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[[File:Portal2spawner.png|right|230px|thumb|Active portal spawner with an orange ''[[Portals|portal]]'' as it appears in ''[[Portal 2]]''.]]
{{Quotation|'''GLaDOS'''|Stand back. The portal will open in 3... 2... 1.|sound=GLaDOS 00_part1_entry-7.wav}}


[[File:Portal2spawner.png|right|230px|thumb|Active portal spawner with an orange ''[[Portals|portal]]'' in it as it appears in ''[[Portal 2]]''.]]
'''Portal Spawners''', also known as '''Portal Emitters''',<ref>''Portal 2'' game files</ref> '''Portal Doors''',<ref>''Perpetual Testing Initiative'' game files</ref> or '''Autoportals'''<ref>''Portal'' game files''</ref> are [[Mechanics|test mechanics]] that appear in ''[[Portal]]'' and ''[[Portal 2]]'s'' single-player campaign.
{{Quotation|'''Announcer'''|The portal will open and emergency testing will begin in three, two, one.|sound=Announcer_prehub10.wav}}


'''Portal Spawners''', also known as '''Portal Doors''' are [[Mechanics| test mechanics]] that appear in both games. When activated, it creates a [[Portals|portal]] which is linked with the [[Handheld Portal Device|Portal Gun]]. Usually, the created [[Portals|portal]] is orange. They appear at the beginning of both games, when you dont have, or have a single-colored portal gun. They are usually activated by a timer, a [[button]], or by entering the [[Test Chambers|test chamber]].
== Overview (no spoilers) ==
 
When activated, a Portal Spawner will spawn a [[Portals|portal]] inside of it. Each spawner is set to spawn a particular color portal. Spawners are sometimes activated as soon as you enter the [[Test Chambers|test chamber]]. Other times, they are activated by [[Pedestal Button|Pedestal Buttons]] or set on a timer. At the very beginning of each game, when the player has no [[Handheld Portal Device]], both blue and orange Portal Spawners can be found in the test chambers. Once the player receives the Portal Device and can fire blue portals on their own, only orange Portal Spawners are in use, then when the Device is upgraded to fire both portals, the Portal Spawners are out of use.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* An icon of a Portal Spawner can be found in the [[Puzzle Creator]]'s files.
* An icon of a Portal Spawner can be found in the [[Puzzle Creator]]'s files, despite it not being in the Puzzle Creator.
 
== References ==
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== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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|File:Portalspawner.png|alt1=Active Portal spawner with orange [[Portals|portal]] in it as it appears in [[Portal]]|Active Portal spawner with orange [[Portals|portal]] in it as it appears in [[Portal]]
|File:Portalspawner.png|Active spawner with an orange [[Portals|portal]], as it appears in ''[[Portal]]''.
|File:Betaportalspawner.png|alt2=Inacive Portal spawner as it appeared in Portal Beta|Inacive Portal spawner as it appeared in Portal Beta
|File:Betaportalspawner.png|Pre-release ''Portal'' screenshot showing an inactive spawner.
|File:Fixed portal door.png|alt3=Unused icon of Portal Spawner from [[Puzzle Creator|Puzzle Creators]] item palette|Unused icon of Portal Spawner from [[Puzzle Creator|Puzzle Creators]] item palette
|File:Fixed portal door.png|Unused icon of the spawner in the [[Puzzle Creator]]'s item palette, also using ''Portal's'' spawner frames.
|File:Portal 2 Chapter 1 Introduction test chamber.png|Portal Spawners seen in a test chamber.
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Latest revision as of 17:50, 17 May 2022

Active portal spawner with an orange portal as it appears in Portal 2.
Stand back. The portal will open in 3... 2... 1.
GLaDOS

Portal Spawners, also known as Portal Emitters,[1] Portal Doors,[2] or Autoportals[3] are test mechanics that appear in Portal and Portal 2's single-player campaign.

Overview (no spoilers)

When activated, a Portal Spawner will spawn a portal inside of it. Each spawner is set to spawn a particular color portal. Spawners are sometimes activated as soon as you enter the test chamber. Other times, they are activated by Pedestal Buttons or set on a timer. At the very beginning of each game, when the player has no Handheld Portal Device, both blue and orange Portal Spawners can be found in the test chambers. Once the player receives the Portal Device and can fire blue portals on their own, only orange Portal Spawners are in use, then when the Device is upgraded to fire both portals, the Portal Spawners are out of use.

Trivia

  • An icon of a Portal Spawner can be found in the Puzzle Creator's files, despite it not being in the Puzzle Creator.

References

  1. Portal 2 game files
  2. Perpetual Testing Initiative game files
  3. Portal game files

Gallery