>Terminator 1
>The Terminator is damaged and wears a pair of sunglasses to hide his inhumanity
>Terminator 2
>The Terminator decides to wear sunglasses at night to look "cool"
This is why T1 > T2
>>69958568
>there will never be another 80s again
jdimsa
It's supposed to represent his growing humanity, that's why he loses them towards the end.
>>69958983
>that's why he loses them towards the end.
He loses them at the asylum
>>69958568
Have you ever tried riding a bike around Los Angeles in the daytime? Well I have and I can tell you, you need to wear sunglasses. Your theory is weak.
>>69959032
>implying terminators cant filter out sun glare
Your theory is weak
>>69959051
>Infiltration unit does what the average human does to protect his cover.
>>69959246
>to protect his cover
He didn't need to wear these glasses at all, the covering sheath wasn't damaged or anything
>>69959359
Still wouldn't hurt to hide those dead artificial eyes
>>69959415
No doubt. It's the stupid reasoning in T2 that's bad. Not the shades themselves.
>>69958568
It's part of the intimidation factor. The T2 T-800 obviously needed to have some basic files on human psychology in order to find John.
>>69959415
>dead artificial eyes
They're organic.
I like to think model 101 has a personal preference in what it likes to wear.
>>69959548
>I like to think model 101 has a personal preference in what it likes to wear.
>young John Connor rides a motorcycle, wears a jacket, anti-authoritarian
>as an adult programs the T-800 to go back and save him, making sure to match his outward aesthetics to his tastes as a kid
They're assassin cyborgs that use stealth. Sunglasses would lower their profile and also serve as part of their disguise.