HLVRAI Animatic: An Interruption 

This was when we truly realized that benrey wasn’t joking when he said he wasn’t human.

At first, GMan seems so mysterious. Then he just seems like just another guy.

This is so well done omg

I love the terror on Gman’s face as he realizes that benry is as powerful if not more powerful than the gman.

Gman is genuinely scared of Benrey because he absorbed all of the multi-dimensional power from the resonance cascade

I love how this bit went. How absolutely terrifying to be an entity like the Gman and have something unexpected like this happen. Assuming that Benry is more dangerous than he lets on was a smart move lol

It does well to capture the menace of the G-Man right up until Benrey shows up, which hilights the absurdity of Benrey’s character. It’s really effective at making an already funny scene downright hilarious.

Benrey: The only character in *ANY* Half Life work of fiction (that I know of) to bamboozle the G-Man

LOL. Him asking, "Where are we?" actually makes sense here.

this was one of the scariest, yet funniest moments like the realization that benry is outside the diagetic laws of physics everybody else has to abide by, where even the omniprescient G-man is surprised is terrifying

Benry just poking at the background while they both stare at him in complete disbelief is really the cherry on top. Great work.

G-Man's presence in this story made more internal sense than in the original game.

This genuinely seems like it would air on Adult Swim late at night and that is the PERFECT vibe

i love the idea that gman is in genuine horror that benrey is even able to resist his fuckn universe bending powers and then gordon is just so used to this he's just laughing at his antics

Usual security shtick then immediately changes the subject to PlayStation plus

This is my favorite moment in hlvrai. Not just because it’s funny, but because it’s also kind of scary. In og Half Life, Gman is portrayed as this powerful unworldly deity. It took the combine a lot of power to have him contained, making it clear that it takes a ton in order to defy gman. So imagine how it must feel to have another entity that not only isn’t affected against Gman’s powers, but also shows no sign of a struggle. Gman should be terrified.

Probably my favourite thing in the entire animatic is just 0:52. G-Man's reaction, looking to Gordon for confirmation, and Gordon doing what all of us were doing when we first saw this. Plus the slight animation with the swaggle, nicely done :)

00:48 The moment G-Man realized this wasn't a normal playthrough of Halflife.

1:11 is he... you know....

Oh my fucking god when g-man turned gordon around to speak in private only for benry to just *be there too* and g-man did a double take was fucking gorgeous

B: Do you have credentials? GM: Uh- (Looks at Gordon) G: (Shrugs I dunno)

i love how the g-man looks over to gordon expecting an explanation and gordon's just like 'i'm just as confused as you are mate'

I think Benrey is some sort of omnipotent god who can transcend reality but is so focused on his job that he's unaware of his powers.

I love the detail of writing benry 5 times going off his name tag because that's what his passport was like

1:24 god the way G-Man turns around kills me so consistently it’s so gooooooooooooooddd

G-man's horror when he spots BenreyBenreyBenreyBenrey is always hilarious

soooooooo normal abt the shape language and designs for this.... super normal

This was one of my favorite Benry scenes he's so silly- *Turns into some interdimensional god* wow he's so silly with the way he did that hand thing when saying another month

i love that he looks to Gordon for help in this

This voice fits Gordon uncomfortably well

is he.... y'know.... 1:10 ?

The guy who did g man actually did a pretty decent job of imitating his voice and speaking style.

I say this so often but I just love the confusion and hint of fear in G-man's voice. He's confused and for a being of such immense power and knowledge not knowing something about a thing standing in front of you is a horrifying thought.

Benry is so chaotic and powerful that even Gman fears him

0:53 I love how gman and gordon look at each other here

The fact that benry can just do what ever he wants And that g man is just confused about how the funk benry actually just not froze

i feel like Gordon was laughing and taking it all in cuz he wasnt on the brunt of Benreys madness for once lol

Benry always has this overwhelming presence. You never know his intentions.

1:21 Feels like a gag on the "HOW THE FUUCK" when benry somehow got into the reactor at the beginning of Half life XD

Benry Gay Hand Movements but also this is absolutely spectacular I love it so much. The expressions and the timing... magnifique

Well... he just weirded away a god-like entity.

gman, he who stops time and sends freeman to the special place™️, is afraid of benry and his ability to manipulate said space to appear wherever he wants, regardless of gman

"You have credentials?" "It's okay, I wanna see them though..." And in that moment, Benrey was the good guy.

