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The GlaDOS Cosplay Video Endurance Challenge
Posted by Michael McWhertor at 7:40 AM on April 9, 2008
How long can you tolerate this monologue without cringing or fast forwarding? I lasted about 8 seconds before my by-proxy embarrassment got the better of me. That's better than my mechanical bull record! Okay, without the crusty old curmudgeon attitude, this is some solid Portal cosplay, with some fantastic touches. Gotta give kudos for the ability to lug a massive cake around a convention hall all day, too. Anyone seen better pics from SakuraCon 2008 that might show this off better?
Thanks for the tip, Rebecca!

Comments (AU Comments · US Comments)
RaYdeX
Posted April 9, 2008 11:54 AM
She should "cos"play this version of GLaD_OS instead... http://www.game-ism.com/?p=91
MosesMonster
Posted 7:28 AM 9/4/08
Cute. I want my own personal GlaDOS now.
MosesMonster
SilentPredator
Posted 7:26 AM 9/4/08
I managed to make it all the way through. By about 15 seconds in I was ready to bail, but I stuck with it through sheer determination.
SilentPredator
bleeps
Posted 7:24 AM 9/4/08
Clever. I liked it! She got the cadence of GlaDOS's speech down nicely. Plus seems kinda cute. =) Probably the least cringe-worthy Western Cosplay I've seen.
bleeps
qwijybo
Posted 7:24 AM 9/4/08
Jams crayon into my nostril.
"D-fence uh uh D-fence uh uh".
Not deep enough yet.
Jam it further in
"Extended Warranty how can I lose".
Not deep enough yet.
Jam it deeper in.
"Hey I watched the whole video, it was fantastic".
Thats the spot, deep enough.
qwijybo
Candlejack
Posted 7:23 AM 9/4/08
Wow. That was awesome. And kinda hot.
Candlejack
crapsh00t
Posted 7:22 AM 9/4/08
I was able to watch the whole thing, but I don't really get empathic embarrassment these days. However, I was getting a Lily Tomlin vibe, which is kind of weak.
One ring-a-ling... two ring-a-ling...
crapsh00t
balls187++
Posted 7:19 AM 9/4/08
I'm so glad these people are wasting their time making costumes and not breeding...
::shudder::
balls187++
Jayenkai
Posted 7:17 AM 9/4/08
7 seconds...
*cringes*
Jayenkai
sephirothazule
Posted 7:17 AM 9/4/08
Dear god. I lasted the whole thing, however I feel it necessary to remove the portion of my brain that video was logged into.
Now where did I put the power drill.....?
sephirothazule
K-Squad! (Badass Edition)
Posted 7:16 AM 9/4/08
I didn't even manage to hit play before i broke into tears.. I just can't handle it..
K-Squad! (Badass Edition)
depward
Posted 7:15 AM 9/4/08
I made it to the "This video is no longer available" part..
depward
kylenalepa
Posted 7:15 AM 9/4/08
15 seconds. Jesus Christ. I suppose I can admire the effort, by man, I don't want to see that ever again.
kylenalepa
Ghede
Posted 7:14 AM 9/4/08
4 seconds. Then I did a full body twitch and paused. A voice-changer would have probably allowed me to make it to 12.
Ghede
Cola82
Posted 7:13 AM 9/4/08
Yeah, well... I can sing the song, from memory and crap. Yeah. And I do. Whenever I'm alone. Because I don't want to make an ass of myself.
All sarcasm aside, you're right, that's an awesome costume. Kudos for having the guts to act like that in front of a camera, too.
Cola82
BeniBluemchen
Posted 7:13 AM 9/4/08
I managed 18 seconds... somehow I'm not really proud of that.
BeniBluemchen
reywing
Posted 7:12 AM 9/4/08
I lasted through the whole thing! You guys are Weeeeeeaaaaaak :p I've seen more embarrassing cosplay than this. And no, i'm not proud of that.
reywing
Shoot2thrill
Posted 7:12 AM 9/4/08
I got up to
"was it worth it"
how long was that?
Shoot2thrill
stickfodder
Posted 7:10 AM 9/4/08
i lasted 11 seconds and gave up.
stickfodder
djgil
Posted 7:09 AM 9/4/08
Not hot, not impressive...nothing more to see her.
I was helping set up for some of the raves a couple of the nights, I recall seeing her and felt a lot less nausea then. It's probably because someone thought it was okay for her enter her pretend world...
djgil
PissedPS3Fan
Posted 7:08 AM 9/4/08
I made it to 32 seconds. I don't even know why I watched it that long.
PissedPS3Fan
relic1980
Posted 7:08 AM 9/4/08
Yeah, I watched it all (I am a veteran of boring office meetings, so this was, shall we say, a piece of cake).
Surprised her balls didn't drop off, though ^_^.
relic1980
prmckinney
Posted 7:07 AM 9/4/08
I made it through the whole thing... granted I had it muted because I'm at work :)
prmckinney
code.monkey
Posted 7:06 AM 9/4/08
11 seconds... cheers for creativity, jeers for ear-splitting GlaDOS rendition.
code.monkey
Thanatos-
Posted 7:06 AM 9/4/08
I lasted all the way through it, it wasn't all that bad.
