Talk:GLaDOS

xkcd reference
There is a new reference in xkcd 375: https://xkcd.com/375/

Should it be added? --46.117.167.51 (talk) 18:26, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
 * No. We don't include every trivial pop culture reference. -- ferret (talk) 18:37, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

Pronunciation?
Is there any information as to how "GLaDOS" is supposed to be pronounced? I automatically thought that it's pronounced "glad-ohs", but now that I think about it, I figure it's pronounced like the name "Gladys". I think that makes sense, since it would give her a "real" name instead of a meaningless acronym. Does anyone know if this pronunciation is correct? If the game developers have given info on pronunciation, I think it should be included in this article. NoriMori (ノリモリ) 03:13, 10 March 2011 (UTC)


 * I've heard it various ways, but the most common is GLAD-ohs from my experience. Not sure what it is officially, though. Supernerd11 Firemind ^_^ Pokedex 04:54, 6 October 2014 (UTC)
 * One option might be "Glad-O-S", like "Chrome OS", but that's just a guess. I've always heard it labelled "Glad-ohs" Mrman19 (talk) 20:09, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Portal: Prelude
All of the sections that pertain to Portal:Prelude are really badly written and have no sources. Should this even be part of the article? If so it should be rewritten, because the sentences run on and refer to characters that haven't been mentioned previously in the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Petenick96 (talk • contribs) 17:36, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Yes, can someone please rewrite this? It's awful! I don't know enough about the prelude to do it myself, but its existence is embarrassing to Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lobstrain (talk • contribs) 19:30, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Deleted it. As a fan project rather than an official product it has no place here, cannot presume the plot is official.  Я ehevkor ✉ 19:43, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Category:Disk operating systems
Isn't Category:Disk operating systems only for real disk operating systems? Harry Blue5 (talk) 15:04, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

I'm making a note here:
"She also sang the lyrics for "Still Alive", written by Jonathan Coulton, which played during the credits of Portal. The song has been a huge success[.]"

Please nobody change that wording. :-D — Mütze (talk) 20:14, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Merging Caroline (Portal 2) into this article
Caroline is, to be honest, not a major character, and I think that her article should be merged into the GLaDOS one. Does anyone object to this?--In Donaldismo Veritas (talk) 16:51, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Support --Teancum (talk) 15:39, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Support. I can't imagine there's not a lot you can write about her to support a whole article. She should probably have an entry in Characters in the Portal series though. Rehevkor ✉ 22:44, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Support. It's basically a call for a redirect; everything that you can talk about her is already mentioned here. - New Age Retro Hippie (talk) (contributions) 02:11, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Support. I see what you did there. ζompuλacker (tlk) 19:47, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Support. Goodbye, Caroline. Lagrange613 (talk) 00:39, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Support. As per above statements. 'GWPSP' 'Ø9Ø'   7thAdv.   03:38, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

See also section
I've reinstated the link to Galatea (video game) in the See also section per Build_the_web and WP:SEEALSO. These sections are navigation devices, which require that the targeted article exist and that a brief annotation is provided "when a link's relevance is not immediately apparent". "Links included in the "See also" section may be useful for readers seeking to read as much about a topic as possible, including subjects only peripherally related to the one in question." The topic at hand is female video game characters; both being AIs make it a strong connection between them. Diego Moya (talk) 23:33, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I've found a reference that allows placing it in text.Diego Moya (talk) 09:49, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Eh, a whole paragraph based on a single primary source (a wordpress blog at that) is a bit much imo. Rehevkor ✉ 10:55, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Ok, I'll trim it down to the main points. Emily Short is a notable video game designer. Diego Moya (talk) 11:11, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

Pacific Rim
I know that del Toro hired McLain to be the voice of a computer system in Pacific Rim and that the trailer released yesterday has her nearly doing her Glados voice, but we can't say that there's necessarily a connection between Glados and the film based on that. Given that del Toro is a gamer, the similar might certainly well be intentional, and if we have an article that asserts this, great, then we can add it. But just having the similarity in voicing is otherwise OR to connect the film to Glados at this point. --M ASEM (t) 14:39, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm a little short on time atm but I found this which while not full confirmation is at least something (del Toro saying that he went through Valve to get McLain to voice). We can't "yet" say its Glados but I'm more comfortable in having a statement that many journals noted the voice, and we can point out this hiring/valve influence on del Toro. --M ASEM (t) 15:24, 13 December 2012 (UTC)

As a female in video games
Can we have a talk about the "As a female in video games" part? Only I can see how citing stuff wrote by random people online from sites that have recently been discovered to have an agenda that pushes feminism has no place on Wikipedia? How does this improve the article? How are these facts?

