Jesse

Jesse is two unseen character in Freeman's Mind that has been referenced several times by Gordon Freeman. The first Jesse was referenced in Episode 1, and said to be Freeman's unemployed cousin who was a sex offender.

The second Jesse was referenced in Episode 8, and said to be an acquaintance of Freeman who would lie on his bed then drop a cattle prod on his leg with the voltage set so high he would lie there paralyzed for an hour or two.