Gordon Freeman's silent presence and Master Chief's restrained strength add layers to their enduring appeal. Some characters become iconic because of their voice, others because of their silence .

Master Chief was born in an odd era for video games, where protagonists were either silent like Half-Life’s Gordon Freeman or loud-mouths like the titular Duke Nukem. Master Chief, AKA John-117 ...

It's like hearing Half-Life hero Gordon Freeman speak for the very first time and finding out he sounds like Gilbert Gottfried. Also this Master Chief is way, way prettier than he should be.

FPS Gordon Freeman joins a retro pandimensional deathmatch in crossover mod Quake Champions Classic. ... Superhuman Spartan John-117, the Master Chief, protagonist of the Halo series.

Empire's voted Gordon Freeman as its greatest video game character of all time. ... Halo's Master Chief, Guybrush Threepwood from Monkey Island and Link from The Legend of Zelda. ...

Gordon Freeman, silent protagonist of the Half-Life series, is an accomplished man, ... Anthony couldn't become a Spartan like Master Chief, so he settled on being a writer instead.