Cameron (Terminator)
Cameron is a female television robotic character who features in Terminator.
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Biography
Cameron Phillips was the name given to a model of Terminator constructed at a factory by the year 2027 by Skynet. The machine was built with the purpose of replacing a human resistance fighter by the name of Allison Young. To achieve that end, Young was captured with the cyborg interrogating Allison in a future Skynet prison about the details of her life, the location of John Connor, and the nature of Allison's superficially innocuous bracelet pass. Once the interrogation is complete, the Terminator kills Allison and sets out to infiltrate the resistance in Allison's place to terminate John and "place his head upon a pike for all to see". Upon taking her identity, the unit was sent to get close to resistance leader John Connor.
She then became a trusted lieutenant of Connor with the Terminator being dispatched back in time to the year 1999 in order to protect his younger self and his mother Sarah Connor.
Thus, she arrived in the town of Red Valley, New Mexico where she came to enrol at high school as a student under the name of Cameron Phillips. During the fall semester, John Connor under the name of John Reese arrived had left Nebraska on August 24, 1999 ad enrolled at the school. He was immediately greeted by Cameron who was fully aware of his identity and moved to protect John from the substitute teacher Mr. Cromartie who was actually a T-888 series Terminator. Cameron took the Connors to safety to the bank whilst being pursued by Cromartie with her sealing them in the vault which was revealed to had been a time displacement device assembled by a Resistance engineer from the future. They used the machine to jump forward in time to the year 2007 where they embarked on their mission to prevent the creation of Skynet. (Episode: Pilot)
Three days later, while searching for a supplier of fake IDs, Cameron divulged her knowledge of a group of Resistance fighters who could help them acquire what they need. Though angry that she had neglected to mention this before, Sarah followed Cameron to the fighters’ safe house. They arrived to find three of the four fighters dead, however, and upon inspecting the fourth body, Cameron discovered it to be a dormant T-888 and was immediately attacked. During the ensuing fight, the Triple-8 scans Cameron but is unable to identify her model and, after a brief chase, Cameron is hit by a car, allowing him time to escape. Sarah later berates Cameron for lying about their safety, stating that, had they not travelled forward in time, she would’ve had an additional eight years to train her son. Cameron negates this possibility, revealing that Sarah would’ve died of cancer in 2005 had they not jumped forward. While John patches up her injuries, Cameron informs him and Sarah that many more Terminators are likely to be walking around the city, but none of them know what John looks like, thereby granting him a measure of anonymity. Upon John’s insistence, Cameron and Sarah visit Enrique Salceda, an old friend of the Connors, with the hope of acquiring fake IDs from him. Though now retired, Enrique points them towards his nephew, Carlos, and comments on Cameron’s tacit demeanor, causing her to laugh sardonically. At Carlos' house, Cameron is met with hostility by his guard dogs and is told to wait outside by Sarah. She stands by the car and is approached by Chola, Carlos’ lookout, who, after sizing her up, leans against the car. Cameron studies the girl’s behaviour for a moment before mimicking her actions and lounging against the bonnet. While Sarah negotiates with Carlos, a cop who suspects Cameron of hiding drugs in the car confronts Cameron and Chola. When the cop mentions calling in the license plate, Cameron registers him as a threat and would’ve killed him were it not for Sarah’s timely intervention. They abandon the stolen car and begin the long walk home, during which Cameron reveals that she only takes orders from the John she knows in the future. (Episode: Gnothi Seauton)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Her features were actually based on the flesh of an actual human resistance fighter by the name of Allison Young. During her infiltration of John Connors school, she went under the name of Cameron Phillips. (Episode: Pilot)
Powers and abilities
They were said to possess internal sensors allowing them to detect radiation leaks of their fuel cores.
Similar to other Terminators, her endoskeleton was constructed from the metal coltan. (Episode: Heavy Metal)
The appearance of Cameron's outer organic covering was modeled after a captured human resistance fighter, Allison Young. (Episode; Allison from Palmdale)
Notes
- Cameron was created by Josh Friedman and James Cameron where she was portrayed by actor Summer Glau and featured in the setting of the Terminator universe.
- The character's name was a homage to Terminator franchise creator James Cameron.
- Promotional posters referred to Cameron's model as being a "TERMINATOR CLASS TOK715".
- According to the official FOX website of The Sarah Connor Chronicles, "Completion date: January 13, 2007" is displayed when hovering the mouse over the unfinished cyborg Cameron Phillips.
- According to consulting producer James Middleton, "Terminators—and this is from [James] Cameron's vision of the mythology—are actually infiltrators. If that is the case, then what better infiltrator than a beautiful, petite teenage girl?".
Appearances
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles:
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