The Earth Freedom Fighters, better known to the Empire of the Combine Race as the Resistance, an equally common name refereed to the Resistance is the Lambda Resistance, was a resistance organization that which formed after the Combine invaded Golmer Earth and conquered it in a 7 hour war, however they are still humans are still fighting the combine throughout around the planet. the earth freedom fighters decided allied with a alien race called the vortigaunt.
IN the events of the First Multiverse War in 1414 NE, one of the main rebel factions was formed as its successor to help inspire hope and rebellion under the rule of the Combine and the Axis of Empires using the similar name and emblem.
Overview[]
The Resistance was formed in the aftermath of the 7 Hour War in response to the Combine's brutal and totalitarian regime over Golmar Earth. The organization had no central command structure due to the Combine’s pervasive methods of controlling the human populace, which made it difficult to coordinate operations without risking discovery. However, there was a shared central ideology of freedom from the clutches of the Combine, and there have been numerous high-ranking figureheads that are keeping small clusters or 'cells' across the cities organized. Eli Vance being the closest thing to a central leader, whilst Barney Calhoun, Arne Magnusson, Alyx Vance, Isaac Kleiner, and Gordon Freeman are examples of individual Resistance commanders.
The Resistance was divided into two main areas: Combat and Research. Scientists such as Eli Vance and Isaac Kleiner command the Resistance's science team, whereas skilled combatants such as Barney Calhoun and Gordon Freeman are deployed on military operations, fighting the Combine directly and later earning the name 'Freedom Fighters'. Gordon Freeman was someone who held in very high regard among Resistance members, due to the fact that he was able to not only survive the Black Mesa Incident (which only eleven people are confirmed to have survived, and even fewer confirmed to have survived the 7 Hour War), but actually put an end to it.
The core Resistance army is divided into four sections: regular resistance troops, who are fully-fledged resistance members and referred to as the Earth Freedom Fighters, equipped with body armour and supplies (some are trained medics as well); the civilian militia forces, who are citizens who have just gained weapons; the refugees, who are tasked with aiding the escape of civilians and fighting the Civil Protection; and the Vortigaunts, a very intelligent Xen species, who are adept at combat, and are able to use the Vortessence to spy on Combine activities. The Resistance is also aided covertly by regular citizens, who risk death or imprisonment to help the troops and refugees by leaving behind caches full of food, weapons, ammo, and medical supplies.
Resistance fighters often have to scavenge whatever gear they can find. Stolen Combine technology, usually weaponry such as the Hopper Mine, the Turret, the Thumper, the Rollermine, are effective when deployed against them. In order to distinguish converted Combine tech from original tech, they will often be sprayed with lambdas, or in the case of a turret, a WWII style nose-cone with shark's teeth. Members also use pre-war human technology as well, scavenging and repairing radios, transmitters, receivers, T.V. Screens, cameras, computers, and human-made weapons. Improvised automobiles, watercraft, and ramshackle structures are built by hand by skilled craftsmen and machine workers. The Resistance have also made, through their science team, a series of scientific breakthroughs, able to deploy advanced technologies that even the Combine might desire, such as Magnusson Device and the Gravity Gun, as well as a fully-functional local-space teleporter.
Perhaps the greatest asset to the Resistance is the Vortigaunts. The Vortigaunts, as stated above, are intelligent, wise and very well versed in combat. They are able to communicate with all Vortigaunts instantly, an asset that they use to spy on the Combine in such places like Nova Prospekt (Vorti-Cells were Combine made devices to stop Vortigaunt communication, but were cut from the game). They are seen preparing headcrabs as food, and their history with Antlion husbandry allows them a greater understanding of the creatures and the ability to use supernatural powers, such as bringing a human back from the verge of death.
The Resistance continued to remain active in City 17. In the Combine's capital, most actions were highly covert. Espionage operations saw double-agents such as Barney Calhoun infiltrate the Civil Protection by going undercover, in order to keep attention away from Dr. Kleiner's lab, assist civilians in escaping City 17, and possibly alerting people of inspections and raids. Outside of the city, however, the Resistance is able take on the Combine openly, taking advantage of the terrain and the Combine's lessened grip to contest entire regions.
The Resistance generally operated as a shadow movement similar to many terrorists or rebel organizations in the modern world; unable to take on the Combine Empire directly, the Resistance seeks to undermine it by strategic moves. The Resistance held several strong points in and around City 17, such as Kleiner's Lab and Black Mesa East, before both were destroyed by the Combine. Ravenholm was also a major Resistance stronghold, before a Headcrab Shell bombardment killed the entire population of the town, with only one known survivor.
