#Wheatley redemption that also avoids over-villainizing the other characters and acknowledges WHY he needs a redemption when
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He’s an insecure little robot who is very stupid and probably doesn’t understand the concept of children in the first place.
So he thinks it’s acceptable to mock the science projects of dead children. I guess. Children that if they somehow survived the initial incident probably died under his care later because he can’t be bothered to properly care for the smelly humans.
stupid insecurity ball says well I could be better at science than. A baby. And convinces himself that’s a legitimate accomplishment.
one thing that completely and utterly baffles me is how people can play through the bring your daughter to work day but and still delude themselves into thinking that wheatley is nice. like okay maybe i can understand the lack of media comprehension anywhere else bc he backtracks a lot. but he does not say ONE nice thing about those childrens science projects at ALL. and find every way to belittle them. like come onnnnn. you have to see that right? right?? whats the excuse??
#My first instinctive thought when I see him is still: friend!! :D!! And I can’t stop myself from responding that way to him#but he’s a little jerk who does not consider the consequences of his actions#Like on some level I can relate to sometimes saying things that sound mean out loud but not in my head. But seriously#I don’t think he’s intentionally malicious most of the time? But he is very selfish. And doesn’t consider the feelings of others#like at all#We got GLaDOS redemption arc sorta (still mean but less murdery. Not that I blame her for the murder given the circumstances.)#Wheatley redemption that also avoids over-villainizing the other characters and acknowledges WHY he needs a redemption when#like GLaDOS and Chell got some kind of closure. GLaDOS also got over her fear of birds in favor of weaponizing them#which is additional something?#and Wheatley and the other cores get nothing. Like I get that they’re secondary characters.#But Wheatley. Little Wheatley. He got the wake-up call of a lifetime and then what?#Companion cube got more closure than Wheatley#wheatley#portal
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