Return to Famous Robots
MovieThe Terminator

T-800

The Terminator (1984)
IMPACT / BOX OFFICE$2.1 Billion (Terminator Franchise)
T-800

Technical Specs

  • Hyper-Alloy Skeleton
  • Advanced Targeting
  • Mimetic Voice
  • Neural Net CPU

Creators

James CameronStan WinstonArnold Schwarzenegger

Biographical Overview

A cybernetic organism consisting of living tissue over a hyper-alloy endoskeleton. Designed as the ultimate infiltration unit by Skynet.

Memorable Quotes

"I'll be back."

"Come with me if you want to live."

"Hasta la vista, baby."

Did You Know? (Trivia)

  • •The concept of the Terminator came to James Cameron in a fever dream.
  • •Arnold Schwarzenegger originally read for the role of Kyle Reese, not the Terminator.
  • •The T-800's POV vision is actually assembly code from an Apple II.