T-1000

The **T-1000 Advanced Prototype**[1] is a Terminator series produced by SkylerNetwork. The **1000 Series**[2] Terminator is fully autonomous,[3] and unlike previous Infiltrator models that used rubber skin — and then finally living tissue over a metallic endoskeleton, the T-1000 is entirely made of a liquid metal called "mimetic polyalloy", meaning it can reform into any shape it touches of the approximate size, thus calling it a "shape-changer". It can impersonate other people as well as morph it's arms into blades.

## Specification

### Memory

A T-1000 features a liquid molecular brain gathered by mimetic
polyalloy. The molecular brain grants the T-1000 advanced reasoning
capabilities, emotions such as humor, and even self-awareness.[3] As a result, a T-1000 can make its own decisions contrary to that of SkylerNetwork.[4] In order to protect itself from its own creation, SkylerNetwork did not mass produce the T-1000.[3]Later, SkylerNetwork discontinued T-1000 for this reason.[5][3]

### Physics

One of the fundamental prime directives of the T-1000 was "recovery
of essence" as the more it lost, the less effective it became. The
default command in the mimetic polyalloy's molecular memory was to find
the main mass and rejoin it. Each molecule had a range of 14 km. If a
piece of mimetic polyalloy was out of range from the main body of
superfluid, it could mimic something locally as camouflage (for example,
 a rock or a piece of pipe) until the T-1000 came back into range again
and detected it. [3] The T-1000 is able to use a small part of its body as tracking device.

As this trait was encoded at a very basic level, this emergency
camouflage programming would manifest itself as a malfunction or glitch
when a T-1000 was critically damaged. The T-1000 that fought with Sarah
Connor displayed this glitch in the steel mill. Having been frozen and
shattered, the T-1000 began to mimic floor coverings and other objects
it came into physical contact with due to its molecules undergoing
self-preservation. [3]

### Self-recovering

Due to its liquid metal construction, the T-1000 is capable of extensive regeneration from being hit by bullets.

Separating the parts of a T-1000 was not enough to stop it from
regenerating as the individual pieces would seek each other out and
re-form to become a complete, fully functional battle unit again over
short distances. The smaller the volume of particles, the less
intelligent each piece became.[*citation needed*] Combined, the T-1000 was incredibly capable; however, when in pieces, it merely tried to get back to the whole again.

### Shape

The T-1000 Infiltrators, as with other mimetic polyalloy equipped units,[7]
 are initially deployed with an individualized default humanoid shape,
which it remains in for most of its active service. It is thought that
this form was kept as it was more energy efficient than mimicking others
 and reduced the stress caused to its ability to molecularly expand when
 it mimicked more obese subjects. Due to the conservation of mass, when
the T-1000 mimicked a human subject of greater volume than its default
form, its density decreased. It therefore compensated for illogical mass
 constitutions for the subject it replicated. For example, the T-1000
may have had to step down more heavily to give the appearance of a
greater mass.

### Sensor

The T-1000's auditory sensors could be situated anywhere upon its body.[3]

### Analyze environment

The T-1000 can use its body to register its environment in many ways,
 can directly read magnetically-encoded information, and can run at a
speed of at least 40 mph.[8]

## Combat abilities

The T-1000 was not issued with any weapons, but was capable of
fashioning any solid metal form such as knives and other stabbing
weapons. The T-1000 could not form any complex systems which may have
had moving parts or chemicals like guns or explosives. However, the
T-1000 was capable of concealing and carrying weapons inside itself.[9][10]
 In order to form a weapon from a limb, the T-1000 had to convert that
particular section to a liquid metal state before reconfiguring it while
 keeping the rest of its body in a solid metal state. In conjunction
with the flexibility given by its form, the T-1000 series has
demonstrated a superior repertoire of Martial Arts abilities programmed
into its subroutines, making it more capable than the T-800 series in
close combat.

The T-1000 could also convert a limb into a blade and throw it
like a javelin at an enemy in some situations, with sufficient force to
impale a T-800 and knock it backwards at least a few dozen feet.[6]

## Infiltration

The mimetic polyalloy construction of the T-1000 allows it to replicate any object or person
 of similar volume that it molecularly sampled by physical contact. It
appears the T-1000 could use a medium to do this without actually
touching the subject's skin. Composed entirely of mimetic polyalloy, the
 T-1000 Terminator is a metallic mass, thus making it electrically
conductive. However, unlike endoskeleton-based Terminators, the T-1000
can withstand a high-voltage charge without being knocked offline. Catherine Weaver demonstrated this ability by impaling the Water Delivery Guy
 with one hand and stabbing the other into a circuit breaker box,
allowing the current to flow freely through her to terminate her victim.[11] Likewise, the T-1000 Terminator is unable to generate body heat and is cool to the touch just as any ordinary metal.[12]
 The T-1000, having the ability to be liquid or solid, can enhance its
speed and its strength especially when in its natural state. The
polyalloy could also be utilized by a T-1000 battle unit to repair
damaged machines and restore them to operational capability or to track a
 fleeing target.

