James Cameron Schwarzenegger also returned in his role as The Terminator, but this time as a protector. Unlike Schwarzenegger's character—the T-800 Terminator which is made of a metal endoskeleton—the new villain of the sequel, called the T-1000, is a more advanced Terminator made of liquid metal, and with polymorphic abilities. The T-1000 would also be much less bulky than the T-800. For the role, Cameron cast Robert Patrick, a sharp contrast to Schwarzenegger. Cameron explained, "I wanted someone who was extremely fast and agile. If the T-800 is a human Panzer tank, then the T-1000 is a Porsche." Cameron had originally wanted
Terminator (character concept) different appearances from Schwarzenegger, the T-70 from "" and the female I-950 from "". Terminator (character concept) In the "Terminator" film series, a terminator is an autonomous killer robot, typically humanoid, originally conceived as a virtually indestructible soldier, infiltrator and assassin. James Cameron introduced the first Terminator character in the 1984 film "The Terminator", featuring a single android simply called "The Terminator", portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger. When later "Terminator" films introduced additional models, some sources retroactively gave Schwarzenegger's character a model number, leading to multiple conflicting names. In the "Terminator" universe, a Terminator is a relentless cyborg assassin and soldier,