Faint music coming from the companion cube in chamber 7 (and other observations/theories)

[llefty]

I've played both Portal games many times (on different platforms) and today is the first I've noticed this. I'm not yet sure if this happens with every companion cube in Portal 2, but the one in Chamber 7 plays a faint robotic version of "Cara Mia" from the credits. Has anyone else noticed this? It's kind of interesting, considering the translated lyrics of the song...

Also, I noticed earlier that I could hear distant maniacal laughter in the room with the moon phase diagrams and the blue portal gun. Obviously these sounds are Ratman/related to Ratman, but this is the first time I've ever noticed them and I'm a bit curious. I've heard once or twice that there's a sound called "ghost of ratman" or something in the game's files, but that was a long time ago and I don't remember the details. I would assume it's called "ghost of ratman" because Ratman died on the moon, but I'd like to know if anyone else can confirm the sound's origin.

EDIT: I just noticed while walking through the "Bring your Daughter to Work Day" area that there's a poster with the name Peter on it (which isn't really a female name). That probably has no significance whatsoever; I just thought it was interesting.

[A-06]

""Ghost of Rattman" is the 7th song in the 1st volume of the Portal 2 Soundtrack.

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[R0b0t5Are5uper10r]

Originally posted by Llefty:

I've played both Portal games many times (on different platforms) and today is the first I've noticed this. I'm not yet sure if this happens with every companion cube in Portal 2, but the one in Chamber 7 plays a faint robotic version of "Cara Mia" from the credits. Has anyone else noticed this? It's kind of interesting, considering the translated lyrics of the song...

Also, I noticed earlier that I could hear distant maniacal laughter in the room with the moon phase diagrams and the blue portal gun. Obviously these sounds are Ratman/related to Ratman, but this is the first time I've ever noticed them and I'm a bit curious. I've heard once or twice that there's a sound called "ghost of ratman" or something in the game's files, but that was a long time ago and I don't remember the details. I would assume it's called "ghost of ratman" because Ratman died on the moon, but I'd like to know if anyone else can confirm the sound's origin.

Doug Rattmann didn't die on the moon, he wasn't even on the moon. Have you read Lab Rat? It comes with th egame (in Extras) and is also on the official website.

[llefty]

Originally posted by A-06:

""Ghost of Rattman" is the 7th song in the 1st volume of the Portal 2 Soundtrack.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/323180/

Oh, okay. Guess I interpreted that guy's post wrong. In that case, is the sound part of the song that plays in the chamber with the moon phases? When I was there, I could only hear it in one little corner of the room.

[llefty]

Originally posted by Werewolf Mad Scientist:

Originally posted by Llefty:

I've played both Portal games many times (on different platforms) and today is the first I've noticed this. I'm not yet sure if this happens with every companion cube in Portal 2, but the one in Chamber 7 plays a faint robotic version of "Cara Mia" from the credits. Has anyone else noticed this? It's kind of interesting, considering the translated lyrics of the song...

Also, I noticed earlier that I could hear distant maniacal laughter in the room with the moon phase diagrams and the blue portal gun. Obviously these sounds are Ratman/related to Ratman, but this is the first time I've ever noticed them and I'm a bit curious. I've heard once or twice that there's a sound called "ghost of ratman" or something in the game's files, but that was a long time ago and I don't remember the details. I would assume it's called "ghost of ratman" because Ratman died on the moon, but I'd like to know if anyone else can confirm the sound's origin.

Doug Rattmann didn't die on the moon, he wasn't even on the moon. Have you read Lab Rat? It comes with th egame (in Extras) and is also on the official website.

I just read Lab Rat, and since Ratman lives until the end he could've possibly used the hole in the ceiling of the Blue Portal Gun chamber to go to the moon. It would certainly make sense for him to do that, seeing as how his "final transmission" is a picture of his Companion Cube on the moon. He stated in the comic that he would've rather gone to the moon than be a part of the AI development, and in madness he actually did it. Why else would he have painted the moon phases in a ring around the ceiling of the gun chamber?

EDIT: I just thought about it some more, and while Doug going to the moon still seems more plausible, there IS a chance that he put himself in long-term hibernation as well. That would explain why you're able to hear his voice in the distance. Maybe he's sitting somewhere behind the scenes, catatonic?

[themediviso]

huh that is an intresting theory

[იოსებ]

Er... uh... the cube... yeah... heheh.... er... he... umm... does it himself, YEAH!

