• HL2 in chess pieces.
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I know there are several things a lot like this already present in the screenshots, and, I take it, mods sections, but not quite like this. I'm simply asking FT which HL2 and episodes' npcs would fit which chess piece roles. If I ever learn posing, I'd love to make a rad group pose of these setups if any agreement of a complete one could be made. stuff to consider about each piece: [B]pawn[/B]: disposable, weak. Things like cp's, halved zombies, manhacks, mines, refugees (not resistance members), headcrabs [B]rook[/B]: I like to think of them as slow and big, since the word for them in my language is "tower". They can also be used to castle the king, so big size would be logical. For the reason that they can be used to castle the king they would logically also be something useful as defence. Things like hunters (now striders are [I]too[/I] huge), maybe elite combine, dog, poison zombie, antlion guardian, cp deploying a mine, turret [B]knight[/B]: For me what makes this piece stand apart is it's ability to skip over pieces. You could also say that it's surprisingly useful, being the only piece anyone would convert to, save the queen. Things like poison headcrabs, manhacks or a cp deploying one , fast zombies, medics, antlions, antlion workers [B]bishop[/B]: This is maybe the most debatable piece. In that the most npc's would suit this one. So both colors will probably have each bishop as a different npc. That is because the bishop has three characteristics to consider: it's another piece that's more useful than it seems, it's name, and the fact that it's next to the royal couple. This makes it plausible that it may be a sort of counselor, vizier or right hand of the king. Things like Kleiner, Eli, Alyx, Breen, Magnusson, Mossman, Advisor, Elite combine, Father Grigori, Vortigaunts, antlions [B]king[/B]: This piece is the the most prominent piece after the queen, and generally thought of as male because of it's name. It could also be thought of as a diminished version of the queen, or it's sidekick. Breen, Gordon, Barney, Gman, Alyx, an advisor or a halved fast zombie (signifying that it's diminished but useful) could be good king pieces. [B]queen[/B]: The queen is the strongest piece there is. it is also often thought of as female. Then again, originally, the piece was called something like "the vizier" or "the warchief", explaining it's strenght in a game from an era when women were not exactly the embodiment of power. Alyx, advisors, hunter, dog and Gman, at least, are good candidates. Those listed above are just ideas and things to take into consideration if you really intend to think about your choice. Post whatever you think fits which piece, you don't have to pick from my ideas. Also you can specify which side the npc would better fit.
I'd have the resistance as one side, and the combine as the other. On the resistance side Freeman is King, Alyx is Queen. Regular resistance soldiers are pawns, dog is rook, Kleiner and Eli are Bishops, Vortigaunts are knights. On the combine side, Breen is King, Advisor is Queen. CPs are pawns, striders would be best for rooks (poision zombies are a good replacement though), combine elite are bishops, fast zombies are knights.
Well alyx could be the queen she beat up all of those combines in HL2.
White Pieces: Rebels Pawn: Citizens & Rebels Rooks: Eli & Kleiner Knight: Jeep & Jalopy Bishop: Barney & Father Grigori Queen: Alyx Vance King: Gordon Freeman Black Pieces: Combine Pawn: Civil Protection Rook: 2 Striders Knight: Combine APC's Bishop: 2 Overwatch Elite soldiers Queen: Dr. Breen (Switch this for King?) King: Combine Advisor (Switch this for Queen?)
Above post ^^
SGTNAPALM's post exept King should be Dr. Breen, and Queen should be advisor.
hmmh... Ok, what if you had to post something no bigger than dog for every piece? What weapons for which pieces (like alyx, resistance and cp's, or combine soldiers if anyone had posted them). Also just for lulz, if there was a third color, that we used for zombies, what would which piece be?
Combine: Pawn:CP Rook:Strider Knight:APC Bishop:Combine Sniper King/Queen:Advisor Alien: Pawn:Zombie Rook:Fast Zombie Knight:Antlion Bishop:Poison Zombie King/Queen:Antlion Gaurds Resistance: Pawn:Rebel Rook:Vorts Knight:DOG Bishop:Kliner King/Queen:Gordon And Alyx
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