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Re: Why I think Gordon Freeman might be autistic

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danielguyzs is not online. danielguyzs
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28 Jul 2014 05:35 PM
I was playing Half-Life, and I was thinking of reasons why Gordon Freeman might be silent, and I came up with a (what I think is interesting) theory. That theory is that Gordon Freeman is a person with autism. It sounds far-fetched, and I am in no way poking fun at people with autism, but hear me out.

1) A very common attribute in people with autism is that they excel in a specific area, often in the field of mathematics or sciences, hence Gordon being a brilliant theoretical physicist.

2) Another common trait is extreme social challenges, which explains Gordon's (apparent) inability to speak.

3) Throughout the series (but mainly in HL2), people are constantly complimenting, congratulating and generally being extremely nice to Freeman. Of course, this is well-deserved but if you think about it and look at some of the stuff people say, it kind of makes sense. For example, at the beginning of HL2, Dr. Kleiner asks Freeman to pull the switch that activates the teleportation device. It's a simple task, but once it is completed, everybody congratulates Freeman as though he has done something incredible. My theory is that people do this to make Freeman feel good about himself, and because they feel sorry for him.

4) This one's a little out there, but another characteristic that is found among people with autism (thought not as common as the other 2 that were mentioned before) is the extreme use of logic and emotional detachment at all times and in all scenarios. This explains Freeman's ability to kill hundreds of people without showing any signs of remorse, as well as his ability to not react in any way to Eli's death.

Others have suggested this theory (I've found about 3 other people), but their ideas are not exactly fleshed out.

There is one thing that I want to make clear: I do not believe that this was Valve's intention; it is simply my explanation as to why Gordon is silent. I believe, as many others do, that Valve's reasoning behind Gordon's silence is to make him a more relatable character. I am simply providing a logical explanation for his silence.
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WikiThis is not online. WikiThis
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28 Jul 2014 05:45 PM
Or...he is just a mute.
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Spitsbrough is not online. Spitsbrough
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28 Jul 2014 05:47 PM
He's probably one of those mute game protagonists like Claude and the ones in the Pokemon games.
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secretgaz1000 is not online. secretgaz1000
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28 Jul 2014 06:06 PM
This looks pretty good with legit reasoning. Not saying its true though.
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danielguyzs is not online. danielguyzs
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28 Jul 2014 06:20 PM
Thanks for the positive reply.

It may or may not be true, however, it IS a theory, so there's a chance it's erroneous.

Valve's intention was possibly to make the player feel as if he/she was Gordon Freeman.

But you can never be too certain.
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mario555555 is not online. mario555555
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28 Jul 2014 06:32 PM
or you know
he's mute
and people respect him for doing little things because if they don't they'll get a crowbar to the eyes
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NickRogerz is not online. NickRogerz
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28 Jul 2014 06:38 PM
If that's true, does that mean he's also an Atheist/Brony/Metalhead?
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danielguyzs is not online. danielguyzs
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29 Jul 2014 05:35 AM
probably
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geographysix is not online. geographysix
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29 Jul 2014 06:07 AM
"or you know
he's mute" x2
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harrymills1 is not online. harrymills1
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29 Jul 2014 08:09 AM
Freeman isn't the only mute in Valve games, Chell from portal is too. Is she autistic too?
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testedmarkel62 is not online. testedmarkel62
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29 Jul 2014 09:08 AM
"If that's true, does that mean he's also an Atheist/Brony/Metalhead?"

I really don't see how being autistic makes you automatically any one of these.
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NickRogerz is not online. NickRogerz
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30 Jul 2014 11:39 AM
It' a joke mate.
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livewire66 is not online. livewire66
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30 Jul 2014 11:41 AM
or you know
he's mute
and people respect him for doing little things because if they don't they'll get a crowbar to the eyes

x2
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Bigtiop26 is not online. Bigtiop26
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30 Jul 2014 11:46 AM
or you know
he's mute
x4
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pringle41 is not online. pringle41
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30 Jul 2014 12:20 PM
I think he is both. Maybe this might be added in the FUTURE.

HALF LIFE 3 COMFIRMED!!!!!!

Sorry....I have been waiting sooooo long.
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