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* OptionalPartyMember: There's a surviving security guard near the start of the level that can help Gordon traverse the first map that has all the snark nests. They're forced to split at the sewer entrance that leads to the level's second map.
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* BreatherLevel: "Forget About Freeman", while not as easy other levels, is still much shorter and easier than the levels before and after it.

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* BreatherLevel: "Forget About Freeman", while not as easy other levels, is still much shorter and easier than the levels before and after it.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The entire H.E.C.U., after suffering heavy losses, just decide to give up and retreat, outright giving the chapter's eponymous order to leave Freeman be and run for their lives. [[spoiler:As ''Opposing Force'' reveals, there's a [[NukeEm nuclear]] reason for that]].

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The entire H.E.C.U., after suffering heavy losses, just decide to give up and retreat, outright giving the chapter's eponymous order to leave Freeman be and run for their lives. [[spoiler:As As ''Opposing Force'' reveals, there's a [[NukeEm nuclear]] reason for that]].that.
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* BreatherLevel: "Forget About Freeman", while not as easy other levels, is still much shorter and easier than the levels before and after it.
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* TitleDrop: The military radio broadcast heard at the beginning of "Forget About Freeman" starts with those exact words.
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--> ''"[[TitleDrop Forget about Freeman]]! We are cutting our losses and pulling out! Anyone left down there now is on his own! Repeat, if you weren't already, you are now... "''
---> --HECU commander, on the radio, as the chapter begins.

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--> -> ''"[[TitleDrop Forget about Freeman]]! We are cutting our losses and pulling out! Anyone left down there now is on his own! Repeat, if you weren't already, you are now... "''
---> --HECU -->-- '''HECU commander, on the radio, as the chapter begins.'''
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* CurseCutShort: The evacuation call may have been attempting to proclaim "If you aren't already, you are now fucked!"
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Back underground, Gordon discovers that the [=HECU=] are losing the battle against Xen, which the soldiers begin their retreat from Black Mesa. Behind the scenes elsewhere, Black Operatives are taking over the operation to eliminate anyone, including remaining [=HECU=] troops. Meanwhile, Gordon battles fiercely through alien resistance and stranded [=HECU=] troops to reach the Lambda complex.

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Back underground, in an underground part of Black Mesa, Gordon discovers that the [=HECU=] are losing the battle against Xen, which the soldiers begin their retreat from Black Mesa. Behind the scenes elsewhere, Black Operatives are taking over the operation to eliminate anyone, including remaining [=HECU=] troops. Meanwhile, Gordon battles fiercely through alien resistance and stranded [=HECU=] troops to reach the Lambda complex.
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Back underground, Gordon discovers that the [=HECU=] are losing the battle against Xen, which the soldiers begin their retreat from Black Mesa. Behind the scenes elsewhere, Black Operatives are taking over the operation to eliminate anyone, including remaining [=HECU=] troops, while Gordon battles fiercely through alien resistance and stranded [=HECU=] troops to reach the Lambda complex.

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Back underground, Gordon discovers that the [=HECU=] are losing the battle against Xen, which the soldiers begin their retreat from Black Mesa. Behind the scenes elsewhere, Black Operatives are taking over the operation to eliminate anyone, including remaining [=HECU=] troops, while troops. Meanwhile, Gordon battles fiercely through alien resistance and stranded [=HECU=] troops to reach the Lambda complex.
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Gordon makes his way back underground while discovering that the [=HECU=] are losing the battle against Xen, which the soldiers begin their retreat from Black Mesa. Behind the scenes elsewhere, Black Operatives are taking over the operation to eliminate anyone, including remaining [=HECU=] troops, while Gordon battles fiercely through alien resistance and stranded [=HECU=] troops to reach the Lambda complex.

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Back underground, Gordon makes his way back underground while discovering discovers that the [=HECU=] are losing the battle against Xen, which the soldiers begin their retreat from Black Mesa. Behind the scenes elsewhere, Black Operatives are taking over the operation to eliminate anyone, including remaining [=HECU=] troops, while Gordon battles fiercely through alien resistance and stranded [=HECU=] troops to reach the Lambda complex.
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The [=HECU=] are losing the battle against Xen, and the soldiers begin their retreat from Black Mesa. Behind the scenes elsewhere, Black Operatives are taking over the operation to eliminate anyone, including remaining [=HECU=] troops, while Gordon battles fiercely through alien resistance and stranded [=HECU=] troops to reach the Lambda Core.

