About Portal Characters
Welcome to the comprehensive Portal characters list and database. Here you’ll find detailed profiles of all major and supporting characters in the Portal series. Each profile covers abilities, personality traits, backstories, and relationships.
What You'll Discover
- Complete character bios and personality types
- Unique abilities, roles, and gameplay traits
- Lore connections, occupations, and recurring appearances
Character Roles in Portal
Portal features a wide variety of characters with distinct roles and responsibilities:
- co-op protagonists characters
- historical figure characters
- protagonist characters
- antagonist/complex character characters
- primary antagonist characters
- secondary antagonist characters
Below you’ll find the complete list of Portal characters, organized for easy browsing and discovery.
Atlas and P-Body
Two robots designed for cooperative testing in Portal 2's multiplayer mode
Personality
Abilities
I am Atlas and P-Body.
Caroline
Cave Johnson's assistant whose persolity became the basis for GLaDOS
Personality
Abilities
I am Caroline.
Chell
The silent protagonist, a test subject trapped in Aperture Science who must use her wits and the portal gun to survive
Personality
Abilities
[Chell is a silent protagonist]
GLaDOS
The Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System, a sarcastic AI that runs Aperture Science and torments test subjects
Personality
Abilities
This was a triumph.
GLaDOS (as antagonist)
The AI that traps and tests subjects, using psychological manipulation and deadly traps
Personality
Abilities
I am GLaDOS (as antagonist).
Wheatley (Corrupted)
Wheatley after gaining control of the facility, becoming power-mad and dangerous
Personality
Abilities
I am Wheatley (Corrupted).