The Combine

Guide to the Combine forces in Half-Life 2: Episode Two. Learn about their tactics, weaknesses, and how to overcome them in this chapter-by-chapter walkthrough.

This article details the storyline of Half-Life 2: Episode Two, chapter by chapter, focusing on the conflict with the Combine forces.

Following the events of Half-Life 2 and Episode One, Episode Two sees Gordon Freeman and Alyx Vance journeying through the Outlands to the White Forest base. The Combine, reeling from the destruction of the Citadel, are attempting to open a superportal to call for reinforcements. Scattered Combine Advisor pods and the loss of Earth-stationed Combine communications leave them disorganized. A critical data packet, stolen by Alyx and Gordon before escaping the Citadel, contains information vital to locating the Combine Overworld and controlling the superportal. This data must reach White Forest to prevent a massive Combine invasion.

The game's narrative is directly linked to the events of Half-Life: Alyx.