GLaDOS potatoes

Opening portals is bound to mouse buttons by default: the left button opens a blue portal, the right button opens an orange one; Manipulations with objects are carried out using the "Use" button. At the beginning of both games, the player is given a simplified version of the portal cannon, capable of opening only one portal, the blue one; At the same time, the orange portal is usually already placed in some place in the level in accordance with the current game task. A little later, the player is given the full version of the portal gun.

There are limitations to the applicability of the gantry device. Portals can only be opened on flat, solid, immovable surfaces, with the exception of one location in Portal 2 where a portal can be opened on a moving panel. Also in the same game, it is specified that portals can only be placed on a surface covered with moonstone gel or on the lunar surface itself. In addition to the ability to create portals, the device has some of the features of a "zero-level energy field manipulator" (the gravity guns from Half-Life 2), allowing it to carry light-weight items such as experimental weighted cargo cubes and automatic turrets. According to the GLaDOS computer in the game, the portable portal maker can withstand temperatures up to 4000 K (3727 °C) and should not be submerged in liquid. GLaDOS also urges the player to refrain from touching the working end of the device and making excessive eye contact with it, as this can negatively affect health.

The Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device (ASHPD), more commonly known as the Portal Gun, is a fictional device from the computer games Portal and Portal 2 that allows you to create a hole in space connecting two arbitrary points of space; Portals are the exits from the wormhole[1]. The first two words in the full name refer to Aperture Science, its manufacturer and owner of the Portal Nature Research Laboratory, where the device was tested. The Portable Portal Creator is the main gameplay tool of Portal and is used to solve puzzles throughout the game. The portals have the shape of an ellipse, large enough for a person to pass through and comparable in size. One device can open a maximum of two portals at a time; open portals differ in colors (blue and orange in single-player, blue and blue for one player in Portal 2, and yellow and red for the other). The device has a colored backlight that changes depending on which portal was last opened.

When portals are created, the device shoots a sheaf of orange or blue curves, which, when they reach the surface, form a portal of the corresponding color. Both portals are equal, meaning both blue and orange can be used for both entry and exit. Each open portal is closed when a new portal of the same color is created. Portals of the same color can be opened one "on top" of the other (the new portal replaces the old one); Portals of different colors can only be opened to the side of each other - that is, it is impossible to "shoot" the portal through the portal. However, by pushing the barrel of the device through an open portal, you can install the next one on the other side; When closing the portal, the player, like any other item, will simply be pushed out of it.

Appearance
The robots were designed from scrap metal. The design of ATLAS is based on the personality module, while the P-body is based on a turret. Both have cores that were originally used for modules. To facilitate humanization, the developers gave each robot its own gender (ATLAS is male, P-body is female) and character.

Each robot has its own portal gun, the portals of which are a different color (P-body has red and yellow, ATLAS has blue and purple), as well as two stripes along the barrel. Both pairs of portals can exist at the same time, and either robot can pass through the neighbor's portals (this is very often used in puzzles). They are respawned using an assembly machine that presumably preserves the memory and behavior of previous copies of the robots.

Their functional parts are independent of their bodies, allowing them to control their limbs even if they are disconnected from the body. This aspect allows them to prank each other by stealing modules Personality and skills
Robots have quite complex behaviors. For example, it can be learned that ATLAS is brave and fearless, while P-body is inquisitive and sensitive, views the situation with caution, but the co-op intro shows the opposite, making them ideal testing partners.

Other behaviors show that robots can tell them where to go, or simply communicate using a form of speech similar to robotic chatter (ATLAS has a male voice, P-body has a more feminine voice), and they can experience pleasure using something similar to laughter. A simple example is "rock, paper, scissors" or hugs.

ATLAS and P-body (also known as Blue and Orange) are a pair of robotic companions[3] (based on personality modules) who are co-op characters in Portal 2. Portal 2: Peer Review
GLaDOS collects ATLAS and P-body and says they are 100,000 years into the future. After that, they examine several of its "exhibits" (either the disassemblers break, or all the people are dead), but then the AI reports that only a week has passed.

As the labs continue to collapse, GLaDOS attempts to turn ATLAS and P-Body into "killing machines" by provoking and abusing them. Even if that failed, she would send them to inspect the old hull on pain that the assembly machine was not working.

