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{{Quotation|'''GLaDOS'''|You really are doing great... Chell.|sound=GLaDOS_sp_sphere_2nd_encounter_completion01.wav}} | {{Quotation|'''GLaDOS'''|You really are doing great... Chell.|sound=GLaDOS_sp_sphere_2nd_encounter_completion01.wav}} | ||
'''Chell''', documented as '''Test Subject #1''' | '''Chell''', documented as '''Test Subject #1''' but previously as '''#1498''',<ref>[[Portal 2: Lab Rat]], page 21. https://www.thinkwithportals.com/comic/#22</ref> was a test subject of the [[Aperture Science]] computer-aided Enrichment Center, and was involved in the testing of the Company's [[Handheld Portal Device]] (commonly known as the Portal Gun). | ||
She is the silent protagonist of ''[[Portal]]'' and the single-player campaign in ''[[Portal 2]]''. Very little is known of her past, beyond {{spoiler|her possible abandonment at birth | She is the silent protagonist of ''[[Portal]]'' and the single-player campaign in ''[[Portal 2]]''. Very little is known of her past, beyond {{spoiler|her possible abandonment at birth}} and her stubborn will to live. | ||
Throughout the series, Chell is {{Spoiler|antagonized by the | Throughout the series, Chell is {{Spoiler|antagonized by the central core and facility overseer [[GLaDOS]]}} during her testing courses. Wielding only the Handheld Portal Device, she eventually utilizes this device as a means of avoiding hazards and {{Spoiler|bypassing various sections of the facility in order to escape.}} | ||
According to one timeline, she likely has soulless clones made from her DNA.<ref>[[Portal 2: Lab Rat]], page 21. https://www.thinkwithportals.com/comic/#22</ref> | According to one timeline, she likely has soulless clones made from her DNA.<ref>[[Portal 2: Lab Rat]], page 21. https://www.thinkwithportals.com/comic/#22</ref> | ||
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Much of Chell's past remains a mystery. {{Spoiler|During the final events of ''[[Portal]]'', [[GLaDOS]] mentions numerous times that Chell was abandoned at birth, and also mentions that she was adopted, and such references continue throughout ''[[Portal 2]]'', although the credibility of GLaDOS' word is unclear. Many of GLaDOS' comments throughout ''Portal 2'' and the latter stages of ''Portal'' are in an effort to belittle, annoy or distract Chell from achieving her goal, and whether or not statements of her adoption and orphan status are true or not is up for debate}}. | Much of Chell's past remains a mystery. {{Spoiler|During the final events of ''[[Portal]]'', [[GLaDOS]] mentions numerous times that Chell was abandoned at birth, and also mentions that she was adopted, and such references continue throughout ''[[Portal 2]]'', although the credibility of GLaDOS' word is unclear. Many of GLaDOS' comments throughout ''Portal 2'' and the latter stages of ''Portal'' are in an effort to belittle, annoy or distract Chell from achieving her goal, and whether or not statements of her adoption and orphan status are true or not is up for debate}}. | ||
During the events of Portal 2, {{Spoiler|it is implied that Chell may be the daughter of a scientist who worked at Aperture Science.}} | During the events of Portal 2, {{Spoiler|it is implied that Chell may be the daughter of a scientist who worked at Aperture Science, due to a science project in the [[Portal 2 Chapter 4 Test Chamber 21 (Escape)|pre-takeover escape sequence]].}} | ||
=== ''Portal'' === | === ''Portal'' === | ||
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* Chell appears alongside several other ''Portal 2'' characters in the ''Portal 2 Level Pack'' for [[LEGO Dimensions]]. | * Chell appears alongside several other ''Portal 2'' characters in the ''Portal 2 Level Pack'' for [[LEGO Dimensions]]. | ||
* GLaDOS states to Chell {{Spoiler|that she had found two test subjects in cryogenic storage with her last name, implying that her parents may have worked at Aperture, and were not killed upon the Bring Your Daughter to Work Day disaster.}} | * GLaDOS states to Chell {{Spoiler|that she had found two test subjects in cryogenic storage with her last name, implying that her parents may have worked at Aperture, and were not killed upon the Bring Your Daughter to Work Day disaster.}} | ||
* Though she is who the player is playing as her name is almost never said in [[Portal]] or in [[Portal 2]], presumably to allow the player to feel as it is them. | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
* [[Portal 2: Lab Rat]] | * [[Portal 2: Lab Rat]] | ||