A Terminator (T-800), the main character of the series.
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Terminator or The Terminator is a film series created by James Cameron; the first film was made by Orion Pictures.
Films
- The Terminator (October 26th, 1984)
- Terminator 2: Judgement Day (July 1st, 1991)
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (July 2nd, 2003)
- Terminator Salvation (May 21st, 2009)
- Terminator Genisys (July 1st, 2015)
- Terminator: Dark Fate (November 1st, 2019)
TV
- Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles (January 13th, 2008 - April 10th, 2009)
- Terminator Zero (August 29th, 2024)
Video Games
- The Terminator (July 1991) for PC-DOS
- Terminator 2: Judgement Day (October 1991) for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, PC-DOS, and ZX Spectrum
- T2: Terminator 2: Judgement Day (October 1991) for Game Boy
- Terminator 2: Judgement Day (October 31st, 1991) for Arcade
- The Terminator (February 1992) for Sega Genesis, Master System, and Game Gear
- The Terminator (December 1992) for NES
- The Terminator 2029 (December 15th, 1992) for PC-DOS
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Chess Wars (1993) for PC-DOS
- The Terminator: Rampage (January 1st, 1993) for PC
- Terminator 2: Judgement Day (December 1993) for Sega Genesis and SNES
- The Terminator (December 1993) for Sega CD
- RoboCop Versus The Terminator (May 19th, 1994) for Sega Genesis, Game Gear, Master System, SNES, and Game Boy. A crossover with RoboCop. A port for the NES was announced but never released.
- The Terminator: Future Shock (August 1995) for PC
- SkyNET (November 1996). Known in Europe as The Terminator: SkyNET.
- The Terminator: Dawn of Fate (September 16th, 2002) for PlayStation 2 and Xbox
- The Terminator (2003) for Mobile Devices
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (November 11th, 2003) for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, and Mobile Devices
- Terminator 3: War of the Machines (November 28th, 2003) for PC
- The Terminator: I'm Back! (2004) for Mobile Devices
- Terminator 3: The Redemption (September 2nd, 2004) for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube
- Terminator Revenge (2006) for Mobile Devices
- Terminator Salvation (May 1st, 2009) for PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and iOS
- Terminator Salvation (April 2010) for Arcade
- Terminator Genisys: Revolution (June 4th, 2015) for Android and iOS
- Terminator Genisys: Future War (May 18th, 2017) for Android and iOS
- Terminator: Dark Fate – The Game (November 2019) for Android and iOS
- Terminator: Resistance (November 15th, 2019) for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and PC
- Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance (February 21st, 2024) for PC
- Terminator 2D: No Fate (September 5th, 2025) for PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S
Publications
Comics
- Terminator: The Burning Earth (March - July 1990)
- RoboCop vs. The Terminator (May 1st - August 1st, 1992). A 4-issue miniseries crossing over Terminator with RoboCop.
- Superman versus The Terminator: Death to the Future (December 1999 - March 2000)
- Aliens versus Predator versus The Terminator (April - July 2000)
- Terminator: Infinity (July 2007 - April 2008)
- Transformers vs. The Terminator (March 25th - September 30th, 2020)
Novels
- T2: Infiltrator (2001)
- T2: Rising Storm (2003)
- T2: The Future War (2004)
Links to Other Series
| Direction | Series | Date | Description | Type
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ninja Warriors | 1987 | The main character's endo-skeletons in The Ninja Warriors are designed after the Terminator. | 3 | |
| Otto (Rialto Film) | July 16, 1987 | Terminator is parodied with the character Amboss in Otto – Der neue Film. | 3 | |
| Metal Gear | December 22, 1987 | The boxart image from the NES Metal Gear is traced over a still of Kyle Reese from Terminator. | 3 | |
| Snatcher | November 26, 1988 | The Snatchers are visually inspired by the appearance of The Terminator's robot skeleton. | 3 | |
| Shinobi | December 2, 1989 | Terminator is a boss in Revenge Of Shinobi. | 1 | |
| Men in Black | July 1990 | Terminator is mentioned in issue 6 of the comic Men In Black. | 2 | |
