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Space. Space. I'm in space. SPAAAAAAACE!
— Portal 2 ‧ 2011
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The Space Core is a personality sphere with a single obsession, and the finale of Portal 2 finally gives it what it wanted: once the moon is opened and the mainframe is torn open, it is literally in space. Its joy is infectious and sets off a long chain of copies of the shout, helped by the post-credits scene in which it floats beside the stranded Wheatley. Fans use it for any moment of overexcited wonder.
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In context
Spoilers for Portal 2Show the scene
The Space Core is one of the corrupted cores GLaDOS delivers to Chell during the final battle, to be attached to Wheatley until he is corrupt enough to be swapped out, and it talks about nothing but space. When the chamber's roof cracks open and Chell fires a portal at the Moon, the vacuum sucks it out along with Wheatley, and it finally gets its wish. After the credits it is still drifting beside him, cutting into his heartfelt apology to remind him that it is in space.
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- Combine OverWiki (Fandom): Portal 2 storylinePortal 2 storyline, final chapter and post-creditsReference checked
- Combine OverWiki (Fandom): Aperture Science Personality ConstructSpace Core sectionReference checked
- Wikiquote: Portal 2Final scene and post-credits dialogueReference checked
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