Mutilated, drone-like slaves that are created from dissident citizens and captured rebels. Well-armored units, specialized in direct confrontation with targets. Gruntd are often tasked with less-than-desirable, menial tasks above the paygrade of Civil Protection.Ĭommanders of Grunt squadrons although other units take orders from them, implying they occupy a rather high rank in the overall chain command. The lowest rank in the Overwatch hierarchy. The Elite soldiers of the Combine Overwatch. It includes the Shotgun Soldier and the Nova Prospekt Prison Guard. Soldiers patrol and enforce Combine law outside of the city boundaries. The main military of the Combine on Earth. The quasi thought-police that patrols the cities, monitors the public airways, and conducts randomized raids. They are humans who have been turned into “Transhuman” cyborgs (except for the Civil The primary military force of the Combine on Earth. On Earth, the Combine is ruled by aliens called Combine Advisors. The Combine is formed by various sentient species in various universes.