TheTerminatormovie franchisehas never topped the critical or commercial success of James Cameron’s first two entries.

Of course, the sequel was way too successful to simply let the franchise die.

Pretty much every entry has utilized this plot, includingTerminator Zero.

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Linda Hamilton reprised her role as Sarah Connor inTerminator Salvationvia a series of tapes Sarah recorded for John.

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Christian Bale’s John Connor from Salvation with an assault rifle with a T-800 Terminator from Terminator Zero

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Terminator Salvation Sam Worthington

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Terminator Salvation’s Christian Bale in close up and a terminator skeleton

Arnold as the T-800, Tim Olyphant’s Terminator from Netflix’s Terminator Zero and Robert Patrick’s T-1000

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