| Space Invaders | July 1, 1991 | The Arcade Space Invaders is featured in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and it is also referenced in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. | 2 | |
| Trog (Midway) | July 1, 1991 | The Arcade Trog is featured in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. | 2 | |
| The Abyss | July 1, 1991 | In Terminator 2: Judgment Day, a gas station's pumps have the Benthic Petroleum logo plastered on them. | 1a | |
| NARC | 1991 | The Game Boy version of T2: Terminator 2: Judgment Day uses music from NARC. | 3 | |
| Wayne's World | February 14, 1992 | The T-1000 makes a cameo in Wayne's World. | 1 | |
| RoboCop | May 1, 1992 | RoboCop fights The Terminator in a 4-issue comic book and video game titled RoboCop vs. Terminator. | 1 | |
| X-Men | March 13, 1993 | Wolverine mentions Terminator in the X-Men: The Animated Series episode "Days of Future Past, Part One". | 2 | |
| Last Action Hero | June 18, 1993 | Last Action Hero features many references to the Terminator series. | 2 | |
| Eek! The Cat | February 18, 1995 | The Eek! The Cat episode "A Sharkdog Day Afternoon" is a parody of The Terminator. | 3 | |
| Super Scope | 1995 | The SNES version of T2: The Arcade Game is compatible with the Super Scope. | 3 | |
| Eerie, Indiana | March 11, 1995 | Terminator is mentioned in Eerie, Indiana. | 2 | |
| Gex | April 6, 1995 | Gex says "Hasta La Vista, baby" in Gex and "Terminator? Phone call for a Mr. Terminator" in Gex: Enter the Gecko. | 3 | |
| Duke Nukem | January 29, 1996 | In Duke Nukem 3D, a corpse similar to the Terminator and a hydraulic press can be found in Episode 3, Level 11, referencing the end of the original Terminator. Upon finding it, Duke quips "Terminated". | 3 | |
| Everybody Loves Raymond | October 28, 1996 | Terminator 2 is mentioned in the Everybody Loves Raymond episode: "Your Place or Mine?" | 2 | |
| Phoo Action | January 1997 | T-800 from The Terminator appears in Get the Freebies #7. | 2 | |
| Superman | December 1999 | Superman fights The Terminator. | 1 | |
| Donkey Kong | 1999 | The German website for Donkey Kong 64 lists Donkey Kong's favorite movie as "The Konginator 2", referencing Terminator 2: Judgment Day. | 3 | |
| Malcolm in the Middle | February 12, 2000 | Terminator is mentioned in the Malcolm in the Middle episode: "Malcolm Babysits". Hal imitates the Terminator in the episode: "Mono". | 2 | |
| Friends | April 27, 2000 | Terminator is mentioned in the Friends episode: "The One Where Ross Meets Elizabeth's Dad". | 2 | |
| Alien (20th Century Studios) | April 2000 | Xenomorphs fight The Terminator. | 1 | |
| Predator (20th Century Studios) | April 2000 | The Predator fights The Terminator. | 1 | |
| Conker | March 5, 2001 | In Conker's Bad Fur Day there is a parody of The Terminator from Terminator. | 3 | |
| The King of Queens | February 4, 2002 | The Terminator is mentioned in The King of Queens episode: "Dougie Nights". | 2 | |
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | February 25, 2002 | The Terminator is mentioned by one of the dwarves in Chapter 105 of Stone Ocean. |
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| Alan Partridge | November 25, 2002 | In I'm Alan Partridge, During a bit of horseplay with Alan, Dan says "I'm the Terminator! You can't kill me!" | 2 | |
| Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf | June 2005? | There are minor references to Terminator in Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf. | 3 | |
| Danny Phantom | June 24, 2005 | Terminatra is a parody of the Terminator from the The Terminator franchise | 3 | |
| Asterix | October 16, 2005 | In Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Las Vegum there are Terminator references. |
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| Ace Attorney | January 16, 2007 | The English language version of Ace Attorney: Justice for All features a reference to Terminator II. | 3 | |
| Supernatural | January 25, 2007 | Dean Winchester mentions "Terminator 2" in the Supernatural season 2 episode "Nightshifter". | 2 | |
| Die Hard | June 27, 2007 | A Terminator figurine can be seen in Live Free or Die Hard. | 2 | |
