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'''Greg''' is, during the events of the [[Perpetual Testing Initiative]], the assistant of [[Aperture Science|Aperture]] CEO [[Cave Johnson]].
'''Greg''' is, during the events of the [[Perpetual Testing Initiative]], the assistant of [[Aperture Science|Aperture]] CEO [[Cave Johnson]].


Originally, he was written to appear during ''[[Portal 2]]'s'' single-player campaign, however he was replaced by [[Caroline]] prior to release and was considered to be [[Unused content|cut]] from the game before being added back as Caroline's replacement in the [[May 08, 2012 Patch|''Perpetual Testing Initiative'' DLC]].
Originally, he was written to appear during ''[[Portal 2]]'s'' single-player campaign, however, he was replaced by [[Caroline]] prior to release and was considered to be [[Unused content|cut]] from the game before being added back as Caroline's replacement in the [[May 08, 2012 Patch|''Perpetual Testing Initiative'' DLC]].


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
According to the ''[[Portal 2 - The Final Hours|The Final Hours of Portal 2]]'', one of the reasons Greg was cut was to eliminate the cost of hiring a new voice actor that only played a small role, instead reusing [[Ellen McLain]] to voice Caroline. {{spoiler|Doing this also provided a background for GLaDOS, due to the usage of same voice actors.}}
According to the ''[[Portal 2 - The Final Hours|The Final Hours of Portal 2]]'', one of the reasons Greg was cut was to eliminate the cost of hiring a new voice actor that only played a small role, instead of reusing [[Ellen McLain]] to voice Caroline. {{spoiler|Doing this also provided a background for GLaDOS, due to the usage of same voice actors.}}


{{spoiler|In the universe of the Perpetual Testing Initiative, Greg's words are not entirely audible and comes off through the speakers as muffled.}}
{{spoiler|In the universe of the Perpetual Testing Initiative, Greg's words are not entirely audible and comes off through the speakers as muffled.}}

Revision as of 21:12, 24 September 2016

Greg is, during the events of the Perpetual Testing Initiative, the assistant of Aperture CEO Cave Johnson.

Originally, he was written to appear during Portal 2's single-player campaign, however, he was replaced by Caroline prior to release and was considered to be cut from the game before being added back as Caroline's replacement in the Perpetual Testing Initiative DLC.

Overview

According to the The Final Hours of Portal 2, one of the reasons Greg was cut was to eliminate the cost of hiring a new voice actor that only played a small role, instead of reusing Ellen McLain to voice Caroline. Doing this also provided a background for GLaDOS, due to the usage of same voice actors.

In the universe of the Perpetual Testing Initiative, Greg's words are not entirely audible and comes off through the speakers as muffled.

Trivia

  • In a line cut from Portal 2, Cave Johnson reveals that Greg had fought a bear in the past.

See also