Why doesn't Chell talk?

Valve's Erik Wolpaw has said one of the reasons Chell doesn't speak in Portal 2

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Portal 2 is a 2011 puzzle-platform video game developed by Valve for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. The digital PC version is distributed online by Valve's Steam service, while all retail editions were distributed by Electronic Arts.

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is because she is a silent protagonist which "could be anyone." "[Chell] could be anyone," Wolpaw said during a NYU's Game Center talk.

Why does Chell never speak?

Chet Faliszek noted that Chell was the female version of Gordon Freeman's role as a silent protagonist (in the Half-Life video games). Wolpaw explained it served the game's humour better if she did not talk, and that if the "straight man in a world gone mad" did talk, referring to Chell, "it would suck".

Is Chell actually mute?

As with all the playable characters in the Half-Life universe, with the exception of Alyx Vance, Chell is silent.

How long was Chell asleep in Portal 2?

When you first wake up, he says you've been in suspenion for 50 days, basically the equivilant of nearly 2 months. This is the amount of time that has passed since Chell defeated GLaDOS. After taking her physical exam and going back to sleep, she finds when that at least 99,999 days has passed since she last woke up.

Is Chell the last human?

Yes there ARE people left on the surface. At the end of Portal 2 you leave the elevator and are confronted with fields of wheat.

What if Chell Talked in Portal 2? - Part 1 (Parody)

Did GLaDOS hate Chell?

Her first test subject and the series' main protagonist, Chell, was given a warning of GLaDOS' true colors with the help of Rattmann. She confronts GLaDOS in her chamber at the end of Portal, which allowed GLaDOS to develop an even deeper hatred for her after she was awakened at the beginning of Portal 2.

How far did Chell fall?

They are capable of surviving truly long falls, up to and possibly beyond the subject's terminal velocity, as it appears when Chell falls four kilometers down to old Aperture Science and falling into a portal until reaching terminal velocity.

What race is Chell?

Her ethnic background is somewhat ambiguous; she appears to be of Latin or multiracial descent, and Valve concept artist Matt Charlesworth described her as having "a hint of Japanese ethnicity." (Chell's face and body model, Alésia Glidewell, has a Brazilian-American father and a Japanese mother.)

What is Chell short for?

Chell is a girl's name of Hebrew and French origin. It's a shortened form of Michelle, the feminine version of Michel, which ultimately derives from the Hebrew name Michael, meaning “who is like God?” Michel is the French translation of this classic name.

Who dragged Chell back into aperture?

Now, instead of the original direct fadeout, Chell is dragged away by the Party Escort Bot, thanking her for assuming the party escort submission position. This, "re-energizing" Portal, and bridging the gap between it and Portal 2, since Chell awakens back inside Aperture Laboratories in Portal 2.

Why does Chell jump instead of talk?

Chell can speak, but chooses not to. The reason she dosen't speak is because she does not want to give all those AIs the satisfaction of an answer. Originally posted by Julia Gillard: She didnt really speak but when going to the cake on the platform and pressing the button so the door can lift up.

Is Chell actually adopted?

Chell was a "mistake" that Cave and Caroline made, thus resulting in them putting her up for adoption. Instead of going to a normal orphanage, they gave her up to an Aperture Brand orphanage.

Is Chell Caroline's child?

It is established thoughout the games in Ratman dens that Ratman was once an Aperture employee who survived Glados wrath and hides from her. Chell, on the other hand, is spared because she is Caroline's daughter.

How long was Chell asleep in Portal 1?

Portal took place roughly around the same time as the Combine Invasion of Earth (just after Half-Life [estimated to be 2003]]), Chell was the placed in stasis for presumably approximately 27 years and woken up presumably approximately 2029/2030.

Was Chell homeless?

Chell was born to homeless war veteran and his wife, who abandoned her as an infant after they were both critically injured in the Aperture Science testing courses. One of Aperture's scientists took pity on the young child and took her home to raise as her own.

Could Chell survive in space?

Even if there wasn't, Chell could have survived the vacuum of space for about a minute - but we'll assume that she won't pass out due to a lack of air, since there's so much of it nearby. Chell's main problem is going to be the wind speed.

WHO adopted Chell?

Sounds correct, but Caroline adopted Chell. During the same scene you referred to where Glados becomes defensive of Chell, after Wheatly says she is adopted and Glados says "What's wrong with be adopted," Glados actually tells Chell that she really is adopted.

Does GLaDOS ever say her name?

No one ever says GLaDOS' name either. We've turned that into a thing with the game. Nobody ever mentions anyone's name in the game. It's to such a point people imprint themselves onto the character Chell.

What is Chell wearing in Portal 2?

In Portal 2, Chell wears an Aperture Sciece tank top and orange pants. Instead of her heel springs, she is wearing Long Fall Boots.

Does Chell from Portal have a last name?

Chell Valentine from Valve's official Portal 2 blog.

Will there be a Portal 3?

The game's writers do have an idea for a potential threequel. Portal 3 isn't happening (yet), but in a recent interview the series' writer Erik Wolpaw did say he knows how it would start.

What is on Chell's legs?

These boots were created to resolve a "reproducible human error problem", where test subjects were falling too far and injuring themselves, which caused them to drop the Portal device, which could damage it. These boots are worn by Chell, the protagonist in the single-player campaign of Portal 2.

Is GLaDOS half life?

Game information

She is the main antagonist throughout Portal and the first half of Portal 2's single-player campaign. As the overseer and highest of authorities of the Enrichment Center, GLaDOS resides in the Central AI Chamber.

How old is GLaDOS?

Her original purpose was to be an artificially intelligent research assistant (and disk operating system). Work on GLaDOS started in 1986, and was under development for more than ten years before she was finally completed several years after 1996.