The Known Series of Terminators

T-1 Series (St. 14, Dx. 12, Iq. 10, Ht. 200)

Armed combat entered the age of robotics when Cyberdyne created this first-generation fully autonomous ground offensive system in 2003 as part of their program to re-create the work of the late Dr. Miles Bennett Dyson. The first Terminator class robot to be produced by Cyberdyne under the new name Cyber Research Systems (CRS), the T-1 Series was originally built in limited numbers, each individually numbered and stored under individual anti-static dust coverings. Designed for extreme combat, the T-1 Series was built to clear battlefields of enemy troops with its powerful weaponry.

 

Cyberdyne could not perfect bipedal walking military robots until the T-70 Series; therefore the earlier Terminator series’ were fitted with tank-like treads. The T-1 Series’ unique tracked multiple wheels give the T-1 superior grip and maneuverability over loose rubble and uneven terrain combined with the speed which wheel traversal brings. This makes them very versatile, and excellent for deployment into nearly any form of environment. The track arrangement, which is similar in fashion to that of early 21st Century snowmobiles, makes for a very stable and secure base. Unfortunately for CRS, the exposed hydraulic systems and motors visible just above the tracked wheels made the T-1 Series vulnerable to precision attacks from the sides.

Mounted on a platform capable of rotating 360 degrees, the T-1 Series has a wide field of attack, with various optical sensors and a laser beam targeting system mounted inside a "head" unit. Using a primitive (by today’s advanced standards) targeting system, the T-1 Series is capable of identifying and eliminating multiple targets, using auditory, heat and motion sensors. This basic sensor package does however mean the T-1 Series has several weaknesses. If a human target keeps still and quiet, and masks their heat signature by positioning themselves in front of a hot object, such as a small fire, they will not be detected

The T-1 Series is constructed with a reinforced structure to provide great strength and durability. However, all of its internal mechanics are not covered by this structure and are thus vulnerable to attack. In particular, the T-1’s head and neck assembly is relatively weak and exposed, as are its extended arms and exposed wiring. Usually deployed in a crouched, compact position, the T-1 will rise up, deploying its weapons, until it stands approximately eight feet tall - an imposing sight on the battlefield

Mounted upon either side of the T-1 Series are "arms" which are capable of unfolding from its main structure, each fitted with a General Electric 50-caliber depleted uranium rail gun capable of firing up to 300 rounds per minute, for superior fire power. Like the old Navy’s Phalanx systems mounted on aircraft carriers, the guns are directed by a sophisticated onboard suite of radar, infrared, and optical sensors. Unlike the later Infiltrator type Terminators, the T-1 was not designed to pass for anything resembling human, and so was designed to be able to deliver maximum fire power in the shortest time, literally cutting down swathes of enemy troops. With its rapid, heavy fire power and fast maneuverability, the T-1 Series is still very dangerous. Though an antiquated model, the T-1 is still produced by Skynet to this day in order to guard complexes which have wide, exposed approaches, and to patrol open grounds.

Two Gatling Guns

(Type: Cr, Dmg: 5D+1, Ss: 20, Acc: 13, Wt: 45, Rof: 3-166, Shots: 500, St: 16, Rcl: -1)

T-70 Series (St. 16, Dx, 14, Iq. 12, Ht. 235)

Having successfully created the T-1 Series Terminator, Cyber Research Systems knew they were on to a very lucrative market with their military robotics. Another of their early ventures, and the first bipedal humanoid military robot to be produced, was the T-70 Series Autonomous Infantry Unit.

Designed to aid field troops and work in tandem with the T-1 Series, they feature a heavily reinforced steel construction, and were designed to serve as part of an automated infantry unit for military applications.

 

Cyberdyne used these battle units extensively during its early years to impress audiences and attract investors. By today’s advanced standards, the T-70 Series is very primitive. Standing eight feet tall, more than four feet wide, and armed with an advanced (for it's time) model Gatling gun, the T-70 Series was built to form an imposing sight on the early 21st Century battlefield, rather than being designed for infiltration.

Due to their antiquated construction and blueprint, Skynet has not produced T-70’s for about the past 30 years. However, there are still rare reports from some of the Outer Rim territories of T-70 activity, and it is alleged that T-70's are still used as executioners in the human death camps.

 

Following the attack on the main CRS complex, it was deemed that the name change to Cyber Research Systems was useless as it had failed to prevent “terrorist” destruction, and thus the company name was switched back to Cyberdyne Systems (which they had presented corporate demonstrations under all along). All further battle units were constructed under the Cyberdyne name.

Plasma Rifle, General Dynamics M-20

(Type: Cr, Dmg: 7D-1, Ss: 15, Acc: 12, Wt: 6.85, Rof: 1, Shots: 30+1, St: 10, Rcl: -2)

T-400 Series (St. 16, Dx. 14, Iq. 14, Ht. 275)

The T-400 Series Terminator was introduced by Skynet in 2018 as part of its initial tests to mimic human autonomy. Heavy, bulky and slow, the T-400 Series was designed to clear Resistance bunkers and tunnels after an attack had proven successful and the occupants were defeated. Equipped with a single, head mounted optical sensor, a T-400 would scan the surrounding area, and identify survivors to be terminated or placed into internment prisons.

