Portale 2 Direct

The game begins long after the events of the original Portal . Chell, the silent protagonist, is woken from a long stasis in a dilapidated "Relaxation Center" by , a chatty and bumbling personality core. As the facility crumbles around them, they attempt to escape but accidentally reactivate GLaDOS , the AI Chell "killed" in the first game.

However, the power immediately goes to Wheatley's head. He becomes a megalomaniacal tyrant, shoves GLaDOS’s consciousness into a , and—in a fit of rage—sends both Chell and "PotatOS" falling miles down an elevator shaft into the oldest parts of the facility. The History of Aperture Portale 2

Chell and PotatOS land in the abandoned 1950s-era labs. As they climb back up through the decades (the 60s, 70s, and 80s), they hear pre-recorded messages from Aperture’s founder, . The game begins long after the events of the original Portal

They return to the modern facility to find Wheatley has made a complete mess of things, pushing the reactor toward a core meltdown. In the final battle, Wheatley booby-traps the room, but Chell notices the roof has been torn open, revealing the night sky. However, the power immediately goes to Wheatley's head

Through these recordings, GLaDOS realizes she was originally Caroline , Cave Johnson’s loyal assistant, whose mind was forcibly uploaded to create the AI.