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Why Portal turned GLaDOS into a potato

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How do you humble an omnipotent, murderous AI that controls an entire facility? You shove her consciousness into a root vegetable. Portal 2 writers wanted GLaDOS to team up with the player, but knew players wouldn't trust a giant robotic ceiling monster. By reducing her to a literal potato battery, she became pathetic enough to elicit sympathy, proving that writing solves everything.

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