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
T-1000 killing him. One is sent to infiltrate the human resistance, the other sent through time to kill John Connor as outlined in the "Terminator 2" movie. In the simultaneously published "Terminator 2: Judgment Day – Cybernetic Dawn", set just after the film, a female T-1000 and two T-800s come to the present to make sure the creation of Skynet happens as planned. In the second crossover between Terminator and Robocop, the T-1000 plays a fairly significant role. It's the same model as from "Terminator 2: Judgment Day". His role is not changed, he still intends to kill John Connor, but