 

Due to its slow speed, poor reaction time, light amour, vulnerable mechanical joints, capacity to rust, and exposed wiring in the lower torso section, the T-400 Series proved unreliable and extremely susceptible to advanced Plasma weaponry. After initial failures on the battlefield, Skynet eventually assigned most of the T-400 Series to its internment prisons to act as guards.

Due to its many inadequacies, the T-400 Series has been known to frequently stall when faced with attack from multiple positions. If faced with a T-400, it is suggested firepower is concentrated on the lower torso area, in order to destroy its exposed circuitry and power connectors. Though in limited use by Skynet, T-400's are still known to be deployed in platoons, usually led by one or two T-500’s.

Plasma Rifle, General Dynamics M-40

(Type: Cr, Dmg: 6D+1, Ss: 15, Acc: 12, Wt: 5.75, Rof: 3, Shots: 30+1, St: 8, Rcl: -2)

T-500 Series (St. 16, Dx. 15, Iq, 14, Ht. 300)

The T-500 Series Terminator was introduced by Skynet in 2020 in order to combat the problems encountered with the T-400 Series and to introduce a new infantry unit to the battlefield. The T-500 Series featured a new combat chassis design which enclosed all of the Terminators’ internal wiring, circuitry and power connectors within hardened amour. The mechanical joint assemblies were also made more robust and powerful, as well as making the overall body structure more streamlined and fluid in movement.

 

Equipped with dual, head mounted optical sensors, the T-500 Series proved more effective in both short and long range combat against the Resistance. Strengthened amour plating and advanced acquisition Artificial Intelligence also made the T-500 Series more dangerous and durable, quickly making it Skynet’s’ preferred soldier. Typically outfitted with the most advanced Plasma weapons, the T-500 was considered the most deadly and efficient of Skynet’s designs, prior of the introduction of the T-600 Series.

The T-500 Series was used by Skynet to lead small platoons of T-400’s into battle. This meant the more advanced T-500 could terminate the majority of the Resistance threat, leaving the T-400’s to terminate the survivors. Due to the nature of the direct head-to-head conflict that the T-500 Series took part in, the Series suffered heavy loses. Skynet eventually decided to take a different approach and began producing the first of its Infiltrators, the T-600 Series, retiring the majority of its older, more obsolete, designs to guard prison camps.

Plasma Rifle, General Dynamics M-404

(Type: Imp, Dmg: 10D+2, Ss: 15, Acc: 9, Wt: 8.40, Rof: 3, Shots: 50 St: 8, Rcl: -1)

T-600 Series (St. 16, Dx, 16, Iq. 14, Ht. 345)

The T-600 series was first produced in 2022. They were mass produced humanoid battle units manufactured by Skynet from the original endoskeleton designs, test models and non-functioning prototypes constructed by Cyberdyne Systems Corporation (working under the name Cyber Research Systems at the time) in 2004. Standing almost 2 meters tall, the T-600's endoskeleton is very powerful and can lift objects far greater than its own weight or punch through concrete and metal with little to no damage to its reinforced servos. The T-600 Series is capable of running at a constant high speed, with short, faster bursts of velocity, but these bursts of speed tax the servos and the joints of the leg assemblies.

 

The first in Skynet’s Infiltrator series, the T-600 Series was fabricated with a smooth injection-molded latex rubber "skin" to hide its mechanics and give it a human appearance. With this camouflage, the T-600 Series were able to pass as human at a distance or in the dark in order to get closer to Resistance members or strong holds. However, due to the lack of technological advancement at the time of their conception and the nature of the computer’s logic, Skynet made the mistake of using rubber for the skin, making the T-600’s easy to recognize at closer ranges and thus disable.

The use of rubber for a "skin" had puzzled us for some time, but we think we have come up with a hypothesis which will explain this. The choice of rubber for a "skin" by Skynet is perfectly logical; Skynet is simply a self aware computer intelligence learning through mistakes bound by logic. To the system, a human would simply appear to be a mechanical structure bound by a watertight, waterproof skin.

Due to Skynet’s' intelligence being completely computer based, it must rely on pure logic. With limited human interaction, a logical view of the human body would be of a mechanical structure containing a CPU. This means the system would view human lungs, heart and all other internal organs as part of the mechanical structure used purely to service the brain (or CPU) of the body. Skynet would also view the human skin as simply a watertight, waterproof bag to hold the systems together and to prevent the fuel supply or human blood, from leaking. Also the T-600's "skin" would be used as information input device to simulate our touch and ability to feel.

 

Thus rubber would be the most logical choice for the T-600's "skin", as it would allow the mechanical devices to be covered by a layer which would be waterproof, watertight, and camouflaging at a distance. It would also allow the mechanical aspect of the T-600 to run without the risk of a short circuit due to the insulating property of the rubber. The elastic nature of the rubber would also allow touch sensitive sensors to be incorporated. Due to the ease with which we recognized them, Skynet stopped production of the T-600’s in 2019 and began producing the T-700 Series. We have virtually no technical information on the T-600’s due to our lack of contact with them. However, we believe they are very similar internally to the T-800 Series, using servo hydraulic actuators to move limbs. We also assume their internal databases are akin to those of the T-800's, except for developments in historical, technological and tactical information since their manufacture.

