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=== Weighted Storage Cube ===
=== Weighted Storage Cube ===
[[File:Portal2 StorageCube.png|left|100px]]
[[File:Portal2 StorageCube.png|left|100px]]
The Weighted Storage Cube was first introduced in ''Portal'', and remains prevalent in ''Portal 2''. In ''Portal 2'', the blue ring turns yellow when placed upon a [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button]].
 
The '''Weighted Storage Cube''' was first introduced in ''Portal'', and remains prevalent in ''Portal 2''. In ''Portal 2'' however, the cube is given a blue ring in the center instead of a blue cross, and can turn yellow when placed upon a [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button|Super Button]].
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[[File:Companion Cube.png|right|100px]]
[[File:Companion Cube.png|right|100px]]
{{Main|Weighted Companion Cube}}
{{Main|Weighted Companion Cube}}
The Weighted Companion Cube was first introduced in ''Portal'', and remains prevalent in ''Portal 2''. It functions in the same way as a regular Storage Cube, being differentiated only to help players to feel attached to the cube, and realize that they must keep the same cube throughout the entire chamber.
 
The '''Weighted Companion Cube''' was first introduced in ''Portal'', and remains prevalent in ''Portal 2''. Similar to the Weighted Storage Cube, the Companion Cube possesses a different design in ''Portal 2''. The Cube functions in the same way as a Weighted Storage Cube, being differentiated to encourage test subjects to feel attached to the Cube. {{spoiler|A feature to the new Companion Cube in ''Portal 2'' is that it is able sing.}}
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=== Edgeless Safety Cube ===
=== Edgeless Safety Cube ===
[[File:ESC.png|left|100px]]
[[File:ESC.png|left|100px]]
The Edgeless Safety Cube was introduced in ''Portal 2'', and is used only in [[Co-op]] gameplay, however it also appears once in the single player campaign as garbage. The "cube" is really a sphere. However, it still retains the coloring scheme and patterns present in the designs of the other cubes.
 
The '''Edgeless Safety Cube''' was introduced in ''Portal 2'', and is used only in the [[Cooperative Testing Initiative|co-op]] campaign. However, it also appears once in the single-player campaign as garbage. The entire name is given out of irony, however it still retains the coloring scheme and patterns present in the designs of the other cubes.
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[[File:Portal2 ReflectionCube.png|right|100px]]
[[File:Portal2 ReflectionCube.png|right|100px]]
{{Main|Discouragement Redirection Cube}}
{{Main|Discouragement Redirection Cube}}
The Discouragement Redirection Cube was introduced in ''Portal 2''. Its main purpose is to redirect the [[Thermal Discouragement Beam]] (a deadly laser) to other places or through portals if necessary.
 
The '''Discouragement Redirection Cube''' was introduced in ''Portal 2''. Its main purpose is to redirect the [[Thermal Discouragement Beam]] to other places or through [[portals]] if necessary.
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=== Scalable Cube ===
=== Scalable Cube ===
[[File:Scalable_Cube.png|left|100px]]
[[File:Scalable_Cube.png|left|100px]]
The Scalable Cube is exclusively featured in the [[Portal 2 Sixense MotionPack DLC]]. The only way to scale the Cube is with the [http://www.razerzone.com/minisite/hydra Razer Hydra] Controllers. The size of the Cube changes simultaneously with its mass. The Scalable Cube can be used to build bridges between gaps or to crush [[Turrets]].
 
The '''Scalable Cube''' is exclusively featured in the [[Portal 2 Sixense MotionPack DLC|''Portal 2'' Sixense MotionPack DLC]] test chambers. The only way to scale the Cube is with the [http://www.razerzone.com/minisite/hydra Razer Hydra] Controllers, a feature supported by the [[Handheld Portal Device|Portal Gun]] in the DLC. The size of the Cube changes simultaneously with its mass. The Scalable Cube can be used to build bridges between gaps or to crush [[Turrets]].
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{{Spoiler|[[File:Portal2_MonsterTurret_b.png|right|100px]]}}
{{Spoiler|[[File:Portal2_MonsterTurret_b.png|right|100px]]}}
{{Main|Turrets#Frankenturret|l1=Turrets}}
{{Main|Turrets#Frankenturret|l1=Turrets}}
{{spoiler text|'''Frankenturrets''' are bizarre Sentry Turret-[[Weighted Storage Cube]] hybrids created by Wheatley in order to complete test chambers when he had no test subjects. They are first introduced in Chapter 8: The Itch.}}


