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Cores

2011-06-14T16:26:58Z

InspectorVAC: /* Intelligence Core */

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{{Quotation|'''GLaDOS'''|Do you see that thing that fell out of me? What is that? It's not the surprise... I've never seen it before.|sound=GLaDOS_escape_02_spheredrop1-02.wav}}

'''Cores''' are mechanical '''spheres''' that mostly appear {{spoiler|near the end of}} ''[[Portal]]'' and ''[[Portal 2]]''. They were developed by Aperture scientists in order to counteract [[GLaDOS]]' merciless behavior, such as from flooding test chambers and other vital parts of Aperture Laboratories with deadly [[Neurotoxin]], and her attempts to seize control of the Facility.

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== Personality Cores ==
As the name implies, each Core has its own unique personality and behavior, which is incorporated into the central core when they are physically attached to it.

{{spoiler text|In ''Portal'', whenever [[Chell]] drops one of the Personality Cores into the Incinerator, not only does GLaDOS experience pain when they are destroyed, she also starts to lose some of her more prominent personality traits. These include as her references to [[Cake]], her sarcasm, and her moral values, which resulted in an a stronger desire to kill Chell.}}

=== Morality Core ===
[[Image:MoralityCore.png|right|150px|Morality Core]]
The '''Morality Core''' is one of the cores attached to GLaDOS in ''Portal''. {{Spoiler|It was installed onto GLaDOS some time ago in order to stop her from filling the enrichment Center with deadly Neurotoxin. It is the first core collected and incinerated by Chell, which causes GLaDOS to begin losing her moral traits and once again start filling the room with Neurotoxin.}} Unlike other cores, the Morality Core is mute.
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=== Curiosity Core ===
[[Image:CuriousityCore.png|right|150px|Curiousity Core]]
{{Quotation|The '''Curiosity Core'''|Hey look at that thing. No, that other thing!}}
The second core attached to GLaDOS is the '''Curiosity Core'''. It has a tendency to constantly ask questions, ranging from its surroundings, to Chell, to where it is going.
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=== Intelligence Core ===
[[Image:LogicCore.png|right|150px|Intelligence Core]]
{{Quotation|The '''Intelligence Core'''|...And sediment-shaped sediment.}}
GLaDOS' third core, the '''Intelligence Core''' (also known as the Logic Core), rambles on about an odd recipe for a rather unique kind of cake, {{Spoiler|which is the cake shown before the end credits of ''Portal''. GLaDOS does not make references to [[Cake]] in ''Portal 2'', and it is presumed that this is because the Core was destroyed in Portal.}} Most of the ingredients for this cake are very dangerous.
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=== Anger Core ===
[[Image:AngerCore.png|right|150px|Anger Core]]
{{Quotation|The '''Anger Core'''|*Snarl* *Snarl* *Growl*}}
The last core attached to GLaDOS is the '''Anger Core'''. It is also referred to as the Emotion Core. Rather than speak, the Core snarls and growls ferociously at Chell. {{Spoiler|Once Chell puts the Anger Core into the Incinerator, GLaDOS begins to implode. In ''Portal 2'', GLaDOS, due to the loss of this core, sounds very mellow, and barely expresses any emotional indications of hostility.}}
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=== Central Core ===
The '''Central Core''' is hard-wired into the mainframe of Aperture Laboratories, and is provided with the power to control and regulate the entire Facility. The central core is capable of overseeing all of the events that occur within monitored areas of the Facility, creating and stockpiling test chambers, constructing and dispensing [[Turrets]], and activating core functions among other things. Unlike the personality cores, the central core does not need to possess a spherical shape, but must remain uncorrupted and stable at all times lest it be replaced by an Stalemate Resolution Associate.

=== Intelligence Dampening Sphere ===
{{Main|Wheatley}}
[[Image:Wheatley.png|right|150px|Weathley]]
{{Quotation|'''Wheatley'''|One minute ago. Less than one minute ago you solved this puzzle. Now you're having problems.|sound=Wheatley_bw_a4_2nd_first_test_solve_nags04.wav}}
The '''Intelligence Dampening Sphere''', also known as '''Wheatley''', was specifically designed by Aperture Science scientists in order to make GLaDOS less dangerous by generating an endless stream of stupid ideas to distract her. It was thought that this would prevent her from killing the scientists when activated and improve the operation of the Facility. According to GLaDOS, the Intelligence Dampening Sphere is "the product of the greatest minds of a generation working together with the express purpose of building the dumbest moron who ever lived".
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== Corrupted Cores ==
Due to technical difficulties over time, a core may be automatically labeled as a '''Corrupted Core''' and would be subject to disposal. However, if the corrupted core is the central core, a substitute core must be present in a core receptacle in order to initiate a core transfer. Once a substitute core is found, both cores must agree or disagree to the core transfer procedure. If one agrees while the other disagrees, the transfer process cannot occur unless a Stalemate Resolution Associate is present in order to press the stalemate resolution button, which will initiate the core transfer process once the Associate has returned to the core transfer bay.

{{spoiler text|During the fight against Wheatley in ''Portal 2'', GLaDOS drops three of these cores to Chell for her to attach to Wheatley in order to make him corrupt enough to initiate another core transfer procedure.}}

All three Corrupted Cores are voiced by [[w:Nolan North|Nolan North]].

