Wikipedia says that no one actually knows what happened to Ettore Majorana, though some say he committed suicide, was kidnapped, or began a new life somewhere else. So I guess the joke here is that Freeman thinks ninjas killed him. I guess he's taken the axiom "When the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas" to heart.
Maybe Freeman *knows* Ettore was killed by ninjas! He works in a top secret government facility after all, he probably knows a ton of things the public isn't supposed to know. Like who killed JFK, or why you park on a driveway but drive on a parkway.
I suspect most of those things, though, were learned after-hours at nightclubs. Freeman strikes me as the kind of guy who is used to sneaking away from buildings with a fuzzy memory while someone wants him dead
The ninjas were part of the black ops soldiers that were in specific areas of Black Mesa that just happened to be filled and/or surrounded by enormous explosives. They were the ones sent to 'clean up' after the regular military was sent to cover up and kill everyone and everything. Only reason they were also trying to kill Corporal Shepherd and his team is because they were supposed to have already pulled out, and were now a threat to the grand scheme of 'Bomb the shit out of this place.' That said, by the time the Black Ops soldiers arrived on the scene with larger numbers, Freeman was practically leaving for, or in Xen dealing with that. With the Xen aliens mostly gone, Race X started flooding in instead, and they were a bigger threat to everyone (the gene worm at the end of OF was going to terraform earth for them), which is probably why the Black Ops brought in a nuke rather than just keep trying to use Black Mesas own explosives, and place it above the big portal the gene worm was coming through. The few black ops Freeman ran into were probably scouting out potential explosive zones, considering they had to cover the entirety of Black Mesa.
bryan adkins There should be a t-shirt for a lot of things…personally I want: "I λM CλPTλIN GORDON FREEMλN OF THE INTERGλLλCTIC HOUSE OF PλNCλKES!" Yes, with all those lambda symbols instead of As.
Ettore Majorana: Italian physicist, disappeared in 1938 when about to take a boat trip. Ross, this is why I like your style of humor, you bring up tidbits of history I didn't know about until now, which as a history major I love!
Read up on Schrodinger's ninja. Ninjas are undetectable, and yet some ninjas are detected. Obviously, they must stop being ninjas when they are observed, and yet until they are observed they will be juxtaposed as ninja and non-ninja.
This must be related related to the Law of Conservation of Ninjutsu. As we all know, a single ninja is an unstoppable force, and yet it's equally well-known that a single martial arts hero can easily dispatch a whole horde of ninja ganging up on him. The easiest way to explain this is that for any well-defined area there is a fixed amount of ninjutsu present. Therefore, the more ninja there are, the less ninjutsu is available to any single ninja. One of the fundamental problems of modern martial arts physics is finding the eigen-ninja describing the optimal number of ninja for the local Ninjutsu Density Function, which is a non-linear quantity.
WarpRulez Well, Schroedinger's Ninja is just a thought experiment. You could never get a ninja into the box in the first place. In nature, Heisenbergermoto's Uncertainty Principle applies. You can never measure a ninja's position and velocity simultaneously. If you know precisely where he is, you can't see how he's moving, and if you can see his motion you have no idea where he will strike from.
@@grim_2000 I know you have like no reason to care but I wanted to say I still saw your reply even though my comment is like 8 years old lmao. I gotta rewatch this series again
@@theironsword1954 they were both made by a different company. Valve never confirmed or denied if it was cannon, so I choose to believe that OF and blue shift aren't cannon.
"Ninjas understand quantum mechanics better than people realize. That was a controversial part of my dissertation." I really want to see Freeman's dissertation now.
Oh wow, I totaly forgot this game had Ninjas in it. Childhood memorys you're failing me *shakes fist*. The part about only beeing able to prove the presence but never the absence of Ninjas made me laught so hard. It makes me very happy to see that this series is still alive and kicking. Lovin it, never give up your awesome work.
If HL3 ever does come out, Ross needs to be hired as Freeman's VA if they plan on getting him to say something. Either that, or an alternate mode where Freeman talks internally.
It wouldn't hurt to put it in as an alternate mode, though. It would be like Duke Nukem's line spouting, but with Half-Life and Ross. Hell, they could pull something like that off since they've been working on it so long.
You should make some shirts "You cannot ever prove the abscense of ninjas" "What are you complaining about? You've got a helmet" "Holy shit I need to conscerve ammo, you deal with this"
This was likely my favourite episode thus far. Jacked up space bouncers, a good jump scare with a ninja, his thing was broken, his lab his rules, just great.
