Frankenturret



Frankenturrets (referred to as such in the developer's commentary, no official name is given, though they could possibly be called "box creatures", as they are called this in the game's sound files) are hybrids of Aperture Science Weighted Storage Cubes and two Sentry Turrets

Trivia



 * When picked up, they tuck their turret bodies and legs into the cube, like hermit crabs; the term "hermit" is used in the related animations. It is also interesting to note that their form of locomotion is very much reminiscent of hermit crabs.




 * The turret heads on the cube are not consistently patterned. Occasionally they will be missing half or all of their plating.


 * If placed right side up, they will hop around aimlessly, always in the direction they were facing when first put down.








 * Whenever Chell picks one up, they tuck their turret legs in and shiver, looking visibly terrified.








 * Unlike normal turrets, the turret portion of a Frankenturret cannot be destroyed by lasers,

Behind the scenes

 * The developer commentary notes their withdrawing into a cube was initially just to make them be cubical when picked up, but it was so cute they added shaking animations and wide-eyed reactions to the turret to make the player sympathize with their plight.