Everything about this is so good, GMan being so genuinely creepy in the beginning just makes the tone shift complete perfection, and I can't think of any way to describe this Benrey other than Peak Benrey.

i love how tommy is going :3 for all 5 of his frames

Benrey's nametag cracked me up way more than it should have

1:00 i absolutely adore his hand movement here

It’s so great when the gman, such a mysterious and powerful entity, gets flustered by some asshole heckling him

Two cosmic horrors meet

The dramatic music hinted to this and how he is more powerful then the g man

This whole thing feels like a Piemation’s short holy shit

For an "animatic" there is actually a ton of movement, it looks so good! Also I love Gordon's canfused headshake

love the shrug at 0:54 so good

I love how Gman just looks annoyed. He already knows what Benrey is capable of, why would he be surprised?

GOD THE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS AND MOVEMENT DETAILS ARE JUST *chefs kiss*

the most cursed thing about this is gmans speech patterns are normal and i love it

I believe it’s canon that G-Man is scared of Benrey instead of annoyed, but this is so well done and funny regardless!

Benrey's movements here remind me so much of Spongebob, i love the movements and expressions, they're all eyecandy

Love how Gman is actually scared of Benry

I love Benrey’s body language in particular here

This is wonderful. I love the small details, like the smoother animation when GMan says Gordon's name, and the zoom in on Benry's goblin face when he starts talking. Not to mention Benry's name tag

I love how short and stubby benrey is compared to gman

THIS LOOKS LIKE AN ANIMATIC FOR A MOVIE OMG

Is this how Dio felt when his time stop was invaded by a teenager in a stupid hat

0:33-0:38 Expressive G-Man is expressive… and very, very creepy.

this is legitimately my favorite piece of hlvrai fanart

The animation itself is great but mad props for the editing, all the cuts and framing, especially in the first half before Benrys arrival are excellent

Alright, this is the best interpretation of this scene IMO and I love it. The gesturing, the way you made the location different from the actual clip, the way Benry looks exactly how he acts.. *Chefs kiss* Couldn't be done better!

The expressions on this so perfectly compliment this scene. I love all the subtle touches, like Benry's hand on his face when he says "okay but I went to see them though". So funny, fantastic vid, kills me every time haha.

G-Man : *returns back to his employers* "Ok, we need that ... thing dead, ASAP !"

benreys eyelash apprechiation

Gman looking at Gordon like "help"

AMAZING JOB, also benrey doesn't have a shadow over his eyes and that's a bold stylistic choice. i like it.

When we saw that Benry defied the time freeze? That definitely wasn’t a good sign.

Oh, I love how dramatic you made it, only for Benrey to crash that atmosphere so hard

This is still by far one of my favorite animations on youtube to come back to and watch. I just love it so much

This is fucking incredible. The credentials/ID part killed me every time and seeing it come back in this moment is just chefs kiss. OH NOT TO MENTION how BEAUTIFULLY realized this lil animation is. God

Benry’s utter confusion at every turn kills me more each time 😂

Benrey my fav character

“Will the real slim shady please stand up… will the… real slim shady… please… stand up…”

THE FACES MAKE THE SCENE 10X BETTER OMFG

benry just teleports: "where are we?"

you managed to capture the feeling and motion of G-man also I love how when G-man turn back to look at freeman freeman: like I have no idea how he doing this I also love how you perfect capture the felling of G-man and his confusion and everything it just perfect i cant explain how good it is god. ITS TOO PERFECT ITS TOO GOOD!! this is so well done this need more view and like take my sub

GOD GORDON AT THE END CAUGHT ME SO OFF GUARD BAHDGFSHG...

the art style change on gordon when he laughs at the last second JHGfdsdgh

I really like Gordon’s expression at 0:54 you can tell he’s stopped trying to make sense of anything

Gman got so annoyed he started using a keyboard to walk away

I love how gmans hair is so flat like the ps2 textures in the real game

I imagine benry is what aliens would ACTUALLY act like when they visit and examine earth.

I love how short benrey is

Your style works SO damn well for these characters.

i love how on benreys uniform its tons of the word benry scribbled on like a madman

I love gmans reaction at 1:24

I enjoy that brief intimidating glare, before the tension completely dissipates

GMan: talkin with Gordon Benrey: Hey, you.. you have another month of playstation plus?

Benry benry benry Benry benry Benry. Benry Benry benry

That last frame of Gordon oh my it brings me joy

This just might be the greatest artistic interpretation (animatic) of hlvrai I have EVER seen. Conglaturations.

The body language and extra gags add soooo much🤣

I love how you've drawn Benry.