Max

This page is about the dog in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. For the dog that Sarah took with her in the end of The Terminator, see Pugsley Jr..

Max Barking at the T-1000

Max was originally the pet dog of John Connor.

History

When John was sent to live with Todd and Janelle Voight, he took Max with him. Though, they wanted John to get rid of him, but he refused.

When John called home to warn the Voights, Max, recognizing "Janelle" as a Terminator imposter, barked furiously. John therefore feared that the T-1000 was already at the house, and asked the T-800 at his side about this. The T-800 then proceeded to speak with the T-1000 over the phone, imitating John's voice. After learning the dog's real name Max from John, he asked "Janelle" why Wolfie was barking. "Janelle" failed to recognize that the name was incorrect, assuring that "Wolfie" was just fine. Thus the T-1000 inadvertently gave away that it was not the real Janelle. The T-800 immediately hung up and informed John that his foster parents were dead.

A bloody collar that reads "Max" instead of "Wolfie"

In the other end, the T-1000 morphed back to its default form. It went outside and killed Max. The T-1000 then read Max's name on his bloody collar and, seeing that his name was not Wolfie, realized that the T-800 had tricked him. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Behind the Scenes

• "Wolfy" was the nickname (short for Beowulf) of James Cameron's German Shepherd. Wolfy can be seen in The Terminator barking at the Terminator when it enters the motel's parking lot.^{[citation needed]}
• Max's death is only featured in the Special Edition of Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
• Ironically enough in real life, Robert Patrick who played the T-1000 owns multiple pet german shepards.^{[citation needed]}

Appearances

• Terminator 2: Judgment Day (d.)
• T2: Infiltrator (Mentioned only)