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[[caption-width-right:350:From James Cameron's nightmares to--[[DejaVu wait a minute...]]]]

Creator/JamesCameron once [[BasedOnADream had a nightmare]] about a [[MechanicalMonster metallic creature]] [[OutOfTheInferno coming out of a fire]]. [[{{Franchise/Terminator}} Said creature]] now [[NightmareFuel terrifies many people worldwide]].
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!!Works in this franchise with their own pages:
[[index]]
* ''NightmareFuel/TheTerminator''
* ''NightmareFuel/Terminator2JudgmentDay''
* ''NightmareFuel/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines''
* ''NightmareFuel/TerminatorSalvation''
* ''NightmareFuel/TerminatorGenisys''
* ''NightmareFuel/TerminatorDarkFate''
* ''NightmareFuel/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles''
[[/index]]

!!General:
* ''Any'' time a T-800 has its endoskeleton exposed, particularly [[GlowingMechanicalEyes those]] '''''eyes'''''. It's not the image on the main NightmareFuel page for nothing!
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