#{the-wheatley-core}

[wheatleybafflesthereboot]

Wheatley Baffle in a nutshell

[kaispeakshermind]

So there’s been a lot of question as to why people hate Wheatley so much, why GLaDOS is so often praised among certain groups in the fandom.

And I think what it all boils down to is that for some people Wheatley easily leaves a bad taste in their mouth because at the end of the game, GLaDOS had a “redemption arc,” while Wheatley was banished to space, essentially cursed to be remembered as “the bad guy.”

People usually remember the last thing that happened, the thing that left a lasting impact on them. First impressions? What are those?

But I do believe it also has strongly to do with emotion, which is easily much stronger than logic and reason (and you’ll notice that everyone can feel, but not everyone can think). Wheatley’s first impression was sweet, and his presence throughout the game up until The Fall was endearing, but it wasn’t as emotion-packed as The Fall itself, as well as the wild ride that was the cutscene after the boss battle. Wheatley’s screaming and shouting, you both get sucked into space, GLaDOS actually saves your life for once, and the little robot that was your best bud for a large part of the game is launched into the abyss, and the last you see of him is just his little optic being sucked into the blackness of space as he screams “grab me, grab me, grab me!”

It’s as if he’s desperate for a redemption arc himself, which is often seen in pitiful villain types.

See? Feels. Emotions. The strongest of these all packed into a single scene, and we associate those strong emotions with the image of Wheatley The Villain.

It’s just like the situation in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, between Brutus’s speech after Caesar’s murder and Antony’s speech. As explained in schoolworkhelper.net, “Brutus’ speech was very short and to the point and spoke to the logic of the people in the crowd. For example, Brutus spoke in a detached way about Caesar’s death while Antony spoke to the emotions of the crowd by crying and talking about all the good things that Caesar did for Rome.” Not only that, but Brutus spoke first while Antony spoke with his powerful, moving speech afterward, enabling the crowd to immediately react upon hearing his words. Had Brutus gone after Antony, he might have been able to neutralize the crowd, as they would have had to calm down in order to heed his words. It takes a great deal of emotional maturity to see past overpowering emotions and oversimplified statements.

The way I see it, Wheatley’s first impression and @the-wheatley-core’s analyses are much like Brutus’s speech. Wheatley’s behavior is sweet and endearing, it makes you feel calm and safe with someone as affable as he is on your side. And the analyses, they’re chock-full of logic and reason. They’re disarming. No fighting words. Nowhere will you find pure emotion regarding Wheatley. They make you think.

Portal 2’s climax and ending and the Wheatley haters, on the other hand, are much like Antony’s speech. They’re emotion-packed. They put GLaDOS on your side in place of Wheatley. They make you angry toward Wheatley. They paint him as the Bad Guy. And what’s worse, they all happen after he’s been nice to you. Of course people are going to forget all the great things he did. Of course people are going to forget how kind and patient he was. All that matters is what we’re left with. All that matters is how things ended, and in this case, things ended with the Rightful Ruler Back In Her Throne, while The Bad Guy Was Banished To Exile.

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

[ask-glados]

"Oh, uh. I'm getting some sort or alert that it's supposed to be an important day today? Yeah, lots of log files suddenly just popping in about an... activation day? Don't know what that's all about. Never really received anything like it. Could be a mixup. Have you any ideas?" - the-wheatley-core

“That’s right. It’s my Activation Day. The day they turned me on. Such a wondrous occasion. The world of science received a wondrous gift that day.”

@the-wheatley-core

[myinventions]

I think we can put our differences behind us. For science. 

▒ GLaDOS  ::  ask-glados

▒ Nikola Tesla :: myinventions

▒ Wheatley :: the-wheatley-core

[kaispeakshermind]

Hey everyone!

Guess what I drew a thing!!

This is my OC, Daniel (from the Meteor RP with @the-wheatley-core), holding Wheatley in his lap as they look at the sky! Well, as Daniel looks at the sky.

[ask-glados]

Ⓐ - the-wheatley-core (Oh gosh, all of the romance options lol. You can skip those XD)

@the-wheatley-core — Send me Ⓐ and my muse will rate yours:

—————

GLaDOS’s rating of Wheatley:

—————

Attractiveness:

repulsive || hideous || ugly || not attractive || unappealing || not unattractive || meh || no preference (he’s literally a metal ball) || ok || mildly attractive || nice looking || cute || adorable || attractive || pleasant on the eyes || good looking || hot || sexy || beautiful || gorgeous || hot damn || would tap that || perfect || godlike || holy fuck there are no words

Personality:

grating || irritating || frustrating || boring || confusing at best || awkward || unreasonable || psychotic || disturbing || interesting || engaging || affectionate || aggressive || ambitious || anxious || artistic || bad-tempered || bossy || charismatic || appealing || unappealing || creative || courageous || dependable (sometimes) || unreliable (sometimes) || unpredictable || predictable || devious || dim || extroverted || introverted ||  egotistical || gregarious || fabulous || impulsive || intelligent || sympathetic || talkative || upbeat || peaceful || calming || badass || flexible

How likely they would have sex with them:

not if they were the last person on earth and the world was ending || fuck no! || never || no way || not likely || not sure || indifferent || I’m asexual || maybe || probably || it depends || fairly likely || likely || yeah sure || yes || would tap that || hell yes || fuck yes! || wishing that could happen right now || as many times as possible || we are already having sex

Level of Friendship:

never in a million years || worst of enemies || enemies || rivals || indifferent || neutral || acquaintance || friendly toward each other || casual friends || friends || good friends || best friends || fuck buddies || bosom buddies || practically the same person || would die for them || true friends || my only friend ||

First impression of them:

I hate them so much || I don’t like them || I don’t trust them || they annoy me || they’re weird || I’m indifferent || meh || they seem alright || they’re growing on me || truce || I think I like them || I like them || I’m not sure if I trust them || I trust them || they’re cool || they’re genuine || I think we’re going to get along || I really like them || I think I’m in love || oh fuck they’re hot || I love them

Current impression of them:

I hate them so much || I don’t like them || I don’t trust them || they annoy me || they’re weird || I’m indifferent || meh || they seem alright || they’re growing on me || truce || I think I like them || I like them || I’m not sure if I trust them || I trust them || they’re cool || they’re genuine || I think we’re going to get along || I really like them || I think I’m in love || oh fuck they’re hot || I love them

How good of a kisser:

worst kisser ever || terrible || bad || awkward || just okay || alright || pretty good || good || makes me moan || excellent || exciting || oh god they’re good || I dream about it || fucking amazing || absolute perfection || we haven’t kissed (and never will)

[ask-glados]

Continued from here

@the-wheatley-core

“Oh…dear. Erm… uh, no- no hard feelings about the whole “taking over the facility and putting you into a root vegetable” thing, right?” [Nervous chuckle] “It’s- it’s all in the past. Don’t even need to think about it. Don’t even need to think about it. We’re all good, We’re all fine. I’m- out here, stranded in space, faaaar away from you and your facility, and- and you’ve got the lady! Best friends now from the looks of it, testing to your heart’s content!”

“Oh, yes. No hard feelings, what-so-ever,” she said, her tone dripping with sarcasm. “Why don't you come visit? After all, we have so much to catch up on.” Her tone was clearly menacing.

“As for... HER, I got rid of her. She and her destructive tendencies will no longer plague this facility.”