One thing I noticed is that in Shepard's Mind as soon as he meets the assassins he tries to ask them out on a date even when their shooting at him where Freeman just yells "NINJAS!!!" and blasts away at them with his shotgun
On Saturday, I was diagnosed with testicular cancer. I had an operation today to remove a testicle. It's been a rough day. Up until now, that is. A new Freeman's mind?!? Today is a really great fucking day!! Thank you, Ross!
Damn right he needs to, I insisted that he take the gluon gun through email. And he'd better take the Tau cannon, otherwise he won't know what the Scout Car's gun is. I understand the realism he put towards the weapons, though.
You didn't get less funny, even after so many years... That's why we love you, Ross! "You can't prove the absence of ninjas, just their direct presence!" That one cracked me up. But the whole thing was damn funny (specially the ending).
I'm still watching this, been waiting four years and its still as good. Thank you so much, I am actually so thankful. Been with me all through my older life
Ross, your writing skills for each episode keep getting better and better. By the time you do Half Life 3 I expect you to be writing a book a day with the amount of talent you seem to have.
I hope Ross upon the 10 year anniversary of this episode, shows Gordon living in a suburban house, and then the camera pans out to about a hundred ninjas all sneaking up to his front door.
omg that was awesome. Thank you Ross, for not giving up on this series, for continuing it despite how many YEARS its taken since you've started. I don't care how long it takes you, keep the good work man, I honestly hope to see you finish this game. Maybe even do a H2 play? One can dream =)
Come to think of it, if geckos use nano tech to scale walls of almost every material, it's not impossible for ninjas to use quantum physics for becoming invisible and stuff.
It'd be cool if he ended up making this series end differently than the actual Half-Life ending, and then got a group of mappers to make levels for the sequel. that way Ross could have full control over the plot.
Wikipedia says that no one actually knows what happened to Ettore Majorana, though some say he committed suicide, was kidnapped, or began a new life somewhere else.
So I guess the joke here is that Freeman thinks ninjas killed him. I guess he's taken the axiom "When the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas" to heart.
Maybe Freeman *knows* Ettore was killed by ninjas! He works in a top secret government facility after all, he probably knows a ton of things the public isn't supposed to know. Like who killed JFK, or why you park on a driveway but drive on a parkway.
Eugene Conniff He already "knows a great deal more than any one man is supposed too," after all. Hey Freeman, where's Elvis!
I suspect most of those things, though, were learned after-hours at nightclubs. Freeman strikes me as the kind of guy who is used to sneaking away from buildings with a fuzzy memory while someone wants him dead
Eugene Conniff Everyone knows Santa Shot JFK.
ho ho ho, bitch
"This is bullshit, we need to nuke this whole place as soon as I'm out."
Ninjas already got that covered…
DarkEmperorRay13 Ninjas get attacked by aliens in _Opposing Force_ I believe.
DarkEmperorRay13 Why not?
That's why GMan still enabled it.
+Droid Control Ship Again, why not?
The ninjas were part of the black ops soldiers that were in specific areas of Black Mesa that just happened to be filled and/or surrounded by enormous explosives. They were the ones sent to 'clean up' after the regular military was sent to cover up and kill everyone and everything. Only reason they were also trying to kill Corporal Shepherd and his team is because they were supposed to have already pulled out, and were now a threat to the grand scheme of 'Bomb the shit out of this place.'
That said, by the time the Black Ops soldiers arrived on the scene with larger numbers, Freeman was practically leaving for, or in Xen dealing with that. With the Xen aliens mostly gone, Race X started flooding in instead, and they were a bigger threat to everyone (the gene worm at the end of OF was going to terraform earth for them), which is probably why the Black Ops brought in a nuke rather than just keep trying to use Black Mesas own explosives, and place it above the big portal the gene worm was coming through.
The few black ops Freeman ran into were probably scouting out potential explosive zones, considering they had to cover the entirety of Black Mesa.
"You can never prove the absence on ninjas, only their direct presence" Hahahaha, best line ever.
There should be a T-shirt.
bryan adkins It should!! Yes!! I would buy a bunch of them and use them every time I go to a convention...or anywhere!
bryan adkins There should be a t-shirt for a lot of things…personally I want:
"I λM CλPTλIN GORDON FREEMλN OF THE INTERGλLλCTIC HOUSE OF PλNCλKES!"
Yes, with all those lambda symbols instead of As.
