Cultural Impact
GLaDOS' popularity has led to merchandise being produced by both Valve and fans; a t-shirt depicting GLaDOS, as well as other elements from Portal, was made available for purchase on Valve's store while a fan produced a GPS which uses GLaDOS' voice. A cosmetics vendor called "Geek Chic Cosmetics" features several video game-themed makeups, including one based on GLaDOS.
The song "Still Alive" has garnered significant attention from fans and critics alike. It was released as a part of The Orange Box Official Soundtrack and appeared in other video games, including the Rock Band series and Left 4 Dead 2, the latter which was also released by Valve. The song has been performed in multiple venues by Jonathan Coulton which includes the Penny Arcade Expo in 2008, the Press Start -Symphony of Games- concert in 2009, and the Game Developers Conference in 2008. The song is popular for fans to perform covers of on YouTube.
GLaDOS was referenced by a character in the 2012 Disney film, Wreck-It Ralph.
She also appeared in Googol GLaDOS And Googol GLaDOS 2.0.
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