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'''Doug Rattmann''', better known as the 'ratman', is an Aperture Science employee who survives [[GLaDOS]]'s attempt to poison every employee in the facility with neurotoxin when she is switched on. He does not appear in-game, instead leaving behind paintings and murals which can be found throughout the Aperture test chambers in [[Portal]] and [[Portal 2]]. A paranoid {{W|schizophrenic}}, he is dependant on anti psychotic medication to keep him sane.

Delusional, running low on medication and travelling with a talking [[Weighted Companion Cube]], he watches from the shadows as Chell is tested by GLaDOS. Although never seen in Portal, his 'dens' can be found by the player, containing crude bedding, empty cans of beans and scribblings and dioramas on the walls. It is in one of these dens that the words 'The cake is a lie' is found scribbled on a wall, resulting in the well known meme. Following Chells' destruction of GLaDOS at the end of Portal, he follows the sound of the explosion and finds a route to the outside world. His joy is short lived as he witnesses the unconscious Chell being dragged back into the facility by a bot. Feeling guilt, as it was his actions that resulted in her being the first test subject, he once again enters the facility and finds Chell has been put in long-term relaxation<ref name="chell relaxation">Portal 2: Lab Rat comic, [[:File:Lab Rat P15.jpg|page 15]]</ref>. He then finds out all the cryo-chambers are offline due to the massive explosion caused by GLaDOS's death. He proceeds to save Chell's life by putting her into indefinitely long sleep, injuring himself in the process when he shot by a [[Turret]]<ref name="ratmann shot">Portal 2: Lab Rat comic, [[:File:Lab Rat P17.jpg|page 17]]</ref>. He then enters a cryo-chamber himself and falls asleep. His fate is unknown.