Portal 2 (Video Game 2011) Stephen Merchant as Wheatley. Though she doesn't speak, it is even clear that Chell is suspicious of his motives at first. Portal 2 Wheatley rising to power after replacing GLaDOS as Central A.I. GLaDOS reaches out to get Wheatley out of Chell's hands and then she pulls Chell back inside. In anger, he traps GLaDOS in a potato battery, and she recognizes his voice as … Wheatley Stephen James Merchant (born in Bristol, England, on November 24, 1974) is a British actor, comedian, radio host, writer and director. Half-Life: Alyx: G-Man | Combine Overwatch | Zombies | Jeff | Scientist | Combine Advisors | Employers, Portal Eventually, they reach the main chamber again, where Wheatley states the facility is about to explode and he has been studying the final boss fight from the first game and has changed all the things that allowed GLaDOS to be defeated then, such as no usable portal surfaces and the immediate activation of deadly neurotoxin. Wheatley later apologizes for trying to bump Chell off when the elevator broke to save his own skin, and asks if they can be "BFFs". The player does not catch him in the beginning, nor is Wheatley grabbed in the ending. This partially comes as a result of trying to give himself credit for overthrowing GLaDOS, only for GLaDOS to say that he had done nothing to accomplish this (even though he had actually pulled off some schemes and deals behind the scenes to make it possible) and give Chell credit for doing all of the work. At some point though he was separated from GLaDOS though and he was moved to different faci… Corrupted When Wheatley realizes they are in old Aperture, he panics, stating that it is full of vicious birds. The facility is about to explode, causing panels to malfunction and disappear, like one which reveals the Moon in the sky. Type of Villain At the beginning of the game, Wheatley awakens Chell, who has been in stasis for several years, and tries to help her escape the Aperture Science facility, but is supposedly destroyed by GLaDOS when she is accidentally reactivated. Half-Life 2: Wallace Breen | The Combine | Combine Advisors | Overwatch Elite | Combine Overwatch | Civil Protection | Stalkers | Zombies Power-Hungry Traitor, Intelligence Dampening SphereMoronLittle idiotMetal ball, Central AI of the Aperture Science Enrichment Center (formerly), Interaction with Aperture Laboratories and manipulation of its functionsFlashlight eyeDeploying bombsAbove average strength and durabilityLEGO Dimensions:TeleportationResistance to gravityFlightLevitationOpening portals. Half-Life: Nihilanth | Zombies | Hazardous Environment Combat Unit | G-Man | Employers Crimes Afterwards, the duo enters a hidden room with a blue portal that takes them back to the hub world, thereby ending the campaign. He seems to be much more antagonistic this time around, making arrogant comments and openly taunting GLaDOS. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Although Karl was hired to just "press the buttons", Ricky and Steve got him involved more and more with the show over the subsequent weeks and soon became fascinated with his personal life, unconventional childhood and ridiculous stories. Stephen Merchant reprises his role as the voice of Wheatley for the Ap-Sap. Wheatley : [Wheatley leads Chell through a dark area of the facility] Ah, brilliant! A new version of the Portal 2 video starring Stephen Merchant as Wheatley. Release Calendar DVD & Blu-ray Releases Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets In Theaters Coming … The name of the item is a portmanteau of "Aperture" and "Sapper". Stephen James Merchant is an English writer, director, radio presenter, comedian, and actor. Half-Life GLaDOS then starts pumping neurotoxin into the room. Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant returned to XFM, the alternative London-based radio station in September 2001 after the first series of The Office had been broadcast. Wheatley attempts to use his antigravity to save himself, but it isn't enough. Portal 2 (Video Game 2011) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. When GLaDOS reveals that the Space Core also showed up, Wheatley has a minor rant about how annoying he is which, ironically, is annoying enough for Chell to punch him. as he disconnects himself from his management rail. He added that Wheatley served as an "offset" of GLaDOS; while her voice is "slower-speaking and more deliberate", Wheatley is a "frantic perso… Menu. Alias While Doug Lombardi noted that the audio was simply a placeholder for the demo, Lord's performance was very well-received, urging Valve to retain Lord's voice in the final game. Infuriated, Wheatley breaks the escape platform and throws them both into an extremely deep shaft leading to the lowest areas of the facility. Wheatley is voiced by the British comedian Stephen Merchant and created in part by Portal 2 designer Erik Wolpaw. Instead, he goes on about how glad he is to be working together with Chell again. According to GLaDOS, Wheatley was originally designed by the Aperture technicians as an \"Intelligence Dampening Sphere.\" His intended function was to render GLaDOS less dangerous, by generating a constant stream of stupid ideas, thereby distracting her and hampering her decision-making process in hopes of her not trying to kill them. Powers/Skills Wheatley appears in Team Fortress 2 as the Ap-Sap sapper for the Spy. Gallery However, as he is designed to make bad decisions, he has neglected to maintain the lab's failing systems, putting the facility at risk of a nuclear meltdown. He was first revealed in an ARG released by Valve in a screenshot of Portal 2 before its release showing the player-character Chell holding Wheatley. When they encounter him on a screen, GLaDOS tries to stump Wheatley by saying a paradoxical statement ("This sentence is false"), but Wheatley ignores the error and goes with "true". Portal: GLaDOS | Turrets | Aperture Science However, after failed attempts at plugging himself in, Chell slams him into the port, and the elevator goes up. PendletonIntelligence Dampening