What if the Core Transfer failed?
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Last published Wed, Dec 17, 2025
Everybody knows one of the most iconic parts of Portal 2. The core transfer in Chapter 5 but what if Chell and Wheatley failed to execute it before GLaDOS stopped them? Would Chell be able to escape Aperture?
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