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The T-1000 prototype in T2
The T-1001 (as seen in TSCC)

The Cyberdyne Systems Series 1xxx Terminator— or simply T-1000 — was a Terminator first produced by Skynet in 2029. Unlike previous Infiltrator models that used rubber skin or living tissue over a metallic endoskeleton, the T-1000 was made of mimetic polyalloy, or "liquid metal" and could deform and take any shape it touched.

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Construction

The 1000 Series was constructed deep within Skynet's main complex. Within a large heavily guarded room, the mimetic polyalloy was poured into a massive machine press that fills floor to ceiling. Feeder pipes emerging from the walls and centering on the press like a hub, poured the mimetic polyalloy between two 20-ton plates. These plates were then hydraulically pressed together and met, forming the indentation of a man. The mimetic polyalloy then filled this indentation and solidified, setting its default molecular structure. [citation needed]

Originally, theories on the nature of the T-1000's construction stated that the T-1000 utilized nano-technology in order to alter its physical appearance. This meant that the T-1000 was not merely one machine, but millions of microscopic machines linked together in a cohesion subroutine. However, the Resistance found that this was not the case. It was discovered that the T-1000 was constructed using a new technology developed by Skynet. Each molecule of the T-1000 was a primitive, miniaturized version of the total machine, and every molecule had programmed into it the blueprints for all the parts needed for the construction of the whole T-1000. [citation needed]

Physics

One of the fundamental prime directives of the T-1000 was "recovery of essence"; as the more it lost, the less effective it became. Also, the default command in the mimetic polyalloy's molecular memory was to find the main mass and rejoin it. Each molecule had a range of 14 km. If a piece of mimetic polyalloy was out of range from the main body of superfluid, it could mimic something locally as camouflage (for example, a rock or a piece of pipe) until the T-1000 came back into range again and detected it. [citation needed]

As this trait was encoded at a very basic level, it was this emergency camouflage programming that was normally exhibited when a T-1000 was critically damaged, showing itself as a malfunction or "glitch". A damaged T-1000 may have, for example, begun to "meld" into floor coverings or other objects that it was in physical contact with, against its own will, due to its particles undergoing this form of self preservation. [citation needed]

Advantage

The mimetic polyalloy construction of the T-1000 allowed it to replicate any object or person of similar volume that it molecularly sampled by physical contact. It appears that the T-1000 could use a medium to do this without actually touching the victim's skin. This may possibly have been through analysis of the subjects' electrical activity, reflective ability, refractive index or some other attribute, however this area still requires further research. [citation needed]
Series 1001 before selecting a physical template

Shape

The Series-1xxx Infiltrators, as with other Mimetic Polyalloy equipped units [1] , are initially deployed with an individualized default humanoid shape, which it remains in for most of its active service. It is thought that this form was kept as it was more energy efficient than mimicking others and reduced the stress caused to its ability to molecularly expand when it mimicked more obese subjects. Due to the conservation of mass, when the T-1000 mimicked a human subject of greater volume than its default form, its density decreased. It therefore compensated for illogical mass constitutions for the subject it replicated. For example, the T-1000 may have had to step down more heavily to give the appearance of a greater mass. The Series 1000 is unable to generate body heat and is cool to the touch[2].

Memory

It was originally believed that the T-1000 would have to know the position of every atom in the subject that it was replicating in order to mimic it exactly [citation needed]. This assumption led to the idea that the T-1000 must have a massive memory and storage capacity. However, later ideas suggested that it was not necessary for the T-1000 to know the position of every atom in its subject [citation needed]. It was not necessary, for example, for the T-1000 to replicate the human digestive system, organs, brain, skeleton or any other internal structure. As long as the T-1000 replicated the shape, tone, coloring, texture and composition of the outer surface of the subject that it was mimicking, the position of all internal atoms did not matter. The T-1000's internal structure could be any default composition; solid, liquid, alternating states of density or phase, or even hollow. In this the T-1000 would need far less memory and processing power than was originally thought [citation needed].

The liquid memory capacity of the T-1000's molecular brain must still be immense [citation needed], unless Skynet has created a new information compression system, or that the T-1000 is capable of performing parallel distributed processing—thought and memory—throughout its entire body. Information recording may be based upon the alteration of its electron spin [citation needed].

Voice Imitation

The T-1000 Series could lip read and was also able to synthesize the speech pattern of any human that it replicated. This did, however, require a sufficient sample of the subjects voice.[citation needed] The T-1000's auditory sensors could be situated anywhere upon its body, as every molecule of the T-1000 had the blueprints for all needed parts programmed into it. [citation needed]

Analyze environment

The T-1000 was also capable of registering its environment in a dozen subtle ways using its entire body, could directly read magnetically encoded information, and could run at a speed of at least 40 mph (As seen in Terminator 2 and in some scenes cut from T2). Unlike the T-800, the T-1000 was not equipped with an internal chronometer as Skynet had deemed time irrelevant to this unit as it believed it could never be stopped, die, grow tired, etc. [citation needed]