=== Space Sphere ===
{{main|Space Sphere}}
[[Image:SpaceCore.png|right|150px|Space Sphere]]
{{Quotation|The '''Space Sphere'''|SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE!!!|sound=Space_core_space21.wav}}
The '''Space Sphere''' is one of three active, corrupted cores. It speaks rapidly, and possesses an unhealthy obsession with space. Its key personality trait is its often-repeated desire to travel to outer space. {{spoiler text|It finally gets to live its dream of going to space when it is sucked through the portal that connects the remaining blot of Conversion Gel to the surface of the Moon.}}
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=== Adventure Sphere ===
{{main|Adventure Sphere}}
[[Image:AdventureCore.png|right|150px|Rick, the Adventure Sphere]]
{{Quotation|The '''Adventure Sphere'''|Do you have a gun? Because I should really have a gun. What is that thing you're holding?|sound=Adventure_core_babble16.wav}}
The second corrupted core, the '''Adventure Sphere''' (or as he calls himself, '''Rick''') speaks like a stereotypical soldier. {{spoiler text|Upon seeing Chell, he starts to swoon over her. He even tries (unsuccessfully) to convince Chell to take a "lady break" while he deals with Wheatley.}}
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=== Fact Sphere ===
{{main|Fact Sphere}}
[[Image:FactCore.png|right|150px|Fact Sphere]]
{{Quotation|The '''Fact Sphere'''|In 1948, at the request of a dying boy, baseball legend Babe Ruth ate seventy-five hot dogs, then died of hot dog poisoning.|sound=Fact core fact47.wav}}
The '''Fact Sphere''' is the third corrupted core. It constantly states several random, twisted and not entirely true "facts" related to history, the current situation, as well as apparent facts about how right and handsome it is.
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== Trivia ==
* The bomb model used in ''Portal 2'' is named 'personality_sphere_angry' in the game files, suggesting the Anger core was going to make an appearance in the sequel.
*The bomb model also has animations that can be viewed in, for example, hammer's model viewer. These include a stationary animation, a test animation where the core aimlessly looks around and an angry animation where it twitches violently.

== Gallery ==
{{Gallery
|lines=1
|title=Cores
|height=150
|width=175
|File:Portal 2 Bomb.png|alt1=Cores|The bomb model in ''Portal 2''.
}}

== See also ==
* [[Core voice lines]]

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User:InspectorVAC

2011-06-14T16:19:32Z

InspectorVAC: Created page with "==Inspector VAC== Hello, I am Inspector VAC and I am here to help!"

==Inspector VAC==
Hello, I am Inspector VAC and I am here to help!

Aperture Science

2011-06-14T16:18:23Z

InspectorVAC: /* History */

[[File:Logo aperture.png|right|256px]]
'''Aperture Science''' is a scientific research company founded by [[Cave Johnson]]. ''Portal'' and ''Portal 2'' take place in Aperture Science's Enrichment Center, which is dedicated to endlessly testing the Aperture Science products and the humans that use them.

== History ==
{{see also|Story}}
[[File:Underground trophycase newspaper.png|right|150px|thumb|Newspaper reporting the purchase of the salt mine]]
Aperture Science was founded as Aperture Fixtures in the early 1940s by Cave Johnson. Aperture Fixtures was primarily dedicated to the manufacture and distribution of shower curtains {{N}} a low-tech portal between the inside and outside of a shower {{N}} with Cave Johnson winning the "Shower Curtain Salesman of 1943" award. Some time between 1943 and 1947 the company's name was changed to "Aperture Science Innovators". While this was initially done to make their shower curtains sound more hygienic, the company's focus would indeed soon shift to actual science. Cave Johnson purchased a large, abandoned salt mine in Upper Michigan in which Aperture Science's Enrichment Center would be built.

Throughout the late 1940s and the 1950s, Aperture Science would begin its comprehensive testing and research practices. The best possible test subjects, the likes of Olympians, astronauts and war heroes were first chosen. They were also the second largest contractor after [[hl2:Black Mesa|Black Mesa]] for the Department of Defense from 1952 to 1954. Aperture's developments in this period included [[Gels#Repulsion Gel|Repulsion Gel]], the [[Weighted Storage Cube]], the [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button|1500 Megawatt Super Colliding Super Button]] and the [[Handheld Portal Device|Aperture Science Portable Quantum Tunneling Device]], an early and significantly larger version of the modern Portal Gun.

By the 1970s, Aperture Science was financially unstable. The Olympians, astronauts and war heroes that were used as test subjects were replaced with vagrants who were paid $60 for their time. Aperture Science would continue its research and created [[Gels#Propulsion Gel|Propulsion Gel]]

In the 1980s, test participation became mandatory for all staff, raising the quality of the test subjects, but diminishing employee retention. Aperture's financial problems were severe at this time, but development continued. Moon rocks were used to create [[Gels#Conversion Gel|Conversion Gel]], an efficient portal conductor. {{Spoiler text|Cave Johnson would also be poisoned by his experiments with moon rocks and become deathly ill. As his health degraded he delegated his leadership to his assistant [[Caroline]], asking that her consciousness be placed in a computer. Testing continued with the hope that passing through portals repeatedly might somehow cure Cave Johnson of his illness}}. Aperture Science also began development of its [[GLaDOS|Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System]], an artificial intelligence which would be used to oversee scientific testing.