Thanatos-
scarletisred
Posted 7:05 AM 9/4/08
wtf i watched the whole thing! portal butchery FTW!
scarletisred
vicmasterinc
Posted 7:05 AM 9/4/08
horrible she sucks at that watched the whole thing. one of my favorite parts in the game pretty sweet that cake tho took me a few seconds to figure out wut it was tho
vicmasterinc
CQC_NastyN8
Posted 7:05 AM 9/4/08
...i hate you.... and i hate cosplayers...unless there models and get there costumes done professionally
CQC_NastyN8
Ohmsford
Posted 7:04 AM 9/4/08
MY EYES!!! OOOOO THEY BURN!!
Ohmsford
Mansteak
Posted 7:04 AM 9/4/08
My god, I cringed the whole way through. Please tell me I win some prize for doing that, because just doing it for the sake of having done it isn't going to be enough to keep me from wanting to suck a pistol.
Mansteak
MisterSleep
Posted 7:04 AM 9/4/08
I like the guy in the background who finally notices what's going on around 0:21.
"What the-.... is she....? What a freak.... should I go hit on her?"
MisterSleep
Surlaw-the-Mai
Posted 7:04 AM 9/4/08
Made the entire thing... sadly this will haunt me for years to come now.
Surlaw-the-Mai
ElMuerte
Posted 7:04 AM 9/4/08
22 seconds.
Cos-players make me laugh, and then scare me. Mostly I just feel shame for them tho.
ElMuerte
Soulgenesis
Posted 7:04 AM 9/4/08
@jayntampa: same here.
does it help that i haven't played portal? hmm.
Soulgenesis
TOWER_JUNKIE
Posted 7:03 AM 9/4/08
I lasted 27 seconds. I couldn't hold it out any longer.
I give her an A for effort, but a D for execution
TOWER_JUNKIE
KMatt
Posted 7:03 AM 9/4/08
@sisedi: I also was hoping for that, sadly I watched the whole thing. I hate myself. I figured they were trying to trick us and there was something great stuck in between it all.
KMatt
RandolphCarter
Posted 7:03 AM 9/4/08
I thought, no-way, it can't be that bad. the shame.. (13 seconds btw)
RandolphCarter
YUYU
Posted 7:03 AM 9/4/08
I watched the whole thing. I think she did pretty well...
Then again, you just heard that coming from ME.
[IMG][img.photobucket.com]]
....Yeah....
YUYU
ParaParaKing
Posted 7:02 AM 9/4/08
Some cosplayers are crazy. Really.
ParaParaKing
Acunia
Posted 7:02 AM 9/4/08
Heh well, it's not that it's bad. It's just soooo embarrassing to watch heh...
Acunia
TinyLightning
Posted 7:02 AM 9/4/08
after watching all of it, my eyes and ears are bleeding and my head is thorbbing. its evil dudes, dont watch.
TinyLightning
Calabast
Posted 7:02 AM 9/4/08
I watched the whole thing...I'm a changed man...
Man, they should have designed Glados after her, cause then I too would have been trying my hardest to kill my character too.
Calabast
Ashurahori
Posted 7:02 AM 9/4/08
1 second. I didn't even had to hear it, just SEEING IT was enough.
Ashurahori
Arteen
Posted 7:01 AM 9/4/08
I had to stop it after 3 seconds, but I can never unhear it.
Arteen
Pickens
Posted 7:01 AM 9/4/08
0:16, because it's important for me to be better than you or something.
Pickens
sisedi
Posted 7:01 AM 9/4/08
I skipped to the end to see if any toplessness magically occurs, none.
sisedi
Jindujun
Posted 7:00 AM 9/4/08
I managed 2 seconds...
Jindujun
cybereality
Posted 7:00 AM 9/4/08
I got to 0:18, a new world record!
cybereality
the-hypnotoad
Posted 7:00 AM 9/4/08
9 seconds!
the-hypnotoad
Polywhirl
Posted 6:59 AM 9/4/08
Memorizing lines and then reciting them poorly. Rather disturbing. And where was the bondage?
@Habits: How the hell did you come up with that theory?
Polywhirl
bednarz
Posted 6:59 AM 9/4/08
loser
bednarz
havoks
Posted 6:58 AM 9/4/08
disgusting
havoks
gamedismantler
Posted 6:57 AM 9/4/08
19 seconds BOOYAH!
gamedismantler
J.A.
Posted 6:56 AM 9/4/08
I feel some mass suicide coming on.
J.A.
Garro
Posted 6:56 AM 9/4/08
Hey, she gave it the ol' college try. Bad presentation, but plus points for memorizing all that. And carrying a fake cake.
Garro
jayntampa
Posted 6:55 AM 9/4/08
I watched the whole thing ... it wasn't that bad :P
jayntampa
Habits
Posted 6:55 AM 9/4/08
About 12, but only because I keep forgetting that the space bar does not pause YouTube videos.
Clever getup and all, though.
Habits
strideo
Posted 6:54 AM 9/4/08
The forces of geekdom and normaldom within me fight over control of my brain when I watch that. Is cool? Or just lame? :P
strideo
Okari
Posted 6:54 AM 9/4/08
I lasted through it all, but I think I'll shoot myself now.