Self-recovering

Due to its "liquid metal" construction, the T-1000 was capable of extensive regeneration, even being able to completely recover from a Phased Plasma blast at point blank range to the head. [citation needed] Ballistic penetration could hydrostatically shock the T-1000, but only for a few seconds. The T-1000 was able to measure the velocity and angle of each hit and open itself up slightly to cushion the shock — it liquidized its molecular structure to allow bullets to pass through.[citation needed]

Separating the "parts" of a T-1000 was not enough to stop it from regenerating, as the individual pieces would seek each other out and re-form to become a complete, fully functional battle unit again, at least over short distances. The Resistance believed that the mimetic polyalloy that the T-1000 was constructed from was more powerful (in terms of computing power and memory capacity) when connected together in large volumes, due to a "group consciousness". [citation needed] The smaller the volume of particles, the less intelligent each piece became. [citation needed] Combined, the T-1000 was incredibly capable; however, when in pieces, it merely tried to get back to the whole again.

Combat

The T-1000 was not issued with any weapons, but was capable of fashioning any solid metal form, such as knives and stabbing weapons. The T-1000 could not, however, form any complex systems which may have had moving parts or chemicals, like guns or explosives. However, the T-1000 was capable of concealing and carrying weapons, such as guns, inside itself.[citation needed] In order to form a weapon from a limb, the T-1000 had to convert that particular section to a liquid metal state before reconfiguring it, while keeping the rest of its body in a solid metal state.[citation needed] To do this the T-1000 had to, the Resistance had hypothesized, be able to micro-manage its internal temperature at a molecular level.[citation needed] In conjunction with the flexibility given by its form, the T-1000 series has demonstrated a superior repretoir of Martial Arts abilities programmed into into its subroutines, making it more capable than the T-800 series in close combat.

Weakness

The T-1000's that had been met in battle were notoriously difficult to destroy, even seeming to some to be invincible. This highly resilient battle unit was able to withstand a wide variety of temperatures, ranging up to at least 300 degrees Celsius. Extremely low temperatures of about -196 degrees Celsius (such as those produced by Liquid Nitrogen) could cause damage to a T-1000, however they would not stop it. The T-1000 Series could, however, be destroyed. Temperatures in excess of 1535 degrees Celsius, such as those needed to smelt iron, could physically alter the bonding of the mimetic polyalloy. The molten iron (or any other element) could then mix with the elements of the alloy and physically alter its molecular structure, thus rendering it inoperative. Corrosives, such as concentrated Hydrochloric Acid were also known to damage T-1000's. The Resistance also hypothesized that when it hardened its structure to make weapons or enter combat, the T-1000's molecular structure became brittle. This then made it vulnerable to a concussive shock wave.

The Series 1000 battle unit T-1002 was unable to withstand a direct hit from the plasma cannon of the T-X. This may be due to the advanced nature of the plasma used in the T-X's weapon, as T-1000s are capable of withstanding phased plasma attacks without permanent damage. [3]

Series 1001

Series 1001 is the incarnation of Series 1000 used on the Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles TV series. Currently, two models of this type have been seen on the show:

It was later implied, however, that both of these were the same Series 1001 unit.

Beyond what the standard 1000 Series has shown to be capable of doing, the T-1001 has been shown to be able to morph into a roughly slug/snake-like silver metallic form that is capable of moving at high speeds through air vents, to perform high jumps, and even to propel itself through water.[4] It also showed the ability for detached parts to operate independently, rather than automatically seeking out the primary mass, as demonstrated by Weaver keeping a part of herself separate in the form of a pet eel.[5] The Season 2 DVD Commentary for "Born to Run" indicates that this element was kept separate as a security key required for operation of the 1001's TDE.

The T-1001 has shown to be extremely adept at terminating multiple fleeing targets with deadly efficiency. The T-1001 chased down a dozen employees in a secret warehouse, extending blades to at least 10ft to impale the escaping workers. It was shown to be able to extend a blade and retract it again with amazing speed, suggesting a remarkable level of control over the structure of its design. The T-1001 seemed to prefer close-combat as opposed to the use of ranged weapons, relying on speed and stealth as opposed to an all-out chaotic firefight.[6]

The T-1001 is electrically conductive, and, unlike endoskeletal Terminators, can withstand a high-voltage charge without being knocked offline. This was demonstrated by Catherine Weaver's termination of the Water Delivery Guy, during which she impaled it with one hand and then stabbed the other into a circuit breaker box.[7]

Series 1002

The Series 1002 is the successor to the Series 1001, it can be inferred to have the 1001s capabilities and more. An example of this is that the model was able to develop stabbing weapons all across its body which shows that it has greater control over the structure of its design then its predecessor. It has only shown once to date in a prequel comic book where it did battle with the new T-X.

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References

  1. ↑ The T-X, T-1000, and presumably the T-1001 appeared via TDE with a chosen naked, human form Model already on file, and adapted/acquired the accessories of the first suitable human it encountered and terminated.
  2. ↑ "Desert Cantos"
  3. ↑ Terminator 3: Eyes Of The Rise
  4. ↑ "Today Is The Day, Part 2"
  5. ↑ "Born to Run"
  6. ↑ "The Good Wound"
  7. ↑ "Born to Run"
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