Portal Inspired Dog Names

Introduction

Portal is an extraordinarily challenging puzzle game that was developed by the Valve Corporation and released back in 2007. The game was a part of The Orange Box collection, which also featured Team Fortress 2 and Half-Life Two: Episode Two. Players control a young woman named Chell and must help her escape from the defunct and decaying Aperture Science research facility. Nearly devoid of all human life, an unstable artificial intelligence named GLaDOS currently runs the Aperture Science research facility in her creator's stead. Players will have to help Chell complete GLaDOS' twisted experiments using a gun that can create inter-spatial portals. After mastering the game's mechanics, the player will have to face off against GLaDOS in a bid to liberate Chell. Portal became immensely popular, earning a direct sequel that came out in 2011.

Portal Inspired Dog Names In Pop Culture

Featured Famous Portal Inspired Dog

Waldi

Waldi the Faithful is a Dachshund from one of the Valve Corporation's other famous games - DOTA 2. Valve loves crossing over characters and items from their video game franchises as well as allowing fans to do the same by giving them access to their Source Engine. While Waldi hasn't officially appeared in a Portal yet, Valve has also made it very easy for fans to modify their copies of Portal and place Waldi by Chell's side. Fans have already modded characters like Shrek and Thomas the Tank Engine into popular Valve games like Left 4 Dead, Team Fortress 2, and Portals 1 and 2. What's to stop them from remaking Portal with Waldi as a leading character?

Waldi the Faithful has a very intricate backstory despite being a supporting character in DOTA 2. According to his bio, Waldi was orphaned at a very young age and left for dead in the outskirts of the Nightsilver Woods. The young pup wouldn't have survived much longer on his own, as the Nightsilver Woods is positively teeming with ravenous monsters and devious bandits. Fortunately, a roving band of forest rangers rescue Waldi and take him under their wing. From that night onward, Waldi trains in the art of war.

The Daschund proves himself to be a deceptively formidable foe, despite his small stature and unassuming appearance. Tales of Waldi's ferocious attitude and unwavering loyalty to his comrades begin to spread like wildfire. The dog gains a reputation among soldiers and warriors for his courage and bravery in battle. Waldi eventually becomes so famous that various Defenders of the Ancients attempt to buy him from the rangers. To this day, Waldi can be purchased by players to help aid them in battle. Once purchased, Waldi will assist players by acting as a courier for them in the heat of battle.

Waldi the Faithful is based on the mascot for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Waldi was conceived by Otto "Otl" Aicher - a German designer who's famous for creating signs and logos with straightforward, geometric shapes. Waldi is the first animal mascot to be associated with the Olympic Games. The following year, Waldi was succeeded by Amik the Beaver. Waldi continues to be a prominent figure in the German art world, even in the modern era; back in 2007, Aicher's works were presented at an art show in London. Waldi was treated as one of the centerpieces of the exhibition, leaving a lasting impression on a new generation.

Portal Inspired Dog Name Considerations

Portal became a huge hit back in 2007 for its challenging gameplay as well as its wry and witty comedy. GLaDOS may be a psychopath, but she's also one of the funniest, snarkiest sociopaths in fiction! The team who created Portal purposely made Chell a silent protagonist so that players would be able to appreciate every one of GLaDOS' quips and quotes to the fullest extent. Ellen McLain does a superb job voicing over GLaDOS, giving a performance that's both terrifying and charming. Portal's worth playing solely for the experience of hearing GLaDOS deride and insult you every time you fail a puzzle or make a mistake. It's not uncommon for folks to watch other people play Portal on YouTube or Twitch. If you're a fan of well written dark comedies - a la Fargo or In Bruges - then you should do yourself a massive favor and check out Portal. You won't be disappointed by the game's quality of writing, and you might even dig the series enough to name your dog after one of its characters! We'll list several Portal-inspired names down below for your consideration. Since the Portal games don't feature a vast array of characters, we'll also reference characters from the Valve Corporation's other popular games to spice things up.

Male Portal Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Doug After Doug Rattmann
0	Rat Doug was known as the Rat Man
0	Cake "The cake is a lie"
0	Gabe Gabe Newell co-founded Valve
0	Gaben A playful name for Gabe Newell
0	Cave After Cave Johnson
0	John Based on the name Johnson
0	Simmons Cave Johnson is voiced by the legendary JK Simmons
0	Kimble What the "K" in JK Simmons stands for
0	Mike Mike Harrington is Valve's other co-founder
0	Gordon After Gordon Freeman
0	Freeman The surname of Half-Life's main hero
0	Dog Freeman's robotic companion
0	Chuck Chuck Jones helped design Gordon Freeman
0	Source After Valve's Source Engine
0	Wheatley A personality core from Portal 2
0	Stephen Stephen Merchant superbly voiced over Wheatley
0	Stevie A nickname based on Stephen
0	Steam After Valve's digital distribution platform
0	Merchant Based on Stephen Merchant's surname
0	Lab After Aperture Laboratories
0	Atlas One of GLaDOS' test subjects
0	P-Body Atlas' partner
0	Dee Dee Bradley Baker voices over Atlas and P-Body
0	Bradley After Dee Bradley Baker's middle name
0	Gunther Shares its first three characters with gun
0	Nolan The great Nolan North voices over numerous Portal characters
0	Ramsey Nolan North's middle
0	Erik Erik Wolpaw is one of Portal's writers
0	Chet Chet Faliszek also wrote for Portal
0	Frank Inspired by the Frankenturrets

Female Portal Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Portricia Portal + Patricia
0	Gladis A name that's similar to GLaDOS
0	Anna Inspired by the The Weighted Companion Cube
0	Aperture After Aperture Science
0	Val Inspired by the Valve Corporation
0	Chell The Heroine of the Portal Series
0	Alésia Chell's modeled after Alésia Glidewell
0	Mary Kae Mary Kae Irvin voices over Chell
0	Mary A shorter version of Mary Kae
0	Glados Chell's rival in the first game
0	Ellen After the illustrious Ellen McLain
0	Ellie A nickname based on Ellen
0	Soprano Ellen Mclain is an Operatic Soprano
0	Tory Inspired by the Sentry Turrets
0	Parttrice Party + Patrice
0	Kim Kim Swift designed Portal
0	Kimberly The longer version of Kim
0	Caroline Her brain was uploaded into GLaDOS
0	Carol A shorter version of Caroline
0	Birdie After the Bird that lives in Aperture's Enrichment Center
0	Luna A moon themed hero from DOTA 2
0	Mirana An archer from DOTA 2
0	Crystal After DOTA 2's Crystal Maiden
0	Lina A Dragon Slayer from DOTA 2
0	Puck An androgynous Faerie Dragon from DOTA 2
0	Pauling As in Miss Pauling
0	Addie Alluding to TF2's Administrator
0	Zhanna One of the Heavy's sisters
0	Yana The Heavy's blonde sister
0	Bronislava The Heavy's brunette sister