• Games
    • Most Popular (+)
    • Top Rated
    • Recent Releases
    • Coming Soon
    • Release Dates
    • Recently Added
    • More
    • Platforms (+)
    • Characters (+)
    • Companies (+)
    • People (+)
    • Franchises (+)
    • Brainwaves
    • Most Popular
    • Articles
    • Discussions
    • Thoughts
    • Reviews
    • Trending
    • Gears of War 3
    • NBA 2K13
    • Fallout 3
    • 4 Pics 1 Word
    • Remote Masseuse
    • Contributions
    • All
    • Collections
    • Most Popular
    • Lists
    • Galleries

GLaDOS

  1. Home
  2. Characters
  3. GLaDOS
Tracking
Track this character
MENU →
  • Home
  • Details
  • Games
  • Content
  • Overview
  • Story
    • Background
    • Portal
    • Portal 2
  • Development
  • Home
  • Brainwaves
  • Contributions
GLaDOS

GLaDOS (Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System) is an artificial intelligence created by Aperture Science and the main antagonist of the Portal series. She is responsible for the testing and maintenance of the Aperture Science research facility and its Test Subjects.

In Portal, GLaDOS initially appears as a voice guide, designed to aid the Chell through the test chambers, but it quickly becomes apparent, through her words and actions, that her intentions are malicious in nature. As the story unfolds, it is learned that GLaDOS used a neurotoxin to kill all the scientists in the lab before the events of Portal.

Continue Reading →

Jump to a section:

Latest Games

View all →

  • Portal 2 (2011)

    Developed by Valve Corporation for WIN, PS3, X360

    Portal 2 is a first-person puzzle-platform video game developed and published by Valve Corporation. It is the sequel to Portal and was released on April 18, 2011 for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. The retail versions of the game are distributed by Electronic Arts, while digital distribution of the Windows and OS X versions is handled by Valve's content delivery service Steam. Portal 2 was announced on March 5, 2010, following a week-long alternate reality game based on new patches to the original game.
    4.42
    5
  • Portal (2007)

    Developed by Valve Corporation for MAC, WIN, PS3, X360

    Portal is a story-driven puzzle game, developed by Valve and released as part of The Orange Box and stand-alone for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. A sequel, Portal 2, was released in 2011.
    4.37
    5

Development

Before development of GLaDOS had begun, Erik Wolpaw was writing the script for the video game Psychonauts, where he went around the office, finding people to provide voices to the words until they could add the final voices to the game.

Continue Reading →

GLaDOS Brainwaves

View all →

  • Discussion
  • Article
  • Thought
  • Review
100
  • 24th October, 3 replies

    Geek up your Christmas with our unique gaming inspired greeting cards!

    Inspired by some of the most iconic characters of all time, the set of 10 cards are bound to amaze your...

  • 24th January, 5 replies

    Top 50 Villains of All Time

    Guinness World Records reveals the results of a poll to decide the "Greatest Videogame Villain of All...

Share GLaDOS with others

Characters You May Like

  • Solid Snake
    Solid Snake
  • Mario
    Mario
  • Batman
    Batman
  • Lara Croft
    Lara Croft

GLaDOS

Games

Overview

Story

Background Portal Portal 2

Development

Updates

Most Followed Games

Portal 2 Portal
2
games

16
users tracking this character

Quick Details

Created by
Kim Swift
Erik Wolpaw
Portrayed by
Ellen McLain
Franchises
Portal
Species/Race Robot
Alternative name(s) Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System
Date of Birth 1986
Occupation Advanced Personality Construct

Top Contributors

View all →

201 points
Machina

46 points
0000001
10 points
Dean

Build the ultimate game collection now!

Log In with Facebook

Popular Brainwaves

View all →

  • 24th October

    Geek up your Christmas with our unique gaming inspired greeting cards!

    Inspired by some of the most iconic characters of all time, the set of 10 cards are bound to amaze your...

  • 24th January

    Top 50 Villains of All Time

    Guinness World Records reveals the results of a poll to decide the "Greatest Videogame Villain of All...

Related Collections

View all →

  • 39 items by GamerPrint

    The Inspiration for our Designs

    3
  • 9 items by Machina

    Favourite Characters

    3
  • 5 items by Dean

    My all-time favourite characters

    0
Gamewise
The world of video games at your fingertips.
About · Contact · Advertise · Blog · Press · Facebook · Twitter · Google+ · YouTube
© 2012-2023 All rights reserved · Terms of Use · Privacy Policy · Contribution Guidelines
Trending: Emoji | Candy | Mods | GTA | Pics | Flappy | Clans | Food recipes | Sticky Toffee Cupcakes Recipe | Tetris | Evil Apples

Please log in to continue

Log In to Gamewise

Log In or Sign Up via Facebook

Existing Members without Facebook

Forgotten password?

close
  • Main Menu
  • Home
  • Games
    • Games
    • Most Popular
    • Discover
    • Rate
    • Top Rated
    • Recent Releases
    • Coming Soon
    • Release Dates
    • Recently Added
    • More
    • Platforms
    • Characters
    • Companies
    • People
    • Franchises
  • Brainwaves
    • Brainwaves
    • Most Popular
    • Articles
    • Discussions
    • Thoughts
    • Reviews
    • Trending
    • Gears of War 3
    • NBA 2K13
    • Fallout 3
    • 4 Pics 1 Word
    • Remote Masseuse
  • Contributions
    • Contributions
    • All
    • Most Popular
    • Collections
    • Most Popular
    • Lists
    • Galleries
  • GLaDOS
  • Details
  • Games
  • Content
  • Overview
  • Story
    • Background
    • Portal
    • Portal 2
  • Development