Wheatley, NOOOO! | PORTAL 2 | Episode 3 | First Playthrough

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[@MegMage]

Top 10 anime betrayals

[@ZacTheFirst]

It needs to be understood: this wasn’t Wheatley’s plan all along. He wanted to help. But simply being plugged into the Glados system makes him really irrational and makes him want to test at all costs. His personality changed drastically as soon as he was plugged in

[@arrivalofdoom7449]

Absolutely true that all up to now is a tutorial. Once you're at The Fall , you are hit with the true mania of the game. The sheer brilliance of the history and just how much work Valve has put into crafting this gem 💎

[@stickyman9595]

The thing about Wheatley is that it's very likely that he never knew what being in charge of the facility would do to him. He was being genuine about the escape.

[@chrismaverick9828]

@@arrivalofdoom7449 The marketing for the game was genius. They had Cave Johnson promos for Panels, Long-fall Boots, and the Portal Gun on TV spots. Genius.

[@Danlows1]

@@ZacTheFirstit’s also because of the damage he took when GLaDoS crushed him when she was revived

[@nicolascardenas4002]

"She actually wants me dead". That's a nice realization to have after the 154th time she has tried to kill you lol😂

[@MegMage]

Idk why I keep hoping 💀

[@Rocco049]

⁠​⁠@@MegMage “Your entire life has been a mathematical error. A mathematical error I am about to correct.” “We’ve both said things that *you’re* going to regret later.” “…even though you broke my heart and killed me. And tore me to pieces. And threw every piece into a fire.” “From now on there’s going to be a lot less talking and a lot more killing.” Feels like she’s wearing it on her sleeve a bit lol

[@DivusMagus]

She got the "I can fix her" mentality.

[@DetectiveThursday]

@@DivusMagus that's literally how we got into this mess.

[@fatalwaffle1715]

But the question is why does she keep trying to kill you? Like in the first Portal when you complete chamber 19.

[@Brandinisnores]

"In case of implosion look directly at implosion" That was put there because playtesters would look away from the cool implosion

[@yavoth5850]

Which the devs spent a lot of time animating, apparently

[@hobbes6392]

And god bless but people still won’t even after reading it

[@paulaccuardi9071]

I heard that before but I can’t remember where. It wasn’t mentioned in the dev commentary.

[@YuraOlsen]

Almost like Meg did actually

[@vibaj16]

1:17:12 one of my favorite jokes in the game: the huge vault door with a super dramatic opening, just to reveal a normal sized door

[@catprog]

Apparently that was a mistake when importing the model. But the play testers loved it.

[@Draeckon]

Dunno if you've heard by now, but the potato battery display that grew into the ceiling? That was Chell's potato. At least one of her parents were Aperture scientists. Which means Glados probably killed her parents. 😢

[@MegMage]

Not "loving" the last line LOL, but my mod sent me the up close poster because her name was RIGHT in the corner and I was so close haha. I shed a lil tear at "Odservations" what a cute, chaotic child.

[@KiiBon]

I mean.... popular theories suggest otherwise

[@rhel373]

That, or Glados/Caroline was the parent. It's speculation, I know, but I like the theory.

[@DivusMagus]

Ah yes we finally get to hear Cave Johnson the legend himself.

[@CirqueDuFreak2000]

Reasons I felt confident that GlaDOS was not lying about Wheatley's origin: 1. She gained nothing by telling him. 2. She sounds, insofar as she's able, absolutely *furious* at the memory of having him forcibly attached to her. She may be embellishing his stupidity, but I think she at least genuinely believes his sole existence was to make her dumber. I believe the general assumption is that he'd been attached at one point, like the cores you destroyed in the first game, but it went so poorly that he was removed, and unsure what to do with him after, the scientists gave him nothingburger jobs and told him he'd die if he tried doing anything that might put him in a position where he could cause real damage. Ironically making things worse- he's clearly developed a whole other complex over all the lies he was told about what he was capable of and how limited his whole life was.

