In the video game Terminator 3: War of the Machines, the weapon is referred to as the Plasma Rifle with Grenade Launcher.The weapon Phased-plasma pulse rifle is referenced in the film Aliens by Private Hudson, played by Bill Paxton. Terminator 2: Judgment Day is a 1991 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, who co-wrote the script with William Wisher.Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, and Edward Furlong, it is the sequel to The Terminator (1984) and is the second installment in the Terminator franchise.40 watts of power would take over a minute to boil a single gram of water from room temperature, whereas a directed energy weapon intended for anti-personnel purposes would need to impart thousands of times that power to its target.

Note that in most of the timelines, the power of the weapon is labelled 40- watt, which represents very low power. In the novel T2: The Future War, the weapon has a trademark on the side, ' Cyberdyne Systems Phased Plasma Rifle, 40MGWT Range'.Additionally, there is an M-25 Plasma Pulse Rifle in the novel Terminator Hunt. It is possibly the two are different weapons, or the weapon was redesigned during the production of the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day. However, Kyle's weapon can be attached with a CRT scope, while the T-800's rifle is not seen with one yet. In the novelization of The Terminator by Randall Frakes, the M-25 is referred to as Kyle Reese's Pulse Rifle during the Future War, while the Terminator's weapon is called a Phased plasma pulse laser.The TerminatorĪfter taking young John Connor to the Future War, the T-800 Infiltrator acquired an M-25 from a T-800 Endoskeleton after it decapitated the Endoskeleton with the wreckage of a Mini Hunter. Unaware that the weapon had not been invented, the Terminator went to a gun shop in 1984 Los Angeles and requested a phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range. Resistance soldiers also used captured M-25s to fight against the Machines. 6.4 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chroniclesĭuring the Future War, most of the T-800 Endoskeletons, main infantry force of Skynet, carried two M-25 Phased Plasma Rifles during battles.

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