Stalemate Resolution Annex

The Stalemate Resolution Annex as it appears on Portal 2

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"...unless a stalemate associate is present to press the stalemate resolution button." Click to listen — Announcer

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"Stalemate Resolution Associate: Please press the Stalemate Resolution Button." Click to listen — Announcer

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The Stalemate Resolution Annex is an area located inside the Central AI Chamber where the Stalemate Resolution Button resides.

Overview

The Stalemate Associate, or in this case, Chell, is needed to press the Stalemate Button if there is any case of the cores in a core transfer, either the corrupted core or the substitute core, disagreeing with the core transfer protocol. Then if the button is pressed, the core transfer will start anyway regardless whatever the condition of the core. Basically, a override button. Humorously, you apparently need to be a “trained stalemate associate” to press the stalemate resolution button

Trivia

• In Portal 2, it seems that the annex is not foolproof, as demonstrated by Wheatley by placing bombs behind panels