the T-1, first ever Terminator, is a state-of-the-art machine in T3
Despite the name, I prefer to think of those as the first Hunter-Killers. What the "T" stands for in that case is unknown; perhaps Tank-series 1. I think the Terminator line would start with 100, kinda like the way Ford has the F series: (quoted from Wiki)
The F-Series was redesigned for 1953 with a more integrated look. The pickups also acquired their now familiar names: The F-1 now became the F-100, the F-2 now became the F-250, and the F-3 now became the 1 ton F-350.
Where I would be vague on it is exactly how and to what extent he would come to participate in the project or indeed who he'd be dealing with - cyberdyne according to T1-verse or CRS according to T3-verse. I'm also vague on how you get the living tissue aspect
I'm not sure I would actually appreciate the connection between the two franchises if they really did it, but for the sake of discussion:
I imagine that his involvement comes after Cyberdyne already has military contracts, and perhaps after they are given access to the alien technology research, with which Dutch may certainly be involved. One of Cyberdyne's development team members sees big 'ol Dutch and imagines the secret Endoskeleton project hiding inside him.
As far as cloning the flesh, the innevitable 800 series may be something they would want to do down the road, but are unable to accomplish before the War. Skynet itself develops this ability much later as needed when the 600 series, pioneered by Cyberdyne with Dutch's help, fails to be a successful enough infiltrator toward the end of the war. Remember, according to Kyle, the "Terminators (800s) are the newest, the worst."
Again, T3's CRS doesn't factor in because the original timeline followed T1 exclusively.
Also considering that Predator 2 takes place in 1997, the original year of Judgment day, one would have to assume that chronologically it would go after the events of T2 where judgment day got put back. Thats if you want to think about the Predator and Terminator verses co-existing.
We know it's Summer in P2, so maybe it happens first since the War starts at the end of August.
In regards to the healing nature of the skin. Its a 10 year difference between the first attack and second but that doesn't equal 10 year difference in the future time. Skynet could of possibly had a 15-20 year lapse and improved the skin.
Never suggested a direct 10yr correlation, so you're right.
I always imagined that the Resistance had put the skin on their T-800 anyway. Either they got an Endo off the assembly line in the factory and fleshed it since I don't imagine Skynet would flesh them until they were about to be deployed, or the Resistance took one down in combat. In the later case, it was either an Endo foot soldier as seen in T2, or it was an infiltrator, and the existing skin would certainly have been damaged and need replacing. At this point, we don't know how long that T-800 was with them before they sent it through. And again, there could be customizing options built in to each model.
Doesn't matter. Steven Hawkins said time travel is only possible from the present to the future, not the past. Further demonstrated through the theory of acceleration. So every Terminator movie is now flawed and impossible.
I'm going to avoid this argument on un-provable theories and just say that if you were to go back in time to change something it would have already happened. That's what was great about T1. Because Skynet tried to change the past, it ended up creating the events that destroyed Skynet. By trying to keep John from being born, Skynet created the means by which John existed at all to become the great leader with the knowlegde to defeat Skynet. It's a brilliant story.
Greatest failure imo:
T1 (that being your bible´s right) established that the eletric field caused by the human flesh is needed to successfully transport a Terminator to it´s destination and because it´s only fanfic that the T-1000 was covered in skin makes the transport of the T-1000 a complete failure cause he´s 100% metal, or more technologically acurate for the time: nanotechnology.
Playing devil's advocate for a second, I have rationalized this issue by allowing the possibility that Skynet was eventually able to mimic the energy field of living tissue which may be the same energy that the 1000 uses to maintain shapes. But as you argued, this issue was one major reason I never truly accepted T2 as a great sequel story-wise.
And you guys are seriously considering a Termrinator/Predator Crossover where Dutch is the actual human counterpart where Skynet took the Skin for the 101?
It's somewhat plausible, but I'm not sure it would be the best thing to do. It's fun to ponder though.
Rather than the metalpolyalocrap the T-1000's made from being alien tech, it's perfectly believable to say it's a core surrounded with nanotech that can replicate/digitally clone DNA to mimic the appearance of a person/object. As for Dutch being the model of the T-800, that's even a bit too fanboy for my tastes and really, unnecessary. I'm certain that if/when the two T:S sequels are shot, we'll learn how and why the Arnie likeness came into being.
