GLaDOS Origin Story Told in Full Portal 2 Comic

[Xelt]

So... who else noticed the gravity gun? =p

Where!?


I enjoyed this comic, was good to see about the history a little.

 

[Dr. Paine]

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

He was trying to save her, by giving her a chance to reawaken and try to destroy GLaDOS again and this time run away. Perhaps by the time Portal 2 starts, it will be long after the 7 hour war, during the events of Half Life 2 and episodes (that's how Portal ties in with Half Life I guess). Perhaps she will give her Portal Gun to Freeman somehow. That would be awesome!

It's been confirmed that Portal takes place either shortly before, around the same time, or very shortly after, Half Life 2, and Portal 2 is centuries into the future. Unless the wild guess about Atlas and P-Body being Gordon and Alyx turned robots, everyone and everything in the Half Life series is long, long dead.

 

[DTWolfwood]

Never Give up, Never Surrender! To infinity and Beyond!!!!! XD

 

[Russian_Assassin]

It's been confirmed that Portal takes place either shortly before, around the same time, or very shortly after, Half Life 2, and Portal 2 is centuries into the future. Unless the wild guess about Atlas and P-Body being Gordon and Alyx turned robots, everyone and everything in the Half Life series is long, long dead.

Source?

 

[Daverson]

So... who else noticed the gravity gun? =p

Where!?

Hiding in plain view! =) [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/gallery/view/26/109178/196.14] Along with a suit charger and two medical stations from the original HL, and... strangely, what appears to a combine health dispenser in the front left corner =\

 

[Xerosch]

Hmm... I should play this once more. Finished the Orange Box's 'Portal' once and thought it to be allright, maybe it's time to experience it again to understand why people get a boner everytime this one is mentioned.

 

[k-ossuburb]

Damnit, I know this artist, I just can't remember their name. Pff, don't tell me, I'll get it eventually, but I'm going to be stuck thinking about this all day before I figure it out.

 

[SilverUchiha]

Certainly is nice to see the link between the games. Also, kind of cool to see the origins of GLaDOS. Makes me wonder if everyone at Aperture is really that stupid.

 

[Scars Unseen]

I don't really like the idea of another human running around alive while Portal is going on. The sense of isolation and alienation in that game were great. Turns out somebody had Chell's back the whole time? No thanks.

Also, Chell comes off too pretty-looking here. She even looks to be wearing lipstick in some panels.

Where did you think all the helpful little hints scribbles that you found (especially toward the end game) came from?

 

[Dr. Paine]

It's been confirmed that Portal takes place either shortly before, around the same time, or very shortly after, Half Life 2, and Portal 2 is centuries into the future. Unless the wild guess about Atlas and P-Body being Gordon and Alyx turned robots, everyone and everything in the Half Life series is long, long dead.

Source?

http://half-life.wikia.com/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Half-Life_universe

A lot of it is spread out through articles (I've been a dedicated reader for some time now) but the Overwiki is a fairly accurate source of information, though the dates have always been pretty vague. Blame Valve for that one. This is the best timeline out there so far, though, unless one of the Portal/HL writers decides to make one of their own publicly known.

The whole thing of Portal 2 being centuries later has been in a few articles, a few even on The Escapist.

 

[soren7550]

Eh, was ok. But then again, I'm not exactly a fan of Portal, so that may have something to do with it.

 

[TRR]

It's funny how the author of this article has not read the comic. GlaDOS is evil, and it isn't hiding it. It tries to kill everybody the instant it is turned on.

 

[monkey_man]

I realllyy want portal 2 now. and Valve, I love all the comics! please make more
(perhaps a l4d2 one? with coach, Nick etc.)

 

[z3rostr1fe]

It's funny how the author of this article has not read the comic. GlaDOS is evil, and it isn't hiding it. It tries to kill everybody the instant it is turned on.

Actually,

Spoiler

GLaDOS was only good for about 1/16 picosecond

if I am correct. Then

Spoiler

after 1/16 picosecond she takes over the facility and tries to kill everyone!

Lesson? Don't give a goddamn Science-Focused AI the whole control for the whole facility!

EDIT:
Yea... The time frame was not right...

 

[The Sane]

> "Saftey first. Are you left handed or right handed?"
- "Right."
> "Better use your left then."


Now that.. is brilliant.. several other good quotes in there as well, and we all love quoting portal don't we!

 

[TheIronRuler]

This is spectacular, I loved it.

 

[restoshammyman]

who would be so stupid that he gives a robot that is known to have homicidal tendencies neurotoxin?

 

[MajoraPersona]

Portal's GLaDOS wasn't always evil. Well, I guess she was, but she hid it really well at first. This we know from a portion of Valve's official Portal 2 comic which has now been released in its entirety.

"Now I have the cats and the boxes. Now all I need is one more thing." "What's that?" "... A little neurotoxin." "Well, as long as it's for science."

A couple pages after the bit about GLaDOS trying the Schrodinger experiment.

She's the mistress of subtlety.

 

[Jamous]

I bloody loved it; thank you Valve. Think I'll bookmark this. *Ctrl+D*