Sheckley
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- "Eat the Vortessence, you ant bastards!"
- ―Sheckley[src]
Sheckley is a no-nonsense Resistance soldier who appears in the This Vortal Coil chapter of Half-Life 2: Episode Two.
Sheckley was assigned to a Resistance post outside of City 17 but was forced undergroundafter the events of Episode One, as he says he was not even supposed to be there during the Antlion battle. As attacks from Zombies, Antlions, and probably evacuations to the next post, brought the number of troops there down to just him and a medic named Griggs. Sheckley and Griggs have very different personalities; Sheckley is serious and professional whilst Griggs is naïve and light-spirited.
When a Vortigaunt brought the wounded Alyx Vance down into the mines, Sheckley and Griggs protected them from antlion assaults. When Gordon Freeman arrived, Sheckley and Griggs briefed him on the current situation and helped him fend off Antlion assaults until more Vortigaunts arrived to reinforce their position.
After the battle, Sheckley and Griggs stayed behind to protect Alyx Vance and the Vortigaunts while Gordon and the first Vortigaunt ventured into the core of the Antlion nest to retrieve some larval extract. It is unknown what Griggs and Sheckley do after Gordon, Alyx and their Vortigaunt friend leave, though it is possible they accompanied the rest of Vortigaunt group in hunting Advisors.
[edit] Trivia
- According to the Orange Box Prima Guide, Sheckley and Griggs were inspired by Abbott and Costello. This is confirmed in the developer commentary.
- Despite his serious, professional attitude, Sheckley does not seem to know what the phrase "Be Adequate" means, as when Griggs says it he responds "What the hell does that mean anyway?"
[edit] List of appearances
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two (First appearance)
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