Does the T-1000 know that the "big guy on a bike" is a T-800 before he meets him?
In the movie Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991), after the terminators had arrived from the future to 1995, they are both trying to acquire John Connor.
The T-1000 arrives at John Connor's address and interrogates his foster parents:
Janelle: There was a guy here this morning looking for him too.
Todd: Yeah, a big guy on a bike, has that got something to do with this?
T-1000: No. I wouldn't worry about him.
At this point, is there any evidence that the T-1000 knows that this "big guy" is a T-800, or is he just confident he can handle anyone else aiming to acquire John?
Best Answer
Yes
The script confirms that, at the very least, the T-1000 (in the script as "Officer X") has a very good idea as to who the previous visitor was...
JANELLE There was a guy here this morning asking about him, too. TODD Yeah, big guy. On a bike. Has that got something to do with it? Officer X registers the significance of that. He realizes who the big guy must be. He smiles. Reassuringly shakes his head no.
It seems implicit from this that the T-1000 was fully aware of the previous Terminator.
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Did the T-1000 know about the T-800?
The T-1000 didn't know it was a Terminator. He emptied the gun clip at him on first encounter. If he already knew, then he'd knew the T-800 was bulletproof and wouldn't bother firing. And no he was shooting for the Terminator as he shielded John, not directly at John.Is T-1000 stronger than the T-800?
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Answer 2
There's nothing that can prove that, it's never shown to us in the movie. Although:
He could have figured out: "If I'm here and the resistance sent someone too, this time it might be a captured T-800 adapted to protect John Connor".
The script shows that during the interview with Connor's foster parents "He (the T-1000) realizes who the big guy must be." Perhaps he just realized that it was Connor's protector, another human sent from the future, he might still not be aware the resistance had a T-800 on their side.
Answer 3
The T-1000 didn't know it was a Terminator. He emptied the gun clip at him on first encounter. If he already knew, then he'd knew the T-800 was bulletproof and wouldn't bother firing. And no he was shooting for the Terminator as he shielded John, not directly at John. If the T-1000 knew it was a Terminator, he wouldn't have emptied his bullets in vain at a bodyshielding T-800 in order to score a hit at Connor. That would be inefficient for a programming of a killing machine.
Answer 4
Simply put: NO.
T-1000: Could I speak with him, please?
Stepdad: You could if he were here. Took off on his bike this morning, so he could be anywhere.
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Stepmom: There was a guy here this morning looking for him too.
Stepdad: yeah, a big guy on a bike. Does that got something to do with this?
John Connor left on his bike. Someone else was looking for him, a big guy on a bike. Now, to me, that says nothing about a T-800. Coulda been some bully, or co-conspirator, or playmate they weren't even aware of. They were both on "bikes", how could anyone/anything summize who the "big guy on a bike" is?
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