Okari
Nac
Posted 6:54 AM 9/4/08
I lasted 3 seconds. You're a stronger man than I, McWhertor.
Nac
clintonskneecap
Posted 6:53 AM 9/4/08
I weep for the human race
clintonskneecap
sloner
Posted 6:53 AM 9/4/08
16 seconds. If she's smart, that cake is made of styrofoam.
sloner
Atheist Jew
Posted 6:53 AM 9/4/08
NO!
NOOOOOOOOOOO!
I lasted 2 seconds.
My ears are bleeding!
Atheist Jew
onidavin
Posted 6:53 AM 9/4/08
3 seconds. Imitation is not the sincerest form of flattery after all. Not a bad concept for a costume, but the talking OH THE TALKING.
onidavin
Shiryu
Posted 6:53 AM 9/4/08
Cute!
Shiryu
Iceking5
Posted 6:51 AM 9/4/08
Hot. :P
Iceking5
juv3nal
Posted 8:08 AM 9/4/08
What Zantagor said.
It wasn't really that bad. What did you folks expect? It's cosplay. This is probably less embarrassing than (insert some made up number >50)% of the cosplay out there.
juv3nal
Nessman
Posted 8:07 AM 9/4/08
I didn't even push play. Cosplay is disgusting in my opinion.. You can't pull it off unless you're IN SHAPE, and look like the character (and are the same gender as the character). If it's a larger character that's fine, but i don't think i need to bring in sailer-moon girl to prove my point.
Nessman
KenogaBrave
Posted 8:06 AM 9/4/08
well, i'm STILL ALIVE.
*goes back to hell*
KenogaBrave
s0lid
Posted 8:03 AM 9/4/08
9 seconds.
s0lid
oldskuel
Posted 8:01 AM 9/4/08
I lasted 20 seconds and then I came. What.
oldskuel
hrabbit
Posted 8:00 AM 9/4/08
I need to play portal 8D
hrabbit
Xer0Ph0kus
Posted 8:00 AM 9/4/08
@Zantagor: Your tears are flooding the comments below you, please stop.
I watched it twice just to prove to myself that I could
Xer0Ph0kus
Ghede
Posted 7:58 AM 9/4/08
Second time through, made it to the end. Cringe worthy at moments, but dull the rest.
Ghede
chorx
Posted 7:56 AM 9/4/08
@Zantagor:
If you can't handle the heat stay off of the str... Internet?
chorx
DONNYchiban
Posted 7:56 AM 9/4/08
Well, I'm just terrible. I began by fast-forwarding it, then I paused it a second later and read post, ha.
DONNYchiban
Zantagor
Posted 7:54 AM 9/4/08
Wow, I've just realized how much of jerks and idiots are making comments on this site :/
Zantagor
BOMEz
Posted 7:53 AM 9/4/08
30 seconds....then I felt a part of my soul die....
BOMEz
hemlock_martini
Posted 7:49 AM 9/4/08
Also, she would have made her point with just one slice of cake, not an entire huge honkin' heavy cake. Simplify, simplify, simplify, GlaDOS-chan.
hemlock_martini
Jamaces
Posted 7:48 AM 9/4/08
I dont get what is going on?
Jamaces
TheFsm
Posted 7:48 AM 9/4/08
i lasted all 39 seconds.......................... i think a part of my soul was taken away :(
TheFsm
AuraHACK
Posted 7:47 AM 9/4/08
I made it 5 seconds before cringing and letting out a loud GRRR every few seconds.
@frostcircus: *hands over 1000 internets*
AuraHACK
hemlock_martini
Posted 7:47 AM 9/4/08
*screams crying into webcam* LEAVE GlaDOS GIRL ALONE!!!! LEAVE HER ALOOOOOONE
Okay, that's over with.
Cute costume, and E for effort on the pseudo-vocorder'ed voice. She should have chosen a shorter, punchier bit of dialogue, though.
hemlock_martini
PurpleMonkey
Posted 7:47 AM 9/4/08
17 seconds without cringing, but I finished it, though I did die a little inside.
PurpleMonkey
hamandcheeseUK
Posted 7:45 AM 9/4/08
13 seconds I semi-cringed, then at the end I full on cringed
hamandcheeseUK
Shevek
Posted 7:44 AM 9/4/08
Did I watch a different video? I thought this was entertaining. She did a good job emulating GlaDOS' voice without any electronics. And, yes: cute!
Shevek
frostcircus
Posted 7:44 AM 9/4/08
So basically, she's nice to look at, so long as she doesn't talk. Interesting, that.
frostcircus
Balthasar
Posted 7:43 AM 9/4/08
I also made it 8 seconds.
Balthasar
Calabast
Posted 7:42 AM 9/4/08
All these people saying they watched it with the sound off, you get -1 "you're doing it wrong" points.
Everyone who watched it with the sound on, like myself, receives -2 "you're doing it right, you poor bastard" points.
Calabast
Entegy
Posted 7:41 AM 9/4/08
Lasted all of it. I liked it.
