Walking Turret
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The Walking Turret,[1] also referred as the Moving Turret or the Mobile Turret, is a Personality Construct-based Sentry Turret variant cut from Portal.
Overview[edit]
- The Walking Turret was first revealed to the public through a piece of concept art shown during the PotatoFoolsDay ARG in 2011; further details were given in 2012 during a presentation by Valve animator Karen Prell at Animex 2012.
- Beside walking and shooting at the player, it was also apparently able to move through portals and turn into a ball to fling itself or be flung by unknown means. It is also possible that this "fling pose" could have been its idle state.
- According to Karen Prell, it was discarded in favor of a static turret facing only one direction, which was considered a better game mechanic by the team.[1]
- Its Personality Construct-based design was kept in Portal for the Rocket Turret. Its walking animations were reused (among many others) as the basis for Wheatley's early locomotions animations in Portal 2.[1]
- A similar concept was made for Portal 2, indicating a possible return to the idea of a mobile Turret. However, it was scrapped as well.
Gallery[edit]
Concept art for the Walking Turret.
Part of the Animex presentation, showing the Walking Turret moving about.
Ditto, from the side.
Concept art for the "Mobile Turret" variant, using the standard Turret design, made for Portal 2.
List of appearances[edit]
- PotatoFoolsDay ARG (Non-canonical appearance)
