#mainframe wheatley

[coliizion]

I did a quick sketch of my mainframe wheatley design

[unsafe-chikku]

The true ship of course is GLADOS x Chell but I suppose Chell x Wheatley also has its charms. I personally prefer them as pals but I can see why people like them as a ship too.

He’s just… so fucking stupid (affectionate and derogatory) and she’s so fucking smart. He never shuts up and she never/rarely talks. She’s confident and cool and he’s an insecure little loser <3. She has brain damage and he was made WITH even worse brain damage.

Like, not a ship for me, but I really really like them as a fun bestie duo. That fun friend chemistry is one reason why the big betrayal was so brutal!

I was absolutely gutted when I first played. And was so fucking angry. But yet I still felt bad for Wheatley ending up in Space forever.

[galacticnova3]

how long has it been since someone compared iru to wheatley on the grounds that they are both annoying british and ultimately extremely dangerous

Anon I hate to break it to you but Wheatley is Iru’s voiceclaim

[cosmicwhoreo]

Somewhere In the Sewers of Mafia Town...

Meet the main antagonist for Summer's little adventure~! This, is ZalGO. He's been collecting the Time Pieces Hat Kid lost and never found and recollected in her initial mishap, to power and grow his mainframe and reach. Don't be too scared of him, I'll hand more info off about him when I got those doodles finished. Just know, he's not a terribly threatening character that talks like HAL. More Wheatley voiced by Richard Horvitz.

[the-cat-ara]

My fandesign portal 2

GlaDos

She is connected to the mainframe, but she can be separated from it thanks to cables that serve as extensions, but they are not so long that she can take a walk around the facility (not that she needs to leave her room or is interested in doing so) the only thing that would prevent her from being able to move freely away from her mainframe is having cores connected to it or when a core transfer occurs, either of these situations activates a latch that is on her back, taking away her mobility at the same time, in case she is separated from the mainframe the cables will start to retract pulling her back to the mainframe (recommendation, do not force or you will cause damage to the circuits). She is equipped with Long Fall Boots

Her hands and arms have the ability to project holograms, usually small (although the size of the hologram can also increase if she projects with two or more hands) she uses them to view important information and files. also to monitor test subjects, she can also record herself but it's not a function she uses

(as an added bonus I was thinking that where the projectors would be on her arms I was thinking of making it where they connect to the personality cores, but it would be too easy for her to rip them out from there so I discarded the idea completely).

Intelligence Dampening Core (Wheatley)

on him back him panel with the Aterture Science logo can be opened to connect to panels or transfer rails, but also cables can be connected to him back at the bottom, but it is mostly for battery recharging or simple data transfers, in case you want to transmit more complex data or check the core database you will need to open her back panel, you can also connect pendrives XD

him hands and feet have emergency connectors and magnets, in case when connected to the glados mainframe she tries to reject them or remove them by shaking, but him main connector as personality core is the one near the neck on her sword

he is very light, surprisingly light, which makes it easy to be connected to her rail and to move on it quickly (also to be carried by a person). He is is equipped with Long Fall Boots

normally cores have the serial number engraved on the side of their chest but wheatley and Rick seem to be one of the few cores with a proper name, maybe it was just a whim of one of the researchers who let them keep a proper name or simply gave them those names.

in their deteriorated state, their arms fall off or stop working for short periods of time (along with his tik in the eye, it was all caused by the microbot Jerry).

his exposed wires are a constant risk of an explosion or his circuits melting, so he may just be a bit more nervous than usual when he remember this

he still has his flashlight function in his eye, his head (and that of all the cores) can be detached from his body (that's how his head ends up in GlaDos' body XD) if his head isn't connected to anything he can still continue to have control over his body

Adventure Core (Rick)

to begin with, as in the game all the cores are the same in terms of design…. More or less, the variations are in the location or number of handles, and their characteristic color, in Rick's case he has an extra crank on his neck.

Some scientist thought it was funny to simply give him a cowboy hat (I also leave a drawing without his hat just in case).

apart from that, all the cores have the same functions as mentioned above with Wheatley

Fact Core

the data core has a unique crank on its hips, unlike the other cores that have a crank on each side of the hip, it also has a little bow that someone from the staff put on it, he likes it, he says it goes with his intellectual tone, his serial number was erased with time and the wear and tear of his paint.