[@somethingclever5]

Yee, Wheatley as a character is actually pretty interesting when you get deep about it. I feel like a lot of people very simply treat his betrayal as the-mainframe-makes-you-evil, and I don’t want to dismiss that as a potential contributing factor but there’s so much stuff beyond that to really dig into. You can really start reading into what his life must have been like before the game starts, and how his inferiority complex developed and all that. He accuses Chell of bossing him around, which is obviously not true, but what if he’s projecting the interactions he had with the human scientists before onto her? It makes sense that someone who’s been so helpless and talked down to all his life might go off the deep end once he finally gets a bit of power. Proof that everybody was wrong about him!

[@yuvibitter]

​@@somethingclever5 there are also some giveaways earlier, where he says "smelly humans" and the way he tries to pretend like he's smart doing complicated "hacking" when he clearly has no idea what he's doing. It all comes off as silly and harmless at first but when he gets powerful all of that gets recontextualized into something a lot more sinister

[@SVercelli]

"That cannot be the whole game" XP you just finished the tutorial

[@defineyour100-njstadl25]

I AM NOT A MORON. Wheatley is child me talking to my older brothers

[@MegMage]

😂😂😂 yep, he’s got little brother energy

[@JRSiebz]

Wheatley is such a stable genius

[@shadout]

At least you got the full dialogue from the oricle turret before that unfortunate destruction. So many players either don't pick it up or drop / destroy it before it's done. It also seems you're picking up solutions a lot faster now. I loved how you were asking yourself why you wanted to swap the defective turret in the scanner when that was exactly what the puzzle tries to get you to work out, and you hadn't even given the game a chance to suggest that taking the good turret out wasn't enough.

[@MegMage]

LOL THANK YOU! We're thinking with portals!

[@realisticphish]

Yeah, I had absolutely never heard that from the turrets before

[@fruitlion8]

I just love when Wheatley yells "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT BUTTON DOES- Oh ok." It's such a good joke about typical gaming habits :D

[@iinkstain]

you solved that triple laser puzzle so quickly!! like, actually one of the fastest first-time solves ive ever seen. Your specialty is totally logic puzzles. Spatial reasoning in Portal 2 isn't so easy so it only makes sense. ALSO please do not apologise for the way you're experiencing the game for the first time. There was no extra content to explore during that first Wheatley escape sequence, but the fact you considered it makes me realise how invested you are in this game. Just keep going at your own pace, and keep uploading these frequently. So excited for your reactions to the later chapters 🍝

[@MegMage]

Thank you for investing in my investment! :') STONKS!

[@konstantin3001]

@@MegMage You know, there's a fan following of that particular room called Tripple Laser Phase, started by Krzyhau. This speedrunner and map maker does real magic with the Source engine and I really do suggest you take a look at the Triple Laser Saga, once you are done with Portal 2. Not even for the video, really.

[@mpg272727]

I love how "redemption" for Turrets is them getting incinirated

[@o0Emerald0o]

'Redemption' as in *part* redemption, to be used for something else.

[@nolableslefteldered1231]

Get Mad. Don't make lemonade. The answers lie below. Her name is Caroline.

[@out6of6my6mind]

"Prometheus was punished by the gods for giving the gift of knowledge to man. He was cast into the bowels of the earth and pecked by birds."

[@antonioloma2327]

40:28 Meg "This is my emotional support turret" 40:47 I imagine GLaDOS saying "... and this is why you can't have nice things. I knew that what happened to Companion Cube wasn't a fluke. What kind of monster are you?"

[@MetFanMac]

How didf they manage to make Wheatley so expressive? Simple: they hired an actual Muppeteer (Karen Prell) to be his lead animator.

[@Snapplemonkey]

Wheatley was designed to be installed on GLaDos to try and make her dumb enough to be controlled. However since all the cores were designed the same way, he could be installed to replace her. It's also the reason why he changed when he got control, because it was the dumbest idea that could be generated.