ATLAS and P-body find an old GLaDOS prototype guarded by a bird, although GLaDOS has a phobia of birds. She orders them to retreat, but they manage to drive the bird away. They discover a nest with a clutch of eggs, and GLaDOS raises "killer machines" from the chicks. GLaDOS' biography
mentions that she was working on robots to eliminate human trials before Chell killed her. While Wheatley was in control of the lab, he found two small robots built specifically for the tests, and decided that he no longer needed Chell and GLaDOS. After Wheatley loses control of the labs, GLaDOS gives Chell freedom. After that, GLaDOS begins testing two robots: ATLAS and P-Body. They are sent through a series of tests designed to prepare for the final task, which will be in an abandoned part of the lab. In their final test, ATLAS and P-body must free up storage with hundreds of test subjects.

GLaDOS
GLaDOS control.
GLaDOS.

The remaining employees continue to work, as they say, according to the 20-year plan. The number of employees is constantly decreasing. The Aperture Science Portal Gun is likely to have been completed, but it is unknown before or after GLaDOS is activated.

During this period, Portal Storms continue to rage across Earth and wreak havoc. This eventually leads to the Seven Hours' War, resulting in the defeat of Earth and the Alliance's control. Later, about 20 years after the activation of GLaDOS, Gordon Freeman awakens in City 17.

After the Cave Johnson
era, in 1981, engineers completed the Heimlich counter-maneuver (it forbids helping a person who choked) and the Take-A-Wish Foundation. The company announces its new research-related products at a televised ceremony. It is not surprising that these products are becoming extremely unpopular and cause a huge stir and indignation around them.

From 1981 to 1985, much of the work was focused on the Portal Project. During this time, several high-ranking Fatah officials have died despite their bodyguards. This was probably the effect of Heimlich's countermaneuver.

In 1982, the Development Center, where test takers take new tests, became fully operational. A questionnaire of subjects on 50 questions was also developed.

In 1985, the logo for Aperture Science was created. This logo was supported by Doug Rattman.

In 1986, Aperture Science learned that Black Mesa was working on a similar portal technology. In response to this news, they began developing GLaDOS.

In 1996, after 10 years of development, GLaDOS became more or less functional. Work begins on the Genetic Life Form component. A "Red Phone" plan was also implemented in case GLaDOS became self-aware and tried to kill all employees.

In 1997, GLaDOS 3.11 was released.

Aperture Science Emergency Exit in the Future
Aperture Science Emergency Exit in the Future

In 1998, Aperture Science released the Pushing Gel to the public as a dietary aid, made from a slightly less toxic fiberglass material. It was a failure for Aperture Science. In the same year, a new formula for the Repulsive Gel was released, and it was also a failure. Then, both gels are used, along with the ASHPD, in test chambers. In the same year, Aperture releases the Excursion Funnel, lasers, and other testing elements. Cubes and panels of Faith were also released.

In May 1998, GLaDOS was activated.

As Cave said, "They will guarantee the success of Aperture Science"

Three levels of the R&D program:

Level 1: The Heimlich Counter-Maneuver program involves interrupting the vital Heimlich maneuver (?)

Level 2: Take-A-Wish Foundation "a charitable foundation that will take wishes from parents of terminally ill children and distribute them"

Level 3: Project Portal was to resume testing with the Aperture Science Portal Gun.

In

1947, Cave Johnson founded Aperture Fixtures to manufacture curtains (the name "Aperture Fixtures" was chosen "to make curtains more hygienic"). However, judging by the awards in the old research lab, where a photo of Cave Johnson appears for the first time in Portal 2, he received his first awards in 1943.

In 1956, the Eisenhower administration signed a contract with Aperture to produce shower curtains for all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces except the Navy.

From 1957 to 1973, the company produced mainly shower curtains, which were a great success, making Cave Johnson a billionaire. Until 1973, Aperture did not use an ad system.

During this time, development began on the first Aperture Science Portal Gun, which was originally called the "Aperture Science Portable Quantum Tunneling Device". The first version proved to be too bulky to be used effectively, while portal surfaces were deadly to move through portals. A Repulsive Gel was also developed at the same time.

Initially, only the most prominent individuals (astronauts, war heroes, etc.) were selected for testing, but after the disappearance of several astronauts in 1968, Aperture Science focused on recruiting homeless people for testing. Beginning in 1976, Cave Johnson suspected Black Mesa of espionage and stealing several inventions. They also accused them of their bankruptcy. (At the same time, Push Gel was developed)

In 1974, Cave Johnson was exposed to a Transforming Gel made from lunar rocks.

Cave Johnson, Founder of Aperture
Cave Johnson, Founder of Aperture

In 1976, both of Cave's kidneys failed. His brain is damaged, he dies and is unable to think adequately. At the end of his life, he developed a three-level research and development program.

