History Fanfic / Portalborn

* TheAtoner: Wheatley, who still recalls the acts he did during [[VideoGame/Portal2]] and wants to make it up to Chell for what he did. Due to Chell being TheVoiceless, it isn't clear whether or not she has forgiven him or not. We do take some looks into her thoughts and feelings, but overall it's never revealed for him to be considered forgiven.

* SecretTestOfCharacter: The Dragonborn tries to get Doug to fight, except he's extremely hesistant to do so.

* TryFittingThatOntoABusinessCard: The Dragonborn. [[spoiler: Diga Arch-Fire]] The Knight of Orphans, Thane of Whiterun [[spoiler: Thane of Solitude, Thane of Falkreath]] Draconic Lycanthrope

* {{Magitek}} Caroline expresses interest into developing the tech alongside [[Technopath technopathy]] and considers it a worthy investment. Aperture itself gives the impression to this to outsiders who no nothing of it. Doug also develops his 'inventions' and powers them with soul gems.

** MechaMooks: The Turrets that serve whomever's in charge in Aperture. [[spoiler: Wheatley temporarily gets these in Chapter 46 when he's stuck in Blackreach and somehow manages to control the Dwemer machinery.]]

* TryFittingThatOnABusinessCard: The Dragonborn. [[spoiler: Diga Arch-Fire]] The Knight of Orphans, Thane of Whiterun [[spoiler: Thane of Solitude, Thane of Falkreath]] Draconic Lycanthrope

** Wheatley demonstrates this in [[spoiler: Chapter 46 where he manages to use the power to control the Dwarven Spheres and even a Centurion to take down the Falmer and their slaves.]]* TheReveal:
** In Chapter 3, Dagur from the inn in Winterhold talks with the Dragonborn regarding something that was said to be in a cave near Azura's Shrine and a Khajiit known as Jo'Amal that was investigating a ruin there and died. [[spoiler: The Dragonborn and Doug enter and find Wheatley in a treasure chest.]]]

* {{Magitek}} This is discussed between Doug, Wheatley and Caroline, as all three exhibit some kind of power like this and Caroline feels like this is worth investing into as a business. She even meets up with Maven Black-Briar of all people who pairs her up with the Khajiit Ri'Son to make her sure her investments aren't going to waste.
** Wheatley demonstrates this in [[spoiler: Chapter 46 where he manages to use the power to control the Dwarven Spheres and even a Centurion to take down the Falmer and their slaves.]]

* TheReveal:

** Even Wheatley gets a go of this. He tries to be brave but then it ends up looking worse for wear. [[spoiler: Chapter 46 exhibits an ability to control Dwemer robots thanks to magitech.

--> "Doug": Why do I feel like we're about to get ambushed?

** Though at the beginning, in Chapter 4 (while drunk) he doesn't want to become a burden to the Dragonborn.

-->''"I don't know what way you guys do it from where you've been, but in Skyrim, it's all about survival. Once a threat becomes a apparent to us, we must eliminate it."

The Dragonborn [[spoiler: known as Diga in later chapters]] is a proud nord woman, thrust upon in her duties as the foretold saviour of Skyrim. She's loud and vicious with a slight hunger for power, but her heart is in the right place, proven as the Thane of Whiterun [[spoiler: And Falkreath and Solitude as we discover]] and as Harbinger of the Companions.

* ThePacifist: Doug describes himself as this. He becomes horrified at the prospect of combat and hurting people.

-> '''Dragonborn'': (To Galar) The only thing I want to see coming from your mouth is my sword up your gullet.

** And it's also shown that fellow Werewolves can speak to one another telepathically.

* BeserkButton: Threaten her friends and the Dragonborn has a hundred and one ways to kill you.

* Cloudcuckoolander: The Space Core.

* BackToBackBaddasses: When they get around to it, The Dragonborn and Chell make quite the formidable team.

* FishOutOfWater: The fic details how the characters from Portal adapt to the livestyles of Skyrim. Though Doug tries to make do with some inventions of his, made out of common materials and parts from Aperture.

* {{Magitek}}

* HumanityEnsues: [[spoiler:Daryn]] used the Wabbajack on Wheatley and, well, did not exactly turn him into a human, but rather, a High Elf.

* ShipTease: Dragonborn/Doug is prominent, as Doug is suggested to have a thing for her, and the Dragonborn as well. Dragonborn/Farkas as well. Wheatley/Chell is hinted. In Chapter 47 [[spoiler: It's revealed that Vilkas, Rick and even Lydia have the hots for the Dragonborn as well.]]

* CultureClash: It's made clear of the differences between the modern world where Aperture came from and the fantasy world of Skyrim.
There is talk of cars and toast and the like between the characters.

* MissingTime: Between Sandra and Diga, they both feel like they've missed something. [spoiler: this is because the two are the same.]]

* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: It's established that the Dragonborn is a Werewolf early on. While they have the usual abilities like they do ingame, it's seen that they're resistant to the neurotoxin but completely immune as it triggers the transformation in self-defence and makes them more aggressive as a result.

* AdrenalineMakeover: Rick the Adventure Sphere, is give at Atlas like body

This spurs a bizarre adventure for everyone involved. As well as many a CultureClash along the way.

