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The climax takes place at a Cyberdyne Systems laboratory (the company inadvertently creating Skynet's foundation) and a steel mill. The T-800 and T-1000 engage in a final battle, where the T-1000 is ultimately destroyed by molten steel and a subsequent explosion. In the film's poignant ending, the T-800, realizing it must be destroyed to prevent its technology from being reverse-engineered, convinces John and Sarah to lower it into a vat of molten steel, sacrificing itself with a final thumbs-up.

James Cameron Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Part I) - Syd Field 1 May 2001 — terminator.2

Here is an in-depth look at why T2 continues to dominate the cultural zeitgeist. 1. The Subversion of Expectations The climax takes place at a Cyberdyne Systems