Story & Timeline
11 entries in the Portal compendium.
The Potato Battery TestA popular misconception; no such experiment exists in official Portal lore.The Enrichment Center CollapseThe dramatic escape from Aperture Science's underground testing facility.The Neurotoxin ReleaseA silent purge that left the facility empty and its history uncertain.The Carrot Cake LieA delicious lie that fueled a revolution against an unfeeling machine.Cave Johnson's DeathThe founder's fatal exposure to moon dust leads to the creation of GLaDOS.The Long Silence of ChellDecades of frozen stillness before the test subject wakes to a broken world.GLaDOS's Betrayal and the Cake PromiseA deadly test where the only promised reward is a lie designed to keep you running until tThe Core Retrieval SequenceA rogue core, a silent scientist, and the chaotic journey to reclaim control of a broken fThe Wheatley Takeover ArcA small core takes big power, leading to catastrophic consequences for everyone involved.The Neurotoxin Release EventA deadly gas release intended to end testing, revealed as a hollow threat in the abandonedCave Johnson's Corporate LegacyA visionary CEO whose ruthless ambition built a scientific empire and sealed its doom.
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