History[]
The Resistance was formed shortly after the 7 Hour War in response to the Combine Empire's invasion, it was not fully organized until after the Vault incident.
From the point of its formation up until the Uprising, City 17's Resistance mostly operated underground, with safehouses, hidden bases and concealed supply caches in and around the city. One of the few exceptions to this appears to have been the Coast, where the Resistance had sufficient strength to operate more openly, with a number bases and outposts, including Shorepoint Base, New Little Odessa, Bridge Point, and Lighthouse Point. Operating from these positions, they regularly skirmished with the Combine forces in the area. Over time, though, the Combine made significant inroads into the Coast, destroying many of the smaller outposts and condensing the spread out Resistance forces into larger groups at the main bases. Bridge Point was taken over and occupied, possibly due to the significance of the railway bridge beside it, which the Combine Razor Trains use.
Also around this time, Ravenholm, a secluded mining town connected to Black Mesa East, became one of the main Resistance settlements in the City 17 region and was home to many escapees from City 17. Upon being discovered by the Combine, the town was subjected to a massive Headcrab Shell bombardment with only one known survivor. After this disaster, the passage between Ravenholm and Black Mesa East was sealed off.
While some small strikes took place against the Combine, most of the advances that the Resistance made during this time were minor; although the support they enjoyed from the citizen population was considerable, the Resistance had not the capability to attack the Combine openly. This changed with the return of Gordon Freeman, who thanks to his actions at Black Mesa had become to be a figure of legend among the Resistance. Shortly after his arrival in City 17, Gordon made contact with Resistance members Isaac Kleiner, Barney Calhoun, and Alyx Vance.
After the teleporter meant to take him to the main base Black Mesa East malfunctioned, he was instead sent on his way through the Underground Railroad network to Black Mesa East. Meanwhile, the Combine, who learned of Gordon's presence when he was accidentally teleported to Dr. Breen's office, launched a citywide sweep to find him, cracking down on the Underground Railroad stations and flooding the tunnels and canals with Manhacks. With many safe-houses and stations destroyed or discovered during the crackdown, the railroad disintegrated and most of its members were either killed or captured.
Although Combine forces pursued him every step of the way, Gordon managed to escape and made it to Black Mesa East. But shortly after his arrival, it too was attacked and destroyed. Eli Vance and Judith Mossman were captured, while Gordon, Alyx Vance, and Dog escaped.
Even despite these blows, the Resistance held together, and their hopes were gradually amplified by Freeman's feats against the Combine. The resistance has shown remarkable cohesion, and even though they are not above criticizing each other and leaders like Kleiner and Cubbage, so far no infighting or betrayal (except for the case of Judith Mossman) had been seen within its ranks.
After escaping through Ravenholm, Freeman helped fight off a Combine raid on Shorepoint Base and made contact with Alyx Vance. They had learned that Eli Vance and Judith Mossman had been taken to Nova Prospekt, and Alyx resolved to go there and rescue him. Gordon set out along the Coast to reach Nova Prospekt, helping to fend off an attack on New Little Odessa along the way. Finally, he reached Lighthouse Point and joined its personnel in fighting off a determined Combine attack. Despite their efforts, the base was overwhelmed and presumably destroyed.
After reaching the Vortigaunt Camp, Freeman attacked Nova Prospekt with the help an army of Antlions and, once inside its train depot, met up with Alyx Vance, who slipped in by Razor Train. Fighting their way through the facility, they found both Eli and Judith but discovered that Judith had betrayed the Resistance and had been working for the Combine. Alyx and Gordon captured Judith and rescued Eli, and intended to use the Combine's teleporter to teleport themselves to Dr. Kleiner's lab.
Instead, Judith tricked them and teleported herself and Eli to the Combine Citadel, leaving the two to hold out against scores of soldiers while the teleporter charged up the second time. They managed to teleport themselves to Dr. Kleiner's lab, destroying the teleporter and the entire facility in the process. The destruction of Nova Prospekt was the first major victory for the Resistance, and it was taken as a signal to begin the uprising. The Resistance, who had previously only operated underground, engaged the Combine forces in open warfare, with many citizens joining their ranks. This marked the start of the Uprising.
devastation of City 17
Lasting over a week, the Battle of City 17 was a costly Resistance victory. The Citadel, as well as City 17, were destroyed, cutting the Combine forces on Earth off from the rest of the empire. The remaining Resistance forces, having evacuated from City 17 before its destruction and regrouped at the White Forest base, began preparing for the after-effects of the Citadel's destruction. The meltdown of the Citadel's core created a Superportal, which the Combine would use to bring in huge reinforcements once it had grown large enough.