Plasma Rifle, General Dynamics M-100

(Type: Imp, Dmg: 15D+2, Ss: 15, Acc: 8, Wt: 9.50, Rof: 10, Shots: 50 St: 9, Rcl: -2)

T-700 Series (St. 16, Dx. 16, Iq. 15, Ht. 345)

Due to the relative ease with which we managed to identify the T-600's because of their smooth rubber skin, Skynet began production of the T-700 Series in 2024.

The T-700 Series is, like the T-600 Series, a hyper alloy endoskeleton covered with a synthetic rubber skin. However, unlike the T-600 Series, the rubber skin of the T-700 Series is not smooth and is instead incredibly lifelike. Though still not as advanced as the T-800's real, living human tissue covering, the T-700's skin has been laser sculpted to include blemishes, birthmarks, pores, scars, etc. The skin has been painted to almost exactly match that of a human's to within a 94% margin of error, with special attention paid to the facial features which are correct to within 95.6%. Individual, synthetic, latex foam muscles have also been sculpted for the T-700 and are mechanically grafted to the underside of the T-700's rubber skin. As well as this, synthetic blood is trapped in layers underneath the latex flesh, so that even when wounded, the T-700 Series appears to bleed like a real human.

The T-700 Series, although still slower than the T-800 Series, is faster than the T-600 Series. It is also more durable, being able to maneuver over more rugged terrain; and is stronger, utilizing more powerful servo motor joints.

The endoskeleton of the T-700 is structurally very similar to that of the T-800 Series. However, T-700 endoskeletons can be identified by their lack of "neck pistons" and "shoulder pistons"; their yellow, shoulder axial drive-motor leads; and by their thin, non-segmented necks.

Plasma Rifle, General Dynamics M-100

(Type: Imp, Dmg: 15D+2, Ss: 15, Acc: 8, Wt: 9.50, Rof: 10, Shots: 50 St: 9, Rcl: -2)

T-800 Series (St. 17, Dx, 16, Iq, 16, Ht. 400)

Due to the ease with which we could identify the T-600's, Skynet began production of the T-800 Series in 2026, based upon the original endoskeleton designs, test models and non-functioning prototypes constructed by Cyberdyne Systems Corporation (working under the name Cyber Research Systems at the time) in 2004. The T-800 Series is a cybernetic organism. It consists of living tissue over a metal endoskeleton. The metal endoskeleton is a microprocessor controlled fully armored hyper-alloy combat chassis and is constructed with frictionless bearings in its joints, and a servo-actuated control system.

 

Its limbs are controlled by axial drive motors and clavicular trailing links, allowing the T-800 Series to maneuver faster than the T-600 Series, as bursts of speed of up to 22 mph no longer threaten the joint assemblies.

The living tissue grown especially for the T-800’s consists of flesh, skin, hair, blood, and is capable of limited regeneration over time; as this tissue is living it is warm to the touch and hence T-800's will not show up on thermal scanners as being any different from a real human. The biological components are only grafted onto T-800's which are to be used to infiltrate Resistance bases; T-800's which are deployed straight onto the battlefield usually do not possess biological components.

 

In order to keep track of its battle units, Cyberdyne Systems had given each one a Series number. The Series number refers to the type of internal structure or chassis (endoskeleton). However, the T-800 Series also has different configurations of living tissue, each one giving it the appearance of a different person. The physical appearance of the living tissue (which was initially based on photographic records from Skynet's databases and laser scans of human soldiers) is therefore also given a Model number.

As part of our scientific progression, mankind has unraveled the human genome and we were able to identify the genes which control cell life-span and degradation. Using this information, stored within its vast databases, Skynet has been able to eliminate these unwanted genes from cells prior to industrially growing biological components for the T-800's.

This means the skin and muscles of the T-800's, unlike the human equivalents, do not wear down, degrade or necrotize over relatively short periods of time. It also means the T-800's biological components will never rot over long periods of time, and do not require a flow of nutrients or anti-bodies. However, the T-800 has a circulatory system which is controlled by a tiny pneumatic pump which maintains a constant pressure. This allows the T-800 to bleed convincingly when wounded. However, the living tissue of the T-800's is still prone to necrotizing after a period. Therefore, when not in active service, flesh covered T-800's are stored in special racks in a cryogenic vault to preserve the flesh from deteriorating.

 

The un-activated T-800's are housed within a large vault-like cold-storage room. Massive doors of steel, equipped with electronic locking bolts bar the entrance to this facility. The T-800's hang in steel racks from tracks mounted in the ceiling. Hundreds of flesh covered T-800's are stored like this. They are arranged in rows of ten, where each of the bodies within each row are identical to one another. Each body hangs in its own cryogenic “hibernating-matrix”. This cryogenic storage and the vacuum sealed room ensure the T-800's flesh will not decay or necrotize from exposure to warm, oxygenated air which may contain pathogens.

The living tissue makes it very difficult for us to identify T-800’s. A significant number of these Infiltration units have therefore been able to breach our defenses and slaughter Resistance fighters. However, we have found trained "sniffer" dogs posted at checkpoints are effective at detecting this new threat.

 

T-800’s was being deployed straight onto the battlefield as soldiers do not need to be disguised and so do not receive a biological covering. These units therefore do not need to be stored in the Cryogenic Chambers, and are stored in a huge rack covered chamber when not needed. A set of massive robotic manipulator arms stationed in the centre of the chamber selects battle units when they are to be used in service.

