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'''Atlas''' (referred to as Blue by GLaDOS), is [[P-body]]'s short and stout companion, and is one of the two bots [[GLaDOS]] built for the [[Co-op|Cooperative Testing Initiative]], which was devised to phase out human testing. Atlas has a blue eye, but his eye was red in early designs. GLaDOS created the testing initiative after {{spoiler|[[Chell]] killed her the first time, during ''Portal''}}. Along with [[P-body]], the two bots are pitted against a series of tests built by [[GLaDOS]] herself, utilizing the many different aspects encountered by [[Chell]] in single-player.  
'''Atlas''' (referred to as '''Blue''' by [[GLaDOS]]), is [[P-body]]'s short and stout companion, and is one of two playable android Test Subjects built by GLaDOS for her [[Co-op|Cooperative Testing Initiative]], which was devised to phase out human testing.


{{spoiler| Atlas's blue eye is actually a leftover personality core that [[GLaDOS]] used and reprogrammed to do nothing but test}}
Gameplay-wise, Atlas is played by the host of the Co-op session; the player that sends an invitation.


Both Atlas and P-body are voiced by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0048389/ Dee Bradley Baker].
== Biography ==
Atlas is a blue eyed [[Cores|Core]], and is portrayed to have somewhat more masculinity in its programming than in P-body. {{spoiler|GLaDOS had created the Cooperative Testing Initiative after her awakening in ''Portal 2'', as a means of replacing [[Chell]] as her only Test Subject.}} Along with [[P-body]], the two bots are pitted against a series of tests built by GLaDOS herself, utilizing the many different [[Mechanics|mechanics]] previously encountered by Chell from the game's single-player campaign.
 
{{spoiler|It was later revealed by GLaDOS that Atlas and P-body's Cores are programmed specifically to do nothing more but tests.}}


{{spoiler text|During the final phases of testing, GLaDOS reveals that, while the Cooperative Testing Initiative has its uses, she needs human testing for science, not robots. GLaDOS reveals that there are humans locked away, deep within the ancient Aperture facilities. There the bots will be tasked with navigating the old test chambers and unlock the massive vault containing the humans, seemingly kept in place by some form of cryogenic storage. By doing this, they 'save science.' However, almost immediately after the robots unlock the room containing the test subjects, they are destroyed.}}
{{spoiler text|During the final phases of testing, GLaDOS reveals that, while the Cooperative Testing Initiative has its uses, she needs human testing for science, not robots. GLaDOS reveals that there are humans locked away, deep within the ancient Aperture facilities. There the bots will be tasked with navigating the old test chambers and unlock the massive vault containing the humans, seemingly kept in place by some form of cryogenic storage. By doing this, they 'save science.' However, almost immediately after the robots unlock the room containing the test subjects, they are destroyed.}}
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== Development and Acting ==
Both Atlas and P-body are voiced by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0048389/ Dee Bradley Baker].


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* In the pre-release [[videos|video]] "[[Bot Trust]]", the prototype Atlas in the "Unilateral Force-Induced Isokinetic Breakfast Trials" wields the same frying pan found in ''[[wikipedia:Left 4 Dead 2|Left 4 Dead 2]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Team Fortress 2|Team Fortress 2]]'', some other ''[[wikipedia:Valve Corporation|Valve]]'' games.
* In the pre-release [[videos|video]] "[[Bot Trust]]", the prototype Atlas in the "Unilateral Force-Induced Isokinetic Breakfast Trials" wields the same frying pan found in ''[[wikipedia:Left 4 Dead 2|Left 4 Dead 2]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Team Fortress 2|Team Fortress 2]]'', and some other ''[[wikipedia:Valve Corporation|Valve]]'' games.
* In [[Portal 2]] and it's [[Videos|promotional videos]], Atlas' name can be seen written both as "Atlas" and "ATLAS", showing inconsistencies from Valve as far as the bot's name is concerned.
* In [[Portal 2]] and it's [[Videos|promotional videos]], Atlas' name can be seen written both as "Atlas" and "ATLAS", showing inconsistencies from Valve as far as the bot's name is concerned.



Revision as of 23:05, 10 August 2011

Atlas
Blue, you go first.
GLaDOS

Atlas (referred to as Blue by GLaDOS), is P-body's short and stout companion, and is one of two playable android Test Subjects built by GLaDOS for her Cooperative Testing Initiative, which was devised to phase out human testing.

Gameplay-wise, Atlas is played by the host of the Co-op session; the player that sends an invitation.

Biography

Atlas is a blue eyed Core, and is portrayed to have somewhat more masculinity in its programming than in P-body. GLaDOS had created the Cooperative Testing Initiative after her awakening in Portal 2, as a means of replacing Chell as her only Test Subject. Along with P-body, the two bots are pitted against a series of tests built by GLaDOS herself, utilizing the many different mechanics previously encountered by Chell from the game's single-player campaign.

It was later revealed by GLaDOS that Atlas and P-body's Cores are programmed specifically to do nothing more but tests.

During the final phases of testing, GLaDOS reveals that, while the Cooperative Testing Initiative has its uses, she needs human testing for science, not robots. GLaDOS reveals that there are humans locked away, deep within the ancient Aperture facilities. There the bots will be tasked with navigating the old test chambers and unlock the massive vault containing the humans, seemingly kept in place by some form of cryogenic storage. By doing this, they 'save science.' However, almost immediately after the robots unlock the room containing the test subjects, they are destroyed.

Development and Acting

Both Atlas and P-body are voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.

Gallery

Trivia

  • In the pre-release video "Bot Trust", the prototype Atlas in the "Unilateral Force-Induced Isokinetic Breakfast Trials" wields the same frying pan found in Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2, and some other Valve games.
  • In Portal 2 and it's promotional videos, Atlas' name can be seen written both as "Atlas" and "ATLAS", showing inconsistencies from Valve as far as the bot's name is concerned.

See also