| We Need Girlfriends | September 16, 2007 | Terminator 2 shows on tv in the We Need Girlfriends episode "Goodbye Forever". | 2 | |
| Drawn Together | October 12, 2006 | A character referencing the Terminator appears in the Drawn Together episode "Wooldoor Sockbat's Giggle-Wiggle Funny Tickle Non-Traditional Progressive Multicultural Roundtable!" | 3 | |
| Xavier: Renegade Angel | November 11, 2007 | The ending to Terminator 2: Judgment Day is parodied in the Xavier: Renegade Angel episode "Chief Beef Loco". | 3 | |
| Painkiller Jane | December 2007 | Painkiller Jane fights The Terminator. | 1 | |
| The Big Bang Theory | March 24, 2008 | Terminator is referenced in many episodes of The Big Bang Theory. | 2 | |
| Castle Crashers | August 27, 2008 | When the cyclops is thrown into the lava in Castle Crashers it gives a thumbs up, a reference to the iconic scene from Terminator 2. | 3 | |
| Nirvanna The Band The Show | 2008 | Jay wears a Terminator 2 jacket in the Nirvana The Band The Show episode "The Basement". | 2 | |
| Robot Chicken | January 18, 2009 | Terminator is parodied in several Robot Chicken episodes. | 2 | |
| Angry Video Game Nerd | April 19, 2009 | The Angry Video Game Nerd reviews many Terminator games in the episodes "The Terminator" and "Terminator 2", and also briefly in the episode "Schwarzenegger Games". | 2 | |
| Street Fighter | May 2009 | The UDON comic Street Fighter II Turbo #6 features references to The Terminator. |
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| Dork Diaries | June 8, 2010 | The Terminator is mentioned in Party Time and Skating Sensation. | 2 | |
| Doraemon | June 26, 2009 | A cyborg based on the Terminator makes an appearance in the Doraemon episode "A Beautiful Girl that Nobita Loved". | 3 | |
| Pilot and Huxley | August 1, 2009 | Terminator is mentioned in Pilot & Huxley. | 2 | |
| MAD | October 4, 2010 | The Terminator is parodied in the MAD sketch "WALL·E·NATOR". | 2 | |
| Fight Klub | January 11, 2010 | The third Fight Klub set features cards based on Terminator 2, including character cards of The Terminator and T-1000 and a partner card of John Connor. | 1a | |
| El Chavo | January 21, 2010 | The El Chavo Animado episode "No te vayas Ñoño" references The Terminator. | 3 | |
| Bad Teacher | June 24, 2011 | Terminator is mentioned in Bad Teacher. | 2 | |
| Your Favorite Martian | July 27, 2011 | T-800 from The Terminator appears in Your Favorite Martian's "Robot Bar Fight" music video. | 2 | |
| Ready Player One | August 16, 2011 | The T-1000 from Terminator is mentioned in Ready Player One, while Skynet and Sarah Connor from Terminator are mentioned in Ready Player Two. | 2 | |
| Breaking Bad | September 11, 2011 | Terminator is mentioned in the Breaking Bad episode: "Bug". | 2 | |
| Dick Figures | October 20, 2011 | Red becomes the Terminator in the Dick Figures episode: "Terminate-Her". | 2 | |
| Adventure Time | November 7, 2011 | In the episode Beautopia, when Susan leaves the Fish People, she says "I'll be back" which is a quote by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Terminator movies. | 2 | |
| Homestuck | November 11, 2011 | Jake English has a poster of the T-800 from The Terminator, and a poster for Terminator: Salvation in Homestuck. | 2 | |
| American Dad | November 20, 2011 | Two terminator exoskeletons are displayed in the background in the American Dad episode "Virtual In Stanity". | 3 | |
| Final Fantasy | December 15, 2011 | Final Fantasy XIII-2 features a reference to Terminator 2. | 3 | |
| A Thousand Words | March 9, 2012 | A Terminator doll is shown in Thousand Words. | 2 | |
| Kengan Ashura | April 18, 2012 | Terminator is mentioned in the first chapter of Kengan Ashura. | 2 | |
| Persona | June 14, 2012 | In Persona 4 Golden one of the movies you can watch at the movie theater is a parody of Terminator 2. | 2.5 | |
| The Thick of It | September 29, 2012 | Terminator is mentioned in The Thick of It. | 2 | |
| PlayStation Home | October 31, 2012 | Furniture and cosmetics based on Terminator can be obtained in PlayStation Home. | 2 | |
| PlayStation All-Stars | November 8, 2012 | PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale features a Buzz! Question on what's not a Metal Gear. The answer is T-800 which is a reference to something in Terminator. | 3 | |
