Chell



Chell, documented as Test Subject #1 but previously as #1498, was a test subject of the Aperture Science computer-aided Enrichment Center, and was involved in the testing of the Company's Handheld Portal Device (commonly known as the Portal Gun).

She is the silent protagonist of Portal and the single-player campaign in Portal 2. Very little is known of her past, beyond her stubborn will to live.

Throughout the series, Chell is during her testing courses. Wielding only the Handheld Portal Device, she eventually utilizes this device as a means of avoiding hazards and

According to one timeline, she likely has soulless clones made from her DNA.

Overview
Much of Chell's past remains a mystery. .

During the events of Portal 2,

Portal
GLaDOS then generates two oval-shaped teleportation fabrics (portals) on a solid flat surface, with an entrance portal in the Relaxation Vault and an exit just in front of the exterior of the Vault. Chell exits from the Vault, however After completing her first test and acquiring an understanding the cube-and-button based mechanic, she is put through a series of tests to further explore and understand the use of portals.



As the testing progresses, Chell

Lab Rat
During the course of the comic, we are introduced to former Aperture scientist, Doug Rattman.

Trivia

 * Chell is modeled after actress, and appears to be of mixed-race white European and East or Southeast Asian background, with dark hair and blue eyes.
 * In Portal, Chell may sometimes emit small screams when hurt. However, these voice clips are simply archive recordings from Half-Life 2's female citizens, who were voiced by Mary Kae Irvin. This was then one of many things that received a retroactive continuity in Portal 2, as Chell no longer emits any pain groans whatsoever.
 * Chell used to be the second partner seen in Co-Op. She was replaced by P-Body early in development.
 * In the original ending sequence,
 * Chell appears alongside several other Portal 2 characters in the Portal 2 Level Pack for LEGO Dimensions.
 * GLaDOS states to Chell
 * Though she is who the player is playing as her name is almost never said in Portal or in Portal 2, presumably to allow the player to feel as it is them.
 * Though she is who the player is playing as her name is almost never said in Portal or in Portal 2, presumably to allow the player to feel as it is them.