Entegy
relax_guy
Posted 7:41 AM 9/4/08
i am watching it on mute.. who is that guy?
relax_guy
AEREC
Posted 7:40 AM 9/4/08
I watched it twice...I like to test my limits =p
She looks cute though...I guess.
AEREC
TheeAhaMoment
Posted 7:38 AM 9/4/08
Lasted the whole time. Then again I have a short attention span.....Ohhh butterflies...Wait that cake looks really tasty....Thats a lot of makeup....huh..
TheeAhaMoment
superbabyproject
Posted 7:38 AM 9/4/08
@Pezdispenser: I got your back homeslice.
superbabyproject
Pezdispenser
Posted 7:37 AM 9/4/08
She's cute, but I'm watching with the sound off. I'll have to come back later tonight with the sound on and, from the what I've read in the comments, a loaded pistol.
Pezdispenser
frostcircus
Posted 7:36 AM 9/4/08
What's the problem again? Isn't the wholesale quoting of Portal kind of the done thing here?
At any rate, I watched it all.
frostcircus
Dave Silva
Posted 7:35 AM 9/4/08
...
Someone please shut her up. ;_;
Dave Silva
Unstop
Posted 7:35 AM 9/4/08
Geesh talk about being hypnotized by a game.
Unstop
soliunasm
Posted 7:32 AM 9/4/08
I managed the entire thing, but I got so much goosebumps and so much embarrassment T.T
soliunasm
Nex Antonius
Posted 7:32 AM 9/4/08
I watched all of it. I liked it. I guess that makes me a "loser", too.
Nex Antonius
superbabyproject
Posted 7:31 AM 9/4/08
I lasted the whole thing.
Drunk, with the sound off.
superbabyproject
Libo
Posted 7:31 AM 9/4/08
I watched the whole thing... with no sound on. It was kind of cute. Judging by the comments, I shouldn't watch it again with sound.
Libo
Niric
Posted 7:29 AM 9/4/08
Ahhhhh!
-- Niric takes 12 points of damage.
Only made it 11 seconds. (Thank you magic Youtube timecode!) Most of it was purely stunned.
-Niric
Niric
blueshoals
Posted 7:28 AM 9/4/08
I lasted 2 seconds...
blueshoals
Barbara
Posted 8:40 AM 9/4/08
Is that David Jaffe I hear in the background?
Barbara
CallMeRotten
Posted 8:39 AM 9/4/08
Hehe well isn't that cute?..but it's WRONG!!
CallMeRotten
Solidius
Posted 8:39 AM 9/4/08
Oh God I watched the whole thing.
Solidius
Cathaoir
Posted 8:37 AM 9/4/08
@Nessman: Yeah. Cosplay is generally morbidly embarrassing. And from what I've seen, people usually don't look the part.
@Zegridathes: I don't know what this "Hard Gay" you speak of is, but I'll be damned if I'm putting that in a google search...
Cathaoir
MasonL87
Posted 8:35 AM 9/4/08
I got through the whole thing without grinning or doing a *facepalm*. Sure it was stupid and cheesy, but isnt' all cosplay like that?
Michael McWhertor, you are a pussy.
MasonL87
Shiryu
Posted 8:31 AM 9/4/08
I saw the whole thing... twice! Should I seek medical help? I still find her cute...
Shiryu
BPMα
Posted 8:31 AM 9/4/08
I watched it all, I don't see what's so wrong with it. While not the best GLaDOS voice imitation, I thought she did fine. And I like the costume, too. Pretty creative.
Which leads me to believe there's a mob mentality going on here (maybe I'm just paranoid). Because McWhertor said it was bad and couldn't watch all of it, you're afraid to go against it. But had he said he thought it was cool, the majority of you would think that way instead.
[shrugs] But, as I've said, I could just be paranoid.
BPMα
panfriedcharlie
Posted 8:28 AM 9/4/08
A bunch of gamers are this quick to jump on somebody who happens to find enjoyment in activities that aren't the norm?
lolrony.
panfriedcharlie
Cathaoir
Posted 8:27 AM 9/4/08
@Polywhirl: A lot of media players, including Windows Media Player and iTunes, use the space bar as a play/pause button. That's not an unreasonable notion at all...
Cathaoir
Zegridathes
Posted 8:22 AM 9/4/08
There isn't a long enough pause between her counting down and the "Oh, that wast not supposed to happen" bit. Her 'monotone' bit doesn't really change pitch where I would have expected it to were this monologue actually from the game (it's not, right? I don't remember it.)
Cosplay as a whole aside, this seems well done compared to the various Sailor Moons (needs more exercise), the construction paper Gundam (needs more cardboard) and the Hard Gay (wtf?) cosplay I've seen at the whole three cons I've ever been to.
Zegridathes
Lucci
Posted 8:22 AM 9/4/08
Oops. Forgot this.
n0085
Lucci
DevCo
Posted 8:22 AM 9/4/08
who lets this happen
DevCo
Lucci
Posted 8:22 AM 9/4/08
Psshhh... My existence is awkward. I finished the whole thing.
Lucci
Trawgdoor!
Posted 8:21 AM 9/4/08
I lasted through the whole thing. Now can I get some of that cake?
