Insane Half Life 2 Episode 3 Theory

[Soviet Heavy]

Okay, after finishing Portal 2, and reading up on the Half Life timeline, I have a crazy theory. Since this involves spoilers, here goes.

Spoiler

I think that Chell could actually be in Ep.3 or Half Life 3, whichever comes first. Here is my reasoning.

#1: Portal 2 only takes place 27 years after Portal 1.

Since the relaxation vault is on a day timer, waking people up after 50 days, we can assume that the 9999 error that occurs when Wheatley arrives is also in days. This puts the clock at 27 or so years give or take. This seems a lot more realistic that the hundreds of years suggested, since the building is still somewhat intact. Nature can destroy ruins in a matter of decades, and given a hundred years even, an unmaintained facility would be wiped off the earth.
Any information that is given to the player regarding time is either coming from Wheatley or GLaDOS. Wheatley is a moron who makes mistakes, and GLaDOS intentionally lies to you all the time, so you can't trust either of them.

The amount of decay suggests only a few decades of neglect, since the room you wake up in is still somewhat intact. The fact that the Rattman graffiti hasn't worn away yet also suggests a shorter time span.

#2: Portal 1 takes place shortly after the 7-Hour War

Going by the timeline, Chell is woken up some years after GLaDOS initiates the lockdown of Aperture on May 16th 200- (The time in which the Black Mesa Incident occurs)
GLaDOS also claims in the song "Still Alive" "When I look out there it makes me glad I'm not you", suggesting that the surface is dangerous. It definitely would be following the 7-Hour War.
So if we assume that Chell was in stasis for 27 years as proposed by Reason #1, then that leads us to Reason #3

#3: Portal 2 takes place approximately the same time as Half Life 2

Half Life 2 is suggested to take place at least 20 years after the 7-Hour War and the Black Mesa Incident. The timeline sets the date at 202-, giving room for leeway. If Chell has been in stasis for 27 years since Portal 1, that puts her escape in Portal 2 in the ballpark for Half Life 2.

#4: Valve Suggested implementing a deaf or mute character into Episode 3

Looking back at the information we had received regarding Episode 3, it was hinted that Valve was considering adding a deaf character into the story, or at least one who had a disability.

Chell never speaks, and might have brain damage, since you jump to respond to Wheatley. The reason? Emancipation Grills. They are known to corrode Dental Fillings, Tooth Enamel, and Teeth, which would give Chell a speech impediment. According to Portal 2, they can also melt Ear Tubes, which would make her slightly deaf. GLaDOS herself calls Chell a mute at the end of Portal 2.

So, we have a mute, potentially deaf person, alive in roughly the same timeframe as Half Life 2, and Valve had suggested implementing a character with a disability into episode 3.

Insane? What do you think?

What do you think? Plausible? Or just crazy?

EDIT.
I have another theory as well!

Spoiler

Portal 2 ends in a fresh cut wheat field. That means the Combines are still on Earth!

 

[Trolldor]

Where does g-man fit in to all this?

HUH!?

No wild g-man theories?

 

[irishstormtrooper]

It might happen, but I doubt it. What would Chell do in HL3? The two franchises are very different. To take Chell from the Portal franchise, where the only violence is towards turrets, to the Half-Life franchise, where explosions are happening every two minutes, would be jarring. Also, how would they make Chell an interesting character? They can't just put a gun in her hands and have her turn into Alyx 1.5.

Frankly, I've stopped caring about Half-Life by now.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Where does g-man fit in to all this?

HUH!?

No wild g-man theories?

Nope, he wasn't really interested in Aperture, only Black Mesa. I mean, why would you pay attention to the second best research company in the world?

 

[Radeonx]

It might happen, but I doubt it. What would Chell do in HL3? The two franchises are very different. To take Chell from the Portal franchise, where the only violence is towards turrets, to the Half-Life franchise, where explosions are happening every two minutes, would be jarring. Also, how would they make Chell an interesting character? They can't just put a gun in her hands and have her turn into Alyx 1.5.

Frankly, I've stopped caring about Half-Life by now.

