GLaDOS Origin Story Told in Full Portal 2 Comic

[Tom Goldman]

GLaDOS Origin Story Told in Full Portal 2 Comic

The entirety of Valve's official Portal 2 comic has been released, bridging the gap between Portal and its sequel, and giving us a look at GLaDOS before she was evil.

Portal 2 [] comic which has now been released in its entirety.

Valve teamed up with IGN Comics to release the comic in two parts, both of which are now available. The comic follows Doug "Ratman" Rattmann, an Aperture Science employee otherwise known as the guy that scribbled all those helpful messages on the walls of the test chambers in Portal.

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Not to give too much away, but it turns out that Rattmann wasn't killed before or after the events of Portal. In fact, he played a major part in getting things moving for Chell in both the first game and the sequel.

I'm not trying to be a fanboy or anything, but sh*t, this comic is amazing if you're a Portal fan. It finally reveals some of the mysteries behind the series, and hopefully is only a taste of what we'll get when Portal 2 is released for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on April 19.

*Anyone that has trouble viewing the comic at full size can also check it out here [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/gallery/view/26/109178/196.1]*

Source: IGN Part 2 [http://comics.ign.com/articles/116/1160605p1.html]

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[Ghengis John]

GLaDOS makes an appearance in a comic book about portal? You don't say...

Though I forgive you for being a fanboy. I found the idea that someone else was running around to be quite interesting.

 

[Mahorfeus]

The apparent origin of "the cake is a lie" was a tad random - was it by mere chance that the phrase manifest itself?

 

[BonsaiK]

Making an article about how GLaDOS appears in the Portal 2 comic is kind of like making an article saying the new CoD will have guns in it.

I won't be reading it though, I kind of like all that "mystery" stuff. The great thing about Portal (and a lot of other Valve games, now that I think about it more) is what isn't told in the stories.

 

[Paksenarrion]

Wow, the comic explains a lot! Thanks for sharing this.

 

[Roboto]

Making an article about how GLaDOS appears in the Portal 2 comic is kind of like making an article saying the new CoD will have guns in it.

I won't be reading it though, I kind of like all that "mystery" stuff. The great thing about Portal (and a lot of other Valve games, now that I think about it more) is what isn't told in the stories.

This doesn't really spoil anything as much as it gives you the "10 minutes before" all the way up to 0 minutes till the next game.

I highly recommend it, it is very emotional and I almost cried

 

[mParadox]

Very nice. The art style is refreshing. Reminds me of Quentin Blake.

and that explains alot actually. Very nice Valve. Very nice.

 

[ZeoAssassin]

well that was entertaining.....but does that mean wheatly is evil or was he trying to save her?

 

[legion431]

Amazing it's added a lot to my thoughts about this game.

 

[Direwolf750]

The Ratman can still be alive! YAY! also, yay Portal 2 stuffs! yay extreme...loss of...productivity...yeah...damn...

 

[Rigs83]

How do you measure "Tenacity"?

 

[Direwolf750]

The apparent origin of "the cake is a lie" was a tad random - was it by mere chance that the phrase manifest itself?

One of GLsDOS's last lines is "there really was a caaaaakkkeeeeee*static*", and the idea behind it was that the Ratman knew that the promised cake was actually death, so he was leaving you a message. Doesn't sound like mere chance to me.

 

[Direwolf750]

How do you measure "Tenacity"?

Times played Super Meat Boy.

 

[Elec0]

How do you measure "Tenacity"?

Times played Super Meat Boy.

This.

But yeah, the comic was really quite good and very informative.

 

[IvoryTowerGamer]

Anyone else think it's interesting that GLaDOS is alive in the comic (IE after we kill her in Portal 1 and before we reactivate her in Portal 2)?

This could be regarded as a mistake, but with all the comic's themes of perception vs reality I wouldn't be surprised if it has some bearing on the plot of Portal 2.

 

[Quiet Stranger]

Anyone else think it's interesting that GLaDOS is alive in the comic (IE after we kill her in Portal 1 and before we reactivate her in Portal 2)?

This could be regarded as a mistake, but with all the comic's themes of perception vs reality I wouldn't be surprised if it has some bearing on the plot of Portal 2.

I'm not sure if this is correct but flash backs my friend, flash backs

 

[tthor]

I might just be really tired, but this comic kinda sucked :\

 

[Tiswas]

Art was nice. Not having played Portal 1 just made all of this confusing. I was thinking of just picking up the 2nd game but now I'm not so sure.

 

[Arcanist]

Anyone else think it's interesting that GLaDOS is alive in the comic (IE after we kill her in Portal 1 and before we reactivate her in Portal 2)?

I'm 99% certain that the portions where GLaDOS talks take place in a flashback - he's recalling the day she managed to kill the scientists that created her.

Anyway, this was a very touching and interesting bit of backstory, with some wonderful art to boot. Color me impressed!

 

[octafish]

Very nice. The art style is refreshing. Reminds me of Quentin Blake.

You see Quentin Blake, I see Ralph Steadman, particularly the pages with the pills.