G-Man (Half-Life) refers to simply as his "employers". His mysterious nature has made him an icon of the "Half-Life" series, with his identity and motives remaining almost completely unexplained. The G-Man's name comes from "G-Man", an American colloquialism meaning "Government Man". However, within the "Half-Life" games, he is identified by this name only in the program code and the multiplayer profile menu as a default name option, not within the story itself; his name is derived from his "Half-Life" model and entity name and has since been reused in subsequent games of the series. His name has been confirmed and he has
G-Man (Half-Life) been referred to by it in documentaries featuring Valve employees, as well as in the voice actor credits for "Half-Life 2" and in the book about game development "Raising the Bar". A description of the G-Man's nature is given in the comment section of the file "npc_gman.cpp" in the Source SDK file "sourcesdk.gcf": "// Purpose: The G-Man, misunderstood servant of the people." In the official "Half-Life" audio script, the G-Man is referred to as "Administrator", suggesting he is the one overseeing experiments. This title was later retconned to refer to Wallace Breen. Frank Sheldon, the person on whom the G-Man's