| Monica's Gang | February 2013 | T-800 appears in Clássicos do Cinema - Turma da Mônica #36. | 2 | |
| Broforce | April 2, 2013 | Brominator is based on The Terminator from The Terminator film series. | 3 | |
| Zombieland | April 19, 2013 | Sarah Conner and Kyle Reese from Terminator is mentioned in the Zombieland: The Series pilot. Zombies are also nicknamed "T-800" in Zombieland: Double Tap. | 2 | |
| The Internship | June 7, 2013 | Terminator is mentioned in The Internship. | 2 | |
| This Is the End | June 12, 2013 | Terminator 2 is mentioned in the This Is the End. | 2 | |
| Annoying Orange | July 19, 2013 | Arnold SchwarzenEGGer is a parody of Terminator and characters watch a trailer for Terminator Genisys in Trailer Trashed. | 2 | |
| Gumball | November 12, 2013 | The episode "The Internet" of The Amazing World of Gumball features a reference to The Terminator. | 3 | |
| Death Battle! | February 28, 2014 | The Terminator has been a subject for Death Battle! | 2 | |
| Yo-kai Watch | May 2, 2014 | Episode 16 of Yo-Kai Watch features a reference to The Terminator. | 3 | |
| The Ring | October 2014 | Sadako from Ringu haunts Cyberdyne in Terminator 2: 3-D during Universal Studios Japan's Halloween Horror Nights. | 1 | |
| Compare the Market | April 3, 2015 | Terminator Genisys is one of the films advertised for Compare the Market's "Meerkat Movies" campaign. | 2 | |
| Epic Rap Battles of History | June 22, 2015 | Terminator has been a rapper for Epic Rap Battles of History as part of a sponsored video. | 1 | |
| Armada | July 14, 2015 | The Terminator and Sarah Connor are mentioned in Armada. | 2 | |
| Wander Over Yonder | September 28, 2015 | The episode "The It" from Wander Over Yonder feature a reference to Terminator 2. | 3 | |
| WWE | October 27, 2015 | A wrestler called Arnold "The Terminator" Schwarzenegger is a playable character available as a pre-order exclusive in WWE 2K16. | 2 | |
| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | April 5, 2016 | Terminator is mentioned in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "Spacetime".; Enoch's line saying "Come with me if you want to continue to exist.", is a reference to Terminator in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "A Trout in the Milk". | 2 | |
| Yo Mama | May 3, 2016 | The T-800 appears in the Yo Mama short "YO MAMA SO UGLY! Terminator". | 2 | |
| Rom | November 2, 2016 | Terminator is mentioned in IDW’s Rom #4. | 2 | |
| Macbat 64 | March 17, 2017 | Macbat 64 features a references to Sarah Connor from Terminator. | 3 | |
| Rodeo Stampede | March 23, 2017 | The Termigator is a reference to The Terminator. | 3 | |
| Mosquito Season | September 1, 2017 | A poster for the Terminator can be seen in Mosquito Season. | 2 | |
| Oh...Sir! | September 22, 2017 | Groan from Oh..Sir! The Hollywood Roast is a parody of Conan the Barbarian and the Terminator. | 3 | |
| Hinamatsuri | April 6, 2018 | Terminator is mentioned in the Hinamatsuri episode "Arrival Of The Psychokinetic Girl". | 2 | |
| How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? | April 12, 2018 | Chapter 32 of How Heavy Are The Dumbbells You Lift features a parody of Terminator. | 2.5 | |
| Detroit Become Human | May 25, 2018 | If Connor dies in every possible way in Detroit: Become Human then the player gets the achievement "I'll be back". A reference to the iconic line from Terminator. | 3 | |
| Among Us | June 15, 2018 | When an imposter is thrown into the lava it gives a thumbs up, a reference to Terminator 2. | 3 | |
| Hitman (IO Interactive) | November 13, 2018 | In Hitman 2, an NPC mentions "The Terminator" in "The Finish Line" Mission. | 2 | |
| Deathgarden | 2019 | The Terminator is playable as a skin in Deathgarden: BLOODHARVEST. | 1 | |
| Doom Patrol | April 5, 2019 | Terminator is mentioned in the Doom Patrol episode "Danny Patrol". | 2 | |
| Under the Silver Lake | April 19, 2019 | A Terminator toy can be seen in Comic Man's room. | 2 | |
| Avengers (Marvel) | April 26, 2019 | Terminator is mentioned in Avengers: Endgame. | 2 | |
| The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | July 17, 2019 | Robots resembling terminators appear in the sixth issue of Tempest. | 3 | |
