Why P-Body and Atlas?

[LiotkSa]

Where did those robot names came from?

[McMasterGold]

Where did those robot names came from?

Since GLaDOS calls them Blue and Orange, those are probably development names.

[Francis_4_Dead]

Atlas is written on Blue's backside.
P-body, no clue.

[Sharkinu]

I wonder what acronyms are behind these names. I'm sure there must be some.

[odin8890]

Atlas is written on Blue's backside.
P-body, no clue.


P-body

my only idea is that the P stands for something.maybe something like Portal, petite (she is sorta small)

portal-body

Petite-body

something like that no clue other then those rough guesses

[Pega]

They aren't acronyms, they're scientific terms.

[Harry101]

Processing-Body is what it stands for. ;)

[odin8890]

Processing bodies (P-bodies) were first described in the scientific literature by Bashkirov et. al. [1] in 1997, in which they describe “small granules… discrete, prominent foci” as the cytoplasmic location of the mouse exoribonuclease mXrn1p. It wasn’t until 2002 that a glimpse into the nature and importance of these cytoplasmic foci was published [2][3][4]. In 2002, researchers demonstrated that multiple proteins involved with mRNA degradation localize to the foci

wiki are friend just googled "p-body" got this

[LiotkSa]

Processing bodies (P-bodies) were first described in the scientific literature by Bashkirov et. al. [1] in 1997, in which they describe “small granules… discrete, prominent foci” as the cytoplasmic location of the mouse exoribonuclease mXrn1p. It wasn’t until 2002 that a glimpse into the nature and importance of these cytoplasmic foci was published [2][3][4]. In 2002, researchers demonstrated that multiple proteins involved with mRNA degradation localize to the foci

wiki are friend just googled "p-body" got this

Ok, but where is the reference that attaches the name to him?

[Simian_]

Ok, but where is the reference that attaches the name to him?



HER. P-body is a girl. This makes the name way more confusing.

[Harry101]

HER. P-body is a girl. This makes the name way more confusing.
Robots don't have genders. ;)

It is simply implied that it is feminine. :)

[Simian_]

We had a playtester in who played all the way through the single-player version of Portal 2, and then went to play co-op, and during one point of co-op realised the bots have sexes. Immediately you look at it and go, one's a female and one's a male.

The guy got really mad he got stuck with the female. I asked him, you know, in single-player, you've been playing for 12 hours as a female. He goes, no I wasn't. It didn't bother me, but now it bothers me.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-03-10-portal-2-how-valve-opened-up-portal-2?page=2

*cough*

[McMasterGold]

Robots don't have genders. ;)

It is simply implied that it is feminine. :)

Yes, but P-body has female programming.

[Groxkiller585]

P-body most likely stands for Prototype Body.

[slipperywhenwet]

Like many things in Valve games, their names have to do with scientific terms:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-bodies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_(disambiguation) (multiple scientific meanings)

[Pancake Pounder]

On the back of P-Body, it says "Frame type P"

I think you can figure this out for yourself.

[Disapproval]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-bodies

P-Body is a scientific concept.

If you search Atlas in Wikipedia, it brings up a plethora of scientific references, including the ATLAS Large Hadron Collider tests, as well as a series of rockets named "ATLAS"

[slipperywhenwet]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-bodies

P-Body is a scientific concept.

If you search Atlas in Wikipedia, it brings up a plethora of scientific references, including the ATLAS Large Hadron Collider tests, as well as a series of rockets named "ATLAS"

Like many things in Valve games, their names have to do with scientific terms:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-bodies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_(disambiguation) (multiple scientific meanings)

Beat ya to it :P

[LiotkSa]

I know (now) the what the names mean, but I still don't know where did they come from.

[slipperywhenwet]

I know (now) the what the names mean, but I still don't know where did they come from.

They were announced in a PR during the VGA when the Coop intro was shown.

[Tulio]

Also, those names might be a reference to Irrational Games, creators of System Shock. Atlas was a character from Bioshock and P(ea)body is a town somehow related to this company... I forgot.

[Cooldude]

I liked co op better when I didn't know the Robots had genders

[TurtleMaster]

The names were confirmed in an interview with Valve, in December last year.

[Disapproval]

I liked co op better when I didn't know the Robots had genders
They've been known to have genders since last August or so.

[LiotkSa]

They were announced in a PR during the VGA when the Coop intro was shown.

That's what I was looking for.

+rep

[Sir Pantalones]

I liked co op better when I didn't know the Robots had genders

Why do you care? You play as a REAL woman through the entire singleplayer campaign anyway. The robots don't have genders, they're just supposed to seem masculine and feminine.

[Funkboy]

I always thought it was a reference to Rocky and Bullwinkle. One of the characters was named Peabody, and I'm pretty sure there was a character named Atlas

[UruD'nial]

I always thought it was a reference to Rocky and Bullwinkle. One of the characters was named Peabody, and I'm pretty sure there was a character named Atlas

I thought it was Sherman and Peabody. It would be great if Valve had thrown in a reference to Rocky and Bullwinkle though.

"The two of you have forged an excellent partnership. Now it's time for your real purpose: GET MOOSE AND SQUIRREL!"

[bakugov8]

P-body

my only idea is that the P stands for something.maybe something like Portal, petite (she is sorta small)

portal-body

Petite-body

something like that no clue other then those rough guesses

I know something that starts with P :)

[Az']

I know something that starts with P :)

Pear ! :D

[skimberk1]

I know something that starts with P :)
Plethora, vocab word! :p
-.-

[Funkboy]

I thought it was Sherman and Peabody. It would be great if Valve had thrown in a reference to Rocky and Bullwinkle though.

"The two of you have forged an excellent partnership. Now it's time for your real purpose: GET MOOSE AND SQUIRREL!"

I knew it was Sherman, but I thought that there was another character at some other section of the show named Atlas.

[jimmysmitty]

Like many things in Valve games, their names have to do with scientific terms:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-bodies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_(disambiguation) (multiple scientific meanings)

Preferably this one:

ATLAS experiment, a particle detector for the Large Hadron Collider at CERN

He will bring the end of the world.

[Trullius]

I had no idea why P-body, now I know (thanks wiki)
I thought Atlas because he is spherical, much like earth,
Atlas holds up earth...
world atlas... etc.

[Mr.Spark]

For some reason, whenever I see P-body's name, I think of this guy (http://images.wikia.com/timesplitters/images/3/3d/034DrPeabody1.jpg).

Although I do love the idea of the robots having gender-like characteristics.

[SaSuK3]

I think what p-body came of a body series and P is the most productive, M-body was a jerk and G-body it´s very rought!

[TheJaneite]

So, everyone's been saying that Atlas' name can be seen on his back, yet I've never seen it. Could anyone link me an imagine? I'm quite curious.

[Niamor]

So, everyone's been saying that Atlas' name can be seen on his back, yet I've never seen it. Could anyone link me an imagine? I'm quite curious.

On this picture:

http://www.hlportal.de/images/images/original/31712.jpg

[tuesdaykatt]

You know since P-Body is a modified turret it stands to reason she would have female programming.