Portal 2‘s Weatley Puppet Still Adorable, Funny, Hates Humans

No, this isn’t a shot from script read-throughs at Valve’s offices. YouTube user trpchakai and lady behind a blog called Furin Cosplay crafted this fully functional Wheatley puppet from scratch, and not only does he look great, but she performs him incredibly deftly.

Here’s a look at Wheatley’s interior:

And at trpchakai’s puppetry skills:

Is it just me or does it seem like far more Portal fan projects are created by women than the average? Or is it just that I pay more attention to Portal? And if this is actually true, does it have more to do with Portal‘s incredible popularity? Or is it because Portal is the source of two really beloved strong female characters?

I have no answers for you, just questions.

(via a billion places, but most recently Destructoid.)