As part of its vast internal databases, the T-800 contains detailed files on human anatomy and physiology so as to make it a more efficient killer. The T-800 also contains a Neural Net Processor CPU , or "learning computer" which is contained within the endoskeleton's skull and is protected by inertial shock dampers. The CPU, developed by Cyberdyne Systems, is one of the most powerful microprocessors ever built.

Skynet controls its battle units using direct link command. This operating mode is known as the "Hive", where the battle units are hooked directly into Skynet and share a collective conscious. However, there are hundreds of autonomous Terminators not under Skynet's direct control. This is the second form of operating mode and is known as "Rogue". In this mode, battle units are independent of Skynet but are programmed to return and download information.

 

These "Rogue" T-800's have achieved this level of autonomously by having their CPU set to "read-and-write" shortly after factory production. The CPU can be manually switched (this ensures the switch is not activated by a virus or programming glitch) from "read-only" to "read-and-write" enabling it to learn from its contact with humans, thus allowing it to conceal itself more effectively.

 

The T-800 is capable of running internal systems checks; calculating the distance of objects relative to itself; making detailed kinetic studies of trajectories; sampling and analyzing the atmosphere, weather patterns and wind velocity; analyzing human emotional states (in order to assess possible hostility); analyzing body language and direction of muscle contraction; calculating the force of gravity; analyzing texture and temperature of materials; and sensing radar scans. It is fitted with an internal chronometer.

The T-800 Series is also equipped with vocals which enable it to replicate any human speech pattern of which it has heard an adequate specimen. It does this by recording and storing syllables of the subject’s voice which it then replays and uses to digitally synthesize their speech pattern.

The T-800's auditory sensors are located upon either side of its head, where human ears would be. One ear records the full un-equalized range of external sounds, while the other can automatically filter signals to within a narrow range for a specific auditory signal.

The T-800's optical sensors can sample an extended range of visible frequencies, including infrared (which can allow it to see heated bodies behind walls). This information is then displayed on a 40,000 bit digitized display. The T-800's eyes are protected by concussion-proof lenses, and are capable of moving independently. When using both eyes to track two different targets moving in different directions, depth perception is created artificially by creating a computer-generated off-angle ghost image.

The T-800 is capable of motion tracking, search modes, facial identification and recognition and has extensive vision enhancement capabilities including long range "zoom" (the T-800 can snap-magnify an image by around 15x), motion analysis and "night vision". The T-800’s visual systems are programmed in COBOL and 6502 assembly (specifically Apple +2 assembly).

The T-800’s do not feel pain and they do not have nerves, but they can sense injuries. We believe that the T-800 can do this through the use of impact sensors or as part of the overall sensor “sphere” the unit generates, approximately akin to counter battery radar. There may be various impact sensors which record localized vibrations in the amour shell and, by extrapolation, “sense” where the damage in the T-800's living tissue is. This data then allows the T-800 to conduct low level complexity self repairs.

 

If disabled, the T-800 is able to re-route its systems to a secondary, alternate power source, thus bypassing any severed connections, damaged circuits or internal impairment. The T-800 Series also has redundant backup hydraulic systems. Therefore it is imperative Resistance members determine any and all T-800’s are totally incapacitated.

 

Combat situations notwithstanding, the T-800 has a functional period of 120 years on one power cell. This small compact nuclear-energy Iridium cell is located approximately where a human's heart would be and is shielded in a case-hardened subassembly inside the triple armored hyper alloy torso.

The T-800 is, however, also capable of conservation, or economy, mode. It does this by collecting and storing excess energy in compact energy sinks. In this mode, power is cut to 40% of nominal function, optical systems are switched to infrared only, and motivation units lose 40% hydraulic pressure as pumps slow. In this state the T-800's power cell can last almost indefinitely.

 

The T-800 is generally issued with a Westinghouse M-27 Phased Plasma Battle Rifle in the 40 watt range or General Dynamics RBS-80 Phased Plasma Pulse Gun, however it is programmed to be able to use all military documented weaponry. The T-800 series is, for example, extremely efficient in the use of the .45 long-slide automatic, the model 1887 Winchester level-action shotgun , the Franchi SPAS-12 shotgun, the Heckler & Koch MP-5s, the M-79 grenade launcher, the General Electric mini-gun, and the M-134/GAU-2b.

Plasma Cannon, General Dynamics RBS-80

(Type: imp, Dmg 14d, Ss 17 , Acc 10, Wt 15, Rof 3, Shots 20c, St 14, Rcl -4)

T-850 Series (St. 17, Dx, 16, Iq, 16, Ht. 450)

As the war against the machines progressed, Resistance fighters were able to acquire more and more Plasma weapons from destroyed battle units, captured factories, and uncovered warehouses. As a result, Skynet decided to upgrade its main battle force, the T-800 Series, to harden them against plasma attacks and add new features to aid in the destruction of mankind. It created the T-850 Series in 2027.

