Magnusson enthused by the success of the rocket launch. Eli Vance, both as an accomplished scientist and leader of the Resistance.Īppearances Half-Life 2: Episode Two Magnusson is held in the same high regard by the Vortigaunts as is Dr. He was aided in these endeavors by Uriah, a Vortigaunt. Most notable amongst these are the rocket he constructed to tap into the old Black Mesa/ Xen satellite array, as well as the Magnusson Device, a deadly anti- Strider weapon.
Magnusson managed to survive the Black Mesa Incident.Īfter the Combine invasion, he came to head a major Resistance base, White Forest, and used his scientific expertise to make technological advances to aid the Resistance.
As said by Eli Vance in White Forest, Arne used to compete for grant money with Isaac Kleiner (Eli: ' The way he and Magnusson have been going at it, you'd think they were still competing for grant money!', to which Alyx answers ' Some things never change.'), and took grievance with Gordon Freeman when the latter destroyed his microwave casserole back at Black Mesa ( see below). Magnusson introducing his Magnusson Device.īefore the Black Mesa Incident, Magnusson worked at Black Mesa as a scientist.
