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{{quotation|'''系统广播'''|如果你是个误打误撞进入这个设施的未来探险者,欢迎你!并请记住:实验即是未来,而你就是未来的缔造者。(If you are a non-employee who has discovered this facility amid the ruins of civilization, welcome! And remember: Testing is the future, and the future starts with ''you'').|sound=Announcer_prehub17.wav}}
{{quotation|'''The Announcer'''|If you are a non-employee who has discovered this facility amid the ruins of civilization, welcome! And remember: Testing is the future, and the future starts with ''you''.|sound=Announcer_prehub17.wav}}


系统广播是一个《传送门2》里面的小人物。系统广播最为人所知的特点就是他刻板的男性声线。他的配音演员是Joe Micheals. {{spoiler|当GLaDOS被雪儿在初代传送门里摧毁后,}}系统广播貌似以备用系统的身份{{spoiler|在GLaDOS归来}}前接管了整个光圈科技实验室。 并在GLaDOS不在的情况下维持设施最基本的运行需求。在传送门2的故事开始之前亦是如此。在传送门2中,系统广播出现最频繁的时间点是前两章。{{spoiler|在雪儿和惠特利意外激活GLaDOS前}}系统广播会通过预先录制的语音引导雪儿完成一些实验室。{{spoiler|在那之后,大部分的管理权都被GLaDOS接手了。所以系统广播又回到了他之前次要人物的身份}}
The announcer is a minor character in [[Portal 2]].  The announcer is known by his rigid masculine sound line. His voice actor is Joe Micheals. {{spoiler|After GLaDOS is destroyed at the end of [[Portal]]}} The Announcer seems to be taking over the lab {{spoiler|before GLaDOS returns}}, and fulfilling the basic needs for the lab to keep running before Portal 2.  In Portal 2, The announcer guides [[Chell]] through Test chambers with pre-recorded messages. {{spoiler|After Chell and [[Wheatley]] accidentally reactivate GLaDOS, she takes over most of the controls,  and The Announcer returns to being a minor character}}


He is an AI system designed to work in extreme and low power conditions to keep research and testing going, even during "circumstances of potentially apocalyptic significance” so “science can still be done.” Although, unlike many robots and AI in Aperture such as GLaDOS, [[Cores]], or even [[Turrets]], the Announcer does not have a physical presence and displays no hints of sentience. Instead, he rather is or is a part of the basic system of Aperture, his lines similar to computer alerts and triggered in the same fashion (such as deleting a file, indicating problems with the reactor core, etc.) He shows no acknowledgement to the {{spoiler|Combine Invasion}} outside the facility, no ability to record results from a test, no recognition of Chell being the one who {{spoiler|destroyed GLaDOS}}, no desire to change tests within the facility or create new inventions, or ability to realize that the faulty turret used to sabotage the turret production line was flawed. He can, however, read files, detect life and the overall condition of the facility, operate the sprinkler system, as well as override the main AI in situations like stalemate procedures.
He is an AI system designed to work in extreme and low power conditions to keep research and testing going, even during "circumstances of potentially apocalyptic significance” so “science can still be done.” Although, unlike many robots and AI in Aperture such as GLaDOS, [[Cores]], or even [[Turrets]], the Announcer does not have a physical presence and displays no hints of sentience. Instead, he rather is or is a part of the basic system of Aperture, his lines similar to computer alerts and triggered in the same fashion (such as deleting a file, indicating problems with the reactor core, etc.) He shows no acknowledgement to the {{spoiler|Combine Invasion}} outside the facility, no ability to record results from a test, no recognition of Chell being the one who {{spoiler|destroyed GLaDOS}}, no desire to change tests within the facility or create new inventions, or ability to realize that the faulty turret used to sabotage the turret production line was flawed. He can, however, read files, detect life and the overall condition of the facility, operate the [[Aperture Science Fire Suppression System|sprinkler system]], as well as override the main AI in situations like stalemate procedures.


Indicated by his presence behind the scenes of Aperture especially concerning the production of Turrets, the Announcer maintains many ancillary functions that the main AI doesn't overlook but can utilize, and continues to make sure that miniscule problems are taken care of and that the main AI knows of any major problems occurring within Aperture.
Indicated by his presence behind the scenes of Aperture especially concerning the production of Turrets, the Announcer maintains many ancillary functions that the main AI doesn't overlook but can utilize, and continues to make sure that minuscule problems are taken care of and that the main AI knows of any major problems occurring within Aperture.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* Several unused [[Glados lines#Alternate GLaDOS Announcer lines|voice lines]] indicate that at some point during development of ''Portal 2'', the Announcer's job was to be filled by GLaDOS herself, before ultimately being replaced by Joe Micheals' rendition of the script.
* Several unused [[GLaDOS voice lines (Other)#Alternate GLaDOS Announcer lines|voice lines]] indicate that at some point during development of ''Portal 2'', the Announcer's job was to be filled by GLaDOS herself, before ultimately being replaced by Joe Micheals' rendition of the script.


== See also ==
== See also ==

Latest revision as of 00:19, 21 February 2024

If you are a non-employee who has discovered this facility amid the ruins of civilization, welcome! And remember: Testing is the future, and the future starts with you.
The Announcer

The announcer is a minor character in Portal 2. The announcer is known by his rigid masculine sound line. His voice actor is Joe Micheals. After GLaDOS is destroyed at the end of Portal The Announcer seems to be taking over the lab before GLaDOS returns, and fulfilling the basic needs for the lab to keep running before Portal 2. In Portal 2, The announcer guides Chell through Test chambers with pre-recorded messages. After Chell and Wheatley accidentally reactivate GLaDOS, she takes over most of the controls, and The Announcer returns to being a minor character

He is an AI system designed to work in extreme and low power conditions to keep research and testing going, even during "circumstances of potentially apocalyptic significance” so “science can still be done.” Although, unlike many robots and AI in Aperture such as GLaDOS, Cores, or even Turrets, the Announcer does not have a physical presence and displays no hints of sentience. Instead, he rather is or is a part of the basic system of Aperture, his lines similar to computer alerts and triggered in the same fashion (such as deleting a file, indicating problems with the reactor core, etc.) He shows no acknowledgement to the Combine Invasion outside the facility, no ability to record results from a test, no recognition of Chell being the one who destroyed GLaDOS, no desire to change tests within the facility or create new inventions, or ability to realize that the faulty turret used to sabotage the turret production line was flawed. He can, however, read files, detect life and the overall condition of the facility, operate the sprinkler system, as well as override the main AI in situations like stalemate procedures.

Indicated by his presence behind the scenes of Aperture especially concerning the production of Turrets, the Announcer maintains many ancillary functions that the main AI doesn't overlook but can utilize, and continues to make sure that minuscule problems are taken care of and that the main AI knows of any major problems occurring within Aperture.

Trivia

  • Several unused voice lines indicate that at some point during development of Portal 2, the Announcer's job was to be filled by GLaDOS herself, before ultimately being replaced by Joe Micheals' rendition of the script.

See also