[@keeneym]

First off, I love your shirt. "a solution for One of Both of us" is one of my favorite lines, glad you caught that. "is she going to call me fat again" Wheatley thinking he can avoid Glados hearing because of a southern accent is the funniest thing I have ever seen in a game. I also went into Glados's test just to see what would happen. "that can not be the whole game", no, no it is not. "can we have a portal ride"... I thought the same thing, all these back-rooms feel like the line for a disney or 6 flags ride! "humans, with their fakelore" LUL Tenacity=smelly 100% I love how quickly you pick up on the "turret redemption line" being like body parts and how creepy it is SOOOO glad you picked up the "i'm different" turret, huge easter egg, that many playthroughs miss. (I think you heard all the lines) I love ALL the defective turret lines. "I did my best" in such a cheery voice. AND you caught a defective turret before knowing the plan! pro gamer move. KEKW the callout at the "bring your daughter to work day", but yes, it me. "but real enough for them I suppose" hit me pretty hard as well. God, I love the WheatleyGlados arguments before core transfer "now there is a lady who could resolve any button-based disputes", I thought also how quick you catch on to Wheatley turning. "all you've done is boss me around" to the mute woman is crazy "wait what?!?" Glados in "the fall" is my favorite the extra "space and silence" after the fall is so extremely evident, such great game design ooooh Cave Johnson! he may be... a lot Again soo glad you caught the prometheus line with that turret This game has such insane story and lore for so few actual lines of dialogue I am so excited for what is to come.

[@MegMage]

Best essays ☕️

[@martinjoster3282]

I just realized the connection with the Prometheus line... lmao

[@benschultz1784]

Cave Johnson is voiced by the one and only J.K. Simmons.

[@amrys_argent]

Design me some combustible lemons! And after that, bring me pictures of Spider-Man!

[@timhaldane7588]

Ketherave Thohnson.

[@jonneexplorer]

"It is like the turrets are singing or something" That is called foreshadowing, always fun when it is unintentional!

[@nickyarbrough8392]

"Animal Crossing GOT SOFT" is one of the funniest things I've ever heard

[@Vetis213]

i like that as the company struggles, the test subjects change from olympians and astronauts to poor, desperate or homeless people.

[@theaikidoka]

To be fair, they might be struggling because they keep killing Olympians and astronauts. Not good PR.

[@ashbridgeindustries380]

Yep, and then ultimately they resort to mandatory employee testing...

[@clochb]

50:50 The "overgrown potato" experiment, if you zoom at the panel behind the plant, you'll see is signed by a child named "Chell", and that's is made by using materials from "dad's wotkplace". Chell is the name of the girl you control in the game. There's a theory which says Chell is the daughter of the founder of Aperture and his secretary...

[@yavoth5850]

You are really good with the puzzles! Great to hear you appreciate the music as well. Btw the escape and sabotage has to be my favourite part of the game, with the backrooms of the facility and the absurd stories he tells xD

[@ashbridgeindustries380]

If you ever replay the game you'll notice just how much foreshadowing there is. Like when the announcer mentions that all Aperture Science personality constructs can survive on as little as 1.1 volts of electricity. Guess what just so happens to produce around 1 volt of electricity? A potato battery...

[@ericjohnson6120]

Yes, Wheatley is the artificial stupidity designed to counter GLaDOS' artificial intelligence.

[@rhel373]

1:24:00 "What was the point of that?" A question you can ask about very nearly anything Aperture ever did. :D

[@user-sy6tg1ol9e]

Just thinking about the promethius thing the turret was saying, when glados and you fall to the bottom of the facility she is picked at by crows just as the turret said was the punishment from the gods

[@jmag4527]

Hi MegMage how are you holding up? Because *I'm* a potato .... xD xD xD

[@WolfHreda]

16:11 There it is! Love seeing the moment where a random idea bears fruit. "Not a fake, tragic surprise like last time. A real surprise. With tragic consequences." One of my favorite GLaDOS lines. 🤣

[@paul_warner]

I love watching Portal 2 playthroughs and yours is my favorite so far. Your approach to the game is so relatable, you actually explore and think about the story and the lore and the stuff you find. Still a little frustrating to watch you struggle with the puzzles but i remind myself that when i was a kid playing for the first time i didn't have a clue lol.

[@keeneym]

OOOH, I am excited for this one!

