Throughout the game, unaware that the source of the malfunctions is aīird) where 'she' could be Chell, or Caroline if it's wrong. (believing that 'she' is behind many of the malfunctions that occur The Peer Review DLC, fearing that an old prototype of her chassis hasīeen taken over by a 'mystery woman' and that 'she' has returned Furthermore, GLaDOS seems to refer to Chell during Most, if not all, players, and a similar experience is notably absentįrom the final elevator scene, casting doubt on any such They died in), the occurrence of Chell's death is very familiar to While players go through the game (prior to reattempting the stage In addition, since the protagonist will often die There is no official corroboration from Valve, or any evidence of thisīeing the case. The only thing that we know is that Valve hints at the fact that Chell is actually alive in the DLC Peer Review as well as in the Co-Op Campaign. Now these theories are fun but Valve has never confirmed that these theories are in fact true. Not to mention that Chell literally means 'daughter.' 'Dear', words a mother would use to call her daughter.Īnother potential nod to the fact that Chell could be the daughter was mentioned in an IGN Article Portal 2 Ending in 2011.įirst off, we should assume that Caroline is the biological mother ofĬhell, as evident by the turret song and several of GlaDOS' lines Singing the lyrics in English there are words like 'Darling' and This song could also be used to prove the theory that Chell isĭaughter of Cave Johnson and Caroline. The meaning of the words could be interpreted this way because a Mother would call their daughter darling and dear. This theory is due to the fact that the song as translated earlier hints at this. The second main theory is that Chell is actually the offspring of both Cave Johnson and Caroline. (in this theory) to have died in the elevator with the 4 turrets.' Then after arriving at a wheatfield, Chell isĪccompanied by the Companion Cube, her only friend. When Chell arrives to see the turret quartet in the elevator, theyīegin singing. In Greek/Roman Mythology when someone dies they arrive at a field with their closest companion. This theory is because the song being sung is like she is being sent to Heaven. The first one is thought to be that she had died in the elevator.

These are the theories found at the wikia : The song itself is called Cara Mia Addio. The second is more about the wording of the song itself. One focuses on what occurs at the ending using words and what actually happens.

There are two main theories about the meaning of the ending. Edit: I was going to spoiler tag this in case people didn't finish the game.

Portal turret opera cover