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[edit] Summary

Concept art of a Vortigaunt by Dhabih Eng, one of the Valve Corporation's artists. The green collar and shackles are a control mechanism, forcing the Vortigaunt into servitute to its master, the Nihilanth.

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[edit] Fair use rationale

Non-free / fair use media rationale for Vortigaunt
Description	A Vortigaunt, in concept art for Half-Life
Source	The image was retrieved from the official site of the artist, Dhabih Eng.
Article	Vortigaunt
Portion used	The entire image is used to convey the meaning intended and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the intended image.
Low resolution?	The image is a size and resolution sufficient to maintain the quality intended by the company, without being unnecessarily high resolution. Copies made from it will be of inferior quality, unsuitable as artwork on pirate versions or other uses that would compete with the commercial purpose of the original artwork.
Purpose of use	The image is used to display a Vortigaunt during its development and to compare this with the incarnation of the character in later games.
Replaceable?	No free alternative of this image exists. A limited number of non-free pieces of concept art are available. Non-free shots of the in-game model can be easily provided.
Other information	Use of the image in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy and fair use under United States copyright law as described above.