SphereMoronLittle idiotMetal ball He functions identically to the regular sapper. Wheatley returns in the Portal 2 campaign as the deuteragonist. Normal In anger, he traps GLaDOS in a potato battery, and she recognizes his voice as a program the scientists once installed into her that gave her terrible ideas in an attempt to slow down her rise to power, calling him a moron. Evil-doer Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant returned to XFM, the alternative London-based radio station in September 2001 after the first series of The Office had been broadcast. Wheatley suggests that they repeat the old core transfer procedure by damaging GLaDOS and inserting the Space Core into her body. Hobby Despite this, Chell is still able to corrupt and replace his personality cores. By the end of the first season Karl had become a crucial part of the show's success. Eventually, Chell and Wheatley fall into the depths of the facility when an elevator breaks. Due to the phenomenal success of the show, Ricky was important enough to now be given his own producer, one Karl Pilkington. Due to the phenomenal success of the show, Ricky was important enough to now be given his own producer, one Karl Pilkington. It also mentions the Aperture Science facilities. However, it was later revealed at GamesCom 2010 that in the final game Wheatley would be voiced by British actor/writer Stephen Merchant, known mostly for his work with Ricky Gervais. Escape Aperture Laboratories With Chell (failed, and went crazy with power).Take over Aperture Laboratories (succeeded).Have all testing chambers completed (briefly succeeded, but later failed).Retain control of the facility.Kill Chell and GLaDOS (both failed). He claims to want to help Chell escape again, even though he obviously plans on taking over the facility. 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He first appears when he somehow spawns through a blue portal in a test chamber. He does act remorseful for what he's done previously. She is about to press a button that will replace his program with GLaDOS when Wheatley reveals that he had booby-trapped the button and it explodes, injuring Chell. 49K likes. Lego Dimensions (Video Game 2015) Stephen Merchant as Wheatley. Portal 2: Stephen Merchant as Wheatley. I gathered the parts of Wheatley in Portal 2 that I thought was the very best (Before/durring he get's control of the whole place). You made it through! But right when Wheatley is about to let Chell go free, he becomes corrupted and betrays her, accusing her of selfishly using him. Personality CoreCentral AI of the Aperture Science Enrichment Center (formerly) After the credits, Wheatley is seen floating in space along with one of his personality cores, who is obsessed with space, where he laments his fate and says that he feels genuinely sorry for betraying Chell and wishing to have the chance to apologize to her. https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Wheatley?oldid=4128025. Stephen Merchant. Stephen Merchant voices Wheatley, a personality core. Stephen Merchant is a voice actor known for voicing Wheatley, Stephen Merchant, and Paris. Origin However, he appears in hidden areas of the facility to Chell, and later helps her defeat GLaDOS by replacing her program in the main control system with himself. But right when Wheatley is about to let Chell go free, he becomes corrupted and betrays her, accusing her of selfishly using him. Full Name As they fall, GLaDOS explains that Wheatley was designed by the scientists to always come up with bad ideas (in her own words, to be a "moron"). Stephen James Merchant (Bristol, 1974. november 24. Ricky Gervaisszal együttműködött az Office (2001–2003) című brit televíziós vígjátéksorozat társírójaként és társrendezőjeként, valamint a Futottak még... (2005–2007) és a Life's Too Short (2011–2013) társírója és társszereplője is volt. It's safe to say that Stephen Merchant's portrayal of Wheatley, the malfunctioning robotic sphere in "Portal 2," is one of the best voice over performances in video game history. [90] The writers found that they needed another character to play off Johnson, but did not want to hire another voice actor. He was voiced by Stephen Merchant, who also played Darren Lamb in Extras, Stuart Pritchard in Hello Ladies, Paris in Gnomeo and Juliet and Sherlock Gnomes, and Captain Deertz in Jojo Rabbit. Stephen James 'Steve' Merchant (24 november 1974) is een Britse schrijver, regisseur, radiopresentator en komische acteur. Chell and Wheatley quickly put Space Core in charge of the facility, and the neurotoxin emitters are disabled. Take a visual walk through his career and see 9 images of the characters he's voiced and listen to 4 clips that showcase his performances. The Intelligence Dampening Sphere, commonly known as Wheatley, is a character from the Portal franchise, first introduced in the 2011 video game Portal 2. This partially comes as a result of trying to give himself credit for overthrowing GLaDOS, only for GLaDOS to say that he had done nothing to accomplish this (even though he had actually pulled off some schemes and deals behind the scenes to make it possible) and give Chell credit for doing all of the work. Occupation Wheatley's final words during his defeat ("Grab me!") Movies. Take over Aperture Laboratories (succeeded).Have all testing chambers completed (briefly succeeded, but later failed).Retain control of the facility.Kill Chell and GLaDOS (both failed). He is also fitted with antigravity, making him able to fly around as he pleases. "Stephen James 'Steve' Merchant (24 november 1974) is een Britse schrijver, regisseur, radiopresentator en komische acteur. With Ellen McLain, Stephen Merchant, J.K. Simmons, Joe Micheals. Wheatley (Stephen Merchant), a personality core, moves the room—located in one of hundreds of shipping containers among a giant warehouse—helping her to escape through the test chambers of the Aperture Science facility. He is a spherical robot housing an artificial intelligence that is referred to in-universe as a "personality core". 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