Stephen Bahl
Biographical information
Born	August 14,[1] c. 1973[1]
Occupation(s)	Conceptual artist Game developer Composer Writer Former soldier

 

Stephen Bahl is a conceptual artist, game developer, composer and writer for Gearbox Software, that he joined in 1999.^[1] After attending Tigard High School,^[1] he graduated from the Art Institute of Dallas. He focuses on model building and animation and is a power-house of 3d game content development.^[2] He is married to Jeana Bahl.^[1]

For Half-Life: Opposing Force, he co-wrote the story with Rob Heironimus and Kristy Junio, and created all of the new HECU soldier classes and variations, the Race X creatures and weapons, and other weapons such as the Displacer Cannon.^[2][3] He also made additional music for Half-Life: Blue Shift^[2] and all of the weapon and HECU models for the Half-Life High Definition Pack.^[3] Now he creates Gearbox Software's teaser videos and trailers.^[2]

Bahl served in both the 101st Airborne Division and the 506th Infantry Regiment for the United States Army and contributes to the company's video games with his real-world military experience (e.g. for their Brothers in Arms series). During his service, he was stationed in locations throughout the world such as Panama and the Korean Demilitarized Zone.^[4]

Work for Opposing ForceEdit

• The Race X creatures and weapons^[2][3]
  • The Gene Worm
  • The Pit Drone
  • The Pit Worm
  • The Shock Trooper
  • The Sprite
  • The Voltigore
  • The Shock Roach
  • The Spore Launcher
• The new HECU classes and variations^[2][3]
• The Displacer Cannon^[3]
• All of the HD weapon and HECU models^[3]

TriviaEdit

• In the Doom mod Massmouth (and its sequel Massmouth 2), there is a planet (Bahl), and a chapter (Back to Bahl) named after Steve. Adding to this reference is the fact that the main inhabitants of the planet are Shock Troopers.

ReferencesEdit

External linksEdit

• Stephen Bahl at Gearboxcity
• Stephen Bahl on Facebook
• Stephen Bahl on MobyGames