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The Suppression Field is a field imposed by the Combine upon gaining dominance of Golmar Earth, which prevents human procreation as part of the Combine plan for total omnicide of the human species. They were originally used for the worlds the Combine fought and subjugated to prevent an uprising and also the life extension by the Combine Nanites to keep the native populations from growing. The Commonwealth of Golmaran States acquired this technology as a temporally solution to the nanite problem of planets' from being overpopulated in certain universes until they enter an interstellar tier.

Overview[]

The suppression field's main effects were to bring the human birth rate down to zero by prohibiting "certain protein chains important to the process of embryonic development", as Dr. Isaac Kleiner stated, making it utterly impossible for conception to occur in any form. This effectively ensures that the humans currently alive would be the last naturally born generation. When in proximity to the abandoned playground, the echoing sounds of children screaming can be heard, an eerie scene depicting the result of the suppression field. Doctor Breen addresses the issue of the suppression field to the people via a broadcast as the response to a letter written to him by a "concerned citizen", and claims that the field will be deactivated once the humans prove they no longer need it. However, ultimately, this is likely part of his propaganda grandstanding with the real implication being that people won't care about breeding after "they crawl out of the dark pit of our species' evolution" and "reap the benefits of the universal union" such as "immortality".

Function[]

It remained unknown precisely how the suppression field affected the Golmar humans during the occupation. The suppression field somehow prevented human sexual urges according to Dr. Breen's statement that it was suppressing "the urge to reproduce". A speech by Dr. Kleiner makes reference to protein chains being unable to form under the field, implying that the field forced biological sterility. This was before they discovered to have the Combine Nanites inside their bodies.

Deactivation[]

It was revealed by Isaac Kleiner during his hijacked broadcasts throughout the city that with the near destruction of the Citadel, the suppression field had been disabled. However, It was during the early events the Golmar Uprising the Resistance realized the extension of the lifespan and the nature of the Nanites they have no knowledge of controlling saw use of the idea of a device similar to the Suppression Field, but also found a temporary solution with the overgrowing populations on many planets and parallel Earths and other planets with pre-spacefaring civilizations during the First Multiverse War without causing side affects.

Trivia[]

  • The Suppression Field was First introduced in the Half-Life game

Notes[]

  • There have been several designs constructed by the Combine to build designs to generate a field across a universe, possibly to lower the subject races’ numbers or prevent growing numbers with their newfound extended lifespans to rebel. But possibly to target towards humans and humanoids due to their history with the Ancients.
  • The irony of the CGS, a group lead by the HVF and made up entirely of Golmaran interstellar states that revolted against and freed themselves from Combine Rule, would come to use the very same technology that the Combines used against them is not lost on anyone from the CGS's memberstates, even if the use of it differs from the Combines.