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For use on questions about the films, television series, and other media based upon the 1984 movie "The Terminator", directed by James Cameron. Use with the specific work tags if relevant, such as [the-terminator] or [terminator-genisys].

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Wouldn't a nuclear engine inside a Terminator be dangerous for the cyborg itself?

I recall from T2 where John asks "How long do you live, I mean last?" the T-800 answers that they last about 120 years on one power cell, which is nuclear. In T3, we see the explosion of this cell. B …
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Why did T-1000 continue to pursue John Connor if his mission already had failed?

In Terminator 2, John Connor and the company After that we see T-1000 coming to the place and learning what they've done. Why does he keep pursuing John, if It's just not logical. The T-1000 has …
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Why didn't the T-1000 make a more controlled hit at T-800 after damaging the main power module?

In Terminator 2 we can see the scene, where the T-1000 hits the T-800 with a stick and breaks through T-800 body, damaging the main power supply, which makes T-800 shutdown for a while. After that the …
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Is Skynet a centralized system or not?

The question that is not revealed clearly from the movies (or maybe I missed it). Is Skynet a single supercomputer or a distributed net of computers, that just coordinate their actions, but do not sub …
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What is the source of energy for T-1000?

As far as I remember T-2, it's said that T-1000 cannot form explosives, since he does not have the required chemicals. But it can form solid metal shapes. But what does it use as the energy then? It c …
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Does a terminator have a form of self-preservation or prohibition against suicide?

This weekend I was watching Terminator 2 (editor cut). In the end, after T-1000 is destroyed, Arnold asks Sarah and John to destroy him by melting and says "I cannot destroy myself". So, what does th …
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Why could the Connors not just pick another alias?

In Terminator 1, during Reese's questioning, the following dialog takes place: And this brings the logical and the biggest question of all time. Why could John Connor not simply change his name aft …
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