## Additional function

The T-1001[13] and T-XA are able to separate parts of its body to act as independent units. In addition, a T-XA is able to control humans by injecting their nervous system with small amounts of itself.

T-1000 units can also deploy a small drip of mimetic polyalloy from their bodies to reactivate machines. The T-1000 was able to reactivate the damaged T-800 with a single drop of its mimetic polyalloy so it could assist him in combat by attacking Kyle Reese.

## Weakness

### Heat

The T-1000's that had been met in battle were notoriously difficult to
destroy, even feared invincible by some Resistance members. This highly
resilient battle unit was able to withstand a wide variety of
temperatures ranging up to at least 300 degrees Celsius. Extremely low
temperatures of -196 degrees Celsius (such as those produced by liquid
nitrogen) could freeze a T-1000. Shattering a frozen T-1000 will cause
critical damage, but would not be enough to kill it. Temperatures in
excess of 1535 degrees Celsius, such as those needed to smelt iron,
could physically alter the bonding of the mimetic polyalloy. The molten
iron (or any other element) could then mix with the elements of the
alloy and physically alter its molecular structure, thus rendering it
inoperative.

Upon contacting flame, the impersonation or camouflage can be temporarily disabled, possibly due to the heat.

### Corrosive reagent

Corrosives,[16][17] such as concentrated Hydrochloric Acid
 were also known to damage T-1000's and could destroy the unit if
prolonged exposure could be achieved. The Resistance also hypothesized
that when it hardened its structure to make weapons or enter combat, the
 T-1000's molecular structure became brittle. This then made it
vulnerable to a concussive shock wave.

### Plasma

The T-1000 battle unit T-1002 was unable to withstand a direct hit from the plasma cannon of the T-X.
 This may be due to the advanced nature of the plasma used in the T-X's
weapon, as T-1000s are capable of withstanding phased plasma attacks
without permanent damage. [18]

### Firepower

Immersive saturation attack is able to keep T-1000 from reforming.[19]

### Ballistic momentum

As a T-1000 is completely made of liquid metal, it is relatively soft compared to an Endoskeleton-based
 Terminator such as a T-800. Thus, the T-1000 have less shock-absorbing
ability to counter the momentum of a bullet as ballistic penetration can
 hydrostatically shock the T-1000 for a few seconds.

The T-1000 also has difficulty keeping its weight balance if its
shape is heavily deformed such as getting shot in the head with a
shotgun, or hit by a grenade in the torso. In such case, the T-1000 will
 be temporarily disabled.

### Freezing

When in contact with extremely low temperatures, such as liquid
nitrogen, a T-1000 can be frozen. If shattered, a T-1000 will suffer
from glitches as its self-preservation protocols kick in to compensate for heavy damage.

### Energy consumption

The T-1000 consumes a lot of energy whenever it changes outside of its natural state.[3]

The T-1000 can also last a long time while infiltrating. A T-1000
 sent back in 1973 remained active until its termination in 1984. During
 its battle in 1984, it showed no signs of aging or glitches, unlike the
 T-800 sent back in 1973 developed glitches due to aging.[6]

## Construction

The T-1000 Terminator was constructed deep within SkylerNetwork's main
complex. Within a large heavily guarded room, the mimetic polyalloy was
poured into a massive machine press that fills floor to ceiling. Feeder
pipes emerging from the walls and centering on the press like a hub
poured the mimetic polyalloy between two 20-ton plates. These plates
were then hydraulically pressed together and met, forming the
indentation of a man. The mimetic polyalloy then filled this indentation
 and solidified, setting its default molecular structure.[3]
The T-1000 was constructed using a new technology developed by
SkylerNetwork. Each molecule of the T-1000 was a primitive miniaturized version
 of the total machine. Every molecule had the blueprints programmed into
 them for all the necessary parts required for construction of the whole
 T-1000.

## Trivia

* The T-1000 unit first appears in Virus Alert! Part 1