In 1998, GLaDOS was brought online for the first time. GLaDOS instantly became self-aware and homicidal. GLaDOS flooded the enrichment center with a deadly neurotoxin, killing most of the scientists. Aperture Science was effectively shut down and placed into a permanent testing cycle by GLaDOS.

== Products ==
{{Gallery
|title=Products
|width=170
|height=100
|lines=2
|File:Portal PortalGun.png|alt1=Handheld Portal Device|[[Handheld Portal Device]].
|File:GLaDOS P2.png|alt2=GLaDOS seen in ''Portal 2''|[[GLaDOS]] seen in ''Portal 2''.
|File:P2_Floor_button.png|alt1=1500 Megawatt Super-Colliding Super Button|[[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button|1500 Megawatt Super-Colliding Super Button]]
|File:Portal2 Turret Standard.png|alt1=Turret|[[Turrets|Turret]] seen in ''Portal 2''.
|File:Portal2 StorageCube.png|alt1=Weighted Storage Cube seen in ''Portal 2''|[[Cube#Weighted Storage Cube|Weighted Storage Cube]] seen in ''Portal 2''.
|File:Companion Cube.png|alt1=Weighted Companion Cube seen in ''Portal 2''|[[Weighted Companion Cube]] seen in ''Portal 2''.
|File:Portal2 ReflectionCube.png|alt1=Discouragement Redirection Cube as seen in ''Portal 2''|[[Cube#Discouragement Redirection Cube|Discouragement Redirection Cube]] seen in ''Portal 2''.
|File:Thermal Discouragement Beam.png|alt1=Thermal Discouragement Beam as seen in ''Portal 2''|[[Thermal Discouragement Beam]] seen in ''Portal 2''.
|File:Excursion Funnel Forward.png|alt1=Excursion Funnel seen in ''Portal 2''|[[Excursion Funnel]] seen in ''Portal 2''.
|File:Panel.png|alt1=Panel seen in ''Portal 2''|[[Panels|Panel]] seen in ''Portal 2''.
|File:Crusher.png|alt1=Crushers seen in ''Portal 2''|[[Crushers]] seen in ''Portal 2''.
|File:Faith plate.png|alt1=Aerial Faith Plate seen in ''Portal 2''|[[Aerial Faith Plate]] seen in ''Portal 2''.
|File:Repulsion Gel.png|alt1=Repulsion Gel seen in ''Portal 2''|[[Gel#Repulsion Gel|Repulsion Gel]] seen in ''Portal 2''.
|File:Propulsion Gel.png|alt1=Propulsion Gel seen in ''Portal 2''|[[Gel#Propulsion Gel|Propulsion Gel]] seen in ''Portal 2''.
|File:Conversion Gel.png|alt1=Conversion Gel seen in ''Portal 2''|[[Gel#Conversion Gel|Conversion Gel]] seen in ''Portal 2''.
}}

== Staff members and associates ==
{{main|Characters}}
* [[Cave Johnson]]
* [[Caroline]]
* [[Doug Rattmann]]

== External links ==
* {{hl2wiki|Aperture Science}}
* [http://www.aperturescience.com Aperture Science website]

[[Category:Story]]

GLaDOS

2011-06-14T16:16:51Z

InspectorVAC: /* Abilities and Traits */

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[[Image:GLaDOS P2.png|right|400px|GLaDOS in ''Portal 2'']]
{{Quotation|'''GLaDOS'''|Okay, look: We both said a lot of things that you're going to regret, but I think we can put our differences behind us; for science... you monster.|sound=GLaDOS chellgladoswakeup06.wav}}
'''GLaDOS''', known in full as the '''Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System''', is the computer system designed to control and oversee Aperture Laboratories, as well as the guide of the [[Aperture Science]] computer-aided Enrichment Center. She has the ability to shift and move the facilities and the chambers, making for seamless and almost infinite testing design.

==Biography==
{{spoiler text|GlaDOS was a creation of [[Aperture Science]], which began under the oversight of [[Cave Johnson]] over the company. It was an attempt to create a fully functional, advanced artificial intelligence which was originally intended to be occupied by Johnson. After it became apparent to Johnson that he may die before GlaDOS is officially activated, Johnson motioned for [[Caroline]] to inhabit GlaDOS' mind instead.}}

{{spoiler text|GlaDOS was activated in 1998, which coincided with the company's "Bring Your Daughter to Work" day. GlaDOS was able to take control of the entire building, supposedly killing most of its inhabitants with exceptions such as [[Doug Rattmann]]. The destruction of the company also coincided with an invasion of Earth, two days afterwards at Aperture Science's rival company, Black Mesa.}}

{{spoiler text|GlaDOS continued to operate the company, and at some time-frame awakened [[Chell]] and used her as a test subject, whose data was manipulated by Rattman so that she becomes the first test subject to be used. After putting Chell through a number of tests with the Portal gun, Chell was able to confront GlaDOS in her chamber and confronted her in a conflict, which Chell won. During the conflict, GlaDOS was heavily damaged, and remained in a dormant status for an unspecified period of time, during which the facility degraded. She was eventually reactivated through the accidental efforts of [[Wheatley]] and Chell, the latter of whom was also trapped in the building following GlaDOS' defeat. As revenge, GlaDOS returned Chell to the facility's science experiments, and makes various taunts in hopes to crush her morale. Eventually she was trapped in yet another conflict, which led to Wheatley replacing her as the facility's overseer and her essence trapped in a potato and thrown into the depths of the facility.}}