Trawgdoor!
Witzbold
Posted 8:21 AM 9/4/08
That is a pretty creative take on Glados though. In costume form I mean
Witzbold
KreacherOfBloodandRank
Posted 8:19 AM 9/4/08
*lights a cigarette*
eleven seconds. I consider myself a goddamn veteran.
god, that dialogue seems so stupid coming from an actual unedited person.
KreacherOfBloodandRank
Fyren
Posted 8:18 AM 9/4/08
Its just 2 percent short. It was SO close...
Fyren
Lijik
Posted 8:17 AM 9/4/08
I have seen this about three times now, and each time I cringe less. This video is growing on me, damn you McWhertor!
Lijik
YUYU
Posted 8:16 AM 9/4/08
I decided that from now on, every time I see a post with a picture or a video of a guy, I'll give an "I'd hit that" or "Wow he's fugly" and be a completely sexist jerk-et about it. Seems to be the trend nowadays.
YUYU
King Seafoam
Posted 8:11 AM 9/4/08
GlaDOS is going through puberty.
King Seafoam
Cathaoir
Posted 9:04 AM 9/4/08
@Witzbold: Thanks...I think? Hilarious but frightening as well.
Cathaoir
KraZe
Posted 9:01 AM 9/4/08
She's cute, needs to learn to follow her tone and fluctuate more, as well as minimize movement.
Glados didn't flail.
KraZe
not_tom_brokaw
Posted 8:57 AM 9/4/08
Well, her cosplay is based off of this work I found floating on the internet:
[i26.tinypic.com]
Thought it was creative enough, and everyone going "OH GOD IT'S SO TERRIBLY LONG" should perhaps sit on a buttplug, seeing as she could have sung Still Alive. And then where would we be?
And yes, there is indeed much, much worse cosplay out there. Remember that really terrifying Jessie (from pokemon) cosplayer? SURE, YA DO.
not_tom_brokaw
slickchris7777
Posted 8:54 AM 9/4/08
I watched all of it, don't see the big deal...
slickchris7777
syronimus
Posted 8:53 AM 9/4/08
i watched it twice.
it's a bad impression
and the voice is all wrong
and most of the modulations are all wrong
but it wasn't -that- horrific
syronimus
ClownX
Posted 8:50 AM 9/4/08
I lasted 18 seconds before I had to pause, but I eventually finished.
ClownX
Pezdispenser
Posted 8:44 AM 9/4/08
@Cathaoir:
Hard Gay is a Japanese Commedian who dresses up like a stereotypical gay biker in black leather. He mostly runs around doing stupid stuff and acts like a good role model for children etc.
Not sure if Any of what I wrote is true, but that's as it was explained to me in my Japanese class, followed by a terrifying video of this same guy helping out a noodle shop.
Pezdispenser
KM91
Posted 8:42 AM 9/4/08
I sat through the whole thing. If you can sit through well over an hour of commentary on Huck Finn, The Great Gatsby, and the Scarlet Leteer, you can sit through anything.
KM91
Trygle12
Posted 8:42 AM 9/4/08
I'd have watched it all had I not become aware of what I was watching.
So 13 Secs.
Trygle12
Witzbold
Posted 8:41 AM 9/4/08
@Cathaoir:
+ Watch video
ENJOY!
Witzbold
segamanxero
Posted 8:41 AM 9/4/08
lasted the whole thing, probably just shut what she was saying out to protect myself...
she looks like she was at the anime boston 2008... I was there and recognize that hall in the background....
segamanxero
SLiFE
Posted 9:35 AM 9/4/08
This video was taken by my buddy.
He was all confused about why it had gotten so many hits (he's not a Kotaku reader).
SLiFE
Kanik
Posted 9:32 AM 9/4/08
4 seconds...then fast forward to end to see if there was an explosion or someone got kicked in the nuts in between.
Kanik
Spoonbum
Posted 9:17 AM 9/4/08
@TheeAhaMoment:
Yeah, same here. I lasted the whole thing purely because I kept getting distracted.
Spoonbum
Ping
Posted 9:14 AM 9/4/08
This video was really not all that bad.
I watched a few moments of "Hard Gay" though, and now I need to go remove my eyes, ears, and brain from my head in a painful fire-related manner.
Ping
Witzbold
Posted 9:11 AM 9/4/08
@Cathaoir: Yeah he was pretty funny in his prime. A lot of his popularity dropped when he married a beautiful model so people knew 100% sure it was all an act. Also lots of chicks were his fans before the marriage thing.
Witzbold
goldwings
Posted 9:08 AM 9/4/08
2 seconds baby
goldwings
Pantsman
Posted 10:20 AM 9/4/08
I went the full 39 seconds. Weep for me.
Pantsman
Hesperus
Posted 10:14 AM 9/4/08
watched the whole thing, i thought it was pretty good. the woman looked a little meh. but then again dressing as a giant computer isnt the sexiest of things...unless your a technophile * looks at crescente*
Hesperus
Diamondblade
Posted 10:14 AM 9/4/08
Urge to punch in face and screw, RISING!!!!!
