Weighted Companion Cube - Revision history

GrampaSwood: Undo revision 189137 by UnknownDev This is not suggested at all. It's most likely a joke about hallucination, but not there's nothing indicating that there is a dead body.

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	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.}}		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~~.		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]].

	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>.}}		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>.}}

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	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.}}		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]].		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>.}}		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>.}}

Tark at 19:08, 14 February 2022

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	[[File:Portal2_CompanionCube.png\|thumb\|right\|The Weighted Companion Cube as it appears in ''Portal 2'']]		[[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}}		{{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}}
	~~{{Quotation\|'''GLaDOS'''\|I think that one was about to say 'I love you.' They ARE sentient, of course. We just have a LOT of them.\|sound=GLaDOS_sp_a2_pit_flings06.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.		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.

ChickenNuggetMan2056 at 14:13, 29 January 2022

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	== Seen in ==		== Seen in ==

	* [[Portal Test Chamber 17\|testchmb_a_13]] ''Portal - Test Chamber 17''		* [[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''		* [[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''		* [[Turret Opera\|sp_a4_finale]] \| ''Chapter 9 - Turret Opera''
	{{MechanicsNav}}		{{MechanicsNav}}
	{{CharactersNav}}		{{CharactersNav}}

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	<references />		<references />

			== 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''
	{{MechanicsNav}}		{{MechanicsNav}}
	{{CharactersNav}}		{{CharactersNav}}

RyM: Added Geometry Dash in list of Companion Cube appearances.

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	* {{Spoiler text\|The Companion Cube in ''Portal 2'' hums an excerpt of [[Turret Opera\|Cara Mia]], which can be heard when it is nearby.}}		* {{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 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, 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>		* 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 ==		== See Also ==

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	** Additionally, one of the possible names for the AI bots in Offline Practice or enabled by a server is Companion Cube.		** 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.}}		* {{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 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, 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 ==		== See Also ==

Sven at 20:33, 27 November 2016

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	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]].		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]].

	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> ~~.<br> The Companion Cube in ''Portal 2'' hums an excerpt of [[Turret Opera\|Cara Mia]], which can be heard when it is nearby~~.}}		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 ==		== Related Achievements ==
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	\|File:Companion Trap.jpg\|alt10=A turret disguised as the Companion Cube.\|A turret disguised as the Companion Cube.		\|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: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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	* 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.		* 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.		** 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]].

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

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	* 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.		* 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.		** Additionally, one of the possible names for the AI bots in Offline Practice or enabled by a server is Companion Cube.
	* When you incinerate a Companion Cube in Portal, a faint screaming noise can be heard.
	** This has led fans to believe that Companion Cubes contain the bodies of dead and dying failed test subjects.

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

MrMelonNinja at 18:47, 15 February 2016

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	{{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}}		{{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}}
	{{Quotation\|'''GLaDOS'''\|I think that one was about to say 'I love you.' They ARE sentient, of course. We just have a LOT of them.\|sound=GLaDOS_sp_a2_pit_flings06.wav}}		{{Quotation\|'''GLaDOS'''\|I think that one was about to say 'I love you.' They ARE sentient, of course. We just have a LOT of them.\|sound=GLaDOS_sp_a2_pit_flings06.wav}}
	The '''Weighted Companion Cube''' (often referred to as the '''Companion Cube''') is a recurring object in the ''Portal'' universe. It appears almost identical to the [[Weighted Storage Cube]] but with a pink heart replacing the [[Aperture Science]] logo.		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.}}		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.}}

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	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.}}		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~~.		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]].

	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>.}}		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>.}}

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	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.}}		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]].		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>.}}		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>.}}