10 Secrets You Didn't Know About Half-Life: Alyx

10. The G-Man’s Background Appearance

The G-Man’s appearances in Half-Life 1 and 2 serve as the i-spy of gaming. Look, there he is on the bridge. Hold on, he’s over there behind a train car. Oh look, he’s back again and he’s putting me into this weird, dark, timeless vacuum. Wait-

Leading up to the game's finale, eagle eyed fans noticed something very specific lacking from Half-Life: Alyx’s background. In that, the G-Man is nowhere to be seen.

Those up to date will know that’s because the G-Man is trapped inside the vault. This vault is the main plot point for the game and floats above the city, connected to all kinds of crazy Vortigaunt-powered doo-dads. That isn’t the secret, though.

The secret is that the G-Man does make one single background appearance.

At the very, very, very end of the game. Past Alyx’s rescue, past the credits themselves. As you play a short but oh-so-sweet section as Gordon Freeman, he’s there. Out the corner of your eye, as a now-not-dead Eli is ranting about the G-Man’s meddling, he watches.

All the way left. The G-Man is standing on a catwalk, overlooking Alyx’s handiwork.