Series 850
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The Series 850 is a type of terminator mass produced by Skynet. Individual terminators within the series are often referred to as T-850's. It is an upgrade to the Series 800, Skynet's main battle force. [1]
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Overview
As the war against the machines progressed, Resistance fighters acquired more and more plasma weapons from destroyed battle units, captured factories, and uncovered warehouses. As a result, Skynet decided to harden the Series 800 against plasma attacks and add new features to aid in the destruction of mankind. It created the Series 850 in 2027. [2]
Differences from Series 800
The T-850 is very similar to the T-800 in many ways, as it is basically the same style hyperalloy combat chassis (endoskeleton) with a few modifications. [3] As well as the endoskeleton looking very much like that of a T-800, the T-850's are also capable of utilizing the same Models of living human tissue covering that were used for the T-800's. [4] The skin peels away more easily / is less tight fitting and it has a more durable endoskeleton, to be more resistant to plasma weaponry. It also contains files on basic human psychology and behaviour.
Skin
The Model 101 skin covering grown for the cybernetic organisms was based on U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant William Candy from 2004. Volunteering to give his likeness to future military robotics, Sergeant Candy's head was laser scanned by Cyberdyne (working under the name Cyber Research Systems at the time), the resultant 3-dimensional representation of his face being stored for future use. When it came to creating the T-800 (and the T-850) human tissue Models, Skynet used this stored information, along with the data from various other human head scans, to model the Infiltrator faces on.
The T-850's flesh covering is easier to remove than the T-800's, making internal repairs easier. Whereas the skin of a T-800 must be sliced open to access the cranial CPU port, the T-850 possesses an easy access system for maintenance. A release point is located underneath the skin on the right side of its neck which, when pressed, causes the unit's head to loll slackly onto its right cheek. From here, seams that follow the unit's hairline from the base of its neck behind its ears to its temples can be accessed and the skin parted easily and peeled back to reveal the metal skull with its tiny access port.
Resilience
Equipped to take on any Resistance defenses or reprogrammed Resistance-controlled battle units, the T-850 has been built to withstand heavy punishment. As well as its increased armor and strength, the T-850 is outfitted with a series of action network circuits, fired by its CPU when in a combat situation. These act like the electronic equivalent of adrenaline, supercharging systems, getting it "pumped" for a fight. This is fundamental in the T-850's ability to take on later series Terminators. [5]
Endoskeleton
The 200 kilo T-850 endoskeleton has been upgraded from the T-800, though these are not necessarily visible from the outside. The main modification to the T-850 is its increased titanium alloy armor, hardening it to plasma weapons, which the Resistance has been able to acquire more of in the last few years. Tougher and more resilient, the T-850 has also been equipped with more powerful servo motors and hydraulic systems, making it far faster and stronger than the T-800. It can therefore sustain far greater damage and continue to function, and is more deadly in hand to hand combat, even being able to hold its own for a time against the Series T-X in pure physical combat (though it has only a projected 4.331% chance of actually beating a T-X in hand to hand combat - within a .4% margin of error).
The 850 Series was capable of ripping the head off of a human body in 1.8 seconds. [7]
Fuel Cells
Another modification is the use of twin Hydrogen fuel cells in the Series 850. This replaces the compact nuclear-energy Iridium cell used by the T-800, and provides greater power and longer life. Each cell is about the size of a small book and is encased in shiny titanium-carbon fiber alloy, nearly featureless except for its power points. Housed within the main torso section of the combat chassis, the Hydrogen fuel cells have a small easy access panel that allows their removal for replacement or repair. If a hydrogen fuel cell is ruptured in battle, it will become unstable and must be removed immediately. The unstable ruptured cell is very dangerous, and will eventually explode, like a miniature hydrogen bomb. Though partially impaired having lost one cell, a T-850 can still operate at nearly fully capacity on its remaining fuel cell, though it will not be quite as powerful or as fast as before. The T-850 can operate for a short period on stored charge, enabling the removal of both fuel cells. Rated capacity and length of time before shutdown has yet to be determined since operational continuance would depend on functions required following the removal of the second fuel cell.
Shut-Down Capabilities
The Series 850, though not able to self-terminate as an act in and of itself unrelated to the achievement of mission objectives, is able to completely shut itself down, and reboot from scratch, overriding any temporary modifications that may have been made to its systems. (This ability to shut down is also demonstrated by the terminators seen in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles). Added to this are other features to increase reliability and longevity. The 850 series possess built-in safety and redundancy engineering, as well as the ability to shunt delicate control circuits to protected areas in the event of massive electric shock. The damaged skin and flesh of a T-850 are also able to partially reform over its endoskeleton, aiding in future infiltration. [8]
Other Traits and Subroutines
Basic psychology and knowledge of human emotions and socio-ecological interactions are among the subroutines of the T-850 Series, yet another of its advancements over the T-800 Series. This allows it to better understand humans, making it a better Infiltrator and a more efficient killer.
The 850 series, like the 800 series before it, possesses detailed files. Known to be amongst these are a list of more than 1000 different emotional elements that modify human behavior; zoological information on all recorded species of animal (the T-850 is able to identify any species and replicate its sounds exactly with its voice processing unit); popular music and artists of the 20th and early 21st Century (though why this is included is rather a mystery); make, model, muzzle velocity, weight, length, cartridge size and use of all military and civilian weaponry; and schematic layouts and instructions on use of all recorded modes of transportation. The 850 series constantly evaluates data: old data from his memory banks and new data that its sensors continuously gather. From such evaluations it can make predictive forecasts to which it can assign probability values, out-thinking its enemies, always one or two steps ahead.
Equipped with a battery of sensor arrays, the 850 series is able to detect its environment and hunt humans with great efficiency. It possesses the ability to detect infrared, radar, optical and electromagnetic emissions, heat signatures, electronic noise, high-frequency cell phone broadcasts, and directed sound. {{fact}} With its upgraded files, toughened endoskeleton, stronger joints and hydraulics, improved power cells, electronic adrenaline system, limited skin regeneration, reboot ability, data evaluation and predictive forecasts, the 850 series is a far more dangerous threat than its predecessor, the 800 series.
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References
- ↑ Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (novel)
- ↑ Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (novel)
- ↑ Terminator 3: Before The Rise
- ↑ Self-evident. The Model 101 covering used on the Series 800 was re-used on the 850. Logically any additional models that would accommodate one chassis would accommodate the other.
- ↑ Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (novel)
- ↑ This image was captured from the T3 DVD Special Features, where they perform layered breakdown of the SFX used in T3 to synchronize Arnold with the CG Endoskeleton.
- ↑ Terminator 3: Fragmented
- ↑ It was established in Terminator 2: Judgment Day that the infiltration sheath could heal itself over time.
