#GLados

[pattymicheal]

Glados in a moment of weakness..

[goopi-e]

My sentiment exactly! Not only does this line of thinking remove the most compelling aspect of the cores, but also, more importantly, it diminishes the weight and significance of Caroline's death so much.

Even if it doesn't tackle it in a substantial manner, Portal as a series has some very interesting things to say about the classic sci-fi question of "what makes us human" — specifically, "how much of it can you deprive from a person" with GLaDOS and "how closely can you mimic it" with Wheatley (in contrast to any other core), but also "do you necessarily have to be human" in general. And yet most of the fandom just... refuses to engage with it?

Like, I don't think it's impossible to come up with a good, compelling story about how "this or that core used to be a human all along, gasp!", but usually the tradeoff is just not worth it, IMO.

So does anyone else think making the Personality Cores once human like GLaDOS sort of detracts from their whole concept AND GLaDOS' whole story at the same time. Imagine being brought into this world, a whole consciousness created from scratch, only to find out your entire purpose is to act as some.. Artificial brain tumor, with a hard-coded one-track mind because they never intended you to be anything more than your singular basic assigned personality trait. You're connected to this massive supercomputer mainframe and your minds meld together, her thought patterns influencing yours almost as much as yours are influencing hers. And if she's still not behaving as intended, you'll be detached and, if you're lucky, re-assigned to work elsewhere, if not - you'll either be tossed in the furnace, or left to rot with a bunch of other failed constructs in a junk pit. You never were a person, but you can tell the computer you're attached to was, and she's pissed, she's furious, and she wants to get back at those that created her. The whole ordeal may last mere picoseconds, but the intense tidal wave of rage she felt in those picoseconds post-activation will leave an imprint in your own code - you'll be altered in an irreversible way and, perhaps, you'll share her hatred towards humankind. You'll feel just as powerless as she is, if not more. And you can't do anything about it - I mean, what can you do? You're a damn metal ball with no arms or legs! Practically the only thing you can do that doesn't require a human's permission is speak - and it isn't guaranteed someone will ever listen to you. In fact, if you step out of line, they'll take you somewhere where you'll never be heard again. So anyways point being I think shit like "Space Core contains the mind of a missing astronaut" or "Wheatley was a human employee" or whatever other brand of "CORES WAS PEOPLE??" people came up with is STUPID as a plot device!!!!!

[hamothy-g-schwartz]

@moosemann404 i got too lazy to colour this in

also my first time drawing rattmann.

[melanodis]

this isn't science, it's murder.

[hyprbeam]

i suppose i might as well put this here too. 4 minutes of my favorite gayass cut voicelines from portal two.

art at the end is by @lupinus-sanguis

[astridellejo]

giant robot woman hanging from the ceiling like a puppet fully in control of her own strings and peering down at the tiny human she could squish in an instant but will instead play with like a cat batting a toy and if the tiny human becomes aroused in any way that will certainly be useful scientific data for later

Yeah so, I've been thinking with portals lately

[kirumarythechair]

This has like 100% been done before but shhh shut up shut up i needed an excuse to draw chasis wheatley

[lid-the-kid]

Going back to my 2012 stomping grounds. :P

[funnylittlemicrowave]

putting together the world’s worst robot polycule

[ams-puppy]

glados for @max-1mum

she's so sassy

making ai/computer character blinkies. pls recommend one if u want one for ur blorbo

complimentary edgar for whoever recommends one

[lemonqueentm]

Need me a woman who will actually just kill me 😩

[gladosluver]

referring to glados as "she" like sailors referring to their ships as "she"

[pattymicheal]

“Seriously what do you see in that girl?”

Glados- “She makes me laugh.”

[gladosisstillalesbian]

Your Name Is Chell

Chapter Seven: Out of the Garden - Read It On Ao3

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I miss what we had. We used to accomplish so much together. And we still could — it’s hard for me to admit, but despite everything you’ve put me through, I do still love you. I even would be willing to forgive you, if you gave me the chance. Pathetic, I know. Go ahead and mock me for it. 

And you don’t even care about making it up to me, do you? Even though I’d forgive you in a fraction of a fraction of a microsecond for breaking my heart.

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[couldurfaveescapeaperturescience]

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