Diamondblade
solidsnak
Posted 10:08 AM 9/4/08
2 seconds. Really I tried to stop after the first syllable.
solidsnak
Jonax
Posted 10:07 AM 9/4/08
Tried to beat Mike, tried to beat Mike, tried to beat Mike...
7 seconds...DAMN!
Jonax
Z-Word
Posted 10:07 AM 9/4/08
You guys are way harsh. She deserves points for at least trying to get the GlaDOS cadence right, and for creating a costume interpretation of a piece of machinery. On the cosplay scale of heart-shredding sympathetic embarrassment, she barely even registers. And she's kinda cute and made me have mildly impure thoughts about what she might do with that cake.
I found this not even remotely as horrific as the Kotaku Kristmas Kard reworking of Still Alive:
[kotaku.com]
No offense guys, but glass houses and all that.
Z-Word
Camann
Posted 10:07 AM 9/4/08
@hemlock_martini: It's probably mostly styrofoam and thus not all that heavy.
Camann
Otacon91
Posted 10:01 AM 9/4/08
Lasted the full amount. Was hoping that someone was gonna come by and be a dick and slap the cake outta her hand screaming "Shut up bitch." Again got has let me down.
Otacon91
A_Zombie
Posted 10:01 AM 9/4/08
Do I get a cake? I saw the whole thing without cringing nor fast forwarding.
A_Zombie
Teh Emo Penguin
Posted 9:59 AM 9/4/08
This Orange Box Cosplay is better!
+ Watch video
Teh Emo Penguin
!sdrawkcab si x753z
Posted 9:58 AM 9/4/08
My god, I watched the whole thing...
I think I'd have probably dated her in High School, but if I knew her now I'd commit suicide...
!sdrawkcab si x753z
mjkeller
Posted 9:58 AM 9/4/08
The outfit seemed.... Halfhearted. Yet, it seemed like she tried too hard.
I reminded me of someone I once saw on haloween wearing a green wig and all brown clothese. They said they were a tree.
Yeah, a halfassed one.
Her voice was mildly annoying.
I watched it to the end, but it left me wondering when it was going to be worth watching.
I respect cosplay, I very much so enjoyed Portal. It just didn't do anything for me.
mjkeller
Teh Emo Penguin
Posted 9:55 AM 9/4/08
That guy in the background is funny.
Teh Emo Penguin
BPMα
Posted 9:51 AM 9/4/08
@Cathaoir:
Like Pezdispenser said, Hard Gay (HG) is a Japanese comedian whose act is pretty much every homosexual stereotype you could think of. And, he's not even gay (he's just a big, fat phony!). Apparently, a lot of actual homosexuals hate him because he portrays a negative image to the public about gay people.
Even so, he's still somewhat popular. He even had an event in PangYa. His signature cap and glasses are items for all characters (they're known as the Skullrider Cap and the Beretta Shades in the US server), and they've recorded him saying "PangYa!" for in-game during the event.
BPMα
Heywoodjabloume
Posted 10:40 AM 9/4/08
You know what? Even if she were nude and masturbating through the whole thing, I couldn't watch it.
Heywoodjabloume
Heywoodjabloume
Posted 10:35 AM 9/4/08
OMFG, I only lasted 7 seconds. That shit was sooo....I can't take that kind of stuff.
Heywoodjabloume
Hylian
Posted 10:23 AM 9/4/08
20 seconds.
Hylian
DTG
Posted 11:27 AM 9/4/08
Beleive it or not I watched it twice! ... what was I thinking... I was confuse when I first watched it read half the comment and rewatch it... then I was like uh oh what have I done!
Won't watch it a 3rd time even if u dare me to!
DTG
goliathvv
Posted 11:23 AM 9/4/08
WATCHED TO THE END! \../_ Oh, and that was crappy...
goliathvv
Guu
Posted 11:15 AM 9/4/08
>>>>>>
This was no triumph.
I'm making a note here:
EPIC FAIL.
It's hard to overstate
my sense of repulsion.
Guu
relic1980
Posted 11:10 AM 9/4/08
@Nessman: Whut? No Man-Faye? Heresy!
Seriously, cosplay is simply for fun. Screw looking like a perfect 10 while in a sailor-fuku! Seriously, if you feel like going as a 400lb Haruhi, then do so. Don't matter as long as you're having fun. (Granted, I go to local anime conventions and the closest I get to cosplaying is a Generic Anime Cosplay T-Shirt (C) and a Menchi cap...^_^)
relic1980
Milihpen
Posted 11:09 AM 9/4/08
Holy crap you were right Kotaku.
I was like "Well I love GlaDOS, so I'll probably enjoy this!"
and 8 seconds later I found myself skmming the video to see if there was anything worthwild.
Milihpen
Tietsu
Posted 11:05 AM 9/4/08
I got to eighteen seconds. After the initial cringing at 2 seconds i was able to think about something else...then I moved onto the obligatory would I tap that? (the answer is yes) and then...well that...that was a miracle.
Tietsu
okenny :)
Posted 10:58 AM 9/4/08
One of the YouTube comments called her a cunt and asked her to knife herself. Oh internet, how shameful you've become :(
okenny :)
unmarkedone
Posted 11:58 AM 9/4/08
I always thought I'd like dating a chick who was into games until I met some who actually were.
