The Citizens were originally to include children,to be seen working in theCombine Factoriesarea, notably in
theCremator factory, under the supervision ofCivil Protectionofficers,and as corpses in Ravenholm. The absence of children inHalf-Life 2was canonically explained by the use of theSuppression Field.
It has two variants, female (model name "child_worker_f1") and male (model name "child_worker_m1"), each holding a Cremator head. They were to be seen during theE3 2002demo "Industrial", which consists of a visit of the Combine Factories area.
In Late 2002, Valve re-evaluated the game with a series of play-tests, and the feedback was clear; The children had to go. So Valve cut them, and the response to the game was immediately ten times more positive then it was when they were in the game. Series writer Marc Laidlaw said "You know, we just found out nobody really likes children. They actually hate them. And you know what? We hated them too. The office was just a lot brighter with them completely gone."
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