[@feliperenan6627]

46:18 -- that's what HE said.

[@ethansteinert2152]

I cheer a tiny bit when you have your "AHA" moments.

[@fostena]

THE LORE

[@Xerobound]

Loving the playthrough :) Excited for the rest!

[@niklask.9105]

1:09:30 I think it was this weird thing he said. this software that makes wheatly get this addiction to testing. so it was not his original plan, more like a software cooking his brain.

[@eyallev]

(46:50) "what door?" as the door opens ...

[@Gamelover254]

Now the real game starts lol

[@Fischstix95]

46:59 🤣

[@valisparda]

1:03:13 Right there, you could’ve just ran to the button and pressed it.

[@teresar6348]

29:54 Especially good lighting considering this game is 13 years old.

[@TasteTheWine.]

0:00 Oh boy what did Wheatly do now?

[@dandan1818]

hi another great playthrough on portal in this part of portal 2 than you for you content looking forward to more portal 2 once you finished this you must play portal stories- mel just out curiosity have you played half life Games ? if not it maybe worth looking in to them there great games portal is based on those games engines thanks again

[@OhThatRobin]

I like your adventurous nature! I like to watch you explore even when it leads to nothing because sometimes it does lead to something ^^

[@rogertemple7193]

I'm on this morning watching you with more Portal 2 have a wonderful Wednesday and take care Meg. 🎵🎶🎼🐕💞🐩🎼🎶🎵

[@michaelsoria807]

GlaDos being a Potato is MEMORABLE to infinity! 😂

[@21skyrim]

Wheatley YES!

[@Teemo282]

Honestly.. not a fan of that turret who gave away the name Caroline.. most of the people who heard it connect it to Glados cause.. who else ?? :D

[@fatalwaffle1715]

Awesome Video!

[@hypercake23]

I can't hate him, he reminds me of 10yo me lmao XD

[@StarSister17]

Haha with the conveyor belt right before you said "this reminds me of Star Wars" I was thinking the same! 😄

[@nonrepeating_nonterminating]

I love your eureka moments when you finally get how to solve each chamber!

[@gloxost]

you should react to the scrapped glados song called "dont say goodbye" not so many people know it, it meant to be in the game but they scrapped it and the song is sooo saaad

[@TasteTheWine.]

35:10 I love Boomie! We run a Doxie rescue, so I always have dogs making noises.

[@Guaseth]

In this comment section, we are all married to science.

[@TasteTheWine.]

17:00 You actually figured that out pretty fast. Most CCer's just use the portal on the jumpy bit and a portal on a wall like you did at first. Then they had to do some quick portals which worked but made it way harder. You may think 15 minutes getting to that point is bad, but believe me, this test stumped a lot of CCer's for a bit of time to solve. You did well... enough. lol jk.. you did great.

[@Snubb2]

Does this game take place at the same time as the half life events?

[@Gamelover254]

The first game does. This takes place years later.

[@waffleblade6483]

Portal 1 takes place between Half-Life 1 and 2, Portal 2 takes place an unknown amount of time after Half-Life 2

[@Snubb2]

@@waffleblade6483 ah ok thanks guys

[@kr1stinabee]

I love how you just have no fear of lasers at all and will walk into them without even flinching

[@somethingclever5]

In most portal LPs I find myself skipping through dead air during the puzzles but something about your commentary i find so entertaining I’m watching your videos all the way through! You really bring a chill vibe and your observations and thought process are so entertaining. Also, I really appreciate a player who values the little details in the environment & the music

[@wombataldebaran9686]

the majesty of PotatOS

[@AnthonySmith-bj9mo]

hi Meg

[@CirqueDuFreak2000]

Memories of being a young teen watching all this play out in shock.

[@Mollymauking]

the betrayal that hurts the most in videogame history

[@ryanjones358]

Bring Your Daughter to Work Day was the day GLaDOS came online and killed everybody.

[@NotEpimethean]

I'm so glad that you go through the obvious death trap just so you can explore all possibilities.