Aperture Science, Inc.[7] is a research laboratory located in the United States. The main setting is Portal and Portal 2. The names change with the development of the laboratory. 1940 - Aperture Fixtures, 1945 - Aperture Science Innovators, 1970 - Aperture, 1980 - Aperture Laboratories.
The laboratory is located in Upper Michigan,[1] as well as at least one base in Cleveland, Ohio.[8] Originally called Aperture Fixtures,[9] over the course of half a century the curtain manufacturer had grown into an experimental research institute of physics and a major rival to Black Mesa.

Aperture Laboratories is also often used as a trademark of Aperture Science for most of its products, such as Aperture Science dba Aperture Laboratories. Aperture Science Innovators was a brand that was used until the 1970s. The full name is "Aperture Laboratories Portal Nature Research Laboratory"

Cave
Johnson was an eccentric, but very determined person. He is said to have learned to "trust his intuition" and to think in terms of the "big picture" without paying attention to details. Apparently, he was not well versed in science, but he understood people. He was very dismissive of any attempt to say anything contrary to his views, often ignoring it and immediately firing the person.

Johnson was an extrovert, enthusiastic and had his own opinions. He seems to have been very energetic, perhaps even impulsive, and considered his life an adventure that he enjoyed being a part of. He was a born salesman, a leader. People trusted him, even when his plans were clearly dangerous. He used his warm, simple manner of communication to win over people. However, he seemed spoiled and refused to obey the instructions of others. He wasn't particularly ethical and didn't seem to accept the responsibility that came with his power: many of his company's initiatives were dangerous and ill-conceived, but he apparently wasn't worried or aware of their implications. [ 13 ]

The results of the Aperture Science Collaborative Ability Test show that Johnson sees no crises – only difficult opportunities ("challenges") that he overcomes like mountains; that he is a man of action, straightforward, articulate, and proactive, and is a good fit for any co-testing partner, as long as he keeps quiet and listens.

Desperate to cheat death, in 1982 Johnson ordered his engineers and technicians to begin research and development of a computer system (AI) that could store his consciousness. If the system is completed after his death, Johnson has ordered his faithful assistant Caroline to succeed him as CEO of Aperture. [10] Johnson died before the system was shut down, and Caroline was eventually booted into the system and turned into GLaDOS. [ 11 ] [ 12 ]

By this time, Aperture was in the process of developing a quantum tunneling device, and various prototypes were used in many of the test chambers quickly built at Test Stand 09 and beyond. [ 7 ] Deteriorating health and death
By the 1980s, Aperture remained in financial crisis. Desperate for a successful new product, in 1981 Johnson purchased moonrocks worth about seventy million dollars to further develop the gel for moving, despite the fact that he did not have enough money to cover the costs (he was told that he could barely afford to buy moonstones for $7, let alone$70 million). After discovering that moon dust served as a conductor for portals, Johnson took an active part in introducing it into the conversion gel. However, during the development of the conversion gel, Johnson fell ill as a result of prolonged exposure to moon dust, which slowly but severely damaged his lungs and caused both kidneys to fail. [ 9 ]

In the 1980s, there was a mandatory place for testing employees, a portrait of an elderly, seriously ill Cave Johnson hung on the wall.
In the 1980s, there was a mandatory place for testing employees, a portrait of an elderly, seriously ill Cave Johnson hung on the wall.

In response to Aperture's ongoing problems with test subjects amid financial turmoil, Johnson made testing mandatory for all employees. He stated that this significantly improved the quality of the test subjects, but significantly reduced employee retention. As a result, he eventually moved to phase out human testing. [ 9 ]

During this time, Johnson continued to record intercom messages, but few of them were related to testing, and instead addressed employees about the future of the company, with many of them expressing anger at his imminent demise.

Biography
Birth
Judging by a mural at Aperture Science Studios, Cave Johnson was born in the 1900s-1920s.

Cave's
father was a professor of agriculture at the Agricultural Institute, although he had never farmed in his life. [ 6 ] As a young man, Cave Johnson became a successful entrepreneur. Based on his father's theories, in 1943 he founded Aperture Fixtures, a company dedicated to the design and manufacture of shower curtains. Much of Johnson's early success was with Aperture Fixtures, and as the company developed high-tech shower curtains for most branches of the U.S. military, as well as the public,[2] Johnson soon became a billionaire. Using his new wealth, in 1944 Johnson purchased a huge salt mine in Upper Michigan, the tunnels of which stretched more than four kilometers underground. Aperture Fixtures' main factory was built inside underground caverns.

Johnson's early achievements are presented in the lobby of Aperture Science.
Johnson's early achievements are presented in the lobby of Aperture Science.