Can we just stick to what has actually been confirmed and not the mad ramblings of somebody that doesn't even have a journalism degree?

Also, this is from Jimbo Wales himself. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view#Due_and_undue_weight I think it falls perfectly in this category. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.36.154.190 (talk) 21:11, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
 * I don't think it's fair to single out the "As a female in video games" section when all of the "analysis" is equally bogus (based on theories, not facts) in the article. I think arguing that only that section of analysis needs to go would be pushing POV. Wakanneesa  t  06:27, 2 October 2014 (UTC)

The whole section seems unabashedly biased and does not belong without some serious editing.Tupin (talk) 21:50, 1 October 2014 (UTC)


 * It's odd that I count 3 separate IP's and a user, all coming out of the blue at the same time who apparently feel quite strongly about this. Why?  Я ehevkor ✉ 08:26, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
 * I noticed this addition to the pag eof one of my favorite characters ever and posted it online and linked it to some people that love the game as much as me. This isn't right.--134.36.111.111 (talk) 16:02, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
 * There appears to be some meat puppetry going on here, relating to Milo Yiannopoulos on the GamerGate Twitter hashtag. Artw (talk) 14:50, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, that's me. I tried to signal boost the addition to the page to get more people in here to talk about this part of the page. Never received an anwser from Yannoupoulos though. Is that wrong? --134.36.111.111 (talk) 16:04, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes. Canvassing is discouraged.  Я ehevkor ✉ 17:05, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
 * "it is perfectly acceptable to notify other editors of ongoing discussions, provided that it is done with the intent to improve the quality of the discussion by broadening participation to more fully achieve consensus." It's discouraged?.--134.36.111.111 (talk) 13:19, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Inevitably is also at reddit http://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/2i0mr8/still_doubting_about_feminism_taking_over/ .©Geni (talk) 06:27, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
 * That wasn't even me --134.36.111.111 (talk) 13:19, 3 October 2014 (UTC)


 * I agree. The analysis section of this Wikipedia article is bogus and has nothing concrete to say about the character. The "As a Female in Videogames" section is the most glaring example. It even sounds preachy. If I didn't know any better, I'd say someone is pushing their ideology on Wikipedia. 158.135.13.9 (talk) 13:05, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Agreed. Please stop pushing your misogynistic ideologies onto decent people. ~ - New Age Retro Hippie (talk) (contributions) 12:10, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
 * By the way, as a feminist today, I was fairly anti-feminist when I wrote the (admittedly poorly-written) section on her role as a female in video games. There is no logical way to suggest that this was an attempt to force any ideologies on anyone. Keep that GamerGate shit off of this article. - New Age Retro Hippie (talk) (contributions) 12:14, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Calling someone a misogynist is not productive. While I disagree with his POV push, he might disagree with feminism or certain aspects of feminism, but that does not make him a misogynist. <span style="font-family:Courier New;padding:1px 4px 2px 4px;border-radius:4px;background:#303;font-size:85%"> Wakanneesa <font style="color:#f0f">t  14:36, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
 * How about we stop pushing our "mysoginistic" ideas when you stop pushing theories about feminism in a game that have no basis on wikipedia? Can you confirm any of the things written in that part of the page? --134.36.111.111 (talk) 13:19, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
 * The refs seem to do a good job about confirming the stuff in the "As a female in video games" section. If I missed something, go ahead and slap a tag on it. <font style="text-shadow:0em 0em 0.75em #B87333;">Supernerd11 Firemind ^_^ Pokedex 13:40, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
 * I don't want to get caught up in anyone's POV pushing war, but all I see here (the entire analysis section, not just any one section) are plenty of references to support the opinions of people, but these opinions actually take up more space than the entire rest of the article. It feels bloated and too long. I think it's fair to represent widely observed and culturally relevant analysis of the character, but I think it should not be as bloated as it is now. It definitely needs some cleanup, but outright removing the whole section is probably not productive, and neither is singling out a section because of one's ideology. I think this discussion is about at its end.<span style="font-family:Courier New;padding:1px 4px 2px 4px;border-radius:4px;background:#303;font-size:85%"> Wakanneesa <font style="color:#f0f">t  14:36, 3 October 2014 (UTC)


