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) she was doing. He also hints at having additional, unseen powers in "Half-Life 2: Episode Two". G-Man expresses regret at not being able to do more than keeping an eye on Gordon Freeman, claiming his employers have given him some "restrictions". GameDaily listed the G-Man as number 5 of the top 25 evil video game masterminds of all time. The G-Man is famous in the "Garry's Mod" community for his numerous humorous poses, exaggerated facial expressions and/or as a running joke in many videos, relayed by the "YTMND" community. He was placed as the fourth "biggest freak" on PlayStation's games