10 Things You Didn't Know About Half-Life
9. Gordon Freeman = Ivan The Space Biker
While you don't actually see Gordon Freeman at all while you're playing Half-Life, you'll have seen before what he looks like on Half-Life promotional art.
Long before he was his iconic self, wielding his crowbar and wearing his black glasses, Gordon Freeman was an absolutely bizarre-looking, square-haired meat head with a massive, bushy beard.
This beard made him look just like the stereotype of a biker. He wasn't wearing his finest biker jacket though, this version of Gordon had the a green HEV suit on, making him look even weirder.
Due to his appearance, the weird looking model was affectionately dubbed 'Ivan the Space Biker' due to his biker-ish face and his HEV suit looking like a spacesuit.
Some game testers are also quoted with saying that Ivan looked like a 'homeless hobo', which seems a bit harsh. The man's got an expensive space suit for god's sake!
It's probably best for everyone involved that Gordon was redesigned. Would Half-Life still be the massive success it is with Ivan the Space Biker as their cover star?