| Cameron | |
|---|---|
| Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles character | |
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Cameron-scc-s2-promo.jpg) Summer Glau as Cameron | |
| First appearance | "Pilot" (2008) |
| Last appearance | "Born to Run" (2009) |
| Created by | Josh Friedman |
| Portrayed by | Summer Glau |
| In-universe information | |
| Aliases |
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| Species | Cyborg |
| Manufacturer | Skynet |
Cameron is a fictional character on the Fox television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, which is a spin-off of the Terminator film franchise. Cameron is an unknown model of Terminator—a fictional type of android envisioned as a soldier and assassin, with living tissue over a metal endoskeleton. Cameron first appeared in the series' pilot episode. She is portrayed by actress Summer Glau who, in 2008, won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for her performance.[1]
Cameron is from the apocalyptic future described throughout the Terminator franchise, in which a self-aware computer program, Skynet, launches a nuclear destruction and wages war against a rebellion led by John Connor. Cameron's exterior appearance is based on Allison Young, a human Resistance fighter close to John, allowing her to replace Allison in an attempt to infiltrate John's camp. Cameron is the most realistic cyborg yet encountered, with detailed programming of social behavior.
In the pilot, Cameron is sent back in time to 1999 by John to protect his younger self and his mother Sarah, and if possible to prevent the creation of Skynet. Cameron's role as John's guardian mimics that of Arnold Schwarzenegger's character in the second and third films.
Although initially referred to as Cameron Phillips, that surname was used only in the pilot episode. Since then, she generally poses as John's sister and, accordingly, uses whatever surname is being used by the Connors at the time. For much of the series, that name is Baum, an homage to author L. Frank Baum; Sarah used to read Baum's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to John when he was a young boy. In the series finale, Cameron is given the new alias Emily Gage.
- ^ ""Enchanted" and "Lost" are the big winners at the 34th Annual Saturn Awards". The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-07-12.