A Terminator Series is a line of nearly identical Terminators mass produced by Skynet. Units within a Series share common technological design, programming, material construction, and like chassis elements. Advances in Skynet's design theory intended to improve infiltration success rates have increased the available chassis sizing options within a Series, much in the way that like vehicles can be purchased with a wide variety of option packages. Additional features may be incorporated into subsequent production runs as situational demands merit. ^[1]

Known Series

T-1

T-7T

T-70

T-400

T-500

T-600

T-700

T-799

T-800

T-803

T-804

T-806

T-808

T-810

T-831

T-835

T-850

T-882

T-888

T-900

T-950

T-1000

T-1001

T-1002

T-Meg
(Technically not a series)

T-XA

T-X

T-Infinity
(Technically not a series)

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Other Series

Series TS-300

Class TOK715

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Models

Main article: Model

For series that support living tissue sheaths, Terminators with similar appearances are said to share the same model. Some models are known to support multiple series, such as the Model 101 used for both Series 800 and Series 850 Terminators.

Notes

• It is not clearly established if the word "Series" or the series number should come first, such as "Series 800" or "800 series".
  • The word "Series" is used before the series number in The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.
  • In interviews, James Cameron consistently puts the word "Series" before the series number. For example, he used the phrases "800 series" and "1000 series" in interview on the T2 DVD.

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• The term "Series" has not been applied to certain one-off Terminators. For example, the T-1000 was reportedly a prototype and was not called a "Series 1000" in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, though James Cameron did call it a "1000 Series" in his DVD commentary. The T-1000000 was also a unique Terminator, and was not part of a series.

• The film/theme park ride T2 3-D: Battle Across Time does not use the word Series to refer to the T-70 line.
• The movie Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines doesn't use the word Series to refer to either the T1 or to the T-X. It does however use the phrase "Series 850" to refer to the T-850 in the film.
• The word "Series" was never used in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. ^[2]

References

1. ↑ Anti-tamper modifications were introduced to Series 888 Terminator CPUs to counter Resistance reprogramming efforts.
2. ↑ In the pilot of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, John Connor asks Cameron, "What model are you? Are you new? You seem... different." He does not refer to her series, at that point or later. Series 888 Terminators on the show are often called "T-888", "Triple-Eights" or "T-Triple-Eights" but never "Series 888".