| Gears of War | September 10, 2019 | Gears 5 features a "Terminator: Dark Fate character pack". | 1 | |
| Mortal Kombat | October 8, 2019 | Kano from Mortal Kombat is partially based on the Terminator; Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks and Armageddon feature minor references to the Terminator series. The T-800 Terminator is a DLC character in the first Kombat Pack for Mortal Kombat 11. The T-1000 Terminator appears as a playable character in Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns as DLC. | 1 | |
| Pitch Meeting | November 2, 2019 | Pitch Meeting had an episode on Terminator: Dark Fate. | 2 | |
| Contra | November 8, 2019 | The Terminator and John Connor appear as playable characters in Contra: Returns. | 1 | |
| Five Nights at Freddy's | December 3, 2019 | The Chicanator in Freddy in Space 2 is a reference to the Terminator. | 3 | |
| Ghost Recon | January 29, 2020 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint features a Terminator event. | 1 | |
| Transformers | March 25, 2020 | Transformers vs. The Terminator is a crossover between the two series. | 1 | |
| Resident Evil | April 3, 2020 | A movie poster referencing Terminator appears in Resident Evil 3. | 3 | |
| Solar Opposites | May 8, 2020 | Terminator was mentioned in the Solar Opposites episode “The Quantum Ring”. | 2 | |
| Les Kassos | May 15, 2020 | The Terminator is parodied in Les Kassos. | 3 | |
| Helltaker | October 26, 2020 | The Helltaker appears dressed as the T-800 from The Terminator in the Helltaker comic strip "Corruption of the Mortal Realm". | 2 | |
| Fortnite | January 21, 2021 | The T-800 and Sarah Connor from Terminator appear in Fortnite. | 1 | |
| Nostalgia Critic | March 3, 2021 | The Nostalgia Critic has reviewed The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Terminator Salvation, Terminator Genisys, and Terminator: Dark Fate. | 2 | |
| Family Guy | March 7, 2021 | The Family Guy episode "PeTerminator" is a big reference to the Terminator franchise. | 3 | |
| Kate (Netflix) | September 10, 2021 | Ani mentions Terminator in the Netflix film Kate. | 2 | |
| My Little Pony | September 24, 2021 | "Judgement Neigh", a parody of Terminator is shown in a cinema in My Little Pony: A New Generation. | 2.5 | |
| What If...? (Marvel) | September 29, 2021 | Skynet from Terminator is mentioned in the What If...? episode: "What If... Ultron Won?" | 2 | |
| Call of Duty | August 1, 2022 | The Terminator appears in Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Warzone as part of a crossover event with Terminator. | 1 | |
| Sakamoto Days | October 3, 2022 | Etsuko mentions Terminator 2 in Chapter 89 of Sakamoto Days. | 2 | |
| World of (Wargaming) | January 12, 2023 | The T-800, Sarah Connor, John Connor, and the T-1000 from Terminator appear in World of Tanks, along with a tank based on the movie. | 1 | |
| Manta Manta | March 30, 2023 | Terminator is mentioned by one of the characters in Manta Manta – Zwoter Teil. | 2 | |
| The Flash | June 16, 2023 | The Terminator is mentioned in The Flash. | 2 | |
| Totally Killer | October 6, 2023 | A VHS copy of The Terminator is shown in Totally Killer. | 2 | |
| State of Survival | August 12, 2025 | Characters from The Terminator appear in a special collab with State of Survival. | 1 | |
| Mewgenics | February 10, 2026 | The C-800 and C-1000 bosses from Mewgenics are references to T-800 and T-1000 from The Terminator. | 3 |
Links to Non-Series Media
| Direction | Series | Date | Description | Type
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure | October 23, 1992 | The T-800 and T-1000 appear in Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure. | 3 | |
| Cleatus the Football Robot (Mascot) | February 3, 2008 | Cleatus the Football Robot fights the T-800 in a Super Bowl commercial advertising Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. | 1 | |
| Xbox Avatar (Mascot) | August 21, 2012 | The T-800 Endoskeleton appears as a pet for your Xbox Avatar. Costumes and props based on Terminator were available to put on your Xbox Avatar. | 1 | |
| Dax the Duck (Mascot) | 2025 | Dax the Duck dresses up as the Terminator when searching him in DuckDuckGo. | 2 |