[llefty]

Originally posted by GLaDOS:

Er... uh... the cube... yeah... heheh.... er... he... umm... does it himself, YEAH!

What are you talking about?

[იოსებ]

Originally posted by Llefty:

Originally posted by GLaDOS:

Er... uh... the cube... yeah... heheh.... er... he... umm... does it himself, YEAH!

What are you talking about?

Talking about? Uh... about what? Er... um.... uh...I dunno what you mean... hehe. Yeah. Oh, you mean the cube.... it, uh, has this kinda thing with singing, because uh.... I was already training the opera turrets and the cube was going to help... it is not a call for help from the cube... heheheh.

[themediviso]

that is lie "prime" GLaDOS

[llefty]

Originally posted by GLaDOS:

Originally posted by Llefty:

What are you talking about?

Talking about? Uh... about what? Er... um.... uh...I dunno what you mean... hehe. Yeah. Oh, you mean the cube.... it, uh, has this kinda thing with singing, because uh.... I was already training the opera turrets and the cube was going to help... it is not a call for help from the cube... heheheh.

This is a thread for legitimate theories, not roleplaying.

[themediviso]

oops sorry going

[themediviso]

bye

[Employee 427]

Originally posted by Llefty:

Originally posted by GLaDOS:

Talking about? Uh... about what? Er... um.... uh...I dunno what you mean... hehe. Yeah. Oh, you mean the cube.... it, uh, has this kinda thing with singing, because uh.... I was already training the opera turrets and the cube was going to help... it is not a call for help from the cube... heheheh.

This is a thread for legitimate theories, not roleplaying.

Oh shut up. You cant dictate what people do.

[Employee 427]

Originally posted by Llefty:

Originally posted by Werewolf Mad Scientist:

Doug Rattmann didn't die on the moon, he wasn't even on the moon. Have you read Lab Rat? It comes with th egame (in Extras) and is also on the official website.

I just read Lab Rat, and since Ratman lives until the end he could've possibly used the hole in the ceiling of the Blue Portal Gun chamber to go to the moon. It would certainly make sense for him to do that, seeing as how his "final transmission" is a picture of his Companion Cube on the moon. He stated in the comic that he would've rather gone to the moon than be a part of the AI development, and in madness he actually did it. Why else would he have painted the moon phases in a ring around the ceiling of the gun chamber?

EDIT: I just thought about it some more, and while Doug going to the moon still seems more plausible, there IS a chance that he put himself in long-term hibernation as well. That would explain why you're able to hear his voice in the distance. Maybe he's sitting somewhere behind the scenes, catatonic?

I highlu doubt he went to the moon, but I find it funny that there are so many moon references.

[llefty]

I have a new theory; as I have mentioned in other threads, I still think Chell is Caroline's daughter; however, I no longer think she was related to Cave Johnson. Johnson was much, much older than Caroline (probably 30 years or so) and while there is some evidence to support that they had a relationship, I doubt it. I think Chell was the daughter of Doug Ratman and Caroline for these reasons:
-As we all know from the Bring Your Daughter to Work Day poster, Chell's father worked at Aperture and was a high enough rank to obtain special materials from the company.

-Doug was a fairly high-ranking scientist at Aperture until GLaDOS killed off most of the staff in BYDtWD 1998.

-In the Lab Rat comic, Doug went directly to Chell's files and moved her from a position around #1500 to position #1 in the testing queue. In the comic, Ratman stated that he chose her "on a hunch" because of her unusually high tenacity. However, why did he automatically know to look for her in the files? He certainly didn't go through 1500 files looking for a person with high tenacity, as he was trying to escape GLaDOS and didn't have much time. He must've already known her.

-Doug kept a companion cube with him almost constantly, and whenever he stopped taking his pills the cube gave him advice. In test chamber 7, we see a companion cube (one of Ratman's trademarks) which plays "Cara Mia" (the song from the turret opera). When translated, the lyrics refer to Chelle as "my dear child" repeatedly and make emphasis on the fact that she is "dear" to someone. That "someone" is two people in two different situations; in Test Chamber 7, it might be Doug Ratman. In the turret Opera, it is Caroline.

-I've already stated my reasons for why I think Chell is Caroline's daughter (in another thread), and there's also plenty of evidence for that online, so I won't go into that too much here.