Could Reese know he was John's father?
I wonder if Reese could know, or at least strongly suspect he was John's father.
By a quick calculation, after making love with Sarah, and if he knows John's age, he probably died being aware of this truth.
It might be pure speculation or maybe I missed subtle hints in the movie. But is there canon source that could confirm this?
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He may very well have suspected this truth, but couldn't have known for sure. Unless maybe John told him so before he went back in time, of course. I don't remember if there's any canon one way or another on that particular point, and I haven't been keeping up with the more recent movies in the franchise.
The events of the first Terminator movie take place over the course of a few days, at most. Sarah herself didn't even know she was pregnant until it was all over. For all Reese knew, Sarah could already have been pregnant before he arrived (and not yet aware of it), or she could have become pregnant by another man later (after his death, once he knew that was coming.) So, even knowing John's age in the future is not conclusive proof that he was the father.
Even knowing John's exact birth date wouldn't be enough to deduce this information conclusively, since the human gestation cycle is not 100% predictable and every woman's pregnancy is unique. A baby is considered to be "full term" (ie: not premature) if it is born after 37 weeks, but it could be as many as 40 - 42 weeks before medical professionals decide to induce labour artificially (depending on a variety of factors.) There's basically a whole month of potential wiggle room there.
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Did John know Reese was his father?
Apparently John never told anyone about Kyle Reese's identity as his father, not even Kyle himself. All he did was give Kyle a picture of Sarah and left him to figure it out.Who is the real father of John Connor?
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A man named Kyle Reese arrives in 1984 from the future. He tells a waitress named Sarah Connor that in 1997, Skynet, a sentient computer, will turn against the humans who created it and begin a nuclear holocaust.How does Kyle Reese come back?
In one timeline, Sarah Connor gives birth to John Connor. John grows up, meets Kyle Reese, and sends him back in time. By sending him back in time, that creates a second, parallel timeline. In that timeline, Kyle Reese is a grown man when John sends him back, and is still a grown man in 1984.The Terminator 1984 'That Terminator is out there' HD Clip 11 23
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