The Headcrabs and Zombies are an iconic part of the Half-Life series. Over the years, new variants appeared over the wasteland - but where did they come from? The Armoured, Lightning, Fast and Poison had to come from somewhere.

Who is Jeff? How did the Headcrab's hosts feel when they connected? and how did the Combine use Xen's creatures to control humanity? In this video, I explore the lore and story behind the Zombies and Headcrabs in Half-Life.

Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:40 Origin & Xen
05:09 Parasite & Host
09:31 Move to Planet Earth
11:30 Evolution & New Subspecies
13:13 Armoured Headcrab
14:12 Lightning Dog
16:49 Jeff
18:11 Fast Headcrab
19:56 Poison Headcrab
22:03 Biological Weapons
23:52 Legacy
25:38 Closing Thoughts

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Standard Sources
Game Manuals
Half-Life Series Playthrough Research
Portal Series Playthrough Research
Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar
Half-Life: Alyx Playthrough
Portal/ Half-Life Fandom
Old Valve Forums
Marc Laidlaw's Twitter
Breengrub Twitter
Reddit AMA (w/ HL: Alyx Developers)
Portal 2
Aperture Desk Job

AUDIO USED
Half-Life 2 OST: Escape Array
Black Mesa OST: Xen
Half-Life 2 OST: Lab Practicum
Black Mesa OST: Catalyst
Half-Life 2 OST: Triage At Dawn

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