Is GLaDOS Caroline in Portal 2?

Caroline is a posthumous character in Portal 2. She plays an integral role in GLaDOS’ background. Caroline’s voice can be heard only briefly in pre-recorded messages during the game, and mostly the phrase ‘Yes sir, Mr.

Did Caroline willingly become GLaDOS?

It becomes clear that Caroline’s mind was inserted into the AI that became GLaDOS, a fact GLaDOS silently recalls on her own as she listens to the recordings. GLaDOS’ demeanor slowly changes as her memories of Caroline emerge, and she claims to have turned over a new leaf.

Is Chell Carolines daughter?

TL;DR: Chell had been living since she was very young at Aperture Laboratories, her parents are Cave Johnson and Caroline, and when GLaDOS realizes she is Chell’s mother she decides that testing is unsafe for her daughter so she sends her to the surface.

How was GLaDOS’s voice made?

Voice design In creating the voice for GLaDOS, voice actress Ellen McLain attempted to sound like a computer. This was accomplished by her emulating a computer-generated voice that the Valve team played for her and her adding emotion to lines when appropriate.

Why does GLaDOS delete Caroline?

When GLaDOS says it deletes “Caroline”, it’s actually deleting its own newfound conscience, in the sense that GLaDOS considers its conscience to be Caroline’s “own voice”. The rest of GLaDOS is still a Frankenstein of Caroline’s time-twisted mind and the various modifications that the Aperture scientists made to her.

Why was Caroline deleted?

Caroline was “deleted” only after having saved Chell, which is some unknown time (probably a few hours) after the core transfer.

What happened to Caroline in Portal 2?

At some point between her creation and the events of Portal 2, GLaDOS lost conscious access to Caroline’s pre-upload memories, becoming unaware of her own origins. Caroline has never appeared in person, but her voice can be heard through audio recordings in some test chambers located in the oldest parts of the Enrichment Center.

How does GLaDOS react to Caroline’s voice?

In the recordings, CEO Cave Johnson also mentions Caroline a number of times, referencing her repeatedly in conversation. GLaDOS, who has been disconnected from her mainframe at this point and is exploring these parts of the facility with Chell, reacts strongly to hearing Caroline’s voice.

What happened to GLaDOS in Portal 2?

Upon activation, the AI proved to be unstable and extremely dangerous, trying to kill the scientists within “one-tenth of a picosecond” every time she was activated. At some point between her creation and the events of Portal 2, GLaDOS lost conscious access to Caroline’s pre-upload memories, becoming unaware of her own origins.

How much of GLaDOS was Caroline?

It is never made clear how much of GLaDOS was Caroline. The line “Now little Caroline is in here too” from the closing song “Want You Gone” suggests Caroline is still somewhere in GLaDOS’ memory. Voice actress Ellen McLain stated on a panel at Anime Midwest 2011, that to her belief, Caroline is not deleted at all.