Serena Kogen
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| Serena Kogen | |
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| Portrayed by: | Helena Bonham Carter |
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| Franchise(s): | Terminator Salvation |
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| First Appearance: | Terminator Salvation |
| Last Appearance: | Terminator Salvation |
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| Gender: | Female |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Age: | Unknown |
| Date of Birth: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Doctor |
| Affiliations: | Cyberdyne Systems Genetics Division Project Angel |
Serena Kogen was a scientist, working for Cyberdyne Systems Genetics Division and was dying of terminal cancer. While working for Cyberdyne, she was head of Project Angel, which sought to use cybernetics to prolong and save human lives. This project used the bodies of executed prisoners who had donated their bodies to medical research. One of these subjects was Marcus Wright, who Serena approached multiple times to attempt to get him to give his consent. She received it the day of his execution in exchange for a kiss. Kogen died of her cancer an unspecified time before Cyberdyne was purchased by the Air Force.
Post-Judgement Day, her research was used by Skynet to turn Marcus into a cyborg as a Prototype Infiltrator. When he returned to Skynet Central, her image, pulled from his mind, was used to communicate with him by Skynet itself. [1].
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Quotes
- [Serena meets with Marcus Wright for the last time before his pending execution]
- Serena: Marcus... How are you?
- Marcus: Ask me in an hour.
- [Serena sits down on a stool]
- Serena: I wanted to try one last time.
- Marcus: You should've stayed in San Francisco, Dr. Kogen.
- Serena: You have a chance to be part of something wonderful. Through my research, you can have a second chance to live again.
- Marcus: What makes you think I want a second chance? My brother and two cops are dead because of me... Ah, but I'm not the only one with a death sentence, am I? You think I can cure your cancer, Serena?
- Serena: I'm not worried about myself. I'm worried about the world.
- Marcus: I'll sell it to you.
- Serena: For what?
- Marcus: A kiss. [Serena nods, Marcus kisses her] So that's what death tastes like.
- [Marcus signs the consent form and Serena leaves the cell]
- Serena: You've done something wonderful today, Marcus. You're making a better future.
- Marcus: My future is set. Just cut me up until there's nothing left.
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Behind the Scenes
- In an earlier draft of the script, Serena was a cyborg similar to Marcus and actually in control of Skynet.[2] An approved photo (see right) shows Serena this way. This was dropped in subsequent re-writes.
- Tilda Swinton was originally considered for the character, but Bonham Carter replaced her before filming. She accepted the part because her boyfriend, Tim Burton, is a Terminator fan.[2]
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