To counter this threat, the Resistance prepared and launched a rocket carrying a satellite which, once in orbit, would close the Superportal. The battle to protect the rocket during its launch was furious, but the Overwatch attack force was eventually beaten back by a small force led by Gordon Freeman. Meanwhile, Judith Mossman had discovered the Borealis, which carried Aperture Science technology. A debate raged over whether to destroy the ship or use its technology, and it is unknown which opinion won. Mossman was cut off by Hunter and Elite attacks, and her escort was killed, leaving her fate ambiguous.
After the main force was defeated and as Gordon and Alyx Vance were preparing to leave for the Arctic, two Combine Advisors made a surprise attack, during which Eli Vance was killed. Later on in an alternate timeline, Eli is indirectly resurrected due to intervention from G-Man, who throws Alyx into stasis, removing her from existence. Gordon would then discover Eli alive and is soon joined by Dog at the hangar.
Multiverse War[]
Pol Earth Operations[]
Riz'ro Resistance[]
Organization[]
While it does have a unified leadership, it, like many other rag-tag resistance organizations, are divided into a variety of cells, all varied in size, ruthlessness, and operational setup, but all tend to have the same sort of naming system in regards to the cells themselves, for example, Cell 17 refers to the City 17 Resistance group, Cell 8 refers to the City 8 Resistance group, though not all cells have this naming system, with Cell White Forest used to describe the group in White Forest.
List of Cells in the Earth Freedom Fighters[]
- Cell 17:
- Cell 8:
- Cell 14:
- Cell 45:
- Cell 29:
- Cell 4:
- Cell 12:
- Cell 11:
- Cell 27:
- Cell 15:
leaders of the Earth Freedom Fighters[]
The E.F.F had many leaders but these are some of the most well-known leaders
- Dr. Eli Vance - Main leader until he stepped down in 1370 N.E
- Dr. Arne Magnusson - leader of the E.F.F base called White Forest
- Dr. Isaac Kleiner - the secondary leader, became the main leader of the E.F.F after Eli stepped in 1370
- Dr. Gordon Freeman - a well-known soldier/Scientist in the E.F.F known simply as the "Freeman", he quickly became the secondary leader of the E.F.F after Kleiner became the leader of the E.F.F
- Barney Calhoun - an another well known E.F.F Soldier, he used to serve as a spy for the E.F.F before the City 17 Uprising, he's also a key member of the large E.F.F leadership
- Dr. Judith Mossman - she was a double agent working for both the E.F.F and the Empire of the Combine Race, but she later joined the E.F.F during the City 17 Uprising
Factions within the Earth Freedom Fighters[]
The Resistance on Golmar Earth is not entirely unified, although there are more Lambda cells then there are semi-independent factions, the Earth Freedom Fighters, has a wide arrange of either semi-independent or fully independent factions, but still apart of the EFF. These various factions often have their own command secure, leadership, ideology, and resources, but they still ultimately answers to the main leaders of the EFF itself, be they Dr. Kleiner, Dr. Freeman, or Calhoun.
The Underground Railroad[]
Citizens of City 17 who choose to escape to Black Mesa East, a very large resistance base, have a very hard time getting there. The only known path is through City 17's canal system, which is subject to frequent raids by the Civil Protection force hoping to capture or kill any unfortunate refugees, as well as Xen wildlife such as Barnacles, Headcrabs, and Zombies. This is how the Resistance Underground Railroad was formed.
Resistance members created the Underground, a series of safe-houses that help Resistance soldiers and Citizens escape to Black Mesa East, using coordinated safehouses and radios, and an Airboat to lend to refugees. Unfortunately, while Gordon Freeman was moving through the Underground Railroad, most of the stations were tracked down and destroyed by the Combine Civil Protection. Members of the Underground Railroad include Joe and Matt.
List of Factions[]
- The Railroad:
- Lambda Resistance
Banners of the E.F.F[]
(note: open for editing)
Trivia[]
External Link[]
- Resistance at Half-Life Wiki