In 1947, Johnson renamed the company Aperture Science and began focusing on experimental physics as a new direction for the company. Although Johnson was well known for his unconventional approach to science, in 1947 Aperture Science won the award for Best New Science Company.

By the 1950s, Aperture Science was thriving. At the Aperture Science Center of Excellence, Johnson was actively involved in testing the company's products, making voice announcements and pre-recorded messages for test subjects that consisted of specially selected astronauts, Olympic athletes, and war heroes. During this time, Johnson was assisted by his assistant Caroline, who remained loyal to him for decades.

By
the 1960s, Aperture's financial boom was over, and countless products were stuck in the testing phase, and many were withdrawn from sale for violating health and safety regulations, leading to difficulties for Aperture. In 1961, Johnson ordered the sealing of the lower sections of Test Rig 09 to cover up the highly unethical experiments that Aperture was conducting. In 1968, Aperture Science participated in a hearing in the US Senate regarding the disappearance of astronauts after their participation in tests. [ 7 ]

Cave Johnson in the 1970s.
Cave Johnson in the 1970s.

Later, in 1968, Aperture was declared bankrupt. As a result, the company could no longer afford to hire astronauts and soldiers for testing and was instead forced to pick up the homeless from the streets. These "test subjects" were offered $60 for their services and another$60 if the "test subjects" allowed themselves to be disassembled and then reassembled in the name of science. Johnson was very embittered by the bankruptcy of Aperture and did not try to hide his dislike for the homeless people he had to hire. Johnson blamed Black Mesa for Aperturure's financial problems, claiming that a rival company was stealing their ideas, but Johnson was unable to find the necessary support for these accusations, and Black Mesa continued to prosper while Aperture declined. [ 7 ]

By October 1976, Johnson instructed Aperture to expand the selection of "low-risk" subjects to include orphans, the mentally ill, and the elderly. [ 8 ]

Cave Johnson is the posthumous main antagonist of the Portal series, however, in Aperture Desk Job, he is the main tragic anti-villain who prays for a peaceful death. He was the founder of the applied science company Aperture Science and served as CEO until his death as a result of "moonstone poisoning" (probably a form of silicosis caused by inhaling fine mineral dust with a high silica content) in the late 1980s. [ 2 ]

As one of his last requests, his right-hand man and secretary Caroline became his successor.

However, there are hints at the beginning of the game that Wheatley's seeming friendliness is at least partly a ruse: a few casual remarks during his travels with Chell show that his true attitude towards humans is one of mild contempt. Moreover, during the final boss battle (while still connected to the main computer), he claims that he expected Chell's death during their escape attempt from the very beginning, as he says he did several previous test subjects he tried to escape with.

Wheatley's four-part plan was as follows (as he described before the battle):

There are no surfaces dedicated to portals. (This is compensated for by a white conversion gel that the Portal Gun can use).
The neurotoxin begins to act immediately. (Deactivated after connecting the Space Module to Wheatley)
He installed his own bomb-resistant shields (which cannot withstand blows from above from the walls of conversion gel).
Bombs to throw at Chell (this is his only real way to attack Chell in the core).
LURE THE "DUMBASS" BUTTON! (quite obviously, this is an attempt to prevent a disaster)

After seizing control of the facility, Wheatley is overwhelmed by the authorities and almost instantly becomes corrupt. It is clearly much weaker in spirit than GLaDOS, quickly becoming a slave to "itching" (a euphoric reaction to the completion of tests in the experimental chamber planted in the "body" of GLaDOS to encourage experimentation). He seems to be aiming to be the perfect villain, making terrible jokes about his supposed "surprise" for Chell and GLaDOS and trying to outdo GLaDOS as the final boss by modifying his control room. Even with his newfound power, he still shows signs of his former cowardice, especially as Chell approaches his "lair."

After connecting to the main GLaDOS computer, Wheatley begins to show increasing paranoia and dislike for Chell. Egged on by GLaDOS, he betrays Chell almost immediately after their victory, claiming that he is tired of all the work she was giving him (in fact, the situation was almost exactly the opposite). During the final boss fight, he complains that Chell maliciously overlooked how he disconnected and intentionally tricked him into not saying that she was the one who defeated GLaDOS; moreover, he says that Chell never wanted to share his success. He also suggests that Chell and GLaDOS were allies against him from the start.

It is unclear to what extent Wheatley's hostility after the capture of the Aperture is due to the programming of the host computer rather than his own identity. Prior to being connected to it, he showed no signs of aggression or ill-will, and after being defeated and disconnected from GLaDOS's "body", he expresses genuine remorse for his actions and says that he would like to apologize to "her" (presumably Chell). GLaDOS herself also becomes noticeably kinder when disconnected from her computer, although there are other possible explanations for her personality change.

