Rev-9
Rev-9 is a robot that features in Terminator.
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History
The Rev-9 was a series of Terminators developed in the future that waged war against mankind. They were created in an alternate timeline generated from the destruction of Skynet. Despite this being the case, the U.S. government created a cyber-warfare program known as Legion that rose against mankind. By 2020, it had launched a campaign of termination against humanity leading to the creation of its own series of Terminators. These machines were used in the elimination of the human Resistance that was united by Danielle Ramos. Among the Terminators used against humans was the Rev-9 with one particular unit sent back in time to the year 2019 with the task of eliminating Ramos before Judgement Day.
Overview
In appearance, the Rev-9 was an advanced human-model of Terminator that consisted of two separate units. The first was an internal dark-skinned endoskeleton with the second being a dark liquid metal skin that covered the frame. The outer skin was able to alter its appearance to appear as any human. To do so, it required physical contact with a target before it could copy them. Rev-9's were able to shape their liquid skin into turning their limbs into blades that could be used as stabbing weapons.
The Rev-9 was stated to be something to run away from rather than fight due to its abilities. Its endoskeleton possesses great physical strength and is extremely durable, capable of withstanding various gunfire, blunt force trauma, and even direct hits from anti-tank weaponry without experiencing any permanent damage. The endoskeleton is tough enough for it to free-fall from high altitudes without sustaining any damage-causing glitches. It takes the extreme heat and friction of being shoved into a spinning industrial turbine, followed by the fiery explosion of that same turbine, for the Rev-9 to sustain noticeable damage. The Rev-9 is also considerably more agile than what has been seen from Skynet-created Terminators, being capable of leaping vertically a few dozen feet, parkouring off walls, performing acrobatic spins and flips in combat, dodging projectiles and heavy strikes, and quickly straightening its body from a collapsed position.
The Rev-9's liquid metal sheath is black in color and able to imitate specific humans, copy clothing simply by touching it, as well as form stabbing weapons, including more advanced weaponry such as staff weapons or crushing tentacle-like tendrils. Due to its endoskeleton, however, the Rev-9 is mostly limited to taking on humanoid forms; it is able to assume a more hydro-dynamic, squid-like form when needing to move swiftly underwater. When changing shape, the Rev-9's liquid metal often appears as multiple strands, similar to framework, rather than the single large mass of a T-1000. Additionally, its liquid metal appears to be more fluid than the liquid metal of a T-1000, being able to form and retract small blades from its body at a rapid rate, lash out with its arm blades in a whip-like manner, as well as reconstruct itself much more quickly. However, it also appears to be less cohesive than a T-1000, as when acting independently from the endoskeleton it can be completely torn apart or disintegrated by slashing attacks and explosives which would merely deform a T-1000. The extreme heat and friction of being caught in an industrial turbine, followed by the explosion of that same turbine, is sufficient enough to 'cook' the liquid metal into a brittle solid state in which it ceases to function and crumbles off of the Rev-9 endoskeleton.
The endoskeleton itself was quite unique in appearance. While it is humanoid like a T-800, it has numerous cavities and gaps, such as its mostly hollow chest and head, sporting only half its structure. This is likely used to store the liquid metal as unlike the T-X, the liquid metal is not just a sheath but capable of forming a human shape, meaning there may be far more mass of the liquid metal. The Rev-9 endoskeleton's structure also more closely resembles bones, with synthetic muscle fibers used in place of hydraulics. This design makes the endoskeleton more humanoid looking compared to the more overtly robotic appearance of a T-800 endoskeleton.
A Rev-9 can also hack into any device, an ability shared with Augments, as well as accessing data via simple contact with its mimetic polyalloy. In addition, it can hack into a security camera or other database using Wi-Fi provided by any place, such as an Internet café
Notes
- The Rev-9 was created by James Cameron, Charles H. Eglee, Josh Friedman, David S. Goyer, Justin Rhodes, and Billy Ray and was portrayed by actor Gabriel Luna and featured in the new timeline shown in Terminator: Dark Fate.
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