T-600

Infobox character
name = T-600


caption = The "T-600" as seen in "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles"
first = "The Terminator" (mentioned)
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last = "Terminator Salvation"
creator = Stan WinstonThe T-600 is a line of fictional robots in the "Terminator" series. It can be considered a prototype to the more well-known T-800 terminator robots in the series.

Characteristics

The T-600 is humanoid in appearance, functioning primarily as either a soldier or an assassin in various situations. They have been described as the "the bigger, grimier, nastier version that preceded the T-800." Physically intimidating, T-600's are eight-feet tall and have a built-in mini gun, as opposed to the T-800, which has no attached weaponry and relies on utilizing peripheral items for combat. [http://rss.warnerbros.com/terminatorsalvation/2008/06/ TERMINATOR SALVATION: June 2008 Archives ] ]

In addition, some T-600 units are covered in a sheet of rubber skin, meant to resemble that of a human. These units are typically used by Skynet for espionage and infiltration purposes rather than direct combat. However, the T-600's importance in these roles may have diminished due to the development of more advanced terminator models such as the aforementioned T-800 and the T-1000.

Role in the series

In "The Terminator", the T-600 series is briefly alluded to by Kyle Reese. Contrasting them with the T-800, he mentions that T-600's were easy to spot and discover due to their unconvincing rubber skin disguise, but this was not the case for the newer T-800's, which were surrounded by real flesh and living tissue, giving them a much more human appearance.

Despite their early mentioning, T-600's did not make any appearances in the first three films of the series. Their first physical appearance is in "" in a series of flashback scenes in the future.

According to director McG, the T-600 will feature prominently in "Terminator Salvation." The T-600's in the film were designed by Stan Winston, Martin Laing, and ILM. McG has stated that " [we] wanted to achieve that bummer, rubbery skin, prosthetic look that cloaks an unrelenting machine with a singular focus of killing." Images of the T-600 metal endoskeleton have since surfaced on the blog, io9. [ [http://io9.com/5026133/a-closer-look-at-our-robot-foes-of-terminator-4-and-mcgs-t+600 Terminator Salvation: A Closer Look At Our New Robot Foes From Terminator 4 ] ]

It is possible that the T-600 seen in the Sarah Connor Chronicles may be a more advanced version than the ones that will be seen in Terminator Salvation, due to the fact the one seen the "Sarah Connor Chronicles" has no oblong head shape, like confirmed for the T-600s in "T: Salvation". The two depictions do not contradict as there would be many variants of the T-600, just as there are many variants of its successor, the T-800 (T-800, T-850, T-888, etc).

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