Rev-9
A hunter that can be in two places at once, splitting into flesh and steel.
The Rev-9 is a Terminator model created by Legion, an AI network that succeeds Skynet, and was dispatched back in time from 2042 to 2020 to terminate Dani Ramos. It has a traditional solid endoskeleton covered by a liquid metal exoskeleton, similar to the T-X, but is able to split these two components into two separate, fully autonomous units. This duality makes Rev-9 one of the most formidable and elusive hunters ever sent back in time.
Quick Facts
- Target
- Dani Ramos
- First appearance
- Terminator: Dark Fate
Lore & Background
Director Tim Miller wanted the Rev-9 to be "lethal and capable, but not so lethal that our heroes don't stand a chance to fight against him." The crew eventually decided on a Terminator with the T-800's endoskeleton and the T-1000's mimetic polyalloy skin. The Rev-9 is shown to have a deeper personality than the T-800; Miller said that he "is not some cold machine that has a limited personality."
Reader's Guide
As the primary antagonist of Terminator: Dark Fate, Rev-9 embodies Legion's ruthless strategy to excise humanity's future before it can take root. The unit pairs a solid endoskeleton with a shapeshifting liquid metal exterior, and the two can separate into fully autonomous units. In Dark Fate it takes the guise of Dani's father to gain her trust, and nearly kills her before Grace intervenes.
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