Weighted Companion Cube

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[[File:Portal2_CompanionCube.png|thumb|right|The Weighted Companion Cube as it appears in ''Portal 2'']]
{{Quotation|'''GLaDOS'''|The Enrichment Center reminds you that the Weighted Companion Cube will never threaten to stab you and, in fact, cannot speak.|sound=GLaDOS_13_part1_middle-2.wav}}

The '''Weighted Companion Cube''' (often referred to as the '''Companion Cube''') is a recurring object and pseudo-character in the ''Portal'' universe. It appears almost identical to the [[Weighted Storage Cube]] but with a pink heart replacing the [[Aperture Science]] logo.

In ''[[Portal]]'', the Companion Cube was given to [[Chell]] in order to aid her in completing [[Portal Test Chamber 17|Test Chamber 17]]. {{Spoiler text|In order to progress through the exit at the end of the chamber, the cube was dropped into the [[Emergency Intelligence Incinerator|incinerator]] to be "euthanized". [[GLaDOS]] used this moment to taunt Chell during their confrontation. However, the Companion Cube can be seen prior to the end credits next to the [[Cake]], suggesting that it survived.}}

The Companion Cube makes a prominent appearance in the ''[[Portal 2: Lab Rat]]'' comic, in which it speaks with protagonist [[Doug Rattmann]]. This appears to reference ''Portal'', in which GLaDOS states that the Companion Cube cannot speak and, if it does, its advice should be [[Media:GLaDOS_13_part1_middle-2b-2.wav|disregarded]], suggesting that there could be a dead body inside from test subjects who failed.

In ''[[Portal 2]]'', {{Spoiler|GLaDOS briefly torments Chell by repeatedly destroying Companion Cubes in [[Portal 2 Chapter 2 Test Chamber 7|Test Chamber 7]]. It is at this point that GLaDOS claims that the Cubes are in fact [[Media:GLaDOS_sp_a2_pit_flings06.wav|sentient]], which suggests that they possess some level or rudimentary intelligence similarly to [[Turrets]]. The Cube also makes an appearance in the [[Co-op]] campaign but is inaccessible, preventing the player from interacting with it. After Chell leaves the facility upon completing Portal 2, a scorched Companion Cube is ejected after her. This Cube is not the newly-designed Portal 2 Companion Cube, but is the same as the cube from ''Portal''. Valve said that it's the exact same cube the player euthanized in the first ''Portal'', that is given back to her <ref>[http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/04/27/valve-on-portal-2-spoiler-interview-part-one/ Valve On Portal 2: Spoiler Interview Part One] on [http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ Rock Paper Shotgun]</ref>.}}

== Related Achievements ==
=== Portal ===
{{Achievement table
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Portal|Fratricide}}
}}

=== Portal 2 ===
{{Achievement table
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Portal 2|Party of Three}}
| 2 = {{Show achievement|Portal 2|Preservation of Mass}}
}}

== Gallery ==
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|File:Portal Companion Cube.png|alt1=Weighted Companion Cube|Weighted Companion Cube in [[Portal]].
|File:CompanionCube.jpg|alt2=Companion Cube|Companion Cube Pin promotional banner.
|File:RED_Resurrection_Associate_Pin.png|alt3=Companion Cube Pin|The Companion Cube Pin backpack icon from [[Team Fortress 2]].
|File:Companion Cube from Personality Test.jpg|alt4=Companion Cube image from the official Aperture Science Collaborative Disposition Test.|Companion Cube image from the [http://www.thinkwithportals.com/coop_survey.php official Aperture Science Collaborative Disposition Test].
|File:Companion Cube Valentine.png|alt5=Companion Cube Valentine from Valve's official Portal 2 blog.|Companion Cube Valentine from [http://www.thinkwithportals.com/blog.php Valve's official Portal 2 blog].
|File:Companion Cube Icon.jpg|alt6=Companion Cube icon from the official Steam Portal 2 group.|Companion Cube icon from the [http://steamcommunity.com/games/portal2/Avatar/List official Steam Portal 2 group].
|File:Audiosurf Companion Cube.png|alt7=Companion Cube as seen in Audiosurf in the [as-portal] mode.|Companion Cube as seen in Audiosurf in the [as-portal] mode.
|File:The Final Hours of Portal 2 - Companion Cube.jpg|alt8=Companion Cube as seen in ''The Final Hours of Portal 2''.|Companion Cube as seen in ''The Final Hours of Portal 2''.
|File:Companion Cube Mousepad.png|alt9=Doug Rattmann's drawing of Companion Cube on a mousepad.|[[Doug Rattmann]]'s drawing of Companion Cube on a mousepad.
|File:Companion Trap.jpg|alt10=A turret disguised as the Companion Cube.|A turret disguised as the Companion Cube.
|File:Red-Nosed P02.jpg|alt11=Companion Cube in the "Randolph the Red-Nosed Turret" comic.|Companion Cube in the "[[Randolph the Red-Nosed Turret]]" comic.
|File:LEGO Companion Cube.jpg|alt12=LEGO Companion Cube minifig|LEGO Companion Cube minifig.
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== Trivia ==
* Players who pre-purchased ''Portal 2'' through Steam received the [[tf2:Companion Cube Pin|Companion Cube Pin]] item, a pin item depicting the Companion Cube within a [[portals|portal]], for ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''. Players who played all games in the [[Potato Sack]] Pack were awarded the [[tf2:Resurrection Associate Pin|Resurrection Associate Pin]], which shares the same model.
** Additionally, one of the possible names for the AI bots in Offline Practice or enabled by a server is Companion Cube.
* {{Spoiler text|The Companion Cube in ''Portal 2'' hums an excerpt of [[Turret Opera|Cara Mia]], which can be heard when it is nearby.}}
* The Companion Cube appears alongside several other ''Portal 2'' characters in the ''Portal 2 Level Pack'' for [[LEGO Dimensions]].
* The Companion Cube appears vaguely or represented on almost all of Valve's games and other games, including Call of Duty, Geometry Dash, Fable III, Kingdom of Loathing, Transformice and Terraria also [[Team Fortress 2]]<ref>[https://half-life.fandom.com/wiki/Aperture_Science_Weighted_Storage_Cube#Trivia Half-Life Fandom Wiki, Aperture Science Weighted Storage Cube, Trivia section]</ref>

== See Also ==
* [[Collaborative Disposition Test#Aperture Science Weighted Companion Cube|Collaborative Disposition Test]]
* [[WCC Flag]]
* [[WCC Skins]]
* [[Cube N Skull Flags]]

== References ==
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== Seen in ==

* [[Portal Test Chamber 17|testchmb_a_13]] | ''Portal - Test Chamber 17''
* [[Portal 2 Chapter 2 Test Chamber 7|sp_a2_pit_flings]] | ''Chapter 2 - Test Chamber 07''
* [[Turret Opera|sp_a4_finale]] | ''Chapter 9 - Turret Opera''
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