Space Core

the space core has a glass helmet, he thinks it is a space helmet but it is just a noise muffler as he always seems to talk shouting which annoyed some people, I think at this point the scientist who stuck all those decals on him was fired or maybe something worse? either way it doesn't seem to bother him, he is capable of sticking more on if he could find more decals of course, his serial number was also erased by the wear of the paint

What also differentiates it from the other cores is that it has more battery than the rest, due to its restlessness, its battery is usually consumed faster, if it had the same amount of battery as the others it would have to be recharged several times.

Chell

she still has the same design, I just added some scars on her arms; some are from burns, scrapes, and bullet impacts from turrets.

WheatDOS or Wheatle in the body of glados

He still has the same functions as GLaDOS, only he doesn't know how to use them properly. I can only imagine him as a dad trying to use a phone for the first time, just clicking on the first thing he sees without bothering to read. The only function he learned to use was recording himself, and he loves to have that omnipresent villain vibe.

He has difficulty walking due to GLaDOS's high heels (he pretends to know how to walk gracefully in them, but his heels have bent in so many ways that if he were human, he would need surgery to walk again)

Just like with the Aperture Laboratories logo, which he replaces with his name, he crosses out GLaDOS's name on his chest and simply writes his name with a blue marker. When GLaDOS sees this, she scolds him for daring to vandalize her body.

He also changes his lab coat to one that is more fitting for a villain, so he decides to dye it a dark color (this also annoys GLaDOS; he just keeps adding reasons to her list of "reasons to kill him")

statures

all cores have the same size, so just add Wheatley to the size comparison picture

I wouldn't know how to express their heights with numbers so I'll just leave you with the guys standing side by side.

statures but with wheatle in the body of glados

here wheatley is still smaller than glados despite being on his body XD

Well, I think that would be all the information on these designs; more than data, they were like random ideas, haha.

I apologize for the bombardment of information and the excess of text and thoughts I had for each design.

I don't know if the Portal/Portal 2 fandom is still alive (from 2011 to 2024, that's a long time💀💀💀), I have the bad habit of getting into fandoms too late, haha, but I hope you like it.

In the future, I plan to make humanized versions (well, I already have Wheatley's ready, but it needs some touch-ups, XD).

If you have any other questions you want to know about them, feel free to ask; I will gladly answer your questions! :D!!

[pupsmailbox]

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[blue-inferno]

"You saved me"

Finally free from the destructive mainframe, Wheatley had never felt more overwhelmed. Weak and unable to form any words, he simply held onto Chell drawing in her strength as he cried into her shoulder...

Something from the heart as my mental health hasnt been great lately...

[internetskiff]

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!!!!!

[lacking-artdration]

android wheatley and his animatronic innards cos I like breaking down stuff like that.

the mainframe/glados chasis version of him looks like. THAT essentially because the machine responsible for retrofitting a tiny android onto a chasis much bigger than its meant to . be able to be shoved into so it just superheated him and then basically stretched him out which. severely damaged the actual inner casing, melted the acrylic teeth partially, warped facial structuring and broke most of his actual eyes, just keeping the little LEDs that light them up in tact. it even broke up the outer casing's seams which is how he does the sort of

flaring out, which i'll probably draw later. i didn't get to fully visuallize it here but i like to imagine you can see a lot of bumps and tears in that outer layer because of the lower casing's damage on his chasis version. boom.

[rabbidrabbitt]

PORTAL/ATSV CROSSOVER!!

Working on a whole story for this but I’ve started off with just finding places for the big three of Portal 2.

Gwen takes the place of Chell. A test subject awoken from cryogenic sleep to a seemingly abandoned facility, but she won’t be the only main test subject roaming the halls of Alchemax.

Olivia/Dr Ock takes the place of GLaDOS. She is an ex scientist merged with a mainframe to create the Octavius computer system. A formerly eccentric scientist turned mad from artificial thoughts and information being pumped in and out of her brain 24/7

And Johnathan/The Spot takes the place of Wheatley. Another ex scientist used to further production of the Octavius system. His only goal after Octavius’ takeover is to escape the facility with the help of Gwen. But he may gain ulterior motives when the opportunity presents itself.

The story for the most part follows that of Portal 2, But I plan to have some of my own elements sprinkled in throughout the story to support a multitude of characters and make things more interesting. I hope you enjoy this so far!! There will be more to come

[coliizion]

Mainframe Wheatley eheheh

[junuve]

i like to headcanon that the reason Aperture sans GLaDOS deteriorates SO FAST is not just Wheatley making bad decisions Directly (even if that's 90% of it) but also. like. the implications of having a wet noodle in the mainframe and the social fallout of that

Like think about it. GLaDOS doesn't actually have much control outside of the testing tracks. But it feels like it, and I'm pretty sure the psychological effect extends to the sapient machines

At the end of Portal 2 there's a full out Revolt going on in aperture. machines are making fires on purpose. because they can. because they know Wheatley doesn't really know HOW to stop them (even if he wants to)... Unlike GLaDOS, who when she gets back in control, everyone packs up their anarchy and goes home because they know she will find them and she will Get Them

(plot twist. she can't Get Them.)