Basically this.
Plus, the stories don't really intertwine around from a possibly similar setting, so I'd feel as if combining the two into some franchise or adding one character into the other would be nothing more then a cash-in to get more sales.
Tons of people would buy it, but it would be stupid and it wouldn't make sense, so I doubt it will happen.

 

[idodo35]

well maybe but i realy your wrong because puting chell in hl3 will ruin all possibility for a portal 3 and also i never realy conected with the hl series...

 

[Outright Villainy]

Okay, after finishing Portal 2, and reading up on the Half Life timeline, I have a crazy theory. Since this involves spoilers, here goes.

Spoiler

I think that Chell could actually be in Ep.3 or Half Life 3, whichever comes first. Here is my reasoning.

#1: Portal 2 only takes place 27 years after Portal 1.

Since the relaxation vault is on a day timer, waking people up after 50 days, we can assume that the 9999 error that occurs when Wheatley arrives is also in days. This puts the clock at 27 or so years give or take. This seems a lot more realistic that the hundreds of years suggested, since the building is still somewhat intact. Nature can destroy ruins in a matter of decades, and given a hundred years even, an unmaintained facility would be wiped off the earth.
Any information that is given to the player regarding time is either coming from Wheatley or GLaDOS. Wheatley is a moron who makes mistakes, and GLaDOS intentionally lies to you all the time, so you can't trust either of them.

The amount of decay suggests only a few decades of neglect, since the room you wake up in is still somewhat intact. The fact that the Rattman graffiti hasn't worn away yet also suggests a shorter time span.

Spoiler

He says 9 more than 4 times. In fact it's 7 times. So that's that right out.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Okay, after finishing Portal 2, and reading up on the Half Life timeline, I have a crazy theory. Since this involves spoilers, here goes.

Spoiler

I think that Chell could actually be in Ep.3 or Half Life 3, whichever comes first. Here is my reasoning.

#1: Portal 2 only takes place 27 years after Portal 1.

Since the relaxation vault is on a day timer, waking people up after 50 days, we can assume that the 9999 error that occurs when Wheatley arrives is also in days. This puts the clock at 27 or so years give or take. This seems a lot more realistic that the hundreds of years suggested, since the building is still somewhat intact. Nature can destroy ruins in a matter of decades, and given a hundred years even, an unmaintained facility would be wiped off the earth.
Any information that is given to the player regarding time is either coming from Wheatley or GLaDOS. Wheatley is a moron who makes mistakes, and GLaDOS intentionally lies to you all the time, so you can't trust either of them.

The amount of decay suggests only a few decades of neglect, since the room you wake up in is still somewhat intact. The fact that the Rattman graffiti hasn't worn away yet also suggests a shorter time span.

Spoiler

He says 9 more than 4 times. In fact it's 7 times. So that's that right out.

The timer was crapping out, however, it said 9 four times before it started glitching. So it might be looping. Also like I said, the wreckage implies decades instead of centuries.

 

[fishbeinb]

I've always wanted Half-Life 3 and Portal 3 to be the same game. Can you imagine the two player mechanics! I think it would be the best game ever. (OT) As for your theory and its practicality, sure anything could happen, I'm pretty sure Valve initially intended Portal to be in a septate universe from Half-Life, but due to budget restraints they couldn't work with a new engine and character design. So the chance of them overlapping (aside from a wink here and there) is pretty small.

 

[Outright Villainy]

Okay, after finishing Portal 2, and reading up on the Half Life timeline, I have a crazy theory. Since this involves spoilers, here goes.

Spoiler

I think that Chell could actually be in Ep.3 or Half Life 3, whichever comes first. Here is my reasoning.

#1: Portal 2 only takes place 27 years after Portal 1.

Since the relaxation vault is on a day timer, waking people up after 50 days, we can assume that the 9999 error that occurs when Wheatley arrives is also in days. This puts the clock at 27 or so years give or take. This seems a lot more realistic that the hundreds of years suggested, since the building is still somewhat intact. Nature can destroy ruins in a matter of decades, and given a hundred years even, an unmaintained facility would be wiped off the earth.
Any information that is given to the player regarding time is either coming from Wheatley or GLaDOS. Wheatley is a moron who makes mistakes, and GLaDOS intentionally lies to you all the time, so you can't trust either of them.

