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The Portal Series Storyline (Spoilers)
By _galaxy
This is a guide about my opinion on the storyline of the portal. It's just a opinion, don't judge.
   
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Introduction
ATTENTION: THIS GUIDE IS STILL BEGIN WORKED ON!

I posted this guide by accident, there is no way to un-publish now. Is still begin worked on, there still mods to put on the storyline, and some content may be not true. Sorry for the incovenience.

Hi, I would like to present you guys my guide about the story line of portal. You guys should be asking:

"-But it isn't only Portal and Portal 2?"

And here I say:

"-No."

So here I am, to show the order of mods on the story of Portal and Portal 2.
Before i continue, please consider this is only a opinion guide, nothing here is official (except original games from valve), and i hope you get why i make this guide. Have fun!

By the way, I'll put the mods in order of the storyline (please note that there is still upcoming mods, I'll add them when them release).
Also my english is not good, so please sorry for any errors.
Portal: Project Alpha (2013 edition)
Portal: Project Alpha is a fan-made mod made by <i will fill this later>, wich, you are a guy whit an alpha portal gun testing some enviroments

My interpretation about Portal: Project Alpha is that you are just testing some of the things to people test, like the building the turrets function and etc.
Thats why there is no GlaDOS voices, not even humans, it's just a testing stage.

Portal: Project Alpha have come before half life 2: as Aperture Science was still build, and on Half life 2: Episode One they show the "borealis" thing.
Half Life 2: Episode One
Half Life 2: Episode One have many interactions whit Aperture science, because when you are gordon freeman and you are trying to destroy black mesa, you find the another enemy of black mesa, Aperture Science.
Borealis is mentioned, but only takes serious parts on Half Life 2: Episode two.
Portal: Prelude
Portal Prelude is one of the most important mods on the storyline of Portal, it shows a lot of things.
GlaDOS was not even built, was still in progress, but you do some things that are shown on Portal, like:

You can see on Portal that there is a part when you enconter GlaDOS that she says:

"II just discovered what that thing is. Is the core that the humans put on me to stop flooding neurotoxin on the Aperture Science"
And thats what you just do on portal prelude, but note, the core was still in progress, so GlaDOS take some errors, that should explain why her voice change.

Note on Portal: Prelude that GlaDOS says:
-So now that you guys pluged me in into the entire facility

So now that she have all the control over the Aperture Science, she can do what she want, but after Portal it's probably not she that "rebuild" the Aperture Science, because she is "sleeping".
Half Life 2: Episode Two
Just after GlaDOS is build, you finish the game. But note, that GlaDOS was built while half life 2: Episode Two was in progress, you can even notice somewhere her voice on the game (I don't remember the part).

But her voice was still strange. The Black Mesa is mentioned on Portal too, on a powerpoint project, on the one image per milesecond tv, and on the credits.

Black Mesa and Aperture Science are also enemys.

As you can see on the powerpoint project, you see that Aperture Science as earned millions on some time, and them as fall down. This means that when cave johnson was still alive, aperture science win millions. Now they are losing more than black mesa, this is probably "one" of the reasons why GlaDOS was built
Portal
Portal, is just where everything happens. I can't explain it all here, but you guys know what happened. I just show some important parts

There is a lot of black mesa entris on escape, just look at the panels, even at GlaDOS room at the monitors.

The cake is encouraged by GlaDOS, by a core. It's probably the core that you put on GlaDOS on portal: prelude, because the core was still in construction, the cake is not given, but "lied"

On the chamber 19, when GlaDOS says:

-All aperture technology remain operational up to 2300kelvin (something like that)
That means, if you have been here and died, you portal gun will remain fully operational, and some robot or some arm (if that was begin worked on that time) will collect it later.

The Party Scort is seen on the end of portal, wich means there are probably robots there, and is probably that robot that changes everything on aperture science (or that "robots").

Some of the chambers are human made, GlaDOS just change them. Thats why on chamber 19 you can really escape easy, because you guys now, GlaDOS, an super intelligent computer would even calculate this, so it's not really her fault (only check the chambers actully).
Portal 2
Portal 2, as you can see, the Aperture Science is really big, I honestly can't show what happened to Aperture Science turn into this, because I don't know. Some mods are in working-on to show what happened, so all we can do is wait.

