T-1000

The T-1000, Advanced Prototype was a T-1000 Prototype Terminator sent by Skynet from 2029 to terminate John Connor when he was 10 years old. It was the second Infiltrator sent back on assassination missions by Skynet.

The T-1000 prototype had a basic anatomical configuration of a slenderly built male in his 30s with stubbed brown hair. This configuration used the guise of being a police officer and thus had access to much information. Occasionally, when need be, it took new guises, killing the original, to put it in a position that could advance it towards its final goal.

The T-1000 moves in an extremely straight-forward and aggressive manner appearing very vicious in combat situations. Any recorded identity could be reused if need be.

In its’ most primitive configuration it was a shining humanoid-shaped liquid metal, resembling mercury, being capable of hardening to above human density or float away like a liquid. It generally used all identities for a while before changing to something more appropriate.

The T-1000 model Terminator has very little own personality. Although it is doubtful that it has any true understanding of human feelings, it has personality enough to pass as a normal human with no difficulty. The T-800 model has two processor settings, but it is very uncertain whether this was implemented into the T-1000 model.

For one thing, it would be a hard task to manually switch such a processor switch, and secondly, the T-1000 has shown no real ability to learn from its’ mistakes (which makes one to believe that it might be lacking one of the processor functions, see Generic T-800 write-up for the details).

If this hypothesis holds true, the following might be concluded : it doesn’t learn from experience, cannot interact well with humans and cannot change/override its’ programming.

This doesn’t seem to entirely be the case, however, since it very slowly learns from experience (slower than the T-800), it interacts well with humans, it can even begin gloating if feeling safe, but it cannot change its’ programming. This means that it has integrated both logic functions of the T-800 into a new processor setting into the T-1000 model.

In game terms this means that it can use Mystical Attributes like humans, it can gain experience very slowly (perhaps gaining lesser amounts of HPs), it can spend and receive HPs (also perhaps with a penalty) and it can gloat, but not be affected by human pleas. Lastly, it can never, ever override its’ programming (thus no overcoming Irrational Attraction rolls are made).

The programming thus permanently gives it the Motivation of Programmed Nihilist with complete and utter following of any programmed order. The T-1000 will only concern itself with fulfilling its’ mission and will immediately kill any hindering or threatening opponent, including other terminators.

Similar to most of the Terminator Series, the T-1000 appears to possess a limited emotional range (aside from that necessary for infiltration). He exhibits a shocked expression when his arm breaks due to the liquid nitrogen, as well as just before he explodes in the steel factory. He wags a finger in a "tsk-tsk" gesture at one of his attackers after an unsuccessful attempt at destroying him, and also performs a double-take when he spots a clothing store mannequin that resembles his liquid metal form. He also displays frustration when the T-800 thwarts his interrogation of Sarah Connor, prompting him to ruthlessly pummel the T-800 with heavy machinery and steel ingots before impaling him. As well, a confused expression appeared on his face in the steel mill when he started to malfunction and his hand automatically fused with a metal bar as he grabbed it.

Then of course, his most active trait is his subtle but still present sadism, which differentiates him from other Terminators (even those with limited emotion like the T-X). This is especially noticeable in the climax where he has several opportunities to simply kill Sarah and get to John but instead enjoys tormenting Sarah as long as he can, this behavior goes against its usual programming.

While generally more calculating and subtler than T800s in his MO, he does unnecessarily stab the nitrogen truck driver when he simply asked if he's alright and was no threat or hindrance to him. Probably done out of frustration, which was never a flaw of the original terminator, who did not engage targets that served no purpose.