Freeman's Dissertation on "Quantum Mechanical Fluctuations Via The Retroactive Influence Of Ninjas"
That ending is priceless. Still got it.
"Sometimes, I wonder I could've done things differently."
it is priceless XD
releases headcrabs then runs off
and leave that guy to die
“You solve it,your lab your rules”
*AAAAAAAAAAA*
What is this, a crossover episode?
Funny thing is, they do nuke the whole place after he's out.
Military. Ninjas.
@@nicefloweytheoverseer7632 Teleportation. Alien Bee Gun.
You know, I kinda want to see a mod looking what happened to the nuke survivors.
@@anamusingidiot2565 they are all dead...
@@anamusingidiot2565 you don’t survive a nuke.
Ross, thank you for doing what you do.
Seriously.
Watching FM is such a pleasure for me and I love looking forward to it. :)
Now just imagine if he dont do Half-Life 2..I wont have a reason to live anymore.
TheOjkk So say he dose it..... will we all half to commit self sacrifice in hopes of Hl3 so we can watch it in hell???
TheOjkk he's not. it's just this game and then it's over. probably.
2001evan2001 Wrong. Ross has said he intends to do HL2 and the episodes, and HL3 when it comes out.
oh yay :D
Ettore Majorana: Italian physicist, disappeared in 1938 when about to take a boat trip.
Ross, this is why I like your style of humor, you bring up tidbits of history I didn't know about until now, which as a history major I love!
smart people watch this?
TruCloudGaming Who doesn't like to watch this series?
Alwyn2112 Nazis. And ninjas.
***** Maybe he actually is a physics student/professor/scientist.
Nao Sou ROSS? SCIENTIST? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Read up on Schrodinger's ninja. Ninjas are undetectable, and yet some ninjas are detected. Obviously, they must stop being ninjas when they are observed, and yet until they are observed they will be juxtaposed as ninja and non-ninja.
This must be related related to the Law of Conservation of Ninjutsu. As we all know, a single ninja is an unstoppable force, and yet it's equally well-known that a single martial arts hero can easily dispatch a whole horde of ninja ganging up on him. The easiest way to explain this is that for any well-defined area there is a fixed amount of ninjutsu present. Therefore, the more ninja there are, the less ninjutsu is available to any single ninja.
One of the fundamental problems of modern martial arts physics is finding the eigen-ninja describing the optimal number of ninja for the local Ninjutsu Density Function, which is a non-linear quantity.
That's just the Copenhagen interpretation.
WarpRulez Well, Schroedinger's Ninja is just a thought experiment. You could never get a ninja into the box in the first place. In nature, Heisenbergermoto's Uncertainty Principle applies. You can never measure a ninja's position and velocity simultaneously. If you know precisely where he is, you can't see how he's moving, and if you can see his motion you have no idea where he will strike from.
This is my favorite comment section ever.
This sounds like some kind of imaginary lecture Freeman would give his students if he were a teacher.
Oh my God, yes...
Ross, you picked up the Gluon Cannon. This is the sweetest Valentines Day gift ever.
Sam Rodrigues two years later
wait, what?, gluon cannon?, THAT THING is suppossed to glue stuff???
@@eliel1815shadow gluon is type of particle or something
@@stubne2038 oh.. my bad then, I thought for a second that thing was supposed to weld something non metallic material or something like that
ninjas understand quantum mechanics better than people realise.
That perfect for a t-shirt
Thank you for never giving up on _Freeman's Mind_ Ross.
That ending is the best part of Freeman's Mind I've seen in a long time. Good on you Mr.Scott
Agree, the ending was awesome
It was immoral. I made 5 accounts and disliked this video because it was so morally depraved.
The best one is _At least, I hope they were jerks_ in the beginning.
But this one is probably second
@@grim_2000 I know you have like no reason to care but I wanted to say I still saw your reply even though my comment is like 8 years old lmao. I gotta rewatch this series again
@@theminiaturemenace
Yeah, it's funny how internet works sometimes ))
BEST ENDING EVER! End best valentines day ever also. Love you Scott.
I wish this series wasn't dead. Ninjas and quantum mechanics? This is pure gold.
was the "nuke this place after I'm out" thing a reference to the end of Opposing Force where they DO nuke the place after Gordon's out?
Neosquid probably
Not just opposing force, black Mesa is nuked in half life lore, and opposing isn’t considered half life lore.
opposing force is canon
@@charple_ What are you on about? OPFOR and BS are both canon.