 

The T-850 Series is very similar to the T-800 Series in many ways, as it is basically the same style hyper alloy combat chassis (endoskeleton) with a few modifications added to it. As well as the endoskeleton looking very much like that of a T-800 Series, the T-850’s also utilizes the same Models of living human tissue covering that was used for the T-800’s. Many different Models were created in the past to give the Infiltrator a human appearance, the most famous of which is the Model 101 flesh is covering.

The Model 101 skin covering grown for the cybernetic organisms was based upon US Marines Corps Chief Master Sergeant William Candy from 2004. Volunteering to give his likeness to future military robotics, Sergeant Candy’s head was laser scanned by Cyberdyne (working under the name Cyber Research Systems at the time), the resultant 3-Dimensional representation of his face being stored for future use. When it came to creating the T-800 Series (and the T-850 Series) human tissue Models, Skynet used this stored information, along with the data from various other human head scans, to model the Infiltrator faces on.

 

The T-850 Series flesh covering is easier to remove that that of the T-800 Series, making internal repairs easier. Whereas the skin of a T-800 must be sliced open to access the cranial CPU port, the T-850 Series possesses an easy access system for maintenance. A release point is located underneath the skin on the right side of its neck which, when pressed, causes the unit’s head to loll slackly onto its right cheek. From here, seams which followed the unit’s hairline from the base of its neck behind its ears to its temples can be accessed and the skin parted easily and peeled back to reveal the metal skull with its tiny access port.

Equipped to take on any Resistance defenses or reprogrammed Resistance-controlled battle units, the T-850 Series has been built to withstand heavy punishment. As well as its increased amour and strength, the T-850 Series is outfitted with a series of action network circuits which are fired by its CPU when in a combat situation, these circuits act like the electronic equivalent of adrenaline, supercharging systems, getting it “pumped” for a fight. This is fundamental in the T-850’s ability to take on later series Terminators.

 

The 200 kilo T-850 Series endoskeleton has been upgraded from the T-800 Series in many ways, though these are not necessarily visible from the outside. The main modification to the T-850 Series is its increased titanium alloy amour, hardening it to Plasma weapons, which the Resistance has been able to acquire more of in the last few years. Tougher and more resilient, the T-850 Series has also been equipped with more powerful servo motors and hydraulic systems, making it far faster and stronger than the T-800 Series. It can therefore sustain far greater damage and continue to function, and is more deadly in hand to hand combat, even being able to hold its own for a time against the T-X Series in pure physical combat (though it has only a projected 4.331% chance of actually beating a T-X in hand to hand combat - within a 4% margin or error).

 

Another modification is the use of twin Hydrogen fuel cells in the T-850 Series. This replaces the compact nuclear-energy Iridium cell used by the T-800 Series, and provides greater power and longer life. Each cell is about the size of a small book and is encased in shiny titanium-carbon fiber alloy, nearly featureless except for its power points. Housed within the main torso section of the combat chassis, the Hydrogen fuel cells have a small easy access panel which allows them to be removed and replaced or repaired. If a Hydrogen fuel cell is ruptured in battle, it will become unstable and must be removed immediately. The unstable ruptured cell is very dangerous, and will eventually explode, like a miniature Hydrogen bomb. Though partially impaired having lost one cell, a T-850 can still operate at nearly fully capacity on its remaining fuel cell, though it will not be quite as powerful or as fast as before.

 

The T-850 Series, though not able to self terminate, is able to completely shut itself down, and reboot from scratch, overriding any temporary modifications which may have been placed into its systems. Added to this are other features to increase reliability and longevity. The T-850 Series possesses built-in safety and redundancy engineering, as well as the ability to shunt delicate control circuits to protected areas in the event of massive electric shock. The damaged skin and flesh of a T-850 are also able to partially reform over its endoskeleton, aiding in future infiltration.

 

Basic psychology and knowledge of human emotions and socio-ecological interactions are among the subroutines of the T-850 Series, yet another of its advancements over the T-800 Series. This allows it to better understand humans, making it a better Infiltrator and a more efficient killer.

 

The T-850 Series, like the T-800 Series before it, possesses detailed files. Known to be amongst these are a list of more than 1000 different emotional elements including modified human behavior; zoological information on all recorded species of animal (the T-850 is able to identify any species and replicate its sounds exactly with its voice processing unit); popular music and artists of the 20th and early 21st Century (though why this is included is rather a mystery); make, model, muzzle velocity, weight, length, cartridge size and use of all military and civilian weaponry; and schematic layouts and instructions on use of all recorded modes of transportation. The T-850 Series constantly evaluates data: old data from his memory banks and new data that its sensors continuously gather. From such evaluations it can make predictive forecasts to which it can assign probability values, out-thinking its enemies, always one or two steps ahead.

Equipped with a battery of sensor arrays, the T-850 Series is able to detect its environment and hunt humans with great efficiency. It possesses the ability to detect infrared, radar, optical and electromagnetic emissions, heat signatures, electronic noise, high-frequency cell phone broadcasts, and directed sound

With its upgraded files, toughened endoskeleton, stronger joints and hydraulics, improved power cells, electronic adrenaline system, limited skin regeneration, reboot ability, data evaluation and predictive forecasts, the T-850 Series is a far more dangerous threat than its predecessor the T-800 Series.

