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In the first ''[[Portal]]'', '''Hoopy the Hoop''' was a lone hoop that dropped and rolled over in-front of the player at the end of the game. While Valve had anticipated Hoopy the Hoop would become an [[w:Internet meme|internet meme]], [[cake]] took that place and Hoopy the Hoop was forgotten.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/03/10/opening-the-portal-exploring-portal-s-creation-and-its-ties-to-half-life-2.aspx?PostPageIndex=3 Gameinformer interview], page 3. Retrieved 2011-05-04.</ref>
In ''[[Portal]]'', '''Hoopy the Hoop''' was a hoop fallen from the {{spoiler|sky among the wreckage of [[GLaDOS]] at the end of the game. Hoopy landed on the [[Aperture Science]] parking lot in front of [[Chell]] just before being dragged off by the [[Party Escort Bot]].}}
 
As joked about in an interview with [[Valve]] on [http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/03/10/opening-the-portal-exploring-portal-s-creation-and-its-ties-to-half-life-2.aspx?PostPageIndex=3 "Opening The Portal: Exploring The Game's Development"], said they never expected "The Cake is a Lie" to become such a huge hit. The developers said they expected, if anything, that Hoopy the Hoop would become the meme derived from ''Portal''.
 
Erik Wolpaw jokes, "We thought we should have a warehouse full of Hoopy t-shirts and mugs and posters…we would watch that hoop roll by over and over again. That was the part of the game we were most proud of, and nobody cared."
 
In Portal 2 it became a [[Wikipedia:Canon (fiction)|canon]] joke, by reappearing in some chambers (See "Portal 2" Below.).
 
Hoopy's in-game object names are glados_gib_10 and glados_debris_05.


== Appearances ==
== Appearances ==
=== Portal ===
=== ''Portal'' ===
{{See also|Portal}}
{{See also|Portal}}
Hoopy the Hoop rolls across the screen at the end of the game {{spoiler text|as [[Chell]] lays outside the [[Aperture Science]] facility.}}


=== Portal 2 ===
Hoopy the Hoop rolls across the screen {{spoiler|at the end of the game as [[Chell]] lays outside the [[Aperture Science]] facility.}}
 
=== ''Portal 2'' ===
{{See also|Portal 2}}
{{See also|Portal 2}}
Hoopy first appears in ''Portal 2'' underneath a floor panel in [[Portal 2 Chapter 2 Test Chamber 2|Test Chamber 2]]. He makes his second appearence behind a desk in [[Doug Rattmann|Rattmann's]] den in [[Portal 2 Chapter 2 Test Chamber 6|Test Chamber 6]]; this is the same den as referred to by the [[Achievements#Portal 2|Final Transmission]] achievement.
 
Hoopy is known to appear in a few places within ''Portal 2''.  Its earliest known appearance is in [[Portal 2 Chapter 1 Her Chamber|GLaDOS' ruined chamber]], where it lays slightly to the left of what could be described as [[GLaDOS]]' head; its second known appearance is underneath a floor [[Panels|panel]] in [[Portal 2 Chapter 2 Test Chamber 2|Test Chamber 02]]. {{spoiler|It then makes its third known appearance behind a desk in [[Doug Rattmann|Rattmann]]'s den in [[Portal 2 Chapter 2 Test Chamber 6|Test Chamber 06]]; this is the same den as referred to by the [[Achievements#Portal 2|Final Transmission]] achievement.}}
Hoopy's fourth appearance is in one of the randomly-chosen exit corridors in chambers created with the [[Puzzle Maker|Perpetual Testing Initiative]]. It is seen by noclipping into the ceilings of the exit corridor, although it doesn't appear in every one.
 
== Trivia ==
* Hoopy appears multiple times as an easter egg in [[Portal_Stories:_Mel | Portal Stories: Mel]].


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== Gallery ==
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|File:Portal 2 Chapter 2 Test Chamber 02 Hoopy the Hoop.png|alt2=Hoopy the Hoop in [[Portal 2 Chapter 2 Test Chamber 2|Test Chamber 2]].|Hoopy the Hoop in [[Portal 2 Chapter 2 Test Chamber 2|Test Chamber 2]].
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|File:Portal 2 Chapter 1 Her Chamber Hoopy the Hoop.png|alt1=h|Hoopy the Hoop during ''[[Portal 2]]'', in [[Portal 2 Chapter 1 Her Chamber|GLaDOS' ruined chamber]].
|File:Portal 2 Chapter 2 Test Chamber 02 Hoopy the Hoop.png|alt1=h|Hoopy the Hoop in [[Portal 2 Chapter 2 Test Chamber 2|Test Chamber 02]].
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Latest revision as of 01:25, 19 August 2022

Hoopy the Hoop

In Portal, Hoopy the Hoop was a hoop fallen from the sky among the wreckage of GLaDOS at the end of the game. Hoopy landed on the Aperture Science parking lot in front of Chell just before being dragged off by the Party Escort Bot.

As joked about in an interview with Valve on "Opening The Portal: Exploring The Game's Development", said they never expected "The Cake is a Lie" to become such a huge hit. The developers said they expected, if anything, that Hoopy the Hoop would become the meme derived from Portal.

Erik Wolpaw jokes, "We thought we should have a warehouse full of Hoopy t-shirts and mugs and posters…we would watch that hoop roll by over and over again. That was the part of the game we were most proud of, and nobody cared."

In Portal 2 it became a canon joke, by reappearing in some chambers (See "Portal 2" Below.).

Hoopy's in-game object names are glados_gib_10 and glados_debris_05.

Appearances

Portal

See also: Portal

Hoopy the Hoop rolls across the screen at the end of the game as Chell lays outside the Aperture Science facility.

Portal 2

See also: Portal 2

Hoopy is known to appear in a few places within Portal 2. Its earliest known appearance is in GLaDOS' ruined chamber, where it lays slightly to the left of what could be described as GLaDOS' head; its second known appearance is underneath a floor panel in Test Chamber 02. It then makes its third known appearance behind a desk in Rattmann's den in Test Chamber 06; this is the same den as referred to by the Final Transmission achievement. Hoopy's fourth appearance is in one of the randomly-chosen exit corridors in chambers created with the Perpetual Testing Initiative. It is seen by noclipping into the ceilings of the exit corridor, although it doesn't appear in every one.

Trivia

Gallery

References