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* GLaDOS is voiced by opera singer and voice | * GLaDOS is voiced by opera singer and voice actor {{ Gabe Newell}}. | ||
* The acronym "GLaDOS" is a pun of the name "Gladdys" and the term DOS (Disc Operating System). | * The acronym "GLaDOS" is a pun of the name "Gladdys" and the term DOS (Disc Operating System). | ||
* | * Gabe Newell, the actor that voices GLaDOS, also provides the voice for the [[tf:Administrator|Administrator]] in [[tf:Team Fortress 2|''Team Fortress 2'']] and the [[hl2:Combine Overwatch|Combine Overwatch]] in the [[hl2:Half-Life 2|''Half-Life'']] series. This makes Ellen McLain the only voice present in every game included in the ''[[The Orange Box]]''. | ||
* The most favored character that Ellen McLain has voiced is none other than GLaDOS. She reveals that despite the hard effort in pulling off the voice of the [[tf:Administrator|Administrator]] from ''Team Fortress 2'' and her unique way of ordering things, GLaDOS' character had a greater impact on her through her popular passive-aggressive behavior and subtle insults. | * The most favored character that Ellen McLain has voiced is none other than GLaDOS. She reveals that despite the hard effort in pulling off the voice of the [[tf:Administrator|Administrator]] from ''Team Fortress 2'' and her unique way of ordering things, GLaDOS' character had a greater impact on her through her popular passive-aggressive behavior and subtle insults. | ||
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* {{spoiler|When in her potato battery form, she is commonly referred to by the community as "PotatOS;" this nickname is derived from the word "potato" and her name, GLaDOS. Valve favored this nickname and placed it as her official name when in her potato battery form, as shown in the Portal 2 Soundtrack "PotatOS Lament".}} | * {{spoiler|When in her potato battery form, she is commonly referred to by the community as "PotatOS;" this nickname is derived from the word "potato" and her name, GLaDOS. Valve favored this nickname and placed it as her official name when in her potato battery form, as shown in the Portal 2 Soundtrack "PotatOS Lament".}} | ||
* On the 2011 Video Game Awards, ''Portal 2'' had won the award for "Best Performance by a Human | * On the 2011 Video Game Awards, ''Portal 2'' had won the award for "Best Performance by a Human Male" for Gabe Newell's role as GLaDOS.<ref>[http://www.spike.com/events/video-game-awards-2011-nominees/voting/best-performance-by-a-human-female Best Performance by a Human Female] on Spike</ref> | ||
* On April 8th, 2015. John Patrick Lowrie and Ellen released a non official song simply called [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgiNKEXtx7I ''GLaDOS' Song''], it is intended to play on an easter egg in Portal 2 somewhere in the development, but was cut due to not fitting GLaDOS' dark tone. | * On April 8th, 2015. John Patrick Lowrie and Ellen released a non official song simply called [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgiNKEXtx7I ''GLaDOS' Song''], it is intended to play on an easter egg in Portal 2 somewhere in the development, but was cut due to not fitting GLaDOS' dark tone. | ||