Dr. Coomer (Half-Life VR but the AI is Self-Aware)

"Hello Gordon!"

- Dr. Coomer's most famous and oft repeated line

"I've been outside Black Mesa, Dr. Freeman. There's nothing there. But YOU. I know there's a world in your dreams. AND I NEED TO GO THERE."

- Dr. Coomer explaining his goal and reason to Gordon during their battle

"Gordon? If you woke up one day, and realized everything around you was a lie... was FAKE... What would you do?"

- One of Dr. Coomer's last lines before entering Benrey's lair

Doctor Harold Pontiff Coomer, Ph.D., better known simply as Dr. Coomer, is one of the main protagonists of Youtuber/Twitch Streamer wayneradiotv 's 'Half-Life VR but the AI is Self-Aware' (abbreviated as HLVRAI) series. He is a scientist NPC heavily hampered by his buggy AI, who eventually comes to realize his existence is all a lie, that he's simply a program for a video game.

He is acted by Holly (@hp_hollowtones on Twitter)

Biography
At the beginning of HLVRAI, Dr. Coomer seems to already be well-acquainted with Gordon Freeman, having a friendly exchange in the locker room prior to the Resonance Cascade.

Personality
Prior to jumping out of Black Mesa, he's a "Tutorial NPC" archetype, trying to guide The Player and give them advice, to mixed success due to his heavily bugged AI, often repeating lines and getting himself cutoff.

After jumping out of Black Mesa, however, he becomes Self-Aware, realizing that there's nothing outside Black Mesa due to being in a video game. He becomes much less glitchy and much more aggressive after this, desperately attempting to escape the confines of Half-Life.

Quotes
"Look Gordon! Ropes! We can use these to help with large pits!"

- Oft repeated line, almost always followed by

"HELP ME GORDON!"

"Gordon... Every time you go to sleep I can feel my body TORN apart... ATOM by ATOM... It's agonizing Gordon... I've SEEN outside Black Mesa, Gordon... There's NOTHING... But I know YOU. There's a world outside here, Gordon. AND I NEED YOU TO TAKE ME THERE..."

- To Gordon after his 'Boss Battle'.

Trivia

 * His favourite video game (the only one he likes) is Super Punch-Out!!
 * Dr. Coomer is Bisexual
 * Dr. Coomer has two official themes, There's Nothing There and Hello Gordon!, both by Aquacycle