Atlas gestures

List of all gestures for the Portal 2 character Atlas. Gestures are short animations that the player can unlock by completing courses in the Co-op mode or by purchasing them from the store.

Unlockable gestures

Name	How To Unlock	Description
Small Wave	Default gesture, available from the beginning.	This gesture makes Atlas wave his hand.
High Five	Complete the Calibration Course	Can only be performed when Atlas is near P-body. If one of the bots decides to perform the High Five, the other one will do it too.
Rock Paper Scissors	Complete the fourth chamber of the Team Building Course.	Can only be performed when Atlas is near P-body. If one of the bots decides to play a game of Rock Paper Scissors, the other one will take part in it too. Depending on the outcome, the bots will react to it by cheering or showing disappointment.
Laugh	Complete the Team Building Course.	This gesture makes Atlas laugh and slap one of his legs.
Robot Dance	Complete the fifth chamber of the Mass and Velocity Course.	This gesture makes Atlas perform a dance move called the 'Wave'.
Team Tease	Complete the Mass and Velocity Course.	Can only be performed when Atlas is near P-body. In this gesture, Atlas takes the head part of P-body and places it on the ground while laughing. P-body will take his head back and smack Atlas with it.
Team Hug	Complete the eighth chamber of the Hard Light Surfaces Course	Can only be performed when Atlas is near P-body. Self-explanatory.
Trick Fire	Complete the fourth chamber of the Excursion Funnels Course.	This gesture shows how skillfully Atlas can shoot his Portal gun.

Purchasable Atlas gestures

Item	Image	Description
ATLAS FACEPALM Level 1 Gesture		This gesture allows Atlas to show his disapproval with an open palm to the face.
ATLAS SHRUG Level 1 Gesture		This gesture allows Atlas to show his current thoughts on the situation; By shrugging confoundedly.
ATLAS THUMBS UP Level 1 Gesture		This gesture allows Atlas to show his encouragement through a thumbs-up.
ATLAS FIST PUMP Level 1 Gesture		This gesture allows Atlas to show his excitement through fist-pumping.
ATLAS HEAD SPIN Level 1 Gesture		This gesture shows his current thoughts of the world by smacking his head, spinning it in a 360 degree manner.
ATLAS DANCE SPIN Level 1 Gesture		This gesture allows Atlas to show off his disco dance skills.
ATLAS DRIBBLE Level 1 Gesture		This gesture allows Atlas to display his mad hoop skills by dribbling his core like a basketball.
ATLAS ROLL Level 1 Gesture		This gesture allows Atlas to show his appreciation for the finer things in life by removing his core and spinning it like a ball.

See also

• P-body gestures