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| | | | Character back story: A cybernetic organism sent back from a post-apocalyptic future, the Terminator is a killing machine initially programmed to murder the mother of John Connor, the savior of mankind. | | Inspiration for character: The works of Phillip K. Dick, a fever dream suffered by James Cameron, automated security cameras. | | Age/Occupation: Indeterminate/Cyborg Assassin | | Personality type: Stoic. | | Signature look: Black leather jacket, leather pants, leather boots, crew cut, black sunglasses. Typically totes a pump-action shotgun. | | Resides: Los Angeles, primarily. | | Character connections: Initial unit programmed to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) and successfully terminated soldier Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn); a later unit would be programmed to protect John Connor as a boy (Edward Furlong), and still another one would protect Connor as a young man (Nick Stahl) as well as his future wife Kate Brewster (Claire Danes). | | Fun facts/trivia: In all three Terminator films, the Terminator's definition of "being back" means entering a building by driving a vehicle through it: In "The Terminator", he drives a car into a police station after saying, "I'll be back." In "Terminator 2", he drives a SWAT van into the Cyberdyne Building after saying, "I'll be back." In "Terminator 3", he flies a helicopter into an airplane hangar, steps out and proclaims, "I'm back!" | | | Character Quotes & Catchphrases | - I'll be back.
- Hasta la vista, baby.
- Get out.
- Sarah Connor?
- I swear I will not kill anyone.
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Character name: Conan the Barbarian
Appears in: Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Destroyer
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Award(s): | | Character back story: The last of the Cimmerians taken into slavery when a boy and forced to fight in gladiatorial battles, finaly set free he travels back to the west to seek revenge for his people against Thulsa Doom a demi God sorceror. | | Inspiration for character: Ron E Howard created the character of Conan The Barbarian | | Age/Occupation: Early twenties, warrior/Barbarian | | Personality type: Mean | | Signature look: Long flowing hair, Loin cloth, bulging muscles Broad sword also acts like he's dumb | | Resides: Aqualonia mostly when not off on high adventures | | Character connections: Conan travels the Hyborian age kingdoms with Subotai and Valeria and also encounter Akira who is a powerful sorceror | | Fun facts/trivia: | | | Character Quotes & Catchphrases | - To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women.
- Crom, I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it. No one, not even you, will remember if we were good men or bad. Why we fought, or why we died. All that matters is that two stood against many. That's what's important! Valor pleases you, Crom... so grant me one request. Grant me revenge! And if you do not listen, then to HELL with you!
- Which god do you pray to?
- The Riddle of Steel.
- You Killed my father, you killed my mother, you killed my PEOPLE, you took my father's sword!
- I pray to Crom, and when I die I will be taken before him and he will ask me what is the riddle of steel? and if I don't know it he will cast me out of Valhalla and laugh at me, that is Crom strong in his mountain...
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Character name: Dutch
Appears in : Predator
Date(s): 1987
Award(s): | | Character back story: Leader of a group of mercenaries sent to investigate the dissapeareance of a team of American soldiers in a south American jungle on to encounter something else that is out of this world and the hunters become the hunted and fight for their very survival.. | | Inspiration for character: | | Age/Occupation: Unknown / Soldier for hire | | Personality type: Dangerous | | Signature look: Crew cut hair style and smokes cigars a lot. | | Resides: Unknown | | Character connections: Dillon, and his team of soldiers which include Blaine, Billy, Ma, Hawkins and Poncho. They encounter Anna along the way.... | | Fun facts/trivia: Did you know that Jean Claude Van Damme played the alien to begin with, but quit after only two days due to him being uncredited in the role. | | | Character Quotes & Catchphrases | - If it bleeds we can kill it.
- Dillon, what's this fucking tie business?
- Your one ugly motherfucker
- Anna, this thing is hunting us. All of us. You know that?
- He's using the trees.
- He didn't disappear. He was skinned alive!
- We're a rescue team. Not assassins.
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