The Stalker (Forsaken ig)

The Combine Empire has been involved in numerous secret projects. Unfortunately, one of them failed. The result of a failed experiment gave rise to one of the most hostile and dangerous entities known to the Combine Empire: The Stalker.

It is a robust, quadrupedal beast with a hunched posture that combines features of a spiny reptile, a wolf, and a demon. Its color palette is dominated by black and dark red tones, complemented by bright, neon-red internal lines that outline its musculature. It has an elongated head with a small, bright red eye, exposed fangs, and a protruding, light-colored, forked tongue. Its neck and back are covered with large, dark, backward-pointing ridges and spines. The forelegs are extremely wide and heavy, resembling large, massive red claws at the tips. The hind legs end in red hooves or claws. It has a long, thick, and wavy tail, decorated with large black spikes along its upper edge.
Accessories: She wears a set of beige bandages or ribbons wrapped around her left rear thigh, fastened by buckles.

Stalker lacks a conversational or complex personality, instead acting like a relentless, sadistic, and almost animalistic mutant monster. He is a failed experiment with a purely hostile and savage nature who enjoys stalking the soldiers of Unit 8 in the dark. He uses deafening screams to frighten and disorient them. He prefers darkness, stalking in a translucent manner and attacking when a team splits up.

• He has a soft spot for animals, especially cats. He can maintain his serious and unsettling demeanor, but then a cat appears and suddenly he's completely distracted.

• He has an absurd memory: he remembers small details about the people he has seen, even things that they themselves have forgotten.

• He has a very dry sense of humor. He makes comments that sound like threats, but he was actually trying to make a joke.

• When he is completely alone, he talks to himself. Not because he is crazy, but because he is so used to being accompanied by his own thoughts that he literally ends up answering them.