#chell and glados

[roamingzombiz]

so i was listening to semi-automatic and then this came into creation

#portal #portal 2 #portal game #portal valve #chell and glados #portal chell #glados #my art #chelldos #im having a nostalgia trip w the 21 pilots

[crypt1c-gho3t]

Portal and Feminism

okay because it was 12 years of portal 2 yesterday I thought my first official post should be my thoughts on feminism in the saga 

the main problem is that a lot of the times in the media violence against women is used as a plot device to make a character stronger. it’s not empowering to be a sexually assaulted and/or abused but the media often makes these themes a “phoenix” moment for women.

and while it is satisfying to see women stick it to their abusers, This portrayal often boils women down to their only defining trait being their sexuality and the only real “motivation” for women to be powerful is having that sexuality threatened.  

This abuse also enforces the point that you have to become more masculine and drop feminine traits in order to become stronger and more powerful.

women do not need to go through abuse in order to be considered powerful, being a woman is powerful enough. being feminine is being strong

This is where portal comes into play. I’ll start with what i’m sure you all guessed i was going to bring up first but in the actual games and mods every main playable character is a female (portal 1& 2 and portal mel stories) or doesn’t have a specific gender to interpret( portal 2 multi player & portal reloaded).

in addition to this one of the main “villains” is also a woman. in the first game she is given no redeeming qualities but gets “redeemed” anyways showing fleshed out characters with interesting character development and even though this development get erased (sry caroline) it’s GLaDOS’s choice and not somebody else taking it away or making that choice for her

most importantly the women in this game are influential. The classic comparison of “can this character be replaced by a lampshade” doesn’t apply to the game. whether she’s a villain or a playable character everything is biased off the decisions women make and their influence.

and while there are male side characters(the cores) the portal women are never shown to be dependent on them for coming up with solutions to problems or saving them. In fact the cores are very rarely shown to do anything that isn’t driven by what the portal women do.

the fact the chell isn’t pointed out to be a woman, she is mainly a blank slate except from the player views her through portals, is also a prime example of this feminism because it isn’t calling attention to the different ways that men and women act it forces you to focus on not the gender of the character but of the actual gameplay

now i know nothing about game development and in the mod mel stories it may have been simpler to keep the main character a female when designing. but the choice to keep mel as an olympian and how they chose to portray female olympian instead of a male shows the dedication to having powerful woman “outside” the game and inside the game meaning that she was already strong but was made even stronger by what she went through in aperture.

and yes, they do go through hardships and are exposed to many challenges yet they are never shown to be abused or sexually assaulted. they have their “phoenix” moments anyway

anyways thanks for reading and another great example of this is Ashoka Tano and her journey!

#portal #portal2 #portal stories: mel #glados #chell #wheatley #glados and cave johnson #chell and glados #feminism #theory #game thoughts #indie games #puzzlegames #valve #valve games #portal multiplayer #12 years of portals #atlas #p-body #atlas and p body #portal chell #portal glados #portal fandom #portal gun #gaming #valve gaming #apreture

[subterra-rose]

i know it's not on the divorced poll but i would have put forward isran and tolan from skyrim dawnguard, they're SO divorced it makes me happy

Had to run this by my Skyrim friend and yeah, they’re an honourable mention in my eyes

#asks #anon #the only option I’ve would’ve added if I knew this was gonna pop off: #grace and tripp #these guys #chell and glados #idk who any of the other people are saying to me are tbh I maybe know of them by moot association

[noctude]

carbon monoxide

#im unwell #portal 2 #chell portal #glados #chelldos #my art #nocgood

[unbeeliever]

#realized i never posted this #portal 2 #wheatley portal #glados #chell portal

[cometchemic]

average Portal fan

#the spot #atsv #spiderman #across the spiderverse #spiderverse #my art #mine #fanart #johnathan ohnn #portal #portal 2 #glados #chell #wheatley

[najsigt]

Look how far we’ve come

#portal 2 #portal #chell #glados #wheatley #art #my art #digital art #artist on tumblr #artists on tumblr #illustration #character design #drawing #color #painting #doodle #photoshop #clip studio paint #fan art #fanart #vavle

[drozdnah]

the most pathetic yuri I've ever seen.

I've replayed portal 2 for the 5th time recently. and now Im thinking about them a lot (help).

I just now decided to find a translation of the song Cara mia addio. and oh my Glados is so pathetically in love with Chell. let them have a happy ending pls!! 😭😭😭

and yes chell wears a black mesa tshirt just to annoy her (ex)wife.

#portal 2 #chelldos #chell #glados #portal #portal fanart #fanart #my art

[bicolor-fart]

chelldos for the soul <3

#My art #Artists on tumblr #Suggestive #Portal #Portal 2 #Chelldos #Chell #GLaDOS #Android glados #lesbian robot fans make some noise!!!!!! #portal 2 hyperfixation go brrrrrrr #wireplay #<- forgot to tag that! thanks rebloggers

[clown-owo]

been replaying the Portal series I think this is where its heading

#i haven't drawn in like. half a month. which listen i know i don't post much here but i do draw a lot #i have another blog. but also sometimes i just don't post things. i draw for myself #just got burnt out from working on an animation final 😔 #so anyway. eased myself back in with a silly comic about portal #my irl saw my shitty sketch and thought glados was painting chell which is very funny to me. #chelldos #but like. unrequited. glados is obsessed with chell. chell is not having a good time #portal #chell #GlaDOS #GlaD0S #my art #og post #1k #5k #10k #20k #edit: i made this post almost a year ago and it haunts me. theres a typo. chell is out of character. #because i couldn't come up with a good reason for her to be there in the first place #and this was a shitty ms paint replicating drawing that i did just to get back into drawing #i didn't think it would gain much attention #i was Wrong #anyway someone in the comments said this is what happens when you speedrun thats an infintely better setup for the punchline #EDIT 2: ok i fixed it fuck you

[rogerrrroger]

1 week no posts and I make this

#art #roger's art #fanart #portal #portal 2 #portal fanart #portal 2 fanart #glados #portal glados #portal chell #portal wheatley #chell #wheatley #kinda laughed but now I serioused is it funny or not #valve #ooh btw showcasing human glados design even though it’s been done 457373 times #chelldos

[poopystain]

shes not gay greg

#this was so much funnier in my head but like. its finished now. what more can i do but put it on tumblr. #portal #portal 2 #chelldos #chell #glados #my doodles

[bearionette]

Extremely art blocked rn so this doesnt look good but I wanted to doodle it anyway

#glados portal 2 #portal 2 #chell portal #portal chell #portal glados #GLaDOS #portal 2 glados #chelldos

[deadnightguard]

happy pride month

originally there was a version above the cut where she said the punchline but upon reflection i realize how bad that was so ive removed it entirely and replaced it with the initial alt version aka: this one

#portal #portal 2 #glados #chell #portal glados #portal chell #wheatley #portal wheatley #deadnightguard art #chelldos #gladchell

[octoxicash]

P2 ending

#octos shitpost art #portal #portal 2 #chelldos #glados #chell

[tunabuna]

portal wip i'm probs not gonna finish yet. basically the concept is glados kills chell and glados is like "chell look i finally got u lol! haha chell? why aren't you answering chell"

#portal #portal 2 #glados #chell portal #chelldos #obviously. #chell #valve #tuna art #art #digital art #artists on tumblr #clip studio paint