Terminator (character)

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The Terminator (also known as Cyberdyne Systems Model 101 ( CSM 101 ) and T-800 ) is a fictional character from the Terminator franchise , embodied by Arnold Schwarzenegger and supposed to portray an android .

Appearances

The Terminator's first appearance was in Terminator , a 1984 science fiction film directed by James Cameron , as an antagonist . In the film, the Terminator was sent from the future to the past by machines that see humanity as a threat to kill Sarah Connor to give birth to John Connor, the man who will prevent the submission of humanity to the machines, to prevent.

While the original Terminator was destroyed in the said film, the same model appears in the subsequent films. In Terminator 2 - Judgment Day , Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines , Terminator Genisys and Terminator: Dark Fate , the Terminator is the protagonist instead of the antagonist, who is also one of the T-800 Terminators in a supporting role in the fourth Terminator film Terminator: Represents salvation .

The Terminator also appears in some computer games .

reception

In a ranking of the American Film Institute ( AFI ) with the title AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Heroes & Villains , the Terminator takes two places: 48th place for the most iconic heroes and 22nd place for the most iconic villains in films.

In the list of the "100 greatest film characters" drawn up by the British Empire , the Terminator is 14th.

As of October 2019, the Terminator was ranked 12th in the ranking of "Best Movie Characters of All Time" by Ranker online magazine .

Trivia

  • The Terminator is referred to as a cyborg in the Kyle Reese movie Terminator . Strictly speaking, this is not correct. A cyborg is a form of life that has been expanded by technical means. The terminator is an android. In the second film, he correctly describes himself as a cybernetic organism, consisting of human tissue over a metallic endoskeleton.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 5 Best Terminator Video Games Of All Time (& 5 Worst). February 6, 2020, accessed May 3, 2020 (American English).
  2. ↑ Empire's The 100 Greatest Movie Characters. Empire Magazine.
  3. ^ The Best Movie Characters of All Time. Retrieved October 30, 2019 .