@@theironsword1954 they were both made by a different company. Valve never confirmed or denied if it was cannon, so I choose to believe that OF and blue shift aren't cannon.
"Ninjas understand quantum mechanics better than people realize. That was a controversial part of my dissertation."
I really want to see Freeman's dissertation now.
Oh wow, I totaly forgot this game had Ninjas in it. Childhood memorys you're failing me *shakes fist*. The part about only beeing able to prove the presence but never the absence of Ninjas made me laught so hard.
It makes me very happy to see that this series is still alive and kicking. Lovin it, never give up your awesome work.
The work that gets put into these episodes is incredible
If HL3 ever does come out, Ross needs to be hired as Freeman's VA if they plan on getting him to say something.
Either that, or an alternate mode where Freeman talks internally.
It wouldn't hurt to put it in as an alternate mode, though. It would be like Duke Nukem's line spouting, but with Half-Life and Ross.
Hell, they could pull something like that off since they've been working on it so long.
Background Character I'd be happy if they would just reply about my DOTA voice pack.
So... What about DOTA voice pack?
Ask Ross to be actor in the half life movie
The scientist screaming was the best part XD
Wrath's Attack Your lab your problem!
Can't wait till next episode to see the "prototype leaf blower" in action! XD
This series is so underrated.
I hope you keep making more! :D
That fucking ending, lol
Freeman kicks the shit out of ninjas wearing all orange. He's basically the Naruto of physics.
LPBelligerents hahahahahaha made my night with this
Rather, Goku. ;-)
OH SHIT IT IS STILL GOING? I completely forgot about this several years ago...
you forgot about our paranoid alcoholic physicist
redd head Yup. Time to rewatch ALL OF IT.
One of the best episode endings of the series.
You should make some shirts
"You cannot ever prove the abscense of ninjas"
"What are you complaining about? You've got a helmet"
"Holy shit I need to conscerve ammo, you deal with this"
"I've got the best comeback of all. A SPAS-12."
No, it's the laser guided RPG-7.
YOUR NOT A NINJA!!!!! STOP PRETENDING!!!
That's what they whant you to believe.
The shirts don't make sense unless you actually have a gun with you.
"When the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas."
I want that on a T-shirt!
"We need to nuke this whole place as soon as I'm out of it."
Come Half-Life: Opposing Force...
When the answer is elusive, never rule out Ninjas!
An awesome and funny episode to make me feel better after school. Thank you Ross. It's just what I needed.
Greatings from Poland.
Greetings from Slovakia!
Iksperial Such greeting.
Many Slovakia
So distance, wow
Greetings from 127.0.0.1
Iksperial Greetings from Canada!
greating from xen
Dat ending, lol.
Freeman is such a lovable asshole.
Your lab! Your rules!
I'm so glad this series is still going.
Well, it won't be long before he reaches the Lambda Complex. /)
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supermaletperson
Whatever happened to love and tolerance?
This was likely my favourite episode thus far. Jacked up space bouncers, a good jump scare with a ninja, his thing was broken, his lab his rules, just great.
One thing I noticed is that in Shepard's Mind as soon as he meets the assassins he tries to ask them out on a date even when their shooting at him where Freeman just yells "NINJAS!!!" and blasts away at them with his shotgun
I would love seeing Barney walk around a corner, see a ninja, hit on her, and then have freeman blow her to bits in front of him.
On Saturday, I was diagnosed with testicular cancer. I had an operation today to remove a testicle. It's been a rough day. Up until now, that is. A new Freeman's mind?!? Today is a really great fucking day!! Thank you, Ross!
YES! He grabbed the freaking Gluon Gun! Now all he needs to do is nab the Tau Cannon in the storage room prior to the Dimensional Portal Device.
Damn right he needs to, I insisted that he take the gluon gun through email. And he'd better take the Tau cannon, otherwise he won't know what the Scout Car's gun is. I understand the realism he put towards the weapons, though.
Finally, Freeman actually grabs a weapon at a time most players would first pick it up.
Ho do we know if there were multiple ninja's? It could just be one ninja messing with Freeman by faking her death repeatedly. We can never be sure...
Ran away from Head Crabs to conserve ammo, Has killed Head Crabs with Ammo-less crowbar dozens of times before.
When the answer is illusive, never rule out ninjas.
+samramdebest
*elusive
You didn't get less funny, even after so many years... That's why we love you, Ross!
"You can't prove the absence of ninjas, just their direct presence!" That one cracked me up. But the whole thing was damn funny (specially the ending).
