Impersonation
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A common Skynet tactic is to have a terminator impersonate another human or terminator's voice or appearance.
Most terminators seem to have the ability to perform vocal impersonations. [1] Terminators utilizing mimetic polyalloy - including the T-1000 in Terminator 2, the T-X in Terminator 3, and the T-1001 in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - are able to impersonate both the voice and the appearance of other humans.
Impersonation is a short-term tactic; this differs from the long-term strategy where a terminator replaces a human for long periods of time.
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The Terminator
In The Terminator, the T-800 did a vocal impersonation of Sarah Connor's mom while talking to Sarah. While doing the impersonation, the T-800 was able to convince Sarah to give her the phone number of the Tiki Motel.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
The T-1000 impersonated a large series of humans, including:
- Janelle Voight, while killing Todd Voight and talking to John Connor and the T-800 on the phone.
- Lewis - a guard at the Pescadero State Hospital - while waiting for John Connor at the Pescadero State Hospital.
- Sarah Connor, while fighting in the foundry fighting against the T-1000.
The T-800 in Terminator 2 impersonated John's voice while talking on the phone to the T-1000, who was simultaneously impersonating the appearance and voice of John's foster mother, Janelle Voight.
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
The T-X impersonated several humans:
- Katherine Brewster, while preparing to terminate Katherine's father, General Robert Brewster.
- Scott Mason, while attempting to terminate Katherine Brewster.
Terminator: Salvation
A T-800 impersonated Kyle Reese's voice in order to draw out John Connor.
- "Connor! Connor! Help! Connor, it's Kyle! Help!"
- - T-800 (impersonating Kyle Reese).
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Cameron used vocal impersonations to Cromartie in "Pilot" and fool Riley Dawson's foster father in "Ourselves Alone".
In addition to replacing Catherine Weaver, the T-1001 has impersonated several humans for short periods of time:
- The Detective interrogating the witness to The Ellison Terminators arrival
- The Automite Systems spokesperson Bradbury
- Goodnow - Petty Officer Goodnow, after she threatened the T-1001 with a gun.
Notes
- The physical impersonation strategy has been used in Terminator 2, Terminator 3, and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. It was not used in The Terminator, as mimetic polyalloy terminators had yet to be sent back in time, or in Terminator: Salvation, as mimetic polyalloy terminators had yet to be built.
- Vocal impersonations have been used in all four Terminator movies, and the TV series.
References
- ↑ T-800's in The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Terminator: Salvation, T-1000 in Terminator 2 and the T-X in Terminator 3 all impersonated human's voices.