{{spoiler text|Frankenturrets do not speak, and instead emitting incomprehensible chirping sounds. They act as the Chapter's replacement for Storage Cubes, their only difference being that Frankenturrets will hop around aimlessly while not placed on a button. When picked up by Chell, they retract their legs inside their cubes. If they fall over on their sides or upside down, they will wave their legs trying to get up.}}
{{spoiler|'''Frankenturrets''' are bizarre [[Turrets#Sentry Turret|Sentry Turret]]-[[#Weighted Storage Cube|Weighted Storage Cube]] hybrids created by [[Wheatley]] in order to complete test chambers when he had no test subjects. They are present in the single-player chapters, ''The Itch'' and ''The Part Where He Kills You''.}}
 
{{spoiler|Frankenturrets do not speak, and instead emits incomprehensible chirping sounds. They act as Wheatley's replacement for Storage Cubes, their only difference being that Frankenturrets will hop around aimlessly while not placed on a button. When picked up by [[Chell]], they retract their legs inside their cubes. If they fall over on their sides or upside down, they will wave their legs trying to get up.}}
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== Receptacles ==
== Receptacles ==
=== Heavy Duty Super Button ===
[[File:Portal 2 Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button.png|right|100px]]
{{Main|Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button|l1=Super Button}}
The '''Super Button''' is a receptacle that can be triggered by the weights of [[test subjects]], [[#Weighted Storage Cube|Weighted Storage Cube]]s, [[#Edgeless Safety Cube|Edgeless Safety Cube]]s, and [[#Frankenturret|Frankenturret]]s. The button was introduced in ''Portal'' and remained prevalent in ''Portal 2''.
=== Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle ===
=== Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle ===
[[File:Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle.png|left|100px]]
[[File:Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle.png|left|100px]]
Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle is a receptacle for the [[#Weighted Storage Cube|Weighted Storage Cube]], introduced in ''Portal 2''. The Storage Cube must be placed securely inside the receptacle in order for the player to proceed. Although its appearance is similar to the [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button]], it cannot be activated by the player or any other object being placed upon it.
 
'''Weighted Storage Cube Receptacles''', as obvious by its name, serves as a receptacle only for the [[#Weighted Storage Cube|Weighted Storage Cube]]s. This receptacle is only present in the co-op campaign of ''Portal 2''.
 
The Storage Cube must be placed securely inside the receptacle in order for test subjects to proceed. Although its appearance is similar to the [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button|Super Button]], it cannot be activated by the weight of test subjects or any other objects being placed upon it.
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The Edgeless Safety Cube Receptacle is a receptacle for the [[#Edgeless Safety Cube|Edgeless Safety Cube]], introduced in ''Portal 2''. The Cube must be placed securely inside the receptacle in order for the player to proceed.
The Edgeless Safety Cube Receptacle is a receptacle for the [[#Edgeless Safety Cube|Edgeless Safety Cube]], introduced in ''Portal 2''. The Cube must be placed securely inside the receptacle in order for the player to proceed.


The Edgeless Safety Cube and its receptacle only appear as gameplay implements in [[Co-op]] mode.
Edgeless Safety Cubes and their receptacles only appear as testing elements in the game's cooperative campaign.
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== Related Achievements ==
== Related achievements ==
=== Portal ===
=== ''Portal'' ===
{{Achievement table
{{Achievement table
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Portal|Fratricide}}
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Portal|Fratricide}}
}}
}}


=== Portal 2 ===
=== ''Portal 2'' ===
{{Achievement table
{{Achievement table
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Portal 2|Drop Box}}
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Portal 2|Drop Box}}
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== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
===Portal===
=== ''Portal'' ===
{{See also|Portal}}
{{See also|Portal}}
{{Gallery
{{Gallery
|lines=3
|lines = 3
|height=140
|height = 140
|width=140
|width = 140
|File:Portal1 StorageCube.png|alt1=Weighted Storage Cube|Weighted Storage Cube
|File:Portal1 StorageCube.png|Weighted Storage Cube.
|File:Portal Companion Cube.png|alt2=Weighted Companion Cube|Weighted Companion Cube
|File:Portal Companion Cube.png|Weighted Companion Cube.
|File:Portal Sphere.png|alt3=A spherical replacement seen in an advanced chamber|A spherical replacement seen in an advanced chamber
|File:Portal Sphere.png|A spherical replacement seen in an advanced chamber.
|File:Portal 1 floor button.png|alt4=A [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button]]|A [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button]]
|File:Portal 1 floor button.png|A Heavy Duty Super Button.
}}
}}


