hl2vrai characters but i assigned them bugs
this thread contains images of bugs. no spiders this time! still giving the heads up :D
here is my hlvrai bug thread!
hi! disclaimer again but i'm not a bug professional, this is entirely for fun! some characters are based on vibes, i'm not entirely well versed in HL/HL2 (hoping to change that!), and hl2vrai isn't finished yet. might revisit this once it's over tho!
also! none of these images are mine!!
Stain - Earwig
cockroaches are an easy pull for Stain but im not partial to it. earwigs, though, fit him much more nicely imo! earwigs prefer damp and dark spaces, which is literally staincore. i mean, they found him in a sewer. damp and dark. it's perfect.
Christopher - Ant (Bullet, Bulldog, Army)
no pics again blehh
although ants typically work together, and Christopher is sorta doing his own thing, i think ants fit him but specifically the three types I mentioned. those species are typically aggressive, which I thought fit him quite nicely because he is. definitely a very aggressive dude.
Additional Voices (Addi) - Ant (general)
no pics again sorry :( but!! i think ants in general fit Addi very well. they're very organized, hard working and excellent with teamwork. im very fond of the headcanon that Addi is like, a bunch of clones and a new one shows up when one dies, and that very much did influence the choice of ants for him.
Xar - Mantidfly
i wasn't entirely sure what bug Xar would be at first so i went looking for alien-like bugs, but every site just had like. normal ass bugs on them 😭. i found the mantidfly tho and it spoke to me in the same way the mantis did for bubby. it's not inherently a personality thing, it just kinda looks like it would speak to you like Xar would. and i love it for that
Father Grigori - Hercules Beetle and Jeweled Flower Mantis
I was tied between these two when i originally wrote this all out, but i feel like the both reflect different aspects of Grigori. one is big and tough looking and the other is gentle and delicate, and i think if he wanted to be, grigori could be both of those things!
Mouseman - Hummingbird Moth and Weevils
no weevil pics but i picked these two because they're both very cute and little sweet lil guys and i think that fits her very well! the hummingbird moth spoke to me most just bc i looked at it and immediately knew. that's the one.
Al?x - Atlas Moth
i didn't have any particular reason for picking this when i did, i think i was looking at moth species and this one specifically spoke to me.
14 and 02 are also ants. army ants. theyre just little guys.
breen hasn't gotten enough screen time yet for me to like, properly tell you what kinda bug he would be, but atm he's kinda queen ant core to me /hj hes just there to tell everyone else what to do