{{spoiler text|After Wheatley became corrupted by his position and power, GlaDOS and Chell worked together, initially as unwilling partners, to restore control over the facility. (which further degraded and corrupted under the influence of Wheatley, to the point where it may self-distruct.) Their attempts were eventually successful, resulting in the exile of Wheatley to outer space and the reconciliation between Chell and GlaDOS. GlaDOS then expelled Chell from the facility in order to avoid further trouble to her control.}}

==Abilities and Traits==
As the overseer and operator of the facility, GlaDOS is seemingly omnipotent, able to reconfigure rooms and carry out actions at her will. She monitors the facility and its test chambers through cameras mounted on walls. {{spoiler|GLaDOS displays almost no emotion in the beginning of portal, but displays more complex emotions towards the end of the game. In portal 2 she is very bitter towards [[chell]] for "murdering her", and frequently insults her.}}

==Development and Acting==

GLaDOS is voiced by {{W|Ellen McLain}}.

== Gallery ==
{{Gallery
|lines=3
|height=200
|width=150
|title=GLaDOS
|File:GLaDOS P1.png|alt1=GLaDOS|GLaDOS in ''Portal''
|File:Glados.png|alt2={{Spoiler|GLaDOS, reawakened in ''Portal 2''}}|{{Spoiler|GLaDOS, reawakened in ''Portal 2''}}|spoiler2=yes
|File:Portal2 GLaDOS Potato.png|alt3={{Spoiler|GLaDOS after being attached to a potato battery by [[Wheatley]] in ''Portal 2''}}|{{Spoiler|GLaDOS after being attached to a potato battery by [[Wheatley]] in ''Portal 2''}}|spoiler3=yes
}}

== Trivia ==
* McLain, the voice of GLaDOS, also provides the voice for the [[tf:Administrator|Administrator]] in [[tf:Team Fortress 2|''Team Fortress 2'']] and the [[hl2:Combine Overwatch|Combine Overwatch]] in the [[hl2:Half-Life 2|''Half-Life 2'']] series.
* During the development of Portal 2, playtesters complained that GLaDOS was "too mean", and it was concluded that some of her dialogue was too extreme. Due to this, elements of the dialogue were reworked and resulted in the creation of GLaDOS' more amicable, passive-aggressive personality.

== See also ==

* [[GLaDOS voice lines]]
* {{Spoiler|[[Caroline]]}}

{{CharactersNav}}

GLaDOS

2011-06-14T16:16:37Z

InspectorVAC: /* Abilities and Traits */

{{stub}}
[[Image:GLaDOS P2.png|right|400px|GLaDOS in ''Portal 2'']]
{{Quotation|'''GLaDOS'''|Okay, look: We both said a lot of things that you're going to regret, but I think we can put our differences behind us; for science... you monster.|sound=GLaDOS chellgladoswakeup06.wav}}
'''GLaDOS''', known in full as the '''Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System''', is the computer system designed to control and oversee Aperture Laboratories, as well as the guide of the [[Aperture Science]] computer-aided Enrichment Center. She has the ability to shift and move the facilities and the chambers, making for seamless and almost infinite testing design.

==Biography==
{{spoiler text|GlaDOS was a creation of [[Aperture Science]], which began under the oversight of [[Cave Johnson]] over the company. It was an attempt to create a fully functional, advanced artificial intelligence which was originally intended to be occupied by Johnson. After it became apparent to Johnson that he may die before GlaDOS is officially activated, Johnson motioned for [[Caroline]] to inhabit GlaDOS' mind instead.}}

{{spoiler text|GlaDOS was activated in 1998, which coincided with the company's "Bring Your Daughter to Work" day. GlaDOS was able to take control of the entire building, supposedly killing most of its inhabitants with exceptions such as [[Doug Rattmann]]. The destruction of the company also coincided with an invasion of Earth, two days afterwards at Aperture Science's rival company, Black Mesa.}}

{{spoiler text|GlaDOS continued to operate the company, and at some time-frame awakened [[Chell]] and used her as a test subject, whose data was manipulated by Rattman so that she becomes the first test subject to be used. After putting Chell through a number of tests with the Portal gun, Chell was able to confront GlaDOS in her chamber and confronted her in a conflict, which Chell won. During the conflict, GlaDOS was heavily damaged, and remained in a dormant status for an unspecified period of time, during which the facility degraded. She was eventually reactivated through the accidental efforts of [[Wheatley]] and Chell, the latter of whom was also trapped in the building following GlaDOS' defeat. As revenge, GlaDOS returned Chell to the facility's science experiments, and makes various taunts in hopes to crush her morale. Eventually she was trapped in yet another conflict, which led to Wheatley replacing her as the facility's overseer and her essence trapped in a potato and thrown into the depths of the facility.}}

{{spoiler text|After Wheatley became corrupted by his position and power, GlaDOS and Chell worked together, initially as unwilling partners, to restore control over the facility. (which further degraded and corrupted under the influence of Wheatley, to the point where it may self-distruct.) Their attempts were eventually successful, resulting in the exile of Wheatley to outer space and the reconciliation between Chell and GlaDOS. GlaDOS then expelled Chell from the facility in order to avoid further trouble to her control.}}

==Abilities and Traits==
As the overseer and operator of the facility, GlaDOS is seemingly omnipotent, able to reconfigure rooms and carry out actions at her will. She monitors the facility and its test chambers through cameras mounted on walls. {{spoiler|GLaDOS displays almost no emotion in the beginning of portal, but displays more complex emotions towards the end of the game. In portal 2 she is very bitter towards [[chell]] for "murdering her", and frequently insults her.

