It is unknown how many worlds the Combine has under its control. Breen refers to the Combine Soldiers and Civil Protection as "The Transhuman Arm of the Combine Overwatch" in Nova Prospekt, verifying that "Combine" is an accepted name of the empire, even by the Combine itself. The name is pronounced COM-bine, as in Combine harvester, opposed to the verb form com-BINE, as in "to join together or unite." Dr. Equally dire is the threat of "permanent off-world relocation." Judging by dialogue from Breen, many of the territories under control by the Combine are nigh-uninhabitable by humans without life support systems.
They are also highly trained, and can adapt well beyond the confines of Earth, in other universes and dimensions if needed, as in-game dialogue mentions potential deployment of Overwatch units across the Combine Empire in a "permanent off-world assignment." Assignment on other worlds is considered a terrible fate for Overwatch soldiers unfortunate enough to be stuck with it, and is often used as a punishment. The Combine Overwatch on Earth is a notable example of this: Overwatch Soldiers, humans surgically modified with Combine technology, are overall much deadlier and more resilient than normal human beings. On Earth, the Combine notably uses their technology to create armies of super-soldiers, resulting in a highly mobile and adaptive military force that can respond to any threat and crush any opposition.
The products of the Combine's re-engineering process are known as " synths" - bio-mechanical organisms that serve a variety of functions within the empire. They seem to only assimilate intelligent species from the universes they conquer, and manipulate these species through many means, including bioengineering and artificial implantation. The Combine is composed of an untold number of species, with entire alien ecosystems enslaved to their will. Wallace Breen serves as humanity's Administrator and de facto leader of all Combine forces on Earth. On Earth, beings called the Combine Advisors are responsible for facilitating and overseeing all communication and interaction between the Combine and the Earthly occupation. The Combine's ultimate goal is to conquer and harness entire universes and dimensions.ĭetails of the Combine's leadership and administrative structure remain unknown, as do whether they consist of an economy, or even a society that exists beyond the limits of human understanding. The Combine is a massive empire spanning countless parallel universes and dimensions, and includes an unknown number of sentient species.
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