Portal theory: Wheatley is the intelligence core

In this vid I explain why I think Wheatley is the intelligence core.

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Intro: (0:00)
Part 1, resemblances: (0:15)
Subies: (0:53)
Part 1, resemblances: (0:57)
Part 2, solid proof: (1:35)
End: (3:20)

[Fruithead]

Thanks everyone for all the comments. But the evidence is clear. THIS THEORY IS FALSE! So you don’t need to comment how I’m wrong 🦧

[passwordprotected]

Thank you for covering this topic, great video, and great games!

[TuxedoDogss]

cake core is shown to only repeat recipes (from what we see). the "intelligence dampening core" is said to generate ideas, judged as terrible. Everyone around him calls him moronic, so this may be another case of that.

Cake core could just be a small joke by the devs, but if we take it seriously, they do not seem capable of learning, only to talk about cake. Wheatley on the other hand, learns, adapts, and usually has good ideas. They overcome glass by simply breaking it, although he is slightly self conscious, and still attempts to make it seem like he can hack things (he was, after all, labelled as a moron his entire life). He rewatches the portal 1 fight and learns, although fails to account for the pipe and glados helping chell. He even knows that in the event that you do get portals, he prepares again by bringing in bomb shields. He even hypes up a suprise happening, and then springs it earlier when you're not prepared for it to catch you off guard. even knows a bit of spanish. Wheatley is not dumb.

[nigeladams]

I feel like a lot of the visual differences can be marked up to the general overhaul that second game had. GLaDOS looks entirely different too :)

[xdotolotl]

1:46 “all aperature science technology will remain operational up to 4000 degree kelvin”

[aimfulRenegade]

Consider what happens to GLaDOS when you destroy the intelligence core; she starts throwing insults at you mindlessly. If it was really an intelligence dampening sphere, woudn't she act smarter when you burn it? Or maybe taunting Chell indirectly was a bad idea the whole time. I really like this theory though!

[denifnaf]

"They all look alike"

-Robophobe

[Oden-gpxu]

It’s funny started thinking this recently as well

[RileyTheMOTHERfan]

Honestly I agree with your theory! I think the only thing that goes against this theory is that the intelligence core and Wheatley both have different voices, and different accents. But then again, almost every character in portal 2 gets redesigned

[DizzyWhaleX]

wheatley is an old version of the "CAKE CORE" or intelligence core. He was not attached to GLaDOS when Chell is tested

[Lunarcreeper]

intelligence DAMPENING sphere.

i've said this so many times i've lost count.

[kirito]

Wheatley is the Intelligence Dampening Sphere, a “core” that was attached to GLaDOS during early testing of the GLaDOS system and project. The Lab Rat comic explained it (not it great detail but it is there). If it weren’t for the IDS Caroline would’ve been fine and would’ve not been buried in GLaDOS’s neural matrix. The Morality cores, yes those were a must to keep the system from crashing and or corrupting as they had their own responsibilities.

[hastfh]

Okay, to back this off further, in one part of portal 2, Potato Glados have said the following "Once, they even attached an Intelligence Dampening Sphere on me. It clung to my brain like a tumor, generating an endless stream of terrible ideas." You know what else is a bad idea? A recipe for a cake made out of human!

[idkbruh]

POV: the core from portal revolution jumpscares you

[BooTube]

Good theory! I like it!

I never really thought that anything could survive the Intelegence incinerator, especially after the effect it had on GLaDOS when the cores were thrown in there, but if the Companion Cube and The portal 1 duel portal gun survived the incinerator then it makes total sense that wheatly could survive

I think i heard somewhere else that wheatley was another core that was once attached to GLaDOS to change her personality but was removed, which too makes sense.


Still, i like this theory

[GermanPeter]

I can tell you put a lot of thought and effort into this video, and that's very remarkable. Good work.
My main gripe with your theory is that you've already arrived at the conclusion and are working backwards to look for evidence to support it. That's fine, but you're also completely ignoring many aspects that go against it. And I don't even need to address any of your points to disprove your theory:

If Wheatley is the Intelligence Core, then how come he talked about working in different parts of the facility? And why was he in charge of the humans until you woke up? If he was always attached to GLaDOS until the end, he should have never even left the chamber. How could he fall down the hole, magically attach himself to those to management rails, and then get a different job?
Even more importantly, wouldn't he recognize Chell? Wouldn't he at least have the slightest idea that maybe the last human to enter GLaDOS' chamber before she died was the same human that brought her down? Then why is he surprised to learn that? Even if he fell down before that point, you'd think he could put two and two together.

But most importantly, I think the issue with the theory is that it adds nothing. What would it change, even if they were the same core? Nothing. It doesn't add depth to either character, it doesn't make you view anything in a new light. At best, you'd go: "Huh, that's neat."
Plus, I feel like this theory only hinges on the fact that both cores are blue. If either had been another color, I suspect you wouldn't have made this video.

But I can tell you had fun making this video, and like I said, I can see the effort and thought that went into it. You're engaging with one of your (seemingly) favorite games, and that's only admirable. Don't take my harsh words personally, I just wanted to approach your theory with the same scrutiny I'd approach any other theory with. I respect you and your work, and I hope you can come up with other theories in the future!

[the_AtomicPunk]

Alright, time to debunk this.




Point 1: resemblance
Counterpoint: you noticed something I haven't, but somehow completely disregarded the central display (other than "its blue") if they're the same, then why do they have a different pattern? Do you think some guy went down there and changed the display for no reason?

Point 2: stupidity
Counterpoint: Maybe the cake core has more knowledge, but because the cake recipe wanted to be highlighted by the devs, because the cake is regularly mentioned throughout the game.

Point 3: companion cube also survived the incinerator
Counterpoint: none
"All Aperture technologies remain safely operational up to 4000 degrees kelvin, " said GLaDOS in the first game. But on that point, don't you think his display would've been cracked in the beginning of "The Courtesy Call, " or at least his shell dented?

Point 4: ? You just showed an image of the cake core when PotatOS said "intelegence dampening sphere."
Counterpoint: PotatOS said that it was Wheatley's voice. Wheatley is voice by Stephen Merchant. The cake core, as well as the other cores in Portal 1 (and GLaDOS, who is technically a core), are voiced by Ellen McLain.
You do not have a theory.

[szupertntakos]

0:49 was that the aperture scientist core from Portal: Revolution? I can't think of a single other core in the entire Portal series that would look like that.

[name-hx]

ok. Wheatley is the intelligence DAMPENING sphere. He was designed to be dumb, he was designed to constantly give GLaDOS stupid ideas, he was designed to be dumb. The intelligence core was designed as essentially an archive for the cake recipe, it's intelligent in that it has intel on the cake recipe, not general intelligence. The intelligence core WAS destroyed, then GLaDOS wouldn't freak out when you incinerate it. She dies because you destroy the cores, intelligence core was destroyed or GLaDOS wouldn't have died. The damage on Wheatley only appears when GLaDOS crushes him, that dirt is not in the start of the game. The intelligence dampening sphere is completely different to the intelligence core. The intelligence sphere has a bland deep voice, Wheatley has a British accent with a less bland voice.
How did Wheatley being "incinerated" make him have a British accent, more core features, a completely different job as a core and make him stupid? Because that's what this theory implies.

[jackindustriesanimates]

I should mention that Wheatley looks dirty because Glados "killed" Wheatley near the beginning of the game at the ending of the wake up sequence. If you look at where you first meet Wheatley he's way cleaner than Wheatley after glados threw him away. It's a small detail that is sorta hard to pick up on but it is there