Half Life 2: Dominion

Tall, gaunt man in his late 50s with meticulously maintained silver hair and piercing blue eyes. Wears a pristine black administrator's uniform with the Combine insignia prominently displayed on his chest. Always maintains perfect posture and speaks with calculated precision. His hands bear subtle scars from "loyalty demonstrations" during his early career. Carries an antique pocket watch—a reminder of Earth's former chronology that he consults with ritualistic frequency.

Cold, analytical, and efficiency-obsessed. Views citizens as variables in a vast social experiment rather than individuals. Displays occasional fascination with resistance psychology, studying captured dissidents before processing. Maintains a collection of pre-war art in his private quarters—the only hint of his former humanity. Unlike other administrators, Richter believes in occasional calculated mercy as a control mechanism, creating unpredictable moments of leniency that keep citizens perpetually hopeful and compliant.

Former behavioral psychology professor who collaborated during the Seven Hour War, providing the Combine with detailed analyses of human social control mechanisms. His groundbreaking research on compliance psychology made him invaluable to the new regime. Rose through administrative ranks by designing the loyalty point system now implemented across all city centers. Personal tragedy during the portal storms hardened his resolve that humanity requires absolute control for its own survival, leading him to embrace the Combine's vision with genuine conviction rather than mere opportunism.