the cutting room mirror

Chapter-specific Lines

This is a sub-page of Black Mesa/Unused Dialogue.

Anomalous Materials#

Checkpoint Guard#

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All right, you know the drill. Give me one second.

Front Desk Guard#

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Aw, come on! You don't want me to write you up now, do ya?

Lobby Side Office#

The scientist found in this office has a few male voice lines attributed to her (prefixed with her name, sci04).

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Please, I'm trying to concentrate.

Please!

I'm trying to concentrate.

This is absurd!

Male voice lines.

After today, I'm sending my resume to CERN.

How on Earth do they expect us to get any work done under these conditions?

I see you're still up to your usual tricks, Gordon.

Break Room#

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Freeman.

I trust this morning finds you well.

Alternate takes of used lines.

Hope you're in top form this morning, Gordon.

After today's experiment, we'll be on the front page tomorrow.

Yeah, I can't condone this kind of reckless behavio--

[Laughs] Aw, who am I kidding?

[Chuckles]

Nearly identical to the final line, except this one is split between two files.

You think you can fix the vending machine too, college boy?

Research Wing#

Most of these lines are reactions to Gordon switching the lights off, a gag from Half-Life that never made it into Black Mesa.

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Hmph! I won't give you the satisfaction.

[Sighs] Lord, what are you doing?

My God, what are you doing?

Wasn't that theorem scribbled in the bathroom stall?

Just ignore him, Dr. Teunissen.

I've told you, don't indulge him.

Development Wing#

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You and your sugarcoated ersatz are absolutely full of it!

Alternate take of a used line.

Have they called anybody to fix the vending machines yet?

"Always Laughing at Something" Scientists#

A lively conversation between three scientists which was cut to "move the player along".

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It's days like today that remind me why I chose this career.

My grandfather always said that the physicist is the atom's way of thinking about atoms.

Of course! Quantum mechanics are the dreams stuff is made of!

Oh Dr. Wilson, you'll bury us all!

Ready for the decathalon?

Hope you brought your "A-game", as the kids say.

Oh, you're so hip and with it!

Best brush up on your Swedish.

Hmm? Why's that?

For our acceptance speech in Oslo, of course!

Now that's rich. Ha!

Feel free to speak up at any time, Freeman.

Freeman is a man of facta, non verba.

Heh. You've got his number on that one.

[Chuckles]

[Laughing]

[Laughing]

[Laughing]

[Laughing]

[Laughing]

[Laughing]

[Laughing]

[Laughing]

[Laughing]

[Laughing]

Ion Chamber#

Intended for the two scientists encountered just before the test chamber control room.

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The ion cyclotron was picking up some strange readings during its test run.

We'll tend to that on the morrow. Go stabilize the dinode particle multiplier.

Test Chamber Control Room#

Interaction lines for after the control room scene, plus a nagging line from Kleiner.

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You can get a much better look at the Anti-Mass Spectrometer from INSIDE the test chamber, Dr. Freeman.

We've come a long way from our theorems and computer models back at MIT, eh Gordon?

I've never seen anything quite like this particular specimen.

Step through the threshold, Dr. Freeman.

Plasma Hall#

Several extra lines for Eli Vance.

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Izzy, it's about to go critical!

The finalized line omits "Izzy" from the beginning.

Quickly, grab this!

Oh, just having some difficulties with these machines.

Damn capacitors have almost had it again.

Oh brother.

It was never meant to do this in the first place.

Alternate take of a used line.

Unforeseen Consequences#

Eli Vance#

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Well... be seeing you, Gordon.

Development Hall Guard#

Dialogue for the guard who can accompany Gordon through the second map.

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Holy shit!

All right, stick close. These things are popping up all over the place.

Aw, what the... [Gags]

Aw... aw, gross!

These things are... trying to eat people's heads?

The hell are these things, man?

These things are grabbing onto people's heads and all sorts of shit!

You ready?

Intended for if the player waited for a while in the locker room.

Come in, anybody!

Alternate take of a used line.

Well, start crawlin'!

The guard urging the player to move along after reaching the lobby.

Go on, get going!

Tram Station Guard#

The guard found hanging off the destroyed tram catwalk has lines for struggling and calling out for help. While they are set up for him to speak, he never does so due to a scripting oversight.

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Can anybody hear me?

HELP!

Somebody help!

[Grunting]

[Grunting, coughing]

Retinal Scanner Scientist#

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I thought for sure I was down here alone.

Office Complex#

Storage Guard#

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Eat lead, you bastard!

[Groans]

Hey, uh, you don't mind if I tag along, do you?

It's not exactly like I got company anymore.

Uh, hold up a sec.

Shit, that was quick.

"You First" Guard#

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Oh shit!

Scientist Turret Remarks#

A male scientist gives advice on how to bypass the chapter's second ceiling turret. The only recruitable scientist encountered before this turret is female, rendering these lines unusable.

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That turret will tear us all to shreds!

If you can find that maintenance access hatch,

perhaps you will be able to deactivate it.

