T2: Infiltrator

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T2: Infiltrator (2001) is the first official continuation novel of the Terminator franchise, written by S. M. Stirling. It is followed by T2: Rising Storm (2003), and T2: Future War (2004).

Contents 1 Plot 2 I-950 3 Influence on Terminator 3 and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 4 Characters

[edit] Plot

A few years after the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Sarah Connor and her 16-year-old son John live under the name Krieger near a small town in Paraguay, believing they've destroyed Cyberdyne and prevented the creation of Skynet. Then, Dieter von Rossbach, a former Austrian counterterrorism operative and model for the Terminator, moves into the neighboring home. He is drawn to the Connors, and after Sarah tells him about the future war, they are attacked by one of them, a new I-950 Infiltrator. Realizing that Judgment Day was not averted, they attempt once again to stop Skynet's creation.

[edit] I-950

Unlike the T series Terminators, the I series are not factory built machines. Skynet decided that the best way for one of its terminators to act human was to start out with a human and add technological enhancements where necessary. The I-950 starts out as a baby with a neural net processor attached to its brain, providing an uplink to Skynet. To condition it physically, it is coaxed with holographic toys to crawl until it is exhausted. After four years, it is given an injection that rapidly ages it to maturity to finish its training. In an effort to blend in better with humans, the I-950 is allowed to feel emotions, but the range is limited by one of its cybernetic implants. Because it is far more human than machine, dogs are not alerted to its presence, and the infiltrator can go undetected for extremely long periods of time inside a resistance base.

[edit] Influence on Terminator 3 and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

While the timeline of this book does not fit the Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines film, several ideas from it were used, including the human template for the Model 101, a female Terminator, and the postponement of the inevitable Judgment Day. The television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles also features a female terminator, Cameron Phillips.

[edit] Characters

• Sarah Connor - Sarah is now living under the assumed name Suzanne Kreiger in Paraguay, hiding from the US government with her son John.
• John Connor - John is now 16, attending school and attempting to lead a normal life, after his destiny is apparently re-written when Skynet was last defeated.
• Dieter von Rossbach - An Austrian ex-counterterrorism operative, and the eventual model for the appearance of the T-800 Model 101 series of Terminators, who joins the Connors on their quest to destroy Skynet once and for all.
• Serena - The I-950 Infiltrator unit sent back to the present to destroy the Connors and secure the birth of Skynet.

v • d • e The Terminator series Films The Terminator  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day  • Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines  • Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins Other media T2 3-D: Battle Across Time  • Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles  • Books  • Comics  • Games Characters "The Terminator" • Sarah Connor • John Connor • Kyle Reese • Cameron Phillips • Miles Dyson • Kate Brewster • Dr. Peter Silberman • James Ellison Terminators T-1 • T-70 • T-800 • T-888 • T-1000 • T-1000000 • T-X • Cameron Phillips • I-950 Locations Los Angeles • Skynet • Cyberdyne Systems • Crystal Peak • Tech-Com Cast Arnold Schwarzenegger • Linda Hamilton • Michael Biehn • Edward Furlong • Robert Patrick • Nick Stahl • Claire Danes • Kristanna Loken • Earl Boen • Lena Headey • Thomas Dekker • Summer Glau • Christian Bale • Richard T. Jones • Brian Austin Green • Bryce Dallas Howard Crew James Cameron • Jonathan Mostow • Mario Kassar • Andrew G. Vajna • Stan Winston • McG Miscellaneous I'll be back • Terminator argument

v • d • e Works by S.M. Stirling The Lords of Creation series The Sky People • In the Courts of the Crimson Kings Nantucket series Island in the Sea of Time • Against the Tide of Years • On the Oceans of Eternity The Emberverse series Dies the Fire • The Protector's War • A Meeting at Corvallis • The Sunrise Lands • The Scourge of God • The Sword of the Lady • The High King of Montival • The Blood of the Sun • The Given Sacrifice  Fifth Millennium series Snowbrother • The Sharpest Edge • The Cage • Shadow's Son • Saber and Shadow • Shadow's Daughter • Lion's Heart • Lion's Soul  The Domination series Marching Through Georgia • Under the Yoke • The Stone Dogs • Drakon • The Domination • Drakas!  The General series The Forge • The Hammer • The Anvil • The Steel • The Sword • The Chosen • The Reformer  Falkenburg's Legion series Go Tell the Spartans • Prince of Sparta  Other novels The Children's Hour • Blood Feuds • The City who Fought • Blood Vengeance • The Ship Avenged • Jimmy the Hand • The Rising • The Privateer • The Independent Command • T2: Infiltrator • T2: Rising Storm • T2: The Future War • The Rose Sea • The Peshawar Lancers • Conquistador