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[[Buttons]] is a game [[Mechanics|mechanic]] used throughout the ''Portal'' series. They are used within [[Test Chambers]], and can be activated... | |||
== Uses == | == Uses == | ||
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== Buttons == | == Buttons == | ||
=== Heavy Duty Super Button === | === 1500 Megawatt Aperture Science Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button === | ||
[[File:Portal 2 Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button.png|right|100px]] | [[File:Portal 2 Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button.png|right|100px]] | ||
[[File:Portal 2 Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button active.png|right|100px]] | |||
The '''Heavy Duty Super Button | The '''1500 Megawatt Aperture Science Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button'' is a receptacle that can be triggered by the weights of player characters, [[#Weighted Storage Cube|Weighted Storage Cube]]s, [[#Edgeless Safety Cube|Edgeless Safety Cube]]s, and [[#Frankenturret|Frankenturret]]s. The button was introduced in ''Portal'' and remained prevalent in ''Portal 2''. | ||
An older prototype variant from the 50-70s era of the Super Buttons can be seen in the ''Portal 2'' single-player chapters ''The Fall'' and ''The Reunion''. | An older prototype variant from the 50-70s era of the Super Buttons can be seen in the ''Portal 2'' single-player chapters ''The Fall'' and ''The Reunion''. | ||
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=== Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle === | === Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle === | ||
[[File:Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle.png|right|100px]] | [[File:Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle.png|right|100px]] | ||
[[File:Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle active.png|right|100px]] | |||
'''Weighted Storage Cube Receptacles''', as obvious by its name, serves as a receptacle only for the [[#Weighted Storage Cube|Weighted Storage Cube]]s, even though it can also activate using [[Weighted Companion Cube]]s and [[Discouragement Redirection Cube]]s. This receptacle is only present in the co-op campaign of ''Portal 2'', though it is available in the [[Puzzle Creator]]. | '''Weighted Storage Cube Receptacles''', as obvious by its name, serves as a receptacle only for the [[#Weighted Storage Cube|Weighted Storage Cube]]s, even though it can also activate using [[Weighted Companion Cube]]s and [[Discouragement Redirection Cube]]s. This receptacle is only present in the co-op campaign of ''Portal 2'', though it is available in the [[Puzzle Creator]]. | ||
The Storage Cube must be placed securely inside the receptacle in order for test subjects to proceed. Although its appearance is similar to the [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button|Super Button]], it cannot be activated by the weight of test subjects or any other objects being placed upon it. | The Storage Cube must be placed securely inside the receptacle in order for test subjects to proceed. Although its appearance is similar to the [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button|Super Button]], it cannot be activated by the weight of test subjects or any other objects being placed upon it. | ||
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=== Edgeless Safety Cube Receptacle === | === Edgeless Safety Cube Receptacle === | ||
[[File:Edgeless Safety Cube Receptacle.png|right|100px]] | [[File:Edgeless Safety Cube Receptacle.png|right|100px]] | ||
[[File:Edgeless Safety Cube Receptacle active.png|right|100px]] | |||
The Edgeless Safety Cube Receptacle is a receptacle for the [[#Edgeless Safety Cube|Edgeless Safety Cube]], introduced in ''Portal 2''. The Cube must be placed securely inside the receptacle in order for the player to proceed. | The Edgeless Safety Cube Receptacle is a receptacle for the [[Cubes#Edgeless Safety Cube|Edgeless Safety Cube]], introduced in ''Portal 2''. The Cube must be placed securely inside the receptacle in order for the player to proceed. | ||
Edgeless Safety Cubes and their receptacles only appear as testing elements in the game's cooperative campaign and the [[Perpetual Testing Initiative]]. However, an Edgeless Safety Cube can be seen among the " | Edgeless Safety Cubes and their receptacles only appear as testing elements in the game's cooperative campaign and the [[Perpetual Testing Initiative]]. However, an Edgeless Safety Cube can be seen among the "garbage" in [[Portal 2 Chapter 2 Test Chamber 6]]. | ||
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=== Contraption Cube Receptacle === | === Contraption Cube Receptacle === | ||
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* '''Toggle Stopwatch:''' Unknown, only present in educational version. Possibly related to the timer functionality present in that version. | * '''Toggle Stopwatch:''' Unknown, only present in educational version. Possibly related to the timer functionality present in that version. | ||
== | == Notes == | ||
* In | {{Spoiler|block=yes| | ||
* In the [[Portal (game)|Portal]] [[Portal Test Chamber 16|Test Chamber 16]], [[turrets]] can activate a button. This is the only occurrence of this in the game.}} | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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|File:Portal 1 floor button.png|alt1=Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button| | |File:Portal 1 floor button.png|alt1=Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button|The Heavy Duty Super Button as it appears in ''Portal''. | ||
|File:P2_OldFloor_button.png|alt4=An old Aperture floor button from ''Portal 2''|The Heavy Duty Super Button from old Aperture in ''Portal 2''. | |||
|File:P2_OldFloor_button.png|alt4=An old Aperture floor button from ''Portal 2''| | |||
|File:ContraptionCube Error.png|A Contraption Cube activating a bugged receptacle, not opening the connected door. | |File:ContraptionCube Error.png|A Contraption Cube activating a bugged receptacle, not opening the connected door. | ||
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== Quotes == | |||
{{Quotation|'''[[GLaDOS]]'''|Please place the Weighted Storage Cube on the Fifteen Hundred Megawatt Aperture Science Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button.|sound=GLaDOS_00_part2_entry-1.wav}} | |||
{{Quotation|'''[[GLaDOS]]'''|You have no idea how tiring it is to praise someone for placing an Edgeless Safety Cube into a receptacle designed to exactly fit an Edgeless Safety Cube.|sound=GLaDOS_mp_coop_fling_3end04.wav}} | |||
== Trivia == | |||
* The name GladOS introduces the button with - “Superconducting Super Button” - is a reference to the United States’ Superconducting Super Collider project, a failed attempt at creating a particle accelerator in Texas during the latter half of the 20th century. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[ | * [[Pedestal Button]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Cubes]] | ||
{{MechanicsNav}} | {{MechanicsNav}} | ||
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{{move|Buttons}} | |||
[[Category:Mechanics]] | [[Category:Mechanics]] | ||