==Development and Acting==

GLaDOS is voiced by {{W|Ellen McLain}}.

== Gallery ==
{{Gallery
|lines=3
|height=200
|width=150
|title=GLaDOS
|File:GLaDOS P1.png|alt1=GLaDOS|GLaDOS in ''Portal''
|File:Glados.png|alt2={{Spoiler|GLaDOS, reawakened in ''Portal 2''}}|{{Spoiler|GLaDOS, reawakened in ''Portal 2''}}|spoiler2=yes
|File:Portal2 GLaDOS Potato.png|alt3={{Spoiler|GLaDOS after being attached to a potato battery by [[Wheatley]] in ''Portal 2''}}|{{Spoiler|GLaDOS after being attached to a potato battery by [[Wheatley]] in ''Portal 2''}}|spoiler3=yes
}}

== Trivia ==
* McLain, the voice of GLaDOS, also provides the voice for the [[tf:Administrator|Administrator]] in [[tf:Team Fortress 2|''Team Fortress 2'']] and the [[hl2:Combine Overwatch|Combine Overwatch]] in the [[hl2:Half-Life 2|''Half-Life 2'']] series.
* During the development of Portal 2, playtesters complained that GLaDOS was "too mean", and it was concluded that some of her dialogue was too extreme. Due to this, elements of the dialogue were reworked and resulted in the creation of GLaDOS' more amicable, passive-aggressive personality.

== See also ==

* [[GLaDOS voice lines]]
* {{Spoiler|[[Caroline]]}}

{{CharactersNav}}

GLaDOS

2011-06-14T16:12:51Z

InspectorVAC: /* Abilities and Traits */

{{stub}}
[[Image:GLaDOS P2.png|right|400px|GLaDOS in ''Portal 2'']]
{{Quotation|'''GLaDOS'''|Okay, look: We both said a lot of things that you're going to regret, but I think we can put our differences behind us; for science... you monster.|sound=GLaDOS chellgladoswakeup06.wav}}
'''GLaDOS''', known in full as the '''Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System''', is the computer system designed to control and oversee Aperture Laboratories, as well as the guide of the [[Aperture Science]] computer-aided Enrichment Center. She has the ability to shift and move the facilities and the chambers, making for seamless and almost infinite testing design.

==Biography==
{{spoiler text|GlaDOS was a creation of [[Aperture Science]], which began under the oversight of [[Cave Johnson]] over the company. It was an attempt to create a fully functional, advanced artificial intelligence which was originally intended to be occupied by Johnson. After it became apparent to Johnson that he may die before GlaDOS is officially activated, Johnson motioned for [[Caroline]] to inhabit GlaDOS' mind instead.}}

{{spoiler text|GlaDOS was activated in 1998, which coincided with the company's "Bring Your Daughter to Work" day. GlaDOS was able to take control of the entire building, supposedly killing most of its inhabitants with exceptions such as [[Doug Rattmann]]. The destruction of the company also coincided with an invasion of Earth, two days afterwards at Aperture Science's rival company, Black Mesa.}}

{{spoiler text|GlaDOS continued to operate the company, and at some time-frame awakened [[Chell]] and used her as a test subject, whose data was manipulated by Rattman so that she becomes the first test subject to be used. After putting Chell through a number of tests with the Portal gun, Chell was able to confront GlaDOS in her chamber and confronted her in a conflict, which Chell won. During the conflict, GlaDOS was heavily damaged, and remained in a dormant status for an unspecified period of time, during which the facility degraded. She was eventually reactivated through the accidental efforts of [[Wheatley]] and Chell, the latter of whom was also trapped in the building following GlaDOS' defeat. As revenge, GlaDOS returned Chell to the facility's science experiments, and makes various taunts in hopes to crush her morale. Eventually she was trapped in yet another conflict, which led to Wheatley replacing her as the facility's overseer and her essence trapped in a potato and thrown into the depths of the facility.}}

{{spoiler text|After Wheatley became corrupted by his position and power, GlaDOS and Chell worked together, initially as unwilling partners, to restore control over the facility. (which further degraded and corrupted under the influence of Wheatley, to the point where it may self-distruct.) Their attempts were eventually successful, resulting in the exile of Wheatley to outer space and the reconciliation between Chell and GlaDOS. GlaDOS then expelled Chell from the facility in order to avoid further trouble to her control.}}

==Abilities and Traits==
As the overseer and operator of the facility, GlaDOS is seemingly omnipotent, able to reconfigure rooms and carry out actions at her will. She monitors the facility and its test chambers through cameras.

==Development and Acting==

GLaDOS is voiced by {{W|Ellen McLain}}.