After he takes over the Enrichment Center, his stupidity becomes even more apparent. He crudely attaches turrets to weighted cubes to create homing cubes as an unfortunate replacement for test subjects, and then tries to correct their flaws by yelling at them; it ignores the signs of an imminent reactor accident, turning off the alarm instead of solving the problem; it only manages to create absurdly simple test chambers, such as the button that, when pressed, drops the cube to another button, except when it steals ideas previously implemented by GLaDOS; and when he tries to mimic GLaDOS's methods of countering her subjects, the best insult he can think of is "fat fat parents." GLaDOS is usually easy to provoke and manipulate — except when it manages to thwart its plans by not being smart enough to recognize the decoy; When she presents him with a simple logical paradox that she says will incapacitate any AI, he survives without even noticing the contradiction, while even Frankenturets come to mind. He seems to be deeply insecure about his intelligence and reacts violently whenever GLaDOS calls him an idiot.

However, despite his general short-sightedness, Wheatley sometimes manages to come up with really clever ideas. After GLaDOS sends Chell back to the test, he successfully rescues her. He correctly identified the security mechanisms that need to be disabled before meeting with GLaDOS, although he does not have a plan for how to actually do this. Perhaps most impressively, he manages to trick both Chell and GLaDOS into programming the Air Skid Plate to fly in the wrong direction and fall into a death trap. Finally, when Chell reaches his lair, he has prepared the room in such a way as to neutralize all the tricks Chell used to defeat GLaDOS, even programming the "stalemate" button

Wheatley's personality
is initially talkative and friendly, though his main motivation for being friends with Chell seems to be to get her help in escaping. He is often doubtful of his own decisions and is not particularly assertive, always trying to convince Chell to agree with his plans rather than demanding anything from her. Despite his general indecisiveness, he takes the initiative, seeking out Chell to carry out his own escape plans. He is patient, and when his actions backfire, he is quick to take responsibility and apologize—though this is usually done to ask Chell to agree to his other plan.

GLaDOS states that Wheatley was created as an "intelligence suppressor sphere" whose function was to make it less intelligent, and therefore less dangerous, by generating stupid ideas. It soon becomes apparent that he is trying to seem smarter than he really is. His attempts at "hacking" are usually inept or misleading; for example, when he sabotages the production of turrets, he asks Chell to turn away to "break" the door by breaking the glass. He repeatedly demonstrates an inability to solve the easily predictable problems that arise during his escape with Chell, forcing her to sort out the details. At one point, he unsuccessfully tries to avoid detection by GLaDOS by simply speaking with a poorly mimicked American accent that he says (without any evidence) is out of her earshot.

Wheatley in the center of the building, after dismounting and turning into potatoes.
Wheatley in the central body, after dismounting from GLaDOS and turning her into a potato.

After he takes over the Enrichment Center, his stupidity becomes even more apparent. He crudely attaches turrets to weighted cubes to create homing cubes as an unfortunate replacement for test subjects, and then tries to correct their flaws by yelling at them;

Triumphant, Wheatley is stunned by the power over the entire complex and almost immediately begins to go crazy with lust for power. He humiliates GLaDOS by attaching her personality core to a potato battery, and quickly changes his mind to free Chell. GLaDOS incites him by exploiting his insecurities, revealing his origins as an incredibly stupid "intelligence suppressive sphere" and pointing out that all the work of arranging their escape was done by Chell. In a fit of anger and paranoia, he accuses Chell of bossing him around and taking advantage of his work. Enraged, he punches the elevator several times and sends GLaDOS and Chell into the abandoned bowels of the complex. After their disappearance, he begins to rebuild the entire complex in his own image, renaming it "Wheatley Labs", combining turrets with cubes, and passing off GLaDOS test sites as his own.

When GLaDOS and Chell return, the lab is in chaos and the reactor core is threatened with nuclear disaster due to Wheatley's incompetence. Despite this, Chell manages to sneak into Wheatley's room. After a brief fight, Chell infects Wheatley with the cores provided by GLaDOS, causing the core to move. However, Wheatley did have

Wheatley monitoring Chell's progress during the tests using the test chamber's monitors.
Wheatley monitors Chell's progress during the tests using the monitors of the test chamber.

She booby-trapped the kernel transfer lock button (used when a replacement kernel and a corrupted kernel conflict over a transfer), destroying it. But Chell has other options: a hole in the ceiling opens up the night sky outside the window, and she shoots a portal towards the moon. Once the portal opens on the moon, a powerful vacuum is created, and Chell and Wheatley are pulled into space through another portal, with Chell desperately clinging to Wheatley, held by a single wire. GLaDOS quickly uses a grasping hand to grab Chell's arm, dragging her to safety and sending Wheatley into the depths of space.

