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46. Doug Rattman (Portal)
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The cake is a lie.


Doug Rattman is a man thrown into unenviable circumstances. Always suspicious of GLaDOS, he is the sole survivor of her poisoning the Aperture staff. He hides into secluded areas across the facility, leaving artwork and cryptic messages for Chell to find. He also secretly works from behind the scenes to aid Chell in her own quest to escape the facility.

Not much is known about Rattman in the games. There is a supplemental comic that goes into some additional detail, such as that he relies on medication to maintain his sanity.

Its hard to rank somebody like Rattman, somebody whose main contributions to the plot happen off-screen. His ultimate fate isnt even revealed in Portal 2. Hes a bit of a mystery, and while that mystery makes him somewhat interesting, Id feel funny ranking him over characters who are more active participants in the plot.