But Portal 2 as some things to explain

Your body is a lot different from Portal 1, but you can notice GlaDOS saying one thing before Portal ends:

"-I have a copy of your brain, I can remake you again."

Caroline is GlaDOS, she was put on the intelligence computer after her dad died (Cave Jhonson).

The old aperture science, was begin used before portal prelude or before portal: project alpha, because you know, caroline was put into the computer after her dad died, and the old aperture science exist before they build a new one.

You are actully the first test subject, begin tested by GlaDOS (on portal 2)

Some teorys says that is hatman that put you first.

The skin of Chell on portal and portal 2 are VERY different, wich means she is PROBABLY a clone.

When you are whit wheatley exploring some of the ambients, you will see a giant tree and a pallet signed whit the word: Chell. So probably Chell was one girl of "Bring you daughter to work today"



The part where you see that wheatley says that he found some robots, i don't get it at all.
You can see the P-Body when you are testing on his chambers, but the coop course show some new constructed chambers, what don't make any sense.

Another really big thing that don't make sense is on the turret line, when you go whit wheatley. You can see that "camera", that look at the turrets and at the templates, that camera is from portal 1, but you guys can see that there is a new cameras to the chambers of portal 2.
That's probably because the turret factory line as been built on portal 1 and remastered on portal 2 (the aperture science did, or someone), but some things remained the same.
Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiave
Aperture tag, is just a mod after Portal 2, you are just a normal test subject, bug begin trated as scrap while testing old test chambers by using a new gel gun. Probably cave jhonson do the gels before the portals, and thats why the new aperture science was built. Some Points:

On the escape part, if you take the alternative ending, you see Nigel saying:
"-Your profile is exactly like an old one that try to escape. She almost blow up the whole facility. So my boss says that I have orders to let you go"

exactly after Portal 2.

Also you wake up on that thing on the toilet (forgot the name). And still a proof as montanum said, you are a normal test subject rescued by the bots.
Upcoming mods of importance.
Conversion:

Will show up why the Aperture Science of Portal 2 (or in better words, Portal: alive and kicking) was so different. It will be really important to the portal series

Portal: alive and kicking.

It's a mod just after conversion before Portal 2. I played the demo and it's like the chambers from Portal 2. I have to say, somewhat the Aperture Science will be destroyed (I hope so!), and thats why on Portal 2 the starting chambers are destroyed.

Portal Stories: Mel

I don't know anything about hits mod, but it have some really good points.
You are and abandoned test subject, using the old portal gun, from the old apertue science. I don't know what i can expect from this mod, honestly. It's really cool and everything, the gameplay would be awesome, but they don't say anything about the storyline, so all we can do is wait.

Portal: Revolution

People say that this mod is "portal 3". The story is still begin worked on, but they say that is after portal 2, and has a huge great team.
I hope they make the story serious, I see some good and bad ideas on the group, I hope they select the correct one.
Mods of no storyline on Portal Series and Rejected ones.
Mods of storyline that shows no relaxion-ship whit the Portal series, and focus on their own.

Rexaura
Portal Pro
Factum Solus
Factum Solus: chapter two
Portal: Slime
The Projex
Gamma Ennergy
Portal: The Flash Version MapPack
Wibi Data


Rejected mods (the ones what try to fit in the portal story line, but just can't for some errors, like things that happen different in the future, for example.)

Portal: taste the cake.


CWTH
Such there is a sequel to Portal (Portal 2), wich there is a complety different continuation to the CWTH, this mod makes no sense. It can be only for fun, but not for the storyline.

Coretex Cluster
No explanation nedeed here.

Portal: Vocaloid Edition
No explanation nedeed here.

Portality
No explanation nedeed here.

Thinking whit Portals 2
No explanation nedeed here.

Blue Portals
No explanation nedeed here.
Portal: Project Beta
Portal project beta uses very different textures, and chambers similiar to portal. Wich means, and by the name too, that was before portal. They can even have been before portal: prelude, but they do not, for many reasons:
1: There is no "official" download anywhere (you can still get one download if you look harder)
2: There is GlaDOS voices, so it can be before portal, and it can be after portal, because aperture science takes a "pause".
3: The mod as not finished.


