Well, they are finally brining back the reason I ever bought or played Half-Life. My favorite character was the engineer...even when I played offense. Go check out the video for the 'new' version...tis truly hilarious. Well, to me anyway.
http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=game&AppId=987&cc=US A description: Which I totally love.
Meet the Engineer, one of nine playable character classes in Team Fortress 2:
Name: Engineer
Role: Defense
Weapons: Shotgun / Pistol/ Wrench
Contraptions: Turret / Dispenser / Teleporter
Favorite Equation:
This amiable, soft-spoken good ol’ boy from tiny Bee Cave, Texas loves barbeque, guns, and higher education. Natural curiosity, ten years as a roughneck in the west Texas oilfields, and eleven hard science PhDs have trained him to design, build and repair a variety of deadly contraptions.