"We Can Still Climb" Guard#

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Ugh!

Ugh.

We've Got Hostiles#

"Don't shoot!" Scene#

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Don't shoot! We're with the Science Team!

Female variant of a used line.

Cease fire!

Blast Pit#

Tentacle Victim#

An uncut version of the Tentacle's first victim struggling to get away. The finalized take of this line omits the first second.

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Leeroy Jenkins#

An alternate line of dialogue exists for this aptly named guard who rushes the Tentacles in Silo D.

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Eat this, you bastard!

"Be Quiet" Guard#

The existence of these lines suggests this guard could see Jenkins as he rushed at the Tentacles - this is not the case in the final game since they are positioned on opposite sides of the silo. It's worth noting that he can still mourn Jenkins in his idle dialogue despite not actually seeing him die, which could be an orphaned reference to this concept.

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No, no, Jenkins! Wait!

Oh, Jesus!

Poor Jenkins.

Smithers#

Originally, Smithers was found hiding on top of the generator itself like his Half-Life counterpart, and would react accordingly to the generator turning on.

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Ah!

Oh dear!

Surface Tension#

Hivehand Guard#

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Forced us to split up.

Would have directly followed the guard's remark about him and his friend being ambushed.

"Treefrog" Radio Exchange#

A radio conversation between a HECU sniper and another soldier. While it remains unused, the radio that would play it can still be found just before encountering the two snipers on the furnace building towards the end of the chapter.

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This is Treefrog Three. I have eyes on Freeman, I am engaging.

Treefrog Three, this is Oscar Two-Papa, I read you. Are you sure it's Freeman?

He looks like an orange ice pop, sir.

...Understood. If you have the shot, take it.

Copy.

Lambda Codes Guard#

To do:
This guard has even more unused lines in the 2012 mod which have him panicking about an incoming bombing run ("They're gonna bomb us back to the 8-bit era!")

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It’s a good thing we ran into each other, you know?

These lines, prefixed with grd03 instead of grd_hangar, were recorded during the development of the mod release, before the chapter was initially trimmed down due to development constraints.

You couldn’t get into the Lambda Bunker without the proper access codes.

Heh, now I just hope those Lambda boys were smart enough to bring some beer.

Ain't that right, buddy?

Oh shit!

What do you say, pal? Care to get the drop on 'em?

Alternate dialogue in which the guard suggests killing the soldiers who are in the way, instead of sneaking past them.

They look distracted enough.

Just might be able to pull it off.

[Exhales] Okay...

And off to Lambda we go.

Unrecorded Lines#

Originally this guard would be allowed to follow the player into the next map, reacting to the graveyard of soldiers along the way. This was cut in favor of killing him before the map transition because the developers couldn't figure out what to do with him for the subsequent Gargantua chase. No recorded dialogue or captions exist in the files, only soundscript entries:

  • st.grd04.accesscodes01
  • st.grd04.accesscodes02
  • st.grd04.lambdabeer01
  • st.grd04.lambdabeer02
  • st.grd04.lambdabeer03
  • st.grd04.ifak_holyshit01
  • st.grd04.ifak_holyshit02
  • st.grd04.ifak_holyshit03
  • st.grd04.ifak_hatetoadmit01
  • st.grd04.ifak_hatetoadmit02
  • st.grd04.ifak_hatetoadmit03
  • st.grd04.ifak_hatetoadmit04
  • st.grd04.ifak_waitup01
  • st.grd04.ifak_waitup02
  • st.grd04.ifak_radioreact01
  • st.grd04.ifak_radioreact02

"Forget about Freeman!"#

Parking Garage Guard#

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Oh come on, you good for nothing...

Aw, come on...

Come on!

'Cause, you're gonna need it.

Alternate take of a used line.

Lambda Core#

Teleportation Lab Guard#

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I knew I should've just taken my chances with those jarheads.

Hunter#

The security guard at the Supply Depot has a voice line implying he was meant to be a smoker, as well as various lines suggesting he would have fought alongside Gordon in the teleporter chamber.

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[Blows smoke]

Don't worry, doc!

I got you covered!

I'll keep some of these guys off of you!

All right, you sons of bitches!

Teleporter Scientist#

The scientist operating the Supply Depot teleporter has lines for when he's under attack. Unlike in Half-Life, though, the teleporter's control booth is covered in unbreakable glass, so he can't take damage.

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My God, we've got a breach!

Alternate take of a used line.

I can't afford to start over, Gordon!

Freeman, help!

Hold off these beasts, Gordon!

The same dialogue but under two different files.

Hold off these beasts, Gordon!

Gordon, protect me!

I can't- I can't hold it any longer, Freeman!

Gordon! I can't hold these beasts off any longer!

Help! Freeman! HELP!

Freeman! Save me!

Interloper#

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You are man... he is not man. For you he waits... for you...

Nihilanth#

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The truth... you can never know the truth...

Intended to be spoken by Nihilanth during the first phase of his boss battle.