===Portal 2===
=== ''Portal 2''===
{{See also|Portal 2}}
{{See also|Portal 2}}
{{Gallery
{{Gallery
|lines=3
|lines = 3
|height=140
|height = 140
|width=140
|width = 140
|File:Portal2 StorageCube.png|alt1=Portal 2|Weighted Storage Cube.
|File:Portal2 StorageCube.png|New Weighted Storage Cube.
|File:Companion Cube.png|alt2=Weighted Companion Cube.|Weighted Companion Cube.
|File:Companion Cube.png|New Weighted Companion Cube.
|File:P2_companion_cube_button.png|Weighted Companion Cube, activated.
|File:P2_companion_cube_button.png|Weighted Companion Cube, activated.
|File:Portal2 ReflectionCube.png|alt3=Discouragement Redirection Cube.|Discouragement Redirection Cube.
|File:Portal2 ReflectionCube.png|Discouragement Redirection Cube.
|File:Portal2 40sStorageCube.png|alt4=Old Weighted Storage Cube.|Old Weighted Storage Cube.
|File:Portal2 40sStorageCube.png|Old Weighted Storage Cube.
|File:ESC.png|alt5=Edgeless Safety Cube.|Edgeless Safety Cube.
|File:ESC.png|Edgeless Safety Cube.
|File:138px-Edgeless_Safety_Cube_yellow.jpg|Edgeless Safety Cube, activated.
|File:138px-Edgeless_Safety_Cube_yellow.jpg|Edgeless Safety Cube, activated.
|File:Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle.png|alt6=Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle.|Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle.
|File:Portal 2 Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button.png|The Heavy Duty Super Button.
|File:Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle active.png|alt7=Active Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle.|Active Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle.
|File:Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle.png|Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle.
|File:Edgeless Safety Cube Receptacle.png|alt8=Edgeless Safety Cube Receptacle.|Edgeless Safety Cube Receptacle.
|File:Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle active.png|Active Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle.
|File:Edgeless Safety Cube Receptacle active.png|alt9=Active Edgeless Safety Cube Receptacle.|Active Edgeless Safety Cube Receptacle.
|File:Edgeless Safety Cube Receptacle.png|Edgeless Safety Cube Receptacle.
|File:Repulsion Gel Cube.png|alt2=A Weighted Storage Cube covered in Repulsion Gel|A Weighted Storage Cube covered in Repulsion Gel
|File:Edgeless Safety Cube Receptacle active.png|Active Edgeless Safety Cube Receptacle.
|File:Propulsion Gel Cube.png|alt2=A Weighted Storage Cube covered in Propulsion Gel|A Weighted Storage Cube covered in Propulsion Gel
|File:Repulsion Gel Cube.png|A Weighted Storage Cube covered in Repulsion Gel.
|File:Scalable_Cube.png|alt2=A Scalable Cube|A Scalable Cube
|File:Propulsion Gel Cube.png|A Weighted Storage Cube covered in Propulsion Gel.
|File:Scalable_Cube.png|The Scalable Cube.
}}
}}


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Revision as of 04:47, 15 December 2011

“
If you think trapping yourself is going to make me stop testing, you're sorely mistaken; here's another cube.
Click to listen
— GLaDOS
 ”
Portal1 StorageCube.png

Cubes are common gameplay implements in both Portal and Portal 2.

Cubes

Weighted Storage Cube

Portal2 StorageCube.png

The Weighted Storage Cube was first introduced in Portal, and remains prevalent in Portal 2. In Portal 2 however, the cube is given a blue ring in the center instead of a blue cross, and can turn yellow when placed upon a Super Button.

Weighted Companion Cube

Companion Cube.png
Main article: Weighted Companion Cube

The Weighted Companion Cube was first introduced in Portal, and remains prevalent in Portal 2. Similar to the Weighted Storage Cube, the Companion Cube possesses a different design in Portal 2. The Cube functions in the same way as a Weighted Storage Cube, being differentiated to encourage test subjects to feel attached to the Cube. A feature to the new Companion Cube in Portal 2 is that it is able sing.

