They are armed with basic weapons and tend to attack in squads or groups. Barney Calhoun is notable for having infiltrated the Combine by joining the Civil Protection ranks as an undercover Resistance member.Ĭivil Protection frequently conducts inspection raids on apartment blocks.Ĭivil Protection officers are the first enemy encountered in Half-Life 2 and are the main enemies throughout the first three chapters, though they make a few more appearances in later chapters set in City 17.

Civil Protection officers joined either for more privileges, such as additional food, better living conditions, rewards for completing objectives and tasks (including 'non-mechanical reproduction simulation'), an increase in authority and status over others, or out of genuine sympathy and identification with the Combine's aims.Ĭivil Protection officers do not receive biological modifications in any way, unlike the two other Overwatch units. While being part of the Combine Overwatch, Civil Protection officers are ordinary human volunteers who have 'willingly' joined the Combine. The Overwatch Voice uses the term 'Protection' and 'Protection Teams.' The entity uses the term 'Metropolice' (the original term), and the subtitles use 'MetroPolice.' Its officers are called 'Civil Protection.' The spelling 'Metro Cop' is also used, and 'CP' is used by all Citizens and Resistance members when referring to them. Civil Protection is the Combine's law enforcement in all urban areas on Earth, including City 17.

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