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Talk:GLaDOS

2014-06-02T01:02:45Z

PotatOS:

GLaDOS "slow clap processor" is going to become Internet meme. Someone should consider add info about it into this article or even consider creating new page. --[[User:Comrade Suhov|Comrade Suhov]] 16:05, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
: Proof dat'. And i thought, that "lemons" is going to be a new meme [[User:DrAkcel|DrAkcel]] ([[User_talk:DrAkcel|T]] | [[Special:Contributions/DrAkcel|C]]) 16:06, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
== Thoughts ==
As I played through Portal and Portal 2, I developed a theory. Cave Johnson said that if he didn't survive until the "brain uploader" project was finished, that he wanted Caroline to use it and if she didn't agree then to have her put into it by force. If she actually is the true personna of GlaDOS, then maybe that's why GlaDOS wanted to kill everyone once she was turned on, maybe out of revenge as they put her into the computer when she didn't want to. Just a theory, could we put this into the article? [[User:Sonic Nova|Sonic Nova]] 21:49, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

: Dev's once said that they added a twist about Caroline is GlaDOS at later stages of Portal 2 development. Also, GlaDOS don't remeber anything from her origins in first place and after realising who she was she become actually more friendly to Chell. I think her agresiveness is just a popular belief that rougue AI want to just kill humans as possible threat: HAL-900 from Space Oddisey, Mass Effect series, Terminator series, X-files episode and etc. --[[User:Comrade Suhov|Comrade Suhov]] 11:03, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

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Should we start adding information templates (i.e. this example) to character pages? It would help things be more organized. '''~ [[User:Bioran23|Bioran23]]'''

==Official Personality Test Info==

The [http://www.thinkwithportals.com/coop_survey.php official Aperture Science Collaborative Disposition Test] describes GLaDOS as:

”Imperious, highly intelligent, impossibly cruel-you wield your intelligence and wit like a cudgel, bludgeoning those around you into passive submission. Keep an eye out for cooperative test partners with low self esteem and body image issues.“

I'm not sure what section this information best goes under, so I'll just leave it here for now. - [[User:MewtwoWarrior|MewtwoWarrior]] 02:24, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
:This information is now found at the [[Collaborative Disposition Test#GLaDOS|Collaborative Disposition Test]] page. - [[User:MewtwoWarrior|MewtwoWarrior]] 23:03, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

== Correction: ==

Chell is NOT GLaDOS' FIRST test subject.

"You know what my days used to be like? I just tested. Nobody murdered me. Or put me in a potato. Or fed me to birds. I had a pretty good life."
"And then you showed up. You dangerous, mute lunatic."

Which means GLaDOS has been testing EVEN BEFORE Chell's awakening. {{Unsigned|Frosticemaiden}}
: This is probably true. You can just change the officiel page, no need to make a discussion about it. Also don't forget to sign your comments using <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>. [[User:Tturbo|Tturbo]] 12:49, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

== Nominated! ==

This article is a {{Featured article candidate}}!

Nominated by me, --[[User:Secondhand Work|Secondhand Work]] 13:57, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

: I support! --[[User:Patko0770|Patko0770]] ([[User talk:Patko0770|talk]]) 18:11, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

: Agree! --[[User:tonkku107|tonkku107]] [[File:User_Tonkku107_Avatar.png|link=User:Tonkku107|32px|32px]] 11:37, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

== Spoilers ==

Doesn't this entire page spoil the ending of Portal? GLaDOS's existence is only revealed through a plot twist, so shouldn't this entire page be covered in spoilers? Or is it only Portal 2 spoilers you're concerned about? [[User:PotatOS|PotatOS]] ([[User talk:PotatOS|talk]]) 01:01, 2 June 2014 (UTC)

Talk:GLaDOS

2014-06-02T01:01:47Z

PotatOS:

GLaDOS "slow clap processor" is going to become Internet meme. Someone should consider add info about it into this article or even consider creating new page. --[[User:Comrade Suhov|Comrade Suhov]] 16:05, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
: Proof dat'. And i thought, that "lemons" is going to be a new meme [[User:DrAkcel|DrAkcel]] ([[User_talk:DrAkcel|T]] | [[Special:Contributions/DrAkcel|C]]) 16:06, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
== Thoughts ==
As I played through Portal and Portal 2, I developed a theory. Cave Johnson said that if he didn't survive until the "brain uploader" project was finished, that he wanted Caroline to use it and if she didn't agree then to have her put into it by force. If she actually is the true personna of GlaDOS, then maybe that's why GlaDOS wanted to kill everyone once she was turned on, maybe out of revenge as they put her into the computer when she didn't want to. Just a theory, could we put this into the article? [[User:Sonic Nova|Sonic Nova]] 21:49, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

: Dev's once said that they added a twist about Caroline is GlaDOS at later stages of Portal 2 development. Also, GlaDOS don't remeber anything from her origins in first place and after realising who she was she become actually more friendly to Chell. I think her agresiveness is just a popular belief that rougue AI want to just kill humans as possible threat: HAL-900 from Space Oddisey, Mass Effect series, Terminator series, X-files episode and etc. --[[User:Comrade Suhov|Comrade Suhov]] 11:03, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

== Infobox Template ==

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|-
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|-valign="top"
|style="text align:left;" bgcolor="{{{bg_color}}}"|'''Alias'''
|bgcolor="{{{fg_color}}}"| Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System
|-valign="top"
|style="text align:left;" bgcolor="{{{bg_color}}}"|'''Status'''
|bgcolor="{{{fg_color}}}"| Alive
|-valign="top"
|style="text align:left;" bgcolor="{{{bg_color}}}"|'''Appearances'''
|bgcolor="{{{fg_color}}}"| ''[[Portal]]'', ''[[Portal 2]]''
|}
Should we start adding information templates (i.e. this example) to character pages? It would help things be more organized. '''~ [[User:Bioran23|Bioran23]]'''

==Official Personality Test Info==

The [http://www.thinkwithportals.com/coop_survey.php official Aperture Science Collaborative Disposition Test] describes GLaDOS as:

”Imperious, highly intelligent, impossibly cruel-you wield your intelligence and wit like a cudgel, bludgeoning those around you into passive submission. Keep an eye out for cooperative test partners with low self esteem and body image issues.“

I'm not sure what section this information best goes under, so I'll just leave it here for now. - [[User:MewtwoWarrior|MewtwoWarrior]] 02:24, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
:This information is now found at the [[Collaborative Disposition Test#GLaDOS|Collaborative Disposition Test]] page. - [[User:MewtwoWarrior|MewtwoWarrior]] 23:03, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

== Correction: ==

Chell is NOT GLaDOS' FIRST test subject.

"You know what my days used to be like? I just tested. Nobody murdered me. Or put me in a potato. Or fed me to birds. I had a pretty good life."
"And then you showed up. You dangerous, mute lunatic."

Which means GLaDOS has been testing EVEN BEFORE Chell's awakening. {{Unsigned|Frosticemaiden}}
: This is probably true. You can just change the officiel page, no need to make a discussion about it. Also don't forget to sign your comments using <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>. [[User:Tturbo|Tturbo]] 12:49, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

== Nominated! ==

This article is a {{Featured article candidate}}!

Nominated by me, --[[User:Secondhand Work|Secondhand Work]] 13:57, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

: I support! --[[User:Patko0770|Patko0770]] ([[User talk:Patko0770|talk]]) 18:11, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

: Agree! --[[User:tonkku107|tonkku107]] [[File:User_Tonkku107_Avatar.png|link=User:Tonkku107|32px|32px]] 11:37, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

== Spoilers ==

Doesn't this entire page spoil the ending of Portal? GLaDOS's existence is only revealed through a plot twist. [[User:PotatOS|PotatOS]] ([[User talk:PotatOS|talk]]) 01:01, 2 June 2014 (UTC)

Turret Opera

2014-05-27T01:28:44Z

PotatOS: Rewrote an oddly worded paragraph, fixed an inconsistency between the quote and the lyrics (which wasn't entirely wrong, so I also added a trivia about it).