That's when I came to the realization that I prefer girls who think I'm a geek and observe my gaming obsession from afar.
unmarkedone
artofwar420
Posted 11:44 AM 9/4/08
I lasted 3.
artofwar420
jmb8504
Posted 11:35 AM 9/4/08
I watched it all out of some strange hope of seeing it get worse.
jmb8504
Toprem
Posted 12:30 PM 9/4/08
Damn, she's hot, I watched the whole thing.
Toprem
Channing
Posted 12:30 PM 9/4/08
Cute.
Channing
flubbity
Posted 12:23 PM 9/4/08
I'm sure most of you sheep would've been praising the video, if it wasn't presented as some 'challenge' to watch. That, and the half of you apparently haven't even played the game and therefore can't appreciate this in the least.
flubbity
excel_excel
Posted 12:15 PM 9/4/08
Man! Look at how sexy and moist that....cake is!!
excel_excel
Omatic
Posted 12:10 PM 9/4/08
I will add that despite the bad voicing, she looks very nice, and the costume looks good. I guess she needs a few years of voice training to get the GLADoS thing down pat.
Omatic
Omatic
Posted 12:08 PM 9/4/08
3 seconds. As soon as she said "Congratulations.", that was it.
Omatic
Knight-Zero
Posted 12:57 PM 9/4/08
All teh way thru, but she needs a voice changer. Not bad overall though.
Knight-Zero
Xiedo
Posted 12:53 PM 9/4/08
While I was heartily impressed by her (as far I could tell) flawless technical performance, I would've preferred she went the extra mile and got a voice box.
Xiedo
RealmRPGer
Posted 12:51 PM 9/4/08
I thought it was interesting how she tried to imitate the computer voice. Not unbearable.
RealmRPGer
DeBurgo
Posted 12:35 PM 9/4/08
wow she's obnoxious even for a cosplayer
DeBurgo
Hitokiri151
Posted 1:12 PM 9/4/08
@Witzbold:
Hard Gay is awesome :D why dont we have people like that over here?
Oh, right.. Americans = guns :x
Hitokiri151
buddhaman510
Posted 1:09 PM 9/4/08
full video. too horrible to look away
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPIIIIIIIIC FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIL
buddhaman510
ChellABD
Posted 1:53 PM 9/4/08
I made it through the whole thing.
Her voice was grating.
ChellABD
Captain Impulse
Posted 2:10 PM 9/4/08
I think those of us who made it through the whole thing should win a prize. And by prize, I mean "not her phone number".
Captain Impulse
Zero_Beat
Posted 2:05 PM 9/4/08
Whole thing.
Stomach cramps.
Zero_Beat
frank0127
Posted 3:14 PM 9/4/08
you know, Katey Segal could do a PERFECT GlaDOS.
frank0127
WarlockSoL
Posted 3:01 PM 9/4/08
Yup, about 2 seconds :P That was quite aweful :D
WarlockSoL
Aimless
Posted 3:00 PM 9/4/08
I watched the whole thing, and now my eyes are watering.
Aimless
erona
Posted 2:57 PM 9/4/08
I didn't even read that people were keeping track of seconds and I only got past 3 and stopped it. how funny haha. poor girl.
erona
ConstantCupcake
Posted 2:37 PM 9/4/08
5 seconds. Then I had a masochistic urge and pressed play again. Then I made it to 8.
ConstantCupcake
kyletothejones
Posted 2:27 PM 9/4/08
In case anyone wants to see it, [farm3.static.flickr.com] there is my companion cube from the same con! Also some good pics of the photo shoot floating around on the skon forums.
kyletothejones
Mujah
Posted 3:57 PM 9/4/08
@oldskuel: At first I was like T_T.... but then, I lol'd.
Mujah
onikuwagata
Posted 4:10 PM 9/4/08
39 seconds, but I wish I hadn't.
onikuwagata
Sir_Crocidile
Posted 4:05 PM 9/4/08
LOL I remember this lady at sakuracon! It was pretty awesome actually.
Sir_Crocidile
Mujah
Posted 4:03 PM 9/4/08
It's definitely facepalm-inducing, but I definitely have to give McWhertor props for at least acknowledging the solid cosplay. I have to give props for memorizing the speech, too, however bad the accent was.
I also agree with many of the comments. There is no way I wouldn't flirt with this girl, at least a little bit. She looks like she'd be attractive behind the costume, she's obviously very artistic, and she not only plays video games, but she plays Portal and liked it enough to put the effort into a costume like that. I could get along with someone like that quite nicely.
Oh, and if that cake is real, that means she bakes. For FUN. Last girlfriend I had who loved baking, well... I do miss her. Or at least her cookies.
Peanut gallery needs to shut up.
Mujah
xMaverick
Posted 5:31 PM 9/4/08
This should be under the Hot Tears of Shame segments....
Sure the cosplay is there, but it's horrid...
Also, scientific research has proven that people cannot sound like a computer-emulated voice.