Watching this is an anti-depressant 😍
Now this needs to continue.
That ending was gold. /)
Max Howland yea, but it wasn't freemans lab :D
I'm still watching this, been waiting four years and its still as good. Thank you so much, I am actually so thankful. Been with me all through my older life
Ross, your writing skills for each episode keep getting better and better. By the time you do Half Life 3 I expect you to be writing a book a day with the amount of talent you seem to have.
Your ability to entertain is a gift.
"I'm starting to think your species communicates only through a series of body lifts and squat thrusts."
"We need to nuke this whole place as soon as I'm out"
Epic foreshadowing.
What a better Valentine's treat than more Freeman's Mind. Bless you Ross.
ive been following this series for i believe 6 years, and it is still worth the wait. KEEP IT GOING!
I only just found out that there continuing freemans mind in this channel so right I'm the happiest guy alive!
I hope Ross upon the 10 year anniversary of this episode, shows Gordon living in a suburban house, and then the camera pans out to about a hundred ninjas all sneaking up to his front door.
"We need to nuke this place as soon as I'm out!"
*Meanwhile, in Shephard's Mind*
YES! YOUR FINALLY BACK!
Yay!!!!!!! Freeman's Mind! Freeman's Mind!
"When the answer is elusive, never rule out Ninja's" Words to live by Freeman. Word to live by.
HA! The ending was beautiful.
The best Valentine's Day gift. Thank you!
Ross Scott, you magnificent genius, thank you for all the laughs.
so happy to see this continue
omg that was awesome.
Thank you Ross, for not giving up on this series, for continuing it despite how many YEARS its taken since you've started. I don't care how long it takes you, keep the good work man, I honestly hope to see you finish this game. Maybe even do a H2 play?
One can dream =)
Dat ending though XD So funny thanks for existing and making this serie, really LOVE it!
I like that he not only released vicious aliens on the scientists before running away, but he also took their weapons with him.
Always the best part of my day, seeing you've finished another brilliant episode!
Someone needs to put the Occam's shuriken theory on a t-shirt.
I use it in regular conversation nowadays.
Mr TopHat I approve of your name when you say this.
Oh lawl, that ending XD
Happy Valentine's Day, Ross!
Great job Ross! You are really pumping these out now. Awesome
Oh, what a wonderful Valentine's Day present! Thanks Ross!
That ending. Ross you're incredible my friend. So happy this came OUT!!
Ross I dont think people say this enough. You've been making me laugh my ass off for 54 episodes straight and I cant wait for the next one
After 20 years i still find the ninjas so ridiculous in a sci-fi/action game. They are sooo '80's!
I just went through a cavity search by Google in order to comment here. Great episode as always!
That ending was just hysterical! Another job well done, Ross.
I CAME AS SOON AS I COULD. SO PUMPED FOR THIS!!!
Ending is too good
AAaaahhhh! What a good Valentine's Day gift!
Thank you for still doing these.
Rise and shine Mr. Freeman rise and shine.
"I need to stop doubting my own sanity because I'm still right about everything." That fits me too well.
Without a doubt, one of the best endings in the series. Bravo!
"This is bullshit, we need to nuke this whole place as soon as I'm out."
Ohh, but you shouldn't worry about that, Gordon.
God I love this show.
Keep up the great work, ross.
I absolutely LOVE how ross has managed to stay in character all these years!!!
it's always good to have another freemans mind, very good.
Awesome stuff! You are the best! Loved the way you climbed over the fence
Yes! MOAR PLEASE! I've been following this series since I have sense of reason D: xD
Another awesome episode of freemans mind, hooray for Ross Scott!
Awesome episode, love the series, can't wait for the next one
Come to think of it, if geckos use nano tech to scale walls of almost every material, it's not impossible for ninjas to use quantum physics for becoming invisible and stuff.
Released on my birthday. I love you Ross!
im so glad your still making these
2:28 This one gets Freeman by surprise!
I would love to see a series like this on your channel but from other games like DayZ or maybe Half-Life 2 :D
Im pretty sure Ross said he was not going to do half life 2
*****
I suppose I don't mind waiting another 15 years for him to do HL2
It'd be cool if he ended up making this series end differently than the actual Half-Life ending, and then got a group of mappers to make levels for the sequel. that way Ross could have full control over the plot.
MasterOfMelons Quake 4 as Freeman?
Surprise! The madman actually did it. Freeman's Mind 2 started like a year ago.
Yes! A new episode! Happy man
This day just got a whole lot better!