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To stop a Gaben, take control and press the Gaben, Gaben, Gaben. ―Gaben’s proximity audio. 
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Gaben is one of the various nextbots, which chases players in Evade. It was added on September 24th, 2022, in an Unusual Update. It can be seen primarily in public servers.
Overview[]
Origin[]
Image[]
The image is cropped from the head of Gabe Newell, co-founder and chief executive officer of video game development and online distribution company Valve Corporation.
Audio[]
The remix originates from an album on last.fm created in 2010 titled Gaben: Episode 3, by Mastgrr. The fourth song, titled "Stop a Gaben" is the one in specific, and it takes samples of Portal's Developer Commentary lines. The line in specific is the first one, and you can hear clearly where some of the samples are:
"To stop a commentary node", "Press the use key again", "Take control of the game", and "gaben@valvesoftware.com".Trivia[]
- Gaben is a nickname for Gabe Newell, derived from his email address: "gaben@valvesoftware.com"
- Gaben is the co-founder and president of the game company Valve and game distribution platform Steam, as well as a driving force behind many cult classic games made in the Source Engine and beyond, such as Half-Life, Counter Strike and Team Fortress 2.
- Gaben is well known as the face of Steam and to an extent, Team Fortress 2, and as such, is associated with the concept of Steam Sales and Random Critical Hits respectively.
Gallery[]
Source Image.
Update History[]
- September 24th, 2022 An Unusual Update
- Added Gaben.
- October 13, 2024 Overhaul
- Added kill sound.
