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Under Breen’s oversight, the Combine utilized a diverse array of human collaborators. Those willing to cooperate were rewarded, while those resisting faced brutal transformations into mindless drones known as Stalkers. The evolution of humans into Overwatch Soldiers marked a disturbing shift. Through biological enhancements and memory purges, these soldiers were stripped of their emotions and conditioned for complete obedience, turning humanity’s own into instruments of their subjugation.