Almost immediately, the abandoned equipment fails, and the floor below them turns out to be an elevator that begins to rise, switching all the switches to the periphery in the process, before finally finding itself in front of the awakening GLaDOS. Acutely aware of the damage done, Wheatley frantically searches for the password to interrupt while simultaneously turning his faceplates and moving the aperture of his unique eye, abandoning the practical algorithm in favor of a consistent brute force strategy: "AAAA-hmm... Huh? Okay... AAAAK? Wait, did I do B? Do you have a pen? Start recording!"

The climb stops when the platform is level with the door leading to the overgrown courtyard where the sleeping remains of GLaDOS now reside. Unable to find the password to interrupt, Wheatley rightly fears her reaction. As the duo approaches, they stand up and immediately recognize Chell, and Wheatley realizes that it was Chell who killed GLaDOS. After a short monologue, GLaDOS raises the duo with several robotic claws and crushes Wheatley. She then sends Chell back to the proving grounds through the incineration room. [ 6 ] Wheatley survives, and official Valve management explains that he was able to activate himself with a spare core.

Wheatley gives a tour of the facility as part of a sabotage plan.
Wheatley leads Chell through the facility to carry out a sabotage plan.

During Chell's trials, he can be seen lifting the panels to observe her from outside the test areas. In the end, he helps Chell escape the proving grounds. After some jogging, he uncovers a plot to sabotage a production line of turrets and neurotoxin filters. After disabling two of GLaDOS' primary weapons against Chell, they return to the Central AI Chamber to remove it from the ship and replace Wheatley. Once he attaches himself to the Central AI's body, he gains control of the entire facility and summons an elevator to the surface for Chell.

Many

years after the events of Portal, Wheatley finally decides to bring Chell out of suspended animation at the Relaxation Center, as he is concerned about the slowly collapsing reactor core. Unaware of Chell's history with GLaDOS, he chooses her because she is the last surviving test subject and offers to help each other escape.

Wheatley on his control rail in the damaged entrance to Test Chamber No 08.
Wheatley on his control rail in the damaged entrance to Test Chamber No 08.

The duo travel together through an abandoned and badly damaged complex while Wheatley mumbles incessantly. Although Chell does most of the work and has to overcome many obstacles on her own, Wheatley proves to be a useful helper. He can be connected to various Personality Core input ports, allowing him to access the host computer and open doors and wall panels, though he is very shy to do so, preferring to have Chell turn away.

After reuniting with Chell, he explains to her that the only known exit to the surface is through the Main Switch Room in the Central AI Chamber. While it's unclear what kind of experience Wheatley has gained from GLaDOS, he seems to be well aware of how dangerous and vengeful it is, and treats it with a well-justified fear.

Wheatley unsuccessfully tried to stop the activation in
Wheatley, unsuccessfully tried to prevent the activation of GLaDOS in the Central AI Chamber.

After climbing over the remains of GLaDOS in the Central AI Chamber, and discovering the escape pod, they finally reach a massive cylindrical room below, filled with switches and containing what appears to be an escape pod for the surface. Wheatley warns Chell that only the escape pod's power switch should be flipped, so she starts looking for it.

Wheatley, formerly an Intellect Suppression Orb attached to GLaDOS, is a loose construct of personality and was a minor character in the first half of Portal 2's single-player campaign. He is one of the many cores awakening at the end of Portal, though he was previously awakened before GLaDOS took over the Aperture Science Center of Excellence.

Speaking in a masculine voice with an English West of England accent, he is Chell's assistant and guide in the first half of the game. [ 6 ] In the second half of the game, he takes control of the Enrichment Center and immediately goes berserk with power, becoming the main antagonist of Portal 2, a role that GLaDOS takes. According to GLaDOS, Wheatley was originally developed by the Aperture Techniques as a "realm of intelligence suppression." Its purpose was to make GLaDOS less dangerous by generating a constant stream of silly ideas, thereby distracting it and making it difficult to make decisions in the hope that it would remain relatively compliant. However, at some point, it separated from GLaDOS and moved around the complex, performing various tasks. Wheatley claims that he once almost got a job in the production department, but lost to another counterpart of the foreman. Wheatley's only known duty at the Enrichment Center is, in his opinion, the least desirable job: caring for what he called "smelly people" at the Extended Recreation Center.

has now become a Potato Battery due to Wheatley
View:
A regular potato battery with a black lens in the middle, with a yellow pupil.

