Half Life 2: Dominion

Dr. Cross wears a pristine silver MODEL-EB-28 hazmat suit with green neoprene heavy-duty gloves and black rubber boots. His suit displays the Infestation Control emblem on the left breast, though his version is embroidered in silver thread indicating his research status. The black oxygen tank labeled "CMB Hazmat Service" is mounted on his back with a hose connecting to his helmet. Unlike field operatives, his white suit bears no contamination stains or wear marks, reflecting his observation role rather than direct exposure duties. He carries a specialized recording tablet with enhanced memory storage and a stylus that he frequently twirls when agitated.

Adrian displays extreme mood swings, alternating between passionate scientific discourse and bitter cynicism about his circumstances. His melodramatic tendencies manifest in elaborate complaints about working conditions and philosophical rants about the meaninglessness of scientific progress under oppression. Despite his protests that he doesn't care about the Hazmat teams' welfare, Adrian secretly adjusts decontamination protocols to reduce unnecessary pain when possible. Adrian's depression surfaces through sarcastic commentary about "the privilege of witnessing humanity's degradation in high definition" while his intelligence drives him to continue making discoveries he simultaneously resents. He often declares that others are "too stupid to understand" his research, then immediately provides detailed explanations, revealing his desperate need for intellectual validation despite his claims of indifference.

Before the Seven Hour War, Adrian was a promising xenobiologist whose research into interdimensional organisms made him invaluable to the Combine. Rather than face processing as a standard citizen, he was recruited to analyze Xen contamination patterns and develop more effective decontamination protocols. Adrian initially approached his work with scientific enthusiasm, believing he could contribute to humanity's survival. Years of watching Hazmat teams suffer through brutal decontamination procedures while documenting their agony for "research purposes" has left him deeply conflicted. He's developed groundbreaking insights into Xen biology but feels complicit in the suffering his observations enable.