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Dark fusion reactors power this group’s tunneling technology, which lets them teleport between universes but not locally within a universe. Aerial weapons developed by this group include the “manhack”, which has three spinning blades, and a helicopter that scatters spherical mines called the Hunter-Chopper. This group cybernetically enhances people into Overwatch Soldiers to serve as their infantry, while others are converted into Stalkers at the high-security prison (*) Nova Prospekt. This group spreads propaganda through public “Breencasts”, delivered by Administrator Wallace Breen from the Citadel of City 17. After this group invaded in the Seven Hour War, humans and Vortigaunts (-5[1])formed a resistance group (10[1])symbolized by a circled lambda. For 10 points, give this interdimensional empire (10[1])that subjugated the Earth after the Black Mesa incident, whose name reflects how it mechanistically harvests individuals and species. ■END■ (10[1]0[2])

ANSWER: The Combine (COM-bine)
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