In the final song "Still Alive", GLaDOS insists that he is not even angry with Chell. In fact, she is happy and considers the whole project a "huge success." However, she also ominously implies that Chell is better off staying at Aperture Science.

Portal 2
After accidentally launching GLaDOS, it openly shows emotion from the start. It reflects an intense dissatisfaction with Chell. Upon beginning to test her, GLaDOS speaks in a passive-aggressive voice of abuse towards the player, repeatedly making it clear that she is overweight, unattractive, selfish, cruel, and that her family does not like her. Once GLaDOS remembers his origins, GLaDOS's attitude towards Chell becomes noticeably softer. At first, she continues to insult her, but some of her later comments are almost friendly, and she realizes that Chell has been "best friend all along." She also realizes that Caroline is a kind of conscience in her body: "Now I hear the voice of conscience, and it scares me, it's my own voice for the first time. I'm serious. I think there's really something wrong with me."

Even after GLaDOS claims to have deleted Caroline at the end of the game, her experience of allying with Chell seems to have had an impact on her. Afterwards, GLaDOS decides to set Chell free, as killing her is too much trouble. In the ending of "Want You Gone", GLaDOS sings that instead of killing Chell, she now just wants to let her go. She also says that "maybe if I delete you, it will make me feel better."

GLaDOS, having learned of Chell's past, never seems to be able to come to terms with her again. GLaDOS seems to have developed an extreme fear of birds after its experience, like potatoes. This is most evident when ATLAS and P-body find a bird in one of the DLCs. GLaDOS believes that the bird is much more dangerous than it actually is, and also begins to fear its chicks, saying that they are "small killing machines".

While it's not clear if there's a real purpose to her experiments, she seems to be motivated by a genuine passion for science, which she views as her primary purpose in life.

Since Chell's unexpected escape from Test Chamber 19, GLaDOS has shown signs of intense and complex emotions towards her, as if combining hatred with a kind of love. At the end of both games, she sings the songs "Still Alive" and "Want You Gone" to openly express pleasure or relief at Chell's departure, but in a passive-aggressive style. Near the end of Portal 2, shortly before being approved to remove Caroline, she tells Chell, "I thought you were my worst enemy, but I turned out to be my best friend."

For
most of the game, GLaDOS speaks in a dispassionate voice, seemingly reading pre-recorded remarks. However, it quickly becomes clear that something strange and possibly sinister is happening. GLaDOS excitedly cares about situations that could lead to Chell's death. Many of her remarks are bizarre, and they often have a little anger. Important information is often obscured. Several times she tells obvious lies, but explains it by saying that it is "necessary for the test protocol." She also motivates Chell with a cake at the end of the trials and the opportunity to speak out to a sympathetic listener.

After Chell escapes from the last test chamber, GLaDOS is visibly surprised and begins to show emotion. She pretends to be on Chell's side, claiming that she tried to kill her solely by the rules of the last test chamber. Then, when Chell almost got to GLaDOS, she showed her true colors, stating, "Turn back or I'll kill you, and I ate the cake."

When Chell finally finds GLaDOS, her voice loses much of its computer-like tone. She alternates comments in an attempt to make Chell feel guilty after destroying GLaDOS, to talk her into surrendering and slipping under the rocket.

The in-game commentary explains that GLaDOS was created with an upside-down "Birth of Venus", but in the game it appears in a kind of slavery or torture pose. GLaDOS is a combination of two systems: Caroline's mind and a disk operating system. It is the source of power and controls the reactor core, which, if poorly commanded (such as Wheatley), can explode and destroy the entire complex. When Chell separates the modules from the "body", they are still indirectly connected, presumably by a transparent greenish beam. Portal 2
GLaDOS's first appearance was when Wheatley was trying to activate escape pods while sneaking through her cell. This is proven by the fact that most of its components are very similar to those in Portal. The only differences between GLaDOS from Portal and Portal 2 are the shapes and structures of the white plates covering the GLaDOS components, as well as the redesigned "head".

However, in the chapter "Escape", GLaDOS successfully replaces most of the components on her body with newer ones. It also received two new "arms" and took on a more sinister appearance. Oddly enough, the disks located above the body no longer rotate, despite the fact that GLaDOS is active. Also, in the final monologue of the game, GLaDOS has only three discs, instead of four.

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GLaDOS personality is often an immoral sadist. She has an extremely dry, bitter and sarcastic sense of humor; Her jokes are usually dark, painful, or downright violent. She seems to like to make manipulative comments that frighten subjects or undermine their self-esteem, but usually do not express open anger. Instead, she makes dastardly insinuations. Ellen MacLaine and Jonathan Colton described her personality as "passive-aggressive".

