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Voltigore
General information
Affiliation	Race X
Type	Heavy support infantry
Individual information
Weapon(s)	Front claws Purple electrical energy Electric death
Game information
Entity / spawn codes	monster_alien_voltigore monster_alien_babyvoltigore
Designer(s)	Stephen Bahl[1]

 

Voltigores, not to be confused with Vortigaunts, are large Race X creatures encountered in Half-Life: Opposing Force.

OverviewEdit

Voltigores are large, brown burly creatures that have four legs and two arms that end in scythe-like claws. On their backs are five vivid purple stripes, followed by a long tail. Behind their tentacled faces are mouths similar to those of a Pit Drones, but with round teeth.

These creatures apparently communicate via their unusual, electric-sounding bellow.

HabitatEdit

Voltigores can be seen in various locations throughout Black Mesa although they seem to prefer dark, damp environments. As seen in the Opposing Force chapter Foxtrot Uniform, in which Adrian Shephard ends up traveling through several disused tunnels beneath the surface of Black Mesa, a large population of Voltigores can be found.

Behavior and skillsEdit

These aggressive creatures use their innate ability to harness electrical charges to create a devastating ranged energy bolt attack, bearing some similarity to the Vortigaunt's green energy stream, although the Voltigore's energy attack is purple, and much more lethal. At close range, they attack viciously with their claws.

When a Voltigore dies, its carapace explodes, causing massive damage to anything in the vicinity.

VariationsEdit

Baby Voltigores are much smaller and weaker, and they cannot use the energy attack commonly used by the adult form. Despite this, they will make valiant efforts to use it, simply producing a harmless purple spark.

While at a great disadvantage in battle due to their under-developed bodies, baby Voltigores are just as aggressive as their parents and will not hesitate to attack the player.

TacticsEdit

The best weapon to quickly dispatch a Voltigore is the Displacer Cannon. If the Displacer Cannon is unavailable or too much of a risk to use, the SAW and Spore Launcher are good alternatives.

TriviaEdit

• Voltigores only appear in Gearbox's Half-Life expansion Opposing Force.
• It is notable that the Crab Synth manufactured by the Combine, and the Antlion Guard, resemble these creatures.
• Baby Voltigores can be eaten like the Headcrab by the Barnacle Gun.
• Although the similarity might be coincidental, the Starcraft 2 Zerg creature the Brutalisk could be a nod to the Voltigore due to it's shape.

GalleryEdit

The baby Voltigore model.

An adult Voltigore preparing for an attack. The purple spark of electricity can be seen below its head

Ditto.

A baby Voltigore preparing for an attack

A Voltigore egg

Two Shock Troopers and a Voltigore

An adult Voltigore being attacked by an Apache.

List of appearancesEdit

• Half-Life: Opposing Force (First appearance)

ReferencesEdit