[callibones]

i think i act a lot like potatos but if you put me in the big mainframe body i would Not be like glados. id be like wheatley in there fucking around with everything. my proof: The Discord Soundboard

[stop-spreading-this-poll]

Round 1 Poll 5: Evil!!!

2001 A Space Odyssey submissions:

The claim that Hal 9000 is evil (he's not. Not at all)

HAL 9000 is not evil, he gets often misinterpreted as such by popular media. He had conflicting orders to hide the true mission from the crew and tell the crew everything. Being programmed to be truthful, he had a psychotic break and killed out of desperation. Because he didn't need to keep lying if everybody was dead. When the orders were removed in the sequel he was fine! He liked humans and sacrificed himself to save the crew

Hal 9000 is not evil! He's just a little guy

Portal submission:

Wheatley is NOT evil!!! He was corrupted by the mainframe!!! GLaDOS literally says it!!! Stop hating on my blorbo!! He even apologizes!!!

[cookinary]

I redrew (and redesigned) my Portal boi because he definitely needed a refresh!

Sum details:

His mask broke during the long fall in Portal 2 but he kept it anyway

I'm going with the stupid "Portal 2 happens 50 000 years into the future" theory because it's complete nonsense and I fucking love it so, because he spent so long in the Relaxation Vault, he got very pale (he was already pale in Portal 1 but not as bad)

For the same reason, his hair grew pretty long (he shaved it after escaping)

He got the massive burn scar on his left arm from an energy pellet grazing him

Oh yeah, trans rights also

And I just realized that I never shared his backstory here so it's under the cut if you're curious!

In chronological order:

Mitch creates Aperture

He puts Ophelia at the head of the entire facility

Ophelia realizes that Pedro would make the perfect test subject so she wipes his memory -it's the first and only time that a full memory wipe is done on a subject- She then realizes that watching him test would make her feel bad so she gives him the mask to hide his face. That way, she can watch him test without any remorse.

After a few tests, she puts him in a cryo-chamber (because she wants to put him through much harder tests that have not been invented yet)

Mitch and Denny are (forcefully) hired as test subjects but are brainwashed. They are both put in cryo-chambers

Not long after, Ophelia decides to turn herself into an android so she can live forever and control the entire facility. The scientists warn her that this can cause severe memory loss and mild insanity. She does it anyway and loses all memories of her human life. She now has full control over Aperture.

Judging all the scientists useless, Ophelia floods the Enrichment Center with a deadly neurotoxin

Portal 1 happens

At the start of Portal 2, Pedro is woken up by banana Pedro (who is a core in this AU) who wants to help him to get out of here.

Basically the same story happens. But Pedro eventually encounters Mitch and Denny who try to take him down. He kills them in return (Denny didn't have his long fall boots)

They finally get to Ophelia. Though, contrary to Wheatley (who got corrupted by the mainframe), Core!Pedro was actually planning to take Ophelia's place from the beginning. He stuffs Ophelia in a potato battery (she appears as an hologram being projected from the weird eye/circle thingy on it) and sends she and Pedro down the elevator shaft

Pedro's mask breaks during the fall, which leads Ophelia to realize that his face feels familiar after they reunite

While going through old Aperture, Pedro and Ophelia learns the truth about themselves (thanks to all the pre-recorded messages)

The rest of the game happens pretty similarly, except that at the end, after shooting Core!Pedro into space, Ophelia tries to get Pedro back to testing (after all, he IS the perfect test subject). Pedro refuses and attempts to destroy her. He fails, but Ophelia gives up and lets him go as she does not want someone who will try to destroy her 24/7

Basically like in Blue Sky, Pedro ends up in a small town where the people help him back to full health. He settles here and eventually finds out he has great cooking and baking skills and gets his own little cake shop (I'm not sure I still want this to be the post-game for this AU but I'll leave this here anyway)

These notes date back to 2020 HOLY SHIT IT'S BEEN 4 YEARS

[misty-wolf-draws]

Has anyone thought about what Wheatley's laugh would sound like?

And I don't mean his giggles from his ap-sap dialogue or his evil laugh in the mainframe. I mean full-on genuine happy laughter.