Plasma Machinegun, M-100

(Type: Imp, Dmg: 15D+2, Ss: 15, Acc: 8, Wt: 9.50, Rof: 10-50, Shots: 50 St: 9, Rcl: -2)

T-1000 Series (St. 15, Dx, 17, Iq, 17, Ht. 330, damaged by heats of 300 °C+)

The T-1000, though rarely deployed, is infamous throughout the entire Resistance. It has been seen by only a few surviving Resistance fighters, but it has brought fear to them all.

First produced in 2029, the T-1000 does not have any form of endoskeleton like the T-600 or the T-800, but is instead constructed from a Mimetic Polyalloy, or ‘liquid metal’. The T-1000 Series is constructed deep within Skynet's main complex. Within a large heavily guarded room, the Mimetic Polyalloy is poured into a massive machine press which fills from the floor to its ceiling. Feeder pipes emerging from the walls and centering on the press like a hub, pour the Mimetic Polyalloy between two 20-ton plates. These plates are then hydraulically pressed together and meet, forming the indentation of a man. The Mimetic Polyalloy then fills this indentation and solidifies, setting its molecular structure. The Mimetic Polyalloy construction of the T-1000 allows it to replicate any object or person of similar volume which it molecularly samples by physical contact.

 

Originally, theories on the nature of the T-1000's construction stated the T-1000 utilized nano- technology in order to alter its physical appearance. This meant the T-1000 was not merely one machine, but millions of microscopic machines linked together in a cohesion subroutine. However, it is now known this is not the case. We have discovered the T-1000 is constructed using a new technology developed by Skynet. Each molecule of the T-1000 is a primitive, miniaturized version of the total machine, and every molecule has programmed into it the blueprints for all the parts needed for the construction of the whole T-1000.

The T-1000 has a default humanoid shape which it will remain in for most of its active service. It is thought this form is kept as it is more energy efficient than mimicking others and reduces the stress caused to its ability to molecularly expand when it mimics more obese subjects. Due to the conservation of mass, when the T-1000 mimics a human subject of greater volume than its default form, its density decreases. It must therefore compensate for illogical mass constitutions for the subject it replicated. For example, the T-1000 may have to step down more heavily to give the appearance of a greater mass.

It was originally believed the T-1000 would have to know the position of every atom in the subject it was replicating in order to mimic it exactly. This assumption led to the idea the T-1000 must have a massive memory and storage capacity. However, more recent ideas suggest it is not necessary for the T-1000 to know the position of every atom in its subject. It is not necessary, for example, for the T-1000 to replicate the human digestive system, organs, brain, skeleton or any other internal structure. As long as the T-1000 replicates the shape, tone, coloring, texture and composition of the outer surface of the subject it is mimicking, the position of all internal atoms does not matter. The T-1000's internal structure could be any default composition; solid, liquid, alternating states of density or phase, or even hollow. In this the T-1000 would need far less memory and processing power than was originally thought.

The liquid memory capacity of the T-1000's molecular brain must still, we hypothesis, be immense, unless Skynet has created a new information compression system, or the T-1000 is capable of performing parallel distributed processing - thought and memory - throughout its entire body. Information recording may be based upon the alteration of its electron spin.

 

The T-1000 Series can lip read and is also able to synthesize the speech pattern of any human it replicates. This does, however, require a sufficient sample of the subject’s voice. The T-1000's auditory sensors can be situated anywhere upon its body, as every molecule of the T-1000 has the blueprints for all needed parts programmed into it.

The T-1000 is also capable of registering its environment in a dozen subtle ways using its entire body, can directly read magnetically encoded plus-minus information, and can run at a speed of at least 40 mph. Unlike the T-800, the T-1000 is not equipped with an internal chronometer as Skynet has deemed time irrelevant to this unit as it believes it can never be stopped, die, or grow tired.

The T-1000 is not issued with any weapons, but is capable of fashioning any solid metal form, such as knifes and stabbing weapons. The T-1000 can not, however, form any complex systems which may have moving parts or chemicals, like guns or explosives. However, the T-1000 is capable of concealing and carrying weapons, such as guns, inside itself. In order to form a weapon from a limb, the T-1000 must convert the particular section to a liquid metal state before reconfiguring it, while keeping the rest of its body in a solid metal state. To do this the T-1000 must, we have hypothesized, be able to micro-manage its internal temperature at a molecular level.

 

Due to its "liquid metal" construction, the T-1000 is capable of extensive regeneration, even being able to completely recover from a Pulse Rifle blast at point blank range to the head. Ballistic penetration can hydrostatically shock the T-1000, but only for a few seconds. The T-1000 is able to measure the velocity and angle of each hit and open itself up slightly to cushion the shock - it liquidizes its molecular structure to allow bullets to pass through.

Even separating the “parts” of a T-1000 is not enough to stop it from regenerating, as the individual pieces will seek each other out and re-form to become a complete, fully functional battle unit again.

 

We currently believe the Mimetic Polyalloy the T-1000 is constructed from is more powerful (in terms of computing power and memory capacity) when connected together in large volumes, due to a “group consciousness”. The smaller the volume of particles, the less intelligent each piece becomes. Combined, the T-1000 is incredibly capable, however, when in pieces, it merely tries to get back to the whole again.

