FromTerminator Genisysto the animatedTerminator Zero, the franchise’s naked time-travel rule is one that’s never broken.

In theTerminatoruniverse, living tissue is needed to successfully travel to the past.

As such, the T-800 models are composed of living tissue that’s grafted over a metal endoskeleton.

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That said,a TDE can only transport a living organism, or a subject ensconced in living tissue.

The relentless pursuit of key human figures by time-traveling cyborg assassins known as Terminators is central to the narrative.

John Connor, the future leader of the human resistance, is the core target of the malicious machines.

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The series explores themes of fate, artificial intelligence, and the moral implications of technological advancement.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator looking serious in the Terminator franchise with time-travel imagery behind him

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The Terminator franchise, launched by James Cameron in 1984, explores a dystopian future where intelligent machines wage war against humanity. The relentless pursuit of key human figures by time-traveling cyborg assassins known as Terminators is central to the narrative. John Connor, the future leader of the human resistance, is the core target of the malicious machines.

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