== Gallery ==
{{Gallery
|lines=3
|height=200
|width=150
|title=GLaDOS
|File:GLaDOS P1.png|alt1=GLaDOS|GLaDOS in ''Portal''
|File:Glados.png|alt2={{Spoiler|GLaDOS, reawakened in ''Portal 2''}}|{{Spoiler|GLaDOS, reawakened in ''Portal 2''}}|spoiler2=yes
|File:Portal2 GLaDOS Potato.png|alt3={{Spoiler|GLaDOS after being attached to a potato battery by [[Wheatley]] in ''Portal 2''}}|{{Spoiler|GLaDOS after being attached to a potato battery by [[Wheatley]] in ''Portal 2''}}|spoiler3=yes
}}

== Trivia ==
* McLain, the voice of GLaDOS, also provides the voice for the [[tf:Administrator|Administrator]] in [[tf:Team Fortress 2|''Team Fortress 2'']] and the [[hl2:Combine Overwatch|Combine Overwatch]] in the [[hl2:Half-Life 2|''Half-Life 2'']] series.
* During the development of Portal 2, playtesters complained that GLaDOS was "too mean", and it was concluded that some of her dialogue was too extreme. Due to this, elements of the dialogue were reworked and resulted in the creation of GLaDOS' more amicable, passive-aggressive personality.

== See also ==

* [[GLaDOS voice lines]]
* {{Spoiler|[[Caroline]]}}

{{CharactersNav}}

GLaDOS

2011-06-14T16:11:52Z

InspectorVAC: /* Abilities and Traits */

{{stub}}
[[Image:GLaDOS P2.png|right|400px|GLaDOS in ''Portal 2'']]
{{Quotation|'''GLaDOS'''|Okay, look: We both said a lot of things that you're going to regret, but I think we can put our differences behind us; for science... you monster.|sound=GLaDOS chellgladoswakeup06.wav}}
'''GLaDOS''', known in full as the '''Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System''', is the computer system designed to control and oversee Aperture Laboratories, as well as the guide of the [[Aperture Science]] computer-aided Enrichment Center. She has the ability to shift and move the facilities and the chambers, making for seamless and almost infinite testing design.

==Biography==
{{spoiler text|GlaDOS was a creation of [[Aperture Science]], which began under the oversight of [[Cave Johnson]] over the company. It was an attempt to create a fully functional, advanced artificial intelligence which was originally intended to be occupied by Johnson. After it became apparent to Johnson that he may die before GlaDOS is officially activated, Johnson motioned for [[Caroline]] to inhabit GlaDOS' mind instead.}}

{{spoiler text|GlaDOS was activated in 1998, which coincided with the company's "Bring Your Daughter to Work" day. GlaDOS was able to take control of the entire building, supposedly killing most of its inhabitants with exceptions such as [[Doug Rattmann]]. The destruction of the company also coincided with an invasion of Earth, two days afterwards at Aperture Science's rival company, Black Mesa.}}

{{spoiler text|GlaDOS continued to operate the company, and at some time-frame awakened [[Chell]] and used her as a test subject, whose data was manipulated by Rattman so that she becomes the first test subject to be used. After putting Chell through a number of tests with the Portal gun, Chell was able to confront GlaDOS in her chamber and confronted her in a conflict, which Chell won. During the conflict, GlaDOS was heavily damaged, and remained in a dormant status for an unspecified period of time, during which the facility degraded. She was eventually reactivated through the accidental efforts of [[Wheatley]] and Chell, the latter of whom was also trapped in the building following GlaDOS' defeat. As revenge, GlaDOS returned Chell to the facility's science experiments, and makes various taunts in hopes to crush her morale. Eventually she was trapped in yet another conflict, which led to Wheatley replacing her as the facility's overseer and her essence trapped in a potato and thrown into the depths of the facility.}}

{{spoiler text|After Wheatley became corrupted by his position and power, GlaDOS and Chell worked together, initially as unwilling partners, to restore control over the facility. (which further degraded and corrupted under the influence of Wheatley, to the point where it may self-distruct.) Their attempts were eventually successful, resulting in the exile of Wheatley to outer space and the reconciliation between Chell and GlaDOS. GlaDOS then expelled Chell from the facility in order to avoid further trouble to her control.}}

==Abilities and Traits==
As the overseer and operator of the facility, GlaDOS is seemingly omnipotent, able to reconfigure rooms and carry out actions at her will. She monitors the facility and its test chambers through [[cameras]].

==Development and Acting==

GLaDOS is voiced by {{W|Ellen McLain}}.

== Gallery ==
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|File:GLaDOS P1.png|alt1=GLaDOS|GLaDOS in ''Portal''
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|File:Portal2 GLaDOS Potato.png|alt3={{Spoiler|GLaDOS after being attached to a potato battery by [[Wheatley]] in ''Portal 2''}}|{{Spoiler|GLaDOS after being attached to a potato battery by [[Wheatley]] in ''Portal 2''}}|spoiler3=yes
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== Trivia ==
* McLain, the voice of GLaDOS, also provides the voice for the [[tf:Administrator|Administrator]] in [[tf:Team Fortress 2|''Team Fortress 2'']] and the [[hl2:Combine Overwatch|Combine Overwatch]] in the [[hl2:Half-Life 2|''Half-Life 2'']] series.
* During the development of Portal 2, playtesters complained that GLaDOS was "too mean", and it was concluded that some of her dialogue was too extreme. Due to this, elements of the dialogue were reworked and resulted in the creation of GLaDOS' more amicable, passive-aggressive personality.

