Moto-Terminator

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Moto-Terminator is a Non-Humanoid Hunter Killer in the Terminator Salvation timeline.

Moto-Terminators are automated motorcycles, produced by Skynet sometime before 2018, whose main purpose is to hunt down humans.

Contents 1 Physical Appearance 2 Abilities 3 Terminator Salvation 4 Toys 5 Trivia 6 Appearances 7 Gallery

Physical Appearance

They have red optic sensors and plasma emitters on their sides. The Harvester stores Moto-Terminators in its lower legs and releases them to round up fleeing humans and make them easier to capture.

Abilities

The Moto-Terminators are seen to possess incredible agility, with the sensors calculating debris or obstacles ahead, even viewing them in slow motion. With this trait, they easily avoid any obstacle, such as a car wreckage.

Terminator Salvation

After being blasted by Kyle Reese and Marcus Wright with the tank lorry in the gas station, the Harvester released two Moto-Terminators from the feet to chase Kyle, Marcus and Star. Kyle was able to shoot out the first Moto-Terminator, and was saved from being splattered on a school bus by Marcus in the process. The second Moto-Terminator was disabled when Marcus instructed Kyle to lower the ball-hook, which caught the machine and dragged it behind them.

Later, when setting out to rescue Kyle in Skynet Central located in San Francisco, John Connor captured a Moto-Terminator patrolling on the road and hacked into its system. John then rode the converted Terminator, heading to San Francisco.

John took the optic sensor of the the converted Moto-Terminator to grant the access to enter Skynet Central.

Toys

• Moto-Terminator with John Connor (6-inch Action Figures, 2009)

A 6" figure of the vehicle seen in the film with 2 pop-out guns with missile launchers. Includes a 3/4" scale John Connor that can drive that bike. The Moto-Terminator's control panel is convertible between Skynet mode and Resistance mode.

Trivia

• The Moto-Terminator slightly resembles the Motorcycle Drone from the cartoon Beast Machines.

• The Moto-Terminator in artwork possesses a GE M134 Minigun on each side, like the Series 1. It also possesses a pair of Browning M1919's on each side near the front tire. However in the actual film, they possess dual plasma emitters.

• They apparently seem to be the fastest land based Terminator, with top speeds of 200 miles per hour. Terminator Salvation (novel)

• The motorcycles used in Terminator Salvation by the crew to stand in for the CG MoTo-terminators were produced by Ducati, and are sold regularly in shops.

Appearances

• Terminator Salvation franchise

Gallery

Concept art

Early Moto-Terminator concept art.

Moto-Terminator concept art, close up-1.

Moto-Terminator concept art, close up-2.

Screen captures

Moto-Terminator in chase.	Moto-Terminator avoiding a car wreck. When the Terminator has passed through the car it will get up on wheels again and countinue the chase.	Moto-Terminators separate from a Harvester's lower legs.