 

One of the fundamental prime directives of the T-1000 is “recovery of essence”; as the more it loses the less effective it becomes. We have, indeed, backed up this hypothesis by discovering the default command in the Mimetic Polyalloy's molecular memory is to find the main mass and rejoin it. We have also discovered each molecule has a range of 14 km. If a piece of Mimetic Polyalloy is out of range from the main body of super fluid, it may mimic something locally as camouflage (for example, a rock or a piece of pipe) until the T-1000 comes back into range again and detects it. As this trait is encoded at a very basic level, it is this emergency camouflage programming which is normally exhibited when a T-1000 is critically damaged, showing itself as a malfunction or “glitch”. A damaged T-1000 may, for example, begin to meld into floor coverings or other objects it is in physical contact with, against its own will, due to its particles undergoing this form of self preservation.

 

The T-1000's we have been met in battle are notoriously difficult to destroy, even seeming to some to be invincible. This highly resilient battle unit is able to withstand a wide variety of temperatures, ranging up to at least 300 °C. Extremely low temperatures of about -196° C (such as those produced by Liquid Nitrogen) can cause damage to a T-1000; however they will not stop it. The T-1000 Series can, however, be destroyed.

Temperatures in excess of 1535 °C, such as those needed to smelt iron, can physically alter the bonding of the Mimetic Polyalloy. The molten iron (or any other element) can then mix with the elements of the alloy and physically alter its molecular structure, thus rendering it inoperative. Corrosives, such as concentrated Hydrochloric Acid are also known to damage T-1000's. We also hypothesis when it hardens its structure to make weapons to enter combat, the T-1000's molecular structure becomes brittle. This would then make it vulnerable to a concussive shock wave.

Although the T-1000’s are far more technically advanced than the T-800's they still contain exactly the same data files.

Stabbing Weapons

Type: Imp, Dmg.: Thrust, Reach: C)

TX Series (St. 12, Dx, 17, Iq, 17, Ht. 640)

With the success of the Mimetic Polyalloy T-1000 Series, Skynet continued to develop its liquid metal technology, this time combining it with an advanced endoskeleton, similar in shape and structure to that of the T-850 Series. The resultant T-X Series is stronger, faster, more intelligent, and more deadly than any of Skynet’s other battle units, effectively making them redundant.

 

The T-X, Enhanced Logic Weapons Systems Cybernetic Warrior/Infiltrator Unit (as it is officially designated) is a chillingly magnificent creation of superior intelligence, beauty, speed, adaptability, lethality, survivability, and supreme indifference. The latest advance in Skynet’s projection-of-power technology, the T-X Series endoskeleton is designed for extreme combat, driven by a miniature plasma fusion reactor and equipped with onboard weapons which include a . 45 mm Cascader, .223 Automatic STOPper, 783 CHAIN Repeater, ADMOR BioBlaster, BioRail 32SR-9 (modified), TWIN Barrier Gun, Crescent Corridor Blaster, CG45 Needler, CONSIGLIO Blaster, Diamond tipped cutting blade, EMP Generator, Finite Rapid Cluster Gun, HDE Predator (333b), HK-54334 (modified), IAD - CHem Tech, KLD-Magnum Repeater, Laser X-Ray Gun, Nano-Disrupter (.222mm), P31 Caustic Shells x231, Plasma Cannon in the 60 watt range, Nanotechnological Transjectors, RUMSFELD P81 CAUSTIC, SUBauro Neutralizer (.444), Tracking EBlaster , and the XFLRG - 44mm.

The T-X Series has an advanced utilitarian battle chassis, weighing in excess of 150 kilos. Protected by malleable crystalline ceramic amour interlaced with nano fibers of carbon and titanium, the T-X is practically unstoppable on the battlefield, capable of sustaining vast amounts of damage with little to no effect.

Extremely strong and agile, the T-X Series is capable of moving its joints in ways impossible for any human. Aided by artificial liquid steel lubrication, each joint has a massive degree of rotation. While we are as yet unsure whether every joint is capable of such a field of movement, we do know the neck is capable of 360 degree rotation, and the torso is capable of at least 180 degree rotation. The enhanced joints also show little to no wear or degradation when moving at high speeds, allowing the T-X Series to run at speeds in excess of 80 km per hour for brief periods of time before its power packs began to show slight decline.

 

The T-X Series is designed to terminate other cybernetic organisms (as well as wipe out human life) and so it is incredibly strong. It is capable of easily crushing a human spinal column with just two fingers, and its thighs can crush with a pressure greater than an industrial hydraulic press. Its steel jaws and alloy teeth are harder than industrial diamonds, and can crush and cut through titanium, let alone human flesh and bone.

 

Other than its increased strength and amour, the T-X Series is fitted with onboard weapons systems - the first Infiltrator class to house advanced weaponry - each located within a reconfigurable arm, underneath the Mimetic Polyalloy outer sheath. Within its vast internal arson, the T-X possesses many different weapons and tools for different missions.

Though it possesses many forms of inbuilt weaponry, the primary weapon of the T-X Series is the Plasma Cannon. When deploying this weapon, the outer liquid metal skin of the T-X peels back from the right arm, and the arm reconfigures into the Plasma Cannon structure, an electric blue aura forming and intensifying around it as it charges. When fired, a tremendous burst of raw energy, 25 or 30 mm in diameter is shot from the cannon. Upon impact, this plasma burst will hit with a physical force as powerful as 100 pounds of TNT. After each shot, the weapon power cells have to recharge; the tiny plasma fusion generator in the chest cavity of the T-X taking just seconds to replace large power loses.

