Talk:Doug Rattmann

Move?
Well folks, I think it's time to move this article to Doug Rattmann, as this seems to be what Valve has decided to call this character. Thoughts? --VmKid 02:43, March 6, 2010 (UTC)
 * Klow and I have discussed this matter and we have decided to not move it just yet. We will be moving it soon, but we first want a few more details on him before we move it so that the new page will not be a cobbling of this information with speculation to fill in some of the gaps that exist at the moment.-- YabbaMyIcing Talk 02:59, March 6, 2010 (UTC)
 * But of course you can feel free to add the info about Doug Rattmann to the article for now where you see it would fit. For now that would probably be in the Behind the scenes section or a new sector about Portal 2.-- YabbaMyIcing Talk 03:02, March 6, 2010 (UTC)
 * He might not even be in Portal 2, who knows. Klow 12:42, March 6, 2010 (UTC)
 * I know, but I meant it pertained to the ARG aspect of the game so it would have worked. I see it went into Behind the Scenes and it makes far more sense there anyway.-- YabbaMyIcing Talk 02:22, March 7, 2010 (UTC)

Cleanup
Thanks to ShadowBroker44 for cleaning up the article. It will be reviewed soon! Klow 09:14, May 17, 2010 (UTC)

Ratman hand print
I noticed a lone Ratman hand print in the first office the player finds after Test Chamber 19. I did not see it mentioned in the article and just wanted to point it out. I have 2 screenshots of it: the office it is located in and the actual hand print. AshesToAshes 02:09, July 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * Nice find, I didn't see it. However it is already (though indirectly) mentioned as being in maintenance areas and that map. (testchmb_a_15) Klow 07:45, July 26, 2010 (UTC)

Rattmann's Graffiti
In Test Chamber 17, the photograph of the man whose identity is unknown (according to the page) is a photograph of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, dated December 4, 1923.

Hope this helps.


 * How can you tell? It looks like a lot of people. Bramblepath 17:27, January 23, 2011 (UTC)


 * Matches are identical.


 * Well it seems it is correct, so i suggest that we should include it in the article.--Fijure 12:32, January 28, 2011 (UTC)

Wrong reference
In the Portal 2 section of this article, it is mentioned that Erik Wolpaw and Chet Faliszek did not answer on a question about elaborating on the character. The article says march 2011, but the reference link, links to the portal 2 podcast on gameinformer from 2010. Since i don't know whats right, i'll suggest to whoever who wrote that, that they change either the date or the link to the correct.--Fijure 16:09, March 4, 2011 (UTC)
 * Fixed, the writer of this has low knowledge about editing and just copied reference. SiPlus 17:30, March 4, 2011 (UTC)
 * But now there is simply no reference. I would like to get a source of where this came from, otherwise it will have no place in the article, unless whoever wrote it, can confirm that the information is valid. Otherwise, I will delete it soon.--Fijure 21:40, March 4, 2011 (UTC)
 * Fixed, looks like I used cut on reference and haven't pasted it. SiPlus 06:15, March 5, 2011 (UTC)
 * Okay thanks, it seems that there are a lot of other information in that interview to include on the wiki.--Fijure 15:43, March 5, 2011 (UTC)

Rattman downloaded himself into the fat turret?
In his lair in test chamber 17, there is writing on the wall that states, "This thing is like seeing, only NOT with my eyes." Along with a few drawings of a ovalish object with a center dot in it similar to a turret body. The mural on the wall also make a reference to the turrets. Seeing as there are a few references ingame to downloading someone and putting them into a computer it seems like a likely fate for Rattman, it would also be one of the only way I could think of for him to survive. I will be going through the game again to look for any more references to this in another of his lairs. As far as I can tell the fat turret appears only a few times throughout the game, turret song at the end, singing turrets easter egg, and once riding the elevator up right before Chell gets into it. mentalburnout

Portal 2 grafitti
The page needs more Portal 2 content, in specific, the scribblings on his dens from Portal 2. RocketJumper 21:47, April 24, 2011 (UTC)

Rattmann: Still Alive?
During the end cutscene where Chell rides the elevator to the surface, if you look closely you can see someone running behind the second set of turrets holding what appears to be a cube. It could be Rattmann, rushing to the top of the elevator shaft to throw the Complanion Cube outside shortly after Chell exits. Sandalfury 19:46, 25 April 2011 (EST)


 * Hmm. I don't remember seeing that. Can you point this out somehow? That would help make sense of the last part, but then again, the Final Transmission shows a cube on the Moon before the end of the game... So... Where is he? Moon or Aperture? Or elsewhere? Confusing. MegaScience 05:10, April 26, 2011 (UTC)

There isn't a man, its just flying through a tube. ~Anonymous

Maybe Still Alive
In the official Strategy Guide for Portal 2, there is an interview in the back.

One of the questions is 'So is Rattmann dead during the events of Portal 2?'

Eric Wolpaw answers "Maybe not..."

Just pointing it out.

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