Portal: Deep Chambers
Portal: Deep Chambers is the Aperture Science Innovators, an company on the underground of aperture science. That on portal 2, was explained probably as a project begin worked on, the portal.
But, on the mod, the robot that controls the erichement center says sometimes "the stolen portal gun" "our project" "it's not from aperture science", showing that "The" Aperture Science is probably an enemy from Aperture Science Innovators, WICH DON'T MAKE SENSE AT ALL.
Thanks and Credits
So, the guide is not complety at all. Still need some mods to fit the storyline (Or maybe even an Portal 3 and half life 3!), because it's incomplete.

Also, valve is working on the source 2, but as I see as a PROOF on many sites, half life is probably gonna get a sequel, and as proof if going to be episode 3.

I maybe have some english errors or I forget about some mods, please tell me if I do.

Credits:

Valve - Making all of this even possible
The mod makers - Oh well, you guys do a great work as a non-professional team!
You - Playing and reading all of this
Me - Making this guide.

Please notice that not of this is official (Except the valve games), it's just fan-made content.

Also notice that source 2 is begin worked on, it has even been released for dota 2.
Wich means valve probably will make a sequel for their games, and left 4 dead 3 will be the first. Thats as only taken by the internet, but is the most true thing we see so far.


Thanks and see you on Source 2!
17 Comments
_galaxy  [author] 10 Jul @ 1:55pm 
this guide is old and stupid xD I won't update it.

I'm gonna private it in a few days.
toothless37 10 Jul @ 11:20am 
İ mean you can update it
toothless37 10 Jul @ 11:19am 
İ know this is old but you forgot Portal stories mel and a New mod came out in 2024 (Portal Revolution)
Errol 12 Nov, 2022 @ 9:37am 
@Chouette Problem, I have not only destroyed my house with lemons but in fact the entirety of my neighbor hood inhabited with the now angry mob of neighbors. Any suggestions?
Glass the Necromancer 24 Sep, 2017 @ 10:12am 
I found the guide by just looking through some of the guides on here. And yeah that's a pretty good idea, when I make the quide I'll do that. And I was just trying to be helpful to begin with, though if the guide isn't being updated that doesn't matter, as I said I'll make my own.
_galaxy  [author] 23 Sep, 2017 @ 7:02pm 
Yeah, I just wanted you to better spend effort on something that is yours. Sorry if you thought anything else. Might I ask, how did you find this guide?

I have a suggestion too: Make multiple timelines theorys, like vanilla (portal 1 and portal 2) and one with PS: Mel and prelude, or more, etc.
Glass the Necromancer 23 Sep, 2017 @ 1:30am 
I only found this guide yesterday and didn't take notice of the date it was put up lol. I was just trying to be helpful, it's what I do. Anyway thing about addingthe links was something that I was hoping still that you might do, even with the age, but if not then I'll go hunting myself and make a guide for it all lol.
_galaxy  [author] 22 Sep, 2017 @ 6:58pm 
haha this is soooooooooooooooooooo old. It even includes things like Project Alpha like wtf lmao

I ain't updating this guide anymore, it is kind of an archive of when I was a really dump kid and that kind of stuff.

You're better spending all your effort into another thing mate. Don't get your effort of editing this garbage.
Glass the Necromancer 22 Sep, 2017 @ 6:20am 
Just a heads up for a possible edit to the guide. Portal Stories: Mel takes place between Portal and Portal 2 and you play as the character Mel trying to escape from a prodominantly Old Aperture styled Aperture and then moving up into the "New" Aperture and fighting an A.I. called AEGIS as he tries kill you. It's about the same length as the first Portal game but is full of some really interesting plot points as well as a rather nice ending with a bit of a twist.

Also could you add the links to the mods so that people can download and play them with ease.
_galaxy  [author] 17 Aug, 2014 @ 6:30pm 
Oh my god, now i realize i just posted the guide, I was waiting until conversion releases and i was still building it.

But well, guess i need to edit whit him posted. Oh fuck me.