 * There's really no issue here, and actually gamers should be proud that a beloved (give or take...) character from a popular video game has gotten anywhere close to this much coverage from an academic level. This is the type of analysis that Wikipedia values for fictional characters analyzed by academics (see nearly any Shakespearean work, for example) and is good to have here.  Since it is opinions of academics, their position is neither right or wrong, but just outlining the various viewpoints.  And you are not required to read this section to still go and jump through portals and solve puzzles.  We're not here to be a game guide, we're here for the academic and educational nature of topics, of which most of this analysis sections hits home with. --M ASEM  (t) 14:46, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

PotatOS Name Inclusion
I noticed that the name of the potato-battery version of GLaDOS, PotatOS, is never mentioned. This can be cited to the name of the song "PotatOS's Lament" from the Portal 2 Soundtrack (Songs to Test By). Should this be included and, if so, where? Smock42 (talk) 19:22, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
 * I don't think the song title can be taken conclusively as a "name" for GLaDOS. Her name didn't change, and I don't think any dialogue refers to her as such. -- ferret (talk) 19:36, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Adding the Fact that the Character is Well Over 50,000 Years Old?
I am uncertain whether or not to add this. The article, as is, is excellent enough in its avoidance of the soon-to-be-proposed accuracy-improvement, the article doesn't make any mention of the plot explained time-frame: According to GlaDOS, this A.I. has an ¨quicksave¨ feature that forces the A.I. to reexperience the last two minutes of their life, which the A.I. claims to have been for the last years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0__zvbhGDY&feature=youtu.be&t=19m20s -- or: you can play Portal 2 and find the dialogue. This is seemignly self-sourced plot synopsis aren't required to have a source--the plot of the content is literally the source. So, this should be valid to add; that GlaDOS is well over years old (the intro of the game also mentions: "Hello, you have been in suspension for - NINE NINE NINE NINE NINE NINE NI-"; which additionally verify the claim--assuming the announcer is not broken). If plot can be added without a source; someone add this, properly for I can not add it properly. If even plot synopsises requires a source; I'll probably go ahead and drop a few pages which needs additional verification. -- An anonymous person. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.194.15.104 (talk) 19:03, 29 January 2019 (UTC)


 * Glados doesn't age, being a robot. But also, the announcer, and everything else in the facility in Portal 2, is broken. If we assume the game is around the time of Half-life, about 2000-something, then the Caroline part would be at least 50. Mrman19 (talk) 20:13, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Get to GA
Hey all I've done some work in fixing the issues listed above to get this to GA. I am struggling with Description though and finding sources? Also can you see any more sources that need correcting or removing/replacing? Thanks. Lankyant (talk) 23:55, 17 February 2023 (UTC)


 * I have reversed the GA for now as in my opinion the article needs serious work. It suffers from too much "he said X, she said Y" rather than summarizing the conclusions in a cohesive, readable way. It is supposed to be an article that sums things up, not just a list of quotes from game journalists. I think the key here is that similar conclusions about the character should be grouped up and paraphrased as much as possible. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 07:12, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

Federeal regulations require me to tell you...
that this article... is looking pretty good.

A lot of Glados's dialogue overall reveals that Aperture has a ton of weird things that... nobody ever mentions??? Like, why does Aperture have an entire testing wing made of glass? ?????!??!?

Also should we maybe add something involving the Co-Op story? 13 Rats (talk) 11:46, 8 May 2024 (UTC)