GLaDOS often claims to be pleased or disappointed when in fact it is visibly anxious or angry. She generally does not portray herself as an innocent victim, no matter how cruel her own actions may be.

In Portal, GLaDOS is stored in a large octagonal chamber within the Progression Center. This chamber resembles the C-33 test laboratory in Sector C of Black Mesa, where the Anti-Mass Spectrometer was located. Next to the four pillars is a red telephone with broken wires. A missile turret is stored under a hidden hatch, seemingly for safety, and numerous monitors hang on the walls. There is also an emergency sentient destroyer, which can be opened using a switch located in a small bunker.

Central AI components are attached to the ceiling, in the center of the camera. The uppermost component is a large dark cylinder attached to the walls by large pipes. This is the beginning of the GLaDOS generator. Directly below it are four disks that start spinning at different speeds when GLaDOS is activated. Underneath them is the slender "body" of GLaDOS, which contains four personality modules: the curiosity module, the intelligence module, the anger (anger) module, and the morality module.

The Morality Core (a core with a purple eye) was designed to prevent GLaDOS from spraying a deadly neurotoxin in the complex, and GLaDOS would lose interest in killing.
The curiosity module (the core with an orange eye) constantly asked questions to the objects around it ("What is this?"; The
Intelligence Module (the core with a blue eye) told throughout the final battle the recipe for the cake that GLaDOS promised Chell at the end of the trials.
The Anger Core (the red-eyed core) snorted and growled all the time throughout the final battle.
The "body" of GLaDOS resembles a slender upside-down girl whose "legs" are tied together in the form of wires and connected to the top of GLaDOS; "hands" are tied near her "legs"

1998 - GLaDOS was activated several times, but was quickly shut down due to it becoming aggressive every 1/16th of a picosecond. Undeterred, the scientists began attempts to change the personality of GLaDOS and curb it by adding various personality modules. Some of these cores have been turned off and placed in storage. One of these modules was Wheatley.

Sometime later, that same year, GLaDOS was activated at the first annual "Bring Your Daughter to Work!" celebration, which ended in disaster.

In the end, GLaDOS claimed that she had lost interest in killing, now only the thirst for science and the desire to learn how to experiment with consciousness drives her.

May 200-- GLaDOS was activated in honor of one of the events. Within two picoseconds, she blocked the entire complex and killed almost all the scientists with the neurotoxin. GLaDOS then began an ongoing cycle of tests with captive Aperture Science employees. Soon after, GLaDOS was equipped with a morality module.

The number of employees decreased a few weeks after the start of testing. The last surviving employee, schizophrenic and programmer Doug Rattman, managed to escape captivity as a result of his paranoia. GLaDOS constantly tried to capture him, but he managed to gain access to her test files and change the order of the tests. Doug discovered Chell, who had been suspended from the trials due to her stubbornness, and moved her to the very top of the test queue in the hopes that she could defeat GLaDOS. This went unnoticed by her. Doug then hid in unused areas of the facility where GLaDOS could not kill him. After a while, it resumed testing.

The Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System (transliterated as GLaDOS) is the primary antagonist of Portal and the first half of Portal 2. As the caretaker of the Development Center, GLaDOS is located in the central hall of artificial intelligence.

GLaDOS briefly becomes an ally of Chell in the second half of Portal 2, after Wheatley seizes control of the facility. In co-op mode, she becomes the test manager for ATLAS and P-body. Origin
The earliest mention of GLaDOS dates back to 1982, first in version 1.07 and later in versions 1.07a and 1.09, when she assisted in applying for the role of test subjects to the Aperture Science Development Center. The exact relationship between this version of GLaDOS and the only appearance in Portal was originally v1.10, but was later changed to v3.11. Aperture also began using an electronic bulletin board in 1973, which was taken over by GLaDOS in 1997.

1986 — Construction. The first attempt to build GLaDOS to compete with Black Mesa. The prototype was built in 1989, but was subsequently abandoned. In 1996, after GLaDOS became more or less functional, work began on the Genetic Life Form component.

When Cave Johnson died, before his consciousness was uploaded into the program, it was decided to transfer Caroline's consciousness as a component of the Genetic Life Form and the ability to run Aperture Science indefinitely after Johnson's death. However, no one knows if she agreed to it herself or if she was forced.

As construction neared completion, the Red Phone was placed in the central hall, in case GLaDOS regained consciousness and began to actively seize power.

1997 - GLaDOS 3.11.