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T-600 Endoskeleton.

The Series 600, or T-600, is an early Infiltrator Terminator mass produced by Skynet. T-600's had titanium alloy endoskeletons which were sometimes covered in rubber skin. As a result of their rubber skin covering, Resistance fighters could easily spot the T-600's in the field.


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The Terminator / Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

In these timelines, the Series 600 has been established as a human sized infiltrator that heralded Skynet's shift from the use of Non-Humanoid Hunter Killers to the Humanoid Hunter Killer Unit that would become known as a Terminator. "Dungeons & Dragons" They were easy to spot by the Resistance due to the use of rubber skin[1], rather than the living tissue that would be used by the successor Series 800, but were certainly effective in cases of limited visibility. The Series 600 was first produced in 2016.[citation needed]

They were mass produced humanoid battle units manufactured by Skynet from the original designs and test models constructed by Cyberdyne Systems Corporation. Standing almost six feet tall and weighing almost 800 lbs, the T-600's endoskeleton is very powerful and can lift objects almost five times its own weight or punch through concrete and metal with no damage to its reinforced servos. The T-600 Series is capable of running at a constant speed of almost 60 km/h, with short bursts of up to 75 km/h. However, these bursts of speed tax the servos and the joints of the leg assemblies. Due to the lack of technological advancement at the time of their conception and the nature of Skynet's logic, the T-600 Series is fabricated with a smooth latex rubber "skin" to hide its mechanics. This fact makes the T-600’s easy to recognize and thus disable.[citation needed] The 600 series were the infiltrators that triggered the design of the 700 series which evolved into the 800 series.

Evolution of Design

Essentially the T-600 can be considered as a streamlined and lightweight version of the T-500 series, with improvements to its CPU and a complete redesign of the head to allow for a near human look and working jaw. This design carried over to the successors of the unit (excluding the T-1000, which was made of liquid metal. This was probably because the human-like endoskeleton made it easier for the living flesh covering of later Terminators to actually look like there was actually a human skeletal beneath, unlike with previous, bulkier models which might make the covering bulge or droop in improbable places.

Terminator Salvation

In this timeline, the Series 600 concept has been revised into a hulking behemoth in excess of 8 feet tall armed with a minigun. However, it is still based on the human skeleton. This does not necessarily preclude an infiltration role as there would likely be variants of the T-600 for different functions, which would naturally be made in appropriate sizes. Also, a seven to eight foot tall Terminator mocked-up as a human would only need to disguise itself well enough to get within firing range of a human camp, as it is very difficult to judge size from a distance. [citation needed] Preview images have shown their faces partially covered in obvious rubber skin and their eyes fully exposed.

Specifications

Combat

The T-600 has three modes of operation: direct, automatic, and autonomous. The new T- 600 can be directed by Skynet defense computers like soldiers in a war game, it can react automatically to a wide variety of preprogrammed conditions, or the individual units can be relinquished to their own control and act independently for months on end, combing the ruins on extended search and destroy missions. The T-600 is usally seen armed with a (presumably) Skynet-upgraded variant of the modern-day M-134 minigun, though at least one is seen using an F-2000, suggesting that the Skynet minigun is not hardwired and mounted onto its arm as previously speculated. Though not accurate, the minigun delivers a lot of fire power as seen when a T-600 is in pursuit of Marcus and Kyle. T-600s have been known to play dead to lull humans into a false sense of security and then attack [2]. It will also shoot off its own limbs if it becomes trapped [3].


Weaknesses

John Connor notes that the Series 600 is a primitive design. It's bulky and slow and the shoulder joints and the back are vulnerable to gun fire. Also, the motor functions are susceptible and can be momentarily impaired by a knife attack to the targeting system in the back of the neck. The series 600 is easily detectable due to its size and lack of covering over its mechanics.[4].

As a result of these shortcomings, Skynet superceded the Series 600 with the faster, and sleeker Series 800, which featured living tissue over its metal endoskeleton and a hyperalloy combat chassis. However T-600s may still be encountered providing fire-support for T-800s.

List of known Series 600 Terminators

Prison Guard Terminator
"Dungeons & Dragons"

Oil Rig Terminator
"Today Is The Day, Part 1"

Appearances

Movies

Television

Video Games

Notes

Due to the general fluidity of timelines when time travel becomes involved, the chronology differs between the various Terminator storylines.

For example, in the original timeline of The Terminator, Skynet was active from 1997–2029, where as in the Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles timeline, Judgment Day was delayed, and Skynet was only active from 2011–2027, albeit with a compressed rate of Terminator development. However, both the first Terminator movie and TSCC mention the T-600, with TSCC actually showing a T-600 for the first time in Terminator movie/series history, in the episode "Dungeons & Dragons".

Other notes

The revised T-600 unveiled for T4 (ComicCon '08 San Diego)
  • The T-600 from Terminator Salvation is designed by Stan Winston.
  • The T-600 from Terminator Salvation timeline is at least 8ft tall and bigger, grimier and nastier than before.
This does not contradict the confirmed TSSC appearance of rubber-skinned Series 600 Terminators in "Dungeons & Dragons". As described for T4, this other "tank-ish" version has far more in common with the Series 70 previously established but as described above, there would a infiltrator model T-600 anyway.

Merchandise

Playmates

T-600
(5-inch Action Figures, 2009)

T-600
(6-inch Action Figures, 2009)

T-600
(10-inch Action Figures, 2009)

Deluxe T-600 Power Fist
(2009)

Deluxe T-600 Voice N Vision Mask
(2009)

Rubie's Costume Co.

T-600 mask
(2009)

T-600 child costume
(2009)

T-600 adult costume
(2009)

T-600 adult deluxe costume
(2009)

Hot Toys

T-600
(2009)

T-600 Martin Laing version
(2009)

DC Direct Busts

T-600
(2009)

Quotes

Kyle Reese: The 600 series had rubber skin. We spotted them easy, but these are new. They look human - sweat, bad breath, everything. Very hard to spot. I had to wait till he moved on you before I could zero him.
The Terminator
John: That's coltan; if that's what you're made of, no wonder you're so dense.
Cameron: Not density, heat resistance. T-600 models had a titanium alloy endoskeleton, but it was vulnerable to heat. Coltan alloys have a much higher melting point.
"Heavy Metal"

Gallery

Conceptual arts

T-600 Endoskeleton

A Series-600 with damaged rubber skin.

Promotional and related images

John Connor and Marcus fighting T-600s.

John Connor and T-600 size comparison

T-600 in rubber skin.

Comic covers

A T-600 with T-800s and an HK-Tank

Screen captures from the film

Damaged T-600 crawling.

A destroyed T-600.

A T-600 firing its minigun.

T-600

T-600

Face up close

A T-600 overseeing detainees in Skynet Central

T-600 with an F-2000 in Skynet Central

Screen captures from games

A T-600's HUD.

References

  1. ↑ The Terminator
  2. ↑ Terminator Salvation (novel)
  3. ↑ Terminator Salvation
  4. ↑ Terminator Salvation (novel)
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