This article covers a crossover event. This article covers a licensed crossover event that has been deemed non-canon by either the author or the Alien vs. Predator licensees, and thus should not be taken as a part of the "real" Alien vs. Predator universe.

The Terminators are a series of combat and infiltration robots created by the artificially intelligent computer defense network Skynet in the early 21st Century. They are known for their metallic endoskeletons, enhanced robotic strength, glowing red eyes and superb endurance. Some Terminator models are also cyborgs, covered in living flesh and programmed to imitate the appearance and mannerisms of humans in order to infiltrate and eliminate the human resistance enemies of Skynet.

In the future, Skynet employs Terminators to clean up the remaining human population after wiping out most of mankind, whom it judged to be a threat, by instigating an nuclear holocaust. Terminators, specifically cyborg infiltration units, were also sent back through time by Skynet to find and execute its enemies in the past, before they could become a threat in the present.

While created as killing machines, Terminators have, on occasion, been reprogrammed by the human resistance to protect certain human individuals instead of harming them.

Behind the ScenesEdit

The Terminators are the titular characters in the Terminator series. The franchise, particularly the film series, has many links with the Alien and Predator film series. In addition to all three being major science fiction action/horror film franchises from the 1980s and 90s, they also share several other connections:

• Arnold Schwarzenegger, who played Alan "Dutch" Schaefer in Predator, also played a T-800 Terminator in all of the films in the Terminator series.
• James Cameron, who wrote and directed Aliens, also wrote and directed The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
• Michael Biehn, who played Dwayne Hicks in Aliens, also played Kyle Reese in The Terminator and the extended Special Edition of Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
• Bill Paxton, who played William Hudson in Aliens and Jerry Lambert in Predator 2, also played a street punk in The Terminator.
• Stan Winston, who provided makeup and creature effects on Aliens, Predator and Predator 2, provided animatronic effects on the first three Terminator films.

Eventually, all three franchises came together in the non-canon comic Aliens versus Predator versus The Terminator.

AppearancesEdit

• Aliens versus Predator versus The Terminator

External linksEdit

• Terminator Wiki