- Character Overview
- Rev-9 is the main antagonist in Terminator: Dark Fate, portrayed by Gabriel Luna
- Developed by Legion, an AI designed for cyber warfare in future timeline
- Sent from 2042 to 2020 to terminate Dani Ramos, future human leader
- Technical Capabilities
- Can split into two autonomous units with liquid metal exterior and endoskeleton
- Possesses shapeshifting abilities and can adapt to human emotions
- Can connect to servers and control other machines
- Composed of carbon-based alloy, making it lighter and stronger than previous Terminators
- Story Development
- Initially infiltrates Dani's home, killing her father and disguising as him
- Faces Grace, a cybernetically enhanced human soldier from 2042
- Pursues Dani and Grace, nearly killing them but being stopped by Sarah Connor
- Disguises as Border Patrol officer to capture Dani and her allies
- Final battle ends with Dani using Grace's power source to destroy both Terminators
- Character Development
- Luna's portrayal inspired by Ted Bundy and Tom Cruise's assassin character
- Character shows deeper personality than Arnold Schwarzenegger's T-800
- Luna's frustration with Dani's failures becomes his main weakness
- Final scenes were cut from film to develop character's personality