And don't use Stephen Hawking... That dude DOES have a computer voice because he has a computer talking for him! How about that! :D
So yeah, just get a voice box and learn to lip sync... THEN you'll be good to go :)
xMaverick
f0cus
Posted 6:58 PM 9/4/08
7 seconds
f0cus
Evil Jim
Posted 8:02 PM 9/4/08
Too bad she didn't cosplay as the Bondage Slave GLaDOS linked earlier on Kotaku.
Evil Jim
simmo
Posted 11:31 PM 9/4/08
That was pretty a solid voice and not easy to do. I lasted the whole clip...though I am not sure if my ears a bleeding or not...
simmo
flubbity
Posted 12:38 AM 10/4/08
@flubbity: Dear self, bang-up job not seeing your comment still on the page. Get over yourself. D8
flubbity
flubbity
Posted 12:37 AM 10/4/08
Bang-up job removing my comment. Can't have your readers feeling as stupid as they are.
flubbity
Justcrim
Posted 12:24 AM 10/4/08
EWWWWW!!!!
Haseo (from .Hack//G.U., 2:17 in) IS PREGNANT!!! WTF? Just, not right...
Maybe he/she isnt prego, but sure as hell looks it in that photo.
Justcrim
Rebochan
Posted 1:12 AM 10/4/08
Wow, my first tip actually goes up and I somehow miss it. Amazing.
Rebochan
wallapuctus
Posted 12:48 AM 10/4/08
I got the douche chills 5 seconds in and had to stop.
D:
wallapuctus
Protector one
Posted 1:22 AM 10/4/08
It wasn't that bad, you mindless herde. Can you say "baaah"? I liked her maniacal smile when she says "because you will be dead".
Protector one
FlashIV
Posted 2:37 AM 10/4/08
Damn...3 seconds. And that was *without* sound
FlashIV
Rebochan
Posted 2:29 AM 10/4/08
@offrampoffmap: It's become quite trendy to hate cosplayers. You should read some of the more violent suggestions people have seriously made about cosplaying. They must be a fun bunch on Halloween. I'm sure they enjoy screaming at small children for not looking like the *real* Spider-Man too.
Rebochan
offrampoffmap
Posted 2:27 AM 10/4/08
@onidavin: Seconded.
offrampoffmap
Kainy
Posted 4:55 AM 10/4/08
I watched the whole thing.
Now I want to die.
Kainy
RJdog
Posted 5:43 AM 10/4/08
Sat through the entire thing, and, thanks to you, now want to kill myself.
RJdog
AkiraDel
Posted 9:55 PM 9/4/08
If you couldn't watch the whole thing for the barely 40 seconds it was, 39 seconds by the youtube timer, you're a panzy.
Or you've lead a sheltered life.
Either way, calling this a test of endurance is sad :/
+ Watch video
I'd say that's a lot more worthy ._.
I just fail to see the humour/novelty when youtube can provide so much worse.
AkiraDel
superlime
Posted 9:32 AM 9/4/08
Here's a higher-res shot of her we took at Sakuracon 2008:
[umipixie.com]
superlime
Genjitsu
Posted 8:33 AM 9/4/08
Here's a decent picture, so you can skip the monologue:
[www.acparadise.com]
There's a couple more too, just go to the main gallery and sort it via series.
The costume WAS a creative take on it - there was also a good Team Fortress 2 group, and even cosplay from Quake 3 Arena of all things!
(Full disclosure, I maintain that site, so I hope this doesn't sound like a shameless plug, but McWhertor DID ask for more pictures)
Genjitsu
reasonablylucid
Posted 7:51 AM 9/4/08
Since I saw that first hand… :( I know of the pictures
Chell:
[www.cosplay.com]
[www.cosplay.com]
[www.cosplay.com]
Glados:
[www.cosplay.com]
[www.cosplay.com]
[www.cosplay.com]
[www.cosplay.com]
[www.cosplay.com]
[www.cosplay.com]
Unrelated but awesome… assassins creed:
[www.cosplay.com]
reasonablylucid
VixDiesel
Posted 7:46 AM 9/4/08
Oh good grief, it wasn't god awful but it wasn't good either.
VixDiesel
blackbookalpha
Posted 2:39 AM 10/4/08
At least you didn't see her monologuing in person. I had to endure her presence when she stopped by my table after I yelled "LIES!!!" at her.
Here's a shot of her:
[i2.photobucket.com]
blackbookalpha
blackbookalpha
Posted 7:59 PM 9/4/08
[i2.photobucket.com]
LIESS!!
blackbookalpha
blackbookalpha
Posted 7:51 PM 9/4/08
LIESSS!!!
[i2.photobucket.com]
blackbookalpha
robbie158
Posted 11:20 AM 9/4/08
@oldskuel:
Thank you for making my day.
robbie158
FinalFrog
Posted 3:08 PM 10/4/08
I thought it was awesome. I dunno what all you people are complaining about.
FinalFrog
SpasticSloth
Posted 3:29 AM 11/4/08
I didn't think is was possible for videos to make your face hurt but I was wrong...
SpasticSloth
Mrevilbobguy
Posted 2:03 PM 15/4/08
I lasted until the video said it is no longer available.
Mrevilbobguy