The amount of decay suggests only a few decades of neglect, since the room you wake up in is still somewhat intact. The fact that the Rattman graffiti hasn't worn away yet also suggests a shorter time span.

Spoiler

He says 9 more than 4 times. In fact it's 7 times. So that's that right out.

The timer was crapping out, however, it said 9 four times before it started glitching. So it might be looping. Also like I said, the wreckage implies decades instead of centuries.

Nuh uh. It says 9 five times before glitching the last 2. And if it's glitching at all that bit can't be used as evidence in your theory.

 

[Sniper Team 4]

ZING! I like the last part of the theory you have there. That would fit perfectly with them wanting to get the opinion of the Deaf community. That's good. I've been hoping since Portal that Chell would show up in the Half-Life series (and I was so sure Portal 2 was going to end with Chell meeting Gordon and Alyx). Who wants to bet that, if we somehow see the rocket that was launched in Episode 2 in Episode 3, we'll see Wheatly floating around in space?

 

[Cracker3011]

I want the Borealis to contain a portal gun.

THINK OF THE POSSIBILITIES!!!

 

[Trolldor]

I think there might be a cross-over, but nothing substantial.

Half-life is Half-life. Portal is portal. The two won't blend well.

Admittedly, having the portal gun in half-life would be a lulzy way to kill enemies, but unnecessarily godly.

 

[DugMachine]

Hmm i'd like if you find a portal gun IN Half-Life 3 to get past a obstacle heavy level or area (not the whole game just a level or two or else it becomes Portal 3). But like someone said, Chell really wouldn't have a place in Half-Life universe. Theres no ties at all.

 

[thenoblitt]

It might happen, but I doubt it. What would Chell do in HL3? The two franchises are very different. To take Chell from the Portal franchise, where the only violence is towards turrets, to the Half-Life franchise, where explosions are happening every two minutes, would be jarring. Also, how would they make Chell an interesting character? They can't just put a gun in her hands and have her turn into Alyx 1.5.

Frankly, I've stopped caring about Half-Life by now.

aperture science in portal is the one who made the borealis in half life episode 2

 

[irishstormtrooper]

It might happen, but I doubt it. What would Chell do in HL3? The two franchises are very different. To take Chell from the Portal franchise, where the only violence is towards turrets, to the Half-Life franchise, where explosions are happening every two minutes, would be jarring. Also, how would they make Chell an interesting character? They can't just put a gun in her hands and have her turn into Alyx 1.5.

Frankly, I've stopped caring about Half-Life by now.

aperture science in portal is the one who made the borealis in half life episode 2

I know both take place in the same universe, but the way the games work and their mechanics are so different that combining them wouldn't work.

 

[Proverbial Jon]

Well maybe, but I really think you're wrong because puting Chell in hl3 will ruin all possibility for a portal 3 and also I never realy connected with the hl series...

Well I would say that Portal 2 ruined all possibility for a Portal 3.

OT: Interesting theory I must say, and one I would like to see happen. I don't see how the two couldn't be included in the same game. I see what everyone is saying, about both franchises being very separate, which they are, but let's examine the facts:

In HL2:E2 it is revealed that an Aperture Science research vessel called the Borealis went missing with part of the dry dock. It is hinted at by Eli Vance that the Borealis contains something very dangerous and should be destroyed. That sounds like the work of portal technology to me. There have also been references to both Black Mesa and Aperture Science spoken by characters within both games which links the two together without a doubt.

Now that doesn't mean we'll be seeing any sort of crossover game but you HAVE to admit that both games are connected, albeit rather delicately. Considering Aperture were working on portal technology and actually got it working pretty well... I'd say the chances of them having developed anything even more dangerous on board the Borealis was out of the question.

And besides:

Spoiler: Portal 2 spoiler

The portal gun can make portals to the bloody moon for heavens sake!