[@PsychoMuffinSDM]

I always think it is so funny how easily you walk from guns, to child daycare, and then to deadly nerve gas.

[@ovento7438]

Why Wheatley sounds so Vedal? Is it British?

[@oddengi]

I heard once core get pluged into the facility system it gets corrupted . That why Glados is evil and why Wheatly's personality changed .

[@Holfax]

"Power corrupts"

[@paulsmith410]

There's nothing like Portal for the first time. I'm glad you get the humor of the writing.

[@AuroraIceFlame]

*smash* done! Hacked!

[@johnpittsii7524]

Hi Meg hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤

[@luna010]

Chell is probably one of the least smelly humans, considering all the other humans are dead and rotting.

[@catprog]

have they passed the point of rotting?

[@Dotterelly]

It's tricky when you leave the main testing areas because the visual clues you've been trained by the game to recognize to show you how to solve the puzzles change. They're sort of the same, but the different colors are less distinctive and the lighting and background are different so it's harder to spot them. You'll get better at it as you progress.

[@GuanoLad]

I like how Cave Johnson starts out welcoming Olympians and Athletes when the project began.

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

Imagine if this game had fall damage, it'd be *brutal*

[@iinkstain]

1:16:00 literally all of us after finishing this game.

[@jackalsniper4232]

We've been tricked! We've been backstabbed! And we've quite possibly bamboozled!

[@TasteTheWine.]

32:00 Don't worry about missing things you don't find. We all do that on our first playthrough.

[@Sidewinder_EXE]

Fun fact about the game's sound design: All of the noises and music that the parts of the test make exist in the game world. For instance, in Chamber 20 with the three cubes and the lasers that were "singing," Chell could hear and experience that too, it wasn't just a cue for the player to know they're progressing. This is referred to as diagetic sound design, and it was really cool to use it both to reward and show the player that they're getting closer to solving the test, but also plays into the idea they had about most of everything in Aperture being "sentient."

[@noble6498]

Wheatley is voiced by Stephen Merchant- a famous British comedian!

[@OhThatRobin]

At around 1:15:00 or 1:16:00 you were like “why’s it saying two orange portals?” Those are two zeros. When you press one of the buttons they change to “03” and count down from there. The vault was meant to be opened by two people pressing the buttons at the same time ;3 you got it though! Way to go! ^^

[@lukeofender2071]

If I had a nickel for every game you've played where you were betrayed by a metallic, spherical robot with a blue eye, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

[@Bunny99s]

When you're done with Portal 2, I can recommend Portal:Prelude which was an unofficial fan made prequel to the first one. So when you play it, keep in mind it's not official but it has quite a lot of content and is really well made, even with a lot of dialogs with the scientists before GLaDOS was turned on. The finale is also awesome with a chemical brothers tune (believe). Though be warned: the puzzles can be quite a bit more challenging and "lethal".

[@leafblade3T9]

Cast into the bowels of the earth and pecked by birds...

[@duckducklarry]

Wheatley would absolutely be a Swiftie. He says evermore is his favorite album but he's 100% a reputation girly at heart.

[@Midrealm_DM]

40:44 - first the companion cube, and now the 'emotional support turret' 42:33 - Why do you hate machines that show you kindness?

[@jefferyandbob3137]

Yeah Wheatley definitely didnt intend to betray Chell at the start of the game as he wanted nothing to do with Glados and she nearly killed him. Its more that he went mad with power sorta and let himself get engulfed by his paranoia and insecurity instead of the lame "muahahaha I was evil the whole time and everything you knew about me was an act". Like from his perspective he finally gets to be in control for once and Chell just doesn't care and just wants to leave (I think he mentions that later during one of his monologues).

[@Nekotaku_TV]

25:30 Why would you do that!`? 26:15 What? That makes no sense. The door opened and you ask what you're supposed to do. orz 1:00:45 What!? Why are you hesitating and standing around and asking that!? It's supposed to be an exciting moment and a fight to finally take her down.

[@incinerativemario]

Its a delight watching you go through this legendary game! Definitely among the top 10 of all time, as well as Half life 2, also made by valve, in case you haven't played it already.