vanswer13 | Excuse our gauche vicissitudes. |
vanswer14 | We beg your awareness. |
vanswer15 | Likewise, we are sure. |
vanswer16 | The feeling is mutual. |
vanswer17 | This is unaccustomed. |
vanswer18 | It is all one in the plenitude. |
vmech_accept | The Freeman will accept this weapon, or suffer greatly on the road ahead! (Airboat gun Vortigaunt in the Canals, in sound/vo/coast/barn ) |
vortigese02 | Ah ghurrrr... |
vortigese03 | Taaar... |
vortigese04 | Riiit... |
vortigese05 | Lung gah... |
vortigese07 | Gong... |
vortigese08 | Galanga... |
vortigese09 | Ga la lung... |
vortigese11 | Churr galing chur alla gung... |
vortigese12 | Chur lung gong chella gurr... |
vort_reckoning | This is the Freeman. The Combine's reckoning has come. |
vques01 | We have lost all dear to us. |
vques02 | The Combine will pay in kind for their depravity. |
vques03 | Hope is in sight. |
vques04 | This marks a turning point. |
vques05 | Such pessimism will doom us all. |
vques06 | We have survived darker times. |
vques07 | We are mindful of the words of our greatest philosopher: companum gannennen vorgenot! |
vques08 | You humans, always in the qualidity. |
vques09 | We deem this company inviolable. |
vques10 | Your companionship is greatly belabored. |
ware | Ware! |
warefm | Ware, Freeman! |
warningfm | Warning to the Freeman. |
weareyours | We are yours. |
webeofuse | Freeman, we could be of use to you. |
weclaimyou | We claim you. |
wefollowfm | We follow the Freeman. |
wehonored | We are honored. |
weknowyou | We know you. |
wellmet | Well met, Freeman. |
weshare | We shall share the vortessence. |
wewillcharge | We will charge you. |
wewillhelp | We will help you. |
whereto | Where to now? And to what end? |
willremain | We will remain if you so instruct. |
worthless | Our life is worthless unless spent on freedom. |
yes | Yes! |
yesforward | Yes, forward. |
Unused quotes
Vortigaunt
Location: N/A, text onlyFilename(s) | Quote |
vmono_01 | Is it the Freeman? |
vmono_02 | Comes a man? It is! The Freeman! |
Miscellaneous
Location: N/A, text onlyFilename(s) | Quote |
claimvort | N/A, no transcript available |
vmech_proceed | The Freeman must not proceed without the tau particle cannon! |
vmech_remove | N/A, no transcript available |
vmech_wisely | This tau cannon once killed many of our kind. Use it wisely. |
Behind the scenes
The fourvmech_
lines are a remnant of how the Tau Cannon was once to be removed from the Scout Car, apparently at Lighthouse Point.