{{Stub}}
{{spoiler|[[File:Turret_Opera.jpg|right|thumb|The Turret Opera, as seen at the end of the game.|200px]]}}

{{Quotation|'''Prima Donna Turret'''|{{spoiler|Mia bambina, oh ciel}}}}

The '''Turret Opera''' is an event in the single-player campaign of ''[[Portal 2]]'' in which a group of [[Turrets#Sentry Turret|Sentry Turrets]] form a unique melody via the movement sounds of their weaponry casings.

The opera is introduced as an easter egg in [[Portal 2 Chapter 3 Test Chamber 16|Test Chamber 16]] of [[GLaDOS]]' [[Test Chambers|testing tracks]] in ''Chapter 3: The Return'', hidden beside a wall with a gap near the start of the chamber, where a Turret can be seen inside it. Upon entering, [[Chell]] would be able to witness various Turrets beneath the room as they serenade to the [[Turrets#Prima Donna Turret|Prima Donna Turret]].

{{spoiler|The Turret Opera is seen again for the last time, as a closure to the game's single-player campaign, based on the popular opera phrase "it's not over until the fat lady sings" - in which the [[Turrets#Prima Donna Turret|Prima Donna Turret]] finally sings in the game along with the other Turrets.}}

{{spoiler|The opera sequence begins after GLaDOS sends Chell on a lift towards the surface. The lift stops in front of some Turrets aimed at Chell, making it seem like GLaDOS's promise of freedom was a lie. Instead, the Turrets begin serenading her. As the lift ascends even further, Chell witnesses an even larger group of Turrets awaiting her arrival as the Prima Donna Turret sings the lead vocals and the [[Turrets#Animal King Turret|Animal King Turret]] provides the bass notes. The opera is still audible as the lift arrives at the top, lingering until the moment Chell finally steps outside.}}

== Finale Opera Lyrics ==
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" width="100%"
! colspan="2" class="header" | Transcript
|-
! class="header" | Original
! class="header" | Translated
|-
|"''Cara bel,

cara mia bella,

mia bambina,

oh ciel,

che la stima,

che la stima,

oh! Cara mia, addio.

La mia bimba,

cara,

perché non passi lontana,

sì lontana da scienza?

Cara, cara mia bambina,

ah mia bel,

ah mia cara,

la mia cara,

la mia bambina,

oh cara, cara mia…''

|''Dear, beautiful,

my dear,

beautiful child,

oh heavens,

that’s too bad,

that’s too bad,

well, My dear,

farewell.

My child,

dear,

why don’t you stay away,

yes, away from science?

Dear,

my dear child,

my beautiful,

my dear,

my dear,

my child,

my dear,

my dear…"''
|}

== Trivia ==
* {{spoiler|In the finale opera sequences, the [[Weighted Companion Cube|Companion Cube]] from ''[[Portal]]'' can be seen flowing upwards through the tubes in the background as the lift rises. Some people have mistaken this for [[Doug Rattmann]] running around.}}
* The word "ciel" in the lyrics is a play on words; it is pronounced almost the same as Chell.
* {{spoiler|A single [[Turrets#Frankenturret|Frankenturret]] can be seen waddling behind the group of Turrets on the left side of the finale opera room.}}
* Before becoming a voice actress, [[Ellen McLain]] was an opera singer.
* It was revealed by [[Ellen McLain]] that she had done both [[Want You Gone]] and the Turret Opera finale in just a two hour leap after finishing one of them.
* In [[Portal 2]], [[Weighted Companion Cube]]s can be heard humming it when nearby.
== Sheet Music ==

[http://sebastianwolff.info/ Sebastian Wolff] has transcribed the song and provided free sheet music:
* [http://sebastianwolff.info/news/2011/04/turret-opera-cara-mia-a-cappella/ Sheet music for choir (SATB)]
* [http://sebastianwolff.info/news/2011/04/turret-opera-cara-mia-piano/ Sheet music for solo piano]

== See Also ==
* [[Portal 2 Soundtrack]]
* [[Want You Gone]]
* [[Still Alive (song)]]

[[Category:Music]]
[[Category:Portal 2]]