* MissingTime: Between Sandra and Diga, they both feel like they've missed something. [[Spoiler: this is because the two are the same.]]
* Mooks: Silver Hand who are working with the Brandobaris.
** Mecha-Mooks: The Turrets that serve whomever's in charge in Aperture. [[spoiler: Wheatley temporarily gets these in Chapter 46 when he's stuck in Blackreach and somehow manages to control the Dwemer machinery.]]

* ShipTease: Dragonborn/Doug is prominent, as Doug is suggested to have a thing for her, and the Dragonborn as well. Dragonborn/Farkas as well. Wheatley/Chell is hinted. In Chapter 47 [[Spoiler: It's revealed that Vilkas, Rick and even Lydia have the hots for the Dragonborn as well.]]

* TookALevelInBaddass: Chell was already a badass, survived from being killed by two murderous AI's. She'd joined the Thieves Guild and learned many valuable skills.

--->--'''The Dragonborn'' Chapter 8

* ActionGirl: The Dragonborn [[spoiler: Mostly the Diga personality, but even the Sandra personality gets a bit of action.]], Lydia, Chell [[Spoiler: Katria]] Syndia, Karliah.

* Bizarrchitecture: Aperture, now that's situated in the ruins of Arkngthamz. Every time they visit there it's changed and its more like a maze than anything, depending on who's controlling it.

** [[spoiler: The Dragonborn/Diga has this issue later on, as her SplitPersonality becomes evident but she's not wholly aware of it.]]* Cloudcuckoolander: The Space Core.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7843635/1/Portalborn Portalborn]] is a [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]] and [[VideoGame/Portal]] crossover by [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Tropers/Experiment282 Experiment 282]].

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7843635/1/Portalborn Portalborn]] is a [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]] and [[VideoGame/{{Portal}}]] crossover by [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Tropers/Experiment282 Experiment 282]].

* ActionGirl: The Dragonborn [[Spoiler: Mostly the Diga personality, but even the Sandra personality gets a bit of action.]], Lydia, Chell [[Spoiler: Katria]] Syndia, Karliah.

* BigBad: [[Spoiler: Daryn]]

** [[Spoiler: The Dragonborn/Diga has this issue later on, as her SplitPersonality becomes evident but she's not wholly aware of it.]]

* ChekovsGun: Several.
* ChekhovsGunman:
* Cloudcuckoolander: The Space Core.
* CoolBigSis: Syndia is this to Sandra [[Spoiler: AND her other self Diga, though Diga isn't aware and actually loathes Syndia]]

* MagicKnight: The Dragonborn dabbles in all three main branches. She is mostly the Warrior but knows a bit of magic and can use stealth tactics as shown in the first chapter.

* SplitPersonalityTakeover: Chapter 31 [[Spoiler: It's revealed that for what ever reason, something during the attack on Solitude in Chapter 30 triggered Sandra, the Dragonborns other personality.]]

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: [[Spoiler: When Doug takes the Control Program, he takes control of Aperture. Doug wasn't entirely sane to begin with, but this just made it a hundred times worse.]]
* WorthyOpponent: The Dragonborn considers Chell this. [[Spoiler: But she makes the effort for the two of them to become allies, even friends]]
* TheVoiceless: Chell.

The Dragonborn [[spoiler: known as Diga in later chapters]] is a proud nord woman, thrust upon in her duties as the foretold saviour of Skyrim. She's loud and vicious with a slight hunger for power, but her heart is in the right place, proven as the Thane of Whiterun [[spoiler: And Falkreath and Solitude as we discover] and as Harbinger of the Companions.

-->''"I don't know what way you guys do it from where you've been, but in Skyrim, it's all about survival. Once a threat becomes a apparent to us, we must elimate it."

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7843635/1/Portalborn Portalborn]] is a [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]] and [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} Portal] crossover by [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Tropers/Experiment282 Experiment 282]].

But she's also a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Werewolf]], which with all the restlessness that entails, leads her to sneak out of Whiterun one night and randomly find [[VideoGame/Portal Doug Rattmann]] kidnapped by bandits. Then hears someone yelling about space as a meteor falls from the sky.

* ActionGirl: The Dragonborn, Lydia, Chell [[Spoiler: Katria]] Syndia, Karliah.

-->''"My name is Petra and I have a pathological fear of Dragons."''
--->--'''Petra''' at the end of Chapter 1

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7843635/1/Portalborn Portalborn]] is a [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]] and [[VideoGame/{{Porta}] Portal] crossover by [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Tropers/Experiment282 Experiment 282]].

This spurs a bizarre adventure for everyone involved.

The story was influenced by the Portal 2 Mod DLC

* TheVoiceless: Chell. Karliah takes this into consideration:
>Karliah: "

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7843635/1/Portalborn Portalborn]] is a [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]] and [[VideoGame/{{Porta}}l Portal] crossover by [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Tropers/Experiment282 Experiment 282]].

* PromotionToParent: When Cassandra comes into the picture, The Dragonborn has her live with her in her spare room.[[/folder]]

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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7843635/1/Portalborn Portalborn]] is a [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]] and [[VideoGame/Portal Portal] crossover by [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Tropers/Experiment282 Experiment 282]].