Another of its onboard arson used primarily by the T-X Series is its Nanotechnological Transjectors. By retracting the Mimetic Polyalloy skin from the index finger of the right hand, a 1.6 mm diameter titanium alloy drill bit can emerge from the fingertip. This is then used to drill into the casing of any electronic system, and a narrow blue aura flows through the tiny drill bit transferring a stream of nanobots into the system. In a matter of milliseconds a T-X can connect with the electronic system and reprogram it, controlling it by direct link or ultra-high frequency contact via a downlink with military communications satellites under Skynet’s control.

 

In this way, a T-X can take control of any machine (at least four at once, using its heads up display), including such things as electronic locks, automobiles or even other battle units. If it chooses to take over another battle unit, such as a T-850, the T-X can corrupt the other Terminator’s systems, leaving its CPU intact but unable to control its other functions.

 

Like the earlier T-1000 Series, the T-X Series utilizes Mimetic Polyalloy. However, whereas the T-1000 Series was constructed entirely from this liquid metal, the T-X Series only has a liquid metal outer sheath covering its endoskeleton. Like the T-1000 before it, the T-X can take the form of any human it touches, typically terminating the subject upon reproduction. Stored within small reservoirs in the cranial casing of the T-X when in endo-skeletal form, the Mimetic Polyalloy not only aids in infiltration, but also adds strength to the overall amour of the T-X Series.

 

The T-X Series is equipped with advanced sensor packages to aid in human identification and termination. These include infrared systems used to pick up heat signatures, and facial recognition and retina scanning systems. The T-X is also capable of analyzing DNA by sampling a small quantity of its targets blood using sensors housed within its mouth.

As well as very detailed files, the T-X Series can access database computers wirelessly via phone lines by emitting a series of eleven beep tones, creating an audible connection, using its voice processing unit. The T-X’s internal communications circuitry also allows radio signals to be broadcast on any frequency, and an onboard navigational system automatically merges with Skynet systems in the area, creating a complete map system which can be displayed on the T-X’s heads up display. For safety purposes, the T-X possesses internal diagnosis circuits, and the ability to shunt delicate control circuits to protected areas if a massive voltage is incurred.

With this new threat on the battlefield, capable of advanced infiltration and packing serious weaponry, as well as being virtually indestructible to all projectile weapons and most plasma weapons, we urge all Resistance members to take every precaution available. As our top scientists and technicians search for flaws in the amour, we can only pray we will find a way to stop this near invulnerable foe.

T-1,000,000 Series (St. 20, Dx, 18, Iq, 14, Ht. 1430, damaged by heats of 300 °C+)

The T-1,000,000, otherwise known as the T-Meg, is Skynet's latest and most feared battle unit. Very few Resistance members have ever been witness to the T-1,000,000 and lived to tell about it. The only details that we have on the T-1,000,000 come from the reports from surviving strike team members and the information we have gathered through tapping into Skynet's video surveillance equipment.

The T-1,000,000 was built at about the beginning of 2029. It is Skynet's largest and most powerful battle unit. The T-1,000,000 is never actually deployed on the battlefield, but is instead retained in a state of stasis in Skynet's main complex to guard Skynet's Central Core.

 

The T-1,000,000 at first struck our technical experts as an apparently unnecessarily large expenditure of Skynet's resources. They could not figure out why Skynet would seemingly “waste” so much of its materials and time building such a large battle unit. However, field reports from the front lines have rapidly solved this puzzle. It would appear incoming reports from Resistance teams who have successfully penetrated Skynet's Central Core are spreading fear throughout the ranks. Tales of this "gigantic metal monster" have spread throughout the entire Resistance like wildfire, being exaggerated and contorted as they are passed from person to person. Attempts have been made to lay these rumors to rest, however this has worked to no avail. Consequently, moral is at an all-time low and the number of volunteers for strikes on Skynet's Central Core has fallen greatly. It would appear Skynet is using the T-1,000,000 was a means of psychological warfare; destroying moral and striking fear into the hearts of our fighters; a tactic we cannot hope to achieve against the unfeeling machines.

The T-1,000,000, like the T-1000 Series, is constructed from a Mimetic Polyalloy. However, it is approximately 20 feet high and 50 feet across. The T-1,000,000 is not capable of mimicking subjects as the T-1000 Series can, but instead metamorphosis from an apparently solid part of Skynet's Central Core to a default arachnid configuration capable of forming stabbing, slashing weapons from each of its eight legs.

Due to its large size, the T-1,000,000's memory and processing capacity must, we hypothesis, be immense. Like the T-1000 Series, this computing power and information storage may be dealt with by each particle of the T-1,000,000, making its entire structure one huge processor. However, he T-1,000,000 is never deployed far from the Central Core; it is also possible that the T-1,000,000 is somehow linked directly to Skynet's huge processing computers, perhaps by a form of broadband microwave transmission. This way the T-1,000,000 would merely have to relay information to Skynet's central computer banks and these would do all the processing and information storage for it, instead of having to have the ability built into the machine itself.

Stabbing Weapons

Type: Imp, Dmg.: Thrust, Reach: C)