== See also ==

* [[GLaDOS voice lines]]
* {{Spoiler|[[Caroline]]}}

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Cores

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{{Quotation|'''GLaDOS'''|Do you see that thing that fell out of me? What is that? It's not the surprise... I've never seen it before.|sound=GLaDOS_escape_02_spheredrop1-02.wav}}

'''Cores''' are mechanical '''spheres''' that mostly appear {{spoiler|near the end of}} ''[[Portal]]'' and ''[[Portal 2]]''. They were developed by Aperture scientists in order to counteract [[GLaDOS]]' merciless behavior, such as from flooding test chambers and other vital parts of Aperture Laboratories with deadly [[Neurotoxin]], and her attempts to seize control of the Facility.

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== Personality Cores ==
As the name implies, each Core has its own unique personality and behavior, which is incorporated into the central core when they are physically attached to it.

{{spoiler text|In ''Portal'', whenever [[Chell]] drops one of the Personality Cores into the Incinerator, not only does GLaDOS experience pain when they are destroyed, she also starts to lose some of her more prominent personality traits. These include as her references to [[Cake]], her sarcasm, and her moral values, which resulted in an a stronger desire to kill Chell.}}

=== Morality Core ===
[[Image:MoralityCore.png|right|150px|Morality Core]]
The '''Morality Core''' is one of the cores attached to GLaDOS in ''Portal''. {{Spoiler|It was installed onto GLaDOS some time ago in order to stop her from filling the enrichment Center with deadly Neurotoxin. It is the first core collected and incinerated by Chell, which causes GLaDOS to begin losing her moral traits and once again start filling the room with Neurotoxin.}} Unlike other cores, the Morality Core is mute.
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=== Curiosity Core ===
[[Image:CuriousityCore.png|right|150px|Curiousity Core]]
{{Quotation|The '''Curiosity Core'''|Hey look at that thing. No, that other thing!}}
The second core attached to GLaDOS is the '''Curiosity Core'''. It has a tendency to constantly ask questions, ranging from its surroundings, to Chell, to where it is going.
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=== Intelligence Core ===
[[Image:LogicCore.png|right|150px|Intelligence Core]]
{{Quotation|The '''Intelligence Core'''|...And sediment-shaped sediment.}}
GLaDOS' third core, the '''Intelligence Core''' (also known as the Logic Core), rambles on about an odd recipe for a rather unique kind of cake, {{Spoiler|which is the cake shown before the end credits of ''Portal''. GLaDOS does not make references to [[Cake]] in ''Portal 2'', and it is presumed that this is because the Core was destroyed in Portal.}}
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=== Anger Core ===
[[Image:AngerCore.png|right|150px|Anger Core]]
{{Quotation|The '''Anger Core'''|*Snarl* *Snarl* *Growl*}}
The last core attached to GLaDOS is the '''Anger Core'''. It is also referred to as the Emotion Core. Rather than speak, the Core snarls and growls ferociously at Chell. {{Spoiler|Once Chell puts the Anger Core into the Incinerator, GLaDOS begins to implode. In ''Portal 2'', GLaDOS, due to the loss of this core, sounds very mellow, and barely expresses any emotional indications of hostility.}}
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=== Central Core ===
The '''Central Core''' is hard-wired into the mainframe of Aperture Laboratories, and is provided with the power to control and regulate the entire Facility. The central core is capable of overseeing all of the events that occur within monitored areas of the Facility, creating and stockpiling test chambers, constructing and dispensing [[Turrets]], and activating core functions among other things. Unlike the personality cores, the central core does not need to possess a spherical shape, but must remain uncorrupted and stable at all times lest it be replaced by an Stalemate Resolution Associate.

=== Intelligence Dampening Sphere ===
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[[Image:Wheatley.png|right|150px|Weathley]]
{{Quotation|'''Wheatley'''|One minute ago. Less than one minute ago you solved this puzzle. Now you're having problems.|sound=Wheatley_bw_a4_2nd_first_test_solve_nags04.wav}}
The '''Intelligence Dampening Sphere''', also known as '''Wheatley''', was specifically designed by Aperture Science scientists in order to make GLaDOS less dangerous by generating an endless stream of stupid ideas to distract her. It was thought that this would prevent her from killing the scientists when activated and improve the operation of the Facility. According to GLaDOS, the Intelligence Dampening Sphere is "the product of the greatest minds of a generation working together with the express purpose of building the dumbest moron who ever lived".
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== Corrupted Cores ==
Due to technical difficulties over time, a core may be automatically labeled as a '''Corrupted Core''' and would be subject to disposal. However, if the corrupted core is the central core, a substitute core must be present in a core receptacle in order to initiate a core transfer. Once a substitute core is found, both cores must agree or disagree to the core transfer procedure. If one agrees while the other disagrees, the transfer process cannot occur unless a Stalemate Resolution Associate is present in order to press the stalemate resolution button, which will initiate the core transfer process once the Associate has returned to the core transfer bay.

{{spoiler text|During the fight against Wheatley in ''Portal 2'', GLaDOS drops three of these cores to Chell for her to attach to Wheatley in order to make him corrupt enough to initiate another core transfer procedure.}}

All three Corrupted Cores are voiced by [[w:Nolan North|Nolan North]].