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The Gordon makes his way back underground while discovering that the [=HECU=] are losing the battle against Xen, and which the soldiers begin their retreat from Black Mesa. Behind the scenes elsewhere, Black Operatives are taking over the operation to eliminate anyone, including remaining [=HECU=] troops, while Gordon battles fiercely through alien resistance and stranded [=HECU=] troops to reach the Lambda Core.complex.
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* SidetrackBonus: There's a whole section in the level's first map that's completely optional. Particularly, the whole left area that's littered with snark nests. You only have to go right towards a sewer hatch that leads to the level's next map section.
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--> ''"Forget about Freeman! We are cutting our losses and pulling out! Anyone left down there now is on his own! Repeat, if you weren't already, you are now... "''

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--> ''"Forget ''"[[TitleDrop Forget about Freeman! Freeman]]! We are cutting our losses and pulling out! Anyone left down there now is on his own! Repeat, if you weren't already, you are now... "''

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The entire H.E.C.U., after suffering heavy losses, just decide to give up and retreat, outright giving the chapter's eponymous order to leave Freeman be and run for their lives. As ''Opposing Force'' reveals, there's a nuclear reason for that.

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The entire H.E.C.U., after suffering heavy losses, just decide to give up and retreat, outright giving the chapter's eponymous order to leave Freeman be and run for their lives. As [[spoiler:As ''Opposing Force'' reveals, there's a nuclear [[NukeEm nuclear]] reason for that.that]].



* UniqueEnemy: The ceiling-mounted sentry gun mentioned above is the only one of its kind to be found in the game (outside of "Hazard Course", which only attacks you if you attack any fellow employees).

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* UniqueEnemy: The ceiling-mounted sentry gun mentioned above is the only one of its kind to be found in the game (outside of "Hazard Course", which only attacks you if you attack any fellow employees).employees).
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--> ''"Forget about Freeman! We're abandoning the base! If you have any last bomb targets, mark them on the Tactical Map, otherwise, get the hell out of there!"''
---> --HECU commander, on the radio, in the previous chapter

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--> ''"Forget about Freeman! We're abandoning the base! If We are cutting our losses and pulling out! Anyone left down there now is on his own! Repeat, if you have any last bomb targets, mark them on the Tactical Map, otherwise, get the hell out of there!"''
weren't already, you are now... "''
---> --HECU commander, on the radio, in as the previous chapterchapter begins.


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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The entire H.E.C.U., after suffering heavy losses, just decide to give up and retreat, outright giving the chapter's eponymous order to leave Freeman be and run for their lives. As ''Opposing Force'' reveals, there's a nuclear reason for that.
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* TankGoodness: You need to fire an Abrams cannon to open the way forward to the Lambda Core.

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* TankGoodness: You need to fire an Abrams cannon to open the way forward to the Lambda Core.Core.
* UniqueEnemy: The ceiling-mounted sentry gun mentioned above is the only one of its kind to be found in the game (outside of "Hazard Course", which only attacks you if you attack any fellow employees).
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* TankGoodness: You need to fire an Abrahams cannon to open the way forward to the Lambda Core.

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* TankGoodness: You need to fire an Abrahams Abrams cannon to open the way forward to the Lambda Core.
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* TankGoodness: You need to fire a tank cannon to open the way forward to the Lambda Core.

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* TankGoodness: You need to fire a tank an Abrahams cannon to open the way forward to the Lambda Core.

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---> --HECU commander on radio
The [=HECU=] are losing the battle against Xen, and the soldiers begin their retreat from Black Mesa. Behind the scenes, Black Operatives are taking over the operation to eliminate anyone, including remaining [=HECU=] troops, while Gordon battles fiercely through alien resistance and stranded [=HECU=] troops to reach the Lambda Core.

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---> --HECU commander commander, on radio
the radio, in the previous chapter
The [=HECU=] are losing the battle against Xen, and the soldiers begin their retreat from Black Mesa. Behind the scenes, scenes elsewhere, Black Operatives are taking over the operation to eliminate anyone, including remaining [=HECU=] troops, while Gordon battles fiercely through alien resistance and stranded [=HECU=] troops to reach the Lambda Core.
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!This Chapter contains examples of:
* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: One of these is traversed on the way to Lambda Core.
* DescendingCeiling: Caused at the start of the chapter due to the surface bombing causing a cave-in where the ceiling falls chunk by chunk.
* SentryGun: After the DescendingCeiling room, one of these can be activated to help kill enemies.
* TankGoodness: You need to fire a tank cannon to open the way forward to the Lambda
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--> ''"Forget about Freeman! We're abandoning the base! If you have any last bomb targets, mark them on the Tactical Map, otherwise, get the hell out of there!"''
---> --HECU commander on radio
The [=HECU=] are losing the battle against Xen, and the soldiers begin their retreat from Black Mesa. Behind the scenes, Black Operatives are taking over the operation to eliminate anyone, including remaining [=HECU=] troops, while Gordon battles fiercely through alien resistance and stranded [=HECU=] troops to reach the Lambda Core.

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