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[[File:Neuroxin Storage Tank.png|thumb|300px|The Neurotoxin Production Facility's main storage tank]]
[[File:Neurotoxin Storage Tank Catwalk Front.png|thumb|300px|The Neurotoxin Production Facility's main storage tank]]
{{Quotation|''GLaDOS'''|sound=GLaDOS_jailbreak06.wav|Do hear that? That's the sound of the neurotoxin emitters emitting neurotoxin.}}
{{Quotation|''GLaDOS'''|sound=GLaDOS_jailbreak06.wav|Do you hear that? That's the sound of the neurotoxin emitters emitting neurotoxin.}}


'''Neurotoxin''', usually referred to as '''Deadly Neurotoxin''', is a gaseous chemical agent that appears in both [[Portal]] and [[Portal 2]]. Manufactured in the '''Neurotoxin Production Facility''', {{W|Neurotoxin}} can be moved to any part of [[Aperture Science]] and is released through a series of Neurotoxin Emitters.
'''Neurotoxin''', comically referred to as '''Deadly Neurotoxin''' by [[GLaDOS]], is a gaseous chemical agent that appears in ''[[Portal]]'' and in ''[[Portal 2]]'s'' single-player campaign. Manufactured in the Neurotoxin Production Facility, {{W|neurotoxin}} can be ventiled into any part of [[Aperture Science]] Enrichment Center and is pumped through a series of emitters.


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
Neurotoxin is not an environmental hazard in the traditional sense, as it only appears during specific, scripted moments in the ''Portal'' Series, usually at the game's climax. Neurotoxin was used by [[GLaDOS]] in order to [[Lab Rat|kill]] all Aperture Science Personnel prior to the commencement of Portal, and is also used by GLaDOS {{spoiler text| and [[Wheatley]]}} in an attempt to kill [[Chell]].
Neurotoxin is not an environmental hazard in the traditional sense of gameplay, as it only appears during specific, scripted events in the ''Portal'' series, mostly at the game's climax. In the ''[[Portal 2: Lab Rat|Lab Rat]]'' comic, it is confirmed that [[GLaDOS]] ventilated neurotoxin as a means of killing all [[Aperture Science]] personnel prior to [[Chell]]'s awakening in ''Portal'', and is frequently used as an attempt to kill her. {{spoiler|Later on in the single-player campaign of ''Portal 2'', Wheatley also attempts to kill [[Chell]] with it.}}


The Neurotoxin is stored in a reinforced tank (also known as the '''Neurotoxin Generator''') which is located in the bowels of the Aperture Science Facility. Eight main hoses allow the gas to be transferred to any location within the Facility. {{spoiler text|During Chaper 5 in Portal 2, Chell sabotages the system by cutting the eight primary hoses, thereby destroying the Neurotoxin storage tank.}}
The entirety of these gases are stored and manufactured in a reinforced tank, located in the bowels of the Enrichment Center. Eight main hoses allow the gas to be transferred to any location within the facility. {{spoiler|During the chapter ''The Escape'', Chell sabotages the system by cutting the eight primary hoses, thereby destroying the generator.}}


The variety of Neurotoxin used within the Aperture Science Facilty is unusual in that a certain concentration is required before it becomes lethal. Until the saturation level has been reached, the gas is not lethal and is presumed to be merely toxic. It is this delay that provides Chell with the opportunity to defeat GLaDOS in Portal {{spoiler text|and, later, Wheatley in Portal 2}}.
The variety of neurotoxin used within the Aperture Science facilty is unusual in that a certain concentration is required before it becomes lethal. Until the saturation level has been reached, the gas is not lethal and is presumed to be merely toxic. {{Spoiler|It is this delay that provides Chell with the opportunity to defeat GLaDOS in ''Portal'' and later, Wheatley in ''Portal 2''.}}


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== Trivia ==
* Despite the [[Portal 2 Chapter 5 Neurotoxin Generator|neurotoxin generator]] being {{Spoiler|completely destroyed by Chell and Wheatley early on in the game, Wheatley is still able to use neurotoxin in the final battle.}}
* The [[Announcer]] is known to pronounce "neurotoxin" in two different ways: {{Spoiler|During the chapter ''The Escape'' and at the beginning of the final boss fight in "The Part Where He Kills You", he pronounces it as "ne-oo-rotoxin". However, later on in the same boss fight, he pronounces it much faster, as "nürotoxin"}}
* The Neurotoxin Storage room is the only room in Portal 2 that allows the player to place portals on a moving surface, where a portal is used to burn the tubes that dispense neurotoxin off via a [[Thermal Discouragement Beam]].
 
== Gallery ==
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Latest revision as of 16:30, 27 March 2023

The Neurotoxin Production Facility's main storage tank
Do you hear that? That's the sound of the neurotoxin emitters emitting neurotoxin.
GLaDOS'

Neurotoxin, comically referred to as Deadly Neurotoxin by GLaDOS, is a gaseous chemical agent that appears in Portal and in Portal 2's single-player campaign. Manufactured in the Neurotoxin Production Facility, neurotoxin can be ventiled into any part of Aperture Science Enrichment Center and is pumped through a series of emitters.

Overview

Neurotoxin is not an environmental hazard in the traditional sense of gameplay, as it only appears during specific, scripted events in the Portal series, mostly at the game's climax. In the Lab Rat comic, it is confirmed that GLaDOS ventilated neurotoxin as a means of killing all Aperture Science personnel prior to Chell's awakening in Portal, and is frequently used as an attempt to kill her. Later on in the single-player campaign of Portal 2, Wheatley also attempts to kill Chell with it.

The entirety of these gases are stored and manufactured in a reinforced tank, located in the bowels of the Enrichment Center. Eight main hoses allow the gas to be transferred to any location within the facility. During the chapter The Escape, Chell sabotages the system by cutting the eight primary hoses, thereby destroying the generator.

The variety of neurotoxin used within the Aperture Science facilty is unusual in that a certain concentration is required before it becomes lethal. Until the saturation level has been reached, the gas is not lethal and is presumed to be merely toxic. It is this delay that provides Chell with the opportunity to defeat GLaDOS in Portal and later, Wheatley in Portal 2.

Trivia

  • Despite the neurotoxin generator being completely destroyed by Chell and Wheatley early on in the game, Wheatley is still able to use neurotoxin in the final battle.
  • The Announcer is known to pronounce "neurotoxin" in two different ways: During the chapter The Escape and at the beginning of the final boss fight in "The Part Where He Kills You", he pronounces it as "ne-oo-rotoxin". However, later on in the same boss fight, he pronounces it much faster, as "nürotoxin"
  • The Neurotoxin Storage room is the only room in Portal 2 that allows the player to place portals on a moving surface, where a portal is used to burn the tubes that dispense neurotoxin off via a Thermal Discouragement Beam.

Gallery