In 2003, Dr. Serena Kogan (
Helena Bonham Carter) of
Cyberdyne Systems convinces
death row inmate Marcus Wright (
Sam Worthington) to sign his body over for medical research following his execution by
lethal injection. One year later, the
Skynetsystem is activated, perceives humans as a threat to its own existence,
and eradicates much of humanity in the event known as Judgment Day (see
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines). In 2018,
John Connor (
Christian Bale) leads an attack by the
Resistance on a Skynet base. John discovers human prisoners and the plans for the development of a new type of
Terminator incorporating living tissue, but is the only apparent survivor of the attack after the base is destroyed in a
nuclear explosion. However, Marcus emerges from the wreckage of the base and proceeds on foot to
Los Angeles.
John returns to the Resistance headquarters on board a
nuclear submarine and tells General Ashdown (
Michael Ironside)
of his discovery. The Resistance has discovered a radio frequency
capable of shutting down Skynet machines. They plan to launch an
offensive against the Skynet base in
San Franciscoin four days, in response to an intercepted "kill list" indicating that
Skynet plans to kill the Resistance's command staff in four days' time.
John learns that his own name is second on the list, following
Kyle Reese.
The Resistance leaders are unaware of Kyle's importance to Skynet, but
John knows that it is because Kyle will later become his father (see
The Terminator). John meets with his officer Barnes (
Common) and wife
Kate (
Bryce Dallas Howard) and sends radio broadcasts to Resistance members and surviving civilians around the world.
Arriving in the ruins of Los Angeles, Marcus is saved from a T-600 Terminator by Kyle Reese (
Anton Yelchin) and his mute companion Star (
Jadagrace Berry).
Kyle relates to Marcus the events of Judgment Day and the ensuing war
between humans and machines. Hearing John's radio broadcast, the three
leave Los Angeles in search of the Resistance. They survive an attack
by machines, but Kyle, Star, and several other humans are taken
prisoner, while a pair of Resistance
A-10s are shot down. Marcus locates downed pilot Blair Williams (
Moon Bloodgood) and they make their way to John's base, but Marcus is wounded by a
land mine. Attempting to save his life, the Resistance fighters discover that he is in fact a
cyborg with human organs, a mechanical
endoskeleton,
circuitry, and a partially artificial
cerebral cortex.
Marcus believes himself to be human, demanding to be released so that
he can save Kyle from Skynet, but John orders his destruction. However,
Blair releases him and helps him to escape from the base. During the
resulting pursuit Marcus saves John's life from Skynet hydrobots, and
the two form an alliance—Marcus will enter Skynet's headquarters and
attempt to disable its defenses so that John can rescue Kyle.
John demands that Ashdown delay the attack so that he can rescue
Kyle and the other prisoners, but Ashdown refuses and relieves John of
his command. However, John's soldiers remain loyal to him and he sends
a radio broadcast asking the other Resistance fighters not to attack
Skynet. Meanwhile, Marcus enters the Skynet base and interfaces with
the computer, disabling the perimeter defenses and allowing John to
infiltrate the cell block and release the human prisoners. The
Resistance's disabling signal is revealed to be a ruse, and the command
submarine with the resistance leaders aboard is destroyed by a
Hunter-Killer.
Marcus discovers that he was created by Skynet and has unwittingly
fulfilled his programmed mission to lure John into the base to be
killed. He tears out the hardware linking him to Skynet and leaves to
assist John in battling a T-800 Model 101 Terminator. John is mortally
wounded during the fight, but succeeds in destroying the Skynet base by
rigging several Terminator nuclear power cells to an explosive,
detonating them as he, Marcus, Kyle, and Star are airlifted out. Kate
attempts to save John's life, but his heart is too damaged. Marcus
offers his heart for
transplant,
sacrificing himself to save John. Recovering, John radios to the other
Resistance fighters that though this battle has been won, the war is
far from over.
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