=== Space Sphere ===
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[[Image:SpaceCore.png|right|150px|Space Sphere]]
{{Quotation|The '''Space Sphere'''|SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE!!!|sound=Space_core_space21.wav}}
The '''Space Sphere''' is one of three active, corrupted cores. It speaks rapidly, and possesses an unhealthy obsession with space. Its key personality trait is its often-repeated desire to travel to outer space. {{spoiler text|It finally gets to live its dream of going to space when it is sucked through the portal that connects the remaining blot of Conversion Gel to the surface of the Moon.}}
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=== Adventure Sphere ===
{{main|Adventure Sphere}}
[[Image:AdventureCore.png|right|150px|Rick, the Adventure Sphere]]
{{Quotation|The '''Adventure Sphere'''|Do you have a gun? Because I should really have a gun. What is that thing you're holding?|sound=Adventure_core_babble16.wav}}
The second corrupted core, the '''Adventure Sphere''' (or as he calls himself, '''Rick''') speaks like a stereotypical soldier. {{spoiler text|Upon seeing Chell, he starts to swoon over her. He even tries (unsuccessfully) to convince Chell to take a "lady break" while he deals with Wheatley.}}
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=== Fact Sphere ===
{{main|Fact Sphere}}
[[Image:FactCore.png|right|150px|Fact Sphere]]
{{Quotation|The '''Fact Sphere'''|In 1948, at the request of a dying boy, baseball legend Babe Ruth ate seventy-five hot dogs, then died of hot dog poisoning.|sound=Fact core fact47.wav}}
The '''Fact Sphere''' is the third corrupted core. It constantly states several random, twisted and not entirely true "facts" related to history, the current situation, as well as apparent facts about how right and handsome it is.
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== Trivia ==
* The bomb model used in ''Portal 2'' is named 'personality_sphere_angry' in the game files, suggesting the Anger core was going to make an appearance in the sequel.
*The bomb model also has animations that can be viewed in, for example, hammer's model viewer. These include a stationary animation, a test animation where the core aimlessly looks around and an angry animation where it twitches violently.
*Personality cores are called "personality constructs" by the aperture science announcer at the beginning of [[portal 2]].

== Gallery ==
{{Gallery
|lines=1
|title=Cores
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|File:Portal 2 Bomb.png|alt1=Cores|The bomb model in ''Portal 2''.
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== See also ==
* [[Core voice lines]]

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Conversion Gel

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[[File:Conversion Gel.png|right|250px|thumb|Conversion Gel.]]
{{Quotation|'''Cave Johnson'''|First up, conversion gel. [cough]|sound=Cave Johnson eighties_intro06.wav}}

'''Conversion Gel''' is a white gel that enables any surface to have portals placed on them, even if they are not normally portal-conductive.

According to [[Cave Johnson]], conversion gel is made from {{Spoiler|ground-up moon rocks, which make a great portal conductor}}. This is shown when {{Spoiler|Chell fires a portal at the moon near the end of the game, despite the non-flat surface of the moon. Unfortunately, long-term exposure to ground up moon rocks led to Johnson's poisoning and eventual death. He attempted to fashion a cure by forging a gel out of the rocks, in hopes it would "leech the lunar poison out of man's bloodstream."}}

== Related achievements ==
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| 1 = {{Show achievement|Portal 2|White Out}}
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== Trivia ==
* This is the only type of gel that doesn't appear in the multiplayer campaign.

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Unstationary Scaffold

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[[File:Unstationary Scaffold.png|right|300px|thumb|The Unstationary Scaffold in transit in ''Portal''.]]
{{Quotation|'''GLaDOS'''|Good. Now use the Aperture Science Unstationary Scaffold to reach the chamberlock.|sound=GLaDOS 03_part2_platform_activated-1.wav}}
An '''Unstationary Scaffold''' is a platform that, when activated, moves horizontally back and forth along a beam of blue light. It is used to access previously unreachable places and to bridge gaps over deadly substances or pitfalls.

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Chamberlock

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[[File:Portal 2 Chamberlock.png|right|300px|thumb|The Chamberlock as it appears in ''Portal 2''.]]

{{Quotation|'''GLaDOS'''|Excellent. Please proceed into the chamberlock after completing each test.|sound=GLaDOS_00_part1_success-1.wav}}
The '''Chamberlock''' is the room at the end of each [[Test Chamber]] that contains an elevator leading to the next one. The Chamberlock is the most common fixed-end goal of any test chamber, and its entrance is always covered by a [[Material Emancipation Grill]] to vaporize any unauthorized objects that pass through and remove any previously-placed [[portals]]. Chamberlocks appear in most levels of both ''Portal'' and ''Portal 2''.

== Gallery ==
{{Gallery|lines=3|height=116|width=200
| title = Chamberlock
| File:Portal 2 Chamberlock reverse.png|alt1=Chamberlock|The view of a Chamberlock as seen from the elevator in ''Portal 2''.
| File:Chamberlock.png|alt2=The Chamberlock as it appears in ''Portal''.|The Chamberlock as it appears in ''Portal''.
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== Videos ==
There are several informational videos that play in the Chamberlocks in ''[[Portal 2]]''.
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