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[[File:Theunderground_title_card.png|thumb|300px|right|The logo of the series]] | [[File:Theunderground_title_card.png|thumb|300px|right|The logo of the series]] | ||
'''The Underground''' is a | '''The Underground''' is a video series animated by Gleb Lvov and formerly produced by Machinima. In it, there is a core called the [[The Underground#Interview Core|Interview Core]] who started a talk-show where "the rejected are respected and the best-case has no place." It takes place in two forgotten locations within [[Aperture Science]]. Currently, there are 5 released episodes, and features a cast consisting of new [[cores]], a turret band, the Mainframe and the [[Party Escort Bot]]. | ||
== The Cast == | == The Cast == | ||
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|Male | |Male | ||
|Harry Callaghan | |Harry Callaghan | ||
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|[[The Underground#Friendship Cores|Blue]] | |||
|Male | |||
|Matthew Kowalewski | |||
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|[[The Underground#Friendship Cores|Yellow]] | |||
|Male | |||
|Pat Boivin | |||
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|Party Escort Bot | |Party Escort Bot | ||
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{{Quotation|'''Ego Core''' describing the Interview Core|Don't flatter yourself, you never were a functioning part of anything.|}} | {{Quotation|'''Ego Core''' describing the Interview Core|Don't flatter yourself, you never were a functioning part of anything.|}} | ||
The '''Interview Core''' is a corrupted [[Cores#Personality Cores|personality core]] who appears in all episodes of the series. He escaped incineration by [[GLaDOS]] and somehow found himself on a table, setting the literal stage for the talk-show. As the host of ''The Underground'', the Interview Core is responsible for interviewing his guests and giving answers to his (possibly empty) audience. | The '''Interview Core''' is a corrupted [[Cores#Personality Cores|personality core]] who appears in all episodes of the series. He escaped incineration by [[GLaDOS]] and somehow found himself on a table, setting the literal stage for the talk-show. As the host of ''The Underground'', the Interview Core is responsible for interviewing his guests and giving answers to his (possibly empty) audience. | ||
{{spoiler|In the sixth episode, he uses his Therapeutic Voice Processor to guide two cores through couples therapy.}} | |||
=== Anthony (and The Band) === | === Anthony (and The Band) === | ||
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The '''Ego Core'''{{spoiler|, or Onathan,}} is a corrupted personality core who appears in the fifth episode of the series. {{spoiler|Before the events of The Underground, he worked with the Interview Core processing test subjects.}} Onathan describes himself as more intelligent and superior to the other cores, but is quite narcissistic.{{spoiler|After the interview, he was attached to the Mainframe, as the Mainframe "could use an ego boost".}} | The '''Ego Core'''{{spoiler|, or Onathan,}} is a corrupted personality core who appears in the fifth episode of the series. {{spoiler|Before the events of The Underground, he worked with the Interview Core processing test subjects.}} Onathan describes himself as more intelligent and superior to the other cores, but is quite narcissistic.{{spoiler|After the interview, he was attached to the Mainframe, as the Mainframe "could use an ego boost".}} | ||
[[File:Somethingbigger.png|thumb|150px|right|The Mainframe]] | |||
[[File:YellowBlue.png|thumb|150px|right|The Friendship Cores]] | |||
=== Friendship Cores === | |||
{{Quotation|'''Yellow''' about Blue|Me and dumbass here are "friendship cores". We were designed to simulate trust or something stupid like that.}} | |||
The two friendship cores, '''Yellow''' and '''Blue''' are two fused cores. {{spoiler|During the interview, it is shown that Yellow hates Blue for his stupidity. The two argue over their situation until the Interview core uses his Therapeutic Voice Processor and heads a couples therapy for the two. During the ending, the two are separated.}} | |||
[[File:Somethingbigger.png|thumb|150px|right|The Mainframe]] | |||
=== The Mainframe === | === The Mainframe === | ||
{{Quotation|'''The Mainframe''' about the Protocol Core|Hm. I don't like him.}} | {{Quotation|'''The Mainframe''' about the Protocol Core|Hm. I don't like him.}} | ||
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|File:Underground.PNG|The Ego Core and the Interview Core | |File:Underground.PNG|The Ego Core and the Interview Core | ||
|File:EliteCore.png|The Elite Core, who appears in the third episode. | |File:EliteCore.png|The Elite Core, who appears in the third episode. | ||
|File:Therapy.png|Therapeutic Voice Processor | |||
}} | }} | ||
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* The Paranoia Core mentions several aspects of Old Aperture's tests, such as mantis men and test-related tumors. | * The Paranoia Core mentions several aspects of Old Aperture's tests, such as mantis men and test-related tumors. | ||
* The Paranoia Core is an interpretation of a [[Unused content|cut personality core]] from ''[[Portal 2]].'' While non-canon to the Portal universe, this core also makes an appearance in the game ''[[Poker Night 2]]'' as [[GLaDOS]]' bounty prize item; in this appearance, it is identical in appearance to [[Wheatley]]. | * The Paranoia Core is an interpretation of a [[Unused content|cut personality core]] from ''[[Portal 2]].'' While non-canon to the Portal universe, this core also makes an appearance in the game ''[[Poker Night 2]]'' as [[GLaDOS]]' bounty prize item; in this appearance, it is identical in appearance to [[Wheatley]]. | ||
*The first five episodes of The Underground have been released within a short time of each other in July 2011. The sixth episode | *The first five episodes of The Underground have been released within a short time of each other in July 2011. The sixth episode was released in late September 2013. | ||
[[Category:The Underground]] | [[Category:The Underground]] | ||
[[Category:Non-canon articles]] | [[Category:Non-canon articles]] | ||