Edgeless Safety Cube

ESC.png

The Edgeless Safety Cube was introduced in Portal 2, and is used only in the co-op campaign. However, it also appears once in the single-player campaign as garbage. The entire name is given out of irony, however it still retains the coloring scheme and patterns present in the designs of the other cubes.

Discouragement Redirection Cube

Portal2 ReflectionCube.png
Main article: Discouragement Redirection Cube

The Discouragement Redirection Cube was introduced in Portal 2. Its main purpose is to redirect the Thermal Discouragement Beam to other places or through portals if necessary.

Scalable Cube

Scalable Cube.png

The Scalable Cube is exclusively featured in the Portal 2 Sixense MotionPack DLC test chambers. The only way to scale the Cube is with the Razer Hydra Controllers, a feature supported by the Portal Gun in the DLC. The size of the Cube changes simultaneously with its mass. The Scalable Cube can be used to build bridges between gaps or to crush Turrets.

Frankenturret

Portal2 MonsterTurret b.png
Main article: Turrets

Frankenturrets are bizarre Sentry Turret-Weighted Storage Cube hybrids created by Wheatley in order to complete test chambers when he had no test subjects. They are present in the single-player chapters, The Itch and The Part Where He Kills You.

Frankenturrets do not speak, and instead emits incomprehensible chirping sounds. They act as Wheatley's replacement for Storage Cubes, their only difference being that Frankenturrets will hop around aimlessly while not placed on a button. When picked up by Chell, they retract their legs inside their cubes. If they fall over on their sides or upside down, they will wave their legs trying to get up.

Receptacles

Heavy Duty Super Button

Portal 2 Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button.png
Main article: Super Button

The Super Button is a receptacle that can be triggered by the weights of test subjects, Weighted Storage Cubes, Edgeless Safety Cubes, and Frankenturrets. The button was introduced in Portal and remained prevalent in Portal 2.

Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle

Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle.png

Weighted Storage Cube Receptacles, as obvious by its name, serves as a receptacle only for the Weighted Storage Cubes. This receptacle is only present in the co-op campaign of Portal 2.

The Storage Cube must be placed securely inside the receptacle in order for test subjects to proceed. Although its appearance is similar to the Super Button, it cannot be activated by the weight of test subjects or any other objects being placed upon it.

Edgeless Safety Cube Receptacle

Edgeless Safety Cube Receptacle.png
Main article: Edgeless Safety Cube Receptacle

The Edgeless Safety Cube Receptacle is a receptacle for the Edgeless Safety Cube, introduced in Portal 2. The Cube must be placed securely inside the receptacle in order for the player to proceed.

Edgeless Safety Cubes and their receptacles only appear as testing elements in the game's cooperative campaign.

Related achievements

Portal

Fratricide
 Fratricide
Do whatever it takes to survive.

Portal 2

Drop Box
 Drop Box
Place a cube on a button without touching the cube
Preservation of Mass
 Preservation of Mass
Break the rules in Test Chamber 07
Schrodinger's Catch
 Schrodinger's Catch
Catch a blue-painted box before it touches the ground
Iron Grip
 Iron Grip
Never lose a cube in Chamber 6 of the Mass and Velocity co-op course
Party of Three
 Party of Three
Find the hidden companion cube in co-op test chamber
Talent Show
 Talent Show
Never lose a cube in Chamber 6 of the Mobility Gels co-op course

Gallery

Portal

See also: Portal
Weighted Storage Cube.  
Weighted Companion Cube.  
A spherical replacement seen in an advanced chamber.  
A Heavy Duty Super Button.  

Portal 2

See also: Portal 2
New Weighted Storage Cube.  
New Weighted Companion Cube.  
Weighted Companion Cube, activated.  
Discouragement Redirection Cube.  
Old Weighted Storage Cube.  
Edgeless Safety Cube.  
Edgeless Safety Cube, activated.  
The Heavy Duty Super Button.  
Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle.  
Active Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle.  
Edgeless Safety Cube Receptacle.  
Active Edgeless Safety Cube Receptacle.  
A Weighted Storage Cube covered in Repulsion Gel.  
A Weighted Storage Cube covered in Propulsion Gel.  
The Scalable Cube.  
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